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Friday, September 1, 2017 Vol. 17 No. 36 www.creemore.com News and views in and around Creemore
Inside the Echo
Wing and a Prayer
Memory Lane
A&D Bird Seed marks 25th anniversary
Tales from the principal's office
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Scammers impersonating township officials
Staff photo: Trina Berlo
River Wright (left) and Harvey Johnston dance to The Sadies, performing in the tent at Copper Kettle Festival August 26. For more photos of Creemore Springs Brewery's annual festival, see pages 6-7.
Ricci shares Dunedin Literary Fest stage with Great Lake Swimmers This year’s Dunedin Literary Festival will feature author Nino Ricci and band Great Lake Swimmers. Ricci’s first novel, Lives of the Saints, garnered international acclaim and won a host of awards, including the Governor General’s Award for Fiction, and was adapted as a miniseries starring Sophia Loren. He is also the author of Testament, winner of the Trillium Award, and of The Origin of Species, which earned him his second Governor General’s Award. His most recent novel is the critically acclaimed Sleep, voted one of the top 5 books of 2015 by the Toronto Star and one of the top 100 by the Globe and Mail.
He will join The Great Lake Swimmers on stage for the headline act. They will collaborate with readings, performance, original songs from the band, and a Q&A with fellow musician and radio personality Vish Khanna. Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian band built around the melodic folk rock songs of singer-songwriter Tony Dekker. A Forest Of Arms is the sixth album from Great Lake Swimmers and the follow up to 2012’s New Wild Everywhere . With a surging rhythm section, razor sharp violin, and flourishing banjo and guitars, Dekker and band mates have pushed their sound significantly, creating
Officials are warning of a possible scam in Clearview Township. Municipal officials have received r e p o r t s o f d o o r- t o - d o o r s a l e s representatives in the Stayner area posing as Township staff as an attempt to enter private residences. The reports have indicated that the sales representatives are asking questions about water quality, water heaters, air conditioners, and furnaces. If a Township representative needs to visit a residence or business, it will usually be at a mutually agreed upon appointment time. Township employees carry appropriate identification and will generally arrive in Township marked vehicles. Residents are under no obligation to let sales representatives into their homes. If you have any concerns or are suspicious of a sales representative, please call the Ontario Provincial Police, Huronia West Detachment at: 1-888-310-1122 (non-emergency).
Police catch driver going almost double the speed limit
some of their most dynamic songs ever recorded. The band’s album Swimming Aw a y f e a t u r e s “ C o n d i t i o n White,” commissioned for the series Torn From The Pages and is based on the novel Sleep. Earlier that day, Ricci will be in conversation with good friend and fellow novelist Antanas Sileika discussing “A Life in Literature”. In its second year, Dunedin Literary Festival is from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9. The festival line-up also includes Alison Pick, Claire Cameron, Doug (See “Local” on page 10)
A 22-year-old Oakville man had his licence suspended for seven days after he was clocked going 150 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on August 25. D u ff e r i n O P P C o n s t . L a r r y Matkowski was conducting speed enforcement using a LIDAR speed measuring device when he observed the excessively fast vehicle on Airport Road, in Mono. The driver’s vehicle was impounded for the week and he is prohibited from driving during that time. The driver was issued a summons to appear in Orangeville court on Oct. 24. He is charged with stunt driving – excessive speed.
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