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Wallace Cumming Park master plan top priority for 50/50 fund By Patrick Raftis MAPLETON - A parks master plan for Wallace Cumming Park in Alma is the Mapleton Parks and Recreation Committee’s top priority for 2018 50/50 funding from the township. On Sept. 26 Mapleton council approved the committee recommendation to prioritize project funding requests in the following order: Community Alma -
Association, Recreation Wallace Cumming Park Master Plan, $7,000; - PMD Minor Hockey Association, portable board system, $4,288; - Drayton Minor Soccer, $4,250; and - Mapleton Splash Pad Committee, walkway from parking lot to splash pad, $4,462. Councillor Lori Woodham explained the committee wants the township to maintain its current funding level
of $20,000 for the 50/50 program. Since “the requests we had were more than the full $20,000,” Woodham said the committee prioritized the list to assist council during 2018 budget deliberations. CAO Brad McRoberts noted it would be up to council during the budget process to “determine if that amount stays the same or changes.” Michael Councillor Martin asked why Wallace SEE PARK PLAN » 3
Council approves Canada Day spending limit By Patrick Raftis
Safety first - Jacob Armbrust, Carley Smith and Allie Oelschlagel from Alma Public School learned about fire safety and escape plans during the annual Safe Communities Day on Oct. 5 at the Royal Distributing Athletic Performance Centre in Marden. The theme for this year’s event, which included Grade 6 students from the Upper Grand District School Board and Wellington Catholic District School Board, was “Injury Prevention Day.” Representatives from Wellington County OPP, Guelph/ Wellington EMS, area fire departments, Grand River Conservation Area, Canadian Mental Health Association, Operation Lifesaver and more, helped educate students on safety. “Safe Communities Day ... is an educational, fun and interactive day where Grade 6 students can learn how to be ‘safety ambassadors’ within their school and communities,” said Safe Communities Wellington County cochair Gregg Davidson. Photo by Jaime Myslik
MAPLETON – Canada’s 150th anniversary year may be winding down, but July 1 will continue to be a big day here in 2018. On Sept. 26 Mapleton council approved a recommendation from the township’s economic development committee (EDC) to allocate up to $15,000 for the planning and implementation of 2018 Canada Day activities.
However EDC member councillor Lori Woodham noted council does have some leeway in the spending. She noted the committee’s recommended allocation of “up to” $15,000 gives council “an opportunity to maybe move it in a little on the scale.” Community guide The EDC minutes also contain a recommendation to create a request for proposals for development of the 2019
Mapleton Community Guide. Woodham noted “a lot” of responses to a questionnaire included in the 2017 guide suggested “it was a little bit too much back to back.” Woodham said the committee recommended publishing guides to coincide “with terms of council … with the next one being in 2019.” A staff report was scheduled for presentation at the Oct. 10 meeting.
Ventus Machina brings woodwind sound to Mapleton By Caroline Sealey DRAYTON - The home studio of bassoonist Nadina Mackie Jackson was one stop on the Ontario CD Launch Tour by a New Brunswick woodwind quintet. Based in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Ventus Machina’s CD titled, In The Weeds, will be showcased at five other venues across Ontario this fall. Formed in 2011, Ventus Machina, Latin for “wind machine,” is known on Canada’s east coast for its chamber music concerts and educational concerts in both English and French. On the quintet’s schedule are an annual summer tour, workshops for students ages 12 to 22 and an adult chamber music retreat. A feature of Symphony New Brunswick’s Virtuoso Series of chamber concerts, Ventas Machina presents three programs each season. Although classically based, the group performs other genres including jazz, opera, Latin and pop. Members of Ventus Machina are: Karin Aurell,
Music performance - Karin Aurell plays solo on the bass flute during the CD Launch Tour of New Brunswick-based woodwind quintet Ventus Machina. The quintet performed at the home studio of Drayton resident and bassoonist Nadina Mackie Jackson on Sept. 29. Other members of the quintet, from left: oboist Christie Goodwin, bassoonist Patrick Bolduc, horn player Iris Krizmanic and clarinettist James Kayln. Photo by Caroline Sealey flute; Christie Goodwin, oboe; James Kalyn, clarinet and saxophone; and Patrick Bolduc, bassoon. With the recent departure of horn player Ulises Aragon, the quintet was able to obtain the services of Toronto horn player Iris Krizmanic for the Ontario tour. Aurell, a native of Sweden, was inspired as a child by a seven-year-old flute player she saw on television. At that point she decided, “That’s what I want to do.” After
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living in Cape Breton and returning to Sweden, Aurell decided to take up permanent residency in New Brunswick. While in Sweden, Aurell was a member of the Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra. “There’s something magical about New Brunswick,” Aurell said. “The rest of the quintet may not agree with me but I’d rather perform there than anywhere else.” Aurell freelances as a musician playing with Symphony Nova Scotia and
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the Charlottetown Festival Orchestra. She has released CDs, is an active chamber music performer, teaches flute at the Université de Moncton and Mount Allison University and coaches the flute section of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra. Originally from Alberta, Goodwin at age nine was challenged by her father, a band teacher, to play the oboe. She took the challenge and began what continues to be a successful career in
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music. Goodwin has held positions with the Niagara Symphony, KitchenerWaterloo Chamber orchestra and the Korean Canadian Symphony Orchestra. She has appeared as a freelance musician with ensembles in Southern Ontario and the Maritimes. Currently, Goodwin plays with Symphony New Brunswick, teaches oboe and piano from her home studio, co-ordinates educational outreach activities for Symphony New Brunswick and Université de Moncton and does occasional music festival adjudication duties. Goodwin is married to fellow quintet member, Patrick Bolduc. Kalyn had the desire to play all types of music on every instrument that he could. Kalyn has been playing the clarinet and the saxophone for over 25 years as a soloist and orchestral musician. He is also an international performer, conductor and teacher who teaches saxophone, clarinet and conducting at Mount Allison University.
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“Conducting was something that I fell into. I was playing with the Windsor Symphony orchestra and the conductor was unable to make the performance so I volunteered, “ Kalyn said. “I did a lot of on-the-job training and learned by observation.” Kalyn plays the role of conductor of the school’s Symphonic Band, Chamber Orchestra and Pep band. He works in China with the Oberlin Conservatory and studies Mandarin. One of the founding members of Ventus Machina, Bolduc has performed across Canada, United States, Japan and France as a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada and the Quebec Oboe Band. The principal bassoonist of Symphony New Brunswick, Bolduc is originally from Quebec, but now resides in New Brunswick. He teaches bassoon at Université de Moncton. As a native Quebecer, Bolduc assists with the French language portion of the quintet’s performances. SEE WOODWIND » 3
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