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Friday, November 20, 2020 Vol. 20 No. 47 www.creemore.com News and views in and around Creemore
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Creemore arena opening 'unrealistic' by Trina Berlo It is unrealistic that the Creemore Arena will open this year, said general manager of parks, culture and recreation Terry Vachon. He told council that he would be bringing forth an evaluation of arena operations in the coming weeks but said, with all staff being deployed to the Stayner Arena to meet protocols for safely allowing that ice surface to operate, hiring would be necessary
in order to open Creemore. With further restrictions expected to come down from the province, it is not known if that would be a wise move. "Clearview is fortunate that we have two arenas and that we can merge the staff into one," said Vachon. "If we only had one arena... we would have had to hire more, which would have been a burden on the taxpayer." Vachon said five maintenance staff
are needed to keep the Stayner Arena open, and that is with successful fogging of disinfectant and the full cooperation of all arena users. As it is, Vachon said the township is breaking even cost wise. Deputy Mayor Barry Burton suggested that the township facilitate the creation of outdoor skating rinks in communities that don't already do so, usually in partnership with local firefighters.
Official health advice is to avoid holiday gatherings by Trina Berlo Local health officials are recommending that people not attend indoor public gatherings with people outside of their immediate household this Christmas. Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit Medical Officer of Health Dr. Charles Gardner dished out the advice during his weekly media briefing, as he reported a large jump in cases in the region. The reproduction rate is up substantially at 30.3 per 100,000 population (32.4 when factoring out Muskoka, which has a low case count) and the virus' doubling time (44.8 days) is going down, meaning the spread is faster. He noted this is still considerably lower than the provincial rate.
This week, there have been 165 cases reported, more than in any other week. The large jump puts a strain on health care resources. "We remain challenged in our ability to follow cases and contacts," said Gardner. "We wish to reach all of them within 24 hours, or at least a minimum of 90 per cent, and we remain at 84.1 per cent of contacts and 86 per cent for our cases." "If we continue now with the higher incidence of cases and with a higher per cent positivity we would meet the criteria for the orange restrict status. I think that's an important heads-up for people about the potential for us to be moving into orange at some point in the future if we continue with that level of
activity," said Gardner. As part of Wellington-DufferinGuelph Public Health, Mulmur moved into the orange on Monday. With the "large jump in cases" Gardner is urging caution when it comes to all holiday gatherings, including staff parties and welcoming students home from university. Since September there has been a steady increase in cases amongst youth under 18. Gardner said a temporary COVID-19 testing site was set up at Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School (NPSS) to help test students relating to two outbreaks at Angus schools. There are seven cases at NPSS and four at Our Lady of Grace Catholic School. What is being described as a strong swirling wind caused damage to a commercial building in Creemore Sunday night. The wind lifted the roof at the corner of the building at 128 Mill Street (behind Victorian Values), affecting two apartments. The owner of the building, Mike Bakalov, said appraisals are underway so the extent of the damage is unknown and that the tenants were not displaced. The windstorm also downed trees and caused power outages in the area.
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Two arrested for assault, kidnapping Huronia West OPP Ontario Crime Unit has made two arrests as a result of an ongoing investigation in Clearview Township. At about 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 15, police responded to a man and woman in distress at a gas station in the Stayner area. Both parties said they had been assaulted and held against their will at a residence on County Road 7, in Clearview. With assistance from the Huronia West Crime Unit, OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), Tactical Response Unit (TRU) and Aviation Services, two people were taken into custody. Police believe this to be an isolated incident. Raymond Levesque, 49, of Stayner, and Tracey Mills, 53, of Wasaga Beach were both arrested and charged with: assault causing bodily harm – choke, suffocate or strangle; assault with a weapon; kidnapping; forcible confinement; pointing a firearm; and possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes. Both parties were held for bail hearings. Police say the investigation is ongoing and further information will be released once available.
Council makes another food bank donation Clearview has approved a second $10,000 donation to the Clearview Stayner Food Bank. The money will be drawn from what is remaining of the Clearview COVID-19 Community Assistance Fund ($4,010), which was set up to help individuals and organizations meet needs specific to the pandemic. The balance will be drawn from the annual Community Assistance Grants fund. A $10,000 donation from the Community Assistance Grants fund was also approved in April.
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• THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, November 20, 2020
NEC takes 26/27 Sideroad upgrade to hearing
The Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) is sending the controversial issue of upgrading Sideroad 26/27 to a hearing. Although not part of an application to amend the Niagara Escarpment Plan (NEP) to allow for the reconstruction, the closure of County Road 91 is at the heart of the matter. The proposed upgrade would allow for the seasonal road to be used as a year round alternative route, allowing for the closure of a portion of County Road 91. Walker Aggregates started hauling on the former County Road 91 from the expanded quarry and is now shipping down the improved road, which has
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been downloaded to the township. It was thought the road closure wouldn't happen until the upgrades to 26/27 Sideroad and Concession 10 are complete but then the NEC denied Clearview a development permit to reconstruct 26/27 Sideroad from the 10th Concession to Grey Road 31. On Oct. 29, NEC staff presented a report to the Commission on the application by the township, which proposed site specific policy amendments to the NEP to permit the re-construction of Sideroad 26/27. At the conclusion of the presentations, the NEC decided that the Sideroad 26/27 application be referred to a hearing, and that it takes no position.
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This step is set out in the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act where there are objections to a proposed amendment, the Commission is required to refer the matter to a hearing. It was also recommended that NEC staff attend the hearing to provide information regarding the NEP and will advise the Hearing that the Commission has not taken a position yet. Once the Hearing Officer completes a report, it will be sent to the Commission. The Act requires the Commission review and present a recommendation the Minister, who makes the final decision on all Niagara Escarpment Plan amendments.
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Budget goes to council for fine tuning
Clearview council took its first crack at the 2021 budget during the first of two budget workshops on Monday. The staff-proposed $15.4-million budget represents a 3.93 per cent increase in spending over last year's budget, or a 2.17 per cent tax increase once county, education and policing taxes are factored in. Treasurer Kelly McDonald said she is starting out with estimations that the county council could approve a one per cent increase, although it is aiming for no increase, that education taxes will go down by one per cent and that policing costs are going down by 0.16 per cent. Budgets by department include Public works at $7.6 million; Parks and recreation at $4.5 million; Fire and emergency services at $1.5 million; and library services at $92,000. Council is tasked with making cuts if they wish to get the budget under the desired two per cent mark. McDonald said staff has been asked
to present budgets without factoring in pandemic costs because there are so many unknown factors. CAO Steve Sage said that the exact costs of the pandemic are unknown but that funds coming down from the province have "helped make the hit a little easier to take." During a three-hour discussion, council did not make any specific cuts to spending proposals including adding a full-time staff member at the Clearview Youth Centre, so there can always be two staff members on duty during hours of operation. Other proposed spending includes $25,000 for the recruitment of a new CAO, due to Sage's retirement at the end of the year, $50,000 for cemetery software, $50,000 for consulting services for an economic development plan, $225,000 for improvements to the Stayner Arena and landscaping, $50,000 for the continuation of the Community
Improvement Plan fund and $50,000 for the beautification fund. There is $75,000 earmarked for a council chamber renovation but first, council will be going through another ward boundary review to discuss any increases or decreases to the number of wards, or alternatively switching to an at-large system of representation, to determine how many seats are needed. Accessibility will be another consideration. It remains to be seen if pandemic precautions will also be a factor. The budget also includes contributions to the Affordable Senior Housing Reserve ($100,000) and the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital fund for the construction of the new hospital ($50,000). The next budget workshop is scheduled for Nov. 30. The budget will go to council for final approval in the New Year.
NVCA working more efficiently during pandemic Clearview Township is facing a $922 increase over last year for its contribution to the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) 2021 budget. NVCA CAO Doug Hevenor told councillors on Nov. 9 that the NVCA is expected to be $100,000 or more in arrears this coming budget due to the pandemic, combined with last year’s provincial funding cuts.
"We’re not going to be coming back to our municipality partners hat-inhand looking for catch-up funds," said Hevenor. He said they will have to dip into reserves, which have been intentionally built up for just this purpose, to carry them through. Clearview’s portion of the $5-million proposed budget is $132,312.16 ($125,440.47 in operating costs and
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OPINION COLUMN Tour of Creemore in the 1940s by Gerry Blackburn Continuing a walk down Mill Street in the 1940s – Going north on the east side of Mill Street, there still is an empty lot south of Noel Vanwalleghem's apartments. The south half of the building was then a separate store. It was occupied by George McKnight as a grocery store and also an ice cream parlor. I don’t know why but he didn’t do much business and I was never in his store. To the north, there was a small onestorey building, that has been replaced by the other part of Noel’s apartment building. It was occupied then by a shoe repairman, Alf Davis. Alf was also the Boy Scout leader and did a great job. Being in the country I didn’t belong to the Scouts. The next building was the Creemore Meat Market. It was built in the 1880s as a Meat Market by the Hisey’s. Originally it had a peaked roof with a brick false front, just like the Wild West. In 1917 the bracing of the south half of this front gave way and it blew down and was never replaced. In the 1940s it was operated by Wes Johnston and his brother Jake, basically only selling meat and a few other associated items. They also operated their meat processing plant at the bottom of Ten Hill, butchering local cattle and pigs. They had an ice-house there with a summer’s supply of ice packed in sawdust. I remember Orville Gowan cutting ice in the Mad River just north of the Caroline Street Bridge. My parents bought most of their meat from them. The next building, now Home Hardware was a clothing, dry goods, and grocery store owned by the A.W. Bruce Co. They didn’t seem to do much business and later were bought out by a Mr. Flanery who had a great sale selling off a lot of almost antique shoes and clothing. At that time the upper floor was all one room, called Leonard’s Hall, after the original owner and was used for school concerts, dances, etc. Later the owners became aware of a weakness in the floor structure, and to help this, they had props installed, downstairs before the shows. This activity was then discontinued. The next building was the Sovereign Hotel, which by this time had almost no patrons and closed. It was then bought by Dr. J.R.H. Graham, Creemore’s long time family doctor, who used the ground floor for his office and rented the apartments upstairs. We then go across Caroline Street to The Creemore Village Pharmacy. The story is well known, that W. J. Corbett brought his stock from Avening to Creemore in a wheelbarrow when the railway came through in 1878. It is Creemore’s oldest continuous business. During the early 1940s it was operated by Milton Corbett and then Albert Orr. Starting in late 1938, a dentist, Dr. Stewart, had his office upstairs. I remember him putting braces on my teeth, but he joined the R.C.A.F. shortly after the start of WW2 and that was the end of the braces. Gerry Blackburn is the author of Creemore, as Remembered by Gerry Blackburn, available at The Creemore Echo Newsstand.
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Condos will provide housing opportunities for seniors Editor: It's nice to see that residential condominium development is underway in Creemore. It will provide a greater opportunity for seniors to stay in the village, for young families to get a start and for those who are simply tired of cutting lawns and raking leaves. The project is well located opposite Gowan Park and is a short stroll to the village centre. That said, the proposed layout and design has some characteristics that could perhaps be reconsidered. The proposed building seems perched one floor
above the ground with sloping lawns up against the first storey. The tradition in Creemore is to raise a house so the ground floor is at porch height allowing direct access to patios and gardens. For seniors especially, this climb or elevator up one storey to their front door would be unfortunate. While presumably the objective is to allow for parking below the lower units while avoiding a relatively high-water table, some of the residential units could perhaps be lowered to grade on the key visible sides (Continues on next page)
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Editor: The artist’s rendering of the proposed Brix condominium development shows a monstrosity completely out of character with the rest of the village. It is something reminiscent of a Soviet era apartment block rather than new construction in one of the few remaining unique small villages of Ontario. Walter Sickinger, Mulmur.
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Editor: The tone of your editorial about bicycles sharing the road was disappointing. Bicycles on the road aren’t the problem, they are the solution. Non-polluting, making no demand on infrastructure and taking up less road space than any other vehicle, they have the greatest moral right to the road. The real issue is that road infrastructure in Clearview ignores the fact they exist. If there is no bike lane, where are cyclists supposed to ride? Grey County has been busy repaving Town of the Blue Mountain roads with ample shoulders lanes for bikes. Need more of that here. George Tesseris, Stayner.
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(Continued from previous page) of the building. As well, perhaps the first storey needn't be raised so high to avoid groundwater by partially depressing the parking level. A stormwater catchment area is proposed along Edward Street, but unfortunately will require removing a great stand of mature spruce and other trees. Perhaps the storm pond could be reduced in size or relocated. There are many new techniques for stormwater collection such as a water storage layer below the parking lot. The water could then be released at a slower rate to control flooding. As well, green building flat roof systems that store and release rain water are also available. These techniques of accommodating and temporarily storing runoff, called LID's or low impact development design are not as uncommon as you might think and are becoming required "green" urban construction standards elsewhere. Alternatively, or maybe as well, the corner of Mary and Edward streets could become the "rain garden." This is not unlike what is now proposed along Edward St. but could be relocated to the corner where the trees have already been removed. It could also include walkways, seating and planting features. Having said that, I'm not sure why there was such a push back on development of the corner. Traditionally corner houses or
buildings in a village are the special ones, with wrap around porches and bay windows featuring the two sides of a building. While this corner is currently proposed as landscaped open space, Gowan Park is right across the street and only needs a reworked corner entry gate to make it more accessible. In this case, the water garden could move further into the site behind the spruce trees while facilitating a more attractive building at the corner. With respect to the architectural design, the facades could have more varied articulation to reduce the apparent length of the buildings and to feature corners and entrances. Variation in the apparent building heights with some recessed open terraces on the upper level could improve the boxy or institutional character of the current design and be more compatible with the style of the residences nearby. So again, expanding the choices for existing and new village residents is to be applauded. Designing it in a manner that is more compatible with the village character, minimizes removal the current woodlot, and locates and adopts emerging storm water management systems in a creative way could potentially improve the proposal and gain further acceptance and support from the existing community. John Hillier, Creemore.
Church Directory November CENTENNIAL UNITED CHURCH IN STAYNER Sunday Services resume live online at 10:30 am Minister: Jennifer Irving (705) 428-3711
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THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY CLEARVIEW In-person worship services or by phone 705-999-0092 or www.holytrinityclearview.com Rev. Ray Dobson 705-794-9140
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD Reign of Christ - Eucharist 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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Let us make dinner for you! Grey County Road 124, Singhampton, ON
705-466-6511 • 153 Mill St.
Winter Market
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
Call for reservations (705) 445-1247
After 40 years the Mansfield store location is
CLOSING 40% off most items (excluding fudge & food)
Thank you to our loyal customers! We look forward to continue serving you at our Blue Mountain locations! Open Everyday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 10 min. south of Creemore Airport Rd. 936291 Airport Rd., Mulmur (705)-435-6898
Let us cater to you this holiday!. Reserve your turkey takeaway meal now! In-home private dining and catering available.! 705-466-3331
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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.
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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.
See Santa from afar at the historic Log Cabin. Contact natalie@creemore.com, 705-466-9906 for more information or to register your float.
THIS WEEKEND A FULL DISPLAY OF WORKS BY SIMON HEATH PLUS MORE LOCALLY MADE ITEMS BY JIM HARKNESS, CROWE LEATHER, JENN JANSEN, JENNY ROSS, KATHRYN ALLYN, JORDAN EVELAND, LIZ EAKINS, DUFFERIN COUNTY GOODS
Saturday, Dec. 5 SANTA CLAUS PARADE Visit stationary floats throughout Clearview between 1 and 3 p.m.
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Join our Virtual Join our Virtual 10 Days of Christmas Event10 Days of Christmas Event November 21st-30th November 21st-30th
GIFT BASKETS FILLED WITH ITEMS DONATED BY CREEMORE BIA MEMBERS & SUPPORTERS ONE OF TWO $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY CREEMORE HOME HARDWARE AND MORE!
Live onJoin Facebook. Live on Facebook. our virtual 10 days of Christmas event November 21 to 30 Tuesday December 1st. Tuesday December 1st.
Make a Purchase of $25 or more and fill out a ballot at participating retailers between now and December 18 and you could win
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Get Kid’s Colouring Contest Details Online!
Online shopping with direct shipping, curbside or instore pickup available. STAYNER | 7040 COUNTY ROAD 9 | 705-466-6232 HuronTractor.com The right choice. Sales event offers valid 30 November 2020 until 5 December 2020 and available only at Huron Tractor. Some details specific by event date. See dealer for complete details on event and offers. Event details and offers subject to change without notice, at any time. Additional taxes and fees may be required.
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Foundation creates new Mulmur Community Fund
The Board of Directors of the Dufferin Community Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the Mulmur Community Fund, held within the Dufferin Community Foundation. Gord Gallaugher, Foundation President hopes this will be the first of several community funds. "Community Foundations can be an arms-length holder and manager of gifts to support community projects not generally associated with municipalities. Our aim is to leverage more and larger gifts or bequests for community well-being since the funds are held independently," he said. If you live in or are connected to Mulmur township, you can help improve the quality of life in Mulmur by donating to the Mulmur Community Fund. Grants will be provided from the fund to advance projects in a wide
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Gord Gallaugher, President of the Dufferin Community Foundation receives the first contribution to the Mulmur Community Fund with a cheque presented by Janet Horner, Mayor of the Township of Mulmur. variety of areas that can be shown to do just that, projects such as trail development, recreation activities and projects, arts and culture, heritage,
environmental projects, and many other projects not typically offered by government funding. "The residents of Mulmur are known
for their generosity and contributions to the community. While the immediate need is to lift our community through COVID-19, over time, the Mulmur Community Fund will grow and provide project money for many initiatives that improve the quality of life in our special place," said Mulmur Mayor Janet Horner. The Mulmur Community Fund provides a vehicle for residents of Mulmur, or anyone interested in life in Mulmur, to leave a legacy and to build for the future. All funds held by the Foundation are open, meaning anyone may contribute at any time to this or any of the funds held by the Foundation. For more information, visit dufferincommunityfoundation.ca or contact Mulmur Township at 705466-3341.
Stayner Lions Club Serving all of Clearview Township
Monthly
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CASH $28,000 IN CASH PRIZES Draw
Lottery License M 826538
Net proceeds will help us continue our
community support programs during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Odds of winning better than 1 in 21 Only 500 tickets printed
TICKETS $100 EACH Prizes: $5000 Dec. 17 $2000 third Thursday monthly Jan to Nov 2021
$100 Consolation prize with each of the above
Call for tickets 705-229-ROAR (7627) or email staynerlionsfundraising@gmail.com to order
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Collingwood COVID-19 Assessment Centre moves to parking lot behind Collingwood Legion The Collingwood COVID-19 Assessment Centre has moved to the parking lot behind the Collingwood Legion at 490 Ontario Street and will operate both the appointment based, drive-through COVID-19 assessments and flu shot clinics. To book an appointment at the Collingwood Assessment Centre, call 705-444-5885 to speak to a team member during business hours, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Click 'Get on Waitlist' at www.gbfht.ca/cac, Monday to Friday between 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Once patients have joined the waitlist, they will be queued to receive a phone call during normal business hours. Patients are asked to enter the parking lot off Erie Street, at the back of the Collingwood Legion, and to arrive as close to their appointment time as possible, due to the volume of appointments the site is seeing. At this time, publicly-funded testing is available for Ontarians at assessment centres if they are: • Showing COVID-19 symptoms; • Have been exposed to a confirmed case of the virus, as informed by your public health unit or exposure notification through the COVID Alert app; • Are a resident or worker in a setting that has a COVID-19 outbreak, as identified and informed by the local public health unit;
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• Eligible for testing as part of a targeted testing initiative directed by the Ministry of Health or the Ministry of Long-Term Care. Additionally, the Wasaga Beach COVID-19 Assessment Centre, located in the parking lot behind the RecPlex at 1724 Mosley Street is also open for pre-scheduled drive-through COVID-19 assessments and flu shots. For more information, go to www.gbfht.ca/cac. Patients remain in their vehicles for both COVID-19 assessments and flu shot clinics.
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FOR SALE
KIDD FAMILY AUCTIONS
WANTS YOU!!
DEVIL'S GLEN IS NOW HIRING
***TO BID ONLINE IN THE ‘STRAIGHT SHOOTER’ FIREARMS AUCTION. A 3-DAY SALE. NOV. 26, 27, 28TH.
FOR THE UPCOMING SKI SEASON!
Available positions include Daytime & Evening Housekeeping Competitive Rates & Great Team Environment Please forward your resume to housekeeping@devilsglen.com
***TO BE A CONSIGNOR.
FEATURING: A LARGE QTY OF ANTIQUE, NEW AND USED FIREARMS BY MAKERS LIKE AMUATECUI; COOEY; RUGER; BERETTA; WINCHESTER; MAROCCHI; MOUNTIE CARBINE; REMINGTON; MARLIN; WEATHERBY; COLT, AIR GUNS AND SO MUCH MORE. As well as firearms, this auction will have a large quantity of new Hunting Gear; Militaria, Ammo, Flares Guns; Vintage Publications; Edged Weapons; Gun Parts; Reloading Tools; etc. If you want to talk about buying and selling long guns, hand guns, edged weapons, bows, etc. then we’re here to chat.
Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Accommodation will be provided in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
SEASONED FIREWOOD. Sold as bush cord. Call 705-627-2676. DRY HARDWOOD 2 Years seasoned, $380/ bush cord. FREE delivery and volume discount. Complete Woodlot Management, 519-986-2474. CREEMORE HILLS WINERY COVID Prices – Wine: White or Red, $20; Honey: $20. For prearranged pick-up or delivery Call/Text 647-5888931. Email cmorrissey0708@rogers.com.
FOR RENT
MANSFIELD SEASONAL RENTAL Heritage rich farmhouse for professionals on 200 acres with baby mountain for cross country trek. 3 large bedrooms, full bath and powder room. Wood burning baby bear. Minutes to Mansfield Ski Club or 30 mins. to Collingwood Blue Mountain. First and last with references plus damage deposit. Rental plus utilities TBA. Available Dec. 15 to April 15. No pets, no smoking. Contact Virginia at 905-877-1740.
“Cash in a Day the Auction Way”
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AUCTION
Bob Severn Auctions Monday, Nov. 23 at 11 a.m. Live auction of Case IH 1640 combine, heads. Case IH 7110; Int 5088; Int. 884 with 2250 loader; tillage; gram and misc. equipment for Emerald Acres Farms Ltd. Larry Leqelece line #3261-10th Sideroad New Tecumseth just north of Beeton.
Thinking you might be missing out on the better deal?
Monday, Nov. 30 10 a.m. Live auction of Kabota M8200-4WD/cab and loader. Case 1840 skid steer; JD F620 Z Trak 54" mower, some equipment. misc for Lyle Parsons & Betty Patten line #558584 Mulmur-Melancthon Townline.
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Monday, Dec. 7 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. At 10 a.m. tillage and haying equipment (27 pieces); 1 p.m. 25 John Deere tractors, skid steer, and 95 Ford truck with 16' grains box for Arlene Goodfellow Estate of late Ross Goodfellow Line #4915 2nd Line New Tecumseth (near Schomberg).
Creemore • 182 Mill St. (705) 466-2108 Insert address city, phone number, address Collingwoodand• website 82 Pine St. here. (705) 445-2651
This EXCLUSIVE PRIVATE COUNTRY RENTAL is minutes from Creemore on the river front. Designer decorated & fully furnished. Open concept living room/dining/kitchen with a stunning stone propane fireplace, heated hardwood floors. Main home sleeps 6 with 2 bathrooms. Cottage sleeps 4 with one bathroom. Two-car heated garage with wood burning fireplace with paved driveway. Utilities inclusive, snow plowing, internet/bell satellite TV, house cleaning. Perfect turn key cozy rental for a family to enjoy this winter season. References plus damage deposit required. Available Nov. 23, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 March 1, 2021- May 31, 2021 Weekly or monthly all season rental. Contact: Marcy 519-938-0588. LARGE BRIGHT 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT close to downtown Creemore. Available Jan. 1. Reference required. Heat included. Hydro not included. For inquiries call Bill at 705-441-2761.
LOST ITEM
DRAWER FOR A DESK – mahogany with a handle lost between Glen Huron and Collingwood street on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Call Gregg Badger at 705-466-5905.
State or Province, postal codes and info@ fawcettfuneralhomes.com fax numbers are not necessary unless specified by law. www.fawcettfuneralhomes.com
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• Service Directory • Gravity Sun Power solar generation for energy savings and income professionally designed and installed
Jeff Williams • 466-5741
Valley Auto & Tech Repairs to all makes of cars and light trucks!
Safety’s & Fuel Injection
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Bus. (705) 428-3393 ~ Res. (705) 466-2343
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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
Garry Stamp, Owner/Operator
INSURANCE BROKERS
110 Adeline St., Shelburne 1423 Mosley St., Wasage Beach
RESTORATION & CUSTOM WORK CHIMNEY FIREPLACE BRICK NATURAL STONE ANYTHING & EVERYTHING MASONRY
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Iron Butterfly
Custom Iron Work Specializing in gates Charcoal BBQs & Fire Pits Design • Welding • Refinishing Tyler Kueper
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SERVICES
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
ROD THE WINDOW CLEANER. You deserve a Clear View. Fall is here! You know you want it! Residential, commercial, year-round. All windows welcome. Contactless service. Call or text 705-351-0768.
SMITH’S LAWN CARE snow removal/Lawn cutting, spring/fall cleanup, garden maintenance,Landscaping/ Renovations. Licensed/insured. Call 705-888-7092.
JAMES DAVID PEARSON Oct 11, 1944 - Nov 14, 2020 Son of Eileen Walker and Reg Pearson, Jim grew up in Parkview Hills, with older brother Reg (Nancy) and younger sister Gayle (Pierre Jacques). As a child and early teen, he became Canada’s top child model, famously adorning the cover of his grade 5 spelling book. He was an indifferent student and a natural athlete, and after high school went to Europe for a couple of weeks— returning 9 months later. He worked as a gardener at Chateau Lake Louise one summer, and in the mines in Thompson, Manitoba for another. He hitchhiked across Canada as his Centennial year celebration, eating hotdogs the whole way. A chance aptitude test changed everything; his unique ability to think three dimensionally was discovered, leading him to enroll in the School of Architecture at Ryerson, where he was awarded the Prize in Architectural Design. His Libran thirst for balance and symmetry was let loose—he revered Georgian design, steeped all he did in the Golden Ratio, and always, always, ensured functional layouts with axial views.
November 21, 1970 Congratulations to John and Rosemary McIntosh 50 years of wedded bliss!
THANK YOU
HOT TUB MAINTENANCE. Keep your hot tub sparkling all winter long with weekly or biweekly maintenance. Creemore and surrounding area. Email creemorespas@gmail.com or text 705-351-9013.
We would like to sincerely thank our relatives, family and friends for all your phone calls, prayers, cards, food and visits during this past week following Bill’s death. Everyone has been so supportive and we appreciate all your kindness. Special thanks to Reverend Darren may for his prayers and comforting words during the service and to Shawn Davidson for his compassionate and professional care. Myrtle Bates and familwy
DINING OUT
IN MEMORIAM
FRIDAY NIGHT DINNERS at Affairs Bakery & Cafe. Enjoy beer battered halibut, crispy fries and homemade coleslaw. Take-out only. Call 705-466-5621.
HELP WANTED
2 PART TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE; potato grading/ inspection. No heavy lifting. More hours available for right candidates. Call Adam at 519-939-3003. Looking for help 2 days a week, mornings & afternoons at a 6 stall HORSE BARN in Creemore. Duties include turn out/in, barn chores, feeding etc. Experience with horses a must! If interested please call or text Eden at 705-466-6346. Northridge Metal Fab, in New Lowell is looking for: SKILLED PRODUCTION WELDERS & GENERAL LABOURERS, WET SPRAY PAINTERS. For day shift and afternoon shift. Please email dlangman@northridgemetal.com.
Charles James Craig. Dec. 8,1943 - Nov. 22, 2012 Sunshine passes, shadows fall. Love's remembrance outlasts all, And though the years be many or few, They are filled with remembrance of you. Love Mary Ann Craig, Christie Craig, & Debbie Bowes
IN MEMORIAM
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Submit your classified ad by 5 p.m. Tuesday: call 705-466-9906, fax 705-466-9908, email info@ creemore.com,$17 + hst for 25 words or less
DEATH NOTICE
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. 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 519375-0958.
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A wonderful career followed—he started with Lipson and Dashkin, bringing good design to Cadillac Fairview subdivisions. He then spent 12 years as the chief designer with Gordon Ridgely, producing glorious houses in Forest Hill, Hoggs Hollow and Rosedale. He worked on the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, and designed a tree house for Steve Jobs’ children. In 1991 he “retired” to be a full time caregiver to his three children, returning to work (after 7 months) with JFBrennan, and from 2004, also designing for Fairmont Homes. Until 2019 he designed beautiful residences in Toronto, Georgian Bay and Muskoka, but also Bahamas, Miami Beach, Bermuda and Nantucket. His most lasting legacy, however, is his body of work done personally, through Pearson Design, in the Hills of Mulmur, Caledon, King, Erin and across the Niagara Escarpment. In 2005 the Niagara Escarpment Commission bestowed on him a Lifetime Achievement award in recognition of the more than 50 houses both grand and modest, nestled in the countryside he so loved. Clients quickly became friends, and spoke of his quirky humour, creativity, and insight, as well as the daily joy of living in the beautiful spaces he created for them. Coworkers expressed gratitude for what he taught them about turning vision into reality and making work fun. He loved butter tarts (plain), beagles, and the Saturday crossword. He disliked babies and toddlers, horses (badly designed) and kale. He was charming, kind and generous, but could be irascible, negative and stubborn. Handsome, and stylish without trying, he paid little attention to his appearance. He was quietly proud of his work, filing away the articles and accolades about his creations without much fanfare. He was continuously curious, delving deeply into the mysteries of astronomy and beekeeping. He loved travelling and flavour and believed that exploring the world was the best education. Married on his 30th birthday to Jane Pepino, he rarely forgot an anniversary. He supported her in her career and volunteer work, even when it placed demands on him, and was always proud of what she did. Also left to feel the loss of his presence but to keep his memory alive are his children, Drew of Edmonton (Kim Titchener), Blaine of Toronto (Jason van Bruggen) and Tory of BC (Tony Atkins), and grandchildren Tyler, Sarah, Claire, Tess and Jane. The wisdom he imparted to his children and their many friends (who always thought he was “cool”) was uncomplicated but universal; always do your best and find what you love and make that your work. In this life, he really wanted for nothing and when asked he would simply wish for ‘health and happiness’ for those around him. Sadly, the last few years provided very little of either to him, as COPD and lung cancer took their toll. In Spring, as health guidance allows, we will gather friends and family in a service to remember him and tell stories. In the meantime, we invite his friends to provide those stories now by email to jdpearson@gmail.com. Next Thanksgiving, we will restore the Pearson family tradition of his birthday/ anniversary celebration at Wellspring Farm, where he was happiest. At his request, we will spread his ashes there overlooking the hills he loved, where he can rest in the ‘Mulmur light’. The family wishes to recognize and thank the wonderful doctors and staff at both Women’s College Hospital, and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre for their support and expertise—a cure was never possible, but he was given comfort and peace of mind.
WINNER
The winner of the free membership to the Tree Society of Creemore for guessing the age of the tree as 311 years old is Brian Carter who wins a family membership! The owners of the tree have determined that the tree is 308 years old!
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS The Creemore Echo is planning its annual Christmas Greetings and Year in Review. Please send recipes, brief holiday memories, stories and photos of holidays past to editor@creemore. com. We appreciate your participation.
The solution to COVID-19 is
in your hands. • 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.
Creemore Christmas Stroll: How to participate Organizers of the Creemore Christmas Stroll, a substitute for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting, have finalized further details for the Dec. 4 activity at Station on the Green. At 4:50 p.m. that evening, the tree will be lit up by Scott Duffin, who has volunteered to string the lights on the tree. Later that evening, the community is invited to stroll by to enjoy its splendour. Due to pandemic protocols and restrictions there will be controlled access and limited capacity so registration is required by e-mail at tsocinfo@ gmail.com before Wednesday, Dec. 2. Appointments are available between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., with eight separate 15-minute sign-up periods for up to 25 people. Participants will begin at the east entrance to the parking lot. At all times, people will be socially distanced. Family bubbles will be allowed to travel together to a number of different stations to pick up food and drink vouchers, a Christmas ornament for each child, a wayfinding map of different home displays throughout the township, ending with a walk by the lit tree out to the street. Participants are encouraged to bring donations of toys to be distributed to those in need by County of Simcoe Paramedics. They are also encouraged to bring non-perishable food donations for the Creemore firefighters' food drive, to be placed on their fire wagon. For those not wishing to participate in the stroll, donations will be accepted between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Friday
evening. The vouchers will be for one slice of pizza per person from either Pizza Perfect or Creemore Pizza Co. The drink voucher will indicate either Affairs Catering (hot chocolate) or Bank Cafe (hot cider). Participants are asked to follow all health protocols. One member for each group should collect the food to avoid crowding around these stores. The food and drink venues will be open from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. only for voucher redemption as they will also be running their regular businesses. Groups will not be allowed indoors in these venues. Only those who have signed up through tsocinfo@gmail.com will be allowed entrance.
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Communications are available in alternative formats upon request.
Notice of Intention to Sell Municipal Land Alice, Bourchier and Eleanor Streets
In accordance with By-law 04-64, The Township of Clearview is providing notice of its intention to sell closed highways (Alice, Eleanor and Bourchier Streets) Plan 187 to the adjacent land owner. Council will consider a recommendation to declare these lands surplus at its December 14, 2020 meeting. The meeting will be conducted electronically.
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To obtain further information please contact the undersigned. Pamela Fettes, Clerk Township of Clearview pfettes@clearview.ca (705) 428 – 6230 ext. 224