September 14, 2018

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SEPT. 27 - 30, 2018

Friday, September 14, 2018 Vol. 18 No. 37 www.creemore.com News and views in and around Creemore

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Staff photo: Trina Berlo

Clearview firefighters Stuart Bicknell and Ashley Hopkins with the pink fire truck at Station 6 in Nottawa.

Clearview firefighters put a wrap on breast cancer by Trina Berlo If a fire truck isn’t already enough to turn heads, be prepared to do a double take when the passing truck is bright pink. The largest truck in Clearview Fire Department’s fleet has been wrapped in pink to draw awareness to firefighters’ breast cancer fundraising campaign for the Canadian Cancer Society. A dozen Clearview firefighters from all stations have volunteered to steer the campaign. They started by going

out to the business community with a request to sponsor the cost of the wrapping of Tank 63, based at the fire hall in Nottawa Station 6 firefighters Stuart Bicknell and Ashley Hopkins, said they were pleasantly surprised at how quickly they found 10 businesses to contribute $500 each in exchange for their logo being displayed on the side of the truck. That was enough to cover the full cost of the bright pink wrap, emblazoned with the Pink Truck Tour logo and

website, designed by Bicknell’s spouse, Justine Bicknell of Brolly Media, so there was no cost to the township. The website launched this week to collect donations from the community and to promote tour stops, where T-shirts will also be sold. The tour kicked off Sunday at the New Lowell soccer party and its next stop is at the GNE fall fair on Sept. 21-23. The truck will also be making appearances at Small Halls Festival, the Dunedin Cancer Walk, the Witches Walk in

Stayner and Santa Claus Parades in Stayner and Creemore before the campaign comes to a close at the end of December. Firefighters are also forming a team for the CIBC Run for the Cure at Blue Mountain Village on Sept. 30. Deputy Fire Chief Roree Payment said the department is always looking for good causes to support. “We do have quite a few female firefighters on the department,” said (See “Pink” on page 8)

Township's halls host a wide variety of events Sept. 27-30 The Small Halls Festival event guide has been released, promoting a number of activities happening at community halls in Clearview Township from Sept. 27-30. A variety of entertainment, dining and activities are being offered throughout the weekend-long event. On stage will be country musician Andrew Hyatt, Shipyard Kitchen Party, Little Foot, Matt Gunn,

Vaudevillian, Celtic Showcase, a staged reading of Stag and Doe and a murder mystery dinner theatre presented by Clearview Community Theatre as a kick-off to the Stayner library fundraising campaign. On the menu is a beer infused barbecue with chef Jeremy of Oliver and Bonacini, a Baron the Beef dinner, Taste of the Township food fair, a dinner at The New Farm, a kitchen

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ceilidh dinner featuring NUA, wine and cheese, and a number of country style breakfasts. Rounding out the weekend is bowling, euchre, hiking, horseshoes, chicken races, markets, circus and dance performance as well as live animals, and more. On Sunday, Sept. 30 take the back roads and explore the township’s halls during a car rally.

The event coincides with the Creemore Festival of the Arts, presented by Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society, featuring shows at Station on the Green and Creemore Log Cabin and Artists on Location throughout the village. Some of the activities are free and some shows and dinners require tickets. For a full schedule of events, tickets and prices, visit www.smallhallsfestival.ca.

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