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Let the war of kilts begin BY GEOFF DAVIES geoff.davies@perthcourier.com
NEW DIGS A&B Ford is undertaking a big expansion across Highway 7 from the dealership’s current location.
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LIGHT READING A local acupuncturist has written a book geared to children to help them better understand how acupuncture works.
Perth has thrown down the gauntlet... Perth, Ont., that is. At Saturday’s second annual Kilt Run, the town officially extended its challenge to its Scottish sister city. Dr. John Hulbert, Provost of Perth and Kinross, was on hand to answer with a defiant yes. The challenge: to meet or exceed the Guinness World Record set last year at the first Perth Kilt Run, when 1,089 runners crossed the finish line wearing regulation kilts. That record was on the occasion of the original Perth’s 800th anniversary. As such, the town is tasked to break it before 2016, the 200th anniversary of its Canadian cousin. If they pull that off, it’s this town’s turn to top the result. The record got a small boost this year, with 1,095 of 1,290 runners finishing the race, organizers say. But Hulbert didn’t seem phased by the tartan horde that marched to the starting line. “He made no beans about the fact they would beat it easily,”
BY KASSINA RYDER kassina.ryder@perthcourier.com
Kate Goodfellow will take part in the world rowing championships at the end of the month.
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IN BRIEF Tams set for pick-up Anyone who participated in the Perth Kilt Run can now pick up their free tam at the Running Goat store, located at 74 Foster St. in Perth. The traditional Scottish bonnets were supposed to be given to runners on the day of the race, but they were delivered a day late, organizers said.
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Mary Stewart, co-ordinator of the second annual Perth Kilt Run blasts from the starting gates ahead of more than 1,200 runners Saturday. See more photos on page 2.
Perth council silences train whistle debate
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observed Terry Stewart, one of the race’s organizers. Stewart said he’s been in conversation with the running club in the Scottish town, and thinks they’ll be up to the challenge, thanks to their significant membership. The Perth Road Runners celebrated its 25th anniversary last year. On this side of the sea, plans are already being made for Kilt Run number three. June 23, 2012, is the tentative date for the next race, as organizers have approached the Town to take the first steps towards arranging all the necessary road closures and space rentals. Not bad, notes Stewart, for an event that at first didn’t anticipate a repeat performance. Stewart dedicated this year’s race to the memory of his mother, who passed away from multiple sclerosis shortly after the first Kilt Run. That race raised about $23,000 for the MS Society of Canada. The full effect of this year’s fundraising effort won’t be known until about a week after the race, Stewart said.
Train whistle issues will not be discussed again during this term of Perth council. Deputy Mayor John Gemmell said council has heard the issue various times and unless there are new developments, it will not be heard again. In an interview with the Perth Courier, Coun. Judy Brown said the town would be required to perform a study before it approached CP Rail, and the town decided against allocating funds toward a study during its discussions regarding the 2011 budget. Brown added complaints about train horns in Perth have been heard by previous councils. “This is something that has come before council many times over the years,” Brown said. Coun. Jim Graff said many of the complaints originate from the Perthmore subdivision. “They’re taxpaying citizens and they look to council for help,”
he said. “I hope that Perthmore understands this isn’t us versus them.” Brown said CP Rail and Transport Canada are the decision makers when it comes to safety, and not allowing trains to blow
horns when they pass through town would require some other type of safety measure. Other municipalities have had to install costly chain link fences along train tracks through their towns, Brown said.
Parking issue on the menu for local eatery BY KASSINA RYDER kassina.ryder@perthcourier.com
Perth’s traffic and parking committee will again review a decision that would reduce parking spots at Michael’s Table restaurant on Gore Street. At a council meeting on June 28, Coun. Jim Graff recommended sending the issue back to the committee for another look. “We’ve made things a lot more difficult,” he said. In May, the committee told council that the parking spaces beside the restaurant violate the town’s parking bylaw. They recommended that the area be
reduced to hold two parallel parking spaces. In the past, the space has held up to five vehicles, with the vehicles often extending onto Harvey Street. In the committee’s report, Perth police Chief Pat Capello was quoted as saying that eight accidents had taken place last year involving vehicles using the parking spaces. Graff said while he acknowledged the committee “did their job” by discovering the issue, he said simply reducing the amount of parking spaces would only hurt the restaurant’s business. The area has been used as a
parking area for many years, he also said. “There is a history here and I mean a long history,” he said. Graff also pointed out that the restaurant is not near any of the municipal parking lots that are available to other downtown restaurants. Coun. Judy Brown said that when the issue first came to light, Capello stressed the amount of accidents that take place in the location. She said the committee would take another look at the problem, but there are few alternatives other than limiting the area to two parking spots.
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Port Elmsley man charged
Roy Jernigan of Perth shows off his Kodak camera of the 1900s era, during the 25th annual Perth Legion Antique Show on Sunday afternoon. Antique hunters came from miles around to discover the hidden treasures that were available over the twoday event.
Perth Police arrested a 38-yearold Port Elmsley man after he was found “acting in a suspicious manner” on Gore Street early on July 1. After being questioned by police, he was charged with two counts of mischief to property, two counts of theft, one count of resisting arrest, two counts of assaulting a police officer and three counts of breaching a probation order. He was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
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“Council tries to serve the best interests of everyone in the community and it’s difficult to get a hold on how much of the population of the town is bothered by train horns,” Brown said.
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