August 14, 2020

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Friday, August 14, 2020 Vol. 20 No. 33

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Clearview council votes down ATV survey

by Trina Berlo Clearview council has voted 6-3 against conducting a survey to gauge public opinion on increasing road access for ATVs. The request for a public survey came from Creemore area councillor Thom Paterson who said it is important to find a way to facilitate public engagement at a time when a traditional public meeting cannot be held, due to the pandemic.

He said there is a high interest from the public to voice their opinion on the matter.

At its July 27 meeting, a replicate 6-3 vote directed staff to develop a report and bylaw allowing greater access for ATV and side-by-sides on Clearview Township roads, including undeveloped roads, road allowances, and trail systems. The report and bylaw will be brought forward at the Sept. 28 council meeting.

“We are at a crossroads here. People are frustrated and I don’t want them to

John Broderick feel they have been left out. This is not a matter of who’s taking the higher risk or who’s afraid that the result is not going to come out the way we want,” said Paterson.

He said it’s not about delaying the

process, it’s about public engagement and easing some of the frustration out there.

At the August 10 meeting, Paterson proposed a vote using the same technology used in the municipal election. His research showed that the same company could hold a vote on the subject at a cost of $25,000 to $30,000.

Councillor John Broderick, who first brought forward a motion to allow all-terrain vehicles access to all municipal roads took issue with the survey, and the cost.

“It comes across to me as meanspirited and I’m sure it will to the thousands of long suffering ATV owning residents within the township who’ve been waiting for a long time for this to be resolved,” said Broderick. “It needs to be resolved, plain and simple. I’m disappointed.”

Many councillors, including Councillor Robert Walker, said they have been pleased with the amount of

public opinion they have been receiving via e-mail and phone calls and feel they have a good handle on how residents feel, without the added expense of conducting a survey. Councillors Phyllis Dineen and Connie Leishman voted against the survey saying it was premature and would rather see the bylaw first.

Council took “all-road access” off the table, but Broderick said he is still hoping for full access for ATVs. He said, as the owner of J&R Cycle and a member of the sports vehicle community, he has been hearing from residents that they want greater ATV access since he was first elected.

Part of the issue for riders of offroad vehicles is that they wish to use the roads to link to trails and access in-town services, such as food and fuel.

Broderick said there is another segment of the local population that wishes to use their off-road vehicles as a form of (See “Council” on page 4)

Village Green faces delays, splash pad approval pending

by Trina Berlo It has taken a little longer than expected to get permits in place for the Village Green project, said proponent Stuart Lazier, a founding member of the Creemore Community Foundation.

“We were hoping to be under construction by early August but the municipality came back with a number of requests, which are all reasonable, but we needed to answer them so our consultants are working now to get answers to those questions and we expect to have our final submissions for permits [by Friday] for final review,” said Lazier.

“We would expect within a maximum of a week – assuming there are no other requests for information that we should have our permit organized and be able to proceed with construction.”

The permits will cover the three buildings included in the plan – the stage, storage shed and pump house.

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The yet-to-be approved splash pad would be located adjacent to the newly oriented fountain at Creemore's new Village Green.

Lazier said the pandemic has also caused some delays all around but, if all goes to plan, that construction could begin at the beginning of September.

“Our goal is still to get as much done this year as we can. We’re hopeful we’ll be able to get most of the hardscape

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A detailed technical plan for the proposed splash pad will be going back to council for review and possible

approval. It will cover the mechanical design, water quality assurance and maintenance strategy.

In June, Clearview council approved the overall design of the park situated between Mill Street and Station on the Green, where the former Creemore branch of TD Bank once stood. At that time council and staff did not have sufficient time to review the splash pad proposal.

“We just have to make sure that the water treatment for the splash pad is compatible with the water for the fountain,” said Lazier.

In relocating the fountain, the Foundation has committed to improving the water treatment system, with Lazier said is quite elaborate and expensive.

He said fundraising continues to be strong and will continue in the fall and into the spring, when the hoarding art will be auctioned off.

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OPINION EDITORIAL Pump brakes on ATVs

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THE WAY WE WERE

It is a shame that we can’t have a good oldfashioned public meeting about ATVs. The question of whether or not to give off-road vehicles greater access or all access to township roads is a divisive topic and one that would warrant a public meeting where people could show up, speak up, and hopefully listen.

During the pandemic, that option is not available to us. We are left with e-mails to council members and letters-to-the-editor. The face-to-face conversations are happening solely with people in our own bubbles, so it can be challenging to try to understand the other side’s perspective.

Councillor John Broderick who is fighting for an all-access pass for ATVs on township roads has said that he has heard from people across Clearview who are in favour of ATV road access, but the majority of the opposition is also coming from Creemore.

He has come under fire for a perceived conflict of interest. He says he got the all-clear from the integrity commissioner, but either way, the optics are bad.

We regret that the ATV argument is becoming another ‘us’ and ‘them’ issue, in that it pits one community against another and evokes stereotypes.

That is why it would be best if there could be a healthy dialogue – if people on both sides could fill a room and take turns at the mic, looking their neighbours in the eye.

It will sound like a cop out to some but this decision should be put on hold. Not only until proper public consultation can take place, but also until after the new legislation comes into law in January.

This issue is coming to the table only four months before a piece of legislation, which has already received royal assent, will do the same thing.

At that time ATVs will be allowed on all municipal roads in the province with a posted speed limit of 80 km/h or higher. So, why not wait and draft a bylaw next year that would specifically exclude certain roads if ATVs prove to be a problem in certain areas? A bylaw at that time could also provide a route into each of the villages and communities to allow access to services. It will be council’s right to do so at that time.

The fighting, the survey expenditure, Broderick’s perceived conflict of interest – none of it matters. The law is already written.

By the time a staff report comes back to council and a bylaw is prepared, high ATV season will have come to an end and the legislation will be imminent.

Although Broderick says people want to use their ATVs to do their grocery shopping, we expect this will be the minority.

Having seen other municipalities open to ATVs, it is doubtful there will be a sudden barrage of off-road vehicles on all township roads. The traffic will most likely be comparable to snowmobiles.

We predict that this issue will come back to the table if we can’t find common ground. Giving ATVs unfettered access to township roads is not the answer, but neither is excluding them. We must compromise.

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August 14: There is no scientific proof supporting organic food is better for you, in fact the science says there is no nutritional difference between organic food and conventional food production systems. Organic farming practices are the adoption of 1940s - 1950s farming methods. That was fine back then when the world’s population was 2.2 billion people however now the world population is 7.8 billion. Who’s going to tell all those low income people in the world they are going to starve to death? There has been great strides made in reducing the most severe poverty in the world with 1.9 billion people in 1990 living on less than $2 a day to being 750 million in 2015.

So perhaps August 21 week challenge should be try to feed yourself for $2 a day. You better not start your day with a double-double coffee because you only have a few cents left to buy some gum to chew on for the rest of the day. Perhaps as a family project calculate

your own daily food budget and then think of those 750 million born in a place without our opportunities.

We need to use our advancements in science and technology to improve our productivity in the food system. Canadian farmers are world leaders and don’t have to take a backseat to anyone in the world. We have adopted the latest advancements in methods and technology because we have had to in order survive in a world market with very little help from our federal government.

August 28: This week should be deleted because there is nothing in the reasons for going vegetarian on the list that has any scientific support. A plant based diet which requires more crop land use to provide the daily global protein requirement is not possible. Meat protein, particularly beef, is a very sustainable source of protein. Canada’s agricultural land is 40 per cent grazing land and the cows eat grass turning it into high quality meat protein. Humans can’t eat grass and the grass land shouldn’t be used as crop land as our experience of plowing the prairies in the 30s was a disaster. Farmers not only feed cities we feed the world and we understand that responsibility and take it very seriously.

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Council appears to have overlooked its own guiding principles Editor: We in Ontario live in a privileged time and place. Only a small percentage of us have had to experience the life altering impacts of climate change and the coronavirus.

The notion that we need to take action is not new, but it is now critical.

These are challenges that require action on all levels, individual, community, government, and industry.

How very sad, then, it was to read The Echo account of Clearview’s distraction from these critical issues by an initiative to widen the impact area of ATVs. The councillor championing this proposal is an ATV dealer and self professed “expert” whose rationale is that it would be “good for the economy” – but maybe not his. He claims that the integrity commissioner sees no conflict of interest. More disturbing, the council asked for no written report from the ethics commissioner, and appeared to overlook its own guiding principle: “ Members shall act with honesty and integrity, serving in a diligent manner, and performing their duties in a manner which promotes public confidence. Rule 1: Avoidance of Conflicts of Interest.

Members shall avoid situations of real or apparent conflict of interest or bias.

Members shall avoid participating in or influencing a proceeding when the member, or another person with whom the member has a close personal or professional relationship, has a financial or other private interest that may be affect (sic) by the proceeding or its outcome.”

The apparent lack of leadership and respect for the law on this contentious issue gives one a sense that the Trump dysfunction south of us is creeping north. Pity. However, it is reassuring to read that there are many Clearview residents equally disturbed and asking for accountability.

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[BRODERICK, DINEEN, LAMERS, LEISHMAN AND WALKER] ARE ACTIVELY WORKING AGAINST HEARING FROM CLEARVIEW RESIDENTS ABOUT ATVs ON OUR TOWNSHIP ROADS. The voice of the ATV lobby seems sufficient for these 6 as on Monday, Council voted 6-3 to stop a motion asking for a public opinion survey that would inform them on where CLEARVIEW RESIDENTS stand on the issue of greater ATV allowances in our township.

WHETHER YOU ARE FOR OR AGAINST GREATER ATV ALLOWANCES, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE GOVERNING. PERIOD. As CLEARVIEW RESIDENTS we simply cannot endorse this lack of PUBLIC involvement when it comes to our PUBLIC roads and road safety.

Public input is our right as citizens and residents and is not, as Councillor Broderick has shockingly said, “mean-spirited” toward him or the somehow "long-suffering ATV owning” community.

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Many hall boards opt to keep facilities closed

by Trina Berlo Many of the volunteer-run community centres are opting to remain closed for the time being, with the exception of a few specific rentals.

Since the province moved into Stage 3 of its re-opening plan, gatherings of up to 50 people are allowed indoors.

Clearview Township staff have been positioning to support volunteer hall boards if they wish to open their facilities, but ultimately the decision is left to them.

There are a lot of rules and regulations to follow in Stage 3, General Manager of Parks, Culture and Recreation Terry Vachon told members of the Sunnidale Corners hall board at their July 30 meeting.

“It’s not a carte blanche to open up your halls and have at ‘er,” said Vachon.

“There are a lot of rules and a lot of safety measures that have to be put in place so some of the halls have actually

decided that they won’t open.”

Hall boards have been meeting to discuss their options. The consensus is that it’s too complicated to open the community centres for general rentals because of uncertainty around washroom, kitchen access, and sanitization in the age of COVID-19.

To date, board members at The

Station on the Green in Creemore, and halls at Sunnidale Corners, Avening and Duntroon have all opted to remain closed at this time.

Sunnidale Corners and Station on the Green are in talks with the church groups that have regular weekly rentals and are open to making their facilities available to them. Duntroon Hall is also opting to

open for one specific renter.

Brentwood, Dunedin, and Creemore Log Cabin, have yet to meet to discuss their options, while Nottawa was set to discuss their plans on August 13.

In the meantime, Clearview staff has developed a tool kit for when halls are prepared to open. It will include a logbook to track visitors, touchless dispenser for soap or hand sanitizer, posters and floor stickers, PPE, and other information.

The kits were assembled with a $20,000 grant from the United Way to support the safe re-opening of recreation facilities, including the Clearview Youth Centre and integrating new safety requirements into recreation programming.

Funding for the Creemore Community Centre and the Stayner Community Centre will come from the 2020 operating budget.

Council encourages public feedback in writing (Continued from page 1) transportation, to run errands and go about their business.

In 2017, after a year of consultation with the Central Ontario ATV Club, council gave ATVs permission to use a certain number of township roads.

That route was altered later that year to allow riders into New Lowell. The

last online survey was conducted in September 2016, in which only a 4.7 per cent response was achieved.

Supporting Paterson on the yay side was Deputy Mayor Barry Burton and Councillor Doug McKechnie.

Burton said he is in support of a proper survey that is specifically targeted toward residents of Clearview,

using a platform more substantial than an online survey.

“We need to get an accurate idea of where the public stands. There is large opposition to it. I know the ATVers don’t want to hear that,” said Burton. “The only way we can make an educated decision is to have a survey. We owe it to the public to have a survey or a public meeting or both.”

McKechnie agreed, saying, “We should take our time. As council we need to put on our big boy pants and our big girl pants and get together. We owe it to our residents to do this properly.”

He said with the imminent adoption of Bill 107 (Getting Ontario Moving Act), the province is set to open up many municipal roads to off-road vehicles.

“By doing it this way, if we do it properly and we do open up all the roads, which is my intention – and I don’t see any good reason for not

doing so, perhaps there is but I haven’t seen it – then we will have no reason to revisit, it’s dealt with, it’s done with,” said Broderick.

“It’s a form of transportation. People would rather use it than their car. It’s more fuel efficient than their car. It’s more fun than their car. So where’s the harm? It’s not taking anything away from anybody. It’s just adding to.”

All the rules of the roads apply when ATVs are driven on roads, including licence and insurance. With regard to speed, an ATV can travel 50 km/h where the speed limit is 50 km/h or higher and 20 km/h where the speed limit if less than 50 km/h.

All feedback can be directed to council@clearview.ca. To comment on public record via council’s public participation period, fill out the form at www.clearview.ca/governmentcommittees/council.

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Bylaw helps secure payouts for fire department

by Trina Berlo Clearview council has passed a bylaw that will allow the municipality to go after insurance payouts for fire service that are issued to the homeowner instead of the fire department.

Fire Chief Roree Payment recommended to council members at their August 10 meeting that they pass the cost recovery fee bylaw to provide another avenue to collect expenses incurred by the fire department in the event that an insurance company pays directly to the policy holder, who in turn does not remit them to the municipality.

Payment reported that the fire department recoups about $25,000 each year through insurance claims, which helps reduce the impact of fire services on taxpayers.

Since 2013, the municipality has been involved with Fire Marque, which specializes in cost recovery for fire departments.

“Over the past seven years many insurance companies have challenged the process even though coverage is included in most policies for this purpose,” reported Payment. “In a recent case in Southern Ontario the insurance company paid the recoverable fee directly to the policy holder who refused to forward the payment on to the municipality. The municipality challenged this non-payment through the Ontario Court system which found that although the insurance company

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HELP WANTED

PART TIME CREDIT MANAGER: Collecting accounts, notes and mortgages plus other duties in office. Legal experience helpful. Must be kind, diplomatic, but firm. Ask for Fred.

Hamilton Bros.

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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.

It's a boy!

BRYN MILLSAP & BRODIE LIDDLE are proud to announce the arrival of baby Liddle.

GRANGER DEAN LIDDLE arrived on August 7, 2020 at 2:30am weighing 8lbs 9oz at the Sudbury Health Science North Hospital.

Both families are overjoyed by the arrival of a happy healthy baby boy.

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Garry Stamp, Owner/Operator

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

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INSURANCE BROKERS

1-(800) 392-1151

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CREWSON

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

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(705) 466-5807 Licensed and insured

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THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, August 14, 2020 •

SERVICES

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.

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.

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

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 519-375-0958.

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

DINING OUT

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

705-466-5621.

NOTICE

CREEMORE LEGION CLOSED until Mid-October. The Creemore Legion Branch Management Committee met August 6th to discuss renovations required to meet Provincial COVID-19 protocols and when the Branch might re-open for normal activities. After due consideration, it was agreed it was too early to assess how new COVID-19 cases were being affected by the newly planned Provincial retail and school openings.

In the interests of the public, it was decided to reconvene The Committee on October 6th to determine the effectiveness of Provincial Stage-3 protocols, and that no activities will take place at the Legion Branch until October 15th, at the earliest. In the meantime, please stay safe and follow recommended COVID-19 protocols.

Doug Mills, Creemore Legion Public Relations Officer

ELLIOTT, George Albert. On August 4th, 2020 at Soldier's Memorial Hospital in Orillia, George passed away peacefully with family by his side. He was in his 95th year, and was a proud Canadian Veteran who served in WWII. Born in London, Ontario to William George Daniel Elliott, and Annie Elizabeth Elliott. George was the last survivor of 3 children.

By the time he was a teenager, he had moved to the Sault Ste. Marie area. He worked at several jobs including a hunting and fishing guide, a lumberjack, and a railway worker for the ACR (Algoma Centre Railway).

By the time he was 18, he joined the Army with the RCR's, “The Royal Canadian Regiment” in Base Borden. George always had an interest in firearms, so he quickly rose through the ranks to became a “Small Arms Instructor.” This included; rifle, handguns, machine guns, grenades and mortars.

After the war, in 1947 he married a local girl from Glencairn, Caroline Elizabeth Elliott, (nee Madill). They bought a 50-acre farm near Clougher, which is just south of Carol's parents farm. This is where they raised their family. George returned to Base Borden and acquired a position with the Canadian Civil Service as a “Building Services Manger” which included the training Base in Meaford.

George also joined the EMO – (Emergency Measures Organization ) with the Alliston Police.

George retired in 1979 to Midhurst, Ontario but continued to stay active. He became a security guard for Georgian College.

He was a proud father of five children, and is survived by his wife Carol, and children, Lynda Gayle Elliott (Robert), William George Elliott (Louise), Patricia Diane Elliott (Dwayne), Susan Colleen Elliott (Alfred), and Kevin James Elliott.

(Carole). He was adored by his five grandchildren: Daniel William George Elliott, Brian Steven Sean Elliott, Jennifer Elizabeth Boggan, Jessica Lynn Boggan, and Michael Anthony Elliott Tan. Plus three great grandchildren: Owen Daniel Elliott, Eddie David George Elliott, and Jacob Brian Elliott.

George's favourite pastimes were hunting and fishing, gardening, camping, and snowshoeing. An avid reader of history and geography, he enjoyed TV nature programs, and current affairs.

In accordance with George's wishes, cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Life will be held a later date when the COVID-19 pandemic will allow some of the family to return to Canada. Internment will take place at Stayner Union Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in George's memory to the Cancer Society of Canada, or a charity of your choice. This would be greatly appreciated.

George will be forever remembered for his jokes and stories.

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CELEBRATION OF LIFE

Reg Young is having a celebration of life for his wife Mazie Young on August 15 between 2-4 p.m. at 7755 15/16 Sideroad RR2 Creemore (1 mile East of Glen Huron) Please bring lawn chairs and face masks.

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The family of TOM MONTGOMERY expresses our most sincere thanks to family and friends who offered support and comfort during the passing of our husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. The items of food, phone calls, texts, posts on social media, cards, flowers and donations made in Tom's memory are greatly appreciated. Thank you to the Creemore firefighters, paramedics and police for their compassionate assistance at a difficult time. Our appreciation to Rev. Jane Sullivan of the Creemore/New Lowell United Church for her loving tribute and to the staff of Fawcett Funeral Home, especially Jim Henderson, for their thoughtfulness and guidance.

June, Barb, Jane, Margie, Merle and families

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PHELPS, June Marian (Shaw) born June 12, 1939 in Barrie, Ontario, passed away on August 3, 2020.

While in fine health and enjoying life and family, June suffered a sudden and untreatable stroke in her beloved garden near Creemore. Together with Bill, her husband and beloved life partner of 57 years, they raised three wonderful children, Stephanie Phelps (Toronto), Debbie Ford (Denver) and Glen Phelps (Calgary), and then embraced their spouses, Paul Ford and Julia Phelps. “Grammy” shared cottaging, sports, games, crafts and other family activities with her grandchildren, Alexandra and Michael Ford and Benjamin and Maggie Phelps. June, with Bill, enjoyed her extended family and many friends in Creemore, throughout Ontario, and in Maple Leaf Estates, Florida. In addition to gardening, her favourite pastimes included cottaging, pottery, painting, travelling, renovating, entertaining, and planning. She was an accomplished skier at Devil's Glen Ski Club and golfer at Mad River Golf Club. After high school in Orillia, June graduated from Nursing at Toronto East General Hospital in 1960 and completed post graduate studies at the University of Western Ontario in 1961. June and Bill married on July 6, 1963 and established their home in Toronto. June practiced nursing at Toronto General Hospital and then, while raising a family, made major contributions to parentteacher associations, Eglinton St. George’s United Church, and The Junior League, the Toronto Garden Club, and chaired the Board of Victoria Day Care. She was predeceased by her brother, Lawrence Shaw, and is survived by her brothers, Martin Shaw (Antoinette) and Gerald Shaw (Barbara) and sister-in-law Eleanor Shaw of Orillia. She was pre-deceased by her brother-in-law, Tom Phelps, and will be missed by her brother and sisters in law, Ross and Joanne Phelps, Mary Girard and Isabell Phelps. A family funeral and internment was held in Orillia on August 10th in Orillia. The family hopes to hold a Celebration of June’s Life as restrictions on gatherings lift next year. We will miss June and keep her in our hearts forever. Donations in June’s memory can be made to Collingwood Marine and General Hospital, or St. John’s United Church in Creemore, Ontario. Messages of condolence are welcomed at www. mundellfuneralhome.com.

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• THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, August 14, 2020

As more businesses and services reopen, we must all continue our efforts to protect each other.

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Continue to practice physical distancing, stay two metres apart even in gatherings.

Wear a face covering where physical distancing is a challenge or where required.

Continue to wash hands frequently.

Get tested if you are worried you may have COVID-19, or have been exposed to the virus.

Inside or out, stay safe.

Save lives.

Visit ontario.ca/coronavirus Paid for by the Government of Ontario

Take a virtual tour of new Stayner library The Clearview Public Library has posted a virtual tour of the new Stayner Branch of the Clearview Public Library.

The virtual tour highlights many of the COVID-19 outlines measures being implemented such as spacing of computers and the installation of glass partitions. The tour also highlights many of the facility improvements such as: lower shelving and wider aisles for accessibility and comfort; lounge area with fireplace; children’s area; lots of

public computer access throughout and a new printer; natural light and rural views from the large windows; tutorial and group study rooms with outlets and wireless internet access; new materials.

Late fees have been waived for the remainder of 2020 and curbside service will continue to be offered.

To view the virtual tour, visit www. clearview.ca/municipal-services/ public-library.