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By Dave Scott I was chatting with Dave Shovlin at the Friendship Festival Car Show and he told me that Scotiabank and the Corvette Club were getting ready to make a very nice donation to the Simcoe Caring Cupboard… well, they did just that last Monday night in front of the Scotiabank in Simcoe. The Club and the bank handed a cheque for $5,000 over to Kim Scoyne of the
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Photo, left to right: Kim Scoyne (Simcoe Caring Cupboard), Dave Shovlin (Corvette Club), Dan Koluk (Corvette Club), and Deb Mather (Scotiabank Simcoe). Cupboard. Dave explained that the money raised came from a BBQ at Sobeys earlier this summer, along with proceeds from the car show and the monies raised from the A&W Cruise nights. The club has been around since 1981 and has always been involved in the community, helping out. Today’s club has thirteen members and is always looking for folks who may be interested in joining their club… give Dave a call if you are interested, 519-426-1541. The Corvette Club wanted to thank all of the
sponsors who helped out… much appreciated! Kim from the Cupboard thanked the Corvette Club and Scotiabank Simcoe for their support of the Caring Cupboard. Kim also mentioned that with school just around the corner, donations for back to school would greatly be appreciated… things like granola bars, juice boxes, pudding cups, Kraft Dinner… would really help out this time of year. As for Scotiabank, Deb Mather of the bank said the bank is just happy to help out!
travelled around the world. Our own John Van Maanen will be one of the soloists. Tickets are $15.00 or $50.00 per family. Tickets will be available by calling the office at 519-428-2611 or Kelly Goldsmith, organist at 519-587-3562. ➤ JARVIS RELAY FOR LIFE - Canadian Cancer Society - September 16th, 2011 - 7 pm - 7 am, Jarvis Lions Park, Jarvis, Ontario. The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life is more than just a fundraiser. It is an opportunity to get together with family and friends and celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost to cancer, and fight back in the hope of finding a cure for this terrible disease. Relay is fun, fulfilling, and your participation gives strength to our mission to eradicate cancer. Walk with us in this inspirational
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Someone put the question to me the other day about why am I doing the, Are You Tough Enough? Swim & Run. I think I have said it before, that watching the swimmers the last two years and knowing how many of them had lost friends and family to cancer… plus that the funds raised from the event are going to help Camp Trillium… for me, I just knew it was time to do this. Am I afraid? Not of the swim or run… I know I will give it my best shot and hopefully it will be
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good enough… no, what scares me is what cancer has done to so many… it has no boundaries and is relentless. I want to help. There is, within all of us, that human spirit that drives us to help others… to look adversity in the eye and fight through… to conquer the foe that stands in our way… for me nothing exemplifies that better then the kids at Camp Trillium… watching them enjoy themselves, after the all the battle scars life has already thrown at them… seeing the kids smile… they want for nothing more than to just be healthy and happy…
As fellow swimmer, John Rolfe, said to me the other day, “We may complain after a tough work out… or about a sore knee… and a few bruises… but compared to what these kids have gone through… these kids already know the meaning of ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH!” Stop by Scotiabank in Simcoe and make a donation… and on Sunday September 4th between 9am and 11am, come cheer the swimmers and runners on… at Turkey Point… just down the road from the marina.
➤ If you are a Cancer Patient, survivor or caregiver, the Canadian Cancer Society is starting a Support Group in the Fall. The group will be gathering on the Third Tuesday of every month from 6:30 to 7:30 pm at
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hen insurance proceeds are paid as a result of a group critical accident policy, are those proceeds subject to property claims of an ex-spouse? This was the issue before the Alberta Court in Grant v. Grant, 2010 ABQB 553 (CanLII). David Pass, Financial Advisor Mr. and Ms. Grant were married in 2001. In November 2009, Mr. Grant was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident which rendered him a quadriplegic. Prior to the accident in 2005, Ms. Grant purchased a group insurance policy. The policy was referred to as a “Critical Accident Recovery Plan Plus” and it was issued in Ms. Grant’s name only. Mr. Grant was not present when Ms. Grant purchased the policy from TD Bank. Benefits under the policy covered both of them and included critical accident coverage in the amount of $150,000, a broken bone benefit of $3,000 and a daily hospital indemnity benefit of $200. The premiums for the policy were paid from a joint account. In February 2010, Mr. Grant started divorce proceedings. He made a claim for a division of property. Ms. Grant relied on s. 7(2) (e) of the Alberta Matrimonial Property Act asking the
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court to declare that the proceeds from the insurance policy not be matrimonial property and to authorize the payment of those proceeds to her only. That section of the Act deals with the distribution of matrimonial property and excludes the payment of insurance proceeds as compensation for a loss to both spouses. Mr. Grant opposed the distribution of proceeds on the grounds that the exemption does not apply since the proceeds are compensation for a loss of both spouses and it would be inequitable to receive the proceeds when he suffered the injury and the premiums for the coverage were paid from a joint account. The court concluded that the proceeds of the TD insurance policy are matrimonial property and not the exclusive property of Ms. Grant. In addition to considering the arguments from a matrimonial view, the court also considered the case from an insurance law perspective. Citing that in order to be able to validly acquire insurance based on the health of another person, the person acquiring the insurance must have an insurable interest in the other person. The court said Ms. Grant only had an insurable interest in the health of her husband if she accepts the proposition that his injury causes a loss to both spouses; failing that, she must renounce the proceeds because she has no insurable interest in Mr. Grant. At the time of the hearing of this matter, the other matrimonial issues and property were not
dealt with and Ms. Grant had brought this issue before the court because she was financially destitute and wanted to receive payment of the entire proceeds. The court acknowledged her situation, citing that matrimonial property is Judie Rice, divided equally between Financial Advisor parties and therefore allowed an interim distribution of proceeds to be paid to her to the extent of her equal entitlement. David Pass and Judie Rice are Financial Advisors with Manulife Securities Incorporated and Insurance Representatives with Manulife Securities Insurance Inc. David and Judie can be contacted at 25 Harvey Street, Tillsonburg ON, N4G 3J7, 519-842-8000 or 1-877-496-2770, david.pass@manulifesecurities.ca or judie.rice@ manulifesecurities.ca. Excerpted from Tax & Estate Planning, February 2011. David Pass and Judie Rice, Financial Advisors, Manulife Securities Incorporated 25 Harvey Street, Tillsonburg ON, N4G 3J7, 1-877-496-2770, david.pass@manulifesecurities.ca. judie.rice@manulifesecurities.ca
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By Julie Swainston The bands are gearing up for Birdtown Jamboree’s 7th Annual Cornstock ! It takes place just south of Simcoe, off the Hillcrest Road on the 7th Concession, at Wagon Wheel Produce and Corn Maze, on Sept 9th, 10th and 11th. This 3 day event is fun for the whole family to enjoy – the entrance fee is $6.00 per day, children 3 and under are free and includes access to the performances as well as the Corn Maze activities and games. There is something for everyone as the music covers all genres, with both originals and cover songs. There will be concession booths as well as a Beer Garden sponsored by Stelco’s Ways and Means Committee on site so you just need to bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on and warmer clothes for the evening and a love of music! This event is all about giving back to the community – the bands all donate their time as do the sound crew and the many volunteers who help with the organizing and setting up. Cornstock is a non-profit event! There will be a silent auction and 50/50 draw with all proceeds being donated to support local arts
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initiatives for children and youth in Norfolk County. There will also be a merchandize table for the bands to sell their cd’s, t-shirts etc. If you have never attended Cornstock and love music – give it a try this year – you will be amazed at the talent we have in this area! Cornstock kicks off Friday night Sept 9th at 7pm to 11pm – “Lionel Lodge and John Loukes”, “Colour Me Daylight”, “Midnight Wild”, “The Unloved” Sat Sept 10th 12:30pm to 11pm- “The Allnighters”, “Hollow Earth”, “Limestone”, “Ivory Tower”, “Shoeshine Boys Blues Band and Special Guests”, “FOG’S”, “HiFi Lowrider”, “Dharma Road”, “Folk Heroes From Space”, “Morbid North” 11pm – Unplugged Jam featuring Darryl Weaver , Jeremy and Birdtown.
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The good folks at Erie Shores Brain Injury Association, along with Bachmann Personal Injury Law are pleased to announce that they will be hosting the Second Annual Brain Injury Workshop. It will be held Saturday September 10th from 9am till noon at the Junior Farmers Building Boardroom at the Fairgrounds in Simcoe. The event is free and there will be refreshments… everyone is invited. Mary Anne McEachern, Behaviour Therapist Brain Injury Services, and Frank Nirta, Board Certified Assistant Behaviour Analyst, are the two main speakers this year, their topic being, Dealing With Change And Other Stressors… here is little about the two & their workshop: Mary Anne will talk about the recently formed group for ABI survivors in Simcoe, “dealing with change and other stressors” and how such groups can help ABI survivors tackle various issues often encountered on a daily basis-such as anger management, relationships, substance use, self–esteem and sexuality. A Behaviour Therapist with Brain Injury Services for the past 11 years, Mary Anne has extensive experience in behaviour management issues related to special needs populations, including the Acquired Brain Injury community. Prior to taking up her position at Brain Injury Services, she served for 15 years with Hamilton RHS Services:
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We hope you never have to use it! David Pass and I sat down last week to talk about a program the Masonic Lodge in Delhi (Frederick Lodge) are doing over Harvestfest this year… but first a little bit about the Frederick Lodge in Delhi. It was established back in 1859 and is recognized as the Grand Lodge of Canada in the province of Ontario. Most of us do not realize that a lot of the Masonic Lodges began to form as far back as 1812 in Canada… in most cases, they were regiments from England, Scotland and Ireland. In fact the first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the province of Ontario was William Mercer Wilson from Simcoe. Our area is rich with Mason tradition. Today’s Masons are leaders in the community helping wherever they can. The Masons are very active in helping organizations like Camp
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By Dave Scott John is one of the original four to swim the Pottahawk to Turkey Point, Are You Tough Enough? Swim… reflecting, John remembers jumping into the water that first year… the sky still dark… thinking, what am I doing? He remembers the emotional finish. At the time, it was his longest swim ever… that was two years ago and this Sunday John will make his third crossing. He says, even after already successfully swimming it twice… he still gets nervous before starting out. A little background on John, he was born and raised in Mississauga before moving with his family to Brantford at age 14. As a kid, he enjoyed running mostly sprints in track, 100m, 200m and 400m. As he grew older the distance
stretched out to the point of running marathons and triathlons… running has been a constant in his life. He has been married for 25 years (his anniversary is this week) and has two boys, age twenty-two and sixteen. John has it all. John got involved with the Runner’s Den back in 2007, running in the Frigid Five K Run in Dover. He and Scot Brockbank (owner of Runners Den) became friends and it wasn’t long before he stepped into the open lake swimming and has been a part of Are You Tough Enough? Swim since its inception. Talking with John you understand the passion he has for running and swimming, not so much from the competitive side (but that is still there, that’s for sure) but more now from the point of being part of something bigger… he enjoys
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ittoria &District Foundation A nnounces Winner of 2011 Scholarship
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approach when working with other.” Ms. Kohli notes that Abbey can easily assume a leadership role or blend into the ensemble. Outside of school, Abbey has been a member of the Young Theatre Players. Last year Abbey received top honours at the Norfolk Arts Festival. Abbey recalls that one of her early performances was on the stage of the Country Singing competition, held successfully in Simcoe for many years. Abbey notes that “growing up with an amputation showed me that different is good. It showed me that to reach your goals, you have to work hard. I worked hard every day toward simple goals like doing my hair and tying my shoes, I reached the smaller goals and they gave me the push to work toward the bigger goals, and the biggest, newly found goal of a life on the lighted stage. Without the amputation I would not know what it was like to push through the tough to find the easy. I would not know that to live a full and happy life, and to reach all of your goals, you have to embrace every piece of yourself and make people embrace you, for you.” After her performance as Bloody Mary in South Pacific, Abbey reflects “I wanted to connect with every person I could. I wanted to make them laugh, cry, smile, or frown; I love making people feel, and performing lets me do that.”
Photo: Don Fort (Scholarship committee member), Abbey McGuire (Scholarship winner), and Linda Vancso (Scholarship committee member).
Congratulations Abbey!
Obstacle
Abbey McGuire
Every person faces an obstacle at some point in their childhood. This obstacle may be that they find it difficult to read, or that they are not very quick on their feet. This obstacle will be something that sets them apart from their peers, even in the slightest of ways. More often than not, children will find a way around this obstacle. Even then, most children find a way to hide it; they find a way to hide their insecurity. On rare occasion however, a child faces an obstacle they can never change; something they have to live with and adapt to. I am one of those children. Being born and living with an amputation is something that can bring you down, or if you
choose to, it can make you a stronger person. I chose to be stronger. When I was very young, I didn’t see myself as any different from any one person on this planet. Yes, I was missing my right arm below the elbow, but I did not see a contrast between myself and others. I attended War Amps Seminars and saw hundreds of kids who were missing limbs just like I was. In my young brain, there was not a “me” and a “them”, there was “we”. Everyone on this planet was equal. As clichéd as it is, my Mom always told me I was special, but I never came to the realization that it was because of my amputation and who I would become because of it. It was not until I started school that I saw how
different I was. I saw this through the eyes and words of my peers. Within the first few days, everyone in my kindergarten class had stared enough to have gone cross-eyed and worked up the courage to ask, “What happened to your arm?” And I responded, at first politely, then not-so-much, “Nothing. I was born this way.” As irritating as it became for me, I didn’t know how important that phrase was. I was born this way, and it is up to me to use it to my advantage. After years of being the odd one out, of trying to hide my amputation, I began to embrace it. I am different and there is nothing I can do to change that. It was not until later that I realized that being different was exactly what I needed to succeed.
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By MARG WERDEN Earthquakes, hurricanes and tornadoes! It wasn’t too long ago that I mentioned to someone that we were fairly lucky to live here in southern Ontario where we didn’t have to worry about tsunamis and other devastating forces of nature other than the occasional winter blizzard or ice storm. However, I think I need to re-think that opinion. In the last week members of my family have experienced an earthquake, a hurricane and a tornado. And none of them were out of the province! As my brother, who lives in Goderich, said, “Well that’s one I can strike off my bucket list: I survived a tornado.” When the storm hit Goderich a week ago, my brother was in his home and thought he heard a train going by, something that does still happen in that community. However, as he explained, “It kept getting louder and louder. That’s when I figured out it was a tornado!” Fortunately, his home was not in the path of the tornado and sustained just a small amount of damage as did his truck, which was barely spared being crushed by a huge tree because the tree’s limbs held the trunk up and off the truck. On the bright side, he has a tree removal business and there is suddenly a lot of work for him in Goderich! My daughter, who lives in Guelph,
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emailed me last Tuesday to ask if I had felt the ground move. “I've never felt an earthquake before, but I just had a really strange sensation that things were moving and the keys hanging out of the filing cabinets in my office and some dangling cords were all moving...” Sure enough, there had been an earthquake that was felt in many places in southern Ontario. On the weekend, my sister, whose home is near Ottawa, said they were feeling the tail end of Hurricane Irene. These incidents are definitely making me reconsider the safety of living in southern Ontario! Can we blame it on La Niña? La Niña is part of a larger weather phenomenon known as El Niño Southern Oscillation, a fluctuation in the surface sea temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. While El Niño events feature unusually warm sea temperatures near the Equator, a La Niña is characterized by unusually cold water temperatures in the same region. La Niñas generally occur rather erratically, about once every three to five years, and typically last between 9 and 12 months. They often, but not always, follow on the tails of an El Niño. La Niña has the opposite affect on global weather as its brother, El Niño. Whereas El Niño wreaks havoc on weather, often making wet places dry, and vice verse, La Niña basically magnifies the usual weather conditions. In the northeastern United States, where cold and snowy winters are the norm, La Niña causes even more
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In grade nine I auditioned for the spring production of “South Pacific” at Simcoe Composite School. I ended up with the role of Bloody Mary in a cast full of senior students. It was the most terrifying, yet greatest thing I had ever done. For me to put myself out there and audition, not knowing whether they were going to hate me or love me, it took courage. I would not have had the courage had I not grown up with the difficulties I had faced. Growing up with and amputation showed me that different is good. It showed me that to reach your goals, you have to work hard. I worked hard every day toward simple goals like doing my hair and tying my shoes. I reached the smaller goals, and they gave me the push to work toward the bigger goals, and the biggest, newly found goal of a life on the lighted stage. After “South Pacific”, I wanted to spend all of my time on stage. I wanted to connect with every person I could. I wanted to make them laugh, cry, smile, or frown; I love making people feel, and performing lets me do that. People laugh sometimes, but when they ask me what I want to do for a living, I say I want to be famous,
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This truck escaped with only minor damage following the August 21 tornado in Goderich. cold and snow to descend, making for extremely brutal winters. In the Pacific Northwest, La Niña causes things to be even wetter than usual, while arid Southwestern states often see drier than normal conditions. Things get really dangerous during the spring and summer of a La Niña, because tornado and hurricane seasons are often longer and more dangerous. La Niñas usually begin in the fall and continue into the following spring and summer. The latest La Niña occurred in 2010, so perhaps we can blame this phenomenon for the strange weather we’ve been having.
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without even a hint of a joking tone. Without my amputation, I would not know what it was like to push through the tough to fine the easy. I would not know that to live a full and happy life, and to reach all of your goals, you have to embrace every piece of you, and make people embrace you for you. My amputation was my obstacle. It forced me to find a different way of doing lots of things, from jump rope to tying my hair up. My amputation forced me to look at things differently, things that most said I couldn’t do, until I saw that I could do it; maybe not in the way most people would, but I could do it. If I had not been born
with my amputation, I would not have the drive and willpower to push toward and achieve every goal I set my mind on. I would not be attending Humber College’s Theatre: Performance program in the fall. If I had not been born with my amputation, I would not have landed my first role. Without that role I would not have set the goal of attending a Performing Arts program in post secondary. I have achieved my goals because my amputation forced me to find a way around life’s obstacles. Without my amputation, I would not have reached my goals or set a goal of superstardom for the future; I would not be the person I am today.
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By Dave Scott Susan Tomovcik knows her water. For the past thirty years, she and her husband Peter have been the owners of Culligan here in Simcoe. They have always been involved in our local community and now Susan needs our help to assist some folks in Africa in dire need of water. While watching recent newscasts, Susan was moved by the desperate
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drought situation in Africa -- the worst in over sixty years. That area of the world has always been short on water, but these days, it is incredibly bad -- thousands are dying, especially children. Susan decided she needed to do something to help. She researched OXFAM Canada and decided that would be the charity she would help, by supporting the OXFAM WaSH (Water, Sanitation and Health) program. It has become her goal to raise $2,500, which the Canadian government will match -- but only till September
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Please join us in welcoming the new Executive Director to the United Way of Haldimand & Norfolk just in time for our campaign kick-off on September 01, 2011. The United Way is excited to announce the appointment of Jennifer Crandall as the new Executive Director. On August 15, 2011 Jennifer started with
16th. $5,000 represents the cost of drilling a borehole to help provide water to refugee camps in Kenya. Water from a single borehole can serve up to 20,000 people a day and the Dadaab camp currently numbers over 400,000 people. Susan has been placing donation jars in local businesses and last week Norfolk County helped out as well with donations from their swim programs. Several Simcoe restaurants also participated in a “Water for Africa” day last Friday. This coming Saturday, September 3rd, Culligan will be
the United Way of Haldimand Norfolk. Jennifer brings 17 years of Social Services experience, including 10 years of community development with the City of Brantford before returning to work in Norfolk County where she grew up. Jennifer brings, municipal social service experience, program administration, and experience working with non-profit organizations and partnering with the private sector to build community capacity to serve local citizens. Jennifer is also currently completing
holding a charity BBQ at the BRICK in downtown Simcoe from 11am till 2 pm, plus listen for a charity Auction on CD98.9 coming in the following weeks. If you would like to donate to this worthy cause, do not hesitate to stop by Culligan at 300 Queensway West in Simcoe or call 519-426-1272. As for Susan, she just wants to help. She reminds us of how lucky we are to have all that we have -- and she recognizes that the generous citizens of Norfolk will stand up and help people a world away -- who simply need water.
the Diploma in Public Administration at the University of Western. Commenting on the appointment, Mark Liota, Board of Directors President, said: "We are pleased to have Jennifer join the agency! Jennifer brings with her several years of diverse experience and will bring a rejuvenated spark to the organization. I invite everyone to meet with her and find a way to become involved with the United Way of Haldimand & Norfolk.”
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