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Friday, January 30, 2009
Vol 9 No. 05
Public has say on Duntroon quarry expansion by Sara Hershoff A Clearview Township Public Meeting regarding a proposed expansion of the Walker Aggregates quarry west of Duntroon drew a crowd of about 130 Tuesday night, with more people expressing support than concern. Walker Aggregates, formerly known as Georgian Aggregates, has been quarrying on Highway 91 for over 40 years. With its current pit nearly mined out, the company submitted applications to the Township, the Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) and the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) in 2005 to expand its operations across the road. The project, if approved, would see 362 acres of land currently zoned Escarpment Rural under the NEC become the source of 43 million tonnes of limestone. While the Township ultimately doesn’t make decisions on redesignations of land protected under the NEC, it does work closely with the organization and, in the end, must incorporate any redesignations (See “Duntroon” on page 5)
A Proud Niece and a Job Well Done Creemore Skating Club member and NCPS Grade 2 student Abby Underhill was eager to introduce her fellow figure skaters to her aunt Barb at last weekend’s Huronia Funskate. The former World Champion was on hand signing autographs for four hours Sunday afternoon, but the real purpose of her visit was to watch Abby skate with the her dad John (who professed to being better on hockey skates) in the Family Dance division. They won third place, and were happy to have Barb be the one to present them with their medals (she’s quite familiar with how it’s done). For more pictures of the hugely successful Huronia Funskate, see pages 6 and 7.
The Bar Guy Versus the Car Guy With the BIA about to hold its first contested election in years, the Echo offers a look at the two candidates hoping to win the top job. The vote happens Feb. 4.
Michael Bennett
Corey Finkelstein
by Brad Holden Michael Bennett moved to the area from Thornhill in 1991, retiring from a career in the furniture business and buying a farm on the Escarpment. Three years ago, he bought Jack Heslip’s house on Mill Street for his father. A year ago this weekend, on Superbowl Sunday, he bought the Old Mill House Pub. (See “Michael” on page 8)
by Brad Holden Corey Finkelstein and his wife Laurie Copeland moved to Creemore from Toronto in 2002, and Finkelstein moved his 14-year-old graphic/web design company to Creemore in 2007, after a brief stint in Collingwood. He recently merged his business with Nick Brindisi, a web designer previously based in Collingwood, and (See “Corey” on page 8)
Echo Briefs Emergency Hub Gets Underway Clearview Council instructed staff Monday night to issue a request for proposals to firms that could provide architectural drawings for the proposed Stayner Emergency Hub, a building which would incorporate the Stayner branch of the Clearview Fire Department, a satellite branch of the Huronia West OPP detachment, a base for Simcoe County Paramedic Services and an Emergency Operations Centre for the Township. According to Fire Chief Dave Carruthers, the Township is now in possession of a piece of property within Stayner where the building will be situated. An agreement between all the parties involved makes Clearview responsible for 77 per cent of the costs. If all goes well, Carruthers anticipated shovels could be in the ground by early summer.
Two Reminders Don’t forget to submit your guess at what Rusty’s last name is before Friday, February 13 (see page 2). As well, this is your last weekend to bid on all the great Creemore-Centric art at the Mad & Noisy Gallery!
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