SERVING THE MAPLETON COMMUNITY
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COMMUNITY NEWS VOLUME 51 ISSUE 28
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County council briefs
County moves forward on garage replacement, considers speed signs for Drayton school zone By Olivia Rutt GUELPH - Wellington County is in the early stages of its plan to replace roads operations garage facilities over the next 10 years. Roads committee chair Gary Williamson gave an update on the roads operations garage facilities in the county at the June 28 county council meeting. Staff brought a report to the June 12 roads committee meeting outlining the current status of the six county garages, excluding Drayton, which is currently being built. Four of the six are slated to be replaced between 2019 and 2027 including: - Arthur Garage which is 46 years old and slated to be replaced in 2021; - Erin garage, 48 years old, replacement in 2024; - Brucedale garage, 60 years old, replacement in 2024; and - Harriston garage, 47 years old, replacement in 2027; The Aberfoyle and Elora garages are 40 and 33 years old respectively, and both are slated for replacement after 2030. “We’re moving forward with the next works yard, which is in Arthur in 2021,” said Williamson. “We did a road tour ... and we actually visited all the
Conestogo Lake hosts annual fishing derby Fine day for fishing - The annual catch and release fishing derby at Conestogo Lake Conservation Area on July 8 drew anglers from far and wide. ABOVE: Ashley Cardy and Ken Fidler were visiting from the Niagara area and decided to try their luck. RIGHT: Michael Bertrand of Fergus shows off his 41-inch small-mouth bass. Photos by Patrick Raftis
shops in the county … and it’s obvious that we need to start this program.” In the report from operations manager Paul Johnson, it states the four garages are in the forecast capital budget, with Arthur expected to cost $6 million. It is not determined yet if the new garage will be a standalone shop with mechanical work completed in Drayton, or include mechanical work at the Arthur shop. “The reason for this thought is none of our member municipalities have their own mechanics and as we do, should we offer our services to the member municipalities,” states Johnson. “If we do that at select garages that means that the shop has to have mechanical services available.” By adding the mechanical services, it would mean a larger shop size to accommodate those services. He stated the next steps will be to confirm if lower tier municipalities want the county to use its mechanical services to determine the sizes of the new garages. New Drayton works garage Williamson provided an update to council about the status of the new Drayton works garage project. The report, from construction and property manager Kevin Mulholland, outlines
the work that has been completed to date, including continued site grading, beginning installation of a well, starting the installation of fire tanks, masonry installation, continued underground floor preparation and beginning the “earthwork” on the storage dome. Through the summer, the concrete floor slab will be poured, installation of the pump house will begin, door and window installation will begin, installation of a septic system will be completed and drywall installation is scheduled to begin. The completion is estimated for the end of August. Solar-powered speed signs Wellington Road 11 Wellington County roads committee accepted a petition from Heather Clemmer, a Drayton resident, seeking two solar panelled speed signs on Wellington Road 11 in the school zone of Drayton Heights Public School. The resident said the signs are needed because there is no buffer between the sidewalk and roadway, the sidewalk becomes smaller in the winter due to snow buildup and the OPP cannot do regular radar. On June 28, council accepted the committee’s recommendation to refer the petition to staff for more information.
New shop pops up in Mapleton By Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – The new Made in Mapleton Pop Up Shop officially opened on July 5. The downtown Drayton store, which has been in operation since June 28, sells locally-crafted items, baking, produce and other unique offerings on a consignment basis. “We’re really excited to open the doors of Made in Mapleton. It’s a gift boutique that will help showcase all the local talent … we have some great artisans. Also we have some great businesses far and wide throughout Mapleton … We have some
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great publishers and artists. I’m sure we’ll see more come through the door,” said Mapleton economic development coordinator Trish Wake at the opening. “Thanks to staff like our CAO and Trish for getting this great idea brought to reality … it’s great to see it here,” said Mayor Neil Driscoll. Perth-Wellington MP John Nater was also on hand for the event. “I just want to congratulate everyone involved in this great initiative to showcase local artisans, local businesses, local people who do such great work, I even saw some local food in there,”
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said Nater. “This is a great economic development opportunity. Here in our rural communities there’s a lot of challenges. There’s also a lot of things we can highlight and this is one of the opportunities to highlight some of the positives that we have here in Mapleton and Wellington County,” the MP added. The store will operate about 45 hours per week, Wednesday to Sunday from 11am to 8pm, through the summer. The venture, a collaboration with the Mapleton Chamber of Commerce is a pilot project designed to cover costs and will be reviewed to ensure viability.
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Shop pops up - The new Made in Mapleton Pop Up Shop was officially opened on July 5. From left: Mayor Neil Driscoll, economic development coordinator Trish Wake, councillors Marlene Ottens, Lori Woodham, Dennis Craven and Michael Martin, Perth-Wellington MP John Nater and Wellington County councillor Gregg Davidson. Photo by Patrick Raftis
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