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Friday, February 2, 2018 Vol. 18 No. 5
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Lana Bryant her three children assumed Lana would move back to Toronto. “She said no, I’ll never look back. Creemore was her home,” said Lara. After she lost her husband, Lana became very involved in the community, helping with many
the call. Shewell said the charge would likely be a minimum $450, plus up to $450 per apparatus dispatched to incident. The fire department received “another strange burn complaint” Wednesday night. Firefighters were called to a residence in Stayner to find a piece of furniture burning on top of a chimnea, with the flame reaching six feet. The homeowner was slapped with
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different organizations and events. Lana herself was battling cancer for the better part of two decades but you wouldn’t know it. “She really kept it at bay,” said Lara. “Her doctor said you have nonHodgkin’s lymphoma, you could live five to 20 years, and my mom just said, ‘well I’ll be on the 20-year side’ and she was.” “My mother lived for the moment. She never ever looked forward because that was just too uncertain and scary and it served her well. She went through two rounds of chemotherapy and little setbacks. She was so amazing and strong.” “She wasn’t always affected by her illness. When she had her chemotherapy she would be down for a week and then back up again. Nothing was going to stop her,” said Lara. She died peacefully at home with her three children by her side, Colin, Lara and Samantha. A celebration of life will be held at the Station on the Green in Creemore on Sunday, April 15 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Royal Victoria Hospital or Collingwood General and Marine Hospital.
Burning garbage, furniture results in charges for Clearview residents by Trina Berlo On Monday, Jan. 29, fire crews responded to a reported structure fire on Highway 26 east of Stayner at about 10:30 p.m. Upon investigation, it turned out to be a large debris fire. Fire Chief Colin Shewell said charges would likely be laid because the proper permit wasn’t secured and those types of fires are not permitted at night. Four stations responded to
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Lana Bryant embodied Creemore by Trina Berlo A trusty helper with a radiant smile is how Lana Bryant is being remembered by her many friends in Creemore. Bryant, who died Saturday, Jan. 27 at the age of 77, was involved in numerous volunteer organizations and could be counted on to pitch in for just about any cause. Whether with the Creemore Horticultural Society, the Tree Society of Creemore, Station on the Green, Friends of the Fountain, Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society, the Log Cabin or a friend’s side project, Bryant was a stalwart soul. Her friends say she was one of Creemore’s most valued community members. She did a lot and she was always there to help, no matter what needed to be done; if someone needed help she was there. “She felt so at home [in Creemore]. It just embodied her,” said her daughter Lara Bryant. Lana moved to the area in 1996 with her late husband, Dr. Rudy Falk, who ran a non-conventional cancer treatment clinic in Toronto. They set up a smaller clinic at Falk’s farm in Glencairn, which was in operation until his retirement. Lara said after Falk died (in 2000),
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a $175 charge. Shewell would like to remind people that garbage is never permitted to be burned in Clearview Township. Clearview firefighters were also called to the scene of a tractor fire inside a barn north of Creemore before 8 p.m. on Jan. 30. Deputy Fire Chief Roree Payment said having a fire extinguisher handy prevented a barn fire.
Creemore bus up for consideration by Trina Berlo Clearview councillors have decided to pursue the idea of adding bus service to Creemore but a lot of questions are yet to be answered. Council has directed staff to report back with the financial implications of extending the service to Creemore and using the allocated gas tax funds to fund it. Councillor Deborah Bronée said the gas tax funds would be a drop in the bucket compared to the full cost of running the bus and that she would rather see the money used to enhance the existing system. She said she thinks this decision is being approached from the wrong angle in that, instead of seeing a need for service and then finding the funds to implement it, this decision is being driven by the surprise funding allocation. Councillor Thom Paterson said the high operating costs have to be considered. The existing Stayner bus costs $190,000 per year to operate and brings in only $15,000 in revenue. “Everyone will want transit for their communities but we have to look at what’s best for Clearview,” said Paterson. CAO Steve Sage said more information will be included in the upcoming staff report. He alluded to the fact that most transit systems run at a loss, saying Clearview ridership is increasing but if it doesn’t see 15 per cent in returns, council may wish to address that. “Maybe the Stayner solution long term isn’t the right solution either,” said Sage. Paterson said, “We’re not going to get the ridership out of Creemore that you do in Stayner.” Councillor Kevin Elwood asked that the need be assessed to help council make a decision.
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