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Springwater News • March 28, 2013 Edition 387 • Tel: 705.322.2249

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Pictured here are Doug Kirton, Marie Bunn, Tim McGinnis and Mary Fleming. Missing are Tom McGinnis, Sharon Kuypers and Linda French.

Spring is in the air as the Canadian Cancer Society plants the seed of awareness about cancer for Cancer Awareness Month in April. Cancer touches almost everyone—whether it’s personally or through a family member, friend, neighbour, classmate, colleague. The Canadian Cancer Society is calling on our citizens to join in to help lead the

fight against the disease.

“There are more than 200 different types of cancer and every cancer is unique to the person who is suffering from it,” “Everyone has a story about cancer, and this April, make your story your reason to give and share our vision in creating a world where no person has to fear cancer.”

Throughout April, fundraising activities take place across the province, including the sale of daffodils, Door-to-Door canvassing in communities across Canada and special events that organizations and individuals may hold.

In the Elmvale (town) area, we have Tim and Tom McGinnis as the co-captains. They have approximately 23 canvassers including Mary Fleming that spread throughout the village area receiving your donation.

Sharon Kuypers is the chair of the former Flos Township area and she also has a substantial number of volunteers to cover this area.

Linda French and Marie Bunn are the co-convenors for the 2nd Annual Daffodil Luncheon on Wednesday, April 24th between 11 and 1 pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Church on the north side of Elmvale. The cost is $5.00 and all are welcome.

This flag now hangs in front of the library in Elmvale thanks to the assistance of Doug Kirton.

Local diabetes champion honoured with Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Canadian Diabetes Association proudly recognized medal recipient

BARRIE, ONTARIO (March 14, 2013) – The Canadian Diabetes Association is honoured to acknowledge Fran Moreau with a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee commemorative medal for her outstanding dedication to providing essential diabetes support to the Midland community.

“The Canadian Diabetes Association is grateful for Ms. Moreau’s contribution to truly making a difference in the lives of people with diabetes,” says Terry Cavanaugh, Regional Director for the Canadian Diabetes Association.

“Our dedicated volunteers are integral to the success of our mission and leading the fight against diabetes.”

Volunteering for the Association since 1978, Moreau continues to inspire others by organizing fundraising and diabetes educational events in the Midland-Penetanguishene area. Upon her retirement as a nurse, Fran started up the Midland/Penetanguishene Branch of the Canadian Diabetes Association, entirely volunteer run, in order to continue to help people living with diabetes in her community.

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“I was really shocked to receive such a wonderful award,” said Moreau. “I have to admit that half of this medal is because my husband and family allowed me to volunteer for the Association over the years. I want to thank the Canadian Diabetes Association for bestowing such an honour on the likes of me.”

Moreau was presented with the Diamond Jubilee Medal on February 28, 2013, during the monthly diabetes support group meeting she organizes on behalf of the Canadian Diabetes Association.

Across Canada, 60,000 Canadians, including individuals in the diabetes community are being recognized for their contributions to their community and country earning this prestigious Diamond Jubilee medal.

The Diamond Jubilee Medal Program was created by the Government of Canada to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne as the Queen of Canada.

Members of the general public were asked to nominate individuals for the medal program, which is administered by the Chancellery of Honours, as part of the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General.

The Canadian Diabetes Association is a registered charitable organization, leading the fight against diabetes by helping people with diabetes live healthy lives while we work to find a cure. Our professional staff and more than 20,000 volunteers provide education and services to help people in their daily fight against the disease, advocate on behalf of people with diabetes for the opportunity to achieve their highest quality of life, and break ground towards a cure. Please visit diabetes. ca, join us on facebook.com/CanadianDiabetesAssociation, follow us on Twitter @DiabetesAssoc, or call 1-800-BANTING (226-8464).

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The Festival du loup will be celebrating its 10th edition this coming July. Nadine Lalonde, co-president, receives a certificate marking the first decade from Denise Hayes, C.E.O. for the S.G.B. Chamber of Commerce.

Do You Have a Heart for Mission?

The FIRST Wednesday of each month a group of ladies meet to make lap quilts, lap afghans, baby caps, toques, mitts and sleeping mats (made from plastic milk bags).

Some of these items will be sent to the Cariboo region of British Columbia for children travelling on the bus for long distances to go to school, and others to local nursing homes and shelters, to hospitals and to 3rd world countries. It is also a time of fellowship and a way to make a difference.

All necessary materials will be supplied so just bring yourself and come to the Elmvale Presbyterian Church Wednesday morning (9:30 -11:30).

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WAR AMPS MARKS 95 YEARS AND 1.5 M KEYS RETURNED

The annual key tag mailing to Ontario residents is now underway by The War Amps, which has recently achieved two significant milestones -- its 95th anniversary and 1.5 million sets of keys returned to Canadians.

The theme of this year’s mailing, “There From The Start” touches on how the Association was there for returning World War I amputees in 1918, and has continued to serve Use a War Amps confidentially amputees across the generations up coded key tag to safeguard all to the present day.

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Completed Niagara Tunnel Project to Provide Renewable Power for 100 Years

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 Those who called last week would have received a message which began with “Vacation Alert!...” and a mention that we were away for a week at my son’s wedding in the Bahamas.

The Bahamas consist of over 700 islands. We were on The Grand Exuma. The airplane landed at Georgetown, a city of some 700 to 1000 people. Yes it was a full sized airplane carrying approximately 120 plus passengers. We walked the runway into the customs office, picked up our baggage and were taxied to our Sandals resort.

There are 19 Sandals/Beaches holiday destinations in this part of the ocean, not far from the coast of Florida.

The Tropic of Cancer passes right through were we were staying in a resort that use to be the Four Seasons. Sandals took over about four years ago putting some 500 employees out of work. They hired some 60 of them back according to the tour guide who took Margaret Ann and me around the Island.

The resort is about a mile long. There are 245 rooms there, and around 500 employees. THe employees make between $4.00 and $4.50 an hour but they pay no taxes so they receive 100% of their earnings.

It was an all-inclusive. There were 6 or 7 places to eat, places to get a drink everywhere, lost of amenities like golf (which on the round I took part in, you need a lot of balls), spa, two pools plus the ocean, catamarans, canoes, water trikes, scuba diving and snorkeling, pool (boston and snooker), horseshoes, bocci ball and more.

Every day was between 70 and 80+ - for you youngsters, think of 20 for 70 and 30 for 80+.

The sun shone everyday. We had no rain. We had a great time.

My son Jamie got married. He teamed up with a very nice girl who gives me a wonderful hug now and then. Gosh, I wish I was him. We’ll have more when she releases their pictures, etc.

Just a little observance - The Ontario Government has now made agreements with 14 raceways that hosted OLG slots. Although it is not quite back to the norm of 2012 and previous years, I would suggest the Ontario government realized they may have made a BIG mistake but they are not admitting it. They are signing agreements suggesting this is a new direction.

I read numerous press releases about how many jobs Ontario has created each month. Never do I see a note that back in 2008, they lost how ever many jobs and that only a percentage of these well paying jobs exist today.

One might suggest the recession hit Ontario hard but within the province, free trade agreements have hurt our auto makers, etc., and the price of hydro has hurt many manufacturers.

Ontario, the most populous province in Canada could have had some influence on the free trade deals.

Ontario could have done something that might have made electricity cheaper like importing the excess from Quebec.

Today, they are paying other provinces and the states to take our over abundance of power because so many industries - power consuming factories - have closed.

The ‘Battle of the Churches’ in the Elmvale Arena on April 7th at 1 pm has morphed into a behind the scenes battle as the churches began to bring in the BIG BOYS to coach their teams to victory.

As go the rumours - the Preby’s have acquired the coach-

New Ontario Government Committed to Building Clean, Reliable Energy System The new Ontario government is now harnessing more clean, renewable electricity from Niagara Falls through the completed Niagara Tunnel Project.

The new tunnel, which is more than 10 kilometers in length, is channelling additional water from the Niagara River to flow to the Sir Adam Beck Generating Station at a rate of 500 cubic metres per second. This will supply Ontario with enough electricity to power the homes and businesses of a city the size of Barrie.

The largest hydroelectric project to come into service in Ontario for the past 50 years, the Niagara Tunnel Project is a significant provincial achievement, employing 580 people during the peak of construction.

Building a clean, reliable energy system is part of the new Ontario government's plan to ensure we have the electricity we need to power the province's homes, schools, hospitals and economy.

Quick Facts • When under construction, the Niagara Tunnel Project was the largest renewable energy project of its type anywhere in the world.

• The Niagara Tunnel is as high as a four-storey building, and will propel water at a rate of 500 cubic metres per second, fast enough to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool in a matter of seconds.

• About 500,000 cubic metres of concrete was used to line the tunnel – enough to build a sidewalk from Windsor to Quebec City.

• The tunnel liner wall is 60 centimetres thick and made of cast-in-place concrete.

• Since 2003, more than 360 megawatts of new, upgraded and refurbished waterpower projects have come online in Ontario, enough to power an estimated 240,000 households.

Editor’s Musings continued... ing help of Jack Valiquette, a 1974 draft pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack is a decorated winner of numerous awards in 1973 and 74 in the OMJHL and in his 350 games in the NHL (74-81)he scored 84 goals and got 134 assists with Toronto and Colorado.

But an unnamed source has told me that the Catholics, with Joe Marley at the helm has his secret weapon as well.

We wonder if it will be Dan Maloney, former great in the NHL. With Sister Kate and Duplicate on hand to unleash the white smoke at the end of the game to name the NEW CHAMPION, this is a must see event.

Be sure to read the Kate Harries article on page 9 about the Councillors who have opted to write something for the citizens of Springwater Township and how our mayor and deputy mayor are opposed to their ‘Freedom of Expression’.

This is followed by a suggestion from Springwater staff that they hire a company to report the true facts about the Midhurst Secondary Plan which was defeated by a tie vote.

Rick Webster of Ward 3 campaigned on a platform suggesting that each member of council write something in each edition of the paper and he was the first to bring a contribution to this paper.

I would have thought that if anyone on council or within the staff had thought that any statements made about whatever were misleading, then they would have made an attempt to tell their version of the story by either calling the person and explaining how it really happened - or they could pen a letter and forward it to this paper, e-mail it to whatever sources and likely put it into a correspondence file on the website. As it is, different people are suggesting it is hard to get an answer from our township.

By the time you read this, you will probably have heard something about the Springwater Park. This is to come from Rod Jackson Barrie MPP. One might wonder where the County of Simcoe, or the Springwater Queen’s Park representative the Honourable Jim Wilson is.

But I am not complaining, it is good that someone is looking after the future of the Springwater Park in Midhurst.

For almost 20 years, the level of water on Georgian Bay has been subsiding. I talked to one person recently whose cottage is in a little Bay on one of Georgian Bay’s Islands.

They use to be able to motor right to it. This past summer, it approached critical plus. Some of the larger boats had to raise their transoms and practically paddle in through the channel that led into their bay.. Have you ever tried to paddle a 30 foot cabin cruiser? It is almost impossible. If it gets any lower, they will have to have an auxiliary way of reaching their summer abode. Despite all the inconveniences, their taxes have increased most every year.

So when a Press Release from Kellie Leitch arrived, I was looking forward to an announcement that would show some improvement.

PROTECTING THE GREAT LAKES COLLINGWOOD, ON – On March 21st, 2013, the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, tabled the 2013 budget in the House of Commons. As part of an initiative to support families and communities, Economic Action Plan 2013 will address the water levels of Canadian Great

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Budget 2013 plans to review the findings and recommendations of the International Joint Commission’s report on water levels and flows in the upper Great Lakes (including Georgian Bay).

“There has been growing concern in the Simcoe community regarding decreasing water levels in Lake Huron, and specifically in the Georgian Bay. These areas are not only the natural pride and joy of local residents, but they are implicitly tied to the housing and property market in the region and are important drivers of the local tourism economy,” said Dr. Leitch. “The integrity of our water levels and shorelines is of outmost importance to both myself and our Government. I would like thank the Prime Minister’s Office and the Minister of Finance for taking action on this issue and addressing it in the budget,” added Dr. Leitch.

Established under the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty between the United States and Canada, the International Joint Commission (IJC) is an independent, quasi-judicial body that has an important role in protecting the shared waters of the Great Lakes. In March 2012, the Commission received the results of a study of water levels and flows in the upper Great Lakes, including Georgian Bay. The IJC is currently reviewing the study’s findings and will report its recommendations to the Government of Canada and the United States in the near future. Once the recommendations are available, the Government will carefully review them and determine next steps.

Now wasn’t that delightfully vague. It tries to tell you something but in the end, have we gone anywhere yet?

Somewhere I read that if it has taken 20 years to become as low as what the water level is, and it will probably take that long to get back to where it was. Another release suggested - The middle Great Lakes have now set a new record low for December and are in Crisis. Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Georgian Bay are losing 10 BILLION GALLONS PER DAY due to erosion of the St Clair River!

You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity, by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.

The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

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I like sassy. I like romance. I like adventure. 50 Ways to Ruth Ann Caston Hex Your Lover had all of those in abundance...overflowing Wyevale’s News 527-5274 abundance. Jazz was so firey she went beyond my ability to • Happy Birthday wishes go out to Paul Bumstead, Marirelate to her as a reader. The romance was so hot it was too hot for the lines I draw on that area. The adventure, well, an Fallis, Nancy Chilvers, Linda Blow & Travis Desroches it was just alright but did not meet my normal expectations. celebrating in March. Early April wishes go out to Ross There is a lot to enjoy in this first installment in the Jazz Hastings, Peggy French, Emily Laurin, Robbie Rawn & Tremaine series. The pacing is perfect, the characters well Kevin Leonard. rounded out and certainly there is creativity everywhere • Bid Euchre is on Friday afternoons at 1:00 pm in the you look in this fantastical fiction tale. But, pun intended, church basement. Light lunch & prizes. $2.50 per person. Winners from March 15th were: 1st Joan Courtney, the magic was missing for me.

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NEW HOURS - In case you missed it, we have extended our hours! Midhurst and Elmvale Branches are now open Tuesday through Saturday at 10am. Minesing Branch is now open Friday morning at 9am. For all regular hours of operation, check out our website or phone your local branch.

ELMALE BOOK CLUB - The Elmvale Book Club will be meeting on Monday, April 15th at 10:30am to discuss this month’s book selection – ‘Annabel’ by Kathleen Winter. If you would like to take part, please come into the library to pick up a copy of the book. We would love to see some new faces!

DOG TAGS - Remember that the price of Dog Tags increases after April 30th so drop in to Midhurst or Elmvale Branch soon to purchase your license for 2013.

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 at the Elmvale Branch. For more information or to book an appointment, call 705-322-1482.

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APRIL AFTER SCHOOL CRAFT: ROCK YOUR GARDEN ELMVALE BRANCH on Tues. April 9, 4pm MINESING BRANCH on Thurs. April 18, 3:45pm MIDHURST BRANCH on Thurs. April 25, 4pm Cost is just $3 but spots fill up fast so please pre-register for these programs.

PUPPY INFORMATION NIGHT MIDHURST BRANCH on Thurs. April 11, 6pm is hosting Judy Maechtel from KJAQ Kennels and Elizabeth Numbers from the Barrie Kennel and Obedience Club who will share their 25 years of experience working with dogs. Topics discussed will include choosing a puppy, breeding, testings done for purebreds, dog shows, sports options, how to find a breeder and more. Please sign up ahead of time for this special event at by phoning the Midhurst branch.

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Ward 4 Councillor Update/Views

– Sandy McConkey March 16th Out and About in the Community Grenfel United Church Pancake Breakfast It was great to get out and enjoy the Pancake Breakfast at the Grenfel United Church It is always hosted with friendliness and great food. I was happy to see Jean Crossan selling the Easter Eggs at the front door. She is one of the original ladies who started making these wonderful eggs over 30 years ago in Donna Scott’s kitchen. The Church ladies now make over 2000 eggs which I’m sure will be enjoyed by many this Easter weekend. Looking forward to their next event which will be the Roast Beef Dinner held on April 20th from 4:30 – 7:00pm. This event also features homemade pies which are absolutely delicious!

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Snow Valley Year End Dummy Races I was invited to be one of the judges at Snow Valley’s year end dummy races. Staff and members put great effort into creating dummies that ski down the hill and go over a jump. The other judges and I determined the best dressed, best jump, longest run and best crash. I had my eye on Big Bird for best dressed but Aussie Boy was pretty cute as you can see in the picture. I would like to thank Snow Valley for making this such a great family resort and congratulate them on celebrating their 60th year of business.

Grenfel Recreation Hall Board The Grenfel Recreation Hall Board will be holding their annual general meeting on April 16th at 7:30 pm. All residents are welcome and encouraged to attend as elections for the Board members will be held that evening. I would like to thank the current committee members; Dave Orr (president), Jean Riddell (secretary), Stan Matys, Cerry Hansen, Lou Bellwood and Mike Moore for their passion and commitment. These members make sitting on the board as a member of council a pleasure.

My email is Sandy.McConkey@springwater.ca

Three More Race Tracks Sign Funding Agreements

Ontario Government Committed to Sustainable Horse Racing Industry March 26, 2013 12:30 pm - Ministry of Agriculture and Food - The new Ontario government has reached tentative transition funding agreements with Georgian Downs, Flamboro Downs and Fort Erie Race Track -- the latest step in ensuring race dates for the 2013 season.

They join six other race tracks that have also reached agreements-in-principle for transition funding. Western Fair, Clinton, Hanover and Elora also signed agreementsin-principle with the province earlier this month, while Woodbine and Mohawk race tracks signed on Jan. 23, 2013.

The new Ontario government will continue to negotiate agreements with other interested race tracks to provide transition funding for the next three years in order to ensure a strong future for horse racing in the province.

Quick Facts • Georgian Downs and Flamboro Downs are operated by Great Canadian Gaming Corporation.

• The Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel, made up of former cabinet ministers Elmer Buchanan, John Snobelen and John Wilkinson, released its final report on Oct. 23, 2012.

• Up to $30 million will be available for the Horse Improvement Program in 2013. The Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel, the Ontario Racing Commission and members of the province’s world class breeding industry are discussing the allocation of these funds.

• The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has reached commercial lease agreements-in-principle with all 14 race tracks in the province that host slots facilities.

A possible Great Lakes Asian carp invasion? By MPP Toby Barrett

Our Great Lakes are facing challenges - we see the impact of low water and high phosphorus levels, and, more recently, have become aware of the potential devastating impact stemming from the threat of an Asian carp invasion.

The overwhelming concern with Asian carp - bighead carp and the jumping silver carp - is the threat they pose as they compete with native fish for food; fish like ciscos and perch, which in turn are food for lake trout and pickerel.

These native species support a multi-billion dollar sport and commercial fishery.

Asian carp have no natural predators, and have explosive reproductive capacity. Consuming a quarter of their body weight each day, Asian carp monopolize the food source of many other fish and aquatic life forms.

There are several possible routes for Asian carp to reach the Great Lakes. One is the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal which connects the Mississippi River system with Lake Michigan. While an electrical barrier is in place, carp DNA has been detected beyond the barrier. Another is Eagle Marsh, a 716-acre tract southwest of Fort Wayne, Indiana. This presents a short-cut directly into Lake Erie.

The Port Dover Harbour Museum recently hosted a talk by David Frew of Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania, on the potential Asian carp/Eagle Marsh link to the Great Lakes As David Frew explained, concerns remain despite $200,000 being spent on a 10-foot-high, 1,177-foot-long chain-link fence bisecting Eagle Marsh to stop Asian carp.

Many have cast a skeptical eye as fence-openings allow the free flow of water, as well as fish eggs. The fence does not prevent seagulls from eating carp eggs, flying over the fence, and depositing eggs on the other side.

Of concern locally, according to a Geological Survey review, is the fact that Lake Erie stands to suffer the most devastating impact from an Asian carp invasion.

Jeff Reuter, Director of Ohio Sea Grant, noted recently in the Toledo Blade, “if the carp get in, there’s no doubt that in Lake Erie we will have more carp that the other four great lakes combined.” The article went on to warn: “It would be a disaster of biblical proportion.”

Five bighead carp have been individually collected between 1995 and 2003 in western Lake Erie - although a reproducing population does not exist.

There’s ongoing concern Asian carp could also access the Great Lakes through live bait, or through retail transport of live Asian carp, resulting in accidental or intentional release into the Great Lakes watershed. Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources proposes the gutting of imported carp to make sure they’re dead. On January 7th, MNR posted an Asian carp evisceration discussion paper on the Environmental Registry. Comments are strongly supportive of only allowing eviscerated Asian carp into Ontario.

Over the years, Ontario, Quebec and the eight Great Lakes states have cooperated to tackle problems. In 1972, the U.S. and Canada signed the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, in part, to stop the spread of invasive species by developing and implementing early detection and rapid response initiatives.

The cost of this invader in the Great Lakes is too great to ignore - proposed environmental legislation for the Great Lakes doesn’t seem designed to head off the threat. An aggressive initiative is needed -working with the U.S. - to address the pending Asian carp invasion.

"At the end of our first date the girl told me I was crazy in the head and I should be committed to a mental institution.

Why do women always want us to make a commitment?" -- Anonymous “I’m at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I’ve just had a mirror placed over my kitchen table.” -- Rodney Dangerfield

Farming and agriculture is a rich part of our history that as global populations grow will play a significant role into our future. But, for this to happen, the sector can no longer be ignored. The urban-focused McGuinty-Wynne government's view of farming has been more of a quaint past-time of the 19th century than the modern and sophisticated engine for job creation that it is today. This has to change.

To compensate for years of Liberal inaction, the Ontario PCs have undergone an extensive consultation process with farmers, food processors and agribusinesses to better understand the ways we can improve the system. With the feedback we've received, we produced our twelfth whitepaper entitled, Paths to Prosperity: Respect for Rural Ontario that details our job creating ideas to get the rural economy and agriculture sector back to where it should be.

Let me share some of these reforms.

The number one problem found during the consultation process was red tape and the unnecessary regulatory burden forced on the sector. Of those surveyed, 77 percent of farmers, 76 percent of food processors and 86 percent of agribusinesses reported that needless paperwork is hindering their operations. Just look at Miller's Dairy in Creemore. Their on-farm milk processing plant was delayed by various government regulations including the requirement to build a receiving bay for milk trucks to transport unpasteurized milk. On-farm milk processing means milk is pasteurized on-farm and that both a milk truck and receiving bay isn't needed. We want to reduce red tape by 33 percent and create one-window access to government, as well as, review licenses, permits and certificates to see which could be combined and which could be eliminated.

Another idea is to implement a two percent biodiesel mandate on biodiesel sold in Ontario. This reform would benefit the environment by reducing waste and be good for jobs by expanding markets and creating new manufacturing opportunities. Other provinces have already implemented this reform and Ontario farmers need to have access to the same opportunities to remain competitive.

We also want to strengthen Ontario's Risk Management Programs. Production Insurance has proven invaluable to farmers, especially in my riding over the last year when an early spring followed by a severe frost caused irreparable damage and destroyed crops in the apple and tender fruit industries. We would move to strengthen this program along with forage insurance, as well as, set aside all business risk management program premiums--given by both farmers and the government--into a dedicated fund.

We want to cancel the Feed-in Tariff program to reduce electricity costs while honouring existing contracts.

We want to provide supports to local food production to harvest the benefits of home grown foods. We want to ensure we develop the skills needed by encouraging students to pursue careers in modern, high-tech farming.

And, we want to rebuild partnerships with the horseracing industry by cancelling the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's plan to abandon racetrack slots.

There is a lot that has to be done, but if we want to benefit from future global demands we need to foster the environment that is conducive to that growth.

These are some of our proposed reforms, but for a full list or to read our complete whitepaper on agriculture please visit my website www.jimwilsonmpp.com. I look forward to hearing your input.

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The Township Administration Centre will be closed on Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1 for the Easter Holiday.

Anten Mills Easter Egg Hunt at the Community Hall Park!

April 3 Hillsdale Recreation Service Board 7:00 pm, Hillsdale Community Hall

For after hours service please call Encore Tele-Solutions 705-725-2715.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Township of Springwater is currently accepting bids for the following items: PW-17-2013 Engineering Services to Design the Reconstruction of Robinson Road, Yonge Street North and South and Kerr Street in the Village of Elmvale, Ontario.

PW-07-2013 Construction of asphalt overlays upon approximately 11.78 km of existing hard surfaced roadways including construction, supervision, quality assurance and detailed road occupancy permit submissions.

For more details, related documents and to submit your bid please visit w w w. b i d d i n g o . c o m / s p r i n g w a t e r Questions? Call the Public Works Department, 705-728-4784 ext. 2075

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Focus on those tough areas that you want to tone. Come on out for a full body workout while spending time with the baby in the stroller. This class will promote positive bonding and stimulation for your little one, provide social interaction and an opportunity to meet some new people. Dress for the weather, comfortable running shoes are recommended and stroller is mandatory.

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

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Saturday, March 30, 2013 Begins at 10:30 am Come out and support your community, have a cup of hot chocolate and watch the smiling faces of the kids as they gather eggs in the park!

4 Hunt & Activity Zones: ($2.00 per child) 4 years & under, 5 - 7 years, 8 - 10 years,11 - 12 years For more information contact donna.racco@hotmail.com or call 705-725-0218.

EARTH DAY As part of Earth Day, Bereton Field Naturalists have scheduled a clean up of the North Simcoe Rail Trail.

Participants will be assigned a few kilometers of the trail to walk and pick up any garbage along the way. Credit for Volunteer Community Hours will be given. Bring your sign-off sheet. Following the clean-up there will be a BBQ and refreshments offered at Minesing Station Park.

To participate, meet at 9:00 am to meet members of the Bereton Field Naturalists at Barrie’s Little Lake or meet at 9:30 am at Minesing Station Park, on hwy 26, just west of Golf Course Road and approx. 3 km east of Minesing. You’ll see a green roofed pavilion on the north side of the road in the bend. Wear weather appropriate clothing and bring work gloves.

For more information please contact Chris Evans 705-722-1136.

WASTE MANAGEMENT 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!

For questions please call Simcoe County Customer Service at 1-800-263-3199.

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April 4 Phelpston Recreation Service Board 7:00 pm, Valender Park Building April 9 Elmvale Recreation Service Board 5:00 pm, Elmvale Community Hall April 9 Grenfel Recreation Service Board 7:30 pm, Grenfel Community Hall April 11 Library Board 7:00 pm, Library, Midhurst Branch April 15 Council Meeting 5:30 pm, Township Administration Centre April 16 Minesing Recreation Service Board 7:00 pm, Minesing Community Hall April 17 Recreation Advisory Committee 7:00 pm, Township Administration Centre

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

COMMUNITY POLICING With Spring approaching we are field testing Stanley our speed sign for deployment in early April, weather permitting. More info on the upgrades to Stanley to follow.

We are also looking for two new members to apply to join the Policing Committee, one from Midhurst and one from the Grenfel area.

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

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Garfield Dunlop MPP Simcoe North

482 Elizabeth Street Midland ON L4R 1Z8 (705) 526-8671 14 Coldwater Rd. W. Orillia ON L3V 6S2 (705) 326-3246

MPP Dunlop Salutes Federal Budget

Ontario Liberals should take a lesson from Federal Tories I was very pleased to see the recent Federal Budget address Canada’s Labour force and the need to attract more skilled workers. I am now hoping that the Ontario Liberal Government will take note and look at taking similar measures for the province in its budget expected next month.

I introduced my Private Member’s Bill, Helping Ontarians Enter the Skilled Trades Act, earlier this month as I am concerned that Ontario’s Liberal Government has not brought forward a single new idea to create jobs.

Ontario is experiencing a jobs crisis. The unemployment rate has been above the national average for five years. At the same time, Ontario is also experiencing a skilled trades shortage, which is expected to rise above one million vacancies within a decade.

Despite these urgent issues, the Ontario Liberals have not brought forward a single new idea to create jobs. Instead they continue to cling to an outdated apprenticeship system.

The feds understand the importance of training whereas the Ontario Liberals keep throwing barriers up.

Ontario’s 1970s-era apprenticeship system requires businesses to employ three, four or even five journeymen to train a single apprentice Dunlop, who himself is a certified plumber, has long championed a modern and simplified apprenticeship system. His Bill will modernize Ontario’s apprenticeship system, create new apprenticeship jobs by amending the Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act and will reduce the ratio of journeymen to apprentices to 1-to-1.

I have held hundreds of meetings across the province over the past year with stakeholders who are concerned with the current apprenticeship system and the College of Trades.

I continue to lead the fight in Ontario to Stop The Trades Tax. I was the first MPP to sign a pledge to oppose any and all efforts by the Liberal government to implement a Trades Tax. The Liberal government is calling this trades tax a ‘membership fee’ for the so-called ‘College of Trades’.

The reality is they plan to use the Trades Tax to build another layer of government bureaucracy that no one needs or wants.

The Ontario Ministry of Finance predicts that there will be over one million skilled job vacancies by 2021. Ontario is producing 46 per cent fewer skilled tradespeople (per capita) than the rest of Canada.

"The very first law in advertising is to avoid the concrete promise and cultivate the delightfully vague." - Bill Cosby

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Easter EGGSTRAVAGANZA in Phelpston.

The Phelpston Parks and Recreation Committee will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt and BBQ. Please join us at the Ball Diamond on Sunday the 31st. All are welcome, but please pre-register by contacting Danielle at danielle_94@sympatico.ca or by phone 705-322-7265. The EGGSTRAVAGANZA HUNT will begin at 11am. There is a $5 charge/child and BBQ to follow.

The Phelpston Clean Up is tentatively booked for May 26th. Please mark the date on your calendars - many hands make light work.

Volleyball tourney Saturday June 15th. Get your teams together and watch for details.

WING DINGER is on in Phelpston, August 4th! We will be looking for help to plan the event and help the day of the event. Please mark the date on you calendars and start practicing your Horse Shoe throwing skills.

Congratulations Jeff and Kate on your first home - Welcome to Phelpston.

Thank you to Honda for their generous donation to The Phelpston Parks and Recreation Committee in recognition of Mario's volunteer hours.

Next Parks and Recreation meeting is scheduled for April 4, at 7:30 at the Rink.

Thank you again to all of the wonderful volunteers that helped with the rink. All of the Kids and Kids at Heart enjoyed the beautiful ice surface - THANKS! Happy Birthday wishes to Madelyn, Dave and Marta and Happy 16th to Tavish's.

See you on the 31st at the Hunt, Alicia

FREE FLY FISHING WORKSHOP

April 9th, 7-9:30 pm @ Pretty River Academy, Collingwood UTOPIA, Ontario (Mar.26, 2013) – The Nottawasaga, Beaver and Pretty Rivers draining into Georgian Bay provide world-class fly fishing opportunities for native brook trout, migratory rainbow trout (known as steelhead), resident brown trout and chrome-bright Chinook salmon.

However, these exceptional trout streams are located in one of the most rapidly developing areas in southern Ontario north of the GTA. Pressures from new urban development, expanding agriculture and increasing water use all threaten the health of these watercourses. Habitat protection and rehabilitation work will be the key to ensuring the future of these productive trout habitats.

The public is invited to attend a free workshop on fly fishing and stream rehabilitation on Tuesday, April 9th from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Pretty River Academy at 11521 Highway 26 W in Collingwood.

The evening will include: • demonstrations of fly-fishing techniques for steelhead, including 2-handed spey rods • hands-on learning with a certified fly-casting instructor • fly-tying instruction, including locally used patterns • info on fly fishing opportunities in the Collingwood area, and the status of trout and salmon populations • info on stream restoration work and opportunities for students, landowners and community groups to get involved Registration is required. Please contact Fred Dobbs of the NVCA at 705-424-1479 x.237 or fdobbs@nvca.on.ca The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority is a public agency dedicated to the preservation of a healthy environment through specialized programs to protect, conserve and enhance our water, wetlands, forests and lands.

About N-WIP: N-WIP is a pilot project of the Lake Huron-Georgian Bay Watershed - Canadian Framework for Community Action.

The goal of N-WIP is to improve the health of Georgian Bay by undertaking water quality improvement projects on local tributary streams in the towns of The Blue Mountains, Collingwood and Wasaga Beach, and the townships of Clearview, Springwater and Essa. Locally, N-WIP is coordinated by the NVCA and includes more than 20 community and business partners.

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Letters to the Editor • The Springwater Forum • Your Page "PROACTIVE POLICING" My pet peeves for the spring

I hope Simcoe County is taking over Flos Road 4 West from 27 West - to Phelpston - for the roads department is poor on how to widen and look after this section of road 23 yrs and it is still a death trap.

I asked the speed machine to be put in the baseball section - of Phelpston- one day!! Then I see it on Nursery Road with no houses or intersections nearby?? Why are Phelpstoners second place?

One Trudeau- is one Trudeau too many - why not remember the billions that Pierre put this country in debt - the french languages act millions in wastes tax monies87% of Canadians speak English- 89% of Ontarians speak English and yet we have to put all our post offices in French - not to mention our product instructions - toasters - cell phones etc. in French – which ends up in the dump.

Airlines are charging $20.00/kg over the limit - perhaps they should be charging the customers $50.00 if they are over 220lbs instead of the luggage?

Ontario the “ cant do province”. I have a my own sign on my one land - and MTO charges me hundreds of dollars per year??

Where is the $500,000 gratis in capital gains?? take take take!

I own a sand pit- even if I sell $100.00 in sand per year on my land - I have to pay (M.N. Resources) $200.00 per year (Am I in Cuba or Ontario?)

Thank God – the past garbage pick up company is history12 times I had problems – it takes a no brainer to know the rules- time for a change.

Springwater Township - good for a change in council members - hope they don’t forget the taxpayer comes first - if they are affecting the taxpayers property - then notify them - of any changes. Act professional and lastly stop placing Environmental Zonings on lands which are high and dry - stop using maps from 50 years ago - act professional - in all future planning. Do you thing I like to see thousands more cars on highway 27? The more developments you approve, the more cars on the highway causing problems. Why do you think people buy out in small villages – quiet, low traffic, tranquilo tiempo! mr p gordon, springwater township

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Who could forget - those FULL PAGE ADS The "Open Letter" to the citizenry ~ And to the Council, (including the Mayor) So concerned with police costs was he ~ It started out ~ yes, "they understood" "The stress involved for those ~ Involved in the costing process" (Who were watching ... as costs rose!)

This "Association" letter Signed by their President Told us 'supporting the O.P.P.' Was money - yes - well spent ~ "This Is Not The Time To Tinker" "With The Safety Of Your ~ Town" "Stability in service" (Read: > "COSTS" never going down (!))

If you sign the 5-year contract Instead of "yearly BILLS to you" The POLICE service provided Will remain constant, tried & true.

"It's in your town's best interest" Let's make this long-term deal ~ "We're already hard at work" "You Are in Control" / (We're at the wheel) ~ 'Twas after midnight - in this town Of Penetanguishene ...

At least 4 cruisers ... an S.U.V.?

Had converged upon the scene ~ Mr. Mayor, I do declare There were no thieves & no disguises With "Comprehensive infrastructure" There can be - no compromises Yes, no flashing lights... a quiet night But this O.P.P. 'presence' at ... "TIMS" Did ward off any hold-up attempts And safe were the ROLL-UP-THE-RIMS! Shirley Forget - TINY TOWNSHIP The word "puck" was first recorded in the February 7th, 1876 edition of the Montreal Gazette, so the NHL regards this date as the hockey puck's birthday-even though they'd already been used for decades by then.

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Preservation of agricultural land “fundamental to life itself,” meeting told

Failure to enforce provincial legislation a concern for residents By Kate Harries AWARE News Network March 23 2013 One of the leaders of the fight to stop the mega-quarry has results of the projected growth will be positive or negative, the hard-won principles that get enshrined in legislation. issued a clarion call to preserve our most vital resources – or whether it is sustainable in the long run.

Cindy Hillard of Severn Township, an AWARE Simcoe food and water.

“Growth has assumed always to be good – it’s a new board member, agreed with Bowman that there is no “We’re living way beyond our means,” Carl Cosack concept that some day we may have grown enough,” enforcement of policies protecting farmland. She pointed of the North Dufferin Agricultural Task Force told an Agnew said to the lax application of outdated classification (dating AWARE Simcoe meeting in Bradford today. “We’re using Committee member Bill French noted that Places to back to the 1960s) of agricultural land in the approval up land, land, land, in a way that is not recoverable and we Grow and the Provincial Policy Statements that provide process for solar ‘farms.’ will pay a price.” the legislative framework for land use planning in Simcoe “Why isn’t it just a matter of asking that alll developers Cosack, who raises beef cattle on a ranch near Shelburne County are award-winning documents that protect have to do site-specific soil studies before they go onto in an area that was to have been the site of Canada’s largest farmland and guard against sprawl. the land?” said Hillard, who added that in Simcoe County, quarry, described the “Food and Water First” campaign If municipal governments understood this framework solar farms are being put on Class 1-3 farmland every day. that NDACT is launching on April 10. legislation and followed it, “we wouldn’t be having (That’s prohibited under the Green Energy Act, but even It will link urban and rural people, Bay St. and the this meeting,” he said. “Our vision is exactly what the the mayor of Severn has been frustrated in his efforts to get environmental movement, First Nations and politicians. government intended, but got lost in translation.” those provisions enforced).

All will be asked to take a pledge to protect prime farmland Bernard Pope of Ontario Farmland Preservation talked Alec Adams, an AWARE Simcoe board member from and source water regions. about how “politicians and planners in this onslaught Orillia, noted that the province expects the county to grow “It’s time that we show folks that this crosses all borders of development need to understand the consequences by 50 per cent by 2031 – an extra 210,000 people on top of of political stripe, this is fundamental to life itself,” Cosack of losing food producing farmland and make holistic the present 420,000. “The notion that we can keep growing said. decisions that protect that farmland.” endlessly is truly insane. It’s not a matter of belief, it’s a The first step will be to “reset the clock” so we can all Many farmers approaching retirement are often anguished matter of arithmetic.” work out how to stop the runaway loss of farmland that has to reaize they have to sell the farm, he said – a farm that David Strachan of the Midhurst Ratepayers Association occurred (14,000 km2 from 1971 to 2001, 600,000 acres has been a constant companion for life. “The pain is further said that when his group looked at the municipally from 1996-2006, the meeting was told). enhanced by the possibility of selling to a speculator or approved plan to add 10,000 homes to the village of 3,500 Cosack said there should be a freeze on new rezoning a developer, which although solving lingering financial people, they found so many violations of provincial policy applications on Class 1 farmland, except for food producing issues, will eventually lead to the death of the soil.” and legislation that “we were elated. operations, and as for Class 2-4 farmland, there should be Bernard advocated a tax on land purchased by land ‘We thought, this is completely illegal and they’ve got no an evaluation of whether the rezoning is of greater benefit speculators that would be retroactively applied to the time chance of pushing it through. And we find out with a lot than seven generations of food producing. of purchae, if farmland (taxed at a lower rate) is converted of skepticism and cynicism that the laws mean nothing…

Cosack said NDACT had learned from the Dump Site 41 to another use. there’s all kinds of ways around the laws.” battle – which was won despite all levels of government Both French and Pope spoke of a key element of the The studies used by the municipality were carried out being opposed, and only First Nations prepared to join the AWARE Simcoe vision – the concept of net benefit that by a consultant retained by the developer, Strachan said, cause. would apply to any proposal that would remove land from and “they rubbish the soils that people have farming on The advice from the Site 41 leaders was for NDACT to food production. for 150 years,” concluding that “urban development would get in ahead of any approvals – and that’s the lesson that Both also dismissed the idea that local government be a reasonable alternative use” of the farm land around needs to be learned by citizens everywhere, Cosak said: should feel obligated to change land use to accommodate Midhurst Pay attention to what’s going on, look at what is proposed land speculators who have assembled agricultural land at Suzanne Howes of the Chippewas of Georgina Island in your municipal and county Official Plans. low cost in the hope of development profit. said that her First Nation has been working with Ontario We need to get an alternative valuation “that gets us out Environmental lawyer Laura Bowman was among those to get aboriginal content – much of it exactly what was of our ‘I want it now craziness,’ “ Cosack said, “because present – she echoed speakers’ observations that in many discussed at today’s meeting - added to provincial policy we can build all the buildings we want and pave over cases, protection for farmland and the environment exists statements. all the land we want, but if we rely on food from Chile, in law.

But when provincial bureaucrats are told that “everybody’s something is wrong in the equation.”

The problem, unfortunately, is enforceability. Bowman going to have a house to live in, but they’re not going to AWARE Simcoe members presented a vision of of how said she had that fear when the Lake Simcoe Protection have anything to eat and they’re not going to have anything Simcoe County can progress in the next 50 years to provide Act was brought in, and it turns out to have been justified. to drink, so how do you propose to fix that?” good lifestyles in vibrant communities without exhausting “I can tell you right now that the model that Ontario The answer, said Howes, is, “we’ll get back to you.” resources. currently uses, it’s not enforceable and it’s not accessible Feedback from the meeting will be incorporated in the Link to Vision draft for many people.” draft vision and a finalized document will be presented at Planning in Simcoe County consists of managing The system is set up for planning experts to make decisions, the Collingwood AGM, April 27 projected growth, said growth committee chair Sandy Bowman said, urging that AWARE Simcoe include in its I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I can't put it down.

Agnew. But there is no attempt to evaluate whether the vision statement a mechanism to enable citizens to uphold

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The Sports Zone by Mike Townes

As we get older, it is hard to believe how fast time has gone by until you relate to a friend’s age, the age of your children or a professional athlete you grew up watching.

That happened to me last week. My daughter turned 23, my son turns 25 next month and Bobby Orr turned 65 on March 20.

Because of injuries, Bobby Orr only played 657 games over 12 years as a defenseman in the NHL, scoring 270 goals and adding 645 assists for a total of 915 points while spending 953 minutes in the penalty box. Just imagine how many points he would have had if healthy and had stayed out of the “sin bin”. He remains the only defenseman to win the scoring championship (he did it twice) while winning the best defenseman award eight consecutive times.

Bobby Orr was signed by the Bruins at 14 years-of-age. The signing bonus was $10,000, a new car, and the Bruins would pay to stucco the family home. His first NHL contract was just less than $100,000 over two years, while his second contract was the first million-dollar contract in the NHL. Myth has it that Bobby Orr played for the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Hockey League at 14, but the truth is he played for Oshawa at that age when they were in the Metro Junior A League in the 1962-63 season. Players in that league were 16-20 years of age. The Generals joined the OHL in the 1963-64 season so Orr was 16 when he played in the junior league.

Bobby Orr was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in at the age of 31 -- the youngest player living at the time of his induction in history. He is one of only 10 players to get in without having to wait three years to be eligible.

Bobby Orr was very loyal to his teammates. He helped Derek Sanderson beat alcohol and prescription drug-abuse problems when Sanderson was penniless. He then took in Sanderson as a partner into a business managing finances for hockey players. He also took trainer John (Frosty) Forristall into his home for a year when he was fired by Tampa Bay for alcoholism and then was diagnosed with brain cancer.

Bobby Orr may be 65 and a grandfather but he has had 65 great years. I can still see him rushing the puck up the ice, turning back killing a penalty and then again rushing up the ice to score a goal or make a great pass to a teammate. Unfortunately, it only seems like yesterday.

Quiz Time: On March 28, 1999, Patrick Roy became the all-time goaltender with most wins in the NHL. Who was the goaltender he passed? Answer below.

Photo of the Week: On March 12, 2013 during the Afternoon Ladies Curling League, four ladies did something that all curlers just dream about.

Anita Newman, Celetus Todd, Lucille Kennedy and Eda Warren scored an 8-ender. The odds of a team recording an 8-ender are greater than being struck by lightning (1-5,000), a holein-one (1-12,000) and winning the Lotto 6/49 (1-13,983,346). Congratulations ladies on a job well done!

On the Ice: The Canadian Women Curling Champs came up short at the World Championships winning the bronze medal in Riga, Latvia. The Rachel Homan foursome finished with an 8-3 record---third place in the round-robin. They won the 3-4 game over the USA, lost to Scotland and again beat USA for the bronze medal. This team is young and will be around for a long time…The team is young but needs to mature some. After missing her last shot against Scotland, Homan did not stop to properly congratulate the winners with a proper handshake and look them in the eye to wish them luck in the finals.

In my opinion, this lacked sportsmanship even though it was a hard loss…

Scotland went on the win the championship. The Eve Muirhead rink deserved the victory as they played well all week…The Elmvale Atom Reps were in the OMHA Atom “B” fi-

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nals the last two weekends. The team were matched up against a very good team from Lambeth. After three tough games, Lambeth won the championship 3-0 over Elmvale. It was a great run for the youngsters and coaching staff. A job well done by all!...The Toronto Maple Leafs finally beat Boston. The team must continue to beat the better teams in the conference to make the playoffs. I still am not convinced they will make it but they are a lot better team than last year…Nazem Kadri is proving he belongs in the NHL. He is in the top 10 in NHL scoring…Jake Gardiner is back with the Leafs. There was a “Free Jake Gardiner” campaign started by his agent to have him recalled to Toronto.

That reminded me of a story between Eddie Shack and Punch Imlach.

Punch had benched Shack and the fans were yelling “We want Shack!”

Eddie turned to Imlach and told him the fans really want him. Imlach told him to go sit with them if they want him so bad.

This Day in Sports (March 28th): The Toronto Pats won the Stanley Cup in 1922…The Boston Bruins and the NY Rangers clashed in the first NHL Stanley Cup final between two USA based teams in 1929…Chicago Stadium opened for the first time---with a boxing match in 1929…Gordie Howe suffered a skull fracture, in the playoffs that required surgery to relieve pressure on his brain in 1950…Gordie Howe was first player in NHL history to record 1, 5 00 points in 1961…

Wayne Gretzky scored his 92nd goal of the season in 1982…Toronto Maple Leaf Gary Leeman scored his 50th goal of the season in 1990…Patrick Roy won his 506th game to become the NHL’s all-time winningest goalie in 1999…Born on March 28th include hockey players Bobby Schmautz (1945), John Anderson (1957) and Keith Tkachuk (1972).

This & That: The Brad Jacobs rink will be in Victoria, BC starting this weekend representing Canada at the World Curling Championships. The Northern Ontario team will be playing at their first worlds, in front of a home fan base and all Canadian curling fans cheering for them. No pressure at all…Patrick Roy became the winningest goaltender in NHL history in 1999 when he passed Jacques Plante.

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Deadline Extension for Livestock Producers Dealing With Drought Fallout Producers Have Until June 14 to Submit Forms to Agricorp

Ministry of Agriculture and Food - The governments of Canada and Ontario are working to ensure that the province's livestock producers who faced feed shortages after last summer's drought conditions have the time they need to purchase and ship hay for their animals.

Today, the provincial and federal governments announced that the deadline to transport forage under the Canada Ontario Forage Livestock Transportation Assistance Initiative has been extended by 11 weeks. Farmers will now have until June 1, 2013, to transport forage, and then until June 14, 2013, to submit their forms to Agricorp.

The initiative was announced on Dec.14, 2012, making almost $2.4 million available to help affected livestock producers in designated drought areas of eastern and southwest Ontario purchase feed for their breeding herds over winter.

Livestock producers are eligible for: • Up to $0.14 per tonne, per kilometre to assist with the transportation of forage, or • Up to $0.075 per kilometre, per animal, to move animals to available feed For further information regarding details of this initiative and how to apply, please visit Agricorp at www.agricorp.com.

Quick Facts • This initiative is part of the AgriRecovery Framework, which allows governments to respond to unforeseen disasters that result in extraordinary recovery costs for producers.

• This is one of many existing government programs, including AgriInsurance, AgriStability and AgriInvest, which are designed to help producers deal with income and production losses.

• The federal government is also providing tax deferrals to eligible producers in designated drought areas on the sale of their breeding livestock.

• In 2012, total government support to the livestock sector through existing business risk management programs is estimated to be $147 million, including $106 million from the Ontario-funded Risk Management Program, $20 million from AgriStability, $16 million from AgriInvest, and $5.35 million through the Production Insurance Forage Rainfall Plan.

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Councillors face criticism for newspaper columns - CAO’s recommendation to retain marketing consultant voted down

By Kate Harries AWARE News Network March 28 2013 Springwater Councillors Jack Hanna and Sandy McConkey say they will continue to write their regular columns in the Springwater News despite criticism from others on council.

The criticism came at a meeting on January 21 (of which no public notice was given) that had been billed to councillors by Mayor Linda Collins as a mid-term review of council’s progress.

But the only topic discussed was “communications,” and particularly the issue of whether Hanna and McConkey should write their own columns in this paper.

Hanna said he felt he was “ambushed” at the meeting, which lasted for more than an hour.

“I’m not going to be intimidated,” the Ward 5 (Midhurst) councillor said in a telephone interview last week. “I made a commitment when I ran for election that I would do my best to keep residents informed and advance their concerns to council.”

His column in January dealt with the province’s partial withdrawal of its appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board of the Midhurst Secondary Plan and the fact that massive growth in that village could have major financial impacts for all of Springwater.

Collins said writing for the paper is a matter of choice for councillors and she has no problem with communications going out “if it’s accurate.”

Asked whether there were inaccuracies in

the columns, Collins replied: “I’m not going to sit in judgment on someone’s writing in a public forum.”

Hanna said Deputy Mayor Dan McLean told him that he was “offended” by the column. Only McConkey and Councillor Perry Ritchie defended his right to communicate, Hanna said.

Hanna said he told Collins that if she wanted him to stop writing for the Springwater News she should order him to do so and “I’ll let the taxpayers know.”

McConkey said there was no request to stop writing. “Not officially,” she said, adding, “I’m going to continue to write and keep everybody informed.”

McLean explained in an interview that he told Hanna he had found the column offensive because it only reflected one point of view.

“What he’s done is he’s put me at a disadvantage,” McLean said, adding that he feels that the best way for residents to find out what’s going on is to attend council meetings.

But if a councillor is expressing his own opinion out of council, he should provide an explanation of why another councillor might have voted differently, McLean said.

Hanna said alternatives proposed at the January 21 meeting were that the councillors contribute to ‘Council’s Corner’ (an upbeat account of council activities that’s written by Collins, according to the Springwater website), or have their writing edited by staff.

“The CAO (Robert Brindley) suggested

there were typos and errors in my submission and it reflects negatively on the township,” Hanna said.

Collins agreed that there was a proposal that “staff could help with their writing.”

Asked whether this meeting – dealing with a matter of general interest, namely councillors’ freedom of expression should have been held in open session with due notice to the public, Collins pointed out that councils are allowed to have a private meeting “when it’s around education or training.”

Bu McLean said the council meeting should have been public and the lack of notice was an oversight.

Later, Collins provided clarification in an email that there is no “meeting” as defined by the Municipal Act when there is no intent to exercise council’s decision-making authority.

“A good example is the Mayor’s golf tournament,” she emailed. “How is it that a quorum of Council can come together (meet) in the club house without breaching the Act?” Collins added that the Ontario Ombudsman has found that meetings that allow for discussion and exchange of ideas, rather than to assist with future decision-making, do not violate the Act. An official with the Ombudsman’s office said that each finding is very case-specific. Without an investigation it would not be possible to determine whether the January 21 meeting furthered the business of council by laying the groundwork for future de-

cision-making.

While many municipalities use the Ombudsman as their closed meeting investigator (the service is covered by the province and is not charged directly to ratepayers), Springwater has retained a private consultant, John Maddox of JGM Consulting in London, to look into any citizens’ complaint about possible violations of the Municipal Act. Interestingly, on the topic of “communications,” CAO Brindley this week asked council to authorize retaining yFactor, a Toronto marketing firm, to prepare and distribute “accurate” information about the Midhurst Secondary Plan, to be delivered to township residents in print, email and through the internet.

“Over the past few months a series of independent communications and media reports have been released by outside parties regarding the Midhurst Secondary Plan that feature misleading information and misstatements of fact,” Brindley stated in a report Monday.

No cost estimate was given for the contract – which Brindley suggested not to be tendered because “timeliness is a concern.”

If the amount cannot be covered through the township communications budget, it should be taken from reserves, Brindley said.

Council was tied 3-3 on getting a quote from yFactor, meaning Brindley’ plan was defeated. McConkey, Hanna and Ritchie voted against, Collins, McLean and Dan Clement were in favour.

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Everyone has seen the newspaper, internet, email .post office mail ads for work at home., “Make $3,000 a week!”

The only ones that make money off this, as the scammers themselves. Millions of people want to start a home business and work from home. Unfortunately, there are millions of people working at home at HOME SCAMS! Whether Stuffing Envelopes, Assembly and Craft Work, Computer Work, or Medical Billing Work and many more not mentioned here, have one thing in common. They are all scams, and will bilk you out of as much money as possible.

How do they do it ? Just remember, anything that sounds too good to be true, IT IS. Anyone that offers large payouts for little work, generally is a scam.

All the above scams work the same way. You usually provide a small fee or have to purchase items for assembly, or purchase a totally worthless list of business names, or provide electronic billing services for medical doctors, insurance claims respectively for the above scams.

The only way you make any money from these scams is by bilking other people that respond to your work at home ad. Making assembly or craft items the company will never buy back, because these items are “never up to their standards” according to them. The Computer Work scam works the same way--”not up to standard”. Medical Billing usually involves an investment of between $2000 and $8000 for promised software, training and technical support, but you are not promised clients. Competition in medical billing is fierce and revolves around a number of large and well established firms.

Genuine business opportunities whether work at home or not, do not require fees, or use high-pressure sales tactics to get you to make a fast decision.

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SPRINGWATER TOWNSHIP / March 18, 2013 – At approximately 11:15 pm Firefighters from Springwater Township responded to a fully involved house fire on Vespra Valley Road. When the Fire Department arrived a portion of the two level home was fully involved with fire. Two occupants narrowly escaped the fire prior to Fire Department arrival. They were treated by Simcoe County Paramedics and transported to hospital. One occupant suffered smoke inhalation injuries while the other sustained an ankle injury.

At least one of the occupants was awoken by the sound of a working smoke detector and was able to escape through a second story window onto the roof. They were then able to jump to the ground and move away from the quickly developing fire.

Firefighters from Clearview Township and Essa Township were utilized to help provide additional water supply to the rural property and coverage to the residents of Springwater while the fire was brought under control.

The Office of the Fire Marshall has been contacted as per protocol due to the injuries sustained by the home occupants.

“This fire highlights the importance of working smoke detectors. A smoke detector alerted the sleeping occupant who was then able to escape through a window in their bedroom. If they had not been alerted the outcome of this fire may have been very different.” said Deputy Fire Chief Craig Williams “The fire took nearly 3 hours to bring under control due to the building construction and high winds”.

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MISCELLANEIOUS GENEALOGY

The Canadian Census are released after 92 years which means we can expect the 1921 Canadian Census to be released to the Library and Archives Canada on June 1, 2013.

The Archives will then digitize the material and turn them into jpg or pdf formats for view on line for anyone searching the Census. Another free source for Canadian Census is automatedgenealogy.com How long it will take the 1921 Census to be digitized is the question, however, by previous years actual availability on-line Census, would be at least two months, if not longer.

There are fee based sites on the internet that are SCAMS, and you have to be very careful which one(s) you choose to join. Some claim to have say a million records available, and you find out in reality, they may only have 50 - 100 records available over all - and probably never on your descendant. It starts by querying a name, and purposely, a large number of hits come back -- however, be cautious, this could be a lead in to buy their servicess on a trial basis, In reality, once you join, there are very few records available, if any. They may also charge you a fee to copy each record. THESE ARE SCAM SITES !

I have been asked frequently, why fee based sites want a credit card number up front, even during a trial run of 3, 7, 14, 21 days, etc. The answer to this is that the site is hoping you will like the material they have, and be willing to pay a subscription to the site - either monthly, quarterly, yearly, or whatever they are offering. The trial period is for you to try the site out, and generally you have access to all material on the site. At the end of the trial period they will charge your credit card for a subscription to their site.

If you want to cancel, you must do so prior to the end of the trial period. You can generally cancel by phone call or by email according to the terms and Conditions of their site policy. Be sure you read and understand the Terms and Conditions. THE ONUS IS ON YOU TO CANCEL PRIOR TO END OF THE TRIAL PERIOD. If so, you will not be charged for a subscription.

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Healing Addictions

"The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become." -Charles Dubois Dealing with a family member who has an addiction is one of the most challenging situations one can face. There is such a feeling of helplessness, sadness and even fear.

There are no easy answers either, because until the addict acknowledges the problem and desires help, there is little anyone can do. Often we must shift the focus to how we can best take care of ourselves in relation to the situation.

Often there is a biochemical component to the addictive personality. There may be an underlying depression or anxiety that drives the individual toward addictive behaviors. Sometimes medication can help, but should not be taken along with other substances.

With or without the biochemical component, there is often an inner pain or a void that just will not go away.

The addict relies on the substance or behavior to ease the pain, but if there is relief (not simply distraction), it is only short-lived. Now, in addition to the original pain or void there is often the added guilt about indulging in the addictive behavior. The downward cycle continues.

One of the best resources for one who wants to break the cycle is the support group: alcoholics/gamblers/ overeaters/narcotics/ anonymous. Those who have quit their addictions can give powerful support for those just starting out.

Therapy can be helpful in dealing with underlying issues, and in developing new coping strategies. Hypnosis can be a powerful tool as well. The development of healthy strategies and even a new way of looking at life and its challenges is crucial in preventing relapse.

With clear intention, appropriate help and the support of friends and family, addictions can be conquered. When they are, life is no longer out of control. There is a fresh opportunity to consciously create the life one wants, and to bring health and vitality to all of one's relationships.

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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During the dates that cover March 1 to March 25, 2013 Springwater Fire and Emergency Services responded to 27 calls for help from our community members. There were 11 motor vehicle collisions, one collision resulted in one death. There were 8 tiered medicals which we responded to ranging from allergic reactions to difficulty breathing calls. We also ran 3 burn complaints resulting one charge being laid. There was one structure fire in the township that resulted in $400,000 in damage and one chimney fire that was contained to the chimney with no fire damage. There were 2 fire alarm activations, one was a smoking air compressor belt the other was an accidental activation. The final call was a hazmat call when an overfilled BBQ tank vented off the excesses pressure with no incent occurring as a result.

Remember with the nicer weather coming please renew your annual fire permit and review all rules and regulations before starting any fires this spring.

We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Nature's inexhaustible sources of energy -- sun, wind and tide. ... I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy.

What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that. -Thomas Edison, inventor (1847-1931)

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SYRUP FOR SWEDEN!

Thanks to Jaret McLaren of Greenlaw's Maple Syrup the Eruo Bantam team will be providing a taste of natures sweetest liquid to hockey players that they will play against in Sweden and Finland. Tradition sees international hockey games have a gift exchange at center ice between the players. The Elmvale group is working hard on getting gifts that truly represent our Canadian culture. So along with maple syrup there will be a hockey puck with the Elmvale Coyote emblem on it and many of the players grandma's are furiously knitting and crocheting toques in our red and white colors.

Nevin King, Jaret McLearn, Tye and Owen King in photo above Our fundraising efforts have picked up again with the players currently selling raffle and Yuk Yuk tickets. The raffle prizes include $1000.00 for first prize, half of a locally grown beef donated by Gerald Martin and family for second prize and a locally grown pig donated by John Veenstra and family for third prize. The draw will be held at the Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival where the players will once again be selling pemeal and beef on a bun as well as their mom's and grandma's awesome homemade baked goods. The players manned the booth last year with little help from their parents and will so again this year, they will be visible in their Coyote Jersey's, so go hungry to the festival and have lunch with a great group of young men who are getting very excited about their up coming trip of a hockey life time.

For all of you who like to laugh a lot then May 4th at the Elmvale Community Hall is the place to be. Three Yuk Yuk comedians will be provide entertainment for a night of laughter. Along with all the great laughs their will be a silent auction, cash bar, light snack and time for dancing following the show. The cost of the event is $25.00 per person in advance and $30.00 at the door. For tickets please contact any of the players or Janice Eales at 705721-8174.

Now if it is dancing you like then you will want to join us at the Elmvale Arena on June 15th. Last year this dance was held in July and all who attended had a great time.

Local band "Hired Help" will once again be the live band for you to dance all night long too. The cost of tickets will be $15.00 per person in advanced and $20.00 at the door. Mark your calendars and come out with your dancing shoes on.

We would like to thank everyone who has supported us so far, parents, grandparents, friends, neighbors, hockey fans and businesses. Our two major sponsors have been with us since almost day one. A big shout out to George Begley of Elmvale Home Hardware our major sponsor, who was first on board to be a part of this whole adventure. We would also like to thank George Conn of Hana Motors who has also supported the boys in their goal of raising enough money for 22 players to travel to Sweden and Finland to play a game that is not only loved here in Elmvale but also world wide. Support of any kind would be truly appreciated by these young men who are learning a lot about themselves and their communities as they work together to achieve a dream. Anyone wishing more information can contact Kevin Fay. Helium is the second lightest element and next to hydrogen, it is the second most abundant in the universe. In fact, all natural gas contains some traceable quantity of helium.

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1 Peter 1:3-6 - Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord the dry, sandy soil in place. What was left was wasteJesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth land subject to winds and floods. In our township of into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ Springwater (Vespra and Flos) there was a joke that we from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never per- were being blown into Oro. Sand drifted over buildings ish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for and cemeteries, and across roadways, more treacherous to you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until navigate than a snowdrift.

Good arable land is also at risk, as winds and rains caused the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in erosion. the last time. In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for So a remedy needed to be found. a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds Edmund John Zavitz was born in 1875 in Bertie Townof trials. (NIV) It is at times like these when we need to put our trust in ship. His growing-up years were influenced by people our Creator and believe that He is still in control, even who had ideas about conservation, including his grandfather, who told him about the miracle of trees. though it looks like everything is out of control.

Edmund’s education included McMaster, when he deMatthew 19:26- Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are pos- cided to study forestry. receiving his Master of Science in Forestry. He established the first provincial nursery at sible." (NIV) Prayer: God of the universe, Creator of all that is seen Ontario Agricultural College in 1904, and a year later was and unseen, we humbly ask You to grant us Your peace hired as a lecturer by OAC. He also started a pilot treewhen things look hopeless. When we say, "No way", You planting project on his grandfather’s farm, which was the say, "Yes way". You are able to bring about peace in a beginning of co-operative tree planting in small plots on world that seems to be in a state of chaos. You are our farms.

Zavitz’s efforts to have the land of Ontario reforestrated hope. Amen. met with opposition. His friend, E.C. Drury became preRosemary Hagedorn, mier of Ontario. With the premier’s support two tree nursPentanguishene, Ontario, Canada. eries were developed, including the one in Midhurst. In rosyhagdorn@gmail.com its first year, Midhurst Nursery produced 1,820,000 trees.

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Elmvale T-Zone is celebrating its 1St year in business with the introduction of the new Magic Mat system. This system offers a greater aerobic benefit and reduces the impact on joints. The combination of aerobic exercises and Whole Body Vibration pushes your body to exert more effort which keeps your heart rate higher thus adding a cardio component. It’s also is a worldwide first, nationally T-Zone Vibration has 50 studios, but T-Zone Whole body vibration is taking off around the world. And it’s in your back yard, as the consumer you can try the vibration machines to take home or join as members.

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Rural Intentions by Lynette Mader A word from Craighurst

For all my earlier talk about shunning fast food joints in favour of local restaurants, Dave and I are still creatures of habit favouring places that we’ve tried before. So, when we found ourselves on a sidewalk in Elmvale outside of Alma’s restaurant, it took a few minutes of “should we try it?...I don’t know, do you want to try it?” before we finally walked through the door. On the infrequent occasions when

and Gowns event in the Georgian College dining room. This year we were able to fill the room for him, and staff even had to bring in more chairs. Jamie is an incredibly energetic and talented performer who can play numerous instruments and layer his sound so that you think you’re listening to a full band. His caters his music selection to the crowd and he had the room toe tapping and head bopping in no time. I’ve

we make it to 9 am mass in Phelpston, we head over to Steelers in Elmvale for breakfast, feeling mildly guilty for being unfaithful to our own Loobies. But on this occasion we parked a few doors up where we noticed Alma’s for the very first time. A sign in the window beckoned us in for the breakfast special and we weren’t disappointed: home-made home fries, friendly service and that “everyone knows everyone” atmosphere that makes local coffee shops so special. The purpose of my mentioning it here is not to compare Alma’s to Steelers - they’re both great rather to reiterate my point about trying the local mom and pop restaurants. They are always an interesting experience and there is no shortage of friendly eateries in small towns.

Other fabulous things in Elmvale include Jamie Williams, a local performer.

We had the pleasure once again to see him at the annual Barrie Kinette Cocktails

included a photo of Jamie at our Kinette event with this column. We’d have been up dancing for sure if silent and live auction events hadn’t filled in the evening’s program. Barbara Richards, philanthropist extraordinaire from the Seniors Wish Association and Touch of Class Auctions (among many other pursuits) provided live auction services, and actress Kristine Hutchens was the comedic MC for the evening.

Locally, we heralded in spring with the Annual St. Patrick’s day celebration at Abbott’s of Craighurst. Once again Mark Abbott joined the band Alex on stage to sing a classic Irish song that I won’t attempt to spell correctly here (Ta Loo Ra something), and citizens from Craighurst and beyond, Irish or not, raised a glass of neighbourly cheer.

That’s all for now. Email us at dlmader@ orilliapronet.com with news you’d like to share with your neighbours.

ROTARY CLUB OF PENETANGUISHENE SHOWS WE ARE THAT CLOSE

(PENETANGUISHENE, On)- On March 19, 2013 the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene demonstrated just how close Rotary Clubs from around the world are to eradicating Polio at the weekly meeting held at La Cle d'la Baie in Penetanguishene.

The Rotary Club of Penetanguishene would like everyone to know that Polio still cripples thousands of children around the world.

"WE ARE THIS CLOSE"! say the members of the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene.

With your help, we can wipe this disease off the face of the earth.

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As you may have heard, last week our government delivered this year’s federal budget – Economic Action Plan 2013.

I was pleased to see a number of the themes and recommendations from my pre-budget consultations reflected in the budget, including increased support for apprentices and the trades, additional funding for affordable housing programs, and a commitment to find savings through, for example, the use of teleconferencing technology instead of sending delegations to conferences.

Local businesses will be able to count on the Hiring Credit for Small Businesses for another year, as we have committed $225 million to extend and expand it for another year. They will also be able to benefit from the Canada Job Grant, which aims to help Canadians get the skills they need for in-demand jobs.

Once it’s fully implemented, upwards of 130,000 Canadians will have access to

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training at eligible institutions such as community colleges and training centres.

Local municipalities will now have the long-term, stable, predictable infrastructure funding they have long sought, with the renewal of the Building Canada Fund for 10 years with $70 billion in total funding. We have also given municipalities more flexibility by both increasing the Gas Tax Transfer, and expanding the types of projects this funding can be used for.

There is much more in the budget, from reducing tariffs on hockey equipment and baby clothes, to increasing support for Veterans, and a new, First Time Donor’s Super Tax Credit to encourage Canadians who have not recently donated to charities to do so. You can get more information on Economic Action Plan 2013 by contacting my office, or visiting www.budget.gc.ca Bruce Stanton, M.P. Simcoe North

Elmvale Ritchie’s Feeds ‘N’ Needs Coyotes I.P Team Loving Hockey

The Elmvale I.P #1 hockey team was made up of 4 – 5 year olds who have been practicing hard on their hockey skills since the start of the hockey season.

Since early December they have played games on Saturday mornings against the other Elmvale IP team, Oro and Coldwater.

The team was excited to play away games in Stayner and Penetang.

Game 1 saw a huge crowd watching many of the players’ first game. The excitement of the families, relatives and friends matched the excitement of all the players.

The large crowd was not disappointed as the Elmvale Coyotes from both teams put on a great display of their newfound hockey skills.

Many of our team members were lucky enough to participate in an IP Festival in Oro. The team did great, had a lot of fun and Charlie Horse was a big hit.

These young hockey players also had an opportunity to play in the Family Day Future Stars Game and to participate in a skills competition. They also stood proud and sang loud at a Toronto Marlies game hitting the ice for O Canada.

On March 24, the IP teams played against each other for the last time this season in front of another large, rowdy crowd. Players names were announced, interviews were given and music was played, thanks

Kent! The players showed their improved skating skills as they skated hard and a trophy presentation and pizza party ended the players’ season.

One has to only have watched this young group of hockey players to not only see the immense improvement in several areas of hockey skills they have made but to also see hockey being enjoyed the way it was meant to be enjoyed.

Special thanks are given to our sponsor Ritchie’s Feeds ‘N’ Needs and to all the parents, volunteers and coaching staff for an exciting year.

Members of Team #1 were as follows; Grayson Alexander, Conlan Dominic, Garrett Fay, Preston Fay, Mitchell Hales, Nicholas Johnston, Noah Johnston, Jake Murphy, Brodie Ritchie, Charlotte Sanderson, Olivia Schepers, Cohen Smith, Emery Stephens, Hunter Stillar, Joel Therrien, Leighton Therrien and William Veenstra.

Thanks to coaching staff Jason Stillar, Rick Therrien, Kevin Fay, Jen MacGregor and Michelle Veenstra. Thanks also to the IP #2 coaching staff and to all the extra volunteers who helped on the ice during practices. A Special thanks to coach Jason Dorion for organizing the extra events during the season for both teams to partake in.

Hope to see you all next year for another exciting season of Coyote hockey…

Benjamin Franklin wasn't only the discoverer of electricity, he was also the inventor of Daylight Savings Time. In 1874, Franklin was the U.S. ambassador to Paris, and he wrote a letter suggesting that "the sun gives light as soon as it rises" and that Parisians were wasteful with their night-owl habits.

Daylight Savings Time officially began in 1916 when the Germans, in the middle of World *-- Red tide killing Florida manatees --*TAMPA, Fla. - Toxins created by an algae bloom off southwest War I, realized that they could save energy by switching the clocks.

Florida, called Florida red tide, have killed 174 manatees since January, wildlife experts say. That's the England's Parliament had rejected such a measure since 1909, but folhighest number of deaths from a red tide of the gentle, slow-moving creatures -- sometimes known as sea lowed the Germans a month later. In the United States, DST began in cows -- in a calendar year, state wildlife officials told CNN Monday. Red tides are an almost annual occur- 1918, when the US entered the war, but it was repealed once the war rence in Florida, usually lasting just days or weeks, but this year's event has lingered and settled in an area ended. In addition to saving energy, Daylight Savings time means fewer of warm water frequented by manatees, they said. "It's kind of filled in an area where they've congregated cars on the road in the dark during winter, and more after-work daylight and are feeding on sea grass where the toxins settle on," Kevin Baxter, a spokesman for the Florida Fish for people who work. Russia found, however, that DST in midwinter and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Kevin Baxter said. Those toxins can affect the central means the sun rising at 10:00 AM in Moscow, and 11:00 in St. Petersnervous systems, causing the animals to die, experts said. Manatees are listed under the Endangered Spe- burg. Congress has changed the hours of DST three times since 1966; cies Act of 1973 but conservation efforts have resulted in an increase in the manatee population, leading once in 1970, during the energy crisis; once in 1980, when it began to encompass April; and finally in 2007. the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to consider reclassifying them from endangered to threatened

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Officers spoke with the operator and passenger of the ROMANCE FRAUD TAKES A HUGE PERSONAL AND car and noted a quantity of cigarettes inside the vehicle.

FINANCIAL TOLL Canadian Victims Have Lost Millions Further investigation revealed the pair were in possession (ORILLIA, ON) – One of the fastest growing and most of over 3000 cigarettes and the cigarettes were seized devastating fraud schemes in Canada is perpetrated through under the instruction of the Ministry of Revenue Special romance scams, according to members of the Ontario Investigations Branch.

Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch.

Charged are Kenneth KING 43 years of Midland The romance scam has been around for decades. However, and Mitchell BEBYCK 43 years also of Midland with with the prominence of the internet and online dating sites Possession of Unmarked Tobacco contrary to section being commonly advertised, it has opened up a large 29.1.0.1 of the Tobacco Tax Act. Both men will appear audience for scammers seeking vulnerable people wanting before the Provincial Offences Act Court Penetanguishene a relationship. It makes the scammer’s life easier because on May 2, 2013. he or she can direct their efforts at building a friendship O.P.P. Summer Youth Camp right away and not have to worry about finding the potential (ORO-MEDONTE, ON) – For the past two years, Ontario victim who is seeking a relationship.

Provincial Police (OPP) Detachments throughout the According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), in Central Region have operated a Summer Youth Camp that 2012 there were 1,460 complaints from Canada of romance has sent two local campers to a leadership style camp. The fraud. Of those, 1,047 victims were identified and their camp is run in conjunction with the OPP Youth Foundation. combined financial losses exceeded $14.8 million – more This dedicated group of OPP retirees have contributed than any other identified financial loss due to fraud. Almost greatly through various fundraising initiatives in order to 70 per cent of all victims were in their 40s and 50s. provide an opportunity for a male and female soon to be Single or recently unattached people – often female – grade 9 student from each detachment the unique chance to are the victims of criminals who initially approach their attend a very special camp. Local services clubs have also targets online. Usually this occurs through e-mail blasts, participated and helped to provide financial assistance to social media platforms, or singles and dating-related this great community based initiative. ‘meet’ websites. In some cases, prolonged interaction The Barrie OPP will again be participating in this very with individuals has cost some victims tens of thousands meaningful Regional initiative and will soon be selecting of dollars before the relationship ends – usually after the two students to attend this camp. culprit gets what they want.

Members of the public who wish to assist can do so by Police add all fraud is under-reported. However, the donating funds to the OPP Youth Foundation or by donating romance scam not only affects a person financially, it is an Canadian Tire currency. Canadian Tire money is collected and emotional roller coaster. Therefore, a victim is dealing with used as money by the campers at the Tuck Shop located at the emotional and financial losses leading to the crime being camp. Funds may be dropped off anytime between 8:00 am under-reported. and 5:00 pm Monday to Friday at the Barrie OPP Detachment If you suspect you or someone you know has been a victim located at 20 Rose St. (Bayfield St. at Hwy # 400) of romance fraud, or if you have already sent funds, don't For further details please contact the Barrie OPP at be embarrassed - you're not alone. Contact your local police (705)726-6484 and ask to speak to Provincial Constable service or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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SOLVING GEORGIAN VILLAGE VANDALISIM FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of On March 19th, 2013 the OPP, Springwater Fire Department the Ontario Provincial Police were called on the morning and Simcoe County Paramedic Service responded to a motor of Thursday March 21, 2013 to investigate a vandalism vehicle collision (MVC) involving 2 vehicles on George complaint at the new Georgian Village which is currently Johnston Road north of Snow Valley Road. under construction on Thompson Road in the Town of An OPP investigation with the assistance of our Central Penetanguishene.

Region Technical Traffic Collision Investigation Unit The incident occurred during the dark hours of March 20revealed that a red 4 door Ford operated by a 61 year 21, 2013 in which vandals broke into the main building and old female from Springwater Twp. was southbound on using work site tools broke second floor windows, interior George Johnston Road when a black 4 door Ford operated drywall, fuse panels, bathroom fixtures and shot paint gun by a 19 year female also from Springwater Twp. that was balls throughout. northbound crossed into the southbound lane causing a Investigators would appreciate any collision. information no matter how small it The 61 year old female may seem to assist in gathering those was transported to Royal responsible for this senseless act of Victoria Hospital in Barrie vandalism which is estimated at over as a precautionary measure. $10,000.00.

Tragically the 19 year old Wasaga Beach OPP Food Drive female from the black Ford Thank’s to the public (residents and was pronounced deceased at visitors to Wasaga Beach), the Wasaga the scene of the collision.

Beach Community Policing Committee CRIMINAL, POLICE and the Real Canadian Super Store and of If you want to drink, AND VULNERABLE SECTOR course my media friend took the time to RECORDS CHECKS FOR that’s your business. announced this drive (many people stated VOLUNTEER AND PAID POSITIONS If you want to stop, they heard it on the radio - big thanks).

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Boundaries • Part Two 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 Let’s continue from part one. In relationships, other people reflect to us what they know about us. A healthy filter tells us whether they are correct or not, and allows us to put out the information they need to see us clearly.

For most of us, our filter or processing has been battered and torn, and has lost its effectiveness. In recovery, we can begin to repair the damage. Let’s begin by taking a look at how and what information we take in from others. Any information must be evaluated first by the filter in our heads. We don’t want to take in anything that is incorrect and does not fit or belong to us, but we need to acknowledge it if it does.

So first, we must determine if the information we receive is true or not. If it is accurate, we allow the information in through the appropriate emotional boundary to our feelings and respond. If it is not true, we do not let it through the filter to our emotions, and we let the other person know this is not true for us. Sometimes making a clear determination requires that we have more information. Here are some questions that you can ask yourself.

What kind of filters do I have? What kind of emotional, physical and spiritual boundaries do I have? How do I set healthy boundaries and maintain them? How do I maintain feeling O.K. if the outside world seems crazy? How do I check out the reality of the outside world so I’m not falsely affected by it?

Setting boundaries is relatively easy; individuals perceive that boundary setting can be a difficult task. The task only becomes difficult do to barriers that we place or have others place in front of us, however once a boundary is establish the work comes when we are called upon to maintain the boundaries in which we have set for yourselves and others. Remember you have a right to say no and not feel guilty when you feel your boundaries are being crossed.

In my next column I will continue part one of Rumors and Gossip. 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.

Ronald Road, Minesing.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All record checks must have an agency letter from the business or organization that is requesting YOU to get a check. If you do not have an agency letter from the business or organization asking you to get a Record Check, you will be turned away to get one.

An example could be a soccer coach who needs a Record Check would completely fill out the form given to them and receive an agency letter from the soccer organization.

The agency letter should be on their letter head and will need the name of the applicant and that that person will be volunteering for them and they (the organization) is requesting a specific check (one of three) to be done. It is the completed form and an agency letter that allows Police to process the request.

In addition, Please bring two (2) forms of identification; one having a photo of you (Drivers’ Licence, Passport) the other with your name (Boating Licence, Birth Certificate),(NOT a Credit or Debit Card or Ontario Health Card), these will be photo copied for Police records and checked against the forms submitted.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If Police cannot verify your identity your Record Check will not be processed.

Please note that Record Checks for volunteer positions are processed at no charge to the applicant or agency, however Record Checks for paid positions will cost the applicant $25. Any cost associated with your Record Check will be paid went you pick up your completed Check at the Huronia West Detachment at 1000 River Road West in Wasaga Beach.

The Huronia West Detachment will contact each applicant by telephone to advise went their Record Checks are completed.

Police will have a quantity of blanked “Criminal Record Name Check, Police Record Name Check” and “Vulnerable Sector Checks” Forms on hand for those who may need them. BUT WE WILL NOT HAVE YOUR AGENCY LETTER, PLEASE BRING IT. For more information on this clinic please contact Provincial Constable Mark Kinney at (705) 429-3575 or preferably at mark.kinney@ontario.ca.

Ice Fishing Enforcement Blitz Finds Most Anglers Obeying Rules

March 18, 2013 - The Ministry of Natural Resources laid 54 charges and issued 60 warnings during recent weekend enforcement blitzes on three lakes in south-central Ontario.

During the first two weekends of March, conservation officers from the Midhurst District, assisted by the canine services unit, checked close to 1,500 anglers on lakes Simcoe, Couchiching and St. John. Officers were on the ice checking for compliance with the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and the Ontario Fishery Regulations, focusing on lake herring, lake trout, whitefish and yellow perch.

Officers issued charges and warnings for offences including: • fishing without a licence • failing to carry a fishing licence while fishing • angling with more than the permitted number of lines • catching and retaining lake herring on Lake Simcoe.

Charges and warnings were also issued against individuals for safety-related offences under the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act, Off-Road Vehicle Acts, and the Liquor Licence Act. Anglers are reminded they must have their fishing licence with them when they are fishing.

For further information about fishing regulations, please consult the 2013 Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary, available at ServiceOntario/Government Information Centres, licence issuers and at ontario.ca/fishing.

To report a natural resources violation, call 1-877-TIPSMNR (847-7667) toll-free any time or contact Midhurst District at 705-725-7500 during regular business hours.

You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800222-TIPS (8477).

Springwater News • March 28, 2013 Edition 387 • Tel: 705.322.2249

The Dental Corner

Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body Making the Connection

Exploring possible links More studies are needed, but some researchers suspect that bacteria and inflammation linked to periodontitis play a role in some systemic diseases or conditions. Likewise, diseases such as diabetes, blood cell disorders, HIV infections and AIDS can lower the body’s resistance to infection, making periodontal diseases more severe.

Several studies link chronic inflammation from periodontitis with the development of cardiovascular problems.

Some evidence suggests oral bacteria may be linked to heart disease, artery blockages and stroke.

People with diabetes often have periodontal disease. And diabetics are more likely to develop and have more severe periodontitis than non-diabetics. Some studies suggest periodontitis can make it more difficult for diabetics to control their blood sugar.

Although periodontitis may contribute to these health conditions, it’s important to understand that just because two conditions occur at the same time doesn’t necessarily mean one condition causes the other. What we do know is that people with diabetes and people who smoke are at increased risk for developing periodontal disease. That’s why researchers are working hard. examining what happens when periodontitis is treated in individuals with these various health problems.

Periodontal diseases: What you should know Periodontal disease is a chronic infection caused by bacteria. It begins when certain bacteria in plaque (the sticky, colourless film that constantly forms on the teeth and tissues in the mouth) produce toxins and enzymes that irritate the gums. This causes inflammation if plaque is not removed daily.

Plaque that remains on teeth can irritate the gums, making them red, tender and likely to bleed. This condition, called gingivitis, can lead to move serious types of periodontal disease. Gingivitis can be reversed and gums kept healthy by removing plaque every day with a good oral hygiene routine and by having your teeth professionally cleaner.

But if gingivitis is allowed to persist, it can progress to periodontitis, a chronic infection in the pockets around the teeth. The resulting inflammation, which may be painless, can damage the attachment of the gums and bone to the teeth. At this state, treatment by a dentist is needed. Left untreated, teeth may eventually become loose, fall out or require removal by a dentist.

If you notice any of these signs, see your dentist: • Gums that bleed during brushing and flossing • Red, swollen or tender gums • Gums that have pulled away from your teeth • Persistent bad breath • Pus between your teeth and gums • Loose or separating teeth • A change in the way your teeth fit together when you bite • A change in the fit or partial dentures What you can do Given the potential link between periodontitis and systemic health problems, prevention may be an important step in maintaining overall health.

• Brush your teeth thoroughly twice a day. Clean between your teeth with floss or another type of interdental cleaner once a day. You may consider or your dentist may recommend using an anti-microbial mouth rinse as part of your daily oral hygiene routine.

• Eat a balanced diet and limit snacks, which may reduce your risk of tooth decay and gum disease • Schedule regular dental checkups. Professional cleanings are the only way to remove tartar (calculus), which traps plaque bacteria along the gum line.

• Tell your dentist about changes in your overall health, particularly any recent illnesses or chronic conditions. Provide an updated health history including medication use – both prescription and non-prescription products. If you use tobacco, talk to your dentist about options for quitting.

• If you are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant, pay particular attention to your teeth and gums.

That’s because pregnancy – and the changing hormone levels that occur with it – can exaggerate some dental problems. Taking good care of your oral health is important for you and your baby.

Dr. David Solly and Dr. Nicole Solly practice in Elmvale at 58 Yonge St. S. (next to Tim Horton’s).

They are accepting new patients. Oral Sedation and Hospital Dentistry is available.

They can be reached at 322-0155

Fax: 705.322.8393 Cell: 705.321.2653

CELEBRATE SPRING AT THE TIFFIN CENTRE’S ‘SPRING TONIC’ MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL – April 6th & 7th, 2013 The maple trees have been tapped and the syrup is ready at the Tiffin Centre for Conservation, located just outside Barrie in beautiful Utopia, Ontario.

Each year the Tiffin Centre celebrates spring with its annual ‘Spring Tonic’ Maple Syrup Festival, to be held this year on April 6 and 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Bring the family to the sugar bush for a full day of fun!

The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) and the Rotary Club of Barrie are once again teaming up to offer an amazing weekend for people of all ages. Costumed re-enactors will be on hand to demonstrate life in 1812, including pioneer and First Nations methods of making maple syrup. A pancake breakfast – including sausages and the Tiffin’s own maple syrup – will be served daily until 2 p.m. Be sure to visit the sugar shack to see how syrup is made today, and to purchase Tiffin maple syrup and other maple products.

Activities will also include horse-drawn wagon rides, crafts, live music, visits with local fire and police officers, and a ‘Zoo to You’ animal show, all included in the price of admission, which is $10 for adults, $5 for kids 12 and under, no charge for infants (cash only please). For a small materials fee of $5, visitors may also make a bird or bat box to take home and watch the wildlife in your own back yard. And of course the Tiffin’s many scenic hiking trails will be open, including long and short paths for hikers of all abilities.

Money raised at the festival helps support the Rotary Club of Barrie’s community projects, including environmental restoration projects in partnership with the NVCA, Christmas Cheer, enhancements to the Royal Victoria Hospital, C.O.P.E. Service Dogs and many more important community projects. The Tiffin Centre is located just 10 minutes west of Barrie at 8195 8th Line of Essa Township, 4km south of Highway 90 – watch for the signs. Visit nvca.on.ca for more information including maps and directions, or call 705-424-1479.

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Helping Municipalities Collect Unpaid Fines

New Ontario Government Committed to Road Safety The new Ontario government is taking action to help municipalities collect unpaid traffic fines from drivers who do not follow the rules of the road.

Legislation to be introduced later this week would, if passed, deny licence plates to drivers who have unpaid fines for offences such as speeding, improper lane changes, illegal turns, driving with no insurance and careless driving.

The legislation would also make it easier for municipalities to charge out-of-province drivers who run red lights and fail to stop for school buses.

Supporting municipalities and keeping families safe on the roads is part of the new Ontario government's plan to boost the economy and strengthen communities.

Quick Facts • Unpaid fines related to the Highway Traffic Act and Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act account for approximately 70 per cent of the total amount of unpaid fines owed to municipalities.

• Fines owed to municipalities are increasing by an average of approximately $100 million a year.

• Ontario’s roads are among the safest in North America.

453211 ONTARiO LiMiTED

NOTiCE OF COMpLETiON MuNiCipAL CLASS ENViRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TOWNSHip OF SpRiNGWATER SNOW VALLEY SETTLEMENT AREA pHASE 4B – BLACk CREEk ESTATES

OFFiCiAL pLAN AMENDMENT and DRAFT pLAN OF SuBDiViSiON And REQuiRED iNFRASTRuCTuRE TO ACCOMMODATE THE pROpOSED DEVELOpMENT

________________________________________________________________________ The Owner of the subject lands being 453211 ONTARiO LiMiTED has planned the above mentioned development project under Schedule B of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process for a Draft Plan of Subdivision and Official Plan Amendment to increase the density of the Phase 4B development and for the required infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development for Phase 4B of the Snow Valley Settlement Area.

The EA for this project has followed the requirements of Section A.2.9 Integration with The Planning Act as outlined for a Schedule B project, as defined in the Municipal Engineers Association’s Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, as amended in 2007).

All parties have been provided, through The Planning Act, with the required notices of commencement and approvals with the opportunity to appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). No such appeals were received and the project has been successfully approved through the requirements of The Planning Act. This Notice of Completion is the final stage of the integrated EA process. This notice is issued March 28, 2013.

Subject to comments received and the necessary approvals, the Owner in conjunction with the requirements and specifications of the Township of Springwater intends to proceed with the construction of this project to be completed by the fall of 2013.

Please direct questions and/or comments to the Planning Consultant for the project: Ms. Angela M. Rudy, MCIP, RPP RUDY & Associates Ltd. 3595 Fairgrounds Rd., Orillia, ON L3V 6H2 Phone: (705) 327-2070 Fax: (705) 327-2434 rudy.associates@sympatico.ca The project plans and associated technical data are available for review at the Township of Springwater municipal office daily from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm located at: Township of Springwater 2231 Nursery Road, Minesing, ON LOL 1Y2 Phone: (705) 728-4784 Fax: (705) 728-2759 If there are concerns which cannot be resolved in discussion, a party or person may request that the Minister of the Environmental make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the EA Act (Part II Order). Requests must be received no later than April 28, 2013.

Minister of the Environment 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A, Toronto, ON M4V 1L5.

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Anten Mills News

randysweet@sympatico.ca For all you hockey pucks out there a new video is out this week of a brawl in the stands of a bantam playoff game in Tweed Ontario. The usual stuff really. Lots of finger pointing, cussing and false bravado sparked by the shared belief that the refereeing was as useless as a Cypriot bank card, followed by an all out 'donnybrook' between the hometown Moms and Dads and the good folks from visiting Oshweken.

It harkens back to my OMHA playoff days in long ago March's when the Blue and White of Nobleton would travel the province in search of glory. When ice met metal in those days it was on the tubular blades of your CCM Tacks or Bauer Supremes, your Hespeler hockey stick was made of wood, your hockey bag did not have wheels and your helmet sans visor was in actuality a reinforced salad bowl.

We walked the gauntlet in visiting arena lobbies as atoms, pee wees, bantams and midgets in crumbling barns in distant locales like Stirling, Belmont, Cannington, Powassen, Picton, Aylmer, South River and on at least two occasions 'north' to Elmvale.

We watched many times as our fans, fresh from a long, beer soaked bus ride would be more than willing to engage the locals in a little Saturday night punch up. It just seemed to be part of the fabric back then. Folklore now but the memories resonate from the late night stops at the Voyageur restaurants on the way home to the pungent smell of my chain smoking novice coach behind the bench.

The fighting, like my two [yes two] OMHA hockey championship jackets [take that Elmvale] just don't fit anymore.

Made the trip 'north' to Elmvale to see the Atoms take on the Lambeth Lancers in the finals and I'm pleased to report that no one took a swing at me. The south western Ontario champs came in with 70 wins under their belt and the boys made them earn the championship this go around.

Good to see Paul Priest behind the bench and to players Jack Nell and Jason Priest from the village who did us proud. Great season Coyotes.

Hope you're all making plans to 'hop' on down [I couldn't resist] to the Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday March 30th starting at 10.30 at the community park. Kids 12 and under can take part and parents are always welcome to help eat the 'bounty'. Call Donna at 705 725 0218 for last minute details on this great way to kick off the Easter weekend.

Here's another reason to spend every waking hour on Facebook. The community association has created a Facebook group 'Anten Mills Community Bulletin' so you can keep up to date on all the goings on as well as the fact that I'm a 'little sad' today.

You may also want to mark down April 11th, the date of the next community association meeting at the hall starting at 7.30 pm. You can get more details then on our upcoming clean up day and village garage sale. As always keep an eye out for the sign on Wilson too.

Happy 20th birthday March 30th to Tyler Logue on Schmclaughlin and a belated 4th birthday wish to Brian Gerald Nicholas Rathwell March 9th, son of Jill and Andy, nephew of Kim and 'can do no wrong' Grandson of Irene and Brian Keyes.

Finally a note of condolence to the Pearson and Hoffman families on their recent tragic losses. You are in our prayers.

See you next time.

Keith Wood, Inspirational Speaker, April 7, 2013, Ebenezer United Church

Keith Wood at age 86 is a well known and highly respected retired Simcoe County farmer, Dump Site 41 resister, local activist, and cancer combatant who will be the featured inspirational speaker at the 5th annual Time Of Hope (formerly Evening Of Hope) at Ebenezer United Church on Sunday April 7, 2013 at 9:30 a.m.

Come and hear a remarkable story of one man’s faith, personal philosophy, and common sense as he recounts his own struggle with cancer and illness. Ebenezer United Church is located at the intersection of Ebenezer Side Road (running east off Highway 93 south of Wyebridge) and Ron Jones Road in Tay Township.

Providing special music at that worship service will be Bob Dutton singing his new song “Time Of Hope”. A chili brunch -- pay what you can, eat what you will – to raise funds for the Cancer Society will follow, after which there will be a one-hour Grief Support Session led by Lorraine Black for those interested.

This annual special service is for all affected by cancer or other serious illness, including family, friends, caregivers, and all who feel the need for some quiet and inspiration at this point in their lives.

No one will be embarrassed, belittled or centred out. No grief or anger will be dismissed. You will experience a safe and positive surrounding where you will be allowed to reflect on your own experience and the memory of those who have been taken home prematurely. This service is for all who have endured a life-threatening experience personally; or who are mourning the death – or struggle – of a loved one.

Please come and join us for a time of hope in a time of uncertainty, fear, or grief. Please share this with anyone you think might be interested in this day or in hearing Keith speak Thank you.

Rev David Black 705 737-5835

40th Men's Open Pea Soup Bonspiel Champions!

The Penetanguishene Curling Club would like to congratulate David Brunelle (skip) and his team consisting of Roger Lesperance, Kevin Moss and Aaron Kontkanen as they claimed the 40th Men’s Open Full Line Electronic Pea Soup Bonspiel A Division title which took place on March 8th to the 10th at the Penetanguishene Curling Club. B Division champ was the Marc Townes team rink from Elmvale and the team of David Gravelle claimed the C Division title. The Penetanguishene Curling club would also like to thank Full Line Electronics, Barber and Haskell, Labatt Breweries, Best Western Highland Inn, ELM Catering and Pizza Delight for all their great support in making this 40th anniversary event a great success.

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Hillsdale Elementary School 3rd Annual Camp Fair

GBGH Emergency Department construction set to begin

After years of anticipation and planning, construction is set to begin on the Emergency Department at Georgian Bay General Hospital the week of March 18.

Workers are on site now preparing the new temporary entrance to the Emergency Department as fencing and hoarding off of the old entrance will start next week.

For the next 12 months both ambulatory (walking) patients and ambulances will be entering through the temporary side entrance that will be lighted and signage will be installed above the doors.

A number of other changes will also be taking place to accommodate construction: • A ramp is being constructed leading to the new temporary emergency entrance and a canopy will be built over the area; • Respiratory therapy offices have been relocated to an office between ICU and obstetrics and registration for those with appointments will take place at central registration in the main lobby; • Registration for day surgery will be moving out of Emergency and into the central registration area in the main lobby (date to be finalized); • There will be NO short-term parking area for ED; a drop-off zone near the new entrance will be provided but the primary concern will be to keep the area clear for ambulances.

“There will be many workarounds and a few inconveniences to put up with as we enter the physical construction phase of the project but in the end we will have the Emergency Department that meets our patients’ needs and, we hope, be a point of pride for all the communities we serve,” said President and CEO Karen McGrath.

The first phase of the project will cost $5-million and add 6,000 square feet to the existing emergency department; curtained exam areas will be replaced with private examination rooms to provide the confidentiality and additional security you expect. A new state-of-theart trauma room will serve those who are acutely ill and separate secure rooms will serve those patients requiring them.

The emergency department at GBGH saw more than 45,000 patients last year.

Construction of phase one is expected to take 12 months.

Jackie McLauchlin-Welch Director, Communications & Engagement mclauchlinj@gbgh.on.ca

Wednesday April 10 3:30 -7:00pm 16 Albert St. Hillsdale

As we anticipate the warm coming of spring, the “Things to Do” list, for many of us, is quickly changing from cleaning the heating ducts and carpooling to hockey to raking the lawn and registering for summer camps.

Summer camps are an increasingly popular way to provide fun and engaging activities for kids all summer long.

And from all accounts, the demand for camps this year is even higher. Julie Ann Columbus, Recreation & Special Events Coordinator for the Township of Springwater stated ‘I’ve gotten more calls about the township’s day camps this year than in all the last six years I’ve been running them. It’s going to fill fast.”

For the last two years, Hillsdale Elementary School has hosted a Camp Fair to increase access and availability to quality summer programming for the school communities of Springwater and Oro-Medonte. For the consumer, there are lots of great reasons to attend a Camp Fair. For most participants, it’s the ‘one stop shopping’ that is really useful when trying to decide the type of camp experience that’s right for their child. It allows parents and caregivers to compare programs, cost, timing, location, and duration all at the same time and kids can be signed up on the spot.

Last year’s camp fair was such a success that HES Parent Council decided to make it an annual event.

And the selection of camps at this year’s fair is even larger. Camps include: Township of Springwater - Swim Safe - Creative Madness - Horseshoe Resort’s KidsKorral Summer Camp - MacLaren Art Centre - Hawk’s Landing Summer Day Camp - Willow Creek Day Camp - YMCA day camps of Simcoe Muskoka - Camp Simpresca - Simcoe County Museum Hardwood Ski and Bike - Township of Oro-Medonte - Mad Science Camp – Georgian College A bake sale, family bingo, face painting and other fun events have also been organized to really celebrate the return of spring and all the joy it will bring. For more information contact the school at 705.835.2108 or email Hillsdalecampfair@gmail.com Bloodletting and leeching were common unvalidated interventions used until the 19th century, as many diseases were incorrectly thought to be due to an excess of blood, according to Hippocratic medicine.

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In classical Greek medicine, blood was associated with air, with Springtime, and with a merry and gluttonous (sanguine) personality.

In Hippocratic medicine, blood was considered to be one of the four humors, the others being phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile.

Mythic references to blood can sometimes be connected to the life-giving nature of blood, seen in such events as childbirth, as contrasted with the blood of injury or death.

The earliest hockey games were played with chunks of frozen cow dung. This dates back to the game's outdoor roots. For understandable reasons, modern athletes prefer the vulcanized rubber disc we all know today.

- I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.

A soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

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Resolve to pay down your debt in 2013

A Letter to My Caregiver from the Brain Injured Person

I thought that I would be able to handle anything that life brought my way but this brain injury has stopped me in my tracks. There doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason or answers about how my brain is reacting or recovering.

It helps to know that you are here because it makes it less scary especially when my recovery goes to that dark and lonely place that people with brain injuries seem to go.

I know it can’t be easy for you to hear some of the hurtful things I say but it seems that sometimes, “the damaged part of my brain is working against me and takes over and during that time I don’t remember what I say or how hurtful I am to the people around me. It is only after these episodes do I realize the hurt I have caused.

Please know that I only show that dark side to people “I really trust”. I know that it probably doesn’t make it any easier but “thank you for being there”.

Please know that I am trying my best to recover but sometimes the “damaged part of my brain” just takes over and it seems that during that time that “recovery goes backwards” Please know that it might seem like I am feeling sorry for myself but there is so much going on in my brain that I am sure that there isn’t any “brain space” left for pity.

Hopefully as time passes and I learn to recognize when “the brain has had enough” and “learn what is causing me to go to that dark place” perhaps we both might be able to “relax” with recovery and start to live with “my new brain”.

Thank You from the Brain Injured Person To the Brain Injured: Learn to accept that “when the brain has had enough” you may say things that hurt the people around you.

To the Caregiver of the Brain Injured: Learn to recognize when your brain injured person’s brain “has had enough” and keep trying to find a recovery plan until you find one that works for both you and your brain injured person.

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

New Conservation Authority Watershed Report Cards provide a CHECK UP on the State of Ontario’s Environment

NEWMARKET (March 18, 2013) In conjunction with Canada Water Week, Ontario’s Conservation Authorities have started to release a new series of Watershed Report Cards that provide a CHECK UP on the current state of many of Ontario’s watersheds in terms of lakes, rivers, streams, groundwater and forest conditions.

“Conservation Authorities have been monitoring and assessing local conditions across Ontario for years and these report cards bring that information to the general public in a very user-friendly, informative way which we hope will help all of us make good decisions about how to protect important water and land resources that we rely on every day,” said Dick Hibma, Chair of Conservation Ontario.

The report cards, which start rolling out March 18, 2013 online at www.conservationontario.ca, specifically look at how water and land resources are connected to each other and how our actions impact the health of those resources.

“Watershed reporting helps to communicate baseline information on watershed health, to identify local and regional differences, and to show us where to target our efforts for the most impact,” said Mr. Hibma. Examples of activities that Conservation Authorities, landowners and their partners do to improve conditions in local watersheds include watershed planning, stewardship initiatives such as tree planting, rural water quality activities, water conservation programs, flood and erosion control, stormwater management and green infrastructure.

Ontario’s water and land resources provide important ecological, economic and societal benefits and should be protected. Forests, lakes, rivers, natural spaces, wetlands, soils, plants and animals are all necessary for clean air, safe drinking water, sustainable water supplies, food, fuel, energy and most important, healthy bodies and minds.

Challenges such as urbanization and climate change significantly impact the health and resiliency of our watersheds which we need in order to adapt to changing global and local conditions. In order to plan how to protect these important resources, it’s critical to monitor conditions and then analyze them in order to find out what it’s telling us about changing conditions in local watersheds.

“We’re very pleased to launch the first of these watershed report cards” Dick Hibma said. “More will be added as they are available.”

The report cards report on three resource categories: surface water quality, forest conditions, and groundwater quality. The purpose of the report cards is to inform people living in Ontario about local conditions and to provide a management and evaluation tool for Conservation Authorities and other practitioners to measure environmental

By Carla Hindman, Director of Financial Education, Visa Canada Although New Year's resolutions can be a great way to make a fresh start, I've learned the hard way that if you set unrealistic goals, they'll likely fizzle out after a few months. Sometimes small steps are the answer to building momentum as you go.

Not surprisingly, the number one resolution for many people is paying off debt. Unfortunately, without the willpower to stop accruing new debt while paying off the old, this effort can fail. However, if you're determined to clear up debt and are able to set responsible spending habits, these approaches just might just work for you: Make a budget and stick to it. This is the best thing you can do to control your finances, but it's hard to do alone. Personal finance experts like Krystal Yee (www.givemebackmyfivebucks.com/2011/03/14/whybudgeting-is-important-to-me) offer tips on how to create your own budget and stick to it. Practical Money Skills Canada, (www.practicalmoneyskills.ca) a free personal financial management site sponsored by Visa Canada, features a guide to handling your debt and tips on creating a budget you can live with, along with interactive budgeting tools.

Targeted payoffs. If you owe money on several accounts, list all outstanding balances and their corresponding interest rates. Each month, pay the minimum amount due on each account except for the one with the highest rate.

Pay as much as you possibly can on this account until it's paid off, then move on to the next-highest-interest loan, and so on. This is the only time you should ever pay the minimum due, which can normally add years to payoff times. But your sense of accomplishment at paying off accounts one by one may inspire you to kick it up a notch.

Just be sure to retire those higher-rate cards and only use them for true emergencies; otherwise, you'll be back where you started.

Consolidate debt. Sometimes it makes sense to open a new credit card with a very low interest rate to pay off other cards. Carefully examine all the terms however, because low rates sometimes skyrocket after an introductory period and additional fees can drive up overall costs.

Tap savings. Most experts recommend keeping three-tosix months' pay in easily accessible savings accounts for emergencies. But, if you've saved more than that, you could be losing money in the long run. Say you have $10,000 in savings earning 3 per cent interest, but have $5,000 in credit card debt at 18 per cent. You're paying six times as much in interest as you're earning. Caution: Only try this if you absolutely won't use it as an excuse to rack up new debt – you worked hard to save that money!

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Minesing Moments w/Lorrie Norwood

lorachalli@sympatico.ca / 728-9784 This edition of the Minesing Moments is not an easy one to write. Our community has suffered three tragedies in the last week and a half and as a community we offer sincere sympathy and support to those touched by these unfortunate losses.

The Pearson family of Minesing, Ron and Joan, lost their beautiful 19 year old daughter, Brittany in a motor vehicle accident. Brittany was a loving sister to Mike and Geoff (Carley) and an adored granddaughter to June Pearson (Jim Young), the late Russell and Rita Coulson and the late George Pearson.

The Hoffman family of Snow Valley also suffered the loss of Ralph in a snowmobiling accident. He was the beloved husband to Lisa and cherished father to Victoria and William. Ralph was the loving son of Dorotte and the late Herbert, loved brother of Bruce and his wife Laura and loving uncle to Alexandra and Amanda. Ralph will be forever loved and missed by his sister in-law Lezlie.

I hope the wonderful memories that the Pearson and Hoffman families have of both Brittany and Ralph will help them through this difficult time.

Smoke alarms saved the lives of the Wilkins Family who lost their home to a fire on Vespra Valley Road on the 18th of March. Thankfully they were able to escape the home without injuries too severe. At the time of print, I am unaware of anything that the family needs, but if anyone reading this has any information please let me know and I will get a message out in the next edition and also to our website at www.minesing.ca.

Easter Services at Minesing United Church...Thursday March 28th we celebrate the Last Supper at 6 p.m., Good Friday Service is at 10 a.m., Easter Sunday Sunrise Service at 7:30am and Easter Celebration Service is at 10am.

Spring Tea April 13, 2013 - from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person. Enjoy a nice lunch and touch base with your friends and neighbours after this long never-ending winter! For tickets call June Haley at 705-722-3646 or buy one at the door.

Are you 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 6 p.m. 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.

As Easter approaches this weekend, enjoy time with family and friends and travel safe wherever you may go.

Until next time, please ensure that your smoke detectors are working, and the batteries have recently been changed.

LONGER LIFE FOR YOUR KNIVES SHARPENING & HANDLING A dull knife can be more dangerous than a sharp one. It requires more pressure to make it cut, which in turn increases the chances of slipping. So sharpen your knives frequently. There is no such thing as a knife that stays permanently sharp. Use a from The American Contract Bridge League steel, a rod used for sharpening, every time BRiDGE BiTES By: Brian Gunnell you cook. Steels- -and other maintenance MAxiMuM DAMAGE tools such as ceramic rods and whetstones-Both Vulnerable ♠ J96 will realign and smooth the knife's edge.

South West North East ♥ Q876 1NT Pass 2♣ Pass This is what's known as honing. To sharpen ♦ A4 2♥ Pass 3♥ Pass ♣ Q643 a knife, hold the steel and the knife a comNorth 4♥ All Pass ♠ AT32 ♠ 875 fortable distance away from you, then apply♥5 ♥ A432 West East The defense will score the ♠A, ♥A and ing pressure, draw the full length of the blade ♦ JT962 ♦ kQ83 a Diamond trick for sure, but the rest of across the steel at a 20-degree angle, alternatDeclarer ♣ JT9 ♣ 75 the hand looks solid for Declarer. The ♠ kQ4 ing sides four or five times. You may also only hope for the defense is that the 4♥ kJT9 may want to get your knives professionally 1 trump split will prove awkward for ♦ 75 ground at least once a year, assuming you use Declarer.

How can East inflict ♣ Ak82 maximum damage and set 4♥? them daily. Try your local hardware store.

The electric home machines dedicated sole- West’s opening lead is the ♦J, won in Dummy. At this point the defense’s ly to sharpening do a good job if you close- strategy is to lead Diamonds at every opportunity, hoping that repeated ruffs by ly follow the instructions; avoid combination Declarer (or Dummy) will eventually set up a trump trick for East. At Trick 2, knife sharpeners and can openers, which can Declarer tackles trumps, and let’s suppose that East grabs her Ace immediately, cashes a Diamond and continues the suit. Dummy ruffs that and plays a second damage a blade. No fine knives should be put round of trumps, getting the news of the 4-1 break. Now Declarer must delay in a dishwasher; the banging around can nick drawing trumps while he knocks out the ♠A. When West is in he persists with the knife's edge. High heat can also change Diamonds, again ruffed in Dummy. Now Declarer is home free, he simply the temper of the blade and harm the wood- crosses to hand with a Club, draws trumps and is left with nothing but black suit en handles. Good knives should be kept in a winners. Making 10 tricks. knife rack, in a protective partitioned drawer, East can do better than that. She must hold off with the Ace on the first round of trumps. And also on the second round! Now Declarer is done for. If he leads a or on a magnetic bar. third trump then East will finally take her Ace, after which repeated Diamond change and target programs. leads will set up a trump trick for East … and if Declarer abandons trumps then The Conservation Authorities’ watershed East’s small trump will score a Club ruff. Down one! report cards are designed to be an ongoing product and will report once every five Nice defense by East, who will remember to say “Great opening lead, Partner!” auction told West that Declarer was probably in a 4-4 fit and had a bad years. In between report cards, Conservation The trump split in his future. So, West concluded that a forcing defense might be the Authorities will continue to provide infor- best way to put Declarer’s trump holding under pressure. Accordingly, he led his mation and updates on local issues and con- long Diamond suit, the only way to set the contract. ditions in many other ways.

Visit www.acbl.org for more about the fascinating game of bridge or email marketing@acbl.org To find your local report card, please visit For games in Barrie see www.barriebridge.com For games in Midland see www.midlanddbc.com www.watershedcheckup.ca.

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STUDENTS OF THE MONTH FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH

(PENETANGUISHENE,On)-Members of the Penetanguishene Rotary Club gathered at La Cle d'la Baie http://www.lacle.ca in Penetanguishene on March 19, 2013 to congratulate February students of the month Lauren Desroches and Thomas Heron along with March student of the month Rob Bennett.

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where Arlene and Darryl Maddock visited the Dalai Lamas temple in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, while there for our daughter Brooke’s wedding.

Springwater News in Nanaimo, BC Minesing residents Mike Priest and Ashley Taylor, tied the knot February 23, 2013 in the Brides hometown of Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Ecole Secondaire LeCaron Teacher Kristi Presse, Rotarian David Boyce, Student of the Month Lauren Desroches.

Lauren Desroches is a grade 11 student at Ecole Secondaire LeCaron and was presented to the Club by Teacher Kristi Presse. Kristi spoke of Lauren's powerful commitment to her school and as a champion fundraiser for school athletic programs. She has a very positive outlook on life and strives to live life and be happy.

The Club heard from Mr. Kuypers who is a teacher at Penetanguishene Secondary School (PSS). He spoke of Grade 12 student Thomas Heron who was awarded the student of the month for February 2013.

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Congratulations to the new Mr. & Mrs. Priest!

RVH Auxiliary presents $320,000 to RVH's Cardiac Care Unit

The RVH Auxiliary recently presented $320,000 to Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s (RVH) Cardiac Care Unit (CCU). This is the third installment in the Auxiliary’s $1.5 million pledge to equip the CCU, bringing their total to-date to $1.1 million. The four-bed CCU opened in December 2012.

“The Cardiac Care Unit means dedicated cardiac care is available for the first time in our region. In the longer term the CCU is a first step towards developing a more comprehensive cardiac program at RVH. It will mean people in the region can be cared for in a specialized unit; others will be able to recover here from more invasive procedures, closer to home,” says Dr. Christopher Tebbutt, RVH vice president, Academic and Medical Affairs.

In the photo, from left: Wayne Hubbard, RVH Auxiliary president, Scott Elliott, chair RVH Foundation, Rick Horst, chair RVH Board of Directors, Janice Skot, RVH president and CEO, Dr. Chris Tebbutt, vice president Academic and Medical Affairs and Margaret Tervit, RVH Auxiliary past-president.

CHURCH Bulletins The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM .. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.

The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the Congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday.

Kuypers, Rotarian David Boyce, Student of the Month Thomas Heron.

Thomas is a leader inside and outside of school as demonstrated by being the Captain of his House League Hockey Team and Senior Boy's Soccer Team. He is also a leader in the community by being an avid volunteer in the community most notably in the ball hockey league and minor baseball league.

Thomas is planning to study business at university next year. He is getting his university finances in order by working 2 summer jobs in the Thunder Beach area.

The student of the month for March from Penetanguishene Secondary School is Rob Bennett and was presented to the club by Extended French/Librarian Mme. DesRoches.

Penetanguishene Secondary School Extended French/ Librarian Mme. DesRochers, Rotarian David Boyce, Student of the Month Rob Bennett.

Rob is a grade 11 student and is very involved in school activities such as downhill skiing, rowing, jazz and concert band. He also is taking studies in the Extended French program and participates in the advertising program for the school band, works at McDonalds as well as maintaining his honour roll status.

It is important to note that Rob also researched and presented as an advocate to keep PSS open to parents, teachers, board trustees and the Director of Education at an open meeting recently.

Rob has a keen interest in the Field of Science/ Engineering and hopes to enrol in an Engineering PHD University program in the future.

The Club congratulates the students on their personal achievements and wishes the students the best of success in their future endeavours.

Having a great website is essential to today’s businesses, and for entrepreneurs just starting out, creating content that drives clients to their websites can be challenging. For students studying entrepreneurship at Georgian College, that process just got a whole lot easier.

TRACE, a content management system, is currently being offered to students in the Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management graduate certificate program at the Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre. Plans are in the works to expand this opportunity to all Entrepreneurship Centre students, as well as to Advertising and Marketing Communications students this fall.

The system was recently created by NetGain SEO, a Barrie company co-owned by Craig Busch and Drew Dekker. Dekker sits on the advisory board of two Georgian programs and is a former teacher at the college.

The template website system will allow each student to build an online web presence. This powerful tool will help them learn how to manage a business website, market a company online and hone search engine optimization techniques.

“Many of the students in our entrepreneurship program will be building websites they can use when they graduate and launch their own businesses,” said Gary Boydell, co-ordinator of entrepreneurship programs at the Barrie Campus. “This will give their businesses strong foundations on which to grow.”

It’s also a perfect example of the benefits of partnerships between the college and the community, says Boydell.

NetGain is providing arelevant tool to students who will soon become leaders in the business community, he adds.

“NetGain currently employs six Georgian College graduates and we see this partnership as a way to help foster the success of future grads,” said Nathan Allen, NetGain Business Development and MarketingCo-ordinator. “This partnership will enhance students’ learning experiences, help the college to recruit students, and create opportunities to keep new and talented entrepreneurs in Simcoe County.”

Student Julie Snache recently attended a TRACE training session and found the system to be very user friendly. She is currently developing a website for her online art sales business, origiNative Design.

“As students, with limited funds and time, being given the opportunity to organize an online presence for free is great,” said Snache. “With the Internet, youth are so tech savvy that the business world has to adapt to that. This type of education makes us really ready and well trained to learn what we’ll need to do to be successful in business.”

TRACE allows users of any skill level to easily update their websites, said Allen. Developed to be both technically efficient and easy to use, website content can be added, updated and made live with just a few clicks of a mouse.

It was designed with small and medium enterprise (SME) businesses in mind.

Nathan Allen, NetGain Business Development and Marketing Co-ordinator, recently held a tutoring session to give students an introduction about how the system works.

Julie Snache, a Small Business Management student at Georgian College, is developing a website for her online art sales business with the help of TRACE, a content management system developed by Barrie company NetGain SEO.

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PeeWee Rep Win Georgian Bay B Championship

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Article and Photographs by: Jamie Dietrich

The Gary Edgecombe CA PeeWee Rep Coyotes have definitely found their stride late in the season, and are not done with hockey yet. The Elmvale Coyotes finished second to the Midland Centennials in Georgian Bay round robin play with four wins and one loss. It took the Coyotes only four games to defeat the Centennials and claim the Georgian Bay PeeWee B Championship trophy.

In game one, the Elmvale offence was shut down and they lost 0-1. It was the Coyote's first game after losing to Ennismore in the OMHA semi-finals. The Coyotes shook off the loss and came back strong in game two, winning 4-1 with two empty net goals. Game three saw goaltender, Brody Read, shut out the Midland shooters, resulting in a 2-0 victory.

Game four, on Midland's ice, was one of Elmvale's best outings of the season. They came out flying. Hard skating and quick passing resulted in break-away after break-away, and at the end of the first period, the Coyotes were up 2-0. After Elmvale's third goal, Midland finally broke through the Coyote defense on a power play, and scored one. With three minutes left and Elmvale down a player, Midland pulled their goalie and put on the pressure. The Coyotes persevered

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and Derek O'Neill potted an empty netter on a selfless pass from Collin Kitching. The game ended 4-1 for the Coyotes.

The Ennismore Eagles, who went on to win the OMHA PeeWee Rep B Championship against Tavistock in four games, sent Coach Paul a friendly email that spoke volumes about the boys from Elmvale. He wrote, “I have coached for the last decade and rarely do I come across a team of players with skill, determination, sportsmanship and a positive attitude. Your team demonstrated every quality and I commend you for your leadership of such a group.”

The PeeWee Rep Coyotes will end their season this weekend by playing in the Maple Syrup Tournament, right here in Elmvale. They play at 1:45 and 8:15 on Friday, and 2:10 on Saturday. Semi-final games take place Saturday evening starting at 6:50. The PeeWee Championship game is scheduled for 3:30 on Sunday. The boys from Elmvale have every intention of playing five games this weekend and bringing home another championship. Come on out and cheer them on.

The Elmvale PeeWee Rep Coyotes won the Georgian Bay PeeWee B Championship on Sunday, March 24, beating Midland 4-1 in game 4.

Nora Dixon, Sharon Dixon, and Angelica Capucchino reading the Springwater News in Angelica's home in La Penita de Jaltemba, Nayarit, Mexico What's extra special about this photo? Angelica is sitting in a wheelchair donated to her by the Elmvale Lions Club, and transported to Puerto Vallarta free of charge by WestJet in February of 2012. Her old one had lost the rubber on the tires, had no brakes and the seat was falling apart, but she couldn't afford another one. Wheelchairs in Mexico are very expensive and way out of reach for the average person to buy. A year after getting this new wheelchair, she still finds it super comfortable and in great working order. She is very thankful to the Lions Club for providing her with this. We believe it is the first time the Elmvale Lions Club has donated a wheelchair to anyone outside of Ontario, let alone the country.

So, when Lions Cub members are out selling their Corvette tickets or holding other fundraising endeavours, why not lend them your support! They do good deeds, far and wide.

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Mechanical boat repairs Outboard, Sterndrive 3rd Wed of month: 2-4 pm Vet’s Day at the Elmvale to the Community? THUR MAR 28 6 PM - MAUNDY - St. John’s United Church, 27 77 Yonge St. S. Elmvale (across from Tim Horton’s) Legion Branch 262. Everyone welcome.

Do you have a THURSDAY Yonge St. S., Elmvale, invites you to a Pot Wed. 5:15–6:30 pm Springwater Township Rotary 322-BOAT (2628) New Baby? Luck Dinner followed by Worship.

Club meet Wednesday’s @ Midhurst Library 721.3148 Thursday, March 28, 1 pm SIMCOE Wed. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Kids Awana Group at Waverley COUNTY QUILTERS GUILD meeting: Gospel Hall SK to GR 6. can be faxed - (705) 322-8393, called to - 322-2249 ANAF Hall, 9 George Street, Barrie. March Second Wed: 6.30 - 8.30 pm Georgian Bay Coin and or e-mailed to - springwaternews@rogers.com meeting features “Merchant’s Mall” Call your local rep or Stamp Club Real Canadian Superstore, Wasaga Beach. register online for your Fri Mar 29 10 AM - Good Friday - St. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 147 Barrie Volunteers are al- Peter 534-3771 FREE Welcome Gift bag John’s United Church, 27 Yonge St. S., Wed: 7 pm Euchre at Sunnidale Corners Hall!

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Egg Hunt at the Community Hall Park for ness and professional people: 1st Monday of the month -7 pm to 9 pm You are invited to join Canadian coffee club meets in Georgian Mall food kids 1-12. The park is divided into desigus for an evening of conversation and good company. Come to court by elevator.

Whitfield Guardian Pharmacy nated age zone areas. You find plastic eggs 4th Wed. 7:30. Horticultural Society meets Elmvale our monthly knit and craft gathering at Kelly’s Phelpston Tavern.

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3rd Tues The Bay Photography Club meets September to June, Sun Apr 7 10 AM - St. John's United Church, 27 Yonge Fri: 9:30 a.m. Coffee Club - 9:30 Pool, 12:30 p.m. Bridge – 6:30 to 9:00 pm at the Wasaga Beach Christian Church, 268 Main Includes Coffee/Tea/Cookies Georgian Shores Swinging Seniors St. S. Elmvale, invites you to join us for Worship . www.

St., www.bayphotoclub.com unitedchurchelmvale.org ALL WELCOME. “The Place”, Perkinsfield, 705-526-5074 Tues: 7-9 Wasaga Beach Toastmasters at the Library 429-6416 April 7: 4pm A service of Celebration and deconsecration will Fri: 5:30 pm WB Lions Bingo at RecPlex 429-3331 Tues. 7 pm Bid Euchre at Bayshore Seniors Club Woodland Last Friday of month 5 to 7pm Elmvale Ladies Auxiliary Royal be held at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Minesing The church will Beach. Welcome! be closing after 128 years of serving the community.

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

April 7: Orillia Vocal Ensemble Fund-raiser for Telecare Orillia Fri.: 6 pm - Full course meals RCL Barrie $10 Reservations Seniors, Woodland Beach 2000 TBRN St. Paul’s United Church Orillia Admission by donation required, 728-4002 Tues. 7:30 pm: Bid Euchre and darts Barrie Legion Monday April 8 Movie afternoon, “Best Exotic Marigold Ho1st Friday of the month “KID ZONE” Elmvale Presbyterian 3rd Tuesday, January - April, 7:30 pm, Elmvale Maple Syrup tel” 2:00 pm, GEORGIAN SHORES SWINGING SENIORS Festival organizing committee meets at the Masonic Lodge, Church, 22 Queen St., E. Children J.K. to Grade 8 welcome.

Every Friday 6pm Minesing United Church Youth Group Jr. Youth “THE PLACE” 300 Balm Beach Road West, Tiny, ON, 705 526 Queen St West, Elmvale. All welcome, volunteers needed.

5074 Tues. 8 pm Elmvale Legion - First Tues, General Meeting - Last Grade 5-6, Sr. Youth Grade 7-12 705-737-5322 April 8, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Waterside Retirement Lodge 239 Fri. 7 pm – Euchre, Ladies Auxiliary, Branch 262, RC Legion, Tues. Executive meeting Zoo Park Road (Private Dining Room), Wasaga Beach The AlElmvale (upstairs).

First Tuesday 6:30 - 8:30 pm Georgian Bay Coin and Stamp zheimer Society (705) 722-l066.

Fri.: 9 pm KARAOKE NITE Maple Valley Sports Bar Club meets in Midland, North Simcoe Sports and Recreation 10 April 2013, at 8:00 p.m., join Ian Cook 705-727-4004 and Sat: 3pm Meat Darts Bbq at Legion, Branch 147, Barrie, Centre 527 Len Self Boulevard 534-3771 Sat. 3 pm Meat Darts. ARMY NAVY/AIR FORCE CLUB, 7 the Brereton Field Naturalists’ to learn more about American Wed: 9 am Coffee Club - 10 am Pool - 12:30 pm Games Woodcocks, Wear waterproof boots, and bring bug repellent and Afternoon 1st/3rd - 2nd Wed - 1:30 pm Camera Club Georgian George Street, Barrie 728-8240 a flashlight. www.bfnclub.org Sat: 5:00 Meat Darts Elmvale Legion. Welcome!

Bay Swinging Seniors “The Place” 300 Balm Beach Road Wednesday, April 10 6:45 - 8:00pm Dance for Fun and Fitness.

Sun: 9:45 am Knox Flos Presbyterian Church Services First Wed. of month: 9-11 am coffee party, St. Peters Anglican Sun. 10 am St. John’s United Church, Elmvale, 27 Yonge St. S., Guest Night for New Dancers Modern square dancing is the perChurch, Minesing First Wed/Month: Regular meeting of the Georgian Bay Métis invites you to join us for worship. www.unitedchurchelmvale.org fect way to keep fit. Nottawasaga Hall, Duntroon Blue Mountain First Sunday of month - Family Breakfast Barrie Royal Promenaders 705-445-3662, 705-445-1703, 705-445-3234 Council in the office at 355 Cranston Cres. Midland 526-6335 Canadian Legion 410 St. Vincent St. - 11 - 12:30 pm 728-1412 Wed: 12-1:00 Lunch, $8 at Barrie Legion. Different menu every Sun. 2-6 All day “Karaoke” at the Barrie Royal Canadian week 728-1412 Wed: 12:30 Euchre at Wasaga Beach United Church 361-2022.

Beautiful non-denominational Hospice Huronia offers Wedding Ceremonies Performed a Drop-in Grief Recovery anywhere!

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Community Events

416 595-6111

Father Ott will tie the knot...

Springwater News • March 28, 2013 Edition 387 • Tel: 705.322.2249

Thank you Greenlaw - Thank you…thank you…thank you to family, friends and neighbours! Your presence, cards and gifts create special memories that will last forever. It was a very special evening of fun to last forever.

Thanks again everyone! Myrtle

In Memory of...

We have over 300 In Memoriam Tributes.

Ask us for a copy.

Clara Anne Ritchie (Graham) - In memory of a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who passed away March 21st 2011.

She was always there to watch for us Anxious if we were late In winter by the window In summer by the gate And though we mocked her tenderly As she took such foolish care The long road home would seem safer Because she waited there Her thoughts were so full of us She never could forget And so think of where she is She must be waiting yet Waiting till we come home to her Anxious if we were late Watching from Heaven’s window Leaning over Heaven’s Gate Sadly missed by Bob Allan, Sherry, Anne, Penny and families

Announcements / Coming Events 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.

A Concert for Mary

Elmvale Presbyterian Church is planning an evening to celebrate and honour Mary Ritchie and her love of music, people and mission. For over 70 years Mary has shared her talent with her Church, her community and beyond.

Now it is our time to say thank you.

Students, choirs, musicians - current and from her past will be gathering for a concert on May 25th at 7 p.m. in the Church. Please come and enjoy the evening with us.

Mark your calendars and share the news with all - excepting Mary, we hope to surprise her.

Second chance at a once in a lifetime opportunity...

Midland - If you didn’t get to Bid for Better Care - you are getting a second chance at a once in a lifetime opportunity.

The online house auction to benefit the Georgian Bay General Hospital Foundation has been extended until April 30th.

With no qualified bids, the minimum bid has been reset to $250,000 for this wonderful family or retirement home in a desirable Midland area neighbourhood.

Not only is this lovely three bedroom ranch style home close to town, but it is just a stones throw from the Georgian Bay lifestyle that many people only dream of.

The successful bidder will get a quality home with many upgrades, a gorgeous original painting donated by artist Andrew Durnford, and the warm feeling that comes with knowing that a portion of the purchase price will go to purchase much-needed equipment for your hospital, Georgian Bay General Hospital in Midland.

For more information on the home, to arrange for a showing, and instructions on how to place your bid - please see www.bidforbettercare.com You bid, everyone wins!

Parenting with Play together Grow together

Breastfeeding: a good topic for Play together—Grow together SIMCOE MUSKOKA - If you’re breastfeeding for the first time it’s normal to have a lot of questions. Is my baby getting enough? When do I add other foods? There are some simple basics. Six months is the general landmark when babies can make the transition from exclusive breastfeeding to a mix of complementary foods and breast milk. If your baby looks and acts healthy, she’s getting enough food.

There are loads of moms like you who are eager to talk about child-rearing issues like breastfeeding. If you sign up with the Play together – Grow together page on Facebook, you could start a discussion about your own experience. Public health nurses who moderate the page can add their expertise to the discussion, too.

Join the Conversation! At www.facebook.com/PlaytogetherGrowtogether.

Fax: 705.322.8393 Cell: 705.321.2653

Develop strength and flexibility through yoga!

Join us for introduction to yoga classes, suitable for all ages and abilities, on Monday mornings at 9:30 at The Barrie TaeKwonDoe Club. These drop-in classes are being offered from Apr. 8th until May 6th. First visit is free, $8/class afterward.

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

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

Sports Groups Midhurst Tennis Sign-up at Doran Park Bubble

April 6 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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

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For rent/sale - apt., houses, and halls

For Rent - 2 b.r. ap't. in quiet, sunny adult bldg. in Elmvale, only 10 minutes North of Barrie. Rent includes everything incl. laundry facilities and two balconies and close to 24 hr. shopping. Available May 1st. No smoking, no pets! Only $860.00 per month, 705 / 549-3558

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: 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

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

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Wed. Apr. 3 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Elmvale library.

A late fee applies after this date.

Annual meeting starts at 8 p.m.

Everyone is welcome.

For information, 705-322-2037

Value Your Antiques

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

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.

705-322-3535

Hay/Straw Baling

Custom baling offered for large square bales of dry hay and straw only, $1/ft., acid application if necessary for Twp of Tiny and Flos only. Call 705.322.0981.

“Getting Ready for Baby” prenatal classes

SIMCOE MUSKOKA – Many parents-to-be have a lot of questions about what life will be like with their new baby.

Join other parents-to-be and a public health nurse for free classes to get some answers.

Getting Ready for Baby classes run weekday evenings or Saturdays. Register early in your pregnancy as classes fill quickly. To register call Your Health Connection at 705721-7520 or toll free 1-877-721-7520.

During the Getting Ready for Baby classes you will learn about: • Nurturing your baby • Keeping your baby safe • Feeding your baby • Becoming a parent • What life will be like in the first few weeks with baby Getting Ready for Baby classes are offered in communities throughout Simcoe and Muskoka.

For additional information or to speak with a public health professional, call Your Health Connection weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 705-721-7520 or toll free 1-877721-7520. Information provided in the classes is available at www.simcoemuskokahealth.org/prenatalclasses.

Pirates have been around since humans first built boats.

Julius Caesar was twice captured by a group of Mediterranean pirates. He treated them with utter contempt and promised to crucify them when they let him go. They thought he was joking. Several days after his release, he returned and carried out his promise.

(Hours: Mon. - Fri - 8 am to 6 pm)

Landry Computer Shop 77 Yonge Street South Elmvale, Ontario 705-302-1323

We are now doing Income Tax Returns EFILE your return for as low as $39.99 More complex returns are $69.99 Small Business tax returns $125.00 Open Monday to Saturday 9 am to 5 pm Got a virus *Restore your computer for $100.00* Lessons and Repairs

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

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Georgian College students organize tax clinic to help their peers

Under the guidance of Professor Lianne Smith-Stow, Georgian College accounting students will offer free, professional income tax preparation and EFILE services to students at the Barrie Campus.

The Georgian Tax Clinic, a partnership between Georgian College and Canada Revenue Agency, is gearing up for another busy season. More than 30 student volunteers will staff the clinic from March 25 to April 5.

"The combination of training, just-in-time coaching and real clients makes this an ideal experiential learning environment for student volunteers," says Smith-Stow. "Students have the opportunity to enhance their customer service and technical skills, and build confidence in their abilities — all while providing a valuable service to their peers."

Students who take advantage of the service can ask questions in a comfortable environment, become more knowledgable about their individual tax situation and of course, save money too.

The clinic will be held in the School of Hospitality and Tourism building, room E212.

The most important source of pirate lore is the 1724 book A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates by a "Captain Charles Johnson" (who was probably Daniel Defoe). The other source of popular pirate myths was Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (1883). Stevenson's novel introduced the pirate map (with X marking the spot), buried treasure and the ineluctable pirates' curse, the Black Spot.

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OHRIA Supports NDP Motion to Protect Ontario Horse Racing

Today the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association was pleased to hear NDP MPP Taras Natyshak's announcement regarding his party's plan to introduce a motion calling on the suspension of the OLG's modernization strategy until municipalities have held referendums in conjunction with the 2014 municipal elections, and the re-instatement of the Slots at Racetracks Program.

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Huronia Museum Film Series Wed. April 3, 2013, 4:30 & 7:30 PM THE IMPOSSIBLE

Director: J. A. Bayona Cast: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Oaklee Prendergast, Marta Etura, Sonke Mohring, Geraldine Chaplin Runtime:107 minutes On December 26, 2004, the Indian Ocean crashed down on paradise. The sun-soaked beaches of Thailand have been luring vacationers for decades: couples in search of romance, solitary backpackers and families looking for picture-perfect memories. The Impossible recounts the astonishing true story of one such family, whose dream holiday becomes a nightmarish struggle. Driven apart by the wave of destruction, the family struggles to find each other among thousands of strangers. At once epic and intimate, Bayona`s film goes beyond movie spectacle and plunges us into the centre of a cataclysm.

Individual tickets $10.00 Tickets at the door or in advance at the Huronia Museum (705-526-2844) The Hawkestone General Store is hosting a "Running on Empties" Charity Bottle Collections Drive this week, March 25th to March 31st, in support of the Hawkestone and Area Community Association (HAACA).

During this week, customers will have the option to donate their empty bottle return money to this event.

At the end of the week, Hawkestone General Store will donate all proceeds from this event to HAACA. Plus, Hawkestone General Store will match all customer donations, dollar to dollar, up to $300 for this event!

Community is our biggest asset here in Hawkestone and it is important to give back to the local community.

Please join us in making this event a successful one!

Helen and Mike Kim, Hawkestone General Store

Letter to the editor:

Conservatives don’t walk their talk on farmers

Dear editor, The Conservative Party likes to say that it supports our farmers. The facts say otherwise.

This month, a new Conservative federal-provincial agricultural agreement goes into effect setting the course for farming in Canada for the next 5 years, marking an unprecedented attack on programs designed to help farmers manage their risk - backstops necessary to farmers in tough times.

Among the shocking cuts to the business risk management (BRM) suite are cuts to AgriInvest, which helps cover income declines and provides funds to mitigate risks and invest in the farm, slashing its funding by 33%.

More surprisingly, they also take a huge chunk out of AgriStability, which helps cover declines in producers’ average income from previous years, hacking off as much as $411 million a year, for a total cut of more than $2 billion over the 5 year program.

With these cuts, the Conservatives are leaving producers more vulnerable when bad times hit – and doing so despite clearly hearing from farmers how valuable these programs are.

Instead of cutting red tape – they cut all the reasonable assistance farmers rely on in times of need.

These cuts to BRM come on the heels of short-sighted plans to eliminate the Agroforestry Development Centre in Indian Head and the PFRA’s Community Pasture program—which both provide essential public services for producers that don’t have viable private business models— as well as reckless cuts to food inspection, which leaves the door open to another XL Foods-like crisis.

The next time you hear Conservatives boast about their support for farmers, you might want to ask them about that record!

Yours sincerely, Frank Valeriote, MP 613-996-4758 Liberal Party of Canada Agriculture Critic

When mat leave is over: a good topic for Play together—Grow together

SIMOCE MUSKOKA - Your maternity leave is over. It’s time to head back to work. Maybe you are anxious about leaving your little one with child care. How will the baby manage? Will you be able to manage?

You can share your thoughts with other parents on Facebook, at Play together – Grow together. It’s a forum tailormade for parents of infants and toddlers in Simcoe and Muskoka. Public health nurses and a public health dietitian from the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit are on hand to offer pointers, invite discussions and provide links to websites with valuable information, like dealing with separation anxiety.

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St Peter’s Anglican Church Minesing 1885 – 2013

On Sunday April 7, 2013, St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Minesing will hold its closing service. It will be a day of celebration and of loss, a time to reflect on memories, and an opportunity to share a prayer with friends and families.

St. Peter’s church had its beginning in those happy pioneer days when all were inspired by one hope to make a prosperous home out of the tangled wilderness, then best known as Tomlinson’s swamp. The church had its birth in the first frame school at the corner of Minesing Side Road and Highway 26, situated on a lot on a side of a hill. The first service there was held on Sunday July 11, 1875.

The dream of the small, but intrepid, congregation was to have a church of their own! The sum of $100.00 was donated by a pioneer family and so the land on which St. Peter’s now stands was procured. The bricks were purchased in Barrie and hauled by horse & wagon to the site. The new church was formally opened on October 5, 1885. The building cost $500.00 and was free of debt in five years.

Think about the challenges for our early pioneers trying to meet the expenses of their own church. The Treasurer’s report for 1888 recorded the following: Receipts, $190.36, Expenses $128.19, Balance $62.17! Times were tough for everyone, ½ gallon of coal oil – 14 cents, 1 cord of stove wood - $1.00, 1000ft of lumber to build a fence around the church - $6.00.

Transportation was challenging in winter with the snow and in the summer over the corduroy roads. In those days people came to church in a phaeton, a buggy or a democrat. The horses would be tied and blanketed in the shed behind the church during the service.

Anglican ChurchAnniversaries passed; fifty years, seventy five years and eventually it was time to expand. In May of 1961 the first sod was turned for the addition to St. Peter’s Church. The occasion marked the climax of 4 years of fundraising. Lizzie Parker’s wedding gloves were buried in the corner stone of the new Parish Hall as she and Albert Priest were the first couple to be married in St. Peter’s church in 1886. The dedication and opening of the new addition built

by Les Bertram and Sons Construction company, took place in July 1962 and the building was paid off in six years.

A church in a rural community such as Minesing was the center of community life. And in this close-knit village, everyone was welcome to share in the fellowship of church dinners, bazaars, rummage sales, afternoon teas and card parties. The circle of life played out with weddings, baptisms and funerals; cherished memories for everyone.

The focus of the church as a center of the community has shifted. Regular church goers are fewer and older and the reality of church closures is evident across our rural landscape. St Peter’s Church has played an active role in the community of Minesing for 128 years. The final service will be a time to celebrate the history of our past, share treasured memories and recognize that our future is a mystery that will unfold day by day.

Share your memories with us at this final service of celebration and deconsecration on Sunday April 7, 2013 at Four PM. Together we can say goodbye to this very special and hallowed place. *-- Bilingual babies get good at grammar --*VICTORIA, British Columbia - Babies as young as 7 months can begin to learn two languages even if they have vastly different grammatical structures, Canadian and French researchers say. A study by the University of British Columbia and Universite Paris Descartes reports infants in bilingual environments use pitch and duration cues to discriminate between languages, such as English and Japanese, even though those languages use opposite word orders. In English, a function word comes before a content word -- the dog, his hat, with friends -- and the duration of the content word is longer, while in Japanese the order is reversed, and the pitch of the content word higher. "By as early as 7 months, babies are sensitive to these differences and use these as cues to tell the languages apart," co-author Janet Werker, a UBC psychologist, said. Babies also use frequency of words in speech to discern their significance, the researchers said.

"For example, in English the words 'the' and 'with' come up a lot more frequently than other words -- they're essentially learning by counting," Judit Gervain of the Paris university said. "But babies growing up bilingual need more than that, so they develop new strategies that monolingual babies don't necessarily need to use." "If you speak two languages at home, don't be afraid. It's not a zero-sum game," Werker said. "Your baby is very equipped to keep these languages separate and they do so in remarkable ways."

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"Horties for 2013"

ROTARY CLUB CHEQUE PRESENTATION TO SOUTHERN GEORGIAN BAY AREA D.A.R.E. PROGRAM

On March 12, 2013 the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene showed their support for the English and French versions of the D.A.R.E. Program at the weekly meeting held at La Cle d'la Baie in Penetanguishene.

Firstly, Rotarians were treated to a presentation on the D.A.R.E. Program by Provincial Constable Kathy Charlebois who is a bilingual officer from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment and is now instructing the French version of the D.A.R.E. Program in area schools.

She was also joined by Provicial Constable Trent Bierworth also from the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment who instructs the D.A.R.E. Program to English students.

The D.A.R.E. Program is put on by OPP officers for children in grade 6 in the Southern Georgian Bay area. The program which stands for Drug Abuse, Resistance and Education has educated local students since 1983. The program targets these children to be more aware of the dangers of drugs and alcohol.

In lieu of a gift to Provincial Constable Charlebois for her presentation the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene continues to support the Georgian Bay Cancer Support Center in Penetanguishene Secondly, the proceeds from the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene Polar Plunge directed to the D.A.R.E. Program by polar plungers Rotarian's Carey Moran and Provincial Constable David Hobson totalled $1819.80 was presented to D.A.R.E. Officers Provincial Constables Kathy Charlebois and Trent Bierworth.

The Rotary Club of Penetanguishene again wishes to thank those who supported the Polar Plunge event.

Submitted photograph by Jill St.Amant from left to right; Polar Plunger / Rotarian David Hobson, Southern Georgian Bay Detachment D.A.R.E. Officer Provincial Constable Kathy Charlebois, Polar Plunger / Rotarian Carey Moran, Polar Plunge Organizer Rotarian Brian Angus, Southern Georgian Bay Detachment D.A.R.E. Officer Provincial Constable Trent Bierworth.

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Elmvale and District Horticultural Society Executive for 2013 : Back row - (left to right) Catherine Verlaan, Valerie Swann, Gwen Beacock, Liz Kemp, Yvette Thiffault. Front row - (left to right) Francie Hall, Joanne Madill, Sharon Chambers, Janice Terry, Ina Mechlinski, Hazel Weddell, Diane Lockhart. Absent :Liz Hill & Holly Pullen.

"Invasive Species Disposal : Here's How"

Some of us were fortunate to hear Kate Harries speak on "invasive species" found in our area, at the Elmvale Horticultural Society meeting in February.

Questions arose as to how to dispose of waste garlic mustard and other invasive species. Given that leaf and yard waste is banned from the Green Bin, what should homeowners do with invasive species material?

The answer: Put in paper

bags, and take to a waste disposal facility.

The pathogen kill process the County adheres to, inactivates garlic mustard seeds and other invasive species seeds.

Care should be taken when transporting, so that spores or seeds are not spread enroute to the composting facility. It is not recommended that the invasive species be composted in backyard composters. We encourage you to check your property and join us in safely removing invasive plant species.

You can find pictures, information and tips on management and preventing the spread of invasive plants by visiting www. ontarioinvasiveplants. ca. For those of you contemplating your Spring

clean up. Don't forget that Simcoe County now has (For Non-Invasive Species) a Bi-Weekly Yard Waste Collection including Brush.(Four collections in the Spring and Five in the Fall) Place material out for collection by 7am on Monday of your

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