The Creemore
Echo
Friday, April 6, 2018 Vol. 18 No. 14
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News and views in and around Creemore
inside the echo
Siskins Sizzle
Itʼs a Draw
Siskins go for Schmaltz Cup
Curling comes to a close
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OPP offers gun amnesty
Staff photo: Trina Berlo
Deanna and Staci Squires-Fachnie were helping out at Saturdayʼs Easter festivities, organized by darci-que and Emily Fischl and supported by Creemore BIA and downtown businesses. For more photos, see pages 6-7.
Police are holding a gun amnesty during the month of April for any Ontario residents who wish to voluntarily surrender unwanted or illegally-owned firearms, weapons, accessories or ammunition. The amnesty is a way to provide citizens a safe way to surrender weapons and enhance public safety. During the amnesty, police will not recommend weapons-related Criminal Code charges that might otherwise apply to people who are turning in these items. (There is no amnesty offered for people who turn in weapons that have been used in the commission of a crime. No anonymous submissions will be accepted.) Gun owners interested in surrendering weapons are asked to call the OPP’s non-emergency number at 1-888310-1122 to arrange for officers to attend and safely retrieve the weapons. Under no circumstances should anyone deliver guns or ammunition directly to police facilities. Gun owners can also visit www.opp.ca/gunamnesty.
Mailman retires after 49 years on same route by Trina Berlo David Cober has been booting around the backroads of Clearview for almost five decades, delivering the mail out of the Stayner Post Office to the residents of Rural Route 4. At age 75, Cober is retiring after 49 years on the same route, which he inherited from his father Jeniah Cober, who had it for 25 years. Back then, family members had first chance at a route when it became available. He was 26 years old when he took his 1962 Volkswagen Beetle on his first day out. It cost him $1 per day in gas and he was done around lunchtime. “I was the youngest when I started and now I am the oldest,” he said. Cober has seen a lot of changes to the route, which takes him west of Stayner, along Fairgrounds Road, Concession 6, County Road 124, Concession 10 and
all the sideroads in between. As Canada Post evolves along with advancements in technology, Cober has been delivering fewer and fewer standard pieces of mail and more parcels from online orders. He has seen the route expand from 286 points of call to 668. The 120-km route takes about 8-10 hours. As the route expanded, Cober was allowed a helper so since July he has had the assistance of his wife June, who had her own route for 42 years. He has calculated a by-the-numbers record of 49 years of service: he worked under six postmasters, went through 24 vehicles and worked his way up to 10th on the national seniority list (sixth from the top in Ontario). Cober said he used to sit in the middle of the front seat and drive with his left foot so he could lean over and reach the mailbox through the (See “Cober” on page 3)
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Staff photo: Trina Berlo
Local area superintendent Mario Galinec presents David Cober with a retirement plaque during a farewell party at the Stayner Post Office on March 29.
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