The Creemore
Echo
Friday, April 12, 2013 Vol. 13 No. 15
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News and views in and around Creemore
Inside the Echo
Half a Century
Clearview clerk Bob Campbell retires. PAGE 3
One for the Hall
Elliott Brood kicks off ACC fundraising. PAGE 7
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STAYNER “PARC” PROJECT RECEIVES HEFTY TRILLIUM GRANT
Tree Society of Creemore members Marilyn Chenier, Liz Smith, Gillian Stoker-Lavelle and Tracey Kolowska show off three of the watering cans that will be decorated by local artists and raffled off at the Get Growing Home and Garden Show.
Tree Society ready for 2013 by Brad Holden The Get Growing Home and Garden Show will make its annual visit to the Creemore Community Arena on Saturday, April 20 from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday, April 21 from 10 am to 4 pm. As is tradition, the Tree Society of Creemore will have a place of honour at the show, staging its fundraising silent auction, taking memberships and getting the word out about its efforts to maintain the village’s healthy green canopy. The Society is currently seeking donations of lightly used items for the silent auction; if you have something of interest, please call Anne Marie Morrey (705466-3271), Thom Paterson (705-466-6321), Tracey Kolowska (705-466-6317) or Marilyn Chenier (705466-6864). For the first time, the Tree Society will also be raffling off six watering cans, hand-painted by local artists who have volunteered their talents to turn the
cans into works of art for the garden. Tickets for the raffle will be on sale at the Home and Garden Show, and the draw will take place at 2:30 pm on Sunday. The Tree Society is also excited to introduce the community to its main project for the 2013 season. In collaboration with the Creemore Horticultural Society and the Creemore BIA, the Tree Society intends to work on the beautification of the entrances into the village. All three groups have agreed to meet on Saturday, May 18 to initiate the work. In addition to the Tree Society booth, the Get Growing Home and Garden Show will feature over 100 exhibitors offering products and services in the area. There will be several door prizes, as well as a grand prize Big Backyard Giveaway worth $2,500, consisting of a Tiki Hut donated by Thornbury Clear Choice Pools & Spas, energy efficient windows donated by Sea & Ski Realty and two trees donated by Triple J Tree Farm.
by Brad Holden Several Stayner community groups, in partnership with the Township of Clearview, have received a four-year Ontario Trillium Foundation grant of $315,800 to initiate a collaborative project that will share the resources and improve the capacity of all groups, while engaging youth and strengthening tourism. Deputy Mayor Alicia Savage, who had the original vision for what is now called the PARC Project (the name is an acronym for Partnering, Advancing, Resourcing and Community), announced the Trillium Foundation’s approval of the grant application at the outset of Monday’s Clearview Council meeting. The five community groups involved – the Clearview Stayner Foodbank, the Clearview Community Garden, the Stayner Chamber of Commerce, the Stayner Garden Club and the Door Youth Centre – all suffer from either a dearth of volunteers or a lack of money. In the case of the Stayner Garden Club and the Community Garden, the average age of members is old enough to make the necessary physical labour problematic. Under the supervision of Township Community, (See “Trillium” on page 12)
HOUSE ON FIRE A reader sent us this picture of a house fire that occurred on the 5th Line of Mulmur on Wednesday afternoon. Damage was estimated at $500,000, and the fire is not considered suspicious. No one was hurt in the blaze.
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