The Creemore
Echo
Friday, September 11, 2015
Vol. 15 No. 37
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News and views in and around Creemore
Inside the Echo
Trading Places
Knights in Blue Jerseys
New principal at NCPS
New Lowell Knights win provincial title
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Firefighter suffers heart attack during barn fire by Trina Berlo A Clearview Township firefighter is in hospital after suffering a mild heart attack while fighting a barn fire last weekend. Fire crews were called to the scene of the fire, just north of Creemore, on Sunday afternoon. The fire started accidentally when a generator was being filled with fuel. With the help of crews from Springwater, Wasaga Beach and Mulmur, Clearview Fire Department got the fire under control by 5 p.m. but crews were on scene for about 24 hours to keep hot spots under control. Fire Chief Colin Shewell said hay was smoking into the night. The value of the fire has been estimated to be about $260,000 and two pigs were killed in the blaze. The firefighter who suffered a heart attack was under observation by paramedics, who were monitoring firefighters on scene and is being evaluated at hospital this week. He is now in stable condition. There were no other injuries.
Clearview man charged for making fake 9-1-1 calls A 21-year-old Clearview Township man has been charged after allegedly making several hundred fake 9-1-1 calls since May. After a lengthy investigation by Huronia West OPP with the assistance of its Crime Unit, the man was arrested Sept. 1. He is charged with public mischief and false information. “The Huronia West OPP warn those who may think falsely calling 9-1-1 is a game or funny, it is not,” said police. “It ties up valuable emergency resources that can respond to real emergencies and it is a cost that everyone pays.”
Terry Fox Run
Clearview Fire Department photo
The fire department extinguishes hot spots with the help of an excavator at the scene of a barn fire north of Creemore last weekend.
The 35th annual Terry Fox Run will be held in Terra Nova on Sunday, Sept. 20 from 9 a.m. until noon. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. outside the Mulmur Township Office, located at 758070 2nd Line East. Participants can choose to run, walk, cycle or rollerblade a five- or 10-km route. Register, donate and collect pledges online at terryfox.org. There is no entry fee and no minimum pledge. Pledge forms will also be available at The Creemore Echo, located at 3 Caroline St. West.
Ready to launch
Staff photo: Fred Mills
back to school Dawn Morby, Grace Burger and Keela McArthur meet outside Nottawasaga Creemore Public School on the first day of school on Tuesday.
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A book containing profiles of local residents and their portraits, entitled The Village and I, will be unveiled at a book launch this month. Place orders at Curiosity House Books, located at 178 Mill St. in C r e e m o r e , o r o n l i n e a t w w w. curiosityhousebooks.com. The price is $35 for a softcover copy or $75 for a limited hardcover copy. The latter includes two tickets to a pre-launch cocktail party, with complimentary drinks and appetizers, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Avening Hall on Saturday, Sept. 19. That same evening, the launch is open to the public from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will include a panel discussion, appetizers and a cash bar.
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