The Creemore
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Friday, September 30, 2016 Vol. 16 No. 40 www.creemore.com News and views in and around Creemore
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Cheryl MacLaurin & Rob McAleer
NCPS hosts area cross country meet Nottawasaga and Creemore Public School will be hosting a cross-country run on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The school will welcome several hundred students attending from schools in the surrounding area. The race route is along Edward Street. As a result, Edward Street will be closed between Library Street and Airport Road. Mary Street will also be closed, from Edward Street, one block south to George Street. The teams will also be using Gowan Memorial Park as their home base between races. The school appreciates the community’s support of the event. A rain date has been set for Oct. 6.
Small halls, big plans
Staff photo: Trina Berlo
Brier Miller, 4, grooms her calf Zoey at the GNE Friday, in preparation for the pre-4H show. For more photos of the fall fair, see page 6-7.
Council votes to build library in Stayner by Trina Berlo Clearview council agreed Monday night to build a new library in Stayner, as an addition to the arena. After a decade of number crunching and debate, council voted to construct a 6,800 square foot library attached to the Stayner Community Centre. The staff-recommended site came before council with the blessing of the library board, although chair Bob Charlton made it clear that it was not anyone’s first choice. Board members, staff and council members all agreed that they would rather see the library remain in the downtown core but they are anxious to get out of the existing 2,411 square foot building, which is too small and has been in a state of disrepair at various times over the years. Three options were considered by staff in addition to the arena add-on, including building on the current location on Huron Street,
incorporating the library with Stayner Collegiate Institute, developing the Gideon Street property across from town hall. The township purchased the Perry/Gideon Street property across from town hall, in 2014 at a cost of $451,145, with a library building site in mind. It was not a recommended site though as it does not allow for ground-level on-site parking and future expansion. Also, a small triangular parcel of land is not owned by the township and would have to be purchased. At the Sept. 26 meeting, council was presented two options for the arena addition; an 8,200 square foot addition and a 6,800 squarefoot addition and council chose the smaller. Clearview Township CAO Stephen Sage said locating the library at the arena, building to the east and
south sides, will help reduce costs because it can use the existing washrooms and boardroom, plus take advantage of program space in the arena hall, which is typically underutilized. The total project costs would be $3,815,000 which includes $3,250,000 in borrowing, $250,000 in fundraising and $365,000 from existing or anticipated reserves. The intent is to create a hub at the arena, but with acknowledgement that removing the library from the downtown core may affect the central business area. The estimated price tag does not include any necessary renovations to the existing building. Council members talked about the location for much of the meeting. Councillor Robert Walker said the arena is already a hub for six months of the year, because of hockey and now it can be a hub year-round. (See “Arena” on page 3)
The Small Halls Festival is this weekend. There are many free family-friendly events on Saturday and Sunday that include laser tag, chicken races, superhero and princess event, knighting ceremonies and Lego. For a full schedule of free events and ticketed shows, visit www. SmallHallsFestival.ca.
SCI honours memory of Terry Fox Stayner Collegiate Institute is hosting a Terry Fox Run event on Friday, Sept. 30, including students of Clearview Meadows and Byng. Students in the Grade 12 Recreation and Fitness Leadership course have taken up the organization of the event and they have set a target of raising $5,000. The event runs from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and include an assembly followed by a fun run around our track. The event’s teacher coordinator Corey French has offered to run 106 laps around the school’s track, the equivalent of a marathon and Terry Fox’s daily distance in the hopes of receiving more pledges. To donate, visit www.terryfox.ca/StaynerCIStayner.
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