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Westport Council learned Monday that work is two and a half weeks behind on Westport's new wastewater treatment facility, due for comple- tion Nov. 24. AECOM, the engineer- ing company has been pro- viding oversight of the project for the village. "We held a meeting with the consultants and we have a copy of a letter telling him to pick up the pace and the contractor has agreed to pick up the pace," said Manager of Infrastructure Max Christie. "AECOM has had this discussion with them and pointed out the situation they have themselves in. It has been pointed out there are penalties if they don't meet that deadline," he said. The project off Cty. Rd. 10 south of Westport needs some 6,200 truck- loads of sand from a Tack- aberry pit near Seeley's Bay. The sand will be used to create the giant filter beds which are essentially a scaled-up version of a domestic septic system. On the good news side, the village could be on track to avoid having to haul wastewater from its sewage lagoons before the new system becomes oper- ational. The village has been conducting spray irriga- tion of its wastewater in an effort to lower the sewage lagoons and increase stor- age capacity. The village has had a window of opportunity this summer to increase capacity but has also been hampered by ground which has already been saturated by rainfall. An order from the Min- istry of the Environment prohibits the village, by order, to continue spray irrigation if ponding should occur. From Aug. 1-16 the average flow into the lagoon was 486 cubic meters per day with an average of 586 cubic meters drawn down by spraying. The village is currently allowed 310 m3 per day but this summer's rainfall has pushed up infiltration dramatically. The spraying has been allowed to continue as long as it doesn't interfere with the worksite. By Margaret Brand The Review-Mirror Westport became a new centre for learning how to build a fine wooden boat with the opening of Bear Mountain Boats this sum- mer on Westport Moun- tain. Master boat builder Ted Moores and partner Joan Barrett moved to Westport in June. The couple lived in the Peterborough area where they had a farm with multiple buildings where they operated their workshop and business. They have settled into a condo in the village and a workshop on the mountain where Moores will choose what he wants to pursue in retirement. The couple was attract- ed to Westport when they travelled through the area in 2010 with their 30' hybrid fan-tail launch. Through the years Bear Mountain has helped thou- sands of people build canoes and kayaks through hands on classes, kits, videos, books, pat- terns and workshops. His first book Canoe- craft first published in 1983 has endured. It has sold over 300,000 copies and was republished with revisions in 2001 and 2015. Other major publi- cations include Kayakcraft and Fine Wood-Strip Canoe Building, a com- panion DVD to Canoe- craft. This week Moores and Barrett hosted their first boat building workshop in their new facility where by the end of the week there will be two ready-to- launch boats. Along the way Moores has had the expertise of Steve Killing, a yacht designer who has con- tributed some original designs to Bear Moun- tain's repertoire and re- drawn and re-fined some of Moores designs for the home builder. Killing designed and Moores built C-4 and C- 15 canoes which are used as racing canoes in clubs across Canada. "I'm really proud to be part of it. It's such a healthy sport. I've been building them for 30 years, three a year. It's a lot of what keeps the sport paddling alive in Canada," he said. "I was always better at the execution than the cre- ative part," said Moores. "We used to design our traditional things but he's added so much sophistica- tion to it," said Moores of Killing's design which can be smooth and fast on the water. This week Killing is in Moores shop taking the workshop and is helping to build a boat which is one of his own design. "My goal is to be com- fortable so that I could build a canoe," said Killing who anticipates the new practical experi- ence will be informing new plans. "Ted has immense practical experience. He has nifty ways of doing things, ways to assemble," said Killing who is impressed with his patience. "He's very relaxed in wanting people to go at their own pace-preparing for each step before you do it," he said. Moores is happy to be part of helping people to realize their boat building aspirations. "Making things is an opportunity to have some control. You work with people and the best you can do is influence. I think everyone needs to be in control of something," he said. Bear Mountain Boat's website is at www.bear- mountainboats.ca where there is information about designs, materials and workshops. Racing at the Rideau Ferry Regatta came to an early end on Saturday after the driver of a replica vin- tage boat was fatally injured in a one boat acci- dent. Bill Pearson of Min- nesota succumbed to his injuries after Edelweiss, his replica vintage hydroplane Grand Prix racing boat equipped with a 1200 hp aluminum engine became airborne and tossed him into the water. The accident put an end to the event on and off the water after a meeting with organizers and partici- pants. "We were pleased to that point. There was no point in them carrying on. It was cancelled," said Gillian Organ who orga- nized the event's market- place and food conces- sions. "It's a dangerous sport. You are travelling at a high speed. It's a risk that presumably they under- stand," she said. The event is put on by volunteers every two years and this year featured fly- bys of vintage boats and Ontario Power Boat Rac- ing drag races. Pearson's fatal voyage was part of a vintage fly- by. The first Edelweiss raced successfully in the GP (Grand Prix) division during the late 1970's and early 1980's throughout the United States and Canada when speeds could reach up to 170 mph. Yacht designer Steve Killing and master wooden boat builder Ted Moores were together this week as participant and teacher of a wooden boat building workshop in Westport this week. Moores and his partner Joan Barrett moved their home and busi- ness to Westport from the Peterborough area. Construction behind but spray irrigation keeping ahead The Review-Mirror August 24, 2017 – 3 Bear Mountain Boats completes the move to Westport Westport Youngtimers 2017-18 Hockey Registration Sign up by emailing westportyoungtimers @hotmail.com or phone/text Alex Davison at 613-583-2539 Spencer Sortberg at 613-449-1969 Deadline Sept. 10. MARKHALES 613-273-9173 •Excavating •Bulldozing •Road Construction •Landscaping •Road Grading & Mowing •Haulage •Aggregates, sand, fill, etc. •Floating halesexcavation-trucking@live.com LTD. Upper Rideau Branch 542 10099 Cty. Rd. 10, Westport 613-273-3615 1952 2017 UPPER RIDEAU #542 We are the Guardians of REMEMBRANCE Follow us on Facebook for the latest on Legion 542 events Monday Toonie Pot over $300 • Bonanza $250• Jackpot $750 All 55#s or less • Doors open @ 5:30 pm • Play starts @ 7 pm Hotdogs and refreshments available. Watch for details on our Labour Day Bingo! 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Rd. 36 closed for 10 days County Road 36 running north from Westport to the Lanark County line will be closed for an estimated 10 days to allow crews to complete the replacement of two culverts. The project also includes the repaving of a six kilo- metre section of the road as well as the addition of some new sections of guard rails. The road closure, will allow local traffic, but others are being detoured via Cty. Rd. 10 north to Perth. Regatta cut short by fatality

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