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OPP working proactively to combat drug-related crime

By Patrick Raftis

Paul Day tribute - Members of the family of the late Paul Day gather around a memorial bench, dedicated to Day by the Wellington County Green Legacy program, in front of a plaque for the The Paul Day Forest.

A dedication was held on Oct. 8 at Riverside Park in Drayton in recognition of Day, one of the founders of Trees for Mapleton and the Green Legacy program and a member of the Grand River Stewardship Council.

He passed away on Sept. 27, 2016.

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Township taking new approach to municipal budget process

By Aryn Strickland MAPLETON – CAO Manny Baron presented to council on Sept. 25 what he and staff are calling a “new way of thinking� budget process.

Instead of staff coming to council with a proposed rate, the new method would see

council start the process.

The approach, Baron said, will help council and staff better prepare for capital expenditures and get ahead of Wellington County budget meetings in January. “It is no secret that our asset management is a little bit flawed. It’s been a pingpong exercise,� said Baron.

Traditionally staff would go over the budget and present their bottom line tax rate, often using previous year’s budget and adding for inflation. “We would like to see council give a percentage increase they are comfortable with and have staff work SEE NEW APPROACH Âť 3

MINTO – There are problems with drug abuse in communities across Wellington County and across the province, but the Ontario Provincial Police are actively working to combat the problem and keep citizens safe.

That’s the message Wellington County OPP detachment commander Inspector Scott Lawson and Staff Sergeant Bruce Aitken brought to Minto town council on Oct. 2.

The officers attended the meeting in response to a request from council for information on police strategies for dealing with illegal drugs.

Lawson said the OPP are aware the problem is widespread. “There’s no doubt, from our commissioner on down, we understand that there is a problem with drugs in our communities,� said Lawson, noting drug-related crime is “one of our biggest challenges that we focus on.�

The inspector said he understands the concerns of council and citizens. “The crux of it is, do you feel safe in your communities and what are we doing about it? And I’m really proud to stand before mayor and council and talk about some of the things that we do,� said

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Lawson. “We understand what’s happening in our communities; we work in collaboration with all our partners: mayors, councils, fire services, public works - all of us are together a lot on a lot of issues.�

Aitken offered council some perspective on the level of drug crime in the county. “Over the last 10 years we had over 249,000 occurrences in our county. Violent crime, property crime and drug occurrences account for 11 per cent,� he explained, noting actual drug occurrences represented only 1% of the total. However, he noted that over a 10-year period, that still amounts to a substantial number.

On average, the annual number of possession charges across Wellington County for various drugs include: one for heroin, nine for cocaine, 29 for prescription drugs, 160 for cannabis, one for meth and 13 for ecstasy.

Lawson added, “When

you see drugs you know that there’s going to be other things that come from drugs: property crime and driving offences and domestic violence ... there’s so many spinoff occurrences that come from that.�

Lawson also pointed out that fentanyl is “a new pressure that were starting to see in our communities. “We have confirmed fentanyl in our communities, so (it’s) one that we’re talking about a lot because it can be very impactful, not only for those that choose to use it, but also for first responders.�

Lawson and Aitken outlined a wide range of Wellington OPP responses to drug issues, including: - dedicated community street crime units; - community mobilization and engagement efforts: - employment of drug recognition experts; - dedicated school officers/youth resiliency officer; - working with federal drug prosecutors through the court system; - a canine unit; and - utilizing the latest technology, including ION scanners for drug detection.

The OPP also partners to fight drug crime with numerous civilian agencies, such as the Wellington Drug Strategy, Safe Communities SEE DRUG CRIME Âť 4

Turmoil in Mapleton Township? Depends who you ask Mayoral candidates differ on state of community during meeting in Moorefield MOOREFIELD – Two candidates for mayor portrayed opposing versions of the state of their community at an all-candidates meeting here on Oct. 3. “There are no problems in this community. That’s what Neil told me last week,� said Gregg Davidson, who is challenging incumbent Neil Driscoll for mayor in the municipal election.

During his opening statement, Davidson, who currently represents Ward 2 on Wellington County council, said over the last eight months he has “received phone calls and emails, was stopped in the street, asking me to run for mayor.�

Davidson said when he visited local residents on the campaign trail “you painted a different picture.

You talked to me about high taxes and double digit tax increases the last four years, the lack of affordable houses and places to rent. You talked to me about township staff, accountability issues and tax money not being spent responsibly. “I have heard about the attempt to put development charges on our farming community and how that stung and how staff and the mayor are not responding to your concerns,� Davidson added. “I’ve also heard about the high staff turnover problems we’ve had in the last four years and the last one was the

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fear of reprisal felt by business and community members if they went against our current mayor. “If there are no problems in our community why did so many people come forward and ask me to run for mayor? If there are no problems in our community why do I have two of the current council members supporting me,� Davidson asked.

Davidson did not specify which current councillors members support him, but Driscoll indicated in his remarks the councillors were not present at the meeting.

Only councillors Michael Martin and Lori Woodham did not attend. “If I thought everything was fine locally. I would not have run for mayor,�

Davidson said. “I would have run again for county councillor. Instead I have chosen to step forward to represent you and your concerns and be your full-time mayor.�

He added, “I will use my experience from running a successful business to grow the business sector in our community and to manage our town budget. I will use

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my policing background to solve our local problems and to repair the relationship between your council and town staff. And I will use my people skills to reach out, to listen, and to respond to your needs.�

Driscoll, in his opening remarks, questioned Davidson’s characterization of municipal issues. “If there’s so much turmoil out there that I’ve missed I apologize, but I haven’t received those emails,� he said.

Driscoll thanked the Chamber of Commerce for hosting the event at the Maryborough Community Centre, stating the recent renovations to the facility were “50 years overdue.

“That’s progress and I believe that’s good progress that we’ve made for our communities,� said Driscoll, noting there have been “several improvements� to facilities in Drayton as well over the past four years.

Driscoll said he approached current council members before deciding to run for re-election, “because I though I was busy enough to be honest. “But when I had councillors tell me they would like another four years to learn the role before they run for mayor, I supported them,â€? said Driscoll. “If there are two councilors who aren’t in support of this, it’s too bad they aren’t SEE CANDIDATES Âť 6

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Drayton outscored Alma farm journalist earns photo award

by Listowel 7-4 LISTOWEL 7 DRAYTON 4 Though Drayton scored from the opening face-off, Listowel held the lead after the first period.

Aaron Keunan scored the Drayton goal. Nick Weicker tied the game for Listowel and Mike Gingrich scored a shorthanded goal for the lead. Trevor Kuepfer and Weicker assisted.

Cam Mohle scored for Drayton in the second, assisted by Scott Nieuwland.

However Listowel responded with three goals, including another short handed goal.

Zach Gingrich, Phil Shantz and Josh Shantz scored the goals, assisted by Travis and Phil Shantz.

Each team scored a pair in the third to give Listowel the solid win.

Eric Deckers and Scott Nieuwland scored for Drayton. Assisted by Colton Hoekstra, Mohle, Nieuwland, and Keunan.

Mike Gingrich and Zach Gingrich scored for Listowel.

Assisted by Trevor Keupfer and Josh Shantz.

FLORADALE 7 MISSIONARY 2 The game remained tied after the first period of play. Zach Franklin scored for Missionary and Willis Martin tied the game for Floradale, assisted by Gary and Ryan Martin.

Matt Burnett gave Missionary the lead in the second, assisted by Bryan Deen.

Floradale responded with two goals to take the lead.

Ryan Martin tied the game assisted by Corey Wideman and Wideman scored a power play goal for the lead, assistbed by Ryan Weber.

Four unanswered goals in the third gave Floradale the convincing win. Wideman scored two for his hat trick.

Other goals were scored by Conner Bauman and Willis Martin. Assists were earned

by Dustin Gingrich, Ryan, Nick, and Javan Martin.

COMMUNITY 6 BETHEL 4 A solid first two periods gave Community a 4-1 lead.

Community added a short handed goal in the third and Bethel responded with three goals to narrow the gap.

Tony Martin and Ryco Martin each scored a pair of goals.

The other goals were provided by Jeff Horst and Dustin Bults. Kevin Gingrich collected three assists, and Delmer Frey earned two.

The four Bethel goals were split by Matt Martin and Kyle Martin. Assists were earned by Conner Martin, Kyle Wideman, and Laverne Metzger.

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Photographer recognized - Owen Roberts, president of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ), presents Sharon Grose with the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation bronze award for photography.

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Gold, silver and bronze awards were presented in 14 categories at the banquet at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg.

Officials say the awards highlight the talent and hard work of agricultural photographers, journalists, communicators and broadcasters from across Canada.

Winners were chosen by 28 judges from across Canada, the United States and Australia. Judges included journalists, photographers, professors, farmers and communicators from different media and publications, and a mix of agricultural and non-agricultural backgrounds.

“I love my job; it combines the three things I am passionate about: art, photography and agriculture,” said Grose.

“I get to share my view of farming through the lens of my camera, capturing random elements of farm life.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR OF EVENTS October 12 - CWL Drayton annual Euchre, Doors open 7pm, card-playing starts 8pm, St. Martin of Tours Church Hall, 12 Union St., Drayton, $5/person. Door prizes, high/low/lone hand prizes, full lunch. All welcome.

October 12 - Join the Minto Arts Council for The Basement Café with Tantrix and Hayley Goreski! Harriston Library, 88 Mill St., 8pm. Tickets: $25/person, call 519-338-2497.

October 13 - Alma Community Country Dance. Alma Community Centre, 8-12pm. $12.50. Dance to Tri Country.

October 13 - Hot Ham Supper, Alma Community Centre, 5-7pm. Adults: $14, Children: $6. Sponsored by St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.

October 13 - Clifford Arena Season Kick-off. Free skating, hot dogs and hamburgers. 6-8pm. All welcome.

October 13 - Mapleton Harvest Festival, PMD Arena, Drayton.

Farm market & vendor sale, family fun entertainment including games & activities all day & much more! Free event.

October 14 - Teen Challenge Event, Drayton Christian Reformed Church, 88 Main St. E., 10am. Students share stories of addiction, recovery & restoration with family. Soup & Bun Luncheon follows with freewill offering.

October 14 - Harriston Kinsmen voluntary Roadtoll for Cystic Fibrosis research at the Harriston stoplights, 9-5pm.

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October 17 - Free cooking class led by Paula, dietitian from Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team. Learn simple, easy & healthy recipes. Harriston Arena, 11:30am. Register: 519.638.2110.

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the very least,” said Grose.

“You never know when there might be something to photograph. My kids and husband tease me about having to stop when we’re out and about. They always add extra time when planning road trips because they never know when I am going to stop to take a photo.”

People often ask Grose if she owns a lot of expensive camera equipment.

“While I do invest in good equipment for my professional jobs, I also take some pretty good photos with my cell phone—it’s really all about what I see with my eyes,” she said.

“And timing is everything. Right place, right time, right light. When mentoring students, I encourage them to take 20 steps out their front door and take 10 photographs. It makes them look for unique things in everyday

life and to try photographing at different angles, different heights to gain a different perspective for a photo.

“A good photographer learns to look, pay attention to details, interpret and capture moments in time.

“Every picture tells a story.”

With the popularity of smart phones, and selfies everyone is a self-proclaimed photographer. But Grose believes there is a craft and artistic talent that photographers put to use when they capture a moment.

Not everyone enjoys having their photo taken.

“For me, it’s important to build a rapport with people I am photographing,” said Grose.

“With farmers, I ask them about their favourite tractor, or their top producing cow, then start chatting with me, and then they start to relax, and they forget that I’m there.”

While there are many different photography styles, Grose prefers candid photography.

“When I do wedding photography, it’s a matter of being invisible while also being present,” she said.

“I like to be like a fly on the wall – I have a good zoom lens, people know I’m there, but I’m not there.”

That way people are more relaxed, allowing the photographer to capture unexpected moments at a planned event, she explained.

But aspiring agriculture photographers should note, “Farming is a dangerous occupation, and taking photos on farms can be a dangerous,” noted Grose.

“You go out in the pasture to take pictures of newborn calves, and cows can be very possessive of their offspring, so you have to be careful; be aware of your surroundings.”

Fall best time to order trees for spring planting through GRCA program CAMBRIDGE - Fall is the best time for rural landowners to start ordering trees from the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) for planting next spring.

Landowners in the Grand River watershed who have at least one hectare (2.5 acres) of land are eligible to order trees they can plant themselves.

Online tree orders can be placed now, and up until March 1. Orders may also be placed by mail. Early ordering is advised to ensure the best selection of trees.

All tree orders can be picked up at the GRCA head office in Cambridge next spring. The minimum order is 200 seedlings or 20 tall stock trees (this includes saplings, whips and potted trees).

Landowners with at least two hectares (five acres) of property may also be interested in having a GRCA forestry specialist visit their property to develop a custom planting plan, arrange for planting in the spring and help access

funding programs to offset the cost of tree planting projects (if applicable).

A minimum order of 1,000 seedlings or 50 tall stock is required for GRCA staff to arrange planting. There is no cost for this service, but demand is high.

Interested landowners will be put on a waiting list to be contacted at a later date.

Email trees@grandriver.ca or call 519-621-2761 and ask to speak to a forestry specialist.

All watershed residents are welcome to purchase trees at the GRCA’s annual tree sale that takes place in May. Details about this event will be posted online at www. grandriver.ca/events.

Private landowners own nearly 80 per cent of the land in the watershed and can make an immense contribution toward increasing tree cover through this initiative.

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Trustee candidates air views on sex education controversy

By Patrick Raftis MO O RE FIE LD – Candidates for the Upper Grand District School Board north Wellington trustee position were asked to weigh in on one of the today’s most controversial Ontario education issues at an Oct. 3 gathering here.

At an all-candidates meeting, hosted by the Mapleton Chamber of Commerce and held at the Maryborough Community Centre, Candidates Robin Ross, Shawn McLeod and Rob Unsworth were asked their position on the “sex education” curriculum, which was implemented in 2015 by the previous Liberal government and scrapped by the Conservatives upon taking office. Candidates were also asked their position on changes to the province’s Indigenous Studies curriculum.

“First of all it’s directed by the Ministry of Education so as a trustee I can’t change that,” said Ross. “I can lobby the Ministry of Education to reassess their curriculums, but I probably can’t change their mind.”

Ross noted while it’s often referred to as sex education, “actually its health and physical education.

“Removing that is based on the premise that every

Candidates quizzed - Candidates for Mapleton council and north Wellington Upper Grand District School Board trustee answered questions from the public at a meeting in Moorefield on Oct. 3. From left: mayoral candidates Gregg Davidson and Neil Driscoll; school board candidates Shawn McLeod, Robin Ross and Rob Unsworth; acclaimed Mapleton councillors Dennis Craven, Paul Douglas and Marlene Ottens; acclaimed Ward 2 Wellington County councillor Earl Campbell.

Photo by Patrick Raftis home is a good home with parents that are able to teach everything that is in there to their kids and I don’t believe that is possible,” said Ross. “There are kids that live in homes that don’t care for them as well. There are kids that are abused. And if they never get any information that that is wrong, that what is happening to them is wrong, they will never know the difference. And, to me, the education system is built so that all kids have the opportunity to have an equal education and if you are a family where you can do all of that for your kids that’s great. You have always had the opportunity to do that.

The school system is built to balance out stuff for kids.”

Ross added, “If I have to teach my kid social media, he’s in trouble, cause I’m old, I do facebook I have no idea about snapchat.”

Ross continued, “And the same goes for native studies.

I didn’t spend years studying that, I have no idea how to teach that to my kids. And I believe the reason the public school system exists is to provide information that parents can’t. People have always had the opportunity to take their kids out if they don’t agree. But now we don’t even have the chance for kids that don’t have that support to get the information.”

“On the health education, I think we have to trust in our teachers,” said McLeod.

“Our teachers have the expe-

rience. Our teachers know the kids. The school board will work with teachers to make sure that you follow the rules that are laid out.

You can’t let politicians get in the way. Let the professionals be professional. And the same on the native education. Keeping people in the dark has never helped any of us. So the more information the better and open communication is always the best solution.”

Unsworth stated, “The sex ed. curriculum is set by the board and I will be there to lobby for what I believe is proper. And what I believe is children have to come first and their safety is the number one priority. On any level, safety is number one

priority. And with the technology that’s out there today and the way that kids can get in trouble with their phones and other things it is a necessary evil that the school must teach it because parents don’t’ understand it all.

And there are some teachers that I wonder if they understand it all and they need to be directed from above by the board.”

In regard to the Indigenous Studies program changes, Unsworth said, “I am one eighth Indian and I believe that we need to look at the residential schools and make sure that we never have an atrocity like that ever again.

And so there’s a lot of things that I believe need to happen and we need to look at them

and move forward and child safety is number one.”

At an earlier candidates meeting, hosted on Sept. 29 by the chamber at Community Christian School in Drayton, candidates responded to a question on the status of childcare facilities in Drayton and Moorefield.

Unsworth said that more children need to stay in the local community.

McLeod said it seems to be a communication problem.

“That would be the trustee’s role, to make sure that everybody’s talking, on the same page and that’s probably the best way to solve the problem,” he said.

Ross said there are two sides to the story, using the new childcare centre at Palmerston Public School as an example.

“The people who are getting childcare spaces, the 54 childcare spaces are very excited and think it’s a great place, the 447 kids that go to Palmerston Public School are mad that they’ve lost their (two baseball) diamonds and room to run,” she said.

“So when you’re looking at things like this, you have to look at both sides of it because the childcare spaces were a bonus to many but it was a loss that the school is feeling.”

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New approach to municipal budget process presented to Mapleton council » FROM PAGE 1

towards the goal and present that exact budget,” said Baron.

In 2018, a total of $20,114,108 in taxes was collected, consisting of township, education and county taxes.

Only 36 per cent or $7,237,214 remained with the township, while 47% went to the county and 17% to the province for education.

With that roughly $7.5

million, council pays for winter maintenance, road and bridge maintenance, municipal drain works, parks and recreation, and economic development activities, among other things, forcing council to make tough decisions.

The issue of Sideroad 15 road repair was brought up in the discussion as an example of how the municipality hopes the new process will improve decision making. At

the time, the sideroad had 973 meters of asphalt that needed to be repaved, with a budget of only $200,000.

“What this process will do is ... not put council in a predicament where they have to make those unpopular decisions. We will come to you with a project list and a capital budget,” Baron added.

He told council they can raise taxes anywhere from one per cent to 10% and whatever the increase was, that

would subsequently raise the operational tax revenue.

However, Baron added it was important that council decide before Jan. 1 - prior to upper tier discussions about the county budget.

“We don’t want to wait for the county to set their figure out, decide how much the rate payers are going to pay and then have to adjust our budget. We should be the first out of the gate,” Baron said.

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Both Mayor Neil Driscoll and councillor Lori Woodham lauded the new process.

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She asked the CAO if staff have an estimate of how much of an impact growth would have on the amount of

taxes collected in 2019.

“The 2019 year really should be the most predictable because it’s the third year of moving that assessment over a four-year period,” said financial analyst Larry Wheeler.

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Wellington County, Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington, local fire and health services providers and school boards.

The Wellington County OPP IMPACT team, launched in December 2015, is also a key community initiative that partners clinicians with police officers on “live” calls to provide support/assessment for those suffering from mental health or addiction issues.

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A dedication was held on Oct. 8 at the Paul Day Forest at Riverside Park in Drayton.

The Wellington County Green Legacy program dedicated a memorial bench to Day in the park where the Trees for Mapleton Committee is planting 10,000 trees as a tribute to Day, who was a champion of the environment and a dedicated local volunteer.

One of the founders of Trees for Mapleton and Green Legacy and a member of the Grand River Stewardship Council, Day passed away on Sept. 27, 2016. He set a true example in the areas of environmental leadership and conservation.

It’s coincidental but somehow fitting that Monday’s dedication came just one day after the release of a sobering report by the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

In the report, the U.N. organization explained how the Earth’s weather, health and ecosystems would be in better shape if the world’s leaders could somehow limit future human-caused warming to just a half degree Celsius from current levels, instead of the globally agreed-upon goal of one degree. Sadly, the report, reflecting current political realities, indicated little optimism that governments are prepared to take on the challenge.

Instead of reacting to the report’s urgent conclusions that drastic damage to global ecosystems will occur if carbon emissions aren’t halved by 2030 and reduced to near zero by 2050, governments that should be leading the charge are literally sounding the retreat. U.S. President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the Paris Accord, which though generally considered inadequate for the task, aims to reduce emissions to acceptable levels. In Ontario, Premier Doug Ford is ending green initiatives and reversing environmental progress in every way he can find, actually joining forces with Alberta United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney last weekend to “rally” against even the limited efforts currently planned by the federal government to address the problem.

With little leadership, beyond that provided by Canada’s federal Liberals, being shown by upper tiers of government in North America, it’s that much more important that we recognize those who display it at the local level.

It’s tempting, as an individual to take a “What can I do?” attitude in the face of problems of global proportion like climate change. However, we can all look to the legacy of Paul Day and countless others in our communities who lead by example to show that not every effort to address a global problem must be global in scale. Everyone can play a part through individual efforts like recycling, tree planting, volunteering for community cleanups, reducing our personal carbon footprint and taking the environment into consideration when we make donations, and when we vote.

If any given series of individual efforts at conservation provide only enough positive impact to counterbalance the hot air released

by Ford and Kenney in Calgary last weekend, they will have been, at least, a step in the right direction.

in who we partner with and who we’re working with.”

Lawson and Aitken touched on OPP preparations for the impending legalization of marijuana use across Canada. However, Lawson noted the information he prepared for the presentation was already dated.

“With the fluidity of our provincial government this has changed already a little bit,” he pointed out.

Councillor Jean Anderson commented on provisions regarding public smoking of marijuana contained in proposed legislation.

“If they can smoke it anywhere that they could smoke cigarettes now, we shouldn’t be smoking too many places. But we can smoke nine metres from most buildings,” she said. “Who’s going to chase these people?”

Lawson said the plans regarding public consumption, “took me by surprise too when that was announced last week.”

“I really appreciate you guys coming here. It’s very informative for us and very informative for our community,” said councillor Ron Elliott, who initiated the request for the OPP presentation after raising the issue on Aug. 7 following a fatal July 11 accident in Mapleton allegedly caused by drug impairment.

“You guys are doing a great job. You arrest people.

You follow up on many leads and you probably know who the culprits are and ... you

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Lawson called the unit, “the biggest single piece” in the local police arsenal.

“That’s what we would deem, or the public would understand as, an undercover unit ... You won’t know who they are and you won’t know the vehicles they are driving, but they are absolutely proactive and try to be ahead of what’s happening out there,” Lawson stated.

Lawson also noted various community partnerships the OPP maintains are an important element to fighting any type of crime.

“We can’t do this by ourselves … If we aren’t working together it’s going to be an uphill battle for us,” he stated. “The world’s getting a little weirder by the day and it’s getting tougher out there to manage some of these new things that are coming at us.

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go after them and bring them in,” said Elliott.

“What I’m hearing, after the arrest, when they go to court, slap on the hands. No matter whether it’s fentynal, no matter if it’s marijuana, no matter what the drug, slap on the hands, back out on the street,” said Elliott.

“Is there anything we can do? Is there anything the government can do? … What do we need to keep these people off the street?” he asked.

“I guess the standard answer is our local MPPs and our voices at AMO (Association of Municipalities of Ontario) and places like that,” said Lawson.

“It’s a system that we bring the best product possible before the courts and then it’s up to the courts to prosecute it and the defense to defend it.

“How quickly they may end up back out on the street is, I’m going to say, kind of out of our control unfortunately. I know that’s probably not the answer that you wanted, but that’s our democratic system that we have.

Is it frustrating? Yeah, sure it is. It’s absolutely frustrating.”

Mayor George Bridge said, “From a local council standpoint we can put pressure on our organizations, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and AMO, to do more on the criminal side.

“Some of it is lack of enough courts and other things. People get off because they don’t get their cases looked at. I think there’s some funding issues and all that stuff. At the end of the day we still have a legal system that has to tighten up, I think.”

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While councillor Dennis Craven endorsed going no higher than 2%, councillor Marlene Ottens added she calculated the cost of living to be around 1.8% and suggested the municipality would only break even at 2%.

“If you want to gain anything, you are going to have to go higher than two,” she said.

By the end of the meeting, the suggested tax rate increase sat somewhere between 2% and 5% without being finalized. According to a handout put together

by Baron, 3% would mean a total increase of $217,500, while 5% would equate to $362,500.

“We are not saying that if we say today that it is 3.4% it’s set in stone, but that gives staff direction,” said Mayor Driscoll.

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Tribute to Paul Day Memorial bench - Yvonne Day, wife of the late Paul Day, sits on a bench dedicated to her husband by the Wellington County Green Legacy program. In the foreground is a plaque for the The Paul Day Forest. A memorial dedication was held on Oct. 8 in recognition of Day, one of the founders of Trees for Mapleton and the Green Legacy program and a member of the Grand River Stewardship Council. He passed away on Sept. 27, 2016.

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By Willard Metzger Executive Director Mennonite Church Canada I mow two lawns; each one takes about 1.5 hours.

That is three hours that my mind can relax. That is three hours where God and I commune together.

I reflect on various things and allow God to speak into the situations.

When searching for direction I often feel clearer in my thinking after mowing the lawn.

I often feel affirmed and

Spiritual blessings of mowing the lawn I will miss the summer. I will miss the bright sunshine and the warm nights. But what I will miss the most is mowing the lawn.

I find mowing the lawn to be very therapeutic. And it is one of my most favourite spiritual exercises.

reminded that God is with me when mowing the lawns. I will miss those special times.

I also love mowing the lawns because it gives me a glorious feeling of satisfaction.

Upon completion I sit back and admire what I have accomplished. This may seem like a trivial exercise, but because my occupation is working with people it is rare that I can sit back and admire an

accomplishment.

Life is complex. Advances can seem to disappear due to a surprising life event.

Agreements can evaporate overnight.

So I cherish the times that I can admire a concrete accomplishment.

I wonder if God had a lawn to mow as well? God is constantly faced with our good intentions and our forgotten promises. God must sigh

when seeing how we often treat each other. Yet as Psalm 103:12 reminds us, “as far as the east is from the west so far has God removed our transgressions from us.” God is loving and forgiving. Each day is a glorious achievement even though our failure is inevitable. God doesn’t need a lawn to feel the satisfaction of accomplishment.

Extending love, compassion and forgiveness is satisfying

enough.

I, on the other hand, need the balance of seeing a beautifully mowed lawn: straight lines, nicely trimmed. It gives me the strength to face the messiness of life.

I will miss the summer. I will miss the spiritual blessing of mowing the lawn.

Sigh.

Now God, please help me to find spiritual richness in shovelling the driveways!

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because I think Mapleton is going places. In the last four years we’ve brought water solutions to our municipality, we’ve opened up that another 180 homes can be built this fall and there’s already building permits out there. This hasn’t happened in 15 years. And I didn’t do this alone. This was a combination between an existing council and staff working together and we got things done. We’ve done an aggressive road campaign. We’ve replaced five bridges over the last four years, which has never happened in the last 10. And that’s all been done without double digit increases. Just to be correct, yes, the tax levy requirement was a double digit, but your tax increase to you, the resident, has not been a double digit.”

Driscoll said the increase to the tax rate has actually averaged 3.9 per cent over the last four years.

“I want to thank my family for their support,” Driscoll said. “I want to thank the community for the support, because I too have had those people stop and thank me for running. And I’m proud to do so. I have a passion for Mapleton. I’ve lived here all my life. I started a business here and I’ve raised my family here. And I’ve got no intentions of going anywhere very soon.”

Candidates were asked how they would handle the challenge of promoting the township as a place for industrial expansion.

“We already have our industrial plaza behind the arena full and we’ve started to build on the second phase and we have a property sold already that’s eight acres that’s going to be a manufacturing facility that’s going to build ripening equipment to sell to the huge grocery stores,” said Driscoll.

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water and sewer capacity and that’s why this council has been looking at a bigger system to handle our waste.”

Driscoll said the township is looking into “leading edge” technology options for water rand wastewater.

“Council is pretty sure on the system that we would like to put in, but now we need to prove that it will work and get the MOE to approve actually building that system here in Mapleton. The water is essential for firefighting and if we want to bring industry in, industry needs water,” said Driscoll.

He also pointed out the current council made a decision to support Moorefield Tire’s expansion/relocation to a three-acre parcel of land along McGivern Street (Wellington Road 10).

“Yes, that might have went against some councillors’ wishes but it was either that or lose the business to another municipality …

They serve the agriculture industry and that’s what Mapleton is, agriculture,” Driscoll stated.

Davidson said it is “absolutely right” that Mapleton needs to continue working on water and wastewater treatment solutions.

“And we need to get it done now. This ... expansion of our wastewater treatment section has been going on for many, many years,” he said.

“We keep expanding, we keep expanding, there’s been EAs (environmental assessments) in 2010, there’s been EAs before that and were just doing an EA now, and we keep expanding it. My question is are we doing the right thing by expanding it?”

Davidson noted new technologies could provide different solutions and “that’s what we might need to do.”

Davidson also suggested, “We also need to have in our community housing because there’s no sense trying to put

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in business if we don’t have a workforce to support them.”

He added the township needs to “bring in child care as well.”

“The fact we’ve had four years of staffing problems or constant changes over the past four years, it hasn’t really sent the message that we’re open for business,” said Davidson.

“What business wants to come to a community that can’t keep the staff in place at town hall? We’ve got to settle that down and hopefully we’re getting there now with Manny Baron as CAO.” He also stated, “I ran a successful business and ran marketing and I was on national councils, so I’m going to use all those skills to work to bring more business to this community.”

An audience member asked the mayoral candidates how they would reduce spending at the county level, stating, “It seems like it’s a non-stop party down there spending money.”

Davidson said after joining county council, “I quickly learned that there were a lot of people that were on council that just rubber stamped everything and let it go through.”

He pointed out he opposed the county budget for two of the four years he has been on council, “just because of things I found in the budget that I didn’t like.”

Davidson continued, “We need to do budgeting better and, absolutely right, we can’t keep digging into the pockets of the local community. We have to find other alternative ways to raise money and that will mean working with the business sector.”

He gave an example of a company he convinced to provide services to the county for free to help them get a foothold in the local market.

“It is important to look

outside the box. We cannot continue going to tax dollars.

We have to look at different things. There are many, many opportunities out there. We just have to find them and pounce on them and then we have to convince the county, 15 other people, that that’s the right way to go and sometime that’s very difficult.”

Driscoll said, “I think what needs to happen is we have to set an example from the top.

“As a municipality we set a budget, how much can be spent for our councillors going to conventions to learn more on stuff they can do to help our municipality grow.

Unlike the county, the county has a wide open budget for that it seems. Every department head and every councillor goes to every convention they wish to go to.”

Driscoll said he does not attend every convention available to him.

“That’s for a reason and that’s that I can get everything else in that convention online. And if you want to say you’re going to miss out on the team building, no we’re not missing out on team building - some of that needs to get done at home too.” Driscoll added, “We have to be able to work with county staff to convince them that everyone doesn’t need to go to every one of these conventions. It costs us a ton of money.

“Every county council meeting, every council county committee provides lunch and mileage and parking for everyone,” Driscoll stated.

“I don’t put in those expenses as some people do for driving and mileage and a cell phone - I use my own personal cell phone.

“These are the things we need to do to control costs.

We start them at the top, we work them down through council and staff.”

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A digital copy of the Bid Documents may be obtained on Friday October 12, 2018 from the Contract Administrator, free of charge. A hard copy of the Bid Documents will be available by Please request only, email us and your can be obtained at the office APPROVAL or sign yourfor a non-refundable fee of of the Contract Administrator APPROVAL $80.00 (including HST),below payable via cash or cheque only to R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited.

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Also nominated in the category are Belle Vue Conservancy in Amherstburg and The Friends of Allan Gardens and Leaside Matters in Toronto.

“I think we have a chance of winning this and we’re up against all these Toronto people, so it’s really kind of neat,” said Bridge.

He noted a local delegation will attend the ACO Heritage Awards ceremony in Toronto on Oct. 11.

Train back on track in senior hockey loop PALMERSTON – WOAA Senior hockey action returns to town this weekend.

The Mapleton-Minto 81’s announced prior to the 201718 season the team would take a one-year hiatus to rebuild its player base.

The rebuilt 81’s are playing regular season games out of Palmerston. The team is set to open the 2018-19 season on Oct. 12, with a road game in Tavistock at 8:30pm. The following night, Oct. 13, the 81’s take on Shallow Lake in Palmerston at 7pm.

The revamped squad includes veterans Shayne Ross, Kyle Ellis and Jake Pleon and newly-signed Brady Anderson, who played last season with the Sutherland Cup-winning Listowel Cyclones GOJHL squad.

The team will also have a strong local flavour, with Minto Minor Hockey alumni Chris Hardie, Denver Hill, Drew Shantz, Brenda Aitken, Wade Pfeffer and Devin Williams in the fold.

In addition to the 81’s, the 2018-19 WOAA Senior loop includes: Clinton, Petrolia, Durham, Ripley, Elora, Saugeen Shores, Huron East, Shallow Lake, Lucknow, Shelburne, Tavistock, Milverton and Tillsonburg.