The Creemore
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Friday, June 29, 2018
Vol. 18 No. 26
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News and views in and around Creemore
inside the echo
Hoof, Foot and Spoke
Sing It!
Working together at Triple Crown
Treblemakers start new season
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Pavilion contractor replaced
Staff photo: Trina Berlo
Leslie Feist joins Broken Social Scene at The New Farm's Farms for Change last Saturday. The singer's appearance was a huge treat for fans who bought tickets not knowing the band's identity. The event is a fundraiser to supply food banks with produce from small scale organic farms, including The New Farm. See page 6-7.
Staff photo: Trina Berlo
Nottawasaga and Creemore Public School's class of 2018 valedictorian Libby Millsap stays undercover while waiting for the rest of the graduates to parade to the school for Wednesday's graduation ceremony. See page 10-11.
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by Trina Berlo A new contractor has been hired to complete the pavilion at Gowan Park. Clearview Township’s general manager of parks, culture and recreation, Terry Vachon, said the first contractor hired for the job last year did not meet their contractual obligations. Consolidated Contracting did some work in the fall, dug a hole and starting working on the footings before the snow fell. “Come springtime, he did not show up,” said Vachon, adding that the company did the same thing at a pavilion job in Springwater. Vachon said the references had checked out. Consolidated Contracting has already been paid $39,809.56 but the municipality has not yet decided if any legal action will be pursued. “The priority right now is to complete the project,” said Vachon. The Gowan Park pavilion contractor has been replaced with Cherokee Contracting. Cherokee was asked to submit an updated quote, which came in at $189,800, $28,758 less than the original bid. Adding tax and a 10 per cent contingency fund, the cost goes up to $200,175. Cherokee Contracting has been paid for work to bring the building up to grade, in the amount of $56,762. Now that Cherokee is approved to proceed, as of council’s June 25 meeting, they will order materials. Delivery will take six to eight weeks and then construction will begin. The pavilion should be done sometime in the fall. The total anticipated cost of the (See “False” on page 3)
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