Drayton Community News February 7, 2019

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Harriston man sentenced to over seven years in connection with fatal crash GUELPH - Ethan Robert Noble has been sentenced to seven years and five months in jail in connection with a two-vehicle crash last summer that claimed the life of Palmerston’s Darren More. Noble, 22, of Harriston, was sentenced by Justice G.F. Hearn in Guelph court on Jan. 24. Though he initially faced 15 charges following the July 11 Mapleton crash, Noble pled guilty to five charges: - driving while impaired by drug causing death; - driving while impaired

by drug causing bodily harm (two counts, involving two passengers in the vehicle he was driving); - possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 (the truck he was driving was stolen); and - assault (on a female passenger in the vehicle he was driving). Noble received a seven-year jail sentence for impaired driving causing death and a concurrent fiveyear sentence for two counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm, plus two months for possession of the stolen truck and three

months for assaulting the passenger. Less time served, his remaining sentence totals six years and eight months. He is also prohibited from driving for five years following his release. More, 43, was a father of three children with his wife Pam. He was well known in the community as a volunteer, particularly with the Isaac Foundation, which supports research into MPS VI, a rare genetic disorder his son Jasper was diagnosed with in 2011.

MAPLETON - Discussion about the sale of a surplus residential lot in Glen Allan has led to a complete inventory review of all saleable lots in Mapleton. According to a Jan. 22 report to council, staff received a letter of interest from Mapleton resident Rod Bauman to purchase a quarter-acre of vacant land at 15 Hill street in Glen Allan. Bauman stated the land adjacent to his property “is currently vacant ... not maintained and has several aban-

doned vehicles and debris on it.� Councillor Paul Douglas noted an aerial map of Glen Allan showed five other municipally-owned parcels of land. That led councillor Michael Martin to ask whether staff should be looking into other surplus lots that could be put up for sale. “I don’t know if we track it here but ... let’s start looking at it; let’s start putting it up and declaring it surplus and getting rid of it because I am sure that those surplus properties have a lot more

value to adjoining property owners,â€? Martin said. Mayor Gregg Davidson and councillor Dennis Craven agreed. CAO Manny Baron explained staff has already started to assess other vacant land and was planning to release the information for that purpose within the year. “Prior to me arriving here in Mapleton, [clerk Barb Schellenberger] did go through that exercise ‌â€? Baron said. “So in talking to Barb and staff, what we hoped to

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Tin can curlers hit the ice at Mapleton to inventory surplus lots Moorefield rink By Aryn Strickland The Moorefield Optimist Club hosted its tin can curling bonspiel on Feb. 2. A popular event started in the 1940s, the club reintroduced tin can curling to the community two years ago. ABOVE: Madison Martin, 15, of Moorefield, throws a can as teammate Kanyon Cherrey, 12, looks on. LEFT: Leland Scott, 11 sweeps a can during the competition. Photos by Aryn Strickland

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Minto recognized by EDCO for Cool Cones collaboration MINTO – The Town of Minto was the recipient of a 2018 Award of Excellence from the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) at a Jan. 31 awards ceremony at the Sheraton Centre Toronto. Minto placed first in the Collaboration and Partnership Awards category, for Local Collaboration and Partnership under 50,000 population. Minto was selected for last summer’s Cool Cones Crawl public art project, which celebrated a reunion of former Canada Packers employees and the history of York Ice Cream production in Harriston. “This is an extremely special honour,� said Minto eco-

nomic development manger Belinda Wick-Graham. “This truly was a project that was successful because of the community partners including the Harriston downtown revitalization committee, Town of Minto Cultural Roundtable, business sponsors and, of course, the artists.� Wick-Graham also thanked Raissa Rogers of the Magic Ice Cream Shop for her encouragement on the project “when things got difficult� and Andy Pridham at Weathered for “making our vision a reality by constructing our base cones.� Mayor George Bridge said, “Minto prides itself on our strong community partnerships and this project continues to demonstrate that we are stronger together,

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when we come together great things can happen.� The town is planning a similar project, Trendy Trains, for next summer, celebrating the railway heritage of the community of Palmerston. The awards program, which marked the finale of the 62nd EDCO Conference and Showcase, aims to seek advanced ideas with the ability to become future economic development best practices. This year, 98 entries were submitted from communities and organizations across Ontario. A judging panel with expertise in marketing, communications, tourism and industrial/commercial development met in Toronto in November to evaluate each entry and select finalists.

Excellent collaboration - The Town of Minto was the recipient of a 2018 Award of Excellence from the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) at a Jan. 31 awards ceremony. Minto was recognized in the Local Collaboration and Partnership, for municipalities under 50,000 population, category for last summer’s Cool Cones Crawl public art project. From left: Minto marketing and community development coordinator Taylor Kuenen, Mayor George Bridge, economic development manager Belinda Wick-Graham and Minto economic development committee chair Glen Hall. Submitted photo

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