March 13, 2009 by The Creemore Echo

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Friday, March 13, 2009

Vol. 09 No. 11

COUNCIL EYES SCI FOR LIBRARY Building Committee told to consider SCI as possible new site for Stayner branch a big role in Clearview Township’s new Strategic Plan, which looks to seek such situations to deliver services as efficiently and economically as possible. With the ARC nearing its conclusion and the Library Building Committee just getting started, there’s no guarantee Davidson’s motion will go anywhere, but for now, members of Clearview Council are unanimously behind it.

Sign Bylaw Amendment Council voted to amend its Sign Bylaw Monday night, to account for the many business signs (11 in Stayner alone) that may or may not have been erected on Township property since before the bylaw was enacted in 2005. The amendment requires the owners of these signs to enter into an agreement with the Township, requiring, among other things, that they maintain their signs in accordance with the bylaw; that the signs’ size, structure and form not be changed; that if they are, they will be removed; and that the owners of the signs accept all responsibility and liability for the signs and insure them accordingly.

Earth Hour Support Council passed a resolution in support of this year’s Earth Hour. The event takes place on Saturday, March 28 at 8:30 pm, when people the world over are asked to turn all power off in their homes for one hour. As they did last year, Clearview Township will use its website to advertise the event.

A Family Adventure Then 10-year-old Noah Bridson enjoyed making friends with a Maasai girl about her age in Tanzania’s Serengeti Plain last year, as part of her family’s 11-month adventure in Africa and Asia. Noah’s mother Mandy will give a talk about the trip on Friday, March 20. To read more see page 8.

Low Visibility, High Heart Rates The 2009 Haywood Canadian Nordic Ski Nationals got off to a foggy start at Highlands Nordic in Duntroon last Sunday, with these skiers slogging through the soft snow during the Team Sprint heats. The world-class event continues this weekend, with the Classic Sprint and the Long Distance Free on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Cars were lined up for at least a kilometre on both sides of the 10th Line last weekend; get there early for a good parking spot.

Echo Briefs

WIND IS A HOT ISSUE

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In the last Mulmur Notebook 2 we said we would discuss M u l m u r ’s OPA 12, the regulations Mono Mulmur CITIZENS’ COALITION governing wind power in the Township. Since then the provincial government has introduced the Green Energy Act Bill 150. The Government hopes for third reading and passage of this bill by June. We can praise the objectives of Bill 150 and some of its provisions, but there are some provisions that must be changed. One deals with the Niagara Escarpment Plan, the other deals with the planning rights of local municipalities. (See “Green” on page 6) MULMUR NOTEBOOK

by Brad Holden In a move toward partnership that’s not been seen for a long time, Clearview Council voted Monday night to make sure the Stayner Library Building Committee explores the possibility of relocating the Stayner library branch to the Stayner Collegiate Institute campus. The motion, made by Councillor Shawn Davidson, comes as the Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) looking into the future of SCI, CCI, Elmvale District High School, Midland High School and Penetanguishene High School draws to a close. While no decision has been made yet, the committee’s proposal is to be presented at a public meeting at SCI at 5 pm on Monday, March 23. Part of the reason for Davidson’s motion is that the Minister of Education has clearly stated that partnerships to create community hubs are essential for future community development. An example of this is the new Erin District High School, a strongly communitybased school of approximately 570 students housed in the new Erin Centre 2000. Also housed in the centre are a theatre/cinema, doctors’ offices, a nursery school, a seniors’ room, an arena, a community centre, and a combined school/public library, all under one roof. Clearview Economic Development chair Doug Mills has been pushing the integration concept for weeks, both at ARC meetings and Council meetings. Partnership opportunities also play

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Brigadier General Denis Thompson will visit Stayner Collegiate on Monday, March 23 from 1 to 2:15 pm. The former SCI student was Commander of Canada’s Forces in Afghanistan from August 2008 to February 2009. He is currently doing a Public Outreach tour. Members of the public are welcome to attend this event. Seating is limited; please contact Pam Jeffrey at 428-2639.

Party at the Arcade Just Push Play Arcade will celebrate its first anniversary on Saturday, March 21. As they did on opening day, they will be donating 100 per cent of admission fees to the Make A Wish Foundation.

Hockey History From Wednesday, March 18 to Saturday, March 21, the Simcoe County Museum in Midhurst will host the Hockey Hall of Fame’s travelling exhibit “The Original Six.” Visit www. museum.simcoe.ca for more details.

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Editorial Windmills on the Horizon The debate about wind turbines on our horizon has been on the horizon for a long time. Judging by the number of phone calls received by the Echo this week, it’s finally arrived. Partly, that’s for good reason. From what we’ve learned about the province’s proposed Green Energy Act, there’s a lot to be desired in the way the public is about to be treated when it comes to where and when turbines are allowed to be built. People need to speak out about that. Read what David Hahn and his Mulmur Notebook partners have to say this week and give it some good thought. As for the turbines themselves, the Echo refuses to take a position at this point. A lot of people are of the mind that these turbines are disruptive, that they can be damaging to human health, that they do not

pay for themselves and are in danger of rusting and falling over before ever being decommissioned. But most of those who we’ve heard espouse those views live awfully close to potential sites; some have expressed to us right off the start that they are NIMBYites, through and through. On the other hand, there is no doubt in our mind that we need to wean ourselves off oil-based energy, ASAP. No one can argue that County Road 124 isn’t a windy place. And we know that windmills have been successful in places like Europe, where fuel prices are high. Ours are headed there too – don’t take current low prices for granted. Windmills are capital-intensive up front, but think about the future. We need to keep the future in mind. This is an extremely important and complicated situation. One that deserves a lot of thought. Thought that’s unclouded by kneejerk NIMBY views. Let’s give it that, at least.

A few words for St. Patrick’s Day SAYINGS

St. Patrick’s Day: a day of green beer, silly hats and all the world looking for a four-leaf clover. And after a day of drinking green beer and dancing in the streets (although some Cat would call it a parade) you FLACK can certainly find many lying on the green ground looking intently for a four-leaf clover (well, that’s what I’ve heard anyway). So why do we pay homage to a Welshman who saved Ireland from all the snakes? Well, the only reason I can think of is that everyone really needs a reason to drink green beer and dance in the streets wearing silly hats after such a long gruelling winter. So enjoy your St. Paddy’s Day and if I see you lying

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on your front lawn the next day, I’ll know that you’re really just looking for a four-leaf clover. Cheers! • Leprechauns, castles, good luck and laughter; Lullabies, dreams, and love ever after; Poems and songs with pipes and drums; A thousand welcomes when anyone comes; That’s the Irish for you. • May your neighbours respect you, troubles neglect you, the angels protect you, and Heaven accept you. • Here’s to a long life and a merry one, a quick death and an easy one, a pretty girl and an honest one and a cold beer and another one! • May your home always be too small to hold all your friends. • God is good, but never dance in a small boat. • ‘Tis better to buy a small bouquet and give to your friend this very day, than a bushel of roses white and red to lay on his coffin after he’s dead.

www.mansfieldskiclub.com • St. Patrick’s Day is an enchanted time – a day to begin transforming winter’s dreams into summer’s magic. ~Adrienne Cook • If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky? ~Stanislaw J. Leck • Never iron a four-leaf clover, because you don’t want to press your luck. ~Author Unknown • An Irishman is never drunk as long as he can hold onto one blade of grass to keep from falling off the earth. ~Irish Saying

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Patrick walked into a bar in Dublin, ordered three pints of Guinness and sat in the corner of the room, drinking a sip out of each pint in turn. When he had finished all three, he went back to the bar and ordered three more. The barman said, “You know a pint goes flat soon after I pull it... your pint would taste better if you bought one at a time.” Patrick replied, “Well now, I have two brodders, one is in America and de odder in Australia and here I am in Dublin. When we all left home, we promised dat we’d drink dis way to remember de days we all drank togedder.” The barman admitted that this was a nice custom and said no more. Patrick became a regular customer and always drank the same way... ordering three pints and drinking a sip out of each in turn, until they were finished. One day, he came in and ordered just two pints. All the other regulars in the bar noticed and fell silent. When he went back to the bar for the second round, the barman said, “I don’t want to intrude on your grief but I wanted to offer my condolences on your great loss.” Patrick looked confused for a moment, then the penny dropped and he started to laugh. “Oh no,” he said. “Bejesus, everyone is fine! Tis me... I’m off it for lent!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! submitted by our Irish friend Joe Cassidy

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Community Calendar This Weekend Friday, March 13 • Fish & Chips at Affairs Cafe & Bakery from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm & 5 to 7 pm. Dine in or take out. Each Friday through the Lenten Season. • Friday Night Supper at Creemore Legion. Corned Beef and Cabbage Supper. Adults $12, Seniors $10 and children are $5. Supper from 5 to 7 pm. Please call ahead for reservations and leave a message at 466-2202. Saturday, March 14 • Grand opening! Free flower giveaway, while supplies last. Two Rivers Ceramics & Flowers. Come on in from 10 am to 5 pm to see how we can assist with your flower and

ceramic needs. 122 Mill St. 466-6084. • Story Hour at Curiosity House Books. Join us from 10:30 to 11:15 am for stories & crafts. Ages 18 months to 6 years welcome with parent. Sunday, March 15 • United Church of Canada – Avening United Church at 9 am, New Lowell United Church at 10:15 am & St. John’s United, Creemore at 11:30 am in church hall during winter months. • Stayner Brethren in Christ Church, 1152 Conc 6 N, Sunday Worship at 10:35 am, Sunday School at 9:30 am. Join us for a worship experience with uplifting contemporary music and relevant messages. Visit www.staynerbic.com

• St. Andrew’s Maple Cross Presbyterian Church, 1 Caroline Street West. Worship & Sunday School at 10 am. “Where Jesus is Lord, all are welcome.” Rev. Elizabeth Inglis. • The Salvation Army Hope Acres Community Church, situated in Mulmur Township, invite you to their Sunday Church Services at 10:45 am. For more information call (705) 466-3435. • Join us at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 22 Caroline St. W. for a joyful service of worship and Children’s Program at 11 am. • Jazz Vespers at St. Luke’s Anglican Church at 4 pm with Bruce Ley & his trio followed by wine & cheese reception. Donations gratefully received.

Upcoming Events Monday, March 16 • Dunedin Women’s Friendship Club at 7:30 pm at Dunedin Hall. Come for green fun , fellowship & refreshments to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Tuesday, March 17 • Brad Holden and Sara Hershoff are on 97.7 The Beach today between 9 & 10 am to talk All Things Creemore • St. Paddy’s Day at the Mad & Noisy Open Mic Night at 7 pm. Join us for an evening of music. Bring your voices & instruments or just come & listen. Bring your family & friends! It’s time to get off the couch!! For more info contact Sue at 466-3411. Wednesday, March 18 • Creemore Horticultural Society meeting at St. Luke’s Anglican Church Hall at 7:30 pm. Guest speaker is Judge Marjorie Bell speaking on “Snippy Tips” – what you need to know about preparing your flowers for flower shows. Many handy tips not only for showing but to make your own flowers or plants look their best. This promises to be an educational experience for all flower enthusiasts. Guests are welcome. Wednesday, March 18 to Saturday, March 21 • Hockey Hall of Fame Exhibit at Simcoe County Museum. Included in museum admission price. 1151 Hwy 26. 728-3721. Friday, March 20 • Mask Workshops at Two Rivers Ceramics & Flowers. 2 sessions: 9:30 am to noon or 1 to 3:30 pm. Cost from $10 to $25 dependant on design chosen. Workshop includes instruction and all supplies to complete your mask. Limited seating. Call 466-6084 to reserve your spot. • Clearview Public Library’s Armchair Traveller Series: Hope Trek: Mandy Bridson on her 11-month world tour at Station on the Green at 7 pm. • Friends of the Mad River present Fred Eaglesmith in concert at Avening Hall at 8 pm. Tickets are $25 & available at Curiosity House, the Echo and at www.fredeaglesmith. com. Contact sara@creemore.com, 466-9906, www.myspace.com/avening Saturday, March 21 • 1st Year Birthday Party at Just Push Play. 100 per cent of admission fees to the Make A Wish Foundation. • Celebration of the Spring Equinox at 7 pm at St. Luke’s Anglican Church. All welcome. Sunday, March 22 • Join Ken Weber, author of Stand By Your Man at 2 pm. These stories are of a range of very

different women who have accompanied our prime ministers to Ottawa since 1867. Truly a fascinating part of Canadian history, that many of us have never heard before. Museum members $5; non-members $10. (He is also the author of bestselling Five Minute Mysteries Series). Limited seating, purchase you tickets by credit card or interac by calling the Museum. For more details, please contact the Dufferin County Museum and Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. (705) 435-1881 or 1-877-941-7787. www.dufferinmuseum.com events@dufferinmuseum.com Monday, March 23 • Brigadier General Denis Thompson will be visiting Stayner Collegiate from 1 to 2:15 pm. A presentation about the role of Canada’s Forces in Afghanistan. B.Gen. Thompson was Commander of Canada’s Forces in Afghanistan from August 2008 to February 2009. He is currently doing a Public Outreach tour. Members of the public are invited but seating is limited. Please contact Pam Jeffrey at (705) 4282639 if you are interested in attending. • Simcoe County Board of Education Accomodation Review Public Meeting at Stayner Collegiate Institute at 5 pm. • Yoga and Body Conditioning Classes starting at the Nottawasaga Community Hall, #9025 County Road 91, Duntroon from 6 to 8:30 pm. For further information contact Robin Holmgren at robinsinnerstrength@gmail.com, 445-2676, or www.isfitness.ca. Tuesday, March 24 • New Lowell Minor Baseball Registration at New Lowell Legion from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. www. leaguelineup/nlmba or call Mark at 424-6869 for details. Wednesday, March 25 • R Greer CGA is holding a Free Tax Preparation Clinic (donations will be accepted for 3E Community Charity - recommended $5) for low income earners under $25,000 at 28 Elizabeth Street East from 9 am to noon. Certain conditions apply. Call for details 466-2171. • Hummingbird Montessori School for children 3 to 6. Montessori curriculum plus weekly classes in art, music, French, Spanish, phys ed and humanities. Beautiful historic setting on 5 acres. Opening September 2009. Information Night tonight from 6 to 8 pm. Bring your child to explore our classroom, meet the teachers and find out more about our wonderful school. Learn more online at www.hummingbirdmontessori.ca or email Sherri at info@hummingbirdmontessori.ca.

Friday, March 27 • Gift of Music Concert featuring the Glenn Gould School Brass Quintet at St. Luke’s Anglican Church at 7 pm. $15 at Curiosity House, 100 Mile Store, Creemore Echo and at door. Saturday, March 28 • Buck & Doe for Jasmine Wilson & Wayne Gordon at Creemore Legion from 8 pm to 1 am. Monday, March 30 • Extreme Sailing Seminar at the CYC Club House from 7 to 9:30 pm (in harbour next to grain elevators in Collingwood). Speaker is Brian Handcock. $10. Call 424-3873 to reserve a seat. Tuesday, March 31 • Make a Joyful Noise! Kindermusik classes for children ages 3 months to 7 years begin the week of March 31. Classes in Creemore on Tuesday evenings and Thursday mornings for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Join us for singing, dancing, playing instruments, exploring rhythm, storytime and more! Call Sherri Jackson, licensed instructor 888-1252 to register, or email hummingbirdstudio@gmail.com. Complete details online at www.hummingbirdstudio.vpweb.ca. Wednesdays, April 1, 8 and 15 • Broadcaster Rick Phillips explores “The Great Conductors” at Grace Tipling Hall, Shelburne from 10 am to noon. Presented by Dufferin Arts Council. Tickets are $20 per lecture or 3 for $45 available at Curiosity House. Friday, April 3 • Join us at Creemore Echo for our Annual Birthday Party/Open House from 10 am to 4 pm. Drop in for a piece of cake & a chat!

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Creemore Big Heart Seniors for the next while. Here’s hoping that it all heals well so that she is able to be mobile, and to get out and about. Then life will start looking up again for her. St. John’s United Church put on a great beef and lamb supper last weekend. This meal is done by the men of the church, but we all know who keeps an eye on, and lends a helping hand, don’t we, gals? Anyway, the food was excellent, the service A-1, and the company at the table was warm and friendly, as always. Joan and Glen Best, whom I hadn’t seen for ages, were on one side of us, and a couple from east of Angus was on the other side. This couple comes to all the church suppers in the area on a regular basis as they know they are assured of a good, reasonable meal, and they usually get to chat with the people around them, which they enjoy very much. After they left, Bill and Marion Gordon sat down, so both Warren and I enjoyed our usual gabfest. Also, as I was leaving the hall, Ellen Whitley called me back to introduce me to Helen and John Orr Irwin from Everett. This couple is the parents of Julie (Irwin) Whitley, and is the “other” grandparents of Steve and Julie’s two little girls. But I remember “Johnny Orr,” as he was always called, from my sister Pat’s wedding to Don Matthews as Johnny Orr was the best man, and I was the maid of honour. I had not met Helen before, but I understand that she was a gal from out by Chesley that taught school down around the Mansfield area, so many people will certainly remember her. Talking about food, the Creemore Legion has a corned beef and cabbage supper slated for Friday, March 13. This meal includes soup, corned beef and cabbage, spuds, beans, buns and butter, bread pudding with sauce and tea or coffee for the very reasonable price of $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for kids. Then the following Thursday is again our 12 noon potluck lunch at Seniors. John Blohm must have been burning the midnight

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Brass Quintet to play St. Luke’s Need a late winter “pick-me-up?” Come and hear the Glenn Gould School Brass Quintet on Friday, March 27 at 7 pm at St. Luke’s Anglican Church. The concert is part of the Gift of Music series and will include classical as well as lighter works, designed to lift your spirit. The Quintet includes current and former students of the school. All are accomplished soloists as well as ensemble musicians. Instruments include trumpets, trombones and French horns. Tickets, at $15, are available at Curiosity House, the 100 Mile Store, the Creemore Echo and at the door.

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Different in Sound but Honest Just the Same by Brad Holden Fred Eaglesmith has always been a bit on the ornery side. But he’s honest to the core, and he doesn’t miss much. He sees how rural people live, he knows why they live that way, and his observations, while sometimes bittersweet and yes, sometimes ornery, are from the heart and pure as the snow. The Port Dover native has been through these parts before – once at the Avening Hall and twice at the Singhampton Community Centre, in recent years – and he’ll be here again. He’s played, after all, about 200 shows a year for the past two decades, mostly in small halls just like ours, all over North America, Europe and Australia. But we don’t have to get into that story, since we’ve told it the last few times he’s been through town. What we do need to talk about is how important it is for you to go see him this time. You see, Fred’s been growing increasingly bored over the years – he told us so himself on the phone last week – and about a year ago he hit the wall. About the same time, he lost his longtime sidekick, mandolin player Willie Bennett, to a heart attack (Willie was a Canadian legend in his own right, but that’s also another story). The pair had written a bunch of tunes before Willie passed away, but when Fred got around to taking them into a studio, they came out sounding a little different – a bit more Tom Waits than Hank Williams, a bit (a bit) more gospel than country.

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interesting with Fred now donning a pin-striped jacket, of all things, as well as a hollow-body electric guitar in place of his standard acoustic. As for our phone call, well, Eaglesmith was in a bit of an ornery mood that day, and one-word answers were the norm (until we got onto the present state of the economy; that got him talking.) But don’t worry, he’ll have lots to say once on stage at the Avening Hall. Between-song banter is his specialty; in fact, he could probably sell out shows on the strength of his peculiar brand of biting comedy alone. And whatever comes out of his mouth, both in song and between them, will be honest. That much is guaranteed. Tickets for the Fred Eaglesmith Show, at $25, are on sale at Curiosity House, the 100 Mile Store and the Creemore Echo. The show is presented by Friends of the Mad River and a cash bar will benefit the Mad & Noisy Gallery.

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Green Energy Act causes concern (Continued from page 1) As many of you know, the Escarpment is a unique ridge that was, many years ago, the shore of a large prehistoric lake. It runs from Queenston, through Tobermory, then Manitoulin Island, and curves around the top of Lake Huron. It is home to many species of birds, other wildlife and unique scenery. The Bruce Trail, over 900 kilometres in length, goes from Queenston to Tobermory, within the Plan area. Over 30 years ago, as a result of public pressure over gravel pits, the province passed the Niagara Planning and Development Act (the Act) to protect and preserve the escarpment. The Niagara Escarpment Commission (the NEC) was established to create a development plan (the Plan) and to create the required policies. The NEC, in its policy on Wind Power Development, as part of Recommendation 2 provides the recognition that the Plan was established “to provide for the maintenance of the Niagara Escarpment and the land in its vicinity substantially as a continuous natural environment and to ensure that only such development occurs as is compatible with that natural environment.” The Act had the support of all parties in the legislature. This has worked well, thanks to a lot of work, and the vigilance of many members of the public who want the Act respected and this jewel preserved for its recreational, economic, and other benefits. The Plan did not allow commercial wind turbines, which can be over 40 stories tall, in the Plan area. Bill 150 would remove wind turbines and their

transmission lines from the control of the NEC and would take control with its own regulations. The regulations have not yet been published but we believe them to allow wind turbines within the Plan area. Nor do we know how close together, or to houses, or to lot lines or roads they will be allowed. Can you imagine 40-story-tall towers in that pristine, protected area? Is that what they mean by a continuous natural environment? We find it unacceptable. Now to OPA 12. Bill 150, if passed, would render it null and void. Planning decisions would not be made by local Councils, but by big brother in Toronto, who will not see or hear the turbines, or bask in the glow of the red lights, flashing on and off in unison, enhancing the night sky. We again have not seen the regulations and so we do not know what exactly the province has in mind. In 2007 wind power companies started signing contracts with landowners for turbines on their land. Council and citizens recognized that there were no regulations governing these newer forms of energy. Two ratepayer groups named CORE and (MC)2 urged action and CORE, working with our Township planner, produced the necessary regulations in OPA 12. Council passed this unanimously last April and sent it to Queen’s Park. After long delays it came back to our planner, badly cut back with some issues not even settled. We thought this plan could fill the vacuum left by the province and that it might, after consultations and modification, serve as a model around the province. We were concerned that without provincial regulations

in place, wind power would either be a wild rape of the rural landscape or it would lead to the type of antagonism against this new form of power that we’re now seeing around the province. We do not know what Premier McGuinty and Minister Smitherman have in mind. From comments by both, we fear the worst. We feel that election promises to get rid of coal-fired power plants were made that could not be kept, that for two and a half years nothing was done to try to implement those foolish promises, and that in a panic, the rules have been thrown out – and that the result will be that the rural areas of Ontario will forever be damaged for our children and grandchildren. We also feel that the regulations will be released with little or no time for public hearings or comment and that this flawed bill will be rushed into law. So much for democracy! All of this, and the turbines are neither designed nor built in Canada. So much for stimulating our economy, creating technology, or providing jobs. We are therefore asking our readers to write your MPPs, Premier McGuinty, Minister Smitherman, the other ministers and the papers listed on the next page, expressing your horror at what is being done. We are not NIMBYs. We accept the need for power. We accept most of the principles in Bill 150. We cannot accept a hasty, rushed, flawed piece of legislation without having time to comment and improve on what is to be done. There is a proper place for wind. The legislation should spell that out, not try a one-size-fits-all approach. It is too bad the rush did not start right after the government’s first election. This installment of Mulmur Notebook was written by Dick Byford, David Hahn and Don MacFarlane for the Mulmur, Mono Citizens Coalition (MC)2.

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Monday, June 15, 2009, 7:00 p.m. Collingwood Leisure Time Club 100 Minnesota Street, Collingwood The General and Marine Hospital invites all residents of the communities served by the Hospital to participate in its Annual General Meeting on June 15, 2009. Individuals interested in voting at the General Meeting must purchase their $10 Corporate Membership from the Hospital’s cashier before midnight Thursday, April 30, 2009. At the meeting, members of the Hospital Corporation will vote on any changes to the hospital’s by-laws, review audited financial statements for the fiscal year 2008/09 and elect members to the Board of Trustees. There are three Trustee at large terms ending on the Board. Nominations for these positions can come forward through two means: 1. The Governance and Quality Committee of the Board. Two of the three incumbent Trustees intend to seek re-election. 2. Members of the Corporation, provided that each nomination by Members is through the written recommendation of ten (10) Members of the Hospital Corporation in good standing submitted to the Hospital by April 30. A written declaration must be signed by the nominee that he/she will abide by the Hospital by-laws if elected.

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Five windmills for Maple Valley? by Brad Holden The windmill controversy will not be limited to Mulmur Township and our surrounding municipalities. Windrush Energy Inc., a company that approached Clearview Council roughly a year ago for permission to erect a wind-testing tower in the vicinity of Maple Valley, has begun moving forward with plans to build five turbines on the north side of County Road 9, east of County Road 124. The company’s website, www. windrush-energy.com, shows several projects in their fledgling stages. Clicking through on the one called “Skyway 124” shows a map of the intersection with six large circles overlaid. John Pennie, the Orangeville-based company’s chairman, told the Echo this week that those circles depict 350 exclusionary zones surrounding all

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dwellings in the area. Beyond that, potential locations of turbines have not been confirmed. “We’re anticipating six months to a year more of testing,” he said. He also confirmed that the project is a partnership between Windrush, Flesherton Wind Energy Inc. and a German company called Wind Farming International. The company has land leased in the area and has begun the preliminary stages of its environmental assessment work. Officially, the company intends to build up to five wind power turbines for a maximum of 10 MW on 600 acres of leased agricultural land. “If it proves economical, and we can get the necessary zoning, permits and power contract, we intend to move forward,” said Pennie.

School Search Continues The School Reunion Committee is looking for addresses for these people. Please contact John Montgomery at 466-3110 or oldmisery@sympatico. ca; or Catharine Harper at (905) 2795761 or c_ _ _harper@sympatico.ca. Ronald Pearson, Diane Pee, Darlene, Jody and Peter Pifer, Kim Pink, Robert Price, James, Lori-Ann, Michael and Shirley Rawn, Kathy, Kenny and Ray Redfern, Carolyn Robertson, Cindy Rogers, Susan Rosier, Dale Rowbotham, John Samis, Trevor Schorno, Brent and Dana Scott, Carrie Sharp, Michael Shaw, Evelyn Simmons, Karen Slater, Susan Snow. Pauline Spong, Vincent St. George, Susan Stasiuk, Guy, Kenneth, Mark and Mildred Stewart.

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One family’s grand adventure will hopefully inspire others by Brad Holden Steve and Mandy Bridson, both former teachers at NCPS, have always had the travel bug. They were engaged on a rooftop in Kathmandu, and when their daughter Noah was 11 months old, they put her in a backpack and travelled around Thailand. So it’s no surprise that Mandy will be back in Creemore on Friday, March 20, talking about her family’s recent 11-month world tour as part of the Clearview Public Library’s Armchair Travel lecture series. In preparation for such an adventure, the couple, who live south of Stayner, took advantage of a perk of their teaching careers. Known as the three-over-four or the four-over-five, teachers can choose to scale back their salary so they can take the final year in whatever time-span they choose off with pay. Knowing they wanted to travel again, this time with Noah old enough to enjoy the experience, both Steve and Mandy began taking

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three-quarters of their salary in 2004, sold their second car, started cutting out “extras” and began saving hard. That year, they also became involved with Elephant Thoughts, the Nottawabased global development organization, and after some serious volunteering, wound up in India the next summer working with several other teachers on the “international friendship centre” and school that Elephant Thoughts is building in an impoverished area known as Mirik. Noah came along on that trip as well and enjoyed it, so when 2007 rolled around and it came time for the Bridson family to take off on their grand adventure, they knew where to begin. For the first five months of their trip, they based themselves in Mirik, an area in the foothills of the Himalaya inhabited mostly be Nepalis transplanted there well over a century ago by the British, who used them as labourers in the area’s tea plantations. Nowadays, they (Continued on page 9)

Steve, Noah and Mandy Bridson in front of the Great Temple of Ramses II in Egypt, near the Sudanese border.

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CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, March 13, 2009 • (Continued from page 8) lead a hard life of near-poverty, and the Bridsons were rewarded with gratitude as they liaised with Elephant Thoughts in Canada to keep the organization’s various projects on track there. A highlight of those months was accompanying their host father, with whom they’d become very close, on a 12-day trek to the base of Mount Kangchenjunga, a mountain he could see out his back door that just happens to be the third-highest in the world. A Tibetan Buddhist, the man had worshipped the mountain his entire life, and seeing their “friend cry tears of joy at being able to stand in this place of spiritual sacredness was something we will never forget,” said Bridson. Feeling the pull of adventure, the Bridson family eventually set out from Mirik and headed to Zanzibar, off the coast of east Africa, where they spent Christmas swimming, reading, watching local fishermen haul in their nets by hand and taking painting lessons from a young man with a little painting store in a

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bamboo hut on the beach called “Marcks and Spencer.” Next came one of the trip’s highlights – a midnight climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. It was 10-year old Noah who pushed the family to the top, and on the way back down it was quickly apparent that word-of-mouth had made her famous throughout the valley. Only one or two kids that age are able to summit each year and as the Bridsons descended, Noah was greeted by villagers singing songs of congratulations in each village along the way. Next, the family toured Uganda, a place far off the tourist trail but hugely rewarding in its scenery and people. They spent three days at an orphanage, rafted on the Blue Nile and toured several villages rarely visited by westerners. Next came Ethiopia – a place “visually stunning, awesome in its immensity, historically impressive and absolutely mind-blowing,” according to Mandy’s blog. Following that, the Bridsons travelled up to Egypt and followed the

Nile up to Cairo and the Pyramids. Their African adventure was followed by a quick stop back in Mirik and a tour of Thailand, where Noah was able to join in the traditional water fights that celebrate the Thai New Year. Travelling with a 10-year-old (Noah turned 11 before returning home) was the key to many of their experiences, said Mandy. When people see a child with you, she said, they are far more likely to open up to you and invite you into their home. It was also, in a funny way, a safer way to travel. “People aren’t going to mug you if you have a kid with you,” said Mandy. “At least we told ourselves that.” As for her Noah, Mandy said she changed future careers at least three times during the trip (from a biologist studying animal/human/climate interactions to a doctor who takes care of African babies to an archaeologist) and became quite an expert on the religions of all the people they met and spent time with. Of course, Thailand wasn’t the end of the Bridsons’ adventures – for good

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Atom teams in championships Atom Reps Once again the â€œCardiac Kidsâ€? went to overtime in the deciding game to pull out a dramatic victory and advance to the OMHA championship series. Despite outshooting Drayton 35-19 in regulation time, it took Brody Carruthersâ€™ goal at 7:20 of overtime to carry the team into the OMHA â€œDâ€? final against Sunderland. The teams begin their series for the championship this Saturday night at 6 pm in Creemore.

Atom Local #2 Meanwhile, the Local Atom #2 team swept Midland #2 three games straight to advance to the finals of the Georgian Bay Local League. The team will play the winner of the Flesherton/Midland #4 series. Pictured below is the local team after beating Midland.

Creemore Menâ€™s Bonspiel This yearâ€™s winners are from Stayner, with strong ties to Creemore (l-r): Andrew Millsap (skip), Dave Lightheart (second), Dale Lightheart (vice) and John Patterson (lead). Creemore Springs Brewery has been sponsoring this event for 18 years and provides most of the prizes. Below, Mitch Carruthers shows off his new Creemore Springs shirt.

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Experienced HOUSE CLEANER is now taking clients in the Creemore area. References available. Call Lesley on (705) 424-2810.

BOWMAN, Mamie (nee Lamont) Passed away peacefully, with family by her side, on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at the Stayner Nursing Home in her 101st year. Beloved wife of the late Wylie. Loving mother of Wylene (Ken) Crossley, Veral (Patsy) Bowman, Elvin (Judy) Bowman, the late Mary (Don) Sampson, Eldred (Lynne) Bowman, Arnold (Connie) Bowman and Daryl (Peggie) Bowman. Dear grandmother of 20 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and 1 great greatgrandchild. Friends will be received at the Carruthers & Davidson Funeral Home - Stayner Chapel, 7313 Highway 26, Stayner (705-428-2637) on Thursday March 12, 2009 from 6 to 9 pm and again at First Baptist Church, 205 Oak Street, Stayner on Friday, March 13, 2009 from 11 am until the time of Funeral Service in the Church at 2 pm. Spring interment Stayner Union Cemetery. If desired, donations in Mamie’s memory may be made to First Baptist Church, Stayner, Stayner Nursing Home Residents Council or a Charity of your choice. For more information or to sign the online Book of Memories, log on to www. carruthersdavidson.com

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ADULT LEARNING Adult Learning programs help you meet your needs and goals. Join us for an information session to learn how: Wednesday, March 25 at 10 am at the VPI office at 1 First Street, Suite 220 in Collingwood.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED VOLUNTEERS needed for the Canadian Cancer Society’s Spring Campaign (April) in Creemore area. Call Seeta Ferris at 445-3706 for more information. Attention high school students: You can get community service hours if accompanied by an adult.

IN MEMORIAM ROWBOTHAM, Lawrence (1922 – 2007) Tenderly we treasure the past With memories that will always last. Thinking of you always, Missed & remembered with love, Effie, Russ (Marg), Lorne (Wendy), Larry (Germaine) & families

THANK YOU Our heart-filled thank you’s to Shannon & Ralph from Creemore Public School (Annex) on the morning of Thursday, March 5, 2009 for helping our mother, Vera Pettigrew, who had fallen in her laneway. Vera is recovering from surgery of a broken leg in Collingwood General & Marine Hospital. Thank you again, Norma & Joan and families

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Nominations are open for three positions on the Board of Directors. Anyone interested must have a nomination form signed by two BIA members in good standing and turned into Secretary Lily White at the Brewery by Friday, March 20. The election for these three positions will take place at the next General Meeting on: Tuesday, April 7 at 6:30 pm

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS The BIA welcomes Associate Members. To qualify a business must be tourism related and not located within the existing BIA district. The BIA applies an intentionally broad definition of tourism, “any business that helps attract visitors to Creemore or enhances their experience when they are here.” The annual fee is $100

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AUCTION Saturday, March 21 @ 10am The Creemore Legion Hall to feature The Lifetime Antiques Collection of the late Nora McCullough of Alton to include an outstanding selection of early Ontario & Quebec pine furniture, iron beds, grandfather clock, decorated stoneware, redware, art pottery, white ironstone, folkart carvings, rocking horses, weathervanes, hooked rugs, quilts, Persian rugs & runners, Inuit sculpture, old paintings, prints, antique Canadian maps & books, general store & advertising items, optician & nautical trade signs, decoys, oil lamps, postcards, Besse’s & Potts milk bottles, woodenware, forged iron, country collectibles, etc. Terms: Cash, cheque, Visa, MC, debit. 10% buyers premium.

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CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP

NOTICES

TENDERS TOWNSHIP OF CLEARVIEW CONTRACT NO.: MCG 15151 TENDER FOR 10TH LINE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT Sealed Tenders will be received by Mr. Steve Sage, Deputy-Director of Public Works, in the envelope provided until 1:00:00 pm local time, Tuesday, March 24, 2009 For the replacement of the Township of Clearview – 10th Line Bridge, located over the Pretty River, on 10th Line, 0.3 km north of 33/34 Sideroad Nottawasaga in the Township of Clearview, County of Simcoe. The work includes the removal of an existing 9.3 metre, single span, concrete T-beam structure and the construction of a new, 11.7 metre, single span, concrete slab-on-girder bridge. More specifically the work includes: The excavation and removal of existing structure, the excavation for and construction of the new structure, the management of the waterway to allow work to proceed in the dry replacement of armour stone retaining walls and the provision of approach guardrails and the general reinstatement of the site. Contract documents may be obtained at the office of the Consulting Engineer, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited, 3 Ronell Crescent, Collingwood, Ontario, L9Y 4J6 for a fee of $60 (including GST) payable to R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited which will not be refunded. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Township of Clearview Box 200, 217 Gideon St. Stayner, Ontario, L0M 1S0 Phone:705-428-6230

R.J Burnside & Associates Limited 3 Ronell Cresent Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 4J6 Phone: 705-446-0515

Clearview Township Box 200, 217 Gideon St. Stayner, ON L0M 1S0 705-428-6230

www.clearviewtwp.on.ca

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Monday, March 23, 2009, 5:00 p.m. STAYNER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE 7578 Hwy.26, R.R #2, Stayner Regarding the Pupil Accommodation Review for Accommodation Review Area “B”: Collingwood C.I.; Elmvale District H.S.; Midland S.S.; PenetanguisheneS.S.; Stayner C.I. The Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) invites the public to attend a public meeting pertaining to the preferred recommendation(s) of the ARC. The ARC seeks public input to finalize their preferred recommendation, which will then be presented in the ARC’s final report. If you wish to present a delegation at this meeting, please contact the ARC Co-Chair, Superintendent Janis Medysky, through Area Assistant Charleen Croft (705) 734-6363 ext. 11711 before noon on Monday, March 16, 2009. Further information about this accommodation review process and the schools under review can be found on the Board’s website www. scdsb.on.ca under Capital Planning. Print copies are available at each of the schools under review and at the Education Centre. IF INCLEMENT WEATHER OCCURS PLEASE REFER TO THE SIMCOE COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD WEBSITE AT www.scdsb.on.ca OR LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO STATION FOR UPDATES

SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS TO CONSIDER ACCOMMODATION REVIEW COMMITTEE (ARC) REPORTS & DELEGATIONS Location: SCDSB Education Centre, 1170 Hwy. 26, Midhurst ARC Area ARC A Orillia Secondary Schools Orillia District Collegiate and Vocational Institute, Park Street Collegiate Institute, Twin Lakes Secondary School ARC B North & West Simcoe Secondary Schools Collingwood Collegiate Institute, Elmvale District High School, Midland Secondary School, Stayner Collegiate Institute, Penetanguishene Secondary School ARC C Central & South Barrie Elementary Schools Andrew Hunter P.S., Hillcrest P.S., Portage View P.S., Prince of Wales P. S., Warnica P.S.

ARC D South & West Simcoe Elementary Schools Alliston Union P.S., Cookstown Central P.S., Tecumseth Beeton E.S., Tecumseth North E.S.

Meeting Special Facility Standing Committee – Staff Reports

Date

Time

March 31

6:00 PM

Special Board Meeting – Delegations

May 12

Evening – time TBA

Board Decision

June 17

7:30 PM

Special Facility Standing Committee – Staff Reports

April 14

6:00 PM

Special Board Meeting – Delegations

May 14

Evening – time TBA

Board Decision

June 17

7:30 PM

Special Facility Standing Committee – Staff Reports

March 24

6:00 PM

Special Board Meeting – Delegations

April 23

Evening – time TBA

Board Decision

May 27

7:30 PM

Special Facility Standing Committee – Staff Reports

March 24

6:00 PM

Special Board Meeting – Delegations

April 27

Evening – time TBA

Board Decision

May 27

7:30 PM

In the event of cancellations or changes, please check www.scdsb.on.ca for the most up-to-date information.

Further information about the accommodation review process can be found at www.scdsb.on.ca, at each of the schools under review, and at the Education Centre. Individuals requesting to make a delegation at one of the meetings above must provide a copy of their presentation and/or outline by 1:00 PM one week prior to the meeting. Delegation requests should be directed to Lena Robyn at lrobyn@scdsb.on.ca or (705) 734-6363, ext. 11231.