The Creemore
Echo
Friday, May 23, 2014 Vol. 14 No. 21 thecreemoreecho.com
Inside the Echo
What's in store?
Find local and Fair Trade at Seasons PAGE 6
Reaching for the sky
Young environmentalist aims high PAGE 7
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More construction Brewing
KEEPING WARM – Steve Green and Petronella Bell share a hug at last
Saturday's chilly kick-off to the weekly Creemore Farmers' Market. Steve was on hand selling sweets to support Ray's Place, while Petronella was back with Angie's Place Canadian Caribbean Eatery. For more photos of the start of the season, visit www.thecreemoreecho.com.
Creemore Cadet heads to U.K.
Echo briefs Power outage
Residents of Creemore and the surrounding area will not have power on Sunday, May 25 from 6 to10 am. This is a scheduled power outage to repair overheard lines. Call 705-445-1800, ext. 2259, if you have any questions.
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By Kristi Green the construction at this time to increase As Creemore Springs Brewery embarks efficiency. on a second year-long expansion, it is For one, the better weather will help taking steps to reduce disruption on increase productivity, he said. As well, Mill Street. truckload weights (which are restricted On June 1, the in winter and spring to Brewery will begin protect roads) are no constructing a new retail longer limited in the store, maintenance area, summer. laboratory and staff room, With construction plus a board room that starting in June, trucks will be available for will be able to carry community use at its more to the construction current site. site at one time, instead Initially, this will of making multiple trips, require heavy equipment Davies explained. to access the site to “Half-load restrictions excavate foundations, Contributed Photo increase the number of Geoff Davies truck movements in and pour concrete and place steel until the middle of June. out of the site,” Davies said. “If we had “Due to their large size, some vehicles started in March, then the disruption will have to enter the work site through would have been significantly longer.” Mill Street,” said Geoff Davies, Head Davies said the brewery is taking of Operations at Creemore Springs steps to lessen the disruption to its Brewery. “However, Creemore Springs neighbours. This includes erecting a will strive to minimize the frequency of temporary fence to separate construction such access.” activities from Mill Street. There will While summer in Creemore is a also be a fence along the west side of season that many feel could do without the sidewalk from the northwest corner a construction site on the main street, of the warehouse to the southwest Davies said the Brewery planned to start (See “Brewery” on page 3)
Sunday, June 1 is the deadline to licence your dog with Clearview Township. Clearview requires all dogs to have up-to-date licences, with the tag attached to the dog's collar or harness. There is also an $85 fine for dogs who are off-leash when they are off their owner’s property. Visit the Administration Building at 217 Gideon Street in Stayner to apply for a dog licence, or find the form at www.clearview.ca.
A Creemore Cadet has earned a position on the Royal Canadian Army Cadet National Rifle Team. At the end of June, Cadet Sergeant Cole McArthur, 15, will travel to Bisley, U.K. to compete against hundreds of other individuals and teams at the international level for large bore marksmanship shooting. Cole, who is a
member of the 1944 E. M. E. Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps, is one of 18 Cadets chosen from across Canada. “I’m looking forward to the matches in England; it will be a new level of competition,” said Cole. He developed his skills during past summers training at the Connaught National Army Cadet Summer Tr a i n i n g C e n t r e i n
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Cole McArthur
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