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Friday, August 6, 2021 Vol. 21 No. 32

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Farms for Change Returns By Bonnie MacPherson Farms for Change is back. After COVID restrictions forced the event to go virtual last year, the annual fundraiser will return to The New Farm this September 11. Organizers promise the best music, the best food and the best audience for a magical night in the barnyard. This year’s musical line up is full of surprises hosted by the band Communism. Farms for Change is a partnership between the organic New Farm, near Creemore, and Community Food Centres, Canada. Since its inception in 2009, the event has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to support the cause of providing access to healthy organic food to all members of the community. Farms for Change now

works with fourteen food banks in Southern Ontario and organizer Gillian Flies says the demand continues to grow at an insane pace. Farms for Change has become a year-round initiative, with the event at The New Farm as its marquis fundraiser. Tickets for the annual dinner and concert are a hot item, usually selling out within a day. In the first 10 years, the event grew to contribute between $130,000 and $150,000 to food bank coffers annually. When COVID restrictions forced cancellation of the onsite event in 2020, organizers got creative. Four hundred meals were delivered to homes in Barrie, Collingwood, Thornbury and the GTA, accompanied by a curated playlist to provide a soundtrack for

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the evening. The virtual event raised $70,000 for the cause. With COVID restrictions easing, the Farms for Change fundraiser will return to the New Farm this fall with a few small changes. Because the event is largely held outdoors, the province’s Stage 3 reopening guidelines mean the usual number of tickets can be sold. Guests will be asked to wear masks when in the barn, the bar will be moved to a less congested area, washroom facilities will be a bit further afield, and food stations will be separated with plexiglass shields. Flies says organizers are asking that only those who are double vaccinated attend, as volunteers will include staff from foodbanks who serve vulnerable (See “Farmers” on page 9)

By Bonnie MacPherson Short term rentals are not allowed in Clearview township, except in licensed hotel and bed and breakfast establishments. That reminder comes from Mara Burton, Director of Community Services. Marketing materials for the new Brix Condo development promote the investment potential of the 70 plus units, saying Creemore allows for an all-year round vacation investment…. There is very little “down season” for vacation rentals in this location and you can Airbnb all year round. Airbnb is a popular online marketplace for short term rentals. Representatives of MDM Developments, the builder behind The Brix could not be reached for comment, but as of press time, the reference to short term rentals remains on their website. Short term rentals have been prohibited in the township since enactment of the Consolidated Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw in December 2017. The full bylaw is available in the Building and Planning section of the Clearview.ca website. Burton says the ban on short term rentals, defined as fewer than 30 consecutive days, is intended to protect the supply of housing stock. The township recognizes housing as a human right, and short-term rentals decrease the supply of housing for people who actually make their homes in the community and contribute to our neighbourhoods. While tourism is vitally important to the local economy, having neighbourhoods become commercialized is not desirable. Burton cites research presented by David Wachsmuth, Canada Research Chair in Urban Governance at McGill University to the Ontario Professional Planners Association. Wachsmuth has studied the impact of short-term rentals (STR’s) extensively and reports that they often yield two to three times (See “Investors” on page 3)

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COMMUNITY Calendar Friday, Aug. 6 until Monday, Aug. 9

• Nottawasaga DayLilies is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Labour Day. Garden is at excellent late bloom. Weekly specials. Prepaid pickup at the farm or for delivery by mail. The farm is located SE of Creemore at #3757 Conc. 3 Nottawasaga S. Clearview. Cash, cheque or e-transfer. For more information visit www.wilsondaylilies.com or call 705-466-2916.

Saturday, Aug. 7

• Creemore Farmers' Market 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Creemore Springs Brewery. COVID protocols in place. Visit www. creemorefarmersmarket.ca. • Chill on Mill. Pedestrian Saturdays in Creemore. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The main street will be open to foot traffic only to ensure public safety. Visit www. ExperienceCreemore.com for more information. • The Stayner Branch of the Clearview Public Library is hosting a pop-up book sale in the parking lot and the atrium of the Stayner Community Arena from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. BYOB and $2 will buy a bag/box/armful of books and movies to prevent boredom and brain-rust during the rainy days of August. Early birds welcome. • The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit will hold a walk-in, pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Alliston Open Air Market. No appointment is necessary, while supplies last. Clinic location: Alliston Open Air Market – Fire Safety Trailer (corner of Church/ Victoria streets), Alliston.

Sunday, Aug. 8

• “Dolly Parton” arrives for a drive-in concert at Fiddle Park at 3 p.m. with Rhinestone Cowgirl, a sensational concert that pays tribute to one of the most legendary singer/songwriters in music history. This concert is designed to leave audiences amazed, hugely entertained and clamouring for more. Rhinestone Cowgirl is a fundraiser presented by the Shelburne Rotary Club to support its fight against food scarcity in the community. Tickets for the Rhinestone Cowgirl drive-in concert are $60 per car and are available at ShelburneRotaryClub. com or Pazazz, 122 Owen Sound St., Shelburne. Ice cream and cool drinks will be available (no need to pre-order).

Thursday, Aug. 12

• The Stayner Branch of the Clearview Public Library will be at the Stayner Farmers' Market with our fishing pond full of treasures plus other literary goodies. Les livres sont des amis et surs. (Victor Hugo)

Saturday, Aug. 22

• Summer Fundraiser with pianist Daniel Vnukowski starting at 2:30 p.m. You're invited to our first, in-person fundraising event of the season at a historic Thornbury property dating back to 1850. Soulful music, culinary art and the soothing sounds of nature are combined in one. Enjoy delectable, sumptuous finger foods, boutique wine and the tranquil surroundings of the 14-acre MacLean property. A limited amount of tickets at $100 per person are now available online or by phoning (705) 300-2405. The entry price includes a $55 tax receipt. Visit https://collingwoodfestival. com/event/2021-summer-fundraiser/ for more details.

Submit your community events info@creemore.com phone: 705-466-9906 fax: 705-466-9908

Saturdays Until Sept. 15

• Fine Art Photography Gallery Exhibit. Works of Fine Art Photographer Heidi Leverty at 151 Mill St., Creemore. The gallery will be open Thursday through Sunday from July 15 to Sept. 15 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Thursdays until Aug. 26

• Stayner Farmers' Market 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. A local Farmers' Market in Stayner that features vendors from all over Clearview Township and beyond. Shop and support your favourite farmers, producers and food vendors, plus wineries, cideries, breweries and craft distilleries. Located in the parking lot of the Station Park and Tourism Information Centre. Visit discoverclearview.ca.

Friday, Sept. 3

• 16th Anniversary Jim Cuddy Jamboree. Fundraising concert in support of Creemore Community Foundation at the Lyric pond in the hills of Mulmur starting at 6 p.m. Tickets now are sold out.

Saturday, Sept. 11

• Farms for Change at The New Farm. Tickets on sale Aug. 16. Contact sara@creemore.com or search eventbrite for more information.

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Donations help families head to school As we look ahead to returning to school, for many families, purchasing essential supplies can be difficult. Necessities such as backpacks, school supplies and running shoes are costly to families and can cause financial burdens for some. We want to relieve some of that burden and support the students who are going back to school this September. With the school year fast approaching, Clearview Community Church is excited to present the Running Back to School Event. This first-ever event will provide students with a new pair of running shoes, a backpack, supplies for back to school, and a food hamper. All of these things will be provided at no cost to the student. This event is open to students in the following areas: Stayner, Creemore, Wasaga Beach, New Lowell, Nottawa and Collingwood. The Township of Clearview has given a generous grant of $2,500 to provide new running shoes for students in need. If you’re interested in donating to help, please visit www.clearviewcommunity.church/ giving (Please indicate that this is for the Back-toSchool Event). If you are in need or know of a family in need of

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support with back-to-school supplies, please call the church office at 705 428 6543 or contact Pastor Natalie at natalieb@clearviewcommunitychurch.ca (Please note that spots are limited.)

Investors welcome for long-term rentals (Continued from page 1) the income of comparable conventional rental units. For that reason, they are a vector for financialization of residential property, and therefore a vector for evictions, gentrification, and housing instability. Wachsmuth’s research found that currently two thirds of STRs are owned by commercial ventures versus individual homeowners and that trend is growing at an alarming rate. He says STRs are making housing scarcer and more expensive, and housing vulnerability drives community concern about STRs. The demand is not limited to traditional resort areas. Burton is aware of subdivision homes in Stayner which were purchased for the express purpose of short-term rentals. Burton says investors are welcome to purchase

dwelling units in the township for rentals to longterm tenants. The concern is short-term rentals which remove those units from the stock of available housing. Clearview has started including a reference in development agreements prohibiting short term rentals. By having that restriction registered on title, the township hopes to eliminate confusion about what is and is not permitted. Township residents seeking to supplement their income through short term rentals will have to comply with zoning rules for bed and breakfasts. These include having the owner or long-term tenant on site during all rentals and ensuring that the residential character of the building and the neighbourhood are not compromised.

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OPINION COLUMN

Tales of Our Early Settlers Part 1

By Helen Blackburn Although we know that the experiences we hear of the early settlers are true they are hard to believe in the twenty-first century. Poverty and the lack of opportunities in the British Isles (very few came from anywhere else), weeks in sailing ships, the endless forests, long treks on blazed trails and lack of money; these were all hardships shared by those who came to this land looking for a better life. The accounts that follow came to life in the early 1900s through interviews, obituaries and stories arising from 50th wedding anniversaries. A man who experienced the early hardships but was involved in the heady experiences of Creemore’s beginnings was George Webster. He, along with his older brother, Edward, have been named the founders of Creemore. According to George’s obituary, “In 1848 he was induced by his brother, Edward, to make a trip to Creemore which he did by stage from Brockville (the area where he lived), to Kingston, then by taking a boat to Toronto and then by stage to Holland Landing. From there he tramped through the woods following the trail which led him to Alliston where he arrived about noon on the second day. It was here that he heard the first sound of a human voice that day. “A second incident on his tramp through the woods was the meeting of the late Robert Weatherup, who then a lad of sixteen was driving his team of horses on his way to Holland Landing (or ‘the front’) for supplies. The first clearing George came to was Lot 1, Concession 5 Nottawasaga owned by the late Robert Thompson. Arriving in Creemore late that June evening he found himself still in the wilderness of forest, but with some attempts of farming visible. During his first few years in Creemore he was employed running the combined saw, grist and carding mill owned by his brother, Edward and his brother-inlaw, William Nalty. He assisted in building the first St. Luke’s church in 1854-55. About this time he built the fist two taverns, a store and some dwellings in the village. In 1860 he built Bolster’s store and the third tavern in Creemore. Bolster’s store was at the northwest corner of Edward and Mill Streets. It was torn down a few years ago to make way for the brewery.” George Webster arrived in Creemore in 1848 but settlers had been arriving in the area several years before. Nottawasaga was surveyed in 1832. Matthew Dowling and Ed Duggan arrived on the Fourth Line in the fall of 1833, put up log shanties on each of their farms but did not put roofs on them. They then returned to their families in an already settled area for the winter. At that time the Government Road leading from Toronto and other points south, ended at Lot 1, Concession 4, Nottawasaga and from there all possessions for the settler had to be carried on their shoulder through the dense woods to the place of settlement. In spite of such difficulties the Dowling and Duggan families arrived the following March but found their shanties filled with four feet of snow. They got under a big thick balsam tree, started a firs and put up for the night.

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THE WAY WE WERE

Avening General Store owners William Garrick (WG) Carruthers and his wife Ellen Tweed. He was named after a ship called The Garrick on which he was born in 1848 while his parents and grandfather were crossing the Atlantic Ocean, emigrating from Scotland to the United States. The family moved from New York to Avening where they cleaned the farm known as Clydebank. With the help of his brother, he converted the Odd Fellows Hall into a general store, selling groceries and dry goods with his wife. Pictured left is Duncan Carruthers who lived across the street and on the right is family members Mrs. Bob Carruthers, Ellen and George Carruthers. Mrs. Matthew Dowling, the wife of the abovementioned Matthew Dowling, who died on December 21, 1906, was born in Kilkenny, Ireland in 1814. She was a very strong woman and on occasion carried 100 pounds of flour. It was said that she would pack heavy loads of flour and other supplies from Adjala so as not to interfere with her husband’s clearing the land. It was she who gave the Mad River its name. The year of 1835, not long after they made their home on the Fourth Line, Mrs. Dowling was returning home, carrying a bag of flour on her back, and not only that, she was carrying in her arms her eldest child. At Glen Huron she forded the river running high from the spring run-off. It was with difficulty that she crossed and on arriving home she spoke repeatedly of “that mad river.”

LETTER

As a teenager, I attended a Catholic high school and received an intense exposure to the tenets, rules and custom of that religion. My memory of that instruction was that it was a focused indoctrination of the special adornments placed on Christianity that gave the Catholic Church a special place in society’s hierarchy of social mores and conduct. As I matured, I realized that the Church, like all human organizations was hobbling itself with practices aimed only at the advancement of the Church as a mega corporate institution.

What was fading into background was the foundational roots of Christianity based on humility, love of our fellow man and the seeking of forgiveness for our transgressions. Then, a momentous thing occurred. The church was given the opportunity to address its sin of pride and malice to his fellow man when the Canadian Courts mandated that the Christian churches make an admission of their abuse of native people and pay money to those communities to redress those wrongs. While all other denominations addressed their complicity by paying the fines levied against them, the Catholic Church chose to hire lawyers to lie and misrepresent historical fact. Now is the time for the Catholic Church in Canada to seek absolution. And the Catholic Church in Newfoundland has set a framework for all churches to reclaim its lost moral authority. Sell your land that was taken without due process and pay the proceeds to the local native councils. Further, remember that the idea of a church sanctuary contained the idea that it was a place of refuge for the oppressed. We have in our society, souls that are newly arrived in the country, victims of family abuse and casualties of our drug infested society. The churches are large shelters that for six days a week could offer solace and refuge to those in need. Jesus Christ would be proud to see his teachings embodied in this way. Ted McGovern, Stayner

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Students share their COVID experiences

By Rina Barone Being a student this past year was anything but normal: it meant navigating online classes while adapting to the challenges that come with learning remotely. Three RAYS scholarship recipients, who were each awarded $20,000, rose to the challenge and persevered, graduating recently from their respective university programs. They are: Rosalyn Martin, Joe Sammon and Mikaela Bacon. Mikaela Bacon Mikaela Bacon is a 2021 graduate from the University of British Columbia in the Science program with a Major in Earth and Ocean Science.“Moving across the country to attend university was not financially feasible for me at that time, so RAYS helped me attain an education that I didn’t think was possible for me,” says Mikaela. Being far from home, Mikaela had to adapt to a new environment. “I’ve learned that I’m resilient and even when things get extremely hard, I always find a way to push through. I’ve broken down barriers and achieved things that I never thought I could.” Mikaela is currently working at Fisheries and Oceans Canada, specifically on fisheries management policy and reconciliation around Pacific salmon fisheries. “I have been working at Fisheries and Oceans Canada since before I graduated, and I plan on staying there to continue to

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develop my career and work in a position that I’m passionate about.”

House of Commons, advocate for others through various student government positions, take on volunteer opportunities in politics, work with the Canadian Council of Young Feminists, and the Canadian Coalition of Youth Peace and Security. These are areas that I am incredibly passionate about and have strengthened my sense of community within my chosen fields.”

to the Acadia community through his leadership, coaching and volunteer work. Currently tree planting in British Columbia, Joe is excited for his next chapter. He will take next year to decide between physiotherapy and chiropractic medicine through shadowing local clinics. He hopes to apply to grad schools starting in fall of 2022. “Being a part of the RAYS Scholarship program has been a life altering opportunity,” says Joe. “It allowed me to pursue my passion and provided me with the tools and resources to succeed. RAYS and my sponsors helped me financially, but also provided me with incredibly valuable mentorship throughout my degree.”

Rosalyn Martin Rosalyn Martin, having recently completed four years at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario graduated with a degree in Political and Gender Studies. Rosalyn was awarded a RAYS scholarship in 2017 when she was in her senior year at Nottawasaga Pines District High School. “I feel so lucky to have been supported by RAYS place through the duration of my undergraduate degree,” says Rosalyn. “RAYS has alleviated components of financial stress, allowing me to spend time volunteering, getting involved in community work and developing career networks. I have been able to sit in the

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• THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, August 6, 2021

The secret to 70 years of marriage By Elsa Wilson Some ask what my husband and I owe our longevity to. Our answer is, “exercise and drinking a glass of nutritious barley juice daily since 1988.” Don and I first met in the fall of 1949 and again in 1950. In 1951 we began 70 years of a wonderful happy marriage. In our self-built home, we raised three children, Paul, Peter and Donna. Each has brought great joy into our lives. Don and I were both born during the Great Depression. In May 1930, Don was born in Goderich to Stanley and Grace Wilson and had two brothers. At twenty-three years of age, his mother died of pneumonia. The boys were then raised by his grandparents who previously had raised nine children of their own. I was born at home in May 1932 on a farm in Glen Huron which belonged to Roy and Ethel Ferguson. I had five brothers and two sisters there. Early life for me required milking two cows before school, followed by breakfast, then changing clothes and running most of 2 and a half miles to school. There were no snowplows in our area back then but if we were lucky sometimes a farmer, with heavy horses and a huge sleigh, would pick us up. During the war years my dad had a car he parked three miles away. In the winter my older brother needed to take him to the car in our horse and sleigh. Then dad would drive to the shipyards where he worked at building corvettes for the navy. I was 16 when I started earning a living away from home. Our wedding was at my family’s home on the farm. We three eldest siblings were married in the same year – one in April, one in June and ours in August. In 1951 Mom made our wedding memorable by surprising

Elsa and Don Wilson us all with homemade ice cream completed without electricity. She hand-turned a beater bar for about twenty minutes on that hot day for dinner outdoors – providing a taste not forgotten since. Ice needed to be purchased to keep the ice cream cold. We were off to a great start. When Don is asked who the most knowledgeable person in his life has been, it is me. But as our 70th wedding anniversary approaches, when I am asked who was the most knowledgeable person in my life, I am most proud to say it can be no other than my dearly loved and greatly missed mother. Mom dedicated her life to her family. Nothing else mattered but the health and needs of her children. Well ahead of her time, she knew education was a necessity. Dad and her endured many hardships together. She was intelligent, witty, artistic, musical and sweeter in times of difficulty. Mom was a carpenter, gardener, seamstress, tailor, and the most wonderful baker –

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baking bread, on a wood stove, daily. She was the best hugger ever as well as an attractive woman. Ever-resourceful, nothing was wasted. There was always a pot of soup ready when we came from school. That woman could make a silk purse from a sow’s ear, and often had to! Mom designed, painted and sewed two Orange Lodge parade banners, which deeply pleased lodge members and especially my dad. The sewing machine lid was never down. My siblings and I have often asked ourselves, “how did she accomplish it all?” Mom had one sibling and wanted a large family of her own. She bore ten children through the Great Depression. I was the fourth one born and two died at birth. Grandchildren and great grandchildren total 58. Totaling 66, each and every one of us just knew they were her favourite and Dad’s too. There was always someone dropping in at the “Pine Tree” to visit Roy & Effie; maybe for a game of checkers or to see Mom’s gardens and have a cup of tea. Both mom and dad were well-respected. In her retirement years Mother started researching, investigating and documenting our family tree. The outcome was outstanding. Almost forty stories and historical accounts of what life and times were like through the generations are included in a book she wrote with accounts dating back to the 1700s. Mom earned herself United Empire Loyalist status as a result of her research. Mom passed away a few months later and we have U.E.L. engraved after her name on the gravestone. For all eternity, this will let others know that our roots are found among the earliest pioneers of Canada. She obtained that history by travelling to distant tombstones and would often come home so happy with confirmed or new information and clues towards more. Don and I are not travellers; we did winter in Mesa Arizona when we retired in 1990 and have been to Hawaii and Florida. Canada’s four seasons gave us ample opportunity to enjoy a variety of the sports which we loved to participate in and to interact with all the many wonderful people we met. We have been collectors of plates, coins, and dolls to keep us busy as the years flow by. It was only last year we realized our children’s ages were catching up to us “oldies” and that was a startling realization. Our everlasting sadness in our seventy-year journey stems from the loss of our son Peter and daughter-in law Margie thirty years ago this past April. Both succumbed when a stone wall fell on them at a beach in Cancun, Mexico. Don and I were caring for their 5 and 7 year-old sons at the “Soo” when this devastating tragedy happened. As I write this, we are in another COVID-19 shutdown and are anxious that we outlive this pandemic and really start to live again. We look forward to receiving recognition from Queen Elizabeth II for our August 11, 2021 platinum anniversary. Being here to enjoy all of our seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren, now into their teens, has been the most special gift of all. When asked what we owe the longevity of our 70 years of marriage to, our answer is love, including having a supportive close family and enjoying every grandchild and great grandchild while proudly watching them all become our future citizens. The best times of our life were not about what we had but who we were with. And we’re not done yet.

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Collaboration Aims to Reduce the Impact of Poverty

Thanks to a three-year, $233,742 grant from United Way Simcoe Muskoka, the South Georgian Bay Ontario Health Team (SGB OHT) is beginning the work on a collaborative project to expand the community’s ability to more easily connect people who are struggling to meet their basic needs, to the services and supports they need. “In the first year of the project, we are working on developing a shared technology platform to allow physicians, health care providers and also community service organizations to make electronic referrals to 2-1-1 for people who are impacted by the social determinants of health,” says Pamela Hillier, Executive Director of Community Connection. “Like a physician prescribing medicine, this is social prescribing, a structured way of referring people to the broad range of local, non-clinical services such as food resources, transportation services, income supports or even social activities for those who are alone. With their basic needs supported, people can be more focused on their health and wellbeing. We are so thankful to donors in our communities who support the United Way Simcoe Muskoka, for making this work possible.” Digitally enabled Ontario Health Teams also create opportunities to establish more efficient channels for delivering services. “United Way’s community investment will enable 2-1-1 Community Connection to be connected to the Ontario Health Team’s eReferral technology,” Dr. James Lane, Digital Health Lead for SGB

respond to urgent needs of individuals with the aim of moving people out of crisis to stability and when possible, self-sustainability. “Access to resources is one of the biggest hurdles that keeps people living in poverty,” says Dale Biddell, Chief Executive and Philanthropy Officer of United Way Simcoe Muskoka. “This new project will help fill the gap that exists between health care and community services to better address all of the unique needs of our most vulnerable residents. By creating a digital platform to facilitate care for mental, physical and social health, this program will not only lower this barrier for South Georgian Bay residents but can serve as a model for communities throughout Simcoe Muskoka and beyond.”

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DID YOU KNOW? An industrial-scale lavender attraction is being proposed near Creemore

The proposed theme park will be 10 times bigger than other existing lavender farms and will create dangerous traffic with potentially thousands of cars and buses visiting every week.

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Be the Change Film Series Kicks Off In its 13th season, Be the Change (BTC) moves outdoors to The Collingwood Brewery. The film series, www.bethechangefilmseries. com, has become a Collingwood institution. The Blue Mountain Watershed Trust, our area’s leading environmental charity, runs the film series as a friend and fundraising effort. Now in its 13th year, BTC is ending its COVID pause. Biweekly outdoor showings will take place at 8 p.m. every second Tuesday through the rest of the summer outdoors at The Collingwood Brewery, 10 Sanford Fleming Dr. Attendees must dress for the weather and bring a chair or a blanket. The 13th season promises to be a massive one, extending from August 2021 to May 2022. BTC’s environmentally and socially conscious movies will screen outdoors at 8 p.m. until the end of September, then move indoors for 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. showings for the remainder of the season. “Attendees have always loved our selection of films,” observes Kathleen Knolal, a Watershed Trust BTC committee member. “The outdoors aspect is something new, lots of fun, and being at the Collingwood Brewery of course you have the option of enjoying a beer, a glass of wine and other refreshments with and without alcohol. Just don’t forget to bring a folding chair.” Knoll points out that the brewery is easily accessible via the Collingwood Trails, which fits right in with this season’s first movie, Why We Cycle. “I expect to see the brewery’s bike racks overflowing!” laughs Knoll. This year’s film line-up is stellar, with something for everyone. BTC is a family-friendly event, at $12 for adults, $7 for students and children are free. The

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first movie, Why We Cycle, is followed two weeks later by Edible City, a movie focused on urban farming, followed in turn by The Radicals, which tracks a group of B.C. snowboarders and surfers as they learn the meaning of ‘radicalism’ from different groups across the province. Find the full lineup of films at www.bethechangefilmseries.com. BTC seeks sponsorship from organizations that espouse socially and environmentally progressive values, such as the series’ title sponsor, RE/MAX Four Seasons Realty. While many BTC sponsors have signed on for Season 13, a few longstanding sponsors have left the flock. BTC’s many other sponsors include the likes of Conscious Water, Rockside Campbell Design, Anytime Fitness and The Collingwood Rock Shop. “It’s such great exposure— such a good marketing decision for local businesses,” observes Knoll. Sponsorship starts at $100. Interested businesses are encouraged to get in touch. Proceeds from BTC benefit local environmental education programs organized by The Blue Mountain Watershed Trust, a Collingwood based environment focused charity entering its 26th year. The BTC film series is designed to unite the Collingwood and surrounding communities around a variety of environment centric issues. Provocative, carefully chosen films are selected around themes such as growing food sustainably, resource extraction and climate change. The BTC film series was created in 2008 to educate and inspire the local Collingwood/Blue Mountains community into action. The Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation is working with other community

partners to provide the audience with a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of some of the most important ecological and social justice issues facing our local area and the communities of planet Earth. For more information, please contact Carl Michener, carlmichener@watershedtrust.ca 416476-7484.

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populations. Because of the requirement for attendees to be vaccinated, admission will be limited to people over the age of 12. Tickets are $135 each plus a $9.24 handling fee and are available at 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 16 on Eventbrite.ca. One hundred percent of the proceeds will be used to purchase organic food from local farms. The New Farm is a certified organic family farm just west of Creemore. Owners Gillian Flies and Brent Preston are committed to sustainability and to building a just, equitable and inclusive food system in Southern Ontario. Theirs will soon become the first vegetable farm in Canada to receive Regenerative Organic certification.

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• THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, August 6, 2021

CONSIGNORS MAKE THE AUCTION WORLD GO ROUND !!

RECENTLY KIDD FAMILY AUCTIONS HOSTED CONSIGNMENT SALES FOR FARM EQUIPMENT, FIREARMS, ANTIQUES, ADVERTISING COLLECTIBLES, COINS AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. EACH AUCTION WAS OUTSTANDING. IT WOULDN’T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE TRUST OF OUR CONSIGNORS.

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Thurs. Aug 19th at 6 p.m. (Preview Wed. Aug 18th 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.) Pick up Friday Aug. 20 & Saturday, Aug. 21 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. or by calling auctioneer for available pick up time Bob 519-925-2091 or 519-938-0815.

ON LINE HIT & MISS AUCTION SALE FOR THE ESTATE OF THE LATE JOHN VELDPAUS Em # 6483 Conc. Rd 3 Adjala-Tosorontio Twp R.R. #3 Everett On. L0M 1J0 Canada. Directions Come west of Alliston on Hwy #89 approx 5 miles to Conc. Rd. 3 Adjala-Tosorontio turn north for 8 km to sale on east side. Sale Offers Approx 80 Hit & Miss & gas engines, oilers mags -rare Goldie & McCulloch 5 x 6 SN181; Gasoline Engine Co. 3.5 hp SN 2440; plus Delaval; Nelson; Fairbanks-Morse; Goold, Shapley & Muir; Chatham; I.H.C.; Barrie; Hornsby; Aeromotor; Bulldog; Woodpecker; Chapman; Moody; Nelson; Stover; Nova, plus oilers, coils, mags, wheels etc. Full List w/details @ Severnauctions.hibid.com Bob Severn Auctioneer 519-925-2091 Theauctionadvertiser.com/RSevern Severnauctions.wixsite.com/severn

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THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, August 6, 2021 •

ECHO Classifieds CREEMORE BAKERY

FOR SALE

CREEMORE HILLS WINERY Wine for sale by appointment only. Pick-up or delivery. Call/Text 647588-8931, cmorrissey0708@icloud. com.

YARD SALE

MOVING SALE Saturday, Aug. 7 at 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 44 Francis St. E Creemore. No reasonable offer will be refused.

FOR RENT

FARMHOUSE FOR RENT. Available for ski season. Price negotiable. All utilities included. 5 bedroom farmhouse on 200 hundred acres. 10 minutes north of Mansfield. Inquiries please contact Paula at 519572-5071.

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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.

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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 AND PARGING. Professional workmanship. Call Don for estimate. 705-424-0708, 705-8160708.

DINNER AT CREEMORE BAKERY. We are rollin' out the smoker Saturday between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Smoked brisket with chipotle mayo on a fresh bakery brioche bun, and smoked sausage with sauerkraut available all evening. Weather permitting. Pre-orders welcome. 705466-5621.

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ANNIVERSARY Congratulations Elsa & Don on your 70th wedding anniversary!

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HELP WANTED

LOOKING FOR GARDENER for a beautiful Victorian garden that needs some extra care. $25 an hour. Please call 705-428-2008. 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: 705-428-3132 or pweel@ earthpowertractors.com. Smith Lawn Care is looking for a FULL TIME GENERAL LABOUR. General day involves lawn cutting, garden maintenance and other odd jobs, experience is great but willing to train as well. $18 an hour to start. Please send a resume to smithlawns@outlook.com.

FUNDRAISER

Friends of the East Nottawasaga Cemetery on Fairgrounds Road have begun fundraising for this year. As one of the oldest cemeteries in Simcoe County, many of the pioneers that settled this area in the mid 1800s are resting here. Contributions towards this project can be made to the “East Nottawasaga Cemetery” c/o Morrison Farm, 1881 Concession 6, Creemore L0M 1G0. THE STAYNER LAWN BOWLING CLUB is holding a fundraiser garage sale Saturday, Aug 7, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations gratefully accepted, drop off at the club house on Ontario St Stayner. Call 705-4292261 drop off time. 2 to arrange 8 7a5

Married August 11, 1951 Mom and Dad would love for you to hit this milestone too. Love, your sister (and matron of honour) Jean xoxo

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We'd like to wish our friend Nan (Ethel Smith) a very happy 103rd birthday on Aug. 17, 2021 Love, Laura & Sharon

CARD OF THANKS

Many thanks for all the best wishes for our 60th wedding anniversary and lovely cards from family and friends. A special thanks to all of our family who made the trip from Alberta. Special thanks to Alice and Alf Redpath for hosting the party on Saturday night. No rain was a bonus. We all stayed dry and warm. It was a special visit from our first great grandson to meet the family. Thank you very much for all the flowers and best wishes. Roger and Wilma Zeggil

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DILLON, Jessi Elizabeth May 12, 1990 – July 28, 2021. It is with bittersweet emotions that we announce the passing of our daughter Jessi. Cherished daughter of Leslie and Gary Dillon. Much loved granddaughter of Carol Plater (late Gary Plater) and the late Frank and Millie Dillon. Niece of Laurie Plater and Sunil Bhandari (Tej, Clarke, Chloe, Logan), Allyson Plater and Charlie Kenny (Lily, Jasmin, Christina, Joshua), Pat Dillon and Denise Semak (Krista, Kyle), Brent and Fran Dillon (Megan). Jessi was born to be a ‘teacher and a fighter’ and she did so bravely for 31 years. She taught us about patience, acceptance and the true meaning of love. They say ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ and we want to say thank you to our very large ‘village’. If you have watched, loved or cared for Jessi, we say thank you. In lieu of flowers, if you so wish, please consider donations to Bayhaven Nursing Home (her home for the last 10 years), Collingwood General & Marine Hospital, or Hospice Georgian Triangle – Campbell House where she passed away with dignity and amazing care. Sweet dreams Jessi xo xo. A celebration of Jessi’s life will be held at a later date. Friends may visit the online Book of Memories at www. fawcettfuneralhomes.com

We would like to thank all those who helped make our anniversary even more special. Ron and Linda Coulter.

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• THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, August 6, 2021

What's "bin" happening with trash

This week some households and businesses in Creemore received their new waste collection carts. Almost a half million carts are set to be delivered across the region’s 16 member municipalities between August and the end of October. The new automated cart system, which is used across North America, begins November 1 Simcoe believes this will enhance collection services with an easy, safe and convenient solution to managing waste each week. “The new system will provide added convenience for our residents while reducing impacts and delays to collection services through a modern and widely-used approach. Many municipalities just like ours have already switched to automated cart collection and we’re confident that after a few weeks of use, our residents will appreciate all the benefits that this system provides. We know that change can be difficult and we will continue to support our residents through awareness and education, including online at carts. simcoe.ca. We’re also committed to obtaining feedback from our residents about their experiences with the carts so

county council can assess the need for future enhancements to the program,” said County of Simcoe Warden George Cornell.

Delivery of carts

The County’s contractor will deliver carts to communities over the course of three months, ensuring that all eligible units have a trio of carts by November 1. • Residents should store their new carts and continue to use current containers or bags until the launch of the new collection system in November • For the majority of residents, carts will be left at the end of your driveway. For our rural residents, where possible, carts will be delivered to the end of individual laneways, but some seasonal locations or other areas that have common neighbourhood collection points may have their carts dropped at their designated pick-up locations if crews are unable to access roads • Carts have serial numbers and are assigned to the location where they are dropped off. Residents are reminded not to exchange carts with others. They are encouraged to write their address in

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NOTICE - PASSAGE OF WARD BOUNDARY REALIGNMENT BY-LAW 21-77 Take notice that on Monday, July 26, 2021, the Council of the Township of Clearview passed By-law 21-77 pursuant to Section 222 of the Municipal Act, 2001, with respect to the re-division of ward boundaries. The purpose of this by-law is to change the number of wards in the Township of Clearview from seven (7) to five (5). Under subsection 222(4) of the Municipal Act, 2001, any person or agency may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal if they have an objection to the by-law passed by the municipality. Appeals must be filed with the Township Clerk within forty-five (45) days of the by-law being passed. The last day for filing an appeal is September 9, 2021. Any appeals of By-law 21-77 must be filed with the Township Clerk, 217 Gideon Street, Stayner ON, L0M 1S0, setting out the reasons for the appeal together with a certified cheque or money order in the amount of $300 made payable to the Minister of Finance. A copy of the appeal form is available online from the Ontario Land Tribunal. Visit https://olt.gov.on.ca/appeals-process/forms/. The personal information accompanying your submission is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, and can form part of the public record which may be released to the public. More information on the ward boundary review and the new ward boundaries can be found on the Township’s website at www.clearview.ca/WBR. Further information is available by contacting the Clerk at 705-428-6230 ext. 224 or by emailing shelmkay@clearview.ca Dated the 5th day of August 2021. Sasha Helmkay, Clerk/Director of Legislative Services Township of Clearview 217 Gideon Street Stayner ON, L0M 1S0

the space provided and if they move, carts must stay with the property • Delivered carts will include information on how to properly set out carts for collection. The delivery process is complex and due to logistics, weather, volume and timeline impacts, schedules will be updated during the distribution period. To receive a notification when to generally expect cart delivery in your area, please download the Simcoe County Collects App from the App Store or Google Play. If a residence has not received a trio of carts by mid-October, please notify the County. • Storage: A reminder, please continue to use the current manual collection system until November 1. To help County residents adapt to this new cart system, here are some helpful tips on storing carts: • No garage: For residents without a garage, the lids and gravity locking system on our organics cart means that bins can now be stored outside the home and remain protected from animals and weather • Small garage: By consolidating many materials into a larger cart, residents are saving valuable floor space. Instead of multiple smaller bins, they now have three carts with increased vertical space for waste • Long driveways: If residents have a long driveway, as many of our rural residents do, they can leave carts near the end of the driveway and transfer materials to carts as needed using current recycling bins, in much the same way as they do now and simply roll two carts out to the end of their driveway on the morning of collection. Lids and the locking system on the organics carts will protect against inclement weather conditions and animals

Universal cart sizes

Following the switch to biweekly collections in February 2020, storing materials in the current system has been reported as a concern of many residents. To address these capacity concerns, cart sizes were determined to meet the needs of the average County household based on the quantity of

waste produced by a typical household in Simcoe County. Average volume in Simcoe County during normal, nonpeak, periods is 2 bags of garbage, 3 bins of recycling biweekly and an almost full green bin each week. These cart sizes enable adequate storage for these quantities. As carts are expected to last between 10 and 20 years, the County is also planning for increased capacity for additional recycling materials in the future and growth of our organics program. Carts have been rolled out successfully all over North America, including more than 1.5 million locations in Toronto, where storage space is often very limited. “We’ve heard from many other municipalities that residents need to first use the carts to assess the proper size for their household. In fact, a neighbouring community reported that a high percentage of households ultimately moved to a larger cart size after first selecting smaller options. Please experience the carts and then let us know, when we launch a public feedback process, if adjustments to the automated cart collection program are needed to better meet your needs,” said Rob Elliott, General Manager of Engineering, Planning and Environment, County of Simcoe. In 2022, the County will be asking for resident feedback to determine if further enhancements to this cart system would be of benefit to our residents. The public feedback program will be communicated in 2022. The County provides residential waste collection services to the region and extends its publicly funded service to some downtown cores and businesses, and has contracts with various condominium developments. Condominium developments and businesses may choose to source private contractors to collect their waste as an alternative. For further information visit carts. simcoe.ca, download the Simcoe County Collects App from the App Store or Google Play, or contact Service Simcoe Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1-800-263- 3199 or service@simcoe.ca.

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