The Creemore
ECHO
Friday, August 12, 2022 Vol. 22
No. 32
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Nadine Melemis Walters and MK Lynde are two of the organizers of the Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society's Creemore Festival of the Arts. They are busy planning a diverse and action-packed weekend of performances and displays by talented visual artists, along with their committee. See story page 8.
Clearview homeless are invisible By Bonnie MacPherson The problem of homelessness may look different in Clearview Township than in neighbouring Simcoe County municipalities, but it does exist according to Mayor Doug Measures Measures recently told Clearview Council that as one of the smaller municipalities in the county and one which is largely agricultural, we do not have a highly visible homeless population. However, surveys prove that there is a significant number of people in our community who are relegated to “couch surfing”. Measures says funding from the county to the shelter system directly
supports a City of Barrie initiative, but notes that as the largest municipality in the county, Barrie is a magnet for the homeless. County councillors voted at their Aug. 9 meeting to support a plan to establish a facility with 50 shelter beds on the former site of the Barrie OPP detachment at 20 Rose St. Greg Bishop, the county’s general manager of social services says the proposed building will be modular. It could potentially be taken down and moved to another location in the future, or converted to supportive or transitional housing. The county purchased the land several years ago with the intention
of building supportive housing in the coming years but with the motel housing program instituted during the pandemic coming to an end there was a need to move quickly. Construction will start as soon as possible with a target completion date of this November. Bishop says that of the 223 available shelter spots in Simcoe County there were 49 beds unoccupied as of Aug. 8. Shelter demand is historically lower in August as many people experiencing homelessness elect to sleep outdoors but when colder weather returns in the fall, demand will increase.
By Bonnie MacPherson Robert McArthur, a 59 year old Clearview township farmer and lifelong resident of the Cashtown Corners area, has served notice of his intention to challenge for the Ward 2 seat in this fall’s municipal election. McArthur runs a mixed crop and cattle operation on County Rd. 9 which was started by his grandfather. He has worked at Reinhart Foods in Stayner for 26 years, progressing through multiple roles and served for 15 years as a volunteer firefighter. This is not his first foray into municipal politics. McArthur ran for council in 2014, losing to incumbent Thom Paterson. His father, Milton McArthur, was a councillor and then deputy reeve of Nottawasaga Township prior to amalgamation. Following a review in 2021, council voted to redraw ward boundaries. Creemore and Avening, formerly part of Ward 5, will be part of a larger Ward 2 together with Singhampton, Duntroon, Glen Huron and Dunedin. The new council will consist of five ward representatives plus a mayor and deputy mayor elected at large. McArthur says being a rural oriented person he is well suited to represent the interests of a large, predominantly rural area. Other candidates that have registered in the past week include Paul Van Staveren and Chuck Arrand for Deputy Mayor, Maqsood Dogar and Richard Paul in Ward 3. The last chance to file as a candidate is Friday, Aug. 19 between the hours of 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information is available on the Clearview website.
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