June 4, 2021

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Friday, June 4, 2021 Vol. 21 No. 23

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Giving circle supports Habitat for Humanity build

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100 Women Who Care South Georgian Triangle representatives present a donation to Habitat for Humanity South Georgian Bay on May 28. Pictured from left: Iona Tough, Cathryn Love, RoseMary Boyd, Helen Peacock, Habitat for Humanity executive director Joy Fleury, and Catherine Raaflaub.

by Trina Berlo Habitat for Humanity South Georgian Bay has been selected as the recipient of an $18,000 donation from a local giving circle.

Members of 100 Women Who Care South Georgian Triangle meet four times per year to decide where to direct their quarterly donations and recently voted to support Habitat for Humanity’s newest Stayner build.

The way the giving circle works is that members nominate charities by entering them into the pool of potential recipients. Three charities are randomly drawn to make a pitch at each meeting but in the end the members vote and all of the money is directed towards one chosen organization. With 180 members each donating $100 per quarter, that adds up to a substantial donation for the selected charity. The other charities go back into the pool for another chance and in the meantime have had the benefit of raising their profile within the community.

In its four years, 100 Women Who Care South Georgian Triangle has donated more than $230,000 to charities in the areas of Collingwood, Creemore, Meaford, Stayner, Thornbury, and Wasaga Beach, without a penny of overhead, said Helen Peacock.

Habitat for Humanity South Georgian

Bay was nominated by dedicated volunteer Iona Tough, and members of 100 Women Who Care like the idea that their donation is enough to build two children’s rooms in the single family home.

Habitat for Humanity is currently in the planning stages for its next building project in Stayner. Organizers are in the process of getting permits in order and hope to start the build on John Street in late summer.

They will start with a pre-fab home from Royal Homes and will need lots of volunteers to bring the project to completion, and not just builders. There are many roles to fill.

Habitat for Humanity has started the family selection process but it’s not too late to apply.

For more information about applying, volunteering and donating, visit habitatgeorgianbay.ca. Donations of skilled trades, product, materials, and services are welcome and very much appreciated.

Habitat for Humanity is also planning another build in Stayner as its 2022 project, it will be the sixth home the organization has built locally.

To join the 100 Women Who Care South Georgian Triangle or to learn more, visit www.100womensouthgeor giantriangle.com.

Creemore Senior AA hockey team approved for play

by Trina Berlo T h e We s t e r n O n t a r i o A t h l e t i c Association has approved the addition of a Creemore team to the Senior AA hockey league.

Team founder and acting president Tom Macham said the team will be known as the Creemore Coyotes and the uniforms will mirror those of the Arizona Coyotes.

Macham said he is happy to have gotten this far with establishing a team but recognizes there is still much work to be done.

He said 24 players have committed

verbally to being on the team, including three “homegrown yotes” who have come up through the ranks of Creemore Minor Hockey.

Recruitment is still ongoing, including staff and coaches.

Macham said former Siskin Kevin Boyd has been a tremendous help with recruiting players and helping to brand the team.

The league is open to elite players 22 and older. Each team is allowed two former professional players on the roster, and former Junior A and B

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“This is high level hockey,” said Macham, adding that there is a hope the community will be excited to see games, filling the arena, and drawing outside spectators to create an uptick in the local economy.

The Coyotes will join an existing 14-team league competing against area teams such as the Durham Thunder Cats and the Shelburne Muskies, and will play a 22-game schedule with half of the games being played on home ice in Creemore on Saturday nights.

The Coyote jerseys will pay tribute

to the Humboldt Broncos and the Creemore Chiefs, a senior team that was based in Creemore from 1978 to 1993, which was immensely popular with fans.

Potential volunteers, sponsors and executive members are asked to contact Macham at creemoreseniorhockey@ gmail.com or 705-435-8469. He hopes to have a public information session and fundraising activities once pandemic protocols will allow. Macham is also working with local restaurants on cross promotions and other outreach initiatives.

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Firefighters approved for trail rescue training

by Trina Berlo Clearview firefighters will be trained in low angle/ slope rescue due to an increase in the number of hikers needing assistance on area trails.

The department saw a large increase in off-road and trail rescues during 2020. The number of incidents jumped from between two and five calls in a typical year, to 20 calls in 2020. This has been mostly attributed to more people enjoying the trail systems due to COVID-19 and a lack of other recreational activities, said Fire Chief Roree Payment. This has prompted a shift to provide crews with an increased level of training in rope rescue. In 2021 crews from Singhampton and select members from Creemore and Nottawa will receive training in low angle and slope rescue.

“Over time and specifically during COVID-19, our trail systems have become much busier and far more frequented than previous years. As a result, the number of incidents on those trails where people have required locating, care, packing and removal have too increased,” reported Payment. “As people become more and more adventurous, the skills and abilities of our department are further tested when it comes to removing injured hikers/ATV’ers/campers/ snowshoers etc.”

“In an effort to better protect our firefighters, the injured person(s) and to provide a timelier response, the department has identified moving to low angle/ slope rescue as paramount.”

Council approved a proposal to train all 20 members from Station 5 in Singhampton and Station 4 in Creemore. The total cost is about $25,000 for training and equipment.

“In an effort to try to improve the safety of both the responders and those that we are rescuing it was determined that we need to heighten the level of training and the equipment we have to do those retrievals,” Payment told councillors.

Councillor Robert Walker expressed interest in exploring methods for cost recovery from the various agencies but Payment said there is a tendency to pass the bill onto the person being rescued and it has been Clearview’s practice in the past not to do so. Payment said that would be a “slippery slope.”

Due to the low frequency of calls and the risk of high angle rescue, it is felt the department would be best suited for low angle/slope rescue in the near future, he said, and having members trained in this discipline would allow for a timelier response from partner agencies should the call warrant high angle rescue.

Council Briefs Vending bylaw clarified The addition of the Pizza Forno kiosk in Stayner has prompted some clarifications because it is neither mobile nor temporary.

A public meeting was held May 31 to clarify the zoning and vending bylaws, particularly as it relates to the prohibition of temporary vending from shipping containers and street and rail cars.

Director of Community Services Mara Burton reported, “As the vending bylaw is for temporary structures that can be easily removed from a site and that there are size restrictions on vending vehicles in the bylaw, staff are of the opinion that the reference to the shipping container, street and rail car, relate specifically to the prohibition of both storage and sales and given the intent of the vending bylaw, are not intended [as] permission for these uses as temporary vending opportunities.”

A proposed change to the vending bylaw is intended to clarify the difference between two classes of vendor, those that are mobile, such as a food truck, and those that are temporary, such as a booth.

Burton said the changes are really just a housekeeping matter and don’t actually affect the uses. No comments were received at the time of the meeting.

No such vendors are allowed in the Creemore Business Improvement Area without approval from the board.

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Community Improvement Plan in place The township as been successful in obtaining an additional $50,000 from the County of Simcoe for its Community Improvement Plan grant program.

The plan allows for up to 50 per cent funding for grants for façade improvements for commercial and industrial type properties in the downtowns and entrances to our settlements.

The maximum grant is $5,000 for a front façade and $2,500 for a side façade facing a street or rear façade in the downtown that is highly visible. Further, for a limited time, while provincial and/or county funding exists, the program allows up to 80 per cent funding for quality signage and associated lighting, reported Burton.

2020 annual report highlights township operations For the first time, a comprehensive annual report of township operations has been compiled by staff. The document is posted at Clearview.ca.

Council adopts community safety plan Clearview council has adopted a Community Safety and Well Being Plan (CSWB) for 2021-2025 that is meant to go beyond a traditional approach to crime prevention.

The plan was presented to council May 31 by Karie Warner of Avail Consulting, who was retained by Clearview, Collingwood, Wasaga Beach and Springwater to develop the joint plan in consultation with the community and key partners including police, service providers in health and mental health, education, community and social services, children/youth services and First Nations communities.

In the first phase of its development, council is required to adopt the plan

by July 1, a deadline set out in the province of Ontario’s Bill 175, Safer Ontario Act. The 82-page report states, the “Plan will address local needs based on local risk factors. This type of planning is intended to focus on upstream strategies. By examining and addressing root causes rather than just the symptoms, we can improve the lives of residents in our community by changing outcomes specific to health, well-being and safety…

CSWB planning is an opportunity to focus on upstream strategies that will positively impact our residents and our community. Focusing our efforts on addressing the root cause(s) and concentrating our efforts and

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Clearview Township general manager of parks, culture and recreation Terry Vachon (bottom left) had a little fun ribbing Mayor Doug Measures during Monday's council meeting, the same night the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of the first-round playoff series. The Leafs were eliminated after a 3-1 loss. investments in social development priorities is critical.”

In the initial phase, three areas of focus were identified for the region: mental health and addictions, housing, and access to services.

“When it comes down to how we measure this we know that these are complex social issues; the solutions are not linear, there isn’t one clear path to solve any of these…,” said Warner. “It’s a partnership. We do know that if we work together collaboratively across

sectors with coordinated strategies, and I think that’s key, that we can move the needle in the right direction.”

Warner said the hope is that the strategy will connect some dots as to certain risk factors across the county and identify what is needed to enable positive change in a certain area of risk.

The next steps are to form a local CSWB table, facilitating the formation of a regional steering committee.

The full report is posted at clearview. ca.

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OPINION COLUMN 2021 GBR reading list announced

THE WAY WE WERE

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During the International Arts Education Week (May 24-30), the Georgian Bay Reads committee took pride in the daily announcements of the books and their defenders on social media.

This week, we would like to Michele McKENZIE publish these names, titles and sponsoring libraries so that you will have ample time to read these stories before the 12th annual Georgian Bay Reads event takes place as the highlight of Ontario Library Week taking place on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.

For Clearview Public Library, Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot will be defended by Kieran Rupke (pictured).

For Collingwood Public Library, Missing From the Village by Justine Ling will be defended by Suzanne McLean.

For Meaford Public Library, Bird Art Life by Kyo Maclear will be defended by Ashley Trusler.

For Springwater Public Library, The Pull of Stars by Emma Donaghue will be defended by Donna Kenwell.

And for Wasaga Beach Public Library, A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson will be defended by Ali Elder.

Georgian Bay Reads will also be part of Culture Days, which is the largest collective public participation campaign undertaken by the arts and cultural community in Canada (from Sept. 24 to Oct. 24). To reserve your ticket to this free virtual event, please contact the Creemore Branch at 705-4663011 to place your name on the Georgian Bay Reads reservation list.

Reading lists detailing the 60 books that have been involved in past battles are also available for your reading pleasure. All titles are available for check-out at Clearview Public Library. This summer might be a long one with the continuation of the lingering effects of COVID-19 but here at the library, we do have a wonderful collection of printed and visual materials to entertain, enrich and enlighten you.

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The S&J Hisey operation. See story by Helen Blackburn on page 5.

LETTERS

With heavy heart, Great Northern Exhibition fall fair cancelled Editor: Over the past year, the Collingwood Agricultural Society has considered many avenues of things they could do to keep the public involved, from a scavenger hunt, yard displays to colouring contests for the youth.

We continue to strive to keep the public engaged and updated on what is going on via our website, Facebook and other social media.

It is with a heavy heart that the Collingwood Agricultural Society have had to make the decision to cancel the traditional 2021 Great Northern Exhibition for a second year. We continue to consider the health and safety of our volunteers, members of the community, our loyal sponsors, vendors and exhibitors who are very important to the Society.

The decision was made on May 27 based on

the direction from the Public Health Department, Government directives regarding COVID-19 and the projected reopening schedule.

Thank you all who have supported us in our decision to cancel the 2021 Great Northern Exhibition.

Stay tuned as we consider other events, showcases, etc for this year, via our website, facebook and other social media.

The decision to cancel our event is the right decision during this critical time. We are thinking of all our families and friends that have attended in the past. We look forward to safely gathering in 2022.

Thank you and stay safe!

Joanne Gregson, President, Collingwood Agricultural Society.

Pandemic mitigation bonus buck passed onto taxpayers Editor: Air Canada has paid $20 million in bonuses to senior staff while the Canadian taxpayer agreed to giving the company a welfare cheque of $5.9 billion.

The airline industry is largely responsible for the pandemic as they have carried the virus all over the world due to their ignorance of how viruses spread.

Obviously, such foresight is not available to the MBAs who manage a large industry with the wisdom of five-year-olds selling lemonade at the end of their driveway. Their business model is reduced to attaining the lowest cost per air mile to transport one pound of

human flesh.

Clearly the whole senior staff should be fired with cause and the bonuses reversed. Replacements would need to be capable of managing an environmentally challenged industry in a changing world.

This is not an industry that should be saved in its present form. The mobility craze has cost us dearly.

We have learned some adaptive techniques in the last year. We move slower, walk, read, garden and meditate. Our bodies thank us for it.

Ted McGovern, Stayner.

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Hiseys heralded for early prosperity LOCAL HISTORY

the Hisey establishment run A special edition of The by brothers, Jake and Sam. Creemore Star in 1937 The Hisey family had its had this to say about the first start in business in 1880 Hisey family: “It has when Mr. Hisey, Sr. opened been said that the Hiseys a butcher shop in Gowans’ made Creemore and this Hotel. In 1885 the Hiseys statement is not much wide Helen sent out their first shipment of the mark. They had the BLACKBURN of hogs and in the years to confidence of the farmers follow shipped cattle and lambs as and as every farmer delivered his well. Five years later in 1890 they produce with team and wagon there got in the potato business and in 1905 was a large number of farmers in built a large cold storage building with Creemore every day. This meant apple storage above and potato storage business for the stores, banks, etc. And below. One year they handled 20,000 everyone prospered.” barrels of apples. Every need of the The words from a boy who attended local people seemed to be attended to school in Creemore around 1900 as they sold cement, coal and building describes how busy downtown could materials. In 1900, a large elevator be. “At noontime the Matchett and was built to attend to the buying and Leonard hotels were jammed with selling of grain. Following the advent hungry teamsters filling the dining of hydro electric power in Creemore rooms and many more lined up in Hiseys put in a large chopping plant. the hallways waiting their turn at a A shining monument to the Hiseys full course meal priced at twenty-five was the office built on Mill Street cents. The hotel barns and sheds are in 1901. It was described in the packed with teams of horses munching newspaper as “18 feet by 36 feet, their hay and oats and the yards are brick, two stories, Palladian windows, so full of vehicles that it is difficult to cornice of galvanized iron, office get around them. This is a scene I can is white pine and cherry, porcelain see twice a week, and we youngsters fireplace, desk had 40 compartments, consider it quite an adventure to spend telephone, cashiers cage in west, vault noon hours amidst all the stir and has wall two feet thick, repeating rifle commotion of a busy shipping day. is trained on door in bedroom of the School is not far away and we can get cashier upstairs, ceiling is metallic back in time after the first bell.” and light blue, heat is from a hot The cause of all this commotion was

Turning around the engine for the Hisey Hog Special.

water heater. Today this is where we find the 100 Mile Store. If you visit the store today you will see the walls of the vault are not two feet wide but eight inches.

Sam Hisey moved to Toronto in 1912 to get involved in the potato business. In 1924, Jake Hisey died having been in poor health for some time. Perhaps because of the work load he succumbed to illness. At the beginning of 1924 he mutually dissolved the partnership he had with his brother and took over complete control of the business. At the same time, at the request of many, he put his name up for council.

His obituary remembers him

as a “great hometown booster, an enthusiastic sportsman, a leader in several social activities, a lover of flowers and a leading figure in the Horticultural Society. His beautiful home, at the corner of Mill and Johnston Streets, was one of Creemore’s beauty spots.

During the summer of 1924 the business changed hands. It was sold to Bert Shepherd and Son of Grimsby. The newspaper reported, “the transaction involved the entire plant, consisting of elevator, chopping plant, sheds, pens, fruit warehouse, potato building, livestock shed, scales and equipment, also the fine flour and seed store on Mill Street.”

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The community mourned the discovery of the remains of more than 200 Indigenous children buried at Kamloops Indian Residential School in several ways this week with the ringing of church bells at St. Luke's Anglican Church (above) and St. John's United on Thursday afternoon. Flags were lowered to half-staff throughout Clearview and at the Museum of Dufferin, following the raising of the multicultural and pride flags Tuesday by Warden Darren White and Jim Waddington (below) with Celebrate Your Awesome.

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Born in Toronto in 1931 she spent much of her youth helping raise two younger brothers. Although just a youngster, she was an active volunteer during the war years helping collect recyclables that could be used for the war effort.

A highlight of her youth was being a babysitter for the three daughters of Toronto Maple Leaf goalie legend, Turk Broda.

After meeting a confident young man, Russell, she agreed to marry him. His ambition led her to Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, Woodstock, Midland, Guelph, Toronto and Montreal.

In Sudbury she gave birth to a son, Marty, and became a devoted, loving mother. She and Russell always made their home a welcome one for Marty’s friends and during his teenage years she was affectionately known by the boys in the neighbourhood as “The Warden”.

When a grandchild appeared Russ and Marion decided in 1982 to retire to Creemore. Kera, Stacey and Grant are the beneficiaries of having grandparents so close at hand.

As well as being an active grandmother, Marion became a volunteer at the Creedan Valley Nursing Home – a role that she enjoyed very much. Periodically she would go to the Creemore Curling Club on a Friday night to cheer on Russ or Marty.

Marion loved her dogs, Gigi and then Benji, and would enjoy walking with them around the Village. She became a great source for Creemore “news” as a result of these walks.

Although a widow for a year and restricted because of covid protocols Marion continues to be the matriarch of the family through FaceTime that now includes three great-grandchildren (Mikayla, Jacob and Benjamin) who adore her.

Marion says that the best decision she and Russell ever made was to retire to Creemore. For them it really did become the Village “with the big heart”. It became home.

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No back-to-school in June, more youth now eligible for vaccines Remote learning will continue for all elementary and secondary students across the province for the remainder of this school year in an effort to protect families from the fast growing variants, and to allow for higher rates of vaccination of students, staff, and families, announced Premier Doug Ford Wednesday.

The goal is to allow for a safer summer and return to in-person learning in September.

“At a time when our top priority is putting the third wave behind us so that we can safely enter Step One of our Roadmap to Reopen, we can’t risk increased cases and potential downstream impacts on hospitals and ICUs,” said Ford. “Making this tough decision now will allow kids to safely enjoy camps and outdoor activities this summer, and a safe return to school in September.”

Recent modelling presented by the Science Advisory Table revealed that if Ontario reopened

schools to in-person learning the province could see an increase of six to 11 per cent in the number of new daily COVID-19 cases.

COVID-19 vaccine appointments have opened to youth 12-17. The health unit is encouraging youth to book their first dose in June with the expectation that they will receive their second dose two weeks before school starts. Health officials say vaccines are an important tool in helping to stop the spread of COVID-19 and allow students and families to resume normal activities and can help to keep schools open.

Vaccine appointments can be made through ontario.ca/bookvaccine or the Provincial Vaccine Booking Line at 1-833-943-3900, as well as at select pharmacies administering the Pfizer vaccine. To book an appointment online, individuals must already be 12 years old as of the date of their booking and be

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THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, June 4, 2021 •

County textile collection program returns County of Simcoe is bringing back its curbside collection program for clothing and textiles to help divert these materials away from landfills.

During this two-week program, running June 7-18, the county will collect clean, dry, and odour free clothes from households including those that cannot be re-used.

Simcoe County residents will have received pink plastic bags for clothing and textiles in the mail throughout May. The collection will occur between June 7 and 18. Pick-up will take place on your regular collection day during your clothing collection week. To determine your exact collection date, and for more information on other special collection days, download the Simcoe County Collects app. The app is available free of charge from the App Store and Google Play. Information is also available on simcoe.ca/dpt/swm.

As with regular waste collection, pink clothing bags or clear plastic bags

containing clothes and textiles should be placed at the curb by 7 a.m. on your collection day. Bags must be sealed and weigh less than 20 kgs. Items must be clean, dry and odour free. Further detail on solid waste management programs, including the clothing pick-up, are available online at simcoe.ca/dpt/swm.

Acceptable materials include: • Clean clothing including torn, unfashionable, stained, and missing buttons or broken zippers; • Towels, linens and pillows; • Coats and outerwear; • Hats, belts and scarves; • Purses, backpacks, sleeping bags and luggage; • Shoes, socks and mittens in pairs (wrap with elastic to hold together).

The county continues to encourage residents to donate usable clothing and apparel whenever possible. North Americans send over 10 million tonnes of clothing to landfill annually, 95 per cent of which could have been reused

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Legion chicken and rib dinner June 10 is the deadline to place an order for the Chicken & Rib Take-Out Dinner being prepared by Creemore Legion on June 17.

The dinner includes chicken leg and ribs, corn, baked potato, bun and butter, with strawberry rhubarb pie for dessert, all for $20 per person.

Call 705-466-2330 to order and schedule pick-up time between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Bring exact change.

Masks must be worn and social distancing is in effect.

or recycled. Despite local donation programs, approximately 85 per cent of unwanted textiles end up disposed of in County Waste Management sites, which is equivalent to 37 kg of textiles annually.

The purpose of this collection program is to collect clothing and textiles that wouldn’t otherwise be passed on, including those items with stains, tears and broken zippers which are not suitable for donation. During the last Textiles Collection in 2019, the County collected 122 metric tonnes of clothing.

Collected clothing and textiles are sent to a facility for sorting/grading.

Some materials are sent for reuse in Ontario and overseas while other materials are made into rags and acoustic fill. Ninety-eight per cent of material collected is able to be reused or recycled.

For more information, visit www. simcoe.ca/clothingcollection.

Stayner Garden Club plant sale The Stayner Garden Club is holding a Plant Sale in the parking lot at the Stayner Arena on Saturday, June 5.

The club is promising a great selection of perennials. The sale is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., or until supplies last.

The Stayner Arena is located at 269 Regina St. COVID-19 protocols will be in place, including masks and physical distancing. Cash only please.

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Everesting benefits Mission Without Borders “Doing something ‘fiendishly simple, but brutally hard.’ There’s something attractive about that challenge that appeals to my want to take tangible action and to do more to do good in this world,” says James Carroll, national director of Mission Without Borders Canada as he describes the concept behind an upcoming fundraiser supporting families in need across Eastern Europe.

“Helping those in need with a hand up so they can build a better future for themselves is something I work at everyday. I work primarily on raising awareness of the mission from behind a computer screen in these COVID-restricted days, unable to interact in person with supporters and even my staff, and now I want to take a bit more action.”

Now that the Ontario lockdown is coming to an end he is combining two of his passions: endurance cycling and helping others in the “fiendishly simple, but brutally hard” challenge of Everesting. That’s climbing 8,848 vertical meters (the equivalent height of Mt. Everest) on one hill, in one day, all to raise awareness and funds to help families in urgent need in Eastern Europe. The elevation is 16 times the height of Toronto’s CN Tower, 23 times the height of New York’s Empire State Building, as well the average cruising altitude an airliner.

Everesting has become a little bit of ‘a thing’ in the cycling community due to all the races and rides being cancelled because of global COVID lockdowns.

Thousands of professional cyclists and weekend warriors have taken on the challenge over the last year, but only a select few have successfully completed it.

Many of the world’s top athletes have described the challenge as the hardest thing they’ve ever attempted.

And many call it just plain crazy.

So why do something so difficult? To raise

awareness and bring attention to a need not many think about. Very few people are aware there are so many in Eastern Europe that don’t have the resources or opportunities most would expect when they think of ‘Europeans”.

Mission Without Borders and the work it does is focused on helping families in six off the poorest nations in Eastern Europe – Albania; BosniaHerzegovina; Bulgaria; Moldova; Romania, and Ukraine. Each country has its own unique challenges, but the common thread is faltering economies, lack of employment, violence and the lack of hope for parents to raise their children in a safe, healthy environment.

The Everesting challenge will be both physical and mental as the effort will take anywhere between 22 and 24 hours of non-stop riding, completing 60 repetitions of a 5.2 per cent grade hill near the Noisy River Provincial Park in Mulmur. The challenge for the rider is relatively small in comparison to the challenges families in Eastern Europe face every day as they struggle to find consistent work and provide a safe home for their children. It is a symbolic effort in an attempt to show families there are people across the world that care.

The Everest for Eastern Europe is scheduled for June 19 and 20 to take advantage of the Summer Solstice and the extended daylight hours. Anyone interested in joining the ride for a few climbs can reach out to James Carroll via email at jcarroll@mwbi.org.

Donations to support Mission Without Borders’ programs in Eastern Europe can be made online at www.mwbca.org/everest or by calling 519-267-0688.

For more information about Mission Without Borders, visit www.mwbca.org. For more information about Everesting, the rules, and international statistics, visit www.everesting.cc.

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CREEMORE HILLS WINERY Pét-Nat for sale $30 (12.5% alc./ vol. 750 ml) Enjoy a walk through the vineyard. COVID Prices – Wine: White or Red, $20; Honey: $20. For pre-arranged pick-up or delivery Call/Text 647-588-8931.

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Brand New PELLA SLIDING DOOR (still in box) 66 x 81.5 (Double) Impervia series - white fibreglass (less trim,more glass). Left slide. Paid $2,624 will sell for $1,200.

Contact: 647-330-7508.

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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.

PAINTING, PARGING AND MASONRY REPAIR. Professional workmanship. Call Don for estimate.

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A Collector trying to recreate an OLD TIME GENERAL STORE is looking for items found in a General Store before 1960. E.g. tea tins, tobacco tins, candy tins, postcards, bottles, magazines, old paper items, comic books, signs, toys, advertising, old store stock, etc. Cash paid. 416745-4981 or 416-953-6219.

Linda Cockton is looking for donations of USED GREETINGS CARDS for her card club. Members recycle the cards to create new ones and distribute them to seniors homes and hospitals. Please drop off cards at 17 Johnston St. or at The Creemore Echo at 3 Caroline St. W.

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Full Time Employment: Earth Power Tractors in Stayner has full time employment opportunities available.

Looking to hire motivated individuals for SERVICE TECHNICIAN positions and YARD MANAGEMENT. Please contact/ send resume to Peter Weel: 705-4283132 or pweel@earthpowertractors. com.

CREEMORE BAKERY

CREEMORE BAKERY IS HIRING! Looking for an energetic, outgoing team member for the summer season. Drop off resumes in person or email to info@creemorebakery.ca.

CREEMORE LEGION DINNER

CHICKEN & RIB TAKE OUT DINNER. Chicken leg and ribs, corn, baked potato, bun and butter, strawberry rhubarb pie. June 17, 2021 $20 per person. Call 705-466-2330 to order and schedule pick up time.

Order before June 10. Pick up between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Mask must be worn. Please social distance. Bring exact change.

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Saturday, June 5

Creemore Farmer's Market 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Creemore Springs Brewery. COVID protocols in place.

Visit www.creemorefarmersmarket. ca.

Stayner Garden Club Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. or until supplies last. A great selection of perennials available for your gardens. Stayner Arena parking lot, 269 Regina St. CREEMORE ECHO Friday, Stayner.

COVID rules• will be in February place.

Cash only please.

Saturday, June 12

Ontario Ancestors Simcoe County Branch Zoom meeting. With the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Simcoe County Branch Executive will offer online webinars utilizing the Zoom platform.

Both members & non-members are welcome. Speaker Dave Obee speaking on Squiggly Lines and Spit: How DNA is changing family history research from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. You will need to register by going to the events tab on the Simcoe County Branch Meetings webpage: simcoe. ogs.on.ca/branch-meetings, or our Facebook site (www.facebook.com/ groups/827393414004460/) for information about other online events until we can meet in person again.

We hope you will be able to join us virtually.

IN MEMORIAM

In memory of Larry Belfry who passed away June 6, 2007.

Gone is the face we loved so dear, Silent the voice we loved to hear, Tis sad but true, we wonder why, The best are always the first to die.

Love always Betty

CARD OF THANKS

GORDON – I would like to thank everyone for the cards, flowers, tributes, phone calls, messages, 1, 2008 • and condolences in the donations passing of my husband John. The outpouring of love and support is truly appreciated. A special thanks to Shirley. Also thanks to the staff of Collingwood Hospital, Dr. Lewin and especially the kind and caring staff at Sunset Manor.

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Wednesday, June 16

The Simcoe Author Talk Series is hosting a free book talk with Michelle Good as she presents her Five Little Indians in cyberspace at 7 p.m. With compassion and insight, Five Little Indians chronicles the desperate quest of these residential school survivors to come to terms with their past and to find a way forward. This monthly virtual event is organized by a committee from nine libraries in the Simcoe County Library Cooperative.

Please register through a participating library like Clearview Public Library by calling 705-466-3011 to put your name on the guest list.

Sunday, June 20 - June 26

Georgian Triangle Humane Society Virtual Walkathon. Change the lives of pets and people in our community by walking your way with or without a pet. Not a walker? No problem. Try a YOGAthon, RUNathon, BIKEathon or SWIMathon – whatever activity brings you, your family or your pet the most joy. Come together virtually and walk apart to support thousands of pets and people in need each year.

Calling all young people. Thanks to generous community members, funds raised by youth 17 years and under, will be matched up to $10,000. Double your dollars and double your impact.

Walkathon runs for one week ending June 26. Online registration is open now at www.gths.ca/2021-walkathonyour-way.

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Fire rating set at high The fire rating in Clearview Township has been updated to high by Fire Chief Roree Payment.

Under a High Fire Rating burning is allowed but exercise extreme caution as grasses, dry branches, etc. will ignite and spread easily. Special permits for large burns are not permitted.

All property owners, interested in

having an outdoor fire in Clearview Township are required to purchase a Burn Permit (2020 burn permits, with the exception of large burn permits, have been extended until our region moves into a less restrictive zone of the provincial reopening framework.)

Visit burnpermits.clearview.ca.

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HELP FILL IN THE GARDEN You are invited to participate in the acquisition of new plant materials for the Village Green

Donate a Tree-$150+

Donate Bulbs-$35

35 new trees including: Bags of bulbs including: • Service Berry - $500 • Spring bulbs • Red Maple - $750 • Summer bulbs • Crabapple - $600 • Scilla • Black Cedar - $150 • Standard Lilac - $100

Donate a Shrub-$40

Donate a Plant-$25

Hundreds of perennials including: 57 new shrubs including: • Itoh Peony • Hydrangea • Herbacious Peony (Six varieties) • Daphne • Hellebores (Four varieties) • Hemlock • Brunnera • New Jersey Tea • Geranium • Fothergilla Gardenii • Boneset • Beautybush • Bleeding Heart • Ninebark • Echinacea • Weigelia • Maiden Grass • Arctic Fire Dogwood

Donations can be made by cheques to the Creemore Community Foundation Plant Fund and mailed to the Creemore Community Foundation, P.O. Box 2013, Creemore L0M 1G0 or by credit card on our website.

www.creemorecommunityfoundation.ca

The gardens at Nottawasaga and Creemore Public School are being tended in partnership with St. John’s United Church in what’s being dubbed the Garden of Thunder program. Church and school community members have refurbished the beds to make room for vegetables, which at harvest time will be set out in front of the church for anyone who wants to collect them, similar to a church initiative last summer. It is expected the garden project will continue into the fall, hopefully incorporating students when they return to class in September. Principal Mark McCain reported a rare Weir sighting when the retired teacher returned to the school with his rototiller, hammer and shovel to fix some of the raised beds and clear a patch of soil for a row of sunflowers beside the gardens.

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