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Volunteers willing to help the North Crosby- Westport Canada Day cel- ebrations in 2018 will be meeting Nov. 16 at the North Crosby Hall to develop a plan for the sur- vival of the event. Representatives from Legion 542, hall board, township and the Westport Rideau Lakes Chamber of Commerce came together to an open meeting last Thursday with long time organizer Cathy Davison and her husband Guy. After two decades of organizing the event Davi- son has retired but would be willing to provide guid- ance to a new coordinator. The event costs around $20,000 to put on which includes the cost of securi- ty, musical entertainment and fireworks. A sponsor- ship board at the Esso sta- tion brings in around $12,000 of the costs. "We've come to the conclusion there are a number of subcommittees which will need to be struck. We are looking for more community involve- ment from groups and pri- vate individuals," said Rideau Lakes Manager of Leisure and Development Services Sue Dunfield. "We do need a core group of folks taking the responsibility on and to help find volunteers will- ing to find some hours on the day of the event," she said. The event has evolved with activities and a parade in town in the after- noon with activities mov- ing to another location for a barbecue entertainment and at the end of the evening fireworks. Last year the event moved from the Lions Beach to Rideau Vista, a location which provided a safer venue for fireworks and to exit the larger num- bers of people who came out for the event on Cana- da's 150th birthday. Traffic during the Rideau Canal's 2017 navi- gation season increased by 15.7 per cent overall with 68,590 vessels in 2017 compared to 59,301 in 2016. While the percentage increase was in the double digits, numbers could have been higher if water levels and wet weather had not approached levels danger- ous to navigation in May and again in July. High water along the canal kept the waterway closed for the traditional Victoria Day weekend opening. A staged opening started next weekend pre- ceded the full opening of the canal June 1. Record 24-hour rain- falls closed the canal for a second full week from July 25 to August 1 with just the Narrows, New- boro and Ottawa lock sta- tions open during that time. The timing of the clo- sure in July may have affected the traditional wave of Quebec boaters which entered the system at the end of July. This year, numbers dropped Canal vessel traffic up over 15 per cent for 2017 Thursday, October 19, 2017 Serving North Leeds and area since 1893 Vol. 126, No. 41 $1 incl. tax Canada Post Contract No. 40021501 Last Thursday Elizabeth Okum was part of a team harvesting Pinot Noir grapes at the Scheuermann Vineyard and Winery in Westport. 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Council met behind closed doors last week – in the event of potential legal ramifications over the issue – where they learned they may need as much as 40 per cent more sand than called for in the initial. tender last year. Tackaberry Construc- tion was awarded a $1.2 million contract for the 77,000 tons that the design called for but, after most of that was delivered, it was discovered they will need another 21,000 to 32,000 additional tons The cost is $14.80 per ton, adding anywhere from $310,000 to $473,000 to the project's total cost. The village has received a letter approving a change work order. The sand purchased to build the new subsurface sewage disposal system (LSSDS) has not produced the volume of sand which provides adequate perco- lation of liquids "It's heavy per-unit vol- ume. There is a gradient within, which the sand met," said municipal engi- neer, Max Christie. Council passed a motion agreeing to the additional purchase. 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