November 13, 2020

The Creemore

ECHO

Friday, November 13, 2020 Vol. 20 No. 46 www.creemore.com News and views in and around Creemore

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4-way stop approved for problem intersection

Staff photo: Trina Berlo

Creemore Legion member Norm Nordstrom lays a wreath at the Cenotaph Wednesday on behalf of the Government of Canada. For more photos, see page 6.

Condos now marketed as The Brix

by Trina Berlo Developers of an approved condominium complex in Creemore are asking council to approve a change to the plan.

MDM Developments has taken over the project developed by Creemore resident Doug MacIntosh at the corner of Mary Street and Edward Street East.

The new developer is asking for approval to build the 72 condo units in two three-storey buildings instead of three.

The development, formerly known as the Meadows of Creemore, is now being marketed as The Brix, modern terrace suites starting from the $500s coming spring 2021.

MDM Developments describes it as (See “Developers” on page 2)

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The Brix may appear to be a new development coming to the corner of Mary Street and Edwards Street East in Creemore but it has been in the works since 2004.

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by Trina Berlo Councillor John Lamers received unanimous support for his Nov. 9 motion to install a four-way stop with red flashing light at the corner of Hogback Road and Sunnidale Concession 2, near New Lowell.

“Anybody that’s been down that road knows that there is a problem there. The sightlines are terrible. The angles are terrible, and they are both 80 km/h roads,” said Lamers. “I hate going through that intersection, along with a lot of other people. It’s just a bad intersection, the way it’s laid out.”

Deputy director of public works Dan Perrault said he asked the OPP for the stats on the intersection and reported there have been six collisions there in the past five years.

Deputy Mayor Barry Burton has championed many of the other stop signs that have been installed in Creemore. He said local residents are asking council to do something about it.

“I know it’s always a question, are stop signs the right thing to do? I think in this case it’s the right thing to do,” said Burton.

“Studies show improper placement of four-way stops actually increase accidents. The goal is safety and staff would appreciate being able to provide a report,” said director of public works Mike Rawn. “We have expertise inhouse. I want to be able to sleep at night.”

Mayor Doug Measures commended Lamers for bringing the issue to the table, saying the problem should have been handled a long time ago.

“I do think it’s time this council, community and township step up and do something about that intersection. I don’t know if it’s the right thing or the wrong thing to do at this point. I am no traffic expert either,” he said.

Council also discussed lighting the intersection, improving the sightlines by removing some of the trees, and possibly realigning the intersection.

Councillor John Broderick suggested a roundabout may be a good solution.

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• THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, November 13, 2020

ATV charges laid on county trails

Developers hope to rejig plan (Continued from page 1) modern spacious maintenance-free suites that pair perfectly with four-season adventure and picturesque charm, in historic downtown Creemore.

Meadows of Creemore has been on the books since 2004 and was the subject of several OMB appeals.

The project finally received approval in 2017.

Cameron Sellers, with Innovative Planning Solutions on behalf of MDM Developments, said the

smaller of the three buildings (with 18 units) was the subject of much opposition. He said the developer has consulted with township staff, Creemore and Area Residents Association and neighbours in the vicinity.

“We have received overwhelming feedback that the elimination of the third building is in the best interest of everyone,” said Sellers.

The plan does allow for underground parking.

Design details are still being worked out.

On Nov. 8, Huronia West OPP, along with Central Ontario ATV club trail wardens conducted several hours of patrol on the Simcoe County Forests trails on behalf of the Simcoe County Forestry Department.

Officers were once again enforcing the trail permit requirements that off-road vehicles display a trail permit to use the designated trails for recreational use.

As a result about 120 off-road vehicles were stopped for inspection resulting in 12 recreational vehicles being charged and fined $215 for not having a trail permit. OPP also charged three ATV operators with having no insurance. Numerous operators were in full compliance with all laws.

The OPP along with their partners at COATV, SCORRA and Simcoe County would like to thank those individuals for following the rules, operating their vehicles in a safe manner and being courteous toward other trail users.

Police would like to remind individuals that under provincials laws a helmet, licence plate, registration, insurance and driver’s licence are required when operating off-road vehicles on public trails, road allowances and Simcoe County Forests. They must be presented to an officer upon demand.

Trail permits can be purchased from OFATV (ofatv.org) and OFTR (oftr.ca).

Anyone with information about suspected unlawful activity is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, visit Crime Stoppers at www.crimestopperssdm.com or call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

OPP respond to hunting complaints Approved plan

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Nottawa development still on hold

by Bonnie MacPherson The request for a five-year extension to a Draft Plan Approval for Nottawa sparked a larger discussion about development in Clearview at the Oct. 26 meeting of Clearview council.

The Delzotto development proposal for approximately 500 residential units has been on the books since 2006, but challenges with providing municipal water and sewer services are still not resolved.

Deputy Mayor Barry Burton pointed out that several property owners in Nottawa who have expressed a desire to sever lots and build using private services are being held up by the pending development.

Burton asked if it is realistic to expect shovels in the ground within the next five years.

Mara Burton, the township’s Director of

Community Services says services to the proposed development could be extended from the Town of Collingwood. Collingwood has commenced a water treatment Environmental Assessment, but the process to come up with a preferred solution could take 18-24 months. The solution would then need to be funded and built. She suggests that the horizon may well be greater than five years, but that it seems diligent to keep the Delzotto plan alive until the larger Clearview Plan is approved.

CAO Steve Sage weighed in and suggested that council must decide whether they want to service the Nottawa area and if the answer is yes, then the Delzotto development could be a great partner. In the end, council voted to extend the Draft Plan Approval to 2025.

Huronia West OPP are responding daily to hunting related calls for service.

Police officers will often receive calls for people hunting on private property. When investigated, some hunters actually have the expressed permission of the landowner, but there are some who will enter upon a property without permission causing a property owner to call police. The end result could be charges being laid under the Trespass to Property Act or removal from the property with a caution issued for the individual or individuals not to return.

Anyone who discharges a firearm is responsible for any projectile coming from their weapon and they must be sure of their target. Therefore, hunting near homes or roads are located is strongly discouraged.

When hunting, firearms must always be pointed in a safe direction and hunters should be wearing bright orange clothing that readily identifies themselves to others that might be hunting in the same area. It is also strongly recommended that anyone who may be in an area where hunting is permitted to also wear orange coloured clothing so that they too can be seen.

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UPCOMING EVENTS Nov. 21 and 22

• Christmas shopping kick-off in Creemore. Enjoy the festive decor, buy great gifts, support local businesses and enter to win prizes at participating locations.

Friday, Dec. 4

• Light up the Night. Flick on your festive lights at 6:30 p.m. and enjoy a stroll through the village.

Enter the crazy hat contest virtually by posting a picture using #CreemoreLovesXmas. Contact tsocinfo@gmail.com to book an appointment to stroll through the light display at the Station on the Green.

Saturday, Dec. 5

• Be part of the Creemore BIA Stationary Parade.

Businesses and individuals across Clearview are invited to participate in this year's COVID version of the Annual Santa Claus Parade. For more info contact natalie@creemore.com or call 705-4669906.

We encourage you to follow all health and safety protocols and let The Creemore Echo know what events and activities are coming up.

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Clearview proceeds with traffic assessment study Creemore area councillor hopes for defined criteria for stop signs and other "traffic calming" measures

by Trina Berlo Clearview council considered the scope and methodology of its traffic assessment study at the Nov. 9 meeting.

Burnside and Associates engineer Henry Centen made a presentation saying, the goal of the study is to address safety concerns related to speeding and characteristics of township roads. Analysis and recommendations will be completed based on the traffic data and collision data provided for 44 locations in the township road network.

The traffic study was proposed

by Creemore area councillor Thom Paterson after a series of complaints and requests for traffic calming at specific problem intersections resulted in council approving a number of stop signs and lowering speed limits.

“One of the things I hope we end up with is a set of common criteria that allows us to – instead of responding to ones and twos for traffic management – that we had a set criteria that we could refer back to for the public – why we make these decisions, and sometimes

Staff photo: Trina Berlo

Radar speed signs were installed throughout Clearview Township last year as a fist step in attempting to slow traffic. Speed is a big concern for local residents. why we don’t,” said Paterson.

The study will take into account complaints related to speed, traffic volumes, and safety; societal shifts to multi-modal travel (vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians, transit, other); equal sharing of right-of-way by all users; emphasis on reducing collisions resulting in injuries; human factors – driver expectations; disconnect between road design elements, land use planning and the resultant

safe operating speeds; potential for integration of new technologies to maintain safe traffic operations; need for practical and effective policy and procures, strategy for prioritizing initiatives, within limitations of budget and staff time.

Paterson said Creemore is experiencing that “societal shift to multi-modal travel.”

“The roads were designed for farm vehicles and much lower levels

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of traffic, not as much tourism and weekend traffic,” said Paterson. “I think we’re experiencing the two mindsets: Our roads are fine the way they are and the other extreme, they’re unbearable.”

Centen said with long stretches of straight paved roads and through traffic, there are speeding issues in the municipality.

The study will identify traffic calming measures and policy considerations, including road design, target speeds, and the potential impacts of traffic calming measures on reducing traffic volumes or diverting traffic to other routes.

“In an area, what is the reason for speeding and is it actually feasible to get the numbers down? All of these traffic calming mechanisms and postings will attempt to do that but they’re not in and of themselves often times the full solution so you are still going to have a potential for risk and for conflict,” said Centen.

Centen and council agreed to open the initial findings up to public comment, giving community members a chance to have input into any possible initiatives that come out of it.

Paterson is also hoping there is an opportunity to educate the public on how traffic is managed from a municipality’s perspective.

Region moves into the yellow, sees new restrictions

by Trina Berlo A drastic difference between the number of cases across the Simcoe-Muskoka region can be attributed to the proximity to the GTA, said Dr. Charles Gardner, medical officer of health.

While Simcoe County has logged 1,519 cases of COVID-19, as of presstime, Muskoka has only 83.

“There’s certainly a connection with these cases and travel to the GTA for work purposes or socializing purposes, becoming cases and then affecting the rest of the household,” said Gardner.

Because the region cannot be broken up into two distinct zones, the whole region is in the yellow on both the local dashboard and the province’s.

Simcoe Muskoka’s weekly incidence rate is now 27 per 100,000 population

but it has been as high as 50 per 100,000.

The region would move into the orange zone if the incidence rate gets to 40, and into the red if it reaches 100 per 100,000. Lockdown is imposed if trends continue to worsen after measures from the control levels are implemented.

The strengthened measures limit the number of people that may be seated together at a restaurant to six, and limits the volume of music so that people don’t have to raise their voices.

“I would urge, as a recommendation, that you stick to household members or, if you live alone, the adopted household you choose,” said Gardner. “Because you are closer than two metres with masks off, for eating.”

Recreational programs are limited to 10 people per room indoors and 25

outdoors, and the separation distance increases to three metres.

Establishments are also required to collect contact information for all seated patrons at restaurants and bars, fitness program participants, personal care services and many other businesses for contact tracing purposes.

Gardner said the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit will be proactively communicating with municipalities as they gain a better understanding of the new measures released last weekend.

He said the onus is on public health to augment the control measures put in place by the province if necessary, as has been demonstrated by some regions in the GTA. “I believe, that when you get to high levels we need more controls and that

kind of action, if the framework isn’t changed, will end up being required of local medical officers of health to look at what controls are needed,” said Gardner.

The high number of local cases, said Gardner are driven by workplace outbreaks, family clusters, and social contacts. Therefore, his key messages for flattening the second wave is to work remotely whenever possible, not to let one’s guard down in the workplace when it comes to the lunchroom or travelling in a vehicle with co-workers, screen for symptoms before going to work or school, be vigilant with hand hygiene and wear masks, or other PPE. Gardner said the advice coming from Canada’s medical officer of health is to wear a triple layer mask.

Public health order restricts indoor visits at LTC homes A class order under Section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act has been issued by Simcoe Muskoka’s Medical Officer of Health to immediately restrict all indoor visits at long-term care homes to one essential visitor at a time and suspend general visiting to protect the vulnerable elderly residents from COVID-19 transmission.

The order applies to all long-term care homes in Simcoe County and the District of Muskoka but does not apply to retirement homes or other congregate care settings. However, the health unit continues to monitor

the situation for possible further action.

The order also directs that residents are not to leave the facilities for shortstay or temporary absences except for those required for healthcare. Outdoor onsite visits continue to be permitted with two metre distancing precautions.

“The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths continues to rise in Simcoe Muskoka and Ontario and residents of long-term care homes are so vulnerable because of their age, their care needs and the closed nature of the homes that can facilitate the spread of COVID-19,” said Dr. Charles Gardner. “This order is intended to decrease the risk, and to

protect our elderly residents and the staff caring for them.”

The order identifies essential visitors as a person who is not a member of the facility’s staff but is performing essential support services such as healthcare or maintenance; a person visiting a very ill or palliative resident; or a caregiver designated by the resident or their substitute decision maker who comes in to provide direct care and support to the resident.

This ensures that a family member or designate who comes in to help a resident with their meals, personal hygiene, mental stimulation, communications or

other needs will not be prevented from visiting. A maximum of two caregivers may be designated as essential for a resident at this time.

“We are seeking to strike a balance to address both the physical danger of contracting COVID-19 and the importance of addressing the mental health needs of residents living in these care settings,” said Gardner, “and while they are restrictive they reflect the immediate and serious danger posed by the growing number of cases.”

For more information, visit simcoemuskokahealth.org or call Health Connection at 705-721-7520.

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• THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, November 13, 2020

OPINION EDITORIAL ATV debate raises concerns about two-wheeled road users Speaking of societal shifts to multi-modal travel (see Clearview proceeds with traffic assessment study, p. 3) throughout the entire ATV debate we were amazed by how many people would say to us, “I don’t care about those ATVs, it’s the bicycles!”

It didn’t take much prodding to get them to elaborate. A large number of people told harrowing stories of close calls with cyclists who enjoy long rides on our winding scenic roads, sometimes in large packs. The municipality cannot do anything to restrict bicycles on the roads but clearly there is more work to be done in the share-the-road campaign.

It comes back to changes in road use trends – that societal shift. Our foreparents never would have imagined that there would be so many people decked out in what would be to them space-age gear riding hundreds of kilometres, for fun! If they had thought it possible, they would have designed the roads to have bike lanes, or paved shoulders at minimum. The fact that they haven’t been added as roads are improved, well that’s on this generation.

We have all had harrowing experiences as we come up on a big group of cyclists, on River Road for example. It is a true test of patience to stay behind, and not pass until it is safe to do so (which can take a long while). One hopes there is a good podcast playing and an extra 15 minutes on the clock.

The fact that so many people shifted the conversation from ATVs to bikes, shows that there is an even bigger conflict brewing below the surface. It should be addressed through the traffic study, and hopefully there will be recommendations on how to better manage the debate.

Shared shock about Star expose on Creemore nursing home We were surprised to read an investigative piece in The Toronto Star about how Creedan Valley Care Community, the nursing home in Creemore, “failed time and time again to comply with the provincial legislation designed to keep residents safe.”

The Nov. 9 article was brought to our attention by a number of locals, many of whom were as surprised as we were to learn of the Sienna Living facility’s infractions and orders from the Ministry of Long-Term Care’s inspections branch.

It is heartbreaking to think that in their twilight years, community members are not getting the care they need.

There is a huge spotlight on long-term care facilities right now, and rightfully so. The pandemic has made it impossible for the public to ignore care deficiencies that have been present for years.

We were not aware of any of the issues at the Creemore facility. If a family would like to share their personal experience, please contact editor@creemore. com or call 705-466-9906.

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THE WAY WE WERE

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LETTER

Hunting by ATV cause for concern Editor: On Nov. 5 at approximately 3 p.m., a guest at our property on Concession 8 was walking down our driveway towards the road. She saw a man driving an ATV. This individual was dressed in full hunting camouflage. He drove slowly past our property, made a U-turn and drove back. He did this twice. He was holding a shotgun in his lap. The shotgun was not in a case. It is hunting season for deer this month Nov. 4-8 and again Dec. 2-6. This individual was tracking a deer... on a public road... in front of four residential properties... with an uncased shotgun.

Members of my family have their Outdoor Cards and Firearms Possession Licenses. We are not antihunting. We also own two ATVs. There are safe and appropriate places to engage in both of these sports.

Our roads, specifically Concession 8, Ward 2 is not such a place.

I was surprised to learn that you can hunt from an ATV. Did Mayor Measures and members of Council discuss that detail when they decided to support the amended by-law allowing ATV access to the entirety

of Concession 8? Concession 8 is only 7.8 km in length, with 46 residences and 15 caution-marked curves. It also has a speed limit 80 km. These facts alone create safety risks that should have stopped Mayor Measures and Council from including Concession 8 in the amended bylaw. Now we have the added danger of hunters on ATVs. There are only two OPP officers assigned to all of Clearview Township. On Thursday only one officer was on duty. This reality precludes any opportunity for the OPP to respond to an ATV related incident.

That, along with the fact that an ATV can easily leave the road and “disappear” into a field effectively eliminates the ability to hold an ATVer accountable for any breeches of road or hunting safety.

This bylaw in its current form cannot be allowed to stand. Clearview council has ignored its duty of care to its constituents. They have made a reckless decision that has put the residents of Concession 8 in real danger.

Marie McFarlane, Glen Huron.

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Beef consumption is a climate conscious choice: farmer

Editor: As a local beef farmer, I would like to submit a few comments for consideration in regard to Climate Action Challenge: Reduce your carbon "foodprint," The Creemore Echo, Nov. 6, p. 5.

All food has a carbon footprint and beef is no exception. However, Canadian beef has one of the lowest greenhouse gas footprints in the world and represents just 2.4 per cent of our national emissions, compared to transportation at 28 per cent.

Reducing or eliminating beef from your diet is not going to significantly reduce emissions in this country and overlooks the vital ecological benefits that beef production provides.

Canada has one of the most endangered ecosystems in the entire world – our native temperate grasslands. The industry that provides the economic viability for keeping what remains intact are beef farmers.

Cattle not only preserve this ecosystem, but they also provide the vital benefits (like soil disturbance and manure distribution) needed to maintain the health of these landscapes, once performed by the millions of bison.

Aside from native grasslands, cattle mostly utilize marginal land that cannot support growing crops, allowing these lands to provide nutrition to humans

through the form of beef. Also, on these lands – whether native grasslands or tame pastures – are wildlife, birds and pollinators, including over 60 species at risk.

In Ontario, beef cattle are born and raised on family farms, many of which have generations of families working together to care for their animals and crops. The most common final stage of cattle production, finishing cattle in a feedlot, is the most efficient method and lowers the carbon footprint of the industry. These operations are also integral to a sustainable and interconnected food production system – utilizing crops damaged by weather as well as crop residues and byproducts, all of which would otherwise end up in landfills. Manure from feedlot cattle is used to nourish the soil in multiple crops, minimizing synthetic fertilizer use. Ontario farmers must abide by the provincial Nutrient Management Act which has strict guidelines on how to best store, treat and use materials, such as manure on their farms. However, no matter how cattle are finished in Canada, all will have eaten a diet consisting of 80 per cent grass and forages and contributing to the ecological benefits.

Sustainable farming has never been more important, but it also does not exist without livestock.

To claim that eating less meat can be good for your health is not supported by leading organizations like the The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, which states that “animal food sources make a vital contribution to global nutrition and are an excellent source of macro- and micronutrients. Livestock products make up 18 per cent of global calories, 34 per cent of global protein consumption and provides essential micro-nutrients, such as vitamin B12, iron and calcium.” Beef is considered

Ski club plan about more than accommodation Editor: Mansfield Ski Club is a special place for our 450 member families, is a large winter employer in Mulmur (250+ people in the season) and an important contributor to Mulmur through our own taxes and those of our members who own around 50 per cent of the houses in the immediate area. The Master Plan is about so much more than just new residential units, it is about strengthening the sustainability of the club and the experience we can provide our current and future members. In the near future, we want to make significant upgrades to our snowmaking system to allow us to respond more efficiently and faster in increasingly variable (climatechange-driven?) weather windows.

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November 15, 2020

CENTENNIAL UNITED CHURCH IN STAYNER Sunday Services resume live online at 10:30 am

CREEMORE - NEW LOWELL UNITED PASTORAL CHARGE Sunday service on our website at 10 am

Follow us on Facebook @Centennial United Church-Stayner Subscribe to us on YouTube @Centennial United Stayner Minister: Jennifer Irving (705)428-3711 www.ucstayner.ca office@ucstayner.ca

CLEARVIEW COMMUNITY CHURCH Online service www.c3stayner.com

Sundays at 9:30 a.m.

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KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, DUNEDIN Sunday morning services have resumed at 10:00 a.m.

Minister: Rev. Chris Gray 705-466-5202

ST. LUKE'S ANGLICAN CHURCH In person Worship Holy Eucharist - 11:15 am 22 Caroline St. W. • 705-466-2206

www.newlowellunitedchurch.weebly.com www.stjohnscreemore.ca Feel free to call us at 705-466-2200 to leave a confidential message which we will return.

THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY CLEARVIEW Reopen for in-person worship services sessions also available by phone.

Dial in 705-999-0092 or www.holytrinityclearview.com Rev. Ray Dobson 2 St. Clair Street, Duntroon 705-794-9140 Facebook: The Parish of Holy Trinity Clearview

CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD In-person Worship 10:30 a.m.

Resources also available: www.goodshepherdanglicanstayner.ca as well as Facebook and YouTube Rev. Susan Snelling 705-428-3885

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a foundational food for children, and the impacts of protein deficient diets can be seen in less fortunate places in the world.

We are very privileged in this country to have an abundance of nutritious food choices. I would like to reassure readers that if you choose to eat beef that, not only is it good for you, the ecological benefits that cattle production provides also make it a climate conscious choice.

David Millsap, Creemore.

Residential units, unlocking some value in our land, serve two key purposes: to allow more members to enjoy the club experience without having to commute both ways from the city both days each weekend and as a source of funds for investment in capital projects. Right now that is building just 12 units but only after they have been pre-sold to eliminate any financial risk to the club. The units will only be available to members and the land will continue to be an asset of the club.

Over the past five years the club has, under the guidance of several government authorities including Mulmur and the Ministry of the Environment been preparing for this (See “Reducing” on page 10)

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• THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, November 13, 2020

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Remembrance Day was very different this year, but no less poignant, as Royal Canadian Legion Branch 397 organized a full service at the Creemore Cenotaph Wednesday, albeit for a much smaller audience. Masked veterans stood at attention while the traditional ceremony was observed. Wreathbearers included Norm Nordstrom for the Government of Canada, Doug Mills for the Government of Ontario, Silver Cross Mother Carol Percy, Jim Henderson for the local Legion branch, and Dee Hanson for the branch Ladies Auxiliary. Colour party commander Helen Martin (above, right) lowered the flag to half staff and Tim Armour (below, right) plays the bagpipes. The ceremony took place with a backdrop of flags displayed by Lee Anning. Due to the pandemic, the public was not able to attend an extended wreath-laying held annually at the Legion (pictured below).

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THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, November 13, 2020 •

Clearview brings back polling stations

by Trina Berlo Clearview Township will be offering in-person voting during the 2022 municipal election, along with mail and online options.

Clerk Pamela Fettes said the municipality has successfully executed two elections using phone and online voting, noting Clearview was a local leader in the latter.

“We have found over the last two elections that there is still a percentage of people that would prefer going to the polls and actually filling out the paper ballot,” said

Fettes. “And at the end of the day what we want to achieve is high voter turnout. If we can provide as many forms of voting to get the electorate out that’s what we want to do.”

Fettes recommended using Dominion Voting as a provider, saying it provides a seamless integration between voter list management, electronic and paper voting.

In 2018, municipalities using D o m i n i o n Vo t i n g e x p e r i e n c e d slow election results, causing some municipalities to extend their voting period by 24 hours. Clearview was

not among them as it was using a different provider.

Fettes said issue was documented, reviewed and determined to be the result of a Toronto-based internet colocation provider that placed an unauthorized limit on incoming voting traffic, that was roughly one tenth of the system’s designated bandwidth. Dominion Voting says it is confident it has eliminated any bandwidth concerns in future elections.

The cost of the service is estimated at $48,630.

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Catch-up immunization clinics now available for current Grade 8 students Catch-up immunization clinics for current Grade 8 students who missed Grade 7 vaccines due to COVID-19 in the spring are now being offered by appointment only by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU).

Clinics will be held in health unit offices across Simcoe Muskoka one to two days a week as needed through to the spring of 2021.

For more information or to book an appointment, call Health Connection at 705-721-7520 or 1-877-7217520 ext. 8827, weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or visit www. smdhu.org.

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A physically distanced Remembrance Day service was also held at the Cenotaph in Singhampton.

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• THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, November 13, 2020

Canadian drafted to the Vietnam War

by Cat Flack The first thing I noticed about Pete Smith was his twinkling blue eyes.

Those eyes that looked so merry and bright have witnessed firsthand the atrocities of war. Not World War One or Two but that most unpopular war, the Vietnam War. Not that any war is popular, but the Vietnam War was particularly unpopular.

I was sitting in the kitchen of Pete and his wife, Ellen, listening to his story of how he ended up fighting for the Americans in Vietnam.

The main reason for such loathing of this particular war was that the American public could not understand why they should send their young men to fight in a country that really held nothing worth gaining to the Americas, but nothing could be further from the truth.

As Pete spoke, I found myself leaning in, hanging on his every word.

I was transfixed with awe at the shear bravery that this man, a Canadian, drafted into the American army, showed not only in the obvious danger of war but also of the danger of fighting in a most inhospitable environment.

The jungle is full of things that go bump, not only in the night but also in the day. Pete told me that the only way to sleep was on your back, because you never sleep as soundly on your back as you do on your side. There was one occasion that he heard a hushed, hoarse whisper in his ear, “don’t move.” He slowly opened his eyes and in one fell swooping motion dislodged a rather large cobra off his chest. There was one particularly nasty snake that was called the “Steppinhaff.” This snake delivered a lethal bite that let you only take a step and a half and that was it for you… lights out… permanently. If the snakes weren’t enough to give you the heebie-jeebies then how about spiders the size of basketballs complete with foot long, barbed hairy legs, their webs massively spun between trees as far apart as four feet.

So, how did a Canadian going to school to be a teacher end up in a jungle a few thousand miles away?

Well, the Americans have this little thing called the draft. Since Pete had a green card and a social security number, he was considered fair game to draft into the army. Sadly, he was due to graduate in June and he was drafted in April. Some things are just not fair.

Pete duly went to Fort Riley, Kansas to do his basic training and sailed with flying colours through his aptitude tests, after all, nothing less would be expected from a scholar such as he.

From there he went to Dak To, the 4th Battalion, Ninth Division.

The year was 1966, December the month when a twenty-something Pete was deployed to Berr Cat Base Camp.

Pete showed me an aerial photo of the camp and by all accounts it was quite large. Pete is a friendly sort of fellow and soon made great mates. Barry (who still lives in Bethesda Maryland)

Vietnam War vet, Pete Smith was a partner in his coping antics.

They would procure a jeep (usually an officers) and have a little jaunt into Saigon to blow off some steam. He told me of riding shotgun (he was asleep) and his buddy Barry driving (who was also sleeping) when they ran head long into a raised triangle of asphalt. They were jolted awake and thankful that they were alive and even better that the jeep was still drivable to get back to the base. They never told anyone of this adventure, Pete laughed as he pictured the jeep pool worker scratching his head wondering what in the world had caused this damage.

Not all things were of a jovial matter. War has many faces most of them terrifying. There were times while Pete was talking that he had to stop and take a deep breath, his chin quaking with the grief of long buried memories, even I felt myself pressing my lips tightly together to stop them from trembling and trying very hard to keep the tears away. PTSD is very real.

Pete was a member of the LRRP, Long Range Recon Patrol. He told me that they would head out in groups of five men. The first in line led the way, making as little noise and disturbing the vegetation as little as possible, maybe break through one of those giant spiderwebs. The second man held the compass making sure they were heading in the right direction. Third man in line was the most important, he carried the radio. The fourth and fifth in line were usually in the most precarious positions because all the creepy crawlies that the first three walkers had awakened were now working their way all over the feet and legs of the rear of the pack. Pete talks about leeches that would start at his big toe and wind all the way round the heel, thick as a well-fed snake.

Pete was a specially trained army individual. Working his way through AIT (Advanced Infantry Training) his talents led him to work a piece of equipment that could pick up movement up to 1,500 meters away.

Pete was so specialized in this equipment that he would be able to tell the difference between the sound of a man, woman, child or even an elephant. This was because men take larger strides, women and children much smaller steps. The elephant, well, they tend to leave a calling card.

Pete spent a year in Vietnam, he saw men dying, had to kill the enemy

to save his life or that of his fellow comrades. He told me of a particular exercise involving five men, which was to be a three-day mission.

Unfortunately, that mission turned into a 93-day mission. They only had food and water for the three days, so to survive they had to take rice from bloated dead bodies, drink water from rice paddies that even oxen would be loath to drink. Survive they did, and lived to tell about it.

One of the most unusual things that Pete saw was a deuce and a half truck seemingly rise up out of the ground, a major network of tunnels was the solution to that question. Pete and one of his convoy also found what appeared to be a well. Thinking that they would climb down and see what was down there (very brave souls) found that this well went down an amazing seven storeys. It was a hidden cache of weapons and ammunition for the enemy.

Pete showed me his dog tags, they were wrapped with green duct tape, he explained that this was to stop them from clanging together and making a noise that could alert the enemy to their whereabouts. If the dog tag has an RA in front of the number it means that you volunteered or joined on purpose to the Armed Forces. If your dog tag has a US in front of the numbers then you were drafted. Dog tags always come in doubles, there is a specific reason for that. Bodies can’t always be brought home or even back to a camp so one of the dog tags is placed in the mouth of the deceased (if one is still present) and the other is taken back to where ever the camp is. This is so they know who is dead and if the body is ever recovered there is a piece of identification on the body. The old saying, “all’s fair in love and war” comes from survivors pilfering from the deceased, after all they won’t be needing their provisions where they’re going.

Pete went on to tell me about how many close calls he had with the enemy. There was a time when he and his buddy Barry went for a swim.

There were a group of fellows on the shore who were kicking up the dust making it almost impossible to get clean. They ventured further down the creek and rounded a corner. It was then that Pete looked down to notice a bootprint just starting to fill in with water. Needless to say, they made a hasty but quiet retreat back to the original part of the creek. They all got out of the area rather quickly.

The rule of entry into a zone was one way in, a different way out, that way the enemy couldn’t just follow your trail and catch you on the flip side.

Unfortunately, there was a time when they were making their way across a river when, too late, a big red flag was noticed. The underwater bomb went off and Pete found himself wearing the grey matter of the fellow who had been sitting beside him.

The combination of moonlight, jungle and fear can wreak havoc

on your nerves. Pete said that there were times when he was certain that he had seen a figure by that tree just feet away. He would turn slowly and whisper to his buddy to have a look in that direction to have his second set of eyes say that no, he didn’t see anything. The bush was nothing new to Pete, he grew up in Parry Sound so was used to being in the bush and distinguishing reality from figments of imagination. The next day they could see where the vegetation had been crushed by the movement of many pairs of feet passing by. Silence is a well-earned gift.

Many of the local people were very grateful for the help that was there in the form of fighting men.

Pete remembers a pair of very young sisters walking with their baby brother as they were looking for a sniper in a temple area. The sight of these children reaffirmed the reason for the fighting that was the war in Vietnam. Pete said that in the one year that he was in Vietnam he saw 240 days of active combat. In the other fighting that was taking place in the South Pacific most soldiers only saw 40 days in a fouryear period.

I asked Pete what the food was like and he told me that there was only one thing that he could eat. It was a small can of bully beef in gravy. He only ate once a day, he said that you lived on cigarettes, anything to keep your nerves steady. He showed me a little piece of dark green metal that he keeps on his key chain to this very day. Nondescript really, sharp little edge that Pete said he no longer sharpens, but is better than a Swiss Army Knife. Works as a can opener, screw driver and could probably kill something with it if he had to. I was rather taken aback when he told me how he used to heat up his can of bully beef with a little piece of C4, no bigger than the very end of his pinky. He said that you never stomped out the fire or you would lose your foot.

In talking to Pete, I was humbled to the core to be in the company of such a brave man, but angered at the same time. The reason? Pete told me that Canadians who fought in Vietnam are not recognized for what they did, for the sacrifice that some 134 people gave in the form of their lives. Not only are they not acknowledged here in Canada but not even in the United States, and it’s not only Canadians that fought alongside the Americans but also Australians and New Zealanders.

When Pete first came to Creemore he went to join the Legion, but was told in no uncertain terms that fighting in Vietnam didn’t make him a veteran. I am making my personal mission to try to rectify this great misdemeanour. The families of those who gave their lives should be recognized for their supreme sacrifice even if it was for a war that was so unpopular. I hope that you will join me in my quest to have their names forever remembered. I intend to write to my local MP and even to the Minister of National Defence. Don’t let the names of those who gave so much be lost forever.

THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, November 13, 2020 •

37-year Ham Bros staffer retires

by Joe Hamilton Hamilton Bros held a small luncheon on Oct. 30 to celebrate the retirement of long-time employee Michael Joyce.

Joyce was born and raised in Montreal and began travelling the world in his early 20s. He ended up working construction in Calgary, Alberta where he met his wife-to-be Gladys Ferguson. He and Gladys moved back east to Ontario and purchased Gladys’ father’s house in Badjeros.

Joyce began working at Hamilton Bros in Glen Huron at the age of 28, starting with odd jobs around the stores and farms. One of the first big jobs he remembers is digging Michael Joyce the phone line by hand from County Road 124 down to the stores in the Glen.

Joyce helped run the broiler chicken operation for a while before he and Gladys moved to Brechin to live at the Hamilton’s cottage on Lake Simcoe.

He ran the Brechin feed mill and store, which was owned by Hamilton Bros at the time. After four months in Brechin, Joyce was called back to the

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Frank Hamilton asked him if he could manage the store and run the day-to-day operations, and without hesitation, Joyce said, “Oh Ya.” Joyce never looked back from here. He and Gladys raised two children who are now in their late twenties. Many friendships developed over the next 30 years with customers, salesmen and staff.

Once their children were old enough to stay home alone, Joyce’s world travels began again, bringing Gladys along with him. Gladys fell in love with travelling the world also and every vacation they took ended them up in another part of the world. When Mike got home from vacation, everyone was excited to hear all the “weird and wonderful places” they went.

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Over the last 37 years Joyce has always been a familiar face at Hamilton Bros. His joking personality and friendship will be missed by everyone. We all wish him well in his retirement.

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• THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, November 13, 2020

LETTER

Life at Creemore School about 1920 LOCAL HISTORY

Play hooky and crash a Some days they walked wedding? Surely pupils of downtown. One friend, the past did not stoop to Dorothy Bates, had an aunt that sort of bad behaviour. on Caroline Street whom Playing hooky and crashing they visited. They looked a wedding is exactly what at the jail and the swinging one Grade 10 student did bridge at the end of Mill Helen along with several of her BLACKBURN Street and occasionally friends. went to the cemetery. In Here is what happened in that warm weather the boys swam naked at students own words. “We had lunch the remains of the old dam west of the at the school and then it was off to Caroline Street Bridge. They jumped the wedding in the Methodist Church. off the abutments.

We had to wait until 1:20 p.m. before She recalled the time they saw the doors were opened and then we smoke coming down over Ten Hill. made a rush to the gallery. Some Some boys drove a car up the hill women played the organ the whole to see where the fire was. It turned time. I wasn’t the only one wishing out that the smoke was from the she would quit. The bride had a lovely Haileybury fire in Northern Ontario. pale blue velvet on. She carried pink She said that the farmers collected roses while the flower girl was dressed vegetables to send north to the people in pink. The groom never kissed the burned out. bride. Isn’t that awful? We were quite From her memoir she wrote, “When a bit later for school than the last time.

I first started to school we used to (It seems as if this wasn’t the first drive to school, in winter anyway. wedding they had crashed.) When We used to put our horse and cutter the bride and groom were leaving in at Grandma’s on Caroline Street just the car The boys pegged snowballs at west of the school. After she died them. Isn’t that shocking? Miss Noy we put our horse at Nesbitt’s stable requires us, if we can’t give a good on Elizabeth Street. When we were reason for being late, to stay until 4:30. older we didn’t drive at all. Sometimes The teenager I have just quoted was in winter we would get rides on my mother’s sister Beatrice. She was logging sleighs from Jackson’s bus. writing a letter to my mother who was (Now the Creemore Nature Preserve, away at that time. When I knew Aunt formerly known as the Mingay Tract) Beatrice she was a stickler for proper to Jackson’s Mill in Creemore (just manners and behaviour. I was shocked south of today’s Legion.) when I first read that letter but perhaps “I started school in the spring after we are all like that. Misbehaving when I was six year old. That would be the young and then knowing better later spring of 1916. The beginner class on. was called kindergarten then. I think I asked Aunt Beatrice many I started in about class C, then moved questions about her youth in Creemore. up to B and A, then Junior First and Sixty-eight years later after the hooky Senior First. I spent three years in escapade I copied her answers down. the first room. My teacher was Miss She also wrote a memoir for me from Joy Stephens from Glencairn. We all which I take these stories from school liked her. days around 1920.

“I was two years in the second She walked to school from the room. Our teacher was Marda Madill. country as did a few others and they Eva Agar came in sometimes as a ate their lunch at the school, of all substitute. Mr. Mackay was in the third places, in the furnace room in winter. room. He was the principal.”

In the summer they ate outside.

Just a few words here from this

writer to explain the grading system.

Pupils went through an early program of learning when they started school, probably equivalent to today’s kindergarten. The Junior First and Senior First were grades one and two.

Junior and Senior Second were grades three and four; Junior and Senior Third grades five and six; Junior and Senior Fourth grades seven and eight.

The secondary classes were labelled yet another way. Indeed, even the school itself had a different label. It was referred to as a High School but the department of Education called it a Continuation School due to its size and the program it offered. When the Continuation program was first offered somewhere around 1895 it was called the Fifth Class equivalent to today’s grades nine and ten. Later the grades were called forms: First Form, Second Form, Third Form. Fourth Form was added about 1920 and Fifth Form finally in the 1930s.

Continuing my aunt’s memoirs she goes on to say, “When I first started school I used to chum around with my second cousin, Beatrice Cooksey.

We were about the same age but she died in one of those epidemics that spread through the country. (The 1918 Spanish Flu). The Cookseys lost another daughter in an unfortunate accident. It was when I was in High School and it happened one fall day when we were having our annual Field Day. Mr. Jim Jackson had his car parked in front of the school. When he got in the car he hadn’t noticed Isobel Cooksey standing behind it. When he started the car he backed up so he could swing around to go home. He felt a bump not realizing what it was and kept on moving. He had knocked down Isobel and ran over her.. That ended our Field Day very suddenly.

Father felt quite badly because both the Cookseys were relatives and Jim Jackson was his friend. Jim Jackson never fully recovered from the shock of that accident and he died not long after that.”

Reducing commutes part of environmental focus (Continued from page 5) including environmental studies of the Pine River, water run-off, storm water management, waste-water management, well tests (and their impact on nearby well-water flow) – all of which are available on Mulmur Township's website. It is planned to reduce our impact on the environment by reducing the number of trips people make to the club, about lighting designed to be both safe and have limited impact on the night sky, about replacing our current septic system with a new high quality waste-water system. It is about ensuring a strong vital club for decades to come supporting Mulmur through an increased tax base and an increase in people accessing local businesses on a 12-month a year basis.

The board has endeavoured to communicate regularly to members along the journey including presentations at the last six AGMs, periodically in our club newsletter, every member received access to an electronic brochure through the newsletter in 2018 and again in 2020 and have had opportunities to come and ask questions at member gatherings specific to the Master Plan. Communication outside of club members has been through Mulmur’s website and required notices to local property owners and I personally met with the members of Pine River Chalet Owners Association, at their request, back in 2016.

The board believes that this is about making sure that the club not only remains strong but gets stronger for both its members and the local Mulmur area, that it can invest in constantly needed infrastructure improvements and generate funds by using current assets with no further financial risk to the club.

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2020 POPPY FUND CAMPAIGN: The Royal Canadian Legion, Creemore Branch 397, would like to thank the local businesses of Creemore, Cashtown Corners, Singhampton and Glen Huron for hosting poppy boxes during the recent campaign. The monies raised will be used to provide care and comfort for veterans, for the awarding of student bursaries, for donations to various charities, and for the procurement of future Poppy Fund materials. Thanks to all the individuals and businesses that donated to this worthwhile cause, and for making it another successful year.

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DEATH NOTICE

BATES, William Ernest (Bill) Died suddenly on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket at the age of 84.

Bill of Stayner, formerly of Sunnidale Corners, beloved husband of Myrtle (nee Emms) for over 58 years. Loving father of Lyn (John Melenhorst) and the late Paul (2013). Cherished poppa of Greg and Steven (Tristan).

Dear brother of the late Jean (the late Howard Macham), Dorothy (the late Doug Giffen), Bob (the late Marie) and June (the late Willard Everton).

Bill will also be missed by his many nieces and nephews, family, friends and neighbours. Bill was a kind and generous man. He was a long time farmer, Chief of the Sunnidale Fire Department, a member of Northern Light Lodge and a dedicated member of Jubilee Presbyterian Church. He will be deeply missed by many. The Funeral Service was held at Jubilee Presbyterian Church, Stayner on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. If desired, a donation to Jubilee Presbyterian Church or the charity of your choice would be appreciated by Bill’s family.

To sign his Book of Memories, please visit www.carruthersdavidson.com.

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of Rick Gowan.

Dec. 18, 1956 - Nov. 12, 2015.

Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure, you were loved beyond words, and are missed beyond measure.

Love, Cathie, Ashlee, Lindsay, Gertie, and all their families.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Nov. 7, 1970

Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary Lynne & Eldred Bowman!

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• THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, November 13, 2020

The solution to COVID-19 is right in front of your nose.

• Wear a face covering.

• Keep 2m apart from anyone outside of your household.

• Limit your close contact to your household only.

• Wash your hands often.

Nov. 21 and Nov. 22 HOLIDAY SHOPPING KICK OFF

Get going on your Christmas shopping.

Watch for special features and enter to win prizes.

Friday, Dec. 4 LIGHT UP THE NIGHT

Flick on your festive lights at 6:30 p.m.

Enjoy a stroll through the village.

Enter the crazy hat contest virtually by posting a picture with#creemorelovesxmas.

Contact tsocinfo@gmail.com to book your visit to a light display at Station on the Green.

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Saturday, Dec. 5 SANTA CLAUS PARADE

Visit stationary floats throughout Clearview between 1 and 3 p.m.

See Santa from afar at the historic Log Cabin.

Contact natalie@creemore.com, 705-466-9906 for more information or to register your float.

Share the fun you are having on facebook or instagram and you will be entered to win one of three $75 gift certificates to spend in the BIA

mas X s e v o L e r o #Creem e #mycreemor SANTA NEEDS A HELPER!

Stopping the spread starts with you.

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

Santa is looking for a place to store his sled. Space needs to be large and accessible even when the snow flies. If you may be a suitable elf please contact heirloom142@gmail.com *The Creemore BIA requests you follow social distance, masking and other COVID protocols outlined by Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. www.simcoemuskokahealth.org

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