The Creemore
ECHO
Friday, December 3, 2021 Vol. 21 No. 49
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News and views in and around Creemore
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Speed reductions paused by budget cut
Pedestrian struck on Highway 26
Speed signs pulled from budget Overall increase brought down to 4.31%
On Nov. 30, just after 2 p.m., members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with members of the Simcoe County Paramedic Service and the Clearview Fire Department attended a collision on Highway 26 near County Road 42 (Airport Road) in Stayner. Members of the OPP’s Technical Collision Investigation Team also attended to assist in the investigation. A vehicle travelling eastbound on Highway 26 collided with a pedestrian. The pedestrian, a 55-year-old from Clearview, was airlifted to a Toronto area trauma centre and remains in critical but stable condition. The cause of the collision remains under investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed or has information regarding this collision is asked to contact the Huronia West OPP Detachment at 705-429-3575.
by Trina Berlo During a six-hour budget meeting on Monday, councillors heard presentations from the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (asking for a $3,978 increase over last year), Clearview Public Library, and public works, which includes roads, water and sewer servicing, development and engineering. Facing increasing prices and other pandemic related financial pressures, staff attempted to reduce spending in order to bring down the initial proposed increase of 9.14 per cent. At the start of the second budget session on Nov. 27, knowing the County of Simcoe had passed a budget with a two percent increase, councillors were presented a revised budget with an estimated 7.57 per cent increase in the Clearview portion of taxes (including funding for the OPP), and a 5.01 per cent increase in the overall amount of
Councillors Doug McKechnie and Thom Paterson oppose budget cut that would put a hold on speed reductions. taxes collected by the municipality, factoring in the county portion, and education taxes which are estimated to go down. By the end of Monday’s session, council had the overall increase down to 4.31 per cent, despite efforts to cut deeper. With the caveat that he hates to arbitrarily throw out tax targets, Councillor Thom Paterson put forward a motion that council get the increase down to two per cent by looking
for discretionary spending to cut, recognizing that it is a pandemic year and residents can’t take the added financial burden. “I think it’s only fair,” said Paterson. “It looks like an expansion year. I believe firmly in what the staff is doing but I’m hoping that this council can look closely, with staff of course.” The motion was supported by council but finding cuts that come from taxation proved difficult, when some spending (See “Budget” on page 14)
This weekend full of festive events Christmas in the Valley is this weekend. The festivities begin on Friday, with the tree lighting at Station on the Green, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. A portion of the streets to the east of the Station will be closed to allow people plenty of room as they stroll through the parkette, participate in the crazy mask contests, decorate Santa’s tree, grab a drink and a hotdog and warm themselves by the bonfire. The crazy mask contests will start at 5:30 p.m. with the pre-schoolers, followed by the grade schoolers, the teenagers, the adults, and the seniors.
The Creemore Coyotes hockey team is going to make an appearance and have donated game tickets to the winners and other prizes for each age group. Donations of food and toys will be collected by firefighters and other volunteers. The Creemore Santa Claus Parade is on Saturday. Beginning at 1:30 p.m., watch as community groups and businesses parade by with their floats, during this traditional parade moving south along Mill Street, from Johnston. Santa will be stopping by the Log Cabin after the parade to visit with children.
During the weekend, the Creemore Farmers’ Christmas Market is at Station on the Green, with growers and bakers at the Saturday and crafters and other makers on Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days. For shoppers, The Creemore BIA is providing a big hearted wrapping service with proceeds going to support local organizations and charities. The Holiday Gift Wrapping Room is at Creemore Springs Brewery (in the Model A room) every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 3 p.m. until Dec. 19. For more details, see page 8-9.
Threat made against Catholic high school Members of Collingwood and The Blue Mountains detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are continuing their investigation into an anonymous threat made against a school in Collingwood. OPP received an anonymous threat to Our Lady of the Bay Catholic High School in Collingwood. As a result of the anonymous threat, the OPP are actively working with the school board and are engaged in a criminal investigation and the school is seeing an increased police presence. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information about who made this threat is asked to call Collingwood OPP at 1-705-445-4321 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Anonymous tips can also be made online at ontariocrimestoppers. ca.
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