July 15 - The Creemore Echo

The Creemore
Echo
Friday, July 15, 2016 Vol. 16 No. 29
www.creemore.com
Inside the Echo
Blooming Flowers
A show of affection
Horticultural Society Show
Mother presents son`s art work
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News and views in and around Creemore
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Local dairy
offers milk
and magic
The Miller family is once again
opening Jalon Farms to the public on
Dairy Day.
The fifth annual Millers’ Dairy Day
on Saturday, July 16 will provide a
chance to tour the farm, meet “the girls”
and see how milk is bottled.
Marie Miller said visitors are
encouraged to visit the bottling plant
first, on their way to the barn.
New this year, the Millers have
booked Toronto magicians Brent
and Sarah Nicholls, better known as
IncrediBrent and Super Sarah. The
husband-and-wife magic and comedy
team will be performing their antibullying magic show.
The couple met aboard Disney Cruise
Line where they thrilled hundreds of
families week after week with their big
personalities and magical talents. After
three years of travelling and performing
they made their way back to Canada
where they perform hundreds of shows
every year. Marie saw them perform at a school
where she was supply teaching and
thought they would be a great fit for
Dairy Day.
“We usually keep things pretty
simple but I thought, how perfect
would they be? I always like to make it
about families and families are happy if
they see their kids having a good time,”
said Marie.
Visitors are welcome to enjoy
samples of milk and Belly Ice Cream
Company, made with Millers’ Dairy
milk.
The Millers offer a relaxing day
on the farm and a chance to pet the
cows and calves and other animals,
which will be visiting the farm that
day, including bunnies, chickens and
other critters.
There will also be face painting and
Staff photo: Trina Berlo
The fountain is a great way to beat the heat for children visiting the Creemore Farmers’ Market on Saturday
mornings. The market, located at Station on the Green, is open every Saturday morning from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
until Thanksgiving.
food will available from Affairs Bakery,
featuring the chocolate milkshake
made with Miller’s Dairy chocolate
milk, O’Shea’s and RAY’s Place is
doing a charity barbecue with food
donated by Creemore Foodland.
Antique cars will be on display
again this year including a collection
of antique tractors that belonged to the
late Glenn Millsap.
Marie said they try to source everything
from Creemore, including labour from the
Cybergnomes, the Clearview Township
competitive robotics team, sponsored in
part by Millers’ Dairy.
“But really it’s all about the girls and
getting to know the girls that provide
their food and that’s really what it’s
all about and everything else is a
sideshow,” said Marie.
The farm is open from 11 a.m. until
3 p.m. Admission is free.
Miller’s Dairy is located at 7280
County Road 9, just east of Creemore.
Brent and Sarah Nicholls.
Taking care of buyers and sellers
in Mulmur and the Creemore hills for 39 years
RCR Realty. Brokerage
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B.A., Broker
The Town & Country Agent with the City Connections
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• The Creemore Echo • Friday, July 15 2016
COMMUNITY Calendar
Submit your community events
info@creemore.com
phone: 705-466-9906
fax: 705-466-9908
This Weekend
Friday, July 15 to Monday, July 18
• Nottawasaga Daylilies is open for the season.
Gardens are near peak bloom. Open 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. each day. Call 705-466-2916 or www.
wilsondaylilies.com for more details. See page 11.
Saturday, July 16
• Stayner’s Arts Festival at Stayner Gazebo Park,
downtown Stayner from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come
enjoy a full day of art, music, dance & food. Rain or
shine. Hosted by Stayner Chamber of Commerce
and Clearview Township.
• The Huronia Rug Hooking Guild will be at the
Creemore Log Cabin from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this
Saturday morning. Log Cabin open every Saturday
from May 21 until Thanksgiving. Call 705-4662261 for more information.
• Millers’ Dairy Day at 7280 Cty Rd 9, just east of
Creemore from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Join the Millers at
their farm for Millers’ Dairy Day. Entertainment by
Super Sarah & IncrediBrent Magic Show. Call 705466-2509 or jalonfarms@sympatico.ca for more
information.
• Yoga & Arthritis Workshop at The Creemore
Sanctuary from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join us for a
gentle practice focusing on the benefits of Yoga as
a means to support chronic joint pain. $30. Call
Sass at 705 888-7729, thecreemoresanctuary@
gmail.com or www.thecreemoresanctuary.com.
Upcoming Events
Friday, July 22
• Showcase Minor Baseball Game at Gowan
Memorial Park, 31 Edward Street East, Creemore
at 6:30 p.m. New Lowell Tyke team will play
against Collingwood Jays Mosquito Select team.
Admission is free of charge but donations are
accepted at gate to go towards uniforms to outfit
potential Creemore teams next season.
Saturday, July 23
• 51st Annual Honeywood Beef BBQ at Honeywood
Arena, 706114 County Rd. 21, Honeywood from 5
to 7:30 p.m. Proceeds to Arena improvement. Adults
$20, children 12 and under $9, 5 and under free.
Saturday, July 23 & Sunday, July 24
• Mitchell Kelner Art Show at Station on the Green
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Impressions of China
2007-2015. Proceeds of art sales to Heart & Stroke
Foundation.
Saturday, July 30
• Creemore Children’s Festival in downtown
Creemore from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 705-4669998 or info@creemorechildrensfestival.com for
more information.
Robert
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Sunday, July 17
• Church Services on page 5.
• Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario
Provincial Police (OPP) Food Drive at Stayner
and Wasaga Beach Foodland from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. (Elmvale Foodland is cancelled). Contact
Provincial Constable Mark Kinney at 705-4293575 or mark.kinney@opp.ca for more details.
• Rob Roy’s Roast Beef Dinner at Rob Roy United
Church from 4:30 to 7 p.m. BBQ roast beef, baked
potatoes with all the trimmings and homemade
pies for dessert. Musical entertainment by the
Weatherall Family. The “Little White Church on
the Hill” is located on Grey Road 31 just east of
Rob Roy. For more information and tickets call
519-922-2243 or 705-445-4828.
Friday, August 5
• Stayner Physiotherapy & Massage Therapy’s 20
year celebration BBQ at 7142 Hwy 26, Stayner
from 3 to 6 p.m. Come help celebrate their 20
years of service to the community. Donation for
the Clearview Foodbank appreciated.
Joan
Audrey, Edith
Stan
March 20, 1923 to July 5, 2010
Stanley Milton
November 24, 1919 to July 9, 1968
Jack
Heather Gone but never forgotten Wayne
Forever in our hearts
Brenda
Marlene
SCHOOL BOARD SEEKS PARTNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES RELATING TO CLEARVIEW
MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,
STAYNER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
The Simcoe County District School Board approved the
following motion:
That the Board approve staff pursue capital partnerships with viable
financial commitments in consideration of a capital priority business
case submission, as set out in Report No. B-1-a, Pupil Accommodation
Review 2015:01 – Byng Public School/Clearview Meadows Elementary
School/Stayner Collegiate Institute – Addendum to Final Staff Report,
dated June 9, 2016.
A business case submission for the Ministry of
Education’s consideration is being prepared for additions
and renovations at Clearview Meadows Elementary
School and Stayner Collegiate Institute located in Stayner,
Ontario. The SCDSB is inviting the community to submit
expressions of interest relating to potential partnership
opportunities as outlined in the Board resolution above.
The receipt of expressions of interest would be
appreciated by August 31, 2016 to:
Paul Sloan, Superintendent of Education
Simcoe County District School Board
1170 Highway 26 West, Midhurst, ON, L0L 1X0
Email: psloan@scdsb.on.ca
Phone: (705) 734-6363, ex. 11208
Peter Beacock
Chairperson
Kathryn Wallace
Director of Education
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New road signs help protect
municipal drinking water sources
Contributed photo
Councillor Paul Mills, Chair of Public Works, Waste Services Communications
Coordinator Alyssa Broadfoot and Warden Laura Ryan.
Dufferin County wins municipal
waste association awards
Dufferin County was recognized with
three awards at the annual Municipal
Waste Association Spring Conference
in May. The awards recognized
excellence in municipal promotional
and educational materials from 2015.
Winning entries used creativity and
ingenuity to increase both diversion
and resident participation in various
waste programs.
Dufferin took home three awards,
including Gold for the ultra-removable
Sorting Guide stickers that were
distributed to all residents last fall,
silver for the Blue Box ‘Know it all’
campaign that ran last summer, and
for the third year in a row, Gold for the
Waste Services Guide.
“The overall success of our waste
diversion programs depend on
residents’ ability to understand and
participate properly,” said Warden
Laura Ryan. “Good promotion and
education achieves just that in line
with our goal of continuously being a
provincial leader in waste diversion.”
Entries were divided among
municipalities fewer than and more
than 40,000 households.
Categories included Calendar, Print
Tool, Digital Tool, Other P&E Tool,
and Campaign. Judging criteria had
to best reflect the changing nature
of promotion and education in the
municipal waste field and was based
on planning and implementation (30
points), effectiveness (20 points),
originality and creativity (20 points),
and quality of submission (5 points).
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Hundreds of new road signs to help
municipal drinking water sources are
being installed across Simcoe and
Muskoka this spring. Many more of
these drinking water protection zone
signs will be installed across Ontario
in 2016.
The signs mark locations where
well-used roads cross into zones where
municipal drinking water sources are
the most vulnerable to contamination.
“The signs alert the public and
emergency responders to the sections
of road where accidental spills could
travel quickly to our public drinking
water sources and contaminate them,”
said Deputy Mayor Lynn Dollin of
Innsifil, who chairs the local source
protection committee.
Municipalities in the counties of
Simcoe and Dufferin and the District
of Muskoka will install 380 signs. This
is in addition to signs already present
in other communities, including Barrie
and the Township of Springwater. The
signs are consistent with those being
used across the province.
Installing the new road signs is one
of many actions being undertaken
to meet the objectives of the South
Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source
Protection Plan. The plan, developed
under Ontario’s Clean Water Act, 2006,
directs local efforts to protect and keep
the sources of municipal water clean
and plentiful.
Municipalities have been working
w i t h t h e N o t t a w a s a g a Va l l e y
Conservation Authority, Lake Simcoe
Region Conservation Authority
and Severn Sound Environmental
Association to implement policies in
the plan since it came into effect in
July 2015.
“The source protection plan focuses
on prevention – making sure that
contaminates don’t get into our
municipal drinking water supplies, and
protecting the most vulnerable areas,”
said Dollin. The location of drinking water
protection zones is based on scientific
research. The policies to protect these
zones, set out in the Source Protection
Plan, were developed in consultation
with local communities to address
known drinking water threats.
The initiative to protect sources of
municipal drinking water is directed
and funded by the Ontario Ministry
of the Environment and Climate
Change under the Clean Water Act. More information about our local
source protection plan is available at
ourwatershed.ca, or by contacting your
local municipality.
Purple Hills Arts and Heritage
Society is now accepting registrations
for Artists on Location in Creemore
on Saturday, October 1 and Sunday,
October 2. Each year, artists and artisans
are embedded in the community,
providing visitors with a mix of art and
commerce.
Artists on Location provides an
opportunity for artists of all skill
levels to display and sell their work
at local businesses, studios, galleries,
restaurants, homes and green spaces in
the vicinity of Creemore’s main street,
Mill Street.
This event is part of an annual arts event
organized by the Purple Hills Arts and
Heritage Society, a volunteer organization
committed since 1977 to cultivating and
celebrating Creemore’s cultural scene, as
part of the Small Halls Festival.
Contact Jim Harkness at jim.
harkness@sympatico.ca or 705-4280957 to request details. There is
a registration fee of $50. The deadline
for registration is August 12.
Call to Artists
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• The Creemore Echo • Friday, July 15 2016
Opinion
EDITORIAL
Good riddance microbeads
T h e f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t h a s o ff i c i a l l y
listed microbeads as a toxic substance.
For some time now we have been hearing about the
little beads that cause big problems in the ecosystem.
The plastic beads are commonly found in hand soap,
facial cleansers, toothpaste and other products.
We should all eliminate them from personal
use in advance of forthcoming legislation, like
manufacturers are doing.
It was announced last week that plastic microbeads
that are less than 5 mm in size have been added to
the List of Toxic Substances to allow for regulatory
development, and that legislation to control them is
on the way.
According to the United Nations Environment
Program, plastic ingredients, such as the microbeads,
when flushed down the drain are released to the
environment from raw sewage, treated effluent,
biosolids, landfilling or dumping at sea. The United
Nations Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific
Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection, has
found microplastics in a variety of marine organisms.
Once ingested they can affect the organisms’
physiology and potentially compromise their fitness. Due to their physical and chemical properties, plastic
microbeads may slip through wastewater treatment
plants and end up in rivers, lakes, seas, and oceans.
Available scientific documents indicate that plastic
microbeads contribute to the volume of plastic litter in
the environment and that the continued use of plastic
microbeads in personal care products will result in
their increased presence in the environment. Once in
the environment, microbeads can be ingested by a wide
range of organisms such as fish, seals, and birds. As a
result, it is possible for microbeads to enter the food
chain. Microplastics, which include microbeads, have
been measured in Canadian waters and sediments.
The province of Ontario is currently considering
Bill 75, Microbead Elimination and Monitoring
Act, 2015, which would prohibit the manufacture
of microbeads and the addition of microbeads to
cosmetics, soaps or similar products. In addition,
the Bill would require the province to conduct
water sampling for microbeads in the Great Lakes.
Currently, nine States in the United have passed laws
that prohibit selling and manufacturing of microbeads
in personal care products. A new U.S. federal law will
place restrictions on the manufacturing or introduction
or delivery for introduction into commerce of rinseoff cosmetic products and non-prescription drugs
containing microbeads.
Many producers of personal care products
containing plastic microbeads have pledged to phase
out the use of plastic microbeads in the next few
years. Of the 14 members of the Canadian Cosmetic,
Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CCTFA) that
responded to a voluntary survey for companies
that had previously used or were using microbeads
in 2015, five had already eliminated the use of plastic
microbeads and nine had committed to do the same
by 2018 or 2019.
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The way we were
Single file all the while
Here, here, Cat! 100 per cent agree. I imagine how
my life will be forever altered when I come over the
hill and mow down a group of nitwits who walk up my
road, sometimes six abreast. Ironically, these people
may have taught their own children in sing song
fashion, “single file, facing traffic all the while” and
yet they look so aghast as they hesitantly and slowly
move to the side of the road. Was it so many years
ago that they may actually need to review the rules
of walking on a road (scenic country or otherwise).
I submit that each of these persons have the time
and wherewithal to find the Bruce Trail which is
practically in our backyard. Otherwise, look ahead
and imagine a car coming over a hill, head on at any
time and stay well over, “single file all the while”.
Liz Laughlin, Creemore
Dear Editor,
This past Saturday I once again enjoyed the beef
barbeque at Avening. The food was excellent. New
potatoes are a wonderful treat at this time of year.
But what I really want to talk about is the piece of
pie I chose. It was raspberry and was the ultimate
in perfection. The crust was flaky and lovely light
golden brown. The raspberries were sweetened just
enough and were thickened to the right consistency.
Talk about value! That piece of pie was worth the
entire price of the meal.
“Food is this incredible thing. If you eat together you
grow community and connection” This quote is from one
of the latest cookbooks called Goodness by Peter Neal
and Chris Neal. Three cheers for all our community and
church meals. Long may they continue.
Helen Blackburn, Creemore
Food is an incredible thing
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The Creemore Echo • Friday, July 15, 2016 •
Southern Georgian Bay home sales
post new all-time record
Murray Lackie`s roadside finds.
Think you are special?
I very much enjoyed reading Cat
Flack’s letter to the editor last week.
I echo Cat’s concerns and feelings.
Some may remember my letter around
a similar issue with cyclists in this area
(unfortunately composed with black
humour which many did not get). The
push-back was shocking. Many cyclist
were indignant that they should be
expected to pull into single file if a
vehicle is trying to overtake them, yet
they wish to have the same benefits
and privileges as motorized vehicles.
It wouldn’t take long for me to get
into trouble driving my car beside a
friend chatting through our windows
at each other.
It seems that parents aren’t imparting
the rules of the road that were hammered
into me as a child. I was taught to walk
in single file on the very edge of the
road facing the direction of traffic if
there were no sidewalks. I was also
taught to ride single file at the edge of
the road with the direction of traffic
when on my bicycle. Not that I’m
any great rule follower, but when it
comes to self-preservation I cover all
the bases. Nevertheless, let’s throw
all the rules of the road to the ditch
like the beer cans in the photo I have
provided. I don’t ride a $4,000 street
bike with skinny tires in this area, I
ride my mountain bike with a rearview mirror, because the weight helps
me improve my strength and when I
see a vehicle coming I ride off the
asphalt onto the shoulder and travel
there until the road is clear. I wear a
very bright helmet and bright clothing.
I assume that every vehicle on the
road is being navigated by a partiallydrunk, texting moron (refer to the beer
can photo again). If I’m following all
the rules and totally in the right none
of this matters once I’m bum-sided by
a 2 ton SUV, because the driver was
searching for their favourite SiriusXM
station. Please wake up pedestrians,
hikers and cyclists. If you think you
are special, like me, then act like it.
Get over!
Murray Lackie, ditch rider,
Creemore
Local Church
Directory
Sunday, July 17
Creemore United Pastoral Charge
Sunday, July 17 Services:
St. John’s Creemore at 10:15 a.m.
Guest Minister, Norma Godbold
July 24 Guest Minister, Mary Courteney
All welcome • www.stjohnscreemore.ca
705-466-2200
Knox Presbyterian Church,
Dunedin
Sunday Service at 10 a.m.
The Eight Signs, Part Eight
All of the above.
Minister: Sean Angel
705-466-5202
ST. LUKE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH
22 Caroline St. W. • 705-466-2206
Sunday Worship Service at 11:15 a.m.
The Salvation Army
Hope Acres Community
Church
Invites you to attend
Sunday Church Services at 10:45 a.m. 998614 Mulmur Tosorontio Townline, Glencairn
For more info call (705) 466-3435
To tell us what is happening at your church, call Georgi:
705-466-9906 • fax: 705-466-9908 • email: info@creemore.com
Residential sales recorded through
the MLS® System of the Southern
Georgian Bay Association of realtors
came in well above year-ago levels in
June 2016.
Home sales numbered 444 units in
June 2016, rising 19 per cent from a
year earlier.
The S outhern Georgian Bay
Association of Realtors comprises
two distinctive markets. Home sales
in the Western Region which includes
Wasaga Beach, Springwater, Clearview
Township, Collingwood, The Blue
Mountains, Municipality of Meaford
and Grey Highlands rose 19.1 per cent
on a year-over-year basis to 287 units
in June 2016.
Home sales in the Eastern Region,
encompassing the Towns of Midland
and Penetanguishene, and the
Townships of Georgian Bay, Severn,
Oro-Medonte, Tay and Tiny totaled 157
units in June. This was an increase of
18.9 per cent from June 2015.
On a year-to-date basis home sales
totalled 1,876 units over the first half
of the year, rising 25.6 per cent from
the same period in 2015.
Year-to-date sales in the Western
Region were up 21.4 per cent from
2015. Activity over the first half of
2016 recorded a gain of 34.2 per cent
year-over-year in the Eastern Region.
“June 2016 saw more residential
properties trade hands in the region
served by the Association than in any
other month in history, breaking the
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previous record set the month before,”
said Kevin Woolham, President of the
Southern Georgian Bay Association of
realtors. “While the overall stock of
listings relative to demand is currently
sitting at unprecedented lows, there has
been some relief in the form of a solid
rebound in new listings in the Western
District.”
The number of new residential
listings in June 2016 was 592 units, up
2.2 per cent from a year earlier.
Overall supply remains at the lowest
levels in more than a decade. There
were 1,095 active residential listings
on the Association’s MLS System at
the end of June 2016, down 37.2 per
cent from year-ago levels.
There were just 2.5 months of
inventory at the end of June, down
from the 4.7 months recorded at the
end of June 2015 and well below the
long-run average for this time of year.
The number of months of inventory is
the number of months it would take to
sell current inventories at the current
rate of sales activity.
The value of all residential
transactions in June was $150.1 million
– the first time that the monthly dollar
volume has ever surpassed the $150
million mark.
Sales of all types of properties
numbered 484 units in June, an increase
of 13.1 per cent compared to the same
month in 2015. The total value of all
properties sold in June 2016 was $162.7
million, up 30 per cent from June 2015.
HOUSE CONTENTS & GARAGE SALE
WHEN: Saturday JULY 16, 2016 & JULY 30, 2016
WHERE: 24 JARDINE Crescent, CREEMORE
TIME: 9 am to 5 pm.
Please Note: in case of RAIN, the SALES will be on
Sunday JULY 17th & JULY 31
Something for Everyone: consisting of collectibles, antiques and good
quality modern home furnishings:
Aynsley bone china tea cups, Vintage dessert/fruit dishes, Royal 12 pc dinner set, small
appliances, quality pots & pans, cutlery, Art Deco beer mugs, teapots, everyday coffee mugs,
Denby serving bowls, soup bowls, plates, salt/pepper, mugs (set of 8). Assorted butter and
cheese dishes, a huge number of collector plates, blue glassware, Art Deco wine goblets,
Vintage long stem wine & champagne glasses, aperitif glassware, beautiful Royal Staffordshire
tea cups, Bavaria “Winterling” tea cups (set of 10), a large variety of Crown Regal china mugs,
blue & white plates, cream & sugar, unique placemats & table runners, decorative cutting
boards. Wicker baskets, wicker magazine holder and attractive storage box, mirrors, wall
hangings and decorative Royal Doulton collector plates, clocks, lighting fixtures including
several quality table lamps. Wicker loveseat, dressing table with mirror & matching chair,
an excellent selection of good quality linens, scatter rugs, new ceiling fan, large selection of
pretty cushions, a large assortment of candle holders, ceramic ducks, dogs and cats, plant
stands and occasional small tables, several quilts/afghans, several older collectible dolls,
numerous plush animals, vintage Kodak Automatic 8 movie camera w/original box, Polaroid
Colorpack 11 land camera, large selection of record albums from the 50’s & 60’s, magnetic
dart board, Swift #860R refractor telescope (mint condition), Panasonic portable phone
system, model trains, solid wood dining table w/4 chairs, large buffet cabinet, TV/DVD stand,
Victorian style rose print loveseat, numerous dried flower arrangements, some vintage
Christmas decorations and dishware, Dickensville collectibles, several decorative blue vases,
collector souvenir spoons with wood display holders, two wood end tables and coffee table, a
lovely back-lit curio cabinet, 2 wood hanging plate shelves, huge collection of Blue Mountain
pottery items, liquor cabinet, assorted decorative door-stops, large copper kettle and copper
pots, several pine occasional chairs, small round bedroom table & chair set, large bedroom
dresser with mirror, white wicker hanging shelf, newer GE washer & Inglis dryer set, Maytag
fridge and GE natural gas stove, 3 pc nearly new leather sofa/loveseat/chair living room set
and lots more. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.
Garden & Garage items including Yardworks electric lawnmower & trimmer, small fertilizer
spreader, Vintage style push mower, patio table & 6 chair set (includes cushions & umbrella),
large variety of good quality Lee Valley garden tools, variety of garden statuary including pots,
urns and birdbaths, solar lights, bird feeders & houses, portable water hose reel, Gardena
sprinklers and sprayers, rakes, post hole digger, portable Coleman cooler, assortment of
garden fertilizer products, several coloured Muskoka chairs, Maytag & Fridgidaire window
air conditioners, chainsaws, fuel containers, Motormaster mechanic’s creeper, circular saw,
jigsaw, axes, hammers, Black & Decker Workmate & Shop Box, Delta mitre saw, 295 amp arc
welder, router, drill press & table, B&D sander, huge quantity of hardware items including
screws, nails, brackets, hinges, hooks, screwdrivers and ratchet wrenches. Vehicle repair
ramps, several work tables/benches, shop vac, 6’ step ladder, construction grade multiposition ladder, spot lights, extension cords, painting and garden supplies, garbage and
compost pails, folding chairs, several bundles of pressure treated wood, plus lots more. NO
REASONABLE OFFER WILL BE REFUSED. EVERYTHING MUST GO. Please help us by bringing
your own carrier bags.
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• The Creemore Echo • Friday, July 15 2016
Happiness half way around the world
By Trina Berlo
After many years of suffering, Mitchell Kelner
found happiness and love halfway around the world.
His mother Merrijoy Kelner said the eight years he
spent living in China were among his happiest times
but they were cut short when Mitchell died suddenly
of a heart attack at the age of 65. After his death,
Mitchell’s paintings were rolled up and shipped back
to his mother in Toronto.
The admiration he had for the Chinese people and
their culture are reflected in the almost 40 paintings,
which Merrijoy has decided to show in Creemore.
“I wanted to share his paintings and have them out
in the world,” said Merrijoy. “I want them in people’s
homes.”
She said art helped her son cope with life and
depression.
Merrijoy says her son struggled with mental illness
since he was in his early 20s.
“He told us he was gay, and in the 60s it was still
hard to confess this to your family,” said Merrijoy.
“He also seemed immobilized, not knowing what to
do after he graduated from university.”
Mitchell was hospitalized several times for
anxiety, panic attacks and depression and in his late
40s attempted to commit suicide by jumping from a
bridge. He survived but seriously injured his left leg
and spent many months in recovery at a rehabilitation
hospital where he met a psychiatrist who would help
pull him out of his personal abyss.
“Mitchell began to make real progress and to
contemplate his future in a positive vein,” said
Merrijoy.
She said her son was fascinated with Chinese
literature, art and philosophy and decided to study
the language. As his Mandarin skills improved, he
started thinking about moving to China and in 2006,
Mitchell told his family that it would be his reality.
Merrijoy, who was always very close with her son
and drawn even closer through difficult times, said
she was trepidatious about the move but encouraged
him to go, hoping he would find happiness.
It turned about to be a good move and Merrijoy
started getting e-mails about his new life, where he
made friends, found work as a translator and set up
a painting studio.
The correspondence has been complied into a
book called Chronicles from China, which will be
self published by Merrijoy in the fall. In his letters,
Mitchell shares his perceptions of life in China. Like
his paintings, said Merrijoy, Mitchell’s work reflects
Mitchell
Kelner’s
IMPRESSIONS OF CHINA
2007-2015
Sat. July 23 &
Sun. July 24
10 a.m. to 4p.m.
Station on the Green
Creemore
Mitchell Kelner
Merrijoy Kelner
the respect he felt for the Chinese people.
“He was very perceptive and talented, a very astute
observer of life and often conveyed to me comparisons
of North American and Chinese culture and preferred
Chinese culture,” said Merrijoy.
She visited her son when he lived in Kunming
and again after he moved to Dali and could see for
herself how settled Mitchell was. In July of 2015,
Mitchell wrote to his mother telling her he had met
his soulmate, a young Chinese man who would be
moving in with him. The two of them were on a trip
to Shanghai when Mitchell died of a massive heart
attack.
“It is tragic that his life was cut down just when
he had found real happiness but I take comfort in the
knowledge that he saw his dreams fulfilled,” said
Merrijoy.
One of Mitchell’s friends wrote to Merrijoy that
Mitchell was a work in progress and that he both loved
and hated his art. She believes this is because of the
difficulty of oil painting.
She said he would be bemused by the upcoming
exhibit but as a mother, the process of putting together
the show and the book has been very cathartic.
Merrijoy, a Toronto resident, decided to mount the
show in Creemore, where she has spent the past 16
summers with her romantic partner Jack Shapiro,
because she feels very at home in Creemore.
Mitchell Kelner’s Impressions of China will be on
sale at Station on the Green from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on July 23 and 24. All proceeds from the sale of the
work will go to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Tax
receipts will be issued.
Saturday, July 16, 2016
5th
16
Annual
day
Put more
moo in
your moves!
Meet the girls
Take a tour
Refreshments
and more!
From 11am to 3pm at the farm.
Please leave your pets safely at home.
Join us on Facebook!
Serving prime rib,
beef tenderloin
& lamb chops.
Grey County Road 124, Singhampton, ON
(705) 445-1247
www.creemore.com
The Creemore Echo • Friday, July 15, 2016 •
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Creemore Horticultural Society in full bloom – Station on the Green was filled with hundreds of entries for the Creemore Horticultural Society`s annual
flower show last Saturday. Winners included Jamie Wright – left, and Linda Kelly – far right, who was presented with a special day lily by Dorothy
Shropshire of the Hort Society and Julie Wilson of Nottawasaga Daylilies for best lily. Kelly also won the most outstanding category.
Looking for a
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Give me a call.
ENGEL & VÖLKERS
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graham.mcdonald@evcanada.com
Real Estate Brokerage
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Direct 705.446.8884
Each office independently owned and operated
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• The Creemore Echo •
Friday, July 15, 2016
This week
was so hot and
dry it was nice
to be in the
Legion Hall
as it was very
comfortably air
conditioned.
We had thirty
Seniors
Big Heart Seniors
Evelyn
Warden
eight members out for cards and
50/50 draws were won by Barb
Pilon, June Hartley, Gerry Long,
Ruby Klink, Isabelle Gubbels and
Lucy Young.
Eleven Moon Shots were played
by P eter G u b b el s X 2 , Ma ry
Bouchard, June Hartley, Pat
Winger X 2, Dave Smith, Marg
Ferguson, Marjorie Thomson, and
travel prize to Ruby Klink X 2.
Wi n n e r s a t c a r d s w e r e P a t
Winger 307, Leona Hartling 265,
Ray Leighton 252, Lucy Young
251 with low going to Isabelle
Gubbels 88.
This week I finished eighteen
sessions of chemo, and got to ring
the bell which comes after your
last treatment. I would like to say
the nurses at the Simcoe, Muskoka
Cancer Centre have a certain way
of dealing with people that is very
special and compassionate.
REMEMBER: Time decides who
you meet in your life. Your heart
decides who you want in your life.
217 Gideon Street, Stayner, ON L0M 1S0
Telephone: 705 428-6230 | Fax: 705 428-0288
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm
www.clearview.ca
Communications are available in alternative formats upon request.
TENDERS
Caroline Street Watermain
Construction
Contract No.: 300037953
SEALED BIDS, on forms supplied by the Contract
Administrator, submitted in an opaque envelope, will be
received at the Township of Clearview Municipal Office,
217 Gideon Street, Stayner ON L0M 1S0 until:
1:30:00 p.m., local time, Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Tenders will be opened publicly on Wednesday, August 3,
2016 at 1:35 p.m. in Clearview Council Chambers, at 217
Gideon Street, Stayner ON L0M 1S0.
The work (“Work”) includes:
• The installation of 250 ± m of 150 mm Ø PVC
watermain complete with hydrant sets and
residential water services on Caroline Street from
Collingwood Street to Mill Street in the Town of
Creemore.
• The installation of 200 ± m of varying size storm
sewer complete with catchbasins, catchbasin
manholes and an Oil-Grit Separator.
• 260 m ± of road, boulevard and driveway
restoration.
• Substantial Completion, November 17, 2016.
Bid Documents may be obtained at the office of the Contract
Administrator, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited, 3 Ronell
Crescent, Collingwood ON L9Y 4J6 for a non-refundable
fee of $200.00 ($176.99 plus $23.01 HST) payable to
R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited.
In addition to other provisions in the Bid Documents, the
lowest or any Bid will not necessarily be accepted.
Owner
Mr. Gerry LeMay
General Manager
Transportation & Drainage
Township of Clearview
217 Gideon Street
Stayner ON L0M 1S0
T: (705) 428-6230 ext. 230
F: 705-428-0288
glemay@clearview.ca
Contract Administrator
Mr. Paul Hausler
R.J. Burnside & Associates
Limited
3 Ronell Crescent
Collingwood ON L9Y 4J6
T: 705-797-4289
F: 705-446-2399
E: paul.hausler@rjburnside.com
Stayner Well 2 and 4 Pumphouse
Replacement
Contract No.: 300037435
SEALED BIDS, on forms supplied by the Contract
Administrator, submitted in an opaque envelope, will be
received at the Township of Clearview Municipal Office,
217 Gideon Street, Stayner ON L0M 1S0 until:
2:00:00 p.m., local time, Friday, August 5, 2016
Tenders will be opened publicly on Friday, August 5, 2016
at 2:05 p.m. in Clearview Council Chambers, at 217 Gideon
Street, Stayner ON L0M 1S0.
The work (“Work”) includes but is not limited to:
• Site Works;
• Construct New Pumphouse complete with all
structural, mechanical, electrical, HVAC components
and controls to provide a complete and working
system;
• Supply and install all process and treatment
equipment within the New Pumphouse to provide a
complete and working system;
• Supply and install submersible well pumps, piping
and electrical;
• Remove existing pumphouse and well pump;
• Supply and install all yard piping required to
connect the wells to the New Pumphouse and the
distribution system;
• Supply and install self-contained 100 kW standby
diesel generator complete with all controls and
connections; and
• Maintain existing services to existing facilities onsite throughout construction.
All Bidders are required to attend a mandatory site visit at
10:00 a.m. local time on Friday, July 22, 2016 at the site
of the existing well pumphouse, approximately 2 km south of
Stayner on the east side of Airport Road.
Bid Documents may be obtained at the office of the Contract
Administrator, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited, 3 Ronell
Crescent, Collingwood ON L9Y 4J6 for a non-refundable fee of
$300.00 ($265.49 plus $34.51 HST) payable to R.J. Burnside
& Associates Limited.
In addition to other provisions in the Bid Documents, the
lowest or any Bid will not necessarily be accepted.
Owner
Mr. Mike Rawn, General Manager
Environmental Services
Township of Clearview
217 Gideon Street
Stayner ON L0M 1S0
T: (705) 428-6230 ext. 243
F: 705-428-0288
E: mrawn@clearview.ca
Contract Administrator
Mr. Ken Kaden
R.J. Burnside & Associates
Limited
3 Ronell Crescent
Collingwood ON L9Y 4J6
T: 705-797-4279
F: 705-446-2399
E: ken.kaden@rjburnside.com
Fun& Games
Sudoku Barbara Simpson
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2
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7
7 3
6 8
9 7 3 2 5
5 6 4 8 1
3 9
5 2
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How many dishes
do I have to wash
for forgetting
your birthday
Rusty?
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Weekend Weather
Spike & Rusty Word Scramble
by
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The Creemore Echo • Friday, July 15, 2016 •
Friday, July 15
Cloudy with showers
High 22 Low 14
Wind NW 25 km/h
POP 40%
I would say a
OLGDOY
number, Spike,
believe me!
Saturday, July 16
Mainly sunny
High 22 Low 14
Wind NW 20 km/h
POP 20%
3
Sunday, July 17
Mainly sunny
High 28 Low 19
Wind SW 15 km/h
POP 10%
3
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Answer on Classifieds page
by Ken Thornton
Find this week’s answer in Classifieds
Fred’s Funnies
3 6 2 5 8 1 9 4 7
9 4 7 3 2 6 8 1 5
1 5 8 4 9 7 3 6 2
6 1 9 7 3 2 5 8 4
8 2 4 1 5 9 7 3 6
7 3 5 6 4 Criss
8 1 2 Cross
9
Canadian
2 ACROSS
9 1 8 7 4 6 5 3
66.Plateau on a hill
1. Suddenly bright star
4
8
3
9
6
5
2
7 1optimistic
67.Be
5.Court order
9.Exclamation to get attention
5 7 6 2 1 3 4 68.Checked
9 8 out
69.Stalk of bananas
13.Goddess of the rainbow
14.Measure how heavy
somebody is
15.Opposed to go
16.Actress Amanda
17.Dark wood
18.Piece of metal money
19.Too
21.Any faraway place
23.Small brook
25.Eye drop
26.Critical moment in time
29.Object detection system
33.Male turkey
34.Harp played in West Africa
35.Stop working at 65, maybe
36.Makes sore from friction
38.Relatively opaque
40.Without surface irregularities
41.One of the Furies
43.Canadian fashion model
Rocha
45.Word used after hundred or
thousand
46.Beverage made from pears
47.Pasta wheat
49.Good enough
51.“___ Lang Syne”
52.Indirect implication
56.Water nymphs
60.One between 13 and 19
61.Bar of gold
63.Woodwind instrument
64.Steep rugged rock
65.West Yorkshire city
DOWN
1.Palm used for basketry
2.Metal-bearing minerals
3.Look at
4.Behind a ship
5.Part of WWW
6.Violent uprising
7.Put a match to
8.Soup seasoning
9.Exactly right
10.Catch for locking a door
11.Give off
12.List of choices
14.Rich
20.Eat an ice cream cone
22.Unadorned
24.Enticement to a trout
26.Unit of energy
27.Dark brown pigment
28.Ron Howard’s father
30.Backless sofa
31.Boxing locale
32.Tear apart
33.Mouth, in slang
35.Tells in detail
37.Look around for food
39.Ritual drink in ancient Vedic
cultures
42.Small boy
44.Earthenware pot
47.Community on Cape Breton
Island
48.Everyday expressions
A ham and cheese sandwich walks
into bar and asks for a drink.
Bartender says, “Sorry, we don’t
serve food here.”
July 15, 2016
Find the answer to this week’s
Crossword on the Classifieds page.
50.Old-womanish
52.Irritating skin sensation
53.Roman emperor
54.Less than average tide
55.Pointed arch
57.Encourage in wrongdoing
58.Permitted amount of medicine
59.Stratum of coal
62.Not divisible by two
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• The Creemore Echo • Friday, July 15 2016
West beats East during the NDBL All-star Game
The West division defeated the East division 6-0
during the North Dufferin Baseball League’s 52nd
all-star game on Saturday.
The nine-inning contest played at Lisle’s Ross
Houston Memorial Park was a one-sided affair with
the West capitalizing in the fourth inning to score
five runs.
Tristan Cabral during his first at bat knocked one
out of the park to open the scoring in the first inning.
Recording hits for the West included Cabral
with his homerun and a single and singles by Tyler
Plumpton, Brandon Watson, and Trevor Martin.
David White had two hits while Glenn Patterson
and Jeremy Fernandez recorded a double.
Runs were plated by Cabral with two, Plumpton,
Kris Allary, Patterson, and Watson.
The East all-stars managed five hits from Nathan
Dix, Stephan Vallee, Colin McKeen, and two from
Michael Gemmiti.
Brennan Horan started pitching duties for the West
and was named most valuable player for his team.
He pitched three innings giving up three hits while
striking out three.
Jamie Gillespie pitched the fourth and fifth frame
giving up one hit, walking two batsman, hitting one,
and striking out four.
Kris Allary followed in the sixth allowing no hits
while fanning one.
Devon Caldwell threw during the seventh inning
facing three batters.
Derek Scharnhorst pitched the remaining two
frames allowing one hit, hitting one batter and walking
three.
The East used three pitchers including Ron
Dipalma who allowed five runs on five hits and
striking out two batters over his 3 1/3 innings pitched.
Eric Jones pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up one
run on three hits, walked one and fanned two batters.
Kevin Buck finished the game in the eighth and
ninth frame giving up only one hit. Buck was named
the most valuable player for the East.
Chin Music edge High Heat
The junior division game between Chin Music
and High Heat was a closer affair with a 4-2 win for
Chin Music.
Bailey Durocher on Chin Music scored the first
run when he hit a solo homerun in the top of the
second inning.
Tyson Pendleton and Konar Smith crossed the
plate in the third to make it a 3-0 ball game.
High Heat answered back with two runs in the bottom
of the inning when Jake Currie and Tim Woodford got
on base by a hit by pitch and throwing error.
Chin Music added an insurance run in the seventh
frame when Konar Smith plated his second of the
game.
Both sides switched pitchers often. Chin Music used
a new pitcher every inning including Jeff Roberts,
Durocher, Jordan Metz, Stuart Manson, Liam
Woodford, Konar Smith, and Brayden French.
Metz was charged with two runs against.
High heat had six men toeing the rubber with Jeff
Christman pitching the first two. He allowed one
run on one hit.
Jackson Bunn followed allowing two more runs
with Trevor Foster, Jake Currie, and Jake Flower
tossing the next three innings.
Brandon Peart finished the game allowing the
final run for Chin Music.
Kirby Smith singled and Currie doubled to record
the only two hits for High Heat.
Hits for Chin Music were few with Konar Smith
hitting a single and Durocher a single and homerun.
For his efforts, Durocher was named most valuable
player for Chin Music while Kirby Smith picked up
the title for High Heat.
Tykes take to
Gowan park
ball diamond
Children`s minor baseball will be showcased on
Friday, July 22 at Creemore`s Gowan Memorial Park.
The New Lowell Tyke team (10-0) will play against
the Collingwood Mosquito Select team. All are
encouraged to come and admission is free. Donations
will be accepted at the gate to go towards uniforms to
outfit potential Creemore teams in 2017.
The New Lowell Knights continued their hot season
with an 18-2 win over Wasaga Beach on Tuesday.
Creemore players Brody Coe and Dresdon Dupuis
set the table early for Anson Dupuis`s fifth homerun
of the year while Hunter Strong added a two-run shot.
Coe got his first win during his first start, striking out
eight batters and giving up only two runs.
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Custom Iron Work
Specializing in gates
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Design • Welding • Refinishing
Tubo Kueper
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and surrounding area
Licensed and insured
• Tyler Kueper
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705-791-5478
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of Law
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T 705-466-3888
TOWING
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Machine Shop Facility
• Custom Steel Fabrication & repairs
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Book ahead for Saturday Service
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Plumber
705-466-2149
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The Creemore Echo • Friday, July 15, 2016 •
Echo Classifieds
for sale
Services
Hay for sale – Small squares and 4’x
5’ rounds of horse hay. We deliver
year-round. Call Norm of Stonehedge
Farms at 705-466-2607.
Top of the line Cybex treadmill
for sale. This treadmill was purchased for
$3500 10 years ago. It has not been used
very much and now needs to find a new
home as we can’t take it with us when
we move. I am open to any and all offers.
Please contact me at jill@creemore.com.
Firewood: Dry hardwood
maple seasoned 15” lengths. $330
per bush cord. Free delivery. Volume
discounts. 12” lengths available.
Complete woodlot management.
Call 519-986-2474.
rentals
Lovely, quiet Log cabin. 5 minutes
east of Creemore. 3 bedroom. Sleeps 6
comfortably. $2500/month or season price
to be discussed inclusive. Pet friendly.
Available immediately until Dec. 31/16.
Contact Gord & Andrea at 416-554-8635.
Recently renovated 2 bedroom, 1 1/2
bath country home on scenic lot
overlooking Pine Valley. Paved road,
direct access to walking trails. $1250 per
month plus utilities. Call 416-569-1177.
Beautiful 2 bedroom apartment
for rent in Creemore. Located above
book store on Mill Street. Available
August 1st. For details contact Mr.
Eddie Mainiero at 416-998-2719.
wanted
Crochet magazines wanted. Also
looking for old bed sheets to crochet
into rugs. Stroke Therapy Group
looking. Please email nancy2367@
hotmail.com for pick up. (Someone
dropped off Nylotex yarn previously
– do you have any more? Email me)
horses
6
4
Come horseback riding at Rawhide
7 this
3 summer!
6 8 Private
Adventures
trail
1 rides for any level of rider through
2
the beautiful hills of Mulmur. Do you
3 2Check
5 out our
have your 9
own7horse?
website
2 and join in some fun3 ranch
activities, horses love to move cows! Call
5 6 4 8 1
to reserve a ride time at 519-925-0152 or
2 us at rawhide-adventures.on.ca. 3
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Elliott Painting and Decorating, over
30 years experience with excellent
references. Interior and exterior
painting and wallpapering. Call for
free estimate at 705-466-2356.
Rod the Window Cleaner. Spring has
passed & summer is here. Residential,
commercial window cleaning. You
deserve a clear view. Call Rod at 705351-0768. References on request.
Tree removal, wood chipping and
stump removal available. Call Tyler
Kueper at 705-791-5478.
Contractor Repairs, restores, dismantles
and jacks up farm buildings, homes, and
cottages. Also roofing, siding, doors,
windows, beams, posts, foundations,
peers, cement work, fencing, eaves
troughing, decks, docks installed,
repaired, replaced. Brian McCurdy.
519-986-1781.
P a i nt i ng . P r o f e s s i o n a l
quality. Masonry and Parging. Call Don
for estimate at 705-424-0708.
saw milling
Logs to lumber. Portable saw
milling of softwood and hardwood. I
will come to your property. Can cut up to
22" wide logs by 16 feet long. Call Bob
at 705-533-1957.
items wanted
A Collector trying to recreate an old
time General Store is looking for
items found in a General Store before
1955. Eg. tea tins, tobacco tins, candy
tins, postcards, bottles, magazines, old
paper items, comic books, signs, toys,
advertising, old store stock etc. Cash
Paid 416-745-4981 or 416-953-6219.
Got
news?
call
sara
705-4669906
sara@
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com
This week’s answers
Spike & Rusty:
TALENT
3
9
1
6
8
7
2
4
5
6
4
5
1
2
3
9
8
7
2
7
8
9
4
5
1
3
6
5
3
4
7
1
6
8
9
2
8
2
9
3
5
4
7
6
1
1
6
7
2
9
8
4
5
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Submit your classified ad by 5 pm Tuesday:
call 705-466-9906, fax 705-466-9908, email
info@creemore.com,$17 + hst for 25 words or less
help wanted
Students (13-18) looking for
summer work? Register at www.
creemorejobs.ca.
Student help wanted to do
odd jobs, gardening on weekends at
property in Duntroon. Looking for
trustworthy, hard workers. david.
poirier@thepoiriergroup.com
Contractor seeking labourer.
Construction work for the summer.
Driver`s license a must. Contact Charlie
of Simply Stucco at 705-466-6696.
Help Wanted - self-drive paving
equipment for a driveway that
needs paving. Must be ISO 43100
and must meet subjective standards
as set by and including: Lisa, Brian,
Jackie, MM, Liz, James, Radio girl,
Horse girl, and those that I met but
forgot to mention - thanks for making
me feel so welcome. See you again
very soon.
Keith C. Boulter
thank you
My sincere "thanks" to each and every
one that made my 80th Birthday very
special and for all of the lovely cards
and gifts. Verna Coker
The family of Joyce Madill wish to
extend our heartfelt gratitude to: Dr.
Quigg and his support team; the nurses
at Sunset Manor C-2; Sarah Dale,
Mark and Kathleen at Chatterson
Funeral Home; Pastor Mary Elizabeth
Piercy and the ladies of Rob Roy
United Church. We so appreciate the
exceptional care our Mom received
over the years and at the end, and are
very touched by the many flowers,
cards, donations and remembrances
extended to us in her name.
Mom passed away on May 17,
2016. She is greatly missed.
I would like to thank everyone for
their well wishes over the last couple
of weeks. I would like to thank The
Creemore Echo and Creemore Springs
for being so patient and understanding.
Also I would like to send a special
thank you to Jen and her incredible,
kind, caring staff at Creemore Village
Pharmacy for helping my parents
with any questions or concerns. A
huge thank you to my parents for
their help trying to figure what I could
eat and their support over the last 3
weeks. Thank you! I truly live in a
community with not a big heart but a
HUGE heart! Fred Mills
building supplies
Lumber • Plywood
Trusses • Windows
Roofing • Siding
Fence Supplies • Culverts
Cedar Posts • Railway Ties
Fuel Delivery •Oil Furnaces
Lawn & Garden Supplies
“Nowhere... but close to everywhere.”
HAMILTON BROS. • EST. 1874 • 705-466-2244
hamiltonbros@ultrafastwireless.com
2047 Glen Huron Rd, Glen Huron
death notice
Tupling, Irene - Peacefully, with her
family by her side, at Matthews House
Hospice, Alliston on Saturday, July 9,
2016 in her 95th year. Loving wife of the
late Melville. Devoted mother of Bert
(Pat), Jack (Helen) and the late Nancy
(George) Kyle. Proud grandmother of
Andrew & Jennifer, Aaron & Dawn,
Derek & Carrie, Ryan & Karen, Amy &
Mark, Christopher, Kathryn & Andrew,
Carman & Jen, Curtis & Nicole and
great-grandmother of Victoria, Trevor &
Melissa, Zack & Brett, Grayson & Everly,
Ben & Jack, Madelyn & Callum, Lincoln
& Memphis. Dear sister-in-law of Muriel
Lane. Friends and family were received
at the Jack & Thompson Funeral Home,
Shelburne on Monday afternoon and
evening. The funeral service was held
in the funeral home chapel on Tuesday,
July 12, 2016 at 1 p.m. Interment took
place at Honeywood Cemetery. If desired,
donations to Matthews House Hospice,
Honeywood Cemetery, Headwaters
Health Care Foundation or the charity of
your choice would be appreciated. Online
condolences may be placed at www.
jackandthompsonfuneralhome.com.
day camp
IMAGINARIUM - Adventures of
Art: Explore & expand the frontiers of
your IMAGINATION through visual
art, movement, drama, music, & outdoor
play! For ages 4 to 12 and 13+. Station
on the Green: July 18 - 22; August 15
- 19; Aug. 29 - Sept. 2. NEW! 2 weeks
in Collingwood: July 25 - 29 & August
2 - 5. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
AVAILABLE. Questions & registration:
creemoreimaginarium@gmail.com.
NOTTAWASAGA
DAYLILIES
OPEN FOR THE SEASON
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday
~ 10 am to 5 pm ~
Now through Labour Day. Other times call ahead.
Our garden is near peak bloom!
WEEKLY SPECIALS
Directions: Take Airport Road south past Avening. Turn
west on the 3/4 Sideroad and follow signs to farm.
#3757 Conc. 3. Terms: cash or cheque.
Julie & Tom Wilson
(705)466-2916 • www.wilsondaylilies.com
KIDD FAMILY AUCTIONS
Next Auction at the Creemore
Arena is July 30th, 10 AM.
Great collection of quality antiques,
collectibles, household items and tools.
Currently accepting consignment items.
See you there!!
KiddFamilyAuctions.com
Dennis@kiddfamilyauctions.
com 519-938-7499
Lyn@kiddfamilyauctions.com
519-938-1315
Submit community
events online at
www.Creemore.com
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• The Creemore Echo •
Friday, July 15, 2016
217 Gideon Street, Stayner, ON L0M 1S0
Telephone: 705 428-6230 | Fax: 705 428-0288
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm
www.clearview.ca
Communications are available in alternative formats upon request.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Water/Certification/DZ Operator/Snowplow
Operator
1 Permanent Part-Time Crossing Guard – Nottawa
And 2 Casual Part-Time Crossing Guards
Clearview Township is seeking 1 permanent part-time
Crossing Guard – Nottawa location and 2 casual part-time
Crossing Guards to provide crossing support beginning
September 2016.
Casual part-time Crossing Guards are required to provide
relief coverage for permanent part-time Crossing Guards
in either Stayner, Nottawa, Creemore or New Lowell in the
event of illness or vacation absences. All Crossing Guard
positions are part of CUPE local 1217.
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To safely assist children crossing the street, to and
from school.
To be available Monday to Friday during the school
year, sometimes on short notice, to cover an
unguarded crossing.
Qualifications and Abilities Required
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Responsibilities
Perform activities to ensure compliance with local, provincial
and Federal regulations dealing with the development and
distribution of municipal water and the collection of wastewater
and winter snow removal.
Job Functions include but are not limited to:
Responsibilities
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Full-Time Position (approximately 40 hours per week, requires
on-call duties and must be willing to work flexible hours during
the winter months)
Must be physically fit.
Able to work outside during adverse weather
conditions.
Able to communicate with and direct children in a
clear manner.
Must receive clearance from a police background and
vulnerable persons check.
Possess 20/20 vision (with corrective lenses if
needed).
Must have reliable transportation to crossing location.
Ability to cover shifts on very short notice.
Wage: $17.63 per hour plus 4% vacation pay.
Training: All required training and crossing guard apparel
is provided by Clearview Township.
Qualified candidates are invited to submit their resume and
covering letter, quoting Job # 2016-015 and specifying
which positon you are interested in, by August 1, 2016
to Human Resources at hr@clearview.ca
Working with water/sewer works equipment such as tapping
machines, pumps, wells, and water meters. Construct, repair, and
maintain water/sewer works distribution and collection systems.
Climbing ladders and capable of entering confined spaces and
trenches. Winter season will include operation of heavy equipment
for snow removal and maintenance of the same.
Qualifications and Abilities Required
Must possess a valid Ministry of Environment
classification as Class I Operator Water Supply and
Distribution Certification
- Must possess a valid Ministry of Environment
classification as Class OIT Operator – Wastewater
Collection Certification
- Must possess class ‘DZ’ driver’s license in addition to a
valid Ontario Driver’s License
- Must have working knowledge of Ontario Safe Water
Drinking Act, Ontario Water Resources Act, Municipal ByLaws, Highway Traffic Act and Regulation 239 as well as
the Occupational H&S Act
- Possess working knowledge of computers
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff and the
public and express ideas verbally and in writing
- Ability to perform a variety of jobs related to the
construction, maintenance and operation of the sewer
and water infrastructure
- Must be highly skilled in operation and maintenance of
tandem axle trucks
- Ability to operate pick-up trucks, utility trucks, pumps,
compressors, generators, common hand and power tools
- Preference will be given to applicants with strong
mechanical skills
Wage: $27.67/ hour
Qualified candidates are invited to submit their resume and
covering letter, quoting Job # 2016-012 by August 1, 2016 to
Human Resources at hr@clearview.ca
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We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Please
note: In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, please contact Human Resources for
accommodation inquiries or requirements at 705-428-6230 x 255
COMMITTEE RECRUITMENT
The Township of Clearview is currently seeking applications
from individuals who are interested in becoming a member
on the following committees:
develop new opportunities for our youth to achieve leadership
and social skills, positive scholastic levels and mental health
wellness.
Accessibility Advisory Committee
If volunteering on one of these committees interests you,
please submit an application available at www.clearview.ca or
at the Clearview Administration Centre - 217 Gideon Street,
Stayner ON.
• There are two (2) positions available
Mandated by the Province to make recommendations on
improving accessibility throughout the Township. A majority
of members shall include persons with disabilities.
Clearview Youth Services Committee
• There is one (1) position available
Work with existing youth organizations to encourage and
All applications must be received by Friday, July 29th, 2016.
For further information, please contact:
Pamela Fettes, Director of Legislative Services/Clerk
Township of Clearview, P.O. Box 200, Stayner, ON, L0M 1S0
pfettes@clearview.ca, (705) 428-6230 ext. 224