January 15, 2021

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Friday, January 15, 2021 Vol. 21 No. 03

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Outdoor ice rinks close during lockdown

by Trina Berlo Although outdoor ice rinks are allowed to be open during the lockdown, Clearview Township has made the tough decision to discontinue access and work on the rinks that are located on municipal property.

New Lowell councillor John Lamers said he has been taking a lot of flack for the decision but said there just isn’t enough manpower at the volunteermaintained ice surfaces.

Last year Lamers championed the installation of a 60-by-120-foot permanent concrete pad for an ice rink at the New Lowell Recreation Park, which is flooded by the firefighters stationed next door.

“Now, we are getting the cold weather and some nice ice and we haven’t got the manpower to control the public so we’re now closed,” said Lamers during Monday’s council meeting. “Everybody wants to get outside and do something and they’re a little upset they can’t use the public rinks.”

The decision was made to control numbers and ensure people weren’t

crowding the facilities.

“It’s very disappointing,” said Mayor Doug Measures. “It becomes a gathering place, and that’s a danger.”

Officials say, in many surrounding communities, unsupervised outdoor rinks have unfortunately led to overcrowding and encouraged travel between public health units while closure and safe usage signs have largely been ignored.

“In our community we don’t have the staff or the resources or the infrastructure in place to supervise and look after those ice surfaces,” said Measures.

“Volunteers work like crazy to build them and now they have to be shut down.”

The situation will be re-evaluated once the lockdown has been lifted and final decisions for the winter season will be made at that time.

Food bank overwhelmed by donations

by Trina Berlo The Clearview-Stayner Food Bank is very grateful for the outpouring of support from the community.

Coordinators Pam Royal and Jacky Morgan say individuals from all over, churches, businesses, schools, social groups and service clubs coordinated donations at a time when it was difficult to get together and host events. Clearview firefighters and paramedics, who hold annual food drives, found innovative ways to collect donations when there were no Santa Claus parades.

“We want to make sure everyone knows how much we appreciate the support,” said Royal.

They say while other food banks struggle to get donations, Clearview has always been very generous and more so (See “Need” on page 6)

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Clearview Stayner Food Bank coordinators Jacky Morgan (right) and Pam Royal (left) say the shelves are fully stocked after an influx of holiday donations.

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Online learning has been extended until January 25, with an update from the province expected toward the end of the month.

Dangerous driving stop leads to drug seizure On Jan. 13, at approximately 12:19 a.m., a member of the Huronia West OPP was conducting speed enforcement on Highway 26 in Clearview Township and spotted a vehicle travelling more than two times the posted speed limit.

The driver was stopped and arrested for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. The driver was in possession of various types of cannabis, including over 500 grams of dried cannabis.

Police also seized a cell phone and a quantity of cash.

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THE WAY WE WERE

A northbound freight train crossing the Mad River bridge at Glencairn in the Grand Truck days. From the book, Rails to the Lakes, submitted

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Entitlement has us in a tough spot Editor: Welly, well, well, well. Aren’t we in a bit of a fix here in North America. It seems that our sense of entitlement has got us into some escalating COVID-19 numbers.

I mean really? What did any of us expect when we thought it was our prerogative to get together over the holiday season? Did we all have a justifiably good time zipping up to the recreational property and shopping in the stores there? Spreading our little viruses around?

Well hell, we pay taxes there. Of course we have the right to move back and forth from the cities. If we had property in Chernobyl we would head there just on principle alone. After all politicians, who are really smart men and women (the president of the Divided States of America for example), are off on international holidays. It’s okay for them. They’re entitled because they work harder than the rest of us, don’t they? Or maybe they’re entitled because they have more money than us because they didn’t lose their business or their job.

And some of us feel that it is also our God-given right to not wear a mask and to reject having the COVID-19 vaccination. Well, I have been happy to make it this far in life (60+) without smallpox, polio, tetanus, diphtheria, shingles and assorted other ailments thanks to the vaccinations I’ve had. So don’t try to rabble-rouse me into this stupid conspiracy about the government putting a tracking device into the vaccine. (But I do think it is a really good idea to put the tracking device into those who reject the vaccine so that we can keep an eye on them to insure that they are not close to heavy machinery or hot stoves.)

Anyway, I wish all of you a very happy 2021 and may all of your friends and family make it through alive, unless they are entitled to the coronavirus due to your recklessness.

Murray Lackie, Creemore.

LETTER

Foundation welcomes two youth to steering committee Editor: Thank you, Tony Fry, for your comments regarding the need to engage young people In the Vision for Creemore project currently underway. The Foundation and the steering committee welcome everyone’s involvement and especially teens and younger adults who will bring their own perspective and of course represent the future of Creemore. And thank you for putting us in touch with Marty Hewitt, a Grade 11 student at CCI, and Davin Metheral, a student at Ryerson’s School of Urban and Regional Planning.

Both care deeply about their community and its future.

We are enthusiastic about their involvement, their ability to bring a younger perspective and welcome them both.

We have received 313 surveys completed by those who have taken part in the project, which is excellent participation. Additionally, we have had a number of one-on-one interviews, three “community meetings,” one each with local businesses, arts and community organizations, and local farms which have generated some very thoughtful ideas.

We continue our work with Small/ERA Architects who will help us develop productive ideas and strategies relating broadly to issues such as economic development, strengthening our arts, culture and heritage, ensuring the vitality of Creemore’s “downtown” as well as encouraging youth engagement.

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Creemore skates: Second life for The Palace LOCAL HISTORY

Here we are another month into winter sleigh. The barrel had three plugs in the with no skating rink in sight. The arena is bottom which he pulled out and flooded closed because of the pandemic, It doesn’t the ice as he pulled it along. He charged seem cold enough to make an outdoor rink 10 cents to skate.” and even the river is refusing to freeze over.

This rink was also in operation the Last month I left you with the bad news that winter of 1924-25. A report in the local the old arena on Mill Street was ordered paper said that George Scriver was closed. The roof had become unsafe. That making preparations to give young Helen was the spring of 1923. I told you that BLACKBURN people recreation on an open air skating Creemore has a remarkable ability to rise rink. However, the roof on the old arena to an emergency and solve problems. scheduled to be pulled down, appears to have been Such was the case. George Scriver, a local mechanic fixed. Soon after Mr. Scriver began preparations for and entrepreneur, built an ice surface on the river at his ice surface a report came out that the youth of the the end of Mill Street at the beginning of winter 1923. community were jubilant, as was everybody, that this Wallace Timmons, recollects how he did it. “He built old rink would be operated by George Scriver who a small dam at the lower level end backed up the water obtained a lease from the owners. enough to make a rink. He had boards along the sides Hockey and the annual skating carnival continued and flooded the ice with a barrel pulled by a hand as they had done for many years. It was at this time

that this old arena became affectionately known as The Palace. At the beginning of the 1927-28 season Frank Gray took over the lease of the rink and in the spring of 1928 J. Kolb was the manager. It is interesting to note that they were still skating on natural ice in April of 1928.

Finally in October 1928 something was being done about replacing The Palace on Mill Street. Apparently much discussion had been going on for a few years.

A largely attended meeting of businessmen resulted in plans to organize a joint company and sell stock sufficient to raise the capital sufficient to start building.

First plans were to purchase the land behind the United Church.

This location did not work out but within a few days the board had purchased lots from William Dunstan on Elizabeth Street East which were on the corner of (See “Community” on page 8)

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COVID-19 vaccine goes on the road to LTC residents

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Eighty-year-old Pat Sinclair, a former nurse, became the region's first long-term care resident to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday at Victoria Village Manor in Barrie.

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The COVID-19 immunization of residents of long-term care (LTC) and retirement homes (RH) in Simcoe Muskoka is now underway.

The immunization program began Monday in long-term care homes following the recent decision by the provincial government that the PfizerBioNTech vaccine can be safely transported to the homes. Retirement home residents will begin to receive the vaccine next week.

“COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on both the residents and employees in long-term care and being able to offer the protection this vaccine provides to those who are the most vulnerable is a critical milestone,” said Dr. Charles Gardner, medical officer of health for the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. “We are hoping everyone who opts for the vaccine within our LTC and RH communities to have received it over the next two weeks.”

Cheers erupted at Barrie’s Victoria Village Manor on Monday as 80-yearold Pat Sinclair, a former nurse, became the region’s first long-term care resident to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

“I’m thrilled to be able to do this. I’m hoping it gives me and my family that feeling of 'we’re okay, we’re going to be okay. We’ll get through this,'” said Sinclair.

Through a pilot immunization program on Monday, 111 residents from Victoria Village Manor and 67 residents at Oak Terrace Long-Term Care Home in Orillia received the vaccine.

“This will be a game changer for long-term care and congregate settings.

It will level the playing field,” said Bill Krever, Victoria Village president and CEO. “As the number of COVID-19 cases increases in this region, the availability of this vaccine to our residents couldn’t have come at a better time.”

To date the vaccine has only been administered to priority groups by invitation at the COVID-19 Immunization Clinic in Barrie.

“As COVID cases continue to surge, both across the province and in Simcoe Muskoka, we are working hard to get the vaccine to those who need it most, as safely, quickly and efficiently as possible,” said Janice Skot, RVH’s president and chief executive officer.

“By focusing on the most vulnerable individuals and those most at risk, we will save lives.”

Supply of the vaccine remains

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limited and at this time is being offered by appointment only to priority groups identified by the provincial government, including residents, staff and essential caregivers from congregate living settings (e.g. long-term care homes and retirement homes), as well as prioritized hospital workers.

The public is reminded that during the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine it’s important that everyone continue follow public health measures to reduce and prevent transmission of the virus: Wear a mask, physically distance from those outside your household, wash your hands frequently, stay home if you are sick, and get tested for COVID-19 if you have symptoms.

For more information, visit simcoemuskokahealth.org or call Health Connection to speak with a public health professional weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 705-721-7520 (1877-721-7520).

This week's highlights • There have been more than 8,600 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine administered in Simcoe Muskoka (not including the South Simcoe LHIN), mainly to health care workers in local hospitals, longterm care and retirement homes. This includes over 250 individuals that have received both of the required doses of the vaccine. In addition, 431 long-term care residents have received their first dose.

• An advisory committee is coming together this week with representation from Indigenous communities, primary care, pharmacies, long-term care, paramedics and other health care services to create a plan for rolling out the vaccine to priority groups and eventually to the entire community, hopefully by August.

• Incidence rate for Simcoe County has reached 81 cases per 100,000 population. Most COVID-19 cases in Simcoe Muskoka are from the Barrie and South Simcoe areas.

• Holiday gatherings are now accounting for 21 per cent of cases.

Transmission has been traced back to gatherings of as many as 22 people.

• Local hospitals are accepting transfer cases from the GTA, which are at capacity.

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Need for food support goes all year long, not just at Christmas (Continued from page 1) this year than ever before.

Royal said this year, volunteers found it overwhelming. At one point donations were covering every surface of the Stayner facility, including the floor. Volunteers worked for seven hours and didn’t even put a dent in it. It took five days to clear the floor.

The problem is that the food bank has limited space, which is usually more than adequate, and has to check each item for an expiry date and best before date. They can give out items that have a best before date within the year but they can’t give out really old food. Volunteers – and there are currently only four working now because of the pandemic – have to take the old food home and dispose of it. They go to the extra effort of opening all the cans and composting the contents so the cans can be recycled.

“It’s a good problem to have,” said Morgan of the volume, but there are some unfortunate consequences.

To avoid waste, anything that comes into the food bank but cannot be distributed locally is passed on to another agency that can. For example, when the Clearview-Stayner Food Bank receives donations of baby products they pass them on because they haven’t had a baby on their client list for three years.

The unusual food such as oysters and tapenade are placed on a shelf, which pre-COVID, people could peruse and take what they like but with current protocols in place clients pick up their food at the door and aren’t able to go inside the building so that food is not getting picked up.

The hope is that people tailor their donations to what is needed locally.

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Facebook page and welcome calls from those looking to make large donations.

They also urge people to think of the food bank all year long and not just at Christmas.

“Right now we are not in need of much, but in August we’re shopping like crazy,” said Morgan. “The need isn’t greater at Christmas. The need goes all year long.”

The food bank serves up to 1,200 people and although there was an increase in demand at the beginning of the pandemic, the need levelled off and returned to regular levels fairly quickly.

Morgan notes that unfortunately, people wait until the very last minute before reaching out for assistance. She said during the pandemic, no one has been turned away. Everyone who has come to the door has been offered assistance.

Families come to the food bank once per month to get a set amount of food to

help supplement their other income. In times of plenty, people are given a little extra.

Morgan and Royal do the shopping for the fresh items and anything that is missing from the shelves. They look out for deals to make every penny count.

They also buy milk, cheese, margarine, bread and fresh fruit and vegetables.

They urge people to get in touch, whether they wish to offer assistance or are in need of support. There are always specific items needed, and that need will only increase throughout the year as the holiday bounty is depleted.

To get in touch, call 705-517-0166 and leave a message. Please visit the Facebook page to see the food bank’s wish list. Regular hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The food bank is located at 7271 Highway 26 (back entrance off Gideon Street.

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• THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, January 15, 2021

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Community raised funds to build new arena in 1928 (Continued from page 2) Jane street, now Library Street. The first sod was turned October 29, 1928.

Weekly reports in the Creemore paper kept everyone excited. The price of the rink was to be about $8,500 with a wood frame and sides and roofing of steel. Hope was alive that there would be skating by Christmas. It wasn’t until the middle of January 1929 that opening night was in sight. Compared to today’s world this was remarkable with only three and a half months from first meeting to completion. A sum of $10,000 was raised with shares at $50 each.

The completed rink was 175 feet with plant framed arches with no inside posts and was covered with standard steel roofing. The curling rink was 30 452 Victoria St. East, Alliston, Ontario, L9R 1J8 Office Number: 705-435-1809

feet wide by 146 feet long. The roof had inside wood sheeting to prevent drip.

The skating rink was surrounded by a six foot wide walkway around the west, north and east sides. A gallery was at the north end, and there were two dressing rooms and upstairs a comfortable room with glass overlooking the curling ice.

The grand opening on January 29 was a huge success with 550 paying admission.

As with other years there was a costume carnival and races with prizes.

Prizes were given to the largest sleigh load and for one coming the furthest distance. Art May’s Gophers competed with George Shepherds Groundhogs in a game of broom hockey. The evening ended with all skating to the music of a band.

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