April 17, 2009

Creemore

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Vol. 09 No. 16

SCI SURVIVES FOR NOW SCDSB Facility Committee supports school despite staff report recommending closure... but Trustee says the time for community to show its support has arrived

by Brad Holden In an emotionally charged week at the Simcoe County District School Board, Stayner Collegiate Institute was first thrown to the wolves by SCDSB staff and then saved by the board’s Facility Standing Committee during their deliberations about what recommendations to pass along to the Board of Trustees. The final decision is yet to come, however, with the Board meeting to vote on the Standing Committee’s recommendations on June 17.

The week’s first surprise came last Thursday, when the staff report leading up to the meeting was leaked to members of the Accommodation Review Committee (ARC), volunteers who had just spent a year coming up with a public report of their own. Their recommendation – or at least the one

they came closest to unanimously agreeing on – was to leave the five schools in the areas being studied as they are, and to let Wasaga Beach try for one again in the future when their numbers actually warrant a new school.

But the staff report, ostensibly the vehicle for the ARC report to get to the Board, presented a totally different scenario. Dismissing the solution recommended by the ARC as “addressing accommodation, program and building condition pressures in the short term but not addressing long term pressures,” staff instead recommended their own preferred scenario: a threeschool solution, with Stayner Collegiate Institute, Elmvale District High School and Penetanguishene Secondary School all closing and a new Elmvale/Wasaga (See “SCI” on page 12)

Spring Cleaning Time The Clearview Township Public Works department took advantage of the nice weather to get Mill Street’s sidewalks cleaned up in time for the Earth Day weekend. Here, Township employees Mike Walker and John Day do their best to strike a pose while working hard. If the weather holds up, Darpak intends to move its crews back in next week.

Get informed for Earth Day CLEAN hosts a Sunday forum on environmental issues

Smile – You’re Reducing Your Carbon Footprint!

Creemore photographer Bryan Davies shows off parts of the “green studio” that he’ll debut at this weekend’s Get Growing Garden and Home Show.

He’s holding a portable photovoltaic cell that he’ll use to charge a deep cell battery that will in turn charge his cameras, flash and studio lights. The results? A solar-powered “green portrait” that Davies will email to you for $5 (which he’ll then donate to the Creemore Tree Committee). For more information about the 10th annual Garden and Home show, see page 5.

by Brad Holden The wind-turbine debate will continue this weekend as part of the Clearview Eco Action Network’s Earth Day Eco Fair.

But that’s not all that will be on the table. Anaerobic digesters, geothermal loops, run-of-the-river hydro projects and the concept of a smart grid; all this and more will be up for discussion. And don’t forget about energy conservation, which may be the best solution for the problems of global warming and depleting fossil fuels.

The CLEAN event will take place from 1 to 4 pm on Sunday, April 19 at Station on the Green. At 2 pm, a pair of formal presentations will be made – one from David White, the anti-local-windfarm advocate from Amaranth who also spoke at the

wind power meeting that took place a few weeks ago at Station on the Green, and one from a representative from the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association, a group dedicated to implementing community-based sustainable energy projects across the province.

On display throughout the afternoon will be a number of booths with tips on how you can conserve energy and reduce your carbon footprint.

Also taking place during the Earth Day weekend will be a Mom-toMom Sale on Saturday at Station on the Green, from 8:30 am to noon, a Sustainable Building Presentation from 2 to 4 pm on Saturday at 178 Mill Street, and maple syrup demonstrations from 10 am to 4 pm both days beside Creemore Springs Brewery.

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• CREEMORE ECHO •

Friday, April 17, 2009

Editorial SCDSB Needs to Hear from You Sometimes, the sheer magnitude of the decisionmaking apparatus at the Simcoe County District School Board is mind-boggling.

The question of what to do with high school students in the northern part of the School Board has been kicking around for years. It started out mostly concerned with the Midland/Penetanguishine area, where a unique population of French-speaking, English-speaking, Protestant and Catholic residents has led to a situation where there are too many schools. Midland Secondary School currently has a whole floor not being used, while down the road in Penetanguishene there is an English public high school, a French public high school (administered by a separate French-language board) and a Catholic high school.

But when the Board called for an Accomodation Review Committee (ARC) to look at that area two years ago, Wasaga Beach declared it felt it was time to have a school as well. That had implications on Elmvale District High School, Collingwood Collegiate and Stayner Collegiate, and since Elmvale’s attendance area

Opinion & Feedback Dear Editor: I thought there were some great ideas presented at the recent wind energy forum that should affect the decision-making about this technology. (There were also some great slides used to break down the marketing hype of the wind companies. This is a valuable tool in the process.) However, there was an underlying problem that people were overrepresenting their qualifications and stating things as facts that were not. Since starting my work on environmental impact about ten years ago, I have come to the conclusion that education is the foundation for responsible action. I have also seen how unsubstantiated “facts” and mangled statistics make it difficult for people to learn.

I was most worried by Mr. White’s use of statistics to suggest that humans in general, and power production in particular, have a negligible impact on carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Mr. White told us that carbon emissions from human activities are small relative to natural processes. He did not say Creemore Echo 3 Caroline St. W., Box 1219 Creemore, ON L0M 1G0 (705) 466-9906 Fax: (705) 466-9908 2009 WINNER Website:www.creemore.com Email: info@creemore.com Publication Agreement # 40024973 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to the above address

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overlapped with Midland’s, the Wasaga Beach issue got folded into the Midland issue.

The resulting ARC included dozens of community volunteers who deliberated for countless hours over the course of an entire year. Then, in a surprise to most, the School Board’s staff took a last-minute position in opposition to the findings of the ARC. That resulted in last week’s four-and-a-half hour, labyrinthine Facility Standing Committee meeting, a meeting that most of the 70 or so people in the room had trouble following.

After all this time, and in the middle of so much complexity, Trustee Caroline Smith emerged with a temporary victory for SCI on Tuesday night. But as she said after the meeting, the final decision is yet to be made. And if we’ve learned anything since our high school was first placed on the chopping block two years ago, it’s that anything can happen when you’re dealing with such a complicated situation and such a massive decision-making apparatus.

Anyone and everyone who cares about having a high school in Stayner should show up at the School Board on the evening of Thursday, May 14. Without their voices in the mix, SCI could still wind up a victim of a process so convoluted that almost nobody fully understands it.

that the natural system emissions are balanced over time by natural absorption in the oceans and through photosynthesis. The 2007 Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the pre-eminent scientific body on this subject) states that about 40 per cent of the extra CO2 entering the atmosphere due to human activity is being absorbed by natural carbon sinks, mostly by the oceans. The rest is not balanced and is boosting levels of CO2 in the atmosphere. Furthermore, this group concluded that: “The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide exceeds by far the natural range over the last 650,000 years.” Having people who are less educated and experienced in the subject debating whether or not human activity is influencing atmospheric carbon levels is entertaining for the pub or parlour, but is not educational. Deciding that we can skip power production as a source is also not contributing to the solution.

In my opinion, if we are going to be responsible stewards (i.e. act as if we care about our children and their planet), we have to seriously question any theory that requires us to ignore our impact. The scientific evidence is against them, but they have over a century of momentum behind them.

The clear indication is that wind power will be part of a renewable energy supply system for human processes as we know them. The real question that I thought should have been addressed was: “Where should wind power generators be located to become an integral part of our energy supply?” It would be good to have high quality information available about that.

Peter Halsall, PEng, Smithdale To the Editor, You can get coffee almost anywhere in Creemore, depending on who or what you prefer on any given day of the week – except Mondays, which personally is the day I could probably drink a pot all to myself.

All of these places offer their own form of sustenance: wonderful homemade soups to warm the soul, delectable desserts, choice of better-than-deli style sandwiches on fresh homemade specialty breads, and fun decorative treats for the kiddies (or for the kid in you). Regardless of where you go, you have great selection and quality choices. You cannot go wrong.

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www.mansfieldskiclub.com I’ve always been taught that breakfast is “the most important meal of the day,” fueling your body to keep you going throughout the day and keeping you energized so you can feel great doing what needs to get done. I know we slip up once in a while and miss it; we’re running late or run out of what we like to eat, and some of us just feel we can’t eat for a few hours after we’ve awakened from slumber. I know. I used to be one of these people until an old wise woman I was caregiving for made me eat in the morning and after a couple of days I woke up starving. Now if I wait too long I feel faint and grouchy. Besides, with these hard times we’re going through, I think it’s important that we feel our best.

Which brings me to the main topic of this letter.

Who is feeding our men? At some point or another, everyone took turns cooking up bacon and eggs, which is what our guys live for and is the purpose for which they wake every morning, plus some fresh brewed coffee. Not café latte or flavoured coffees with names I can’t remember. Just fresh brewed coffee.

Farmers need to eat in the morning; they work hard and need to keep up their energy; this doesn’t change once they’ve retired. Those who don’t farm, who have their own thing going on, also got together for the morning company.

And so, taking notice of weary walkers trudging with their heads hanging low, are they sad because they have no place to sit around and discuss the happenings with the other boys, or are they just skipping breakfast? I have to wonder – who is feeding our men?

Jennifer Lyons, Creemore

Spike & Rusty Word Scramble Rusty, did you get excited playing euchre at the Legion last week?

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Community Calendar This Weekend Friday, April 17 • Affairs Bakery & Cafe are serving Fish & Chips and Quarter Chicken Dinners from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm & 5 to 7 pm on Fridays.

• Creemore Curling Banquet & Awards Night at Station on the Green. Social hour from 6 to 7 pm. Roast beef dinner at 7 pm. $20 tickets available at Creemore Echo.

Friday, April 17 & Saturday, April 18 • Plan to attend the First Annual Wholly Hockey Tournament in Honeywood this weekend & cheer on teams from the area. Sponsored by the Honeywood-Hornings Mills and Badjeros United Churches, this is a family tournament with fun for all ages. Begins Friday at 7 pm & continues Saturday from 8 am to 7 pm.

Admission is an item for the food bank or a cash donation. All are welcome. See page 10.

Saturday, April 18 • Georgian Bay Animal Rescue´s Spring Yard & Treasure Sale from 8 am to 4 pm at Nottawa Community Hall, Nottawa. Drop off donations on Friday, April 17 from 10 am to 8 pm at Hall. Check website for details: www.

cdhs.petfinder.com. All proceeds to benefit Georgian Triangle’s needy animals.

• Mom to Mom Sale at Station on the Green from 8:30 am to noon. Re-use & recycle your children’s clothing & toys. Call Marcy to book a table at 466-3690. Single $15, double $25.

• Know-It-All Ball at Duntroon Community Hall, 9025 Cty Rd 91. An evening of trivia & fun.

Bar opens at 6 pm, questions commence at 7 pm. Prizes, contests, “Rocket Round”, 50/50 Draw, Silent Auction. Tickets are $5 per person, 8 people per table maximum but individuals & tables less than 8 are welcome. Bring your own snacks. For info call Deb at (705) 445-7681.

Saturday, April 18 & Sunday, April 19 • Get Growing 10th Annual Creemore Garden & Home Show at Creemore Arena. Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. 80+ exhibitors. Live seminar presentations.

• Giant 2 Day Indoor Silent Auction hosted by Creemore Tree Committee at Creemore Home & Garden Show at Creemore Arena. Bidding from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday & from 10 am to 3:30 pm on Sunday. Proceeds to support the

Monday, April 20 • Spa Party. Spa services offered include manicures, pedicures, massage, reflexology, even waxing, to name a few. At 1 Jardine Crescent from 3 to 9 pm. Call (705) 466-3372 or (705) 466-3673 to book an appointment.

• Clearview Township’s Council Meeting at 7 pm at the Council Chambers. Everyone welcome.

• Dunedin Women’s Friendship Club at Dunedin Hall at 7:30 pm. Come celebrate Earth Day with us.

• Celebration Of Life Memorial Service at Collingwood General & Marine Hospital 459 Hume Street, Collingwood at 7:30 pm in the Hospital Dining Room (lower level). Join us for a non-denominational service for caregivers, family & friends to celebrate the life of people who have passed on. Kindly RSVP Anne Anstey at 445-2550 Ext 8201. Hosted by the G&M’s Pastoral Care Committee, sponsored by the G&M Hospital Foundation.

Tuesday, April 21 • Brad Holden and Sara Hershoff are on 97.7 The Beach today between 9 & 10 am to talk All Things Creemore.

• All Taoist Tai Chi members are invited to a potluck dinner (5:30 to 6:30 pm) and Tai Chi Intensive (6:30 to 9:30 pm) at the Station on the Green. All former students are invited to join us. “Continuing” level classes are ongoing year round on Tuesday nights (7 to 9 pm) at the Station on the Green. For information on the potluck, intensive or upcoming classes call Laura at 466-5011.

• You are invited to join Stan Freedman at Creemore Legion at 7 pm for a discussion on Alzheimers and Diabetes. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Coffee & tea will be provided. Sponsored by the Creemore Ladies Auxiliary.

• The Transformation Game continues! “It’s a pile of fun & incredibly insightful!” Choose an issue important to you & play with

others in a safe & friendly environment. “It’s unbelievable!” Tuesdays in Creemore at Discover The Path. April 21 & May 12 from 7 to 10 pm & 10 am to 1 pm on April 28 and May 26. $10 introductory Spring rate. Facilitated by Shelley Hannah, spirit-based life coach. RSVP, as space is limited. Call (519) 925-5469.

• Music Night at 7:30 pm at the Mad & Noisy Gallery. Bring your family & friends. For those interested in showing off their talent, please contact Sue at sue_miller@rogers.com or Ian at idpayne@enviroscape.on.ca.

Thursday, April 23 • Canadian Blood Services Blood Donor Clinic from 3 to 7 pm at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Stayner. Call 1-888-236-6283 to book your appointment or for eligibility information.

Friday, April 24 • Join us for a Walk around Stayner on Fridays from 10:15 to 11:15 am starting today. Meet in front of the Clearview Administration Centre, 217 Gideon St. Designed for older adults, participants will learn gentle stretches from a certified personal trainer and wellness specialist.

Also, special guests from the local Health Unit and Osteoporosis Canada. For more information on this free walking club call Clearview Township at 428-6230 x 249.

• Toonie Lunch at St. Luke’s Anglican Church from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Bring a friend & enjoy some great homemade soup for $2.

• Dufferin Circle of Storytellers presents an evening of Storytelling in the Church & live music by Gary Corlett and his saxophone in Corbetton Church at Dufferin County Museum & Archives at 7 pm.

Refreshments follow in the Museum. $10 per ticket available at Curiosity House. Dufferin County Museum and Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. Information or ticket reservations 705-435-1881 or 1-877-941-7787. www.dufferinmuseum.com events@dufferinmuseum.com Saturday, April 25 • Annual Fisherman’s Breakfast and Bake Sale at Dunedin Village Hall from 7 to 11 am. Come & enjoy a traditional breakfast & buy a tasty treat at our famous bake sale. This event is a fundraiser for the hall.

• Fish Fry at Centennial United Church, Stayner from 4:30 to 7 pm. Delicious fish fillets are cooked right at the church by Tom Howell. Entertainment while you wait. Adults $12.50, children 6 to 12 $6, under 6 free. Everyone welcome.

Sunday, April 26 • Cut & Dried Flower Farm is pleased to present Pansies for Paws, a fundraiser for the Alliston & District Humane Society (ADHS) from 1 to 5 pm. Great selection of pansies. 10% of sales will be donated to ADHS. Refreshments, give-aways, dogs welcome on a leash. 8530 Concession 3, Glencairn. www.cutdriedflowerfarm.com

planting of a row of shade trees at the Creemore Fire Station.

Sunday, April 19 • 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.

• 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. All are welcome.

• CLEAN’s (Clearview Eco Action Network) Mini Eco Fair & Forum at Station on the Green from 1 to 4 pm. Wind Turbine Forum Presentation from 2 to 3:30 pm.

• Jazz Vespers at St. Luke’s Anglican Church at 4 pm followed by wine & cheese reception.

Donations gratefully received.

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Wednesday, April 29 • Teddy Bears Picnic Daycare’s 2nd Annual Spaghetti Supper. 5 pm & 6 pm seatings.

Adults $10, children $5. Call 466-2241 to reserve your seat for this fundraiser.

Saturday, May 2 • Creemore Skating Club’s 4th Annual Scrap Metal Pick-Up Fundraiser from 8 am to noon.

Scrap metal donations are most appreciated.

Please have scrap out at the curb by 8 am.

Volunteers are needed to help with pick-up.

Please meet in the arena parking lot at 8 am with trucks ready! For out of town limit pick-ups, please contact Lynn Gowan at 466-2995.

Saturday, May 9 • Celebrate Mom! Enjoy Portraits of Motherhood – a lively panel discussion about maternal memory with authors Catherine Gildiner, Cecily Ross and Sheree-lee Olsen, Knox Presbyterian Minister Candice Bist and broadcaster and professional memoirist Bernadette Hardaker.

Enjoy an art show and social tea afterwards. This is a fundraiser for the Mad and Noisy Gallery held in conjunction with PHAHS and Curiosity House Books. Tickets are $10 available in advance at Curiosity House, The Mad and Noisy Gallery and Creemore Echo or at the door. Call 466-9906.

Saturday, May 16 • Teddy Bears Picnic Daycare’s Giant Garage & Gently-used Toy Sale at Station on the Green from 8 am to noon. Also serving breakfast. To make donations, please drop off at 6 Elizabeth Street East or call 466-2241 to arrange for a pickup (ask for Connie or Shannon).

• Canada’s most beloved acappella ensemble The Nylons welcomes a special guest, Elizabeth May, in a one-of-a-kind celebration of nature in song and spoken word. Voices for Nature is a co-presentation with Georgian Triangle Earth Day Celebrations. 7:30 pm at the The New Life Brethren in Christ Church, Collingwood. Ticket and information available at www.collingwoodmusicfestival.com 1-888-2831712 and at Curiosity House Bookstore.

Sunday, May 24 • The CCI Jazz Ensemble plays contemporary “Big Band Music” at St. Luke’s Anglican Church at 7 pm. Free. Donations to the CCI Band is appreciated.

Saturday, May 30 • Collingwood Music Festival welcomes professor and author Thomas Homer-Dixon to Collingwood at the launch of his new book, Carbon Shift: How the Twin Crises of Oil Depletion and Climate Change Will Define the Future. This author of award-winning works such as The Ingenuity Gap and The Upside of Down, will clarify for us the biggest issue facing humanity: climate change. 7:30 pm. Tickets available at Curiosity House Books and www. collingwoodmusicfestival.com

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• CREEMORE ECHO •

Friday, April 17, 2009

Creemore Big Heart Seniors SENIORS

There were 57 people out can ascertain that we for cards today, and Winston are, in fact, playing the Ferguson recited, mainly slots, etc, and they will from memory, an old time continue to subsidize poem reference called “the the cost of the bus trips. things my father said to Speaking of the stormy me.” Then Edith Veale read weather – last week’s Echo out a humourous (as usual) editorial mentioned the bad Sylvia GALE missive penned by Winston snowstorm of April 1978 that mentioned several things that wasn’t documented that would make you think – and give on Google. Well, Marg Prescott you a chuckle. One of these things was mentions (and I agree) that if you typed his description of the two well-dressed in April Blizzard 1975 that you would young men that came to his door with get more response. She remembers a new-looking bible in hand. Winston that you couldn’t get in or out of Base promptly showed them that his own Borden, where she lived in PMQs, for bible was a bit tattered and worn from the Wednesday or the Thursday of that use, while their bible appeared to be week. There was also a wing doozy of pretty much unused! a storm in early April 1982.

The 50/50 draws went to Tom Marg also mentioned that “Sucker Sharpe, Winston Ferguson, Dave Hill” was spelled wrong in last week’s Smith, Kevin Keogh, Lillian Hiltz, Seniors News. She said it was spelled Lucy Young, Hazel Bellamy and Succour Hill – and I laughed, thinking Marg Ferguson. that she was wishfully “gilding the Moon shots were played by John lily.” But no, she wasn’t being funny, Van Voorst, Doreen Murray, Irene as she has a copy of a watercolour Dolaon, Marj Thomson, Jack Heslip, drawing (circa 1900) by a Miss or Mrs. Marg Hope, Dave Smith and Jean Stephens that mentions “Succour Hill.”

Carmichael. Jean got the travelling This hill probably got this name as the prize while Jack clicked for the shelters/dwellings/bunk houses for Sidewinder’s loot. the lumbermen and the mill workers High scorers were Marg Hope were nearby, and were the workers 343 (nice!), Lillian Hiltz 308, Janice “succour.” Well, I remember talking Stephens 305 and May Johnston 280. to my former father-in-law, Pete Grant, Low was Tom Sharpe with 120. The about several of the names in the area, hidden score of 169 was not won, so such as Angel City and Sucker Hill. He was born in the 1800s and lived all his next week it will be worth $7.

There were birthday cards and a song life in the area. He said it was called for Edith Veale, Ron Hartley and Jim “Sucker Hill” because the suckers used Rigney, with lots of good wishes for to come up river by the thousands, and people used to net washtubs full of lots more happy birthdays. these fish to use as fertilizer on their We had to cancel our April 7 Rama gardens. Thus “Sucker” Hill. I then bus because of the snow and stormy went to Stephen’s Store, and spoke weather, and our next trip will be to Murray Stephens who has been Tuesday, April 28. Great Canadian around the “Glen” all his life, and his Coaches reminds us to always use family has been in business there ever our Players Cards. That way Rama

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since the town began. He showed me an old photo of the bridge at what someone has written “Succor” Hill.

So Sucker, Succour or Succor Hill?

Anyone know for sure?

In checking John Craig’s book “Simcoe County – The Recent Past,” he describes a typical logging camp as “consisting of one or more cabins, usually called camboose shanties, made of peeled logs. Each shanty might be 30 to 40 feet long, and there would be two tiers of rough-cut lumber bunks along three sides. Heating and cooking facilities were provided by a huge fire pit in the centre of the building, where a roaring log fire blazed continuously from late September to break up in April. Light and ventilation came through a six foot square hole in the roof over the fire pit.” They must have been hard up to term this “Succour/ Succor.” Apparently the 1850s, 60s and 70s were the heydays of lumbering and mill work in this area.

I must say that I didn’t recognize that cute wee tyke whose picture was in the April 3 edition of the Echo, but I should have known it was Linda (Cooksey) Cockton because of that beautiful blonde hair that she had – and the fact that she looks like one of her brothers should have steered me straight!

At euchre Monday night at the Legion, Dave Smith and Mercedes Veinot were cruel and coldhearted

when they skunked Eileen Nash and her partner – and I’ll never tell just who her partner was!

This past Tuesday was Ellen Whitley’s “Cancer Tea.” This takes a bit of planning as Ellen has to get Lloyd and the dog shipped off somewhere as the rest of us gather and chatter and catch up on how all the wee ones are doing while we are enjoying Ellen’s homemade biscuits, muffins and preserves. We also do donate to the Cancer Society, and a lot of the work of collecting for cancer when you have to make repeat visits to find someone home is alleviated. I had this information all carefully written on the calendar – but totally forgot to check it when Warren wanted me to follow him up to Stayner, where he was taking the car for repairs. Once in Stayner, he decided to wait on the car – so I wandered home near noontime. As soon as I came upon Ellen’s house it hit me – I had goofed again, as once before I had forgotten to show up. So sorry, sorry, sorry, Ellen. I will see that our cheque gets to you – and it serves me right that I had to do without the goodies!

Ed. Note: Sylvia and Marg weren’t the only ones quick to point out that we had the year of the spring blizzard wrong. Both Maurice McArthur and Jim Steed gave us a call with clear memories of that storm hitting in 1975.

We’re hoping to talk with them some more and present our findings in the Echo in the near future.

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Find your growing groove at 10th annual garden and home show

by Rebekah Wilson The 10th Annual Get Growing Garden and Home Show will take place at the Creemore Arena this weekend with something fun for everyone.

This year’s show will host more than 80 exhibitors, live seminar presentations, horse and wagon rides, garden displays, children’s activities, as well as door prizes.

Upon arrival, people will be directed

to a display booth run by the Creemore Tree Committee and Collingwood’s Peak FM where they will receive a passport for a donation. Proceeds will go to the Tree Committee for future replanting projects.

Attendees are encouraged to hold onto their passports and visit the companies named in the passport.

Each booth will stamp your passport, which will be placed in a draw drum

at the Peak FM booth. Participants are eligible to win the Big Backyard Giveaway, a prize worth $1,600 and growing.

The Tree Committee will also be holding its annual silent auction fundraiser. Items for auction include gift certificates for trees from local nurseries, an assortment of books, miniature prints from Ingrid Hunt, oil and acrylic paintings done by local

artists, collectibles and gift certificates for local Bed & Breakfasts.

The festivities begin on Saturday, April 18 from 10 am to 5 pm and continue on Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission for adults is $3 and free for children under the age of 12 when accompanied by an adult.

For more information, call 1 (877) 599-5831 or visit the show’s website at www.getgrowinggardenshows.ca.

Standoff results in two arrests Seatbelt Campaign gets underway

by Rebekah Wilson Friday saw some unexpected commotion in New Lowell when a standoff occurred at a residence on Lamers Road. Members of the Huronia West OPP were dispatched at 12 pm to the scene after they received information regarding the whereabouts of a man wanted in an ongoing police investigation.

According to Huronia West Constable Mark Kinney, an Innisfil man remained inside the residence for four hours before being taken into custody without incident.

At that point, police realized this man was not the person they were looking for. It turned out, however, that this man was also being sought by authorities, and he was arrested on an outstanding warrant from the North Bay Police Service.

Officers then learned of a second man inside the house. After five more

hours of negotiation, the man originally sought by police finally emerged from the residence around 10 pm and was taken into custody. Ted Ames, 37, of Clearview Township, will first appear in a Barrie Court on April 14th after subsequently being charged with uttering death threats in connection with the investigation referenced earlier.

Members of the OPP from surrounding regions and several response teams, including the Tactical Response Unit (TRU), Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the Central Region Crisis Negotiations Unit, were on the scene to deal with the situation. The Clearview Fire Department was contacted early on by the OPP to request the use of the New Lowell Fire Hall training room as a temporary communications headquarters.

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With the 2009 Spring Seatbelt Campaign ready to get underway, the Ontario Provincial Police will be busy around Ontario making sure motorists are doing their part in saving lives by buckling up. The Campaign, sponsored by the OPP, Ministry of Transportation and other road safety partners, will run from April 15 to 26.

In OPP jurisdictions last year, one in four fatally injured vehicle occupants were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash and many more were seriously injured for the very same reason. There were a total of 78 deaths on Ontario Highways that were attributed to seatbelt non-compliance in 2008.

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It’s A Country Dog’s Life VIEW FROM THE RIDGE

If there’s such a thing as reincarnation, I think I’d like to come back as a country dog.

Now, dogs are great companions anywhere we live. But having had the Lisa privilege of owning dogs TIMPF in both the country and the city, I can’t help thinking that rural dogs really have it made.

There are woods and fields to race through; fresh country air to bear the scents of things known and unknown; lessons to be learned. Or not learned. Like why getting too close to porcupines isn’t a good idea.

It’s a lesson my dog Emma has failed to master, having twice obtained a porcupine quill goatee.

Okay, so there are downsides. But there are so many upsides that the downsides pale in comparison.

There’s a certain sideroad along the back-roads route between Alliston and Barrie on which, a few years ago, a Border Collie would lurk in the ditches, completely concealed by the shrubbery, then race out at cars. I can just imagine the smile on his face on those occasions when he made the drivers swerve in response. I don’t advocate it as a healthy or advisable canine pastime, but he sure seemed to enjoy it. I haven’t seen him lately, and I hope he didn’t come to grief as a result of his dangerous practices. I’d prefer

to think he lived to a ripe old age before ascending to the Border Collie Herding Hall of Fame.

I have always believed dogs were somewhat philosophical animals. One needs only look in the face of a dog thinking faraway thoughts to be convinced. My Border Collie cross, Sneeks, was at one and the same time a great pragmatist (she would cheerfully eat whatever was offered, being practical enough to realize she was at the mercy of whatever was placed in her dish) and an existential being. For Sneeks, rural life provided a stream of simple pleasures to be deeply savoured – naps in the sunshine with the rustling of poplars in the background; a scrub in the grass; a walk in the woods with the myriad scents and sounds of nature.

My young Border Collie, Emma, delights even more than my other dogs in discovering and then promptly enveloping herself in the natural perfumes that abound in the woods – deer droppings, rotting leaves, and decaying animal remains are all on her “top ten” list. She flails and squirms, paws stretched

skyward, until liberal portions of whatever disgusting matter is offered as the scent du jour are smeared on her neck, as if seeking affirmation of her very existence through such measures. Unfortunately, I think her philosophy has been distorted by the language barrier that exists between dogs and humans. She has transformed Rene Descartes’ famous philosophy of “I think, therefore I am” into “I stink, therefore I am.”

Emma has known no other life than the country, but my other two dogs, Sneeks and Jak, experienced both city and rural living. After moving to a rural location, they both became more relaxed. I guess if you’re a dog, there’s something about stretching your legs in endless games of chase and drinking in the intoxicating elixir of scents offered by the natural world that takes the edge off anxiety.

Yes, there’s no doubt in my mind that if it’s a dog’s life, then you could qualify that further by saying it’s a country dog’s life. Even if life does throw a few porcupine quills your way now and then.

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Avening resident runs for Green presidency Township

by Brad Holden Always drawn to politics, Avening resident Bill Hewitt may soon have a chance to affect change from the very inside.

Hewitt is campaigning to become the next president of the Green Party of Ontario in a decision that will be made at the party’s annual general meeting on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 in Toronto.

The Collingwood Collegiate Institute teacher has followed politics since a young age, and gravitated toward the Green Party about four years ago.

“In some ways the other parties let me down,” he says. “I’ve voted for all of them, and there was always the pain when they didn’t fulfill their promises. When the Green Party came along, it was the first time a party had an organizational philosophy that was directly in line with the way I saw things. The other parties just didn’t seem to be taking things that I considered important that seriously. They didn’t see the advantage of being innovative.”

In 2006 Hewitt got involved, joining the local Green Party of Ontario executive. “I chose the provincial party because I just like provincial politics better – it deals with things that touch our lives everyday,” he says. A year later, he was elected to the provincial executive as the Central Region Male Representative. In the wake of the 2007 Ontario election, in which the Green Party received eight per cent of

Bill Hewitt the popular vote but failed to secure a seat in the Legislature, Hewitt began working closely with several other party strategists on something called “Direction 2011,” an organizational framework that would focus the party on a specific goal – to get an MPP elected in the next election.

About a year ago, Hewitt decided to continue his involvement by running for the president’s position. Other members of the team that developed Direction 2011 also put their names in the hat for different positions, so in effect the coming party election features a slate of candidates all running on the same platform.

“To me, it feels like we’ve gotten as far as we can go the way we have

been operating,” he says. “This is about organizing as a whole to work together.

It’s about laying out exactly what we’re going to do over the next two and a half years.”

For the past year, and increasingly so for the past few months, Hewitt has been working hard, travelling to meet and greets all over the province and living with a Blackberry in one hand at all times. But should he win, and should his plan work in 2011, it will be all worth it.

“I’ve really enjoyed meeting so many people,” he says. “But it’s all about getting someone elected. That will make it all worthwhile.”

At that point, would he make the move to the political side of things? “I’ve always been better at organization – I’m not so interested in policy development,” he says. He does, however, see a bright future for the Green Party in this part of Ontario, once they can put the election of their first MPP behind them.

“This is a traditionally conservative riding, but right now we’re not being governed by traditional conservatives,” he explains. “If Helena Guergis and Jim Wilson really think they speak for the average farmer, they need to take a good look at average farmers these days.

My neighbours are average farmers, and they aren’t very happy.”

To find out more about the election, or to sign up for the party and vote for Bill, call 441-3599 or visit http://www. gpo.ca/node/1927.

makes jump to new website address The Township of Clearview unveiled its new website address last week, www.clearview.ca. Recognizing the increasing importance of communication through the Internet, Council passed a resolution at their March 30 meeting to formally secure the web domain addresses that reflect the Clearview community’s presence in cyberspace. Users of the Internet who visited the former web address, www.clearviewtwp.on.ca, will now be redirected to the Clearview Township website at www.clearview.ca.

This change will also affect municipal e-mail addresses, which will all now end with the @clearview. ca extension. Current Clearview email addresses will continue to function without interruption.

Municipalities are modifying their domain names to be as user friendly as possible. Similar to other municipalities, Clearview is undergoing this change to simplify their address and make their website more accessible to the public through popular Web search engines.

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Great things grow from great gardens GREEN LIVING

First Lady Michelle Obama, along with some students, recently began work on an organic vegetable garden on the south lawn of the White House. The organic produce from the Glenn garden will be used in the PERRETT White House as well as a local soup kitchen.

A portion of Vancouver’s city hall lawn will be turned into a community garden where people can grow their own food. In fact, a couple of years ago Vancouver City Councillors began an initiative that encourages the creation of 2,010 garden plots by 2010.

Two reasons for the increase in home and community vegetable gardens is the demand for healthy, chemical-free food and the need to save money during the current economic downturn.

Whatever the reason, the increase in organic vegetables has many environmental, economic, health and social benefits.

We have four small organic vegetable gardens.

Each year we try to reduce our lawns a little while expanding our gardens. Last year our gardens provided us with a good crop of organic potatoes that lasted well into the winter. We’re still eating garlic from our garden as well as tomatoes, zucchini, beans and other vegetables that we dehydrated or froze. The pesticide-free food has provided us with convenient, healthy meals and saved us considerable money. This year we have already started tomato, pepper and other plants indoors and we’re increasing the size of our gardens – again.

Besides providing us with considerable food, creating and maintaining vegetable gardens provides

us with good exercise. Gardens are also good for the environment providing wild places for animals. And the more food you produce yourself the less food you need that has been transported (with all of the environmental impacts caused and pollution created) considerable distance to your table.

If you don’t have a vegetable garden and aren’t interested in creating one, you might try allocating some of the space in your flower gardens to vegetables. Container gardening is another option.

We grow tomatoes in several large pots on our patio. The book Garden Anywhere: How to Grow Gorgeous Container Gardens, Herb Gardens, Kitchen Gardens, and More – Without Spending a

Fortune (Chronicle Books) contains a lot of good information.

You can save even more money by saving some of your own seeds. You will want to use non-hybrid seeds since seeds from hybrid plants produce plants that are different from the parent plants. We only use non-hybrid plants in our garden, and to help preserve some of the older varieties we use heirloom varieties of vegetables.

Concern for the environment, economy and safety of our food has generated a gardening revolution.

Whatever the reasons for the increase in organic gardeners, we will all benefit from these vegetable producing plots of land.

$5,000 for a good cause

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Creemore resident and CCI Grade 10 student Kirsten Lackie has partnered with two of her peers to win $5,000 for The Georgian Good Food Box, an organization that promotes good nutrition for everyone and distributes fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the Georgian Triangle area.

The money came from the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative, a program that challenges groups of students to advocate for a local, grassroots charity. Kirsten’s Careers class took part this year, and groups formed to give speeches and make videos in support of four local organizations: the Good Food Box program, Habitat for Humanity, My Friend’s House and the Georgian Triangle Housing Resource Centre. Kirsten’s group, which also included Paul Bendevis and Boston Beck, was judged to be the best by a panel of judges from the school and community. The prize money is provided by the Toskan Casale Foundation.

For information about how you can receive a good food box each month ($10 for a small box, $14 for a large), please call Lorna May at 466-2759.

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Station gears up for art auction An evening of stories at museum

by Brad Holden A great fundraising tradition will return to Creemore on Saturday, June 13, when the Station on the Green holds an Art Auction benefiting the Station and the Mad & Noisy Gallery.

Those who were around during the raising of capital to build the Station will remember three art auctions in the past, the first held at Gaelyn Woods, the second at the Creemore Legion and the third at a brand new Station on the Green.

A quick browse of the docket from the last auction provides a glimpse of

what will be up for sale this time around – first and foremost great art from both artists and private collections, but also things like helicopter rides, hockey tickets, vacations and concert tickets.

Tickets will be $25 per person, and admission will include a martini bar and finger food. Auction duties will be handled by John Simpson.

More information will follow, but at this point organizers are looking for donations of art and other whimsical items. To donate, please call Paul Ruppell at 466-3422 or Paul Bridgman at 466-3636.

The ancient art of storytelling continues to thrive in our hills and valleys.

Dufferin County Museum and Archives and the Dufferin Arts Council are pleased to present the Dufferin Circle of Storytellers on Friday, April 24 at 7 pm.

Join Dufferin Circle of Storytellers and enjoy the spring offering of stories, enhanced by Gary Corlett and his saxophone in the intimate surroundings of historic Corbetton Church.

Rediscover the joy of listening. Suitable for those 12 to 112 years of age.

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NatureWatch calls on citizen scientists One way to make the impact of climate change more real is to participate in gathering scientific data that shows how our ecosystem is being affected.

Everyone (including children) can participate in NatureWatch (www.naturewatch.ca), a series of volunteer monitoring programs sponsored by Environment Canada, Nature Canada, the Trillium Foundation, Ontario Parks, among others.

By providing data that fills geographical gaps in knowledge about many species, each of us assist scientists to better identify and monitor how our environment is changing. Any time is the season for some volunteer monitoring programs under the NatureWatch umbrella. In this article, we highlight two spring programs that depend upon volunteers across country.

PlantWatch PlantWatch, a joint venture between Nature Canada and Environment Canada, evolved from the Alberta Wildflower Survey, which began in 1987. The 39 plants selected for observation across Canada bloom each spring, in large part due to increasing temperatures. By reporting blooming dates, citizens can help scientists gather data on how these plants respond to climate change. Of note, some species now flower nearly a month earlier than they did 100 years ago.

The PlantWatch section of the NatureWatch website provides helpful instructions on how to monitor and observe plants as well as photographs and information about each of the plants to be monitored.

• Site selection: Choose an area where specimens grow in an accessible area, preferably on level ground and away from sites that have abnormal temperature or light conditions (e.g., streetlights, concrete foundations, paved areas). Temporarily tag trees and large shrubs; for smaller plants, find a patch of the species. If possible, label the plant or patch with tags to ensure the same plants are observed at each visit, and from year to year.

• Observation: Start to watch the plants in the spring, checking for signs of impending blooms, such as swelling flower buds. Visit the site every day to ensure the first day of leafout or blooming is accurately recorded.

• Recording and reporting: Observers must register, providing their names and contact information. On the data sheet provided (available on the website), note the latitude and longitude of plant locations and the date when the plant reaches first bloom (this is clearly defined for individual flowers, shrubs or trees and

patches). Provide additional information, like weather and insects affecting the plants. Also, report the date the plants reach mid-bloom (this may differ among species) and leafing dates for tree species.

IceWatch Changes in the timing of freezing and thawing of the ice cover of lakes and rivers can impact the ecosystem, for example by altering bird migration patterns and breeding seasons, and affecting food supplies for fish and animals. IceWatch volunteers record natural ice events in fresh water (e.g., in lakes and rivers). Again, the associated website provides helpful instructions on how to monitor natural freezethaw events: • Site selection: Not all waterbodies are appropriate; for example, long thin lakes that are parallel to prevailing winds are influenced by air movement, and lakes and rivers controlled by dams are affected by upstream water controls.

• Observation point: Use the same observation point every season, over the years. It should be easy to find (even for subsequent volunteers) and a site with a view of all or most of a lake surface, or an identifiable part of the lake surface, is preferred. For rivers, observers should select a site from which they can see a reasonably straight stretch of gently flowing river. On lakes and rivers, sites should be unaffected by human activities (e.g., dams, sewage, industry, agriculture).

• Recording and reporting: Two dates should be recorded: Ice-on – the date the ice completely covers the body of water and remains intact for the winter (fall freeze); and Ice-off – the date the ice completely disappears from the water body (spring thaw).

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Family Hockey Tournament

Are you one of those people who itch to pull out Trivial Pursuit everytime you get a few people together? If so, Duntroon is the place for you on Saturday, April 18. The Duntroon Hall Board’s annual Know-it-all Ball will take place that evening, beginning at 6 pm. It’s an evening of trivia and fun (with a cash bar), and proceeds go the the Hall Board and their ongoing efforts to upgrade Islay Park. Tickets are $5 per person, with a maximum of eight people per table. Individuals and smaller tables are also welcome to test their knowledge. For more information call Deb at 445-7681.

Plan to attend the First (Annual?) Wholly Hockey Tournament in Honeywood this weekend, April 17 and 18, and cheer on teams from Markdale, Thornbury, Orangeville, Camilla/Laurel/Mono Centre, Shelburne, Honeywood and Badjeros.

Sponsored by the Honeywood-Hornings Mills and Badjeros United Churches, this is a family tournament with fun for all ages. The tournament will begin Friday at 7 pm with an exhibition game between the All Ontario OMHA Champion Honeywood Novices and the Honeywood Hockey Moms and continue with games between The God Squad and Sunday’s Best (These may be your neighbours – come and see). Action will continue Saturday from 8 am to 7 pm. Admission is an item for the food bank or a cash donation. All are welcome.

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During the freeze/thaw periods, daily observations are required to ensure the accuracy of these two dates. Observers are encouraged to provide information on the first date the ice completely covers the water body (even if it later melts); and the first date the ice disappears (even if it returns with more cold weather).

As with PlantWatch, observers must register on the NatureWatch site and provide observations (including freeze/thaw dates, as well as latitude and longitude coordinates) on the downloadable IceWatch form.

More detailed submissions are welcome, and it is important to record if the water body does not freeze over at all.

The site also provides maps and graphs detailing IceWatch observations (and freeze/thaw trends) over the years, from across Canada. One report notes that records from IceWatch, the Meteorological Service of Canada, and Canadian Ice Service date from as early as 1822.

Other programs include FrogWatch (where one identifies frogs and toads by sight and by listening for their calls; salamander sightings may be reported, too) and WormWatch (monitoring earthworm population and species diversity). Additional reporting programs are ButterflyWatch and NatureBASICs. The latter program is very simple to follow and helps individuals begin their observation activities, by reporting on six species: two plants, two butterflies, a toad and frog.

By carefully observing our own neighborhoods, and pooling what we learn, citizen scientists can make powerful contributions to Canada’s understanding of climate change. We may also learn enough to protect the areas we most love, for our children’s sake and our own.

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New Lowell News NEW LOWELL NEWS

Spring has arrived, but Pastoral Charge at the New as I write this column, I am Lowell Church. This is New looking out at the remnants Lowell’s annual Sunday of that last snowstorm. camp full of songs, stories Let’s hope all the spring and crafts with a special activities in the village will camp lunch to follow. You bring on the sunshine and can also pick up a brochure Sandra melt the last of that snow. about the United Church BEDNAREK If you want to curl up Camp Simpresca, located with a good book until the near Midland. snow melts, you can visit the library.

The Healthy Living Fair will be The Sunnidale Branch is now open at New Lowell Public School on Tuesday and Friday from 1 to 6 pm, Thursday, May 7 from 1 to 7 pm. It will Wednesday from 10 am to 2 pm and 4 be an exciting day full of exhibits and to 8 pm, Thursday from 11:30 am to 2 learning sessions about Healthy Living. pm and 4 to 8 pm, and Saturday from Community members are invited to 10 am to 2 pm. attend and support this event.

The New Lowell Sunday School Have you started spring-cleaning? class would like to say a belated Happy Gather your unwanted treasures and rent Birthday to their wonderful, caring a table or donate to the church’s table teacher! at the New Lowell United Church’s Are you ready for a Spring Fling?

Yard and Bake Sale on Saturday, May Come to the New Lowell Legion on 9 starting at 8 am. If you wish to rent a Saturday, April 25 for a special Spring table please call Rose at 424-1476 or Dance. Tickets are $10 in advance and Barb at 424-2871. $15 at the door. There will be door Congratulations to the Creemore prizes as well as a buffet. Also, on the Valley Hawks’ Atom Rep Hockey second and last Sunday of each month, team who won the All Ontario you can treat yourself and your parents Championship. to breakfast at the Legion.

My thought for the week: Spring On Sunday, May 3 at 10:15 am is a time for new thoughts, new children are invited to come dressed awakenings, and new happenings. for camp at the joint worship service Take time to enjoy the new season in of the Creemore United Church your life.

Music Night at the Mad & Noisy Last month’s open mic singer/ songwriter night at the Mad & Noisy Gallery was such a huge success, with 15 local musicians showing up to share their talents and a large audience there to cheer them on and enjoy a great night of homegrown music.

Organizers Sue Miller and Ian Payne are hoping to keep the momentum going with this month’s installment, taking place on Tuesday, April 21 starting at 7 pm.

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their talent, please contact Sue or Ian at sue_miller@rogers.com or idpayne@ enviroscape.on.ca.

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by Lynn Connell Readers of the Echo will be familiar with Dunedin resident Lynn Connell’s ongoing efforts to better lives in Africa.

She recently returned from her third trip there and sent us this update: Majengo Orphanage, Tanzania I just got back from a very exciting and productive two months in Tanzania, where we finished renovating a great new facility. We moved 40 children in on March 7, and hosted our grand opening the following day with village leaders, ICA, neighbours, politicians, friends, staff and children celebrating our gorgeous new home. There were speeches, songs and great wishes. It was wonderful!

I am thrilled to say that thanks to so many of you, we now have a chance to

change the lives of all these children, ages 2 to 8, who were once the poorest and most vulnerable orphaned by HIV/ AIDS. If anyone wants more details, I would be happy to let you know more about this miracle, this place Majengo.

Masai Girls Education Fund Thanks to everyone who has donated toward sending 16 Masai tribal girls to Secondary School. We interviewed all the girls, who are doing wonderfully well. They hope to finish their four years and continue with two years of High School.

Again, I have pictures, interviews, hopes and dreams from each of these girls. If you would like to hear more, please let me know.

Lynn can be reached at 466-5552.

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SCI escapes closure, but final decision remains (Continued from page 1) Beach School being built. The SCI population would be sent to Collingwood Collegiate Institute (replacing the 400 from Wasaga Beach that would now go elsewhere), the Penetanguishene students would go to Midland Secondary School (both CCI and MSS would receive upgrades) and, after an Attendance Area Review that would rejig borders a little bit, the north Simcoe area would end up with three high schools, all with populations of about 1,200 students and equal access to programming.

A lot of angry emails went back and forth between ARC members late last week, and when Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Facility Standing Committee began, a crowd of about 50 people was there to watch.

In the audience were several ARC members, as well as large contingents of students, teachers and parents from both Elmvale and Penetanguishene.

The Facility Standing Committee is identical in makeup to the Board of Trustees, but that doesn’t guarantee the two bodies will vote the same way.

There were several abstentions during Tuesday’s meeting, and three of 12 trustees were absent.

From the outset of Tuesday’s meeting, it was obvious that several trustees had issues with staff completely ignoring the work of the ARC. It was just a matter of finessing the right amount of votes and amending the recommendations put forward to bring them back in line with what had come out of that committee.

The effort began with a motion from Midland/ Penetanguishene/Wasaga Beach/Tiny Trustee Brad Saunders, who said he was troubled with the different set of recommendations coming forward from staff.

“I suspect we’re going to have a heck of a time trying to find people to participate in future ARCs if we go along with staff,” he said. “These people put huge amounts of time and effort into this, and I’m afraid we would make it seem like a huge waste.”

Saunders then made a motion that Stayner Collegiate Institute be saved, and that investments be made in that school to ensure it can thrive in the future.

“I like Stayner Collegiate Institute very, very much,” he said. “It’s a sustainable school; it has a great staff; it’s well-managed; it has a great graduation rate. If the heart of a community is its school, this is a great example of that.”

Collingwood/Clearview Trustee Caroline Smith, long a defender of SCI, agreed with Saunders.

She also reminded her colleagues that Stayner and

Elmvale are the only communities within the study area that are actually producing growing numbers of students – other areas are experiencing development but young families are not moving in at the same rate.

“Closing schools in vibrant areas to create growth in another area does not meet the criteria of the Ministry of Education,” she said. She also introduced the idea of “Hub Schools,” the latest buzzword from the Ministry. Hub Schools are those which have been built in partnership with the community, and may include things like office space for health units, public libraries and public meeting spaces. Smith noted that Clearview Council has begun looking at partnering with SCI and building the new Stayner Branch of the Public Library on the school campus.

When it came to a vote on Saunders’ motion, however, it was clear the committee wasn’t comfortable with his approach, leaving as it did large holes in the big picture of where other students in the study area would end up. His motion was defeated 5-2, with two members abstaining and only Saunders and Smith in support.

After a ten-minute break (the committee had already met for two hours at this point), the proceedings reconvened and Smith began her own attempt at bringing the committee around. This time, she worked from within the system, dealing with each of the staff report’s nine recommendations one at a time.

The first, to put the construction of a new Elmvale/ Wasaga Beach secondary school into the Board’s annual request for capital funding from the Ministry, passed by a vote of 7-2 with two people abstaining.

The second, that the Board close Elmvale District High School when the new Elmvale/Wasaga Beach secondary school is built, also passed.

Then things started to get interesting. The third recommendation, that the Board close Penetanguishene Secondary School on June 30, 2010, failed by a vote of 2-4 with two abstaining.

Next came the recommendation to close Stayner Collegiate Institute when the new Elmvale/Wasaga Beach secondary school is built. That motion also failed, with only one trustee voting in favour, six against and one abstaining.

Following that was a recommendation to upgrade CCI so as to make room for all of the former SCI students, had the previous staff recommendations been passed. But with voting gone the way it had, this motion failed.

The next recommendation, to make improvements

to Midland Secondary School to make room for incoming students from Penetanguishene, was amended to recommend instead that Midland’s capacity be lowered by 400 students, whether through demolition, leasing or community partnerships. That motion was passed.

The Committee then agreed with the staff report’s final three recommendations, that an Attendance Area Review be done to redistribute students among the remaining schools, that staff should pursue a site acquisition in the Elmvale/Wasaga Beach area, and that communities should be notified that the School Board is actively looking for partnerships that would turn any or all of the schools in the area into “hub schools.”

With that the Committee adjourned, four-and-ahalf hours after the meeting began. Speaking with the Echo after the meeting, Smith was ecstatic with the way things had transpired but warned that the final decision is yet to be made. She also noted her disappointment with the sparse representation from the Stayner community in the audience.

“You tell Clearview Township that I worked hard for them tonight, but they need to be here next time,” she said.

The “next time” that Smith was referring to is a public meeting to be held on Thursday, May 14 at the School Board headquarters in Midland. At that time, the Board will hear delegations from the public regarding the recommendations agreed upon at the Standing Committee meeting.

After that, the Board will meet for a final time on the subject on June 17 and an official decision will be made.

“It’s not over yet,” said Smith. “But we took a major step in the right direction tonight.”

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Support the Creemore Tree Committee this weekend!

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• CREEMORE ECHO •

Friday, April 17, 2009

Easter Winners Ken Thornton, always happy to organize a contest, entertained shoppers with a display of ceramic Easter rabbits last weekend at Foodland. People could enter in a draw to win the rabbits, and Ken drew the winners this week. Afterwards, he presented prizes to 1st place winner Shirley Hemsley (left) and 2nd prize winner Sandy Adams (right), who accepted hers on behalf of her daughter Remy. Also winning were Martina Leimgardt and Cathy Traverse. photos by Rebekah Wilson

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CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, April 17, 2009 •

The Classifieds LOST / FOUND One silver EARRING found on Mill Street last Wednesday. Open oval on hook. To claim, call Creemore Echo at 466-9906.

FOR RENT 2 bedroom HOUSE in Creemore.

Large lot. Available May 1. First & last months rent required. Call after 6 pm to 466-2929.

3 bedroom HOUSE in Mulmur (County Rd 21 and 2nd Line E.). Large lot. $1000/ month plus utilities. No smoking, no pets.

References including work and credit check. Available April 1st. First & last required. Call (416) 407-9767.

FARM HOUSE for rent. Renovated 1920 3-bedroom in very good condition.

90 acres. Near 21st Side Road Dufferin & 3rd Line Mulmur. Easy winter access. On escarpment edge, panoramic southeast view. Main floor: combo kitchen, dining & family room with woodstove; deck, screened porch; living room with fireplace insert, 4-pc bathroom. Second floor: 3 carpeted bedrooms, 4-pc bathroom with washer & dryer. Satellite & internet connections. Heated with oil, has well & septic bed. Perennial flowerbeds, walking/hiking trails, driving shed/ garage. $2000 per month for 2-year lease.

Contact Gerry Ball at (705) 888-3043.

DAY CARE

IN MEMORIAM

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ONE STOP DAYCARE on Brentwood Road in Angus. Two spots available.

7:30 am to 5:30 pm. Toddlers wanted.

Register now for September. 3 to 1 ratio. Call (705) 424-4141.

ATTRIDGE – In memory of our parents Janet Attridge who passed away on April 10, 2004 and Harvey Attridge who passed away on March 11, 1975.

We know how much We miss them Never shall their memory fade Loving thoughts shall Always wander To the place where they are laid.

Lovingly remembered by the Attridge family

Many thanks to all who remembered me with meals brought to our home, flowers, cards, visits, phone calls & the many prayers while in Barrie hospital & since returning home. Your love & concern was greatly appreciated. Thanks again & God bless. Evelyn Knappett Thanks to Ayrlie for the wonderful NIA classes you teach Monday evenings and Friday mornings at Station on the Green.

I truly enjoy this creative way to get in shape. A Grateful NIA Dancer

Part-time BABYSITTER required for May to August 2009. To help with care of two boys – 2 months and 3 years old and light housework. On a farm just north of Creemore. Must swim and have a driver’s license. Approx 16 hours/week.

Please contact Christie 428-5902.

CLASSES / LESSONS STAINED GLASS CLASSES. Beginners & Intermediate. Tools supplied. For info please call (705) 424-6972 & leave message.

FULFILL YOUR DREAM. Learn how to ride with an Equine Canada Certified Coach in Glencairn. Outdoor lessons available weekends & evenings.

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YARD SALE A FOUR FAMILYYARD SALE –From trinkets to treasures including casual furniture, pine dining set, pool table, luggage, golf clubs, kitchen gadgets, books, music, linens, fabrics, sewing notions, craft supplies and Christmas decorations. Dunedin Hall on Saturday, April 18th from 9 am to 1 pm.

DEATH NOTICE

HELP WANTED PERSONAL CAREGIVER needed 2 mornings a week & as fill-in on occasion. Must have experience with the elderly. Please call Maralyn at 466-2657.

Experienced CARPENTER and/or LABOURER required. Please email edleimgardtinc@live.com or fax (705) 517-0123.

WORK WANTED Experienced HOUSE CLEANER is now taking clients in the Creemore area.

References available. Call Lesley on (705) 424-2810.

YOGA CLASSES YOGA CLASSES Spring Session begins April 20th. Monday 7:30 pm, Tuesday & Thursday 9 am. 10 week session. To register or for more info call Catherine Randall 466-3533 or cathcreemore@yahoo.ca.

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SWINEY, Alma Jones died Saturday, March 28, 2009 in Bedford, TX, born on Dec. 2, 1926 to Jesse “Maurice” Jones & Edythe Prosser Jones in Tosoronto Township. She graduated from Creemore Continuation School, and Collingwood General and Marine Hospital Nurses School as a registered nurse. During her lifetime Alma lived on the Island of Bermuda, Tennessee, California, and Texas. She loved to travel and took numerous trips all over the world. Alma is survived by her daughters, Susan Frey of Bedford, Texas and Anne Gerardi of Yorba Linda, California; grandchildren David and wife Lacy, Sarah, Daniel, Shelby & Melissa; brothers Bob (Harold) Jones of Ajax, Jim (James) Jones of Stayner, sisters Beth McGill of Glencairn & Mary Kingham of Creemore. A Funeral Service will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Creemore. Interment at Creemore Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations to St. Luke’s Anglican Church or Charity of Choice would be appreciated by the family.

Arrangements entrusted to Fawcett Funeral Homes – Creemore Chapel.

JOHNSTON, Mervin – It’s been two years since you left us.

The family chain is broken now, but memories will last forever.

To us he has not gone away, nor has he travelled far.

He just entered God’s eternal home and left the gate ajar.

Memories of you will never leave us.

Your wife Norma and family

Book your Classified Ad for only 60¢ a word. $15 minimum (GST included.)

Call by 5 pm on Tuesday for that Friday’s publication.

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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MULMUR INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR:

THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS Reporting to the CAO/Clerk-Treasurer, this position is responsible for the general and financial management of our Public Works Department. Key duties include working with the Working Foreman in the day-to-day management including roads, fleet maintenance, legislative compliance and reporting, budget preparation and administration, coordinating special studies, preparing reports, coordinating the Public Works G.I.S. system, attending Council/Committee meetings, bridges, public water system, signage and waste management.

The preferred candidate will have: • Managerial skills and strong organizational ability; • Effective personnel and communication techniques, public relations skills; • Academic background and/or training related to civil engineering technology; • Experience in road construction and maintenance; • Municipal roads or works department experience, surveying, drafting and design experience an asset; • Working knowledge of the Highway Improvement Act, relating to statutes and regulations and provincial subsidy requirements, waste management systems and reporting relationship with the Ministry of the Environment; • Working knowledge of spread sheets, G.I.S. word processors, data bases and internet use; • Working knowledge of implementation of record keeping practices within the public works department; • Possession of a valid driver’s license in good standing (current abstract requested) This position offers an annual salary of $60,000 to $70,000 and a competitive fringe benefit package (including OMERS) and is based on a forty-hour workweek. Please submit a complete resume, indicating education, experience and references to be forwarded by 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 4th, 2009 to: Terry Horner, AMCT CAO/Clerk-Treasurer, Township of Mulmur 758070 2nd Line East (Terra Nova) R.R. #2, Lisle, Ontario L0M 1M0 Phone (705) 466-3341, ext 222, Fax (705) 466-2922 e-mail thorner@mulmurtownship.ca We thank all those applicants who apply and advise that acknowledgement will only be forwarded to those applicants who are invited for an interview. Personal information collected will be used in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purpose of candidate selection.

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ESTATE TOOL AUCTION Saturday, April 18 @ 9:30am Creemore Legion Hall to feature A large selection of modern woodworking tools, hand & shop power tools, machinists, mechanics & blacksmiths tools, leatherworking tools, collections of antique tools, tool chests & work benches, Stanley planes & tools, wooden planes, barn framing tools, farm & household gadgets, school bells, garden tools, JD 345 18hp lawn tractor, box trailer, sprayer, etc.

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• CREEMORE ECHO •

Friday, April 17, 2009

CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP

NOTICES

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE BALANCE OF 2009 AND 2010 The Economic Development Committee is hoping to expand membership to members of the agricultural community.

All persons appointed to the Committee must reside, own or rent property within Clearview Township, be a Canadian citizen and over the age of 18.

Interested persons are invited to send their resumes to the undersigned no later than Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 at 12:00 noon.

Robert Campbell, Clerk Township of Clearview 217 Gideon Street PO Box 200 Stayner, Ontario L0M 1S0 Clearview Township Box 200, 217 Gideon St. Stayner, ON L0M 1S0 705-428-6230

The Morning Walk Sometimes, life is all about timing.

These guys – brothers Tanner and Alex Jackson – asked politely while on the way to school if they could have their picture taken for the newspaper. Well, they picked the right week – our second short one in a row! Well done, boys. The back page is yours...

Office of Consolidated Hearings

www.clearviewtwp.on.ca

Bureau de jonction des audiences

655 Bay Street Suite 1500 Toronto ON M5G 1E5

655, rue Bay bureau 1500 Toronto ON M5G 1E5

Tel: 416/314-4600 Fax: 416/314-4506 www.ert.gov.on.ca

Tel: 416/314-4600 Telec: 416/314-4506 www.ert.gov.on.ca

Case No. : 08-094

NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY HEARING IN THE MATTER OF the Consolidated Hearings Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.

C.29, as amended, and

IN THE MATTER OF a proposal by the Proponent, Walker Aggregates Inc.

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A public Hearing will be held regarding a proposal by the Proponent for an expansion of Walker’s existing “Duntroon Quarry” onto Lot 25 and Part of Lot 26, Concession XII, and Part of Lot 25, Concession XI, Township of Clearview, County of Simcoe for the purpose of extracting aggregate material.

The members of the Joint Board holding the Hearing will be members of the Environmental Review Tribunal and the Ontario Municipal Board.

In order to proceed with this undertaking, the Proponent has sought the following: (1) Amendment to Niagara Escarpment Plan pursuant to the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act;

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(2) Niagara Escarpment Development Permit pursuant to the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act;

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(3) Category 2, Class A License to permit a quarry below water pursuant to the Aggregate Resources Act; and

meetings of Parties and their legal and technical representatives) and deal with any other preliminary matters.

(4) Amendment to Township of Clearview Offi cial Plan pursuant to the Planning Act.

HEARING The Joint Board will set Hearing dates at the Preliminary Hearing or thereafter.

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Stayner Brethren in Christ Church Worship Service 10:35 a.m.

6th Conc., 1 Km N. of Cty. Rd. 91

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The purpose of a Joint Board Hearing is to hear all of the issues related to the undertaking at one time, rather than having separate Hearings.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE Groups or individuals interested in participating in the Hearing may express either their private concerns or their concerns regarding the public interest.

The Joint Board will consider requests for status at the Preliminary Hearing. A request to participate should be made at least seven days before the Preliminary Hearing by filing a Notice of Intent to Participate. A request to participate may also be made at the Hearing provided that the proceeding has not terminated in the interim.

The levels of participation that are available depend upon what Rules of Practice the Joint Board has adopted. Where the Joint Board has adopted the Rules of Practice of the Environmental Review Tribunal, a person or group can request to be added as a Party, Participant or Presenter. Please refer to the Rules of Practice of the Environmental Review Tribunal and the document “A Guide to Hearings under the Consolidated Hearings Act” for more information regarding the different levels of participation. These documents are available from the Environmental Review Tribunal website at www.ert.gov.on.ca. Where the Joint Board has adopted the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Ontario Municipal Board, a person or group can request to be added as either a Party or Participant.

Please refer to the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Ontario Municipal Board and the document “Your Guide to the Ontario Municipal Board” for more information regarding levels of participation. These documents are available from the Ontario Municipal Board website at www.omb.gov.on.ca

FILING OF NOTICE OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE Anyone who wishes to participate in the Hearing should indicate their intent to obtain status by submitting written notice to the Office of Consolidated Hearings

by April 23, 2009: The Notice of Intent should contain a clear statement of the person’s or group’s interest in the Hearing and whether they wish to obtain status at the Hearing as a Party, a Participant, or, where the Joint Board has adopted the Rules of Practice of the Environmental Review Tribunal, a Presenter.

Please note that the names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers of interested persons may be circulated in advance of the Hearing in order to ensure discussion among potential Parties, Participants and Presenters.

PRELIMINARY HEARING A Preliminary Hearing will be held by the Joint Board appointed to conduct the Hearing on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 10:00 am. In the Stayner Community Centre, 269 Regina Street, Stayner, Ontario. The purpose of the Preliminary Hearing is to hear submissions from those who will be seeking status to participate and rule thereon; identify the issues to ‘be considered at the Hearing; establish the pre-Hearing process (information and document exchange;

IMPORTANT There will be no court reporting services provided by the Office of Consolidated Hearings for the Hearing. If the Parties, Participants and Presenters consider that they require a transcript of the proceedings they may obtain such service at their own expense.

If you require the assistance of a French language interpreter, or if you have special needs that must be accommodated, please advise the Hearings Registrar as soon as you receive this notice. Collect calls are accepted.

Pour des renseignements en francaise, veuillez appeler le Bureau dejonction des audiences au (416) 314-4600. Les appels a frais vires sont acceptes.

TAKE NOTICE

that this Hearing date is peremptory to all Parties. If you do not attend at this Hearing and identify yourself, the Joint Board may proceed in your absence and you may not receive any further notice in these proceedings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Copies of the Notice and documentation submitted by the Proponent pertaining to this undertaking are available for inspection during normal business hours at: Walker Aggregate Inc. P.O. Box 340 Collingwood, ON L9Y 3Z7 www.walkerind.com/ DuntroonExpansion/Doclibrary.htm Contact: Ken Lucyshyn Phone: (905) 680-3717 Website (24 Hours): Ministry of Natural Resources Midhurst Office 2284 Nursery Road Midhurst, ON LOL 1X0 Contact: Craig Laing Phone: (705) 725-7584 Clearview Public Library Stayner Branch 201 Hurontario Street Stayner, ON LOM ISO Contact: Librarian Phone: (705) 428-3595

Office of Consolidated Hearings Suite 1610, 16” Floor 655 Bay Street Toronto, ON M5G 1E5 Contact: Dina Ostella Phone: (416) 314-4712 Fax: (416) 314-4506 E-mail: dina.ostella@ontario.ca Niagara Escarpment Commission 232 Guelph Street, 3 Floor Georgetown, ON L7G 4B1 Contact: Kathryn Pounder Phone: (905) 877-5191 Fax: (905) 873-7452 DATED at TORONTO, this 27th day of February, 2009.

Evangeline Berlie Acting Hearings Registrar