Beckwith Township
1702 9th Line Beckwith K7C 3P2 Beckwith Township, Ontario

The Hann Family visited the Shady Branch of the Beckwith Trail for the first time adding 3 kms to the October Trails Challenge. It was my first time on the trail and we will be back again soon as it was beautiful!

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Good evening, The Beckwith Township Fire Department would love to announce the winners of the of the Fire Prevention Week Colouring Contest and Escape Plan Cont...est. This was very difficult to choose any winners, there are so many amazing artists in Beckwith Township. Winners that had their entries submitted by their school will receive their prize by Tuesday, October 20 at School. Winners that had their entries submitted by parents, the Beckwith Fire Department will contact the parents to make arrangements for pick. Thank you to all our friends that donated the prizes. Thomas Cavanagh Construction KBR Screenprint & Embroidery Brown & Macfarlane Glass Co Elliott Farm Equipment Sonder Group Wood Wizard Franktown Grocer & Pizza Colouring Contest Winners Age 4 1st Place - Stella (Kalee Premachuk) 2nd Place - Norah (Beckwith Public School) 3rd Place - Kaylianna (Calvary Christian Academy) Age 5 1st Place - Madison (Calvary Christian Academy) 2nd Place - Owen (Lindsey Jackson) 3rd Place - Caleb (Calvary Christian Academy) Age 6 1st Place - Marshall (Kalee Premachuk) 2nd Place - Hannah (Calvary Christian Academy) 3rd Place - Conlin (Wesley Rees) Age 7 1st Place - Eden (Calvary Christian Academy) 2nd Place - Olivia (Calvary Christian Academy) 3rd Place - Sage (Joanne Parker) Age 8/9 1st Place - Noelle (Calvary Christian Academy) 2nd Place - Preston (Beckwith Public School) 3rd Place - Benjamin (Calvary Christian Academy) Age 10/11/12 1st Place - William (Calvary Christian Academy) 2nd Place - Kate (Brandon Shilson) 3rd Place - Livia (Calvary Christian Academy) Escape Plan Contest This year we had two entries for the Fire Escape Plan. We will have another contest in the future. Age 6-10 Josie (Sandy Anderson) Age 11 - 13 Hunter (Crystal Smith)

BECKWITH COMMUNITY PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST Council with great sadness has had to make the tough decision not to hold the Annual Beckwith Community Halloween party this year. To help keep the tradition alive and continue promoting community spirit, this year we will be holding the Pumpkin Carving Contest Virtually. ... Please submit photos of your carved pumpkins to [email protected] by Friday October 30th, 2020 for a chance to win some great prizes! We can’t wait to see your creations!!

LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS Interested in becoming a volunteer firefighter with the Township of Beckwith Fire Department? Forms are available at the Municipal Offices, 1702 9th Line Beckwith during regular business hours (Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm) or printable on the Beckwith Township website www.twp.beckwith.on.ca ... Candidate applications will be reviewed by the recruitment team. When openings become available, successful application candidates will be invited to an interview with the Senior Officers. All successful candidates will serve a one year probationary period. During his/her probationary period, the applicant must obtain a "D" Class drivers license with "Z" Endorsement for air brakes, as well as up-to-date first aid and CPR certificates. A current medical report and proof of Hepatitis B vaccination should also be provided.

Are you a Lanark County resident who has experienced income loss resulting in difficulty to meet rent or mortgage payments? Our relief fund (see attached) may be able to help. For other housing programs, see "What's New" at http://lanarkcounty.ca

BECKWITH HERITAGE PHOTO CONTEST 2020 Congratulations to the following winners of the 2020 Beckwith Heritage Photo Contest: Youth Built Heritage:... 1st Place Piper Nicholson 2nd Place Elliot Hitz Adult Built Heritage: 1st Place Tram Vo Bertazzo Adult Natural Heritage: 1st Place Robert Drapeau 2nd Place Catharine Hrnchiar 3rd Place Melissa Yuke Thank you to all those who entered the judges had a tough decision to make.

MESSAGE FROM REEVE KIDD October 8th, 2020 Thanksgiving this year will be very different like many other things in 2020. The fact that we should not be having large family gatherings to celebrate the holiday and that we continue to social distance and wear masks when out in public makes this holiday different that any other. ... In these times of continuously negative news stories and changing messages and rules it is very hard to stay positive. Thanksgiving is a time for us to give thanks for what we have in life and for all our family and friends. If we take a moment we can all come up with a list of things to be thankful. We live in an area where social distancing is usually easy to achieve. We can go for walks and do physical activity outside. Most services that we use in our day to day life are readily available. The services of our hospitals, ambulance, fire, police, public works have continued to serve our community without any interruption. Number 1 is that the number of confirmed COVID 19 cases has remained very low in our area. I’m sure you all have many others things that you can be thankful for. Most years these are services that we take for granted in our busy every day lives. This year on thanksgiving, we should take time to be thankful that our community is still a safe place to live, work and play. October is Trails Month in Beckwith. We have a beautiful trails network in Beckwith Township if you visit the Township website at www.twp.beckwith.on.ca you can find a map along with the October Trail Challenge details on how to submit your kms and photos as part of the trails contest. Going for a walk on the trails this long weekend is great family activity with easy social distancing opportunities. This also provides physical activity and it is a proven fact that being out in nature is good for our Mental Health. I encourage all to continue to use common sense with mask wearing, social distancing and limiting our exposure to others. By doing these simple things we can continue to keep our community safe. I hope you all have an opportunity this weekend to get out and enjoy the fall colours in Beckwith Township. STAY SAFE Sincerely, Reeve Richard Kidd

October 4th kicks off Fire Prevention Week in Beckwith Township and all over Canada. This years theme is Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen. All week we will... post several ways to be Fire Safe in your kitchen. This year we will not be able to visit the students inside the schools but they will have outside visits from the Beckwith Township Fire Department. Because we cannot visit we are holding a coloring contest with prizes for children aged 1-13. Please see rules below. Entry: - Contest open to children ages 13 and under. - One (1) entry per child, please. - You must Like and Share the contestant - Contestants must be a resident of Beckwith Township or attend one of the schools in Beckwith Township (Beckwith Public School or Calvary Christian Academy). - To enter, download the colouring page at https://www.nfpa.org///FPW/Educate/2020/FPW20Coloring.ashx or from the Beckwith Township Fire Department Facebook Page, colour it in however you like. - Entries can be scanned and uploaded to the Beckwith Township Fire Department Facebook Page or email them to [email protected]. No paper entries please due to COVID-19 Protocols. Categories: Ages 1-3 Ages 4-6 Ages 7-13 Judging: - Entries will be judged at contest end, and prizes will be awarded then. - Entries will be judged based on creativity. - Decisions are at the discretion of Beckwith Township Fire Department and are subject to change at any time. We reserve the right to award multiple winners and prizes, or no winners and prizes. Winners: - Winners will be notified by email, phone, or by Social Media - The winner of each age group will receive a prize package donated by several local businesses - Contest ends Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 11:59 PM, or as otherwise posted on Contest webpage.

This FallFall in Love with Beckwith Trails! GET OUT...CHECK IT OUT During the month of October we encourage you, your family, friends, community groups, or school, to walk, run, and bike on the Beckwith Trails... Beckwith Trails Challenge OCTOBER 1ST TO 31ST With your help over the past 4 years we have achieved our goal of re-tracing the steps of our ancestors back to Scotland and Ireland! We are setting a new goal of re-tracing the 2nd Generation’s migration west to Saskatchewan. Keep track of the KM you have travelled on the Beckwith Trails. Take photos of yourself, your friends, family, and group having fun on the Beckwith trails. For your chance to win one of the great prizes, submit your photos or kilometers to [email protected] For rules and regulations or for more information, visit the Township of Beckwith’s Wwbsite at www.twp.beckwith.ca or contact the Beckwith Township Recreation Department at 613.257.1539 Prizes: The Individual or family prizes range from $25 to $100 Gift Cards from a Beckwith Business. Community groups and schools may win $150 towards rentals at the Beckwith Recreation Complex or Beckwith Park. Plus many other great prizes such as Beckwith promotional items and pedometers. WALK. RUN. BIKE. by Melissa Hurteau

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Beckwith Rural School Fair UPDATE

TODAY is the last day of the season at the Hazardous Waste Depot in Carleton Place. See the list of the materials accepted for recycling and safe disposal.