The Creemore
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Friday, October 15, 2010 Vol. 10 No. 42
News and views in and around Creemore
Inside the Echo
Skate Park Appreciation
Top Cadet
Hot dogs, tricks and thank you’s.
Local member gets national recognition.
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HORSES AND HOUNDS One of Creemore’s great autumn traditions was observed last Saturday as the Thanksgiving crowds watched the horses and hounds of the Toronto North York Hunt Club parade down Mill Street. Led by huntsman Antony Gaylard, the event is always notable for its silence; surprisingly, the hounds make no noise and the only thing you can hear is the sound of hooves on pavement. For more full-colour photos of the parade, be sure to check out the slideshow at www.creemore.com.
REMEMBER TO CAST YOUR VOTE
Mail-in ballots for the 2010 municipal election must be dropped in the mailbox by Saturday, October 16. But that’s not your last chance to vote, as ballots can be hand-delivered to the Clearview Township Administration Centre (or the Mulmur Town Hall) right up until 8 pm on Monday, October 25, the official election day. In 2006 less than 40 per cent of registered voters in Clearview cast their ballot; with many important issues facing Council in the next term, we would hope that percentage would increase this time around. Please remember to vote!
Echo Briefs
An Autumn Walk for Cancer
The Dunedin Fall Colour Cancer Walk takes place on Saturday, October 16, starting at the Dunedin Hall at 10 am. This is a great way to enjoy the fall scenery and raise money for a good cause at the same time. Call (705) 726-8032 for details or just show up, ready to walk.
MASTER BAKER The Hunt Club parade was not the only autumn tradition
taking place last weekend – the final day of the Farmers’ Market season also featured the Creemore Heritage Apple Society’s annual Apple Pie Baking Contest. This year’s winner was Wilma Zeggil, seen here with event organizer Al Clarke and Echo publisher Sara Hershoff, who acted as one of the judges. For more pictures and full results, see page 3.
Car Rally and Chili Supper
The New Lowell United Church is hosting a car rally, beginning at the church at 1 pm on Saturday, October 16. A Chili Supper will follow. Call 424-7416 for details or see page 2.
Red Carpet Weekend
As per usual, tickets are now sold out for the Creemore Mocks Film Festival Gala on Saturday night. But there are still two ways to view this year’s hilarious entries. At 1 pm on Saturday, October 16, there will be a free community screening at the Station on the Green. And on Sunday, October 17, tickets remain available for the 11 am brunch, where you can view the movies and enjoy a great meal, complete with champagne. Call (705) 888-5139 to reserve brunch tickets ($30).
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Friday, October 15, 2010
Community Calendar Friday, October 15 to Monday, November 1
• Art Show continues. “Renewal” featuring large format oil paintings by Sue Miller, as well as bronze and cast stone horse sculptures by Ann Clifford. at the Mad & Noisy Gallery, 154 Mill St. Creemore. The show will run until Monday, November 1. www. madandnoisy.com 466-5555.
Friday, October 15
• Creemore Curling Club Registration and Wine & Cheese Social at the Curling Club on Collingwood Street. Come out and sign up for Ladies, Mens, Mixed and Seniors. New curlers receive a free broom. For more information phone Bill Martins 466-6399, Steven Morby 520-0111 or Gayle Millsap 466-5482.
Saturday, October 16
• Deadline to mail in your Voting Ballots. You can
This Weekend
hand-deliver your voting ballot to the Township Office by 8 pm on Monday, October 25. • Dunedin Fall Colour Cancer Walk starting at 10 am from Dunedin Hall for 6.2 km to Glen Huron. Enjoy the scenery & help raise money for cancer research. Call Joyce at (705) 726-8032 for details. Pick up pledge form at Creemore Echo. • Car Rally in New Lowell. Start time is 1 pm at New Lowell United Church. Registration $15 for driver & car, $3 for other participants. Chili Supper to follow. A fundraiser for New Lowell United Church. Call Tracy at 424-7416 for more info. • Join Ian Coutts at Creemore Springs Brewery as he signs his new book Brew North from 10 am to noon and 2 to 4 pm. This book tells the story of our national beverage, from the early days of our country through Prohibition and right up to the rise of the microbrewery,
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Hosted by Curiosity House. (705) 466-3400. • Creemore Mocks – Creemore’s Homebrewed Film Festival. 1 pm free Community Screening & 7 pm Awards Night. www.creemoremocks.ca
Sunday, October 17
• Church Services are on page 5. • St. John’s United Church, Creemore, 124th Anniversary Service at 11 am with the Brass Bell Quartet. No services at New Lowell or Avening United Church on this day. • Creemore Mocks Brunch – Creemore’s Homebrewed Film Festival. 11 am. Enjoy brunch & view the mocs films at Station on the Green. $30 per ticket. Call to make your reservation at (705) 888-5139. • Clearview Soccer Club Annual General Meeting at 7 pm at Creemore Arena Hall.
Upcoming Events Monday, October 18
• Iain Scott will present an Introduction to this year’s Metropolitan Opera Season, which is being broadcast live at the Galaxy Theatres. Join the Dufferin Arts Council at Grace Tipling Hall, Shelburne Town Hall from 10 am to noon. Tickets $20. For more information call (519) 925-1456. • Clearview Township’s Council Meeting at 7 pm at the Council Chambers. Everyone welcome.
Wednesday, October 20
• Creemore Horticultural Society’s Visitors Night at St. Luke’s Anglican Church Hall, 22 Caroline Street West at 7:30 pm. Guest speaker: Lorraine Roberts from Plant Paradise speaking on perennial borders. This is an excellent opportunity to find out what’s new in the plant world and how best to build a perennial border. Everyone is welcome. • Jazz Concert celebrating the music of Miles Davis on the occasion of the 51st Anniversary of the album “Kind of Blue” at Collingwood Collegiate Institute at 7 pm. Tickets $10 advance available at The Crow’s Nest or by phoning (705) 445-1900 or $15 at door. Presented by Collingwood Jazz and Blues Society, Town of Collingwood & CCI Music Department.
Thursday, October 21
• Canadian Blood Services’ Blood Donor Clinic at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Stayner from 3 to 7 pm. Call 888 2 DONATE to book your appointment.
Saturday, October 23
• Annual Fall Seminar for the Ontario Horticultural Association District 16 at the Stayner Community Centre for horticulture members only starting at 9:30 am. Morning speaker is Greg Norman on Mosaic Gardening
& the afternoon speaker is Sonia Day, Toronto Star garden columnist. The Creemore, Brentwood & Stayner Horticulture Societies will be hosting. • Mary Barrie Statue Unveiling at Creemore Library at 11 am. Reception will follow after speeches. • Dine & Dance “Jiggs Dinner” at the New Lowell Legion. Live music by the Martian Koch Band from 4 to 9 pm. Bar opens at 3 pm. Dinner at 6 pm. Adults $10. Limited tickets. Tickets available at the bar Friday evenings or by callling 424-1621. • Roast Beef Supper at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, 3521 Cty Rd 124, south of Nottawa. 5 pm & 6 pm seatings. Adults $13, children 6 to 12 $6. Call (705) 444-6823 or 445-2494. • Roast Pork Supper & Silent Auction at 6 pm at Knox Presbyterian Church, 160 King St. S. Alliston. Adults $15, children (5-12 yrs.) $5 and 4 yrs & under free. For tickets phone 435-5081, 435-5975 or 435-5010. (Doors open for viewing of silent auction at 5:30 pm.) Wheel chair accessible. • Georgian Bay Reads II at the L.E. Shore Memorial Library in Thornbury at 7 pm. Sara Hershoff, publisher of Creemore Echo will join 5 other local media celebrities competing in selecting the best Canadian novel to read this winter. Sara will be defending The Day the Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan. All welcome. Hosted in-part by Clearview Library. • St. Luke’s Gift of Music Concert. The Ontario Provincial Police Chorus singing gospel, sacred, popular, folk music and show tunes. 7:30 pm at St. Luke’s Anglican Church. $10 for this concert or $50 for the entire series available at Creemore Echo and Curiosity House.
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Sunday, October 24
• Honeywood Horning Mills United Church Turkey Supper from 5 to 7 pm at the Honeywood Arena. Adults $14 & $6 for 12 and under, pre-schoolers free.
Monday, October 25
• Election Day 2010. You can hand-deliver your voting ballot to the Township Office by 8 pm today.
Tuesday, October 26
• Sara Hershoff & Brad Holden are on 97.7 The Beach this morning between 9 and 10 am to talk “All Things Creemore”. Don’t miss it! • Passport Clinic at the Council Chambers, Clearview Township Municipal office from 2 to 7 pm. www. helenaguergis.com (705) 445-6762.
Thursday, October 28
• Public Meeting for Accomodation Review concerning Duntroon Central & NCPS starting at 7 pm at Duntroon Central Public School. For more details on this ARC www.scdsb.on.ca & go to ARC 2010:01.
Saturday, November 6
• Stayner Heritage Society November Remembrance Event at Clearview Community Church at 9:30 am. Author Glad Bryce tells stories from her book First In... Last Out about the RCAF Women’s Division & Nursing Sisters in World War II. $5 includes continental breakfast, speaker & entertainment. 1070 Cty Rd 42 (Airport Rd) Stayner. For tickets, call Catherine Walker by November 1st at 428-2719 or Myrna Johnson 428-2540. • 10 Mile Dinner. Roast Beef & Roast Pork 3-course meal at Dunedin Hall followed by the great music of Country Classic Memories band at Dunedin Knox Presbyterian Church. For ticket information call (705) 466-5202 or visit the 100 Mile Store in Creemore.
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Kaylan Gale Beattie on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 weighing in at 7lb 13oz.
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Top Pies This year’s Apple Pie Contest was the biggest ever, with 16 entries. The top six winners were as follows: 1. Wilma Zeggil; 2. Marilyn Chenier; 3. Jovanna Creet; 4. Cat Flack; 5. Susan Crawford; and 6. Peggy Hutchison. The lucky judges were Sara Hershoff, Pat Prime (left), Bill Mann (below) and 2009 winner Heather Cumming (below right, with event organizer Al Clarke).
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Much ado about debt: something’s been bugging us The Creemore Echo has never been in the habit of endorsing candidates during municipal elections. If we’re doing our job right, and voters are doing theirs, then the electorate should be able to make informed decisions without us telling anyone how to cast their vote. That said, allow us to make one blanket endorsement. Please, when deciding on who should represent you during the next municipal term, look favourably upon those candidates who respect the world of fact. Those who understand the lay of the land, who respect what is true and what is not, can often take opposing sides on issues and eventually reach compromises that benefit all. On the other hand, those who play fast and loose with the facts, who spin bits and pieces of the truth or take facts out of context to shape their own reality, are in our mind not to be trusted with our collective future. Clearview Deputy Mayoral candidate Eric Jelinski has been doing a pretty good job of making fiscal responsibility a big issue in this election, and we wholeheartedly agree that our municipal government must spend our money wisely, taking care to keep taxes at a reasonable level while making decisions that ensure a sustainable future for the Township. But we take issue with the way in which Jelinski has been simplifying, and even spinning, some of the “facts” about Clearview’s financial position. Jelinski bases his entire fiscal platform on a couple of pages in the Township’s 2010 budget, which was passed back in April. One of them states that Clearview’s budget this year was $46.8 million – up $15.7 million, or 51 per cent, from 2009. This is indeed a fact, and Jelinski knows that, left to dangle without any explanation, it sounds pretty bad. However, if you dig into the budget a bit and take into consideration what has happened since (in other words, keep the fact within its context), the picture changes a little bit. The largest number affecting the budget increase is the Stayner-Wasaga Beach wastewater servicing agreement, a line item predicted in April to be $16.3 million. Of that sum, $9.3 million was the anticipated cost of building the infrastructure necessary to connect to the Wasaga Beach plant and $6.5 million was the amount that would be owed to Wasaga Beach for the purchase of capacity in their system. None of this money was actually going to be spent in 2010, but at the time of the budget Clearview staff was about to apply for an infrastructure grant they hoped would cover 50 per cent of the $9.3 million, and in order to be eligible for that grant, the Township had to appear “shovel-ready,” with numbers already inserted in its budget. Meanwhile, to present a balanced budget, which municipalities are required to do by law, the remaining $11.5 million had to come from somewhere, so it was listed as a debenture. In voting for the 2010 budget, none of the members of
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Council ever actually intended to have the Township immediately take out a loan for $11.5 million – if the grant had arrived, then it would be the job of the next Council to meet with developers, discuss phasing, and decide the responsible amount that could be borrowed so that the debenture could be paid off using development charges and sewer fees collected from Stayner residents who were using the system. As it turns out, Clearview was not successful with that grant application. But another round of municipal infrastructure funding has been announced, and a new grant application has been made – this one for a two-thirds total of $14 million, with Clearview obligated to throw in another $7 million. If the application is successful – and the Township likely will not find out until close to the end of the year – the $21 million total will cover both the new infrastructure and the $6 million required to purchase capacity from Wasaga Beach. And the amount required from Clearview – whether through debenture or some other means – would be $7 million at the most, $4.5 million less than was predicted in the 2010 budget that forms the basis of Jelinski’s platform. And keep in mind, if the grant doesn’t come through, or if the developers currently applying for permission to build homes in Stayner decide they’d like to back off for a few years, none of these expenditures are written in stone. Clearview Township is currently carrying about $7.6 million in debt, just over 25 per cent of its total debt capacity according to the Municipal Act. Of that total, only $300,000 – the remaining money owed on the New Lowell Library – is being paid off using money collected through taxation. The rest of the money was borrowed for water and sewer projects, and the loans are being paid off using money from water and sewer user fees. Throughout the campaign, Jelinski has stated that the 2010 municipal budget means a tripling of the Township’s debt. Again, this is a claim only somewhat based in fact. The only debenture – and it is a significant one – that has been approved and will definitely be on the books going forward is a $4 million loan to pay for Clearview’s portion of the new Stayner Emergency Hub. This debenture will be paid off over the next 20 years using income from taxes, and it will place a 3.4 per cent upward pressure on next year’s tax rate. That doesn’t mean that taxes will definitely go up 3.4 per cent, but it does mean that Council will have to make compromises elsewhere to react to that pressure. The rest of Jelinski’s “tripling” comes from the aforementioned $11.5 million that was placed in the budget to accompany the original infrastructure grant application. As we’ve previously explained, with the new grant application that number has now been lowered to $7 million. Now, if the grant is won, and if Council can work out favourable agreements with the developers in
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Stayner, something around $7 million is indeed likely to be borrowed. This, we concede, is a fact – the conceptual plan behind the 2010 budget will in all likelihood lead to a dramatic increase in the Township’s debt, albeit more in the order of twoand-a-half times as much rather than three times as much, and to a level that remains well within the limit imposed by the Municipal Act. But this leads to Jelinski’s grossest misrepresentation of fact – that the more than a million dollars required to service that debt annually would lead to a huge tax increase (using his original numbers he claims a projected 2011 tax increase of 13.3 per cent). In reality, the only upward pressure on taxes that comes out of all this is the 3.4 per cent associated with the Emergency Hub. Council has made it clear that any borrowing related to the Stayner Wastewater Project will not be done until the money is found to service it – through development charges and Stayner sewer user fees, where money for sewage infrastructure is legally mandated to come from. For Jelinski to imply that Council intends to jack taxes up so significantly and irresponsibly is a completely misleading case of political spin. Members of Clearview Council are taxpayers also, as are their families and friends. They have a proven track record of making financially prudent decisions, and it’s hard to see why they would be intent on doing otherwise now. We hope this Editorial isn’t seen as a defence of all that the incumbent Council has done. As with all borrowing, there are decisions to be made whether the things the debt is being incurred to pay for are necessary. Is the Stayner-Wasaga Beach servicing agreement the best way to allow growth to occur in Clearview Township? Is there a way to provide local jobs for our children without it? Was now the right time to go ahead with the Emergency Hub? Is growth desirable at all? These are all great questions, and arguments can be made for each side. But such arguments are best made with a clear, honest grounding in the facts, something which, in our minds, Eric Jelinski has failed to demonstrate during this campaign. He has instead played fast and loose with the truth, spinning a scenario of skyrocketing debt and escalating taxes, one that is tailor-made to attract casual voters. As a newspaper, we hold facts to be sacred. We believe that spin on the campaign trail can be a dangerous thing. And we couldn’t sit by any longer without attempting to provide our readers with what we believe is some real “straight talk.”
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Dear Editor: First a loud “Thank You” to the BIA and merchants on Mill Street for the outstanding array of flowers, decorations and pumpkins making the main street of Creemore into a Thanksgiving feast for the eyes as you stroll through town. At the candidates meeting we heard that Ward 4 “absolutely needs” to provide access to noise-producing recreational vehicles in order for our downtown to survive. On the contrary, what downtown Creemore needs is fewer lawyer’s offices, art galleries and real estate offices and more reasonably priced broad product stores able to survive without dependency on seasonal visitors; a situation that will only happen when taxes and ground rents fall and existing businesses start to concentrate on serving the year round inhabitants rather than setting their prices and product selection for weekenders and visitors. If I need something and my local store does not have it in stock (sorry, “we can have it by Thursday” does not work for an urgently needed water shutoff) then I am forced to shop in the surrounding area. If that area also has stores that have a much lower price on food staples or a wider choice of products, then it’s quite likely that I will do most of my other shopping at the same time because my trip is already of forced necessity The big losers are the Creemore store owners, for by having to leave town
through lack of availability of a simple hardware item or to find a better price for staples, they’ve all lost an opportunity to do some business with me. The south end of our main street adjoining the shopping area is becoming more “slum-like” each year, with unpainted houses in a state of either disrepair or in downright unsafe condition, lacking exterior wall coverings and with one held up with wooden scaffolding which any concerned building inspector and bylaw officer would rule unsafe for both user and pedestrians on sight. I respectfully suggest, before embracing noisy recreational vehicles and the transition of the commercial area into an industrial “noise and smell zone” as the only solutions to the problems of a small Ontario town, that the members of the BIA “look inwards” to see why residents shop elsewhere and that the town Council start enforcing bylaws and cleaning up the south end of Mill Street to make it a pleasant place for residents and visitors alike to pass through on the way to spending some relaxing time watching the waters tumble over the rocks in the river. We are blessed to reside in this part of Ontario. Let’s not blow it all away in an attempt to replicate a suburb of Toronto. Sincerely, Peter Lomath, Creemore
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St. John’s United Church, Creemore, 124th Anniversary Service at 11 am with the Brass Bell Quartet. No services at New Lowell or Avening United Church on this day. Join us at St. Luke’s Anglican Church 22 Caroline St. W. 466-2206 Sunday, October 3: Regular service at 11 am. Blessing of the Animals at 4 pm. Bring your pet for a blessing.
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St. James’ Anglican Church Clougher-Lisle Sunday Service at 9:30 am All are welcome to join us.
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
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
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Wind farm Mayor might not be telling the whole story Dear Editor, I had to laugh when I noticed the large display ad by CANWEA on the back page of the Echo last week. In it, Mayor Lynn Acre describes the utopian benefits of the 26-kilometrelong Erie Shores Wind Farm and encourages us all to come down and have a look for ourselves. By co-incidence, I happened to be performing a test flight on a new aircraft with another pilot high over the Erie Shores Wind Farm just the day before our Echo arrived. After the morning’s flying we repaired to a packed local restaurant for lunch wearing flying kit. It only took a minute for one of the locals to ask
if we were flying and if we had seen the wind farm. The ensuing “conversations” were lively and punctuated with anger and peppered with expletives. They were not so much “conversations” as they were forceful warnings about the perils of wind generation. What we heard in no uncertain terms, from farmers and rural folk, some who had as many as five turbines on their land, was this: 1) Wind turbine companies seem to operate underhandedly and seek maximum control of leased land for literally decades. They like secret deals and making sure that no one can talk to their neighbours on pain of
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legal action. As one farmer, who has at least one wind turbine, put it, “They own you, and they rub your nose in it every day.” 2) Wind “farms” are very difficult to farm, leaving large areas that are impossible for big equipment to work or spray. All those corners and angles around the towers, transformers and roads turn into weed patches that infiltrate planted crops. One fellow said, “I’ve farmed clean all my life, but in the last three years, fighting the weeds around these things (windmills) has become a nightmare.” 3) The Mayor mentioned increased tax revenue, and we certainly heard about that! Several people spoke angrily about the fact that the municipality, which had lost a large amount of its industrial tax base, was now recouping it from anyone who had a wind tower or leased infrastructure on their land. No one had told them before they signed up for these towers that their land would be re-assessed at commercial /industrial tax rates, not the agricultural rate to which they were accustomed. Several folks indicated that “it just isn’t worth it.” 4) The saddest and most bitter pill though, came from older farmers and landowners who wanted to sell and retire. They said that there were “...only two kinds of buyers for property with wind towers... wind companies at bargain prices, or
other wind companies at even less money that want to put up even more towers. Nobody wants to live beside these things, including us.” 5) The one term that was used repeatedly by these people who are living with wind towers was “disaster.” They were referring to the loss and damage to their lives and farms, their community and to the environment. We heard plenty more in that crowded restaurant over lunch last week, but not a word of support for wind power, the wind companies or the politicians who are enabling this “disaster.” We got the distinct impression that the grass roots are just now starting to lash back against being sold out by our provincial government and its hair-brained, make-it-up-asyou-go energy policies. It is good to see CANWEA supporting our Echo through paid advertising. It’s also good that we have all been invited by the Mayor to head on down to Erie Shores and see it for ourselves. But while you’re there, don’t forget to stop and talk to the folks who live with “big wind” so that you can get the real story. Of course, you could also pop by and see the Mayor herself, provided she survives the election, which seems far from a sure thing. Sincerely, D. Paul Briggs, Creemore
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There were 57 of us out for cards today, and Prez Bob Veale introduced new members Celeste Tremblay and his wife Marilyn McMaster to us all. We were pleased Sylvia to have them join us, GALE and we were happy to have Sharon Harrison amongst us for another day of zany cards. The 50/50 draws went to Dave Smith, June Hartley, Dean Chestnut, Joan Monaghan, Marion Kelly, Kevin Keogh, Pat Winger and Alinda Bishop. Moon shots were played by Doreen Murray (2), Eileen Nash, Marge Douglas, Irene Dolson, Pat Broad, Warren Gale, Kevin Keogh, Janice Stephens and Carol Faulkner. Carol won the travelling prize, and Warren won the Sidewinder’s loot – but you will have noticed that the ladies sure dominated the moon shot category today. High scorers were Joan Monaghan 317, Marge Douglas 292, Jim Murray 282 and Doreen
Murray 280. Low was – Oh ho – Warren Gale with a score of 00001. Sure looks as if he had his ups and downs today! We had a Happy Birthday card and song (slightly belated) for Lillian Hiltz’s 90th birthday. Also, Warren and I and all the rest of the Seniors would like to wish Marion and Russ Wilkinson an (also slightly belated) Happy 60th Anniversary. And Russ – you will notice that I didn’t make any mean remarks about Marion being very durable, and suchlike, right? But seriously, with all kidding aside, you folks are witty, and fun, and good card players to boot – in short, the sort of folks who are missed when they are absent. So on behalf of us all, here’s hoping you had a great anniversary, and here’s hoping you both will soon be back amongst us. Monday, October 18 is another birthday of note as Creemore’s Most Eligible Bachelor is about to reach the big Nine Two. So a big Happy Birthday to you, Ken, and many more! In the Echo last week there was notification of a 50th Reunion in May of 2011 for staff and students of Stayner Collegiate Institute. I will have to check
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to see if all my kids noted this as they all attended Stayner High School. The number to call for more information is (705) 428-2639. A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that Pat and I had attended a service at the little church out in Proton that Mother attended as a young girl. I also wrote that it “really is a little white church in the vale” much the same as the one mentioned in the hymn Church in the Wildwood. I was reminded that the original song was the “little brown church in the vale” – and that certainly was right. Probably a lot of you picked up on that change of colour – but you see, the reason I wrote “white church” was because the church really is white, and they had changed the hymn to “little white church in the vale” for this special occasion. So my apologies for changing a well-known song without thinking to explain why I did that. The Life Lab’s recent closure in Stayner is sure a hardship for many folks – especially the elderly who either never did drive or who have given up driving. It wasn’t always easy for everyone to get to Stayner, but between family and friends and the occasional taxi, everyone managed. But a trip to the lab in Collingwood, Alliston or Wasaga Beach is just compounding the problem. And this at a time in a lot of people’s lives when they require frequent “blood work” so the doctor can monitor the effectiveness of the dosage of their medications. It seems as if this company is “picking” on people who are not very able to fight for themselves, although I have heard of more than one petition asking Life Lab to reconsider their decision. This coming Thursday, Oct 21 is again our 12 noon pot luck lunch.
Different ideas, different thoughts. Three representatives helping you
A MILESTONE FOR THE LEGION LADIES
September 25 was a big night for the Legion Ladies Auxiliary Branch 397, Creemore as they celebrated their 60th Anniversary. At left, Joan Fenech (left), immediate past Provincial President of the Ladies Auxiliary, presented L.A. Branch 397 President Lorraine Hanson with a 60th Anniversary plaque as Shirley Duguay of Zone E4 looked on. At right, Joan Fenech and Lorraine Hanson presented charter member Margaret Ransier with a 50-year pin and a 60-year bar.
A team approach to planning Alex Hargrave Creemore Contact Alex (705) 466-3525 •ahargrave@pipfs.com
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Interested in all concerns. Sound judgement and experience does count. Remember Township business is Big Business I hope I can meet your expectations in the next four years. I have worked 13 years as your councillor and will continue to represent you in the leadership you so deserve.
VOTING IS EASY: You still have time to vote. Your ballot can be hand delivered to Clearview Township Offices up to 8:00p.m. October 25th (Election Day). Contact the Office of the Clerk for more information (705) 428-6230ext 223
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AN EPIC SESSION
Last Saturday’s Skate Park Appreciation Day was a great opportunity for the community to thank several people who were instrumental in raising the funds necessary to both get the park built several years ago and, recently, to have additional equipment installed there. At bottom left, Councillor Thom Paterson recognized Keith Roberts, Michael Fuke and Cole McArthur. The boys’ parents, Nigel, Judy and Ruth, were also honoured. Following that, hot dogs were served and many tricks were performed.
Photos by Brad Holden, Ruth McArthur and Jacqueline Soczka
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I trust most of you and you can dance to the enjoyed the lovely music of Martian Koch Thanksgiving weather Band with dinner starting with friends and family. at 6 pm. Please call 424What a colourful picture 1621 for tickets as soon show Mother Nature gave as possible as they are to us with the changing of limited. the leaves. Sandra The Congregation BEDNAREK The communities of of New Lowell United Brentwood and New Church invites you to Lowell were shattered last week when come out and enjoy the fall while a longtime resident of Brentwood, you travel around our beautiful local Debra Bottineau, died very suddenly landscapes on a car rally extravaganza. at home. Deb was a teacher in Registration is $15 for the driver and Angus for many years. Deb leaves car and $3 for all other participants. her husband Bob, son Adam and Start time is 1 pm on Saturday, daughter Devienna. Our sympathy October 16 from the church. Come goes out to the family. Her funeral back for a Chili Super in the Church was at New Lowell United Church Hall. Contact Tracy Cloutier (424and she was laid to rest at Alliston 7416) for further information. Union Cemetery. The youth and Congregation of Sympathy also goes out to the New Lowell United Church are again family of Jeanne Verstegen, who filling shoeboxes that will be sent to passed away Saturday morning. Jean Haiti this year. They are available by was a daughter of George and Doris contacting Sandra at 424-6497. You Matthews. can choose a gender and age for your Get your dancing shoes ready for box to be filled with fun things like the next event at the New Lowell pencils, paper, hard soap, toothbrush, Legion. Saturday, October 23 come stickers, etc. and feast at their Newfie Dinner Remember that on October 17 St. Night. The cost is $10 per adult, John’s United Church in Creemore
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POWER SAVINGS EVENT Until October 31st
will celebrate their anniversary with the guest speaker being S. Ferris from Creemore. The time is 11 am and the regular services at Avening and New Lowell will be cancelled for this event. Mark your calendars for the delicious Harvest Dinner at the Legion sponsored by the New Lowell United Church. It is on November 6 starting at 5 pm. There will also be a silent auction, with many items just in time for you to do some Christmas shopping. Story Hour continues at the Sunnidale Branch (New Lowell) of our Library. It is held on Thursdays at 10:30 am. This is a great time for your preschooler and kindergarten child to hear special stories, do rhymes, crafts and good socialization with other children. Clearview Community Theatre presents a musical adaptation of Willy Wonka – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Community Hall in Duntroon. Each child will receive a free sample size chocolate bar, with one of these bars at each performance containing a “Golden Ticket.” After November 6, a draw will be made from the golden ticket holders for an oversized chocolaty
prize! All tickets are reserved with the first four rows priced at $18 for adults and $15 for children 12 and under. All other seats are $15 for adults and $10 for children. Tickets are on sale at Nifty’s on main street in Stayner (705) 428-2790. There are five performances, at 7:30 pm on Friday, October 29, Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6, and at 2 pm on Saturday, October 30 and Sunday, October 31. Last year’s performance of Seussical was sold out for four of the five shows, so get your tickets early! All of our food banks (Angus and Stayner) are in need of extra supplies as the fall and winter season starts. Remember to pick up extra non-perishable food items in your shopping cart. Congratulations to Paige Kennedy on her successful campaign to become the President of the Student Council at New Lowell Public School. Also serving on the executive is Holly Beth Fudger, Aimee Blayney and Rachel Schneider. That’s the news from in and around New Lowell. If you have any news, please call me at 424-6497 or send and email to sandra.bednarek@ sympatico.ca.
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• Supports sustainable growth that will provide full servicing to existing employment lands. • Supports long term multi year budget planning initiative. • Supports the protection of environmentally sensitive Niagara Escarpment lands from IWT development. • Supports land stewardship and vertical integration of agricultural initiatives.
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• Represent the issues and aspirations of the Community at Council and publicly. • Build on our collective achievements through a sustainable growth plan and pursuit of a regional job strategy. • Promote and support volunteer initiatives throughout the ward.
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Mr. Honeywell remembers Local History
One evening in 1907 operated it with the aid of my grandmother, Alice his two sons. That stone Webster, sat down at her may now be seen by the kitchen table and started river at Dunedin near W. to write an article for Weatherall’s blacksmith the Creemore Star. My shop, where it is used for mother, Alice, age 3, and setting tires on. Foster her baby brother Gordon, sold this tannery to J.D. Helen BLACKBURN Stephens who engaged age 1, were finally asleep in their little beds. Sandy Campbell to run it. Grandma was writing an account It went out of business in 1854. of her visit with Asa Honeywell “Foster moved to Creemore and of Dunedin. She had been visiting built another tannery on the north side aging pioneers and compiling their of the bridge on the 4th Line in 1852. memories of early days. Many Campbell rented it for a term, then it appeared in the Nottawasaga history was purchased by Aikens, who died of 1934. Now, in 2010, I am writing in 1855, and that ended the business. on my kitchen table and bringing The tannery was burned down shortly to light once more some of Asa after. Henry Galloway’s house was Honeywell’s reminiscences. The burned a little while before and it was entire account is in the April 4, 1907 rumoured that Aiken’s widow set fire issue of the Creemore Star. to it because Mr. Galloway would not “Mr. Honeywell remembers that marry her. when a boy he visited a tannery on “Mr. Foster and his sons joined the farm recently occupied by Mr. the American army when war broke Willoughby Nesbitt on the 8th Line, out between the north and south. Mr. which he understood had been there Foster was killed in an engagement. since 1837. He had worn boots made After the war one of the sons returned of leather tanned there. The bark to Nottawasaga but did not stay was crushed by a large flatstone of long. dressed granite after the pattern of a millstone. When in position the eye of the stone was fitted on a great stump where it was revolved by a horse. He did not know who dressed the stone but thought probably it would be Mr. G. Foster, who built the tannery and
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“ E d w a r d We b s t e r, w h o w a s interested in bringing in settlers, used to give a barrel of flour a month to a Mr. McConless as an inducement to stay and keep hotel at Shanty Creek. It served as a stopping place for travellers. “From Mr. Honeywell we learned of two sisters who were U.E. Loyalists and were granted 200 acres each. Mrs. Cross had the farm now occupied by Mr. R. Morrow and Mrs. Dodge that occupied by R.W. Metheral. These people came in the late thirties and being very poor had to suffer great hardships. On one occasion about 1842 the Cross family had no flour and no money. They owned a few sheep and one night a wolf came and killed one of them. They succeeded in saving most of the carcass, and putting out a portion of it with poison, got the wolf. The bounty on the wolf was sufficient to buy them a barrel of flour. The flour and mutton saved them from starvation which threatened them. “The Dodges were equally poor. Mr. Honeywell went to their house once when their little girl had to have a quilt around her as her only covering while
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he was there. Sometime later this little girl, when about six years old, was sent to the spring for water. It was only a sort distance in the woods, but the child went astray. Thinking she was playing, the mother made no haste to seek her, but finally became alarmed and went to the spring. Failing to find her, she ran to her neighbours for help. The news soon spread and all the neighbours far and near joined in the search. Day after day and night after night did these brave pioneers tramp the woods with no thought of reward, nothing in their hearts but the love of humanity. No trace of the child was ever found. At last the weary hunters gave up the search, believing that she had been eaten by a bear. Heartsick and weary, they stood discussing the futility of continuing the search, when they were disgusted to see Mr. Dodge get up on a log, flapping his arms and crowing like a rooster. When asked why he did it, he replied, “Just for fun.” This illustrates what a halfwitted man he was. He went away and his wife continued to run the farm for a number of years and finally died there.”
Check out what is happening at The Creemore, Stayner and Sunnidale Branches of The Clearview Public Library
Mary Barrie Statue Unveiling Saturday, October 23rd 11:00 am at the Creemore Library Branch. A light reception will take place after the speeches.
Georgian Bay Reads Saturday, October 23rd 7:00 to 9:00 pm
at the L.E. Shore Memorial Library in Thornbury. Watch Sara Hershoff “defend” her choice as words come alive and y off the stage.
Amnesty declared October 19th to the 23rd
Donate non-perishable foodstuffs and your library nes will be forgiven.
Registration and Social Friday, October 15 at 7:30pm Creemore Curling Club Ladies - Monday - Night Men - Tuesday - Night Mixed - Wednesday & Friday - Night Seniors- Monday & Wednesday - Day Part-time and Seasonal Rates eg - 1 league for season $213.00
CREEMORE LIBRARY BRANCH 165 Library Street, Creemore, ON L0M 1G0 tel: (705) 466-3011
STAYNER LIBRARY BRANCH 201 Huron Street, Stayner, ON L0M 1S0 tel: (705) 428-3595
SUNNIDALE LIBRARY BRANCH 5237 Simcoe Cty. Rd. 9 New Lowell, ON L0M 1N0 tel: (705) 424-6288
Any questions phone Bill Martins 466-6399 • Gayle Millsap 466-5482
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Clearview Township Notices Clearview Voters Take Note Those that have not received their Voter Kit may attend the Clearview Township Administration Centre, 217 Gideon Street, Stayner, complete an application to amend the Voters List and receive a Voter Kit. If you have any questions, please contact the Clearview Administration Office (705) 428-6230 ext.223
Leaf Pick-up for NEW LOWELL * STAYNER * CREEMORE * NOTTAWA
October 25th – 29th, 2010 and November 1st – 5th, 2010 Please have your leaves in
KRAFT TYPE COMPOSTABLE BAGS (yard waste brown bags)
at the roadside by 7:00 a.m. on the above dates Steve W Sage, CRS-S Deputy-Director of Public Works Township of Clearview
Notice of Snow Removal The Municipality or its’ employees will not be responsible for any damage done to vehicles parked or abandoned on Township Road Allowances or parking lots, by the Township Snow Removal or sand forces. Any vehicle left on road allowances or parking lots under the jurisdiction of the Township of Clearview may be referred to the Ontario Provincial Police and removed at the owner’s expense. As per the Highway Traffic Act, Section 170 Subsection (12) no person shall park or stand a vehicle on a highway in such a manner as to interfere with the movement of traffic or the clearing of snow from the highway. No vehicle shall be parked or left standing on any street, road allowance or municipal parking lot within the Township of Clearview between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. during the winter season from October 13th, 2010 until March 31st, 2011. Any vehicles parked or left standing during the aforementioned period may be charged to and collected from the owner of the offending vehicle and the matter may be referred to the Ontario Provincial Police.
Birthday shopping in Stayner We began our afternoon for women and teens” by on Warrington Road, Ms. Alfie Perri. The shop where the extension to the is small and packed to the Rail Trail has begun! The rafters with a little bit of digging has commenced at everything. Immediately we the Centreline Road end of found many brand-name tags the street and markers have for very good prices. Before been placed all of the way leaving I had a coat, boots, Lisa SQUIRE to Superior Street, where the skirt, shirt and necklace, all trail will pick up. for under $120. From Warrington Road we drove Ravenous after shopping, we stopped downtown and parked behind the TD at La Pizzeria for a slice. Honestly the Bank, in the parking lot on Gideon Street. best pizza I have ever had in my entire We went into the Stayner Branch of the life, and the Caesar salad... ooooh the Clearview Public Library. Movies were garlic hangover is worth every bite! rented, Wii games browsed, and books After a quick peek in The Stayner checked out. Then it was off to find a Pet Centre to satisfy my daughters birthday gift. Nifty’s is a favourite for longing to see some puppies, we finding hip, fun, stylish gifts in the way were off for theatre rehearsal. The of gag gifts, relaxing bath products, Oompa Loompas, and the entire cast jewellery, trendy hats, t-shirts, fun of Clearview Community Theatre’s kitchen gadgets and dishware, and of production of Willy Wonka, a musical course, a funny card! Easily the funniest version of Charlie and the Chocolate adult-only cards in town! Guaranteed Factory, have been rehearsing very giggling fits are promised while choosing hard. Tickets are now on sale at Nifty’s a card from Nifty’s! Sandra Jerry, for performances of the production at Nifty’s funky owner, is always helpful the Duntroon Community Hall. This with gift ideas or helping you to find family friendly musical will be on stage the perfect card while distracting your October 29, 30 and 31, and November younger children’s attention! 4, 5. The shows on October 30 and 31 Next an outfit for the birthday party will be afternoon matinees. Come as was required. Usually it’s straight to your favorite Willy Wonka character Barb’s Clothes Closet for the latest for some early Hallowe’en fun! fashions and brand names, but this time There is always lots to do in Stayner, I was craving something a little out of we hope to see you on our friendly the ordinary. So, we went across Main streets! Oh, and the surprise 40th birthday Street to the Nine Lives Boutique, known party, for Creemore’s very own teacher, for its “quality consignment clothing Mrs. Doner-Day, was a blast! VOICE OF STAYNER
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County of Simcoe Transportation and Engineering 1110 Highway 26, Midhurst, Ontario L0L 1X0
Main Line (705) 726 9300 Toll Free 1 866 893 9300 Fax (705) 727 7984 simcoe.ca
NOTICE PUBLIC COMMENT INVITED COLLINGWOOD ST. BRIDGE. 000141 REPLACEMENT CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY The Study The County of Simcoe has initiated a Class Environmental Assessment for improvements to the site of the Collingwood Street Bridge (No. 000141) located on Collingwood Street over the Mad River in Creemore, 0.8 km south of Louisa Street. The existing structure is a single lane steel through truss structure with a span length of 31.1m and a deck width of 4.6m. The existing structure has been identified as being deficient with respect to physical condition, geometric design and load carrying capacity. The Process This notice provides an opportunity for the public to review information gained to this point with regard to the problem statement, the alternative solutions considered, their impact on the environment, the evaluation and the technically recommended solution. The County has considered alternatives to the stated problem for this site such as do nothing, rehabilitation of the existing bridge and replacement of the existing bridge. After a review of the alternative solutions, the County has concluded that the technically recommended solution to address the identified needs is to replace the existing bridge. The study is being carried out in accordance with the planning and design process for Schedule ‘B’ projects as outlined in the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, as amended in 2007) document. Comments Invited The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that Phase 1 & 2 Report is on display for review at the locations noted below, for the period October 18, 2010 to November 16, 2010. interested persons are encouraged to review the report and provide written comments to the County within this review period, directed to the County Clerk’s Office (address below). Subject to comments received and the receipt of necessary approvals, the County of Simcoe intends to proceed with the planning, design and construction of this project. County of Simcoe Administration Centre 1110 Highway 26 Midhurst, ON L0L 1X0 (705) 726-9300 / 1(866) 893-9300
Creemore Public Library 165 Library Street Creemore, ON L0M 1G0 (705) 466-3011
information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. This Notice first issued on October 15, 2010.
Moreover, anyone guilty of depositing snow on roads or parking lots under the jurisdiction of the Township of Clearview while cleaning lanes, etc. causing an obstruction to traffic or causing damage to snow removal equipment is liable for any damages that may result from same and may be charged under the Highway Traffic Act. Steve Sage, CRS-S, Deputy-Director of Public Works Township of Clearview Clearview Township, Box 200, 217 Gideon St. Stayner, ON L0M 1S0 705-428-6230 • www.clearview.ca
The map above shows the approximate location of the study area.
Fun & Games
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That she is, Spike, and I noticed you liked her
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Sunday, October 17
Cloudy periods High 13 Low 7 Winds 30 km/h NE POP 10%
Have a great weekend!
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• The Creemore Echo •
Friday, October 15, 2010
You really can’t write a coffee column without talking to this lady! coffee with ken
One of the rewards in conducting interviews is the verbal exchange with interesting Ken people, and THORNTON today is no exception as I share a coffee with the president of The Creemore Coffee Company, Karen Nesbitt. Located on the outskirts of Creemore, this enterprising endeavour is a profitable operation thanks to the hard work of Karen and her husband Dave. Born in Oshawa in 1959, Karen shortly thereafter moved to North York, Toronto. While attending George Vanier high school, she met the man of her dreams and subsequently married him in 1981. After a brief honeymoon in Quebec, the event was followed by a move to LeFroy, Ontario, accompanied by two wild dingoes, alias blue heelers, a.k.a. “dogs.” With a passion for the arts, Karen’s specialty is painting and currently displayed on her walls are several memorable pieces of her work. Hobbies include Tai Chi, in which she is an avid and competent participant, knitting, reading, gardening, viewing old movies and bird watching. With such diversified activities, I asked if she was offered a complimentary dinner touted for its exotic cuisine including a highly acclaimed personality of choice, who would it be? After ruling out George Clooney, she smiled, “If my husband was not included in the equation, I think Leonardo da Vinci would be most
Karen Nesbitt interesting.” There is no denying this gal has taste! On the subject of colour, favourites are orange/red and spring green and her musical preferences include anything by Debussy or Vivaldi. I heartily respect this lady’s ethics and her selection of everything that reflects first class! The next question is applicable for those of us in the business world, but still viable in the social field: “What qualities do you look for when sharing a business luncheon with a sales associate for the first time?” Without hesitation Karen replies, “Someone who has the ability to really listen!”
A discussion followed on the subject of new enterprises for Creemore’s downtown core, a difficult decision at best; however, Karen’s suggestion was a garden/plant centre or a yarn/knitting shop. In 2001 this husband and wife team initiated a business venture known as The Creemore Coffee Company, where organic beans are imported from South America, India, Africa and Sumatra. The beans are ready to harvest from three to four months, and bear a striking resemblance to cherries while still on the vine. After being hand-picked they are meticulously washed and spread out
to dry before packaged and shipped to Canada. A normal roasting time requires fifteen minutes per thirty pounds at heat in the range of 400 degrees. During an average year the amount of coffee the Nesbitts process for human consumption is thirty thousand pounds. Watch your back, Tim Horton’s, a live one is breathing down your neck! Additionally, husband Dave`s entrepreneurial bent has stood him in good stead as after attending university, managing a successful business requires skill, moxie and considerable patience. Obviously, this couple have their act together, as a casual visit to the Farmers’ Market or Curiosity Shop Bookstore will confirm an attractive array of packaged coffee bean, with a choice of whole or ground flavours. Brands such as Hummingbird, Sumatran, Monarch Decaffeinated, French Caramel and Creemore Fair Maple are all guaranteed to please the most discerning taste, to which I can personally attest. At this point I asked the following question: “If you were in a restaurant and served a cup of coffee, could you identify your product and also the brand?” A brief pause, then: “In our business, roasting is very important, and had it been done properly, then the answer is yes.” Thank you, Karen for an interesting tour. I would be remiss by not offering continued success, thereby paving the way for a well-deserved retirement. Incidentally, I solemnly promise not to reveal to anyone your obsession in having breakfast served in bed! P. S. I hope your hubby reads this column!
• Service Directory • Accountant Ramona A. Greer CGA Certified General Accountant 7351 Hwy 26, Stayner and Creemore by appointment
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Rentals
7685 Cty Rd 91 • 428-0131
Every time Painter
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Animal Care Care Animal
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Auto Mechanic
Valley Auto & Tech Repairs to all makes of cars and light trucks!
Safety’s & Fuel Injection
218 Main Street, Stayner Bus. (705) 428-3393 ~ Res. (705) 466-2343
Garry Stamp, Owner/Operator
Computer Repairs
General Contracting Renovations & Repairs
Cleaning Service Contact Kelly Martin Bus (705) 466-5124 Cell (416) 708-8489
Home Management Husker House • 466-2759 Home and Property Management & Gardening Services
Drywall • Painting Carpentry • Tile Work Masonry • Roofing
Make one call - we do it all
Going on vacation? We will check on your home & garden and care for your pets.
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Over 30 years experience
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Plumber
PLUMBER
Jason Gardner
since 1980
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Services
Snow Removal
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Qualified service for all your plumbing needs
Call for your free estimate
Plumber
T. NASH
PLUMBING Servicing Creemore and surrounding area
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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
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Echo Classifieds for sale
DRY Firewood $300 for a bush cord. Call 466-2793. WOOD PELLETS DIRECT Pellet Industries. Premium Hardwood Wood Pellets. $5.30 a bag. Delivery available. Call now (519) 940-1932. Organically raised beef. Small orders or halves available. By the half $2.10 cut, wrapped and frozen. Glen Allan 424-9737. 2 miles North of New Lowell on Switzer. MORE DOWNSIZING Must sell. Large antique and modern bottle collection (approximately 50 pieces). Clear and coloured Crown sealers, pint and quarts, italian glass sealers, Planter Peanut 4 quart glass containers, large 128 ounce glass bottles, ideal unusual hostess/Christmas gifts, en bloc $195 obo. Pictures available. Jill Bates. Email landplan@rogers.com or call Collingwood (705) 293-2936. Settee and matching chair for sale. Antique from the United Church manse. Call darci-que at 4662405. Best offer. Air tight CSAapproved woodstove $250. Call 466-3858. Black appliances: 18-20 cu. Ft LG bottom freezer, refrigerator, Fridgidaire 30” smooth top, self cleaning, slide in range. Kenmore Built in dishwasher. Kenmore self cleaning wall oven 30” Kenmore built in Microwave with trim kit. All 5 years or less old and in perfect condition. Make an offer. 466-2099. K u b o t a lawn & garden tractor. Model TG1860 8 years old like new. $4200 O.B.O. Call 466-5651 or 466-3331. Excellent hay small square bales. 1st and 2nd cut. No rain, no dust, excellent colour. Delivery available. Small square bales of clean straw as well. We will compensate if you can connect us with someone outside the Creemore Echo distribution area that 4210 could use our product as well. Please call the Whitley boys and Jess for details. (705) 4 466-3541. 3 6 Cedar 1 Rails4 for sale.3Lg quantities. 8 Various quantities. Pick up or delivery. Also John Deere 6600 5 Combine & MF Swather. Call (519) 922-3256. 9 4 5 3
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Gorgeous 9 acre parcel, 74 9 Sydenham Trail West, Duntroon, view 3 Bay,6very private, 4 well2treed, of Georgian including 2 some 7 apple trees, nature 8 trails, drilled well, driveway. $449K. Call (705) 445-6095.
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October gave a party The leaves by thousands came The chestnuts, oaks and maples And leaves of every name The sunshine spread the carpet And everything was grand Miss weather led the dancing Professor wind led the band. Mylar and Loreta’s Restaurant, Singhampton (705) 445-1247.
Stained Glass Classes. Beginners and Intermediate classes. Morning, afternoon or evening classes. For more information call 424-6972.
THE HARVEST
food drive
The Creemore Farmers’ Market is finished for the season but fear not locavores, we have many of your favourite vendors’ fresh products year round.
classes Stained Glass Classes. Beginners and Intermediate classes. Morning, afternoon or evening classes. For more information call 424-6972.
wanted Poultry manure to purchase. Call Jason at (705) 888-0737.
for rent New Rooms for rent. Furnished. $110 per week includes shared living room, heat, hydro, wireless internet, satellite TV, parking. Linens supplied. No smoking. Call (705) 444-4852. One bedroom apartment for rent in Creemore. Renovated. Jacuzzi tub. Ground floor. Great for seniors. Call (519) 922-3256. 600 sq ft studio apartment in Creemore hills. Beautiful views. All amenities including satellite tv. Available immediately. $800 per month. 466-3333.
tutoring H elp y our child h a v e a successful school year. Improved grades and attitude guaranteed. Free assessment. Elementary, secondary and special education. Your home or ours. Phone 466-6644.
services
Clearview Stayner Food Bank’s Thanksgiving Food Drive runs from Sunday, October 3 to Sunday, October 17. They will be receiving donations of nonperishable food items at any local church, Clearview Township Administration Centre during office hours, the Food Bank at 206 Perry Street, Unit 1, Stayner on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 1 to 3 pm & at the Food Bank donation box at Fedys’ Foodland, 216 King Street South, Stayner during store hours.
thank you The First Creemore Scouting Family would like to thank the residents and business owners of Creemore for their support on Saturday, October 9 for our Annual Apple Day.
We have a wide range of PRECUT MONUMENTS in-stock and available at a reduced rate. Drop by our showroom Dave Ferguson Memorials 1062 Airport Road • Stayner, ON
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Guess who is 92 on October 18?
Building Blocks Home Daycare currently has full and part time, before and after school spots available for fall 2010. For more information or to set up a play date please call (705) 466-6355.
Brad and Sara are heading to the Beach! to talk all things Creemore
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Many happy returns Ken.
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NOTICE
Clients of the Law Office of the late James S. Reycraft Thank you for your patience and understanding as to the closure of the law office of the late James S. Reycraft. The office is now closed. Client files are in the possession of Wade R. Mills, B.A., LL.B. Please contact Mr. Mills should you require information from your file. Mr. Mills can be reached as follows: Timmerman, Haskell & Mills Barristers & Solicitors 305 Owen Sound Street Shelburne, ON L0N 1S1 (519) 925-2608 or (519) 925-2260 wmills@shelburnelaw.ca Thank you for your business over the years.
The Estate of James S. Reycraft
From John and Marie
MICHAEL BENNETT
for Clearview Councillor Ward 4
Time for Change My platforms are:
Tuesday, October 26, 9am
Georgian Bay Today with Mariane McLeod & Jer emy John
Listen online at
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• to retain the ancient, structural bridge located on Collingwood Street. • to vigorously oppose the windmills proposed for the Creemore area and its environs. • a positive yes to Creemore Springs proposal, as illustrated in their recent amendment that would incur growth within our community.
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• The Creemore Echo •
Friday, October 15, 2010
A HIGH HONOUR
C/MWO Chantal Galati (right) of the 1944 EME Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps (Creemore) was recently named the second place winner for the 2010 General Walsh Award, the highest national prize given to Army Cadets in Canada. C/CWO Ashley Linehan from RCArmyCC 2895 Enright Memorial Cadet Corps in Newfoundland was selected as the winner of the Walsh Award.
INDOOR/OUTDOOR RETREAT FOR RENT Thinking about buying in the Creemore/Mulmur area? Why not rent for a season & try it out. This totally renovated house sleeps eight: gorgeous views, stone fireplace, ultramodern bathrooms & kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances, large-screen TV, tennis court, pond, pool, tobogganing & snowshoe trails, games room bunkie with ping pong & pool table. Located between Mansfield & Devil’s Glen ski slopes. Rent for 7 months: Nov/May for $12,000
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In golf you rarely hear of someone having a hole-in-one, but the Mad River Golf Club had a record haul this season. Here are the lucky ones who made aces on the course this year: On May 22, Pete MacNee on the 7th Hole with a Gap Wedge, playing with Dave MacNee. On May 30, Judy Vair on the 7th Hole with a 9 Iron, playing with her husband Doug (her third hole-in-one at Mad River). On May 25, Debbie Clum on the 16th Hole with a 7 Iron, playing with Pam Rennie and Anita McDougald (her third hole-in-one). On June 3, Lesley Brightling on the 11th Hole with a 5 Iron, playing with Judy Plaxton. On June 13, John Bellamy on the 7th Hole with a pitching wedge, playing with Matt Green, Alex Rothwell and Tim Foote. On July 23, Biff Matthews on the 7th Hole with a Pitching Wedge. On July 10, Aileen Marshall on the 7th Hole with a Sand Wedge, playing with Ralph Marshall and guests Scott Canton and Denise Parker. On July 24, Flemming Jorgensen on the 7th Hole with a Pitching Wedge, his sixth hole-in-one (second at Mad River). On August 24, Bob St. Jacques on the 3rd Hole with a 29 degree Hybrid, playing with Chad Vibert. On August 22, Kiran DhattGauthier (Junior member) on the 3rd Hole with a Pitching Wedge, playing a match with partner Laura Gilmore against Bob and Sue Little.
...that the County of Simcoe accepts Gable Tops (milk/juice cartons) and Tetra Paks (drinking boxes) in the blue bin? Please do your part! Check your Calendar for a full list of acceptable recyclables.
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