Drayton Community News May 1, 2015

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Council waives procurement policy to expedite purchase of water tanker

Spectacular spellers - The annual Optimist Club of Moorefield spelling bee competition was held recently at the Optimist Club Hall. Grade 5 students from Maryborough Public, Drayton Heights Public, and Community Christian Public competed in the event. Three contestants from Drayton Heights Public School - Mark Milanovich, Sydney Lawrence and Grace Maier - advanced to the zone spelling bee competition at Egremont. The three contestants were successful at the zone competition and will now compete at the district competition. “The Optimist Club wishes these students well at the district competition,” club officials state. The Optimists also thanked longtime judges Gladys Hills, Urla Dickenson and Dorothy Dickenson, and spelling bee master Kim Muellenbelt. From left: front, Mark Milanovich, Sydney Lawrence, Grace Maier and Nicholas Kuper; centre, Jocelyn DeWeerd, Beth Abel, Mikayla Vandenburg, Jessa Huberts and Madison Rumph; back, Dorothy Dickenson, Urla Dickenson, Gladys Hills, Kim Meulenbelt and Louise VanAndel. submitted photo

by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON - Council here has agreed to waive its procurement policy to expedite the purchase of a new water tanker from a local supplier. At the April 14 meeting, council agreed to a staff recommendation to purchase a tanker from Husky Farm Equipment for $17,143. In a report to council, public works director Brad McRoberts explained the purchase was well within the $40,000 allocation for a new tanker in the 2015 budget. McRoberts told council the tanker was “a fairly specific custom-made piece of equipment,” which could most readily be acquired from the local supplier. “The price is quite reason-

able and well below our budget, I understand if its approved tonight it could be ready by the middle of May,” he said. In his report, McRoberts explained the tanker is needed as soon as possible “due to the intensity of the spring gravel maintenance activities.” Councillor Lori Woodham said she was uncomfortable waiving the purchasing policy and making a single-source quote public. “I believe in our procurement policy and I’m glad we have it in place,” said Woodham. “I understand this is timesensitive, but I feel that when a quote is also submitted that my hands are tied now and I feel that I have no choice but to accept it.” Woodham said she would

prefer a request to waive the procurement policy be approved by council before any quotes are presented, in order to preserve the fairness of the process if council opts to go to tender. “I think sometimes we will have to use common sense,” said McRoberts. “It’s local, it provides a good price - I think it provides everything we’re trying to do with the intent of our procurement policy.” The resolution to waive the policy and purchase the tanker passed with all councillors voting in favour. Mayor Neil Driscoll declared a conflict of interest and did not participate in the discussion or the vote because his wife is employed by Husky Farm Equipment.

Rogers to star in Drayton’s The Music Man DRAYTON – Artistic director Alex Mustakas has announced that the role of Professor Harold Hill for the award-winning theatre organization’s summertime production of The Music Man will be played by David Rogers. Having starred in numerous Drayton Entertainment productions over the years, including last season’s highly acclaimed Les Misérables, Rogers will now tackle one of the most iconic and beloved roles in musical theatre. “David Rogers is an exceptional performer with intense passion and charisma,” stated Mustakas in an April 24 press release. “A true star of the Canadian stage, we are delighted that he will join us for a homecoming of sorts and share in this special (25th) anniversary season at the Drayton Festival

Theatre.” Rogers’ connection with the theatre runs deep, dating back to the 1996 season when he appeared in She Loves Me. DAVID ROGERS In subsequent seasons he performed in You’ll Get Used To It! ... The War Show, Romance/ Romance, Evita, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Give My Regards to Broadway (later renamed Broadway Heroes). Discovered by director Alan Lund, Rogers made his professional debut at the Charlottetown Festival in Swing! where he appeared onstage alongside Mustakas. He went on to become one of the original stars of The

Phantom of the Opera in Toronto, playing both Raoul and later the Phantom himself. Meredith Willson’s The Music Man is fun-filled musical comedy. The story follows Harold Hill, a fast-talking travelling salesman who arrives in small-town Iowa, and proceeds to turn it upside down. Hill’s particular trick involves selling the townspeople on the idea of a marching band, selling them the instruments and uniforms, and then selling them short by disappearing out of town. Trouble is, he accidentally falls in love with Marian the librarian, which compromises his hasty getaway plan. The Music Man is the final production of the 25th anniversary season, which also includes the musical revue Legends of Rock ‘n’ Roll and the Norm Foster comedies Looking and Hilda’s Yard.

OPP and CMHA create IMPACT crisis team WELLINGTON COUNTY - Local OPP and the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington Dufferin (CMHA) have established an Integrated Mobile Police and Crisis Team (IMPACT). The new program will allow crisis workers from CMHA to work alongside OPP officers when dealing with calls involving addictions and mental health crisis. CMHA crisis workers will

have an office located within the Centre Wellington OPP operation centre. Wellington will be one of the first OPP detachments in the province to have full inhouse, police-driven mobile crisis response capabilities. The new venture is funded by the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integrated Network. OPP officers and crisis workers will attend addiction and mental health callsMain St. W. Palmerston

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Thanks - The Wellington Junior Farmers thanked for the community for the support for their eighth annual spaghetti dinner on April 12 at the Drayton Agricultural Hall. The club served 221 people spaghetti, garlic bread, caesar salad and a variety of desserts. Over $1,100 was raised, with $165 raised on the raffle prizes alone. Organizers state the event would not have been so successful without sponsors Grand Valley Fortifiers, Wellington Federation of Agriculture, Heartland Veterinary Services, Imperial Foods, Drayton Agricultural Society, Lynn and Ivan Dane and Alma Catering Services. The funds, along with the non-perishable food items collected, will be donated to local food banks in Drayton, Centre Wellington, Harriston, Mount Forest and Palmerston. submitted photo

Horticulture gathering - More than 100 gardeners gathered for the Ontario Horticultural Society’s District 7 meeting in Harriston on April 18. Gardeners came from 15 areas including the Moorefield and District Horticultural Society. From left, local members Jo Houston, Susan Tienhaara, Linda Timmerman and Jerry Ottens learned about selecting and saving seeds and growing nut trees. Delegates were greeted by Minto Mayor George Bridge, who explained various local programs including tree planting and raised gardens. He also mentioned Minto will be doing the landscaping at the International Plowing Match, which will be located south of Harriston in 2016. The Moorefield society meets most fourth Tuesdays at the Optimist Hall in Moorefield (everyone is invited). submitted photo

Board hosts ‘Digital Saturday’ at Palmerston school PALMERSTON – The Upper Grand District School Board is hosting an open house featuring displays on how students are using technology to learn. “Digital Saturday” is May 2 from 9am to 12:30pm at Palmerston Public School, 530

Prospect Street in Palmerston. Doors will open at 9am for displays. The open house will close at 12:30pm. The Palmerston event is the third Digital Saturday to be hosted by the board, following successful open houses in Guelph and Orangeville.

“We thought Saturday mornings would be a great time for both parents to come out and see what we’re doing,” said Brent McDonald, superintendent of education responsible for information technology. “It’s a family event. Students are welcome too.” “In the last few years there has been exponential growth in the use of technological tools and resources in Upper Grand schools,” said McDonald. “Students don’t stop using what they’re learning as soon as the bell rings at the end of the day. “A good number of these resources are available 24/7, so they’re used at home and in public libraries too.” Digital Saturday will be an opportunity to explore and learn about: - new technologies in the classroom like Chromebooks

and Google Apps for Education; - assistive technologies to support all learners including Kurzweil and Read &Write for Google; - online digital resources for assisting student learning such as UG2GO, UGCloud and Homework Help; - parent engagement strategies for home use of technology; and - appropriate use of technology, digital citizenship and personal technologies in classrooms. Also on hand will be staff from the board’s special education department. “Understanding Your Child’s IEP,” from 9am to noon, is an opportunity for parents and students to learn more about individual education plans through one-on-one conversations with a special education consultant.

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EDITORIAL Paying the piper

Apparently there are disasters, and then there are disasters. News reports earlier this week indicated City of Owen Sound council members are upset the Ontario Minister for Municipal Affairs turned down their request to have Owen Sound declared a disaster zone, making the city eligible for funding to help pay the cost of dealing with frozen water pipes this past winter. The tab for the city has run over a million dollars to help residents whose water service froze, cutting off their water supply due to the deep cold experienced this past winter. In addition to concluding the dollar amount is within the city’s capacity to cover, municipal affairs minister Ted McMeekin took the position, “infrastructure repairs arising from cold weather are not an unexpected natural disaster.” Gotta back the province on this one. While one feels for the citizens affected, this was the second consecutive winter that extremely cold temperatures played havoc with water pipes across the province. Nation-wide, the story gets even more alarming. Published reports indicate the City of Winnipeg spent $4 million last year just having citizens run water to prevent pipe freeze up and some residents were still dealing with the problem in June. In Wellington County this past winter, only Mapleton and Puslinch had not issued warnings to their citizens to keep a tap running by March. Several had notified citizens by February. Mapleton public works reported at the time the municipality had never had this type of problem in the past, and the township never did ask citizens to run their water. This is the type of problem that’s entirely predictable and municipalities who suspect all or portions of their communities may be vulnerable need to start issuing warnings much earlier in the season. If they don’t, there’s really no one else to blame and, it now seems clear, no where to turn for financial relief. Patrick Raftis

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Every owner of a dog within the Township is required to obtain a license before the 15th day of May, or within 21 days of becoming a dog owner. Registering your dog (s) demonstrates responsible pet ownership and helps with the identification and safe return of your pet.

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vious pay scale offered. To achieve equity, every position above any position that saw a salary increase was automatically increased. I will assure you and the rest of Mapleton residents that the current council is constantly asking management to operate in a fiscally responsible way and staff evaluations are now done on an annual basis. Thanks again for your concerns and please feel free to contact any of our councillors by email at any time. Neil Driscoll, Mayor, Township of Mapleton.

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If your dog is picked up by the Township’s Canine Control Officer (Jo-Alan Animal Care Services) and it does not have a current tag, you may incur additional fees and charges. The municipality has a responsibility to all tax payers to ensure animal control services are funded from the collection of dog licenses and not from the general tax levy.

Number of Dogs: No owner/occupier of a premise in the Township shall keep more than three (3) dogs on one property.

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Letter to the Editor Pay equity behind increase Dear Editor: Re: The letter in the Community News from Isabel Grose (Explanation please, April 17). First of all, thank you Isabel for taking an interest in your local municipality and also asking a fair question. The honest answer to your question on how our Mapleton CAO had such a pay increase in 2014 is that municipalities are legislated to work with a pay equity grid system. Mapleton council realized in order to attract and retain managers we had to pay more than the pre-

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MAPLETON MUSINGS Column courtesy of Mapleton Historical Society tion. A copy of the notice for the annual meeting of the patrons and the 1894 financial statement for the Goldstone Cheese and Butter Company was found among the diaries of W.T. Whale. This statement reveals a prosperous operation processing milk supplied from 87 farmers from the 6th to the 14th concessions in Peel Township. There were six men paid to haul the milk to the factory. Five of them were patrons who would haul not only their own milk but that of their neighbours along the route to the factory. Milk was hauled in cans in an open horse-drawn wagon. The contracts for hauling the milk were let for the coming season at each annual meeting. These were seasonal contracts from May to October. In 1894 a total of 1,078,104 pounds of milk were made into 98,041 pounds of cheese. The three largest milk producers were I. Kitely supplying 33,036 pounds, W. Brimblecombe 32,807 and W.

Day 30,095. Imagine the effort it took to milk all those cows by hand. Some 93,943 pounds of cheese were sold to larger distributors and the patrons purchased 4,078 pounds. Milk was purchased by the hundred weight, with prices paid ranging from 72 3/8 cents in May to 59 cents in June, 62 cents in July, 69.5 cents in September and 83.5 cents in October. The resulting cheese was sold for prices ranging from $8.31 to $10.06 per hundred weight, averaging $9.54 over the season. The cheese maker, who was not named in the report, earned $833 for his labour from May 1 to Nov. 30, a handsome wage at $119 a month. By comparison a farmer’s hired man could be had for $14 a month with room and board. There was a monthly cheese fair held in Listowel. Apparently salesmen from the surrounding cheese factories attended with samples of their companies’ cheese which they sold to large distributors. W.T. Whale, who was the secretarytreasurer and the salesman for

Milk on the move - Milk from the Goldstone Cheese Factory was transported in cans via open wagons. In the background was the Goldstone railway station, which was located on Wellington Road 12, not in the settlement we know today as Goldstone. submitted photo the company, attended four of the fairs at Listowel that year. He reported shipping large quantities of cheese within a couple of weeks after each fair. The annual meeting was held in Nancy Stork’s Hall,

Goldstone Station. Mrs. Stork had a hotel on part of Lot 10. Concession 11, beside the rail line. Her hall was used for

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Goldstone Cheese and Butter Company There were quite a few small cheese factories throughout the township in the late 1800s. Newspaper reports indicate Goldstone, Rothsay and Wyandotte were home to the largest and longest in operation. To date we have not found information as to when each started or ceased operations. They were all co-operatives owned by patrons and managed by a board of directors. Land records show that in 1881 the Goldstone Cheese and Butter Company purchased a small parcel of land, part of Lot 10, Concession 11, Township of Peel, from Joseph Grose. This is on the east side of Wellington Road 12, just northeast of Wellington Road 11. The factory building was on the knoll and water was pumped from the small stream that crosses Wellington Road 12. The Goldstone railway station was only a few hundred yards northeast of this loca-

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By Pastor Mark McCready Alma Bible Church

What is faith? As a pastor I have the opportunity to visit with people in some of the best moments of their life. Being invited to participate in weddings and anniversaries provides for lots of fun and some great memories. I also have the privilege, though, of walking alongside people in some of the most challenging of times. To be able to visit with a person in their greatest time of need is what friendship is really all about, and I have counted it

an honor to meet with people at some of these dark times. What I have found in comparing these two is that the real test of a person’s character comes in those dark times. Who a person really is, and what they believe most about life is revealed in those darkest hours. What seems to make the most difference for people is “faith�. This is a strange word that seems to have fallen on hard times. People don’t know what it means, and those who think they do, scoff at it. Many people would take this word and oversimplify it by saying that faith, as in “I have a faith� is a

way of saying that you are part of a religion. The word “faith� has more attached to it than the simple notion by which we mean to say that “I have a religion.� Faith is far more than being a list of statements that we believe to be true and claim to live by. I want to suggest to you that faith in its truest sense is a word that we use to characterize a belief in something that we can’t see or hear. To have faith is to believe in something that while totally rational is beyond our ability to prove scientifically. There is a section in the New Testament in the book

we call Hebrews. In chapter 11 we find what I think is the best definition out there for the word “faith.� There it tells us that faith “..is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.� I love to reflect on how the people of Israel were led by God out of slavery and into the promised land. You can read the historical account in the books of Exodus and Numbers. These people who were wandering in the desert are asked to trust God for this great promised land. Though they can’t see it, they are told it exists. As they wander in the desert they are reminded

of its reality, but they struggle because they can’t see it. All along the issue is a battle of faith. Would they be willing to trust in the promise of God? In the end it’s a great picture to read about Moses being given a glimpse of the promised land though he himself never got to enter into it. That is faith. Believing though not seeing. Being a column for “reflections� my question to all who read this article would be this: are you prepared to take a step of faith? Are you prepared to not just contemplate on the possible existence of a life after death, but to take a step of faith and trust God at his word

that there is a life after death? Are we prepared to rest in the hands of God, trusting our very souls with Him, that when that day comes that he will carry us through death and into a life of eternity with Him? I can tell you without hesitation that from my experience those who have faith in God have proven better able to face the challenges of this life including physical death, with grace and strength. Faith is far more than a naive optimism. It is not just about a power of positive thinking. It is a lifechanging conviction about the very existence and nature of God.

Driscoll among local mayors attending Conservative candidate’s coffee hour in Arthur ARTHUR - Federal Conservative candidate John Nater hosted a coffee hour here with area MPPs Ted Arnott (Wellington-Halton Hills) and Randy Pettapiece (Perth-Wellington) on April 25. Both MPPs expressed support for Nater. “John represents a new generation of leadership,� said Arnott. “His energy, along with his impressive experience at

all levels of government, have well prepared him to serve the people of Perth-Wellington.� “I’ve always admired Ted’s integrity and commitment to his constituents,� Nater said of Arnott, an Arthur native. Having worked for Pettapiece, who currently represents including Perth-Wellington Arthur in the provincial legislature, Nater expressed appre-

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Beans, Beans, the magical fruit ... legumes really do promote good health by Amy Waugh, We all know this old refrain… and where it goes next! But have you ever wondered how beans got their magical status? Canada is a leading producer and exporter of legumes in the world, yet sadly, the typical Canadian diet is lacking in beans, lentils and other legumes these days and our health may be suffering as a result. Beans, lentils, and pulses all belong to the legume family which refers to any plants whose fruit is enclosed in a pod. A bowl of pea soup contains legumes, and so does a handful of peanuts. Within the legume family there are three groups of foods: higher fat seeds like peanuts and soybeans, pulses (which are the dried low fat/high protein seeds including chickpeas,

lentils, dried beans, and dried peas) and fresh peas and beans. Legumes have been part of the human diet since Neolithic times, 9,500 to 13,000 years ago, and they continue to be a staple protein source in all parts of the world today. Forage legumes such as clover and alfalfa crops help maintain nitrogen stores in our soils and help reduce the need for extra fertilizers but it is the legumes that are grown for their edible seeds (beans, lentils, peas) that provide tremendous health benefits to us as humans. A serving of legumes contains a small amount of calories yet packs a nutritional punch of vitamins and minerals compared to other animal protein sources. They provide twice the protein content of their cereal

come to mind as meal ideas to bump up your intake of beans or lentils but there are many other ways to begin to add these nutritional gems to your daily repertoire. Throw some on a pizza, make quesadillas with black beans, add a handful of chickpeas on a salad, stir-fry some black beans with leafy greens, garlic and hot sauce for a tasty side dish, replace onehalf of the ground meat in any recipe with lentils, roast chickpeas with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of Cajun spice or garlic, or pack a whole grain pita with veggies and hummus for lunch. Canned beans and lentils can be much handier than cooking from dry. Simply drain, rinse to limit the salt intake and some of the gas producing fibre and start enjoying.

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life test.� Mirzaei has earned a reputation not only as a well-trained and experienced instructor, but also as a patient and caring teacher. This is exactly the type of approach needed for students to be successful in obtaining their G2 or G license. His course focuses on developing safe driving skills and attitudes as that applies to safe maneuvering, defensive driving, right of ways, proper parking, turning and maneuvering. In addition, all students benefit from the hands-on experience of using the driving simulator. The one-on-one in-car sessions also include two extended trips to the city two allow new drivers to develop the skills required for highway and freeway driving. Skills for threshold braking on slippery or gravel roads, collision avoidance techniques, maneuvering through roundabouts and lane changing are also developed through the course so that students build their confidence in a positive and responsible manner. Decision Drivers of Canada is the only MTO approved school that offers 11 hours of in-car lessons (the

Sean (Shahnam) Mirzaei, Driving Instructor/ Owner of Decision Drivers of Canada in Drayton, began providing in-class and in-car lessons in Drayton in 2008 under the Fergus Elora Driving School. With over 15 years of experience as an instructor, Mirzaei purchased the business from the previous owner in 2014. He intentionally chose the name Decision Drivers of Canada because of the many decisions drivers must make while navigating through traffic and selected an eagle as a logo to remind drivers they should have a bird’s eye view in mind in order to anticipate and avoid potential hazards. Mirzaei’s goal for his school is to keep the quality of driver education up and he always strives to raise the bar. “Some students call me strict or picky, but I call it being precise, and this precision shows in a very high percentage of students passing road test the first time. At Decision Drivers of Canada we don’t only teach students to pass the road test, we teach them to pass the everyday

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