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•Continued from page 1 milling of the season. A blacksmith demonstration drew visitors next door at the carriage shed. DARS hosted a popular ball hockey tournament at their facility on recreation drive. Maple producers got their chance to offer their 2018 production of syrup after a season which for those who started their production in February, lasted more than eight weeks. For Ryan McDonnell, who last year began pro- ducing syrup with his brother Sean it was a very long season. "We had a bit of a slow- down but it came right back," said McDonnell who was pleased to have again produced some good quality syrup. At his Plum Hollow Farm Truman Cowan is enjoying the convenience of a pipeline for the sec- ond year while tapping fewer trees. Cowan and his wife Mary sell most of their production from their door on Cty. Rd. 5. This year was a bumper crop at his bush where production began on Feb- ruary 24 for his young stand of maple trees. "It was a long year," said Cowan who was happy to have made some of the nicest tasting dark syrup this year. John Gunnewiek of Gunnebrooke Farms near Elgin was pleased with a bigger crop of syrup this year but was puzzled by the quality of some of the early syrup which he chose to sell in bulk. "The first syrup was just sweet. Even though it had the density it didn't give me the nice flavor I liked," he said. Darrell Halladay's been making syrup for 20 years and appreciates the effi- ciencies new technologies can bring to its production. "Every year it starts a week earlier," said Halla- day who is establishing a new family day weekend tradition. While this year's sea- son could have been pro- longed Halladay decided eight weeks was enough for the health of the trees. He's found maple but- ter and maple candy to be popular products but plea- sure isn't the only reason his products are popular. "Some of the con- sumers are getting wiser to the health benefits of sugar and syrup," he said. Bumper crop for maple syrup 43 Bedford St., Westport, ON 613-273-8000 1-800-387-0796 advertising@review-mirror.com 43 Bedford St., Westport, ON 613-273-8000 1-800-387-0796 advertising@review-mirror.com Mirror The Review Mother's Day Gift & Dining Guide! Thursday, May 10 Advertising Deadline Monday, May 7. Last weekend it took a lot of volunteers to serve a lot of pancakes at the Delta Maple Syrup Festival including, from left, Sharon Halladay, Jeff Banks and Tracy Perrin. The Review-Mirror April 26, 2018 – 16 Water levels are expect- ed to rise again in the Rideau River watershed as a result of meltwater from the last of the snow, flow from thawing soil and rain forecast mid-week Wednesday and Thursday. Daytime temperatures are expected to approach 20°C over the rest of the week and stay above freezing at night. This will cause the remaining snow in the upper watershed to melt and, along with thaw- ing water from the soil, begin to work its way down through the system. Rain in the order of 20 to 30 millimetres is fore- cast for the next two days which, in combination with the melt runoff, can be expected to cause water levels to rise. Flooding is not expect- ed but the levels of Bobs and Christie Lakes are being monitored closely by Parks Canada staff and operation of the dam at Bolingbroke will be done as warranted to minimize any impacts on the two lakes. Access issues in the low-lying communities on the Long Reach of the Rideau between Kars and Kemptville such as Hilly Lane and Cedar Beach could occur as a result of the increasing flows. Streambanks are slip- pery and any remaining ice cover on streams, ponds and lakes will be hazardous. Children and pets should be kept away from all watercourses as levels fluctuate with the spring weather. Water levels on the rise again this week The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville is hosting a session to raise awareness of human sex trafficking in Eastern Ontario. Warden Robin Jones hosts the event Monday, April 30 from 2-4 p.m. at the Brockville Conference Centre, 7829 Kent Boule- vard, Brockville. It is designed to equip and train social services, police, health care providers, community leaders and educators, as well as anyone in the com- munity, with critical infor- mation and practical tools to stop human sex traffick- ing. The keynote speaker is Simone Bell, an Ottawa woman who is a survivor of human trafficking. Join- ing Simone will be Ontario MPP Laurie Scott ( H a l i b u r t o n - K a w a r t h a Lakes-Brock) and OPP Detective Sergeant Coyer Yateman. MPP Scott has put forth a Private Mem- bers Bill, The Girl Next Door Act, for a strategy on the growing issue of human trafficking. The session will: •Provide information on human trafficking in Leeds and Grenville and Ontario, and the scope of the issue among youth. •Identify risk factors that lead to heightened vulnerability and red flags that may indicate a traf- ficking situation for par- ents/grandparents and educators. •Discuss reasons vic- tims do not self-identify or reach out for help. •Outline resources and services available for sur- vivors. •Speak about methods to protect children from human trafficking and about resources available to victims. Human trafficking is one of Canada's fastest growing crimes with the average age of victims being 14 years old. According to the presenta- tion, 93 per cent of victims are Canadian-born and Highway 401 offers a major conduit for the crime. Counties hosting session on human trafficking Monday

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