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Drivers gain confidence in electric cars

by Trina Berlo A number of factors are making it easier for people to drive electric vehicles in rural areas.

Better range and availability top the list but an expanding network of charging stations is also making it more practical to make long trips in cars that use no fuel. The County of Simcoe, with funding from the provincial government, have installed a charger at Station Park in Stayner as part of an initiative to develop a network of electric vehicle stations in cities and along highways.

The county has received $267,350 to install three Level 3 charging stations, with others being set up at the county museum in Midhurst and a parking lot in Washago.

Duntroon area resident Jim Campbell and his wife Suzanne Wesetvik, partners in Rockside Campbell Design, have been driving predominately on electricity for a few years now. They started with a plug-in hybrid, the Volt, and then got a second electric car, the Bolt, which is a fully powered by the battery. Both are made

by Chevrolet.

“It’s very good for the municipality.

I am really pleased that Clearview is on this,” said Campbell, adding other municipalities should have public car charging stations as economic development tools, to promote the downtowns.

The Stayner charging station was initially proposed for the emergency hub on Highway 26 but the plan was changed to move it into the downtown area.

“Really where the quick charge stations should go, are in downtowns.

It’s not useful to have them out in highway parking lots,” said Campbell.

He said when travelling, he plans a route around finding a quick charge, and while juicing up he may take in the town, whether it’s going for lunch or hanging out at the library.

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TD Bank hosts public meeting At a meeting hosted by TD Bank Feb. 22, residents were given a chance to voice concerns and ask questions about the branch’s May 4 closure but no concrete plans as to the location of a bank machine were shared.

TD officials have committed to maintaining a bank machine in Creemore’s downtown area after the TD building is sold.

It was announced that TD Bank is considering a donation to the proposed municipal bus service between Creemore and Stayner, but no amount was disclosed.

It is estimated about 80 people were in attendance for the meeting with TD senior staff, many of whom were flooded with letters when the branch closure was announced back in October.

Hiker rescued from Pretty River Provincial Park Staff photo: Trina Berlo

A new electric vehicle charging station has been installed at Station Park in Stayner. is the time it takes to charge the vehicle, with a Level 1 (a regular household 110-volt plug) taking the longest and a 220-volt Level 2 charger taking a few hours to reach a full charge and a Level 3 charger taking about a half hour. The new charger at Station Park will cost 25 cents per minute of charge.

In terms of pricing, there is no normal, yet.

“It’s so all over the map right now,” said Campbell.

He said some charges are free and others have higher fees.

There are apps and websites that share details about charging stations.

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they are occupying a charger so other drivers know it is not available at that time.

“There is definitely a bit of an electric car community thing happening to support other drivers,” said Campbell.

Bryan Marshall, a doctor at the Stayner Medical Centre, also drives a Volt, which isn’t compatible with the Level 3 quick charge but he has installed a Level 2 charger at the clinic.

Marshall said he bought the electric car four years ago to support the technology.

“When I went to buy it, I encountered a lot of resistance. The Chevy dealer (See “Driving” on page 7)

A birthday hike turned into a recue operation when a member of the party was injured at Pretty River Provincial Park near Nottawa on Tuesday.

Clearview Fire Chief Colin Shewell said one of seven women out for a hike, not the birthday girl, fell and injured her upper arm. Some hikers stayed with the injured woman while the others walked out to the road to call 911 and get help.

“She was in just enough distress that she couldn’t make her way out,” said Shewell.

They were a couple kilometres into the park, in steep terrain, so firefighters strapped the woman to a backboard and transported her out on a trailer behind the ATV. Shewell said the whole rescue operation lasted a couple of hours and the injured woman was transported to hospital by Grey County paramedics.

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This Weekend Friday, March 2

• World Day of Prayer at Salvation Army Hope Acres Community Church at 10:30 a.m. The South American country, Suriname, is doing the theme “All God’s Creation is Very Good”. Refreshments to follow. 998614 Mulmur Tosorontio Townline, Glencairn.

Saturday, March 3

• Creemore Winter Market at Station on the Green from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come see what is new and fresh from your favourite vendors. Come for a locally-sourced Breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon.

Proceeds to be donated to local charities.

• 80th Birthday Come & Go Tea for Monique Mesdag. Drop in from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Huron Meadows Club House, 275 Huron Street (at Christopher Street), Stayner. Best wishes only.

• The Avening Hall Chili Bowl Family Games Night from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Avening Hall.

Free. Board games for all ages; 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. bowling for ages 4 to 7; 5 to 6:30 p.m. potluck dinner with chili provided by hall board; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. bowling for ages 8 to 14. AGM happens at 6:30 p.m.; 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. bowling for adults.

Games provided by Cardboard Castles.

• Lamb and Beef Supper at St. John’s United Church from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Adults $17.50. All welcome.

Sunday, March 4

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Upcoming Events Monday, March 5

• Army Cadets at Creemore Legion, 27 Wellington Street West, Creemore, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Monday until June. Fun and dynamic youth program for 12-18 year olds, sponsored jointly

by Canadian Armed Forces and the Army Cadet League of Canada. Drop by and find out about it! www.cadets.gc.ca or 1944rcacc@gmail.com or 705-351-2232 for more info.

• The Collingwood and District Historical Society Meeting at 7 p.m. at the Leisure Time Club, Minnesota Street, Collingwood. The story of Osler Castle, a 15-room “castle” built by William Osler in the 1890s on the hills of Blue Mountain near Collingwood with historian Sandy McInnes. Admission is CDHS membership or $5.

Tuesday, March 6

• Creemore Adult Skating Club from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. running Tuesdays at Creemore Arena through the winter months. $2 at the door for each skater. Join us for an enjoyable skate with the friendliest people in the area. Call Helen Blackburn at 705-466-5195 for more information.

• Stayner Heritage Society invites you to commemorate Black History with “Karolyn Smardz Frost, author of award-winning “I’ve Got a Home in Glory Land” and her new volume “Steal Away Home” at Centennial United Church, 234 William St., Stayner, at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 7

• Wednesday Night Bingo at Manito Shrine Club, 2265 Fairground Road North (across from the GNE grounds) featuring Larry “The Legend” Smith as your caller. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Start time is 6:45 p.m. Early Bird, regular games & progressive super jackpot. Cash prizes. Snack bar.

All net proceeds benefit the Shriners Hospital For Children.

• Wednesdays TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Stayner Evangelical Missionary Church, 202 Ontario Street, Stayner. New members welcome. Call Judy at 705-422-1428 for more info.

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Saturday, March 10

Knox Presbyterian Church Dunedin is celebrating 150 years! The Kickoff Event is a Baked Ham and Scalloped Potato Dinner. We will host 2 sittings in the Church Hall 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Adults $15 and $7 for children. Ham, scalloped potatoes, vegetables, coleslaw, dinner roll and, of course, dessert. For more info and to reserve your tickets and preferred sitting, call 705-466-2739, 705-466-2161 or 705-466-3346.

Tickets will be available at the door as well.

Monday, March 12

Tree Society of Creemore Meeting at Station on the Green at 7 p.m. Looking for input on this year`s plans of trees to be planted as well as future plans for potential places to plant.

• Georgian Bay British Car Club meets at the Huron Club, Pine Street, Collingwood, at 7 p.m.

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Saturday, March 17

• Creemore Winter Market at Station on the Green from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come see what is new and fresh from your favourite vendors.

Tuesday, March 20

• The Creemore BIA invites community groups, businesses and individuals interested in events happening in Creemore and area to attend a meeting at 7 p.m. at Creemore Springs Brewery.

The purpose of the meeting is for event organizers to share information and answer any questions, as well as create connection to ensure successful activities for everyone. If you would like to make a presentation about your event at this meeting please contact sara@creemore.com by Friday, March 16.

Saturday, March 24

• Clearview Health and Leisure Expo at Creemore Legion from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring the family and learn about community sports, recreational programs and meet with local health providers.

Over 35 vendors. Sports equipment swap. Visit www.clearview.ca/events for details.

Saturday, March 31

• Creemore Easter Market at Station on the Green from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come see what is new and fresh from your favourite vendors.

• Celebrate Easter in Creemore. Enjoy the Creemore Farmers’ Market, meet the Easter Bunny between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., take part in an Easter Egg Hunt at the Horticultural Park at noon, complete with special prizes supplied by local businesses. Free balloons, Easter crafts, colouring contest and more. Hosted by Creemore BIA.

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Small Halls Festival committee dissolved

by Trina Berlo As part of an ongoing process of eliminating volunteer committees of council, the Small Halls Festival committee has been dissolved.

This year’s event will be managed by township staff, although as of Wednesday committee members had not been informed.

The Small Halls Festival takes place the weekend before Thanksgiving at nine venues in Clearview Township, and is said to have the manpower of 300 volunteers.

Last year, on May 29, a special council meeting was called for a fifth round of committee review, when

council voted for option 3 of the report, as recommended by the CAO. Option 3 included clauses to “maintain the existing structure and mandate for the Clearview Recreation and Culture Advisory Committee” as well as to “Maintain the Small Halls Committee for 2017 and upon completion of the 2017 festival staff will provide Council with a subsequent report to Council to consider alternatives for 2018.”

Staff said when the May 29 motion was amended to dissolve the Recreation and Culture committee, it was decided the Small Halls Committee was to be dissolved also.

Staff says that is because, at an earlier meeting on March 22 the Small Halls Committee was moved under the Recreation and Culture Advisory Committee.

During several round of cuts, readers may remember, the Creemore Medical Centre Board, the Sunnidale Winterama board, Cybergnomes, New Lowell Recreation Board, Avening’s Carruthers Memorial Park and Nottawa park committees were also dissolved, while the Creemore Log Cabin board was saved after a plea from volunteers.

Hall boards, cemetery boards and the youth services committee are among the committees not impacted

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by the changes while a number of committees deemed to be no longer necessary, economic development, tender opening and trails committee included.

The Sunnidale Winterama and the Tree Society of Creemore have transitioned to be less formal committees.

The cuts are in anticipation of more stringent accountability requirements legislated by the province.

A committee clerk was recently hired to assist the remaining boards and committees meet legislative requirements for setting agendas, reporting minutes and finances.

Libraries plan owl themed March Break activities

by Helena Hayward Hoot have thought it would be so easy to find fun and free things to do with your children this March Break?

On March 11, swoop on over to the Stayner Arena for a free skate hosted by the Clearview Public Library and the Stayner Lions Club from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

On March 13, the Stayner Branch will be hosting a Family Story Hour and Wood Guardian Owl Craft at 10 a.m. followed by Owl Crafts MultiMedia Program at 2 p.m. If you’ve got a tween or teen, St. John Ambulance will be holding a Babysitter Course ($65) and a Home Alone Course ($45) at the Clearview Township Office. For further information please call the Stayner Branch at 705-428-3595. Registration deadline for these courses is Mar. 6.

On March 14, prepare to be owlmazed by the Wye Marsh Birds of Prey Show being held at the Stayner Community Hall at 10:30 a.m. and the Station on the Green in Creemore at 1 p.m. Tickets are free but necessary; get them at any branch of the Clearview Public Library.

On March 15, the Sunnidale Branch will be hosting a Family Story Hour and Wood Guardian Owl Craft at 10 a.m. followed by Owl Crafts MultiMedia Program at 2 p.m. At 11 a.m., join us at the Creemore Branch for You Just Don’t Understand. This free workshop targets parents and children aged 10-16. Elizabeth van Ryn will be discussing effective communication, why it is impossible to read someone else’s mind, and what your family is

really trying to say. To register call the Creemore Branch at 705-466-3011.

On March 16, the Creemore Branch will be hosting a Family Story Hour and Wood Guardian Owl Craft at 10 a.m. followed by Owl Crafts MultiMedia Program at 2 p.m.

On Mar. 17, the luck o’ the Irish is with you because all branches of the Clearview Public Library will be hosting drop-in Owl and Leprechaun crafts from open till close.

To close off the week, put your skates back on and fly over to the Creemore Arena for a free skate from noon to 1:50 p.m.

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Owl systems are a go for an epic book sale at the Stayner Branch running from Mar. 10-17. Stock up on some great reads for spring; fill a box for only $2.

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The Creemore Legion hosted the finals for the local speech competition Sunday. Junior winners are Luke Millsap (first), Ruby McQueen (second), Alyssa Rowbotham (third). Senior winners are Libby Millsap (first), Justin Rowbotham (second), Jocelyn Young (third).

Flood potential low as rivers recede The potential for ice jams has been downgraded to moderate and flood potential downgraded to low this week with regard to area waterways.

The Nottawasaga Conservation Authority has said although temperatures are still on the warm side,

no significant rainfall means that water levels in most rivers and streams are receding, but some remain elevated as a result of recent rainfall and snowmelt.

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Teachers should not be asked to carry guns A healthy discussion about guns has resumed after the latest school shooting in the United States.

Issues of gun control, policing, mental health are all top of mind after 17 people were killed, and several others wounded, by a teen gunman wielding a semi-automatic rifle at a Parkland, Florida high school.

In the aftermath, as the world watched, President Donald Trump suggested a solution: Arm a portion of teachers at American schools.

The proposal is completely shocking. Who could imagine sending their children to school where the teachers or other staff carry guns? Then we learned that there are indeed schools where staff already carry concealed weapons.

There is a divide when it comes to gun culture.

For the most part – and there are exceptions – Canadians do not consider carrying guns to be part of their daily routines. To generalize, one could say that teachers especially are not the type of people who would want to carry a weapon during class time.

This brings up so many obvious concerns.

Mainly, in the case of an incident at school, a teacher could very well find themselves in an altercation with a student, either current or former.

How much training would be required to calmly and rationally engage in an armed conflict with a student, while considering the safety and wellbeing of dozens of other students who are in the vicinity, or worse, caught in the crossfire?

These teachers should and are training to better educate and guide young students, not to be armed soldiers.

The reality that a person could be both teacher and armed guard is pretty slim.

We also raise the point that public school teachers in the United States, in general, are poorly paid compared to teachers in Canada. To ask them to take on an added risk of carrying a firearm in a teaching environment is ludicrous.

The solution, as so many have been saying, is to reduce the number of guns in any given environment, to reduce the risk of violence. The youth themselves have been so eloquent and mature in speaking out about what happened at their school.

They are telling their own government that the answer is to take the weapons out of the hands of children.

The issues around guns are complex and we are not immune here in Canada. We too have a gun culture of sorts – a tenuous grasp on public safety, secured by gun control laws and a dash of common sense.

Even Trump this week is advocating for tougher gun controls, advocating for raising the age limit on purchasing certain firearms. Wouldn’t it be ironic if he were the one to positively influence the NRA into backing down on gun reform?

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Mill Street looking south. Photo submitted by John Smart.

New stop signs are really unnecessary Editor: I'd like to address the recent installation of the new stop signs in Creemore. As written by the Ministry of Transportation, a stop sign is located to help the direction of the right of way. I understand that there was an automatic counter put in place to count the number of vehicles using that intersection to determine if a stop sign is required. I guess my question is, who on Clearview council decided to place stop signs at the east end on Frances Street and Mary Street? These stop signs, in my opinion, were really not necessary and I question the reasoning behind it. I also question the new stop signs located at George Street and Mary Street. The highest traffic area, that I can tell, is Elizabeth Street and Mary Street in front of the nursing home where a lot of residents like to walk and sometimes with assistance and wheelchairs. If a stop sign needed to be placed along Mary Street, I feel that was the place that justified a new sign.

Perhaps Clearview Township can’t afford a plum or level to properly install these new signs, as they are not straight (up & down).

My father taught me how to install posts properly and I have installed many of these posts in my 30plus years in business as a handyman. If they can’t be installed properly, why put them in at all?

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Let’s look at the safety aspect; a new stop sign should have a warning stop sign four feet wide with the word “New Stop Sign Ahead” to forewarn people of the new sign.

I personally have driven through the stop sign and realized it after the fact.

I have seen several vehicles go through these news stop signs and even stop halfway through as they noticed the “new” sign then. How is this safe?

Does anyone else feel the same way?

Bob Ransier, Creemore.

Old pic could not have been taken before 1962 Editor: I always enjoy the photographs that feature each week in “The Way We Were”, and this past Friday’s was no exception. However, for the sake of historical accuracy, the photo labelled as 1957, could not have been taken before 1962. This is based on the automobiles parked at the curb.

Martin Webster, Duntroon.

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Smith was elated with his new property in Nottawasaga Local History

in Sunnidale Township ran In last month’s Creemore north-west, a well defined Echo we read of George and Mary Ann Smith who trail. Originally it was a left Yorkshire in 1832 with runway for deer and later a plans to settle on some land trail for Aboriginal people. in what is now Canada.

The route had many After the trip across crooks and bends but when Helen the Atlantic and a stay in widened made a suitable BLACKBURN road for the early settlers.

Montreal they were ready to move on.

George found a job They had heard of a newly surveyed chopping trees on this road, called township called Nottawasaga and had then, and still called, the Sunnidale chosen land at the corner of lot 16 and Road. the sixth concession. We left them at While at work he met a couple Barrie in 1834, which then consisted of land surveyors who answered of only a few huts. his questions about Nottawasaga They found they had to make a Township. He was told the land he nine-mile portage to the Nottawasaga was seeking was about 10 miles to the River where in a hired boat they west. Excited about the information, moved upstream to a dock called a few days later, he followed the Kippon, today the site of the big directions. On reaching the fourth bridge on Highway 90. concession he found a few settlers Tired and weary they reached a building their log cabins and getting small settlement called Brentwood, established. They were all Irish where they found a small vacant Roman Catholics. Their names were log shanty. Here they stayed over Dowling, Birtle and Duggan. the winter. No one seemed to know When he told them where he was anything about Nottawasaga so they going to locate they were generous decided to await developments. with their hospitality. A mile further They had with them some precious west he found a surveyor’s marker, seeds and planted a garden but a which read Lot 16, Con. 6. He frost in August wiped the garden out. was elated, and was more so when Fortunately there was plenty of fish he walked over his farm and was and game to be caught. especially pleased that the land was At that time roads into the wilds of rolling.

Ontario were called Government or He realized it would drain easily and Colonization roads. One of these roads not be like the flat land in Sunnidale.

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He also discovered it was heavily timbered and this indicated good soil.

He found some good springs and a small stream on the farm.

After spending the night with the Birtles he hurried back to Brentwood to share the good news with Mary Ann. In the spring of 1836 he took all the tools he could carry as well as a food supply and walked through the forest to commence the building of a log cabin of his own.

The families on the Fourth Line told him when he had the logs prepared they would assist him to lift them in place.

The cabin developed slowly because various complications interfered.

He realized a stone fireplace was a necessity and started to build one but, even though he knew how to burn lime, he discovered no limestone on his farm or nearby.

He explored the area and found plenty of limestone in the flats a good half mile to the west.

There was nothing he could do but carry the stones this distance and this laborious chore he carried out. The site he chose for the cabin was about 150 metres from the Sixth Line.

The summer was well advanced when the cabin was finished. He had realized for some time that moving his family to the property could not be considered until the following spring.

In the meantime he did some scouting to find a road over which to transport his wife, their then four children, and their possessions to their new home.

This tale is from the writings of C.B. (Bert) Smith in a document called The Smiths of Nottawasaga and edited by James David Smith, 2003.

The next installment will tell of life in their new home, about a snake in the bed and George Smith’s death.

Helen Blackburn is a retired teacher, avid gardener and a long-time contributor to The Creemore Echo.

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Katie Deslippe began her studies in the Food Sciences and Nutrition Program at Carleton University.

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Galen Yates has graduated from Engineering at University of Toronto with a BASc in Mechanical Engineering with focused on mechatronics and manufacturing. Prior to receiving the scholarship, he was an active participant in the RAY’s Place youth programs including the youth centre and work program.

As a result of this, Galen considers the scholarship “as the culmination of an extremely rewarding journey with the amazing community of Creemore, especially all the wonderful people involved with RAY’s Place.”

He credits his association with RAY’s Place with

“teaching him the value of community and putting yourself out there” and encourages “anyone reading this who is considering any kind of post-secondary education to apply for a RAY’s Place scholarship or bursary.” Galen is currently working at Emond Publishing and wants to develop a career in software engineering with the longer-term goal of becoming an entrepreneur or working in artificial intelligence.

These student reflections fully reflect the spirit of the RAY’s Place initiative to assist local students. The goal is to connect students to a network of resources, including financial assistance, to help them experience and realize the benefits of continuing their educational journey through post-secondary education. The scholarship program is directed to students entering university and the bursary program supports students attending community college.

Currently, RAY’s Place has ten scholars attending various Canadian universities and has another 4 students who have received bursaries. In all, RAY’s sponsors have committed or expended $300,000 to support local students. All donations are tax deductible.

RAY’s Place will be accepting scholarship and bursary applications again in 2018. Details and applications can be found at www.raysplaceyrc.com.

Help Make a Difference to Healthcare in Your Community The Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (G&M) is seeking dynamic candidates for positions on the Board of Trustees, with the term commencing September 2018. The complexity of healthcare is increasing and now - more than ever - strong, strategic, governance leadership is required.

Ultimate accountability for the services provided by the hospital is held by the Board of Trustees. Working in partnership with the senior management team of the hospital, the Board provides oversight of operations, foresight in terms of planning for the future and insight to ensure the right questions are being asked.

Board members are expected to be responsible for making decisions in the best interest of the hospital corporation, as well as the broader local healthcare system in the South Georgian Bay region. System transformation and integration of services locally and regionally are key directions that the hospital is taking to better support the healthcare needs of our community. Board members are expected to be active members of the Board and its Committees, as well as have the ability to think strategically and communicate effectively.

The hospital is currently seeking several, Board experienced candidates, with some preference given to individuals from Wasaga Beach and Clearview Township. In addition to previous Board experience, we seek candidates whose experience demonstrate an understanding of the nature, complexity and needs of Ontario’s evolving health system, and the needs of our patients and their families for seamless care within and beyond the hospital.

Interested individuals can submit a resumé by March 23, 2018 to stevensj@cgmh.on.ca.

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Driving electric cars in rural areas a realistic option (Continued from page 1) wouldn’t sell me one. They wouldn’t lift a finger to show me one, I had to go to Orangeville and even then there was a lot of resistance to selling electric vehicles. I don’t think four years ago they were very well supported by the industry at all, I’m not 100 per cent sure why.”

He said may look at going to the full electric vehicle in a couple of years.

“In theory I would like to,” said Marshall. “The problem is that in the summer, these cars have great range.

The new Bolt has a like a 400 km range, the Tesla same thing 400-500 km range.

In the cold weather, the range plummets usually by about half in my experience, so all of a sudden you have an electric car that only goes 175 km on a -20 day, and that’s without heat. If you add heat, you are really going to deplete your batteries, so I am going to see what the technology is like in a couple of years.”

He said he is very happy with the Volt, because he doesn’t have to worry, and even when running on gasoline, the car still gets great mileage.

Models vary in price but generally cost about 50 per cent more than regular cars. There is up to $14,000 in provincial incentives available and it costs less to charge than fuel up, plus they as said to require very little service.

The big pay-off for drivers is that the cars are not emitting greenhouse gases.

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Having a quick charge station in Stayner should encourage electric vehicle drivers to make pit stops and take in the town. “the big thing isn’t to do with cost, it’s about the emission of fossil fuels, that’s what it’s all about.”

The ride is silent, peppy and smooth (once you get a feel for letting the car slow down on its own rather than braking all the time, which wastes battery power).

“Once you drive an electric car, it’s hard to go the other way. It’s so efficient,” said Campbell.

He said he really likes how electric vehicles make him more conscious of how much energy the car is consuming, therefore adjusting his habits to drive more efficiently.

“You are more in tune with energy

use, which is good, because that’s a big problem with our society. We are so out of touch with our energy. An electric car connects you much more,” said Campbell.

“It’s like going off grid with your house. It’s good to have a change of mindset.”

During the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference in 2015, the province of Ontario announced $325 million investment in a green investment fund for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The following year, $20 million of that was allocated to develop a network of public vehicle charging stations across

Ontario so the County of Simcoe put together an application for five units.

Three of those were approved for funding.

“There is the potential for additional funding for chargers out there and we are investigating that,” said County of Simcoe manager of procurement and sustainable operations Catherine Payne. “It’s a great initiative. Honestly, just trying to locate vehicles that we can utilize to test those units is challenging simply because the dealers can’t keep electric vehicles on their car lots these days. They’re telling us that the demand is great, which is fantastic. It’s very good news for us.”

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Dunedin's Knox Presbyterian Church marks 150th 2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the construction of the first Church building for the congregation of Knox Presbyterian, an integral part of the community of Dunedin.

Following is first of a short series of portraitures describing our collective community history, in particular this congregation’s journey. This article begins with our historical origin.

by Marc Royal The first wave of Christianity arrived here in the summer of 1615 with explorer and founder of New France, Samuel de Champlain, his political and trading associates including Jesuit Missionary, Father Le Caron marking the first European arrival. In January of 1616 they began their travels south and west from the Penetanguishene peninsula throughout the river basin now known as the Nottawasaga watershed, establishing contact with each of the greater Wyandot (Wendake) or Huron native communities. There is evidence of one semi-permanent Petun era village perched along the escarpment, within 2 kilometers of our hamlet. It is not a stretch to presume interaction. Pandemic disease would eventually weaken the society. The Indian Wars pursued. The French aligned Huron/Wyandot nation were defeated by the British aligned Iroquois/ Haudenosaunee. The remnant Huron/ Wyandot and surviving Jesuit priests were driven first to Christian Island and those who survived the winter of 1649 made their way south to exile in the Carolinas. By 1700 the once vibrant agricultural and trading nation of an estimated 32,000 inhabitants ceased to exist, their territory returning to wilderness until the American revolution changed everything.

The hamlet known originally as Bowerman’s Hollow was truly an Upper Canada frontier, first settled in March 1833 by the United Empire Loyalist, Israel Bowerman family who walked from Prince Edward County. The last leg of their journey would have been on a network of native trails running along the escarpment intersected by the 17th century French trade ways or by British military routes established during and after the war of 1812/14 connecting the block houses at Wasaga, Fort Willow and Barrie. They had embarked under British commission to open settlement for the continuing influx of Americans seeking restitution and a growing northern European immigration, all in search of economic prosperity under the Crown. Upon reaching their destination

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They had estimated the settlement to be on the planned Hurontario Street then under survey but missed it diagonally, by a ½ kilometer to the west. The settlement was formally recognized the following year upon the establishment of municipal governance. Simcoe County at its outset reached north west toward Sydenham, today’s Owen Sound, south west to pre-Orangeville era Erin, north east to Gloster Pool and the Severn, following along the west shore of Lake Simcoe and south east to Holland Landing. Within this district, our township, first called Merlin or Java, then Mulmur was “not so finally” named Nottawasaga, a Wyandot proclamation describing the annihilation of the Huron nation, literally translated “outburst of the Iroquois”. Today of course we are part of Clearview Township, west Simcoe.

While the community, often referred then as the Yankee Settlement grew commercially the early settler ’s CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, February religious affiliation remained reflective of their origin. Under the early land grant system, the Crown allotted clergy reserves, blocks of land, usually 100 acre farms, scattered among the concessions. These were usually intended to be assets within the Church of England. This may have been the incentive for the earliest churches of that denomination. For the settlement of Bowerman’s Hollow however, the pioneer population were more culturally diverse. New England Episcopalian yes, but also German Mennonite and Lutheran, English Anglican and Methodist, French Huguenot, Dutch Reformed and both Scot and Irish Presbyterian. This Celtic reformed segment was bolstered by a second wave of settlers who arrived from Port Hope. (Jewish, Hindi and Eastern Orthodox representation in our community would follow as early as the 1880s, but these are, albeit fascinating, stories for another day.)

It was not until the mid 1860s that a group of progressive village and rural pioneer families began to meet regularly as a congregation of worshipers. These early services were held in schools and private homes at Madill, the Glen and in the Hollow. Nationally, the short lived colony of Canada West under the Canada Constitutional Act ceded to become the Province of Ontario within Confederation and locally, the Royal Post Master changed the hamlet’s

The original church at Dunedin 1868-1910. name to Dunedin after the New Zealand namesake. Amid this groundswell of change the congregation grew in numbers and began to meet at the large cedar log home of John and Eleanor Best each• Sunday. Located just north of 1, 2008 the hamlet, today this farm is the weekend home of the Bruce Davies family.

Congregationally led meetings in the reformed tradition then as now, permitted religious services and even burial by laypersons when called upon out of necessity but required ordained clergy for sacramental events such as Holy Communion as well as for marriage and baptism. The only clergy available were the Circuit Rider missions serving many remote settlements over large expanses.

These riders were educated, ordained ministers representative of many reformed denominations but here, most were Methodists and Presbyterians.

One such missionary denomination was the Presbyterian Free Church.

These horseback missionaries would plant the seeds for a significantly high concentration of Presbyterian congregations throughout the area.

Before and after each service a rider would be dispatched on horseback to meet and accompany the circuit preacher to and from the meeting home to ensure safety on trail as far as it would take to meet the next companion rider. Like their Jesuit predecessors’ these early ecclesiastic travellers followed native trails but also the new concession roads being carved form the forest on the British grid system much as we know it today.

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Dunedin was the Reverend James Greenfield in 1862. His circuit extended from Bowmore, today’s St. Paulʼs/ Emanuel Duntroon to “Scarlet Hill” in Mulmur. For six years, Rev. Greenfield had an appointment at the Best’s.

Thus began the newly formed “Free Church” Presbyterian Congregation at Dunedin. Another circuit Minister, Rev. Cairns, advanced in years had formerly been settled near Oakville, his previous congregation scattered in the disturbance of the Mackenzie rebellion.

As the congregation strengthened and grew, so did a demand for a Church building. Land was provided by William Young on today’s Turkey Roost Lane.

The sanctuary proposed was a modest frame structure in the Greek revival tradition. Funds were raised, each family committing $25, providing no debt incurred and “completed to key” for not more than $400. In the end a larger plan, 28’ x 40’ church was contracted to James Scarrow of Mulmur, for $425, delayed by one year to raise the last $100 secured by canvas courtesy of John True and William Young, dedicated with no burden of debt, in 1868. It was said the Mr. True had the separate bundles of silver which he had received, rolled in paper just as he laid them away.

This spiritual transition for the congregation from a nomadic entity to a physical home marked the end of the Circuit Rider era, that mission complete. It also marked the beginning of an interesting journey for this Presbyterian Church community.

Our next portraiture will explore the progression of the church within the fabric of the Dunedin community.

Clearview Fire and Emergency Services supports blood donor clinic Clearview Fire and Emergency Services has teamed up Canadian Blood Services to help ensure lifesaving blood products are available to hospital patients in need.

The Clearview Fire and Emergency Services is hoping that by bringing awareness to the need for blood in our community more people will come out and donate.

“The Clearview Fire and

Emergency Services thrives on helping and giving back to the community and this is another great opportunity for us to do so in a positive manner. We encourage all who can donate during this event to come out and do so”, said fire department administrative assistant Stephanie Ward.

A team of Clearview Firefighters will be donating together at the clinic

on March 16, and have committed to recruit new donors and fill appointments to help collect 72 blood donations at the clinic.

You can take part by making an appointment to Give Life that day from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Clearview Community Church, 1070 County Rd. 42, Stayner.

To b o o k y o u r a p p o i n t m e n t , visit blood.ca.

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CCI nordic skiers clean up at OFSAA Several Clearview Township youth contributed to Collingwood Collegiate Institute’s big win at the 2018 OFSAA Nordic skiing championships in Sudbury Feb. 21-23.

CCI is the Ontario champion in junior and senior girls team distance, junior and senior girls relay and senior boys relay. The team emerged the top senior Nordic ski team in the province, winning the senior combined championship banner, with individual medal and ribbon winners in each distance category.

The junior girls A team the junior girls championship with Sofie Ohrling (Collingwood) getting a sixth place finish and four other team members finishing in the top 20. The junior girls B team finished fifth. In total, all 11 CCI Junior girls are in the top 100 Nordic skiers in Ontario.

The Junior boys finished fourth overall, with Jack Czerny (Wasaga Beach) coming in sixth, helping the CCI boys to a team place of fourth.

The senior races would be run with what would transpire as another dominant performance for the senior girls.

CCI senior girls A team brought home a third consecutive OFSAA championship banner in the distance race, with Tess Wortley (Mulmur) skiing to the gold medal, Olivia Westbrook (Collingwood) in eighth, Milla Tarnopolsky (Duntroon) in 11th and Sofia Czerny (Collingwood) in 12th.

The senior girls B team ski to fifth place overall finish, led by Quinn Czerny (Collingwood) in 17th place.

The senior boys would ski in a tough field and be led by a silver

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The CCI owls Nordic ski team came home with six of the 10 banners up from grabs at OFSAA, two medals and ribbons in each category. medal performance by Erik Ohrling (Collingwood) to come to a sixth place team finish.

The junior girls A team also brought home the championship banner in the relay race, with the junior girls B team and the junior boys each getting a fifth place finish.

The senior girls were crowned champions in the relay, with the anchor skier finishing a full 29 seconds ahead of second place Parry Sound.

“The most exciting race of the day would be the senior boys as the owls came into the finals as a dark horse,” said coach Bill Hewitt. “The boys were led by one of the most gritty opening laps by Jake Korpi (Wasaga Beach) that the coaches have ever seen, keeping pace with the some of fastest skiers in the

field to hand off a virtual tie to Nick Sammon (Nottawa). Nick would ski his heart out and hold the line for Erik Ohrling. Erik took off and you could see him open a lead that was truly impressive. As he handed off to his teammate, Freddie Pickess (Nottawa) he shouted encouragement to him. Freddie would have the race of his life and anchor the senior boys to become OFSAA champs. This race would secure CCI’s status as the senior combined championship and mean that these owls would be raising six out of the 10 banners awarded at OFSAA here in ‘The Wood’.”

C C I i s h o s t i n g n e x t y e a r ’s championships at Highlands Nordic, where about half of the students also race with the club team, the Trailblazers.

NDBL gives out awards March 11 The annual general meeting and 2017 awards presentation for the North Dufferin Baseball League will be held March 11, at the Lisle Legion.

League membership, players, and fans are invited to an awards ceremony recognizing individual and team accomplishments from last year starting at noon.

At 1 p.m. the first meeting of the year will be held to confirm teams participating in the upcoming season and elect the executive.

The North Dufferin league offers a junior and senior division with teams from Dufferin and Simcoe Counties and York and Peel Regions. Senior or junior teams wishing to participate in the upcoming season must be present for the meeting.

Further information is available at www.ndbl.ca or by contacting secretary Scott Anderson at 705-4245068 or secretary@ndbl.ca.

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80th Birthday Come & Go Tea for Monique Mesdag on Saturday, March 3. Drop in from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Huron Meadows Club House, 275 Huron Street (at Christopher Street), Stayner. Best wishes only.

McGill. Beth (nee Jones) Passed away peacefully at Sunset Manor, Collingwood on Friday, February 23, 2018 in her 88th year.

Beth, beloved wife of the late Claude (1999). Loving mother to Brian of Stayner, David and Tammy of Singhampton, James and Tina of Powassan, Jayne McGill and Ceaser Cosentino of Mississauga and Lisa and Paul Williams of Mississauga.

Beth will be forever cherished by her 12 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren (plus one on the way).

Born to parents the late Maurice and Edith Jones, she is survived by her brothers Bob (Veronica) of Ajax and Jim (Catherine) of Stayner and sister Mary (the late Sam) Kinghan of Creemore; predeceased by sister Alma Swiney. The family extends many thanks to the staff at Sunset Manor for the kindness and care given to Beth.

Visitation was held at Fawcett Funeral Home – Creemore Chapel on Monday, February 26, 2018. Funeral service took place at St. Luke’s Anglican Church on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. Spring interment at Creemore Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated. Friends may visit Beth’s online Book of Memories at www.fawcettfuneralhomes.com.

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• April 25th - Farm Auction at 197333 2nd Line NE, Shelburne. East of Hwy 10, north of 17 SR. 10 a.m.

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• The Creemore Echo • Friday, March 2, 2018

Purple Hills calls for arts, heritage project submissions

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Creemore artist Liz Eakins received funds from Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society to mount the Weight of Paper exhibit at the 2016 Creemore Festival of the Arts.

217 Gideon Street, Stayner, ON L0M 1S0 Telephone: 705 428-6230 | Fax: 705 428-0288 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm

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NOTICE – COMMITTEE RECRUITMENT The Township of Clearview is currently seeking applications from individuals who are interested in becoming a member of the following committee:

Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society is seeking Artistic Submissions for public arts and heritage experiences at the Creemore Festival of the Arts on Sept. 29-30.

The Society invites proposals for arts exhibitions, installations, performances, displays and more, which will be centred around Creemore’s attractive community halls and handsomely preserved main street.

The purpose of this Public Art Opportunity is to inspire and support two to three marquee presentations to elevate the festival experience.

Collectives, partnerships and individuals are encouraged to apply and may be made up of artists, curators, performers or others.

Applicants may be from anywhere and work in any discipline.

“This year, we really want to open up the opportunity to headline the Creemore Festival of the Arts,” said festival chair, Sara Hershoff. “We hope this call for entries process will help us gather new possibilities and inspire exciting voices who want to explore and present their creative ideas.”

The deadline for submissions is April 15. There is no entry fee. It is the goal of the Festival to distribute

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up to $10,000 to support two or three presentations. The funds are to be used for creation, production and display of works. Successful applicants will be provided with a community venue and volunteer support to bring their ideas to life during the highly-promoted autumn weekend festival.

The Creemore Festival of the Arts, which operates in partnership with Clearview Township’s Small Halls Festival, is an annual, weekend-long community celebration that engages and attracts artists, locals and visitors to enjoy and support Creemore as a destination for creative inspiration and success.

Marquee shows are the cornerstone of the festival, which is organized by volunteers and also features artists and artisans showing their work in more than 20 central locations.

The event is free to the public and volunteer guides are available both days at the main venues. The event attracts between 1,500 and 2,000 visitors each year.

Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society is a volunteer-run charity dedicated to fostering community by cultivating and celebrating a broad range of arts and heritage activities in Creemore and area.

A quasi-judicial body appointed by Council and given authority by by-law to deal with consents and minor variances. This Committee also considers appeals from owners or occupants who have been served with an order in regards to property standards.

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For further information, please contact: Pamela Fettes, Director of Legislative Services/Clerk Township of Clearview P.O. Box 200 Stayner, ON L0M 1S0 pfettes@clearview.ca (705) 428-6230 ext. 224

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If volunteering on this committee interests you, please submit an application available at www.clearview.ca or at the Clearview Administration Centre - 217 Gideon Street, Stayner ON. All applications must be received by Wednesday, March 7th, 2018

Notice- Annual Report Water Systems The 2017 Annual Reports for the Stayner, Creemore, New Lowell, Nottawa (McKean), Colling-Woodlands and Buckingham Woods Water Systems are available for download at www.clearview.ca (under Publications, Public Works). Copies may be obtained at the Township Administration Centre, 217 Gideon Street, Stayner or Public Works Office located at 5833 27/28 Sideroad Nottawasaga without charge.

For more information, please contact: Mike Rawn, C.E.T. GM Environmental Services mrawn@clearview.ca

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For more information contact sara at 705-466-9906 • sara@creemore.com