Friday, January 20, 2017

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Friday, January 20, 2017 Vol. 17

No. 04

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News and views in and around Creemore

Inside the Echo

Setting Boundaries

SCI attendance area review under way PAGE 3

Monkeying Around

Improv troupe welcomes local celebrities PAGE 6

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New salon promotes self care, rejuvenation

By Trina Berlo A new salon in Creemore offers a place of rejuvenation and relaxation along with full beauty services.

Stylist Vicki Green is assembling a team of health and beauty practitioners at Utopia Green Salon. The name references a place one would want to visit and Green’s surname of course, but is also a nod to the natural and organic products she uses and sells.

The salon is decorated using neutral tones and barn board reclaimed from a barn in New Lowell.

“The idea is to have the natural inside and out,” said Green, “to bring nature back in.”

She offers haircuts, colour, facial waxing and hair extensions.

“With all that we do for others, selfcare is important. We deserve to be pampered as well,” said Green who worked from home in the Collingwood and Blue Mountains area for the past seven years and has recently moved back to Creemore, where she was born and raised.

Her great grandmother worked in the beauty industry and that inspired her to (See “Crystals” on page 12)

Staff photo: Trina Berlo

Utopia Green Salon owner and hair stylist Vicki Green is flanked by reiki practitioner and crystal healer Sydney Gallant (left) and Sydney McIntyre, who will be doing nails and make-up.

Airport Road collision sends six to hospital Driver of third vehicle turns himself in after fleeing scene A head-on collision on Airport Road, north of Mansfield Saturday, left six people injured, four of them with life threatening injuries.

A two-vehicle collision between a northbound Mitsubishi RVR and a southbound Toyota Camry happened just after 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 14, said Dufferin OPP. The cause of the collision is still under investigation.

Mulmur-Melancthon Fire Department extricated those trapped in the vehicles.

Airport Road, between Dufferin

County Road 17 and the 15th Sideroad, did not reopen fully until 5 a.m. the next morning to allow for the investigation.

The driver of the Camry, a 58-year-old woman from Marmora, was transported to local hospital and then airlifted to hospital in Toronto suffering from neck, back and chest pain and an injury to her right leg and foot.

An 18-year-old male passenger, also from Marmora, was taken to a local hospital treated and released.

The backseat passenger, a 51-yearold Stayner man was taken to local hospital and then airlifted to Toronto with a dislocated right hip and broken

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left hip and broken shoulder. The other backseat passenger, a 35-year-old Stayner woman, was taken to local hospital and then airlifted to Toronto with bilateral fractures to femurs, a fractured pelvis and internal bleeding.

The driver of the Mitsubishi, a 53-year-old Mulmur Township man, was taken to local hospital and then transferred to hospital in Toronto with critical injuries including a broken femur, broken sternum, broken wrist and head injuries and was in critical, but not life threatening, condition.

A 20-year-old passenger was taken to a local hospital where he was treated

and released.

Some of the occupants had extricated themselves from the collision when a third vehicle, travelling north, struck the Camry. The driver fled the scene.

Police say a driver’s side mirror was left at the scene indicating a blue Volkswagen was involved in the second collision. A 19-year-old male from Mulmur Township later turned himself in to Dufferin OPP. The investigation is continuing and charges are pending.

Anyone with information about either collision is asked to contact the Dufferin OPP via the OPP Com-Centre at 1-888310-1122.

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Upcoming Events Friday, January 20

• Canadian Blood Services Blood Donor Clinic at Stayner Community Centre, 277 Regina St, Stayner, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. **New location** To book an appointment call 1-888-2-DONATE. • The Creemore Skating Club Pasta Supper and Silent Auction. Pasta with tomato sauce, meat sauce or Alfredo sauce, bread, salad, dessert and coffee/tea. Adult $10 each. Kids (5 to 12) $6 each. Children under 5: no charge. Family Deal $30 (include 2 adults and up to 4 kids). Tickets available at the door or email Julie Bigham at jbigham30@hotmail.com.

Saturday, January 21

• The Annual General Meeting for The Sunnidale Corners Hall will take place at 10 a.m. Meeting will be held at the Sunnidale Hall. All are welcome.

For information please contact Marianne Buie at 705-428-0223.

Sunday, January 22

• Church Services - see page 5.

• Creemore Legion Breakfast at Creemore Legion from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Choice of 2 eggs or waffle, home fries, toast, sausage or bacon, juice, coffee/ tea. Adult $6, children 12 and under $4. Hungry Soldier Special $10. Call 705-466-2202 for more information. 27 Wellington Street West.

Monday, January 23

• Tai Chi classes for beginners start at the Station on the Green from 1 to 3 p.m. Drop by one of our regular continuing level classes (Mondays 1 to 3 p.m. and Thursdays 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.) at any time during the year to see what we are all about. For more info call Laura at 705-466-5011 or visit taoist.org/creemore.

Friday, January 27

• Double Toonie Lunch at St. Luke`s Anglican Church, Caroline Street West, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Homemade soup. Bring a friend and enjoy.

Saturday, January 28

• Enjoy a night of cosmic country music with The Highest Order in the Creemore Legion Lounge, 27 Wellington St. W. The band is Simone Schmidt, Paul Mortimer, Kyle Porter and Simone TB, veterans and ambassadors of Toronto’s downtown underground scene. Presented by Bored Creemorians. Tickets cost $10 in advance at The Creemore Echo and online at ticketscene.ca. $15 at the door. Doors at 7:30 p.m. Show starts around 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, February 2

Saturday, February 11

• Monkey Toast, The Improvised Talk Show at the Avening Hall. Enjoy some laughs with what has been called “the best live comedy show there is” by Andrew Coyne of the National Post. Food and beverages will be available for purchase with proceeds going to the Avening Hall. Doors open at 7 p.m., the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets $25 in advance and $30 at the door.

Advance sales are available at aveninghall.com and at The Creemore Echo. 705-466-9906.

Tuesday, February 14

• Creemore Legion Ladies Auxiliary Annual Valentine’s Day Take-out Dinner. Lasagna, salad & dessert. $15. Pick up between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. Call 705-466-2432 or 705-466-2330 to RSVP before Feb. 10.

Saturday, February 25

• Bored Creemorians present Grey Lands, a side project of Cuff The Duke’s frontman Wayne Petti, at the Creemore Legion lounge. Tickets cost $10 in advance at The Creemore Echo and online at ticketscene.ca. $15 at the door. Doors at 7:30 p.m.

Show starts around 8:30 p.m.

• Canadian Blood Services Blood Donor Clinic at Angus Recreation Centre, 8527 Cty Rd 10, from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. To book an appointment call 1-888-2-DONATE.

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School board reassesses SCI feeder school boundaries Public meeting to be held at SCI on Jan. 31

by Trina Berlo An attendance area review is under way for all elementary schools that feed into Stayner Collegiate Institute.

The review comes out of a pupil accommodation review (ARC) of Stayner’s high school and two elementary schools – Byng Public School and Clearview Meadows Elementary School. Last year, it was approved that Stayner Collegiate Institute (SCI) be converted into a Grade 7-12 school and that Byng Public School would close. The solution addresses declining enrollment at the high school and costly upgrades required for Byng.

The Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) is reviewing the attendance areas of SCI, Collingwood Collegiate Institute (CCI) and Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School (NPSS) in Angus, with the goal of aligning feeder school boundaries with SCI’s attendance area.

“A goal of the SCDSB is to align elementary attendance areas with secondary attendance areas wherever possible,” said school board trustee Annie Chandler, who represents Clearview Township. “What this means is that in some cases we have

The attendance area review for SCI pertains to the shaded areas. elementary schools where some elementary students (usually in small numbers) from the same school are designated to go to different secondary schools based on where they live. An example that came up at the ARC was students attending Grade 8 together at Clearview Meadows should be able to attend the same secondary school. This ensures that peer groups can move to the same school.”

The board said it expects minimal changes to the SCI attendance area and

student population.

“We are not looking at transferring large numbers of students to SCI to boost enrollment at this time,” said Chandler. “We are focused on creating stability and continuity based on the current families of schools. It was discussed through the ARC process, and evidence suggests, that changing attendance areas to move areas such as Wasaga Beach to SCI would not have the desired result. In our experience this would result in significant numbers of

students choosing to attend schools in other boards.”

School board staff are currently considering: Aligning the Clearview Meadows Elementary School boundary entirely with SCI’s attendance area; Aligning the Nottawasaga and Creemore Public School boundary entirely with SCI’s attendance area; Aligning the Nottawa Elementary School boundary entirely with CCI’s attendance area They are proposing to give students from New Lowell that currently reside in the NPSS attendance area a choice between NPSS and SCI and to give students directly affected by changes the choice to stay at their current school at the time of implementation.

Chandler said the review could also help to create simplicity with bus routes.

The SCDSB staff recommendation will be presented to trustees at the March 1 business and facilities committee meeting.

“It is important to remember that no decision has been made and community input will be considered in the final recommendation,” said Chandler.

Any approved changes will take effect in September 2018.

A public meeting has been scheduled to present the SCDSB staff recommendation to the public at 7 p.m. on Jan. 31, at SCI. The community will be allowed to make comments and ask questions.

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Opinion Editorial

Women's march for all There is something very cool happening across the globe this week and we can be part of it in spirit, if not in body.

Thousands of people are preparing to join the Women’s March on Washington Jan. 21, one day after the presidential inauguration.

This is one of those grassroots campaigns that makes the spine tingle and induces goose bumps.

According to organizers, the Women’s March on Washington began as an “organically growing groundswell” the day after the US election when a woman in Hawaii proposed to 40 of her friends to go march in Washington D.C. “Her friends invited their friends, and by the time the idea hit the Facebook group called Pantsuit Nation, there were a number of women administering pages of their own generating thousands of sign-ups by the hour. The ideas converged and people joined forces. Many people wanted to be a part of a public demonstration that the new president does not represent them.”

Their mission: “In the spirit of democracy and honouring the champions of human rights, dignity, and justice who have come before us, we join in diversity to show our presence in numbers too great to ignore. The Women’s March on Washington will send a bold message to our new government on their first day in office, and to the world that women’s rights are human rights. We stand together, recognizing that defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us.”

Thousands of people, not only women, are expected to march on Washington D.C. Saturday and more than one million people say they will participate in more than 600 registered sister marches in the United States and around the world.

Sister marches are solidarity events inspired by the march, and organized by volunteers around the world.

The closest one to us is at Queen’s Park in Toronto at noon. Those who can’t attend any march are welcome to show support within the online communities of their choice or in their own neighbourhoods, by posting signs or spreading the word.

The protest takes its name from the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the historic “I Have a Dream” speech. The event set a precedent of demonstrating in Washington D.C., to demand civil and economic rights for African Americans, for peace in Vietnam and rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

“The work of this march is not only to stand together in sisterhood and solidarity for the protection of our rights, our safety, our families and our environment – but it is also to build relationships and mend the divides between our communities. It’s hard work, and it will be ongoing. It’s an ambitious goal – one that reaches far beyond Jan. 21 – but we believe that there is no other way forward. Only together can we march towards freedom,” said the march’s organizers in a statement.

Follow the day’s activities by searching #whyimarch and #womensmarch.

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Why has local media taken fringe position re: Leitch?

Editor: With great interest I have been following the editorial comments and letters to the editor in the three local papers that I receive: The Stayner Sun, The Creemore Echo and The Enterprise Bulletin, with respect to Dr. Kellie Leitch’s candidacy for leadership of the federal Conservative Party.

I have to say that if these sources were my only access to information about Dr. Leitch’s policy positions and the public’s perception of these positions as represented by local media I would be alarmed.

In the editorial comment from The Toronto Sun,

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Dec. 13, the editor stated that in a national poll the majority of Canadians who support the three major political parties in Canada – NDP, PC and Liberal – agree with Dr. Leitch’s position on a need for a Canadian values test for impending immigrants.

So I wonder why the local media have chosen to represent a fringe position as illustrated by their relentless attacks on Dr. Leitch’s position.

Did I miss a recent federal election?

Dr. Kellie Leitch is my Member of Parliament because I believe in democracy.

Oscar Patton, Stayner.

Snow banks, ice render transit system inaccessible Editor: In light of the recent collision between Wasaga Transit and a pedestrian, I wonder what Clearview Township will do to ensure safety and accessibility to its own transit system?

Over 80 per cent of the stops are basically on the ice covered road... not the sidewalk... unless you are able to traverse the four-foot snow bank.

Some are even hard to find as the signs are ‘conveniently’ behind parked cars (across from Byng and Stayner Library).

For a service that’s supposed to be 100 per cent accessible... it’s a 100 per cent failure... wheelchair bound folks can’t negotiate poorly maintained

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sidewalks in the winter let alone when they’re dry in the summer. Parents with strollers and small kids, less than two metres from live traffic is unacceptable.

Will a major accident or fatality be the reason to bring this taxpayer funded failure up to reasonable safe standards?

What is the ‘loss’ per day for empty buses driving this poorly laid out circuit (empty even during the free ride period)?

How much more taxpayer money will go down this sinkhole that services a select few Stayner residents?

David Witzke, Clearview.

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Not enough agencies to aid in growing demand for mental help AGRITALES

Jan. 25 is Let’s Talk Day, Professionally diagnosed when Bell will donate five (so not my personal opinion) cents for every call and text with Aspergers Syndrome, made on its network. They ADHD, OCD and ODD, he will also donate when you use missed the mark for Fetal Facebook and Tweet using Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) the hashtag BellLetsTalk. by less than one millimetre.

Cat So what does it all mean?

In layman terms, ADHD FLACK It means that over the means hyper and unable to years, Bell has donated $73 concentrate for any length of million to mental health initiatives. time, OCD means obsessive compulsive Believe me, it may sound like a lot behaviour (can’t leave the house until of money, but it is a mere drop in the he set things on his dresser the right bucket. Statistics show that mental way) and ODD means that he does not difficulties are on the rise. Lots of listen to discipline (In the most deepest variables come into play here. sense. He thinks that if he gets someone One, there are a lot more people on to write him a note, he can break any this planet, and there is not the stigma law he wants). FAS has a very distinct attached to mental health as there once look to it. Facial measurements are the was. Also, ways of diagnosing and leading signs in the diagnosis as well as treating have surpassed prior options. I some other elements. FAS is the result don’t know how many lobotomies are of a pregnant woman drinking through still performed each year, but I have a their pregnancy. feeling that is not a logical treatment Let me tell you, it has been many years in most cases. You might wonder why of challenges. The biggest challenge has I would write an article on mental been trying to get him help. I have spent health, well, I live with a mentally countless hours on the phone giving challenged person, and no, it is not the interviews to agencies that promise to CEO of the farm (although some days help, yeah right.

I wonder). My adopted son was born The problem is that there are not with a myriad of mental inflictions. enough agencies to help with the

growing demand for mental help. The reason that there is such a shortage is lack of funds to keep these agencies going.

It takes a special type of person to do counselling, sometimes I wonder what the mental condition is of some of these councillors. This past summer resulted in a drastic action that was a difficult decision to come to, it meant putting my son in the mental unit of RVH. He needed help. The unit is under strict control and constant video monitoring. I thought that I was doing the right thing.

This was after years of tried and failed medications, in other words I was at the end of my mental rope. They had counselling sessions that he would not participate in because he didn’t “know” anyone in there. I finally got him to go to an acupuncture session where there was a girl a little older than him who had tried to commit suicide (the stats on teenage suicide would shock you).

Pretty, blonde, full of chatter, she made Anthony feel a little more comfortable in his surroundings, so much so that he would phone me up and ask me to bring him snacks because he and this girl were going to watch a movie.

Once he perked up with his new friend there was no longer a need for him

to stay in the unit, so the professionals thought. So they told me to pick him up as they were so short of bed space. Of course nothing had changed with him, I mean who doesn’t perk up at the thought of a party? In days gone by you used to be able to have someone “committed” for lack of a better word. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case. Doctors are afraid to go to that extreme as so many of them have been sued for that very action. Even more disturbing is the fact that once a kid reaches the tender age of 16 the law says that they are able to make their own decisions regarding, well, everything.

I don’t know about you but when I was 16 I didn’t know very much about the real world, the terrifying real world.

This is a law that I strongly feel should be changed. You can’t vote until you are 18 so why are you allowed to make life decisions at 16? So what is the answer?

How is it all going to end? I have no idea, I just know that I need to change my shoes for the rest of this journey, as these ones have a hole in them.

So on Jan. 25, please help Bell raise more money for a great cause, you will be helping more people and kids get the help that they need.

NCPS is an open book, school celebrates literacy this month

by Annie Chandler The fact that you are reading this tells me that you are one of the many people who love reading, something that is happening at our local elementary school in a big way.

Despite this growing digital world, our students are continually being encouraged to read for pleasure.

From Jan. 25-30, NCPS will be hosting a Book Fair where the purchase of books will help to support the school library. On Jan. 26 they are having a “Read-a-thon” where kindergarten parents are invited to come in and

read with their children in the library from 9 a.m. to 9:45 am. On top of that, they are having a “literacy” spirit day encouraging students to dress up like their favourite story book character.

One of the major programs that exists at all Simcoe County schools is called the “Forest of Reading Program”, where books written by Canadian authors are read and enjoyed by all grades.

You may have heard of the programs, Blue Spruce, Silver Birch and Red Maple. Students read the book for their level and then vote on their favourite.

Last year, one of the Canadian authors,

Jennifer Mook-Sang, visited the school in April to celebrate the end of the program. In the past, the school has received monetary donations from the Creemore Legion Ladies Auxiliary to support the purchase of materials for this wonderful program.

The school places nameplates in the books showing who generously donated them. If anyone is interested in sponsoring this year’s books, contact the school librarian Carolyn Pike. On my visits to the school the library is always a beehive of activity with students eagerly lining up to sign out books. There are

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advantages however to this digital age as it provides opportunities for students to log in to “SCDSB Read Aloud” or even “Global Read Aloud” enabling students from all across the board or globe to read the same book and then connect with others online to have a discussion.

This would take our adult book clubs to whole new level wouldn’t it?

NCPS really appreciates the community support for literacy, particularly from Curiosity House Books, which regularly brings in authors to share their work.

As we encourage families to read with their children at home we are reminded that “there is no app to replace your lap”!

Finally I wanted to thank the community for their response to my last article about the Breakfast Program.

Kind community members came forward with offers to bake, donate or just help out where needed. Don’t hesitate to contact principal Alison Golding at 705-466-2624 if you have a desire to volunteer or get involved.

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• The Creemore Echo • Friday, January 20, 2017

Improvisers play off interviews with local celebs

by Trina Berlo The Monkey Toast crew is returning to Avening Hall.

The improv troupe bases its skits on interviews with local celebrities conducted during the improvised talk show with host Ron Tite. On Feb. 11, Tite will welcome to the stage author Tish Cohen, who splits her time between Toronto and Glen Huron, and John Millar, executive director and founder of the Creemore based NGO Water First.

With improv, anything can happen and the comedy evolves based on the direction the actors take and sometimes suggestions from the audience. With Monkey Toast the skits are inspired by the live interviews, happening on stage. The cast could launch from one nugget taken from a conversation about one of Cohen’s books or the science of water treatment. Anything can happen.

Cohen is the author of four novels: The Search Angel, The Truth About Delilah Blue, Inside Out Girl, Town House and four books for teens and middle grade readers. Her new novel is set to be published next year.

“It sounds like a great night and a great way to bring the community together and have a lot of fun,” said Cohen. “I also like the idea of actors taking whatever story you’ve told and taking it one step further. It’s along the

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lines of having a book adapted to film, you have somebody else interpreting your stories which is interesting as art. Everybody who touches it turns it into something, they spin it in their own way and I find that kind of fascinating.”

The Monkey Toast show at Avening Hall is presented by Peter Madore of the Mad and Noisy Improv Company, based in Creemore, and Sara Hershoff of The Creemore Echo.

When Hershoff asked Cohen if she would be interested in being a guest

on the improvised talk show, she had no idea that the author had a family connection to improv.

It turns out Cohen is the niece of Viola Spolin, who is recognized as the mother of improvisational theatre, and her son Paul Sills, co-founder of Chicago’s Second City, of which he was the original director. Together they created the techniques used at Second City and many other improv troupes since. Another uncle of Cohen’s, Severn Darden, was one of Second City’s early cast members. He went on to have a Hollywood acting career starring in Planet of the Apes movies and others.

Cohen said she has not done improv, or theatre since high school, but she grew up surrounded by actors and comedians on her father’s side of the family. She said her mother’s side, although not in the business, is also very funny.

At 14, Cohen moved to Los Angeles and has lots of good stories about her

family, some of which have inspired her own writing.

“They can go to town with my family in terms of the stories,” she said.

John Millar is also slated to appear as a guest on the improvised talk show.

He is the man behind Water First, which works with more than 25 First Nations in Ontario and Quebec to help them equip themselves to solve local water quality issues. About one in five First Nations in Canada are under boil water advisories and often have the lack of local expertise and functional equipment to operate and maintain water treatment plants.

The organization began as Tin Roof Global, providing clean water to schoolhouses in Uganda. A name change and several years later, the majority of Water First’s work is dedicated to First Nations.

Many of the Monkey Toast players are alumni of Second City Toronto, (Continues on page 7)

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Historical plaques planned for churches

File photo

Thanks to the help of many people, the project to erect more heritage plaques in Creemore is moving ahead and 16 locations have been selected. Among them are plaques for each of the four churches – the Creemore Baptist Church, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, St. John’s United Church, and St. Luke’s Anglican Church.

For possible use on these church plaques, project coordinators are looking for additional images, not of the church buildings, but of activities that reflect something of the life and service of the church over that last century and more. They are looking for old photographs or printed programs – of church celebrations, special services, Sunday school classes, church programs or social events.

Anyone with photos or family memorabilia they would be willing to share, is asked to contact Chris Raible at 705-466-2261 or Paul Vorstermans at 705-466-2756.

Monkey Toast: The Improvised Talk Show host Ron Tite on stage with the cast at Avening Hall in 2014.

Many players are Second City alumni (Continued from page 6) along with Tite, who conducts the interviews and sets the tone for the show. He is not only the host, he is also executive producer of the Canadian Comedy Award-winning show.

Tickets for Monkey Toast, The Improvised Talk

Show cost $25 in advance and are available at The Creemore Echo and through aveninghall.com.

Tickets cost $30 at the door. The show starts at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Food will be for sale and the bar will be open, with proceeds going to the ongoing operation of the hall.

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THE IMPROVISED

TALK SHOW at Avening Hall

"The Best Comedy Show there is."

- Andrew Coyne, (National Post)

Saturday, February 11 at 8 p.m. $30 at the door $25 in advance available at The Creemore Echo and

www.aveninghall.com

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Call for reservations (705) 445-1247

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• The Creemore Echo • Friday, January 20, 2017

Creemore Curling Club standings

Men

Mixed

Rowbotham 2-0-0 Morby 2-0-0 Crevier 2-0-0 Bell 1-1-0 Crawford 1-1-0 Baylis 1-1-0 J Verstegen 1-1-0 Kelly 0-2-0 McArthur 0-2-0 Neelin 0-2-0

Ladies

Steed 3-1 Bell 2-1 Loranger 2-1 Lambert 1-2 McDougall 0-3

Marilyn Steed Ann Huskinson Donna Baylis Diane Kelly

From the Hack: Last Wednesday, Team Bell managed a win over Team McDougall and Team Steed continued their winning ways with a victory against Team Lambert. Monday had Team Loranger (with a super-sub skip!) hand the first loss to Team Steed and Team Lambert secured their first win battling Team McDougall! Good curling everyone!

2-1-0 2-1-0 1-2-0 1-2-0

From the Hack: Teams Steed and Baylis both had run away games but at the ladies curling everyone is a winner!! Lots of excitement getting ready for the Ladies curling spiel on Feb. 11. Lots of giggles and chatter after the game.

Bid euchre in Collingwood March 4 There was a threat of and Ted Underhill. snow at the Jan. 12 meeting, Eight Moon Shots were however it amounted to played by Phyllis Seed, nothing.

Marcia Cameron, Barb Welcome to Pat Winger’s Pilon, Alma Seifert, daughter.

Marion Kelly, John Van Thank you to Sheila Voorst, Janice Stephens Evelyn Fenton for a large bag of with the travel prize to Warden candy.

Lillian Hiltz.

There is a lunch and bid euchre Winners for cards were Sheila tournament at Collingwood Leisure Fenton, 307; Phyllis Seed, 296; Roy Time Club on March 4.

Veinot, 278; Melvin Lougheed, 277; We had 37 members out for cards and low went to Janice Stephens, 117. and 50/50 draws were won by Bob No winner for the lucky chair.

McNicol, Barb Pilon, Sherry Lohnes, Remember: Smiles are contagious Janice Stephens, Wayne Brownridge and kindness is free.

Seniors

From the Hack: The second draw of the mixed league is well underway with 10 teams vying for a new trophy sponsored

by Paul Crevier. At this point, it’s a close race. Stay tuned…

Paul Crevier 3-0-0 Adam Verstegen 3-0-0 Neil Rowbotham 2-0-1 Dave Millsap 1-0-2 John Millsap 1-0-2 Al Lambert 1-0-2 Bill McDougall 1-0-2 Russ Flack 0-0-3

From The Hack: Teams Crevier and Verstegen appear to be holding their own as being the teams to beat while the remaining teams are locked in a dead heat. Next week will be the half way mark for this round. Will be interesting to see who can break out and unseat the leaders. Drop around and check out the action.

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More sports, news and events online www.Creemore.com

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KIDD FAMILY AUCTIONS JANUARY 28TH, 10AM START PREVIEW JANUARY 27TH 10AM-3PM

THE HALL AT THE CREEMORE ARENA 218 COLLINGWOOD ST, CREEMORE Consignment auction consisting of hunting, fishing, camping and outdoors equipment including FIREARMS. Many thanks to all the consignors!!

SHOTGUNS: 2x Iver Johnson 12GA; Bay State 10GA; Cooey 84 12GA; 2x Remington 1100 semi-auto 12GA; Amadeo Rossi 410; Carr Brothers side-by-side 12GA; Stevens 124C 12GA; Ferlach Drilling-Boxlock 16GA x2 over 7x57R pre 1945; Belgian side-by-side 12GA; German 12GA under-over; Marlin 12GA pump action; JC Higgins 12GA; Mossberg 12GA; Ithaca Gun Co. 900 20GA; Remington 870 express magnum 12 GA; Bayard Arms side-by-side 12GA; Mossberg 190 16GA; JC Higgins & Co 20 12GA; Uzumlu over/under 12GA; Mossberg 195KA 12GA RIFLES: German custom made 30.06 w/scope: BSA .270 Win Cal w/Bushnell 4x12 scope; Swiss Army D2 CII w/mag sporterized; 2x Cooey 60 .22Cal LR; 2x Browning BL22 .22Cal lever action w/Bushnell 3x7 scope; CIL 402 .410Cal; Remington 81 Woodsmaster .35Cal; Stevens 1915 .22Cal LR; Cooey 64 .22Cal w/Nikko Stirling Tiara 4x28 scope; H&R Arms Co. Fieldsman 852 .22Cal; Mossberg 26B .22Cal S-LLR; Cooey 39 .22Cal; Marlin 80 .22Cal w/8 shot mag; Bron .22Cal target; Remington 742 Woodsmaster .308Cal; Remington 710 .270 Win Cal w/2x mag w/Bushnell scope; Savage Stevens 58 series F .410Cal; Winchester 1894 .38-55Cal; Verrees & Co single folding barrel .410Cal; Winchester 1894 North West Territories Cent Comm 1970-1970 .30-30 Win Cal; Remington 16 .22Cal; Winchester Ranger .22Cal LR; Winchester 1885 High Wall .32-40Cal 1900’s; Remington #4 Falling Block .32 short; Lee Enfield BSA No1 MK III .303Cal; Lee Enfield No1 MK III .303Cal Siamese only 10,000 made for King of Thailand in 1920 w/bayonet; Stevens 325B .30-30Cal mag fed; CIL 171.22Cal w/ light 4x14 scope; Remington .22Cal short long or long; MUSKET: Prussian 72 1809 Potsdam; 1901 octagon barrel black powder; CROSSBOWS: Parker; Daco Scorpion 937; Excalibur Vixen; SWORDS: Antique,1500’s, Japanese Damascus sword, exquisite; Wilkinson lawyers presentational; Scottish 1828 highland officers basket hilted broadsword; German 1880 light cavalry w/scabbard; Replica hand guns & swords SCOOTER: Baja, 50cc, gas, new OTHER: Pellet guns; Knives; Books; magazines; wildlife art; Gun safes; cleaning gear; reloading gear; Camping gear; sleeping bags, thermarests; binoculars; flashlights; lanterns, new; Helmets;Scuba gear, tanks, clothing; ATV/sled wear; snowshoes ; Fishing rods & reels; fishing arrows; fishfinders TERMS: Cash, cheque, debit, visa, MC. No buyer’s premium. Food booth.

STILL ACCEPTING CONSIGNMENTS CALL, TEXT OR EMAIL!!

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by Ken Thornton Find this week’s answer on page 11

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9 8 6 7 6 4 3 2 2 9 5 1 1 5 8 6 7 3 1 4 5 7 2 9 Criss 4 6 7 Cross 8 3 2 470. Belonging 5 to suffix 8 1 9 3DOWN

9. Made an offspring 13. Invisible emanation 15. Mid-morning prayer 16. Frog genus 17. Part of the stage in front of the curtain 19. Adam and Eve’s son 20. Capital of Bulgaria 21. Doing a lot of sitting 23. Have the main meal of the day 25. One quintillionth prefix 26. One of the three Gorgons 29. Wise men from the East 31. Spanish gold 32. It’s under your abdomen 35. Pitch tents 39. Walk unevenly 41. Skillful deceit 42. Jacob’s brother 43. Entrance way 44. Religion of the Mohammedans 45. Its atomic number is 50 46. Fails to be 48. Book of Changes 51. Be over 53. Chief island of the Hawaiian Islands 54. Irish moss 58. Mosque prayer leaders 62. Ornamental case 63. That cannot be overcome 65. Force 66. Family tree member 67. Longest river in Albania 68. Black 69. To the point

1. Uses up minutes 2. New money, perhaps 3. College VIP 4. Sault ___ Marie 5. Highly strung 6. Auto racer Luyendyk 7. Run before the wind 8. Blood component 9. Mine ventilation partition 10. Capital of Morocco 11. January, in Spanish 12. ___ House Museum (it’s in Brandon, Manitoba) 14. In reserve 18. Abel’s brother 22. Be a nuisance to 24. Small mug 26. Auctioneer’s word 27. Group of three 28. Ecce ___ 29. Brian Mulroney’s wife 30. Blood deficiency 33. Become corroded 34. Slippery liquid 36. City noted for its sparkling wines 37. Principal pipe 38. One-horse box sleigh 40. First concern 47. Health resort 49. In vogue 50. Like muggy weather 51. Shiny kind of cloth 52. Elephant’s snout 53. Pending 54. Monetary unit of Ghana

There are three ways a man wears his hair...

Parted, Un-parted, or Departed!

January 20, 2017

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

55. Canadian actress Holden who is on Flash Gordon 56. Geraint’s wife 57. At any time

59. Dugout 60. Roman numeral for 1054 61. Monetary unit of Samoa 64. ___ con. (unanimously: abbr.)

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• The Creemore Echo • Friday, January 20, 2017

RAY’s Place hosts Christmas party for beneficiaries

On Dec. 27, RAY’S Place held its third annual Christmas get-together for its scholarship and bursary students, their families and sponsors, at the home of Doug and Norah Mills.

The occasion is a great opportunity for students to meet and compare notes about their lives at college or university and chat with their sponsors and other supporters of RAY’S Place.

RAY’s Place, (RAY being an acronym for Rent-A-Youth) was founded in 2008 through the initiative of Jim Vandewater and the leadership of Tony Fry. Initially founded to create summer employment for local youth, RAY’s Place developed an educational focus.

Incorporated in 2012 as a charitable corporation, RAY’S Place Mission statement is: “To encourage and support local youth to pursue a postsecondary education leading to a diploma, certificate or degree.”

In short, RAY’s Place wants to ensure Creemore area youth are readily employable when they become part of the Canadian workforce.

In 2012, residents began to donate s t u d e n t s c h o l a r s h i p s . Wi n n e r s a re s elected f r om loc al G ra de 12 applicants by an independent scholarship committee, which weighs various academic and social

achievements.

Once these factors are considered, students’ financial needs play an important role in the final selections.

In fact, many scholarship recipients would have had difficulty attending the educational institution of their choice were it not for a RAY’s Place scholarship.

I n 2 0 1 6 , t h e R AY ’ S P l a c e Scholarship Trust was established to hold scholarship donations, with funds disbursed only upon direction of the Trust’s Scholarship Committee.

The trust is a registered charitable foundation for tax purposes with operations overseen by two trustees.

Funds contributed to RAY’S Place (also a registered charity), are used to finance educational programs and cover minimal overhead expenses.

Any funds deemed by the Board to be surplus to RAY’S Place operating needs are used for bursaries.

Since RAY’S Place is a volunteer organization, every donated dollar directly goes to support local youth.

Over the past five years, thanks solely to the generosity of area residents, RAY’s Place has either funded or committed over $230,000 in scholarship and bursary awards to local students.

With respect to the RAY’s Place summer work program, there were few students interested in working over the past two summers.

As RAY’S Place engages more with parents and schools, a list of students interested in summer work together with a list of interested employers, will be compiled. Students will deal directly with employers.

RAY’S Place is planning to work with Nottawasaga and Creemore Public School’s principal, its parent council, the guidance department at Stayner Collegiate Institute (where Creemore students attend high school), and North Dufferin Collegiate (where Mulmur students attend high school). These activities are intended to identify educational needs and programs updated or developed to meet these needs.

At this juncture, it appears that mathematics is a difficulty for many students at both the primary and secondary school levels.

Assuming financing is available, RAY’s Place hopes to finance suitable tutors to help remedy this gap since it is a critical subject for science and other technical pursuits.

The foregoing activities are expected to help identify students interested in summer employment and the work program and formulate a longer-term relationship with parents, schools and students, from primary through secondary school.

In six short years, 20 per cent of Canada’s population will be 65 and older. These ‘retirees’ will possess

greater wealth than any group in history and require increased assistance with healthcare and a variety of maintenance and support services. Specific skills are requisites to earn a living in the future.

Automation and technology have eliminated many traditional jobs and will continue to do so.

An escalating demand for services will require skills that can only be acquired through certificate, diploma or degree-granting institutions.

The Bank of Canada states that 80 per cent of Canadians are currently employed in service industries which require individual skills, primarily of a non-repetitive nature. Examples include healthcare, personal services, carpentry, construction, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, heavy equipment operation, mechanics, software and transportation.

These skills, and others, are eligible for the RAY’s Place bursary program.

More than ever, service jobs will be the backbone of our economy and specific skills and a post-secondary education will be mandatory.

RAY’s Place wants to ensure that local youth are well equipped to secure these jobs and take their place in our community.

For additional information please contact Doug Mills at doug@ dasmills.ca or 705-466-3663.

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Susan’s Grooming Salon

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

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Swept Away • Chimney Cleaning • Maintenance • Annual Inspections

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COMPUDOC SERVICES

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Custom Iron Work Specializing in gates Charcoal BBQs & Fire Pits Design • Welding • Refinishing

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Complete IT Support

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INSURANCE BROKERS

1-(800) 392-1151

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Rates starting at $30/hour Event pricing available sara@creemore.com • 705.466.9906

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Airport Shuttle & seniors' transport for all occasions

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Echo Classifieds

The Creemore Echo • Friday, January 20, 2017 •

for sale Hay for sale – Small squares and 4’x 5’ rounds of horse hay. We deliver year-round. Call Norm of Stonehedge Farms at 705-466-2607.

services Elliott Painting and Decorating, over 30 years experience with excellent references. Interior and exterior painting and wallpapering. Call for free estimate at 705-466-2356.

photos wanted

Cut and Dried Flower Farm has an employment opening for a greenhouse worker. If you love people and plants and are looking for a fun, part time seasonal job to keep you busy and fit this spring then why not turn your passion into a job with us?

ruttan, Gail Marie – In loving memory of my wife and a very kind person who passed away January 24, 2016.

I miss your morning smile every day and the love you gave us all.

Missed every day by David and Jason and Levy.

Do you have an old photo from in and around Creemore that you would like to share with the community in the Creemore Echo? Drop in with your photo and we would love to run it in the paper.

We will scan it and return it to you right away.

We are searching for a Greenhouse Worker to assist in growing and selling a range of plants at our farm in Glencairn.

Foot Focus - Professional Foot Care in the comfort of your home. Nail trimming, filing, corn and callus reduction, foot soak with foot and lower leg massage.

Tammy Robinson, PSW Advance Foot Care Certified. Call 705-818-4086.

For more information about our farm, see our website at www. cutdriedflowerfarm.com. To apply, please send cover letter and resume to katie@cutdriedflowerfarm.com.

Looking for a new place to board your horse? Peace Valley Ranch offers riding trails across 200 acres, an indoor arena, large outdoor riding corral, & onsite horse trainers. A non-competitive & relaxed learning environment, with a focus on building the partnership between you & your horse. Outdoor pasture board including all amenities offered at $300 + hst monthly. Also offer Snow Bird boarding for the winter, retirement board, and box stalls. Call 519-925- 6628. We’d love to meet you and your horse!

auctions Bob Severn Auction Register Ph: 519-925-2091 www.auctionsfind.com/severn

Clearview Activity Guide Spring Summer 2017 The Clearview 2 1 6 Township Activity Guide offers you the opportunity to connect with your community.

5 6 2 7 of2this guide 5 will be distributed through out Copies Clearview 7 3 8 Township on March 10.

6 2 like to advertise 4 If you would your business in this guide 3 please contact 6 Sara at 705-466-9906 9 or sara@creemore.com to discuss the ad sizes and costs­.

9 5 4 8 6 The deadline 2 to book an ad is February 8.

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This week’s answers

Spike & Rusty: DIMWIT

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call 705-466-9906, fax 705-466-9908, email info@creemore.com,$17 + hst for 25 words or less

in memoriams

Applicants must be available to work full days, varying from 2 to 5 days a week from early March to mid June, including weekends. The successful applicant will be physically fit and energetic with gardening experience and outstanding customer service skills.

horses

Submit your classified ad by 5 pm Tuesday:

help wanted

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.

Building Blocks Home Daycare, full or part-time care. Call for availability or to book a play date. Call 705-466-6355.

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norris, Betty – In loving memory of a dear wife, mother and grandmother who left us January 24, 2013.

She left a legacy of family, humour and love.

Remembering you always, Harold, Kathy, David and Tim, and grandchildren.

lost & found Lost Cell Phone. Silver iPhone 6. Call Eve at 519-706-5596.

help wanted

Registered Early Childhood Educator and Supply Staff required for before and after school program at Nottawasaga & Creemore P.S. Must be able to work split shifts.

planning an event?

The Creemore branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is available for rent.

The hall will hold up to 400 people, bar can be arranged. Lounge will hold up to 150 people, bar can be arranged.

Quiet Room will hold up to 30 people.

Call 705-466-2330 to book. Catering is available for any event.

It pays to advertise in The Creemore Echo Classifieds!

Contact us by Tuesday at 5 p.m. to place your ad in that Friday`s edition. at 705-466-9906 or info@creemore.com.

Email resume and cover letter to barrie@ypce.com or call Erin at 705-739-1350

$17 plus hst for 25 words or less.

We thank everyone for applying, but only those of interest will be contacted.

Everyone reads the Classifieds!

www.ypce.com

We stock ink jet cartridges Call Georgi to see if we have yours or to place an order.

The Creemore Echo 705-466-9906 info@creemore.com

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• The Creemore Echo • Friday, January 20, 2017

Crystals release blocks in body’s energy system (Continued from page 1) take that career path. She studied art, design and cosmetology at Georgian College and has taken many other beauty related courses.

Green said she decided to open a salon in Creemore, “to get back to my roots, per se.”

To round out the services offered at Utopia Green Salon, Green has hired two full-time employees. Sydney McIntyre is doing nails – manicures, pedicures, gel nails and polish – in

addition to make up application, eyelash extensions and facial waxing.

Sydney Gallant is also coming on board to offer crystal healing and reiki.

Gallant will be doing energy healing sessions in a private room at the back of the salon. In crystal healing, crystals are placed on the body (over the clothes) in a way that helps to relax the body and open it to its own healing abilities, said Gallant. She said it is meant to bring balance and release blocks in the body’s energy system. With reiki

therapy, the practitioner channels energy through the body to promote healing. Gallant said they can be used to augment western medicine in the treatment of emotional, physical and chronic discomfort and both techniques involve very little physical contact.

Green plans to add another health service and is in the process of hiring another stylist so the salon can extend hours into the evenings.

She plans to be an active member of the community and says she looks

forward to supporting initiatives at NCPS, where one of her children attends school, and other local clubs.

For more information about current and future services offered at Utopia Green Salon, along with the hours of operation and pricing, visit utopiagreensalon.ca.

The salon is located at 6 Caroline St. W., Unit 1. Walk-ins are welcome.

To book an appointment, call 705466-6386 or e-mail contact@ utopiagreensalon.ca.

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

Communications are available in alternative formats upon request.

Community Planner – Policy and Approvals - 1-year contract Clearview Township (Stayner Administration office location) is currently seeking a Community Planner – Policy and Approvals for a 1-year contract.

Key Accountabilities Reporting to the Director of Community Services, the Community Planner – Policy and Approvals is responsible for providing planning advice related to development applications, land use and zoning, which includes: preparation of planning reports for development applications; research and prepare official plan amendments, zoning by-law amendments, site plan, and various planning applications; issuance of opinions and compliance letters; professionally represent the Township in planning presentation and testimony before the OMB and General Division Court. Emphasis in relation to the above is in approvals and policy rather than implementation The preferred candidate will possess thorough knowledge of all applicable Provincial, professional and related standards including The Planning Act (Ontario), Condominium Act, The Ontario Heritage Act, and the Ontario Municipal Act. Skills and Experience • Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning or Planning Discipline • 3 to 5 years’ experience in a related position • Familiarity with the Ontario Municipal Board processes.

• Excellent analytical and communication skills including the ability to write and edit clear, concise reports to Council and external bodies; to present issues to Council, other officials, staff and the public; to handle difficult and conflict situations.

• Ability to prioritize work so deadlines are met, to make most

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decisions independently, to solve problems, communicate politely and professionally, and to defuse periodic conflict situations involving the public and/or members of staff.

Excellent time management and project management skills, coupled with the ability to juggle numerous diverse activities at the same time.

Able to work independently and in a team environment.

High competency level skill with Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point, along with Windows, Outlook and Explorer.

Province of Ontario Class “G” Drivers License in good standing, and use of a reliable vehicle.

Strong technical skills including Microsoft Office Work, Excel and Power Point

Salary: Salary range offered for this position is $ 59,787 to $73,400 Note: The preferred candidate must be willing to provide consent for the Township to conduct a background and vulnerable sector check prior to finalizing an employment offer.

Interested candidates are invited to forward their resume and covering letter quoting job # 2017-002 to Human Resources by January 27, 2017 to: hr@clearview.ca We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please. The Township of Clearview is an equal opportunity employer.

Accommodation will be provided in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Please visit: www. clearview.ca

School Crossing Guard - 1 Permanent Part-Time – New Lowell Job #: 2017-001 - Posting Date: January 9, 2017 Clearview Township is seeking 1 permanent part-time Crossing Guard at the New Lowell school crossing to begin as soon as possible Responsibilities - To safely assist children crossing the street, to and from school.

- To be available Monday to Friday during the school year.

Qualifications and Abilities required - Must be physically fit.

- Able to work outside during adverse weather conditions.

- Able to communicate with and direct children in a clear manner.

- Must be able to provide a clean police background and vulnerable person’s check.

- Possess 20/20 vision (with corrective lenses if needed).

- Must have reliable transportation to crossing location.

Wage:

$17.63 per hour plus 4% vacation pay.

Training: All required training and crossing guard apparel is provided by Clearview Township.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit their resume and covering letter, quoting Job # 2017-001 by January 20, 2017 at 3pm to Human Resources at hr@clearview.ca 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 705-428-6230 x.255 Please visit our website at: www.clearview.ca