The Creemore
Echo
Friday, June 12, 2015
Vol. 15 No. 24
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News and views in and around Creemore
Inside the Echo
Gone fishin'
On location with The Real Fishing Show PAGE 3
Doors open
New life for Lavender Hall Estate PAGE 7
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Clearview council resists ditching prayer
Staff photo: Trina Berlo
Torchbearers Stayner Collegiate Institute students Alex Breedon (from left) and Jake Underhill with teacher
Holly Plasek hoist the torch during the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games torch relay stop in Stayner Thursday. For more photos, visit www.TheCreemoreEcho.com.
by Trina Berlo Councillors in Clearview are not convinced they should remove allocated prayer time at the beginning of each meeting just because a recent Supreme Court ruling found the practice violated the rights of council members in Saguenay, Quebec. The court upheld a decision in April, that reciting a Catholic prayer at a council meeting was a violation of religious rights after a complaint by Alain Simoneau, an atheist who attended meetings. At council’s June 1 meeting, Clearview clerk Pamela Fettes recommended the prayer at the beginning of the meeting be removed. “In light of the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision concerning prayer at municipal council meetings, it is recommended that this item be taken out of the procedural bylaw,” reported Fettes. “The mayor and clerk held a meeting with the chair of the Ministerial (See “Council” on page 12)
Local rower competes at Pan Am, Olympics in sight Fundraising golf tournament in Duntroon Sept. 12 by Trina Berlo Duntroon native Matthew Buie is among rowers nominated to represent Canada at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. Buie, 27, will compete in men’s quadruple sculls and men’s double sculls at the rowing regatta, taking place in St. Catharines from July 11 to 15. The Canadian Olympic Committee and Rowing Canada Aviron announced the 26-member national rowing team on June 2. “This season is an important one for me for two reasons,” Buie told
The Echo. “First, I have a rare chance to represent my country in Canada, which is a big honour. It will be great to show everyone that supports me what I do and the level of competition I am in. Secondly, this is the qualifying year for the Olympics. We have to place top eight at the world rowing championships to qualify for the 2016 Olympics. I believe we have trained hard for the last three years that this is a very attainable goal.” The national rowing team is competing at the World Rowing Cup races in Europe in preparation for the World Rowing Championships in France at the end of the summer, which will serve as the primary Olympic (See “Fall” on page 12)
Rowing Canada/Katie Steenman photo
Matthew Buie is competing in two events at the Pan Am Games rowing regatta in St. Catharines from July 11 to 15.
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