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Outgoing Mapleton mayor says more amalgamation may be needed in future

by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON - Outgoing Mapleton Mayor Bruce Whale says future councils will be challenged to find “new efficient and environmentallyresponsible ways to provide services to our municipality.”

Whale, who did not run in the Oct. 27 municipal election, suggested at the final meeting of the outgoing council on Nov. 25 that further amalgamation may be necessary to keep costs under control.

“We may have to look at further amalgamation to make some of these small communities more manageable,” said Whale.

“A municipality of 10,000 people isn’t really that big,” he added, noting municipalities 10 times the size of Mapleton are common in the province. “The question is how do we put that together so it’s effective, so that there is still local input, but we get some of those efficiencies of a bigger municipality?”

Short of more amalgamation, Whale said councils could look at service sharing and partnerships.

“What sort of services can we do by joining with other municipalities, or the county, or even private industry?”

Whale noted the outgoing council had moved forward a number of projects targeted during the early stages of the term, including expansion of the Drayton sewage lagoon system, installation of water meters and new streetlights for the municipality’s urban areas.

In terms of roads and bridges, he noted, “we’ve been able to build some reserves and five and 10-year plans are being completed.”

Whale noted the municipality has undergone “a fairly significant internal restructuring that I think is going to serve the municipality well in future.”

Making the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System pension plan available to employees will help “attract staff that have the training and abilities that I think we are going to need in our municipality,” Whale noted.

“Surprise issues” council has had to react to included discovering mould and water damage that required major restoration work at the municipal office, and losing the municipal works garage to fire last November, said Whale.

Whale presented a plaque to each departing council member, recognizing their

years of service to Mapleton and predecessor municipalities of Drayton, Maryborough and Peel.

Whale noted that during 14 years of municipal service, councillor Mike Downey “always came to council with your homework done and did a lot of extra homework.”

“I have enjoyed working for the people of the township. There have been a lot of different issues and I think the municipality has moved in the right direction in a lot of cases,” said Downey, who also opted not to run for re-election.

Councillor Jim Curry, who lost a race for the mayor’s seat to councillor Neil Driscoll, has accumulated 21 years of local municipal service.

“I know your contributions to Drayton, originally, and now Mapleton Township, are appreciated,” said Whale, adding he valued the many ideas Curry brought to the council table.

Councillor Andy Knetsch served seven years on council for the former village of Drayton and Mapleton Township.

“Your concern for the community has always been evident and also your concern for those that maybe weren’t as privileged as the rest of us … your input was always appreciated,” Whale told Knetsch.

“It’s a different ball game” being a councillor than a head of council and meeting chair, Knetsch said.

“I know a few weeks ago I walked out of a meeting and I may have upset some people. I apologize for that. I’m a passionate guy and I made that decision,” said Knetsch in reference to his decision to leave the Nov. 11 meeting after renouncing a declared conflict of interest on the location of a proposed skate park in Drayton.

To the incoming council members, all of whom were present at the meeting, Knetsch said, “Ultimately, at the end of the day, we have served, and you will serve for the next four years, because we care - we want to make this township a better place.”

Whale said incoming mayor Neil Driscoll was part of an infusion of new blood bringing new ideas to the council table.

“I’m glad to see you here and I know you’ll serve your community well,” said Whale.

Driscoll said Whale has “done a great job as leader” of the local council.

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Green Legacy celebration - Representatives of Wellington County’s Green Legacy Program presented a plaque commemorating the organization’s 10th anniversary to members of Mapleton’s incoming and outgoing council members at the Nov. 25 council meeting. From left: Liz Samis (Trees for Mapleton), councillor Andy Knetsch, councillor-elect Lori Woodham, councillor-elect Dennis Craven, mayor-elect Neil Driscoll, Wellington County Green Legacy representative Mark Van Patter, Helen Moffat (Trees for Mapleton), councillor Jim Curry, councillor-elect Marlene Ottens, councillor-elect Michael Martin, councillor Mike Downey, Mayor Bruce Whale and Trees for Mapleton/Green Legacy representative Paul Day. submitted photo

Township awards design contract for new garage

by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON - Council has awarded a quarter-million dollar contract to design a new municipal maintenance facility to a Burlington architectural firm.

Council approved on Nov. 25 a recommendation from

public works director Brad McRoberts to award the contract to Chamberlain Architect Services for the company’s bid price of $257,290.

McRoberts told council the company scored the highest in the municipality’s proposal ratings system and also submitted

the lowest bid.

“They had both highestscoring technical proposal and lowest cost,” said McRoberts, adding, “there wasn’t any dissension” among members of the evaluation committee.

In his report to council, McRoberts noted the com-

Clinic/fundraiser for Evan a success DRAYTON - The local community came together again in support of the Conway family at a Nov. 24 blood donor clinic and fundraiser here. Two-year-old Evan continues his battle with leukemia at McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton.

Sharron Cairns, Canadian Blood Services Representative, said, “There was a great turnout. We collected 79 units and had 12 first-time donors.

The support from the Drayton community was outstanding.

An additional two beds and more staff were added to cover additional appointments.”

The Partner for Life program run by Canadian Blood Services has added “Team Evan” to its roster.

Anyone interested in joining Team Evan by donating blood can register online at www.blood.ca under Team 386042.

In addition to the donor clinic, local residents Heather Clemmer and Randy Meyer organized a silent auction and barbecue fundraiser. Clemmer reported the Conway family will receive over $3,500 from

Community support - Bill Conway of Drayton, father of two-yearold Evan Conway, who is battling leukemia, donated blood with support from his children, Olivia and Cody, at a donor clinic held in honour of Evan on Nov. 24. photo by Caroline Sealey

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Rick Richardson sold tickets for a framed Pittsburgh Penguins jersey, autographed by each team member.

Tickets for the jersey will be on sale until the draw date of Dec. 23. The jersey can be viewed at the Drayton Chop-

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Anyone who was unable to attend the Drayton Blood Donor Clinic can donate at the following clinics in the area: Palmerston on Dec. 1, 5 to 8pm at the community centre, and Elmira on Nov. 27 at the Lions Hall from 3 to 8pm.

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pany has completed public works facilities in communities including Niagara-on-theLake, Hamilton, Kitchener, Milton, Newmarket, Ajax and Richmond Hill - and has done considerable work across Ontario, “mostly in smaller, outlying communities.”

McRoberts explained the tender price includes everything from designing the facility to reviewing and managing the tender process to hire a contractor. “The only other cost would be the actual capital cost of that contractor to come out and build what they design,” he said.

The timeline for the project is still to be determined and depends on what approach council elects for the construction process. But it is anticipated the facility will be completed by the end of September, 2015 at the latest.

While Wellington County has committed to relocating its Drayton maintenance garage to the same property at the township’s administration centre on Sideroad 16, McRoberts said the county is looking at 2016 for its construction project.

He also noted there will be opportunity to share facilities like wastewater, fire suppression and truck wash bays.

“We’ve had preliminary discussions with county staff and there will be lots of opportunity for us to work very closely with the county,” said McRoberts.

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December 8 - Drayton-Mapleton Agricultural Society Monthly Meeting, 7:30pm, Drayton Agricultural Building upstairs, 49 Elm Street, Drayton. Everyone welcome. Info call Natalie 519-638-5093.

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Eight finalists perform in Songwriters’ Challenge

Missionary earns win over Listowel FROM PREVIOUS PAGE buried the puck behind the goaltender.

Curtis Bults took a loose puck to the net and floated a shot over the shoulder of the goaltender for the other Missionary goal.

Missionary added another goal midway through the third period. A scramble at the net ended with Colwill lifting a backhander into the top corner, assisted by Curtis Bults.

Listowel finally penetrated the Missionary net when Josh Shantz scored, assisted by Phil Shantz and Andrew Jantzi.

Missionary added a shorthanded goal when Tom Chambers intercepted a pass and scored on a rising shot.

BETHEL 2 FLORADALE 0 Bethel scored two quick goals late in the first period jump ahead. Brandon Shoemaker went to the ice with Floradale defencemen in tow yet tucked the puck underneath the pads for a goal, assisted by

Jim Wideman.

Seconds later Caleb Bauman scored from a scramble, assisted by Matt Horst and Russ Shouldice.

DRAYTON 4 COMMUNITY 1 Drayton scored the only goals in the first period, both

by Cam Mohle - the first with a hard wrist shot and the second with a poke into the corner. Eric Deckers and Brandon Rumph assisted.

Drayton added two more goals in the second period.

Herman Mulder took a Mark Timmerman pass from behind the net and drilled it into the webbing.

Good penalty killing produced a goal late in the period.

Jason Mohle centred a pass in a two-on-one rush and Deckers snapped the puck past a sliding goaltender.

In the third. Terry Horst sent Joe Clemmer down the right side boards to score Community’s lone goal.

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Council meets for final time

FROM PAGE ONE “I hope I have the strength to be as patient as you. You had a term of council where we did have a lot of big issues, but you always let us have our say and that’s the sign of a great leader,” said Driscoll. “I look forward to the next four years.”

CAO Patty Sinnamon noted

Whale served the municipality for 11 years, first as a councillor then as mayor.

“You’ve certainly pushed us to think outside the box and look at different ways of doing things,” said Sinnamon.

“We’ve had some challenges but we’ve always been able to meet those challenges.”

Songwriter’s Challenge - Peter Schofield of the Moorefield area was among the finalists in the Town of Minto Songwriter’s Challenge performing their original songs at the Norgan Theatre on Nov. 25.

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PALMERSTON - The Minto Cultural Roundtable and Lead Left Productions teamed up to present the inaugural Minto Songwriters’ Challenge.

Eight finalists submitted lyrics based on the theme of “Small Town” and live performances were held on Nov. 25, at the Norgan Theatre in Palmerston.

The Minto Cultural Roundtable partnered with Wightman Telecom and the performances were aired on Wightman TV, as well as posted on the Town of Minto Facebook Page and YouTube channel. In addition to a panel of judges, the public had a chance to vote for their favourite song by “liking” the posted performances on Facebook and

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The program is an initiative of Trees for Mapleton. It

is open to rural landowners with more than one hectare (2.5 acres) of property. It is targeted at projects that reduce wind erosion, protect groundwater recharge areas, create buffer strips along streams, connect

natural areas and create wildlife habitat.

The application deadline is Dec. 31 for trees to be planted in the spring of 2015.

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So far, 10 landowners have signed up to receive grants totalling $8,000 to plant 4,500 trees.

Leslie Lawton, one of the Continued on page 8

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The finalists were Trina Larter (Conn), Alexandria McRae (Listowel), Nicholas Mercuri (Fergus), Kyra Ash (Palmerston), Juanita Wilkins (Clifford), Doris Laird (Mount Forest), Samantha Glasier (Hanover) and Peter Schofield (Moorefield).

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EDITORIAL

Amalgamation redux?

More amalgamation anyone?

Outgoing Mapleton Mayor Bruce Whale raised an interesting idea during his final meeting in the chair.

As he made his parting remarks, including reflections on the past term of office and brief tributes to members of the outgoing council, Whale also offered some jarring thoughts on the future of municipal government.

While it must seem to some as if the dust has barely settled from the last round of amalgamations, Whale actually suggested further municipal mergers might be not only possible, but positive.

“We may have to look at further amalgamation to make some of these small communities more manageable,” said Whale at the Nov. 25 meeting. “A municipality of 10,000 people isn’t really that big,” he added, noting municipalities 10 times the size of Mapleton are common in the province. “The question is how do we put that together so it’s effective, so that there is still local input, but we get some of those efficiencies of a bigger municipality?”

Good questions indeed - and the answer is probably that we won’t.

We doubt there’s much appetite for more official mergers among today’s municipal leaders. While many repeat, if asked, the mantra that municipalities (hence taxpayers) could never have dealt with the downloading the province inflicted upon them over a decade ago without today’s larger assessment bases, one senses few want it to go any further. The additional loss of communal identity and distancing of government from the people that would result from making rural municipalities even larger is not something many seem prepared to champion.

Still, it’s not as if municipalities are having an easy time of it financially and most continue to decry the ever-diminishing supply of unconditional provincial grant money as they struggle to maintain vital infrastructure.

So what is the answer? Perhaps Whale addressed it earlier in his talk, when he suggested an increased emphasis on service sharing.

“What sort of services can we do by joining with other municipalities, or the county, or even private industry?” Whale wondered.

He has a point here and some useful co-operation may eventually flow out of some wider-focused activity such as the joint economic development efforts underway among northern Wellington municipalities.

Interestingly, just before the Mike Harris Conservatives came into power in the ‘90s and coerced municipalities into their current configuration, “sharing services” was a common theme at council meetings around Ontario. Under the previous government, NDP premier Bob Rae’s much-maligned group, municipalities had begun to get the word that provincial largesse would not last forever and they had started to discuss ways they could logically work together to eliminate duplication and save money. Of course that talk all ended when Harris entered the picture and threatened municipalities with restructuring commissions should they fail to get together on their own.

If talk of service sharing is surfacing again, hopefully this time we will let things ride a little further down that road before we even dream of descending once again into the counter-productive chaos of wide-spread amalgamation.

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Christmas helpers abound MAPLETON – Evidence Mapleton is a caring community is never easier to find than during the holiday season.

A lengthy list of local organizations offering to make the Christmas season brighter for others include: the Drayton and Community Food Bank is now accepting Christmas donations.

Donations can be dropped off at the Drayton Food Market,

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Drayton Reformed Church, RBC branches in Drayton and Moorefield or call the food bank at 519-504-2346. Anyone who needs a hamper or knows someone who could use a hamper is encouraged to call the same number; - the Drayton Kinette Club is conducting its second annual toy drive. To help out bring a new, unwrapped toy to the Drayton or Moorefield parade.

Or drop them off at Dobben’s Hardware, Marspan Home Hardware, Moorefield Dinner or Fear’s Bibs ‘n’ Cribs until Dec. 17; - a community Christmas dinner for widows and widowers is planned for Dec. 9 at 12:30pm at the Drayton Reformed Church. Anyone who would like to attend or wants more information can call Ann Kabbes 519-848-3206 or Nancy Koobs 343-5372.

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Santa headed to area for Christmas visits

MAPLETON - Santa Claus is coming to town several times this holiday season.

Santa will make three stops in Mapleton to participate in local Christmas parades: - Dec. 5 at 7pm in Drayton, followed by a Christmas tree lighting at the Fire Hall; - Dec. 6 at 1pm in Moorefield; and - Dec. 21 at 2pm in Alma.

Santa will also make an appearance in the Palmerston Christmas parade on Dec. 6 at 7pm.

Dedication service - ABOVE: The St. John’s choristers from St. John’s Anglican Church in Elora performed at a dedication service for a new organ and several stained glass windows at the Christ Anglican Church in Drayton on Nov. 23. RIGHT: Four windows, including three dating from 1931 which were moved from Grace Anglican Church in Millbank were dedicated in memory of the pioneers of Drayton. Also dedicated to the pioneers of Grace Anglican Church, was a Bell organ built in Guelph in 1887. The organ also came from the Millbank church. photos by Caroline Sealey

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Already, Santa’s post office is reporting letters are pouring in – with the first one received in July, reminding Santa to eat well and exercise in anticipation of a very busy holiday season.

Santa’s chief postal elf Holly T. Elf is reporting that already some 10,000 letters have come in, keeping postal elves busy.

An increase of about 10 per cent in letters is expected this year, meaning that Santa’s post office could answer over 1.5 million letters this season in more than 30 languages, including Braille. Santa and his 6,000 postal elves will ensure that each and every letter will get a response in time for Christmas.

“I encourage all the girls and boys to send their letter to Santa soon,” says Holly T. Elf, who started working at the North Pole post office more than 30 years ago. “And don’t forget to include your return address. While Santa knows

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Local Family Health Team offers tips for staying happy and healthy through holidays

by Sandy Turner DRAYTON - It’s the most wonderful time of the year Christmas, but for some, it also includes stress, weight gain and over-indulging. It is easy to get caught up in the excitement of the season and let healthy habits fall by the wayside. But do you really want to lose the momentum gained this fall and have to start all over again with a New Years reso-

lution? If the answer is no, try these tips and tricks to keep on track for a healthy, happy and more enjoyable holiday.

Wondering how to avoid gaining weight but still enjoy the holidays? The festive season brings about many opportunities to gather with family and friends but it also includes many mouth watering and tempting treats. Instead of constant grazing at the snack

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Another trick is to rate the first bite of a particular food on a scale of 1-10, where one means that the food tastes terrible, and a rating of 10 would mean that the food is totally worth eating and tastes delicious. Then, try to only eat the foods rated a 10/10. This draws attention to how food actually tastes, rather than mindlessly eating and cleaning our plates even though we may not truly like what we’re eating. Finally, try not to go to a party hungry. This will help to avoid eating too fast and too much. Instead, eat a whole-

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some breakfast and lunch on the day to avoid overeating at the party.

Wondering how to get everything done in time?

When pressed for time, but still needing to prepare foods for gatherings, try being proactive. Many foods can be prepared weeks ahead of time and then come party night, all that’s needed is to pull it out of the freezer and bake. Think of all the smells with almost no mess. Consider recruiting help when hosting a party and have a potluck. This will help to reduce feeling stressed from having no time or if money budgets simply can’t handle it. The trick is not to call it a potluck, rather, it’s a “Holiday Sampler Party”. Instruct each guest to bring the one food item that has a special holiday memory or just a favorite holiday food. Then at the party, have everyone share the story behind their selection.

Wondering how to have a stress-free holiday? This time of year can have “hectic” written all over it. There are many demands this time of year. Try to prioritize what really needs to be done and learn to politely say “no” to the extras. Another way to keep stress levels to a minimum is by lowering expectations. It is tempting

to expect everything from the tree and gifts to the in-laws to be perfect during the holidays.

When things don’t go according to plan it’s easy to become disappointed or frustrated. By not expecting perfection it will be easier to accept when mishaps occur. It may also be easier to accept imperfections in others. Remember to focus on what is most important to you about celebrating the holidays.

Finally, set aside some time during the busy holiday season for yourself to do something that you enjoy. Whether it’s baking, crafting or reading a great book. Take some time to relax. The clean house and expensive gifts aren’t what gets remembered. It’s the laughter, love and time spent with family that builds memories. Focus on that and the rest doesn’t matter so much.

Wondering how to fit in exercise on top of everything else this Christmas? If it’s hard to stick to a regular exercise routine, focus on being active all day long. Include a walk where and whenever possible.

It may not seem like much at the time but every little bit counts. At work, get up from the desk to respond to an email from a colleague, take the stairs instead of the elevator and walk at lunch or

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breaks. During errands, park a little further away or do some laps of the store before starting shopping.

Get outside and play. Don’t use the cold as an excuse – use the snow as a reason to get outside. Try making snowmen with the kids or grandkids, go skating, tobogganing, crosscountry skiing, or organize a snow soccer or football game.

Dress for the weather. This will make being active outside much more enjoyable. Hats, scarves, and waterproof gloves are must-haves. Dress in layers and take them off when the body begins to warm up from all that fun exercise. When days are less hectic be sure to aim for at least 30 minutes of activity each day. This will make getting back into regular exercise after the holidays a bit easier and won’t feel like starting all over again.

For more information about any of the free services offered by the Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team, visit the website at www.mmfht.ca or call the Drayton office at 519-6382110 or the Clifford office at 519-327-4777. Like them on Facebook (Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team) and follow them on twitter @ MintoMapleton for healthy living tips and information on upcoming programs and events in the area.

Sandy Turner is health promoter for the Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team.

NORAD will track Santa COLORADO – The North American Aerospace Defense Command is ready to track Santa’s yuletide journey.

The NORAD tracks Santa website, www.noradsanta.org was recently launched featuring a mobile version, a holiday countdown, new games, daily activities, and more. The website is available in eight languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Chinese.

Starting at 12:01am MST on Dec. 24, website visitors can watch Santa make preparations for his flight. NORAD’s “Santa Cams” will stream videos on the website as Santa makes his way over various locations.

Then, at 4am MST (6am EST), trackers worldwide can speak with a live phone operator to inquire as to Santa’s whereabouts by dialing the toll-free number 1-877-Hi-NORAD (1877-446-6723) or by sending an email to noradtrackssanta@ outlook.com.

Any time on Dec. 24, Windows Phone users can ask Cortana for Santa’s location, and OnStar subscribers can press the OnStar button in their vehicles to find Santa.

It all started in 1955 when a local media advertisement directed children to call Santa direct – only the number was misprinted.

Instead of reaching Santa, the phone rang through to the crew commander on duty at the Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center.

Thus began the tradition, which NORAD has carried on since it was created in 1958.

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Dennis started with one small self-propelled sprayer and a couple employees. Now running with three sprayers and a larger staff he continues to give his customers the attention and expertise they need to keep their fields as clean as possible. The company has since expanded into seed and liquid fertilizer sales, nutrient management planning, soil sampling and crop recommendations.

As with many new businesses, the first years were challenging, just building up a clientele and getting the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name out there. Crop care is a constantly-changing profession as weeds and insects can provide different challenges from year to year.

New projects for CFS would be an expansion of the company in the New Liskeard area where some of the farmers have expressed a need for crop care. Also CFS is always

trying new things in their corn and soybean plots, recently experimenting with multiple fungicide treatments and foliar fertilizer in our soybean plots.

This coming season CFS will also be showcasing the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first wheat plot. CFS also

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Local 4-H members shine at Royal TORONTO - After a summer of training their calves and attending numerous shows, four members of the Minto Dairy 4-H calf club earned a spot on the county team that went to the Royal to compete at the TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic. Those members are Tyler Canning, Abbi Atkins, Travis Canning and Brittany Lenselink.

In the show ring Tyler was the winner of the junior showmanship class in a field of 107 competitors.

Travis was fifth senior showman out of 134 in the class and his heifer, Kingsway Brokaw Amino, was seventh junior yearling in a class of 38.

Brittany showed a Jersey calf, Golden Tequila Foxxy and placed fifth out of a class of 26. Brittany also showed at the Jersey show later in the week and was senior showman at that show.

Abbi’s calf, Canhope Atwood Temptuous, placed 16th in a class of 54 summer

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Junior showman - Tyler Canning of Minto was the winner of the junior showmanship class in a field of 107 competitors at the TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic held at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. submitted photo

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The Wellington County team was fourth for premier county and seventh for the herdsman awards out of 51 counties and provinces.

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art of showing cattle proved to be exceptional considering there were 360 competitors from across Canada showing at the 2014 edition of the TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic,” club officials note.

Family pottery lesson- Barb Timpson of Wiltshire, England teaches her great niece Joelle Diamond of Mapleton Township how to make a bowl on the potter’s wheel. Tilson is helping with pottery classes at Studio Factor in Drayton while she is visiting her sister Joanna Harlow, also of Mapleton. photo by Caroline Sealey

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Money still available to assist with tree-planting efforts in Mapleton Township FROM PAGE THREE participants said “the community really benefits” from the program. She plans to plant windbreaks along her fences lines and around a pond.

“We want to plant trees for wildlife, for the birds, to protect the soil and to help reduce our heating costs,” said Lawton.

Liz Samis, chair of Trees

for Mapleton said the committee was pleased with the quality of the projects and that “they will benefit our community by creating a healthy environment to live, work and relax.”

Landowners could receive grants of up to $25 for each tree or shrub, including planting costs. A planting plan is required for properties over one hectare. Applicants may

be required to sign an agreement to maintain the trees for 15 years. Projects will be approved by the Trees for Mapleton committee.

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