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Big plans for Clearview's small halls

by Trina Berlo Clearview Township’s community centres are banding together during the Small Halls Festival for a weekend packed with activities and entertainment.

Events are planned at community h a l l s i n Av e n i n g , B r e n t w o o d , Creemore, Dunedin, Nottawa, Duntroon, Singhampton and Sunnidale Corners, and the Stayner arena, on Oct. 2-5.

On the heels of a branding exercise and a community hall revitalization project, the Small Halls Festival is meant to showcase Clearview’s facilities, provide programing for township residents and attract tourists.

Last year, Clearview Township’s community centres underwent facility reviews and after a little soul searching hall board members decided to go full bore and do whatever it took to keep the halls open. The volunteers that run the halls raised funds to help pay for the renovations.

With a commitment to maintaining the halls, attention turned to ensuring the future vitality of the halls.

Duntroon Hall board chair Jim Campbell and Avening hall board member Sara Hershoff had been dreaming of an event that brought all the halls together for one event and the Small Halls Festival was born.

“This is our opportunity to let people step back in time and experience what their grandparents might have experienced before rural communities were gutted,” said Hershoff. “The halls are a touchstone to our past.”

She said it’s about celebrating a rural resource that other communities have lost and protecting it for future users.

“Although the community changes, the halls are constant,” said Hershoff.

“We still need a place to meet and the halls are there to use in any way that we want.”

Campbell said it’s not just about the immediate community, also welcoming people from elsewhere who want to

Staff photo: Trina Berlo

The ladies of the halls, Sara Ferguson (from left) representing Nottawa, Miriam Vince of the Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society and Sara Hershoff of Avening Hall, donned tuxedos at the Small Halls Ball, the official launch of the Small Halls Festival. come in and be a part of the Clearview community.

“It’s to bring community together and help find the breadth of Clearview and create a definition in people’s minds,” said Campbell.

Event planning is coordinated by the Township of Clearview’s community culture and recreation coordinator Shane Sargant.

Sargant said $45,000 has been allocated for the festival with $20,000 coming from the township, $20,000 coming a County of Simcoe grant and $5,000 coming from a provincial grant. With the exception of $10,000 in township funds earmarked for programming, the other funds are for

Small Halls Festival Buck 65 at Avening Hall, page 6 Full line-up of events at Clearview Township halls, page 7 marketing purposes.

Sargant also secured three contract staff members to work on the event whose wages are paid for through Employment Insurance and thousands of dollars in sponsorships and in-kind donations.

“We’re hoping that it’s a signature event for Clearview. Our objective is more about bringing the halls together, promoting Clearview Township as a

community that can work together and host significant tourist events,” said Sargant.

“We think that the quality of the event is worthy of people travelling from out of market to visit the event.

Each hall does have an event that would bring people from out of town.”

Of note, he said, is the scotch nosing and dinner in Singhampton, Friday and Saturday night concerts in Avening, the Rib Tickler and Yuk Yuk's in Nottawa, brunch with Dan Needles in Duntroon, celebrity chef Carl Heinrich cooking in Dunedin, a bluegrass concert in Brentwood and two of the top classical guitar players in the world at Sunnidale Corners.

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• The Creemore Echo • Friday, September 26, 2014

COMMUNITY Calendar This Weekend

Friday, September 26

• Toonie Lunch. Come out and enjoy some homemade

soup and breads with your friends for just a toonie.

At St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 22 Caroline St. West from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Everyone welcome.

• Come meet Creemore Echo’s new editor, Trina Berlo, from 1 to 3 p.m. Drop in for coffee & cake.

Saturday, September 27

• Big Book Bash at Station on the Green from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. A fundraiser to support the facility’s

ongoing operations. Donations of gently read books will be accepted 10 am to noon each day at Creemore Curling Club and during office hours at Creemore Echo until September 24 at 11 a.m.

Call 705-466-3422 for more info or for pick up.

• Creemore’s Log Cabin is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. History Hosts will be on hand to welcome visitors and tell them about the cabin and its first families. (The Cabin, Creemore’s only surviving log residence, was built in the 1870s and is now located on Library Street, between the Old Jail and

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the Creemore library.) It will continue to be open each Saturday morning until Thanksgiving.

Sunday, September 28

• Church Services – see page 5.

• Creemore Legion Breakfast – New Menu!

Choice of 2 Eggs or waffle,home fries, toast, sausage or bacon, juice, coffee or tea included.

Child’s Breakfast (1 egg or ½ waffle) Adult $6, children 12 and under $4. Hungry Soldier Special $10. Taxes included.

Upcoming Events Tuesday, September 30 to Friday, Oct. 3

• Theatre Collingwood presents Country Jukebox – the best of country duets from The Grand Ole Opry to today’s hottest country partnerships! Don’t miss this incredible concert starring acclaimed singer and multi-instrumentalist Aaron Solomon, the incomparable Leisa Way, (star of Rhinestone Cowgirl, and Sweet Dreams), and Randall Kempf (long time collaborater of Sylvia Tyson & Quartette). For ticket information call 705-445-2200 or visit www.theatrecollingwood.ca.

October 2014

• The ACC North (Avening Hall) is pleased to announce their fall lineup which includes a night with Cameron House Records: Whitney Rose, The Devin Cuddy Band and Sam Cash and the Romantics on Oct. 3; Buck 65 on Oct. 4; and Skydiggers on Oct. 25. Check out aveninghall. com for details and to buy tickets.

Wednesday, October 1

• Annual Fun Run. Collingwood Street will be closed from Caroline to 6-7 Sideroad from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m Approximately 500 elementary school students from the area will be participating.

• Dufferin Arts Council brings Iain Scott to Rosemont Community Hall from 10 a.m. to noon to discuss the 2014-15 Opera Season Broadcasts at the Galaxy Cinemas. Cost $25. To reserve, contact chezyoungchun@gmail.com or 519-9256500. Tickets also available at Booklore.

• Creemore Ladies Darts First Night is tonight at 7:30 p.m. $12 for first night and $2 a week after that.

Everyone welcome. Come out & enjoy a fun evening.

Thursday, October 2

• 2014 Municipal & School Board Election. Clearview Township invites you to learn more about Electronic Voting by internet and telephone from October 17 to 27 at Creemore Community Centre at 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 2 to Sunday, Oct. 5

• Small Halls Festival. A weekend long event hosted at each of Clearview Township’s 9 community halls. www.smallhallsfestival.ca for details.

Friday, October 3

• Pianist Mathew Walton performs (Chopin, Liszt, Burge) at the Barrie Colours of Music Festival at noon at Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne Street North. For more information, call Laura 705-466-5011 or visit www.coloursofmusic.ca

Saturday, October 4

• Fall Plant Sale at Station Park Gazebo in Stayner from 9 a.m. to noon.

• Walk a Mile in Her Shoesat 10:30 a.m. at the Federal Heritage Building, 44 Hurontario Street, Collingwood, walk begins at 11:15 a.m. Call 705-444-

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Saturday, October 4

• St John’s United Church Fowl Supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Adults $15, children $5, children 5 and under free. Everyone welcome.

Saturday, October 4 to Sunday, Oct. 5

• Creemore Festival of the Arts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Saturday: visit Ernest Herzig`s sculpture Harmony at the Horticultural Park at the Station; both days: Inspired group art show at Station on the Green; The Detritus Project by Peter Adams at Creemore Log Cabin; artists on location around the village. Hosted by Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society. See phahs.ca for details.

Sunday, October 5

• Avening Women's Institute are offering Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for $5 at Avening Hall.

• Dedication Ceremony of the History of Avening Display at 12:30 p.m. All welcome. Hall is open all day Saturday & Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to view this display.

• Celebrating One Faith in Our Small Place featuring Canada's singing priest Father Mark Curtis – an interdenominational prayer service at Singhampton Community Centre at 7 p.m. Free will offering.

Hosted by St. Paul's Anglican Church, Singhampton supporting The Small Halls initiative.

Wednesday, October 8

• Join Thom Paterson for a Round Table Conversation at Avening Hall at 7 p.m. Talk about things that matter. (Also meeting Oct. 14 and Oct. 16) Re-elect Thom Paterson for Clearview Ward 5.

Saturday, October 11

• Thanksgiving Pie Contest at the Creemore Farmers’ Market. Pies delivered by 10 a.m. Must be apple and in either a tin pie plate or a plate that you don’t care if you get back. 4-5 local judges make the decisions. Winners announced by noon.

Ribbons for 1st to 6th handed out at noon.

• 13th Annual Dunedin Fall Colour Cancer Walk starting at 10 a.m. for 6 km walk from Dunedin Hall to Creemore this year! Bring your family and friends and don’t forget the camera and help raise money for cancer research. For more information call Donna Hammill 705-466-3071. All proceeds go to Canadian Cancer Society.

Thursday, October 16

• Join Thom Paterson for a Round Table Conversation at Creemore Legion at 7 p.m. Talk about things that matter. Re-elect Thom Paterson for Clearview Ward 5.

Sunday, October 19

• CANCELLED – Honeywood United Church Fowl Supper.

Friday, October 31

• “Ghostly” Luncheon at Blue Mountain Manor Retirement Residence, 236 Weir Street in Stayner from noon to 1 p.m. Prize for best costume. RSVP to 705-428-3240.

Saturday, November 1

• New Stage Productions presents Liona Boyd accompanied by Michael Savona live at The Mady Centre at 8 pm. $40 to $50 tickets at 705739-4228, theatres.barrie.ca or visit us at 1 Dunlop St W, Barrie.

Saturday, November 29

• Creemore Holiday House Tour from 10 am to 4 pm. View 6 spectacular homes decked out for the Holidays by local designers and decorators.

Tickets $25 with a portion of the proceeds going to local charities. Tickets will be available online as of September 1 or at retail locations October 1st.

Sponsored by Our Homes Magazine Host Venue Site – Station On The Green.

Thursday, November 6 to Sunday, Nov. 9

• Gaslight Community Theatre Productions returns with “The Great War” honours the 100th anniversary of World War I and captures the unique history and stories of Collingwood between1914-1918. Tickets available on-line only for $35 at www.gaslighttheatreproductions.com from Sept.29 to Nov.5 or at Colllingwood Library on Monday, Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. only.

Tuesday, October 14

• Creemore Skating Club Final Registration from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Creemore Arena lobby.

No late fees will apply. Pre-CanSkate, CanSkate, STARSkate and adult programs available. For more info, please contact Julie Bigham at jbigham30@hotmail.com.

• Join Thom Paterson for a Round Table Conversation at Creemore Arena Hall at 7 p.m.

Talk about things that matter. (Also meeting Oct. 16) Re-elect Thom Paterson for Clearview Ward 5.

Wednesday, October 15

• Meet the Candidates at Stayner Community Centre from 7 to 9 p.m. No speeches or debate.

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The Creemore Echo • Friday, September 26, 2014 •

Sculpture unveiling opens arts festival

by Trina Berlo About 25 pieces, including abstract, The Creemore Festival of the Arts illustration, sculpture, mixed media taking place Oct. 4-5 will showcase and oil paintings, will be shown.

57 artists.

Sniderhan said the artists were A sampling of the artists’ work will chosen for the pure quality of the be on display at Station on the Green, work. where people can get a taste of which “In different ways they are breaking art they want to explore further at 26 ground in what they are doing,” she locations, most of which are located said. “They are right at the forefront. in the village.

They are giving everything to their art.

The third annual art festival is These guys are pushing themselves organized by the Purple Hills Arts and into the international scene.”

Heritage Society.

Work by Sniderhan and her husband “It pays tribute to our local Peter Mitchell will have work in the phenomenal talent and shows work show, along with Shaun Downey, the average person in Creemore would Graham Roumieu, Rachel Berman, never get a chance to see,” said event Marco Cibola, Sean Yelland, Keita co-chair Miriam Vince.

Morimoto, Gordon Weibe, Peter She said the work shown will range Rotter and Gosia. from the refined to the down-and-dirty.

Many of the artists will be attending The festival will a reception at the kick off with opening Station on the Green ceremonies on on Saturday evening Saturday morning, when some will be when a sculpture by speaking about their Ernest Herzig will work. be unveiled.

Creemore artist Herzig is donating Peter Adams a new piece entitled will also be in Harmony to the attendance. Adams village of Creemore. is the creator of the Sculptor Ernest Herzig's image It will be installed Detritus Project, reflects in one of his Inner Space at the horticultural an installation of pieces shown in the Creemore park at Station on the found objects, at Festival of the Arts.

Green. the Creemore Log The bronze sculpture, weighing Cabin. more than 1,000 pounds, is a linked Rusty licence plates, old glass jars, circle and a square. farm implements and other discarded The piece represents the male and objects found at his farm located just female form, different but equal, a outside the village will be incorporated theme that runs through Herzig’s into the piece. Many of the objects work. have been excavated from backyard “It’s not as much sculpture as it is a dumping grounds and piles of rock message,” said Herzig, 83. that have been cleared from the fields.

His sculptures depict the balance of “They are a fragment of suggestions male and female relationships with a of lives lived,” said Adams, a wellmessage of gender equality, inspired known painter. by acts of suppression and violence “In my work, I’ve always been against women around the world and interested in where the human and domestically. natural worlds meet,” he said. “It’s not “Sometimes you set out and it’s about nostalgia. It’s a stepping stone like a journey that you didn’t know for people to contemplate the way we where it would go,” said Herzig who use resources and our relationship with splits his time between Dunedin and the land, acknowledging generations Toronto. that came before us.”

“It’s nice for me to be able to make The Detritus Project is about a contribution to the town.” consumption, agriculture and history, Herzig’s work will also be shown said Adams. at the Mill Street Art Studio during “It’s about a lot of things in subtle the festival. ways,” he said.

Also at Station on the Green is While at Station on the Green, Inspired, a show curated by local artist which serves as festival headquarters, Sara Sniderhan. pick up a map and tour the village to She is assembling the work of 11 meet with artists on location. highly acclaimed Canadian artists that In conjunction with the Small have very different but complementary Halls Festival, silk screens of original styles. concert posters by Lucas Gordon will

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Peter Adams forages for objects for the Detritus Project, an installation at the Log Cabin during the Creemore Festival of the Arts.

A piece by Sean Yelland that will be part of the Inspired show, curated by Sara Sniderhan. be on display along the bowling lanes at the Avening Hall.

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• The Creemore Echo • Friday, September 26, 2014

Opinion Editorial

Old halls are still relevant While celebrating Clearview’s halls it’s important to be mindful of the past, present and future.

Whether for birthday parties, weddings, funerals, political strategizing or nights out on the town, these halls are there for us.

They are affordable and accessible meeting spaces, ones that we should not take for granted.

The old halls – built in the 1950s in the case of Avening and Duntroon – have been maintained by volunteers throughout the decades.

One can’t help but feel nostalgic about late night square dancing, bowling matches and buffet style dinners dished out onto mismatched plates.

We hope that one day a future generation will look back on the activities we attend at the halls with that same sentiment because it will mean they were well used and they formed a part of our community foundation.

Recently, the old halls have undergone renovations, renewing dedication to the cause of keeping the buildings open and relevant.

At this time, hall events are shaping our future community by providing places that are close to home where we can catch up with neighbours and meet newcomers. It’s where romances start and children see their first concerts.

While many events are held to raise funds for upkeep of the halls, the events themselves are really the whole point.

We work to keep the halls going but really so we can have a place to come together, where we all have a sense of ownership.

The majority of the halls in Clearview Township are owned by the municipality but receive no operating capital. The halls are managed by a board of volunteers who oversee day-to-day operations, bookings and basic maintenance.

The longevity of the halls can be directly credited to the community members that saw value in preserving public space for without them the buildings would have been sold off long ago.

Many of the hamlets in which the halls are located have already lost their gas stations and general stores.

The halls are all that’s left of a time when community was a little smaller in scope.

Creemore didn’t have a community centre until funds were raised to build Station on the Green, clearly filling a gap.

Even in this digital age of social media, people understand the importance of public space.

We can text each other and send e-mails but inevitably we end up saying, “we should get together”.

In these parts, we can rely on community halls for that shared space.

They stand ready to welcome us in.

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THE WAY WE WERE

Burton Somerville and Fran MacNicol celebrated their wedding at the Duntroon Hall on May 25, 1957. Burton was one of the young volunteers that helped build the hall. The wedding was the first big event held in the building. Work was still being done to the kitchen but it could be used. The basement floor was still awaiting cement and some planks led to the stairs so the dinner was held upstairs. Tables, chairs, dishes and cutlery were borrowed from people’s homes and from the Presbyterian Church. The hall rental was $15 and a turkey dinner was served at $2 per plate.

Cenotaph project receives excellent support from township Editor: After last Thursday, many residents of Creemore and visitors from afar will have seen a dramatic change at our cenotaph. On Wednesday and Thursday, the mound of earth surrounding the cenotaph was leveled and limestone screening was delivered and distributed. This progress in our Cenotaph Renewal Project was accomplished thanks to the responsiveness of the Clearview Township.

I cannot say enough about the excellent support given by the Clearview Township personnel. When first contacted, Steven Sage, in his capacity as General Manager of Transportation and Recreation, without hesitation offered his support to our project. Despite our unexpected plan revisions, Steve and his team responded positively. On Tuesday, Norm Nordstrom, representing the Creemore Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, and I met with Tony Clark and Dan Wyant to confirm the details of our request. On Wednesday, the work crew arrived with excavator and dumptruck. By Thursday evening, the unsightly mound of earth was removed and a bed of limestone screenings was installed. Thanks to the Clearview Township personnel, our Cenotaph Renewal Project

has taken a giant step forward.

2014 is a crucial year in terms of acknowledging and respecting the contribution made by Canadians who sacrificed their lives for our society’s principles.

2014 is the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War; it is also the 75th anniversary of the start of the Second World War. The young people named on our cenotaph (although the list may not be comprehensive) are representative of how widespread was the love of country and loyalty to the Crown. In comparison, our Cenotaph Renewal Project seems such a small gesture.

We have a few more weeks to complete our project of respect.

The cenotaph site will be levelled accurately, interlocking stone will be installed and, sod (hopefully) will be planted. For some of this, there will be a cost.

Anyone who would like to make a donation can do so at the TD Bank (account 5208418). Every penny helps.

Thank you to Clearview Township and to all the supporters of our Cenotaph Renewal Project.

David Bruce Johnson, Creemore.

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The Creemore Echo • Friday, September 26, 2014 •

Comfort food standby pulled from recipe box creemore dish

day of autumn, it’s clear This past weekend, that the season is starting to the whole family (except work its fall colours magic. for the cat) was very happy to participate in Hopefully the leaves will Golden Rescue’s annual all cooperate by sticking to the trees until after the picnic. This year’s event upcoming Small Halls was a special one, as all Elaine Festival and Creemore attendees were trying COLLIER Festival of the Arts. There to break two Guinness are other markers of the World Records - one for season including the appearance of the the greatest number of dogs wearing apple bins at Giffen’s in Glen Huron. I bandanas (surpassed 200 so a big tick in picked up a half bushel of honey crisps the box there), and one for the greatest number of dogs being groomed at the other day and have been enjoying them ever since. And here’s a note for one time (total dogs: 364, beating the all you apple aficionados out there, this current record of 340 by a long shot, or year’s local apples are smaller than should I say long tail). you’re used to. The season was shorter Maplelane Kennels in Alliston was but the apples are no less delicious than the venue for what turned out to be every other year. And I have to say they a wonderful day of organized chaos. still beat any big honking apple that All the dogs (and their owners) were comes from thousands of miles away. remarkably well behaved through it all, and did their part to raise funds to Watch this column as I’m currently working on an apple squash casserole help rescue not only golden retrievers that should be perfect for Thanksgiving but any dogs in need. dinner.

Now we’ve passed the first official

With the cooler weather, my culinary thoughts have been turning to comfort foods, those heartier, saucier dishes and casseroles that seem to hit the spot right about now. This week’s recipe comes from the deepest, darkest recesses of my old recipe box. I originally wrote it out on one of those little white index cards. Yes, it’s that old. It was splattered with food stains (in this case, I think it

Ginger Pork Simmer

1 pound pork pieces (bite size) 1 tablespoon all purpose flour 4 green onions, chopped (reserve some of green tips for garnish) 2 tablespoons canola oil 1/2 cup chicken stock 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 teaspoon powdered ginger 1 teaspoon white sugar 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder In a measuring cup, combine chicken stock, soy sauce, ginger, sugar and garlic powder and mix well in a large

Stock up on books at Station Saturday The Big Book Bash is this Saturday.

Thousands of good quality used books of all genres will be on sale at Station on the Green from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Volunteers have been spent weeks sorting through donations.

The biennial book sale is the main fundraising event for the community centre.

Roads closing for cross-country race Nottawasaga and Creemore Public School is hosting about 500 students at a cross-country run on Wednesday, Oct. 1.

There will be road closures from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the area around the school to accommodate the runners, staff and event spectators.

was soy sauce), which means I used to make this dish a lot. Now that I’ve rediscovered it, I think I’ll make up a double batch with one for immediate consumption and the other to be popped into the freezer for later. Hope you enjoy!

Feedback is great and I would love to hear from you. Just email me at elaine@avalonclearview.com. plastic bag, add 1 tablespoon flour, then add pork pieces, seal bag and toss pork pieces to coat.

Heat a large skillet to medium high, add canola oil and then floured pork into pan. Sauté pork until lightly browned, adding a bit more oil if necessary. Add green onions and sauté lightly. Add stock mixture slowly to the skillet and stir. Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Serve over rice or noodles, garnished with onion greens. Serves 4.

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Residents on Purple Hills Lane will only have brief, intermittent access to Collingwood Street during the event.

Collingwood Street will be closed from the corner of Caroline and Collingwood streets as far as the 6-7 Sideroad, also known as Greasley Sideroad.

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Sunday, October 5

Father Mark Curtis: Celebrating One Faith in Our Small Place at Singhampton Community Centre at 7 p.m. Free will offering. Hosted by

St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Singhampton supporting The Small Halls initiative.

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It’s just not true. Data gathered by A.C. Neilsen and analyzed by Navigant Economics shows that even though Ontario beer taxes are double those in Quebec, average selling prices at the Beer Store are still lower.

When prices before government taxes were examined the study found the average Ontario beer price was more than 18% lower. It also found that the pre-tax price for best selling package sizes – 6, 12 and 24-packs – were all lower here at the Beer Store.

In fact, prices at the Beer Store are the lowest in Canada.

That’s because there is intense competition among brewers who set their own prices at the Beer Store’s 450 retail locations – with frequent, multiple price changes as brewers jockey for position and market share.

The Beer Store is a completely open system.

Any brewer can sell as many brands in as many Beer Store locations as they choose. It’s a highly competitive selling environment. With more than 100 brewers and more than 400 brands competing, consumers reap the benefits of competition through lower prices.

Complete open access is not a common feature of private alcohol retailing. We believe many small brewers would be denied the ability to sell in small convenience stores and

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gas stations, thus reducing choice for Ontario consumers.

Selling beer, wine and hard liquor at more than 10,000 convenience store and gas station locations, many close to our schools and right next to our homes, would increase distribution costs significantly. Add those higher costs to Ontario’s higher beer tax and prices will rise.

It’s just common sense. Even the CEO of the Ontario Convenience Stores Association told the media their members “never advocated that we were going to offer cheap beer to anybody.”

He referred to higher prices as an “up charge” related to “the convenience factor.”

We know milk and bread costs more at the convenience store. But the convenience ‘up charge’ of selling alcohol is a much higher cost than just dollars and cents.

What price do we place on preventing sales to minors? What price do we place on the gains we have made in reducing drinking and driving?

What price do we place on keeping crime out of our neighbourhood convenience stores, close to our homes?

The real debate is not about price. Ontario consumers already win on price.

The real debate is about whether Ontario really needs 10,000 new liquor stores. If the result is an erosion of responsible sales and higher beer prices, we’re certain that most Ontarians will say the cost is just too high.

Jeff Newton is President and CEO of Canada's National Brewers (CNB), a national trade association representing Labatt Brewing Company Ltd., Molson Coors Canada and Sleeman Breweries Ltd., who jointly operate the Beer Store. For more information visit www.ontariobeerfacts.ca

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Friday, September 26, 2014

Avening Hall is first stop on Buck 65 tour

by Trina Berlo Avening Hall will be the first stop on a Buck 65 tour in promotion of the new album Neverlove, to be released Sept. 30.

Buck 65 is Rich Terfry, Canadian east coaster, rapper and CBC Radio 2 host.

Terfry is playing Avening Oct. 4 as part of the Small Halls Festival before embarking on a two-month tour. From Avening, he is heading to Australia, Paris and the United Kingdom before continuing across Canada.

Terfry has a unique rap style, sometimes crude, sometimes sentimental, ranging in style from urban hip hop to spoken word.

The musician grew up in Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia.

“Through the years, I played some of my most memorable shows in small town halls. Small towns need places where people can come together, meet, share ideas and experiences... I know that where I grew up, we only had one such place. Without it, you could hardly have called us a community,” Terfry told The Echo.

He said his first exposure to hip hop was on television in about 1980.

“I was hooked right away. In the next few years, I heard a lot of it at the roller skating rink where I spent most of my weekends,” said Terfry.

He said his babysitter’s boyfriend was the DJ at the rink, 30 minutes from his home, and taught him about

Photo: Buck65.com

Buck 65 is performing at the Avening Hall on Saturday, Oct. 4, during Clearview Township’s Small Halls Festival. records.

“Growing up in a small rural place, I consumed hip hop music in a different way from my friends who grew up in cities. For the most part, especially after the roller rink closed, I was listening in my bedroom. I was analyzing it. I wasn’t dancing to it in clubs. It wasn’t part of a social activity.

For that reason, I think I interpreted the music in a different way. And I gravitated to different aspects of the music. I didn’t know what the singles or hits were and I didn’t care. I was drawn to the songs that challenged my imagination most. I was drawn to the weird and dark songs. I liked the

weird songs. They made me feel like less of a weirdo myself. So I went I started making music, I wasn’t trying to be different. I was trying to make music the way I had been hearing it all along. My take on things was skewed and I had no idea. I’m grateful for that.”

Being the only hip hop fan among his friends, Terfry said he felt a bit lonely. He said he eventually found a community through music and online.

Terfry said it wasn't until he left his hometown and moved to the city – Halifax and later Paris – that he started writing about his rural roots.

“I didn’t realize how much of an influence it was on me until I started

living in the city,” he said.

The new Buck 65 album Neverlove is an album about divorce, penned after his wife left him three years ago.

“I’ve come a long way. But I still have bad dreams sometimes. I still wonder if I’m really ready to move on sometimes. I’ve made a few feeble and failed attempts at relationships in the last few years. In some ways, I figure I’ll never really be the same. But I also hope that I’m stronger and smarter and better than ever,” said Terfry.

Out of the cathartic album comes Super Pretty Naughty, a light-hearted dance song.

Terfry said it is the silliest, happiest song he could possibly write.

“I was really at rock bottom when I wrote this one and when you are at rock bottom something’s gotta give.

So what choice do you have? Either you just start to switch off the lights altogether or you start to say okay, I gotta turn this thing around,” Terfry says during an online narrated tour of the album. “You just gotta look in the mirror and try to figure out a way to smile again after not laughing for a very, very long time. It’s something that I needed to do and I gotta tell you, it felt good.”

He said the song almost didn’t make it onto the new album but it has been well received and now he is glad it was included.

To see the video for Super Pretty Naughty, visit www.buck65.com.

NINE GREAT VENUES • ONE GREAT EVENT

Small Hall Festival line-up There are more than 50 events taking place at Clearview Township’s community centres during the Small Halls Festival Oct. 2-5. Some of the events are free and some have costs associated. For times and ticket prices visit www.smallhallsfestival.ca.

Avening

Known for its great concerts, the Avening Hall will host The Devin Cuddy Band, Whitney Rose, and Sam Cash and the Romantic Dogs on Friday, Oct. 3 and Buck 65 on Saturday, Oct 4.

All weekend: Memory Lanes, an exhibit of posters by local artist Lucas Gordon and a museum quality exhibit about the history of Avening from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Avening Women’s Institute will host a come-and-go tea on Sunday, Oct. 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with a dedication of the history exhibit at 12:30 p.m. The hall is located at 3401 County Road 42 in Avening.

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The Rising Stars of Guitar with Tim Beattie will kick-off the line-up in Dunedin Thursday, followed by The Nose-to-Tail Hyper-Local Dinner with celebrity Carl Heinrich, winner of Canada’s Top Chef Season 2, on Saturday. The hall is located at 8994 County Rd. 9, Dunedin

Duntroon

People are invited throughout the weekend to see the products of an international outhouse design competition, The Thrones of Bowmore.

A throne-building workshop for children will be held Saturday and the awards ceremony is Sunday. All outhouses will be auctioned on Sunday. See the Incredible Flying Outhouse at the “launch” on Friday.

Staff photos: Trina Berlo

Paul Ruppel poses with Batman and Catwoman. The crime fighters will be appearing at the pancake breakfast at the Stayner Arena on Sunday, Oct. 5 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. there will be a brunch with Dan Needles on Sunday morning.

The hall is located at 9025 County Road 91 in Duntroon.

Nottawa

Jim Campbell with his racing hen Coco.

Festivities begin Friday night with a 60s and 70s concert by Not-Ottawa and continue Saturday, Oct. 4 with a baseball tournament and barbecue. That night, be entertained by Yuk Yuk’s comedians at the Rib Tickler while enjoying a rib dinner prepared by The Smoke. On Sunday, there’s a kids’ carnival with a children’s entertainer and art classes.

The hall is located at 4129 County Road 124 in Nottawa.

Also in Duntroon, there’s an antique tractor show, blacksmith and weaving demos and a chicken race (this just got real).

Big Tobacco and the Pickers will be playing country and western music on stage the night of Saturday, Oct. 4 and

Singhampton is kicking off the festival with a wine-and-cheese soiree on Thursday. There’s an open-mic night on Friday and two hikes of the escarpment on Saturday before a whiskey nosing and roast beef dinner prepared by Mylar and Loreta’s Restaurant. On Sunday,

Brentwood

A candlelight cemetery tour and smudging ceremony on Friday and a horseshoe tournament and harvest market on Saturday along with Bluegrass music played at different times throughout the day by Griddle Pickers, Blue Sky and Jason Redman.

On Sunday, there’s a church service and pancake breakfast.

The hall is located at 9926 County Road 10 in Brentwood.

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Dunedin

LET’S TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT MATTER TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY DURING THIS ELECTION Do you have questions or concerns you want to hear more about before you vote in this year’s election?

Do you want to hear more about growth in our community or about the services you receive from the Township and the County?

Do you have something to say about seniors housing or affordable housing and the cost of owning a home?

Do you have questions about Township budgets, service fees, taxes?

Do you want to know more about what’s happening at Council? How do you want to be kept informed?

Singhampton

there will be an interdenominational prayer service with the signing priest Father Mark Curtis.

The hall is located at 6 Milltown Rd. in Singhampton.

Stayner

The Stayner Siskins’ home opener is Thursday. On Friday, there’s a youth dance and pizza party hosted by Stayner Minor Hockey followed by an Aaron Garner concert and dance. Visit a model train exhibit on Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday there will also be a breakfast with superheroes and princesses followed by a screening of the Lego Movie. The arena is located at 269 Regina St. in Stayner.

Sunnidale Corners

Friday night euchre tournament kicks off activities at Sunnidale Corners.

Saturday is Italian night with Bistro 26 and classical guitarist Jeffrey McFadden.

The hall is located at 12391 County Road 10, at Sunnidale Corners.

Clearview Deputy Mayor Candidate

Barry Burton Invites you to his “What you need to know before you vote!”

MEET & GREET Saturday Sept.27, 2014

10:00am to 12:00 noon GIFFEN’S COUNTRY MARKET Glen Huron Join us for coffee and a slice of Mary’s famous pies!

Join me in a series of 3 round table conversations during this election on: WED. OCT. 8, 7:00 P.M. AT AVENING COMMUNITY CENTRE

TUES. OCT. 14, 7:00 P.M.

AT CREEMORE COMMUNITY CENTRE (THE HALL)

THURS. OCT.16, 7:00 P.M.

AT THE CREEMORE LEGION You can contact me anytime thompaterson@ rogers.com or (705) 466-63211 VOTE THOM PATERSON FOR COUNCILLOR WARD 5 YOUR ADVOCATE AT THE COUNCIL TABLE

Monday Oct. 6, 2014

7:00pm to 9:00 pm STAYNER LEGION, Stayner Join us for some warm cider or coffee!

Saturday Oct. 11, 2014

10:00am to 12:00 Noon STATION ON THE GREEN, Creemore Join us for some warm cider !

Saturday Oct. 11, 2014

2:00pm to 4:00 pm

NOTTAWA MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTRE, Nottawa

Join us for some warm cider!

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•• Friday, Friday, September September 26, 26, 2014 2014

Staff photo: Fred Mills

Staff photo: Trina Berlo

Fall fair festivities The 159th annual Great Northern

Staff photo: Trina Berlo

Exhibition took place at the fairgrounds in Clearview Township Sept. 19-21. For more photos, visit www. thecreemoreecho.com. Milt and Marion McArthur (top, right) are given lifetime pins by fair president Diane Edwards during the fair’s opening ceremonies. The McArthurs were recognized for their involvement in the GNE over the years. Milt was also given the honour of flipping the switch for the GNE’s solar project, activating the newly installed solar panels. Bob and Dorothy Plummer and Les Beattie were also presented lifetime pins. Edwards is sporting the prize-winning president’s hat made by Meghan Grummet. Top left: Olivia Walker (left), of Stayner, won junior ambassador and the title of senior ambassador went to Rebecca Redpath, who lives near Creemore. Esmée Taylor (bottom left) of Nottawa competes in the talent show.

Staff photo: Fred Mills

THE AVENING HALL BOARD INVITES YOU TO ATTEND

A BRIEF DEDICATION CEREMONY OF OUR NEW INSTALLATION ABOUT THE

HISTORY OF AVENING

SUNDAY. OCTOBER 5 AT 12:30PM

The AWI will be offering lunch between 11:30am and 1:30pm - $5 OR PLEASE VISIT OUR HALL OCTOBER 4 & 5

BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM TO SEE THIS DISPLAY. This installation is made possible in part thanks to Noble Insurance and Page Graphics Staff photo: Trina Berlo

Med centre makeover The official grand opening of the newly renovated

Creemore Medical Centre took place Saturday. Chiropractor Neil Patrick (from left), family physician Anne Engell, expansion co-chair Marilyn Steed, new board president Wendy Schellenberg, dentist William Hawthorne and MP Kellie Leitch took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Steed, a retired nurse and 25-year employee at the clinic, was given the honour of cutting the ribbon and the cake. The community raised $500,000 toward the renovation. The hope is that the refurbished facility will attract more health care practitioners. Schellenberg thanked every single person who donated, saying the renovation would not have been possible without their generosity.

FRI. OCT. 3

CAMERON HOUSE RECORDS NIGHT

Enjoy a night with Whitney Rose, The Devin Cuddy Band and Sam Cash and the Romantic Dogs. $25 in advance/$30 door

SAT. OCT. 4

BUCK

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CBC personality Rich Terfry brings his rapping alter-ego and new album Neverlove to the ACC North. $30 in advance/$35 door

SAT. OCT. 4 & SUN. OCT 5

MEMORY LANES

Original silk-screened prints of past ACC North concerts created by Lucas Gordon will be on display.

View at the shows or between 10am and 4pm.

Art available to buy.

Tickets and information at The Creemore Echo 705 466-9906 • sara@creemore.com

aveninghall.com • smallhallsfestival.ca

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Staff photo: Trina Berlo

Midnight Low, on stage at the GNE last Friday night.

Staff photo: Trina Berlo

Lily Pearce (above, right) and Sydney Irwin enjoy the midway. Don Metheral (centre, right) sheers a sheep during a demonstration Sunday.

Staff photo: Fred Mills

Staff photo: Fred Mills

Big

Creemore Station on the Green

Book Bash

A fundraiser to support the facility`s ongoing operations

This Weekend Sat. Sept. 27 8:30 am to 1 pm

PHAHS would like to invite all members and those interested in becoming members to

The Party!

Celebrating Art and Artists of this year's Festival of the Arts Station on the Green, Creemore, October 4th from 5 to 7 pm Meet the professional artists behind our Inspired and Detritus Shows.

Ticket price $25.00 in advance, $30.00 at the door

Creemore festival of the

Thank you to all who have donated books for this sale. We are no longer accepting books but if you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to help support Station on the Green please contact

466-3422 or 466-2681

Arts

Creemore Festival of the Arts is pleased to be part of the

Sat. Oct 4 Sun. Oct. 5 10 am to 4 pm

October 2 to 5 throughout Clearview

phahs.ca • smallhallsfestival.ca

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• The Creemore Echo • Friday, September 26, 2014

Meet the candidates running for council in Mulmur Township

Heather Hayes

Paul Mills

Paul Mills - Mayor (acclaimed)

Paul Mills moved to a farm in Mulmur with his wife Linda 22 years ago in order to establish a collection facility for his cattle export company, Canadian Holsteins.

Mills has had deep-seeded roots in the agriculture industry ever since the big city teen came to the area for a summer job in 1963.

He loved the lifestyle of farming and its offshoot industries, beginning his career as Herdsman at Glenafton Farms.

Mills was marketing director for one of Canada’s first embryo transplant facilities, ViaPax Inc., a division of world renowned Rowntree Farms of Brampton. He moved on to their cattle export division and eventually started his own export business in the late 80s. He has fitted, shown and exported prize Canadian dairy cattle throughout Canada, the United States, Central and South America, and Europe.

Mills has coached hockey and ball teams, was a director and president of Honeywood Minor Hockey, and a Dufferin County 4H leader for several years.

He was elected to council in 2003. His first run for mayor in 2006 resulted in an historic one-vote loss.

He was elected mayor in 2010.

The subsequent 2010 vote resulted in his being elected Mayor.

Mulmur now has a Code of Conduct for Council, appointed its first integrity Commissioner, has implemented both a Strategic Plan and a 10year Financial Plan, promoted accountability and transparency by reducing the number of in-camera sessions by nearly 50 per cent, and greatly increased ratepayer involvement.

Earl Hawkins

Heather Hayes - Deputy Mayor (acclaimed)

Heather Hayes is a volunteer, advocate, wife, mother and councillor for Mulmur Township. She has been active in her community since the 1990s, serving on boards and committees such as the Shelburne Library and North Dufferin Community Centre. She is an enthusiastic contributor to Wellies to Wishes, a unique fundraising event in support of the Dufferin Children’s Fund.

As a councillor, Hayes has deepened her knowledge of local and regional communities. She strives to be well informed and fair in her actions, and considers the interests of all the people who live and work in the community. Over the past four years, Hayes has learned the value of patience, preparation and analysis in overcoming challenges and reaching goals.

Guided by Mulmur’s Official Plan and Strategic Plan, she believes council can build on its strengths and grow in the right directions. Pressing local concerns include increased traffic on Airport Road and recreational use of paved roads and unassumed roadways within Mulmur.

Mulmur Township’s small, rural population needs a strong voice to be heard by the county, the province and business interests, professional leaders who can work with a range of people and organizations toward immediate goals and those of the future.

Hayes looks forward to providing strong, effective and professional leadership as council moves into a new term.

Earl Hawkins - Councillor

Earl Hawkins is a lifetime Mulmur resident.

He and his wife Rhonda operate a beef farm west of Mansfield. They have four children and three grandchildren.

Hawkins believes council’s first priority should always be to protect and safeguard the rights and freedoms of Mulmur residents, and he will continue

Lynn Hilchey to strive toward that goal. Issues should be discussed and debated with cool and concise heads, and council must proceed with the best solution that will be fair and just to the majority of the people of Mulmur.

With 15 years of council experience, and extensive committee memberships, Hawkins shows his dedication and loyalty to the residents of Mulmur.

Hawkins’ excellent working relationship and endorsement from acclaimed Mayor Paul Mills will enable Mulmur council to work effectively as a team to resolve current and future issues.

Lynn Hilchey - Councillor

For more than 20 years Lynn Hilchey has been a registered Ontario beef farmer and bookkeeper for the Toronto District School Board.

She is also part of the consulting team for Sustain Ontario, the Alliance for Healthy Food and Farming and Producer for Ontario Fresh, Growing the Business of Local Food.

Hilchey is dedicated to the development of the Mulmur community as a place to live, work and enjoy its amenities while preserving its unique rural character.

She is dedicated to the courteous delivery of quality services to the Mulmur community and will preserve and protect the environment in a manner within the municipality’s means.

Hilchey will strive to provide the Mulmur community with access to social, educational, recreational and health services that, when appropriately utilized will be conducive to the enhancement of quality living.

She hopes to join employees and representatives in performing duties in the best interest of our public with responsibility and fairness and with partiality towards none.

(See “Meet” on page 11)

NOTICE Hunting in the Dufferin County Forest

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All users of the Dufferin County Forest are hereby advised that Oct. 1-Nov. 2, Nov. 8-30 and Dec. 6-31 are the archery seasons for deer in 2014. During this time there will be a number of hunters using the Dufferin County Forest properties. Please use caution in the forest and wear brightcoloured clothing. Suspected violations of the Fish & Wildlife Conservation Act should be reported to the Ministry of Natural Resources at 877-847-7667 (877-TIPS-MNR).

Other inquiries should be directed to the County Forest Manager at 705-435-1881. ___________________________________ Corporation of the County of Dufferin

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Meet the Mulmur Township candidates

(Continued from page 10) She respects the opinions of others, is a hard worker, loves learning something new every day, believes there is always room for improvement and that when you save pennies the dollars take care of themselves.

Janet Horner - Councillor

Keith Lowry - Councillor

Janet Horner and her husband Brian have been farming at Whitfield Farms for 37 years. They are the proud parents of sons Blair and Scott.

She operated Whitfield Farms Catering Service, serving local Janet Horner food to Dufferin County and surrounding area while employing many successful food service and hospitality business.

Horner is currently the executive director of the Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance, a network of municipal and provincial representatives, food processors, farmers, farm organizations, post secondary institutions, conservation authorities and researchers dedicated to ensuring food and farming remain an economic driver of the Golden Horseshoe.

She is chair of the Rural Ontario Institute board, a member of the Keith Lowry Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance, Toronto Food Policy Council and Sustain Ontario.

Horner is also a small business consultant and coach.

Keith Lowry believes in Mulmur. He is running for council to invest his passion, skills and ideas to benefit the township.

Lowry and his wife put down roots in Mulmur because of the natural beauty of the township and because it is home to welcoming people with the same values about the land, heritage and teamwork.

Lowry believes people need to work together to build the thriving future that is in the Strategic Plan and to protect and preserve the rural character that is a vital element in Mulmur’s past and future.

Lowry has proposed three focuses for his work as a member of Mulmur council; maintaining basic services, anticipating hot spots and encouraging fresh ideas.

His experiences as a CAF officer, an educator, and a management consultant provide him with an array of skills to bring to the role of councillor.

He believes success comes by investing skills, passion and knowledge towards a common, defined goal.

Lowry has learned that knowledge is best gained by listening to people of all ages, backgrounds and points of view.

(See “candidates for trustee” on page 12)

Voter info and assistance available

Wednesday, Oct. 1 • 7 p.m. at the RecPlex in Wasaga Beach, located at 1724 Mosley St. Thursday, Oct. 2 • 5:30 p.m. at Creemore Community Centre, located at 220 Collingwood Street in Creemore.

• 7:30 p.m. at Clearview Township Administration Centre, located at 217 Gideon Street in Stayner.

Anyone who does not have a touchtone telephone or access to the internet or needs assistance voting is welcome to attend voter assistance centres set up at all three branches of the Clearview Public Library on Election Day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Clearview Township Administration Centre will be extending office hours for people who need to be added to the voters list. Extended hours are Wednesday, Oct. 15 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Election Day, Monday, Oct. 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

For information contact the township clerk at 705428-6230.

Candidate meet-and-greet taking place in Stayner Voters in Clearview Township will have an opportunity to meet the candidates face-to-face in Stayner on Wednesday, Oct. 15 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Candidates will be provided space to display campaign materials and interact with voters. There won’t be any speeches or debate.

The event is hosted by Clearview Public Library and Metroland Media.

Coffee and tea will be served.

The Stayner Community Centre is located at 269 Regina St.

Please join us for the unveiling of

Harmony

Ernest Herzig’s

Gift of Sculpture to the Village of Creemore

Saturday, October 4 , 10 am

Horticultural Park beside Station on the Green As part of the 2014 CREEMORE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS GRAND OPENING a new piece of public art will be unveiled. This gift of bronze sculpture from artist Ernest Herzig, embodies the equality that can be found in things which seem so different.

Creemore festival of the

Arts Be Inspired Gordon Weibe

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Sat. October 4 Sun. October 5 10 am to 4 pm

phahs.ca • smallhallsfestival.ca

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Friday, September 26, 2014

Meet the candidates running for Clearview, Collingwood trustee Trustee to represent Clearview and Collingwood Annie Chandler

Annie Chandler grew up on a farm in Clearview where she attended Duntroon Central Public School and Collingwood Collegiate Institute. She recently retired from CCI after 28 years in education, working with students and parents in the areas of English, drama and law. In her final years she served as chair of the guidance department where her awareness heightened even more around issues concerning student wellbeing and positive school cultures.

Chandler is a strong advocate for rural schools realizing their importance to a community. She believes that funding should be provided for continual upgrades to our aging schools and will work closely with communities to ensure this.

She supports continued funding for special education and speciality programs that directly support the needs of the students in our schools.

Chandler is also interested in learning about the SCDSB budget policies and the development of the capital spending plan for this area. Tax dollars could be saved if the feasibility of revamping our current school bus system to create a cooperative sharing system with the Catholic board is investigated.

Having lived in the area all her life she has a vested interest in and a good understanding of the area’s needs and diversities.

Chandler currently resides in Collingwood with her husband David and their son Dillon. She is an active volunteer for Hospice Georgian Triangle and a proud supporter of the Collingwood Local Food Co-op and The Door Collingwood Youth Center.

Other interests include gardening, cycling and golf.

Donna Lawson

Donna Lawson has lived and worked in the Clearview Township area for the past 23 years and is proud to call Creemore home with three of her four children and her new granddaughter.

She is a local realtor and also owns and runs her own painting and renovating business. Lawson has volunteered her time and energy in the community for the past 22 years, leading Brownies and Girl Guides, heading up the school council as chairperson at both New Lowell Public School and Stayner Collegiate​​ Institute.

She was an executive member, including president, of the Clearview Girls Hockey Association, and most recently mentor of the Cybergnomes Robotics Team 2013.

Lawson is committed to making sure that parents and students in Simcoe County feel that they have a voice that will be heard. *** Shawn Cooper is acclaimed as English separate school trustee.

Guy Belcourt and Eric Lapointe

PLEASE JOIN US NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION COUNTY OF DUFFERIN REVIEW OF THE BUILDING PERMIT FEES REDUCTION AND RESERVE FUND Watson & Associates were hired to review the Building Permit Reserve Fund and provide an updated forecast. Data relating to permit revenue and building department operating costs was gathered and analyzed.

The consultants have provided two options for a fee adjustment.

Council has directed staff to organize a Stakeholders meeting in order to gather the input from the public that is necessary before making a final decision.

An information session will be held as follows to provide information to interested parties: Date: Monday, September 29, 2014 Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Location: County of Dufferin 55 Zina Street, - Sutton Room (2nd Floor) Orangeville, Ontario L9W 1E5 Michael Giles, Chief Building Official County of Dufferin 55 Zina Street Orangeville, Ontario L9W 1E5 Phone: 519-941-2816 E-mail : mgiles@dufferincounty.ca www.dufferincounty.ca

Annie Chandler

Donna Lawson

are running for French public school trustee and Donald Blais and Kyna Sivret are running for French separate school trustee representing Clearview and Mulmur.

In Mulmur, English public school board trustee Lynn Topping, of Shelburne, is acclaimed.

Running for French separate school board is Genevieve Grenier, of Woodbridge, Blaise Liaki and Tammy Knibbs, both from Brampton.

Krystina De Rose, Frank Di Cosola and Tony Meglio, all from Bolton, are running for English separate school board trustee.

OPEN HOUSE

Saturday, September 27th, 12-3 1651 County Road 124

Overlooking Devil’s Glen! Located between Devils Glen main entrance and Concession 10 Nottawasaga Come and experience a truly beautiful property and custom built executive home!

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The Corporation of theTownship of Mulmur INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR:

FULL TIME EQUIPMENT OPERATOR Reporting to the Public Works Supervisor, this position requires the ability to operate and maintain various types of equipment as well as manual work.

The successful applicant must be able to work flexible hours, winter shifts, and occasional weekends as weather and circumstances dictate.

The preferred candidate will have: • A valid DZ drivers license (AZ preferred) with a clean driver’s abstract • 3 to 5 years experience operating the following equipment • Wheel loader/backhoe • Grader / with snow plow equipment • Dump truck / with snow plow/sander combination • Be able to respond to emergency call-outs within ½ hour • Experience in road maintenance and construction • Strong team work skills • Knowledge of applicable Health and Safety Policies and Procedures This position offers a competitive wage, comprehensive benefit package, and is based on a forty-hour work week plus overtime as necessary.

Please submit a complete resume indicating education, experience, references and driver’s abstract, no later than Friday, October 10, 2014.

John Willmetts, Director of Public Works Township of Mulmur 758070 2nd Line East, Mulmur, ON. L9V 0G8 Phone: 705-466-3341 ext. 224 Fax: 705-466-2922 Email: jwillmetts@mulmurtownship.ca We thank all those applicants who apply and advise that acknowledgement will be only forwarded to those applicants who are invited for an interview. Personal information collected will be used in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purpose of candidate selection.

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Where Ownership has value

by Ken Thornton Find this week’s answer in Classifieds

Recently Renovated championship golf course and club house.

Equity and trial memberships available.

Contact Sandy Higgins/shiggins@madriver.ca 705-428-3673 • www.madriver.ca

Fred’s Funnies

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WEEKEND WEATHER

Spike & Rusty Word Scramble

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The Creemore Echo • Friday, September 26, 2014 •

A policeman brought four boys before a judge. “They were causing an awful lot of commotion at the zoo, your Honor,” he said. “Boys,” said the judge sternly, “I never like to hear reports of juvenile delinquency. Now I want each of you to tell me your name and what you were doing wrong.” “My name is George,” said the first boy, “and I threw peanuts into the elephant pen.” “My name is Pete,” said the second boy, “and I threw peanuts into the elephant pen.” “My name is Mike,” said the third boy, “and I threw peanuts into the elephant pen.”

“My name is Peanuts,” said the fourth boy.

September 26, 2014

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Find the answer to this week’s Crossword on the Classifieds page.

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53. Volcanic output 54. Part of BTU 55. Ridge of rocks 57. Ripped 58. Stir up sediment 59. Satisfactory 62. Fish with a long toothy jaw

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• The Creemore Echo • Friday, September 26, 2014 We have learned that Kevin Keogh had a quadruple bypass and is currently with his daughter in London until he recovers. Our best wishes and hope he is back Welcome back Barb Pilon with us soon. after a brief absence.

On Saturday, Oct. 4, the Christ Church Batteau will Also welcome to Edith present a roast beef dinner with sittings at 5 p.m. and Atkinson who has not been 6:30 p.m. and the same evening the United Church with us for some time, and in Creemore will also present a roast beef dinner at we hope she will continue to 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. enjoy our card games.

Seventeen members enjoyed our monthly potluck.

Evelyn Sad to hear Effie Taylor Our next trip to Rama will be Oct. 7, please call WARDEN has broken her arm, wishing Irma Flack 705-466-5205 or Evelyn Warden 705her a speedy recovery.

429-5067 and reserve a seat, we will be receiving a

seniors

Big Heart Seniors

Bob & Vicki Bell of Singhampton and Mark & Virginia Kinney

Glencairn 705-424-6697

of Wasaga Beach

Are very proud to announce the engagement of their children

Benjamin & Stacey

For Reliable Service

Tank Truck Delivery of Furnace & Stove Oil

Wedding to take place on Saturday October 4th, 2014

free lunch as a promotion.

We had 12 full tables this week and lucky draws were won by George Blakney, Pat Broad, Barb Pilon, Eileen Nash, Alinda Bishop, Bert Douglas and Flo Kerr.

There were eight moon shots played by Isabelle Gubbels, Mary Bouchard, Jim Rigney, Bert Douglas x2, George Blakney, Evelyn Warden and the travel prize to Marj Douglas.

Winners for cards were Bert Douglas, 288; Phyllis Seed, 280; Edith Atkinson, 245; Marj Douglas, 239 and low prize went to Evelyn Warden, 69.

This obituary was found in an old newspaper...I believe it to be brilliant...it reads: Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. He will be remembers as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: knowing when to come in from the rain, why the early bird gets the worm, life isn’t always fair and maybe it was my fault.

Common sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children are in charge).

Common sense deteriorates rapidly when wellintended but overbearing regulations were set in place, as in reports of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate, teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student after this firing the students condition worsened.

The decline of common sense became more evident when you couldn’t defend yourself from a burglar in your home and the burglar could sue you for assault, or when a woman failed to realize a steaming cup of coffee was hot and received a whopping settlement when she spilled a little on her lap.

Common sense death was preceded by the death of truth and trust, discretion, responsibility and reason, and is survived by I know my rights, I want it now, someone else is to blame, I am a victim and pay for doing nothing.

Remember: Seatbelts are not as confining as wheelchairs.

• Service Directory • Accountant Ramona A. Greer CGA Certified General Accountant 7351 Hwy 26, Stayner

(705) 428-2171 Member of the Certified General Accountants of Ontario

Custom Ironwork

Iron Butterfly

Alternative Energy Animal Care

Gravity Sun Power solar generation for energy savings and income professionally designed and installed

218 Main Street, Stayner

Florist

Garry Stamp, Owner/Operator

ď ť Floral Arrangements and Bouquets for all Occasions ď ť Original Swiss Specialties ď ť Plants & more!

• Blacksmith

5 Francis Street East, Creemore ON L0M 1G0 (705) 812-8147 / pixie@floristfairy.ca

705-466-2846 Party Planner

Country Wedding &

Event Facilitator

705 888 8072

fred@fredmills.ca

Paul Briggs

Pet Care

(705) 466-5572

Over 25 Years Experience

fredmills.ca

Storage

South Simcoe

Boat & trailer

Storage 705-466-3089 tubokueper@icloud.com

Chimney Sweep

Swept Away • Chimney Cleaning • Maintenance • Annual Inspections

Roger Maes

705-435-8503 Gardening

Experienced gardeners offering custom service

519.938.6197

Plumber

(705) 466-3746

(705) 466-5807

Tiles

Towing

Kitchens, Bathrooms, Entranceways Fireplaces, Backsplashes Indoor/Outdoor work Ron Briere Tilesetter/Installer 705-466-6462 • rlbriere@gmail.com Free Estimates

General Contracting Renovations & Repairs Drywall • Painting Carpentry • Tile Work Masonry • Roofing

Make one call - we do it all Over 30 years experience

Neil I McAvoy 705.466.3804

Lawyer

Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

3 Seasons Garden Care

PLUMBING

RON’S CERAMIC TILES

Contractor

General Practise of Law

Susan’s Grooming Salon

Professional Grooming for all breeds 31 Caroline St. E East entrance OPEN Monday to Friday

Master Painter

705-466-3334

Safety’s & Fuel Injection

Computer Repairs

ironbutterfly.ca

Services

Repairs to all makes of cars and light trucks!

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

Design • Welding • Refinishing

Painter & Renovator

Valley Auto & Tech

Jeff Williams • 466-5741

Wrought Iron Creations Custom Iron Work Tubo Kueper

Auto Mechanic

John L. Ferris Megan L. Celhoffer

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

Rentals

T. NASH

Servicing Creemore and surrounding area Licensed and insured

7685 Cty Rd 91 • 428-0131

Welding

TOWING

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

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

Plumber

705-466-2149

The Creemore Echo • Friday, September 26, 2014 •

Echo Classifieds

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Submit your classified ad by 5 pm Tuesday: call 705-466-9906, fax 705-466-9908, email info@creemore.com,$15 + hst for 25 words or less

for sale

rental / lease

fundraiser

in memoriams

GIFFEN’S COUNTRY MARKET (2 locations) Glen Huron & Hwy 124 in Nottawa. Apples: Honey Crisp, McIntosh, Cortland, Royal Gala & more. (Ask about our $10 for a half bushel weekly feature.) Squash, tomatoes, corn, plums, pears. Fresh fruit pies, tarts, bread. Homemade breakfast & lunch.

Rooms for rent. Furnished. $130 per week includes shared living room, heat, hydro, wireless internet, satellite TV, parking. Linens supplied.

No smoking. Call 705-444-4852.

Buy an apple crumble pie for $10.

A Cybergnomes Robotics Team fundraiser. Call 705-888-0731 by September 30 to reserve your frozen, ready-to-bake pie.

In loving memory of our dad Ralph MacDonald, of Creemore who left us on September 21, 2010.

Dear Dad, If we could have a lifetime wish and one dream that could come true We would pray to God with all our hearts just to see and speak to you.

A thousand words wont bring you back We know because we’ve tried and neither will a million tears.

We know because we’ve cried`.

You’ve left behind our broken hearts and precious memories too But we’ve never wanted memories We only wanted you !

Miss you each and every day, love you even more!

Debbie, Dianne(Ken), Ronnie(Merle), Lori(Dennis), Larry(Astrid), Sherry(Joe) and all of our families

Hay for sale – Small squares and 4x5’ rounds of horse hay. We deliver yearround. Call Norm of Stonehedge Farms at 705-466-2607.

Pick Your Own Apples Saturday & Sundays starting September 20. Enjoy the wagon ride to the orchard. GIFFEN’S COUNTRY MARKET, Glen Huron 705-466-3080.

4-P235-70-15 Snow tires on GM rims (5 hole). Run one winter. $300 firm. Call 705-466-2296.

Mulmur pastured lamb, freshly frozen and available whole or half.

Forest raised Berkshire pork. Call Woodfield Farm at 705-435-3626.

help waNTED LIVE-IN HOUSEKEEPER wanted for country property near Creemore. Must be cheerful, pet-friendly, non-smoker/ drinker with excellent cooking, cleaning and organizational skills. Separate studio apartment, with use of a vehicle. Ability to take initiative, driver's license, and references. Reply to mlf@eagle.ca Part-time work available. Please call Norm at 705-466-2607.

art classes INTRO TO PRINTMAKING: September 27 & 28 10 am to 4 pm at the Mill StreetArt Studio - Creemore. Painterly Monotypes with Victoria Cowan.

Brushes and brayers, masked and collaged elements, multiple glazes and variations in viscosity. $220 (includes material fee) Call Sue for more information at 705-7276161 or visit www.millstreetartstudio. com or www.victoriacowan.ca. 148A Mill Street, Creemore (above Affairs Cafe)

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House for rent in Avening area. First floor renovated in 2012. 1 bedroom, lg livingroom, kitchen & bathroom.

Includes all appliances. Available midOctober. Call Luis at 647-880-1970.

bowling Ladies Afternoon Bowling starts Wednesday, October 15 from 12:30 to 3:30 pm at the Avening Hall just south of Creemore on Airport Rd. This is a fun league. Beginners are welcome.

Call Pat at 705-466-2459 before October 3 if you are interested.

Services Elliott Painting and Decorating, over 30 years experience with excellent references. Booking for fall and winter interior painting/wall papering.

Call for free estimate 705-466-2356 Do you have a piece of history crumbling on your farm? We can help you preserve the past. Stonework restoration to barns, houses, outbuildings, walls and more. Contact Tom Raffay Stonework 519-538-2509; cell 519-939-0494.

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thank you Eva Scriver would like to thank all who remembered her with cards and phone calls while in the hospital and returning home.

Morley and Eva Scriver would like to thank everyone who helped them celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary by sending cards, plants as well as many good wishes.

Contractor repairs, restores, dismantles and jacks up farm buildings, homes, and cottages. Also roofing, siding, doors, windows, beams, posts, foundations, peers, cement work, fencing, eaves troughing, decks, docks installed, repaired, replaced. Brian McCurdy. 519-986-1781.

wanted

ladies darts

Got a long afghan needle or a long crochet hook? Got any spare crochet books? Drop it off at Creemore Echo to be used at a stroke rehab group.

Thanks in advance!

Creemore Ladies Darts First Night is tonight at 7:30 p.m. $12 for first night and $2 a week after that. Everyone welcome.

Come out & enjoy a fun evening

Tutoring – Career teacher has lots of strategies to help your child be successful in school. Elementary, special needs, secondary. Math, language, science, chemistry etc. Your place or ours call 705-466-6644.

Rabies Clinic Wednesday, October 1 2014

Balsam Veterinary Office

20 Balsam Street Unit 1, Collingwood 2-5pm

Bellbrae Animal Hospital

2 km south of Collingwood on 124 2-7pm

Spike & Rusty: ELUDE

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L’Ecuyer – Michael and Ruth Ann wish to announce the birth of Kingsley James L’Ecuyer on Monday, September 1, 2014 at 7:31 p.m. Proud Grandparents are Adele Evans, Jim and Audrey L’Ecuyer and Derrick and Ruth Pearce. Thank you to the Midwives Nottawasaga and the Collingwood General & Marine Hospital for all the support. Another thanks to everyone who has helped and supported us, it is deeply appreciated.

Another great party! Many thanks to Wayne & Sherry, Kathy & Gord, and Nancy for help organizing our 60th Anniversary Party. Thanks to the Trinity Centennial United Church Ladies for the refreshments, Wendy Breen for the cakes & Clearview Fire Department for the tent rentals. Many thanks to all our relatives, neighbours & friends for their attendance, gifts & cards. It was a day to remember!

Lawrence & Helen Stephenson

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Creemore Veterinary Services 10 Francis St. E., Creemore 2-7pm

Abernant Veterinary Services 6725 Hwy 26, Stayner

2-7pm

$20per pet including HST

CASH ONLY

In loving memory of Ralph MacDonald who left us September 21, 2010.

Sadly missed along life's way.

Quietly remembered every day.

No longer in our life to share, but in our hearts you're always there.

Forever remembered by Shirley and the Hemsley family

bus trips Clearview Travel Bus Trips:Footloose, the Musical October 21 $119 which includes bus transportation to St. Jacobs, buffet lunch and performance. Christmas in Nashville December 5, $125 includes Coach transportation to Sanderson Centre with tickets to the performance and a buffet lunch.Pick up in Stayner. Reserve your spot now at 705 428-2543 or email info@clearviewtravel.ca

NOTTAWASAGA DAYLILIES Inventory Reduction Sale Final weekend Sat. Sept. 27 & Sun. Sept. 28 from 10 am to 5 pm each day For sale list and directions- www.wilsondaylilies.com or call 705-466-2916 Julie & Tom Wilson 3757 Conc. 3 Nottawasaga (terms: cash or cheque)

Phoenix Auctions and Appraisals Canadiana Antiques, Nostalgia & Collectables Auction Saturday, October 4@ 10am Royal Canadian Legion Hall

27 Wellington St. W., Creemore ON An outstanding selection of Canadiana & estate furniture, nostalgia, advertising pieces, art, folkart, decoys, rugs, china, glass, kitchenware, etc. from prominent Ontario estates & private collections.

PARTIAL LISTING ONLY! FOR DETAILS & PHOTOS, PLEASE GO TO www.phoenixauctionsandappraisals.com Ted Myers AAO CPPAG Auctioneer & Appraiser Guest Auctioneers: John Simpson & Pat Mulligan Office: 705-446-9797 or 1-844-211-9797 Friday and Saturday: 705-994-3096 Preview: Friday 4-6pm, Saturday 8:30am

Absentee bids welcome.

Consignments wanted!

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• The Creemore Echo •

Friday, September 26, 2014

217 Gideon Street, Stayner, ON L0M 1S0 Telephone: 705 428-6230 • Fax: 705 428-0288 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm

www.clearview.ca

VOlunteer FireFighters Volunteer Firefighters - Job # 2014-017 Clearview Fire and Emergency Services is currently recruiting Volunteer Firefighters specifically for the following Fire Stations: • Stayner • Singhampton • Creemore Requirements and preferred skills: For details please visit www.clearview.ca (Employment section).

Pay Range:

Suppression: $21.67 - $25.28 / hour Training: $15.09 - $17.60 / hour

An information session will take place at the Fire Station in Stayner, 6993 Hwy 26 on Oct. 8, 2014 @ 7:00 pm to answer any questions regarding working with the Fire Department and the recruitment process.

Anyone interested in joining the Clearview Fire Department is welcome to attend !

Interested applicants must complete the Application Form found on Clearview’s web-site at www.clearview.ca and are requested to e-mail the completed application and Resume to hr@clearview.ca OR drop off at the Administration Centre at 217 Gideon Street, Stayner to the attention of Human Resources Manager. Closing date for applications is October 10, 2014 at 3pm.

------------------------------------------------We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note: In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act , please contact Human Resources for accommodation inquiries or requirements at 705428-6230 x. 255

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Living Gluten-Free Norma Panzene of Affairs Bakery and Café gave

a very informative talk on how to cook, bake and shop for people with a gluten sensitivity. Through trial and error, Panzene has successfully produced delicious gluten-free foods that are available at her store. There were many tasty samples such as salad, muffins, loaves, cookies and Panzene's scrumptious carrot cake. The evening was presented by Avening Women's Institute Rose Program and Health Program members Edith Eedy and Margaret Palujanskas at St. John's United Church. Pictured is Edith Eedy, Norma Panzene, Margaret Prescott, Jackie Logue, Deborah Smith, Billie Power, Orneva Pardy and Muriel Day.

Keep ATVs out of waterways: NVCA

T h e N o t t a w a s a g a Va l l e y Conservation Authority (NVCA) is reminding all-terrain vehicle (ATV) drivers to keep out of area rivers and streams.

Last weekend near the Village of Glencairn, a group of anglers were shocked to see a number of ATVs coming down the middle of the Mad River.

The ATVs sped along the river and then climbed the bank into the Glencairn Conservation Area causing significant damage.

“There is never a good time to travel

with a motorized wheeled vehicle in a waterway as fish habitat destruction is inevitable,” said Byron Wesson, NVCA’s director of land operations and stewardship services. “This time of year is particularly sensitive for fish as it is spawning season for Chinook salmon, brown trout and brook trout. These fish species provide important recreational fishing opportunities which contribute to our local economy.”

ATV drivers caught and convicted of riding in a waterway may face fines of $15,000 to $1 million under the Federal Fisheries Act.

217 Gideon Street, Stayner, ON L0M 1S0 • Telephone: 705 428-6230 | Fax: 705 428-0288 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm

www.clearview.ca

Tender

Voter Information

Creemore Water Tank Demolition Contract No.: 300036275 SEALED BIDS, on forms supplied by the Contract Administrator, in the envelopes provided, will be received by Pamela Fettes, B.A., CMO, Dipl. M.A., Director, Legislative Services/Municipal Clerk, at the Township of Clearview, 217 Gideon Street, Stayner ON, L0M 1S0 until: 2:00:00 p.m., local time, Thursday, October 9, 2014 Tenders will be opened publicly on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 2:10 p.m., local time, in Clearview Council Chambers, at 217 Gideon Street, Stayner ON, L0M 1S0.

The work (“Work”) includes: Demolition of a partially buried concrete water tank, bury it in place and cover with material to allow for natural vegetation regeneration.

Scope of work includes restoration of all disturbed areas including site access.

Bid Documents may be obtained at the office of the Contract Administrator, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited, 3 Ronell Crescent, Collingwood ON, L9Y 4J6 for a non-refundable fee of $40.00 ($35.40 plus HST) payable to R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited.

In addition to other provisions in the Bid Documents, the lowest or any Bid will not necessarily be accepted.

Owner Pamela Fettes, B.A., CMO, Dipl. M.A. Director of Legislative Services/ Municipal Clerk Township of Clearview 217 Gideon Street Stayner ON, L0M 1S0 T: (705) 428-6230 ext. 224 Email: pfettes@clearview.ca

Contract Administrator Ken Kaden, P.Eng. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited 3 Ronell Crescent Collingwood ON, L9Y 4J6 T: (705) 797-4279 Email: ken.kaden@rjburnside.com

2014 MUNICIPAL & SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION 2014 MUNICIPAL & SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION Vote by Internet or Telephone October 17th to October 27th Vote by Internet or Phone - October 17th to October 27th Accessible and Convenient Voting Accessible and Convenient Voting - Anywhere, Anywhere, Any time Any time Township of Clearview and Town of Wasaga Beach

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Friday, September 19, 2014 Intelivote Inc., our electronic system 12:00 Systems noon Nottawa Community Centrevoting – 4129 County Roadcompany, 124, Nottawa will be in 3:00 p.m.

Brentwood Community Centre – 9926 County Road 10, Brentwood attendance and facilitate these sessions to answer all your questions.

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Wednesday,RecPlex October 1, 2014 – 1724 Mosley Street, Wasaga Beach

7:00 p.m.

RecPlex Thursday, October 2, 2014 1724 Mosley Street, Wasaga Beach 5:30 p.m.

Creemore Community Centre – 220 Collingwood Street, Creemore

Thursday, October 2, 2014 Centre – 217 Gideon Street, Stayner 7:30 p.m.

Township Administration

5:30 p.m. Creemore Community Centre To check the Voters’ List and for further information on the Municipal Election, 220 Collingwood Street, Creemore please contact your Municipal Clerk’s Office.

7:30 p.m. Township Administration Centre 217 Gideon Street, Stayner Dated this 02nd day of September, 2014.

7:00 p.m.

Office ofList the Clerk To check the Voters’ and for further information on the Municipal Election, please contact your Municipal Clerk’s Office.