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New CAO terminated from county job in Nova Scotia by Trina Berlo Clearview Township has hired the highly Googleable John Ferguson as its new chief administrative officer (CAO). Ferguson was terminated as CAO of Annapolis County in Nova Scotia in December following the fall election. A quick search turns up dozens of articles relating to a number of contract disputes, developments and court proceedings past and present. Ferguson told The Echo that the termination was discussed openly during the hiring process with Clearview council, but declined to comment to media due to ongoing legal proceedings. He said he could not discuss the conditions of his termination, except to say it was without cause. A hiring announcement issued by Clearview Township said, “the recruitment committee was consistently impressed with his strategic thinking, creativity and understanding of the role... John brings a breadth of experience and has demonstrated a leadership style that is collaborative,
John Ferguson thorough and results driven.” Council delegated the recruitment process to an outside firm that presented a shortlist of candidates for in-person interviews at the Stayner arena on Feb. 25. When asked, “Why Clearview?” Ferguson told The Echo, “I was looking
for a community that had a mixture of rural and urban, and that’s exactly what I feel Clearview is like.” He has been working in government since taking his first job with his home city of Saint John in 1990, after a oneand-a-half-year stint on the teacher supply list. Ferguson said he was then recruited by the province to be a municipal recreation consultant for the Fundy region. Ferguson went on to serve as CAO for the Town of St. Stephen in New Brunswick before going to Annapolis County. He also served a four-year term as a council member in Saint John, where in 2012, Ferguson was in the news when he won a five-year legal battle with the Saint John pension board which had accused him of defamation for criticizing the management of the city’s pension fund during his time on council. When asked about his experience on both sides of the council table, Ferguson said, “I have the perspective of administration as it relates to all the
statutory responsibilities but I also have the perspective of a councillor and what the community expects of councillors.” He said it helps him to see both sides of the process of bringing community ideas to the table and allowing the administration to move forward with the initiatives that council approves. “The vividness that a councillor experiences is often far more vivid than the administration because they get the immediate either praise or negative feedback, from whatever may occur.” he said. “Often matters are much more of an urgent nature to a councillor and I felt that when I was a councillor so I understand it and it allows me, I think, to work well with councillors.” Ferguson said he has done a lot of community development work during his career, working with not-for-profits, sport and recreation governing bodies and individuals. “You deal with a lot of different people and, no matter what you are dealing with, there’s always a little bit of politics involved. It’s interesting (See “Annapolis” on page 2)
Request to sever surplus lot draw support from farmers by Trina Berlo A proposed change to land use rules in Clearview Township would allow farmers to sever a surplus dwelling even if they don’t own abutting lands. A public meeting was held March 8 for an Official Plan amendment and zoning bylaw amendment application filed by Jim and Martha Patton. The Pattons operate an Everett-based broiler chicken breeding and cash crop operation, and own or rent farmland in four area townships, including Clearview where they own five parcels. The topic prompted area farmers to comment, mostly in favour, of allowing for the severance of surplus dwelling lots with a habitable farmhouse, that could then be sold off.
Working on behalf of the Pattons planner Jamie Robinson, of MHBC Planning, said the amendment would facilitate a consent application to allow for a surplus dwelling application. He said Clearview’s Official Plan, was approved in 2002 and since then, there have been significant changes to provincial policy, which are reflected in the County of Simcoe Official Plan, approved in 2018. Both support surplus farm dwelling severances, as long as no future residential uses are permitted on the retained parcel of farmland. What happens is that as farmers expand and purchase parcels of land, they may include existing dwellings. “These applications are also designed so that farmers don’t need to be
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this isn’t allowed to happen because you take that house off of the farm and you are going to make money off of it tax-wise as a residence,” she said. Brian Dunlop, of Dunlogon Farms, wrote in support of the application. “Farmers typically do not want to be landlords of residential housing,” wrote Dunlop. “Because we have not been able to sever I have demolished three houses in Clearview Township since 2008. These houses all could have been severed, all could have had improvements, all would have generated tax dollars for the township.” Dunlop said currently, the only other option really is to rent, because insurance companies frown upon a (See “Goal” on page 3)
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Annapolis County bogged down in expensive litigation (Continued from page 1) how it unfolds and how do you get people working together with competing interests in order to move the community forward,” he said. According to Nova Scotia news reports, Annapolis County has been mired in several controversies in recent years relating to the construction of a waste transfer station and a related contract with a regional waste management provider. The county is facing charges from the Department of Environment in connection with the construction of a waste transfer station. Other costly controversies relate to an internet project contract and the construction of a prestigious private school. CBC News reported in January that Annapolis’ outgoing council met three times after the Oct. 17 municipal election, when the warden and half of the council were ousted, and passed a motion regarding lands for the development of the Gordonstoun School before the new councillors were sworn in on Nov. 10. The current council is looking to the courts to rescind that motion. Council had purchased property for “the sole purpose of developing the Gordonstoun Nova Scotia project” and had advanced the developer $1.8 million. Ferguson and the municipality's solicitor were both terminated by December. A 1,000-member group going by the name Annapolis Concerned Citizens formed two years ago to call on county staff and council to be more transparent about deals that were taking place behind closed doors. “We saw things happening, financially, with our county that we were not onboard with,” said president Adam Sabean. “We would voice our opinions to our council and we would definitely get no answers back.”
The current Annapolis County council voted to take a vote made in the final week's of the outgoing council's term, involving a lease agreement and the conveyance of Nova Scotia property for the development of the Gordonstoun private school, to the Supreme Court in order to have it rescinded. He said they started asking questions and filing freedom of information requests but could not get any answers or find a paper trail about decisions made in camera, which was often. “There was deals being made that the public wasn’t consulted on, that was definitely not on the up-and-up,” said Sabean. “Our county was so covered by litigation in the last two to three years, it just got out of control.” Ferguson is relocating from Nova Scotia in time to start his new job on March 31. He said he isn’t sure where his family will settle, but he said he hopes to
live within the municipality. “On behalf of council, staff, and the residents of Clearview, I would like to congratulate John Ferguson on his appointment as the Township of Clearview’s new chief administrative officer,” said Mayor Doug Measures in a news release, “John has a wealth of municipal experience and knowledge and will bring a consistent, forward-thinking leadership style to this role. Council is excited to work with him on advancing the Township’s priorities and building on our successes.”
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Goal should be to keep ag land in the hands of farmers (Continued from page 1) house sitting vacant. “We’re paying tax and insurance on those building, so that’s where I see the value in demolishing them if we can’t sever them off,” Dunlop told The Echo, adding that the result is that he gets a few more acres to farm. He sees pros and cons to allowing severances. In the pro column, the sale of the home offsets the farmer’s cost of purchasing farm properties, plus the municipality gets revenue from increased assessment and building permits as the new owners renovate the home. The cons are that it limits the possibility for homes for future generations of farmers and could result in compatibility issues between the residents of the severed lots and existing farm operations. He said the goal should be to keep lands zoned agricultural in the hands of farmers. “We don’t want to encourage the urban centre to come up and buy all our farms and start chopping everything up,” said Dunlop. “We see this all the time when you get non-ag living in the ag sector, they’re complaining about odour,
noise, hours of operation and dust. They have to remember the urban centre decided to move out into the agriculture community and that’s what happens in the agriculture community.” “If there happens to be a higher value home on the property, farmers are typically not able to buy the land,” wrote Andrew and John Beattie. “Too much value is placed on the home therefore the land is purchased by a non farmer.” They say, the owner will rent out the land but that land does not receive the same improvements as farmer-owned lands when it comes to fertilizer and tiling, etc… “Clearview s ays it’s a farm community. Changing these rules would be something the township could actually do to support them,” said the Beatties. Wayne Goodfellow wrote in to say that the current Official Plan policies are flawed and force the merging of farming properties, which is discriminatory to farmers. Those in opposition commented that allowing for severances on single parcels would break up smaller farm properties, ones that could be used as hobby farms or vegetable crops.
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Creemore in the 1940s: Part 7
by Gerry Blackburn Moving south down Mill Street was a garage operated by a Leonard Hill, who had a Pontiac franchise and sold a lot of 1939 Pontiacs. The building was rather dilapidated, having been built originally by Jack Laurence when he sold model T Fords. It was replaced by Nelson Corby in the 1950s but is now vacant. South of that was an empty lot. The Bank of Montreal was in the north half of the next building but closed in the 1940s and it was empty for some years. The south half was the Post Office for many years before moving to 176 Mill Street. The entire building is now occupied by Victorian Values. To the south, at 122 Mill St. the present Curiosity House Books, has been used for, many things, Creemore House of Stitches, an egg grading station, a doughnut shop, a private dwelling, and probably more. There still is a vacant lot between it and the corner. Across Edward Street, the present Mitchell Apartments originally was a wagon and buggy manufacturing business but by the early 1940s was an automobile repair garage and later a machine shop operated by Charles Joyce. The small building at the end of the street was a blacksmith shop built and operated by Raymond Parry, but closed in the late 1940s. Having covered the retail businesses in Creemore we should now look at the manufacturing businesses. The first that comes to mind was Peter Thomson & Sons Planing Mill. It was located on the south side of Francis Street, were the mini-mall is today. They produced pine sash, windows, and doors, mainly for use in local homes and Base Borden during the 1940s. They also made baseball bats. They were Creemore’s largest employer at that time, with at least 12 employees, and was managed by Greg Thomson. This mill burned in 1957 and was replaced with a concrete block building, which was used by several owners, but was demolished to make way for Foodland. Jim Jackson also had a sawmill on Francis street west of Collingwood Street. It was driven by a steam traction engine, but there are private dwellings there today. The other large enterprise, was H.P. Shepherds and Son, a grain elevator and feed mill managed by George Shepherd. It was a thriving business also selling coal and farm machinery. It was later sold to W.A. Gordon & Sons and unfortunately, it was all burned in October 1970, except the office, and was never rebuilt as an elevator. Another elevator and mill in Creemore was originally built by the Montgomery family to process alfalfa, for horse feed. It was located south-east of the station, and is all gone today. At the south end of Mill Street, in what is now the little park, there was a building, no longer there called the Evaporator. In the fall a man from Collingwood, bought apples from local farmers. He hired women to run peeling and coring machines, somehow drying the apples and shipping them as far away as England. Gerry Blackburn is the author of Creemore, as Remembered by Gerry Blackburn, available at The Creemore Echo Newsstand.
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If you plant it, they will come Editor: Many thanks to Laura Walton for writing the great article on the importance of planting native plants. It really is the case of “If you plant it, they will come.” To quote Dr. Jane Goodall, “Each one of us makes a difference. We cannot live through a single day without making an impact on the world around us and we have a choice as to what sort of difference we make.” Once the weather warms up, take a moment to observe what is taking place in your own personal outdoor space. If there isn’t much visitation from critters other than hornets and honeybees, there is certainly an opportunity to increase the insect and bird biodiversity by planting native plants and creating favourable habitat. And hey, guess what? The vast majority of Ontario’s native bees don’t even have stingers! Happy Spring Everyone! Viki Reynolds and Ian Payne Not So Hollow Farm, Mulmur
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This is my attempt to recreate a poem that was written for my grandmother Baba’s 70th birthday by her great horseback riding pal and drinking buddy Maggie Grant. Maggie was a journalist and editor of the Tim ARMOUR “women’s section” of the Globe and Mail in the 1950s and 1960s. She also covered the Toronto society news before Zina Cherry’s time there. The spirit of the poem and the last line are Maggie Grant’s, the rest I recreated as best I could, as the original copy has been lost.
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When I was young and in my prime, I used to do it all the time. But as I age I must confess, These days I do it less and less. And at this point I reminisce, On bygone thrills and youthful bliss. Those sights and sounds, and scents so dear, In coming years may disappear. The plunging stops and lunging starts, So punishing to private parts… Don’t get me wrong. I speak, of course, Of all those years I rode a horse.
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Financing adult children
I feel for you Grace – as do many other parents like you. Unfortunately, we have done this to ourselves. Parents of millennials are still not able to stop the “helicopter parent syndrome” even for their adult children. Canadian parents are struggling to save and stay on track to becoming financially comfortable, but then are sidetracked with worry about their children. Many believe their adult children are not going to attain the same level of comfort on their own resources alone and will need continuous assistance. Obviously, the demands now on parents are dramatically different than they were in the 60s and 70s. Our parents would never have dreamed of doing what todays parents do for their children. Many are willing to sacrifice all – to financially support their adult children in what is believed to be an economic environment where young adults face higher unemployment rates, high housing costs and large student debt. Millennials today are now the s m a r tes t and most tec hnic ally advanced generation of all time, yet feel they have more uncertainty, more stress and have more anxiety and depression than their parents ever did. This may indeed be true and could account for some of the reasons why so many parents are putting their retirement plans on hold. While helping our children is something we expect to do as parents, at least until they are financially independent, it is important to realize the long-term cost this can have on our own futures. Many parents still have their adult children living at home
with no costs, free rent and a full fridge. Be careful parents! At some point you Christine will need to IBBOTSON tighten up the spending and this should not be at the end when the day-to-day finances becomes unsustainable. Adult children must realize that they can no longer rely on the financial support of their parents due to the inevitable limited resources and amount of time left for parents in their working years. Sometimes whether it is forced, planned or necessary, young adults need to experience things that allow them to handle challenges. This will help them build life skills and become more resilient in ways that financial support alone cannot provide. Why not create a long-term strategy, or at least have a frank discussion about financial circumstances on both sides? To y o u r c h i l d r e n , t h e y m a y believe that you should support them financially forever, and that you as their parents, are well set for the future. Remind them of your goals and also get them to create some goals of their own. Create realistic timelines, budgets and let your children know you want them to get a good foothold on life – but that doesn’t mean subsidizing their current adult lifestyle. As parents, we need to be independent and retire with dignity, and that means we need money. Do not give what you cannot afford to be without later, when you retire. Remember, love is not something you buy. Good Luck & Best Wishes, Christine Ibbotson THE MONEY LADY
Dear Money Lady, My adult daughter and her husband just moved back home to save money and pay off their debt. I was then blind-sided when they told me they were both quitting their jobs to go back to school. I don’t know what to do here – some of my friends also have their adult kids still living at home. Suggestions? Grace C.
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The Creemore Community Foundation is proud to honour our commitment to the community to keep the “green” in the Village Green. The redesigned Creemore Horticultural Society gardens combined with additional newly landscaped areas will be larger than the gardens in the old Horticultural Park. Nearly 600 plants, shrubs, and trees from the Horticultural Gardens have been lovingly maintained by Creemore Horticultural Society volunteers after being carefully relocated in 2019 to purpose-built new beds behind the Library. However, besides having more space to beautify, new garden designs require plant materials best suited to the new context of the redesigned park—and that means many new plants, shrubs, and trees need to be acquired. A list of plant materials needed for both the Hort gardens and other landscaped areas is shown with approximate pricing to give an idea of the quantity and variety of the materials.
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Pandemic allows Canadian to spend quality time at home by Trina Berlo Given the opportunity, actor Doug Chapman left New York City and came home to a place he loves. A complete change to the way he lives and works has afforded Chapman the ability to relocate to the family farm in Clearview, where he is making the best of a bad situation and supporting his family during a difficult period of isolation. He has been impressed by the gentle, yet thorough process of follow ups from the government to make sure he was following the rules. Chapman recalls one year ago when the bustling New York City went into lockdown. He said it was like, a descending cloud of concern and worry about an unknown enemy that was invisible. “It was shocking,” said Chapman. “People were living in fear and without a lot of information or a real understanding of the virus.” Subways were empty and Times Square abandoned, at the same time theatres and restaurants were closing. At that point, Chapman became very busy with work, and had little time to worry about anything other than keeping up with the increased workload. Chapman teaches voice and speech at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan and Creative Thinking at Montclair State University in New Jersey but he also works for a
Doug Chapman company that does historical tours of the city. At once, all of the classes and programming were shifting online. “It’s been interesting, just trying to create valuable learning experiences for these acting students online. It’s working, but it hasn’t been the easiest thing to do,” said Chapman. He was also getting requests from people looking for coaching on how to present well in their new online meeting platforms, and doing auditions online. As a Canadian, living and working in New York, Chapman was able to return home to ride out long stretches of the pandemic. Last summer he got a car to avoid
air travel, and minimize contact with people as much as possible, in preparation for the journey home in July. He returned to New York in the fall and then came back to Canada late December. To make sure it was safe to make the trip both times, Chapman said he took extreme precautions. He quarantined at home, got tested for COVID-19 and quarantined again on this side of the border. Chapman said the experience was very positive. At border patrol, they wanted to know where he was going and made sure he had a quarantine plan. Chapman was impressed at the level
of customer service from the Canadian government. He had several phone calls and e-mails from agents who checked in and made sure he was following the rules. He said some of the calls were from real people, who were very professional and courteous. “The last one, eight or nine days into the quarantine, was a person calling from the government, and they wanted to know, did I have everything that I needed?” Chapman said it felt like a very sincere question. “So, I felt very supported,” he said, although he did have everything he needed. “The tone of the call was not punitive, it was supportive. Which I was surprised by only because it’s a government service and you don’t expect emotional support.” In contrast, when crossing the border back into the United States back in October, Chapman said he wasn’t asked a single question about any of it, which he found surprising. All in all, Chapman said he is grateful for the time he has been able to spend in the area, a time to see family when family seems like a really important thing to focus on. “I’ll remember this time for the rest of my life,” said Chapman. “It’s a time of great suffering, there’s no two ways to experience that, but I am very grateful that I was able to be in this place that means so much to me.”
Joyeuses Pâques
Chef Winston’s Easter Offerings Family meals available Saturday and Sunday
Call to order 705-466-3331
Vendredi Saint Poisson Holy Fish Friday
Salmon Coulibiac $48
Tender Salmon fillet resting on rice, spinach and sautéed mushrooms, wrapped in puffed pastry served with dill cream.
Turkey Feature
Serves 4 to 6 adults $185 Carrot and ginger soup or Mixed greens Sliced turkey breast and Tender dark meat Apple sauce stuffing Vegetable bundles Caramelized root vegetables Roast or mashed potatoes Baguette Cranberry orange sauce Turkey gravy Carmelita cake or Spring raspberry lemon cake
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Lamb Features
Rack of lamb $60
Marinated in honey Dijon and crusted with pumpkin seeds, cashews and almonds, served with your choice of potato and vegetable bundle.
Braised lamb shank $60
Served with ratatoulille puree, chive risotto and vegetable bundle.
Add a floral arrangement $40
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Provincial vaccine booking system open to priority groups by Trina Berlo The provincial booking system for COVID-19 vaccines is now live, usurping the Simcoe Muskoka system, for anyone 80 and older, the adult Indigenous community and other health care priority groups. “We have a great opportunity right now with immunization to be able to proceed with vaccinating the population,” said medical officer of health Dr. Charles Gardner. “We’ve made an excellent start in protecting those most vulnerable in our long-term care facilities so that outbreaks in the long-term care facilities and retirement homes are way down and mortality, though it continues, is greatly reduced compared with the past.” Health partners are proceeding with immunizing the entire adult population over the weeks and months to come, working in sequence through the priority groups identified by the province. “We’re at a point now where we want to get ahead of the pandemic and not have it swell into another wave while we achieve protection for everybody through immunization and bring us to a much better place late in the spring and into the summer,” said Gardner in his weekly press briefing. There were some glitches when the booking system launched, which caused some confusion for people. Not all the regional clinics were initially uploaded to the system, but that has been rectified, and 10 people were booked into a Bracebridge clinic that wasn’t even scheduled. Gardner reported that Simcoe Muskoka has received its first shipment of the Moderna vaccine, which is easier to handle, and is being administered through mobile clinics at seniors congregate settings. The health unit is also participating in an AstraZeneca pilot program. Nine family health teams are participating and will be contacting people aged 60-64 who fit into priority groups. (Residents are asked not to contact their family doctor.) For information about Ontario’s vaccine booking system, please see Ontario.ca, or call the Provincial Vaccine
COVID-19 vaccination preregistration system opens for those
Information Line at 1-888-999-6488, Monday to Sunday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. People 80 years of age and over can now book online at www.ontario.ca/ bookvaccine or by telephone at 1-888999-6488. Eligible first phase groups also include adult recipients of chronic home care, essential caregivers of residents in LTC or retirement homes, high-priority health care workers and Indigenous adults. First and second vaccination appointments will be arranged at the same time. “Please be patient when trying to book an appointment,” said SimcoeGrey MPP Jim Wilson. “It can take time to access the system. Only those who are eligible, or helping somebody who is, should be making appointments in this first phase.” People eligible to book appointments will be asked to provide their provincial health card details, birth date, postal code and email address or phone number. Until vaccines are widely available and enough people have been fully vaccinated to stop the spread of the virus, people are asked to: • continue to follow local public health advice and restrictions • practise physical distancing • use masks or face coverings • stay home as much as possible and only go out for necessities The next phase of Ontario’s vaccination roll-out for people in other age groups is expected to begin in April. Depending on supply, Ontario has the resources to administer 4.8 million vaccines per month.
Pre-registration for select eligible groups as per the province’s phase one roll out plan is now open on the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s website. Eligible groups who can preregister include highest, very high and high priority frontline health care workers in accordance with the Ministry of Health’s Guidance on Health Care Worker Prioritization; essential caregivers of residents in long-term care and retirement homes; all Indigenous adults and their household members; and adult recipients of chronic home care. To pre-register, or for more information about COVID-19 and the vaccine roll out visit www.smdhu.org. Pre-registration helps the health unit collect information about appointments quickly and easily as vaccine supply becomes available. Once a person has pre-registered on the SMDHU website, they will be placed in the queue to receive a vaccine appointment. When an appointment is available, the person will be sent an email invitation from the province with a booking code to book their appointment on the provincial booking system. Note that this does not happen immediately and may take days or weeks depending on vaccine supply and demand for appointments. All appointment booking in Simcoe Muskoka will be done through the online provincial system. Please note that adults 80 years of age and older (born anytime in 1941 or prior) are also eligible at this time; however, they cannot pre-register via SMDHU’s website. They will be able to book immunization appointments directly via the online provincial booking system or by telephone to the Provincial Vaccine Information Line.
This week's highlights: • As of presstime, 260 local cases have been tested positive for the COVID-19 variant of concern UK B.1.1.7 (UK), seven cases have tested positive for the P.1 variant of concern (Brazil), one has tested positive for the B.1.351 variant of concern (South Africa) and an additional 618 cases have screened positive (awaiting confirmatory testing) • Over 61,000 doses of the PfizerB i o N Te c h C O V I D - 1 9 v a c c i n e have been administered in Simcoe Muskoka. This includes over 16,500 individuals who have received both of the required doses of the vaccine. In addition, over 3,000 (or 94 per cent) long-term care residents and over 3,400 (or 95 per cent) retirement home residents have received their first dose. Over 1,300 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine have also been administered to adults 60-64 years by four Family Health Teams in Simcoe Muskoka. • There have been 116 new cases reported to the health unit for the current week. There were 297 new cases reported to the health unit last week, which was approximately 40 per cent higher than the 213 cases reported for the week of Feb. 28. • There were 32 COVID-19 related deaths in February, which is the second highest number of deaths in a single month since the start of the pandemic. In March, three Simcoe Muskoka residents have died from COVID-19. • The vast majority of COVID-19 cases in Simcoe Muskoka have recovered from the infection. Most COVID-19 cases in Simcoe Muskoka are from the Barrie and South Simcoe areas. Click here to view the epidemic curve by municipality. Seniors 80 years of age and older had the highest rate of infection in January, with over 90 per cent of these cases associated with an institutional outbreak. Young adults (18-34 years) had the highest rate of infection in February and continue to have the highest rates so far in March.
Health Unit launches follow-up COVID-19 impact survey The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is launching a second local impact survey to gain more insight into how individuals and families have been affected by the pandemic. The online survey is a follow up to the first survey conducted last fall. Results collected from that survey are still being analyzed and are expected to be shared in April. Results will be used to inform communities, services and programs about the adversities residents have faced during the pandemic. “As the pandemic continues, so too does the impact on our residents and communities. While we have learned to adapt in some ways, the prolonged nature of the restrictions are directly affecting mental and physical health, livelihoods, the economy and our
residents’ ability to get appropriate services,” said Dr. Charles Gardner, Simcoe Muskoka’s medical officer of health. “Learning about the impacts of the pandemic on the residents of Simcoe Muskoka provides opportunities for organizations to improve programs and provide enhanced support to those who need it most. Sharing this information with community partners and to the political decision makers will also help to ensure we can coordinate and cooperate as needed.” Residents of Simcoe County and the District of Muskoka are encouraged to provide feedback on their experiences, behaviours and opinions related to: • Ability to get healthy food, or maintain living arrangements
• Income, stress, mental and physical health • Access to health care services • Parenting, children’s behaviours and mental health • Following public health recommendations • How the health unit has responded to the pandemic • Alcohol use, smoking, non-medical use of prescription drugs. The survey, available at www.smdhu. org/impactsurvey, can be completed by local residents who are 18 years of age and older. Identifying information is not collected from participants and privacy is maintained. The aim is to get feedback from as many residents as possible, and from those from all walks of life and living in a variety
of situations, especially those who are often less likely to participate in surveys including males, residents whose first language is not English and people living with low income. Municipal, community partner and service providers are urged to share the survey link and encourage their clients to have their say. Survey results, along with the findings of the Mitigating Harms of Public Health Measures Situational Assessment completed in 2020 will provide valuable information on what pandemic impacts Simcoe Muskoka residents are experiencing and how organizations could enhance supports for residents. More information about COVID-19 can be found at www.smdhu.org.
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Long-term care homes seeking donations to support virtual programming and engagement
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced staff in longterm care and seniors services to reinvent how they connect, and provide programming and support to residents and families. To assist with these changes, County of Simcoe Long-term Care and Seniors Services homes are seeking donations from the community to support with virtual programming and engagement for residents. Just a year ago, community groups and volunteers would come into the homes to provide various services such as entertainment, spiritual programming, and social interactions. With the enhanced safety measures put in place to
protect our vulnerable seniors, staff have embraced technology, including smart TVs and tablets, as a way to continue to connect with residents, both one-onone and in small groups and also to connect residents with the world. Many volunteers have continued to engage with residents, taking them along for virtual dog walks, cooking classes or sing-alongs. “With the enhancements in technology, smartTVs and tablets allow residents to engage with the world beyond our doors,” said Jane Sinclair, General Manager, Health and Emergency Services. “By using video chat applications like Skype and FaceTime, residents can see and speak with a family member across the world or a friend in the next room. They can
also read the news, watch movies, or enjoy games, or take part in spiritual services, and volunteer programs from the comfort and safety of their own rooms, helping to keep them connected even when we can’t all be together.” The county’s homes are seeking donations of smart TVs (preferably 40” or greater to assist with visual challenges) and tablets. The homes will also gladly accept radios with AM/FM (large font), or old iPods or MP3 players that can be used as part of their Mind and Melody Program. For more information or to make a donation directly to Sunset Manor in Collingwood, contact Jenn Baulke at 705-445-4499.
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The contact for Creemore Senior AA Hockey Club is Tom Macham, 705-435-8469 or email creemoreseniorhockey@gmail.com. We apologize for the error.
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Dufferin adopts Climate Action Plan On March 11, Dufferin County C o u n c i l a d o p t e d t h e D u ff e r i n Climate Action Plan, a strategy for the community to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and build resilience to the current and future impacts of climate change. “A net-zero target is ambitious, reflecting not only the urgency of the climate crisis, but also Dufferin County’s commitment to act as a leader on climate change in the community,” said Warden Darren White. “This target means that by 2050 Dufferin County will have reduced community greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible while removing any unavoidable emissions from the atmosphere through natural or technological solutions.” The 2050 target is in alignment with the Paris Agreement, an international agreement to keep global temperature rise this century to well below two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Interim targets of 10 per cent below 2016 levels by 2030 and 40 per cent below 2016 levels by 2040 have been set by the county to guide progress. In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the Dufferin Climate Action Plan also focuses on actions to build resilience in the face of a changing climate. “Local climate projections show that Dufferin can expect to experience rising temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, and an increasing number of severe weather events,” said Town of Mono Mayor, Laura Ryan. “This Plan is a critical step in ensuring that Dufferin remains a healthy and thriving community for current and future generations to come.” Designed with community well-being at the forefront, the Dufferin Climate
ECHO Calendar UPCOMING EVENTS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 100 Women Who Care South Georgian Triangle. Join 100+ women making a difference in our community through the work of local charities from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visit website for more info. New members welcome! www.100womensouthgeorgiantriang le.com virtual - link is on the website.
Action Plan is anticipated to generate many social, cultural, environmental, and economic benefits in the County. Input provided by the Dufferin County Climate Change Collaborative and Dufferin residents, who participated in a series of engagement initiatives throughout 2020, informed the creation of the plan and its guiding vision. “This is not just a plan for the climate. It is also a plan for people,” says Orangeville Mayor Sandy Brown and member of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. “Each action in the plan can be identified with at least one direct benefit for the community. For instance, improved energy efficiency means reduced energy bills, higher re-sale values, cleaner air, and more comfortable homes for residents.” The Dufferin Climate Action Plan highlights five priority actions to be completed over the next five years around energy efficiency and fuel switching, low-carbon transportation, community empowerment, climate resiliency for natural and agricultural systems, and green development standards.
Dufferin residents can expect to see the acceleration of initiatives in alignment with these priorities. The installation of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to create a network to support the transition to EVs, opportunities to participate in energy saving programs with the County and local utility companies, and enhancements to the natural environment through both urban and rural tree planting projects serve as a few examples of what implementation of the Dufferin Climate Action Plan will look like in the community. With the adoption of the Dufferin Climate Action Plan, the County moves through Milestone 3 of the Partner’s for Climate Protection Program, as part of a network of 350+ municipalities across Canada. Moving ahead to implementation, Dufferin County will establish regular five-year Plan updates, in addition to an annual report card, to reflect on progress, set next steps, and ensure that climate planning continues to align with community priorities. Learn more about the Dufferin Climate Action Plan at dufferincounty. ca/climatechange.
Social Finance: Ethical, Environmental & Everyone Webinar/Online Event The Fair Finance Fund from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Social Finance: Ethical, Environmental & Everyone is back to share innovations in impact investing and social finance worldwide. Each week, experts in impact investing, social finance, social entrepreneurship and innovations in finance from around the world will join us to share their work. Discussions will include new models of investing for social purpose, projects on the forefront of social and environmental change, stories from the field and best practices for the future of food, people and the planet. Contact: communications@ fairfinancefund.org. FRIDAY, MARCH 26 GTLLI - SPRING POTPOURRI 2021 Six Lectures live streamed to your home on Fridays at 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. from March 26 to Apr 30. Free videos of each lecture are available until June 30. The cost is $50 for the six lectures. To purchase or information: www.gtlli.ca.
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ECHO Classifieds
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CREEMORE HILLS WINERY Pét-Nat for sale $30 (12.5% alc./ vol. 750 ml) Enjoy a walk through the vineyard. COVID Prices – Wine: White or Red, $20; Honey: $20. For pre-arranged pick-up or delivery Call/Text 647-588-8931. Email cmorrissey0708@rogers.com. GOOD QUALITY HAY for sale. First cut hard core bale 4 x 5 stored inside. Alfalfa/Timothy mix. $80 per bale. Contact Jerry 705-888-3043. T ZONE exercise machine. Please contact 705-428-3674. ELECTRIC CONVERSION KIT FOR PEDAL BIKE. Go further with less effort. Comes with 1 year parts warranty and all work is guaranteed. Call 705-888-4544.
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FRIDAY NIGHT FISH AND CHIPS at Creemore Bakery served with crispy fries and coleslaw - your choice of sustainable Cod $14.99 or Halibut $18.99. Take out only. Call before noon on Fridays to order and reserve pick up time 705-466-5621.
HOUSE WANTED FOR RENT Our family has been blessed to be part of the Creemore community, on and off, since 1976. From the earliest days when we were young, unencumbered and loved to roam the area. Until recently, as grandparents avoiding the pandemic, we have been very fortunate in finding excellent properties to rent for the summer. No doubt we should have bought years ago. This year, we are unable to renew our summer rental and have yet to find a comfortable alternative. In the past, we have always had luck advertising in The Echo. All to say that we are looking for a country house in the area to rent this summer (July to Thanksgiving) with at least four bedrooms and a decent view. Water would be a great addition. Our family consists of two grandparents and two daughters with their families including three young grandsons. One of our daughters has a dog. If you have a property that might appeal, we would love to hear from you. Naturally, references are available. Contact David and Erica, our email is david.harrison@phdmedia.com. UNWANTED GUNS Properly Licenced Buyer. Guns, Cabinets, Militaria, Handguns. Please call 705795-7516.
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ELLIOTT PAINTING AND DECORATING, over 30 years experience with excellent references. Interior and exterior painting and wallpapering. Call for free estimate at 705-466-2356. CONTRACTOR REPAIRS, restores, dismantles and jacks up farm buildings, homes, and cottages. Also roofing, siding, doors, windows, beams, posts, foundations, peers, cement work, fencing, eaves troughing, decks, docks installed, repaired, replaced. Contact Brian McCurdy, at 519-986-1781 or 519375-0958. SMITH’S LAWN CARE is now booking for 2021. Lawn cutting, landscaping, garden and property maintenance. License/insured. Call (705)888-7092 or email smithlawns@ outlook.com.
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Creemore Farmers’ Market is searching for a MARKET MANAGER to be responsible for planning and operation of the outdoor 2021 summer market. Planning occurs from home and on site attendance is required on Saturday mornings. Part time, approx. 10 hours a week. Volunteer with honorarium. Do you possess the drive and energy to build and grow a successful market that meets the needs of vendors and customers? Are you a self starter, with outstanding interpersonal and organizational skills? Do you have a passion and interest in local food, farming and markets? If so, we’d love to hear from you! Please send cover letter and resume to: foodmaven1@gmail.com.
The Creemore BIA is seeking proposals from a professional, insured and conscientious service provider to ensure the main streets of our village are beautiful. Service is required for 20 weeks from May to September and includes the following: • A p p r o p r i a t e w a t e r i n g a n d fertilizing of 35 planters with 40L reservoirs along Mill and Caroline St. • Deadheading and oversight of plants to ensure they look beautiful. • Removal of weeds by non-toxic spray or mechanical methods under trees, on sidewalks, around hydro poles and two gardens at the north end of the BIA. For more information or to submit a quote please contact: Sara Hershoff sara@creemore.com 705-466-9906, 3 Caroline St. W. Creemore, ON, L0M 1G0 (Quotes due by April 15.)
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OBITUARY
HUBBERT, Jesse Allen – Following a long illness Jesse passed away peacefully at Hospice Simcoe with loving family at his side. Jesse Hubbert at the age of 30 loved son of Sherry and Rob Hubbert. Best friend of his brother Braydon and sister Katie as well as his sister-in-law Courtney Hubbert and brother-in-law Brody Marshall. Cherished grandson of Carol and the late Kenneth Krafft and Lyla and the late Elmer Hubbert. Jesse will also be remembered by his aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. Throughout his life Jesse enjoyed hunting, fishing, hockey and baseball. Community involvement was important to Jesse and the support of New Lowell and area was very much appreciated by Jesse and his family. The support and care provided by Dr. Doug Austgarden and the many other medical professionals who assisted during Jesse’s journey will always be appreciated by Jesse’s family as well. A Celebration of Jesse’s life will be announced at a later date. Memorial donations to Hospice Simcoe would be appreciated by the family. Messages of condolence may be forwarded to the family through adamsfuneralhome.ca. In recognition of Jesse’s love of his sledge hockey and baseball teams: ‘Go Bears,’‘Once a Knight always a Knight.’
IN MEMORIAM
PETTIGREW In loving memory of Harvey – March 14, 1999 and Vera – March 23, 2013. Every day in some small way memories of you both, come our way. Though absent you are always near. Still missed, loved and always dear. Love Joan, Adam, Lee-Anne, Amy, Will, Jacob, Emily and William.
IN MEMORIAM
Remembering our mom, Margaret Marie Gibson MacDonald, who left us a year ago on March 15, 2020. Our lives go on without you, But nothing is the same. We have to hide our heartache, When someone speaks your name. Sad are the hearts that love you, Silent are the tears that fall. Living without you, is the hardest part of all. You did so many things for us, Your heart was so kind and true. And when we needed someone, We could always count on you. Those special years will not return when we were all together, But our love for you, remains in our hearts forever. Love Debbie, Dianne, Ronnie, Lori, Larry, Sherry and families.
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SCDSB to hold first-ever student census The SCDSB is committed to identifying and removing barriers within our system that impact equity, achievement and well-being of students, and to ensuring that all students are offered supportive, inclusive and respectful learning environments. To support these efforts, we must learn more about our students. In April 2021, the SCDSB will hold its first student census. The confidential SCDSB Student Census 2020-2021 is an important tool that will be used to collect identity-based student data so that systemic barriers can be identified. The results will guide our focus on programs, supports and resources to address inequities within our system. To support the delivery of the SCDSB student census in April, the SCDSB is hosting information sessions. The sessions are being held via Zoom in mid-March and will include the following information: why we are conducting a student census; a
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review of the census questions (based on the draft version of the census); and discussion regarding potential barriers to participation. Between April 1-30, students in Grades 7-12 and parents/guardians of students in Kindergarten to Grade 6 will be invited to participate in the SCDSB Student Census 2020-2021. Students in Grades 7-12 will be emailed a secure link inviting them to complete their census. For students in Kindergarten to Grade 6, parents/ guardians will complete the student census on behalf of their child(ren). Parents/guardians of these students will receive an email invitation which includes a secure link to their child(ren)’s student census. The email used for parents/guardians will be the primary contact email on file at their child’s school. More information regarding the information sessions and the student census is available on our website at www.scdsb.on.ca/ studentcensus.
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