The Creemore
Echo
Friday, July 29, 2016 Vol. 16 No. 31
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Inside the Echo
Taking Suggestions
Kidding Around
Improv on the menu at Sovereign
Team T&J on Children's Fest line-up
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News and views in and around Creemore
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Recreation coordinator dies at 45
Staff photo: Trina Berlo
Bank Café owner Nancy Johnston gets TD Market Bucks from Creemore Farmers’ Market board member Rebecca Brown and market manager Helen Martin.
The buck stops at the farmers' market by Trina Berlo Be on the lookout for TD Market Bucks being distributed in the area, which can be redeemed at the Creemore Farmers’ Market and 10 other markets in the southern Ontario greenbelt region. Market officials applied to be included in the program and were successful in getting $3,500 coupons with $5 each, which will be distributed by local businesses. In total, $42,000 in TD Market Bucks are being distributed by participating markets in the region. This is the third year of the TD Market Bucks promotion, contributing a total of $75,000. The program is a joint project of the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation and Greenbelt Farmers’ Market Network, with funding provided by TD Bank.
“We have always championed farmers’ markets as terrific hubs for buying fresh, local food and supporting farmers in our communities,” said Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation CEO Burkhard Mausberg. “The Market Bucks program encourages folks who haven’t been to the market before to come and see firsthand the difference local makes.” Locally, farmers’ market officials hope the coupons will bring new visitors to the market and rekindle interest for those who have not attended in a while. Creemore Farmers’ Market board member Rebecca Brown said there has been a lot of interest from Creemore businesses. The coupons can be redeemed at participating market vendors until Oct. 31.
The market bucks are as good as cash for any product at any booth and the vendor will then be reimbursed. Creemore businesses are allowed to distribute TD Market Bucks in any way they wish, perhaps with a purchase or through contests. The coupons can be redeemed anytime after August 1. “The market bucks are sponsored by TD Banks for the purpose of infusing the farmers’ markets with new visitors, who will shop local for fresh produce which bring prosperity to local producers. We prefer that the market bucks are used to buy food products however that is up to the purchaser. It is our hope that every market buck gets used at one of the markets. If you have one and will not be using it please regift it to someone who could and will use it,” said market manager Helen Martin.
The community is shocked and saddened by the death of Clearview Township’s culture, recreation and tourism coordinator Shane Sargant. Sargant became ill last week while on vacation and died Tuesday at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket. He was 45. Sargant was hired by the township in 2013 and was involved in the planning of Clearview’s events. He was successful in securing several grants for the m u n i c i p a l i t y Shane Sargant an d w as als o successful in gaining accolades for Clearview’s Small Halls Festival through provincial award programs. Most recently, he was working to establish a Clearview sports hall of fame. Before coming to Clearview, he worked in event planning in the Niagara Region, Wiarton and Sauble Beach. “Hurricane Shane” was a kind and thoughtful gentle giant, a Grateful Dead fan and diehard Detroit Red Wings fan. He was a skilled hockey player, having played with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and the Sudbury Wolves. Sargant will be missed by his wife Kristine and daughters Berlin and Brielle. A visitation will be held at Carruthers and Davidson Funeral Home in Stayner on Friday, August 5 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, August 6, at the Stayner Community Centre, at 1 p.m. with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations to an educational fund for his daughters are appreciated.
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