The Creemore
Ech
Friday, February 8, 2019 Vol. 19 No. 6
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News and views in and around Creemore
inside the echo
Listen and Vote
Continuing Care
Mad River enters Searchlight
Zoning approved for Stayner LTC facility
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Police catch 43 distracted drivers in Stayner Huronia West OPP’s Traffic Unit spent several hours over a two-day period monitoring the traffic flow at the main intersection in Stayner. As a result, police stopped and charged 43 motorists for distracted driving. Police remind all motorists that the safe operation of a vehicle requires your full attention and that distracted driving is one of our leading causes of serious and fatal motor vehicle collisions. Fines for distracted driving range from $1,000 and $3,000 and a driver’s licence suspension of up to 30 days.
Skating Club bakes up sweet treats for Valentine’s The Creemore Skating Club is holding its Valentine’s Bake Sale in the lobby of the Creemore Arena on Saturday, Feb. 9 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. There will be cookies, cupcakes, tarts, brownies, and maybe a pie or two, up for grabs. Staff photo: Trina Berlo
Firefighters from Clearview Station 4 in Creemore barrel through downtown New Lowell Saturday during Sunnidale Winterama’s bed races. See page 8 for more photos and the winners.
Fire destroys barn, animals safe by Trina Berlo A break from the recent cold snap meant that all the animals were out of a barn that went up in flames Tuesday on the 33/34 Sideroad Nottawasaga. Clearview Fire and Emergency Services Acting Fire Chief Roree Payment said crews were called just after 1:30 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find a fully involved barn fire. “It is an active horse farm but all the animals had been let out in the morning, due to the nice weather,” said Payment. Although the temperature had risen, the wind was strong and from the north, fueling the fire toward a riding arena, attached to the barn with a breezeway.
“Crews worked very hard to try to keep the fire from consuming the additional structures on the property,” said Payment, adding they shuttled water from a hydrant on Poplar Sideroad. Twenty firefighters from all five Clearview stations responded, with assistance of a tanker from Collingwood, for about six hours. Payment said the materials in the barn made it challenging to get the final remnants of the fire out so firefighters blasted it with the deck gun and a crew stayed overnight to watch for sparks. The fire caused more than $500,000 in damage. The cause is undetermined.
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High winds fuel a barn fire on 33/34 Sideroad Nottawasaga Tuesday.
Budget goes to public meeting Feb. 11 Clearview council made a number of additions to the budget during a second workshop Monday, Jan. 21, bringing the increase in municipal spending up to 5.4 per cent. The changes reflect an estimated overall increase of 3.11 per cent, when education, policing and county taxes are factored in, up from 2 per cent. The council-proposed budget will be presented at a Feb. 11 meeting, when feedback from the public is encouraged. The $47.2-million budget will be presented at a public meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Clearview Administration Centre, located at 217 Gideon St. in Stayner. The 2019-2023 corporate budget package can be viewed online at www. clearview.ca/home/budget. See Simcoe County budget story on page 10.
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