Drayton Community News November 28, 2019

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Proposed kennel to bring Mapleton’s count to 14

By Aryn Strickland

Santa in Harriston Beautiful weather and a large slate of floats and entries brought a large crowd out for Minto’s first Santa Claus parade of the season on Nov. 23. ABOVE: The Harriston Skating Club float was a glitzy entry.

LEFT: Pal Mocha Shrine Club members clowning around at the parade.

More photos on page 10.

Photos by Mike Robinson

MAPLETON - Council has received a rezoning application for a proposed commercial kennel that, according to chief building officer Patty Wright, if approved, would bring the township kennel count to 14.

Maryborough residents Darren and Stephanie Huber came to council on Nov. 12 to ask that their one-acre property, currently zoned for agricultural use, be rezoned to permit a dog kennel.

The proposed kennel would be housed on the ground floor of an existing accessory structure measuring 188.6 square meters.

According to Wright, there are currently 11 licensed kennels operating in Mapleton and a further two with zoning approval but still in the licensing process. “We have had a lot of kennel applications in the last while; is this an issue?

Should there be a cap on the number we have within the township?� asked councillor Marlene Ottens. “We did look into the idea of caps. I couldn’t find any

other municipalities that are capping the numbers,� said Wright.

She recommended council develop a bylaw if they wanted to restrict the number of kennels moving forward.

However, senior Wellington County planner Michelle Innocente told council planning staff had no issues with the application. “One thing that is somewhat unique that may come up is that the property itself is perhaps typically a little smaller than we have seen in the past,� she said.

Innocente also noted there is no minimum lot size outlined in the kennel licensing bylaw. “We both grew up on a farm, my wife and I, and it’s always been a dream of ours,� said Darren Huber. “It’s something that our children can ... do in caring for animals. And that is why we are proposing to raise a few dogs on this property.�

The Hubers plan to start with five adult breeding dogs and one retired dog.

The kennel bylaw has a

limitation of 25 breeding dogs and three retired dogs.

Councillor Michael Martin asked the Hubers about the full use of the accessory building. “In 2015 or 2016, somewhere back in there, I believe you guys were here for a minor variance for this accessory structure. I’m assuming now you can go down on the main floor you’re not really having it as a general meeting space up top,� said Martin. “So some of my concerns in the past have been about these oversized accessory structures we allow and then the use changes after the fact.�

Darren Huber confirmed that initially the couple had planned to use the accessory building as a youth group meeting place. “We’re still a few years away from that. Currently the upstairs has turned into more of a storage area and things that we just need to get posted and sold and I don’t know when that will happen,� said Darren.

Council voted to receive the zoning application with only Martin opposed.

Flood mitigation plan costs estimated at $40 million

By Patrick Raftis

Major flooding - Massive rainfall led to one-hundred-year flooding in Harriston in June of 2017. This drone photo shows high water levels in the area of town north of Elora Street.

Emergency Measures Ontario photo flood control channel; hydraulic improvements in the urban areas and adding one metre of depth to the downtown conduit for $13.5 million; and - diverting the river at the Blind Line flowing east of Harriston and connect-

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ing with Dredge Creek, and a farmland spill channel upstream of the town, at an estimated cost of $23 million.

While the total projected cost for all three scenarios exceeds $39 million, White noted the third option could include some portions of the

other two projects, which would reduce the overall total. “You might get through scenario one and four and find that ‌ diverting the river just isn’t something that has to happen; that that

Talented duo - The Drayton Rotary Club hosted the sixth annual Mapleton’s Got Talent show at the Drayton Festival Theatre on Nov. 23. Entry was by donation with all proceeds going towards the barrier-free washroom at ABC park. The show was followed by a bake sale, which also raised funds for the accessible washroom. Clare and Joanna Cashin perform a jazz duet called Two for the Blues.

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MINTO – The total cost of measures to reduce or eliminate the chance of flooding to virtually all at-risk properties in Harriston could total around $40 million over 20 years, a draft study suggests.

Triton Engineering Services presented a draft Harriston Tributary Maitland River Flood Mitigation Study to town council at a Nov. 19 public meeting.

The study outlines 10 scenarios, ranging from a moderate flood channel downstream from town, to a complete diversion of the river around Harriston.

Triton senior planner Bill White told council the study’s focus has been narrowed to three of the 10 scenarios: - a moderate flood control channel downstream of Harriston, from the Arthur Street bridge to Wellington Road 87 at a cost of $2.5 million; - a major downstream

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Theatre guild casting for comedy HARRISTON – The Grey Wellington Theatre Guild is casting for its spring production, the cook-off comedy Five Alarm.

Written by Canadian playwright Kristen Da Silva the comedy revolves around the eccentric cast of characters participating for prestige and prizes at a small-town chili cook-off.

Castings are open to anyone interested and will be held at the Harriston Town Hall Theatre, 68 Elora Street South, Harriston, on Dec. 8 and 9 at 7:30pm.

For information call 519338-3681.

Knickers! - The Grey Wellington Theatre Guild production of Knickers! A Brief Comedy opens a six-show run on Nov. 29, ending Dec. 8. On stage at a recent rehearsal, from left, are: Laura Gray, Caroline Wollis, Christine Wick and Krista Hale. More information at www.greywellingtontheatre.com. Submitted photo

Drayton downs Community in church hockey league Harriston lights up - The Grey Wellington Theatre Guild Musical Troupe performed Christmas Carols at the Light Up the Town event in Harriston on Nov. 19. Santa Claus made an appearances at Tannery Park and the Harriston Library during the evening. Submitted photo

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DRAYTON 7 COMMUNITY 4 After a scoreless first period Drayton opened the game late in the second with Brandon Rumph burying a rebound for the goal, assisted

by Colton Hoekstra and Mike

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January 4, 2020 Foodbank Tree-Drive: Curbside pickup in Drayton and Moorefield or Drop-Off at Kin-Room, by 9:00 a.m. with foodbank donation attached.

EVENT CALENDAR Nov 29

Alma Optimist Beef BBQ, BBQ 5-7pm, Alma Community Centre.

Nov 29

Annual General Meeting for the Drayton Mapleton Ag Society. Drayton Ag Hall, 49 Elm St. Social: 7pm, Meeting: 7:30pm. Guest Speaker: Meagan Mechler (Recipient of Ag Society Scholarships).

Topics: Ongoing renos, programs for fair & next years lottery. Info: Amy 519-993-2646.

Nov 30

Drayton United Church House Tour, 11am-4pm.

Tour each home with it's own unique style of Christmas décor plus a self guided tour of the church. Tickets: $15 from Blooms on Main, Drayton/ Palmerston pickup: 519-498-5846. 12 yrs & older.

Dec 2

Challenge Euchre, 7:30pm, Palmerston Legion Upstairs Hall, $5/person, must bring your partner.

Light lunch provided. All Welcome.

Dec 3

Christmas Dinner for Drayton and area Widows and widowers. 12:30pm at the Drayton Reformed Church. Info: Ann 519-848-3206 or Nancy 519-343-5372. RSVP no later than Sat. Nov 30.

Dec 4

Drayton Rotary Club meeting every first Wed. of the month. We meet at the Drayton Chop House: 6pm for supper & the meeting begins at 6:30pm. All Welcome. Info: Lorrie 519-998-2154.

Dec 5

Drayton Skating Club Lasagna Dinner Fundraiser, PMD Arena Hall, 5-7pm. $15 per meal incl. lasagna, salad, roll & dessert. Take out only.

Walk-ins welcome. Contact the club for tickets.

Dec 7

Breakfast with Santa at Gramma Jo’s Restaurant in Clifford. 8-11 am. Donations to the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada.

Dec 7

Moorefield Optimist Club 2019 Christmas Dinner & Dance Party. Cocktails: 6pm, Dinner: 7pm.

Dance follows. Tickets $50: Glenn 226-792-8537.

Dec 7

Moorefield Optimist Santa Clause parade, 2pm.

Parade lineup at 1pm at The Murray Group. Meet santa after parade at corner of McGivern St. & Caroline St. Enterfloat: Dan 226-338-3434.

Donations of non perishable food items accepted at KA Hammonds.

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9:00am – 9:50am, Stick and Puck 12:15pm, Atom LL Orange vs Mt Forest RAMs 2:00pm, Pee Wee LL vs Owen Sound Attack 4:30pm, Minor Novice Orange vs South Bruce 4:30pm, Minor Novice Black vs South Bruce

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Breakfast with Santa, 8-11am at Harry Stones, 19 Elora St. S, Harriston. By donation, all proceeds to Children's Burn Hospital and towards Children's disease. Presented by Pal Mocha Shriners.

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Hessels.

The third period was a different story with the teams stacking up ten goals between them.

Drayton was led by Jessie Hoekstra with three goals and an assist. Eric Decker had two goals and Aaron Keunan had three assists. Rob DeWeerd scored the other Drayton goal. Assists also

by Rumph, Colton Hoekstra, and Scott Nieuwland.

Kevin Gingrich scored two and assisted on one for Community. Dustin Bults scored one and assisted on two. Jeff Horst scored the final goal. Other assists by John Horst, Delmer Frey and Lamar Martin.

LISTOWEL 4 MISSIONARY 3 Listowel scored the only goal in the first period with a shot by Phil Shantz, assisted

by Shayne Martin.

Missionary tied the game in the second with an unassisted goal by Dylan Bults.

They went on to take the lead with two unanswered goals.

Line mates Reid Shantz and Devin McGuire each scored one and assisted on the other.

However, Listowel surged into the third period to score three unanswered goals and snatch away the lead and take the win. Braeden Gingerich started things off with a goal

then set up Greg Bauman for a goal with a slap shot from the point. Mike Gingrich snapped in a wrist shot for the winning goal late in the third, assisted by Trevor Kuepfer and Greg Bauman.

Other assists were earned by Phil and Josh Shantz.

FLORADALE 6 BETHEL 2 Bethel took the lead with an unassisted goal by Maynard Brubacher in the final seconds of the first period.

Floradale tied the game to start off the second with a power play goal scored by Brandon Martin, assisted

by Kendrick Frey and Tim Martin.

However, with six seconds left in the period Matt Martin scored to regain the lead for Bethel, assisted by Garett Martin.

It was the third period that decided the game as Floradale burst out with five unanswered goals to post the solid win.

Brandon Martin added a pair of goals to complete his hat trick. Greg Martin also scored a pair of goals. Ryan Martin added the remaining Floradale goal. Assists were collected by Greg Martin, Nick Martin, Tim Martin and Brandon Martin.

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Sip ‘n Shop - The Kinette Club of Drayton hosted its second annual Holiday Handmade Market Sip ‘n’ Shop on Nov. 21 at the Moorefield Community Centre. Shoppers could enjoy a drink, Christmas cookies and shop at the booths of local artisans, with a portion of entry fees donated to Cystic Fibrosis Canada. LEFT: Roxanne Bowman, left, of the Kinettes, serves cookies to Cori Claus, who enjoyed the evening shopping for Christmas gifts. CENTRE: Patty Cherrey, left, and Erin Bloemberg peruse soy candles by Innascents. RIGHT: Lee-anne Vandenberg and Stephanie Huberts admire the textiles of M&M Handmade Goods.

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Proposed flood mitigation plan includes river diversion scenario » FROM PAGE 1

takes care of 95 per cent of the problems that the town would face in 100 years. But the plan would talk about that,” said White.

He stressed the first scenario is the only one the municipality could consider financing on its own and suggested the town start looking for upper tier funding and private sector partnerships to help with costs.

“The flood mitigation study proposes practical corrective actions in a realistic 20-year funding plan the town and partners can implement to increase public safety and reduce property damage from flooding if flows were at Hurricane Hazel levels,” the report explains.

“Ten corrective scenarios were modelled and assessed based on cost, percent of properties removed from flood fringe, public disruption, nuisance, private land right obstacles and natural environment impact.”

The report continues, “The 20-year phase in cost of $39.58 million includes an estimated $580,000 for the Class EA process approvals. The total cost could be funded with no less than 35% federal government 35% provincial government, 15% area property tax and area rating, 12% other potential public partners and 3% other revenue.

“The final flood mitigation study will be the document upon which funding requests can be made. Without federal and provincial support, the town could not likely fund beyond Scenario 1. An active

program should start immediately to find funding from senior levels of government.”

White told council, “It’s a 20-year plan. It means starting to set aside money. It means starting to find partners all around you, with the province, the federal government and it really will be up to council, and probably the next four councils, how far you want to take it.”

He explained scenario one would remove about 25 properties from the flood fringe, while causing minimal disruption to the public and environment.

Scenario two would take about 200 properties out of the flood fringe, but would be highly disruptive to both the public and the environment.

Scenario three, the river diversion, would benefit nearly 250 properties, but comes at the highest cost in terms of dollars and public and environmental disruption.

White pointed out the town has a long history of flooding, with “about 15 flooding events in 100-plus years.

“So once every six or 10 years or so there’s events.

2017 was a one in one hundred year. That was a pretty severe event. 2018, just a few months after that, was a one -in-10-year event.”

White said the most extreme solution, the river diversion, would basically “take the flow of Hurricane Hazel, which is a lot more than we had in 2017, and take it around town.”

He pointed out that option includes an upstream spill

channel that would mean building two new bridges on Highway 87.

Unprecedented The high end $40 million price tag would be an unprecedented expenditure for the municipality, said White.

“That’s lot of money … it would be the biggest capital project ever for the town.”

White laid out a timeline if all projects in all three scenarios were to proceed that would see scenario one completed within five years, the second scenario within 10 and the third and final stage completed in 20 years.

He noted upper tier governments have “been talking about getting out of flood relief funds and into proactive things.

“So if that’s the case, that amount of money may not be out of the realm of possibly,” he suggested.

While suggesting the county could be another public partner, White stressed, “They’ve not been approached, or even talked to, about this.”

The downstream projects that involve “channelization” White noted, “would involve taking trees out.”

While stressing the plan would call for replanting efforts of “at least two or three to the ones that are lost somewhere else in the watershed,” White reminded council of the strong public reaction to recent flood mitigation efforts that involved cutting down trees along the river’s northeastern bank last year.

“I know it was heartbreaking for many people to

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people because we took care of our flooding?” asked councillor Ron Elliott.

Jackson said the design of the project would prevent that. “There won’t be a flush of water going down past those bridges,” he stated.

Mayor George Bridge said council shouldn’t let the cost deter them from dealing with the problem.

“I know the number looks big. But I guess, like anything else, you eat an elephant one little bite at a time and you can’t get scared away from a big project.”

While noting, “you certainly do need the federal and provincial government,” Bridge pointed out, “according to everybody, nobody has any money - so we’ll see where it goes.”

“I think we committed a year or so ago that this coun-

cil is serious about trying to do something,” said deputy mayor Dave Turton. “But I agree with our mayor that we certainly need the support from upper tiers.”

Turton said the 2017 flood, which caused millions in damage and led local officials to declare a state of emergency, brought home the potential for disaster.

“I think, also, some of us were sitting in the wings thinking what the hell is a 100-year flood? And we know what it is now. It’s kind of tough. We live on a river here in Harriston and there’s not much we can do about that.”

Triton officials anticipate finalizing the draft report in January, with a public and agency commentary period slated for February and final consideration by council in March.

Local RBC branch adopts Drayton blood donor event DRAYTON - RBC Royal Bank employees in Drayton will roll up their sleeves to support their community’s upcoming blood donor event.

The Drayton RBC branch has adopted the upcoming mobile blood donor event on Dec. 9 at Drayton Community and School, Christian encourages all eligible community members to make a life-saving donation in time for the holiday season.

As of Nov. 25, 53 appointments were available at the blood donor event, which runs from 3:30 to 7:30pm.

So far in 2019, community members have made 116 donations at Drayton’s donor events.

RBC is a national Partner for Life with Canadian Blood Services. Staff across the country are making life-saving donations as individuals and groups. RBC aims to

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see the trees that had to come out before … I don’t think you could go ahead with this without considerable public input,” he suggested.

Councillor Mark MacKenzie pointed out none of the scenarios under consideration removed from the flood zone properties in the southernmost corner of town, where considerable residential development is currently underway.

Maitland Valley Conservation Authority flood and erosion safety services coordinator Stephen Jackson told council that because the undeveloped land in question is in the flood plain, fill could be used to make it serviceable.

“Are we worried about downstream communities like Fordwich and Gorrie?

Are we going to flood those

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All department heads are requested to have a short year-end report ready.

Ongoing renovations.

Programs for the fair.

Next year’s lottery.

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Grassroots sports Future of Beehive Park pondered programs popular

By Patrick Raftis

By Patrick Raftis

MINTO - Town of Minto staff are concerned about misuse by the public of Beehive Park, south of Harriston.

“This rest area has been under our care since around 2001 and, while most users are good, we’ve seen some misuse over the years,” said recreation services manager Matt Lubbers at the Nov. 19 council meeting.

Facilities manager Al Carr reported at a recent Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC) meeting that misuse of the park has included dumping, including in one case raw sewage from an RV. Carr asked members of PRAC to consider options for the property, including declaring it surplus and selling it.

The committee endorsed staff exploring options for the property to bring directly to council.

“We’d like to bring a detailed report to your next meeting outlining some options and their budget implications for you to consider moving forward,” said Lubbers.

MINTO - Grassroots sports programs are going strong in Minto.

Recreation services manager Matt Lubbers told council on Nov. 19 that Grassroots Hockey is underway and head coach Bill Raynard has over 30 youngsters attending each week.

The eight-week Grassroots Basketball program led by Aaron Bridge began Oct. 1 with as many as 18 participants in attendance.

“It’s just great to be able to offer programs like that free of charge to youth in our community,” said Lubbers.

The town was set to run a babysitter course on Nov. 29 in the Harriston Curling Club Lounge, with 10 to 15 participants expected.

Lubbers also reported pickleball will begin in January at the Clifford Hall.

The hall dimensions will allow for two nicely-spaced courts, he noted.

Lubbers stated members of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee have mentioned “they have heard good things” about the Try

Beehive Park - Town of Minto officials are concerned about public mis-use of Beehive Park, a roadside rest area, located at the corner Wellington Road 109 and Beehive Lane on the former site of a oneroom schoolhouse, SS #1.

Photo by Patrick Raftis The park is located at the corner of Wellington Road 109 and Beehive Lane on the former site of a one-room schoolhouse, SS #1.

Task force formed An 11-member citizen task force has been established to create a Recreation, Culture and Facilities Master Plan for the town.

Lubbers reported at the Nov. 19 council meeting the members were selected from applications received by the local Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC).

By Patrick Raftis

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Mapleton council agrees Drayton crossing guard will remain on Edward Street

Maybe it’ll clear up?

Climate change: man-made and impactable? Natural and inevitable? Fake news? Who to believe?

Actually, it’s not that difficult to determine.

Climate “emergencies” have been declared by a number of countries, including Canada, Portugal, Ireland and France, and by individual cities such as Paris, New York, Toronto and Vancouver. Earlier this month, a collection of more than 11,000 scientists from 153 countries made a similar declaration. The declaration comes just two years after 15,000 scientists from 184 countries issued a similar “warning to humanity” on the perils of a rapidly changing climate.

If that sounds like a lot of scientists, well, that’s because it is.

But it’s not all of them, so the science isn’t settled, right?

Newspaper letters pages, online discussion sites and other forums where people exchange ideas and opinions are filled with references to scientists sounding a different tone on the topic.

While a number of these “scientists” are more pundit than professor, some would ask that you give their views credence, or at least consideration. Well, the reality is that they have been considered.

The views and theories of the dissenters have all been tested and examined over the years through scientific means and found contrary to the conclusion of the overwhelming majority of researchers.

A glut of studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals have shown that 97 per cent or more of “actively publishing climate scientists” agree that climate-warming trends over the past century are “extremely likely due to human activities.” Further, most leading scientific organizations from around the globe have issued public statements endorsing this position. Yes, if you scour the internet, you can find “experts” who discourage what they call climate “alarmism,” but understand that if they are scientists they are holders of a 3% minority viewpoint among their peers.

Perhaps the best way to put the scientific consensus numbers into context is to ask yourself, if you were sick and able to poll 100 doctors on your condition and 97 said, “Have the surgery or this is going to get ugly” and three said, “Let’s wait and see if it clears up,” whose advice are you going to take?

A little over a year ago, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report warning there were then only a dozen years left for action to be taken to keep global warming to a maximum of 1.5C, beyond which, they stated, even half a degree will significantly increase risks of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people.

But hey, not everyone agrees, so maybe we should just wait and see if it clears up?

“Town staff, including myself, will only be involved in the process to provide information, facilitate meetings and organize the information we receive from our residents to the online Engage Minto platform that we’ll be using,” explained Lubbers.

An organizational meeting has been set for December and Lubbers said the group will “hit the ground running in January,” with the aim of completing the project by the fall of 2020.

By Aryn Strickland

Friend of Optimists - The Optimist Club of Moorefield recently presented their club awards for the 2018-19 season. Optimist Club “Friend of the Year” award was presented to Arlie Zantinge. “Arlie has assisted the Moorefield Optimist Club in many ways over the years and is a valued part of the team,” club officials state. From left: Zantinge with Optimist Club members Dennis Morgan and Jeremy Culling.

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MAPLETON - Council has decided a crossing guard will remain at the intersection of Wellington Street South and Edward Street in Drayton.

The Nov. 12 decision reverses a bylaw council approved in September to direct staff to assess moving the crossing guard to Andrews Drive and Wellington Road 11 at the new crossover crosswalk.

At the time council discussed moving the crossing guard because it is common practice.

During discussions in September CAO Manny Baron said, “I can’t think I’ve ever in my experience ... seen a crossing guard where there is not a crosswalk …”

Residents were against moving the crossing guard, which led to council’s deci-

sion to overturn the bylaw.

Public petition “Is this just through public feedback?” councillor Marlene Ottens asked.

Chief building officer Sam Mattina confirmed the motion was “purely the result of public response.”

Councillor Michael Martin asked where the public response was coming from.

“I haven’t received any myself. Have we had letters or emails or are we going off Mapleton What’s Happening [Facebook page]?” Martin wondered.

“My understanding is there is a petition in the works, and was likely going to be presented to council at some point in the future, but in anticipation of that we are being proactive and accommodating the public,” said Mattina.

TO THE EDITOR Member of the Year - The Optimist Club of Moorefield recently presented its club awards for the 2018-19 season. Optimist Member of the Year Dan McIntyre, left, with 2018-19 President Jeremy Culling.

Heartfelt thanks Dear Editor: A heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped out at the recent fire on our farm.

The quick response of our local and surrounding fire departments (Drayton, Moorefield and Minto) saved surrounding buildings. We are so grateful for your ser-

vice. The help of our family, friends and neighbours was remarkable, getting cattle out and loaded onto trailers and taken to a safe place.

In these times you feel the love of your community and we are blessed to be part of this one.

John and Yvonne Deen, Mapleton

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Drayton Santa Claus Parade Friday, December 6th at 7pm

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Community offers seasonal fun for families to enjoy MAPLETON - Get into the spirit of the season with family fun activities across the township: - Alma Optimist beef barbecue, Nov. 29, 5 to 7pm, 51 Simpson Street E., Alma; - Public skating, Nov. 30, 6:30 to 7:50pm, PMD Arena, Drayton; - Stick and Puck, Nov. 30, 5:30 to 6:20pm, PMD Arena; - Mapleton Preschool

By Aryn Strickland DRAYTON - This year’s Santa Claus Parade here will take place at 7pm on Dec. 6.

Floats will line up at the Drayton Fairgrounds at 6:30pm. The parade will proceed south on Elm Street, make a right on Wood Street heading to the Drayton Chop House restaurant, head west on Spring Street, and north on Edward Street which becomes Elm Street, ending at the fairgrounds.

Families can head to the Drayton Fire Hall to meet Santa Claus and warm up with hot chocolate and cookies. Children will also receive bags of candy.

Christmas Urn Workshop, Dec. 3, 7 to 10pm, 35 High Street, Drayton; - Alma Christmas Craft Market, Dec. 7, 10am to 2pm, Alma Community Centre; - Stick and Puck, Dec. 7, 5:30 to 6:20pm, PMD Arena; - Public skating, Dec.7, 6:30 to 7:50pm, PMD Arena; and - Skate with the Mayor, Dec. 15, 6:30 to 8:30pm, PMD Arena.

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Moorefield parade - LEFT: Santa met three-month-old Liam Searth and his brother Dylan Searth of Moorefield following the 2018 Santa Claus Parade through the village. ABOVE: Ross Enterprises brought the Orange Blossom Special to the 2018 Moorefield parade.

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Moorefield Optimist Club Santa Claus Parade set for Dec. 7 MOOREFIELD - This year’s Santa Claus parade, hosted by the Optimist Club of Moorefield, will take place on Dec. 7 at 2pm.

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at the Community Tree on McGivern Street, where children have the opportunity to get a treat bag and photo with Santa.

NEUSTADT - Hawks’ Nest has brought back Free Business Plan training sessions to be held throughout the region. This training is to prepare participants for the Hawks’ Nest competition set for June 17, 2020.

Companies, whether brick and mortar or online, require a well-organized, detailed plan, officials state.

Cliff Bilyea, experienced entrepreneur, educator, and presenter will share his knowledge and understanding of how to write a customized plan with trainees.

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North Wellington Youth Spotlight

Youth knew eggs-actly what business would be right for him North Wellington Youth Spotlight focuses on positive stories about young people in local communities. The features are provided by Erin Raftis, municipal youth intern for Minto, Mapleton, and Wellington North – #positivityFromYouthForYouth.

MINTO - Taryn Sinclair is a 12-year-old youth from Harriston who worked hard this past summer, starting his own chicken-farming business, with the help of the Saugeen Student Start-Up Program (SSUP).

Taryn explains he is in charge of the entire business process. He is the one who collects the eggs, and also sells and delivers them to his customers, around his neighborhood.

“I have a golf cart and I drive them from field to field.”

The youth said he knows his customers enjoy his visits, because whenever he knocks on the door “they’re like ‘oh, it’s my egg man!’”

This entrepreneur was inspired to start his own business, “to make money” and decided to capitalize on his love of animals. Prior to starting, Taryn already owned a “silkie bantam, which is a fluffy show chicken.”

Taryn shares that “his name is Salber and he is white and very fluffy and he’s very friendly.”

This business provided the youth with an income but also taught him many important lessons. He first notes that it has taught him “to know how to not waste money on foolish things,” and continues to elaborate that he feels more responsible because “you have to do things at the right time. You have to always feed them at

Talent on display The sixth annual Mapleton’s Got Talent show was held at the Drayton Festival Theatre on Nov. 23. Entry was by donation with all proceeds going towards the barrier-free washroom at ABC park. Funds raised at a bake sale following the show will also go towards the washroom.

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: MC Lucas Rogerson asks Lily and Cara to show him how to tap dance, before their performance of ‘A’ You’re Adorable; Brittany Bauman provided a heartwarming solo rendition of O Holy Night; singer/songwriter Randy Smart performed Crowded Table; and musical theatre students from Minto Dance Academy performed Bushell and a Peck.

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Egg entrepreneur - Taryn Sinclair, 12, of Minto started his own chicken-farming business, with the help of the Saugeen Student Start-Up Program (SSUP).

Submitted photo [he’s] going to get 40,” as you have to “renew your birds.”

Anyone interested in purchasing organic, free range, grass fed, eggs from Taryn and his chickens, should contact him at 519-504-6542 or through his instagram, @ ts_eggs.

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Taryn is currently considering purchasing more chickens. He has approximately 36 chickens now, and explains that “[his] chickens right now are really kind of new, so when they get old

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Participants are asked to line up at the Ashland Transport lot beside the Palmerston fire hall at 6pm.

The parade will begin at 7pm and travel west on King Street, then north on Lowe Street to Main Street. The route will continue east on Main Street to Brunswick Street, ending at the Frank Lambier Legion.

Prizes will be offered for best commercial and noncommercial floats, best overall float and best walkers.

Palmerston Kinettes will be collecting non-perishable food items for the local food bank along the parade route.

Meet Santa at Legion After the parade youngsters can meet Santa and receive candy at the Legion.

Donations toward the cost of the parade will be accepted by any firefighter.

For information call Don Harrow at 519-343-3488.

Shining through the rain - The 2018 Palmerston Santa Claus Parade, hosted by Minto Fire’s Palmerston station, sparkled in the light rain as it made its way through the downtown area. LEFT: Santa greeted the crowd. ABOVE: The Lions Express float dazzled onlookers with fireworks.

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Friendship Arch - Maintaining the flowers at the Friendship Arch at the north end of Clifford is among the community contributions of local Lions Club members. BELOW: Club president Shelia Campbell says banners honoring local veterans are a great addition to the town’s main street. Photos by Bonnie Whitehead

Clifford Lions Club participates in Operation Christmas Child

By Bonnie Whitehead CLIFFORD - The Clifford and District Lions Club participated in Operation Christmas Child. Three shoe boxes were filled with gifts to send to children in developing countries. They chose to fill one box for a girl aged two to four, another box for a girl aged five to nine, and another for a boy aged ten to 14.

Lion Ivan Campbell said, “A letter was placed in each box informing them that the gifts came from the Clifford and District Lions Club explaining some of the services we do in our community and worldwide. Our motto is, ‘We Serve.’”

The Lions Club currently consists of president Sheila Campbell, secretary Ivan Campbell, treasurer Judy Worsley, and members Fay Binkley, Margaret Penfound, Allan Manning, and Ho Park.

The Lions sent towels, blankets, and mats for the Guide Dogs Puppy Program to the training centre in Oakville.

Sheila maintains the flowers at the Friendship Arch at the north end of Clifford.

Twice a year, the Lions hit the ditches, collecting trash along the highway from the Redwood Restaurant corner to the first intersection. They collect pop cans to crush and sell for scrap.

Worsley and Sheila attended a seminar on assisting with the upcoming vision program at the public school.

The club also collects used eye glasses to send with doctors to third world countries.

They also support Diabetes Canada.

They partner with the Clifford firefighters to host the annual pumpkin carving contest at the fire hall.

Sheila placed a wreath at the Remembrance Day service held Nov. 10 in Clifford.

She notes she likes to walk along the main street and see the banners that honour the veterans.

Sheila said she was quite

impressed with the story boards with the faces and names of the local service men and women who served the country. These memory boards were created for the Clifford Homecoming celebration in 2017 and are stored away neatly in boxes until the next time they are needed.

Peter Buhrow and Mary Jean Hartwig and their committee researched and compiled the photos and information.

Centennial celebration 2020 begins the 100 Years Celebration of Lionism in Canada. The Windsor Lions Club was chartered 100 years ago. To help celebrate, a dinner cruise on the MS ChiCheemaun is booked for June 6 and a new District A-9 history book will be printed.

The Clifford and District Lions Club members used to meet at the local fire hall, but some members are finding the steps a little too steep, so the members choose to meet in their homes. Larger celebrations will be held at the

community hall.

Anyone who would like more information on the Clifford Lions, their projects, and how to join should contact Lion Ivan Campbell at 519-327-8132.

Pork supper - Don Senek and Rotarian Bruce Kaufman sliced the pork for the Clifford Rotary Club 43rd annual Pork and Sauerkraut Supper on Nov. 1.

Photo by Bonnie Whitehead for their weekly meetings; at Harriston Foodland, Harriston Packers, Palmerston Foodland,

Palmerston Legion and in Listowel at Giant Tiger, Petro Canada and the Dollar Stop.

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PUBLIC MEETING: Mapleton Council will consider this application at their meeting scheduled for:

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 7:00 pm

Mapleton Township Municipal Offices, Council Chambers, 7275 Sideroad 16 Location of the Subject Land The property subject to the proposed amendment is legally described as Part Lot 12, Concession 5 (Peel) with a civic address of 7555 Fourth Line. The property is approximately 1.14 ha (2.82 ac) in size and the location is shown on the map below.

The Purpose and Effect of the Application The purpose and effect of the proposed amendment is to rezone the subject lands to allow a proposed cemetery expansion and to recognize the existing church and cemetery. This rezoning is a condition of severance application B138/18, which has been granted provisional consent by the Wellington County Land Division Committee. The consent will sever a 0.22 ha (0.54 ac) parcel and merge it with the existing abutting church and cemetery. These development applications will facilitate an expansion to the existing cemetery.

Grand opening - Sunlife Financial opened at 1 Elora Street North, Unit 3 in Harriston on Nov. 20. From left: Minto Chamber of Commerce president John Mock, councillor Judy Dirksen, Mayor George Bridge, Sunlife Financial advisor Kathie Butcher, PerthWellington MP John Nater and deputy mayor Dave Turton.

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Oral or Written Submissions Any person or public body is entitled to attend the public meeting and make written or oral submissions in support of or in opposition to the proposed zoning by-law amendment. Written comments should be submitted to the Township Clerk at the address shown below.

Power of Tribunal to Dismiss Appeals If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the Township of Mapleton to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Mapleton before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Township of Mapleton before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

Request for Notice of Decision If you wish to be notified of the decision in respect of the proposed Township of Mapleton Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the Clerk.

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Additional Information For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, please contact or visit the Municipal Office at the address shown below. O. Reg. 470/09, s. 2: 179/16, s. 2. The application and any additional information are available to the public for inspection at the Township of Mapleton Municipal Office during office hours.

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It Sports program and wonder if introducing new sports into the program would be a good idea.

Lubbers reported the Norgan Theatre continues to operate well, with an average attendance of 65 per show. Another successful Live2Lead event took place on Oct. 11 and tickets are going well for the upcoming Celtic Christmas Show.

CLIFFORD - Local Rotary Club president Trish Palmer was pleased to see how many attended the club’s 43rd annual pork and sauerkraut supper on Nov. 1 at the community hall in Clifford.

During the supper, Rotarian Nick Oleksandriw headed to the Norwell District Secondary School commencement service to present Madison Armstrong with a bursary from the Clifford Rotary Club.

This season, Rotarians are participating in the televised Rotary Bingo on Tuesday evenings at 7pm on the Wightman Channel and Eastlink. Tickets are $5 a card and support Rotary projects.

Tickets can be purchased in Clifford at Wightman Telecom and now Gramma Jo’s Restaurant where the Clifford Rotarians gather

Dated at the Township of Mapleton This 19th day of November 2019.

Unique business - Unique Fashions ‘n’ Treasures opened at 44B Elora Street South in Harriston on Nov. 20. From left: Minto Chamber of Commerce president John Mock, Minto Mayor George Bridge, store owner Tammy Lorentz, Perth-Wellington MP John Nater and deputy mayor Dave Turton.

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Mark Laird, DM Drayton United Church

Happy Advent This Sunday is the start of the Christian holiday season.

No it isn’t Christmas, despite what the stores, the radio, the television might tell you.

It is the start of Advent. The season that is observed by Christians before Christmas, as the waiting for Christ’s birth. Advent is maybe one of Christianity’s least recognized seasons. We are super excited to get to Christmas, and can get caught up in that holiday spirit that we forget there are other holidays, other celebrations going on.

I had a colleague last year

wish someone a happy Advent, around Dec. 10, on the way into a grocery store. The recipient of the kinds words turned around and said, “In this country we say Merry Christmas!”

There is so much wrong with that response that I almost don’t know where to start.

First off, Dec. 10 is not technically Christmas. It is Advent. For most Christian denominations, the Christmas season, actually doesn’t start till Dec. 25, (for some it isn’t until Jan. 7) then runs for 12 days until Jan. 6 when we celebrate Epiphany. I find this interesting, because this concept of two seasons isn’t

unique to Christians. There is also Lent and Easter. If Easter is on March 31, we don’t start wishing people a Happy Easter March 3. We understand that we are observing a different religious season, and Easter hasn’t started yet.

This individual obviously didn’t realize that my minister colleague was actually wishing them a happy Christian holiday, and even so that shouldn’t matter.

This December alone, there are over 10 Christian holy days/seasons and feast days. Even for Christians, December is not just Christmas. When you then add in different faith traditions, and extend the time through until

Jan. 8, there are 30 holy days/ seasons/celebrations. Some years there are even more, as some faith traditions have the date of their holy days change, just like Christianity does with Easter.

There are so many holidays that they even overlap, for example this year Christmas Eve falls on the second night of Hanukkah, a Jewish holiday, that in all likelihood Jesus observed during his life as well.

To be clear, I do not have a problem at all if someone wants to start saying ‘Merry Christmas’ Dec. 2. I do have a problem, yelling at someone that that is the only acceptable greeting to give. The

irony is that the individual didn’t realize they were shouting at a clergy person, who was actually wishing them greetings in their appropriate faith tradition.

What I find challenging, is when we assume that “Merry Christmas” is the only acceptable greeting, when there are so many different religious days, feasts, and observances in the next few weeks.

I think one of the best things about living in Canada, is that we are a multicultural, multi-faith country. We get to learn from each other, we get to grow with each other, we get to celebrate with each other. We get to experience so much more as a community

of people because we are different, because we have such an eclectic body of humans who choose to call this country home.

When someone says ‘Happy Holidays’ they aren’t creating a ‘war on Christmas’, they are simply acknowledging that Christmas isn’t the only holiday that people in our country, in our community celebrate. It isn’t even the only holiday that I as a Christian celebrate this time of year.

If you really want to say “Merry Christmas,” go ahead and do so joyfully, but why feel upset if someone says Happy Hanukkah back to you?

Happy upcoming Advent.

Roundtable provides input to museum plan

By Bonnie Whitehead CLIFFORD - Jon Linton of TCI Management Consultants attended the Minto Cultural Roundtable meeting on Oct. 28 to discuss ideas for the Wellington County Museum and Archives Strategic Plan.

Linton was acquiring information for the County of Wellington Museum & Archives Strategic Plan Focus Group. The museum, located in Aboyne, stores and displays items and information that reflects the heritage and preserves local history of Wellington County.

Discussion was concentrated on how each display tells a story and awakens a new appreciation of life.

This is especially true once visitors realize the actual history of the building and hear stories of the people who took refuge at the House of Industry and who at one time called the poorhouse, home, Linton explained to the group.

Ideas discussed included youth volunteers, promoting tours as a weekend destination, providing a bus tour of the region, continuing to work with schools and fall fairs, and sharing stories and artifacts at seniors

Museum planning - Jon Linton of TCI Management Consultants attended the Minto Cultural Roundtable meeting on Oct. 28 to discuss ideas for the Wellington County Museum and Archives Strategic Plan. From left: front, Rosie Krul, Taylor Keunen, Megan Raftis; back, John Cox, Jean Anderson, Jennifer Frayne, Gordon Duff, Jon Linton, roundtable chair Peggy Raftis, Belinda Wick-Graham and Raissa Rogers.

Photo by Bonnie Whitehead meetings. Drawing people to the museum by supporting a travelling interactive exhibit, telling stories of unique events and promoting activities through all sources of media including an extensive e-mail list were also discussed. Simplifying the process to access information and partnering with the 14 branches of the county library were other ideas.

Linton and his company will collect data from many sources, analyze the information, and develop a strategy that will lead to the imple-

mentation of the action plan.

Gordon Duff reported on the Culture Days activities that attracted 395 participants who enjoyed a scavenger hunt, Tiny Trains parade, market, story-telling, print making, and chalk art.

He shared highlights of the SPARC – Symposium for Performing Arts in Rural Communities meeting held at the Haliburton library.

Minto’s Public Art Policy will be reviewed at another meeting. The committee meets the fourth Monday of the month.

Santa parade - The Harriston Firefighters Association hosted the town’s annual Santa Claus Parade on Nov. 23. TOP: Santa arrives behind his glowing reindeer. ABOVE: The parade featured numerous colourful floats, including this Charlie Brown-themed entry.

Photos by Mike Robinson

‘Clifford Connects’ theme chosen for community project CLIFFORD Minto Chamber of Commerce business development co-ordinator Somer Antonopoulos welcomed 20 people to the follow-up Clifford town meeting held Oct. 16 at the community hall in Clifford.

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manager Belinda WickGraham explained the meeting was to establish a committee to move forward on the ideas proposed at the initial meeting on Sept. 4.

A smaller group showed up at the hall ready to keep the momentum going for-

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activities and the committee promoted beautification of the downtown core with seasonal decorations and the Light Up the Street party on Nov. 14.

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“Clifford Connects” seemed to be the choice. A logo will be designed to complement the logos designed for the “All Aboard Palmerston” and “Harriston Rising” cam-

paigns to keep a unified link through the Town of Minto.

The committee will focus on ways to engage volunteers, include the townspeople, and entice passersby to stop and participate. They will meet as needed and provide regular updates.

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