The Creemore
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Friday, August 31, 2018
Vol. 18 No. 35
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News and views in and around Creemore
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Former teacher charged with sexual assault
Staff photo: Trina Berlo
Diane Darroch (left), of Orillia, and Lauren Kinghan, of Creemore, cheers their beers at Creemore Springs Brewery's Copper Kettle Festival Saturday, August 25. For more photos, see page 7.
Out of the city, into the woods Author Heather O'Neill and musician Kevin Quain collaborate at Dunedin Literary Festival by Trina Berlo Heather O’Neill is bringing her bigcity stories to the country. She is the top-billed author of the Dunedin Literary Festival and will be featured in the evening’s Words and Music event. O’Neill will bring the words and Kevin Quain will provide
the music, during a collaborative performance. O’Neill plans to read from three novels Lullabies for Little Criminals, The Girl Who Was Saturday Night and her most recent novel, The Lonely Hearts Hotel, which tells the beautiful and tragic story of two orphans making their way in the world. Both performers, Pierrot is a gifted piano player and Rose has a knack for spotting talent in others. With his cabaret noir style, Quain has a sound that would be suited to one of the Montreal nightclubs of the 1930s featured in the book, perhaps
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one Rose herself would book. Quain has been performing his cabaret show with The Mad Bastards at the Cameron House in Toronto for more than 20 years. This summer he released a new album called About November, and will be playing some of that material at the Dunedin show. Quain will play a musical interlude in response to the books between readings, including an original song, a representation of Pierrot’s love song for Rose which is performed throughout The Lonely Hearts Hotel. Faced with the proposal of a (See “Variety” on page 3)
Police have arrested and charged a former Clearview Township teacher as a result of a historical sexual assault investigation. The investigation began after police received complaints about historical sexual assaults against young people that took place in the late 1970s. These incidents occurred at a private residence in Clearview Township when the victims were teenagers. John Bain, 68, of Toronto is facing three counts of Gross I n d e c e n c y, three counts of Indecent Assault as well as one count of Sexual Assault. John Bain He was arrested on August 2 and held for bail court on that date at the Ontario Court of Justice in Barrie. Police believe there may be additional victims as the accused was employed as a music teacher from 1976 to 2006 in Clearview Township. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Huronia West OPP Crime Unit at 705-429-3575 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). Information can also be submitted online at www. p3tips.com.
Book sale
Organizers are asking that book sale donors take care to leave books during designated times after four boxes were left outside the curling club overnight in the rain and the books were ruined. Books are being accepted at the curling club between 10 a.m. and noon Monday to Friday and at The Creemore Echo during regular business hours. Organizers are looking for good (See “Books” on page 3)
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