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Wall of Art

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Fatal collision closes County Road 9 A 25-year-old Stayner man was killed June 30 in a collision on Simcoe County Road 9 near Lavender Hill Road, shortly before 7 p.m.

Police say a motorcycle lost control and struck a guardrail causing the operator to be thrown from the bike.

The driver, identified as Johnathon Tyler Phillips, died at the scene of the collision.

Simcoe County Road 9 was closed for several hours while OPP members trained in collision reconstruction measure and document the scene. The roadway reopened shortly before 2 a.m. The circumstances surrounding the cause of the collision remain under investigation.

Five injured in Mulmur collision Staff photo: Trina Berlo

The Stayner Lions Club raised $1,430 on Canada Day for Camp Oochigeas, a camp for children with cancer, in support of the A12 Governor’s Project. A few brave souls, including Lion Sandra Squire (above) agreed to have their heads shaved to encourage donations. Gina Pimentel-Hughes, a hair stylist at Hair by Sue, had the honours of doing the hair removal. More photos on page 10.

No new cases at Stayner Care Centre

by Trina Berlo Tests have come back from Stayner Care Centre indicating there are no new cases of COVID-19, reported Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Charles Gardner in his weekly media briefing Tuesday.

“Which is very good news,” said Gardner. “We’ve done testing of everyone at the facility and they’ve come back negative.”

The Stayner long-term health care facility was declared to be in outbreak June 18 after one staff member tested positive.

Gardner’s other news was less optimistic, with cases in Simcoe

COVID-19 update County on a slight rise and workplace outbreaks declared at unidentified farms, and a food processing plant.

He said the name of workplaces are not released, unless there is a need to reach the wider community outside of the employee list.

Testing of workplaces and mandatory testing for anyone wishing to visit people in long-term care facilities has caused a statistical rise in the number of asymptomatic people testing positive for the virus.

Statistics also show that more young people are becoming cases, and currently, the recovery rate has

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Regarding the proposed mandatory use of masks, Gardner said he is reviewing the prospect of issuing an order similar to that of neighbouring municipality Wellington-DufferinGuelph which would make it mandatory to wear masks in all retail establishments. Municipalities and the provincial government also have the ability to pass laws that would make masks mandatory but Gardner says, either way, “You would need a lot of public good will for it to happen.”

The number of local cases this week reached 602, with 571 of those being in Simcoe County and 30 in Muskoka.

Of those, 508 have recovered.

Five people were taken to hospital on July 1 after a two-vehicle collision on Airport Road, south of Mansfield, just after 6 p.m.

The lone occupant of a Chevrolet Cruz was airlifted to a Toronto area trauma centre with life threatening injuries. Two occupants of a Hyundai Santa Fe were also transported to trauma centres with life threatening injuries and two children from the vehicle were transported with serious injuries.

There was extensive damage to both vehicles and the road was closed for several hours while the OPP Traffic Collision Investigation Unit attended to investigate. The investigation is currently ongoing. Anyone who may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact the Dufferin OPP at 1-888310-1122.

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Station on the Green has made the difficult decision to postpone the book sale that takes place every other year in support of the community facility, due to the uncertainties of COVID-19.

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Hoarding showcases local artists

by Trina Berlo Four local artists have been selected to adorn the hoarding around the Creemore Village Green construction site.

The idea is that while the park’s transformation takes place behind the wall, passersby will have the visual of green space as created by local artists. When the project is complete, the artwork will be auctioned off as a fundraiser.

Sue Miller’s piece was the first to go up Tuesday, and will be followed by artwork by Jordan Eveland, Jessica Tamlin and Peter Mitchell.

Miller said her piece entitled “Mad River Melody” created specifically for the Village Green hoarding was a bit of a departure from her latest work.

She said her style has been going more toward expressive abstract lately but her painting of the Mad River turned out to be fairly representational, with the riverbank, and vegetation in the background of the glittering water.

“One thing I have leaned in all my years of painting is that you can’t always control it,” said Miller of the style. “It can be its own entity. It sometimes directs you.”

Although she usually works with oils, to ensure its durability, she used exterior latex paint, using big brushes.

Miller said, as a long-time artist working out of Mill Street Art Studio in Creemore, it was nice to be asked to

Sue Miller's Mad River Melody was the first of four pieces of art that will be going up on the barrier around the Village Green construction site.

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participate in the project.

“It’s easy to feel invisible when you spend every day in your studio and then go home. Especially during a pandemic,” said Miller.

Three other pieces inspired by the green space being created at the park, including the former TD Bank property, will be going up as the project advances. The hoarding was designed

by James Bruer and the artists are being coordinated by Liz Eakins, an established member of the Creemore

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Eakins said she asked local artists with differing styles, who have contributed to the community to participate, for a stipend. The work is meant to beautify the construction site and give exposure to local talent.

The paintings will be auctioned off at a later date. All proceeds will go to the Creemore Community Foundation and will be used to fund the construction of the Village Green and support other activities in the community.

On June 17, Simcoe County District School Board trustees approved the community’s will to keep the name Clearview Meadows Elementary School after the closure of Byng Public School.

The closure was a recommendation of an accommodation review committee (ARC) process, which resulted in Stayner Collegiate Institute being extended to a Grade 7-12 school and Clearview Meadows taking in all Stayner students JK-Grade 6.

Anyone interested in having a say about renaming the combined school was invited to complete an online survey. A total of 104 surveys were completed by students, parents/ guardians, community members and staff. Eighty-four respondents (80.8 per cent) indicated their preference that the name of the school remain Clearview Meadows Elementary School.

The committee also reviewed names suggested by other respondents, including Byng Meadows and Stayner Elementary School.

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Bring on the summer heat and sun! Finally, we are experiencing true summer w e a t h e r. H e r e a r e m y recommendations for a safe and healthy summer. First off, how to keep your body healthy and nourished in Kate HUNTER extreme heat: Important minerals are lost through sweat, use these supplements to replace them: 1) Magnesium – deficiency symptoms are sore or spastic muscles. Get more from: Leafy greens, almonds, halibut, quinoa or supplementation with Magnesium Bisglycinate (around 500mg/day).

2) Potassium – this mineral balances water content in the cells, a deficiency can be very serious so it is important to replenish. Get more from: Sweet potatoes, bananas, avocados, tuna or supplementation in a multi vitamin 3) Sodium – this mineral gets a bad rep but it is important for water balance and can’t be replenished by drinking water alone. Get more from: salted almonds, adding pink salt or Himalayan salt to your meals before a hot day or workout.

4) Zinc – important to correct fatigue from heat exposure. Get more from: Red meat, chickpeas, pumpkin seeds, quinoa or supplementation - around 50mg/day Avoid Gatorade and high sugar drinks. They don’t replace your electrolyte balance enough to outweigh the high sugar content.

Here is a homemade electrolyte drink that you can use for hot days: 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp baking soda, 1 tbsp honey, 1/2 cup orange juice (preferred juice because it has the highest potassium levels), and one litre of water.

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Take good care this summer and enjoy the sunshine.

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Rural roads made more hazardous by deer Editor: As a long time resident of north Mulmur I am very much aware of the large deer population in the area and the times of day they are most active in moving about and crossing roads. What happened to Dr. Berresford is a tragedy that could have been avoided.

During the time we have lived here we have never hit a deer but have been hit twice by deer running into the side of our vehicle. In both cases the deer simply shook their heads and ran off into the woods leaving behind thousands of dollars in damage. Had we been driving faster, the situations could have been much worse, for both us and the deer.

My point is that when driving especially in the early morning and evening when the deer are most active we drive along our local roads at a relatively sedate pace constantly on the lookout for movement in the bush along the shoulders. Unfortunately there is usually some yahoo tailgating me a few feet off my rear bumper because I am not going fast enough.

More unfortunate is the fact that these vehicles are often local commercial pickup trucks.

I offer Dr. Berresford my deepest wishes for a complete recovery.

Walter Sickinger, Mulmur.

Church support is passed on to community Editor: Two months ago, we at St. John’s United Church sent a letter entitled, An Offering to Help and Help with an Offering. It was directed both to our members and to the wider community, the latter reached in part by publication in The Echo in mid-April.

Responses have been varied and generous, with several thousand dollars coming from outside the regular St. John’s congregation.

With this money we have supported the Big Heart Food Box Program, and refreshed our own emergency relief account. We have also earmarked the greater part of the money for needs now arising in our area as, for example, local daycares or social organizations such as The Creemore Legion which may need supplemental assistance to cover the very real cost of resuming operations in a safe way.

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Editor: The provincial government is proposing to make amendments to the Greater Golden Horseshoe’s growth plan. Not only would the new plan remove limits on development in many areas of the GGH (including Simcoe County), no doubt leading to further urban and suburban sprawl, it would also lessen restrictions on and encourage more pits and quarries within this area, including allowing such operations to take place within habitats of endangered and threatened species.

A quote from the proposal: “Mineral aggregate resources play an important role in the development of housing and municipal infrastructure. Ensuring adequate aggregate resources are available is critical to achieving the success of [the growth plan].

The proposed changes will make it easier to establish mineral aggregate operations closer to market and the product’s end users throughout the GGH. The proposed change to the Plan’s aggregates policies would be more permissive of new aggregate operations, wayside pits, and quarries within the Natural Heritage System for the Growth Plan.”

I am very concerned that this new plan will endanger our area’s existing natural and rural landscapes and ecosystems, as well as sources of drinking water.

Here’s the thing: the “Natural

Heritage System” is not trivial.

It “includes natural features such as woodlands, wetlands, watercourses and valleylands that provide society with ecosystem services that are life sustaining or improve quality of life. These include a clean and reliable supply of groundwater and surface water; flood moderation; erosion control; moderation of air quality; pollination services; genetic resources for food, medicine, fibre or other products; and recreation opportunities.” (From Credit Valley Conservation.) Furthermore, forests and wetlands are crucial for carbon sequestration, an essential piece of climate change mitigation.

Overall, the proposed amendments would further deregulate and skew the GGH’s growth plan to favour the interests of land developers and aggregate operations.

I do not believe that most residents of the GGH are even aware that this proposal has been made; few, if any, media outlets have reported on it.

Clearview and Mulmur Township residents have historically felt the burden of aggregate proposals that threaten their wetlands, forests, groundwater, and agricultural lands.

We need to make our voices heard.

The proposal is posted on the Environmental Registry of Ontario (https://ero.ontario.ca/ notice/019-1680), where it is possible for citizens to submit feedback, until July

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31. The organization Environmental Defense has also made a petition page with more information about the proposal (act.environmentaldefence. ca). And, of course, there is always the option of contacting your MPP. Sasha Kutuzyan, Mulmur.

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Station caretakers have left the building

by Trina Berlo For 18 years anyone enjoying the hospitality of Station on the Green has Steve and Irene Davenport to thank for keeping it tidy.

Actually, it was Irene who first took the job as custodian when the new community centre opened in Creemore in 2002. She said she was hired to clean the building after construction was complete, before the grand opening. Afterwards, she asked Phil Stevenson, one of the original board members, who would cleaning the facility on a regular basis? There she was, agreeing to the contract. With a new facility and a new volunteer board there some glitches early on but the community worked together and now things run pretty smoothly.

When Steve retired in 2008 he began to help Irene with her duties, taking on more and more. Now, they are a team, dividing and conquering when the facility is busy with rentals.

Depending on the schedule, there can be a tight turnaround between bookings and it is the Davenports’ duty to adjust the moveable interior walls to meet the configuration requirements of the Station. They also clean the public washrooms and wash the floors, on top of a long list of other duties.

Renters are supposed to leave the facility as they found it but that doesn’t always happen. One perk is that they sometimes score some great leftovers.

“If you leave some food in [the fridge] I eat it, but she throws it away,” said Steve. They laugh remembering the time a huge untouched cake was left behind by a certain MP so they took it home and put it in their freezer.

The Davenports say they have met a lot of people over the years and have prepared the Station for countless weddings, celebration-of-lifes, and birthday

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Irene Davenport (and later Steve) have been keeping Station on the Green spick and span since it first opened 18 years ago. parties for young and old.

Irene said she is turning 65 soon and she had been thinking about retiring from the job but felt some trepidation. After being off work for four months due to the facility’s closure during the pandemic, she kind of liked having the time off and realized it was time to retire. She has nine grandchildren, and now a great grandchild so, “it’s time,” said Irene.

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ETFO members begin province-wide strikes

by Trina Berlo Creemore educators joined their New Lowell colleagues on the picket line once again this week during two strike days that impacted local schools.

Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) members were on strike Wednesday during a rotating strike, and Thursday for a province-wide strike when all 83,000 members were on the picket lines.

Across the province, almost one million students were affected by the strikes. In Creemore, parents had to make alternative arrangements for childcare. Clearview Community Church was able to pull off a Strike Day Camp on Thursday and the same is planned for the next Thursday.

ETFO has announced its intention to hold another province-wide walkout on Tuesday, Feb. 11 and a one-day rotating walkout for Simcoe County schools on Thursday, Feb. 13. If parties return to the bargaining table, and a tentative agreement is reached, returning educators to the classroom, those schools would open.

ETFO president Sam Hammond said after three days of central bargaining talks, a deal had been within reach last Friday, until in the eleventh hour, the government abruptly tabled impossible options that ended talks.

“ETFO, school board associations and the government were close to an agreement on Friday that would have been good for students, educators and public education. It would have ensured stability in public elementary schools this week,” said Hammond. “Then, late that day, the government’s negotiators changed course and tabled impossible options they knew ETFO could not accept.”

“I want to set the record straight,” continued Hammond. “Unlike the Minister of Education, I was at the bargaining table last week so I know what was discussed. Despite what Minister [Stephen] Lecce is claiming, salary was not addressed during those negotiations, and government negotiators did not sign

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Steve, who had been thinking it was time to scale back their work, said when the township-owned facility re-opens, there will be new standards of operation so it’s a good time for a new person to take it on.

The Davenports aren’t fully retiring, though. Irene will continue to clean for her private clientele and Steve will continue his custodial duties for the Creemore BIA and the library.

Kindergarten registration is open for Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) elementary schools.

Children turning four in 2020 are eligible to start school in September.

The registration process can be initiated on the registration page on the SCDSB website, and is then completed at the child’s school. If unsure, parents and guardians can use the home school locator tool to find their local public elementary school.

For more information on registration and required documents, visit www.scdsb.on.ca/elementary/ planning_for_school/kindergarten or call the local school.

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Nottawasaga and Creemore Public School staff joined forces with New Lowell Central Public School this week for two days on the picket line. a letter of commitment to maintain the Kindergarten model.”

ETFO said the issues were around special education funding, which remained less than half the priority, and special education funding negotiated in 2017.

Hammond said in a press conference Tuesday that the union is defending its most vulnerable students.

“An agreement was also within reach on maintaining a long-standing regulation that ensures fair and transparent hiring processes for teachers.

Government negotiators then introduced demands for major concessions around fair hiring,” said Hammond.

Lecce said in a Jan. 31 statement, “Over the past few days, the government has further demonstrated our focus on keeping kids in class through a

voluntary agreement. As part of that commitment, and to further underscore my public statements, we have affirmed in writing that we will be maintaining Ontario’s world-class kindergarten program.”

“I have long said that compensation, pay, and benefits, remain a top priority for teachers’ union leaders, and that remains true today... The government has continued to signal reasonableness on issues from special education supports to efforts to counter violence in schools. Yet, the teachers’ union leadership push for compensation that comes with a substantial cost to the taxpayer,” said Lecce.

“While the mediator has called off discussions for now, the government stands ready to meet at any time, to reach a deal that keeps students in class.”

Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts' Robert G. Kemp Arts Award Committee is seeking proposals for a project that benefits the community.

The award winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize.

The award was created in 1989 to encourage and recognize an individual or group residing in the South Georgian Bay area, which includes Collingwood, Creemore, Town of Blue Mountains, Stayner, Thornbury, Meaford and Wasaga Beach. It also includes the Townships of Clearview, Osprey, Sunnidale and St. Vincent Euphrasia.

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Ginny MacEachern

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THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, July 3, 2020 •

New job portal launches The County of Simcoe and area partners including member municipalities, the cities of Barrie and Orillia and the Simcoe Muskoka Workforce Development Board are launching a new interactive job portal.

The Work in Simcoe County site includes local resources and job opportunities, as well as vital information to empower and inspire residents.

“Our Economic Development Office and regional business partners are constantly working on a variety of strategies and programs to support our local economy and job seekers,” said Warden George Cornell. “This new portal will help connect our labour force to quality jobs in our region and arrives at an optimal time as we work together as community partners towards our economic recovery, while supporting our businesses and residents.”

The Work in Simcoe County portal uses an automated fetching tool to aggregate job listings from over 20 popular job boards and career sites, such as Indeed, Workopolis, job bank, Employment Ontario job boards throughout Simcoe County and more. The

new user-friendly online tool also includes features, such as the ability to map job opportunities across Simcoe County, and provides important information on accessing Employment Ontario offices and childcare facilities.

This site is a one-stop shop and includes training, recruiting and funding resources for job seekers and employers alike, and will alleviate local employers from having to enter their job postings on multiple sites, as well as job seekers having to search a variety of platforms for work opportunities within the County.

The portal also aids recruitment efforts by highlighting which jobs are in current demand to employers and local government, and helps fill market gaps using an interactive tool by Edge Factor, housed under the Career Exploration tab, which provides interactive activities for various STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) careers; including a focus on the skilled trades.

Visit www.workinsimcoecounty.ca and explore career opportunities and resources right here in Simcoe County.

Glencairn 705-424-6697 For Reliable Service

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• THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, July 3, 2020

Staff photos: Trina Berlo

Manfred and Janneke Leimgardt lead a parade of classic cars through Stayner on Canada Day, making a special pass by Stayner Care Centre to show support for the staff and residents there. Many of whom came out to wave while residents watched from the windows.

Staff photos: Trina Berlo

Stayner Lions Club hosted Haircuts for Camp Oochigeas on Canada Day. To encourage donations, Lion Sandra Squire and community member Edina Van Stavern (above) and Lion John Squire (left) also agreed to have their heads shaved, with hair stylist Gina PimentelHughes, of Hair by Sue, wielding the clippers.

“The community support of the Stayner Lions Club always warms our hearts,” said Sandra. Support Camp Ooch by making a cash donation by e-transfer to staynerlionsfundraising@gmail.com.

• Service Directory • Gravity Sun Power solar generation for energy savings and income professionally designed and installed

Jeff Williams • 466-5741

Valley Auto & Tech Repairs to all makes of cars and light trucks!

Safety’s & Fuel Injection

218 Main St. Stayner

Bus. (705) 428-3393 ~ Res. (705) 466-2343

Garry Stamp, Owner/Operator

705-466-2149

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INSURANCE BROKERS

1-(800) 392-1151

crewsoninsurance.com 7685 Cty Rd 91 • 428-0131

Machine Shop Facility • Custom Steel Fabrication & repairs • Decorative Iron Railing, Fences & Gates 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.-Monday to Friday Book ahead for Saturday Service Don Brearey or Gloria Howie

110 Adeline St., Shelburne 1423 Mosley St., Wasage Beach

RESTORATION & CUSTOM WORK CHIMNEY FIREPLACE BRICK NATURAL STONE ANYTHING & EVERYTHING MASONRY

705-791-0096 Siersmasonry.com

PLUMBING Servicing Creemore and surrounding area

(705) 466-5807 Licensed and insured

tree, stump & branch removal wood chipping • stump grinding • bush hogging • tree pruning • storm clean up

705-305-4420 General Practise of Law Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution www.ferrislaw.ca

John L. Ferris Megan L. Celhoffer

Iron Butterfly

Custom Iron Work Specializing in gates Charcoal BBQs & Fire Pits Design • Welding • Refinishing Tyler Kueper

190 Mill Street 705-466-3888

ironbutterfly.ca 705-791-5478

Advertise your business here 705-466-9906

ECHO Classifieds

THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, July 3, 2020 •

FOR SALE

CREEMORE HILLS WINERY Chardonnay $17 per bottle. Marquette (red) $20/bottle For pre-arranged pick up or delivery: Telephone: 705466-2103 or 647-588-8931. Email cmorrissey0708@rogers.com.

HAY FOR SALE. First cut, high quality large bales. Ready for pick up.

705-466-2520

SHUFFLEBOARD

Anyone interested in joining an indoor/outdoor Creemore SHUFFLEBOARD CLUB, please contact John Smart at 705-466-3373.

EVENTS

RAYS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING on Thursday, July 23, 2020 at 9 a.m. by video conference.

We are sorry that due to COVID-19 we will be unable to enjoy a community gathering with families, donors, and other interested community members, as usual. Any comments may be directed to board members through info@RAYSScholarships.com.

DINING OUT

FRIDAY NIGHT DINNERS at Affairs Bakery & Cafe. Enjoy beer battered halibut, crispy fries and homemade coleslaw. Take-out only.

705-466-5621.

WANTED

A Collector trying to recreate an old time GENERAL STORE is looking for items found in a General Store before 1960. Eg. tea tins, tobacco tins, candy tins, postcards, bottles, magazines, old paper items, comic books, signs, toys, advertising, old store stock, etc. Cash paid. 416-7454981 or 416-953-6219.

HELP WANTED

LOCAL CUSTODIAL CARE required for Creemore Station on the Green. Please call 705-466-2163 if you are interested in this position.

HANDY PERSON with chainsaw experience and transportation. $20/hr.

Respond to kenmlf@yahoo.com

Submit your classified ad by 5 p.m. Tuesday: call 705-466-9906, fax 705-466-9908, email info@ creemore.com,$17 + hst for 25 words or less

SERVICES

THANK YOU

ROD THE WINDOW CLEANER. You deserve a Clear View. Summer is here! You know you want it!

Residential, commercial, year-round.

All windows welcome. Contactless service. Call or text 705-351-0768.

References on request.

THANKS TO DAVID, RON AND SAMMY for coming over and having a tune. Thanks to the lady with the wheelbarrow full of fireworks and those folk in the hills for putting in the effort to give us a Canada Day show.

Lisle and Isabel Cleary

ELLIOTT PAINTING AND DECORATING, over 30 years experience with excellent references.

Interior and exterior painting and wallpapering. Call for free estimate at 705-466-2356.

MALCOLM`S

K. BRULOTTE & SONS. Excavating, grading, site clearing & landscaping. Over 20 years experience. Call for free estimate, 705-443-7815.

RE-OPEN

NOTTAWASAGA DAYLILIES

During COVID-19 we are accepting orders by phone, email or mail to be shipped or picked up at the garden at a pre-arranged time.

Pictures and prices are listed online

PLACE

www.wilsondaylilies.com

Starting Wed. July 8

The garden will be open for viewing by appointment during bloom season.

CONTRACTOR REPAIRS, restores, dismantles and jacks up farm buildings, homes, and cottages. Also roofing, siding, doors, windows, beams, posts, foundations, peers, cement work, fencing, eaves troughing, decks, docks installed, repaired, replaced. Contact Brian McCurdy, at 519-986-1781 or 519CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, February 1, 2008 • 375-0958.

CORE LAWN AERATION removes small cores of soil from your lawn, allowing water, oxygen, and nutrients to reach the root system. Rate for average size lawn is approximately $45. To refresh your lawn, text/call Martin at 705-716-0549 or Email mnwoodward23@gmail.com.

PAINTING AND PARGING. Professional workmanship. Call Don for an estimate. 705-424-0708 or 705816-0708.

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Socially Distanced Patio &13Takeout available

call ahead Hours of operation Wednesday to Sunday 7 am to 3 pm

at 7535 County Rd 9, Creemore

705-520-5200

FOR RENT

Storage unit for rent in downtown Creemore. Aprox 9' x 9'. No food or perishable items. $275/mth. Call Pam at 647-717-2396.

We make colour copies!

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Cars - Vans - Light Trucks Tires - Fuel Injection - Electronics MTO Safety Inspection Performance Parts & Service (705) 428-0550

222 Montreal Street Stayner, ON L0M 1S0 John & Kim Breedon

Lumber • Plywood Trusses • Windows Roofing • Siding Fence Supplies • Culverts Cedar Posts • Railway Ties Fuel Delivery •Oil Furnaces Lawn & Garden Supplies “Nowhere... but close to everywhere.”

HAMILTON BROS. • EST. 1874 • 705-466-2244 hamiltonbros@ultrafastwireless.com 2047 Glen Huron Rd, Glen Huron

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• THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, July 3, 2020 217 Gideon Street, Stayner, ON L0M 1S0 Telephone: 705 428-6230 | Fax: 705 428-0288 Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm

www.clearview.ca

Communications are available in alternative formats upon request.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SOUTH EAST STAYNER SANITARY SERVICING, TOWNSHIP OF CLEARVIEW The Study The Township of Clearview (Township) is initiating a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) to address the need for Sewage Collection to service the existing unserviced area in the south east quadrant of Stayner, including the proposed development referred to as ‘Manortown Homes’. The approximate extent of the Study Area is shown on the map.

Options for service include; 1) Do Nothing, 2) Build a new pumping station on a new site to service the study area, 3) Build a new pumping station on a new site to service the Manortown Homes development.

Contributed photo

Duncan Paterson enjoying a slice from Pizza Perfect on Caroline Street West, with his Canadian flag.

Watercolour Outdoor Painting Workshop in Creemore and Mulmur hills FRIDAYS IN JULY & AUGUST, 1 TO 4PM

The Process The Study will follow Schedule B of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Municipal Engineers Association, October 2000, as amended in 2007, 2011, & 2015) process, which is an approved process under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. The study will evaluate alternative solutions with consideration for the natural, cultural, technical and economic environment, and recommend a preferred solution in consultation with the public, Indigenous communities and agencies. At the conclusion of the study, the process will be documented in a Project File Report (PFR), prepared for public review.

Anyone over 10... think grandparent and child, friends or solo adventurer, Martha teaches to your talent and artistic nature. $25.00 per lesson. Covid rules apply.

Opportunity to Participate Consultation is important to this study. The Township would like to ensure that anyone interested in this study has the opportunity to provide input into the planning and design of the project. Due to the current closure of public spaces for large gatherings, a virtual Public Information Centre (PIC) will be held on the Township website to describe the study, the proposed alternative solutions, identify next steps in the process and gather and respond to public comments. PIC materials pertaining to the study are available online at https://www.clearview.ca/news-events-meetings/specialprojects/environmental-assessment-stayner-sanitary-servicing, starting July 2nd 2020. Your comments on the project and information materials are encouraged by August 4th, 2020. Following the PIC, and in consideration of comments received, the final preferred solution will be identified.

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Please contact either of the following Project Team members if you are unable to access the online information concerning this Study or if you would like to be added to the Project Contact List to receive future project notices: Mike Rawn, C.E.T., CMM III Jennifer Georgas, P.Eng Director of Public Works Project Engineer Clearview Township R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited 217 Gideon Street 3 Ronell Crescent Stayner, ON L0M 1S0 Collingwood, ON L9Y 4J6 705-428-6230, ext. 243 705-797-4271 mrawn@clearview.ca jennifer.georgas@rjburnside.com Project and notice information will be made accessible upon request in accordance with the Accessibility Standard for Information and Communication under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.

Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.

This Notice first published on July 2nd 2020.

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