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Springwater News • July 3, 2014 Edition 420 • Phone 705 322 2249 Cell: 705 321 (BOLD) 2653
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Edition 420, July 3, 2014 (Next Issue July 17 • Deadline is Mon. July 14) Gord Leonard Golf Tournament/Dinner Platinum Sponsorships
Midland Police Association l-r Shelly Price, GBGH Foundation, Rob Fortin, President Midland Police Association, Caroline Christie, Midland Police Association, and Katie Houston, GBGH Foundation. Cheque presentation by Rob Fortin and Caroline Christie to Shelly Price for a Platinum Sponsorship from the Midland Police Association for the Gord Leonard Quiet Room in the New Emergency Department at the GBGH.
The Eleanor Robillard Family in memory of Gil Robillard l-r Steve Robillard, Paul Robillard, Ruth Thomas, Susan Robillard, and Anne Hurd. The family made a donation for a Platinum Sponsorship for the Gord Leonard Quiet Room in the New Emergency Department at the GBGH.
Georgian Queen Cruises, Penetanguishene - Paul Robillard, Susan Robillard (volunteer), Steve and Decy Robillard (owners) of the Georgian Queen Cruises, Penetanguishene. Cheque presentation by Steve Robillard to Susan Robillard for a Platinum Sponsorship for the Gord Leonard Quiet Room in the New Emergency Department at the GBGH. Jackie Stott and Phil DeBruyne, co-chairs, Volunteer Steering Committee for the Gord Leonard Golf Tournament and Dinner stated to date they have received 13 Platinum Sponsorships for the event on August 22, 2014. The golf tournament is sold out, and dinner tickets are going fast. We are very fortunate to have Mike and Fay Stone, and the Lynn-Stone Funeral Home as our corporate/event sponsor. We have enjoyed great success in selling this event out in the past because of the volunteers and needless to say Site 41 has a very large family associated to it. We are grateful to the Leonard Family and the fact the event will be sold out before the end of July speaks volumes about Gord Leonard and the Story of Site 41. In successful charity event, how the event is promoted is the key. Mike and Margaret Ann Jacobs, and the Springwater News have been the hub of our success and their promotion and marketing has led to unsolicited donations. Anyone interested in any level of a sponsorship or donation or prize is asked to contact either Jackie Stott (705-322-0094) or Phil DeBruyne (705-533-2757).
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ATWOOD ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO, “HOLD THE LINE” by Margaret Prophet – One of Canada’s most renowned authors, Margaret Atwood, came to tiny Midhurst to salute the community’s pioneer heritage and rural way of life with about 400 concerned Simcoe County and GTA residents. A Celebration of Rural Living with Margaret Atwood was organized by the Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association to honour our agricultural roots, culture and natural heritage, all of which we are duty-bound to protect for future generations. Ms. Atwood quickly set the tone in her speech. She did not mince words when describing how she feels about what is in store for Midhurst – a sprawl development proposal that would destroy almost 2000 acres of prime farmland for 10,000 homes, inflating Midhurst [pop. 3,500] to the size of Orillia [pop. 30,000]. “There’s good change and there’s bad change, and then there’s idiotic change. Idiotic change is when you just can’t figure out why anyone would DO that. I’m here today as a part of a larger, common-sense effort to stop a piece of idiotic change—a potentially disastrous development proposal here in the village of Midhurst.” “To lose another 2000 acres of prime farmland while we are losing 350 acres of it already per day, doesn’t make any sense,” outlined Food and Water First vice-chair, Shirley Boxem. “This, at a time when our food security is at risk and food imports and costs are on the rise.” It’s change that could be potentially hazardous for the internationally significant Minesing Wetlands and surrounding communities, as well. Beyond seriously threatening the extensive wetlands’ ability to control flooding and purify water for communities downstream, the proposed Midhurst plan with its almost 11 million litres of effluent ejected daily (upon full build) could well harm the various endangered, rare and sensitive species that live within it. The Minesing Wetlands ranks internationally with the Florida Everglades,” cited Sandy Buxton, president of the Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association. Alluding to the harm that has been brought to the Florida Everglades by the release of exotic pets, Buxton continues, “they have their Burmese python; we have the Midhurst Secondary Plan. I don’t see much difference between the two.” The Midhurst Secondary Plan is approaching final stages of approval despite massive public outcry including more than 5000 people who have signed our petition, written letters, made phone calls and attended meetings. Buxton said, “This feels like a one-sided process, not democracy. We’re often told by local government how it will be, but rarely asked. This has to change and it will.” Well-known environmental lawyer, David Donnelly, wanted to send a message to those who cite lawsuits as a reason for sticking to the status quo, “You can’t say that, in a democracy, speaking out against development, for your rights, for the rights of your children, for the environment should be subject to a lawsuit…to say that land-use planning is being affected by the threat of a lawsuit – this is not planning, this is intimidation and it shouldn’t occur here.” He went on further to assure residents that this “no cost” model isn’t new; it’s been tried and tested repeatedly. And it has failed time and time again. “We’re being told to “trust us” by the local politicians and even by the province –[trust] that this development will pay for itself and won’t increase the taxes paid by current residents. If that was true, the people in Oakville would cash a cheque each year from their municipality instead of paying the municipal taxes as they do. We’ve seen it. It’s been done before in places south of here – places like Vaughan, Richmond Hill and Burlington. The system doesn’t work. Building new infrastructure to accommodate new growth does not pay for itself.” The Midhurst Secondary Plan aims to build roughly $150,000,000 worth of new infrastructure, and the maintenance and operation of it will be financed by local taxpayers. Continued within the paper on page 3 under the heading “Atwood”