SERVING THE MAPLETON COMMUNITY
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COMMUNITY NEWS VOLUME 49 ISSUE 45
DRAYTON, ONTARIO
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Lower speed limit approved near Moorefield school By Patrick Raftis
Remembering the fallen - The names of fallen soldiers from across the county were read at the annual Remembrance ceremony at the Wellington County Museum and Archives on Nov. 5. Second World War veteran Louis Latham read the names of the fallen from Mapleton township. Photo by Patrick Raftis
Valdy to perform with Nadia Mackie Jackson in Drayton By Caroline Sealey DRAYTON - Bassoonist Nadina Mackie Jackson is bringing her Bassoon Out Loud concert series titled Folk to Baroque to a concert at her home here. Mackie Jackson will perform with Canadian folk singer Valdy and jazz keyboardist Karel Roessingh at her home on Spring Street. Local musicians Randy Smart and Lucas Rogerson will open the concert on Nov. 15. Music performed at the event will feature songs from the legendary Valdy songbook including the Rock ‘n’ Roll song and Bernadette. Concert-goers will also hear selections ranging from Vivaldi to Flight of the Bumblebee. Valdy’s recording career includes gold records, Juno awards and appearances on popular CBC television shows. He continues to perform around the globe and has also held song writing workshops and composed movie soundtracks and television and film scores. Born in Holland, jazz pianist Karel Roessingh, who
grew up in Canada, performs in clubs, concert halls, studios and at jazz festivals. Roessingh composes themes and scores for documentaries, news casts, dramas and children’s productions world wide. He recently completed writing a series of music for interactive toys made by Fisher Price. Solo bassoonist Mackie Jackson is the most recorded Canadian bassoonist in history. Mackie Jackson tours world wide and performs with Valdy. She teaches at the University of Toronto and the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music. As a founder of the Council of Canadian Bassoonists, she assists low income students achieve their highest ambitions as bassoonists. Admission by donation Folk to Baroque will be held on Nov. 15 at 7 pm at 16 Spring Street. Admission is by donation, seating is limited and guests are asked to bring a chair, if possible. For more information on the event and to reserve a seat contact Mackie Jackson by email at nadinamackiejackson@gmail.com.
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GUELPH - Wellington County council has agreed to lower the speed limit near Maryborough Public School in Moorefield. On Oct. 27, council approved a recommendation from the roads committee to lower the speed limit on Wellington Road 10 in the vicinity of the school from 50 to 40 kilometres per hour. In a staff report, county engineer Gordon Ough noted the roads department also received a request for additional sidewalks along Wellington Road 10 (McGivern Street) stretching further out of town. “The request for a sidewalk extension will be passed along to the township (Mapleton), as the township would be responsible for the building and maintenance of the sidewalk,� Ough explained in the report. The plan to lower the speed limit on Wellington Road 10 will be circulated to the township for comment and support, prior to erection of the necessary signs. Safety zones Community Safety Zones aren’t a one-size-fits-all solution for pedestrian safety, says Wellington County Engineer Gord Ough. “There continues to be talk in the community of implementing Community Safety Zones (CSZ) as a way of making certain sections of roads, often in the downtown area, seemingly safer for pedestrians, children and local drivers,� states Ough in a staff report reviewed by Wellington County council on Oct. 27. Ough pointed out that in
September of 2014 the roads committee and council took the position that unless the area proposed to become a CSZ has already been deemed “a proven and persistent problem area by the OPP,� any traffic calming measures are only effective temporarily, while heightened police presence is in effect. “One of staff’s concerns of having Community Safety Zone signs up, and not having them enforced continually, or at least very consistently, is that it may lead to a dangerous comfort level for slower local traffic and for pedestrians crossing the street,� the report states. “Often it is safer to be wary, rather than too comfortable.� Council approved a roads committee recommendation that requests implementation of CSZs be passed on to the OPP for periodic monitoring of the area in question and that in the absence of the area being considered “a proven and persistent problem area with regards to speeding,� the request for the designation and signage not be acted on. Non-union pay hike Non-unionized employees of the County of Wellington will receive a 2% “economic adjustment,� effective Jan. 1. At its Oct. 27 meeting county council approved a recommendation from the administration, finance and human resources committee to implement the increase. 2017 is the fourth straight year non-union staff have received a 2% increase under the terms of a compensation grid targeting the 65th percentile of the competitive pay market for county management/non-union positions.
Township Christmas schedule settled
Folk legend - Bassoonist Nadina Mackie Jackson will perform in concert with Canadian folk legend Valdy at her Drayton home on Nov. 15. Submitted photo
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MAPLETON – Council settled the Christmas/New Year holiday schedule for municipal staff at the Oct. 25 meeting. “As Christmas Eve day and New Year’s Eve fall on a Saturday, there is no need to consider any early dismissal privileges,� notes a report to council from CAO Brad McRoberts.
Council approved staff recommendations that Dec. 27 be recognized as a statutory holiday in lieu of Christmas and that Jan. 2 be recognized in lieu of New Year’s Day. The Boxing Day holiday will be observed on Dec. 26. Council also agreed to cancel the Dec. 27 council meeting.
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