05212010 by The Creemore Echo

The Creemore

Echo

Friday, May 21, 2010

Vol. 10 No. 21

News and views in and around Creemore

EMERGENCY HUB IS A GO by Brad Holden Clearview Township will go ahead with plans to build a joint Emergency Hub in Stayner in spite of lone objections by Councillor Thom Paterson that such a move might be premature given that the growth needed to pay for it has not yet arrived. Mayor Ken Ferguson, however, argued that the time has come for Clearview to offer a higher level of emergency service to its residents, and suggested that the Hub would help foster growth. He also expressed disappointment that Paterson prevented

the vote from being unanimous; the Hub issue has long been close to Ferguson’s heart and several times he’s made it clear he was hoping for Council’s full support when the time came to move forward with the project. Part of the reason why the rest of Council was so clearly on Ferguson’s side was the fact that the lowest tender bid for the Township’s portion of the project came in at $3.6 million, more than $400,000 less than expected. In total, with contributions from Simcoe County for the ambulance portion of (See “Emergency” on page 3)

HELPING HANDS For most people, the hospital emergency room

is not the most pleasant place to visit. It’s easy to complain about long waits, especially when you’re not feeling well to begin with. But Collingwood resident Glen McTaggart (above) was tended to quickly and professionally, as were many other patients when the Echo visited the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital ER this week. For a rare behind-the-scenes look at our local emergency room, see pages 8 to 11.

Inside the Echo BIKE RAFFLE FOR CANCER Creemore resident Vicki Dunleavy (in the blue)

has begun training in earnest for September’s Sears National Kids Cancer Ride, during which she and 42 other cyclists will spend 15 days riding 7,000 kilometres from Vancouver to Halifax. The Echo will have a feature story on Vicki’s plans in the near future, but in the meantime, starting this weekend she will be selling raffle tickets for two extremely nice bikes, donated to Vicki’s cause by Murray Lackie of MSPEC Group and Kamikaze Bikes in Collingwood. The bikes are on display at Cardboard Castles (where Laurie Copeland and Corey Finkelsten helped Vicki string them up on Wednesday) and tickets can be purchased at Cardboard Castles, the Creemore Echo, the Bank Cafe and Patrick Prime’s Royal LePage office. For more about Vicki’s ride, visit http://vickidunleavy.snkcr.com.

On Butterflies and Life

The Boys of Summer

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Braves return with two wins and a loss. PAGE 14

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Friday, May 21, 2010

Community Calendar Thursday, May 6 to Thursday, June 3

• Mad & Noisy Gallery Show for the month of May: “Paper & Porcelain” Hannun Lyn’s porcelain pieces & Loralie Clemmensen’s reduction linocut prints. www.madandnoisy.com

Wednesday, May 19 to Tuesday May 25

• Teddy Bears Picnic Scrap Metal Drive. Drop off your scrap metal to Teddy Bears & all proceeds go to the Childcare Centre. Call (705) 424-7382 if you need a pick up. See ad on page 15 for details.

Friday, May 21

• Buck & Doe for Amber Thomas & Andrew Fisher at Duntroon Community Hall from 8 pm to 1 am. Age of Majority. Call Sebrina at 428-6003 for tickets or $10 at the door.

Saturday, May 22

• Creemore’s Townwide Yard Sale! See The Classifieds page for addresses. • Creemore Farmers’ Market Opening Day from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at Station on the Green. • The Log Cabin Committee is running the Coffee Booth at the Creemore Farmers’ Market! Stop by & chat with us about the Log Cabin.

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This Weekend

• Creemore Echo is at the Creemore Farmers’ Market! Brad & Sara will be helping at the Coffee Booth as we start our Annual Subscription Drive. • Teddy Bears Picnic Annual Yard Sale & Breakfast Sandwiches at Station on the Green from 8 am to noon. This is a fundraiser for the Centre. • Meet local author Lisa Timpf at the Creemore Farmers’ Market from 9 am to noon. Lisa will be signing copies of her new book A Trail That Twines: Reflections on Life and Nature, $16. Her observations of nature, life and dogs inspire appreciation of our wonderful surroundings here in the Purple Hills. Lisa will also be at Curiosity House Books & Gallery from 2 to 4 pm. • 7th Annual Car Wash and the 2nd Annual Yard Sale by the 1944 EME Army Cadet Parents’ Committee from 9 am to 4 pm at the Stayner Medical Centre Parking lot. For further information, contact Michelle Banks at (705) 293-0772. This is a fundraiser for the Cadet Corps.

Saturday, May 22 to Monday, May 24

• Nottawasaga Daylilies sponsors “Daylilies for Daycare”. 10% of sales over the Victoria Holiday Weekend will be donated to the Teddy Bears Picnic

Daycare Centre. We are at the Creemore Farmers’ Market on Saturday morning. Our garden is open Saturday from 2 to 5 pm, Sunday and Monday from 10 am to 5 pm. For directions see ad on page 11.

Sunday, May 23

• Church Services are listed on page 5. • New Lowell Legion Breakfast. Eggs, bacon, sausages, pancakes, home fries, fruit cups, toast & coffee/juice. $6.50 for the works, $5.50 regular, $2.75 kid’s breakfast. • The family of Carman Gowan wish to invite you to a Come and Go 90th Birthday Tea from 2 to 4 pm at 236 Mill Street, Creemore. Best wishes only.

Monday, May 24

• Annual Museum Open House from10 am to 4 pm at the Dufferin County Museum and Archives. Bring your family, friends and neighbors and discover the museum’s exhibits, galleries and gift shop. Held in conjunction with “May is Museum Month”. Free admission all day, everyone welcome. Dufferin County Museum and Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 705-435-1881 or 1-877-941-7787, www. dufferinmuseum.com.

Upcoming Events Wednesday, May 26

• The G&M Hospital Foundation Education Committee is pleased to sponsor a free seminar Cancer: Early Detection, Prevention, Treatment at The Leisure Time Club in Collingwood at 7 pm. A panel discussion on colon, skin, and cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV). To register or for more information call (705) 444-8675.

Wednesday, May 26 to Saturday, May 29

• Beauty & the Beast presented by Collingwood Collegiate Institute. Creemore’s Emily Fischl is in it! Tickets: preferred $25, general $15, children 12 & under $10 available at CCI or Collingwood Library.

Friday, May 28

• Toonie Lunch at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 22 Caroline St. W. from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Come out and enjoy the last Toonie Lunch until the fall.

Saturday, May 29

• Dunedin Perennial Plant, Garage Sale & Bake Sale from 8 am to 1 pm at Dunedin Hall. Gardener’s basket draw. Kids’ table & more. Plant donations welcome. Accepting perennials, vegetables & herbs. Contact Tammy at 466-5622 or drop off at 8892 Cty Rd 9. Accepting donations for the garage sale at 5 Lavender Hill Rd (Claire 466-6161). Bake Sale by Dunedin Presbyterian Youth Group. We’re hoping that all of Dunedin area homes will join in with us by having their own garage sales too today. • Motorcycle Ride For Dad arrives at Creemore Legion for lunch. Watch for over 700 motorcycles as they raise money to fight Prostrate Cancer through research & awareness. • Collingwood House Tour. Tour 6 of Collingwood’s most interesting historic homes & buildings from 10 am to 4 pm.Tickets are $15 available at The Crows Nest, Saunders Office Pro both in Collingwood. Presented by Collingwood & District Historical Society. • Noavalis Hall, Camphill Nottawasaga (7841 4th Line, Angus) invites you to their Annual Spring Fair from noon to 4 pm. Pottery, candles, vegetables, pure maple syrup etc. Lunch BBQ, soup, buns and desserts. Contact Camphill Communites Ontario (705) 424-5363 or visit www.camphill.ca. • GNE Hoe Down. Steak dinner & country dance. See ad on page 11.

Sunday, May 30

• Bridal Shower for Lisa Smith (Brad Grieveson) at St. Johns United Church Creemore from 2 to 4 pm. Please accept this as your invitation.

Thursday, June 3

• It’s leukemia patient Susanne Aucoin’s birthday. For the 3rd year, Susanne is hosting a Donate for My Birthday Blood Donor Clinic and Swabbing Event at the Angus Arena from 2 to 6:30 pm to tell people how critical and life-saving their donations can be. Join Suzanne’s birthday celebration, call 1-888-2DONATE & make your appointment to give.

members’ gardens as well as from the Horticultural Park, big pots full of larger specimens, like hostas and solomon seal plus many unusual and hard to find perennials with some annuals thrown in. Cash and cheque only please and if possible, please bring your own bags and/or boxes. • International Trails Day at Station Park, Stayner. 9 am trail ride (26 km return). Meet at gazebo at 8:30 am. 10 am kick-off with Mayor. BBQ fundraiser for Stayner Door from noon to 1 pm. All morning enjoy live entertainment, family games, trail walk & OPP Bike Rodeo. Sponsored by Clearview Township. • Prim Pickins Valley Market (corner of Cty Rd 9 and Cty Rd 124 in Maple Valley) from 8 am to 2 pm. Up to 30 vendors. A 5-year-old having a charity coffee stand to raise money for Juvenile Diabetes). Contact primpickin@gmail.com or (705) 716-4866.

Comes Summer” Fashion Show at 7 pm at the GNE Agricultural Building on Fairgrounds Rd. Four Seasons, Magic Mountain and Skiis and Bikes will be providing the fashions. Tickets available at their stores & at Perks in Stayner. You can reserve your tickets or table of 8 by calling (519) 922-3448 or (705) 444-2895 or www.greaternorthernex.com. • Creemore Curling Club Golf Tournament at Duntroon Highlands Golf Course 4 person scramble Registration from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. Shotgun start at 1 pm. $100 per person includes 18 holes green fees, power cart, steak dinner and donation to Collingwood G&M Hospital Foundation. Dinner only & donation $30. Silent Auction. Sign up as a team or individual. Open to curlers and guests. Entry fee must be paid by June 9 to Paul or Karen Crevier at (705) 428-2616.

• Pathways to the Past Guided Walking Tour of heritage sites of historical interest around Creemore. Meet at the Station on the Green at 1 pm rain or shine. Tea and cookies will be served after the walk. Tickets are $10 each or $25 for a family & available at the Echo or Curiosity House or at the coffee booth at the Market from May 22. Presented by Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society.

• 5th Annual Collingwood Agricultural Society’s GNE Floral Reflections Garden Tour will be held rain or shine from 9:30 am to 4 pm. Ten outstanding gardens again this year, many with water and unusual features. Tickets $10 at Creemore Village Pharmacy. For advance tickts or more information, call Yvonne (519) 9223448 or Karen (705) 444-2895 or visit www. greatnorthernex.com. Vote for your Favourite Garden for the “People’s Choice Award”.

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Emergency Hub goes forward (Continued from page 1) the building, the cost of the Emergency Hub is now pegged at $5.9 million. As treasurer Edward Henley explained, the Township will have access to interim financing with an interest rate of 0.85 per cent during the construction phase of the project. After that, the $3.8 million will have to be borrowed, with income from development charges to be used to make payments. Depending on the amortization period of the loan, the upward pressure on taxes should the development charges not materialize is in the range of one to 1.5 per cent. Henley also pointed out that having the OPP present in the Hub (albeit without contributing to the cost) will mean the equivalent of having one more officer on duty, when you take into consideration the saved driving time to and from Huronia West detachment in Wasaga Beach – a bonus that could be valued at more than $100,000 a year. Deputy Mayor Alicia Savage voiced her strong support for the Hub, pointing out that if the Township chose to defer the decision, the $400,000 savings might disappear. “This is a time of opportunity,” she said. “Borrowing is still cheap, and I haven’t seen a savings like this in four years. If we wait, it’s going to cost us more.” Paterson, however, said he wasn’t comfortable spending money the Township doesn’t have. “The level of service this Hub would provide would be better, but not significantly better to burden taxpayers in the future.” Fire Chief Bob McKean said he anticipated the building will be done by March 1, 2011.

Elections start taking shape

by Brad Holden Clearview Township is traditionally slow to jump into election season, but this week saw a sign that that’s about to change when Christopher Vanderkruys (right) became the first person to file their intention to run for Mayor. The lifelong Brentwood resident works as a Development Officer for the Barrie Public Library and is an active volunteer in Clearview, sitting on the Brentwood Community Hall Board for the past 19 years and serving as its president for the past 11. He’s also a past member of the New Lowell Parks & Recreation Committee and past president and treasurer of the Sunnidale Winterama committee. Mayor Ken Ferguson has not said whether he will run again. The only other person to file their papers in Clearview at this point is Thom Paterson, who will run for re-election as Ward 4 Councillor. In Mulmur Township, Paul Mills and incumbent Gord Montgomery have filed for Mayor, Rhonda Campbell-Moon for Deputy Mayor and Carl Tafel for Councillor.

WEBSTERVILLE CRASH The peace and quiet of Websterville was interrupted Wednesday afternoon when several residents heard the crash of this car going off the road and down a 30-foot embankment immediately east of the point where the 6th Line branches off County Road 9 to the south. A police report wasn’t available at press time, but the officer on the scene reported that the driver was a 21year-old male who escaped with minor injuries. It’s not known whether speed was a factor in the accident, but several residents commented that the hill that this car had just crested is a dangerous section of road.

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Ahh, Victoria Day. It’s our favourite time of the year, and not just because spring is finally in full swing the threat of random snow has pretty much disappeared. It also signals the start of that great Creemore summer tradition, the Farmers’ Market. Those of you who are regulars know that the Market is a special place, filled with friendly faces and great local goods. Those of you who aren’t are encouraged to come check it out! As has also become a tradition, the Creemore Echo will spend the first few weeks at the Market coffee booth, helping out whichever charitable organization is pouring the java (this week it’s the Log Cabin Committee). We’ll be there in hopes of signing up new subscribers, and we’d be pleased to have your support. It’s always a little tough for us to get the message out that a paper that’s delivered free to everyone actually relies on subscribers for its survival. And perhaps “subscriber” is not exactly the right word. If you can find a better one, please let us know. But at its most basic, the situation is this: The Echo started as a free paper mainly because people were reluctant to subscribe so soon after the Star’s demise. The only way to attract advertisers in the early days was to give the paper away to everyone. Over the years, we’ve realized that being free also helps us be a true voice of the community, available to everyone regardless of financial means. But we’ve also realized that to continue improving, we need extra revenue, and as a result we’ve asked people who are appreciative of what we do and would like to see it continue to become “volunteer subscribers.” And we’re grateful that many of our readers have done so. If you see value in the fact that Creemore has a weekly voice in the Echo and haven’t done so already, please consider purchasing a subscription for $45. It really is for the good of the community.

LETTER

“All or nothing”

Dear Editor: Sara Nicoll, the Walker Aggregates employee who wrote you a letter two weeks ago, should think back to the community meeting held last October. The Clearview Community Coalition was opposed to the new quarry’s size. Walker wanted to go for 3 million tonnes per year. Our stand was that we could live with the current production level, but not a doubling the size as they were aiming for. CCC met with Walker management and tried to negotiate with them, but their stance was “it’s all or nothing.” I guess you could say it was “Las Vegas” style management: if we don’t get what we want, so much for the jobs and the local businesses. Had they agreed to continue on at the current level, all those jobs would have continued for the next 40 years and everyone would be happy. But no, it was all or nothing. This stance caused CCC to take the same stand as the Niagara Escarpment Commission, fight the new quarry and preserve a UNESCO World Biosphere. So if Walker loses in their bid for a new quarry, you can thank their “Las Vegas” management style for your job loss. Dick Corner, Duntroon

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THE WAY WE WERE

This old newspaper clipping from the Toronto Telegram was among the Creemore keepsakes brought in by Jim Madill, who is in the middle of going through his father’s old boxes. The caption reads, “Did you beat the tax deadline last night? The Marcatos, appearing at Granny’s discotheque in the Walker House, did their returns and then trooped down Front Street to the post office between shows.” If you’re wondering who the Marcatos were, we’re pretty sure that’s our own Fran Webster holding up the tax return. Is that Anna Lee on the far right?

SAYINGS

The Season of Reunions

There is a misconception that there are I am sure that being a wallflower, yet again, only two seasons in Canada, winter and will be memento enough for me. the season of construction. I, however, Here are a few sayings to help you get through the reunion season. feel that we need to add another – the • Families are like fudge – mostly sweet season of reunions. Coming from a small family with no with a few nuts. ~ Author Unknown need for the phenomenon known as the • If you don’t believe in ghosts, you’ve Cat family reunion (I mean gawd, I just saw never been to a family reunion. ~ Ashleigh FLACK Brilliant you seven years ago... what’s the rush?) • People seem to get nostalgic about a I find myself strangely drawn to the lot of things they weren’t so crazy about the first time idea of attending my high school reunion. But wait a second, why would anyone want to go to a high around. ~ Author Unknown • It’s never safe to be nostalgic about something school reunion? This is the very question I asked until you’re absolutely certain there’s no chance of its myself as I filled in a registration form... for my high coming back. ~ Bill Vaughn school reunion. • Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges High school for me was very painful. It is for most of us. Your teenage years, as Alice Cooper once sang, from the good old days. ~ Doug Larson • Things ain’t what they used to be and probably find you in between childhood and adulthood and never was. ~ Will Rogers not at all sure which hood you prefer. Many of my • Nostalgia is a seductive liar. ~George Wildman high-school mates I have already found on the official Ball reunion site known as Facebook. But photos can lie and meeting the person again in the flesh will be different • There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory. ~ Josh Billings and revealing. • Bring the past only if you are going to build from The first night of the reunion is in a pub in the Byward it. ~ Doménico Cieri Estrada Market area of Ottawa. Always a better idea to relive a • What you need to know about the past is that no nightmare while under the influence of alcohol, right? People always seem smarter and better looking that matter what has happened, it has all worked together to bring you to this very moment. And this is the moment way. The second evening is a dinner and dance affair you can choose to make everything new. Right now. ~ in the hallowed halls of Colonel By High School. They Author Unknown are even going to give us a memento of the evening, but

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There were 66 of us out She has done this for some for cards today. Bob Veale years. We at Seniors are welcomed newcomers Pat blessed with the thoughtful, and Ray Broad, and he caring folks that make up our also announced that our group. They are concerned next Rama trip will be about each other, and go on Tuesday, June 1. Then out of their way to help one Marg Ferguson read out a another. For instance, after Sylvia GALE couple of cute jokes. Well the score cards are all in, done, Marg! Bob Veale is busy sorting The 50/50 draws went to Pat Broad, out the winning scores – and often the Ruby Klinck, Lois Walker, Wilma sandwiches are gone by the time he gets Zeggil, Audrey Fenton, Doreen to the lunch table. Last week, Marion McDermid, Janice Stephens, Warren Kelly was spotted putting some aside Gale and Eileen Giffen. for him while there was a good choice. Moon shots were played by Peter Just another way in which these folks Gubbels, Jim Rigney, Eleanor Elder, keep an eye out for each other, Very Phyllis Seed, Ray Leighton, Doreen nicely done, Marion! Murray and Eileen Nash. Eileen won Our sincere sympathy goes out to the travelling prize, and Jim won the Cyndy Reycraft and family (Peter, side bet loonies. Susie, Mary Jane and Jenny and their High scorers were Marge Douglas families) on the loss of a wonderful 305, Peter Gubbels 296, and Audrey husband, father and grandfather, Jim Tidd and Ted Underhill were tied with Reycraft. Jim had just had his 80th 289. Low was Norma Johnston with birthday, and he was still active in his 69. The hidden score of 35 did not go, law office in Creemore until he suffered so next week it will be worth $12. a recent stroke. Jim passed away on Our thanks to Ray Leighton for Sunday, May 16, and his friendly being “on the ball” by recognizing a personality and lovely smile will be good buy when he saw it, and for going sorely missed. ahead and buying some much-needed The Celebration of Life/Memorial supplies for Seniors – and for saving for Laverne Barker was held at the New us a buck or two in the process. Also Lowell Legion last Sunday. It was so thanks to Norma Johnston for again well attended that they were kept busy planting, nurturing and sharing her setting up chairs and more chairs. A “signature” small yellow, pear-shaped, most fitting display of the esteem in acid-free tomato plants with all of us. which he was held.

Local Church Directory

Sunday, May 23 St. Andrew’s Maple Cross Presbyterian Church 1 Caroline Street West Worship & Sunday School at 10 am. “Where Jesus is Lord, all are welcome.” Rev. Elizabeth Inglis • 466-5838 Join us at St. Luke’s Anglican Church 22 Caroline St. W. 466-2206 For a joyful service of worship and Children’s Program at 11 am. All are welcome. Creemore Baptist Church Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. 12 Wellington Street West For info call (705) 466-6232 All are welcome

Victoria Memorial United Church in Honeywood Service at 11 am today • May 30: Joint Service at Maxwell United at 9 am (no church in Honeywood on May 30)

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We had a whirlwind visit from daughter Laurie and grandgirl Beth from Calgary last week. They arrived Sunday night and left Tuesday morning – and even managed to get a bit of visiting in while they were home. They were in Ontario for a water conference as husband Bryce was too busy with his own company, Rowe Water Works, to attend. I was also talking to grandboy Curtis Kidd who was slated to go to Polaris in the Arctic. His flight, on Air Canada, was from Calgary to Ottawa, where they would stay overnight and then go on to Iqaluit in Nunavut the next day. Well, he was sitting waiting for the plane to take off in Calgary when Security came on board and asked Curtis to “come with them, and bring his boarding pass.” They took him to a locked room with a security guard where he found his water testing case was being shown on a TV monitor. Seems this water testing case normally goes as “cargo” but it got missed, so it was sent as part of Curtis’s luggage. Apparently they had x-rayed it, and as soon as they saw all the tubes and gadgets, the case was put in a dugout with a TV camera. After an hour or so of questioning him, and having him explain all the functions of all the hardware, he discovered they had held the flight for him. It was a case of hold it or else unload all the luggage to get his other two

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bags off. As they were escorting him down the terminal to the plane, he said something about having “told them it wasn’t a bomb” only to see all the heads within hearing distance snapping his way. Anyway, once he boarded the much-delayed flight, some passengers looked as if they would gladly have throttled him for the hold up, while others were looking askance at him. He did get to Ottawa, and his water testing case was there in the morning to go to Iqaluit with him. They also gave him a “disk” with the info about that case so he would not have trouble in the future. His adventure didn’t end there. As Iqaluit is the end of the road for Air Canada, he was to transfer to a First Air flight. As the bus was taking about ten passengers out to the plane, some metal went skittering along the tarmac. The bus was then notified to take the passengers back to the terminal as they had just blown something off the motor of the plane. And, when he finally did get to Resolute, the twin otter plane that was arriving to take him to Little Cornwallis Island landed on the ice of the Arctic Ocean and went through – although one wing was still sticking up through the ice. No wonder a guy that also works in the high Arctic came up to Curtis in the Ottawa airport and said, “I know you. Every time I get on a plane with you, we never get to where we are going!”

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Banking After Hours, the Thursday-FridaySaturday evening Italian restaurant operating out of Nancy Johnston’s Bank Café, has changed hands and is now owned by Sabrina StampDupuis. Sabrina designed the menu and was cooking for original proprietor Bob Pegg, and when Bob decided to move out of town, she jumped at the chance to run the show herself. Since she took over last month, the restaurant has continued to offer casual Italian fare in an intimate environment at a good price. For reservations, call 466-2002.

We are a proud part of this community. And we want you to have the facts. The Duntroon Quarry Expansion proposal matters to the future of this community. Some people want us to close our operations and eliminate dozens of local jobs. Take a moment to get the facts and decide for yourself.

If you have questions about the proposal, please talk to us: 705.445.2300 x223

Fact #1: We care about the environment. Our goal for the quarry expansion: net gains for both the community and the environment.  We will protect the quantity and quality of groundwater and surface water  The Ministry of the Environment has completed its review of the project and is satisfied that it can proceed subject to permits under the Ontario Water Resources Act

 Our Adaptive Management Plan will act as an insurance policy to ensure the quarry operations adapt to changes in the local environment  Our reforestation and wetland enhancement program focused on ecological diversity on 180.5 acres of buffer and other lands will » increase forested area by approx. 50 acres » increase the local wetland area by approx. 3 acres » increase interior forest habitat for a greater diversity of species » enhance ecological linkages with wildlife corridors on adjacent properties » enhance brook trout habitat in the Beaver River

In our words...

“The quarry environment is perfect for the bees. It’s amazing how many wildflowers grow around the quarry. Bees don’t just make honey. They help pollinate agricultural crops, home gardens, orchards, and wildlife habitats. With honey bee populations on the decline, I’m happy to do my part.” Grant Parsons Quarry Operator and Bee Keeper

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Walker is a twotime recipient of the Niagara Escarpment Achievement Award for our quarry rehabilitation and enhancement efforts.

The Creemore Echo • Friday, May 21, 2010 •

A good old-fashioned barn party for a cause by Brad Holden Just in case things weren’t busy enough at the New Farm at this time of year, organic farmers Brent Preston and Gillian Flies have decided they’d like to throw a big party as well. And where else to have a party but in the barn, and who else to have as entertainment than Fred Eaglesmith, southern Ontario’s travelling troubadour of all things ragged and rural? Brent and Gillian will host Fred in their Maple Valley barn on Saturday, June 5, and for $45, concert-goers will not only be treated to a fantastic show, they’ll also enjoy an organic pig roast with all the fixings. Proceeds from the party will benefit “Grow for The Stop,” a charity founded by the New Farm owners in partnership with Toronto’s The Stop Community Food Centre. Money allows the Stop to buy quality organic food from the New Farm, which is then used in its food bank program to serve over 16,000 people every year. Instead of macaroni and canned food, people in need receive a wide diversity of the freshest, best-tasting and nutritional foods available, and local agriculture receives much-needed support. As for the entertainment, anyone who has seen Fred Eaglesmith before on his periodic trips through the area can tell you that this is a man who pulls out all the stops to make sure the audience goes home happy. In addition to being an exceptional songwriter whose lyrics perfectly capture the rural experience, he’s also a gifted comedian whose between-song rapport is guaranteed to enlighten and entertain. Tickets for “Fred on the Farm” are available online at www.fredeaglesmith.com, at the Creemore Echo, the 100 Mile Store and Curiosity House, or at the New Farm booth at the Creemore Farmers’ Market.

New Farmers Gillian Flies and Brent Preston (here with their dog Zip) will host Fred Eaglesmith (right) in their barn on Saturday, June 5.

Echo Briefs

Cadet Car Wash and Yard Sale

The 1944 EME Army Cadets will be in the Stayner Medical Centre Parking Lot on Saturday, May 22 from 9 am to 4 pm for their 7th Annual Car Wash and the 2nd Annual Yard Sale. For further information, contact Michelle Banks at (705) 293-0772.

Yard Sale Weekend

See the Classifieds on page 15 for a list of yard sales around town this Saturday.

Fresh

The Teddy Bears’ Picnic Daycare Centre fundraising drive continues on Saturday, May 22 with a Yard Sale and Breakfast Sandwiches at the Station On The Green. There is also a bin in the Teddy Bears parking lot from Midwest Metals. They will be accepting donations of all kinds of metal, as well as electronic goods. Alternatively, you can take your metal directly to Midwest Metals and ask them to direct the proceeds to Teddy Bears.

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• The Creemore Echo •

Friday, May 21, 2010

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE ER Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Johnston & Daniel Division

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Anyone familiar with the General & Marine knows that the hospital’s operations begin and end with its volunteers, so it’s no surprise that people arriving in the ER waiting room are first greeted by a volunteer like Marlene Hayes. In the above case, Hayes made sure that Wayne Tracey was directed to the triage line-up, and kept him entertained while he was there. Once at the triage desk, patients are evaluated and placed in priority before they are registered. In the above right case, triage nurse Deb Foubert listened as John Thomas described his reasons for coming to the ER. Inside the ER, the nurses’ desk is a hive of activity, with physicians like Dr. David Baird Royal LePage(in the red) checking in between patients. Real Estate Services Ltd., Johnston & Daniel Division

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The Creemore Echo •

Friday, May 21, 2010 •

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE ER

Spending a day in the ER gives you a real sense of the huge array of ailments that doctors have to deal with quickly and professionally. Wasaga Beach resident Warren Shore (above left) a fluttering sensation in his heart for a few days, and when he called his family doctor to make an appointment, he was told to go to emergency instead. Within a few hours of arriving, he was being consulted by G&M cardiologist Dr. Eric Good. Seventeen-year-old Stayner resident Amy Sacrey (left) has been feeling unwell for nearly two years. When she woke up vomiting in the middle of the night, her mom Darlene Campbell brought her to the ER. When we talked to her, she was good-naturedly awaiting the results of a test for Chrohn’s Disease. Collingwood resident Keri-Lyn Durant (above) was driving to work along Highway 26 east of town on her brand new pink Vespa scooter when a heavy gust of wind knocked her off the bike. It appeared she’d suffered only bumps and bruises, and was thankful she’d been wearing full leather gear and a helmet.

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Limestone & Timber bungalow, very quiet private setting on 3.5 acres. Great room w/ stone Rumford fireplace, 3 bedrooms up & 2 down, main ﬂoor master w/ ensuite, long views. $699,000

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BAYVIEW SCHOOL HOUSE

A romantic country retreat Circa 1884 - completely reno’ed 4 bedroom, 2 bath, panoramic views, fireplace, ﬂoor to ceiling windows, pond & landscaped. $549,000

85 rolling acres w/ long westerly views, mix of fields, woods, & rolling hills. very quiet road, several choice building sites. $569,000

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• The Creemore Echo •

Friday, May 21, 2010 (paid advertisement)

Wind Turbines; Offensive industrialization of human space By: Dr. Brian L. Horejsi, Dr. Barrie K. Gilbert, George Wuerthner People are barking up the wrong tree by promoting, or succumbing to, wind turbine construction regardless of where it is proposed and how many there might be. Many North Americans are infected with tunnel vision and erroneously appear to believe that turbine generated energy is somehow linked to reversing the growth in and impact of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. There exists NO evidence anywhere that Turbine energy is substituting for or displacing fossil fuel dependence, nor is there any evidence that it is in any material way slowing the rate of GHG emission growth. Turbine energy is a non factor in the never ending growth agenda of the fossil fuel industry, and it is not a factor in the agenda of governments promoting growth in and dependence on oil and gas consumption. There can be no better example than North America of the failure of turbine energy to slow growth in anything. People have been hoodwinked into promoting wind turbine energy as some sort of Nirvana all while human population growth and per capita energy consumption continue to spiral upward. Turbine energy generation is fueling growth in human population and energy consumption and growth in a false “economy”. It is NOT doing the opposite. Matching the folly of the energy replacement misunderstanding is denial by governments and promoters of the ecological impacts and health effects of turbines; the ugly reality is that they are a serious addition to the industrialization of quiet rural landscapes that people have long valued for quality of life, retirement, and recreation. The list of environmental costs imposed on wildlife and people are now being recognized; they are far from meaningless, but they have been trivialized by turbine promoters and politicians that have systematically tilted the deck sharply in the developers favor. Environmental costs have been systematically ignored by a political and regulatory system that has corrupted individual and societal freedom and environmental integrity by relegating these values to some distant offshoot of economic growth. These costs, and those who stand by them, are treated with contempt; how dare they influence the decision to grant some landowner a chance to make a buck by carving your backyard and your space into fragments with giant chopping machines? Wind turbines are an assault on human well being and act to degrade the human “gestalt”. Promotion of wind turbine energy is a case of

serious misjudgment by those who fraudulently use green wash to promote their commercial aspirations. Buried deep within the human genome is an innate recognition and suspicion of monsters – large objects – looming on the horizon. Wind turbines are todays versions of a threatening monster, jammed down the throats of neighbors and localities. 30% of the human cortex occupies itself with processing visual information, far more than any other sense, and nothing delivers a more intrusive and intense visual picture than the tower and blades of wind turbines. Turbines erode freedom of the human mind hour after hour, night after day, virtually forever, like a cell phone ringing incessantly and yet no one is able to turn it off. To many people this intrusion into their physical and physiological space is an insidious form of torment. The mental effect is analogous to the physical effects of a heavy smoker sitting next to you essentially for life! We do not subscribe to the managerial / market approach to democracy or conservation with its deeply entrenched bias against human values such as an unadulterated horizon. This largely corporate view denigrates the value of freedom of the human spirit – the very pedestal upon which human dignity, character and strength are built. In an honest and fair regulatory and political environment, local citizens and communities would bury turbine projects long before they get to the serious implementation stage. Once again, however, citizens are being forced to try and employ the very tools that degrade our quality of life and humiliate us as mere pawns of some corporate created market economy. That being the case, it occurs to us that wind turbines wearing eternally on the human psyche, constituting a “taking” by corporate promoters and biased government collaborators; a taking that damages the well being of all residents. We asked ourselves if $1000 payment per person would compensate for the damages imposed on the ever day life of hundreds and thousands of affected citizens? Not even close. Perhaps then, $3000, or $8000? Would that kind of money make up for the forced collapse of part of your quality of life, your loss of right to space, loss of privacy, loss of political power, curbs on your freedom, and the mental and physical costs imposed on you by stress associated with constant angst, irritation and distraction? For some, we suspect yes would be the answer. For others, like those who have lost a child to negligent corporate behavior, been strangled slowly by nicotine, or been poisoned by toxic emissions or effluent, no amount of money can

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compensate for the deprivation and harm they have and will suffer. Regardless of the compensatory damages you might place on that part of your life lost because of turbine industrialization, should you not be compensated for this taking? The commercial private sector is forcing itself into your life, and that constitutes a taking of your rights, benefits and well being. We propose that each person impacted by a turbine receive, as a starting point for negotiations, $3000 annually, to be paid by the developer for the loss of private and citizen rights, a very large portion of which includes peace and satisfaction, a critical part of your state of mind. We all know that is a significant part of personal, social and democratic well being. The concept is simple; if the developer and some uncaring land owners want to destroy your rights and those of other citizens, inflicting on you suffering and mental distress, the good old “free” enterprise system developers and local governments love to hide behind, comes into play; they pay to destroy part of your life. There has to be pain and resistance in the system for those who knowingly exploit the public and individual vulnerability, a now institutionalized vulnerability which commercial and private sector interests worked hard to establish. The recent proliferation of wind turbine farms is just one more case of the serious aggression and destruction that reflects the continuing expansion of an extremist private property and commercialism agenda. This socially, legally and politically defective agenda and process is being exploited by corporations, some local residents, and local governments. Ladies and gentlemen, this is not freedom and it is not democracy; it is vandalism and oppression in the name of commercialism. As citizens we have the right, and we say the obligation, and we must marshal the courage, to reject wind turbine invasions as a corruption of our well being that is cached “in our spirit rather than in our wallet”. Dr. Brian L. Horejsi Behavioral scientist and citizen advocate for democratic process Box 84006, PO Market Mall Calgary, Alberta, T3A 5C4 403-246-9328 Dr. Barrie K. Gilbert Wildlife Ecologist and conservation activist Box 252, Wolfe Island, Ontario KOH 2HO 613-385-2289 George Wuerthner, Ecologist and writer. POB 719, Richmond, Vermont 05477 802-434-3948

To help preserve our rural environment please contact us PO Box 2091, Creemore, ON L0M 1G0 clearviewwait@gmail.com

The Clearview coalition is concerned with the health, environmental and economic impact of industrial wind turbines on our prime agricultural and recreational land.

The Creemore Echo • Friday, May 21, 2010 •

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE ER Throughout the day, as the number of patients grew, the G&M ER staff remained the epitome of grace under pressure. Resource nurse Cathy Maecker (left) spent the day on a “special project” – taking inventory and reorganizing the department’s stockroom, an invaluable resource in a place where you never know what supplies you’ll be in dire need of from day to day. Despite it being his day off, Dr. Nick Furtado (right) paid the nurses a visit to drop off some cupcakes, a fruit dish and a bottle of non-alcoholic champagne in honour of his daughter’s first birthday. Volunteers Kim McCarthy and Marlene Hayes (below left) opened a shipment of donated finger puppets, some of them knit by Haye’s sister Pat Irwin. Toys like these go a long way toward distracting young patients during stressful times. And while they rarely stand still long, some of the staff agreed to pose for a photo during a quiet time: from left to right ER nurses Erin Parrish, Erica Miller and Jocelyn Mathers and medical lab technologist Miranda Marles.

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The Duntroon Quarry Expansion Proposal: It’s about our community.

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I chose to work for Walker based on the values of the company, the competitive wages and benefits, and because I live only a 10 minute drive from the quarry. Lots of us who work at the quarry are locals. I used to commute from my home in Feversham to Brampton every day. I have four children — aged eight, three and one-year-old twins — and it means the world to me to cut off two hours a day of commuting to spend time with them. If the quarry closed, I’d have to leave the area to find comparable employment, and that’s not something I or my family wants to do.

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Wes Lawler Mechanic Walker Aggregates Inc.

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• The Creemore Echo •

Friday, May 21, 2010

Sometimes procrastination does pay VIEW FROM THE RIDGE

I’ve always rather gardening with a minimal suspected that procrastination, impact to the environment, the tendency to put things I try to minimize my use of off to a later time, has an pesticides, herbicides, and upside. the like. After all, so many of us This choice has its have perfected the art that physical ramifications – if I Lisa you almost have to believe don’t want dandelions on the TIMPF there is some kind of a lawn, then manual removal, “natural selection” aspect pitting my brawn and a sharp to it. A benefit to the species in some shovel against my deep-rooted and wily way – say, for example, to keep us from opponents, is the only way to go. rushing into something that might prove Now, our yard is anything but small so detrimental. this is a somewhat daunting task. But I’ve never been able to lay my Nonetheless, seeing that the prolific hands on hard evidence to support my plants scattered across the yard had by theory. now evolved to flower-bearing splendor, That is, until the past weekend. Perhaps I knew this weekend was the time to grab I should explain. the bull by the horns – or the dandelion Being an adamant believer in by the roots, if you prefer. This not being my favourite task, I did take my time about it – and only got as far as polishing off the front yard before calling it a day on Saturday. Sunday morning, beckoned out of bed by the bright sunshine, I looked out the window to survey my next scheduled SUMMER SESSION CLASSES area of conquest – the sprawling back yard, also festooned with its fair share & SUMMER DAY CAMP of yellow blooms. • Summer Camp – When I looked more closely, though, I noticed that the dandelions had caught 4 weeks starting July 5th the attention of other admirers as well – a • Summer Session – number of red admiral butterflies. 8 weeks of evening classes for boys Now, I take an active interest in & girls all ages, starting July 6 the comings and goings of butterflies Registration for all programs starts May 17 at the Buell Fitness & Aquatic Centre BCRA Kiosk

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and birds, but I will say I have never seen so many red admirals in one place. Depending on the reference you check, you might either suspect they had migrated here, or hatched, or overwintered. Their method of arrival was irrelevant. They were here, and they had clearly brought their appetites with them. I wandered out into the back yard and stood quietly, camera in hand, for awhile, watching as they came and went, sipping the nectar from the dandelions. Sometimes, three or four of them were within a foot of each other. And with very few other flowers present on my property as yet, it was clearly a good thing that there were some dandelions for them to sample. I enjoyed the admirals through the day, playing with various angles with

my digital camera as I tried to capture their black-and-orange splendour. They rewarded me on occasion by staying relatively still for my clumsy photography efforts. And so I viewed my procrastination of the previous day as having an upside. Though eventually some of the dandelions fell victim to the lawn mower later in the day, I ensured that there were several large patches of yellow flowers left for them to enjoy. I share this story for the benefit of my fellow procrastinators. While there are a few things that shouldn’t be put off – getting the trash to the curb on the appointed day, or getting the dog to the vet for their rabies shot, for example – there are some occasions where procrastination pays. The trick is to be selective…

A PUBLISHED AUTHOR IN OUR RANKS For the last three years, Echo readers

have been entertained by Lisa Timpf’s meditations on rural life in her regular column, “From the Ridge.” Timpf has now collected some of these columns, as well as many other writings and poems about nature, pet ownership and family relationships in a beautiful book entitled A Trail That Twines. Proceeds from the book will go to a variety of health, humane, educational and environmental charities. To visit with the author and purchase a copy of the book, visit the Creemore Farmers’ Market on Saturday, May 22 – Lisa will be the feature author at the Curiosity House booth. In the afternoon she’ll be at the book store from 2 to 4 pm.

In Memory of our Son, Husband, Father & Grandfather

Eldon Barber 1933 to 2009

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VICTORIA DAY WASTE, BLUE BOX & ORGANICS COLLECTION NOTICE Due to Victoria Day on Monday, May 24 all collections will be delayed by one day for the entire week. See 2010 Collection Calendar for more information.

You’ll get a warm welcome and cold beer.

WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES HOURS All County Waste Management Facilities will be closed Monday, May 24th except Site 8 (Matchedash) for which the following hours apply: TOURS • TASTINGS • BOUTIQUE 139 Mill Street, Creemore ON. 1-800-267-2240

At Creemore Springs we take pride in introducing folks to the great taste of our beer and showing them how we make it. So the next time you’re near the town of Creemore, drop by the brewery, the hospitality is on us.

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CLOSED Sunday, May 23 OPEN Monday, May 24 (8:30-4:30) OPEN Tuesday, May 25 (8:30-4:30)

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The Creemore Echo • Friday, May 21, 2010 •

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Find this week’s answer in Classifieds

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online at www.cgmhf.com or call

Mad River Golf Club 705-428-3673

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• The Creemore Echo •

Friday, May 21, 2010

Braves start baseball season with 2-1 record by Fred Mills After an opening weekend rainout, the Creemore Braves’ season finally started last Saturday afternoon with a 10-0 win at home against The Midland Twins (Jr.). Todd Gowan pitched the win, allowing three hits and striking out nine. The Braves had 10 hits, with Chris Greer counting a pair and Bryan Post counting three, including a three-run home run. The team then met the Angus Black Sox in a 5 pm “twilight game,” scheduled to make up for the rainout the week before. Brad Grieveson picked up the win, allowing 3 hits while fanning 11 batters. The Angus pitcher also pitched a good game, allowing only three hits by Braves Tom Gateman, Curt Barrett and Todd Gowan. Gowan’s was the biggest – a three-run dinger that gave the Braves a 3-0 win and a 2-0 record at the end of the day. The final game of Creemore’s threegame homestand took place Sunday

Far left: 2009 North Dufferin Baseball League MVP Todd Gowan got the Braves off to a good start, pitching a shutout win on Saturday. Near left: Ryan Bartley reached base on a walk on Sunday but failed to cross the plate.

afternoon versus the Bolton “B” Braves, who came in strong and handed the home team their first loss of the season. Matt Baldry took the loss, allowing nine hits and striking out 10. Creemore had seven hits, with Chris Greer racking up three and Todd Gowan collecting a pair. After their first weekend the Braves now take their 2-1 record on the road for the next seven games.

Above: Todd Gowan Left: Ryan Bartley

• Service Directory • Accountant Ramona A. Greer CGA Certified General Accountant 28 Elizabeth Street East Creemore, Ontario

(705) 466-2171 Member of the Certified General Accountants of Ontario

Chiropractor

CREEMORE CHIROPRACTIC DR. NEIL PATRICK CREEMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

466-3447

www.creemorechiro.com

Lawn Care Country Landscape

Services Maintenance Pruning • Bedwork and more

(705) 423-9969

Paint & Masonry

Painting & Repair Contracting

Alternative Energy

GRAVITY SUN POWER solar generation for energy savings and income professionally designed and installed

Jeff Williams • 466-5741

Contractor

Susan’s Grooming Salon

Professional Grooming for all breeds 31 Caroline St. E East entrance OPEN Mon-Fri Call for appointments

Husker House • 466-2759

Landscape & Construction

Lawyer General Practise of Law Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution John L. Ferris

Jason Gardner

Move-in/Move-out Clean Up

Call for your free estimate

New Lowell • 424-0708

Tel: (705) 466-3519

Roofing

Services

Qualified service for all your plumbing needs

Megan L. Celhoffer

www.ferrislaw.ca 190 Mill Street T 705-466-3888

Plumber

phone 466-3334 • fax 466-5166

Towing

Tree Removal

Towing at its best! For all your towing and recovery needs!

Kells Service Centre 80 High Street, Collingwood (705) 445-3421 • Fax (705) 445-7404

Complete Lawn Maintenance Landscape Construction Decks, Fences, Outbuilding

Going on vacation? We will check on your home & garden and care for your pets.

Dan Vroom • Horning’s Mills

CALL DOUG OR LORNA

519.925.1117 Painter

Odd Jobs

D-Odd Job

Interlocking Stone Carpentry and Renovations Painting and Drywall Asphalt Shingles Evan Dodd Contractor - Creemore Phone (705) 730-3915

Property Management

Paul Briggs Master Painter

(705) 466-5572

Over 25 Years Experience

Rentals

PLUMBING Servicing Creemore and surrounding area

(705) 466-5807 Licensed and insured

Sprinklers

7685 Cty Rd 91 • 428-0131

Topsoil

Get a Load of This!

Large & Small Loads, Weekend & Evening Delivery Available

Top Soil • Aggregates Mulch • Coloured Chips

705- 715- 1745 • 705- 428- 9971

Country Roads

T. NASH

Guaranteed Work • Free Estimates

TOWING

Garry Stamp, Owner/Operator

Home and Property Management & Gardening Services

Nature’s Way Lawn Care

PLUMBER

218 Main Street, Stayner

Landscape Construction

Over 30 years experience

Plumber

Safety’s & Fuel Injection

Home Management

Neil I McAvoy 705.466.3804

705 466-6667

Repairs to all makes of cars and light trucks!

Ads in the Echo Work!

Computer Repairs

Make one call - we do it all

Serving the area for over 20 years

Valley Auto & Tech

Bus. (705) 428-3393 ~ Res. (705) 466-2343

Drywall • Painting Carpentry • Tile Work Masonry • Roofing

Lawn Care

Auto Mechanic

(705) 466-3746

General Contracting Renovations & Repairs

Expert Painting Professional Masonry Repair Drywall Repair

ABSOLUTE Roofing &Insulation

Animal Care Care Animal

466-6769 • 623-2052

DON’T BE A HOSER EH... IRRIGATE

DOBINSON CONSTRUCTION

Serving Georgian Bay since 1988 Celebrating 20 years in business!

Welding

Residential • Commercial Design Sales • Service Installation Landscape Lighting

428-4608

877-H2O-LAWN 426-5296

Advertise here Starting at just $15 a week.

Machine Shop Facility • Custom Steel Fabrication & repairs • Decorative Iron Railing, Fences & Gates 8:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m.-Monday to Friday Book ahead for Saturday Service Don Brearey or Gloria Howie

705-466-2149

Call 466-9906 for more info

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Echo Classifieds

Friday, May 21, 2010 •

$15 plus gst for 25 words or less Submit by 5 pm Tuesday Email info@creemore.com Call (705) 466-9906 or Fax (705) 466-9908

celebrations

scrap metal fundraiser

wanted to rent

thank you

Buck & Doe for Amber Thomas & Andrew Fisher on Friday, May 21 at Duntroon Community Hall from 8 pm to 1 am. Age of Majority. Call Sebrina at 428-6003 for tickets or $10 at the door.

Teddy Bears Picnic is having a Midwest Metals Fundraiser. Drop off your scrap metal to the Centre on: Friday, May 21 from 5 to 7 pm; Saturday, May 22 from noon to 2 pm and Tuesday, May 25 from 5 to 7 pm. Call Shannon for more details at 466-2241. Call (705) 424-7382 if you need a pick up.

House wanted to rent – 2 or more bedrooms, 5 appliances, garage preferred for a charming professional couple. Non-smokers, no pets. Looking for availability July 1st or later in Creemore, Websterville, Dunedin or Lavender area. Willing to pay $800-$1000 per month on a 1 year lease. Please call Kathy Metheral McCuaig Collect at (613) 314-1442 or email kathlene.mccuaig@rogers.com

The time has come to give our heartfelt thank you’s to so many of our community. First, to the Clearview and Collingwood Fire Departments, you all were outstanding. Don would have been so proud! To the ladies of the Presbyterian and United churches, as well as Tim Hortons, for providing coffee and goodies to the firemen, a special thank you ... it was so cold outside! To Bob Ransier of Creemore, your help after the fire as well as continued help during the construction, a heartfelt thank you. To Mr. Brian Beale for trying to put the fire out with his hat, without much success... and the other customer who helped kick the burning office chair out the door, thank you for trying! To all who brought food, flowers, cards as well as gifts of money, thank you just doesn’t seem to be enough, but it is all I have! To Mr. John Redick and Patty O’Leary of the Co-Operators Insurance Company, you held our hand right from the beginning, you and your company have been absolutely fantastic!! To the Evangelical Missionary Church of Stayner, thank you not only for your generous gift, but an absolutely delicious supper! To our church family, The First Baptist Church of Stayner, your gifts, prayers and support have been “over the top”, Thank you! To anyone who have kept us in your thoughts and prayers, thanks, and as we are underway in the new construction of our new shop and homes, we look forward to seeing you at our grand opening! Jean Warden, Dianne Richardson and families

The family of Carman Gowan wish to invite you to a Come and Go 90th Birthday Tea on Sunday, May 23rd from 2 to 4 pm at 236 Mill Street, Creemore. Best wishes only please. Bridal Shower for Lisa Smith (Brad Grieveson) on Sunday, May 30 at St. John’s United Church, Creemore from 2 to 4 pm. Please accept this as your invitation. Ask not what your Father can do for you, ask what you can do for your Father. Mylar And Loreta’s Restaurant, Singhampton (705) 445-1247.

yard sales Saturday, May 22 Creemore’s Townwide Yard Sale! See ad on this page. Saturday May 22 Free at 7581 Cty Rd 9. Free chesterfield set & loveseat. You pick up. Call 466-2714 for details. Saturday, May 22 Garage Sale at 26 Caroline Street East from 8 am to 1 pm. Saturday, May 22 The Creemore Legion Ladies Auxillary’s Indoor Yard Sale & Bake Sale from 9 am to 1 pm. Rain or shine. Saturday May 22 Teddy Bears Picnic 3rd Annual Garage Sale & Breakfast Sandwiches at Station on the Green. 2010 from 8 am to noon. Saturday, May 22 Garage Sale/ Moving Sale. Everything must go! 9 am to noon at 8958 County Road 9, Dunedin. Saturday, May 22 Yard Sale at Centennial United Church, Stayner, 234 William St. & Oak St. from 8 am to noon. Proceeds to Mission and Service Fund. Saturday, May 22 Yard & Bake Sale at Rob Roy United Church from 8 am to 2 pm. Something for everyone. Saturday, May 22 1944 EME Army Cadet Parents’ Group Car Wash & Yard Sale at SCI parking lot from 9 am to 4 pm. This is a fundraiser for the Cadets. Saturday, May 29 Dunedin Perennial Plant, Garage Sale & Bake Sale from 8 am to 1 pm at Dunedin Hall. Gardener’s basket draw. Kids’table & more. Bake Sale by Dunedin Presbyterian Youth Group.

Creemore’s Town-wide Yard Sale!

• 27 Wellington Street West (Creemore Legion) • 10 Wellington St. East • 26 Caroline St East • Teddy Bears Picnic at Station on the Green • 7581 Cty Rd 9. Free chesterfield set & loveseat. • 12 Purple Hill Lane • 3435 Cty Rd 42 (beside Avening Hall) • 8958 Cty Rd 9, Dunedin • 3185 8th Line, north of Dunedin • 827589 Mulmur/Nottawasaga Townline

for sale Our own home-grown asparagus for sale at Giffens Country Market, Glen Huron (705) 466-3080.

property for sale Vacant land for sale, 8.7 acres, 74 Sydenham Trail W., near Duntroon, View of Georgian Bay, privacy, dead end road, well treed, driveway, drilled well. (705) 445-6095, www. viewofgeorgianbay.com

help wanted Now hiring experienced waiters & line cooks full and part-time hours. Please apply in person at The Old Mill House Pub, Creemore or call the Pub at (705) 466-5244. Dunedin family looking for help to get Mom over an injury. Seeking a Nanny/Housekeeper for approx. a month to start. Possibility of future work as well. We have flexibility with this position. For information please call Tami at 466-5622 or email tamipenney@hotmail.com.

tree & shrub sale Open to the public. Not So Hollow Farm Native Tree and Shrub Sale at 838369 4th Line E Mulmur, north off Cty Rd 21, west of Airport Rd 4666290 www.enviroscape.on.ca

classes / lessons English Riding Lessons. Learn how to ride with Equine Canada Certified Coach in Glencairn. Outdoor lessons available weekday, evenings & weekends. Call (705) 466-3705. 5 th Year of Private SWIMMING LESSONS in private heated swimming pool. $80 for 5 lessons given by certified lifeguard and Red Cross instructor. If interested please call Clarissa Wilson (705) 466-6430 or clarissa_97_@hotmail.com.

for rent Rooms for rent. Furnished. $100 per week includes shared living room, heat, hydro, high speed internet, satellite TV, parking. Linens supplied. No smoking. Call (705) 466-9968. Room for rent in Glencairn. 12’X17’in a nice home. Separate bathroom and bar area with fridge and family room. Shared kitchen, laundry on site. $500 a month. Call Steve at 424-5207 or 790-1530. House for rent in heart of Glen Huron. 2 storey, 2 bedroom. Not furnished. Verandah at front & back. $750 per month plus utilities. References a must. Call (705) 466-2244 & ask for Fred, Dave or Johnny.

lost / found Male hound found west of Dunedin. Call 466-2523 to claim.

services PONDS & TROUT STOCKING. Rainbow, Brook & Brown Trout starting @ 99¢ and up! Min 100. Koender windmills, Otterbine Fountains, Pond Aerators, True Blue, Bactapur, Nets. www.silvercreekponds.com (519) 8332559, Erin Ontario.

birth announcement Jonathon Hornsby & Amanda Armenti, wish to announce the arrival of Luka Jonathon Andrew Hornsby, born in Edmonton Alberta weighing 7lbs 6oz on Monday, May 10, 2010. Proud grandparents are Gail Hornsby, Creemore; Robert and Emma Hornsby, Stayner; Rose Leclerc, Kenora; Andy Waugh, Kenora and Great Grandma Jean. Special thanks to Amanda Sage for being there.

open house Victorian Blossom Tyme Antiques and Linen and Lace Open House. In our country Victorian home discover hundreds of Century old & vintage linens, lace, antiques, prints, fine china, silver, vintage books, dolls, bears and jewelry. Delight in our handmade soaps, honeybutters, country baking, pansy planters and garden wares. Enjoy tea and scones in the garden. Call a day ahead to reserve for a group Victorian luncheon. May 15 to June 13. 10 am to 4 pm daily. Accepting cash or cheques. Bring slippers. 2 km east of Stayner on Hwy 26 to Centerline Rd, south 3 kms to Conc 9, east 1 km to “A Day at Victoria’s” (fire # 5681) (705) 428-0445. 2110

thank you

To our family,3friends,2 church, and local community, we cannot thank you enough8for the support we received 1 at our Nicaragua Fundraising Lasagna 6 Your generosity4 will help 7 us 5 Dinner. help others! Brad 5 2& Carlee 4 9 Mad 5 & Noisy7 Open3Mic Nights 8 have come to an end. Thanks to all 1 8 4& fans that came out the2 musicians to 9support 4 over2 the last three years. 7 We wish you all the best in your musical 2 Sue Miller & Ian Payne 8 endeavors.

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Surrounded by the love of his family, Jim passed away after suffering a stroke. Our “Gentle Giant” guided our family with love and integrity. He leaves behind his wife Cyndy, daughters Mary Jane Espey, Susie McLeod, Jenny Rains, son Peter and the three “B’s” sons- in-law Bob, Bill and Brad. Loved by his grandchildren Amelia, Claire, Finn, Evan and Nathan. Brother of Jane Fitzgerald, brother -in-law of Norma Godbold and Louise and Ian Godbold. Fondly remembered by his nieces, nephews and their children. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 20, 2010 from 6-9 p.m. and Friday, May 21, 2010 from 1-4 p.m. at Fawcett Funeral Home, 182 Mill Street, Creemore. If desired, memorial donations in Jim’s memory may be made to the Collingwood General & Marine Hospital or the Creemore Tree Committee. Friends may visit Jim’s on-line Book of Memories atwww. fawcettfuneralhomes.com

• The Creemore Echo •

Friday, May 21, 2010

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