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INSIDE THE ECHO
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Always on the run
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Wiggins Sues Beattie Bros.
Meeting of the minds Educators and volunteers; Geoff Ayton, Ted Morgan, Laurie Copeland,
Mike Shultz, Tony Fry, Janice McLeod, Ted Stableforth, Kathy Whitley, Jaquie Paterson and Heather Hill gathered at Ray’s Place to discuss student success. Ray’s Place encourages kids to apply for their scholarship worth upto $20,000. Applications are due January 30. See full story on page 6.
By Cecily Ross Sylvia Wiggins’attempt to stop wpd Canada Corporation from erecting eight wind turbines on land near her Clearview Township farm pits her and husband John against their neighbours, the Beattie Brothers, who own the land on which the proposed wind farm is to be built. “This is the first time that the lessor of the land is also being sued,” said Eric Gillespie, the Torontobased environmental lawyer retained by Wiggins. Gillespie is involved in several other claims against wind developers in the province, but he said this one is “unique.” The Wiggins suit, which was filed last week against the Beattie Brothers and wpd Corp., is seeking an injunction to halt the project and $2 million in damages, alleging among other things that the proposed project has resulted in a reduction in property values. According to the statement of claim, the Wiggins purchased the property located on Nottawasaga Concession 6 North in October 2006 as a horse farm. (See “Wiggins” page 3)
Art About Town Foran brings literary legend to Creemore Don’t miss your final chance to bid on a Peter Adams’, a Liz Eakins’ or even a small masterpiece by an as-yet unknown local artist. CreemoreCentric, a month-long extravaganza of tiny perfect paintings (and photos, sculptures and collages), draws to a close this Saturday and Sunday at the Mad and Noisy Gallery. This event, through both the sale of the canvases and the art, helps to raise funds and awareness for the cooperatively run gallery as well as allow the community to collaborate on one big wall-of-art. To end things with a bang, Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society is hosting a party at the gallery on Saturday evening from 5 pm to 7 pm. There will be refreshments as well as a chance to out bid fellow art lovers. The party is open to PHAHS members and their guests as well as anyone else who is interested in joining the society. Then on Sunday afternoon between 2 and 3 pm, the Gallery will hold a final live auction of the over 120 original works of art. Who knows what treasures you might take home?
By Chris Greer In his efforts to chronicle the life of Mordecai Richler, author Charles Foran spent five years living with the ghost of the Canadian literary icon, visiting haunted rooms and speaking with those who once knew him. “He sustains that kind of attention,” Foran says, “because he belonged to an era when artists were self-consciously outrageous.” With the publication of Mordecai: The Life and Times in 2010, the Peterborough-based author became an object of wide critical acclaim. The Globe and Mail describes the biography as “probably the single most awarded book of any genre in the history of Canadian literature.” Among the accolades it received are the 2011 Charles Taylor Prize and the 2011 Governor Generals Award for non-fiction. On Sunday, February 19, Foran will be the special guest at a lunch hosted by Curiosity House Books at Chez Michel between noon and 3 pm. Tickets for the event are still available and cost $35. Later, Foran will be available to sign copies of his book at the bookstore. Foran says he appreciates the awards he has received
Charles Foran but he does not write for the sake of recognition and so does not feel pressured to repeat his past success. “I don’t feel that I have to live up to Mordecai,” (See “Time” page 7)
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Community Calendar
Submit your community events info@creemore.com phone: (705) 466-9906 fax: (705) 466-9908
This Weekend Friday, January 27
• Toonie Lunch at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 22 Caroline Street West from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Come enjoy some homemade soup.
Saturday, January 28
• Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society Cocktail Party from 2 to 5 pm. All welcome. A last chance to make a silent auction bid on the CreemoreCentric 2012 Art Show. 705-466-5555 or www.madandnoisy. com. 154 Mill Street.
• 156th Annual General Meeting of the Collingwood Agricultural Society at the Centennial United Church, 234 William Street, Stayner. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Potluck supper begins at 6 pm. Business meeting to start at 7:30 pm. For additional information, please call 705-444-0308.
Sunday, January 29
• Church Services on page 5. • CreemoreCentric 2012 Live Auction from 2 to 3 pm (silent auction bidding closes at 2 pm). All are welcome. 705-466-5555 or www.madandnoisy.com. 154 Mill Street.
Upcoming Events Thursday, February 2 to Sunday, February 5
Monday, February 6
• Winterama at New Lowell. Wild Wild West is the theme. Spaghetti Dinner & Burning of the Green & fireworks on Thursday night, Movie Night on Friday night with local talent at intermission, Saturday includes pancake breakfast, parade & activities at the park all afternoon, dance at night, snowmobile races on Sunday.
• Colllingwood & District Historical Society Meeting at Leisure Time Club, Minnesota Street, Collingwood at 7 pm. “British Home Children” with author Gloria Phillips. Stories of children sent to Canada from England from the late 1800s to mid 1900s, some of their descendants still live in Collingwood. $3 admission.
• Mega-quarry Public Information Session hosted by North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce (NDACT) from 9:30 to 11:30 am in the Norduff Room, Honeywood Arena. Focusing on the environmental assessment process and next steps. Fresh food and clean water first. www.ndact.com for details.
• **Rescheduled** 4th Annual Mayor’s Challenge in support of Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids at Pretty River Provincial Park. Snowmobiling & snowshoeing. At the staging area, 33-34 Nottawasaga Sideraod. From 10 am to 2 pm. Visit www.clearview.ca for more information. All funds raised will stay in the area. • The Collingwood Agricultural Society will be hosting its Annual Car Show Dinner. To be held at the Emmanuel Presbyterian Church on County Road 124, the event consists of a dinner and Silent Auction and features the Pink Slips Car Club as guest speakers. Doors open at 5:30 pm, dinner starts at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $20 per person. For more information or to purchase tickets, call Diane at 705-444-2992.
Saturday, February 4
Sunday, February 5
• Opening Reception of “Irregular Terrain” – New Paintings by Peter Adams at the Tremont Gallery, 80 Simcoe St, Collingwood from 2 to 5 pm.. Exhibit continues to March 31. www.peteradamsart.com. Come see new paintings on Sunday afternoon then enjoy dinner at the Tremont Cafe – reservations recommended by calling 705-293-6000. • Annual General Meeting of Ray’s Place Youth Resource Centre at the Sovereign Restaurant at 2 pm. All welcome! Join us for socializing, snacks, refreshments and a little bit of business. Meet volunteers and hear guest speakers. RSVP appreciated by calling Jacquie at 705-466-3663.
Saturday, February 11
Sunday, February 12
• Creemore Legion Auxiliary hosting a Valentine’s Tea from 11 am to 2 pm. Soup, sandwich &dessert $5.
Sunday, February 19
• Curiosity House hosts a lunch with Charles Foran at Chez Michel from noon to 3 pm. Tickets are $35 and available at the bookstore.
Saturday, February 25
• 4th Annual Health and Leisure Showcase at Creemore Legion from 10 am to 2 pm. There’s something for everyone with over 40 sports, recreation and health providers under one roof! Giveaways, Product Sampling, Program Registration, Information Packages & Interactive Demos. This year’s Grand Prize Passport Giveaway is a 2012-2013 Season Class Pass donated by the Danceroom. For more information visit www.clearview.ca or follow the Showcase on Facebook or Twitter.
Monday, March 12 to Friday, March 16
• Theatre Collingwood March Break Drama Program each day from 9 am to 3 pm. For ages 7 to 13 (Grades 1 to 8). Pre-registration required by calling 705-445-2200 or info@theatrecollingwood.com.
Saturday, April 21
• Tartan Fling. Fundraiser Dinner & Dance for the Beinn Gorm Highlanders at Collingwood Legion from 5:30 pm. $25 each, children under 12 $10. Silent auction, Scottish entertainment. Call Tim Armour for your tickets at 705-466-3009.
Tuesday, February 14
• Creemore Ladies Auxiliary are having their Valentine’s Day Take Out. Lasagna, Caeser salad and cheese cake $12. Please call to order your dinner before February 10. Pick up from 5 to 6 pm. call 705-466-2432 or 705-466-2202.
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Growth and Wind at Council By Sara Hershoff
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Wiggins Sues neighbours and WPD for devaluation (continued from page 1) The retired couple subsequently put about $700,000 into renovations to the Victorian farmhouse, barns and outbuildings. On June 7, 2010, John and Sylvia, who are 80 and 78 respectively, listed the property for sale for $1.25 million, which elicited interest from several prospective buyers. On June 20, the couple received a notice of Draft Site Plan from wpd Corp., and on June 25 the Beattie Brothers signed an option to lease with the company. The claim states that since then, there has been no further interest in the property from potential buyers. “As far as the Wiggins are concerned,” said Gillespie, “since they have no prospect of selling, the value of their property has been reduced to nil.” Contacted at wpd’s Mississauga offices, spokesman Kevin Surette said: “At this point we aren’t prepared to comment on legal matters before the court, but we will be defending ourselves against the lawsuit.” Known as the Fairview Wind Farm, the proposed project includes eight turbines. The three closest to the Wiggins’ property are located approximately 550 metres, 750 metres and 950 metres away, respectively. The claim alleges that the Wiggins’ property “will be exposed to significant audible and inaudible noise and light flicker, together with low-frequency electrical grounding that will cause annoyance and decrease the value of the property.” The claim further alleges that the lessors “knew that the escape
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of sound/noise was a natural and necessary result of the operation of the industrial wind facility” and thus “have breached its duty of care to Sylvia Wiggins.” The allegations in the statement of claim have not been proven in court and the defendants have yet to file their defence to it. “We have a fairly valuable property,” John Wiggins told the Echo, “and the prospect of a wind farm next door has devalued it. They [the Beattie Brothers] went into a deal here and they’re complicit. I hold them responsible. Sylvia and I didn’t have a choice.” In a strongly worded statement, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture this week called on government to suspend wind turbine development in Ontario because of “the tremendous tension [it is causing] among rural residents and community neighbours.” “We are hearing very clearly from our members,” said Mark Wales, president of the OFA, “that the wind turbine situation is coming to a head, seriously dividing rural communities and even jeopardizing farm succession planning.” “The whole thing is causing quite a stir,” said Wiggins, adding that about 20 of his neighbours now want to meet to discuss their options. In other words, he said, there could be more lawsuits. In short, said Gillespie of the Wiggins lawsuit, “Landowners who decide to allow turbines may need to look carefully at their legal position and potential liability.”
At Monday night’s Council meeting Mayor Ken Ferguson announced his pleasure that Amendment 1 of the Places to Grow Act was passed on January 19. The changes, which affect the Simcoe Subarea will, according to the province, “support local decision-making, provide opportunities for job creation and support an improved quality of life, all while limiting sprawl and protecting valuable farmland and green spaces.” “This has been a long time coming,” said Ferguson. The Township has struggled through almost seven years of confusion on the amount of growth allotted to them under The Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan. According to the Mayor clarity gained by the amendment will allow for much needed opportunities within Clearview. “I am excited about this and now we can get out of this rut. It will let the Township grow and most importantly protect farmland.”
Skyway 124 Resolution
Distressed by the poor state of a public information meeting held by Skyway 124 last December, and spurred by concerned constituents, Councillor Thom Paterson brought forward a motion to Council to appoint two liaisons, specifically himself and Councillor Brent Preston, to work with residents and Skyway 124 representatives. The motion’s preamble stated Skyway was willing to redo the first statutory public meeting, dialogue with affected landowners prior to this meeting and welcomes assistance from Clearview Township in determining the presentation format and necessary project details to ensure a full, open and transparent public consultation. Paterson’s proposal to create community-directed liaisons,
though holding no weight or bearing any official responsibility within the process, would have the end goal of ensuring information is available and residents are heard. “Skyway has invited us to help them meet their commitments and we should welcome this opportunity,” said Paterson. Councillor Brent Preston, the seconder for the motion, despite some disagreement with regards to Councillor Paterson’s general strategy when it comes to dealing with Skyway, stood united in the belief that residents and elected representatives should be involved in the discussion and sought feedback from the rest of Council. “I think that your intent is good,” said Deputy Mayor Alicia Savage, “but it might back-fire.” With that Preston made a friendly amendment, removing the regulatory details and cutting to the core in hopes that Skyway 124 meet or exceed expectations for communication with the community. The motion was passed to the applause of about 20 audience members, many of whom quickly left the chambers. The few remaining audience members heard some announcements and the public participation period, held every meeting, was opened. Kevin Elwood, a well known opponent of local wind projects stood up to voice his concern over the newly passed resolution of Council. “I do caution Councillors Preston and Paterson – if you are going to act as a duct for the developer I don’t think it is a very strategic idea.” He went so far as to tell Paterson he was entering into dangerous territory and it is not Council’s job to liaise with wind developers. He also said that companies should deal with the consequences of delays caused by inadequate preparation and lack of diligence, “We should let them do a poor job.”
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Opinion EDITORIAL
An ill wind
The winds of public opinion blow hot and cold on the issues surrounding wind energy. But one thing most observers can agree on is that there’s something fundamentally wrong with a process in which small communities and individuals are expected to fend for themselves against big companies like Skyway and wpd Canada. That’s why we applaud the Federation of Agriculture’s desire to help rural and farm families maintain peace within our communities. Although the Federation’s call to “suspend further developments” seems an unlikely prospect, their concern that wind projects “are causing tremendous tension among rural residents and community neighbours” is well founded. The OFA, which represents 37,000 farm families across the province, states that many issues, such as the pitfalls of wind leases and concerns about pricing, have not been adequately addressed by government. And that this has created dissension and unease in many rural areas. Indeed, this has come to pass in our own community with Sylvia Wiggins’ recent launch of a lawsuit against her neighbours, the Beattie Brothers, who have signed lease agreements with wind energy giant wpd Canada Corporation. “The wind turbine situation is coming to a head,” the OFA stated, “seriously dividing rural communities, even jeopardizing farm succession planning.” Like the OFA, we are in favour of building a strong, cooperative and prosperous countryside. This is hard when people are faced with economic uncertainty and the fear of losing everything they have worked so hard for. This fear, combined with the frustration of powerlessness in the decision making process can result is every man for himself attitude. There must be a better way.
LETTER
Not just a bookstore
In 2006, when Jim Vandewater, Rowland Fleming and Catherine Randall purchased the bookstore, they made an investment in our community. After a great deal of hard work, the bookstore stands as a successful business which contributes by hiring locally, participating in community events and providing support and assistance to local institutions and cultural initiatives. The bookstore is a wonderful cornerstone for this vibrant community, not just because of its knowledgeable staff and partners, but because of its personal connections with our customers, schools, local businesses, and our community organizations. While we can look back on our successes, it is important to recognize the need to look forward and find new directions and new enthusiasm. Working to support Curiosity House over the past six years has been a labour of love. We are excited at the prospect of a new ownership team which will nurture this business, address new challenges and help it to grow to a new level of success and service to our community. We thank the Echo for their ongoing support and assistance through the years and at this time of transition. Miriam Vince, Catherine Randall, Rowland Fleming, Mary, Tom and Lisa Vandewater
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The Way We Were
Reg Rawn brought us in this pic of the “doughty crew of the Hog Special beside their favourite engine from left to right Mr. Bill Tooth, baggageman; Mr. Angus Kent, engineer; Mr. A.C. Saunders, conductor; Mr. Jimmy Marr, Breakman; and Mr. Dawson, Fireman. Ca. 1954.” We think the original photo was submitted to another publication by a Mrs. J.Gailbraith. According to daughter Shirley, Marion Hemsley was seen in last week’s picture packing candy in Creemore’s old town hall with the seniors – not Mrs. McBrian.
Letter
A taxpayer is seeking concrete answers on bridge Taxpayers finance all levels of government! Politicians are now finally facing the fact that increasing the tax burden of Canadians is no longer the answer. They now realize that solutions must include drastic cost cutting and managing the ‘business of government’ in new and more imaginative ways. Simcoe County plans to tear down the Collingwood Street bridge and build a two-lane concrete structure for $2 million. On the other hand, a local volunteer committee’s advice is to restore and upgrade the bridge, to modern specifications, at a cost of only $1 million… with the same result. Why did Simcoe County councillors, including Clearview’s mayor and deputy mayor representing their constituents on Simcoe Council, cast aside the advice of this volunteer committee which is comprised, in part, of 1) a structural engineer who oversaw the construction of the second span of the Blue Water Bridge over the St. Clair River from Sarnia to Port Huron, Michigan. 2) a steel bridge construction expert with worldwide experience and, 3) an architect whose firm’s specialty is designing heritage and landmark bridges such as the Laurier and Corktown Bridges in Ottawa. I would respectfully request Simcoe Council and Mayor Ken Ferguson to get their staff (as opposed to outside consultants) to please identify to taxpayers what extra features the “concrete” bridge offers that are worth an additional $1 million?
Also of interest is that a consulting engineering firm was hired to prepare the County’s notice of assessment for submission to the Ministry of the Environment. This submission, approved by Council, was rejected as “incomplete.” A more comprehensive proposal will be presented to the MoE in the near future. How much extra did taxpayers have to pay for that second submission? Governments have for years used the experience of industry experts and intellectuals, a service that was provided willingly and free of charge. I believe, particularly under present economic conditions, following this route would lead to considerable cost savings – as long as all participants are willing to work together as a productive team. Ingrid Schilling, Creemore
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A bridge to the past That was a great article on the Bridge in the past Echo (A plea to save historic bridge, January 13). I think that we need to show the County as well as our own Council the need to keep historical structures such as this in the limelight to help increase tourism. If we have the historical pieces in our back yards then people will come to see them, which in turn helps keep places like Creemore on the map. Christopher Vanderkruys, Brentwood
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As I was absent on Thursday, out to wish her a Happy my thanks to Barb Birthday – as we all do. Cudmore for the info from We also send out a Seniors cards this week. “Hope you are on the This was our 12 noon potmend and feeling fine” to luck lunch, and there were not Val Nordstrom. Val has many out for lunch (24), but recently had some nasty there was a great assortment reminders that gall stones Sylvia GALE of varied and tasty food. This, are not for wimps! I have I’m told, included not one, heard several people say but two lemon pies, which they would rather face the devil and made Dave Smith a very happy man! his pitchfork ahead of having another There were nine full tables (36) out to bout with stones in their “duct” works. play cards and the 50/50 draws went to Our sincere condolences go out Bob Veale, Irma Flack, Kevin Keogh, to Marion (McLeod) Gordon and Penny Phillips, Evelyn Warden and the family on the recent passing of Barb Pilon. It seems that this was a great husband, father, grandfather and day for the luck of the draw to favour great grandfather, Bill Gordon. Bill the executive, what with Irma, Barb was a very well known former owner and Bob all clicking in on the money. and operator of Gordon’s Mill in Moon shots were played by Dave Creemore, and he was active in Smith, Eileen Nash, Evelyn Warden, many different areas, but Bill has not Gerri Miller, Vi Matthews and Dave been well for some time. Bill and Smith again. This meant that Dave Marion were good neighbours of cleaned up big, as he won the travelling Kate and Bill Jordan (my parents), prize as well as the Sidewinder’s and Bill Gowan, Bill Gordon and Bill loot. There was one drawback in Jordan lived on three close farms. that I understand there was only one This caused some problems for the other Sidewinder present to pay him! mailman because of poorly written High scorers were Bob Veale 309, and addressed envelopes that were Kevin Keogh 288, Alma Seifert 282 sent to a “Bill” on R.R. # 3. But these and George Blakney 278. Low was things were pretty easily sorted out. Audrey Tidd with 119. Bill Gordon was also the reason I There was a very well attended ended up with “Charlie,” the pet rooster 90th birthday Come and Go Tea for from Hell. This came about because Frances (Lemmon) Evans recently. of this white rooster – diabolical even I missed getting there, but I knew in his younger days – escaping the there would be quite a lot of folks catchers that where trying to load him
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Sunday, January 29 St. Luke’s Anglican Church 22 Caroline St. W. 466-2206 For a joyful service of worship join us each Sunday at 11 am & Messy Church the last Sunday of each month at 4:30 pm
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Rev. John Neff 519-925-3775 Creemore United Pastoral Charge Avening Sunday School & Worship at 9 am, New Lowell United at 10:15 am & St. John’s in Creemore at 11:30 am coffee & conversation starting at 11 am All are welcome 466-2200
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(from Bill Gordon’s) to go to the last stopping place for young broiler chickens. This rooster escaped across the road to my Dad’s, and when he was discovered the next day, Dad phoned Bill and told him that one of his “livestock” was walking around the yard. Bill laughed, and told Dad to “throw him in the pot.” But then I drove in with the kids and Dad gave them this “pet chicken.” By this time, Charlie the chicken was smugly strutting around the yard. What I didn’t notice then was that his “Cock a doodle do” could have been “Ha! I fooled you!” Anyway, this bird endured being picked up and petted and given the best of everything until he put on a bit of weight, which he then started throwing around. Charlie was a born (or was that “hatched?”) bully. He beat up everything, including all the neighbourhood dogs (which all ran loose at that time), and he even beat them away from the feed dish until he had had his fill. The one good thing that came of Charlie’s domineering manners was to keep a neighbour gal, who lived alone, from having to pay a farmer an exorbitant price for several dead hens that he claimed her dog had killed. As soon as he saw her dog just about turning inside out in an attempt to run away as soon as a fowl (Charlie) came on the scene, he agreed that that particular dog was not likely the one that killed his hens.
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But I think I have regaled you with “Charlie” stories before (and probably will again) because I am sure that if he could have flown higher, he would have been challenging passenger aircraft! The one thing we could all be thankful for was the fact that only one demented rooster escaped from Bill Gordon’s that night! Again, our sincere sympathy goes to Marion, Roger, Blair, Donald, Shelly and Cyndy, and their families on the loss of this member of their family.
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Rays Place Focuses on Student Success By Christopher Greer If you are a student in the Simcoe County District School Board, your chances of going on to college or university are not good. According to a 2009 study commissioned by Colleges Ontario, Simcoe County has one of the lowest rankings in Ontario (48 out of 57 school districts in the province) when it comes to the number of students who go on to post-secondary education (PSE) directly after finishing high school. Just 28.8 per cent of eligible Simcoe County youth will enroll in higher education. On Monday, January 24, a group of about a dozen local educators and community volunteers gathered at Ray’s Place in Creemore to discuss possible solutions to the problem. “Our aim is to keep our youth in school,” said Ray’s Place board member Ted Morgan, who chaired the meeting. “And our goal is to make it three or four times more likely that will happen.” According to the Colleges Ontario study, which looked at secondary school data from 2001 through 2007, common reasons cited by students for not pursuing PSE directly after high school included uncertainty about career direction, financial concerns, and dissatisfaction with their secondary school experience. The study noted that high failure rates in Grades 9 and 10 were strong indicators of poor performance in the
A place to call their own Ray’s place offers kids a place to enjoy time with friends, and many of the resources they need to succeed. future, and that a student’s satisfaction with their secondary school experience is directly linked to their academic success. Kathy Whitley, a kindergarten teacher at Creemore’s elementary school who was at Monday’s meeting, said she believes we are “reaching out too late.” Along with New Lowell elementary school principle Ted Stableforth, Whitley proposed that students be engaged at a younger age so that they are better prepared for the
transition to high school. “Kids need direction to see where they are going,” Stableforth agreed. “We have to start early rather than later. By Grades 5 or 6 these kids are thinking about what they want to do.” According to the Colleges Ontario study, both the completion of high school and enrollment in PSE were far more likely for those who took Academiclevel English and Mathematics courses in Grade 9. That is not to say, however, that enrolling in Academic courses in Grade 9 will ensure student success. Parents should be made aware of the difference between Academic and Applied level courses, and should avoid – as Geoff Ayton, a social worker with the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic School Board suggests some parents do – encouraging their child to enroll in Academic courses even if their performance indicates they should be in Applied. The study suggests that high school students are well aware of the importance of PSE. At age 15, 81 per cent of those interviewed believed
that getting a good job later in life depended on their success in school, and 77 per cent hoped to obtain some form of PSE. The question remains, then: what obstacles are preventing Simcoe County students from enrolling in PSE? Basil Guinane, Associate Dean at Humber College, brought up the fear factor. “It’s a steep learning curve,” he said. “They’re leaving home for the first time and that’s a big adjustment.” Indeed, the study found that rural secondary school students were less likely to go on to PSE and that they tended to apply to schools that were close to home. Geographically, communities in Simcoe County are relatively far apart. Attending college or university particularly for more specialized programs – almost inevitably means relocating to more urban centres, which can be intimidating for those accustomed to a more rural lifestyle. “The city can be a big, scary place,” said Michele Mckenzie, who works at Clearview Public Library. In its bid to make higher education accessible to area youth, Ray’s Place is offering a scholarship for Simcoe County high school graduates entering their first year of college or university. The award has a potential total value of $15,000 or $20, 000, payable over three or four years at $5,000 per year. The award is contingent on the recipient maintaining an overall academic average of 65 per cent in their first year, 70 per cent in year two, and 75 per cent in year three. Applications for the scholarship, which was made possible by a generous donation from Ted Morgan, are due January 30. Morgan announced at the meeting that a second scholarship will be offered as soon as Ray’s Place receives its charitable number, which “is in the mail,” he said. “We want to raise $200,000 more,” said Tony Fry, founding director of Ray’s Place, “so that we can have a scholarship for 2014 and 2015 as well.”
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The North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce (NDACT) will be hosting an “Artists Against the Mega Quarry” event in Studio 5 at 1362 Bathurst Street in Toronto from 6 to 9 pm on February 3 and 11 am to 5 pm on February 4. Artwork that “showcases the beauty of the area” where the proposed Mega Quarry is to be located will be available for sale with proceeds being donated in half or in full to the campaign. There is also an information meeting being held on Saturday, February 4 at the North Dufferin Recreation Centre (the Honeywood Arena) from 9:30 to 11 am. Speakers include: Laura Bowman from Iler Campbell LLP Barristers and Solicitors, who will be speaking about the results of the environmental assessment; Mackenzie Rutledge, a grade 7 student who will give her speech on the proposed Mega Quarry; Melancthon Mayor Bill Hill, who will
briefly speak about the position of the township on the issue; and Bruce Davidson, who will speak about the Walkerton water disaster. NDACT will be accepting new members and the annual membership fees of existing members at the meeting.
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Authors earn inspiration by work
A man of action coffee with ken
One of the many advantages in writing a column of this nature is being made aware of the skills and talents of the person whom you are interviewing. I never cease to be impressed by the attributes Ken of these people, and today’s THORNTON guest is no exception. Nick Brindisi was born in Bavaria in 1962 and moved to Collingwood at the age of two. Now, with his wife and two children, age 15 and 20, his activities keep him on his mettle at all times. Nick attended Victoria School in Collingwood, followed by King George St. After graduating from C.C.I. it was off to the Radio College of Canada for a two-year stint at an Electrical Engineering Technologist facility. Nick gained considerable experience in marketing when on one occasion the company required him to market the products he designed. The figures for the current year were 30 million units, which Nick exceeded the following year by 10 million. After the dot.com crash of 2001, Nick started his own company known as Planet Network Design. And in 2008, together with Corey Finkelstein formed a company called Inzane Planet, which has been most successful. One of Nick’s many hobbies – for which he has a plethora of ribbons – is running, which he has continued to do since Grade 7. In 1977 he was voted Athlete of the Year for track and field in Collingwood. He recently participated in a 42-kilometre run on the Bruce Trail. Nick’s son Thomas is also a runner and once finished 245 in a half-marathon in a field of 465. Nick also has a first-degree black belt in Taekwondo and has played soccer since 1973. He has coached soccer for 16 years. An avid skier and swimmer, he has participated as a racer and coach under the Special Olympics Program for three consecutive seasons. During the past 10 years Nick has been interested in kayaking, cross-country skiing and mountain biking. He has had his pilot’s license for 20 years and has flown a Piper Warrior and Cessna 172. It was one of Nick’s dreams to originate a fundraiser for the Collingwood Hospital Foundation and raise funds for new equipment. He did so with a 75kilometre run. Donations are still being received. Currently a member of the Masonic Lodge #400, one of his goals is to assist the unfortunate people disposed of their homes in foreign lands – a most worthy endeavour. After completing my interview with this man of purpose, I was impressed, gratified, and assured that there are still those who strive to make this world a better place in which to live. Congratulations to Nick Brindisi, and we wish you God speed as you continue in your ventures.
(continued from page 1) Foran says. “It was the book that it needed to be.” A novelist at heart, he lives rather for those “lovely moments” of inspiration, when “language becomes its own engine” and the story “takes on its own fate.” “Oftentimes my best work comes that way,” he says. “I emerge from my office not entirely sure what I’ve written, but return to it later and find that it is good.” It is because of language’s capacity to “become its own engine” that Foran believes fiction cannot be autobiographical. And so, when writing Mordecai he was adamant that Richler’s life be separated from the characters and stories in his writings. And what a life it was. At age 19, Richler left his home in the Jewish ghettos of Montreal for Europe, drawn by what Foran describes as the proverbial life of an artist in Paris, in which a young, North American artist absorbs the literary and cultural history of the city, fraternizing with like-minded people and producing art. However, Richler discovered that the Paris of the Lost Generation of the 1920s had passed. There were remnants, of course, but Paris had become a place where people who only wished they had what it takes travelled to. Disillusioned, Richler left for Spain, later roaming the continent for a time before settling in London, where he hoped to become a “grown up” writer and do what Foran says is most essential for creating worthwhile art (or anything worthwhile, for that matter): work. Like Richler, Foran has discovered in his own career as a writer that you can’t wait for those “lovely moments” of inspiration. Even if nothing worthwhile is produced, it is the act of writing itself that is most important. While he was in London Richler wrote The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, the novel that Foran considers a “eureka moment” in Richler’s career. Prior
to Duddy Kravitz, Richler’s works for the most part took the form of pastiche, borrowing heavily from writers that came before him. Foran believes that this prevented Richler from finding his own voice, which he describes as “how the writer perceives the world.” “Before Duddy Kravitz there was no wit in his writing. He saw literature as a serious thing,” says Foran. “If he had not become funny, he would have had a lesser career.” Canada did not have a solid literary infrastructure in the 1950s, when Richler first left for Europe. There were few publishers, or even bookstores, and Richler felt that Canada had nothing to offer a young artist of “ambition and appetite.” Like Richler, Foran has travelled quite extensively, but in his case it was more a matter of simple wanderlust. Foran and his wife lived in Beijing for two years where they worked as teachers. While in Beijing Foran witnessed the 1989 democracy protests. Classes were suspended, and unable to teach Foran and his wife travelled downtown everyday. Although they were not in Tiananmen Square on June 4, Foran watched as a battalion of the People’s Liberation Army – which would later that day use live fire as a means of dispersing protesters – travelled toward it. Foran and his wife left Beijing five days after the events at Tiananmen Square but returned a year later. His first published book, Sketches in Winter, is about Beijing in the year 1990 and the aftermath of the student uprising. In total, Foran has published 10 books including four novels. He claims that getting back to his fiction writing since the publication of Mordecai has been difficult because of the extensive touring the book’s success has necessitated. In the five years he spent working on Mordecai, he experienced a longing to write fiction that was “like an ache.” Appropriately, he is now at work on a new novel.
$1000 bounty placed on local vandal By Christopher Greer An anonymous donor has put up a $1000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Creemore’s unknown vandal. B.I.A. member Corey Finkelstein, who announced the reward, said he believes a single person is responsible for the majority of the graffiti, which consists of spray painting the word “Haze” perhaps as a tribute of sorts to Eric Haze, a famous graffiti artist from the 1970s. The vandal has “tagged” a number of local businesses, among them Cardboard Castles, Creemore Springs, the Creemore Public Library, Village Builders, the Sovereign, Home Hardware, the Old Mill Pub, Maplestone Gallery, Pizza Perfect, the Meat Market, and the car wash. Although the graffiti is primarily in locations that are not particularly visible, Finkelstein said the vandals have moved from using wood stains and sponge brushes to using spray paint, a sign that the problem is escalating. “The defacing of our historic buildings costs everyone in Creemore,” said Finkelstein. “It takes time and money to continually clean off the graffiti and it destabilizes the economic health of our town by driving away tourists and visitors.”
If you have information regarding those responsible for the graffiti, contact Corey at 705-520-0110 ext. 201 or bia@creemore.com or the Wasaga Beach OPP detachment at 1-888-310-1122.
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Trees may be dormant for tree planting to ensure in the winter months that Creemore continues but the Tree Society of to have a healthy canopy. Creemore is not. The If you think your street or Society’s first meeting front yard could benefit of 2012 took place on from a tree please apply Sunday, January 22 to for a planting. The forms discuss plans for the are available online, at the Basil GUINANE upcoming year and what Curiosity House bookstore a year it is going to be! or the Creemore library. The Tree Society will be one of The meeting also provided a recap the main attractions at the Creemore of the Society’s activities for 2011, Garden Show on April 21-22 at the which was a busy year indeed. The Creemore arena. The Society will be Society hosted its first annual Meet holding its Silent Auction to raise and Greet in November and the funds for its tree-planting program. success of this event has meant this We are looking for donations of will become a regular occurrence. items valued at $20 and up. Items Through the generous donations of interest include works of art, gift of local residents, the Society was baskets, tools etc. If a local business able to plant a large Christmas tree or resident would like to help with a at the Station on the Green. This tree donated item they can contact Marnie will now play a role in Creemore’s Hillier, marnie_hillier@yahoo.com future Christmas celebrations for or Marilyn Chenier me.chenier@ generations to come. The 2011 hughes.net. ceremony featured a choir, a tree The Tree Society will also be a part lighting event and a best Christmas of the Big Heart Skating event on Hat competition. This was fueled the evening of Friday, February 10. by free hot chocolate, cider and hot Bring your skates and your valentine dogs all donated by local community to this event and enjoy music and organizations. hot chocolate while gliding in the The Society also entered an awardembrace of a loved one (you are winning float in the Santa Claus responsible for providing that!). parade, took part in the Canada Day Improvements have also been made festivities and had a membership drive to the Society’s website. If you are at the Creemore Farmers’ Market interested in making a donation to the coffee booth on three weekends. And Tree Society you can now do so online. we found time to plant seven trees We have a secure transaction feature so around the village. that donating is as easy as a few clicks These events all happened with of your mouse. Membership forms are the help of volunteers and generous also available online. donations from the local community. It’s not too early to start thinking Help is always needed so please about planting a tree this spring. consider joining. It only costs $10! In the next few months the Society Where else could you find this much will be taking an inventory of all the fun for such a small amount while trees on public land in Creemore. helping the local community at the We will also be identifying locations same time?
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remains before the OMB, I attended the long a resolution is expected awaited announcement by imminently based on this the Province on growth announcement. in Simcoe County on Now to some of the Thursday, January 19, 2012, details and their impact in Alliston. o n C l e a r v i e w. T h e It’s important to recap Thom recommendations direct how we got to this point PATERSON growth to all established and why it took so long. settlement areas and onto lands already Bear with me as we go through designated for residential development the machinations that lead to last as of January 19, 2012. Lands currently Thursday’s announcement. designated rural or agricultural within The Growth Plan for the Greater the settlement boundary will not be Golden Horshoe came into effect permitted to be re-designated for on June 16, 2006. In compliance residential development. with this plan, the County of Simcoe The population and employment proposed a new Official Plan (OP) forecasts have, in theory, remained in November, 2008. The Province the same as allocated in Proposed took exception to the County’s plan, Amendment 1, that being 667,000 principally with the total amount and people in Simcoe County and 19,700 distribution of growth to each member in Clearview by 2031. However, in municipality. In response, the Province a reversal of earlier, more restrictive released their own vision statement, policies proposed in Amendment 1, the Simcoe Area: A Strategic Vision Simcoe area municipalities have been for Growth in June 2009, which given greater flexibility to approve essentially focussed the distribution of developments in their settlement areas growth to the larger towns and cities and to exceed their growth allocations. in the County capable of supporting The provisions to manage the amount strategic employment: Barrie, Alliston, of land needed to meet allocated Bradford, Collingwood, Orillia and growth forecasts (the 19,700 number Midland. As this left the County in Clearview), have been abandoned. uncertain as to how to proceed with The hold on settlement area expansions growth and still with an unapproved remain until all land capacities are official plan, Simcoe County appealed exhausted in each municipality. the Province’s lack of decision on their The impact on Clearview is that all of OP in December 2009. Are you still the 8000 plus residential units currently with me? in various stages of application approval Following a consultation period on can now proceed. If all were to pass their vision statement, the Province through the complex approval stages, released Proposed Amendment 1 to Clearview’s population would exceed the Growth Plan in October, 2010. 30,000 residents. By when, is more up It introduced stringent policies to to the market and the economy than restrict growth to the original Growth planning policy but suffice it to say Plan population of 667,000 people that the hold on growth in Clearview for Simcoe County by 2031. In has been lifted. addition, rigid planning provisions The County is mandated to establish were proposed to ensure that the and implement phasing policies County and the member municipalities to ensure “the orderly and timely adhered to the growth forecasts. After progression of development on lands another consultation period and little for urban uses”. No details were given municipal, developer or resident regarding this policy. group buy-in, the Province appointed We are essentially back to where a Provincial Development Facilitator we began in 2006, with even higher in March 2011 to find a way through density growth on more land than the impasse. anticipated. And so, on January 19, 2012, in With clarity in policy from the Alliston, Minister Chiarelli announced Province comes the responsibility to the facilitators’s advice to allow manage growth responsibly, provide much more flexibility to grow within affordable housing, attract local existing settlement areas in all the employment approximately equivalent municipalities in Simcoe County by to one new job to each new household. removing the planning restrictions Also, we have yet to complete the proposed in the earlier Amendment capacity impact assessments on our 1. These recommendations amend watershed and Lake Simcoe. the Province’s Growth Plan, effective The decisions about how we want January 19, 2012. our communities to grow is now back While the Simcoe County OP appeal in our hands.
The Corporation of the Township of Mulmur Quotation for Grass Cutting RFQ-2012-01
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MULMUR 1. Township administration and road department yard in Terra
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the library is the best place It’s time to hibernate and to watch the burning of the escape the blustery winter trees and the fireworks on weather by checking into Thursday, February 2! the Creemore, Stayner or At this time, check out Sunnidale Branches of the our collection of Western Clearview Public Library. books and movies in support We have great murder Michele of Winterama’s Western mysteries, delicious McKENZIE Theme. We have classic cookbooks and inspirational tales of the West by Louis gardening manuals as well as a plethora L’Amour and Larry McMurtry as well of material on every topic under the as romantic stories about cowboys and sun. Always popular are the latest DVD their cowgirls by Janet Daley and Linda releases and BBC sitcom series. If you Lael Miller. You can even “ride off are looking for a particular season of a into the sunset” after researching how specific TV series like Flashpoint, In to properly ride a horse in the Western Treatment, or Spooks, just ask at the manner in our nonfiction equine section circulation desk. If it is not at one branch, to the sounds of our authentic country there is a good chance that it is at one of music CDs. the other branches. Mark March 15 on your calendar The Story Hour program for kids if you are looking for something three to five years of age and Ontario special to do for March Break. We are Early Years sessions resumed action for presenting the No Glass – No Bars their Winter 2012 season starting last Animal Party Show in two locations week, January 17. Please join us for at two times. At 10:30 am, the show, stories, songs and crafts throughout featuring small, medium and large the week at 10:30 am. Pre-registration scaly as well as furry critters, will take is appreciated but drop-ins are always place in the Township of Clearview welcome. Check in with your favourite Council Chambers in Stayner. At 1 pm, branch for the weekly schedule. this free show sponsored by Saunders We will be presenting an informal Book Company will be repeated at drop-in arts and crafts program in the Station on the Green in Creemore. the Sunnidale Branch on Saturday, Activities featuring these reptiles will February 4 in honour of Winterama. If take place throughout the week at the you need a place to get warm, use an library branches too. Watch our bulletin indoor washroom with a baby change boards for more details and plan to put table, or want to take a quick break your name on our guest list! from all of the action in the park, pop Keep safe and warm at home this across the street and visit us at the January by stocking up on great library. The best-kept secret in New entertainment from your library. Lowell is that the children’s area here in
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New Rooms for rent. Furnished. $150 per week includes shared living room, heat, hydro, wireless internet, satellite TV, parking. Linens supplied. No smoking. Call 705-444-4852.
So away with the last of the sour cream dip, get rid of the fruit cake, every cracker and chip. Every last bit of food that I like must be banished until all the additional ounces have vanished. I won’t have a cookie – not even a lick. I’ll want only to chew on a long celery stick. I won’t have hot biscuits or corn bread or pie. I’ll munch on a carrot and quietly cry. I’m hungry, I’m lonesome and life is a bore. But isn’t that what January is for? Unable to giggle, no longer a riot. Happy New Year to all and to all a good diet. Mylar and Loreta’s Restaurant, Singhampton 705-445-1247.
Building Blocks Home Daycare is now booking for March Break and Summer. Full or part-time care available. Please call 705-466-6355 for more info or to schedule a play date!
GORDON, William Arthur ‘Bill’ passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on Friday, January 20, 2012 in his 84th year. Loving husband of Marion (McLeod) and dear father of Roger (the late Debbie), Blair (Kathryn), Donald (Joan), Shelley (Tony) and Cynthia. Cherished grandfather of Jillian, Lesley, William, Connor, Kourtney, Jennifer, Wayne, Joshua and Michael; great grandfather of seven. Survived by his brother John (Gayle), sister Wanda (Gord) McDermid and sister-in-law Isabel; predeceased by brother Edward and sister Ann (Bob) Hunt. Visitation was held on Sunday, January 22 at Fawcett Funeral Home, Creemore. Funeral service took place on Monday, January 23, 2012 at St. John’s United Church, Creemore. Spring interment at Creemore Union Cemetery. Donations to St. John’s United Church or Collingwood General & Marine Hospital would be appreciated by the family. Friends may visit Bill’s on-line Book of Memories at www. fawcettfuneralhomes.com
2 bedroom apartment for rent. Bright, spacious, newly renovated, close to downtown. Heat included. Hydro extra. Call for details at 705737-3838 or 705-441-2761.
for sale CKC registered beautiful Yellow Lab Pups born December 23. Ready for new homes February 24. Dewormed and first shots. Call 519-939-3003 for more information. Solid pine single mates bed. Two drawers. Bookcase headboard. With mattress, sheets, comforter, quilt. Comes from clean, non smoking home. $350. Helena 705-424-6086.
wanted Small square bales of good quality hay wanted. Will pick up. Call Gary Hogan at 519-941-7812. Creemore Skating Club Sewing Saturdays. Once again the Creemore Skating Club is preparing for its annual skating carnival on Sunday, April 1st. With this brings the sewing of new costumes for our skaters. If you enjoy sewing and socializing and wish to donate your time in designing costumes, cutting fabric, sewing, and adding the final touches, we would love to have your expertise. The “Sewing Saturdays” will take place in the arena hall from 9 am – 11 am on Feb. 4, Feb 18, Mar 10, and Mar 24. Individuals can choose what day(s) work best for them. For more 412 information, please call Lynn Gowan at 466-2995 or Julie Bigham at 424-0626. Refreshments will be served!
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thank you I would like to express my sincere & heartfelt thank you to all of the wonderful people of Creemore that chipped in together to buy a very special present for my son Finlay. We are so grateful for the ongoing support & many kind wishes from everybody in this thoughtful & generous community. This present will help Fin to keep in touch with so many people in school & in Creemore. Thank you all so very much. Sincerely, Wendy, Finlay & Megan Christoforidis My sincerest thanks to each and every one who helped celebrate my 90th birthday. It will be an event that will long remain in my memory. To see the relatives and friends – old and new – from far & near made it a perfect celebration. To receive phone calls, gifts and so many cards gave me great pleasure. To the hard working person who organized the tea, my very warmest thanks. Again, my thanks to all. May you be richly blessed. Frances Evans
real estate I have buyers – I need sellers! Visit www.clearviewlistings.com Joseph Talbot, ABR®, ASA, SRES®, AGA, Sales Representative, RE/MAX Clearview Inc., Brokerage, Independently Owned & Operated Office: 705-428-4500 Direct Line/ Text: 705-733-5821 jtalbot@remax.net “Ordinary Joe, Extraordinary Service”
caretaker opportunity Wanted – mature couple. Live-in opportunity as custodians of Mulmur property. Grounds maintenance & care of livestock. Must have experience with equipment. Would live in modern house with appliances & hydro at no charge, additional compensation to be discussed. Fax experience and phone number to 519-925-1774 or email jjcherndon@gmail.com.
services Home Renovation and Flooring Installation. Laminates from $.99 per sq.ft. Hardwood from $1.50 per sq.ft. Tiles from $2.50 per sq.ft. Experienced carpenter. References available. Call 705715-4995 cell or home 705-446-9935.
Tomporowski, Eileen Marjorie (nee Coe) Passed away peacefully with family by her side, on Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Leisureworld Creedan Valley, Creemore, in her 81st year. Beloved wife of the late Frank. Dear sister of Gerald and his wife Doris Coe. Sadly missed by many nieces and nephews. Following Eileen’s wishes cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Eileen’s Life will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, April 28, 2012, at Chatterson Funeral Home, Collingwood. Donations made to Residents Council, Creedan Valley, Creemore would be appreciated. www.chattersonfuneralhome.com .
Further explanation on the budget We are roughly half way residential taxes we collect through our Township from the homeowner is a annual budget process combined amount, with and the prospect roughly 50 per cent going to of another large tax the County and the SCDSB increase still looks and 50 per cent to the possible. Township. Thom To give Township Now here’s the part I want PATERSON staff credit, this year’s to clarify. Our budget exercise exercise is more comprehensive and concentrates on the Township portion Council is in a much better position of the total taxes requested. Right to make the necessary and difficult now, we are looking at an almost 9 per decisions to either maintain spending cent increase in the Township portion or to hold taxes down. of the taxes collected; an increase I Now let me clarify something think is too high. Now, one last bit of about tax increase numbers that you math. Since the tax increase for the may have read in the Echo. When County is currently 1.5 per cent and we refer to a potential tax increase, the SCDSB increase is currently at 0 we use the increase that you will see per cent and the Township’s portion is on your residential tax bill. That’s half of the total amount collected, the the amount your residential taxes resultant net tax increase is currently will go up relative to last year’s tax about 5 per cent. We use the net tax bill. It represents the total amount number because that’s the amount of taxes Clearview collects from you will ultimately be asked to pay you, the homeowner. Homeowners and not because we are trying to pay one municipal tax bill, but that “water down” the numbers. bill includes taxes the Township So, on the Township portion of the collects for both the County and the taxes we have completed line-by-line Simcoe County District School Board reviews of the following department (SCDSB) for service they provide. and services we fund: policing, For example, the County provides administration, finance, planning, waste management services, not the roads and parks and recreation. Township. So, the total amount of Of these, provincial policing costs WARD 4 MaTTERS
Large ground floor apartment at 149 Mill Street. See Noel at Hillview Cellars or call 705-466-3635.
continue to rise with no opportunity to reduce. To date no significant cuts have been made in the other departments, but several areas have been identified which Council will consider after all departments have been reviewed. The difficulty will be that some spending cuts will result in cuts in service. When all the departmental reviews are complete and a list of potential spending cuts have been identified, the public will be asked to attend at least one public meeting to comment on the net tax increase being proposed, on department spending, on the possible spending cuts and on the resultant service cuts before a final decision is made by Council. The next budget workshop is February 13. While the discussions can be detailed, the public is welcome to attend. Budget information is also updated on the Township website. I will also be scheduling a Townhall meeting in Creemore following the February 13 workshop and before the final budget decision. Please feel free to contact me if you wish to discuss or make suggestions at anytime. I can be contacted at tpaterson@ clearview.ca, (705) 466-6321.
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Seen & Heard around Creemore
Dogoramma Local doggie Banjo was able to sneak in a bit of time on
the sled which is better than many snowmobilers this year. Poor weather conditions have caused organizers of this weekend’s Snowarama, the fundraiser for Easter Seals, to postpone their event. The event will now take place on Saturday, February 11. People are encouraged to come to the Pretty River Provincial Park on 33-34 Nottawasaga Sideroad from 10 am to 2 pm to enjoy both snowmobiling and snowshoeing.
Happy Feast of St. Robbie
The Echo’s poet laureate and Creemore’s bon vivant Tim Armour took to the streets to wish everyone in the village a very happy Robbie Burns Day on Wednesday. Not only was Armour out on January 25 to celebrate the birth of Burns in 1759, he was also piped the news that tickets for the Beinn Gorm Highlander’s annual Tartan Fling to be held in Collingwood on April 21 are now on sale.
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Budding organization Members of the Creemore Horticultural Society met on January 18 at
St. Luke’s for their Annual Meeting. Pictured above is the complete Board of Directors for 2012. Back Row L-R: Sharon McLellan, Lynn Wilkinson, Sharon Long, Dorothy Shropshire, Jacqueline Briggs, Cathy Sumner. Front Row: Isobel McDougall, Charlotte Vorstermans, and June Phelps. Missing from the photo is Shanna Lucas.
Todd S. Christensen, B.A.(Econ), CIM, PM Vice-President Portfolio Manager and Investment Advisor todd.christensen@rbc.com RBC Dominion Securities Inc. 1 First St Suite 230 Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 1A1 Tel: 705-444-6184, 1-800-461-9180 Fax: 705-444-1551 Associate Advisor: Gladys Joyce gladys.joyce@rbc.com Tel: 705-444-8563