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The Village of Westport will be waiting until at least next month for the start-up of its new waste treatment plant to begin after a further delay in its construction. The original contract called for a Nov. 20 start date. The contractor requested one extra day, taking it to Nov. 21, then, about 10 days later, informed the village it would be postponed until Dec. 20. The contractor still needs to complete the giant drainage field's man- tle a huge area of sand at the north end of the field and the concrete walls of the distribution chamber, said Mayor Robin Jones, work that could take up to three more weeks. The village's infrastruc- ture manager, Max Christie is laying in place plans to haul effluent, if needed, before completion of the work. Provisions in the con- tract allow the village to be compensated financial- ly, up to $1000 a day for liquidated damages, expenses incurred because of the delay. Those dam- ages need to be substanti- ated by the village. The contractor would also be responsible for the expense of hauling if the need should occur, although that could get murky due to the extra work involved in the mis- calculation over the amount of sand required. "We know the end is in sight. It's a matter of nego- tiating with them and doing what we need to do to make sure it gets done," said Jones. "You resolve it by the process which is outlined in the contract. Our goal is to get it completed and operational," she said. Last month, Aecom, the engineering firm oversee- ing the construction, sought a third increase in the amount of sand required. The third request was for approval for close to $150,000 in additional sand. The original tender documents called for 77,000 tons of sand to complete the filter bed, with Tackaberry's winning bid close to $1.2 million. Aecom's first request over and above the origi- nal tender was for an addi- tional 33,000 tons, at a cost of $488,000. It was approved Oct. 5. On Oct. 25, council approved a second request for an additional 15,000 tons of sand, adding another $220,000 to the project. The three change orders requested by Aecom have increased the original 77,000 ton estimate to 134,900 tons, a jump of 75 per cent. •Continued from page 1 during the same time peri- od in 2016, representing a 68 per cent increase. From January to November 2017 in the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark area there have been 436 emergency room visits related to opioids compared to 390 in 2016. Naloxone (Narcan) is the drug used to temporar- ily reverse an opioid over- dose. After naloxone is given, further medical attention is needed in the hospital. First responders, such as firefighters and police are often first on the scene for medical emer- gencies therefore it will be valuable for first respon- ders to carry naloxone. The Gananoque Police Service, Brockville Police Service and Smiths Falls Police Service as well as the Gananoque Fire Ser- vice had purchased their own naloxone earlier this year in response to the opi- oid crisis and have already been trained by the Health Unit to administer nalox- one. The Health Unit will continue to provide train- ing and start to distribute naloxone to eligible fire and police services as requested. For more information call the Health Action Line 1-800-660-5853 or visit http://www.healthunit.org/ harmreduction/ . You can also connect with LGL Health Unit on Facebook and Twitter. The Review-Mirror December 21, 2017 – 3 Build a Mountain of Food float came to the Portland Community Hall last Friday night along with the ReMax float and Skate the Lake's Olympia which has been at Santa Claus parades across the region. Photo by Brent Van Hooft Emergency room visits up in tri-counties Every Wednesday, 6:30-9:30 pm WINGS 'N' TUNES with Shawn McCullough Fri., December 22, 7-10 pm A HENRY NORWOOD & WADE FOSTER HOLIDAY HOEDOWN Country (Perth/Westport) $5 Sat., December 23, 9-11 pm CHRISTMAS EVE, EVE JAZZ NIGHT with the SPENCER EVANS TRIO All styles of music! $5 Friday, December 29, 6-9 pm HEAD OVER HEELS Acoustic Folk (Gananoque) Sat., December 30, 6-9 pm LOGAN BROWN & TAYLOR ANGUS Acoustic Soul (Perth) Book your CHRISTMAS PARTY! Check out our delicious Holiday Buffets with the best in Music throughout the season! THE COVE COUNTRY INN Corner of Bedford & Main St., Westport (613) 273-3636 •  1-888-cove-inn www.coveinn.com • info@coveinn.com 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., Jan. 1, 2-6 pm Come join us for the annual New Year's Day Celebration. Light Luncheon. Next Cribbage Wed., Jan 3, 10 am Darts resumes Sun., Jan. 7, 12:45 p.m. Lounge hours Tues. 4-7•Wed 4-7•Thurs 4-7•Fri 3-7•Sat 2-6 Lounge Holiday hours: CLOSED Dec. 24, 25, 26 & 31. OPEN: Wed 4-7•Thurs 4-7•Fri 3-7•Sat 2-6 If you want to assure your date is reserved for 2018, call the branch for a tour of our facilities. Hall rental chairperson Juanita 613-273-8455 Returns Mon., Jan. 8, 2018, 7 pm PROGRESSIVE TOONIE POT BONANZA $900 • JACKPOT $1400 • All 55#s or less And Thank You for your support... Members of the Upper Rideau Branch #542 Shop Local. Spend Local. Eat Local. Start-up of Westport's new sewage treatment system delayed until next month WESTPORT'S CHRISTMAS STORE Toys • Cards • Wrap *Gifts for everyone on your list* Giving fudge is easy! Buy 1 lb of fudge and get 1/2 LB FREE! Corner of Bedford and Main Streets, Westport (613) 273-2841

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