Friday, February 17, 2017

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The Creemore

Echo

Friday, February 17, 2017 Vol. 17

No. 08 www.creemore.com

News and views in and around Creemore

Inside the Echo

Out There

Reading the Signs

Council approves entrance signs

Landscapes by Kara McIntosh

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Seniors' housing plan proposed

Creemore Echo website nominated for award

Proponents eye municipal land next to library

by Trina Berlo Those working to build a seniors’ apartment complex in Creemore made a pitch to Clearview Township council Monday. Naomi Miller, of Peter Miller Enterprises, outlined plans to build 24 units, with up to 13 of those being affordable housing units, depending on how the final numbers work out. She was joined by Peter Miller and Wendy Schellenberg, who has been working since 2015 to see seniors’ housing built in the village. They said there are other options, but they prefer to see the apartment building constructed on municipally owned land next to the library on Caroline Street East. They are asking council to declare the land surplus and sell it on the open market. Peter Miller Enterprises wishes to bid on the

The Creemore Echo has been nominated for an Ontario Community Newspaper Association award for its newly designed website. Creemore.com is a finalist in the Best Community Website/WebPortal, circ. under 9,999. The awards will presented at a gala in Toronto on April 7.

Free area Family Day activities Monday

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A rendering by Cowden Woods Design Builders shows the potential design of a 24-unit seniors' apartment building proposed for Caroline Street East. property. They say the location is ideal because it is within walking distance of the library, which they expect would

be popular with residents, downtown shops, restaurants, and the Creemore Farmers’ Market in the summer. (See “Council” on page 3)

Book tells stories of local fallen soldiers by Trina Berlo Legion member David Bruce Johnson has a goal to see fallen soldiers with roots in Creemore and area receive their due. It is what motivated him to get involved with refurbishing the Creemore Cenotaph and subsequently put in motion a catalogue of information about the First World War soldiers listed on it. He teamed up with like-minded people who did not want to see soldiers forgotten. “We have taken on this project because we feel Remembrance Day is not just one day, it is 365 days per year forever,” said Johnson at a formal presentation of the Book of Remembrance to Legion officials on Feb. 9. (See “Remembrance” on page 3)

Staff photo: Trina Berlo

Creemore Legion president Jim Richards (from left) accepts the Book of Remembrance from David Bruce Johnson, June Reed and Helen Blackburn.

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Free public skating is offered in Creemore and Stayner on Family Day, Feb. 20. The arena in Creemore will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the arena in Stayner will be open from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Also on Monday the YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka will be open for a free open house with various family activities, including open gym and swim times. Visit ymcaofsimcoemuskoka.ca/ family-day/ for details.

Clearview, Mulmur see minimal growth Statistics Canada released census results for population and dwelling counts Feb. 8. Clearview Twonship grew minimally from 13,734 in 2011 to 14,151 in 2016. The municipality has 6,040 total private dwellings with 5,335 occupied by permanent residents. Mulmur’s population also increased slightly from 3,391 in 2011 to 3,478 in 2016. The township has 1,674 total private dwellings with 1,315 occupied by permanent residents. Collingwood and Wasaga Beach have both passed the 20,000 mark. Collingwood grew from 19,241 in 2011 to 21,793 in 2016 and Wasaga Beach grew from 17,537 in 2011 to 20,675.

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