The Creemore
Echo
Friday, March 23, 2018 Vol. 18 No. 12
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News and views in and around Creemore
inside the echo
Siskins Soar
Goodbye Gram
Stayner enters quarter-finals
Eileen Giffen helped build apple empire
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Staff photo: Trina Berlo
Darci-que and Emily Fischl have pulled some strings to arrange a visit from the Easter Bunny on March 31.
by Trina Berlo The Easter Bunny is visiting Creemore next weekend. Darci-que and Emily Fischl have revived an old tradition of holding Easter festivities in the village. The bunny will be arriving on Mill Street at 10 a.m. and the egg hunt at the Horticultural Park is at noon. More than 300 eggs filled with treats and prizes donated by downtown businesses will be hidden in the park. The eggs will contain a ticket for a prize that can be claimed at one of the participating businesses, each of which will have balloons outside. “ We a r e o v e r w h e l m e d w i t h excitement that the business community has come together. We appreciate everyone’s support,” said Fischl of the BIA funded event. She and darci-que are setting up crafts at Bunny Headquarters in the vacant retail space beside their store, Hillview Cellar Winery, at 151 Mill St. From 10 a.m. until noon and again
after the egg hunt, children are invited to take part in crafts and activities, and decorate an Easter bonnet or bowtie to wear in a mini parade, led by the Easter Bunny at about 1:30 p.m. Watch for an Easter colouring sheet by darci-que in next week’s Creemore Echo . Children are encouraged to bring their finished picture to bunny headquarters during the festivities. The day begins with an Easter market at Station on the Green from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A l s o t h a t d a y, C l e a r v i e w Community Church is holding an Easter egg hunt at Mad River Park, beginning at 11 a.m. It is free to youth ages 10 and under. Hotdogs and drinks will be served. O n G o o d F r i d a y, M a r c h 3 0 , Horning’s Mills Community Hall is holding its annual Easter event, with a pancake breakfast beginning at 9 a.m. and an egg hunt at 10 a.m. The cost is $5 for adults, and children eat for free.
Stayner library construction tender approved at $3.8M by Trina Berlo Clearview council has approved a tender for the construction of the new Stayner branch of the library, at a cost of $3,807,892. The contract was awarded to Bondfield Construction. In total, 11 bids were received ranging from $3.79 million to $4 million. Architect Luc Bouliane of Lebel and Bouliane explained Monday he recommended the construction company, which came in with the second lowest bid, based on good references and experience with library builds. The 7,000 square foot library will be built as an addition to the arena, with a shared entranceway. Council originally earmarked $3.2 million for the project. “As part of the process to determine
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Concord based Bondfield Construction has been hired to build the new Stayner branch of Clearveiew Public Library, as an addition to the arena. the cost for the new Stayner Library a cost consultant was hired at the very beginning. Over many months the consultant provided the library building committee with an update on the estimated costs for the project. The degree of scrutiny that the cost consultant put on the project was beyond
anything that Clearview has used in the past. However, the public bidding process is never guaranteed. And generally, it can be suggested that the tender prices came in about 13 per cent above the cost consultant’s estimation for the Clearview Library Stayner Branch,” reported Clearview Public
Library CEO Jennifer La Chapelle. “It is the author’s recommendation that council approve the project with the anticipation of the sale of the existing facility will offset the shortfall in the budget.” Deputy mayor Barry Burton wanted to take the sale of the old library off the table, saying it is located within the downtown revitalization project area. “We should not get rid of any land at this time,” said Burton. Most of the other council members were in favour of proceeding with an appraisal so they are aware of the property’s value. Council also directed staff to investigate recouping development charges used as payment towards the Gideon Street property across from the Clearview Administration Centre, which will not be used as a library building site.
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