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•Continued from page 1 Westport. "The weather was way better than last year. We had more people through on Saturday," said Cait Maloney, who headed up the weekend's fundraising event which cleared around $2,000 for the Rec Committee's coffers. This year's funds will assist the committee in upgrading the mini golf installation and help subsi- dize children who need financial support to be able to be enrolled in the new one-day-a-week play- ground recreation program at the park. Ottawa Bicycle Club director Guy Warwick, whose portfolio includes the annual bike tour, sees the event as a bit of an economic stimulus to the communities along the tour route. "There are a number of groups in each of the com- munities and villages which use the tour to do a bit of fundraising. I'm aware of those things. The food is great. The money is well spent. It's great the tour is able to support them," he said. "Most of the riders are aware of the groups that use the tour as a fundrais- er. In many instances they like to know that the time they are spending is asso- ciated with some cause or charity," he said. Warwick is impressed at how tour organizers are constantly trying to improve the tour experi- ence. "Each year there are adjustments which make the ride better. They take a look at what went well and take a look at what could get better," he said. Marshalls riding along the route provide some reinforcement of traffic etiquette and safety to keep cars and cyclists out of conflict. There is a conscious effort to make sure the tour isn't disruptive. "Everybody rides with a bib. The marshals are there keeping an eye out. We also enforce certain rules. If we take bib num- bers and they aren't doing what they should, we won't be inviting them back," he said. The tour now includes four routes including the Classic (171km one way) and The Century (100km one way) which are fully supported. The Challenge (210) and The Cruise (174) are the roads less travelled with 74 people taking The Challenge and 315 taking The Cruise this year. The most popular routes were the Century which had 592 people tak- ing the one way 100 km route and 816 people tak- ing The Classic 171 km route which goes through Westport. "Cyclists are responsi- ble for themselves. We make sure we have good support along the route," said OBC president Jenny Moore whose group counts on the support of local police and radio operators. "We think very hard in terms of our Rideau Lakes tour. We think about get- ting support and giving support to the communi- ty," she said. "It's something the Ottawa Bicycle club does for the broader cycling community. People come from quite a distance throughout Ontario and Quebec," she said. "Some of the people come back to the Rideau Lakes. An event which has proved popular for the last two years is a week- day tour to Westport with accommodation at The Cove. That's one of our newest tours. It was fully subscribed," said Moore. A bylaw to change the Township of Rideau Lakes' ward boundaries to incorporate Newboro into North Crosby will be going to the Ontario Municipal Board on Tues- day July 11. The board has set aside four days for the hearing which challenges a bylaw passed by council which changed the five-ward nine-councilor system to four wards eight coun- cilors. The fourth option cho- sen by the consultants who were hired to consult on the ward restructuring question was to have one councilor per ward with two at large positions. Portland resident Brian Preston, with the support of other township resi- dents has objected to the township not taking the six councilor solution. "Option 4 should have been put in place. A major- ity of survey respondents identified option 4 as most preferred," said Preston. "They had extensive public engagement yet with all of that informa- tion they took the easy way out," he said. If all remains status quo after the hearing Township of Rideau Lakes ratepay- ers, unless they live in Newboro, won't be seeing a change in their represen- tation on council in the 2018 election said Preston. Newboro, under the new regime, would be part of North Crosby. The Review-Mirror June 15, 2017 – 3 Some of the 800 riders on the tour on their way to Queen's in Kingston make their way up the hill on Salem Road Saturday. More marshalls added to cycle tour •Continued from page 1 of the evening. "The entertainers were out of this world and we had something for every- one. To my delight I only had to ask would you come perform and the answer was yes," said Bedore. Foster was glad her daughter was able to attend last Friday's perfor- mances. "She has her good days and her bad days. She's trying to make the best of it. We are lucky to have her home," she said. Adrianna had been studying Medical Office Administration at Willis College in Smiths Falls and waitressing part time at Elly's in Westport before she became ill. Foster is the grand- daughter of Barb and Maurice Hutchings and is thought of fondly by many around the Westport area as a niece, cousin and friend. Foster was in attendance Council "took the easy way out" on ward restructuring: Preston Upper Rideau Branch 542 10099 Cty. Rd. 10, Westport 613-273-3615 1952 2017 UPPER RIDEAU #542 Toonie Pot $400 • Bonanza $650 • Jackpot $200 All in 55#s or less • Doors open @ 6 pm • Play starts @ 7 pm Hamburger Fridays, 12-2pm weekly Sausage, Hot Dogs & Fries every week. Take-out available. Call 613-273-3615. General Meeting, Tues., June 20, 7 pm. We would like to see as many members out as possible as this is the last meeting till September. Monthly Potluck, Wed., June 28 Last Wednesday of the month – bring your favourite dish! Members and guests welcome to join the fun. 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The village received five bids, ranging from $2,372,690 to $3,420,180. Aecom was reviewing the two lowest tenders. In the mean time, the village received approval Monday morning to spray irrigate wastewater, and got started right away. Without spray irriga- tion, they may have had to start hauling as early as mid-July.

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