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Mono pit friction returns to forefront By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter
The contentious and sometimes emotional issue of Mono’s Klondyke gravel pit has resurfaced following a decision by the town to close off parts of cross-country ski trails to extract needed gravel. It is hoped, however, that the civility and respect usually shown by Mono residents in debating issues, will prevail and an agreement will be reached between the town and Mono Nordic Ski Club, the organization that has maintained trails on town property alongside the pit for 26 years. The club is upset that portions of its trail system have been cut off and that nearly two acres of trees have been clear-cut to make way for the extraction of gravel to be used on major road-work projects. The town, on the other hand, says the action is necessary to protect itself on liability issues. It also says substantial savings are achieved when it uses gravel from its own pit. Speaking on behalf of Mono Nordic Tuesday, Ross Martin conceded that the conversation was somewhat heated when the issue came up during the question period of the April 13 council meeting. He said the club executive
held a meeting Monday night and agreed to approach the town and see if the two sides can come up with a plan to salvage the affected trails. “Our first goal was to decide how we can best recover for this year,” said Mr. Martin. “The second will be to work with Mono for further rehabilitation in future years. “We would like to create a trail along the edge of the trees that border the cleared area,” he added. “This would allow the Yellow, North Red trail and
bilize them.” The person at the centre of the recent controversy is Mono public works director Mike Dunmore, who gave the directive for the trails to be intersected by excavation and additional areas be put off limits to recreational users. “My position, as the signing authority for the Town of Mono, is to protect it from liability,” Mr. Dunmore told council at the public meeting. “If I took out more than five per cent of an extensive ski trails system, I would be very, very surprised.” While he has been under the gun from recreation advocates, Mr. Dunmore was defended at council by Mono parks and recreation director Kim Perryman. “I have to say this,” she told council. “Mr. Dunmore has bent over backwards to accommodate the See Page 2 user groups. “It’s been a pleasure 181 Broadway, Orangeville to work with someone who’s as recreationprone as Mike.” Outer Red trails to be reconMr. Dunmore has prepared nected. a detailed report to council “This would mean either which outlines substantial savthat a few feet of the setback ings for road projects when the limit on the west side would town uses gravel from the pit. not get excavated, or would Concerning construction require rehabilitation prior to work on Second Line between the winter season. Any banks Highway 9 and 5 Sideroad, his close to the trails would also • Please turn to page A2 have to have fill placed to sta-
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ORANGEVILLE COUNCILLOR Sylvia Bradley was at Town Hall last week with Amy Castator, right, and Melissa Kovacs of the County of Dufferin Waste Management Program to proclaim April 17-25 Earth Week in Orangeville. In Canada, Earth Week has grown out of Earth Day: the largest environmental event worldwide that joins over 6 million Canadians with 1 billion people from over 170 countries in special events and projects to address local environmental issues.
Cancer survivor made it to top of Africa’s highest peak By LINDSEY PAPP Co-op Reporter
When Shirley White looked up at Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak on the African continent, towering over
Tanzania’s landscape at 5,895 metres, (19,336 feet), she started walking. Her mind made up, and determined to get as far as she could, she began an experience of a lifetime, one she feels privileged to share today. During the interview, Mrs. White sat comfortably in the whicker chair, her light sweater worn over a blue polo shirt. Sunglasses shaded her eyes and her short graying hair was ruffled gently by the wind. She is not typically an individual that would come to mind when thinking about climbing a mountain.
“I’m not a superwoman,” Mrs. White joked. “But (climbing Mount Kilimanjaro) certainly did take going beyond what you’re comfortable with.” This fall, she will be celebrating a milestone birthday. “I’m not sure I would want to say which one that is,” she said, and laughed. “You can say 50-plus.” She has been living in Erin for the last 25 years with her husband John, sons Michael and Christopher and daughter Katie. “I was a teacher, and I retired from teaching five
years ago,” she advised. But having decided that retirement wasn’t quite ready for her yet, she tried several different jobs and for the past two years she has worked as a personal support worker for Community Living Dufferin. Mrs. White has been active to a degree her whole life. As a physical education teacher there was a certain amount of effort involved in the job, and she has participated in walking and running events over the years, the latest being her climb of Mount Kilimanjaro. • Please turn to page A10
New OPP station ‘symbol of excellence’ By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter
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MPP SYLVIA JONES presents a plaque to Staff Sergeant Steve Sills, commander of Dufferin OPP, to make the official opening of the new detachment last week. The ribbon was snipped by Correctional Services Minister Rick Bartolucci and OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino following the ceremonies under canvass before about 120 spectators.
The new Dufferin OPP detachment offices officially opened last week as “a symbol of the excellence” of the provincial force, but “the real excellence is the people who work inside it,” said retired Staff Sergeant Walter Kolodziechuk, who now serves as deputy mayor of Amaranth. The estimated 120 who attended the opening – police officers active and retired, politicians, prosecutors, the architect and the builder, and members of the general public – were given a video glimpse of the cramped and sometimes wet conditions of the former detachment on County Road 124. The video included 10 ducks waddling in the flooded basement, shared by two constables and a number of filing
cabinets, among other things. The ducks, possibly the property of Sgt. Dave Quinton who acted as director of ceremonies for the opening, would have been during the tenure of Staff Kolodziechuk. The unauthorized duck platoon might have helped bring the new building to fruition by demonstrating one of the problems at the old detachment. (Apparently the flooding problem was solved at the old building, but the crowded conditions weren’t.) By contrast, the new detachment offers an exercise and change room for the officers, a platoon room, secure cells where “overnight guests” are escorted out of sight from anyone in other parts of the detachment. Rick Bartolucci, minister of community safety and correctional services, and OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino
had kind words for each other at the opening. The minister used a Wayne Gretzky quote to describe the commissioner’s abilities. He said Gretzky told him a “good” hockey player skates to where the puck is, but a “great” one skates where the puck is going to be. He said Mr. Fantino “skates where the puck is going to be.” The commissioner returned the compliment by describing the minister as totally supportive of the OPP and, as one who would strap on a gun and go on patrol “if conditions permitted.” Detachment commander Staff Sgt. Steve Sills and Mr. Fantino both spoke at length of the advantages of the modern new building, both as an efficient facility and as a morale booster for the officers who bring a measure of comfort to the public – often at great personal risk.
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Cancer survivor made it to top of Africa’s highest peak • From page A1
The climb has also fallen on a year of celebration for Mrs. White, on a more personal level. “In 2000 I discovered a lump in my breast, and it did turn out to be breast cancer,” she said. Over the next eight months she endured a lumpectomy, chemotherapy and radiation. “I was lucky enough not to have my entire
breast removed.” Chemotherapy lasted five months. When her 21 rounds of radiation ended in December, she was declared cancer-free. She retold her experience with a calm expression. What she said was a compilation of difficult experiences, with a silver lining. “This is a special year for me too,” she said, smiling, “being cancer- free,
Peter and Gail Horner are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter
Laura to Mark Ditner son of Gerald and Eileen Ditner, Palmerston. The wedding will be held at St. Martin of Tours Church, Drayton on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 2 o’clock in the afternoon The reception to follow at Moorefield Community Centre
becoming a survivor.” Her family was supportive throughout the journey. Her lifestyle change included taking a year off work, during which constantly feeling sick and loss of her hair took their toll. She says cancer is a life-changing experience. Sometimes it can be difficult to remember to hope. “You’re going through all this and there is no guarantee that it’s going to work,” she commented, voicing her own past doubts. “There is always that psychological challenge of telling yourself you’re going to get through it.” She is a firm believer in keeping a positive attitude, believing that statistically more people are becoming survivors of cancer and
that you have to hope you are going to be one of them. Last August, she was confronted with something else. The Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign for the Stephen Lewis Foundation caught her attention. The campaign is to raise awareness and support in Canada for grandmothers in Africa, where as many as 11 million children have been orphaned by AIDS and warfare, leaving their grandmothers to care for them with no real means of employment. “I think at some point you decide you want to make a contribution, and I am certainly at that point,” she said. On her own, Mrs. White organized an expe-
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