SERVING THE MAPLETON COMMUNITY
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COMMUNITY NEWS VOLUME 50 ISSUE 15
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Provincial competitors - Two teams of local students are headed to the Skills Ontario provincial competition on May 1 in Toronto. LEFT: The junior robotics team from Maryborough Public School in Moorefield placed first at the Skills Canada Regional Competition in Guelph on April 7. From left are: Jack Klaassen, Erik Kraehling, Easton Coverdale and Wes Schieck. RIGHT: The Maryborough junior character animation team also placed first in its category at the regional competition. From left are: Austin Marcoux, Keely Franklin, Eliana Marshall and Clare Cashin. Additional photos on page 8. Submitted photos
Township council selects consultant for design of Maryborough Community Centre project By Patrick Raftis MOOREFIELD Mapleton council has authorized township staff to retain the services of VG Architects, The Ventin Group, for the design of the renovations for the Maryborough Community Centre at a maximum cost of $88,000 plus HST. The township was successful in obtaining grant funding through the Ontario 150 Community Capital Grant Program for the renovations.
The total project budget is $526,000 with $249,800 funded by the Ontario 150 Community Capital Program and funding of $10,000 is pending through the Wellington County Accessibility Grant Program. The remainder of funding, $266,700, will flow through the township’s 2017 capital budget. Council approved a recommendation from an evaluation committee to accept the proposal from VG Architects at the March 28 meeting. The evaluation committee, made
project. Councillor Lori Woodham asked “when, or are we, going to have any conversations on what the renovations look like?” Woodham noted she had heard from a group hoping to have a shuffleboard court be installed as part of the project. “First of all lets get the consultant on board and let them establish the sort of consultation process that has to happen,” suggested CAO Brad McRoberts, noting the town-
up of the township CAO, public works director and manager of assets and infrastructure, selected the proposal from five submitted. The committee noted in a report that VG Architects offers: - strong local experience; - strong experience in community centres in rural areas; - the highest collective years of experience among submitters; - highest value added solutions in the group; and - excellent understanding of the
ship should take care “not to take this and have it mushroom out to some mega project.” McRoberts noted the original discussions for the project centre on cosmetic repairs, improvements to washrooms and accessibility. “I just want to make sure we’re not taking on this project and all of a sudden it mushrooms out into trying to be everything under the sun,” he stated. A motion to accept the VG proposal was approved unopposed.
Council approves cost of computer dispatch system for Mapleton fire department By Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – Township council has approved a $12,000 expenditure for Mapleton Fire and Rescue’s share of a new computeraided dispatch (CAD) system. The City of Guelph Fire Department has provided pager and radio dispatching for Wellington County fire departments for several years. The city recently moved to the CAD system and has updated it to allow county departments to utilize it. The CAD system is a method of dispatching emergency services by computer. It is used to send emergency messages to individual fire departments and to store and retrieve data. CAD systems consist of a software package used to initiate public safety calls for service, dispatch, and maintain the status of responding
resources in the field. “It will allow us to get computer aided dispatch reports sent straight to our Firepro (communication) system,” said Mapleton Fire Chief Rick Richardson. “It gives us a benchmark when on a call ... They will be able to access reports of what time we’re on the scene, when we requested mutual aid, what time (another department) got on the scene - some of the things we’re not getting now.” Richardson also noted the system will allow personnel to receive information such as addresses on tablet computers. “The CAD system will allow Wellington County fire departments to ‘sector’ areas of our municipality, sending only stations and personnel as needed,” he explained in a written report. “It will serve as an aid for future use of tablets in
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response vehicles and full dispatch services. “A full CAD system will supply the department with a more complete reporting record and ‘time stamping’ requirements would be provided in future legal proceedings.” Councillor Michael Martin asked if the system could lead to the elimination of a local dispatcher. “No. There’s still functions that our local dispatcher can do,” said Richardson, including sending out personnel on a local basis and advising on-scene personnel how many firefighters are still waiting at the hall for potential assignment. Richardson said Guelph will invoice a one-time charge of $12,000 for each Wellington County fire department. The funds will come from other capital in the 2017 budget. There will also be an annual fee of $1,800.
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Cookie time - Alma Girl Guides and Sparks were at Buehler Automotive in Alma on April 8 selling their Girl Guide cookies to passersby. The fundraising cookie blitz is an annual tradition for the organization. Photo by Kelly Waterhouse
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