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"The South Marysburgh Published for Residents, Businesses and Visitors since Or rO r Pedalling for Parkinson’s Comes Back to South Marysburgh August 20-22 Krista Simonett and Jim Redmond are organizing a cycle event in South Marysburgh for people with Parkinson's taking place August 20-22. Pedalling for Parkinson’s is a labour of love for Krista Simonett and Jim Redmond. And there’s good reason. Jim was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 6 years ago. While he experiences Park- inson’s symptoms daily — tremors, loss of balance, muscle cramps, a sudden freezing of muscle function — when he rides a bicycle the symptoms disappear. It is so for many people who suffer from this disabling disease. That’s why people with Parkinson’s value so highly opportunities to ride their bikes and such an oppor- tunity is coming up in South Marysburgh this August 20, Looking Out for PEC’s Farmland Heritage, One Farm at a Time Buildings with historic or architectural value as well as sites with special significance are often protected from change or destruction to pre- serve them as heritage prop- erties for current and future generations. But perhaps not as well known is that farm- land can be designated, too, to ensure the acreage is pre- served as farmland forever. A sixth-generation farm at Black Creek in South Marysburgh is the first loca- tion in Eastern Ontario to be protected from develop- Best known as the Grim- mon farm, it is located at the foot of County Road 16 at County Road 13, across from the Black Creek chapel. Own- ers Deb and Don Hudson worked for two years to attain the designation un- der the Ontario Farmland Trust (ontariofarmlandtrust.ca). The designation, acquired last year, means the land consisting of the original 170-acre farm plus an adja- cent 40-acre section pur- chased by the Hudsons is under an easement pro- tecting it from Don and Deb Hudson of South Marysburgh have designated their farm under the Ontario Farmland Trust to ensure it remains farmland forever.—The Mirror Photo aericultural use such as urban devel- According to Ontario Farm- land Trust, eve- (Continued on page 2) 21 and 22. Hint: volunteers are needed. Jim and Krista are resi- dents of Ottawa. When Jim was diagnosed, he and Krista started participating in the ride which then took place in Parry Sound every year. But in 2018, the Parry Sound or- ganizers could no longer car- ry on. It was a devastating blow for the Parkinson’s community in eastern Cana- da. Krista and Jim couldn’t let it go. They looked for anoth- er place that would host the event. “Because community is so important to the ride we wanted to bring it to a small community,” Krista said. The couple have friends who live in Ameliasburgh and during a visit they decided to attend Milford’s Potato Festi- val. “That changed every- thing,” Krista said. There she met Bruce Dowdell, a Milford resident and member of South Marysburgh Recrea- tion Committee which hosted the festival. Bruce had an idea. He enlisted the aid of the recreation committee to help Krista and Jim stage the Pedalling for Parkinson event here. It worked beautifully for the first year in 2019, then Covid-19 stuck a stick in their spokes. In 2020, Krista and Jim encouraged riders to “ride in place”, in other words at their home locations. That worked pretty well and they raised about $100,000. All of the money is raised through (Continued on page 3)