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Springwater News • March 14, 2013 Edition 386 • Tel: 705.322.2249

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Edition 386 Mar. 14, 2013

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Flowers for the Village

County to hold Waste Management Open Houses the diversion of approximately 60 per cent of the material normally collected in a bulky service, which currently only diverts four per cent of material collected.

The County’s leaf and yard waste service will be expanded to provide four collections in the spring and five collections in the fall (bi-weekly) for all serviced units; whereas, historically only residential units in certain municipalities received between one and five collections annually. All serviced locations will now receive two separate Christmas tree collections (bi-weekly) in January; this will reduce weatherrelated impacts, as well as provide increased flexibility on time of set out.

An improved holiday collection service will mean, with the exception of Christmas and New Year’s Day, the collection schedule will no longer be bumped forward when it falls on a statutory holiday.

More cottage roads will now have access to curb¬side collection services as a result of the use of specialized small collection trucks. These newly ser¬viced areas will now have access to all County waste diversion programs. Some areas such as islands and unsafe roads will not be eligible for collection. The elimination of common drop-off areas will reduce illegal dumping, complaints about litter, and the attraction of animals.

All serviced units will now receive the same level of collection no matter what municipality you call home.

Regional differences in the past limited the County’s ability to deliver improved promotion and education programs. All businesses will also now be eligible to receive curbside waste collection service. Maximum limits apply and in order to qualify for service, locations must participate in diversion programs.

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Spring is just around the corner and once again FOCUS ELMVALE has Minimum account size - $100,000 begun their beautification project: the hanging of glorious flower baskets from our handsome lamp standards. Once again, the comments about the village’s appearance last summer were very positive. “Elmvale is a pretty, charming and CIBC Wood Gundy is a division of peaceful village which entices you to stop and spend time here” said Gesina CIBC World Markets Inc., a subsidiary Johns. “That is why I decided to sponsor one of your lovely hanging flower of CIBC and Member CIPF. baskets even though I live in Barrie.”

FOCUS ELMVALE would like to thank all those individuals, organizations and businesses who participated in last year’s beautiful display of cascading flowers. A special thank you goes to the staff at the Township of Springwater who hung and secured the planters, faithfully watered the pots 5 times a week and finally dismantled them at the end of the summer. Their efforts are truly appreciated by FOCUS ELMVALE and all those who admired and enjoyed the array of gorgeous flowers that lined Queen Street.

The cost is $62.15 ($ 55. + taxes) per basket . Please make cheques payable to Focus Elmvale.

Sponsorship will fall under one of the following categories 1. A business 2. An individual 3. An organization 4. In memoriam 5. Special Occasion Please place your order as soon as possible by phoning Heather at 705322-3484 or the Market Bazaar at 322 3535. You may also drop into the Market Bazaar, 24 Queen St. West, where the staff will be happy to place your order and issue a receipt.

Sponsors will be publically recognized, as last year, on the encased bulletin board in front of the Elmvale Community Hall, 35 Queen St. West.

It’s going to be a splendid summer so let’s show our pride in our village with another spectacular floral display. ** The Hanging Floral Basket Project is a beautification effort undertaken by the FOCUS ELMVALE team; a group of people interested in promoting and marketing the village of Elmvale.

Midhurst/ March 8, 2013 – Major changes and improvements are coming to waste collection services in the County of Simcoe effective April 1, 2013 as a result of new service contracts.

Significant benefits, including increased and unified service levels that will keep more waste out of landfill, will be achieved through these changes and result in more than $2 million in annual savings, which will be achieved by restructuring the current collection routes. The new collection days and times will be effective April 1, 2013.

As part of the new and exciting changes to programs and services, the County’s Solid Waste Management Department has launched an innovative Waste Collection Calendar Tool on simcoe.ca that will allow you to view, download and print your collection calendar; sign up for weekly reminders via email, phone or twitter; and add a schedule to your personal calendar (iCal, Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook). Visit simcoe.ca and click on the new waste collection calendar tool.

The County is hosting a series of open houses starting March 11, 2013 to help facilitate the transition, educate residents of the changes, and promote the improved services. A list of dates and times are listed on page 3 of the attached PDF. Additional information will be delivered to each home in the County in the coming weeks, is available at simcoe.ca, or by calling the County of Simcoe’s Customer Service Centre at 1-800-263-3199.

Improved services effective April 1, 2013, include a new call-in bulky waste collection program that will provide residents with a con¬venient, cost effective means to dispose of up to five bulky items at a user-pay cost of $35. This service will allow

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collection services effective April 1 are being made in order to serve you better and in continuing the County’s commitment to waste diversion as well as the provision of efficient and economical services,” said County of Simcoe Warden Cal Patterson. “We recognize that major change rarely comes without some adjustment; your patience during the first few weeks of the transition is appreciated.”

New collection changes affect the County’s 16 member municipalities.

The residents of Barrie and Orillia are not affected by the changes.

LOCAL GIRL AT PROVINCIAL BOWLING TOURNAMENT

On Sunday March 2nd, the top youth Bantam Girl from Springwater Lanes Bowling Centre in Elmvale, traveled to Cambridge to represent Huronia while competing in the annual 4 Steps To Stardom Provincial 5 pin bowling championships.

Kayla MacDonald won the right to do this by first, being the best Bantam girl in her house and then by beating the best from other centres in Huronia in a tournament last month.

Kayla made her presence known early by rolling a 220 in the first of 5 games, giving her the lead over the top bowlers from every other zone in the Province.

In bowling, we have 12 zones. In the second game, Kayla once again poured it on, putting all of her practice into play and threw a 196!

Her next 2 games, 133 and 148 were good enough to keep her in first place going into the final game, but, she just couldn't keep it going as she struggled to find the middle, rolling a 115. This game took her out of the lead and she finished in 3rd place. If she had won, she would have traveled to British Columbia for the Nationals in May, but Kayla knows that at 10 years old she will have many more opportunity's to compete at this level.

We at Springwater Lanes are all very proud of her because being the third best bantam girl in Ontario is an amazing accomplishment! Way to go Kayla!

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Saturday March 16, 2013 10:00am to 4:00pm The only cost is the Admission to get into the park, Enjoy…

Milly & Lilly Mother & Daughter Clowns, Balloon Animals & Face painting Snowshoe around the park provided by: Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre or Bring Your Own! -2 BBQ provided by: Fox’s Bakery & Deli - 2 o 11:00am Games of all sorts provided by: Party Tyme Amusement -?

Go on the Walk-A-Bout and learn ALL about the wildlife sanctuary - 2 o 12:00pm o 1:00pm Roasting Marshmallows by the Fire Pit and enjoy some Hot Chocolate - 2 o 1:00pm to 3:30pm And much more…

Get Ian Taylor out of Jail to Save Our Springwater… SOS

Keep Tuned. There are big events happening all the time April 7 - Elmvale Arena The Battle of the Churches - hockey.

April 20 - Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival May 11 - BIG Local Talent Festival at the King’s Wharf Theatre

This event is brought to you by: Friends of Springwater Provincial Park To Contact us visit www.friendsofspringwaterpark.ca or visit our Facebook Page: Friends of Springwater Provincial Park

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KELLY'S PHELPSTON Tavern & Eatery 2013 Annual General Meeting and Networking Dinner Thursday April 4, 2013 Elmvale Legion, 7 John Street, Elmvale

5:30 pm Networking and Cash Bar 6:15 pm Dinner 7:00 pm AGM and Annual Reports 7:30 pm Presentations Sinya Gulati Senior Economist - TD Economics will speak on global economics and how it impacts Canadian Business Owners + Local Economic Development Update from the Township of Springwater Tickets $25.00 available at GS Computers, 9A Queen St. W. Elmvale or contact the Chamber

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Editor’s Musings Spring is in the air. Someone told me the winter hair is molting off the horses. Ed Degorter tells me he has seen a robin and if you look up, you can see geese flying around.

March 16th, 2013

St. Patricks Dance Featuring “The Hired Help” Doors open 8 pm - Tickets $7.00 ea Available at Tavern

Open House • March 23rd Mary Stone on her 90th Birthday

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ambulance services and 7 different services became one.

As of April 1, 2013, the many local garbage collectors are unemployed as the County dismisses them for a supposedly million dollar savings by giving the job to the multi-provincial conglomerates - BFI and Miller Waste.

With their rumoured predatory moves of starving out local waste companies by bidding low and supplementing their losses with the profits from their other operations, in a very few years we might hear the mulling that it may have been cheaper to keep local people/waste companies employed.

Now the rumour mills are swirling about the county taking over all the fire services and having consistency throughout the stations. This would be a money saving adventure because then Springwater might not have purchase a $750,000 ladder truck which they can now rent from Barrie at $425 an hour and it comes with a possible four firemen or from Wasaga Beach for $415 an hour with only two firemen. I am told we have called for a ladder truck twice in the past five years.

For Springwater taxpayers, for the time being, you will not be paying for this truck as 100% of the cost will come from Development Charges. After the purchase of the truck though, I would imagine every fireman would have to take the training on how to use it, then there would be maintenance costs and depreciation. If this truck is worth $300,000 in 15 years, it will have depreciated $30,000 a year.

Back to the amalgamation of all the fire stations (like they did in Norfolk County), Springwater Deputy Reeve Dan McLean said he was on that committee and they were not talking about it. Why the County would have a Fire Committee when they have no fire equipment? Apparently it is part of the emergency services mandate. I went to the Simcoe County website to find the committees. Since they do not name the members of any committees, I think I could say I was on one of them and there is no way for you to find out by website search.

We print 17,000 papers. Of the 15,700 papers we mail out through Canada Post, I would suggest that • Springwater gets 5000 copies, • Tiny Township gets 6000, • Barrie gets 500, • Essa (Utopia) gets 400, • Penetang gets 1000, • Midland gets 500, • Tay gets 750 and • Oro-Medonte gets 1600.

The 1250 more go to news-stands and for subscriptions.

I am considering a name change for the paper so people in areas outside of Springwater Township (the majority of recipients) feel more inclusive.

When I started the paper, another newspaper owner told me I should be calling it the North Simcoe News. Not thinking I would still be in the business 15 years later, I let him have it.

So today, when you do a ‘North Simcoe News’ google search, you will find an online paper called the North Simcoe Community News.

Maybe we will have to have a paper naming competition.

And when/if I do it, I think we will have a logo contest as well to give the paper an identification mark, something that most businesses, organizations and municipalities have.

Get your thinking caps on. I am considering an offer of $500 for each winning submission.

I have talked to a number of people about the Midhurst Secondary Plan.

One claims the process took a lot more than 4 months to pass.

Another said - prior to my reading practically the same thing in the Toronto Star a few days later - the OMB tends to side with the developers who can afford to hire lobbyists and lawyers more often than the activists... which can be seconded by one of our councillors who made the comment that it costs a lot of money to fight these big companies.

Another person sent me the following news/comments... The likely outcome of plans for a large scale development in Midhurst is still anybody’s guess. Last November the Province partially withdrew its OMB appeal, effectively removing a major obstacle to development on the first 300 hectares of land. The remaining 456 hectares is still under appeal. But now major financial worries are starting to emerge.

Following the successful public forum held in Midhurst on February 19 at the Community Centre, the Midhurst Ratepayers Association is now taking its forum on the road. The same three presenters will be in Minesing on March 28 to answer questions on how the plan will affect other regions of Springwater Township. People are starting to question where the money will come from to build the new sewage treatment plant, new Midhurst fire station, new Midhurst police station, new Midhurst recreation centre and other amenities required in a small city. As reported last month, development charges, commonly referred to as DCs, don’t usually cover the enormous cost of these facilities, leaving the tax payer to pick up the tab.

Former Springwater Councillor Harold Parker will be hosting the next forum at the Minesing United Church on Thursday March 28, starting at 7:00pm. Financial issues will be tackled by Bill French, farming and agricultural issues by dairy farmer Robert Wright and the President of the Nottawasaga Steelheaders, Gary Christie, will address environmental concerns arising from the plan to discharge treated effluent just upstream of the Minesing Wetlands.

Consider this rumour - In the mid 80s (I would guess), Simcoe County took over all the dumps In approximately 2002, the County/Hospitals took control of the

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Controlling Our Moods

Do you let your moods affect those around you? Almost everyone has bad days, or times when they feel cranky.

If we are not aware that we are "under the influence" of a negative mood, we can assume that the problem is with others, rather than ourselves. It is a little like putting on dark glasses, and forgetting you have them on. Everything looks less bright, but we assume that is the reality "out there," and not just the lenses through which we are looking.

If we are not aware of our moods, it is easy to be angry and critical of others, simply because we feel an inner irritation that we project out to those around us. We may feel justified in snapping at others simply because we feel so miserable.

However, this is really not okay. It is not fair, and it is confusing to others. Suddenly they are on the receiving end of anger and blame for reasons they do not understand.

They either end up feeling very hurt and wronged, or else they become angry and defensive. Uncontrolled moods can create havoc in relationships, both personal and professional.

The first step in creating a healthier emotional ecology is to learn to "contain" our moods, much as environmentalists might work to contain an oil spill. We need to be aware when we are feeling "off" and to take responsibility for our own inner state. It is important to have strategies to manage our emotions so others are not victimized by them. While it is fine to apologize after a "mood induced" incident, you cannot really erase the impact from the heart and mind of another.

Gwen Randall-Young is an author and award-winning Psychotherapist. For permission to reprint this article, or to obtain books or cds, visit www.gwen.ca

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This book can be found in the Young Adult Fiction section

by Elizabeth George, entitled Edge of Nowhere.

Rating: 4 – I truly enjoyed this book...and yet, it failed to rock my world BOOK ONE: SARATOGA WOODS. Becca and her mother are on the run from her stepfather who has used Becca’s talent for hearing ‘whispers’ to make a large and illegal sum of money.

Now their options for safety are running out. In the town of Langley on Whidbey Island, Becca finds refuge in the home of her mother’s childhood friend while her mother continues on to Canada in search of safety. But on her first day in town Becca meets sixteen years old Derric who has a secret. Becca is convinced that she’s the only person who can truly help him, and just maybe Derric can convince Becca that life is too short to live on the run.

I only have one small problem with this book but it was big enough to drop this top 5 rating to a hair of my chinny, chin, chin 4. Our main girl Becca has some trust issues.

Granted, after having been taken advantage of by her step-father, it is understandable to be cautious, but Becca chooses to never confide in or trust another adult and it becomes a well-worn (also known as predictable which quickly grows into boring) path by the end of the book.

My advice to author Elizabeth – tread lightly on this issue going forward in the series.

Wee gripe aside, I loved this book and highly recommend it for the following reasons. Elizabeth George is a seasoned writer and it shows. This book is filled with well crafted characters who all have realistic layers. I can see where Elizabeth painstakingly gave an entire life-story to all our

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More Awesome Readers in Elmvale!

Springwater Library believes that the most important way to “grow a reader” is to promote literacy and a love of reading to our youngest patrons. In addition to our popular Storytime and Summer Reading programs, we have initiated an after school program for young readers in our community aimed at building the reading skills of 6-9 year olds. This winter Springwater Library was very excited to host our “Reading Buddies” program at the Elmvale Branch.

Primary grade students paired up with an adult “Reading Buddy” each week and read a number of books out loud.

We finished up each week reading together as a group and then had a great time with some fun games and activities.

Children were also encouraged to read at home during the week. During the six week program, the group of nine children read for over 4,000 minutes!

This simple, informal time is a wonderful opportunity to boost a child’s reading ability which in turn can increase their self esteem and love of books.

The Midhurst branch will be hosting the next Reading Buddies program in late March 2013. If you feel your child would benefit from participating in this program, please contact Springwater Library for more information.

This is a FREE program, however spaces are limited. The Midhurst Branch can be reached at 705.737.5650 or by email at midhurst.library@springwater.ca “May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields, And until we meet again, May God hold you In the palm of his hand.”

Thirst is a shameless disease so here’s to a shameful cure.

Daylight comes through the drunkard’s roof the fastest.

Before you call for one for the road be sure you know the road. major and minor characters then peeled those layers back for us bit by tantalizing bit as the story progressed.

Another smash hit is scrambling with these characters around a loopy maze. We are right along with them and I could hardly wait to keep reading even when we reached a dead end, aaaaand yet another dead end, I didn’t feel frustration, just a wonderful euphoria finally emerge triumphant at the end of the book. Speaking of the ending, it was nothing like I’d thought it would be and that surprise was another treasure.

Overall this is a snappy number you’ll find hard to put down. As to reading level, there is a light romance, but I emphasize the lightness. It’s innocent enough that my own advanced reading daughter at almost 12 years old could easily gobble this YA book up without me worrying about undue influence.

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COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX PROGRAM - Need a hand to prepare your income taxes? If your income tax is low and your tax situation simple, a community volunteer can prepare your return for you – free of charge!

Appointments are available on Thursdays from 4:30 to 7pm at the Elmvale Branch. For more information or to book an appointment, call 705-322-1482.

MARCH BREAK: LOFTY THE MAGICIAN March Break Fun abounds at the Springwater Library this year! With shows at two locations we're making it easy for you to have a magical time! Friday, March 15, 1pm MINESING BRANCH and Friday, March 15, 3pm ELMVALE BRANCH. This FREE program is open to all ages with no registration required. Program sponsored

by Friends of Springwater Library.

AFTER SCHOOL CRAFT: Animal Frenzie Cost is just $3 for this ‘wild’ program.

Please register at the branch of your choice.

Thur. March 21, 3:45pm MINESING BRANCH Thur. March 28, 4pm MIDHURST BRANCH APRIL SPECIAL CRAFT Special guest Heather Heal will be at the MIDHURST BRANCH on Thurs. April 4, 4pm. Children aged 6-12 years old will love Heather’s sense of mechanical creativity! Cost is just $3 for this special program and space is limited so please register ahead of time.

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Here are the dates for this summer's TD Reading Program: "GO! Here, there, anywhere!

ELMVALE BRANCH – Tues, July 2 – Fri. July 5, 10am – 12pm MIDHURST BRANCH - Tues. July 9 - Fri. July 12, 10am - 12pm MINESING BRANCH – Tues. July 16 – Fri. July 19, 10am – 12pm Registration will start on Tues. June 4.

There are 20 spots for each branch and fill fast so please mark the registration date on your calendar.

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Happy Birthday wishes go out to Wanda Marshall, Darren Caston, Scott Marshall, Ted Hall, Sharon Caston, Travis Marshall, Ross Withall, Laurie Wallis, Charlotte Lawrence, Morley Marshall, Wayne McNamara, Jennilyn Trew, Glenn Hall, Cole and Kaithlyn Large.

Bid Euchre is on Friday afternoons at 1:00 p.m. in the church basement. Light lunch & prizes. $2.50 per person.

Winners from March 1st were: 1st Mary Hargrave, 2nd Art Maw and 3rd Dave Alsop. Winners from March 8th were: 1st Marjorie Charlebois, 2nd Brian Emond, 3rd Liz Duguay & Lawrence Townes (tied). Everyone welcome.

The next Youth Group will meet again on Friday, March 22nd. Check with a leader as to where to meet.

A local registered hygienist “Roma Czech” of Wyevale has been asked to participate in a humanitarian dental/ medical effort that is going to the Dominican Republic March 21st-28th. It is being spearheaded by the Midland Rotarians and its aim is to take Haitian refugees out of pain (dental and medical), distribute hygiene packs, assist in building projects and to teach skills to enable future employment. This project goes under the name of HHart for the 3rd year. For information or to donate items for the group to take, contact SteveWallace@rogers.com Wyevale Salon & Spa welcomes a new stylist, Ashley Emberley. To book an appointment & maybe try a new style, call 705.322.5149 For news items call 705.527.5274 and leave a message.

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Ward 5 Councillor Report March 2013

DEVELOPMENT CHARGES: You have likely heard the statement a number of times that “growth does not pay for itself.”

What does this mean? Briefly, the costs of the additional services and infrastructure required to accommodate growth are not all paid for by development charges.

Development charges are a financial levy placed on land to help pay for the capital expenditures required to provide additional services. Taxpayers are required to pay any difference in the costs incurred. Taxpayers will need to make their own determination as to what benefit the additional infrastructure, services, etc. would be to them and, how much they are willing to pay.

The “Development Charges Act” (DCA) - 1997 regulates what percentages of the costs are recoverable for “capital expenses” in relation to specific growth. This is not full cost recovery legislation. So, what percentage of growth related costs are covered? Different authorities have stated between 60% and 75% are the norm. The percentages will be determined by the capital expenditures that are undertaken by the municipality to support growth. Some expenditures cannot be avoided. That is why a large number of municipalities have identified a need to make significant increases in the amount of money they collect through development charges.

The DCA requires municipalities to review their Development Charges Bylaw every five years. Hemson Consulting has been contracted by the Township of Springwater to complete the review again. Take the time to read their 2008 report. Go to www.springwater.ca, top right corner in the “Find” box type in “development charges”.

Scroll to bottom of page “Hemson Development Charges Background Study – 2008”. Page four of that report states “of the $64.7 million growth related capital programs, approximately $34.7 million have been identified as eligible for recovery through development charges.” This $30 million shortfall is partly because the DCA legislates a reduction in the percentage of some expenditures that are recoverable.

For example, some capital costs are eligible for 90%. Other expenditures require an additional 10% reduction. There is also a requirement for an additional reduction by subtracting “the benefit to current residents”.

Township staff have provided reports to Council on the Capital Projects and some of the estimated costs necessary to provide services for future growth. Council is currently reviewing the recommendations before the reports are submitted to Hemson Consulting. It is my understanding that based on the information provided; the Consultant will make recommendations on what changes may be necessary to update the Springwater Township Development Charges Bylaw.

It has been suggested, that lowering development charges would attract more development. That is debatable. What it would do, is raise your property taxes. My belief is that Council needs to try to recover as much money through development charges as possible. Taxpayers need to do their own research and convey their position (for or against) to their elected representatives. Not collecting sufficient money through development charges would be similar to buying a new vehicle, servicing and maintaining it, then being required to let someone else use it without contributing appropriately to the expense of owning and operating it.

To obtain an independent view on development charges, read the “Editors Musings” page 2 in the February 28, 2013 edition of the Springwater News. www.springwaternews.com SPRINGWATER PARK: Thank you everyone for your efforts to keep the park operational.

It would appear that the new Premier is the only one who can postpone the closing. She needs to hear from you.

Telephone 416-325-1941 or email www.premier.gov.on.ca POLICE RECORD CHECKS: Efforts to conduct a Polices Record Check night at the Township Administration Centre have not been finalized. It would be beneficial to know how many residents are interested. Please let the Township or me know if you would be interested in attending.

TRUCK ROUTES: An information session is scheduled for Thursday March 21, 2013 at 7:00pm at the Township Administration Centre to get feedback from residents and potentially affected parties. I have been asked by a number of residents to explain a Township notice showing a route around Midhurst that states “Council Proposed Truck Route” this is an option that has been discussed but to my knowledge the majority of Council do not support it. Should you have a concern, attend the meeting. Do not depend on others to carry the load!

CAPITAL PROJECTS: The following information sessions are scheduled to inform taxpayers of the roadwork that will take place throughout the Township. You may recall that as a result of constituent feedback, I did not support the 2012 and 2013 budgets. These budgets forecasted increased Township debt by spending 2.5 million dollars each year for capital projects. This is your opportunity to question where your tax dollars have and will be spent.

The 2013 Capital Program will be presented on the following days: March 5, 2013 at the Grenfel Hall (7 pm) March 7, 2013 at the Elmvale Arena (7 pm) March 19, 2013 at the Township Administration Centre (7 pm) IMPORTANT DATES: (All meetings are open to the public; your attendance is encouraged) General Committee: (Development Charges) Monday, March 4 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Township Administration Centre

Gary Lyte & Doug Harris

Working for the CUSTOMER 2012 Chev Suburban 23,000 Kms New $68,250 Now $39,990 2012 Chev 15 Passenger Express Van 19,100 Kms New $45,800 Now $28,988 2012 Crew Cab 1/2 Ton Truck 16,000 Kms Now $28,950 2011 Chev Ext Cab 1/2 Ton Truck 35,000 Kms Now $24,950 2009 Montana Van 7 Passenger 115,000 Kms Now $10,760 2010 Chev Tahoe, nav, dvd, leather, loaded On Sale $29,990 2011 Chev Avalanche LTZ loaded On Sale $34,900

Ritchie’s Feeds ‘N Needs Honoured

Welcome Wagon is please to provide a plaque to Jackie Ritchie of Ritchie's Feeds N' Needs to celebrate 20 years of sponsorship! Welcome Wagon provides free gifts to those who have moved or have had a new baby and this service would not be possible without community conscious sponsors like Ritchie's and we are looking forward to another 20 years more!

From right to left: Candi Fox - Elmvale Representative Bobbie Whittington - Area Manager Janice Ritchie - Recipient Jan Ware - Wasaga Beach Representative Council: Monday, March 18 at 5:30 pm Township Administration Centre Planning Committee: (Meeting of Council): Monday, March 25 at 5:30 pm Township Administration Centre Capital Works Information Session: Tuesday, March 19 at 7 pm Township Administration Centre Midhurst Truck Route: Thursday, March 21 at 7 – 9 pm Township Administration Centre For Other Committee Dates: Go to www.springwater.ca Constituent bcc emails: If you wish to receive my updates send me an email at jackhanna@bell.net If you have done this in the past and are not receiving the emails please send me your request again.

My news articles and emails are part of my commitment to keeping taxpayers informed.

I do not speak for Council.

Enjoy a safe and happy St Patrick’s Day and Easter celebrations.

Jack Hanna Ward 5 Councillor Township of Springwater

Jim Wilson, MPP Simcoe-Grey

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Gas Plant Scandal What are the Liberals hiding?

I've previously written about the Oakville and Mississauga gas plant scandal: Millions of tax payer dollars blown in the heat of the 2011 election campaign to cancel gas plants to save the seats of three area Liberal candidates.

It is a disgusting abuse of power and quite frankly shows a complete disregard for how tax dollars should be spent.

No political campaign team can make decisions for a government and especially when it involves wasting $1.3 billion of taxpayer money to do so. It's wrong every way you look at it. And, the Liberals have gone to great lengths to avoid accountability into the mess.

Just look at the facts.

In October, the Liberals shut down (prorogued) the Ontario Legislature to avoid a contempt motion and hearings into the cancelled gas plants. Since May they have knowingly withheld thousands of documents that were ordered by the Speaker of the House--a contravention of the Legislative Assembly Act. And, since September they have implicated themselves in a cover-up by repeatedly making claims in the House that all documents have been released.

Some of their actions are plain and simply against the law, and with the house now back, the saga is continuing.

Ontario Power Authority (OPA) CEO Colin Andersen and Chairperson Jim Hinds recently admitted that the government has been hiding documents since November that were missing from those tabled on September 24th and October 12th, 2012.

Further, we have new evidence from a leaked memo that confirms staff at the OPA had been instructed by a former Liberal political staffer to withhold certain documents and redact or whiteout others.

And we know that there are still documents missing. We don't have any correspondence between OPA officials and staff in the Premier's office and we have yet to see any emails or correspondence from the Premier or the Minister of Energy. Given that both Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne have admitted that the cancellation of the gas plants was a political decision made by the Liberal Party during the 2011 campaign, it is strange that there are no documents or emails or letters from any politician, Premier or Minister of Energy about this political decision.

It is shameful behaviour even for the Liberals who are also to blame for a collection of other scandals--most notably eHealth, Ornge and the doubling of our debt to name a few. These various scandals have been swept under the rug by this government--first Premier McGuinty and now Premier Wynne--with no penalty or consequence for those responsible.

In fact, Premier Wynne's response to the power plant scandal has been to promote those most involved, including Ontario's new Finance Minister Charles Sousa who was directly involved in the scandal and whose seat was saved with the cancellation of the Mississauga gas plant.

Taxpayers deserve to know the truth-who ordered the cancellations, and most importantly, who is trying to cover them up. The McGuinty-Wynne government had no right to make such a significant decision during an election.

In fact, it goes against the whole Westminster system of government that is the basis of our parliamentary democracy.

We need to get to the bottom of this and that is why Tim Hudak has committed to calling a judicial inquiry into the gas plant scandal should we form the government.

Jim Wilson is the Progressive Conservative MPP for Simcoe-Grey In 1970, movies that contained some adult content were rated "GP" for "General Patronage - All Ages Admitted/ Parental Guidance Suggested." The designation was later changed to "PG" to avoid confusion with the more kidfriendly "G." Gasoline prices peaked at $1.38 per gallon back in 1981.

Prior to 1951, long-distance telephone calls could not be dialed directly; they had to be placed through an operator.

Depending on the distance between the two parties, it could take up to 20 minutes for the connection to be made.

PhoneMate introduced its Model 400 answering machine in 1971. The machine weighed about 8 pounds and held 10 minutes worth of messages on a reel-to-reel tape.

When a federally mandated 55 mph nationwide speed limit was established in 1974, many automakers adjusted speedometers to match by changing the usual sequence (10, 20, 30...) to end in "5" (15, 25, 35...).

The 55 mph point was either shaded or indicated by a special visual mark.

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2231 Nursery Road 2231 Nursery Road Minesing, Ontario Minesing, Ontario L0L 1Y2 L0L 1Y2Canada Canada INFORMATION SESSIONS

WASTE MANAGEMENT

MEETING SCHEDULE

CAPITAL PROJECTS

On April 1, 2013 changes to your waste collection services are happening.

Managed by the County of Simcoe, your services will be improved and holidays will no longer affect your collection schedule!

March 12 Elmvale Recreation Service Board 5:00 pm, Knox Building

Find out more about the locations, costs and reasons for Capital Projects by joining us at the following open house: Tuesday, March 19 7:00 pm, Township Administration Centre MIDHURST TRUCK ROUTE View the truck route as discussed by Council and the route suggested in the Township Official Plan. Join us for this information session: Thursday, March 21 7:00 pm, Township Administration Centre

Attend an information session at the County of Simcoe Administration Centre and find out more!

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 9:00 am - 12:00 noon 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm For questions please call Simcoe County Customer Service at 1-800-263-3199.

2013 BALL HOCKEY

For more information please contact the Planning Department 705-728-4784 Ladies Ball Hockey - $75/player

REQUEST FOR QUOTE The Township of Springwater is currently accepting bids for the following items: PW - 11 - 2013 North Orr Lake Road Reconstruction Includes pulverizing, gravelling, resurfacing and associated drainage improvements.

PW - 14 - 2013 Aggregate Production Includes crush, haul and spread OR supply, haul and spread plus crush and stockpile.

Closing date for bids: Friday, March 22 at 12:00 noon For more details, related documents and to submit your bid please visit www.biddingo.com/springwater Questions? Call the Public Works Department, 705-728-4784 ext. 2075

UPDATED FEES TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Township of Springwater will consider the adoption of updated Planning fees at its meeting on April 15, 2013.

Oral representations may be scheduled via the Clerk’s Office by phone 705-7284784 ext. 2026 and written submissions via Canada Post, by fax 705-728-6957 or email info@springwater.ca no later than April 8, 2013.

Information about the proposed fees is available via the Township website by springwater.ca/fees

Phone: 705-728-4784

Wednesday Nights @ Elmvale Arena

March 12 Grenfel Recreation Service Board 7:00 pm, Grenfel Community Hall March 14 Library Board 7:00 pm, Library, Elmvale Branch March 18 Council Meeting 5:30 pm, Township Administration Centre March 19 Minesing Recreation Service Board 7:00 pm, Minesing Community Hall March 20 Recreation Advisory Committee 7:00 pm, Township Administration Centre March 21 Policing Committee 7:30 pm, Library, Elmvale Branch

LADIES REGISTATION: Returning Players: Monday, March 18 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm @ Elmvale Arena New Players: Wednesday, March 20 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm @ Elmvale Arena

March 25 Planning Committee 5:30 pm, Township Administration Centre

Kids Ball Hockey - $55/child

HEALTH SERVICES

Ages 4 & 5 5:30 pm - 6:25 pm Mondays, April 15 - June 24 Ages 6 & 7 5:30 pm - 6:25 pm Thursdays, April 18 - June 20 Ages 8 & 9 6:30 pm - 7:25 pm Thursdays, April 18 - June 20 Ages 10, 11 & 12 6:30 pm - 7:25 pm Mondays, April 15 - June 24

Staying Healthy with Diabetes Did you know the North Simcoe Regional Diabetes Program provides monthly outreach programs for adults with Diabetes?

Individual and group appointments are available!

KIDS REGISTRATION: Wednesday, March 20 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm @ Elmvale Arena **Volunteers for the 2013 Kids Ball Hockey season are needed! Contact the Recreation Department at 705-728-4784 ext. 2054 or recreation@springwater.ca for more information!

CLASSES START SOON! Sign up for fitness programs today!

Visit www.springwater.ca for program details and registration or call 705-728-4784 ext. 2055

March 14, 2013

For more information or to book an appointment at the Springwater Health Services Centre please call 705-526-7804 ext. 302.

COMMUNITY POLICING

The total stopping distance of your vehicle depends on 4 factors: driver perception, driver reaction, vehicle reaction and vehicle braking capability. An average reaction time of 4 seconds at 100 km/h means the car has travelled 110 m before the brakes are applied. That reaction time can be increased by many factors including drugs, alcohol, fatigue or lack of concentration.

Remember that as the weather gets warmer, there are more people on the roads and to always leave a safe distance between you and other vehicles.

If you would like to become a member of the policing committee or for more information please contact: Bob Sporring 705-726-2239 or Ken French 705-322-1894

Fax: 705-728-6957

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Garfield Dunlop

We Need You to

MPP Simcoe North

Join Us this Year!

482 Elizabeth Street Midland ON L4R 1Z8 (705) 526-8671

The Elmvale and District Horticultural Society is looking for new Members.

14 Coldwater Rd. W. Orillia ON L3V 6S2 (705) 326-3246

If you sit in your yard every Summer and look at patchy grass and brown weeds, it is time you joined us once a month!!

This months meeting

March 27 - Join us to hear David Hawke talk about Wild Orchids of Simcoe County 7:30pm

Ontario can overcome its jobs crisis with bold action to restart economic growth – and more people working will mean fewer people trapped on social assistance.

As I have indicated in previous columns, Ontario PC’s To find out more call Sharon (705) 322-2257 are releasing a series of white papers intended to create Only $10 membership for the year discussion and gain feedback on major concerns and issues facing our province. One such document we recently We meet at the Elmvale Legion upstairs released Paths to Prosperity: Welfare to Work. is the eighth every 4th Wednesday of each month in a series on building a leaner, more focused government (unless otherwise noted above) and creating jobs.

We have more than half a million unemployed and a huge pool of talent going to waste on welfare. But even if the economy were growing, the complex bureaucracies and rules that tangle up our welfare system are costly and unsustainable.

The answer is to help people rebuild their lives, develop skills and break free from poverty to jobs, charity or public service work – all through a more affordable government.

With hundreds of regulations and eligibility criteria, there are too many government barriers standing in the way of people’s self-worth, dignity and independence. At the same time, taxpayers want to see their money used more sensibly, to help people find jobs.

This is especially true for Ontarians with disabilities who are hugely unrepresented in the workforce.

SMALL TOWN CANADA So Welfare to Work proposes to recognize Yesterday our son, from small village Canada, came to take his and reward those employers who take extra elderly parents to lunch. As has happened before, his choice was measures to hire people with disabilities.

Stayner. That was fine with us. When a son takes time for us, we do Welfare to Work would also prioritize funding not hesitate. It seems that when he and his brother were teenagers for community college programs that make they went to the Creemore Dances. After the dance, with other post-secondary education more accessible to fellows, they headed to a coffee shoppe in Stayner. (No Tim’s then) people with disabilities.

What place I do not know, but I do know a family of attractive The government has failed those in need: They Stayner girls worked in the shop. “The Apple” on main street Stayer equate disability with an inability to work. has been the place of choice. And yes, one of those same sisters is People with disabilities want to find jobs. the waitress. It is a place of choice for many locals and they even But they face walls, when what they need are have their own coffee cups. A one sheet newspaper is at the door bridges. for your reading. The waitress is friendly but busy. She will pass the By breaking down red tape in the bureaucracy, time of day and share a comment. our reforms will give them the opportunities Yesterday a sign on the window indicated that it was their last they need, while preserving valued social day to serve the community. Small town Canada was no longer to programs as we balance the budget. have the “Apple” to serve the locals and those passing through. A View and share Paths to Prosperity: Welfare to photographer was there and took photos and interviews. It will rate Work at www.ontariopc.com/paths a blurp on the news but Stayner will not be the same without “the UPCOMING EVENT I am honoured to be hosting a Free Roller Apple. Good luck to the owners and the waitress and thanks for the Skating Day at ODAS Park for St Patrick’s memories. (There were no cell phones when our boys were younger Day. The event will take place Sunday March so it has been interesting to fmd out where they spent their time) 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Roller Skating Place Mary Price 2582 Rainbow Valley Rd. Minesing. I have enjoyed 4500 Fairgrounds Road –off Highway 12 west living in small towns and villages in three countries in my 80 some years. Oh, the wonderful stories these years have told. Love of Orillia. I hope to see you there!

Elmvale’s Bakery, Ritchie’s hardware and oh, the fun I shared with the cloggers....

Help Get Rid of Garlic Mustard!

Elmvale and District Horticultural Society welcomed Speaker Kate Harries in February, for her talk on Invasive species. She is pictured here with our Tiny Marsh Liaison Dale Fawcett.

One of Ontario's most unwanted invasive plant species, Garlic Mustard otherwise known as Hedge-garlic, Saucealone, Jack-by-the-edge, Poor Man's-Mustard and Garlicwort has made an appearance at the Tiny Marsh. It can also be found in moist forests, roadsides, trail edges and maybe in your garden. In these places it dominates the ground layer of plants reducing the forests natural ability to regenerate. Kate requested help to control the spread of this plant at Tiny Marsh. Please put these dates on your calendar and come out to help. "The Big Pull" June 1st & 2nd, June 8th & 9th . More info can be found on the Tiny Marsh website www.tinymarsh.ca You can find pictures, information and tips on management and preventing the spread of invasive plants by visiting www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca Kate offered several native plant suggestions for replanting once you have the invasive species under control including May Apple, Sensitive Fern & Wild Ginger. For more information on planting native species visit Kate's website at returnofthenative.ca. If you love to be outside in the garden and want to learn more about conserving our environment join the Elmvale and District Horticultural Society. Find us on the website www.gardenontario.org or call Sharon 705-322-2257.

Mayor Linda Colllins Township of Springwater

I was wondering if you might be able to explain why you mentioned only one of the two citizens' groups in your amendment to the resolution at today's Simcoe County Council meeting?

I find this curious because it had been the Township's practice in the past to mention both groups. That you, now, have chosen to favour the Barrie-based group (Friends of Springwater Provincial Park) while ignoring ours which is township- and Midhurst-based is unfortunate?

I assume you and your administration will continue this new approach in favouring Barrie rather than township taxpayers' concerns.

Since you have chosen to exclude our group from every conversations about Springwater Park since our Nov 28, 2012 Queen's Park visit, I assume you disapprove of my writing on SpringwaterParkcc.org and/or my comments in the local media and Goldhawk Fights Back.

For the record, I will continue to write about the park and the Midhurst Secondary Plan. I will continue to be a member of AWARE Simcoe and the Midhurst Ratepayers' Association, MRA. I look forward to my new role as member of the MRA's Finance Committee, Your Worship, you had mentioned in the past that we are neighbours.

Please make sure this correspondence is recorded appropriately.

Regards, Les Stewart

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Ward 4 Councillor Update/Views

SPRINGWATER TOWNSHIP / March 7, 2013 – Sandy McConkey Springwater Fire and Emergency Services encourages Residents out for Capital Works Program Presentation/ you to change Discussion at Grenfel Hall on March 5th your smoke I was pleased to see resident’s come out to review the alarm battery this plan for Roads Culverts and Bridges . Public Works and Sunday, March Planning Director Brad Sokach was there to answer any 10th for daylight questions . Mayor Linda Collins, CAO Robert Brindley and Early Spring? savings time.

Family Day fun continues year with activities all around the Township! myself were also there to meet with residents and answer Welcomethis Spring!

- With Marchhappening Break under way and During 2012, Don’t let the February blues get gradually you down,getting join us warmer, for skating, crafts and more this any concerns.

I would like to thank Maureen Andrew for the temperatures we welcome an average of weekend and enjoy the winter weather your family; after all,when according Wiarton the cake and coffee, it was greatly enjoyed. the coming season withwith open arms, especially that toproviding 13% of homes Willie, we don’t have much timeus leftthe to take advantage the snow andmaple the activities that season brings beautiful liquidofgold we call in Springwater come along with it. syrup! The 48th Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival is just over Township did a month away and we are ready to celebrate the coming of not comply with "Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle...a seed waiting to Spring with pancakes, log-sawing, crafts and friends.

Ontario smoke sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to unfurl. And the anticipation nurtures ‘It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot alarm laws. The our dream." - Barbara Winkler and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, law states that all and winter in the shade.’ ~Charles Dickens homes require a Noise by-law Waste minimum of one A one year review of the Collection Draft Noise By-law was conducted on January 29, 2013 here at Better service saving money!

The County of Simcoeyou is and your working smoke the Administration Centre.

Weand asked how this by-law has impacted to improve our curb-side alarm on every community and iftaking there positive are otherstrides inclusions or exclusions you feelcollection. should be considered; On April services are changing. level of the home, input was received from 1, 2 2013 of 5 constituents in attendance. Council is reviewing the You are invited to attend an open session onKeeping Tuesday,all residents as well as one summary report at our next Council meeting onhouse February 19.

March 26 at the County of Simcoe Administration Centre informed on our decisions is a first priority; following the Township online and attending outside sleeping Jeff Corriveau, Springwater Fire at 1110 Highway 26, Midhurst from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon Council meetings is the best way to stay in the loop! areas.

Prevention Officer, is reminding or 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Find out about the changes to There is a $235 Everyone to change the batteries Public Meetingsservices and how they may affect your collection schedule. fine associated In their smoke alarms this weekend.

We recently completed 7 Wardof Boundary public information sessions in each The County SimcoeReview is responsible for all waste with each noncommunity; totalmanagement attendance was 5 (inTownship. addition to If staff and Council).

Potential changes to in our you have any questions functioning smoke alarm. In 2012 the Department issued one Ward boundaries may affect Customer many residents and1-800-236-3199. the lack of participation was surprising.

County Service fine to a tenant who intentionally disabled a smoke alarm in a call will debate the proposed Combined boundary changes at the next Council meeting on ROMA/OGRA Conference multi-unit apartment building. The tenant’s unitCouncil experienced th and any of these changes will be in effect for the January 2014 election.

February 19 a fire and other tenants were delayed in being notified by an The week of February 24 marked the annual ROMA/ Calling all Truck Drivers and Resident’s of Midhurst OGRA conference (Rural Ontario Municipal Association/ Midhurst Truck Route Meeting: March 21st alarm until smoke had spread throughout the building.

In March, we areOntario hosting three openAssociation). houses regarding the 2013 Capital and Goodpublic Roads Springwater was Plan Last year, as part of an educational program “Alarmed 7pm - 9pm at Springwater Administration Office an information session on the proposed truck routes for Midhurst: for Life” Springwater Firefighters found 12 instances granted 3 delegations: Please come out and provide your comments to the staff

• Ministry of Infrastructure – we had a meeting report that was provided to Council on Nov 5th 2012. where residents did not have working smoke alarms 2013in Capital Plan Open House: Minister Glen Murray to discuss the importance of Below are some highlights from the staff report provided their homes. The Firefighters educated the home owners with  7:00 pm, Tuesday, March 5 – Grenfel Hall funding for infrastructure projects. and provided smoke alarms and/or batteries to make their continuing Council:  7:00 pm, Thursday, March 7 – Springwater Room, Elmvale to Arena

• Ministry of Natural Resources – we had a home safer.

“In response to requests from residents of Midhurst,  7:00 pm, Tuesday, March 19 – Township Administration Centre The Springwater Fire Department noted an increase in meeting with Minister David Orazietti to petition for a Township Council has requested an analysis of potential one year extension of operation for Springwater Park to Truck Routes around Midhurst. Staff understands that this smoke alarm compliance last year with an average of 87% of Truck Midhurst Route Public Information Session: explore possibilities for partnerships. homes being compliant with the law. Additionally, 75% of the adequately request, generally, is to address gravel trucks using Pooles  7:00 pm, Thursday, March 21 – Township Administration Centre • Ministry of Education – we had a meeting Road to access either St. Vincent Street to Barrie or Wattie homes had an escape plan and practiced it at least once a year. withto Deputy Minister George Elmvalethis year If you live in Springwater Township andWe youencourage require you come and see what plansZagarac we haveregarding for infrastructure Roadand and Finlay Mill Road to County Road 27. assistance to ensure that your home is in compliance have yourwith say. District High School (EDHS) and reasons why it should Staff understands that Council may be interested in Ontario smoke alarm laws please contact Springwater Fire remain a top capital funding priority. finding a route from the Forbes Road and Highway 400 Development Charges and Emergency Services at 705-728-4784 ext. 2016. area which eliminates the movement of trucks through “Not having working smoke alarms is not only dangerous The Township Development Charges are currently Midhurst. The only potential truck access from the Forbes but it is also unnecessary. A smoke alarm can cost as little under review. Hemson Consulting Ltd. has been engaged Road/400 area to the County Road 27/Finlay Mill Road as $15 and a 9 volt battery costs as little as $5. There is to prepare the background February 14, study 2012 required to update will requires vehicles to travel north to Horseshoe Valley no excuse for not having a working smoke alarm,” said Township Development Charges. Council has begun Road then west to County Road 27 and finally south to Deputy Fire Chief Craig Williams. “Smoke alarms should discussions regarding best estimates of growth and capital Midhurst or south on Highway 400 to Bayfield Street. be replaced 10 years after the manufacture date. If you requirements to service the community over the next The Table below summarizes the approximate travel 10 years. This information will be incorporated into the distances from the Forbes Road/Highway 400 interchange cannot find a manufacturers date, replace the alarm”. background study to calculate new Development Charges. to the County Road 27/Finlay Mill Road interchange based Springwater is a municipality of approximately 18,000 Once it is complete the background study will go through on three potential routes.” residents located in the heart of Simcoe County. a public process prior to a revised Development Charges Springwater Township is home to the second largest Route Approximate Distance by-law being adopted. concentration of County Forests and is a popular Forbes/Russell/Pooles/St. Vincent/ Capital Plan destination for outdoor activities in all four seasons.

Wattie/Finlay Mill 7.5 km We’ve had wonderful turn-outs for the Capital Plan Open Forbes/Russell/Doran/Finlay Mill 6.5 km Houses so far! Thanks to those who made it out to see where Highway 400/Horseshoe Valley/ we plan to focus our efforts this year. Don’t forget, there’s County Road 27 19 km one more meeting! Please join us at the Administration “As shown the implementation of a truck route up to Centre for the final open house on March 17 at 7:00 pm.

Horseshoe Valley Road to by-pass Midhurst would result Upcoming Events in an increase of approximately 11 kilometres per one way Capital Plan Open House: trip.

Tuesday, March 17, 2013, 7:00 pm Council agreed with Staff’s recommendation to pursue

Township Administration Centre this option a public meeting with affected stakeholders to Midhurst Truck Route Information Session: present the proposed route and receive comments as the

Thursday, March 19, 2013, 7:00 pm prohibition of trucks through the community may have a

Township Administration Centre significant impact on commercial trucking operations. “ Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival: Springwater Park Advocacy Continues

Saturday, April 20, 2013, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Mayor Linda Collins requested an amendment to this County resolution “ AND THAT the County continue to lobby the Province to leave Springwater Provincial Park open with current amenities and attractions, and offer in-kind assistance from the County and Township to better market the Park and encourage increased public utilization.”

In addition to this resolution, text was added that proposed that in the alternative, a one-year reprieve be given to allow community groups the opportunity to organize, Great Spring Fitness Program Line-up: raise funds, and establish partnerships that could prove 10 weeks 1 hour/week $75 the viability of Springwater Park’s operation beyond that date. For a full status of the Park please visit the Municipal Grab a friend body blast, Minute burst, Pilates, Yoga, Zumba, website at www. Springwater.ca and make it a Strictly Stength and more! fun night out!

My email is Sandy.McConkey@springwater.ca at local Community Halls:

*hillsdale, Minesing, Anten Mills, Midhurst and Elmvale* call the Recreation Dept. to register 705-728-4784 ext.2054

The Irish way - Now don’t be talking about yourself while you’re here.

We’ll surely be doing that after you leave.

Irish Blessing - As you slide down

the banister of life, may the splinters never point the wrong way Irish diplomacy - the art of telling someone to go to hell in such a way they’ll look forward to the trip.

Try to say “Irish wristwatch” Murphy told Quinn that his wife was driving him to drink. Quinn thinks he’s very lucky because his own wife makes him walk.

Springwater News goes on a cruise Joan Duquette soaks up some sun while reading the Springwater News at St. Maarten, at the end of a fantastic cruise on March 2nd.

The late Bishop Sheen stated that the reason the Irish fight so often among themselves is that they're always assured of having a worthy opponent

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Letters to the Editor • The Springwater Forum • Your Page Friends Of Springwater Provincial Park

Just got off the phone with a representative for the MNR and Minister Of Natural Resources David Orazietti pleading our case to give us a year to be able to organize and raise funds to save the park. Barrie City Counilor Alex Nuttall seems to think that fundraising is secondary in saving the park, but funds need to be raised for us to be able to market and promote the park. NO ONE ELSE IS PROMOTIN...G THE PARK! The MNR said that they do not have any money and therefore can not operate for another year. I said that the MNR gave no warning or notice of their decision and have not allowed groups time to organize to be able to help them.

I also said that in order to partnership with the MNR and create a group Friends Of Springwater Provincial Park we need proper time to get charitable status. This takes 6-8months.

All Friends groups must have charitable status in order to partnership with the MNR. This was told to me in my last meeting with Ken Lacroix (MNR) If that is what they want than at least give us the proper time to do it!

It will cost the MNR money to decommision the park so dont tell me you have NO money.

This issue of the park becoming non operational should be a priority in Queens park considering we have only until April 1st.

WHERE IS OUR VOICE & WHO IN THE LIBERAL PARTY WILL LISTEN? Thank You Ian Taylor, Founder/President Friends Of Springwater Provincial Park

Editor’s Musings Comments

Hello Mike, Just want to clarify something that you wrote in your Feb 28, 2013 Musings. You made a comment about engineers/experts that designed the Titanic. It was not an engineer that was driving the Titanic when it hit the ice berg before it sunk. Most cases in accidents, it is human error that results in tragedies. Engineers can only build in a few factors of safety before the things they build look ridiculous.

Guess what, I'm an engineer. Sometimes, engineers do screw up but hopefully not very often.

I saw something in one edition of the Springwater News once about zero tolerance. This is what is screwing things up for the rest of us. Some person does something reckless and the rest of us have to deal with consequences. Need to have a general law that anyone who does something mindless, they should be penalized just because of their carelessness. Should not have to write a new law every time something different comes along.

These are my rants for today.

Jeff Nahuis

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SPRINGWATER PROVINCIAL PARK

As a resident of Barrie for more than forty-five years I am disturbed by reports to close Springwater Provincial Park, a facility enjoyed by family, relatives, friends and visitors during this long period.

It would be a great shame in this time of proposed housing expansion in Barrie and Midhurst to deprive people of a small oasis of respite from the concerns and pace of every day life.

My own family and relatives have enjoyed a variety of activities in the park which have provided many pleasant and unforgettable memories. A quite vivid one is of an aunt from England saying that she enjoyed her visit there more than any of the other locations. This was after she had seen Niagara Falls, the CN Tower, the Eaton Centre and The Martyrs Shrine. What an endorsement for the park that is !

Memories of smoke curling lazily into the pine trees as the breakfast of eggs and bacon sizzled over the fire, ground mist evaporating, Blue Jays calling and chipmunks visiting our picnic table. My aunt insisted on going a second time to have, as she put it, ‘breakfast in the woods’ This treasure must be retained, not only to provide memories, but to preserve the natural features which include springs which eventually feed the Nottawasaga watershed creating habitat for wildlife along the streams they create. After all it is called ‘spring water’ park.

I understand there is an ancient Indian trail through the park, and some burial grounds at several locations. Is this heritage to be lost, along with the cenotaph erected to the memory of the Vespra Boys who paid the ultimate price so that we could enjoy an area that their far sighted parents and grand parents created. ‘Lest we forget’ seems to have been forgotten.

Initially the park was a municipal park. It seems to me that the honourable thing for the Ministry of Natural Resources to do is to offer the park back to the municipality rather than continue with what seems to be an ill-advised decision.

I urge anyone who has enjoyed the park to write or e-mail their local authorities expressing their concern over this short sighted move by the MNR. James B. Spruce.

Leitch - $10 million for ads - cuts food safety

Conservative MP Kellie Leitch and her party are trying to buy your support with advertising paid for with your tax dollars. They’re increasing spending on advertising while cutting programs that really matter to Canadians.

But Canadians are speaking out. Their votes are not for sale, and they want to know why the Conservatives are wasting their money. They want to know why Stephen Harper can find an extra $10 million for government advertising this year, but can’t pay for programs that really matter, like food safety.

The latest round of Conservative cuts will not only hurt the economy, but also put our health and safety at risk.

Less than a year after the tainted meat scandal at XL Foods, the Conservatives are cutting the budget for food safety. In fact, they’re cutting the budget for food safety at the Department of Agriculture by almost one-third.

People will not buy Canadian meat, fruit and vegetables if they can’t trust that it’s safe to feed their families, but the government would rather spend your money on Economic Action Plan ads during the Super Bowl and the Oscars than on food inspectors.

Ms. Leitch and the Conservatives have made their priorities clear. Every billboard they paint, every commercial they film, and every ad they air send just one message: Canadians can’t trust the Conservatives with their tax dollars.

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The rest drew straws to see who would tell his wife. One man draws the shortest straw and goes to his friend’s house to tell the wife.

The man says to her, “Your husband lost some money in the poker game and is afraid to come home.”

The wife says, “Tell him to drop dead!”

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We are all born with the ability to breathe automatically without thought but have we ever considered that like throwing a ball there can be an ideal way and a poor malfunctioning way? We can assume that if our breathing technique is not optimal we won’t have full functional capacity of our lungs and we will not be acquiring the most oxygen possible. Every cell in our body requires oxygen but that is the microscopic scale let’s look at the big picture the macroscopic scale. Did you know that our breathing affects posture, alignment, and function of our entire musculoskeletal system?

How can you tell that you have poor breathing patterns?

All of the following listed are poor breathing patterns.

• Mouth breathing • Lifting collar bones, shoulder and upper chest breathing • Stomach breathing which involves sucking in the stomach on inhaling and pushing out on exhalation.

• Paradoxical breathing which consists of pushing out the upper chest and sucking in at the stomach. This can be seen in those with COPD, high stress individuals and can cause lumbar pain, anxiety and incontinence.

These breathing faults can lead to neck pain, headaches, shoulder pain and low back instability. Proper breathing technique should be through nose with expansion of the lower ribcage with inspiration and expiration. When breathing the belly button moves in and out with little or no movement of collarbones or shoulders. One way to train to breathe properly is trying to mimic a crocodile as they have optimal breathing, they keep very still while pushing out at the stomach. When going to sleep at night, try lying on your back put one hand on your stomach and one on your chest. Breathe in through your nose taking a slow relaxed breath and try to not move the chest while expanding out at the stomach. Not only will this help with posture, back pain, and neck stiffness it will also help to dispel all the stress from the day. Stress is the major reason we have many physical ailments from ulcers to high blood pressure, any exercises we can do to remove stress from the body is beneficial for the mind and body. Stay happy and stay healthy!

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PROTECT YOURSELF CREDIT CARD FRAUD

RCMP reports that Credit Card Fraud is on the rise, and a real concern for Canadians.

Ask for purchase receipts Check these against your transactions regularly Report any discrepancies to your card issuer immediately with the phone number on the back of the card. Keep Card in Sight At All Times if you give your card to a merchant, It can be passed through a card reader that records your personal information or a photo can be taken of your card very easily. Make sure you get your own card back.

Have Credit Cards with Enhanced Security The enhanced security of the PIN and Chip Technology makes it very difficult to replicate.

Be Careful On-Line So much shopping and banking is done on the Internet, it is very easy to gain your personal information. Make sure that personal information is done on secure (https addresses are secure; http addresses are not) and reputable websites, Phising scams (emails or popup browser windows) mimic legitimate organizations in order to gain your trust and steal your personal information.

Be Extremely Cautious Over the Phone Never give out your personal information over the phone, unless you initiated the call. Some people may claim to be from a legitimate company that you know, never give out your card information. Ask for their name, and phone number so you can call back later, after you have checked the phone number and business out. Otherwise, hang up.

Protect Credit Cards When Travelling Carry cards with you at all times, or make sure they are in a secure location (like a hotel safe). In Ontario, you do not have to sign the back of your card. You can leave it blank or write/print “See Other ID”.

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In the last issue, I wrote that Frankie Edgecombe, from Elmvale, won the Ontario College Volleyball Championship with Nipissing University.

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With the Ontario championship in their pocket, they traveled south to Niagara College to compete in the Canadian Championship. Nipissing was ranked 3rd in the eight-team tournament.

They took out #6 ranked L’Outaouais College in 3 straight sets in game one; then took out #7 ranked Niagara College 3 sets to 1 in their second game. They would now play #1 ranked Red Deer • Complete Insurance Work College for the gold medal.

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Bus. 322-2282 Res. 322-3070 It was a first championship for Nipissing and the 14 William St., Elmvale ON second straight win for a team from Ontario.

Elmvale Curling Club had a chance to meet world The Edgecombe If you’re fussy, we’re the shop for you! family would like champion Glenn Howard several weeks ago in Midland. to thank all the fans In the photo are Coach Lance Triskle, Paige Collicutt, Josh that traveled to the Fiegehen, Glenn Howard, Trevor Fiegehen and Victoria O YOU HAVE QUESTIONS tournament and those Turner.

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RVH’s Chemotherapy ‘robot’ prepares first treatments Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is celebrating another major milestone as its Robotic Intravenous Automation, better known as RIVA, is now operational RIVA is a state-of-the-art robotic device that is capable of preparing complex, patientspecific chemotherapy as well as other intravenous products safely and accurately in an sterile, automated environment.

“RIVA, with its robotic arm, is truly an exciting piece of equipment that can better serve patients and enhance safety for pharmacy staff,” says Judy Chong, director of Pharmaceutical Services, RVH. “This innovative technology, which functions in the same manner as the Canadarm, is only found in one other cancer centre in the country and demonstrates RVH’s commitment to being a leader in highquality, safe patient care.”

RVH was the first hospital in Canada to order RIVA as part of the $70 million in equipment purchased for the Phase 1 Expansion project. After a rigorous testing

period, RIVA is now ready to improve and enhance care for cancer patients throughout Simcoe Muskoka.

“With the opening of the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre at RVH, we have made great strides in expanding cancer services for the people of this region. Part of our ongoing commitment to deliver timely and safe care is to ensure we equip our clinicians with the best tools available and RIVA is most certainly at the top of that list,” says Janice Skot, RVH president and CEO. RVH has quickly gained a regional reputation for innovation in cancer care.

In 2008, the hospital made history when it was the first Canadian facility to open a temporary radiation treatment clinic. The single radiation machine facility began treating patients with breast, prostate and gastro-intestinal cancer on April 1, 2008 and has since been dismantled with the opening of three new radiation suites in the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre.

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Midhurst/ March 12, 2013 – The County of Simcoe’s Georgian Village Fundraising Campaign is that much closer to bringing a superior quality of life to seniors in our community thanks to the efforts of dozens of skiers and snowboarders at the Warden’s Ski Day March 7.

A total of $20,467 was raised by participants and sponsors of the Warden’s Ski Day held at Mount St. Louis Moonstone in Oro-Medonte Township. The success of the Warden’s Ski Day surpassed all expectations, bringing in more than the $18,607 raised at the February Warden’s Bonspiel in Penetanguishene.

The 2013 Warden’s Ski Day featured a silent auction, raffle, scavenger hunt, sponsored race, guest speaker Tim Batchelder, CEO and President of the Canadian Ski Patrol Central Zone, and live entertainment.

Georgian Village, a new 60-plus adult lifestyle community, is being constructed in Penetanguishene and will provide social and active living with five housing options. The Georgian Village Fundraising Campaign aims to create a vibrant quality of life for the County’s growing senior population.

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From the SAVE IT GIRL - Re-use sandwich and storage bags. Do they only cost 3 or 4 cents a bag? Sure.

But would you throw a nickel away because it had some crumbs on it? I won't wash a Ziploc bag if it is greasy or oily, but otherwise I can stretch a box of sandwich bags for practically a year. I also wash plastic wear.

Barrie, Ontario, March 11, 2013 — In addition to making the community a better place, the Barrie Food Bank is also committed to making the world a better place as well.

By ensuring all materials passing through the facility are recycled, the Food Bank is doing its part to reduce the amount of waste which ends up in our landfill.

“We haven’t had a dumpster in eighteen years”, states Peter Sundborg, Executive Director of the Barrie Food Bank. “We recycle or re-use everything we can around here. For us, it’s just habit”.

Funded entirely through private and corporate donations, the organization provides food to families and individuals in the community to prevent them from going hungry.

There are two programs: a food assistance program which provides a supply of food meant to last for a period of time; and a morning ‘drop-in’ program designed to allow clients to pick up breads and baked goods to supplement their food assistance order.

The Food Bank distributes 55,000 pounds of food per month to just over 29,000 people last year alone. With the sheer volume of food products coming through the facility, a large amount of packaging and waste is generated.

The facility recycles all cardboard, glass and plastics.

Recycling bin manufacturer, Busch Systems has donated customized recycling bins to assist the Food Bank’s recycling initiative. This helps ensure all items are properly sorted and everything gets recycled.

In addition to recycling, several items are also re-used, including plastic grocery bags, which are re-used to fill food orders for clients. Clients are also encouraged to bring their own re-usable bags for pickups. There is even a program in place to re-use all of the past-date bread and expired perishable items, as local farmers pick up staledated items three times weekly which is in turn used to feed their livestock.

“It’s good for them and good for us”, states Sundborg in regard to the local farmers’ utilization of past-date food items. “The support we have had in our recycling efforts has been great and we couldn’t do it without the help we have received”.

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CANADIAN GENEALOGY

Each province in Canada have their own way of researching ancestral families depending on your province of research and various rules apply.

Ancestry.ca, of course, has one of the biggest and best records available. Another good research is through familysearch.org, and of course, olivetreegenealogy.com.

There are many others out there, but the above are the most common. Ancestry is a fee-based site, the other two are free access.

A couple of the best ones that I have found so far are for PEI; http://www.islandregister.com/ and http://www.gov. pe.ca/archives/baptismal/search_index.php/ and another good one for New Brunswick; http://archives.gnb.ca/Archives/Default. aspx?culture=en-CA The above link will take your into the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. This is a pretty site for ancestors in the New Brunswick. Also, includes downloadable copies of records for free, no record shows, however, you can order a photo copy of the record for a small fee.

Other provinces in Canada do have some records, various years, and once on-line, the records will be updated.

Be careful when searching for records, and always get more than one source, if possible, for each record you looking for. Even old bible entry records can be wrong.

Some may have been entered at a later date, and may not be accurate, and could have been entered by another member of the family, etc. Even Birth Certificates can be wrong by a day or two, as well as registration records of various events.

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Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Ontario's Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Robin Williams, is advising Ontarians to be sure that their and their family's vaccinations are up to date. This is even more important when families are travelling.

This reminder is prompted by a notice from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) who confirmed a measles case in Ontario that was linked to recent travel to a resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

According to Dr. Williams, "Although measles has become an uncommon disease in Ontario, it is highly contagious and can be very serious. The best protection is to keep your immunizations up to date."

Measles symptoms include rash, high fever, cough, runny nose and watery eyes. If you suspect that you have, or a member of your family has, measles, contact a health care provider immediately. Make sure to call ahead and let the health care provider know you are coming and that you suspect measles. This will allow them to take precautions in their office or clinic.

Quick Facts • On average, it takes about 10 days for symptoms to start after exposure to the measles virus; however, that period can range from seven to 18 days.

• Measles can lead to complications including middle ear infection, pneumonia, inflammation of the brain, hearing loss, brain damage, and in severe cases, death.

• Ontario offers 14 different vaccines through its publiclyfunded immunization program, protecting against 17 preventable diseases.

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CALL US Wilson Challenges Premier on Wind Turbines Proposed near the Collingwood Regional Airport

On Thursday Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson challenged Premier Kathleen Wynne in question period over her willingness to stop a proposal for 500 foot industrial wind turbines from being built on a flight path of the Collingwood Regional Airport.

"Premier, during your campaign for the Liberal leadership, you visited my riding and ... told my constituents that, if you were successful in your leadership bid, you would bring the Collingwood proposal to the direct attention of the Minister of Energy," said Wilson. "Premier, can you confirm today that you kept your word and tell us what you've done to stop this dangerous proposal from going ahead?"

Wilson has been a strong opponent of this particular renewable energy project due its close proximity to the Collingwood Regional Airport and the aerodrome in Clearview Township. He specifically directed his questions to the Premier as she made the commitments during her campaign for Liberal leadership. Despite his efforts, however, the Premier refused to answer his questions and referred them to the Minister of Energy.

"This is a serious issue about safety and the rights of people in rural Ontario, which you don't give a damn about," said Wilson. "Premier, you're the one who made the commitments when you visited Collingwood ... I'd appreciate an answer from you."

Wilson is pushing the government to restore municipal planning powers over renewable energy projects. He recently introduced legislation entitled Restoring Planning Powers to Municipalities Act, 2013 that would give municipalities like Clearview back the authority to decide what renewable energy projects are built within their communities.

The Ontario PC Party have been calling for a moratorium on industrial wind energy projects until third party health and environmental studies have been done. They have also committed to scrapping the feed-in tariff program that is increasing hydro bills by rewarding often foreign energy developers up to fifteen times the average price of hydro to produce power.

May your glass be ever full.

May the roof over your head be always strong.

And may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead.

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lorachalli@sympatico.ca / 728-9784 March Break week! I hope everyone is having a nice peaceful and relaxing time with their children home or in camps. Highly unlikely but it’s always nice to dream about. I’m sure much my like house, there is a lot of driving here and there for pickups and drop offs. But, in the long run if the kids are happy and entertained that’s what counts. Enjoy!

A safety reminder to ensure that children, pets and the always brave ice fishermen stay off of the ice and be careful of rising spring water levels. You will also note that many ditches in our area are quite deep so keep a watchful eye to wandering children. We don’t want any mishaps or emergencies.

St. Peter’s Anglican Church has been an important part of the community of Minesing for 128 years. More than a century of worship, fellowship and community service will be remembered this month as St Peter’s prepares to open and close its doors for the last time.

Facing the reality of a continually dwindling congregation in changing times, the parish, which dates to 1885, will disband. A final service of celebration and deconsecration will be held on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 4:00 pm., followed by a brief reception. Please join us as we share treasured memories, celebrate our history and say farewell to this hallowed place!

Minesing United Church News - Sunday Service is at 10:00 am - Singing, Reflection, Children's Program...

Please join us. Our theme for March is all about changes...

Spring is coming, change is coming, how do we respond?

If Sunday doesn't work for you or you are looking for something different, try our new Wednesday activity.

Minesing United, together with Dalston-Crown Hill and Midhurst present a relaxed and open exploration of spirituality. We meet at Midhurst United Church and we begin with a meal at 6pm and then there are activities at around 6:45. All ages, stages, and beliefs are welcome.

The only rule is the golden rule: we treat everyone as we would want to be treated.

Easter is coming, mark your calendar for these special services at Minesing United Church.... Thursday March 28 we celebrate the Last Supper at 7pm, Good Friday Service is at 10am, Easter Sunday Sunrise Service at 7:30am and Easter Celebration Service is at 10am.

The Minesing United Church Cookbook is available $15 call the church for your copy.

Irish Stew Supper – March 16th – Dinner at 6:00 PM - At the Minesing Community Centre – Tickets $15 for Adults - $5 for children under 12 – Entertainment.

Vacation Bible Camp - August 12th to August 16th, 2013 - For children 4-12. Full or half days. Youth volunteers welcome! Talk to Reverend Kirsty if you are interested.

For more information on any events call 705-737-5322.

Until next time, have a great March Break and keep a smile on your face.

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Who Was Patrick?

March 17 is widely accepted as the date of St. Patrick’s death in A.D. 461.

Was there really a St. Patrick? Definitely.

Did he really drive the snakes out of Ireland? Probably not.

At age 16 (around A.D. 400), Patrick was kidnapped from his home on the west coast of England and carried off to Ireland. After 6 years, he escaped; upon returning home, he received his call (in a dream) to preach the Gospel.

Although some Christians lived in Ireland at the time, it was Patrick who spread Christianity throughout the land and brought an organized church into existence.

We wear a shamrock on St. Patrick’s Day because Patrick used its three leaves to explain the Trinity. But, as far as we know, he never drank green beer!

Cabbage seeds are often planted around this time, and oldtime farmers believed that to make them grow well, you needed to plant them while wearing your nightclothes.

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The motherboard is the brains of the computer.

It processes and stores the information of all that Members of Denturist Association of Ontario I have typed, as well as all my stories, letters, and pictures.

The other day, someone sent me a slide show with music. As I turned on my speakers, there was absolute silence. I unplugged the cord and then plugged it in again-no sound. I tried again and again--nothing. I finally gave up. I disconnected the speakers, placed them into a bag and Local Heritage headed off to the nearest computer store. The end result Looking for something to do between seasons? was that the connection was not working anymore and that The heritage of our county can be found in a number of I needed new speakers. After some time, I purchased a new museums and other interesting sites. Some sites are closed set of speakers as well as a new keyboard--all on sale! I for the winter, and the museum in Orillia is closed for was a happy camper again.

This incident made me think of our bodies. The renovations. However, there are still many available for motherboard--our brain, our ability to think and visiting.

SUMAC is Simcoe County Cultural Network. There communicate instructions to the rest of our body. The are 15 museums and others sites listed online, with speakers--our mouths, our ability to communicate to each information about current happenings. other and the rest of the world. The keyboard--our hands, Among those listed: our ability to serve others in many different ways. Our • Penetanguishene Centenntial Museum & Archives 705bodies, too, wear down, and we look forward to a place 549-2150 where there is no more pain or sorrow and where every • Collingwood Museum, featuring 150 years of marine tear will be wiped away, a place where we will have brand history museum@collingwood.ca new bodies.

• Leacock Museum, Orillia 705-329-1908 2 Corinthians 4:16-Therefore we do not lose heart, but • CFB Borden Military Museum 705-423-3531 though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is • Museum on the Boyne, Alliston 705-435-0167 being renewed day by day. (NASB) • Ontario Provincial Police Museum, at OPP Headquarters 2 Corinthians 5:1- For we know that if the earthly tent Orillia 705-329-6889 which is our house is torn down, we have a building from • Simcoe County Museum (705-728-3721) God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

• Huronia Museum, Midland (705-527-6622) (NASB) Springwater Township has many interesting heritage Prayer: Dear Jesus, sometimes our bodies hurt, and we sites, and offers an interesting drive around the area to wonder if things will ever get better. Help us to trust in Your Word, that someday we will see You face to face, view some of these buildings. These are private homes where You will wipe away every tear that we have shed and business, and are not open to the public except by and take away every pain that we have endured, and when agreement during the annual Doors Open event. The we will receive a new body--incorruptible and pure. Amen. one exception is the Hillsdale Lockup. This building is township property, and is usually open at least one day a Rosemary Hagedorn, Penetanguishene, year to the public. Information about these sites can be rosyhagedorn@gmail.com accessed through the township website.

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Making Progress Protecting Lake Simcoe

Ontario is improving the health of Lake Simcoe through the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan and through more than 1,500 local environmental stewardship projects.

Released today, the Minister's second annual report on Lake Simcoe shows that significant progress is being made to enhance the shoreline, lower phosphorus levels and encourage the return of native lake trout.

Reducing phosphorus levels in the lake is a critical component to restoring the health of the lake - too much phosphorus leads to excessive plant growth and decreased oxygen, negatively impacting the cold-water fish community.

Protecting Lake Simcoe is part of the new Ontario government's plan to protect and restore the Great Lakes, its watersheds and tributaries, helping create strong local economies and a healthy environment.

Quick Facts • Lake Simcoe, the largest inland lake in southern Ontario outside of the Great Lakes, is an important source of revenue for the local economy. Agriculture in the Lake Simcoe watershed generates over $300 million annually.

• Lake Simcoe is the ice-fishing capital of Canada. Anglers enjoy more than one million hours on the ice each winter.

• The Lake Simcoe Community Stewardship Program engaged more than 380 landowners and 60 groups and organizations, partnerships which has had significant impact on the overall health of the lake, including the naturalization or repair of 1,435 metres of shoreline and

planting over 17,500 trees or shrubs.

• The 2009 Lake Simcoe Protection Plan is the most comprehensive watershed-based legislated plan in Canada, designed to cut phosphorus pollution and improve water quality and fish habitat.

Murphy's Law ANYTHING THAT CAN GO WRONG, WILL GO WRONG

Anything good in life is either illegal, immoral, or fattening.

If everything seems to be going well, you obviously don't know what the hell is going on.

Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate.

A short cut is the longest distance between two points.

Murphy's Golden Rule: Whoever has the gold makes the rules.

The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.

In order to get a loan, you must first prove that you don't need it.

The other line always moves faster.

Anything you try to fix will take longer and cost you more than you thought.

If you fool around with a thing for very long you will screw it up.

If it jams - force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.

In case of doubt, make it sound convincing.

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PeeWee Rep OMHA Playoff Run Ends in Ennismore after wave of attacks on both nets, but neither Article and Photographs by: Jamie Dietrich The Gary Edgecombe CA PeeWee Rep Coyotes goaltender would concede. With less than 30 fought hard, but lost their OMHA Semi-final series seconds left, and the Elmvale goalie on the bench, to the talented Ennismore Eagles. In four games, an Ennismore clearing shot from their own end only seven goals were scored, possibly setting a found the net, sealing the deal. The Coyotes lost 2-0, and the series was over. new low score record for an OMHA series.

The series ended with handshakes on the ice and Game one in Elmvale ended in a 1-0 Coyote loss, but the low score for the Eagles showed that the in the lobby. The Ennismore fans, much like the Coyote defense and goaltending could give the Elmvale fans, were friendly and appreciative of team a chance. Game two in Ennismore fulfilled respectful hard-working players. The Coyote team walked out of the a promise made to the Ennismore rink to boys – that making the the applause of the semi-finals would mean a Ennismore parents. bus trip. Team Manager, Ennismore will Darrin Robertson came play in the finals through with not just against either any bus, but the Barrie Kincardine or Colts and Baycats bus.

Tavistock.

The game ended 2-1 The Coyotes for Ennismore, but the came a long way Coyotes had learned – from 7th place that the Eagles could be in regular season, scored on. A shot from to knocking off the the point, and some physical work in front of Goaltender Brody Read #2, and defensemen Colling Kitching 2nd and 4th place the net by Derek O'Neill #3 and Ben Dietrich #6, were named the three stars in the teams to advance to the semi-finals. made it possible. game three 1-0 victory over the Ennismore Eagles.

In the process they Game three, back in Elmvale, put the Coyotes in a similar position – came together as a team with a common goal. backs against the wall. They had to win, and win There were some long faces after game four, but they did. Aiden Ritchie's lone goal in the second the entire team can hold their heads high. They've proved to be enough, and the Coyotes won 1-0. shown that that they are one of the four best teams Kent Fay, the Elmvale Friday Night announcer, in Ontario's B OMHA. The season is not over yet. The team squeezed declared the three stars to be the defensive pairing of Ben Dietrich and Collin Kitching, and the in six Georgian Bay playoff games during their OMHA run, and now sit second with only one remarkable goaltender, Brody Read.

Game four saw the boys on another bus, this loss. They will play for the Georgian Bay Pool time sporting Gryphon decals from the University B Championship against Midland in a three of Guelph. As with the three previous games, game series. They will end their season at home strong defensive play prevailed at both ends. playing in the Maple Syrup tournament at the end Ennismore capitalized on a power play late in the of March. Check www.elmvaleminorhockey.ca first and scored. Periods two and three saw wave under PeeWee Rep for game times.

2013 Hamilton Tournament Winners

Seven young Kempo practitioners from Double Dragons Martial Arts Studio travelled to Hamilton on Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 to compete in the 37th Elmvale Minor Hockey’s Legion Tyke #1 Ontario Provincial On Saturday, March 16th, Elmvale Minor to contribute. Jackson, Quintin, Rylan and Carlos, Martial Arts Hockey’s Legion Tyke #1 team will be finishing who fired in his first goal of the season on Feb 10th Championships. off their 2012-2013 hockey season at the have been strong players all season and continue Trophy winners Wasaga Stars Arena in the Wasaga Beach Tyke to improve. The team will see William defending who placed in the Tournament. With a more than impressive season our net in Wasaga Beach this weekend. top four included behind them, the boys head into this tournament The Elmvale Coyote’s Legion Tyke #1 team Olivia Berry with enthusiasm and drive. The team, led by Head encourages everyone to come out and cheer them pictured top center Coach Mike Kelly, Manager Cory Schepers and on this weekend, for their final fight of the season. who competed in the 6 and under Trainer Jordan Scruton, have an unbelievable 17 Their first game starts at 10:00am vs Flesherton Novice Division placed THIRD wins-1 tie- 1 loss record. Keeping the focus on Golden Hawks at the Wasaga Stars Arena. See in Sparring; this was Olivia's first teamwork, skills and having fun, the team has you there. tournament. dominated their opponents with ease , while still Children are poor men's riches." -Laura Kirkman (right) and continuing to improve right up to the end of the English Proverb McKenzie Duguay (left) both season.

"Editing is a rewording activity."-- Anonymous competed in the 9 - 10 year old Early February saw the boys at the Lions Tyke Novice Division. Laura took Tournament in Simcoe, where they worked hard a FOURTH in Sparring and to ultimately return home Champions. They a FOURTH in Forms while have been fierce, hungry for victory, and driven McKenzie took SECOND place all season long, and it has paid off. Impressive in Sparring and SECOND in numbers of Hat Tricks from Ty, Benjamin, Nickolas Forms ... This was Laura's first and Trenton over the season have certainly given tournament. As well Spencer the team the confidence they possess. Shutout Your year round source for locally produced, Caston took a FOURTH place goaltending by Tyler and Nathan, as well as trophy in Forms in the 13 - 14 organic and traditionally raised foods. focus driven Cameron in net on February 10, year old Advanced Division kept our opponents on their toes. Unremarkable Atom Rep Coyotes improvements have been seen with the team ; 3088 Horseshoe Valley Road (between Hwy 27 & 400) each player having their own style and personality Advance to the B

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Jack Nell, of the Elmvale Lions Club Atom Rep Hockey team, celebrates a goal, securing their third win against the Gananoque Islanders and advancing them on to the provincial finals.

They will play either Lambeth or Simcoe starting March 15.

Check elmvaleminorhockey.ca for game times.

The students train a few times a week at the private club in Wyevale under the guidance of longtime instructor Sensei Martin Ladouceur and his wife Sensei Patti Ladouceur.

In addition to their regular Kempo classes, McKenzie and Olivia also take private lessons once week from Mr. Ladouceur.

The annual event which drew over 600 Martial Artists of various styles from across the province featured events in Sparring, Open Forms, Weapons, Musical Forms, Black Belt events and more for youngsters, as well as adult competitors.

Stop The Trades Tax

Ontario has struggled for years to promote the skilled trades, especially as a career choice for our young people.

The sad reality is that the newly created Ontario College of Trades will be a jobs killer, not a skilled trades promoter. The College is imposing $84 million in membership fees on hardworking Ontario tradespeople and employers. This will drive talented people out of skilled trades, and discourage young people from signing up.

If the College goes ahead with compulsory certification of trades such as painting, drywalling and carpentry, companies that have been in business for years, and the men and women who learned their trade from their Dad -- won’t even be able to hire themselves! They’ll have to shut down. How does that promote the skilled trades?

If Ontario truly wants to promote the skilled trades, then the $84 million trades tax must be stopped, and the Ontario College of Trades shut down. It’s time the McGuinty government listened to people who make their living in skilled trades -- people like me.

Sincerely, Ted Wehrle

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After a 4 year hiatus, the Church Challenge is back

On Sunday, April 7 between 1 and 3 pm, the battle resumes at the Elmvale Arena.

You may remember the former six hockey games in Elmvale when the proceeds went to Nolan Jackson (year 1), Jay Robertson (year 2), Emily McLean (year 3), Ron Clarke (year 4), Katherine Elliott (year 5) and Jeff Colyn (year 6).

This year the proceeds will go to Nancy McGrady who at 50 years of age has had to take residence at the Sara Vista Nuring Home.

You may also remember it was only between the United and Presbyterian Churches and refereed by the Catholic Sisters - Kate and DupliKate - who may not be able to make it this year as they are at the Vatican with the Cardinals helping choose the new pope - their job is to light the fire that makes the white smoke when the new Pontiff has been chosen.

This year, a Catholic Contingent has been added with the famous Jamie Jacobs in net.

You may remember the NHL wannabee Ted Hoar, representing the United Doug Kirton (Presbyterian) bragging about Church in Elmvale expresses his scoring an unconfirmed number of goals in shock at the assuredness of Tom/Tim each game which usually ended in a tie.

McGiniss who represents the Catholic This year, especially with the St. Patrick’s Contingent out of Our Lady of Lourdes Church goer Joe Marley behind the bench, Church Elmvale and St. Patrick’s you can be assured of a distinct winner.

Phelpston. Prebyterian rep Doug Kirton Admission is through a free-will donation looks on and smiles as if he has a secret at the door. There will be the famous 50/50 up his sleeve.

Chuck-a-Puck contest. And at the TD Canada Trust in Elmvale, there is an account # 521 3031 Br. 2400 set up for any other donations you would like to see go to Nancy McGrady.

Come out for an afternoon of fun and support our churches.

ROTARY CLUB ANNOUNCES WINNER OF PENETANGUISHENE WINTERAMA DRAW

Canada prides itself as being one of the world’s top destinations for motivated, hardworking, skilled immigrants. Our country will always be open to those who want to come here, make a positive contribution and help create a stronger, more vibrant Canada.

Our generosity and kindness are two of the qualities that make Canada such a soughtafter location for potential newcomers. Unfortunately, those qualities also make us a prime target for those who come to Canada with nothing but bad intentions.

That’s why our Government has taken sensible position and introduced the Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act. This legislation will make a number of improvements which will not only crack down on criminals, but also remove barriers for genuine visitors.

The primary focus of this legislation is to end the ability of convicted criminals to abuse our justice system through an endless series of appeals. It also focuses on giving the government the tools it needs to deport criminals faster, as well as making it more difficult for foreign criminals to enter the country in the first place.

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Elmvale IP#2 Ritchie’s Feeds N Needs

(Penetanguishene, On)- The Rotary Club of Penetanguishene is excited to announce that Peter DeWaard of Penetanguishene was the winner of the $500 Winterama Draw. Peter's ticket was #731 and was drawn just after 6:00 PM on Monday February 18th, 2013.

(L) President Sue Cook Rotary Club of Penetanguishene,(C) Helen DeWaard winner and (R) Anita Dubeau, President-elect Rotary Club of Penetanguishene.

Missing from the photo is Peter DeWaard – joint winner. *-- Asia leads in Internet data speeds --* When it comes to Internet speeds, Asia sits both at the very top and the very bottom of the rankings, a survey by a U.S. website monitoring firm says. Pingdom says while the world's fastest Internet connection speeds can be found in Asia, with Hong Kong offering an impressive 54.1 megabits per second, the continent also has the slowest, with Iran clocking in at just 2.9 Mbps. Of the globe's top five countries in Internet speed, three of them are found in Asia, a Pingdom.com release said Thursday: China (Hong Kong), South Korea and Japan. The United States ranks 14th, it said. If entire continents are ranked instead of countries, Europe has the fastest average Internet speeds at 23 Mbps, followed by the Pacific (including Australia and New Zealand), Asia, North America, South America and Africa. In the third quarter of 2012, the average worldwide Internet speed was 15.9 Mbps, Pingdom said.

Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will use it.

Everyone has a scheme for getting rich that will not work.

In any hierarchy, each individual rises to his own level of incompetence, and then remains there.

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What a fun season it has been for the Elmvale Coyotes IP#2. With the return of several veterans to lead the way and the arrival some new players the team has played very well this season. The players have played 4 games and have won each game beating Oro, Stayner, Penetang and Wasaga Beach. In December some of the team members participated in a fun tournament in Oro. Each of the players put their newly acquired skills to work and participated in several skills competitions. Each player walked away with a goody bag for their hard work. In the coming weeks the team will meet their biggest rivals for a final game, the “Elmvale Coyote IP#1” to end the season. The Elmvale Coyote IP#2 would like to thank their sponsor Ritchie’s Feeds N Needs for their ongoing support. The players would also like to thank their parents and all of the volunteers who have assisted with their practices this season. Without the assistance of the volunteers the season would not have been so fun and successful.

There's never time to do it right, but there's always time to do it over.

When in doubt, mumble. When in trouble, delegate.

Nature always sides with the hidden flaw.

In case of doubt, make it sound convincing.

Never argue with a fool, people might not know the difference.

MURPHY WAS AN OPTIMIST.

KID’S BALL HOCKEY

THE GARDEN is an emerging community of diverse people who are looking for a place to grow spiritually.

THE GARDEN is rooted in the Christian tradition and together we are nurtured by all who join us and share.

We seek transformation and hope.

THE GARDEN is on Wednesday nights a simple meal is provided at 6pm activities begin at around 6:45 all ages are welcome, come and grow together!

THE GARDEN meets at Midhurst United Church (91 Doran Rd, Springwater) more information at www.thechurchthatgrows.com

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*always looking for new players Cost: $75 Registration Dates: *Returning players: Monday March 18th @ 6:30pm–7:30pm *New players: Wed March 20th @ 6:30pm – 7:30pm

We are looking for some volunteers to assist with the kid’s program if interested please contact Julie Ann Columbus@ Township of Springwater 728-4784 ex2054

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snowmobilers came to his rescue and their snowmobiles also fell through the ice. The male was later located deceased by members of the City FREE CAR SEAT CLINIC of Kawartha Lakes Fire and Rescue Unit.

You will need to: The advice of the OPP is very simple as • Read the manufacturer’s instructions at this time “No Ice, is Safe Ice”. Please • Refer to the vehicle’s owner’s follow this very important public safety manual message as any ice related rescue has the • Attempt to install the car seat potential to put the lives of many first Then, if you have questions or responders at great risk. concerns, come to our FREE Car (ORILLIA, ON) – Two people each face Seat Clinic…. hundreds of charges following a joint Wednesday March 27th 2012 forces investigation by members of the Southern Georgian Bay OPP, Hwy 12 OPP-led Provincial Weapons Enforcement 9am-11am Unit (PWEU) and the Durham Regional

By Appointment only – Call 705Police Service (DRPS) – Guns and Gangs 526-3761 Unit at a residence in Bancroft, Ontario.

On the morning of March 7, 2013, the PWEU with the assistance of DRPS, the OPP Central Region Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), OPP East Region officers and Crime Unit executed a search warrant on Spooks Bay Lane in Bancroft. Inside OPP ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR MARINE the residence, officers found two hidden compartments STUDENT POSITION The Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial built into the walls of the house that were used to hide a Police is currently seeking applications for a Marine large cache of illegal firearms and ammunition.

Officers also searched a garage on the property and Assistant position for 2013.

The purpose of the program is to provide an opportunity found machining equipment which was seized under asset to gain exposure and experience within the field of Law forfeiture legislation along with additional illegal, converted Enforcement through hands-on experience. The student will and altered weapons, silencers, prohibited magazines, learn marine safety and related legislation, boat maintenance, “homemade” manufactured assault rifles and pistols with no prepare reports and interact with the public as a representative serial numbers, and firearms with the serial numbers removed. of the OPP. Marine Students work alongside a qualified In total, 67 illegal firearms were seized and removed from OPP marine operator, on a police vessel, conducting marine the property. Included among these weapons were machine checks on recreational boaters for safety equipment usage, guns, conductive energy weapon (Taser), crossbows, “zip” safe vessel operations and enforcement of statute law which guns, a fully automatic shotgun and a 32-inch long cannon includes the Canada Shipping Act 2001, Criminal Code and and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition.

Also found and seized by PWEU were numerous the Liquor Licence Act. The OPP requires the following for consideration for this explosives and detonating devices including anti-personnel land mines, grenades, detonator cords and blasting caps. student position: These were safely recovered with the assistance of TRU • Must be 18 years of age. and the Department of National Defense.

• Possess a Pleasure Craft Operators Card.

Police have charged 55-year-old David Alan KIFT with • Have a minimum Ontario G2 Driver’s Licence. multiple counts of weapons-related offences including • CPR & First Aid qualifications.

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The “Marine Assistant” position is available for and breach of parole conditions. He has been remanded into federal custody due to violating parole conditions. application: March 8 - 22, 2013 Also charged with multiple counts of similar offences • Only electronic applications will be considered and can be located at http://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/SEP.asp, or the is 53-year-old Marion KIFT of Bancroft. She has been released with conditions following a bail hearing. The Career pages of www.opp.ca.

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MILD WEATHER AND RAIN illegal movement of firearms, ammunition PROMPTS OPP WARNING If you want to stop, and explosives. This includes the offenses The OPP is warning the public to that’s ours. of smuggling, trafficking, and possession exercise extreme caution near any surfaces of “crime guns” to reduce the flow of that may appear to be frozen. With the illegal weapons being made available to mild weather over the past few days and dangerous criminals in Ontario. the forecast for rain, ice conditions are • PWEU is part of the OPP Organized beginning to deteriorate and areas of open Orillia 325-6385 MidCrime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) which water are becoming visible. land 526-3305 engages in proactive, multi-jurisdiction This past weekend, a 40-year old investigations targeting organized crime Bracebridge ~ Midland man lost his life on Canal Lake, groups and criminality in Ontario.

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Spring is on the Way by Indra Sharma March 10th was daylight saving time. We sprang forward at 2 a.m. Sunday morning. The days will be longer, the snow will melt and the spring flowers will return, the trees will be clothed in new leaves and we will be comforted by the newness of all of nature again which gives hope to those who lost their loved ones. Our ninth line lost quite a few people. However, their demises occurred in their mature years, in a place where there is normalcy and peace.

No one is being bombed to death. No one is fleeing their homeland to escape war and its terrible repercussions. Over a million people which includes a lot of children have fled Syria where the leader Assad is bombing his own people.

UNICEF is begging for clothing, food etcetera to help the Syrian refugees who are in various parts of the Middle East. One wonders where all these evil leaders come from.

They cannot be regarded as human beings. They represent the antithesis of caring, compassion, peace oriented humanity. In Iran there is Ahmedinajad who hates the Western world. In North Korea there is an il Jong (leader) who is threatening nuclear warfare against America. They should all have been put in an asylum before they attained power to kill and threaten other nations. At the present time our planet is overpopulated and we have impacted and are negatively impacting Mother Earth. There are many young ones who will inherit this planet. The onus is on our generation to ensure that our young people are the recipients of a planet which is viable.

Children are beautiful and innocent and so vulnerable.

They need our generation to protect their inheritance, Mother Earth. In April we celebrate Earth Day. The majority of our children plant trees, pick up garbage from shores and parks etc. They strive to make things better for their future, knowing that planet earth is the only home they have. The NATO nations cannot tolerate and should not tolerate nuclear threats from Iran and North Korea. We do not need wars in our backyard or on our planet. I watch the international news and I am incensed and wonder if mankind would ever put aside war and work together as one species to ameliorate the damage we have done to our planet. As the philosopher Nietzche wrote: “Man’s nature, like the universe, is the scene of perpetual strife between the two gods of light and darkness, the forces of good and evil. The individual to escape the realm of the darkness of eveil actions, must hold onto that which is right, and must follow a strict code of morality.”

It is a blessing to live in Canada where only snow, sleet, ice pellets and rainfall from the sky. We only have to contend with Senators ripping off taxpayers, American companies like Target coming into Canada to take away business from our locals. Our government should do something about the exorbitant tariffs which send Canadians to shop in the USA. It is great to be able to complain publicly about the above and not have to run to save my life. Who knows?

Perhaps democracy will eventually rule the planet and peace would be the normal way of life.

Boundaries • Part One By: Ernest Matton I.C.A.D.C., E.F.A.P., Addiction Behavioural Specialist E.F.T. Practitioner • T.I.R. Facilitator Certified Gladue Writer We all have boundaries. Our boundary defines who we are and determines how we are able to interact and relate to the world, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Boundaries let’s others know where a person end’s and another begins. A boundary allows a person to express who they are and allows others to do the same.

If a person grew up in a dysfunctional family, inconsistency and various forms of abuse influenced our ability to form and maintain our boundaries. We also have difficulty identifying the boundaries of others. A damaged boundary is another symptom of how a person is relating to others or situations.

The primary cause of conflict and difficulties lies in unhealthy boundaries. A boundary is a person’s container.

When a person is too contained or not contained enough, then problems in relationships result, and boundaries are crossed and violated.

Healing and restoring our boundaries is a part of the recovery process. It does not happen overnight. Physical boundary sets our need and right to physical space and safety; including our needs and rights in sexual interaction with others. Our emotional or internal boundary sets our emotional needs, rights, and safety including our rights to our thoughts and actions.

If I develop an overly protective boundary, my ability to be in healthy relationships with others is compromised. It is like being surrounded physically and emotionally by a steel capsule. Nothing can penetrate in or out the give and take; back and forth flow in a relationship is hampered.

The other extreme is a lack of a sense of boundary. I cannot experience myself as separate from others. My container is faulty and all the contents spill out just like an egg when the shell is broken. It becomes difficult to distinguish myself from others. I feel my feelings and all of your feelings too. I begin to define myself according to your definition. I lose my own identity. My feelings are your feelings, my thoughts are your thoughts, and I behave the way I think you want me to.

A healthy boundary is like the permeable membrane of a cell. It controls what goes in and out. It determines what it needs and goes for it. There is a back and forth flow. As our self-esteem increases in recovery, so will the health of our boundaries. I will continue this in the next issues.

In my next column I will continue part two. If you have any comments, questions or suggestions please email at ernest@look.ca . For more information, or to book an appointment please call (705) 533-1579.

RVH Docs on Parliament Hill

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre physicians (from left) Dr. Brad Dibble and Dr. Rob Ballagh chat with Barrie Member of Parliament Patrick Brown and the Right Honourable Prime Minister Stephen Harper during a recent visit to the PM’s office. Drs. Dibble and Ballagh were in Ottawa to testify before the Standing Committee on Health. Both spoke about innovations in healthcare and how to improve access for Canadians, especially those living in remote areas.

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Barn roof-mounted solar eliminates farm power bills

Ontario hydro will discount your power bill by the amount of electricity you feed back.

Owen Sound, ON – With a payback of 10 years and an operational life of 30, rooftop solar could be the best investment around.

The concept is called Net Metering and it’s very simple.

The solar electricity that a consumer feeds into the grid goes against their power bill. Make as much electricity as you consume, and your bill drops to a $6 monthly admin fee.

Net metering has been around for more than 5 years, but until recently it was not an attractive investment. Now that the cost of solar panels has dropped by 70%, it’s a very attractive investment.

Unlike the Ontario MicroFIT program, which is highly regulated and paperwork-intensive, there’s no red tape involved with small scale Net Metering. Farms with high power bills and a barn roof facing any direction other than north are suitable for solar.

“Including all costs, you’ll pay about $28,000 for a 10-kilowatt solar system,” says Kevin Best of SunFish Solar out of Owen Sound. “On one roof and at today’s prices, that will reduce your yearly hydro bill by about $2,800. As the cost of hydro goes up, you’ll save more.”

Since a SunFish Solar roof-mounted system will last a minimum of 30 years, those who invest in the solution are looking at 20 years of pure profit.

Different roof directions, more savings Hooking up Net Metering is a straightforward, red tapefree process when it produces less than 10 kilowatts of nameplate capacity at any given time. The best bet for the average working farm is to install solar on two or three roofs in order to maximize the sun’s power as it moves through the sky.

Those who collect solar energy on east, west, or southfacing roofs (morning, afternoon and midday) stand to collect a daily potential of 20+ kilowatts or $5,600+ in tax-free electricity savings per year at current prices from a 10-kilowatt solar system.

MicroFIT participants can do Net Metering Farms currently involved in the microFIT program are eligible for Net Metering. In fact, anyone can do it. The difference is that MicroFIT is an income stream, earning you a guaranteed price per kilowatt hour for the power you contribute to the grid, while Net Metering reduces your overhead by offsetting your power bill with the power you produce.

Both investments are low-risk and have double-digit returns. SunFish Solar can have new customers up and running within about 3 weeks of a first meeting.

About SunFish Solar Based in Owen Sound, Ontario, SunFish Solar designs, manufactures and installs top-of-the-line Net Metering, FIT, microFIT and off-grid solar systems across south & central Ontario. The company’s partners have developed unique systems and components that outperform competing systems on solar generation capability, durability and price. For more information, visit www.sunfishsolar.ca.

For specific media inquiries, please contact: Carl Michener, Outwrite Communications, 416 476 7484.

To reach SunFish Solar, please contact Kevin Best, Partner: kevin@sunfishsolar.ca, 519 372 6431.

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Ontario Taking Action to Help Protect Youth Under 18 from Cancer

Gas plants? Who needs 'em!

Premier Wynne may be literally sitting on the answer to Ontario’s gas plant problems.

In the Whitney Block building that contains the Premier’s office, there is a steam plant that heats various buildings around Queen’s Park. It is a perfect example of outdated energy infrastructure that could be made much more efficient. By converting this plant to a combined heat and power (CHP) system, Queen’s Park could make much more efficient use of the natural gas being burned there and reduce the need for gas peaker plants to power its air conditioners in summer.

Using CHP systems is just one of 7 ideas we have for how Premier Wynne can remake Ontario’s electricity system as a lean and efficient service machine. These 7 steps are the key to unlocking cost savings, increased productivity and reduced greenhouse gas emissions in Ontario. We hope the Premier will act on each and every one of them.

Seven steps to unlock Ontario’s energy efficiency potential: 1. Get serious about reducing peak electricity demand by aggressively marketing the under-used peaksaver program; 2. Help homeowners improve comfort and efficiency by ordering energy utilities to develop home retrofit programs with low-cost on-bill financing; 3. Pay industrial and commercial customers to save by paying them up to the same amount for a kilowatt hour saved as we pay for power from the Bruce A reactors (7.4 cents per kWh); 4. Import low-cost water power from Quebec; 5. Stop wasting natural gas by developing CHP systems in factories, hospitals, universities, and commercial buildings; 6. Phase out the Pickering A & B Nuclear Stations, which are among the most expensive to run reactors in North America; and 7. Make the Darlington Rebuild Project prove its worth by levelling the playing field with other sources of supply or efficiency. If it can't win a fair fight, it's out.

MONTHLY PALLIATIVE CARE SERIES Palliative Care Meets Chronic Disease

Prepared by the North Simcoe Muskoka Palliative Network While most people are quick to recognize certain types providers, physician, volunteers, spiritual care, and others. of cancer as an end of life condition, people with chronic The team will address emotional, spiritual, social and diseases often never truly recognize that they have a palliative practical issues, and assist with symptom management. diagnosis. Yet, evidence shows that these people benefit from The team will also assist the patient to assess their values, early palliative care. Often patients with chronic diseases communicate these with friends and family members and have limited physical abilities, experience depression, and help to determine goals of care. Having a team to assist feelings of hopelessness, all having an impact on quality of with these important but difficult conversations will help life. A chronic disease or illness is a condition that is generally the patient to live with improved quality of life and to die slow in progression, long in duration, that ultimately results well.

Find out more about Hospice Palliative care by visiting in death.

The most common chronic diseases in Ontario are the North Simcoe Muskoka Palliative Care Network cardiovascular diseases like congestive heart failure, website at www.palliativecarenetworknsm.ca or by calling respiratory illnesses like COPD, and complications of your local Hospice: Hospice Huronia serving Midland/ diabetes like kidney failure. Many patients experience Penetanguishene 705-549-1034; Hospice Georgian life threatening episodes from disease complications for Triangle serving Collingwood/Wasaga Beach 705-444example pneumonia, or a blood infection, which may result 2555; Hospice Simcoe serving Barrie & Area 705-722hospitalization. Treatment usually eases the symptoms 5995. We are here to help.

Support your local Hospice by participating in Hike for and sustains life. Some people choose to participate in all available treatments, while others may forgo treatment Hospice: - Hospice Huronia & Hospice Simcoe on Saturday May entirely.

Complications of chronic diseases may produce a type of 4, 2013 - Hospice Georgian Triangle Sunday May 26, 2013 trajectory that resembles a downward staircase. With each step Next month’s topic “Volunteering and Palliative Care” there is a decline (complication), then stabilization (recovery), followed by the next step of decline (complication), and so on.

Patients rarely return to their previous level of function after Irish lass customer: "Could I be trying on that dress in the a decline. This makes it very difficult for patients and family window?" Shopkeeper: "I'd prefer that you use the dressing members to recognize that eventually they will succumb to the room."

Q. What do you call an Irishman who knows how to control illness.

Early involvement of palliative care ensures adequate a wife? A. A bachelor. care, improved quality of life, and prepares the patient Finnegan: My wife has a terrible habit of staying up ‘til and family for a good death. Palliative care involves a two o’clock in the morning. I can’t break her of it. Keenan: team approach including the patient, family, health care What on earth is she doin’ at that time? Finnegan: Waitin’ for me to come home.

The new Ontario government is taking action to help prevent skin cancer among young people by proposing legislation to ban those under 18 from using tanning beds.

The legislation would, if passed: • Prohibit the sale of tanning services to youth under 18 • Require tanning bed operators to request identification from anyone who appears under 25 • Ban advertising and marketing of tanning services targeted at youth under 18 • Require tanning bed operators to post signs about the ban and the health risks associated with the use of tanning beds • Set fines for tanning bed operators who fail to comply with the legislation • Authorize inspectors to inspect and enforce these requirements Protecting young people from harmful ultraviolet radiation supports the new Ontario government's commitment to keep the province healthy and is part of Ontario's Action Plan for Health Care.

Quick Facts • The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer reports that the risk of skin cancer — particularly melanoma — increases by 75 per cent when tanning beds are used prior to the age of 35.

• The World Health Organization has classified tanning beds in its highest cancer risk category, along with asbestos and tobacco.

• The incidence of melanoma in Ontario has been rising in youth and young adults (ages 15-34) — especially among females aged 25-34.

• Six provinces have either introduced or implemented legislation restricting tanning bed use by youth, ranging from outright bans (Quebec, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland) to parental consent (Manitoba).

• A number of countries also have legislation restricting or prohibiting tanning bed use by youth (Britain, Iceland, Finland, Portugal, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden and France).

Professional Salons Respond to Ontario Tanning Legislation

The Joint Canadian Tanning Association (JCTA) as the representative voice for Canada’s professional salon sector responds to the Ontario government’s introduction of a “teen ban” on UV light exposure.

— The Joint Canadian Tanning Association (JCTA) as the representative voice for Canada’s professional salon sector, responds to the Ontario government’s introduction of a “teen ban” on UV light exposure.

“Ontario’s professional salon sector is disappointed that this legislation was brought forward. JCTA salons have long instituted standards which restrict access for youth, unfortunately due to the actions of a few bad apples within our industry who do not share the JCTA’s commitment to client protection, the government has felt the need to respond.” said Doug McNabb, JCTA President.

Professional salons, which comprise the JCTA’s membership, already mandate professional control over UV light exposure, age-based restrictions and the continuing education of salon workers. As a result, teenagers currently make up between 2 to 5% of salon sales.

“People who visit JCTA salons are by and large educated adults who look to patronize an establishment that cares as much about their health as they do – that’s why they don’t mind paying a few dollars more for top notch service.

Additionally that is why teens have never been a significant market for us. All too often they refuse to take the long term steps needed to build a tan safely and as a result visit nonprofessional salons which do not limit exposure. Today we see the result of that,” said Steven Gilroy, JCTA Executive Director.

Moving forward, the JCTA is eager to work with government to ensure that regulations under the act do not impose unnecessary red tape onsmall businesses, who continue to struggle in a difficult economic environment.

“The JCTA is not opposed to the age based restriction — we currently have one in our professional standards. Our only concern at this point is to ensure that regulations under the act get it right and do not add unnecessary red tape to small businesses.” said Doug McNabb, JCTA President.

Ontario’s indoor tanning sector currently comprises over 1000 small salons, operating in every corner of the province.

Together these providers (mostly female operators) employ thousands of workers and generate millions of tax dollars for the province.

The Joint Canadian Tanning Association (JCTA) is a national non-profit organization created to increase understanding of the professional tanning industry's scientifically supported position that regular moderate ultra-violet exposure from sunshine or sunbed in a nonburning fashion is part of a responsible lifestyle that recognizes both the inherent benefits and the manageable risks associated with ultraviolet light exposure.

Q: Whats the difference between an Irish wedding, and an Irish funeral?

A: There’s one less drunk.

Q: How can you tell if an Irishman is having a good time?

A: He’s Dublin over with laughter!!

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The Barrie and Simcoe County Mandarin MS Walk Kick-Off

Live Music & Pizza Barrie, Ontario, March 8, 2013 – The Multiple Sclerosis Society, Simcoe County Chapter announced today that in honour of all the walkers participating in the five Mandarin MS Walks in Simcoe County on Sunday, May 5th, they are hosting a kick-off party on Wednesday, March 20th.

Please join The MS Society, Simcoe County Chapter on Wednesday, March 20th at The Ranch, 56 Bayfield Street in Barrie from 6:00 pm.

Enjoy complimentary pizza from Dominos Pizza and Tim Horton’s coffee, as well as a cash bar.

The Full Circle Band (http://www.fullcircletheband. com) will be performing as the main entertainment of the evening. In lieu of a cover charge, donations will be accepted at the door.

All proceeds will go to the MS Society, Simcoe County.

Funds raised at the MS Walks are used for providing client services to people in this community who are living with MS and research. These services include housekeeping, grass cutting, snow removal, and financial assistance with the cost of expensive equipment used for mobility and a better quality of life in general.

Please help kick start the Mandarin MS Walks in Simcoe County!

For more information, please contact: Meredith Skinner Fundraising Coordinator, Simcoe County Chapter MS Society of Canada, ON Division meredith.skinner@mssociety.ca 1-800-268-7582 x 3139

Midhurst Secondary Plan

Mayor Linda Collins February 25th, 2013 Dear Mayor Collins I am writing to express, in the strongest terms possible, my profound concerns about, and based on those concerns, my objection to, the Midhurst Secondary Plan, as it is currently formulated and being prepared for implementation. Let me be clear. This is not NIMBY. In fact, I have supported sustainable, planned growth in Midhurst and surrounding area since moving here in 1987, the most recent example of which has been the expansion of Midves Court, not to mention support for the communities of Snow Valley, Carson Ridge and Apto Estates. I am, however, certainly NOT in favour of unsustainable growth and the Midhurst Secondary Plan, as it is currently formulated and presented, is not sustainable. It is not sustainable financially, environmentally nor agriculturally.

My concern, if not NIMBY is, however, part personal and part principle. When we chose to live on our street, in this neighbourhood, in this community and in this village 26 years ago, we did so based on ambience and affordability.

We have not had a problem with either of the former and, in fact, have thoroughly enjoyed our time on Rosewood.

My concern and my objection, however, are based on the question which arises from the Midhurst Secondary Plan and financial sustainability. Will we be able to afford to continue to live here when the full financial impact of the Midhurst Secondary Plan comes cascading, not trickling, down to the tax payer. Road upgrades, schools, fire station, police station, waste water treatment, water supply, storm water drainage/runoff and the likely forced hook-up to a sewer system, as was the case in the Warnica/Pine Drive area in Barrie at a cost to taxpayers of $30,000, have not been adequately addressed. It is on this basis that I ask the question: When the Midhurst Secondary Plan is implemented and the financial implications are clear, will I be able to afford to remain in my home? The answer, as I see it now, is NO, which means I will not be able to stay (unaffordable) and I will not be able to leave (not sellable based on unaffordable tax rate and mandated upgrades such as hooking up to sewer). The worst case, but not unforeseen scenario, is that we will have to walk away from that home which we have enjoyed since 1987.

My second concern, less immediate but no less profound, is the principle of environmental sustainability. When “treated” waste water is pumped into Willow Creek, the Minesing Wetlands and the Nottawasaga River stand to be the losers. The Minesing Wetlands are among the world’s top 10 most important wetland habitats. Are we prepared to accept the consequences of altering that wetland habitat permanently, with waste from a community’s treatment facility? My third concern/objection is closely related to the previous, that being agriculture. The water supply for the MSP’s currently formulated eastern community is an aquifer north of Doran Road in close proximity to working farms where solid and liquid manure is currently, and will continue to be spread. According to the Midhurst Secondary Plan, as it is currently formulated, excess surface water from storms and spring run-off will be harnessed and directed over the same general area north of Doran Road down to the bottom and end of Russell Road, right across the same agricultural lands under which is the aquifer which supplies the new community with its water. This plan, as it is currently formulated, is unfair to the farmers whose properties will be adversely affected and dangerous to, and for, the water supply as evidenced in the Walkerton

Lions Club Atom Reps

The Lions Club Atom Reps played the Gananoque Islanders in the OMHA Atom B semifinals. Although the Coyotes had never played them this season the team was familiar with many of their players. Most of these boys had played against each other in the Novice final two years ago. Gananoque had played a tight series back then and this one promised to be just as close. Even though Elmvale lost the coin toss the first game was played in Elmvale on Friday March 1st.

Both teams took the first few minutes to get a feel for each others strategies. Elmvale seemed to find its legs and midway through the second Cade Preston scored from a tough angle to make it 1-0. Elmvale held on to the one goal lead until Nathan Robertson scored to make it 2-0.

The Coyotes continued their strong defensive play as Jacob Sanderson secured the shutout and the win 2-0.

The team carpooled and made the four hour trek down the 401 to Gananoque for games two and three. Game two started with Noah Parnell scoring an early goal which Elmvale held until late in the first when the Islanders scored to tie it up. Jason Priest restored the Coyote lead in the second period and the boys were on their way. The atom reps clung to their lead until late in the third when Gananoque's potent powerplay scored the equalizer. Into overtime they went with both teams pushing hard for the victory. Late in overtime there was a mad scramble around the Islanders net and Cade Preston managed to score the winning goal.

After a good nights sleep at the local Holiday Inn the boys were ready for game three. With a chance to sweep Gan out of the playoffs Nathan Robertson scored in the first period and it looked like a win might be possible. The Islanders weren't going down without a fight and were able to notch three straight goals. Nathan Robertson scored his second of the game but unfortunately it was not enough to pull out a win. The Elmvale boys claimed this was all part of their "master plan" and just wanted to win on home ice.

The Coyotes came out flying back in Elmvale for game four and Carter Crowder scored seconds into the first. The team continued their barrage of the Islanders goal and increased their lead to 3-0 on goals from Nathan Robertson and Crowder's second of the game. Gananoque scored a powerplay goal to cut the lead to 3-1. Elmvale held the lead until Jack Nell iced the game with an insurance goal and a 4-1 victory. The Coyotes won the series 3 games to 1.

The Coyotes will use their March break to prepare for the finals against the Lambeth Lancers. Lambeth will be a tough opponent as they have a season record of 70 wins 2 losses and 4 ties. They were the International Silver Stick champions and they will prove to be a more than worthy opponent. The boys will have to play their best hockey in this series. The schedule for the final round is as follows: Game one: Friday March 15 @ 7:00 pm in Elmvale Game two: Saturday March 16 @ 2:00 pm in Elmvale Game three: Friday March 22 @ 7:40 pm in Lambeth Game four: Saturday March 23 @ 11:00 am in Lambeth

*if necessary Game five: Sunday March 24 @ 3:25 pm in Elmvale

*if necessary Game six: Tuesday March 26 @ 7:40 pm in Lambeth

*if necessary Come out and support your Elmvale Coyotes in the race to become OMHA champions.

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Call (705)526-7609 for more info or drop in or check out our website at www.askennonia.com for latest newsletter. community. We do not have to be reminded that people died there.

There were similar problems closer to home in Collingwood.

My obvious preference and suggestion is to send the Midhurst Secondary Plan back to the planning/ drawing board for appropriate financial, environmental and agricultural assessments. It may take time but then at least there would be a plan which has been analyzed in those three domains and would thus have to be sustainable.

Sincerely submitted Barry Falls "Not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."-George Sala

How Wine Criticism Is Changing

By David White - Twice in the past three months, the wine world has been rocked by news from Robert Parker, the world's most famous wine critic.

In December, Parker announced that he'd sold a "substantial interest" in the Wine Advocate, the influential magazine he founded in 1978, to a trio of Singapore-based investors -- and that he'd relinquished editorial control. In February, one of Parker's top critics, Antonio Galloni, said that he'd left the publication to start an online enterprise.

Parker, who popularized the 100-point scale for reviewing wine, is nearly 66. So he can't be faulted for wanting to slow down. But thanks to this pair of stories, oenophiles finally seem ready to admit that wine criticism is changing. Consumers don't need -- or want -- centralized gatekeepers telling them what they should or shouldn't drink. Consumers still need advisors, of course, but when today's consumers want information, they're willing to look past professional critics and instead turn to friends and trusted networks.

With travel, restaurants, movies, and so much else, this trend would hardly be worthy of commentary. TripAdvisor long ago supplanted paper-based guides like Frommer's.

Yelp is now the holy grail of restaurant reviews, and local blogs are increasingly influential. With movies, opening the local newspaper for commentary no longer makes sense when you can check out dozens of reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.

With wine, however, this shift runs counter to so much of what's sacred. Everything about wine -- the bizarre tasting rituals, knowledge of obscure regions and varietals, and identifying good values -- is supposed to be handed down from on high. Consumers are supposed to decide what to drink based on the advice of prominent wine critics -- not mere amateurs.

But it's obvious that consumers are growing comfortable dismissing gatekeepers.

Look at CellarTracker. Ten years ago, Eric LeVine, a Microsoft executive, built a data-management program for his wine cellar. When he showed the program to some friends, they begged him to share it. So he put the program online, where friends could track their personal inventories and share tasting notes. LeVine then decided to make his program available to everyone, for free.

Today, about 800,000 people visit the site each month, and more than 2,200 wines are reviewed on the site each day. This means CellarTracker users review more wines in just six days than Robert Parker reviews in an entire year.

The site isn't just used by wine junkies -- about 90 percent of its visitors aren't registered. As wine writer Jeff Siegel once wrote, "this means people aren't going to CellarTracker to mark off a wine after they drink it; they're going to CellarTracker to read wine reviews written by amateurs."

Just as CellarTracker is becoming more popular, scores are becoming less important.

Across the country, boutique wine shops are taking off.

Many don't post scores at all, as the owners see scores as an obstacle to consumer interaction. Once upon a time at high-end restaurants, it wasn't unusual to see scores on a wine list. Today, such a concept is laughable -- top restaurants employ sommeliers who are eager to educate their customers.

The wine media is also changing. While consumers can still subscribe to publications like the Wine Advocate or Wine Spectator, they can also turn to blogs and message boards.

And then there's social media. Facebook has eclipsed 1 billion active users; Twitter has half as many. Earlier this year, Instagram announced that it has over 100 million users. People are utilizing these platforms to share everything -- and one of those things is wine. There's even an iPhone app -- Delectable -- that enables users to remember, share, discover, and even purchase wines, just by snapping a photo. It's becoming extremely popular among wine enthusiasts.

Today's wine drinkers are an adventurous bunch, confident in their own palates and willing to trust the advice of their trusted networks. With Parker's decline, this trend is only

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ROTARY THANKS LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR WINTERAMA PARADE PARTICIPATION St.Amant and accepting the prize is teacher advisor Lucie Charlebois and float decorator Claude Charlebois of Charlebois Haulage.

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Second Place ($200 prize): H.S. St. Amant & Sons Photo 2 Accepting is Sue St.Amant

Pride and Ownership

The road to recovery from a brain injury can be one of unanswered questions and people expecting that recovery will go a certain way. It is important for the brain injured person to take ownership of the brain injury and speak about their brain injury with pride. There is nothing wrong with having a brain injury.

During recovery so many brain injured people “just want somebody to listen and understand” what it can be like to make it through the day? Many brain injured people want to share their story not for sympathy but for understanding.

However it is up to the brain injured person to make sure that when they talk about their brain injury there is “pride” in the tone of their voice. How does one put “PRIDE” in their voice? Practice the tone in your delivery.

When people talk about great achievements there is always “pride” in the tone of their voice. For the brain injured and the people who care for them it is important from the start of recovery to see that brain injury as “an opportunity for growth” and that recovery is possible.

People with brain injuries might spend a lot of time and energy trying to be the “person” they used to be however by changing the course just a bit and “taking ownership” of their recovery path it can make the difference in how quickly recovery happens.

The people who care for brain injured people can also “take ownership” of their role in the recovery process. The people who care for the brain injured must also speak about brain injury with pride in their voice. If the brain injured person is looking for “reassurance” from somebody that they trust that it is “ok to have a brain injury” this can be an important part of the recovery process.

It is important to start the conversation about brain injury with pride and ownership and suddenly the people around the brain injured and the people who care for them can come to a level of understanding that can aide in creating a platform, that helps eliminate the feeling of isolation that many people with brain injuries and the people who care for them experience.

To the Brain Injured: Talk about your brain injury with pride and ownership To the Caregivers of the Brain Injured: Take pride and ownership when you talk about brain injury it can make the difference in the recovery path.

Jean Oostrom lives in Springwater Township has lived with a brain injury since 1997 and has created a website www.newbrainliving where people with brain injuries and their caregivers can find answers. Twitter: @newbrainliving Facebook: New Brain Living Email: jean@newbrainliving.com May you always have walls for the winds, a roof for the rain, tea beside the fire, laughter to cheer you, those you love near you, and all your heart might desire.

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(Penetanguishene, On)- The Rotary Club of Penetanguishene is very happy to announce the top three places for best float in the 2013 Rotary Winterama Parade. The Rotary Club awards a total of $600 in prizes for the parade. The results are shown below: 1.

First Place ($300 prize): Ecole St. Croix Photo 1 Presenting is Rotarian Jill

Gariwyn Kennels Reg’d ALL BREED BOARDING ALL BREED GROOMING 640 Baseline Rd. S RR# 2 Midland ON L4R 4K4

Gaye & Rick Sorbin (705) 322-5099 gariwyn@sympatico.ca

Free nicotine patch to help smokers quit

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is looking for adult smokers in Simcoe and Muskoka who are ready to make a quit smoking attempt. Free nicotine replacement patches will be offered to participants who qualify to participate in the STOP smoking study.

Preregistration for the study and attendance at one of the following March workshops is mandatory.

Midland Mon. March 18 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Orillia Thurs. March 21 9 a.m. to noon Alliston Thurs. March 21 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Barrie Tues. March 26 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Barrie Wed. March 27 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Gravenhurst Wed. March 27 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The exact location of the workshop will be provided at time of registration. For more information about the STOP study and to register call 705-721-7520 weekdays.

The STOP study is being offered in partnership with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care as part of its Smoke-Free Ontario Strategy.

ROTARY THANKS LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR POLAR PLUNGE SUCCESS

(L) and presenting is Rotarian Jill St.Amant (R) 3.

Third Place ($100 prize): Georgian Bay Metis Council Photo 3 Accepting the prize is Dora MacInnis (L) Rotarian Jill St.Amant (R) presenting The club is very thankful for all who participated in the parade!

Friends Don’t Give Friends Chlamydia

SIMCOE – Chlamydia, a sexually transmitted infection (STI), is on the rise in Simcoe County and across Ontario.

In 2011, there were 36,395 chlamydia cases reported in Ontario, with nearly 1,100 of those in Simcoe Muskoka.

Ontario Public Health, a partnership of the 36 public health units in Ontario, has launched a province-wide chlamydia campaign for young adults at sexualhealthontario.ca / santesexuelleontario.ca in an effort to raise awareness about chlamydia prevention, testing and treatment. Many people who have chlamydia infection show no symptoms, and as a result don't even know they have it and pass it along to unsuspecting partners.

“We’ve seen a pretty consistent rise in chlamydia cases over the past decade in Simcoe Muskoka,” said Jillian Fenik, sexual health program manager with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit.

Young adults are particularly vulnerable with individuals 18-24 years old making up 52 per cent of all reported cases.

Despite the increased number of cases, there are likely many more that go unreported because people who have chlamydia may not even know they have it. Chlamydia infections can occur through unprotected sexual activity with someone who has chlamydia, even if they do not have any symptoms.

Individuals who are sexually active should ask their doctor or health care provider to make STI testing a part of their regular check-up. For those without a health care provider, the health unit hosts sexual health clinics across Simcoe Muskoka, offering free and confidential STI testing. A list of local sexual health clinics can be found at simcoemuskokahealth.org/HealthUnit/Services/Clinics/ SexualHealth.aspx.

For more information about chlamydia and other STIs, and how to protect yourself and your sexual partners, visit simcoemuskokahealth.org or call Your Health Connection at 705-721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 (ext. 8376), Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and speak with a public health nurse.

(Penetanguishene, On)- The Rotary Club of Penetanguishene is proud to announce that over $9,000 was raised for our community during the 13th Annual Rotary Polar Plunge held on Saturday February 16th during Penetanguishene’s Winterama.

Eighteen plungers collected pledges on behalf of various non-profit organisations. These pledges were then given to the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene which subsequently made a donation of 60% of the pledged money to the specified May your neighbors respect you, Trouble neglect you, non-profit organisation. The other 40% will be used by the Rotary Club for its various projects within the community.

The angels protect you, And heaven accept you.

The Club is excited to announce that a total of $100,000 has been raised by plungers over the past 13 years.

In addition to the plungers and the community that supported them, the Rotary Club would like to recognise bRIDGE bITES from The American Contract Bridge League and thank the following: YOU MIGHT BE AN EXPERT IF … by: brian Gunnell • Keith Kelly and his crew from the Town of Penetanguishene’s Public Works Department for piling E-W Vulnerable ♠ kJ snow South West North East ♥ AQ9 • Wendy Cousineau and the rest of the Town of Penetanguishene for their support 1♥ Pass 2♣ Pass ♦ kJ65 • Paul Ryan and the Penetanguishene Fire Department for filling the pool 3NT Pass 6♥ All Pass ♣ kT75 • The Penetanguishene Curling Club for hosting the event North ♠ 9743 ♠ A852 Playing in 6♥ there are 11 easy tricks.

• The Community Emergency Response Team for being on hand ♥ 652 ♥ 43 West East The 12th might come from a Diamond ♦ QT94 ♦ 732 • Rotarian Rob McLaughlin for acting as site leader during the event finesse (it works!), a Club finesse Declarer ♣ Q9 ♣ 8632 • Rotarian Carey Moran for acting as our Master of Ceremonies against West (that works too!), or a ♠ QT6 • Denise DeCourcy for the French translation of our poster Club finesse against East (that fails). ♥ kJT87 You might be an expert if you • Penetanguishene Rotarians as well as their family and friends ♦ A8 managed to go down in this contract.

• Special thanks to Randy Gostick from Penetang Excavating, Mike & Robin McKeown, and the ♣ AJ4 staff at Beacon Bay Marina for building the pool Against 6♥ West led the Spade Three to East’s Ace. Back came the Spade Two won in Dummy, after which our expert Declarer cashed two trumps only, then ♦A, Plunger Pledges ♦K, followed by a Diamond ruff. Now back to Dummy with a trump and the last

Collected Non-Profit Organisation 60% Donation Diamond was ruffed.

Brian Angus $655.00 Rotary Club of Penetanguishene (100% to Rotary Club) $655.00 Let us pause to admire Declarer’s technique so far. The purpose of ruffing a Christie Bath $285.43 Relay for Life (Canadian Cancer Society) $171.26 Diamond was to build a 12th trick if the Queen were to come down in three Jonathon Bradley $200.00 Relay for Life (Canadian Cancer Society) $120.00 rounds. And, by ruffing that Diamond before drawing the last trump, Declarer Karen Bressette $329.00 Sacred Heart Catholic School $197.40 had the timing to ruff the last Diamond also. Thus he was able to discover that West had started with four Diamonds. West had also started with three Hearts.

Danielle Dorion $250.00 Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Penetanguishene $150.00 How about the Spades? That suit looked to be 4-4 based on the opening lead Kaila Foreman $1,528.33 Joshua Brunelle Fund $917.00 and the play to the second trick, in which case West’s original distribution was Natalie Gignac $360.00 Robert Thususka Fund $216.00 4=3=4=2.

David Hobson $2,832.00 OPP DARE Program $1,699.20 Decision time had arrived and, with West known to have two Clubs and East Zoë Langman $153.00 Ontario SPCA Midland & District Branch $91.80 four, the odds were two to one in favor of East holding the Queen. So our Carey Moran $201.00 OPP DARE Program $120.60 unfortunate Declarer finessed against East and went down two when West Julia Moreau $190.00 Robert Robitaille Pavilion Lafontaine $114.00 produced the ♣Q and a Spade winner.

Nicole Parent $200.00 Boys & Girls Clubs of North Simcoe - Midland Unit $120.00 When this deal was played in a local club duplicate game, most Declarers made Phoebe Rawson $187.35 Community Emergency Response Team $112.41 12 tricks … a few went down one when they misguessed Clubs … but only one Tamara Ryan $300.00 TOMA Foundation for Burned Children $180.00 Declarer was expert enough to ruff two Diamonds, get a perfect count on the distribution, and then go down two. How expert were you on this deal?

Ryan Spademan $190.00 Ontario SPCA Midland & District Branch $114.00 Melissa Sunday $495.00 Christian Island United Church $297.00 Visit www.acbl.org for more about the fascinating game of bridge or email marketing@acbl.org For games in Barrie see www.barriebridge.com Evan Topping $384.52 Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Penetanguishene $230.71 For games in Midland see www.midlanddbc.com Erin Wright $290.25 SickKids Foundation $174.15

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randysweet@sympatico.ca Hope everyone had a smooth and uneventful transition having 'sprung forward' this past weekend. I'm told that in the days following daylight savings time there is a greater propensity for traffic accidents, heart attacks and other assorted maladies.

It also meant that I had one less hour to write this thing so a disclaimer right off the top to read at your risk, especially when operating heavy machinery.

But we have bigger fish to fry folks when it comes to protecting our well being. A University of Zurich study found that deli meat consumption, like everything else it seems these days,can lead to heart disease and cancer.

Eating less than 20 grams per day of processed meat, which I'm guessing given my limited mathematical skills is a whole lot smaller than a Quarter Pounder with cheese, could decrease the mortality rate nation wide by as much as 3% The study went on to say that men who ate between 80160 grams per day of processed meat consumed fewer fruits and vegetables, drank more, were more likely to smoke, less likely to have a University degree and could with almost certainty be your brother in law as well.

Health Minister Deb Matthews jumped on board the 'healthy train' and has called for a ban on the marketing of high calorie low nutrient beverages and snacks to those under the age of 12. Noble effort indeed trying to hide the crap from the little darlings, although I've always maintained that if the FBI really wanted to find Jimmy Hoffa all they have to do is tell the kids there's a 'JOLT Cola', Snickers bar and a I Tunes card in his pocket.

But like horsemeat in IKEA meatballs even our greatest due diligence can't help us if we are led astray by the purveyors of the fine fare we consume.

Two separate lawsuits have been launched against companies contesting the content of the products they produce including Anheuser-Busch who have been accused of 'watering down' their iconic brands Budweiser and Michelob from the stated 5% alcohol level.

The company, which sold nearly 3 billion gallons last year called the allegations 'groundless'. The good people of Minesing who consumed nearly that same amount of Ex, Blue and Canadian 'over a weekend' at their annual slo pitch tournament also confirmed that they too have found 'trace' amounts of 'Bud' in their drinking water.

And what about Subway? The company has also fallen prey to the educated consumer who claim that their famous 'foot long' sandwich is in fact only 11" long. Subway contends that the term 'foot long' is only a name and not a measurement

and that the company and its franchisees strive for 'sandwich length uniformity' A lot to 'digest' I know, but I think we have two very important life lessons here. First and foremost the granddaddy of them all, 'You are what you eat'.

Secondly, and almost inevitably, when guys get a few 'pints' in em' all they want to do is brag or complain about the length of their 'submarine'.

And now the news.

Hey as long as we're going to eat right we might as well exercise too.

'Fit Club', offers a free one hour exercise class Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights starting at 7pm. Call Stacey Rowland at 705-220-6606 for more details and reserve your spot in this very popular class. My gluteus maximus is sore just sitting here thinking about it.

Make sure you bring the whole family down for the Anten Mills Easter Egg Hunt Saturday March 30th at the community hall park starting a 10.30.

There will be activity zones for kids 12 years and under and Mom and Dad can enjoy a hot chocolate while they take in the festivities.

The cost is two bucks per child and you can register your family at the General Store or by getting in touch with Donna at donna.racco@hotmail.com or 705 725 0218. Let her know by March 24th if the clan is coming down or if you can volunteer to help out.

Don't forget to mark down April 11th, the date for the next Anten Mills Recreation meeting at the hall.

Keep an eye out too for the sign on Wilson as you head into town which truthfully contains far more relevant information than this column ever will. Look for details of the 'big' community garage sale Saturday June 8th and our annual clean up day too.

The recreation board is also looking for a Youth Representative/high school student. A great opportunity to fulfill your volunteer hours and help out your community. Those interested should call Joe Racco at 705-791-4042 for more details.

Happy 6th birthday to Aubree and Bryce McLaren March 23rd and to my beautiful wife Mary March 17th, St Patty's day.

Perhaps, given the above, I should rethink the Subway gift card.

See you next time

Bursary Program Helps Young Equestrians Reach Their Dreams

Richmond Hill, ON. – The Ontario Equestrian Federation is proud to present eight juniors from across the province with $1,000 through the OEF Youth Bursary program to help them achieve their equestrian goals. “We would like to thank everyone who applied and to congratulate this year’s bursary recipients,” says Dianne Graham, executive director of the OEF. “Youth are our future and we are delighted to be able to help them further their riding and horsemanship skills through the bursary program.” Each year the OEF distributes a minimum of five $1,000 bursaries to youth based on their involvement with horses, their future goals, as well as letters of recommendations from their coaches. Family resources and academic achievements are also considered. The bursaries can be used towards riding lessons, clinics, competition feeds, continuing education and other activities that will help them develop their skills and reach their goals.

Sixteen-year-old Alicia Vancasteren of Minesing, ON. began riding at the age of 12 and has been taking weekly lessons ever since, competing every summer at the North Simcoe Challenge Series. Last summer, she competed at her first Ontario Horse Trials Association Eventing show and hopes to compete this year at the Entry or Pre-Training Level. When she’s not riding, Vancasteren can be found helping with just about everything at Seven Summits Equestrian Center. Despite her busy schedule, she still manages to maintain a 92 per cent average at Barrie North Collegiate. Vancasteren wants to use her youth bursary funds to improve her riding through private riding lessons and clinics. The bursary will also assist her with the costs of the upcoming show season.

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ROTARY PRESENTATION ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

(PENETANGUISHENE, On)- On February 26, 2013 the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene convened at La Cle d'la Baie for their weekly meeting.

The Club members received an excellent presentation on Emergency Preparedness by Penetanguishene Fire Service Chief Paul Ryan.

Chief Ryan spoke of the requirement for home owners to prepare themselves to be self sustaining for up to 72 hours in the case of a civic emergency.

Please view the following link for more information on how to ready your family home for such an emergency. http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/index-eng.aspx http://www.preparez-vous.gc.ca/index-fra.aspx For more information on the services provided to the community by the Penetanguishene Fire Service please view the following link. http://www.penetanguishene.ca/siteengine/ActivePage. asp?PageID=16 In lieu of a gift to Chief Ryan, the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene continues to support the Georgian Bay Cancer Support Center in Penetanguishene.

Submitted photograph from Left to right; Penetanguishene Fire Service Chief Paul Ryan, Rotarian Ken Norwood.

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Nutrition Awareness Month is March The Great Big Crunch 2013

On March 7th Hillsdale Elementary School joined forces with thousands of students from across Canada to make the loudest crunch ever. The Great Big Crunch is a special day dedicated to raising awareness of locally grown produce as well as nutrition.

This event culminates with a synchronized bite into a crunchy fruit or vegetable. Starting in 2009 over twenty eight thousand students, staff and parents participated in 125 schools from coast to coast by taking part in a synchronized apple crunch. By 2010 the numbers had grown to 64,000 students in Canada as well as some from the Netherlands and Morocco. In 2011, Hillsdale joined over 112,000 students, staff and parents in the Great Big Crunch, which was a victory for food literacy across Canada. Then, in 2012, the Hillsdale community helped break another record by being part of nearly one hundred and fifty thousand participants. Which brings us to 2013; unfortunately, the apple production in Simcoe County was devastated last summer by a damaging frost followed by a hot dry summer.

Therefore, there were no locally grown apples available.

This year Hillsdale had a vegetable that made an even louder crunch than an apple. By crunching into orange, white and pale yellow locally grown and organic carrots, the Hillsdale community promoted: healthy snacking, the availability of year round local produce, the use of fruits and vegetables as the centerpiece for activities, nutrition, and sustainability.

The Great Big Crunch is an annual event promoted by Food Share, Toronto.

By Ron Nelsons, E.A.

On February 13th the Elmvale Lions Club hosted its annual Effective Speaking Competition with 12 contenders.

Local students in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 competed for money, medals and the right to move up to the Lions District A12 Competition.

Once again we had great speaking competitors. Alexandra Kuniewski discussed the Wizard of Oz, Vanessa Tucci presented the differences of her Mom & Dad, Anna Reive was the Myth Buster, Abby Rankin was sweet on Candy, Megan Koski spoke about Germs, Maddie Disera discussed her participation in a Musical, Jenna Lorente’s topic was Suicide, Raymond Haring raved about Guinness Book of World Records, Corine Bateman found Elizabeth Arden, Allison Horsley introduced us to the Ogopogo, Krisden Barorores discussed Orthodontic Treatment ans Jenna Burrows was all wet about Water.

All the speakers did an excellent job but in the end someone had to win. The winners this year were Anna Reive winning 1st Place, Jenna Burrows 2nd Place, and Maddie Disera with 3rd Place. Our 1st and 2nd place contenders will be moving up to the Lions Region 8 Competition which is being hosted this year by The Innisfil Lions Club on April 20th. Good luck to both students. Special thanks is also extended to our volunteer judges.

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A hearty appetite to sustain you.

A good woman to love you.

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Church (Barrie). 705-722-0271 or visit lyricachoir.ca.

Tues. 7 pm Chess (beginners and advanced) at Bayshore Canadian Legion monthly supper $8.

SUN MAR 24: 10 AM - PALM SUNDAY - St. John’s United Fri.: 6 pm - Full course meals RCL Barrie $10 Reservations Seniors, Woodland Beach 2000 TBRN Church, 27 Yonge St. S. Elmvale, invites you to join us for Worrequired, 728-4002 Tues. 7:30 pm: Bid Euchre and darts Barrie Legion 1st Friday of the month “KID ZONE” Elmvale Presbyterian ship . www.unitedchurchelmvale.org REFLECTION: “I LOVE 3rd Tuesday, January - April, 7:30 pm, Elmvale Maple Syrup A PARADE” Festival organizing committee meets at the Masonic Lodge, Church, 22 Queen St., E. Children J.K. to Grade 8 welcome.

March 24 – Wasaga Beach Business Show Wasaga RecPlex, Every Friday 6pm Minesing United Church Youth Group Jr. Youth Queen St West, Elmvale. All welcome, volunteers needed.

11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Wasaga Beach Women’s BusiGrade 5-6, Sr. Youth Grade 7-12 705-737-5322 Tues. 8 pm Elmvale Legion - First Tues, General Meeting - Last Fri. 7 pm – Euchre, Ladies Auxiliary, Branch 262, RC Legion, ness Association and the Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce.

Tues. Executive meeting Monday, March 25: Social:7:00 pm - Meeting Starts: 7:30 pm First Tuesday 6:30 - 8:30 pm Georgian Bay Coin and Stamp Elmvale (upstairs).

Midland Horticultural Society monthly meeting w/Beverley StaFri.: 9 pm KARAOKE NITE Maple Valley Sports Bar Club meets in Midland, North Simcoe Sports and Recreation Sat: 3pm Meat Darts Bbq at Legion, Branch 147, Barrie, bleforth Topic: All about Herbs At North Simcoe Sports & Rec Centre 527 Len Self Boulevard 534-3771 Sat. 3 pm Meat Darts. ARMY NAVY/AIR FORCE CLUB, 7 Center King Street, Midland, Everyone Welcome Wed: 9 am Coffee Club - 10 am Pool - 12:30 pm Games Wed, Mar 27 @ Washago Community Centre (4361 Hamilton Afternoon 1st/3rd - 2nd Wed - 1:30 pm Camera Club Georgian George Street, Barrie 728-8240 St., Washago) Simcoe North MP Bruce Stanton Passport Clinic Sat: 5:00 Meat Darts Elmvale Legion. Welcome!

Bay Swinging Seniors “The Place” 300 Balm Beach Road 5PM-8PM Sun: 9:45 am Knox Flos Presbyterian Church Services First Wed. of month: 9-11 am coffee party, St. Peters Anglican March 27 Elmvale and District Horticultural Society Elmvale Sun. 10 am St. John’s United Church, Elmvale, 27 Yonge St. S., Church, Minesing Legion Join us to hear David Hawke talk about Wild Orchids of invites you to join us for worship. www.unitedchurchelmvale.org First Wed/Month: Regular meeting of the Georgian Bay Métis First Sunday of month - Family Breakfast Barrie Royal Simcoe County 7:30pm 322 2257 Council in the office at 355 Cranston Cres. Midland 526-6335 March 27 Moonlight Ski & Snowshoe at Wye Marsh - l 705Wed: 12-1:00 Lunch, $8 at Barrie Legion. Different menu every Canadian Legion 410 St. Vincent St. - 11 - 12:30 pm 728-1412 Sun. 2-6 All day “Karaoke” at the Barrie Royal Canadian 526-7809 to confirm). week 728-1412 THUR MAR 28 6 PM - MAUNDY THURSDAY - St. John’s Wed: 12:30 Euchre at Wasaga United Church, 27 Yonge St. S., Elmvale, invites you to a Pot Beach United Church 361-2022.

Luck Dinner followed by Worship.

Hospice Huronia offers March 30 – Easter Eggstravaganza Wasaga RecPlex, 10 a.m.– a Drop-in Grief Recovery 3 p.m. Easter Bunny, Easter Egg Hunt, Petting Zoo, Pony Rides, Group, running on BBQ and much more…. 705-429-3844 ext. 2287 Wednesdays from 1:00pm Wednesday April 3, 2013 at 6:00pm Both events are taking to 2:00pm. Current or past place at the Army Navy Air Force Club (ANAF) at 7 George bereavement clients and Street, Barrie (www.welcomewagon.ca) volunteers are all welcome to Thur Apr 4 @ Orillia Square Mall (1029 Brodie Dr., Orillia)

CHRIS CROSS BOATWORX

Community Events

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Announcements / Coming Events Begosh and Begorra!

St. Paddy's Marvellous Meatloaf Dinner, Saturday March 16, 4.30 - 7 pm.,

Mount St. Louis Church Hall at 4th conc. and Mt. St. Louis Road. A delicious meal with meatloaf and gravy, mashed potatoes, peas & carrots, coleslaw, roll, coffee or tea + Apple Betty with ice cream dessert: just $12!

Kids 5-12, $6, under 5, free. Space is limited.

Please call 705-835-6877 to reserve.

Proceeds to Daughters of St. Louis.

Stapley – Chris & Kathryn (Nee Drinkill) of Victoria Harbour are thrilled to announce the birth of their first child a son “Jacob Allan Ernest” born August 15th, 2012 at Collingwood General & Marine Hospital, weighing 10 lbs 3 oz.

A new grandchild for Doug & Marlene Drinkill of Waverley, Glenda Stapley & Leigh Elms of Waubaushene & Tony Stapley & Cindy Green of Guelph. A new nephew for Nick & Tammy Stapley of Barrie and for Jennifer & Noah Noah of Wyebridge. Cousins Madison & Nathan Stapley and Ayva-Lin & Adelle Noah are thrilled to have a new playmate. Many thanks to Dr O’Toole and the Nursing Staff at Collingwood General & Marine Hospital and to the Nottawasaga Midwives.

Happy 90th Birthday

Mary T. Stone Join her for cake and tea Saturday, March 23, 2013 At THE PHELPSTON 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Congratulations to Marianne DeGorter who graduated with a

PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the

University of Western Ontario, London.

Prior to this Marianne graduated from Queen’s University, Kingston with a Bachelor of Biomedical Computing Science (Honours).

Marianne is now a Postdoctoral Fellow in functional genomics at Stanford University in California.

Marianne graduated from Elmvale District High School in 2003.

April is Cancer Month. Monies raised in the door to door campaign stays in the Muskoka Region with a great portion used for transportation of patients to Barrie, Toronto and other locations. Wyevale is in grave need of canvassers for the ten routes in the area. Students in need of community hours are welcome to help. The Canadian Cancer Society is an amazing organization providing care for those afflicted with the disease and their families. Please consider donating your time to assist this most worthwhile cause. Contact Sharon Foster, a dedicated 25 year volunteer, 705.322.1305.

Flash Mob Round Dance

Gather at the Ministry of Natural Resources District Office, 2284 Nursery Road, Midhurst, this Sunday, March 17 at 2 pm.

Walk with those of us who want Springwater Park kept open!!

– 1 km. to the main pavilion in the park, round dance, hot chocolate and then back the the MNR office.

Time to show your stuff! Bring your Drums, Shakers, Signs, Flags, Posters and voices!

As of March 7th, the Ministry of Natural Resources has no proposals that they are evaluating to keep the park open, 5 1/2 months into their 6 month plan to close Springwater Provincial Park on Mar 31st.

Cut - Rite Tree Service Removal or Trimming Near Houses or on Lots Experienced and Insured

705-737-6339

Fax: 705.322.8393 Cell: 705.321.2653

Announcements / Coming Events The Mission and Service team at

St. John’s United Church is hosting a member of the

Cancer Society

for an information night.

Tuesday, April 9 at 7pm.

All are welcome, refreshments will be served.

27 Yonge Street South, Elmvale www.unitedchurchelmvale.org

St. John’s United Church is hosting a

dinner for any

Young Families in Our Community on

Friday, March 22nd.

Doors open at 5, dinner is served at 5:30.

Come and join us for lasagne or mac and cheese!

Activities will be available for the children.

27 Yonge Street South, Elmvale www.unitedchurchelmvale.org

IN HOME ASSISTANCE For Those Who Need Help

Grocery Shopping, Banking, Letters and Mailing, Pet Help, Miscellaneous Errands, Lunches

Reliable • Call For Rates • 705-791-0395 Laurie’s Cleaning Service, 322-0435 * Friendly * Professional * Reasonable Rates

Music Instruction

Guitar, Piano, Keyboard, Accordion, Drums, Banjo, Bass, Mandolin & Ukelele lessons available in Elmvale for Children, Adults, Seniors. Flexible times. Reasonable rates. Private Instruction. For more info, call John Brown at 322-7696 or 322-3995

Help Wanted

Environmental educators needed for spring elementary classes at Tiny Marsh

Please send resumes to

MTM Conservation Assoc.

c/o John Turnbull, Box 171,

Wyevale, ON L0L 1P0

Sports Groups

Wasaga Women’s Recreational Soccer

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ELMVALE – CONDO FOR SALE For Sale By Owner • Elmvale.

2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, adult condo. 1,195 sq. ft.

Undercover parking and storage included plus many quality upgrades. Available immediately.

$254, 900. Info: 705.515.0444

Wanted to rent or rent to own

Mature, responsible, non smoking couple with no pets seeking rural house within 30 km of Barrie.

Both employed full time. References available. Own equipment and tools to maintain property for snow removal, grass cutting etc. Very particular in keeping up appearance & maintenance of property & home.

Detached workshop a plus. Willing to sign long term lease.

Contact (705) 322-2023.

For rent/sale - apt., houses, and halls House For Sale on 4.78 acre lot 6 bedroom house with 3 bathrooms, finished basement w/bar, cathedral ceilings, large kitchen, newly painted Phelpston area For more info, call 705 721 8876

One bedrm apt. in Elmvale.

675.00 mth. includes utilites, frig, stove, parking, NO Smoking, NO Pets. First and Last mth required.

Available April 1st. Call 705-322-1410 Elmvale: Queen St. 2 bedrm apartment Fridge/stove/ laundry facilities, heat and water included. $665 plus hydro. No pets/no smoking.

705 734 3520 Elmvale: 2 Bdrm. Apartment available immediately.

Fridge/Stove. Call: 705-322-3008

Woodland Beach, residence/retail space for rent on a beach front property. Excellent location for a Residence or Commercial/Retail business (Variety, Snack bar, Office, Hobby, Arts and Craft etc).

Seasonal or year round. Email, zbebbo@gmail.com

Up to 60 Tables & 500 Chairs for Rent Property of the Elmvale Fall Fair - Rob 790-1772

Office Space for Rent

Professional Building - 1500 sq. feet can be divided.

Well appointed. Plenty of parking available.

Call Dave 705-322-0155 Elmvale Community Hall - capacity 220 for great dances, beautiful weddings and other super events.

Stage and kitchen facilities.

For rental call 728-4784 ext. 2055

Weddings, Anniversary Parties, & Birthdays

Registration Day Manday March 25th • 6 - 8 pm

Orr Lake Golf Club is now renting out its hall for weddings, anniversary parties & birthdays. Seating for up to 175 people. Dancing for up to 200 people. Basic setup, cleanup, in-stock utensils/dishes/linens, and bartender included in rental fee. Catering done fresh in house. Call 705-322-1664, email: info@orrlakegolfclub.ca. Web c Site: www.orrlakegolfclub.ca

Season: Starts in May

Hall - Elmvale Lions Club Hall is available for reunions, anniversaries, dances, parties or whatever. Kitchen included. Call Bob at 705 322 4484

Wasaga Beach RecPlex Side Entrance

Cost: $90

(includes Uniform) Cash or Cheque

Limited Registration

E-mail: wrecsc@yahoo.com Call: Jodi 429-7174 for more info

Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre

1-888-495-8501 (Hours: Mon. - Fri - 8 am to 6 pm)

www.antifraudcentre.ca

Value Your Antiques

Midhurst Tennis Sign-up

FREE ANTIQUE EVALUATION

April 6 and 213 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

24 Queen St. W. Every Saturday - 1pm - 4pm.

at Doran Park Bubble

Juniors: Starting May 10th for 6 weeks. Cost $60.

Adults: $85.00 per summer season Info: Lucy 722-3395 or Ingrid 722-0665

Cheezers Co-ed Soccer Registration

March 16, 30 and April 13 from 10-1 at the Elmvale Library For information - 705 835 5399 705 322 3239

"People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them that Benjamin Franklin said it first."-Anonymous

by a professional appraiser at the Market Bazaar,

Bring in your old glass, china, jewelry (vintage or precious), art work, collectibles etc... no app't necessary.

All for a donation to the Elmvale Food Bank.

STARTS SAT. MARCH 2. 705-322-3535 *-- Python, crabs left in hotel rooms --*THAME, England - British hotel chain Travelodge UK said some of the oddest items left in its rooms include a pet python, breast implants and a bucket of live crabs. The budget chain based in Thame, England, said items in its lost-andfounds include a pet python named Monty, a winning EuroMillions lottery ticket, the prop used as Harry Potter's wand in one of the films, a diamond-encrusted iPhone, a bucket of live crabs and a set of women's breast implants, The Scotsman reported Thursday. The hotel chain said the most popular items left in their rooms include pajamas, phone and laptop chargers, teddy bears, toiletry items and electronics. The company said the 20,000 books left in its hotel rooms during the past 12 months include 7,000 copies of "Fifty Shades of Grey."

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SECOND MARCH CLASSIC EARLY BIRD DRAW WINNER

GUELPH, ON (March 5, 2013) – Grain Farmers of Ontario would like to congratulate Don McKercher from District 9 for winning the second and final March Classic Early Bird draw! Don has won a Petro Canada Preferred Price Fuel Card to enjoy a discount of 25 cents per litre for 100 litres of fuel at any Petro Canada location.

Speakers for the March Classic include, Evan Solomon, Cal Whewell, Elaine Froese, Ron MacLean and entertainment by The Debaters. New this year is the Farmer Panel, moderated by Elaine Froese that will discuss the topic “what will farming look like in the future”. This panel will provide unique perspectives on the future of Ontario’s grain industry from farmers at various life and business stages.

The March Classic is the largest grain-focused conference in Eastern Canada drawing upwards of 500 attendees from government, industry, and farms across Ontario.

Building on the huge success of the 2012 conference, Grain Farmers of Ontario has developed an even bigger and better event for 2013 with speakers discussing issues of politics, grain markets and succession planning. This is an event you won’t want to miss!

To pre-register online for the Monday March 18th conference in London, Ontario at the London Convention Center, visit www.gfo.ca/marchclassic or call the office at 1 800 265 0550.

Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) is the province’s newest and largest commodity organization, representing Ontario’s 28,000 corn, soybean and wheat farmers. The crops they grow cover 5 million acres of farm land across the province, generate over $2.5 billion in farm gate receipts, result in over $9 billion in economic output and are responsible for over 40,000 jobs in the province.

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CANADIAN AGRICULTURE LITERACY WEEK – AGRICULTURE IN THE CURRICULUM

GUELPH, ON (March 4, 2013) – Canadian Agriculture Literacy Week kicked off Sunday, March 3rd and runs through Friday, March 9th. This national week of agriculture education was implemented in 2012 to increase awareness among school children of the important role agriculture plays in our day-to-day lives.

Organizations across the country, including Grain Farmers of Ontario, have been developing and promoting various activities for elementary and high school students, bridging core school subjects with agriculture education.

Agriculture is science; it involves the study of plants, animals, soil, and water. Grade 3 students can learn all about science in agriculture through the Grain Farmers of Ontario Grade 3 teacher’s kit called How's it GROWING?.

This teacher’s kit is an excellent resource for students to learn about the various growth stages of soybeans and wheat by growing their own seedling. This kit is available, free of charge, to any Grade 3 Teacher in Ontario and includes: 1 teacher’s guide, a parent guide for each student to take home and everything students need to grow their own soybean or wheat plant.

Students can also log on to the interactive website to see videos and photos of real Ontario grain farms and compare their plant to the online growth stages.

Agriculture is social studies; it is the relationship between people, land, food, and the environment.

Secondary schools are able to expand their social studies programs through the new Grade 11 teacher’s kit called GROWING Pains. This free kit is designed to encourage students to think critically about production practices and sustainability. Videos are used to introduce three hot topics in agriculture: conventional and organic farming, food and fuel, and pesticide use. The kit also includes a teacher’s guide to help facilitate in-class discussion and debates on the topics.

Educating students about the roles of agriculture in our society and their daily lives is of critical importance.

Grain Farmers of Ontario supports Canadian Agriculture Literacy Week and commends teachers for taking the initiative to incorporate agriculture in their core lessons.

For more information or to request a teachers kit, visit www.whatsgrowingon.ca.

Spiderwort flowers have a very short life - only a single morning - after which the petals wilt and turn to a jellylike fluid. However, each plant will produce 20 or more flowers per stem.

Low-pollen sunflowers have been developed in recent years which not only help asthma sufferers, but also extend the flower's life. Before the advent of modern materials, sunflower stems were used to fill life-jackets.

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Spring Season Pass: 6 movies for $54.00. Individual tickets $10.00 Tickets at the door or in advance at the Huronia Museum (705-526-2844) A man may be very industrious, and yet not spend his time well. There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of life getting his living. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)

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Calgary, AB –Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) President Martin Unrau was in Japan recently, working alongside Agriculture and AgriFood Minister Gerry Ritz, to promote Canadian beef and celebrate the recent expansion of access to include beef from cattle up to 30 months of age.

While in Japan, Unrau and Minister Ritz met with Japanese meat importers, retailers and other beef customers. “Japan is an important market for Canadian beef with huge growth potential under the expanded market access announced in January,” Unrau said. “This could be a game changer for the Canadian beef cattle sector as we work towards supplying Japan on a year-round basis.”

In January, Minister Ritz announced expanded market access to Japan that enables Canadian beef from cattle aged over 21 months and under-30-months to be eligible for shipment there for the first time in a decade. Previously, since 2005, Japan had accepted Canadian beef only from cattle under 21 months of age.

For the past three years, Canadian U21 beef shipments to Japan have averaged approximately $70 to $75 million per year. Expansion to UTM is expected to double the value of Canadian beef shipments to Japan to $150 million in 2013.

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Thank you FRALICK, Norma – The family of Norma Fralick would like to extend a sincere thank you to family, neighbours and friends for your cards, floral tributes, donations, baked goods, and on-line condolence messages in recognition of our loss. A special thank you to Reverend Janet Mitchell for her prayers and comforting words; to the Management and Staff of Sara Vista Long Term Care Facility for the exceptional care provided to our mother over the past six years; and to Doug and Staff of Adams Funeral Home for your assistance and professionalism. Your kindness will always be remembered.

Ken, Kathy, Sharon, Joe and Families

WORKING TOGETHER TO PROTECT POLLINATORS

GUELPH, ON (March 8, 2013) – During the spring 2012 corn planting season, 230 separate incidents of bee kills were reported in Ontario (predominantly in the southwest), involving thousands of bee hives at different bee yard locations. These reports have triggered a re-evaluation of neonicotinoid insecticides by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).

With the re-evaluation on-going, and this year’s corn planting season fast approaching, the Ontario Beekeepers Association, Ontario Federation of Agriculture, Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario, and Grain Farmers of Ontario are working together to address the concerns of all our farmer-members in relation to this issue. The four organizations agree there is much more work to be done to clarify the relationship between neonicotinoid insecticides and the spring 2012 bee kills.

It is our goal to ensure farmers have access to all crop protection products as they deem necessary for a successful growing season.mWe recognize the important role honey bees play in pollinating crops and are dedicated to ensuring a healthy bee population in Ontario.

The Ontario Beekeepers Association, Ontario Federation of Agriculture, Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario, and Grain Farmers of Ontario are encouraging the continued investigation into the cause of the bee kills, and support existing and ongoing objective research into new products and technology that have the potential to reduce pesticide exposure.

We are calling for an open dialogue between farmers, beekeepers, government agencies, the crop protection industry, and equipment manufacturers. All stakeholders need to work together to protect pollinators and ensure profitable growth for farmers.

More information on the re-evaluation by PMRA can be found at: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cpsspc/pubs/pest/_factfiche/pollinator-protection-pollinisateurs/index-eng.php.

Ontario Beekeepers Association: The Ontario Beekeepers’ Association works to ensure a thriving and sustainable beekeeping industry in Ontario. To this end, we advocate for beekeepers’ interests, support honey bee health research and deliver practical training and information. In our vision, Ontario leads with well-informed and skilled beekeepers, healthy and plentiful honeybees raised in Ontario, a prosperous beekeeping industry as well as a widespread appreciation for honey and for the critical role that honey bees play in agriculture. www.ontariobee.com.

Ontario Federation of Agriculture: The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is the largest accredited general farm organization in Ontario. As a dynamic farmer-led organization based in Guelph, the OFA works to represent and champion the interests of Ontario farmers through government relations, farm policy recommendations, lobby efforts, community representation, media relations and more. OFA is the leading advocate for Ontario’s farmers and is Ontario’s voice of the farmer. www.ofa.on.ca.

Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario: The Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario is a professional organization for families involved in the business of farming, representing 4,100 members and supporters. We value family enterprise, profitability and a responsible stewardship of resources. Our members and supporters share a commitment to public policies that provide a strong legislative environment for the business of farming. www. christianfarmers.org.

Grain Farmers of Ontario: Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) is the province’s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario’s 28,000 corn, soybean and wheat farmers. The crops they grow cover 5 million acres of farm land across the province, generate over $2.5 billion in farm gate receipts, result in over $9 billion in economic output and are responsible for over 40,000 jobs in the province. www.gfo.ca.

The Huronia Community Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Patricia Copeland as their new Executive Director. This is the first step in the Foundation’s focus to create a smart and caring community for everyone.

Ms. Copeland brings a wealth of experience as a nonprofit management professional in Simcoe County.

She applauds the achievements of retiring Executive Director Garry Morehouse and promises to honour that legacy while working as part of the new team to grow the Foundation and serve those most in need in our communities.

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In loving memory of our mother Dorothy Eileen Smith (CroweBrandon) who passed away 11th March 2008 If Roses grow in Heaven, Lord please pick a bunch for me Place them in my Mother's arms And tell her they're from me Tell her I love her and miss her And when she turns to smile Place a kiss upon her cheek And hold her for awhile Because remembering her is easy, I do it every day But there's an ache within my heart Because I am missing her today...

Lovingly remembered by your children Doug (Deen) Brian (Linda) Judy (Vern) Gerry and their families In loving memory of Clara Ann Ritchie (nee Graham) Who passed away March 21, 2011 This day is remembered and quietly kept, no words are needed, we will never forget.

For those we love don't go away, they walk beside us everyday.

Unseen, unheard, but always near.

So loved and missed, so very dear.

Sadly missed by Mum, brother Harold, and sisters Helen / Phyllis / and Fran.

Elmvale Presbyterian Church

22 Queen Street East We are preparing for the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Everyone is invited to join us this Easter.

Our worship services are: • Palm Sunday with communion Sunday Mar. 24/13 at 11am • Maundy Thursday- self directed Thurs. Mar.28 8-9pm • Good Friday at St. John’s Fri. Mar. 29 at 10am • Easter Sunrise at Heritage Park Sun. Mar. 31 7:00-8am followed by breakfast at Elmvale Presbyterian Church • Regular Sunday worship on Easter Sunday at 11am

PSA- Safety Message: Exercise Caution Near Waterways

Conservation Authorities are reminding residents of the dangers that exist near streams, rivers, ponds and lakes around this time of year and urge people to keep family and pets away from the edge of all waterways.

With spring and warmer temperatures quickly approaching, we’re all looking forward to getting outdoors.

However, warmer temperatures also bring rainfall, melting snow and ice, which can all contribute to higher, faster flowing water in our waterways.

Slippery and unstable stream banks and extremely cold water temperatures can also lead to very hazardous conditions close to any body of water.

For more information, call your local conservation authority: ♦ Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (905) 895-1281 ♦ Toronto & Region Conservation Authority (416) 6616514 ♦ Conservation Halton (905) 336-1158 ♦ Credit Valley Conservation (905) 670-1615 ♦ Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (905) 579-0411 ♦ Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (905) 8858173 ♦ Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (705) 4241479 ♦ Kawartha Conservation (705) 328-2271 or 1-800-6685722 *-- Wine to be aged on the sea floor --*CHARLESTON, S.C. - A California winery says it's trying out a new way to age its wine -- not in a warehouse but submerged on the sea floor. Napa Valley-based Mira Winery said it thinks aging 48 bottles of its 2009 Cabernet in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor could enhance its taste. Winery officials said they were inspired to try the experiment by wine recovered from shipwrecks that has demonstrated unique flavors, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.

"The ocean has similar ideal elements that impact aging -- temperature, pressure, humidity, pressure, motion, light or lack thereof and oxygen," Gustavo Gonzalez, a Mira Winery winemaker, said in a statement. "Is there something just as impactful and interesting in aquaoir as there is about terroir? We are going to try and find out."

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Boyd: Wm. Wayne - At Orillia on Wednesday Obituaries February 2013 Owen in his 65th year. (Co-Owner Wayne Boyd FLYNN, 20th, Thomas “0zzie” of of Orillia.

Beloved father of Jody Boyd (Ian Barber) McEachern & Flynn Cartage, Retired Sears Canada of Victoria son of Shirley Boyd of SLH, RetiredHarbour.

Captain Loving Barrie Volunteer Fire Department Elmvale and the late Arthur Boyd.

Predeceased by and Member of Royal Canadian Legion Branch #147 his Gary.

By Wayne’s request no at visitation or for brother 37 Years.)

Suddenly, but peacefully the Royal services will be held.

Wayne was a retired Firefighter Victoria Hospital, Barrie on Monday November 24th, with CityFlynn of North York. Memorial to the 2008.the Ozzie of Barrie (in his 80thdonations year). Beloved Toronto General Hospital (Transplant Unit) would be husband of 60 years of May (nee Williams). Loving appreciated and willMarley be received byhusband the Simcoe Funeral father of Catharine and her Paul, Louise Home-38 StreetMichael, E. Orillia L3V 1l1 (705) Smith andJames her husband Barbara Flynn and327her 0221.

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Leigh simcoefuneralhome.ca Anne Marley (Marc Masson), Jennifer Marley (Gilbert

Kuiper), Scott Marley (Laura), Christopher Smith away (Jody GIFFEN, Infant Layne Yvonne - Passed Becker), atLeah Smith (Christopher Size), and great suddenly the Georgian Bay General Hospital, Midland grandfather of Lauren, Carsten, Owen, Liam, and on Sunday, March 3, 2013.

Cherished infantEmily daughter Isabelle. brother of the lateBeloved Monicagrand-daughter Paton, survived of Jason Dear and Melanie Giffen. byRoss her &husband Sandy, and Joyce Ridley. of Debbie Langman andthe Greglate & Yvonne Giffen Friends calledof Maeve. at the Loved STECKLEY-GOODERHAM and dear sister great granddaughter of Funeral Home, Clapperton WorsleyGiffen.

Streets,Loving Barrie Margaret Bell, Marion Stott and Gordon on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9, Adam, p.m. Funeral will niece to Jayde & Jeremy Isaac CurtisMass & Drew be held at Will St Mary’s Church, remembered 65 Amelia Street, Barrie Langman. be lovingly by cousins on Thursday November 27th,Family at 10:00 am. Interment Blake and Prestin.

A Private Service was held St.Lynn-Stone Mary’s Cemetery, to the at FuneralBarrie.

Home,Memorial Elmvale donations on Wednesday, Kidney6,Foundation or the Heart and Stroke Foundation March 2013. Spring Interment.

Memorial Donations would appreciated the family.Hospital Condolences may to the beGeorgian Bayby General Maternal be forwarded Obstetrics Unitthrough would www,steckleygooderham.com be appreciated.

GALBRAITH, Red Ethel Mary away Sabina - At with the MACDUFFIE, - Passed peacefully Wedgewood Manor, Summerside, P.E.I. on Tuesday, his family by his side at the Grey-Bruce Health November 18, 2008, 91st year. Beloved of Centre, Owen SoundInonher Wednesday, March 6,wife 2013. the late Arnold Galbraith.

Dear of year.

SabinaBeloved (John) Red MacDuffie of Elmvale, Inmother his 83rd Daniels of JimDear (Rebecca) of Jenny Texas,(Bob) Dale husband ofRichmond 60 years toHill, Annie. father of (Anita) ofof Newmarket, Zaharychuk of S’side, Cockram Aurora andHeather Glen (Lorrie) MacDuffie of David of Manitoulin Island, Earl (Vivian) of Brampton, Wyevale.

Loved grandfather of Dawn (Kevin) Matthew, June (James) of S’side, Lois Travors of S’side Scott (Jackie) Walters MacDuffie, Ian MacDuffie (Natasha) and & Donald (Carol) of Sydney, B.C. Also survived Robb MacDuffie (Lindsay). Loving great grandfatherby of 16 grandchildren great grandchildren.

Sister of Alanna, Kamden, and Kian,7 Kaylee and Anora. Brother of Joyce MacSweyne, Fred and the(Isabel), late BertLaVern Dapp Audrey (Curly) Brunet, theDapp late Wilfred & Marjorie Chambers.

Memorial Donations to the (the late Gwen), the late June, the late Russell and his Alzheimer would Lambert, be appreciated and (the maylate be wife Betty, Society Julie (Hugh) Marjorie made through Lynn-Stone Elmvale.

George) Ethier,thethe late RobertFuneral and hisHome, wife Alma and Lorne (Donna) MacDuffie. Friends called at the LynnStone Funeral Home, Elmvale from 7-9 p.m. Friday and from 12-1 p.m. Saturday. Funeral Service was in the Chapel on Saturday, March 9 at 1 p.m. Reception following downstairs. Cremation. Memorial Donations to the Salvation Army or the O.S.P.C.A. would be appreciated.

WATSON, Texas T. - Passed away suddenly at the General and Marine Hospital, Collingwood on Sunday, March 3, 2013.

TexSt. Watson of Elmvale 445 Vincent Street (formerly of Hillsdale) InBarrie, his 84th Ontario year. Beloved husband L4M 6T5of the late Ethel Margaret Murray. Dear father of Lionel (Faye) Trew of Hillsdale and grandfather of Rebecca and Robyn. Brother of Hilda Knowles, Kathleen Baldwick, Esther Long, Jean Van Natter, Peter and the late Stanley and the late Malcolm Watson. Friends called at the Lynn-Stone Funeral Home, Elmvale from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral Service was in the Chapel on Thursday, March 7 at 1:30 p.m. followed by a reception at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Hillsdale. Spring interment Craighurst Presbyterian Cemetery. Memorial Donations to St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Hillsdale or the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.

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