February 1, 2019

The Creemore

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Friday, February 1, 2019 Vol. 19 No. 5

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News and views in and around Creemore

inside the echo

On Stage

Crossing Paths

Roxodus’ star-studded line-up

Teachers take part in exchange program

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Creemore, Stayner hockey amalgamate

by Trina Berlo Members of Creemore Minor Hockey and Stayner Minor Hockey have voted to amalgamate into one new organization, under the Clearview banner.

Creemore members met at the Creemore Arena Wednesday evening to hear a presentation from amalgamation committee members Brian McIntyre, Kevin Bloemendal and Rob Kinghan, and cast their votes.

At the same time, Stayner members were meeting in Stayner to do the same.

After 9 p.m., the votes were counted with Creemore voting 81 per cent in favour, and Stayner voting 87 per cent in favour, of joining forces under the banner of Clearview Minor Hockey.

In his introduction to the 87 members who showed up to cast a vote, Bloemendal urged everyone to make a decision based on what is best for the children.

He said the committee’s motivation for spearheading the amalgamation is to create a single, larger centre so children can play hockey within their level and develop skills appropriately.

The result would be more competitive

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the unveiling of the bell salvaged from Nottawasaga and Creemore Public School Annex, has been postponed indefinitely.

The bell has been installed in the lobby of the senior site. An unveiling was planned for Jan. 29 and then rescheduled for Feb. 1, but has now been postponed until further notice.

Watch The Echo for details of the future event.

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Hockey parent Jon Tamlin casts his vote at the Creemore arena Wednesday night during a meeting to decide if Creemore Minor Hockey would amalgamate with Stayner Minor Hockey. Both organizations got a majority vote to form a new Clearview Minor Hockey Association in time for the next hockey season. teams, better player experience and player retention.

“There may be a history between

Creemore and Stayner but we are Clearview and we can put our differences (See “Clearview” on page 3)

Concerns with voters list, NVCA, tabled at ROMA

by Trina Berlo The annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference took place in Toronto Jan. 27-29, where municipal officials go to network and catch the ear of provincial politicians.

Clearview Mayor Doug Measures said he wasn’t planning on attending the conference this year but at the last minute he agreed to go so he could attend two scheduled meetings with provincial ministries.

During the conference, ministry officials see municipal delegations during 15-minute meetings. Measures said by the time handshakes, introductions and photo ops are made, there is about 10 minutes to state the case.

The first meeting was with Minister

of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark, when Measures, along with Clerk Pamela Fettes, raised concerns about the voters list.

Inconsistent and inaccurate information recorded in the voters list is a cause for concern for local elections in the digital age.

The way rural addresses are recorded is a particular challenge.

“The addressing is difficult because when you enter information into the database online, it has to match whatever it is on the database, but you don’t know what it is,” said Measures, referring to the various ways people write their rural address.

“It is a problem and they recognized that immediately,” said Measures.

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Measures, Clearview CAO Steve Sage and Councillor Thom Paterson met with Khanjin to express concerns about delays with applications submitted to the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA).

Whether its simple building permits or large developments, said Measures, people are experiencing delays in receiving approvals to move their projects forward.

“Steve Sage has been monitoring that over the last couple of years, through building applications or development permits in the community, and how (See “Mayor” on page 3)

A 27-year-old man was seriously injured in a snowmobile accident on Jan. 25.

The driver was on private property when he lost control and was thrown off the vehicle.

He was transported to hospital with serious life threatening injuries.

Weather conditions and speed of the snowmobile were factors in the accident.

Huronia West OPP, Clearview Fire Department and Simcoe County Paramedic Service responded to the single vehicle accident. Police are reminding operators and passengers to wear the proper safety gear when riding motorized snow vehicles.

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COMMUNITY Calendar

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This Weekend Friday, February 1 to Sunday, Feb. 3

• Sunnidale Winterama. Activities include: Burning of the Green & Fireworks, Winterama Parade, Axe Throwing, Food vendors, craft market, games and much more. Buy your tickets early & check the event schedule to plan your Winterama weekend!

Buy your $2 button from Clearview Admin Centre, 217 Gideon Street, Stayner, or the New Lowell Legion. www.discoverclearview.ca/winterama or Facebook.com/sunnidalewinterama.

Sunday, February 3

• Church Services on page 5.

Saturday, February 2

• Groundhog Day. Will he see his shadow?

Upcoming Events Monday, February 4

• Collingwood and District Historical Society Meeting at 7 p.m. The story of Collingwood’s own, Blue Mountain Pottery, Creations in Clay, presented by Jasmine MacLellan, at the Collingwood Leisure Time Club, Minnesota Street, Collingwood.

Admission: CDHS membership or $5.

Tuesday, February 5

• Stayner Euchre Club meets every Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Jubilee Presbyterian Church.

• Creemore Adult Skating Club from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. running Tuesdays at Creemore Arena through the winter months. $2 at the door for each skater.

Join us for an enjoyable skate with the friendliest people in the area. Call Helen Blackburn at 705466-5195 for more information.

Wednesday, February 6

• Wednesday Night Bingo at Manito Shrine Club, 2265 Fairground Road North (across from the GNE grounds) featuring Larry “The Legend” Smith as your caller. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Start time is 6:45 p.m. Early Bird, regular games & progressive super jackpot. Cash prizes. Snack bar. All net proceeds benefit the Shriners Hospital For Children.

• Wednesdays TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Stayner Evangelical Missionary Church, 202 Ontario Street, Stayner. New members welcome. Call Judy at 705-422-1428 for more info.

Thursday, February 7

• NCPS is hosting its first ever Vendors’ Night, just in time for Valentine’s Day from 6 to 9 p.m. Find the one you love a special gift. Representatives from Pampered Chef, Thirty-One, Usborne Books, Sipology, Voxx Sox, Arbonne, Young Living Essential Oils, Anikwe Cote Creations (Handmade Jewelry), Mystic Finds Native Art, Three Crows in a Tree Woodworking, and Heart to Home meals will be there. (If you would like to be a vendor, we still have a number of open tables available. Please stop by the school to pick up an application from the front office or contact Mr. McCain at 705-4662624.) Proceeds from the rental of vendor booths will be supporting the Grade 7 and 8 students on their end of the year trip to Brock University.

• Join Toronto singer-songwriter Matthew Barber for an intimate evening of song at Singhampton Hall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Concert starts at 7:30 p.m. $20 (includes tax). Tickets at shows. sidedooraccess.com.

Friday, February 8

• Forests Ontario/Forest Recovery Canada Annual Conference: Natural Connections.

Exploring our relationship with Ontario’s forests at the Nottawasaga Inn from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. register today! $130 for general, $95 for members and $45 for students. Register at actionpage. causeview.com/actionpage/41814201806102234 or visit www.forestsontario.ca/community/annualconference/ for more info.

• Opening Art Reception for Victoria Huntley “Wet and Wild” at Collingwood Library from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Colourful fine weatherproof art for your outdoor space. Show runs to Feb. 28. For more info visit www.victoriadhuntley.com.

Saturday, February 9 & Saturday, Feb. 23

• Creemore Farmers Winter Market at Station on the Green from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pancakes & French toast breakfast, locally sourced, served from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Proceeds to be donated to local charities. www. creemorefarmersmarket.ca for more info.

Thursday, February 14

• Creemore Legion Ladies Auxiliary Valentine’s Day Take-out Dinner. Lasagna, Caesar salad and dessert. $15. RSVP by Thursday, Feb. 7 by calling 705-466-2330 or leave a message at the Legion at 705-466-2202. Pick up your dinners between 4:30 and 6 p.m. on Valentine’s Day.

Sunday, February 24

• Reuben and the Dark in concert at the Avening Hall. Limited number of tickets still available at www.aveninghall.com.

Tuesday, March 5

• Save the Date! Pancake Tuesday Supper at Creemore Legion from 5:30 to 7 p.m. More info to follow.

Tuesday, March 12

• Clearview Public Library is hosting St. John Ambulance Courses: Home Alone – 9 a.m. to noon for children 8-11 years old to give them basic emergency and safety training. $45. What Every Babysitter Should Know – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for 10 1/2 to 15 year olds. Teaches babysitting, leadership and first aid skills. Receive a certificate and a wallet card.

At Clearview Township Office in Stayner. Contact the Library to pre-register by Tuesday, March 5.

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Mayor hopes to address Stayner traffic management at OGRA (Continued from page 1) developers are seeing long delays from the NVCA. We’ve determined that NVCA is swamped with the number of applications they get and they simply don’t have the staff to handle the amount of applications they are getting,” said Measures.

He said not only is it costly to have a second stage of permitting, beyond the local level (even for something like a pool or fence), but they are “taking forever” to review them.

“The focus of the NVCA has changed quite a bit over the years from looking after riverbank management and severe flood planning and that type of activity, now they’ve branched off to reviewing everything from sidewalk applications because it happens to be in a secondary flood zone for the Lamont Creek,” said Measures.

He said Khanjin encouraged the

municipality to submit comments during an upcoming review of conservation authorities across the province.

Measures said he is looking forward to the Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) conference at the end of February, where he hopes to meet with the Minister of Transportation to discuss issues around Highway 26 through Stayner.

Part of the Stayner Downtown Improvement Plan, to make the main street more pedestrian friendly, involves potentially installing a crosswalk, which requires special permission from the Minister of Transportation.

Measures said he is hoping to address that and other traffic management issues in the downtown core, which require ministry approvals, so the municipality can move ahead with the downtown revitalization initiative.

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Clearview Township clerk Pamela Fettes (from left) and Mayor Doug Measures meet with provincial Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark at the ROMA conference in Toronto this week.

Clearview Minor Hockey will have new colours, identity (Continued from page 1) aside,” said Bloemendal.

Because of declining registration, some players are being called up to higher level teams in order to round out their numbers.

For 2018, Creemore is at 79 players, down from 105 the year before. Stayner is at 114 players, down from 123.

There is a concern that if registration continues to decline, Creemore is at risk of losing its rep teams altogether.

Details have yet to be worked out, but parents were assured that practices and

games would be shared between the two arenas, coaches would be selected by committee and that the less competitive local league players could see more ice time, not less. “[Stayner Minor Hockey] has never once given any indication that this is a takeover. It’s shutting down and starting new,” said McIntyre.

He said the new name, colours and logo will be new and something that the new executive will figure out. They will also sort out fees.

The hope is to get the new executive

Flu vaccine highly effective this year Canada’s flu vaccine this year is one of the best matches for the circulating strain of the virus in recent years.

A national network of physicians monitoring the circulating strains of influenza reported that the vaccine is a 72 per cent match against the Influenza A H1N1 strain most common in the country this flu season.

“We congratulate everyone in our communities who received the flu shot this year,” said Simcoe Muskoka Associate Medical officer of Health Dr. Colin Lee. “Because of the vaccine’s effectiveness, they have not only protected themselves but they have reduced the burden of illness throughout Simcoe and Muskoka.”

Flu cases continue to increase in Simcoe Muskoka, with 62 new labconfirmed cases reported in the week of Jan. 13-19. The total number of cases, 240, is higher than last year at this time, but 98 per cent of the cases

have been diagnosed as H1N1, the strain covered by the vaccine.

“It’s still a very good idea to get the flu shot if you haven’t this season,” said Lee. The strain this year has resulted in greater illness among children under the age of 14 and younger adults more than usual.

Last year’s extremely long season resulted in a record number of flu cases in the region. It involved the H3N2 strain, which had a more serious impact on older adults.

The flu shot is available to everyone five years of age and over from most pharmacies in the region, or from professional health care providers for all ages.

For more information on influenza, call Health Connection at 705-7217520 weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or see www.simcoemuskokahealth. org.

in place in the spring and the new organization up and running in time for the 2019-2020 season.

Clearview Township general manager of parks, culture and recreation Terry Vachon, who was in attendance, said any rumours about the closing of arenas are not true. In fact, a new Parks, Recreation and Culture Master Plan, recently adopted by council, contained a recommendation that the township’s two arenas are in good shape and should

be used to their full potential.

He said one of his goals is to convince council to put the ice in earlier at the arenas.

Adam Parent, Ontario Minor Hockey Association regional director for Georgian Bay, said through amalgamation there is the possibility that Clearview Minor Hockey would become attractive enough to lure players back to this centre, if they are currently playing out of area.

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Coming out in the wash Environmental charity Georgian Bay Forever is launching a new Divert-and-Capture project to prove installing filter devices to washing machines can divert millions of tiny pieces of microplastic pollution from entering waterways and the aquatic food chain.

Microplastics are commonly defined as plastic pieces less than 5 mm in size, and they are being found in alarming numbers in our oceans and the Great Lakes. The most common form of microplastics in our water is synthetic strands called microfibres, and we know washing clothing is one source of microfibres getting into the environment. Up to 700,000 microfibres can be released from one washing machine’s clothes.

While wastewater treatment plants typically remove between 83 to 99 per cent of microplastics, millions of these tiny fibres escape with the final effluent and flow into waterways every day. The microplastics that remain in the effluent are emitted directly into the environment. A recent study showed that a single wastewater treatment plant can discharge up to five million microplastic particles per day for a catchment area of around 100,000 people. Also, the sludge is often spread on agricultural land and can then enter local waterways via runoff.

Georgian Bay Forever plans to install filters on more than 100 washing machines in volunteer households in Parry Sound, to demonstrate that microfibre pollution can be dramatically diminished.

“We conducted experiments that prove these simple filters capture microfibres in a lab environment,” said Dr. Chelsea Rochman of the University of Toronto and a partner in the Georgian Bay Forever study. “The benefit of this field study is that through the cooperation of the Town of Parry Sound and the wastewater treatment plant, we can accurately evaluate the potential scale of plastic pollution that can be diverted from effluent in the real world when many households are involved.”

Georgian Bay Forever plans to share the conclusive study results with the appliance and textile industries, policy makers and consumers to expand and accelerate the adoption of filter use to protect our water quality and ecosystems.

“While impacts to human health and animal health are just beginning to be researched and understood, studies have found microplastics in tap water, Great Lakes beer, salt, and in about a quarter of market fish,” said Georgian Bay Forever’s Executive Director David Sweetnam. “It is critical that we accelerate studies and solutions like our Divert and Capture program that work to significantly decrease plastic in the environment.”

Georgian Bay Forever’s Divert and Capture program will take three years to complete and is expected to cost $350,000. Georgian Bay Forever has raised about 65 per cent of the support needed for this project thanks to funding. Further donations will help extend this program to more households and increase education outreach. Visit visitwww.gbf.org.

Eastern Star bake sale in the Creemore Hort Park. (Source: Helen Blackburn).

Ford government backs down on Schedule 10

by Brian Bell As you are most likely aware, on Jan. 23 the news was tweeted out by Municipal Affairs Minister, Steve Clark, that the government had listened to the responses of MPPs, municipalities, farmers federations, environmental organizations, the Ontario Professional Planners Institute, and countless citizens – responses which were overwhelmingly against Schedule 10 of Bill 66 – and when the legislature returns in February the government will not proceed with Schedule 10.

That’s democracy in action you could say. This is what can happen when citizens and their local groups are aware and engaged, and when municipalities take a stand and lead.

“Who has time for this? We have our own lives to lead,” I think someone once said. So, one could also say this is the very reason we elect MPPs: to propose the kind of legislation in the first place that the majority of people want and can support. So, this may not be a good example of democracy in action.

However, know that the government is also currently proceeding with a review of the Regional Government Model and with proposed amendments to the Provincial Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2017.

These may well have an impact on Clearview, and consequently us, and they, too, are open for public comment through February. Are you interested in researching these proposals and becoming fully engaged, or do you too have a life to lead?

Of course, the crux of all of this revolves around the issue of orderly and sensible development. The dilemma we confront is that immutable law of the

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universe – you know, the one that says when you add something here, you take it away from somewhere or something else. The same holds true with land development. Our reality with this is that, here in Southern Ontario, the land we make our development decisions on is farmland - we can choose between keeping it as farmland or change it to some other use we believe is needed.

In the past that didn’t seem like such a difficult decision. Southern Ontario was all farmland so when we needed lands for other things, we simply took it.

After all, there was plenty left out there. However, by 2006 we discovered we were losing up to 350 acres a day, 365 days of the year, to some form of development.

Going forward, the simple meaning to that number is that a person born in 2005 would see all of Ontario’s farmland gone by the time they reached their nineties.

The Ontario government now claims that it aims to protect farmland. The 2006 Census showed that the loss of farmland has declined to about 175 acres a day. Good news is it will take twice as long now to use it up. By the way, this is also good news for Canada, as half of all the prime agricultural land in Canada is right here in Southern Ontario, and we have slowed our destruction of it. This puts me in awe of all the condos I see when I visit Toronto, when I think each one could represent a subdivision somewhere and ponder the amount of land that would take up.

So back to the laws of the universe, the source of this dilemma. How do we create needed development without sacrificing our irreplaceable farmland?

(See “Farming” on page 5)

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Plewes featured in Niagara Escarpment News Editor: Last week I picked up the Niagara Escarpment News, Winter issue, at Home Hardware and found an article called The Plewes Mills of the Escarpment.

Simon Plewes ran the flour mill and the hydro electric plant down at the river in Creemore.

The hydro electric plant supplied the power for Creemore’s first lights.

Plewes had the mill for the years before 1900 and until 1908 when he died. Simon Plewes was also one of Creemore’s first reeves. According to the article there were several Simon Pleweses. The Plewes family also had mills at Glen Huron, Dunedin, Lavender, near Maple Valley and Honeywood. That’s just in this locality. There were many more along the escarpment. You might enjoy picking up the magazine and reading about them.

Helen Blackburn, Creemore.

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Farming isn’t about the land – it’s about the soil (Continued from page 4) Dean of the Ontario Agricultural College, Dr. Rene Van Acker, in a speech given back at NDACT’s AGM in February 2013 said that there are only four elements required for farming – and the first three were soil quality, water, and genetic diversity. Here we have a possible answer to our universal law dilemma. Farming isn’t about the land – it’s about the soil. The right kind of soil, you can farm, the wrong kind, you can’t. Not too many farms out in the Sahara. Not too many farms in the Canadian Shield. What this means is that if farming can only be located where the soil is, then that is where we have to locate it. We have no other choice.

Which, by default, means all other kinds of land-use should occur in the land area where there isn’t good soil.

The fourth element, Dr. Van Acker stated, was farmers. I know – obvious, right? He had just been to Russia and saw the potential for agriculture there as “poor, in this generation” – there were no farmers. There hadn’t been any post-1917, and Perestroika hadn’t made a transition from the collectives to independent owner-operators such as we have. Without farmers, agriculture cannot progress.

Keith Currie, President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, in his submission on Schedule 10 of Bill

66, noted two things: the government’s statement that Ontario is “Open for Business” and that farming is a business.

Again, obvious, right? This is part of what Keith Currie had to say: “Schedule 10 of Bill 66 is a direct attack on the family farm businesses, farm input supply businesses and food processing businesses located throughout Ontario.

On-farm production of food underpins a broad spectrum of rural and urban businesses… In 2017, Ontario’s family farm and food processing businesses contributed $39.5 billion in GDP and supported 822,483 jobs. Agriculture and agri-food processors are the number one economic contributor to Ontario’s overall economy. Jeopardizing these stable, recession resistant businesses and jobs runs counter of an ‘open-forbusiness’ mindset.”

Wow. Farming is big business and soils and farmers are at the core of that business. So, doesn’t it follow then, if we know where the good soil is, we need to really protect that land for farming, and if farming is also dependent on the availability of farmers, then we need to support our farmers and encourage others to get into farming and the agri-business sector? Our ‘Open for Business’ government should be driving pro-agricultural policies – protecting the soil lands for farming and creating the infrastructure needed by farmers and the agri-business sector.

Kudos to Clearview Township on

this – last Friday’s Echo reported that, in budget discussions, council carried Thom Paterson’s recommendation to develop a comprehensive road improvement and maintenance plan for Mount Zion in response to a request from the area farmers, who are affected by adverse road conditions on Concession 5, the 3/4 Sideroad, and the Mulmur/ Nottawasaga Townline. (Disclosure of interest: I live on Conc. 5 and can attest to the condition of the roads, which must be damaging to the higher tech farm equipment used today.) This is all about building the infrastructure necessary to promote the biggest business and employment sectors in Ontario. What looms larger in Clearview’s economy than farming and agri-business? We should be actively working with the farming community to ask what they need and building that infrastructure.

In the process, we may help people stay in farming and encourage others to get involved.

Nothing is simple of course. But it is a case of understanding the realities and those universal laws and having the political will to make decisions that are in the best interests of everyone. That’s what is so good about living in Simcoe County – we believe in the ‘greater good.’ And that other universal law – everything’s connected.

Brian Bell is Chair of Food and Water First and Vice-Chair of NDACT.

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Blondie, Billy Idol added to Roxodus line-up

Roxodus Music Fest has announced Billy Idol, and Blondie, have been added to the star-studded festival lineup.

The roster for the three-day concert at Edenvale Aerodrome July 11-13

Congratulations to IAN JONES on his recent graduation from CFLRS Military St. Jean.

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already included Kid Rock, Nickelback, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alice Cooper, Peter Frampton, Lee Aaron, Honeymoon Suite and Cheap Trick.

“Billy Idol and Blondie are fantastic additions to the lineup. Billy Idol was one of the great artists of the original music video era, while Blondie was one of the most successful all American New Wave acts,” said Alan Cross, famed broadcaster and ambassador of Roxodus Music Fest, in a news release. “Roxodus is fortunate to offer both acts for 2019.”

Billy Idol has left an indelible mark in popular music for over three decades as one of MTV’s first megastars, making him one of the most recognizable faces in music. He has sold 40 million albums worldwide with nine top forty singles in the U.S. and 10 in the U.K. including, Dancing With Myself , White Wedding, Rebel Yell,” “Mony Mony, Eyes Without A Face, Flesh For

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Fantasy, and “Cradle Of Love.

Blondie kickstarted the early American new-wave scene in the ‘70s and now over four decades later they

are still known for their high energy punk songs. Blondie’s chart-topping success and rare longevity led to an induction into the Rock and Roll Music Hall of Fame, an NME Godlike Genius Award, a Q Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music and to date have sold more than 45 million albums worldwide.

Roxodus Music Fest is committed to catering to all ranges of audience needs - through single-day admission, a selection of weekend-long camping packages, VIP experiences and Platinum VIP options that include private car service, chartered helicopters and float planes as potential means of transportation.

Tickets are on sale now for weekend festival passes, weekend camping passes and VIP opportunities. Single day festival admission will go on sale early spring.

Tickets available at roxodus.com.

Canadian greats performing locally Matthew Barber Matthew Barber is at Singhampton Community Centre on Feb. 7.

Barber is currently on tour promoting his 2018 album Phases of

the Moon, the follow-up to the 2016 Juno-nominated collaboration with his sister Jill Barber, The Family Album.

Barber’s sweet voice and romantic sentiment lends well to ballads, in this intimate venue. The hall is an old church and the stage is set against stained glass windows.

Tickets cost $20. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m.

The show is put on in partnership with Side Door, which connects artists and venues.

Ti c k e t s a v a i l a b l e a t s h o w s . sidedooraccess.com.

Reuben and the Dark Reuben and the Dark will be at Avening Hall on Feb. 23 and 24.

The band is touring its 2018 album

Arms of a Dream.

Readers may know the band’s cover of the Tragically Hip song Bobcaygeon.

“I wanted to release our version of Bobcaygeon for the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund to support and engage with Gord’s vision of reconciliation,” said frontman Reuben Bullock.

“The Downie Wenjack Fund is important because of its focus on youth, its active education on Indigenous history, and the creation of connections with this land’s rich Indigenous culture.

I am compelled to be a part of this action, to be both a listener and a participant in these conversations, a student of these issues, and a proponent of progress.”

(See “Shows” on page 7)

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Shows support community halls (Continued from page 6) The first Reuben and the Dark show was an instant sell-out so a second show was added and tickets are still available.

Hermitage Green, coming all the way from Ireland, will be the opening act on Sunday, Feb. 24. The two bands played together in Ireland and now Hermitage Green is joining the Canadian tour, for select dates.

Tickets cost $30. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m.

Matthew Barber

Royal Wood Royal Wood is at Avening Hall on March 23.

Wood tells a good story and tends to set up each song in the set with a story about his inspiration, be it time spent in an Irish village, the loss of his father or meeting his new wife.

These are the themes on his latest album, Ever After The Farewell.

“I wanted the title to encompass the polar opposite emotions I felt in my life while creating the music. I said farewell to my father, but I started the journey of ever after with my wife,” said Wood.

Tickets cost $40. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m.

The band Wintersleep is playing Avening Hall on April 12 and the interactive experience of Choir!

Choir! Choir! is booked for April 27 (both shows are sold out).

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All events have a cash bar. Proceeds go to support the halls.

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NCPS Winter Wonderland Vendors Evening NCPS is hosting its first ever vendor’s night on Feb. 7, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Doors will be open from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This is a perfect chance to find the one you love a special gift. There will be a variety of items available to purchase, ranging from handmade crafts to some of your favourite product companies. Representatives from companies such as Pampered Chef, Thirty-One, Usborne Books, Sipology, Voxx Sox, Arbonne, Young Living Essential Oils, Anikwe Cote Creations (Handmade Jewelry), Mystic Finds Native Art, Three Crows in a Tree Woodworking, and Heart to Home meals will be there. Please mark the date on your calendar and plan on attending.

If you would like to be a vendor, we still have a number of open tables available. Please stop by the school to pick up an application from the front office or call the school at 705-466-2624.

Proceeds from the rental of vendor booths will be supporting the Grade 7 and 8 students on their end of the year trip to Brock University.

Creemore resident Kathy Belcourt (right) spent a few days with Australian teacher Julie Ward before flying off to take her post the upcoming school year, as part of a teacher exchange.

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by Trina Berlo Creemore resident Kathy Belcourt is trading in her galoshes for sandals as she prepares to step into the shoes of another teacher, on the other side of the globe.

Belcourt is flying off to Canberra, Australia to take part in a teacher exchange.

Her counterpart Julie Ward has just arrived in Creemore, after having flown into Vancouver to travel cross-country by train. She arrived to -400 temperatures, a bit of a rude welcome.

Both Belcourt and Ward are English teachers.

Ward will be stepping into Belcourt’s role at Banting Memorial High School in Alliston, and Belcourt will be teaching at Marist College, during the one-year exchange.

Ward said she was interested in an exchange because of the opportunity to travel and live somewhere that

is so different from Canberra, the capital city of more than 410,000.

“It offers huge professional development opportunities by going to another school, with different students and a different curriculum. And there are opportunities to learn from other teachers,” said Ward.

Belcourt participated in an exchange to Australia in 2006 and said it was the best year.

“You walk around with eyes wide open,” she said about the sights and the sounds. “Everything is different. All your senses are awakened.”

On her past exchange, Belcourt said she travelled 55,000 km by land and plans to take advantage of every opportunity again this trip. She also plans to have some quality time with her husband and travel partner, Paul.

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Creemore Curling Club standings Mixed Team win-loss-tie McArthur 4-0-0 Crevier 3-1-0 Fuller 3-1-0 Neelin 2-2-0 Baylis 1-2-1 Bell 1-3-0 Madill 1-3-0 Cass 0-3-1 From the Hack: McArthur in the lead with 4 wins and no losses followed closely by Crevier and Fuller teams.

Interestingly only Cass, Madill or Neelin can knock the McArthur rink from their 1st place perch before the draw ends.

Daytime Team win-loss-tie Loranger 5-1-1 Coulter 5-2-0 Martens 3-3-0 Steed 3-4-0 McDougall 2-3-1 Bell 1-6-0

The Creemore Echo • Friday, February 1, 2019 • From the Hack: Teams Coulter and Loranger are continuing with their winning ways. Working their way up in the standings, with hopes of challenging for top spot, is Team Martens. On Wednesday, Joan played skip’s rocks for Team Steed against Ron and his Team Coulter, giving them a scare by nearly tying it in the eighth!

Our novice curlers are picking up the game quickly and throwing excellently weighted stones. Delicious cookies provided by Joan and Marty this week!

Good curling everyone!

Men Team win-loss-tie Dave Millsap 3-1-0 John Millsap 3-1-0 Adam Verstegen 3-1-0 Gord Fuller 3-1-0 Bill Neelin 2-2-0 Neil Rowbotham 1-3-0 Bill McDougall 1-3-0 Russ Flack 0-4-0 From The Hack: Here we are once again. Four teams tied for first place and only four more games to determine the winner of the Toronto Dominion Trophy. Teams have also been ranked

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I’m anxious to see what happens next in a very competitive field.

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Moon shots: Ron Laing, Jim Rigney x2, Gwen Plummer, Roy Veinot.

Dave Smith got the travel prize.

Winners: Marcia Cameron, 320; Leona Hartling, 313; Dave Smith, 306; Morris Tymchuk, 305.

Low: Elsie Longson, 134.

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mattresses 58. Outdoor swimming pool 59. Documentary evidence 63. Sign of what will happen in the future 64. Tall hat 65. Volcano in Sicily 66. Big ___ 67. Gives rest to 68. Scoring attempt DOWN 1. Opposed to 2. Microorganism 3. 20 quires 4. Make fit 5. Masters of ceremonies 6. Witty remark 7. Ghost’s exclamation 8. Be incorrect

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guest 34. Came first in 37. City in New Brunswick 38. Fall out of place, in medicine 44. Second person of the Trinity 46. Village in Saskatchewan 47. Make a sad face 48. Petrol purchases 51. A shapeless mass 52. White frost 53. Garden in the Bible 55. Word of honour 56. El ___ 57. Venetian blind part 60. Exclamation of triumph 61. The ___, Manitoba 62. ___ out (get by with difficulty)

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• The Creemore Echo • Friday, February 1, 2019

Jack Shapiro, the epitome of generosity After a lengthy illness, Jack Shapiro died on Jan. 17, at the age of 92, surrounded by his loving family and partner.

His Creemore summer home of 30 years became a focal point for family gatherings over many years.

Jack attended Oakwood Collegiate Institute before enrolling at the University of Toronto, where he studied law and sociology. He always had a big social conscience even as a student and became the editor of the campus newspaper.

He always had an adventurous spirit and his summers in university were spent hitchhiking across the continent and working for a travelling carnival, where he was in charge of the shrunken heads exhibit.

Jack met his sweetheart and future wife Juliette Paperny of Calgary while at the University of Toronto. Jack worked as a union organizer in Toronto before he and Juliette moved to Regina, where they raised their children.

Jack became the long-time manager of Regina News and Mid-Western News, magazine and book distributors, taking on many leadership roles and maintaining a life-long interest in that industry. Later, he served as inaugural chair of The Walrus Magazine.

Jack concurrently pursued his passions for world politics, human rights and social justice. He was deeply involved in politics, having run for numerous political offices, municipal, provincial, and later, after returning to Toronto, federal.

He fought for the introduction of Medicare in Saskatchewan. He obtained a Masters of Sociology and Economics, focusing on International Development. His unique background in both periodical distribution and third world development led Jack and his family to a memorable year in Rome in 1967-68, where he worked for the Food and Agricultural Organization

Jack Shapiro of the U.N., launching a multilingual magazine about farming practices.

During the Saskatchewan years, the family was surrounded by a rich community of friends, a love of folk music, little theater and social causes ranging from nuclear disarmament to human rights.

In 1969, the family moved to Toronto. Tragically, Juliette passed away from cancer in 1972. This loss deeply influenced Jack’s decades of dedication to health causes. He served as Chair of the Toronto Board of Health before later turning his energies to improving the lives of Canadians suffering from cancer, serving on the boards of Toronto General and Princess Margaret Hospitals and as chair of Cancer Care Ontario. He was instrumental in setting up the Toronto Cancer Prevention Coalition and helped establish community advisory committees at local hospitals. He was Canada’s Global Cancer Ambassador to the United Nations. He was appointed a Member the Order of Canada in 2003 for his many contributions to cancer research, treatment and advocacy.

He received Queen’s Golden and

Diamond Jubilee medals and a lifetime achievement award was inaugurated in his name by The Canadian Cancer Action Network.

Jack continued his life-long love of music as a long-time member of a singing group and even recorded his own CD to commemorate his 90th birthday. He was notorious for singing without warning at major family events.

He had a life-long passion for travel, including family trips exploring North America in a station-wagon, being among the first Canadians to travel to Cuba and China once such travel was opened up, and hosting annual holiday trips for his ever-expanding family.

He continued to travel with Merrijoy Kelner, his partner of 17 years, until just before he was hospitalized with cancer.

Jack was a devoted partner, parent, grandfather and great-grandfather and was loved by his entire extended family. Family reunions either locally or around the globe were his favorite activity. Jack was a mensch and the epitome of generosity. He was inspirational in instilling humanistic values in family and everyone who knew him. He lived his life with integrity, love, optimism, wit and humour and a zest for living each day to the fullest.

Over the course of Jack’s illness over the past eighteen months, his family, medical team, and caregiver team worked together to support his care and provide as much independence as possible. Tomas Cuidad was Jack’s right hand man for many months, attending to his daily care with great love and skill. Tomas enabled Jack to spend the entire summer of 2018 at his beloved farm near Creemore, his summer home for over 30 years, fulfilling Jack’s dream after many months in hospital.

A celebration of life was held at Steeles Memorial Chapel on Jan. 20.

Museum hosts Skate and Sweets The Friends of the Simcoe County Museum invite residents to enjoy a romantic evening under the stars on Feb. 12. Take a turn around a lamp-lit skate trail, then indulge in delicious treats. Tickets cost $18 per person in advance, or $20 at the door.

To purchase tickets or for more information on the Simcoe County Museum, visit museum.simcoe.ca or call the Simcoe County Museum at 705-728-3721. The Museum is located at 1151 Highway 26, just minutes north of Barrie. The event runs from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Short notice dental appointments available for Healthy Smiles Short notice appointments for free dental care are now available for eligible children and adults at the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s Healthy Smiles dental clinic in Barrie.

The Healthy Smiles clinic provides free preventative, routine and emergency dental care for children and youth 17 years old and under from lowincome households. Adults who are on publicly funded dental programs are also eligible for free care at the clinic (i.e. Ontario Works, Ontario Disability Support Program).

To f i n d o u t i f y o u o r y o u r children are eligible for Healthy Smiles Ontario and to book a dental appointment at the clinic, located at 80 Bradford St., Barrie, call Health Connection at 721-7520 or 1-877-7217520;8818 weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or check www.smdhu. org for more.

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Peace Valley Ranch Grass-fed Beef is hormone free and locally raised. Order a Side or Split Side to fill your freezer to feed your family or share with friends.

Orders and deposits for our grass-fed beef must be received by May 1st with the balance due upon delivery. $4.50/lb.

We are now taking orders for 2019! To place an order visit our website www. pvrbeef.ca or call us at 519-925-6628.

Friends of the East Nottawasaga Cemetery on Fairgrounds Road have begun fundraising for a restoration and improvement project next summer 2019, which will include straightening and cleaning monuments, tree planting, grounds improvement etc. As one of the oldest cemeteries in Simcoe County, many of the pioneers that settled in the area in the mid 1800s are resting here.

Contributions towards this project can be made to the “East Nottawasaga Cemetery” c/o Morrison Farm, 1881 Concession 6, Creemore L0M 1G0.

Email warren.morrison@live.com for more information.

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Rigney – The family of Georgina Rigney would like to thank friends, neighbours and extended family for their many acts of kindness and support during this difficult period. The cards, food, flowers and donations were greatly appreciated. Thank you to Dr. Guscott and Dr. Nichols and the staff of the medical floor of CGMH for their care and compassion, and to Campbell House Hospice in Collingwood for providing such comfort to us during Georgina’s final days. Our appreciation is also extended to Reverend Ray Dobson and the ladies of Holy Trinity Clearview for ensuring that Georgina’s funeral service was just as she would have wished.

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Wanted: qualified investors who want to see Creemore grow.

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Farm machinery wanted. Dion thrashing machine 22X38 or 28X48 International grain binder. Call 905983-9331.

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Newspaper transfer driver needed to move papers from Barrie depot to carriers in the Wasaga Beach and Collingwood area. Start time is 1 a.m. and a cargo van is required. For more info call 705-424-2032.

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good food box The Creemore Branch of Clearview Library is an order and pick up location for the Good Food Box. The Georgian Good Food Box is a nonprofit buying club that purchases fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution in Southern Georgian Bay monthly.

The boxes, which sell for $15, are roughly a $25 value in the stores.

Contents vary from month to month.

Orders by Wednesday, Feb. 6 at one of Clearview’s libraries, or online for an additional small fee. Pick up at Creemore library afternoon on Feb. 20. Call 705-428-5537 or visit www. ggfb.ca for more info.

leighton – Thank you to everyone for the birthday wishes, cards & gifts and for helping me celebrate my 90th birthday.

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English-style Fish n Chips, Homemade Burgers, roasted chicken and honey garlic ribs are on the menu. Dine in or take out until 7 p.m. 705-466-5621.

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The theme of this year’s Forests Ontario Annual Conference, held Feb. 9 in Alliston, is Natural Connections, where we will be exploring our relationship with Ontario’s forests.

Forests are increasingly impacted by ever-changing factors; societal, economic and environmental.

The conference will explore these relationships and ensure healthy forests and communities for the future!

The event will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and registration fees vary (regular registration pricing: $130 for general, $95 for members and $45 for students).

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Employment Opportunity Director Public Works Clearview Township, which includes towns, hamlets and large rural spaces, stretches south from the shores of Georgian Bay, in the heartland of one of Ontario’s most beautiful recreation areas - just a 90 minute drive from Toronto. The region has a long history as one of Ontario’s favourite tourist and vacation destinations, attracting over 2 million visitors annually. Clearview offers all of the modern urban amenities with the attractiveness and friendly charm of rural quality of life.

The Director Public Works is responsible for a broad portfolio including Capital Planning and Implementation, Water / Wastewater Operations, Roads Operations and Maintenance, Public Transit and Works related subdivision planning.

Your overall objective is to serve the residents and businesses to ensure Clearview Township’s mission, vision, values and goals are achieved, with respect to Public Works’ services.

Summer Student Opportunities 2019 summer student job opportunities are available with Clearview Township. Details of all jobs and hiring criteria can be viewed at: wwww.clearview.ca under the employment opportunities section.

Job #2019–001 Pool Instructors / Life Guards (6 positions) Job #2019–002 Pool Lifeguard – Supervisor Job #2019–003 Student Water / Sewer Operator (Co-Op position) Job #2019–004 Student Roads Workers (4 positions) Job #2019–005 Student Tourism/ Culture Assistants (3 positions) Job #2019–006 Student Planning Assistant All positions are 35-40 hours per week (May to August 2019) All resumes must be received electronically through the Human Resources department, by Friday, February 22, 2019 at: hr@clearview.ca Please indicate job # in subject line. If applying for more than one position, please indicate order of preference.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please note: In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, please contact Human Resources for accommodation inquiries or requirements at 705-428-6230 x. 255

Employment Opportunity Fire Chief

As one of the six executives reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, you will provide strategic guidance, organizational leadership and operational direction to a multidisciplinary, teamoriented department.

Clearview Township, which includes towns, hamlets and large rural spaces, stretches south from the shores of Georgian Bay, in the heartland of one of Ontario’s most beautiful recreation areas and is just a 90 minute drive from Toronto. The region has a long history as one of Ontario’s favourite tourist and vacation destinations, attracting over 2 million visitors annually. Clearview offers all of the modern urban amenities with the attractiveness and friendly charm of rural quality of life.

Broad knowledge and experience in managing a complex group is a must. With a departmental annual gross operating budget of about $7 million, you will be expected to successfully deliver progressive, practical and responsive services and solutions to current and future operations and infrastructure challenges faced by the Township.

Clearview is seeking a new Fire Chief to build on the proud and respected fire service heritage of this community. The members of Fire and Emergency Services display teamwork, pride, professionalism and respect to enhance the health, safety and vitality of the Clearview community. As the Fire Chief, you will lead a Service with an annual budget of roughly $2 million with 5 fire stations and over 80 paid-on-call firefighters.

You are a leader and strategic thinker who thrives in a demanding, results-oriented environment and you possess a successful track record managing a high calibre group of professionals.

You are also a leader with high integrity who inspires a shared vision, builds high performing teams, drives for business and service results and values innovation. Broad experience in a municipal environment is a definite asset for the successful candidate.

To explore this exciting opportunity in confidence, email Organization Consulting Limited at ClearviewDirectorPW@oclsearch.ca with a detailed resume. Closing date is February 15th.

As Fire Chief, you will work closely with your team to develop a compelling vision and lead the Service to build on past success and realize its full potential. As a change leader, you will create a positive organization climate in which each member of the department feels valued and empowered to fully contribute to the success of Fire Services. You will also contribute as a member of the Clearview Township senior management team and develop collaborative partnerships and relationships with other organizations and agencies while ensuring Clearview Township’s mission, vision, values and goals are being achieved.

You are an accomplished and experienced consensus-building executive. You possess a successful track record as a strategic communicator and adept listener, managing and leading a group of professionals and building high performance teams. You are known as a relationship builder in a multi-stakeholder environment and possess a strong commitment to the fire profession, colleagues and community.

Broad experience in a complex organization with diverse stakeholders is a must. You are well known as a politically astute leader who is comfortable working with Council and community groups.

To explore this exciting opportunity in confidence, email Organization Consulting Limited at ClearviewFireChief@oclsearch.ca with a detailed resume. Closing date is February 15th.