Story of the Year
who wrote a book about his family’s experience as refugees after the Second World War.
Slattery said at the time, “People don’t know what to do. I didn’t know what to do.”
He continued to network and help newcomers get
what they need, working with host families and other organizations.
By September, Daniela Banducci was teaching weekly ESL classes at Station on the Green, where a weekly Station Café was also serving as a gathering place.
The following month, a Ukrainian night was the theme of the Creemore Coyotes home opener, collecting funds in jars.
Slattery said almost $17,400 has been raised, with $7,200 of that going to the Canada Ukraine Foundation before local families arrived. The rest of the money has all been spent and the families face ongoing living expenses, and transportation costs.
He recently got a $1,000 donation from Canadian Tire in Midland and was able to provide the families Christmas gifts and cash, which was handed out at the final ESL class of 2022.
Ukrainian War Relief fundraising efforts are ongoing. Slattery has been working with Mary Boyd and Lorna May, asking that all local donations go through the St. Luke's discretionary fund in support of Ukrainian Newcomers.
Volunteer Spotlight
This year, we shine the spotlight on SilverShoe Historical Society executive director, Janie CooperWilson, who is recognized for her commitment to raising awareness and preserving black history.
A lecturer, facilitator, and author, Cooper-Wilson is the driving force behind the restoration, documentation and re-dedication of the historical inter-racial cemetery in New Lowell. She founded the Silvershoe Historical Society, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Cooper-Wilson has spent that time working with a group of volunteers to restore Bethel Union Pioneer Cemetery, and she was successful in having it designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, for its cultural heritage and historical significance. For her next project, SilverShoe Historical Society began work at the Old Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(also known as the Sunnidale Pioneer Cemetery), on Highway 26.
“This is the first established cemetery in Clearview… so it’s very important,” Cooper-Wilson told The Echo in 2018. “It’s the first one people see when they are coming in on Highway 26.”
Cooper-Wilson is a descendant of the first resident of The SilverShoe Settlement, in Old Sunnidale Township, and has researched and documented the lives of the original Freedom Seekers and settlers in the region. For 25 years, a group of volunteers has been caring for the cemetery, which she originally found overgrown and vandalized. The Silvershoe Historical Society has hosted an Annual Memorial Candlelight Service, and welcomes visitors to the sacred space.
In 2022, in celebration of the milestone, the society hosted a blockbuster celebration featuring musicians, entertainers and a performance of the The Spirit of Harriet Tubman, as portrayed by Leslie McCurdy.
Cooper Wilson is a director with the Ontario Historical Society (OHS) and has been recognized for her work, winning several awards such as the
OHS Carnochan Award (2012), the OMAH Historic Reconstruction Award (2015), and the Ontario Black History Society’s Harriet Tubman Award (2018). In September 2018, she was inducted as one of Canada’s 100 Accomplished Black Women.
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Creemore sloughed off the pandemic in 2022 with a slew of events that, for the most part, were held in-person and had great attendance. Clockwise from top left: Sunnidale Winterama; Easter in Creemore; Small Halls Festival high speed chicken race in Duntroon; Copper Kettle Festival; grand opening of Creemore Village Green; Station on the Green book sale; Summer Solstice event, Farms for Change; and Canada Day (centre). Continues on next page...
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Clockwise from top left: Station on the Green 20th anniversary; Creemore Festival of the Arts; Autumn Equinox; William Prince at Avening Hall; GNE Fall Fair; Toronto and North York Hunt Horse and Hounds Thanksgiving parade; Murder Mystery at Station on the Green; Jim Cuddy Jamboree; and Drag it to Creemore, Creemore's first drag show (that we know of).
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FIREFIGHTER – PAID-ON-CALL
The Corporation of the Township of Clearview Clearview Fire and Emergency Services is currently seeking paid-on-call firefighters for our stations located in Stayner, New Lowell, Creemore, Singhampton, and Nottawa.
Requirements:
• Must reside in the primary response area, in close proximity to the fire station.
• Ability to handle intense and sustained physical effort necessary to safely perform firefighter duties. CPAT testing is part of the recruitment process, information about testing can be found at https://www.clearview.ca/ municipal-services/emergency-services.
• Current medical clearance certificate (cost to be responsibility of the candidate).
• Valid Ontario Driver’s License in good standing and a reliable means to respond to the fire station for emergency calls.
• Insurable (under the Corporation’s fleet policy).
• No criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.
• Clear police clearance for Vulnerable Sector Search, free of convictions for which a pardon has not been granted.
• Effective communication skills.
• Legally entitled to work in Canada.
• Mandatory attendance requirement during full 200-hour recruit training process.
• After recruit firefighter training phase, firefighters must maintain attendance requirements of at minimum 20% emergency calls, 60% of trainings/extra duties.
Preferred Skills (but not required):
• Class DZ driver’s license
• Previous fire service experience
• Related experience (trade, nursing, mechanics, operating heavy equipment)
Pay Range (paid quarterly):
Suppression: $26.33 - $30.71 / hour
Training: $18.43 - $21.50 / hour
Note: The preferred candidates must be willing to provide consent for the Township to conduct a criminal background and vulnerable sector check prior to finalizing an employment offer.
Interested candidates are invited to forward their resume with a Fire Application Form (https://www.clearview.ca/news-events-meetings/ publications/firefighter-paid-call-application) found on our website to Clearview Fire and Emergency Services by January 16th, 2023 to: sdoyle@clearview.ca
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Please direct any inquiries to 705.428.6230 x401. The Township of Clearview is an equal opportunity employer.
Accommodation will be provided in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
Please visit: www.clearview.ca
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