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Friday, September 4, 2020 Vol. 20 No. 36 www.creemore.com News and views in and around Creemore

INSIDE THE ECHO

Together But Apart

Farms For Change goes virtual PAGE 3

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Cardboard Castles Children's Emporium held a ribbon-cutting in 2006 to mark the store's opening with owner Laurie Copeland, husband Corey Finkelstein, daughter Sadie and nephew Carter Von Stackelberg. They recently recreated the photo, see page 2. When that store was closing Copeland seized the opportunity to take over the lease. She laughs, recalling how she went home and said to Finkelstein, “I just bought a business.” He wasn’t surprised, she said, laughing. It was at that location that Copeland built the cardboard castle of her dreams,

and where that iconic sign first went up. Within three weeks, Cardboard Castles Children’s Emporium was up and running. Copeland said she chose the moniker of emporium because she wanted the store to be a little bit of everything, for everybody. “I have been true to my vision from (See “Copeland” on page 2)

Nottawa fire sends students to Byng by Trina Berlo Nottawa Elementary School students displaced by an August 13 fire that broke out on the roof of the school will be spending the first month of the school year at the recently shuttered Byng Public School in Stayner. Superintendent Michael Giffen said about 300 students will be bussed to the Stayner school until repairs to the Nottawa school are complete,

hopefully at the beginning of October. “…Families certainly can be assured that regardless of the change in location the staff is working very hard to make it a safe, supportive and inclusive welcome to all the Nottawa families. We appreciate their understanding and their patience,” said Giffen. The fire, which was caused by workers, caused extensive smoke

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Toy store aimed to inspire play by Trina Berlo Visitors to Cardboard Castles Children’s Emporium who are used to seeing the shelves packed with a large selection of items to inspire play will be sad to see them near empty as Creemore’s popular toy store prepares to close its doors later this month. Owner Laurie Copeland admits the decision to close the store was not made lightly and there have been some tears, on both sides of the counter. “I have had the privilege of watching all of the children in the community grow up. That’s what I’ll take with me,” she said. Copeland opened the store in 2006, when her daughter was two. Sadie, now 16 and sometimes found working there, grew up in the store. Copeland says the business has been part of her family life, with husband Corey Finkelstein taking an active role. She said there was never any clear deliniation between family and work, everything blended together, and it was not unheard of that family dinner consisted of everyone coming together for take-out pizza at the store, when there was evening work to be done. Copeland said she hadn’t realized her desire to run a toy store until she saw a children’s furnishings store by the name of Wee Wonders open on the main street, at 146 Mill St.

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damage. “The nature of the work is restoration and repair, essentially due to smoke damage,” said Giffen. “Crews are working diligently to work through this and to restore the school.” Because Byng only closed in the spring, there was minimal work required to furnish the classrooms and get it ready to welcome students once more.

Simcoe Muskoka sees increase in cases of COVID-19 by Trina Berlo The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting a significant increase in local cases of COVID-19. Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Charles Gardner reported 25 new cases in the region since the week prior. “I think it’s worth noting that this is a very substantial increase in our case count. We’ve not had a weekly increase of this magnitude since June 21,” said Gardner. In that week there were 40 confirmed cases. He said we are still below the provincial average in weekly incidences. As of presstime on Thursday, the total case count for Simcoe Muskoka is 716. There are no new deaths and two people currently in hospital. He is urging people to stay the course, following health protocols, especially as students and teachers return to school next week. “We continue to work closely with the school boards. We are building up our own internal team and hiring staff in order to do our part to protect the schools. Gardner said they now have outbreak guidelines from the province and are working to tailor them to local needs. There will be an onus on parents and guardians to assess students’ health before sending them to school. The health unit is asking parents keep students home if they are exhibiting any of the respiratory type symptoms. They should report symptoms to the school, possibly seek testing and selfmonitor. They are to remain home until they are symptom-free for a period of 24 hours. This does not apply to recurring allergies. Parent resources will be posted at www.simcoemuskokahealth.org.

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Copeland taking time for family

(Continued from page 1) the beginning – offering unique and affordable items that cater to the idea of play,” said Copeland. From day one, she didn’t carry any licensed toys that people could get at the big box stores. She carried a unique selection of wooden toys, eco friendly products, and avoided a lot of plastic, all products that were trickier to find back then. The carefully curated stock is what made Cardboard Castles into a destination store for discerning shoppers. Copeland said the community welcomed her with open arms and she eagerly got involved by joining the BIA. Copeland also launched the Creemore Children’s Festival in 2011 and it continued to grow, attracting thousands of people to the main street, which was closed to vehicles and opened to free activities and entertainment. She said it was the realization of her dream to provide something really special for kids. “I always thought of it as a gift back to the community,” said Copeland. She decided not to hold the event in 2019, choosing to take a break and regroup. Copeland said her decision to close the store isn’t about money or lack of sales. She says any perception that the business is folding is false, saying there is vitality in the community and retail can be strong although it may not make one rich. She says the pandemic has changed retail but it is not the reason for the closure either. “COVID definitely changed retail and how we operate. It’s sad that I can no longer hold babies that come in and give the kids high-fives, and that’s what it was all about,” said Copeland. It is more a matter of timing.

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Now: Cardboard Castles Children's Emporium owner Laurie Copeland, husband Corey Finkelstein, daughter Sadie and nephew Carter Von Stackelberg. “It is absolutely about taking some time for myself and to help launch Sadie into the world,” said Copeland. “It’s a big commitment,” she said of running a small business. “And I was all in. I didn’t want to compromise the attention to detail.”

Copeland is retaining the name Cardboard Castles Children’s Emporium and has future plans for the brand. However, she is happy to hint at the possibility of another toy store opening in town, which she knows her customers will be happy to hear.

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New Farm finds a way to come together by Trina Berlo The New Farm has found a way to hold its Farms for Change event, hoping people will come together, even though they are apart. New Farm owners Gillian Flies and Brent Preston are offering up a twist on the popular culinary and concert event held each summer at their Dunedin farm, opting for a interactive online experience later this month. “The love coming back around this event is great and we’re trying to draw people in. We have this amazing group of people that comes together every year and we don’t want to lose that,” said Flies. “We’re coming back strong next year, but we don’t want to miss this opportunity to come together.” Before the pandemic hit, elements of this year’s event were already in place – the chefs were in, Sarah Harmer was booked to headline – and then it suddenly became apparent that with COVID-19 restrictions, the fundraising event which attracts more than 1,000 attendees could not go ahead. In addition, the pandemic hit the restaurants really hard. Flies said they missed going into the growing season this year without having the event to kick it off. Over the years the event has raised more than $1 million to support community food centres, beginning with a partnership with The Stop Community Food Centre. The money is used to purchase vegetables from local organic producers, including The New Farm, and get it to those in need. “And it has been a really challenging year for us, on the farm. A lot of our business is with restaurants and events and we could do any of that,” said Flies. “At the same time that this is happening The Stop has a 38 per cent increase in people trying to access their services, a huge increase in demand for food, and people not being able to afford it.” “Our sales have been really struck so it would be a positive thing for our farm, but we also couldn’t leave them hanging after 10 years of sending this beautiful food, in the year that they needed it the most.” She said they reached out to sponsors and partners and found they were in full support of some

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Sarah Harmer, seen here making a guest appearance on The New Farm stage with 2017 headliner Joel Plaskett, was to be the Farms for Change 2020 performer. She is one of three musicians to create playlists for this month's virtual interactive event.

Acknowledging that at its core, the event is about coming together as a community and eating really good food, and enjoying music, the idea was borne to have participants cook along with long-time participant Richmond Station Chef Carl Heinrich. Participants will sign up to receive a four-course food box. It will contain charcuterie, and a prepared dessert plus New Farm greens and the ingredients needed to prepare a meal along with Heinrich, who will be broadcast live from the New Farm Kitchen, where he will be hanging out with Flies and Preston. The box will also include beverages – Creemore beer, Neal Brothers de-alcoholised beer, and Dillon’s signature cocktails. For music, playlists have been created by Sarah Harmer and past performers Sam Roberts, and Paul Langlois of The Tragically Hip. They have also come up with the idea of a golden ticket, which will result in random boxes being sent out containing additional prizes including footwear from Blundstone, Glerups and gift certificates for local businesses, donated by the Creemore BIA. The interactive virtual event happens from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, but the video will be available to watch afterwards for those who can’t follow along live. Participants will be encouraged to engage by commenting and sending in photos. The cost is $99 per meal, with the option of adding Farms for Change 2020 – Together but Apart event T-shirts to the order. To purchase, visit thenewfarm.ca/farms-for-change. For those who cannot participate there is an option to donate online at ca.gofundme.com/f/farms-for-change-2020. Donors will also be entered in the golden ticket draw.

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OPINION THE WAY WE WERE

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Creemore Citizen's Band, Barrie, Ont. July 12, 1926. Photo submitted by Norma Friest.

Lack of school creates back-to-school challenges LOCAL HISTORY

The first day of school in up by an inspector’s visit September 1917 may have who found the school was been chaotic. You see, there not conducted following was no school. The building regulations. As well the where the Creemore school was not heated well students attended in the in winter. A 1916 letter to spring had been torn down. the editor in the Creemore Helen A new one was being built Star discussed the problem. BLACKBURN but was far from completed. “...the vast majority of The classes were housed all mothers in Creemore dread over town. Some were in a building the approach of winter because they across from the Presbyterian church, know their children will pass so many some were in houses on Collingwood uncomfortable hours in the old school.” Street and Caroline Street, some were The school board members seemed in the room at the back of the Methodist willing to get a new and better school. (now United) Church and others were The board discussed the pros and in the Gospel Hall that is now a house cons of putting on an addition to the on the south end of Mill Street. current school or to build a new one. The need for a new school had The decision to build a new school become apparent for some time. The prevailed. A site for the new school one in use was built in 1881 was was chosen on Wellington Street modern for its time but now the needs across from the Baptist Church. One of the community were greater. Classes trustee didn’t agree with that choice beyond grade 8 were becoming more enumerating several objections: low popular and room was needed for ground and the noise from Hisey’s their classes. As well, the building Mill. However, The Board requested was not meeting the standards of the the Council to issue $10,000 worth time. As early as 1904 the sanitary of debentures which Council did inspector found the outhouses in an willingly. What followed was a “hot” unsanitary condition. The classrooms meeting with certain citizens declaring were overcrowded. Accommodation that Creemore citizens would not want for some high school classes had to pay the extra taxes generated by a to be found in a private home. The new school. desires of the community were backed That was in 1912. Whatever

The new school pictured in the background of Eva Somerville, teacher and principal, 1917-1918. happened in the interval between 1912 and 1916 it was reported that the Board was giving considerations to a new school. An application was made to the Village of Creemore for $16,000 to be raised by 30-year debentures. It wasn’t until almost a year later that the tender of Joseph Akitt for $17,940 was accepted for the construction of a new school. Things happened quickly then. The footing were completed by

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the beginning of May, 1917. The old school was torn down and the pupils were moved to makeshift quarters. By the end of 1917 just a few jobs remained to be completed in the new school. The coal was still outside covered with snow and had to be moved inside. The outhouses from the old school were sold for $5 each and the ground leveled over the holes. Finally the sale of the old school furnishings was slated for the end of January. The school was a tribute to the School Board and the people of Creemore. While not of use now in 2020 it stands there as solid as a rock, a building that housed several generations of school children. The following is a description of the official opening taken from an enthusiastic report on the Creemore Star.. “The event passed off with a zest that speaks well for the coming prosperity of its workings. The one hundred pupils and thirty-two high school pupils will be given the chance of success due to the new building and equipment. “The school house contains six classrooms, two halls, two teachers’ rooms as well as two playrooms in the basement. The rooms are all equipped with slate blackboards, which are not (See “New” on page 10)

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LETTERS

Surveys have proven valuable in understanding public will

Editor: I wholeheartedly support Thom Patterson’s wish to properly survey our Clearview community on their views on allowing ATVs unfettered access to our roads and trails. Moreover, I agree with many of the points made in your editorial of August 14 urging caution in moving forward too quickly with such a contentious issue. Surveys have proved to be a valuable aid to councils, organizations and the media in better understanding the will of the people in our region. Assuming that councillors agree that they represent their constituents and their views, why would they not want to know the opinions on ATVs of the majority of their citizens, not just a few letters from those with an axe to

grind or a buck to make? Surveys have been used extensively in Southern Georgian Bay to better understand what its citizens feel about issues that face the community. Over the last 15 years, many surveys have been conducted throughout our region. In each case the surveys were conducted among a sample of about 400 or more residents in Southern Georgian Bay and proved valuable to those organizations in making decisions that properly reflected their communities interests and wishes. Given these surveys do not constitute a plebiscite, where the results have to be acted on, but simply deeper insight and guidance in making decisions that reflect the majority of citizens, and not the wishes of a vocal

few, what are the councilors afraid of? Democracy? And who ever the integrity commissioner is, fire him or her because they are a disgrace to their office, if they cannot see the clear conflict of interest with a councillor with a pecuniary interest in ATVs, who brings forth an ATV motion to dramatically expand ATV use in our environmentally sensitive township. To the new groups that have formed to fight this motion, do know that if you can raise the funds, you can have the same professionally conducted survey to establish the community’s views on this issue you feel so strongly about. Jeff Shearer, Nottawa.

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Editor: I was sad to read about the closing of Cardboard Castles, it was such an interesting store. We would like to thank Laurie, Corey and Sadie for all they have brought and done for our village. Best wishes on your next endeavours. Garry and Colleen Stamp, Creemore.

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Allowing ORVs on trails endangers walkers, cyclists Clearview needs a bylaw that expressly prohibits recreational offroad vehicle (ORV) use on roads in the various settlement areas, on high traffic volume roads like our north-south lines and on Clearview’s trails and unopened road allowances. When the provincial government announced that it would eventually be removing the general prohibition against all ORVs on municipal roads (unless permitted by a local bylaw), the government expressed the opinion that municipalities are in the best position to decide if and how off-road vehicles can be safely integrated into their own communities. In other words, there would not be a one-size-fits-all approach. Nor would on road ORV use be mandatory. Instead the local councils, listening to their residents, were given the responsibility for making the best local choices. What do Chris Lawrie and Councillor John Broderick (the local ATV/ORV dealer and a longtime director of the Ontario Federation of ATV clubs) see as the appropriate local choice? Access to all roads and all trails in Clearview, expressly including in all settlement areas (Creemore, New Lowell, Duntroon, Nottawa, Singhampton, Stayner and Sunnidale Corners.) What does this mean? Large and noisy ATVs and ORVs charging up and down in front of your houses and along Mill Street at all hours of the day and night, if

CARA Corner Councillor Broderick gets his way! As we know, many of our Creemore streets and the nearby sideroads do not have sidewalks, so allowing reckless ATV/ ORV drivers on our municipal roads presents a significant safety hazard to local residents. Walkers and cyclists currently enjoy access to a number of trails in Clearview Township, including the Bruce Trail and its offshoots, the Clearview EcoPark Loop, the Clearview Collingwood Train Trail spanning from Collingwood to Stayner, and the 250-metre Clearview Story Book Trail that has storyboards approximately 30 inches from the ground, perfect for young children to look at the pictures and read the stories. Go to www.discoverclearview.ca for a description of all trails in Clearview Township. Why endanger walkers and cyclists and ruin these trails by giving access to these trails to ATVs and even larger side-by-sides? Municipalities were also given the power to prohibit ATV/ORV use outright. All ATV/ORV use on municipal roads and trails is prohibited in Collingwood, Mulmur, Essa, King, Mono, Selwyn and Tiny townships, being municipalities with councils that value public safety, rural character and environmental integrity. If local ATV users were being reasonable, they would not be

demanding ATV/ORV access to all the trails and all residential roads and all unopened road allowances. In 2017, the reasonable ATV users asked for a specific and limited route that excluded all settlement areas and all trails, and the former Clearview Council agreed to permit such limited access. The balance represented in that compromise decision should remain in effect.

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Assessing transportation options

As kids head back to school, and many people head back to work, we’re shifting our focus to transportation. One of the major contributors to climate change, transportation is another place we can rethink our footprint, and get ourselves on the right track (pun totally intended). In 2018, 25 per cent of Canada’s gHg emissions were from transportation. From 1990 to 2018, emissions from transportation rose by 53 per cent. Rurally, we are challenged with the limited options available. Seriously tackling the climate footprint of transportation requires infrastructure investment in passenger rail, buses, and readily available charging stations for electric vehicles. It also has to be convenient, and timely. Taking two hours to get somewhere you could drive to in 15 minutes isn’t an incentive for people. It has to be not only an ethical choice, but a logical, viable choice. So, voicing your opinions to your government officials is important. We need better options. Not only is passenger transportation a concern, but the increase in freight and shipping with online shopping, and a global marketplace has had serious impacts on our emissions.

52 Weeks of Climate Action challenge A shift toward electric vehicles and hybrids for commercial vehicles needs to be part of the plan. There are things we can do as individuals though, while we’re waiting for corporations and the government to take action. This month, we’ll re-evaluate how we get from A to B, and what we do along the way that could impact our carbon footprint. Sept. 2: This one is for people returning to regular routines! Leave reusable cups, dishes, serviettes and cutlery at work for greener lunches and coffee breaks. Sept. 9: Do not use a drive-though this week – take your own travel mug (if allowed) and go inside. Drivethrough restaurants result in increased waste, but more importantly, cause an increase in pollution from idling cars. After 10 seconds it is better to turn off the engine on a gas car. Ditch them for one week (good); one month (better); forever (best). Even better, bring your own lunch, snacks and drinks from home. Less waste, less pollution, healthier food.

Sept. 16: Look at all the places you would normally drive to in next week’s schedule. Is there one event that you could get to without your car? Carpool (good); Bus (better); Walk/bike (best). Set the groundwork for that event. Talk to a friend about carpooling. Look up the bus schedule. Get on your bike and ride! World No Car Day is Sept. 22. Sept. 23: Plan to Carpool (good), Bus (better), Walk/bike (best) to at least one event this week, and leave your vehicle at home. Sept. 30: Set an Active Transportation or Carpooling goal. Example: I will walk/bike to all places within a 15-minute walk of home. If you want a third party to help determine the walk time, you can use Google Maps. If you live outside of a town, set a carpooling goal (i.e., carpool one day per week). Find carpool buddies who have the same schedule as you do. If you are in an area without a bus, call your town this week and see if you can get on a bus route. It’s a good option now, and remember, buses will be electric and emissions-free in the future.

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Good news graffiti by Bonnie MacPherson The Clearview Township Department of Parks, Culture and Recreation wants to see your sidewalk art. Until Sept. 11, Clearview youth and families are invited to create messages of joy and positivity in sidewalk chalk anywhere it is safe and legal to do so, and share images on social media using the hashtag #ChalkitupClearview. The Department of Parks, Culture and Recreation operates the Clearview Youth Centre. Centre Coordinator, Courtney Rogers, says sidewalk chalk was included in last week’s Youth Activity Kit. This was the final installment of a program that saw 50 youth throughout the township receive a kit each week since mid-July. The kits were funded through the

Government of Canada Emergency Community Support Fund and the Community Foundation of Canada. Cardboard Castles in Creemore and Clearview Public Libraries assisted with content. Kits were designed to keep youth aged 12-18 connected and engaged after the Youth Centre was forced to suspend drop-in activities in March. Each one contained a snack, a craft, a mental health support and a recommended physical activity. One week, the physical activity was a badminton set. Another week included a “positive thoughts jar” for the mental health component. Rogers says response from youth and their families was very enthusiastic. The fact that 70 per cent of the kits were distributed to youth who had never attended the centre previously

New school boasts sanitary fountains, steam heating was a big success in terms of outreach for the centre. A scaled down version of the activity kit program will be launched for fall, with 150 kits versus the 350 kits allocated for summer. The Youth Centre is also making plans for a gradual resumption of drop-in services. Rogers says staff will present re-opening plans to township council on Sept. 14. Hopefully at that time they will get the go-ahead to resume on-site programming such as the cooking classes which are a perennial favourite. In addition to the supplies in the activity kit, sidewalk chalk is available free of charge from the township offices in Stayner or at branches of Clearview Public Library for anyone wishing to participate in Chalk it up Clearview.

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Volunteers gathered Tuesday at the new Clearview Community Church location in Nottawa to stuff 102 backpacks with school supplies, PPE, lunch bags and water bottles. The church has partnered with Collingwood Cares Community Outreach for its 2020 Pandemic Backpack Drive. The backpacks were than distributed to those in need in advance of the first week of school. Coordinator Jasmine MacLellan said this is the third year she has offered the backpack program but the need has increased this year, due to the pandemic.

(Continued from page 4) only a convenience but a hygienic necessity as far as the children’s eyes are concerned. The spacious halls provide excellent opportunity for orderly admitting and dismissing of the pupils. In the schoolhouse as everywhere, health is the first consideration. This is illustrated by the two playrooms in the basement in which children can combine fun with comfort in bad weather. Again the fact is illustrated by the sanitary drinking fountains throughout the building and once again in the splendid ventilation system in which a continuous current of foul air passes out. The steam heating system is easily regulated as economically as any could be and is meeting the requirements of the building wonderfully. “A glance of the outside of the building forms the ‘fine’ of our picture. It presents a main building 75 feet by 38 feet, having to the north and forming the front, a wing 40 by 25 feet, on each side of which is a porch 10 by 15 feet. This is topped off by a bell tower.” The bell in the tower graced the top of the previous school and the money to pay for it had been raised by the local people. And of course, now, it graces the hall of our current school. Inspector Isaac Day was given the honour of delivering the opening address. He had been the first principal when the 1881 school was new. His remarks were very complimentary about the new building and said it was one of the finest in the country. He claimed a good education is by far the best gift a parent or a community can give their children. The newspaper article ended with a tribute to townsman, Joseph Akitt, who carried out the work in such a splendid manner and at such a small cost, $18,000. His business ability was a marvel.

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SEASONED FIREWOOD. Sold as bush cord. Call 705-627-2676. DRY HARDWOOD 2 Years seasoned, $370/ bush cord. FREE delivery and volume discount. Complete Woodlot Management, 519-986-2474. 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.

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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. SMITH’S LAWN CARE is now booking for fall cleanup and winter work including snow removal and renovations. Call today at 705-8887092.

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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. LOOKING FOR 3 BEDROOM HOUSE RENTAL November 2020 to June 2021. Timing flexible. Looking around Creemore, Mulmur, Shelbourne, Flesherton, Markdale, Meaford, Thornbury, The Blue Mountains. Please call Adriana at 416-315-8483.

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PART TIME POSITION with tree removal and pruning company. No experience necessary. Drivers license required. Call Al 705-305-4420. Looking for extra cash this fall? D&C Vander Zaag Farms is HIRING DZ DRIVERS starting Sept. 15. No lifting, local driving. Come join a great team! 2 weeks work or longer avail. Call Adam at 519-939-3003. POTATO HARVESTERS FOR A FULL TIME SEASONAL POSITION beginning mid September. Please email your resume to attention Mark Rutledge at rutledgefarms@gmail.com or text 519-939-8650. Steer Enterprises Ltd. has an immediate opening for a FULL TIME SHIPPING AND RECEIVING ASSISTANT. Duties include parts warehouse responsibilities and driving of parts pick-up & deliveries. The ability to lift heavy materials and 2 3 are required. 4 a1clean driving record Email a resume to info@steer.ca or 3 6 1 4 drop it off in person.

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LAWTON, Evelyn passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at Blue Mountain Manor in Stayner in her 95th year. Beloved wife of the late Rick Lawton (2003). Evelyn was born in Toronto to parents the late Joe & Jessie Kent. She is survived and remembered by her sister Marg (Colin) Baillie and their son Steven; predeceased by brother Jimmy and sister Dorothy “Dollie.” She will be deeply missed by her dear friends Bill and Sandy. Evelyn was a longtime employee of Sears in Toronto and called both Glen Huron and Creemore home for many years. She was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 397 and was a bingo lover at heart. As per her wishes cremation has taken place and a celebration of life will be held when conditions permit. In lieu of flowers donations in memory of Evelyn may be made to a charity of choice. Friends may visit Evelyn’s online Book of Memories at www.fawcettfuneralhomes.com.

FUNDRAISING

FRIENDS OF THE EAST NOTTAWASAGA CEMETERY on Fairgrounds Road have begun fundraising for this year. 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.

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