Vol. 10 No. 26
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Mill St. development questioned DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard
THE MONARCHS FLY: The Mariposa Monarchs celebrate victory on Lake Scugog on Saturday, June 21, during the ninth annual Dragon Boat Festival. The event, originally organized by the Dragon Flies Breast Cancer Survivor Group, draws crowds and teams from far and wide to raise funds and awareness of breast cancer. BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard
Changes in store for Fire Department BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard
SCUGOG: The Township’s fire department could see drastic changes this year, with the submission of the long-awaited Fire Organizational and Operational Review (FOOR), which began in June of 2013 and carries a price tag of $50,000. On Monday, June 23, councillors recieved the final report from Steve Thurlow of Dillon Consulting, which may decide the future of Scugog’s fire halls and
those who work inside them. Scugog’s FOOR concludes with a choice of three proposed options: keeping the status quo with revisions to training for volunteer firefighters, following the 2004 Master Fire Plan’s guidelines of hiring additional full time firefighters, and the option of a fully volunteer fire department. Last week, Mariano Perini of the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office told Council that the Scugog Fire Department has
made progress - gaining three full time firefighters, new SCBA gear, and an updated communications system. However, there is still a lot of work to be done. “With a large coverage area and a small department, we need to focus on education and prevention,” said Thurlow. “The best way to fight a fire is to not let it happen in the first place, the public needs to take some control with Ontario Fire Code.” T U R N TO PAG E 4
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UXBRIDGE: Council chambers were overflowing on the evening of Monday, June 23, as the community gathered en masse to hear plans for a development on one of the township’s most notable heritage properties, located at 62 Mill St. The public meeting was held to deal with a proposed zoning amendment that would allow for a 39-unit condominium townhouse development on the property containing the heritage home built by Isaac Gould in 1866, believed to be both the first brick building in the township as well as the first home with electricity. Under the proposal, the home would be relocated on the property. Under the current plans, the development would be serviced by a new road built off of the existing entrance to Mill St., with a gated emergency access built at the south end of the property near the gravel cul-de-sac on Water St. According to Bob Martindale, a planning and heritage consultant for the project, the developers were not asked to submit a traffic report as part of their initial submission to the township. As well, Mr. Martindale added that the development will offer a different type of residence in the area. “It expands the range of housing available for purchase in an area with low density detached homes,” added Mr. Martindale. T U R N TO PAG E 3
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