Report on Lakeridge ski accident will take time

Volume 7 No. 3
YOUR UNIVERSE
Thursday, January 20th 2011
LEADING THE CHARGE - Wyatt Little, 7, leads his Uxbridge Firefighters novice troops into battle during a recent Uxbridge Youth Hockey Association game at the Uxbridge
Arena. Expect to see Wyatt in a similar position on our Olympic team in about 15 years’ time. Photo by Lezley Woodhams.
Report on Lakeridge ski accident will take time
by Roger Varley
It will take longer rather than
sooner for a report to be issued
on an accident Friday evening at
Lakeridge Ski Resort that sent a
young Whitby boy to hospital.
Bernadette Celis, a spokesperson for the Technical Standards
and Safety Authority, a body that
regulates ski lifts, said the TSSA
has already started its investigation of the accident and it is
continuing. Ms. Celis said the
investigators have to examine
the ski resort's equipment and
operating procedures, as well
as interview the people
involved and other witnesses.
She said it is likely to take
some time before the TSSA
issues a report.
Thirteen-year-old Kyle
Armstrong was taken to Sick
Children's Hospital in Toronto
suffering seven fractured vertebrae, two broken ribs and a
punctured lung after he fell
about 10 metres from a four-person ski lift. He slipped under the
lift's safety bar. His friend, Josh
Brown, also 13, desperately held
on to Kyle for several minutes
before he slipped from his grasp.
The boys said Josh's ski pole
somehow lodged beneath Kyle as
he sat down in the lift, thereby
sliding him under the safety bar.
An unsettling aspect of the incident is a report that two adults
sharing the same lift did nothing
to help Josh hold on to Kyle
although he asked for their
help. The two men apparently
skied away after they left the
lift. Durham Police did not
respond to inquiries about any
investigation they may be conducting into the accident.
John Tustian, Lakeridge's
director of operations, said
Friday's accident is only the the four-person bench.
Mr. Tustian said he received
fourth such accident in the 12
years he has been there, noting calls from Kyle's mother and
the resort serves about 80,000 grandmother on Tuesday to let
him know of Kyle's condition.
visitors a year.
Mr. Tustian said the lift was The boy is expected to make a
about three-quarters of the way full recovery.
to the top of the hill when the
boy fell.
“What we've
Goldfinch, Testa Heights by Renee Leahy
determined is he
hadn't quite got
into the seat and he
slipped forward,”
he said. “This was
an accident, not a
mechanical fault.”
He added that
Kyle was on the
right-hand side of
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Come out and see everything made from
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well. And don't forget to check out the
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come out and learn a new craft. You never
know you might be that budding artist or
a fantastic quilter and didn't know it...
Also if you haven't already donated
towards the Magic Carpet Ride to purchase a new carpet for the basement of
the Church then please check it out and
remember there is a tax receipt issued for
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The Goodwood Baptist church will hold
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music on Jan 23 with Dave & Pauline
Streeter, Jan 30 with Joan Allen, Feb 6
with Jean Liew, Feb 13th with Don
Kennedy. A special Valentine’s family dinner will be held at the Church on
Saturday Feb 12th at 5:30 pm...
If you have any news or ideas for programs at the hall please contact me at
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Board will be in place shortly and if you
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revitalization of Goodwood, then please
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nights to take advantage of the high volume of cottage and commuter traffic. So
if you know of a farmer that would be
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And I also hear through the grapevine
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your community and surrounding area...
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pets by driving at the speed limit. And
with all the snow the birds need food to
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UXBRIDGE’S WATER: Sources and Threats
It might seem as simple as turning on a tap. But the journey
from underground to your glass
is more complex.
Uxbridge has four municipal
wells that supply water to the
town. Two are located in the
Uxville Industrial Park west of
Goodwood, primarily serving
industrial and commercial
needs. The other two, one near
the hospital and one near
Bonner Fields off Reach
Street, serve the urban area's
drinking water needs (residences through the rest of the
Township all have individual
wells). These wells obtain
water from underground
aquifers which are replenished when rain and melting
snow seep into the ground.
Beata Golas is a hydrologist
with the Region of Durham
and has studied the ebb and
flow of water throughout the
region.
She
considers
Uxbridge's wells to be productive and well-protected.
“The wells obtain water from
very strong aquifers,” Ms. Golas
said. “The water quality is very
excellent... Uxbridge is one of
the best water supplies that we
have in the Durham area: an
abundance of groundwater and
very good groundwater quality.”
The town's water is tested regularly and closely monitored.
But the province of Ontario was
served a wake-up call after the
Walkerton tragedy in 2000,
where the well-water was contaminated with e-coli bacteria.
The resulting inquiry by Justice
O'Connor set forth many recommendations, the most significant being source water protection. Where in the past, the
main focus was to ensure clean
output, source water protection
offers a multi-barrier approach,
beginning straight at the source.
The goal is to protect the water
supply from overuse and con-
tamination, for now and for the
future.
The province was divided into
19 regions based on water systems, not traditional political
boundaries. Thus, the Uxville
wells fall into the CTC Region
(Central Toronto Region) and
the Uxbridge municipal wells are
in the South Georgian Bay Lake
Simcoe Region.
Committees were formed in
each region, consisting of stake-
holders in areas such as municipal, agricultural, industrial and
the general public. The first step
was to create an assessment
report, which identifies vulnerable areas and potential threats to
the system.
Susan Self chairs the CTC committee, and has a background in
both conservation and municipal politics.
“Uxbridge is probably ahead of
the game compared to other
municipalities,
because
Durham Region was
always very proactive,” Ms.
Self said. “Virtually all of
the township is Oak Ridges
Moraine. So we had to do a
lot of the protection measures long before anyone
else did.”
But problems with well
systems can arise when
contaminants such as fertilizers, pesticides or chemicals seep into the ground,
contaminating the aquifer.
The province identified 21
threats, including fertilizers, pesticides, fuel and
waste disposal sites. The largest
threat for Uxbridge's water is
septic systems; there are approximately 3000 septic tanks in the
township, with 800 of those
considered significant threats.
With proper servicing and
inspection septic systems are
safe. But anything that enters the
septic system can potentially
seep into the ground and into
the aquifer, contaminating the
water. Chemicals can be
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by Veronica Blake
dropped off for free at the depot
in Port Perry, instead of going
down the drain, into the toilet or
in a storm sewer.
As a result of the Walkerton
inquiry, Uxbridge decommissioned three wells over 100 years
old. Construction began on a
third downtown well in 2005,
which will be linked up to the
system by this spring.
“Because they were so shallow,
the old wells were classified as
potentially under risk of contamination. Even though the
water quality we tested was really good, we didn't want to risk
it,” Ms. Golas said. “This new
well will provide the capacity to
grow for Uxbridge.”
Meanwhile, in Port Perry, commercial fill is being dumped into
a gravel pit, located within the
Oak Ridges Moraine. This fill
has tested positive for petroleum
hydrocarbons and heavy metals.
Thus far, the municipality hasn't
been able to stop the dumping.
Ian McLaurin heads Lakeridge
Citizens for Clean Water and
says that many of his neighbours
have stopped drinking their private well water.
“When it comes to the dumping of clean fill, that's in the
jurisdiction of the municipalities. When it's unclean fill, the
Ministry of Environment gets
involved,” Mr. McLaurin said. “
Bu there's not a clear definition
of what's clean and what's dirty.”
In fact, commercial fill isn't
even listed as one of the 21
potential threats to water. But
Ms. Self would disagree.
“Here's where the legislation
overlaps,” Ms. Self said.
“Because, what do you call it on
Highway 23? They don't call it a
waste disposal site, but in the
truest sense, it is.”
In the meantime, the Lakeridge
Citizens for Clean Water want
the dumping to stop until they
can be assured the fill is free
from contaminants.
“It's a violation of the spirit of
the Oak Ridges Moraine act,”
Mr. McLaurin said.
THE UXBRIDGE
WATERSHED
COMMITTEE
The Watershed Committee acts
as an advisory body to Uxbridge
Town council. Members are
appointed, and various stakeholders sit on the committee,
including a Township staff person and representatives from the
Conservation Authorities.
The committee is committed
to watershed management within the community and supporting environmental sustainability. Past projects include tree
planting and the yellow fish
project, where yellow fish are
painted beside storm sewers to
remind residents that anything
that enters a storm sewer, exits
back into the water system,
untreated.
The committee is currently
working on the downtown
flood alleviation project, with
the environmental assessment
set to be complete in 2012.
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our two cents
Green and green
He doth protest too much, perhaps. In our story on page 9, we report that a certain Mr.
Politi came to Council on Monday with a very ambitious project: to put a whole mess
of solar panels in place of the greenhouses on the old White Rose property on
Concession 4. They would, he claims, generate enough wattage to power the entire
township. The hydro companies, he said, were excited about the project, and delighted
that the site was less than a kilometre from the power distribution station near
Roseville.
Just one small problem: in order to eliminate shadowing on a very hilly site, and in
order to strengthen the soil to solidly anchor the panels, he would have to bring in a
bit of fill to even out the land - 2.8 million cubic metres of fill, give or take. A considerable pile of fill, indeed.
There ensued some disagreement around the table about how many trucks that would
mean rumbling up the Fourth. The mayor and CAO seemed to think your average
dump truck carries about 10 cubic metres, meaning the project would require 280,000
return trips. Mr. Ballinger thought the figure was closer to 25 cubic metres, which is a
healthy discrepancy. Mr. Politi didn’t know, but thought the job would take eight
months or so; hard to know where he got that estimate, if he’s not sure how much dirt
goes in a truck. But we quibble, because whatever the capacity, it translates to a huge
amount of soil, and a large army of trucks on a road probably not designed, as the
mayor pointed out, to carry them.
All of this, however, is beside the point, since the mayor also told Mr. Politi that her
council was not about to approve even a single truckload of fill until the province clarifies the regulatory environment surrounding it. No doubt traumatized by Scugog’s sad
experience with the operation on Lakeridge Road, Council doesn’t want to touch such
operations with a ten foot shovel until some senior government takes legal and financial responsibility. But just out of curiosity, they mused, how much money was Mr. Politi
anticipating making for this fill?
“We are not a pit operation,” Mr. Politi assured Council, about a dozen times by our
count, “and have no interest in this business. Our needs are simply to prepare the
grounds for our solar project.” When pressed, however, he thought he might be getting
about $6 a cubic metre - a cool 17 million bucks, if you do the math. Not bad, for
someone who’s not in that business.
Now of course there are some alternatives to bringing in the fill. Mr. Politi could level
the land by removing soil rather than adding it (although that doesn’t solve the truck
problem, and could further weaken the sandy soil, and he wouldn’t get the $6), or he
could just even the panels by varying the heights of their support shafts. Since he
seems determined to make the project happen, that may be his ultimate route. And
since we’re all in favour of green energy (we still lament the loss of that family of
windmills a few years back), we wish him well.
Too bad about the 17 million, though.
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Am I Wrong?
Time to streamline
council meetings
Attending Uxbridge council meetings –
or, more specifically, meetings of council's committees – can often be a test of
one's stamina and Monday's committee
meeting was a case in point.
Beginning at 9:30 a.m., those in attendance sat through the agenda for the
parks, recreation, culture and tourism
committee, followed by public works,
then sustainability, watershed and conservation (which, thankfully, had no
agenda), planning and economic development and, finally, finance and
administration.
Before getting to the committee agendas, however, councillors hear deputations. Deputations are normally limited
to 15 minutes each, but often they go
on much longer, especially when they
result in numerous questions from
members of council. And at the end of
the session, when all other business is
done, the mayor invites questions from
the media and then from the public.
On Monday, there were five deputations before the committee agendas
started. Somewhere along the way,
council took a 10-minute break and
then, around one o'clock, broke for
lunch, after which they went to
Glasgow to mark the opening of the
column by Roger Varley
new bridge before returning to finish
the day's business. I did not return after
the lunch break: I had other things to
do.
It is not unusual for Uxbridge council
meetings and meetings of committees
of the whole to go on for three or more
hours. It's an indication of how much
work our councillors have to do and, in
my opinion, of why they are underpaid.
But that's another column.
What bothers me about these lengthy
meetings – or at least they way they are
structured – is that the process does not
encourage residents to attend, even if
there is something on the agenda that is
of particular interest to them.
For example, if the author of one letter to council requesting a waiving of
Music Hall fees had attended Monday
to hear how his request was dealt with,
he would have sat through three-and-ahalf hours, gone to lunch, and then
returned for however long it took to
discuss his letter. He then would have
had to sit through 14 departmental
reports before being given an opportunity to ask a question about council's
response to his letter.
I don't imagine too many people have
that kind of time to spend.
If council wants to encourage people
to attend its meetings, there is a way to
make it less time-consuming for those
who have an interest in one or two spe-
Letters to the Editor
We are two years new to Uxbridge. I
just read your column "Ohhh...
that’s not good" (Jan. 6) and found it
very moving. I too have been
through my own neurological events
in the last couple years, including
brain surgery last summer in
Arizona. Although my situation was
somewhat different from your wife's,
I can empathize with what you both
went through, as my diagnoses also
left me with a questionable future
with few choices.
I just wanted to say that I am so
glad that you were able to get some
answers. I'm sorry that little can be
done to prevent a recurrence of
TGA, except lifestyle changes.
Which in itself is probably something we should all do try to do in a
positive way. That is, to slow down
in life. All the best and thanks for
sharing.
Linda Neale
Uxbridge
The new 2011 Uxbridge map
arrived recently stuffed inside the
Times-Journal. After reading it I was
a bit dismayed and thought, at my
age, maybe Alzheimer’s was starting
cific items of business. It's not often
that the Vaughan council is held up as a
shining example, but they have a
process that could easily be followed in
Uxbridge.
At the beginning of Vaughan council
meetings and meetings of the committee of the whole, the clerk asks members of the public what items on the
agenda they are there to hear. Those
items are then dealt with first - after
deputations – thereby not forcing the
interested parties to sit around for
hours.
One thing Vaughan council does not
do is invite questions from the public,
unlike Uxbridge.
It seems to me that a combination of
both approaches might generate a little
bit more public attendance at the council chambers. Ask the public in attendance what items they want dealt with
first, deal with them, invite questions
on the items when they have been dealt
with and then get on with the rest of
the business, much of which is mindbogglingly boring, even to councillors
and the press.
It seems to me that such an approach
would make council more accessible to
the public, something several candidates touted during last year's municipal election.
Tell me, am I wrong?
to creep in. I could have sworn we
had an election last year and some
changes were made on council. But
not according to the map. Bob
Shepherd is still the Mayor. Howie
Herrema is still the Regional
Councillor. Ted Eng is still on council. What a shock. Chatting with
Howie Herrema I mentioned that I
knew the Herrema name was popular in our community, but to get
elected when you didn't even run that's amazing. I would suggest an
explanation and a reprinting is in
order.
Harry Stemp
Uxbridge
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a blonde moment
the barris beat
column by Lisha Cassibo
column by Ted Barris
HRH... Moi?
The gift of serving
I'm convinced that I am a princess. A real, true princess. I've always been convinced of this, ever since I was a child. Of course, you say, every little girl is sure she has a royal background
at some point in her little life, but that notion fades over time. I've done my checking, however, and I know
I have roots that go way back to at least 15th century Belgium. Baron von Nieuwenhove somehow found
his way to a tiny corner of this tiny country and claimed it as his own, building a small empire and even...
wait for it... a castle. I've seen it! Well, the remains of it, at least. The tiny museum - yes, museum! - on the
site of this tiny baronage bears witness to the fact that Baron von N. traveled extensively to the exotic lands
of China and India. Surely someone who had traveled so much in the 1400s and managed to build a small
town around his lands that still bear his name had some money and royal backing behind him! Surely a
castle and a museum and a town name must mean I can add some sort of “ess-ness” to my last name baroness, marchioness, viscountess... princess?
So now, how to style myself a princess? Let's look at our role models, shall we? Modern day princesses
have a tendency to end up divorced, dead, mercilessly pursued by the media and never having a moment
to themselves. I don't want any part of that. To be a princess in my world means to make life easier, not
more difficult and insufferable. The only other princesses I can think to try and relate to are celluloid, or
rather digital, versions spun from childrens' fairy tales. Which one would I like to be?
I shall have to come to this through process of elimination. For I can tell you right off the hop who I wouldn't want to be - Snow White. Insipid is the first word that comes to mind when I think of Snow White. She's
too sweet, too warble-y, too gosh darn cute. And let's face it. She looked after seven, SEVEN, little men, and
whistled while she worked. I begrudgingly look after one man, and three small people, and don't do a
whole lot of happy whistling while I'm at it. Snow White is not for me.
Next I think of Belle from Beauty and the Beast. I don't think I can be her either. She's a little insolent,
she doesn't listen to either her father or Beast, and is a little like Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, always
searching for her heart's desire other than where it really is. I've no great life search to embark upon, other
than life itself. No, Belle is to unsettled for me.
The Little Mermaid? Ariel is boy crazy and got married at 16. I can't be her, I'd be a crappy role model
for my girls. Sleeping Beauty - if anyone can give me an in-depth personality analysis of this princess, I'd
be interested in reading it. She sleeps most of the time, and sings the rest. Vapid comes to mind. Not my
kind of gal.
Pocahontas and Mulan fall into the same category of not-really-princesses-but-really-great-female-rolemodels, and I'm going for the full princess title, so I'm not even going to consider them.
Let's see, who's left? Ah, yes. Only the princess that I have dreamed my whole life of being. Only the
princess whose very name invokes images of royal dreams that are always perfect. The one, the only,
Cinderella.
I get Cinderella. I can relate to her. I think I'm living her life. She has three beastly semi-relations that she
has to wait on hand and foot. I have three children under the age 10. She loves to daydream, long for something other than what she has. That's what I'm doing right here, isn't it? Best of all, I love her personality
the best. She's a bit of a feisty one, she is! Think of when she's waking in the morning and is happily going
about her business, only to be interrupted by the clanging of the clock. She gets her dander up, calling it a
Killjoy (one of my favourite terms) and having a bit of a go at her stepsisters behind their backs. She's
never disrespectful, though, and knows how to keep it together in order to keep herself out of trouble.
Best part of her story is, though - she ends up getting what she wants! So I've still got something to look
forward to! She got to be a princess, maybe, just maybe, my tiara is on it's way! Even better - a pair of
those shoes. The girl must've had a shoe fetish, carrying one around in her pocket like that. I own more
shoes than is decent - I tell you, she's my match!
I am sure that a bit more research will reveal my royal heritage. I'll have prepared myself dutifully for
the role by watching Disney films over and over and over (no hardship in a household with three girls). The
best part is, I've not got to look for Prince Charming. I've found him already. Now about that happily ever
after business...
Like many of you, this week, I found myself drawn to the real-life drama of
two families coping. In the aftermath of Sgt. Ryan Russell's senseless death in the streets of Toronto, last
Wednesday morning, I watched the policing family try to come to terms with the loss of one of its own. Then,
on Tuesday afternoon, I listened and watched his widow Christine Russell put her mourning into words in front
of 12,000 people.
“Ryan always put others before him,” she said at the Toronto Convention Centre funeral Tuesday. “On Jan.
12, it cost him his life.”
Again, like so many of you, I thought about the pain and the loss that both she and Sgt. Russell's policing
fraternity have experienced over the past week. For all of them, there's now this huge hole where once was
a vibrant human being. But above all else in this tragic story, I was drawn to something one of Russell's working partners said about the 35-year-old officer. Craig Peddle spoke to the Toronto Star this week about the
duo's work on the guns and gangs task force. Peddle praised Russell's dedication above and beyond the call
of duty.
“There are some people who run towards the sound of gunshots and others who run away,” Peddle told the
Star. “Ryan died a hero.”
It may well be heroism. It might be a greater sense of dedication to a job than most people feel. It might
even be called martyrdom, given the incredible attention that's been paid the young officer since he died last
Wednesday. I prefer to call what Sgt. Russell did on a daily basis, the purest form of service. Further reading
of what Const. Peddle observed in his partner Russell reveals the man's passion to make a difference every
shift of his career. Peddle explained that he was struck by Russell's insights in the Flemingdon Park area of
Toronto - knowing all the streets, all the business owners and even the usual suspects. Peddle said he thought
if Russell could, he would have stayed on the job 10 hours after his shift was over. That's dedication to the
Toronto Police Service's motto - to serve and protect.
I've seen service in so many forms over the years. Of course, as a sometimes historian and author, I have
had the opportunity to interview perhaps 3,500 men and women who have served in Canada's armed forces
in wartime and in peacekeeping missions. All those veterans have given me a greater knowledge of what it
meant to put their lives on hold and dedicate themselves to the greater good in a distant corner of the globe.
But I've also met clergy who practise what they preach, service club members who do more than carry their
membership cards around in their wallets, volunteers who fulfil every promise they make and more, and
retailers who sow as much into their communities as they reap in profits at the till.
But what makes this kind of service distinctive and notable, I think, is that it isn't always noticed. I've
watched Rev. Newton Reed help people in this community without any recognition. I've watched Chuck
Gullickson devote time via the Lions Club that many never see. I've admired the round-the-clock dedication
to community that only volunteer Barb Murphy can exhibit. And I've admired the extraordinary commitment
retailer Pat Higgins exhibits whether it's a kids hockey team in need of prizes or the hospital in need of campaign organizing. These are people for whom service is not an inconvenience or a sacrifice, but a reflex and
a sense of satisfaction.
I have utmost respect for anyone who serves others - whether it's part of the job (as in the case of Sgt. Ryan
Russell) or part of one's makeup (when members of a community give up their most precious possession their free time). And it is perhaps the most appropriate time of the year to acknowledge public service.
On Monday, Americans paused and celebrated one of their own. Jan. 17 was the 25th anniversary of Martin
Luther King Jr. Day. Few members of U.S. society have lived the service ethic more often or more completely than the former Baptist pastor from Georgia did. Rev. King served his church. He served several U.S. presidents. He served his African-American brothers and sisters (turning over his Nobel Peace Prize of $54,123,
for example, to the civil rights movement in 1964). And he served humankind - from soup kitchens, to nonviolent protest marches to a podium on the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial where he inspired a nation with his
actions and his words.
“Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” King said once.
Clearly, the likes of Ryan Russell and those who serve others selflessly know the answer.
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Lucy Maud Montgomery was
not the only creative person to
be extraordinarily prolific while
living in Leaskdale.
Arnold Hodgkins moved to
Leaskdale in 1952. At that time
he was an established portrait
painter in Toronto, and a well
known artist with a huge portfolio of war paintings produced in
Europe during World War II
(some of which have been hung
in the National War Museum).
At the opening of his studio and
gallery on the banks of Sucker
Creek in 1953, Group of Seven
members A.J. Casson and Fred
Varley were in attendance.
For the next thirty-five years
Mr. Hodgkins painted (and also
wrote poetry and novels) in his
Deerfoot Studio. He painted the
fields, woods and streams
around Leaskdale. He conducted summer art classes, and influenced and guided a large number of aspiring artists. His students, who include local artists
John
Pryce
and
Allan
McGillivray, remember him
with great respect and fondness.
Arnold Hodgkins is buried in
the Foster Memorial Cemetery.
His epitaph reads “A lifetime is a
silver cup off balance on the rim
of dawn”.
Mr. Hodgkins produced the
large
portrait
of
L.M.
Montgomery that now hangs in
the front hall of the Leaskdale
Manse. It was commissioned by
the Uxbridge Historical Society
and sponsored by the Toronto
Dominion Bank. The portrait
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January is progressing and bringing
lots of cold, stormy weather with it.
Think positively folks - just two more
months until the first day of spring...
Leaskdale W. A. is preparing a new
cookbook of favourite recipes which
will include highlights of their activities over the past 70 years. Due out in
the spring, the proceeds from this book
will go to support the 'Kids to Camp"
program at St. Paul's, Leaskdale
Church. Watch for further information...
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was unveiled at the Uxbridge
Music Hall by Dr. Stuart
Macdonald,
L.M.
Montgomery's son, with a number of people who knew
Montgomery in attendance,
including Margaret Leask and
Isobel (Mustard) St. John.
It seems very fitting that during
the year we celebrate L.M.
Montgomery's life in Leaskdale
we should also give tribute to
another citizen of the same village who was gifted and influential, and who also was inspired
by the Leaskdale countryside.
Hodgkins left behind a huge
collection of paintings. His work
has been displayed in the
National Gallery and in Paris.
Many people in the area own
pieces of his work. In October
about 75 of his paintings will be
on display in Leaskdale, most
from his daughter Carol Smith's
personal collection.
We will be inviting everyone to
come and admire Arnold
Hodgkin's paintings at the
Historic Leaskdale Church,
October 6 to 15, 2011.
Pleased to see that Helen
Snell is making a good
recovery from further
knee surgery. Best wishes
for complete healing,
Helen...
Grief Share - a 12-week support
group for those who have experienced
the death of family or close friends will
begin again on Feb. 3. If you feel need
in this regard, please attend these
weekly meetings, and be among
friends...
Our best wishes to Gwynneth Haynes
who marked her birthday last week.
She would enjoy hearing from you
with a card or letter at Box 748
Fenelon Falls, On K0M 1N0.
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are some hills. Meet at the trail entrance on
the west side of Conc. 6, 1.5 km south of
Durham Rd. 21. Russ Burton 905-830-2862.
Coming Up
This Weekend...
Jan. 20-22 Kiss Me Kate! Cole Porter
musical presented by OnStage Uxbridge at
Music Hall. See pages 8 and 11 for more.
Thurs., Jan. 20 Uxbridge Genealogy
Group 7pm at the Uxbridge Library. Guest
Speaker: Allan MacGillivray. Topic: United
Empire Loyalists. New members always welcome. $2.00 donation at the door. Check us
out online www.ungen.net or contact Eileen
for more details. 905-852-6973
Fri. Jan. 21, 9:30 a.m. The Oak Ridges
Trail Association is hosting a 2 hr., 8+ km
moderate to fast and hilly hike or snowshoe in
the Walker Woods. Meet in the parking area
on the east side of Conc. 6, 2 km south of
Durham 21 at Albright Rd. Joan Taylor 905477-2161.
Sat., Jan. 22, 7:00 a.m.
The Oak
Ridges Trail Association is hosting a hike
or snowshoe on the Al Shaw side Trail. This is
a 1.5 hr. 4.5 km moderate pace hike. Meet
at the trail entrance on the west side of Conc.
6, 1.5 km south of Durham Rd. 21. Joan
Taylor 905-477-2161.
Sat.,
Jan.
22
Snow
Sculptures!
1:00pm, Siloam Hall. Hosted by Uxbridge
Arts Association. If you can imagine it, the
artists of the Uxbridge Arts Association will
help you to make it from snow. Big or small,
real life or imaginary, come and see what will
rise from the snow.
Sat., Jan. 22 Uxbridge Burns Supper
at the Uxbridge Legion. Address to the
Haggis, roast beef dinner, Highland Dancers,
Pipe Band & DJ.
$40 PP, for tickets call John Hill @ 905-8521817.
Next Week...
Wed., Jan. 26, 9:30 a.m. The Oak
Ridges Trail Association is hosting a 14+
km, 4 hr. moderate to fast pace loop hike or
snowshoe in Walker Woods. There are hills.
Meet at the parking area on the east side of
the 7th Conc., 2 km south of Durham Rd. 21,
at Houston Rd. Bob Comfort 905-473-2669.
Wed., Jan. 26 Healthy Eating and
Student
Achievement
Parent
Workshop 6:45-8 PM at Uxbridge Public
School with speaker Dr. Patricia Longmuir,
Sick Kids Hospital. Research shows that there
is a positive link between healthy eating and
indicators of student achievement. Please e-
Tiger Talk
by Sean Wetselaar
and Sarah Rogers
A rare English teacher
For 12 years, Uxbridge Secondary
School has had the pleasure of having Charlotte Adams, a wonderful
English teacher, walking its halls.
She is funny, intelligent, and
"...really helps you work more independently! It's great!", says senior
student Madelaine Duffy. Mrs.
Adams is known as a well-read,
innovative teacher who likes to have
fun with her students.
Mrs. Adams grew up in the
London, Ontario area and attended
the University of Waterloo where
she acquired multiple degrees in
Professional Writing. She began her
career writing professionally for
many things, but what led her to
teaching was a job writing a curriculum. She became interested in the
profession and began teaching
English as a Second Language to
adults. She and her husband travelled teaching in foreign countries,
like Denmark and Egypt, in the late
1990's. Since Mrs. Adams' husband got a teaching job in Ajax,
she's been working and living in
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mail Uxbridge_PS@durham.edu.on.ca to preregister.
Fri., Jan. 28 PD DAY FREE Curling!
2:00-4:00pm, Uxbridge Curling Club.
Hosted by Uxbridge Curling Club volunteers.
Little rocks make it easy for you and your
child to learn to curl. Register in advance to
ensure you will have a spot. Call 905-8527831.
Fri., Jan. 28, 9:30 a.m. The Oak Ridges
Trail Association is hosting 2 hr., 10+ km,
moderate to fast pace loop hike or snowshoe
on the Glen Major Brock Track. There are
some hills. Meet at the parking area on the
east side of Conc. 6, 0.6 km north of
Uxbridge Town Line or 5.5 km south of
Durham Rd. 21. Russ Burton 905-830-2862
Fri., Jan. 28 Uxbridge Networking
Group Luncheon - Motivating our youth &
adults. 1:30pm, Tin Mill Restaurant. $20 covers lunch. Speaker Monique Howat on strategies to build confidence and motivation in
youth and adults.
Sat., Jan. 29, 7:00 a.m.
The Oak
Ridges Trail Association is hosting a hike
or snowshoe on the Al Shaw side Trail. This is
a 1.5 hr. 4.5 km moderate pace hike. There
Uxbridge with her two daughters,
dog, and cat.
Mrs. Adams is involved around
USS, through heading Prom
Committee, Creative Words Club,
as well as introducing a Spanish language course to the subjects list. She
took Spanish all through high
school and university, and her interest in it is what has fuelled her to
want to teach the language.
"Watching these kids develop
through high school, over four years
[is my favourite part]," said Mrs.
Adams of what she loves about
teaching. She said she can relate to
the students and likes the atmosphere at USS.
Mrs. Adams helped start the
Creative Words Club two and a half
years ago. The club has been producing the school’s monthly news-
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All day, every day
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Open House 9 a.m. - Noon & 6:30-8:30 p.m.
School Tour • Meet the Staff • Refreshments
Special Event at 11:15 a.m.
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Sat., Jan. 29 WINTERFEST! 10 am to 3
pm, Windreach Farm. Enjoy a winter wagon
ride, feed the farm animals, crafts for kids
and more. Bring your toboggan and skates
and play in the snow…then warm yourself at
the outdoor fire. Donation of $10 per car,
proceeds to the farm. 312 Townline Road,
Ashburn.
Sun., Feb. 6 Music Fest @ 10-11 a.m. at
Reachview Village. You never know who will
show up and what the entertainment will be.
A wonderful venue for children to perform!
All ages most welcome. For more info please
contact Jo at 905-852-6487.
Sun., Feb. 6 A small act Film about random acts of kindness, 1:30 p.m., Mount
Albert United Church. More in next week’s
paper.
Sat., Jan. 29 A Community of
Character - A Community with a
Global View
Workshop on getting
involved in the world. See page 12 for full
details.
Ongoing....
Upcoming...
Shuffleboard for Seniors Until Apr. 27,
Mon. & Wed. 9 a.m. Ux. Seniors Centre. All
welcome.
Sat., Feb. 5, 7:00 a.m. The Oak Ridges
Trail Association is hosting a hike on the
Al Shaw side Trail. This is a 1.5 hr. 4.5 km
moderate pace hike or snowshoe. Meet at the
trail entrance on the west side of Conc. 6, 1.5
km south of Durham Rd. 21. Joan Taylor 905477-2161.
Indoor Farmer’s Market Sundays, 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. Uxbridge Seniors Centre, 75
Marietta St.
Uxbridge Youth Centre Hours Monday
to Friday 3 - 9pm. Saturday 12 - 5pm.
Hospital Auxiliary “Chances Are”
Store on Bascom Street accepting good
winter clothing. Proceeds to Cottage Hospital.
Sat., Feb. 5 Pond Hockey Hosted by the
Uxbridge Youth Hockey Association. 2pm –
4pm, Elgin Pond. Hockey as it was meant to
be played - outside on the ice. Join us for a
fun afternoon, even if you have never played
(or skated) before.
If you have a community event you’d like us
to mention, please contact us at cosmosboyce@powergate.ca or 905-852-1900. The
deadline for our next issue is 6 p.m. Sunday.
paper for half a year now, and also
encourages creative writing among
students.
An easy way to tell if a teacher is
well-liked by her students is if she
has visitors during her classes. A
really beloved teacher has students
popping in during lessons, independent work and everything in
between, because the students genuinely want to spend time with that
teacher. Mrs. Adams is one of these
rare cases. Students pop in to say
hello, to catch up, or to grab some
of the famous candy which Mrs.
Adams always seems to keep hidden
in her desk. Who says high school
students are too old to be bribed
with candy?
All in all, Mrs. Adams isn’t just a
teacher; she’s an integral part of the
school. She adds life and excitement to the halls, and her class is
always full of laughing students,
ones impressed with her directness
in teaching, or both. Mrs. Adams
always spices up even the boring
topics (yes, grammar, we’re looking
at you) with flavour from her own
distinct sense of humour, and does
it well. Which is why she’s always
got students coming back for more.
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Council denies fill to solar project
Bruins edge closer to title
by Veronica Blake
by Roger Varley
Mayor O'Connor and Township
Council are holding firm on their
stance against commercial fill, perhaps at the cost of a major green energy project on the Fourth Concession.
On Jan. 17 Council heard a delegation from Paul Politi. Mr. Politi owns
the property at 6449 Concession 4
near Goodwood, the former White
Rose Nursery. He wishes to build a
solar farm on the property, capable of
generating 30 megawatts of energy
for Ontario Power Authority.
“We can light up the entire town of
Uxbridge from this farm,” Mr. Politi
said. “I really want this to be a community project. I want the community to feel proud.”
Mr. Politi bought the property three
years ago. He grew up in Montreal
and studied business administration
at Dalhousie University and farming
at McGill University. He also studied
aquaculture while in Florida. He has
lived in numerous cities, but his time
in Europe got him interested in green
energy. He moved to Willow Beach in
Haliburton in 2004 and bought the
White Rose Nursery property in
2009. Initially, he tried to farm on the
land.
“I was impressed with the beauty of
the surroundings... I love the beauty
of the lakes, the countryside. It was
almost like heaven on earth here,”
Mr. Politi said. “I never had the
money when I was young to go ahead
and pursue my farming dream.”
The property is hilly, and ranges in
elevation from 290 ft to 360 ft. The
soil is very sandy, unsuitable for farming. Mr. Politi wants to bring in about
2,800,000 cubic metres of fill to flatten the land, as well as to make the
soil stronger.
But Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor is
steadfast in her stance against fill.
“My fear is what can happen, being
that it's in the Oak Ridges Moraine,
it's our source for water,” she said.
“You don't need very much to go
wrong and you have another
Walkerton on your hands.”
Council was also concerned about
the number of trucks required to
transport the fill and the length of
time it would take. While Mr. Politi
was unsure of the logistics, Regional
Councillor Jack Ballinger calculated
the amount to be 450 trucks per day
over a year. Ultimately, the Township
will not budge on their stance until
the Province sets forth clear regulations on fill.
“You'll have astronomical sums of
trucks going up and down a road
built for cars,” Ms. O'Connor said.
“Who's going to be responsible for
building that road? Who's going to be
responsible for regulating what's
coming in and where it's coming
from?”
Nothing, however, will apparently
stop Paul Politi from building his
solar farm. Without the fill panels
will have to be higher and their
anchors deeper, but this will all come
at a higher cost.
“I see solar energy today where computers were in the 1980's - the best is
yet to come. The technology keeps
getting better and better every year,”
Mr. Politi said. “We have to have our
energy independence.”
Concession 6, the Durham
Region
Public
Works
Department will be going
ahead with the township’s first
roundabout this summer.
In a letter to Council, Region officials said the roundabout will be
reconfigured at a location somewhat south and east of the current
intersection. Although a traffic signal had been considered as a fall-
TOWN HALL
Notes from Jan. 17
committee meetings
by Conrad Boyce
ROUNDABOUT TO PROCEED THIS
SUMMER: Despite frustration at not
being able to acquire land at the
northwest corner of Hwy. 8 and
With a home win and a road loss on the weekend, the Uxbridge Bruins
moved to just two wins away from securing the OHA Jr. C Central
Division title. The Bruins downed Lakefield Chiefs 4-1 at the arena on
Friday and then were edged 3-2 by the Merchants in Little Britain on
Saturday. In the process, Steve Posteraro moved a couple of places up in
the scoring race by registering five assists.
Matt Allen, assisted by Posteraro, opened the scoring Friday with the only
goal of the first period. The Chiefs answered in the second with a powerplay goal and then, as they have done several times in the past few games,
the Bruins charged back with three goals in the third. Adam Szwed, assisted Nick Kucera, scored what proved to be the winning goal, followed by
Jordan Heydon, assisted by Derek Davis and Posteraro, and Callum
Lynch, with assists going to Posteraro and Evan Haga.
In Little Britain, the Merchants took an early lead with two power-play
goals in the first period. The Bruins came back to tie the game in the second with two goals by Haga, the first a power-play marker, assisted by
Davis and Posteraro, and his second also assisted by Posteraro. But Little
Britain put one more in the net before the period ended and that is how
the score remained to the end of the game.
The Bruins now have 49 points on 24 wins and one overtime loss, 11
points ahead of second-place Port Perry MoJacks. Two more wins by the
Bruins will put first place out of reach for the MoJacks.
In the individual scoring race, Davis remains atop the field with 56 points
on the strength of 18 goals and 38 assists. Scott Van Allen is in third place
with 48 points and Posteraro moves up to fifth with 39 points. Also in the
top 10 in the scoring race are Haga and Mike Ramsey, tied for 10th place
with 32 points each.
The Bruins have a home-and-away series with Georgina Ice this weekend.
The home game starts at 7:45 p.m. tomorrow and then they travel to
Georgina for a 7:30 p.m. game Saturday.
back, feedback to the Region
strongly supported the continuation of the roundabout project. In
conjunction with it, utilities will be
relocated and the highway repaved
as far as Quaker Village Drive.
NORTHEAST APPOINTED TO HOUSING COMMITTEE: At the rerquest of
Anne Kewley of North House,
Council decided to participate in a
committee focussed on strategic
planning for affordable housing in
North Durham. Ms. Kewley told
Council current programs are failing the poor and homeless north of
7. Ward 1 Councillor Bev
Northeast volunteered to sit on the
committee.
LEGION TO STAGE WINTER
CARNIVAL: Blair Emmerson of
Branch 170, Royal Canadian
Legion, apprised Council of plans
to make the Family Day long week-
end, Feb. 18-21, into a four-day
Winter Carnival, with an abundance of family-oriented activitiews
both inside and out. This would
incorporate a series of new events as
well as those already planned by
other groups, such as the Kinsmen’s
family skating party on Elgin Pond.
Watch for details in next week’s
Cosmos.
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FOR SALE: DP Fitness recumbent cycle, magnetic resistance, on-board computer, and more, excellent condition, $120. Student/computer desk, glass top,
20” x 30” with monitor shelf, $25. Waterhome 5 aquarium, fully equipped
with canopy, light, filter, more, 19 litres, never used, new in box. $45. 905 852
3409.
ADULTS! EARN CREDITS towards your high school diploma. Class meets
Mondays in Uxbridge. Call Durham Continuing Education 905 440 4539 or 1
800 408 9619.
WINTER TIRES: Yokohama Studless Ice Guard size: 205/70/15, only used
one season on mini van. $350 firm (compare at $800 new). 905-862-0941.
WANTED: Treadmill or for teenager. In working order, free if possible. Will pick
up. 905-852-2851.
WANTED: Pinball machines or Arcade games in any condition, working or
not. I am looking for a few to restore for my recroom , will pick up and pay fair
price. 905 852 5481.
FOR RENT: DAYTONA BEACH CONDO, 1 bedroom, 2 bath, sleeps 4, Ocean view
with balcony. Available April 9-16 and/or April 16-23. $600 per week, Wayne
(905) 852-7517.
FOR RENT: Uxbridge bachelor apartment available. Clean, quiet, well maintained building downtown. Stairs. References required. 905 852 7559 or 647
339 4566.
FREE PICKUP of working or not working appliances. Fridges, Stoves, Washers,
Dryers and Freezers. Also any aluminum, copper, brass and car batteries. 905985-6625.
STYLIST WANTED: Uxbridge salon looking for a stylist with clientele to work
in our beautiful salon and spa, great commission, good hours. For more details
647-407-9196.
FOR SALE: Inglis Gas Clothes Dryer. Used, in good working order. Best offer.
(905) 640-4376.
DOGS FOR SALE: Bernese Mountain Dog cross, $150-200. 905-852-4078.
FOR RENT OR SALE: RV on site in Florida, luxury 40-ft fifth wheel with four
slides, site adjacent to airport, access to Kissamee River, hour from Vero Beach.
$900/mo. to rent. 1-863-605-1928, Gerald or Don.
FOR SALE: Antique oak table, 3 leaves, extends to 6 ft., 6 pressback chairs,
$600. Antique solid pine desk, $200. China tableware and crystal, $125. All in
exc. condition. 905-852-2112.
DAYCARE AVAILABLE: Looking for a childcare provider? I provide a fun and
safe place for your child while you are at work. Flexible hours and reasonable
rates. Close to schools and can provide trasportation to after school activities.
Please call Linda at 905-852-9740 for an interview.
FOR SALE: Back and seat massager, deluxe with seat warmer, new in box,
$55. 905-862-0946.
CAR FOR SALE: 94 Mercury Sable Immaculate condition,family vehicle. Lots
of TLC given: Recent Transmission; new exhaust; undercoated every yr. $1,795,
905-852-7515.
FOR SALE: Dining Room Table with 4 oversized chairs & 2 leafs 5.4" to 7.8".
Only used twice. 5ft 4" long without a leaf and 3ft 8" wide. With 1 leaf 6ft 6"
and 3ft 8" wide. With 2nd leaf 7ft 8" and 3ft 8" wide. 905-649-7617.
MYRON'S MARK-BOOSTING TUTORING: Grade 9 and 10 Science and
Grade 11 and 12 Chemistry. Just in time for exams or the new semester coming up! 905-852-3999. CLEANING LADY AVAILABLE: Experienced, flexible,reliable, reasonable rates, call 905-852-1790.
FREE TO GOOD HOME ONLY: Nice old gelding, would make a great companion, well trained, very amicable,able to do light riding. 905-852-5615
POTTERY LESSONS at Cynthia Cupples' Studio (Sandford area) starting in
Feb, wheel-throwing beginners to advanced.
Times to be determined. 905-852-5615.
EXPERIENCED CHILDCARE available in my home in Goodwood. Over 10
years experience with many local references. All ages accepted, from newborn
to school age. Full days - $30, half days - $15, or before and after school $15. Pay only for days attended. Healthy home-made meals & snacks included. Safe, clean play room, huge outdoor play area. Trained in CPR and First Aid.
Tax receipts provided. Joanne - (905) 642-5689.
FOR SALE: Elliptical Fitness Cross Trainer EFX 5.21 SI. State of the art. Orig
$4000. Selling for $2000. 905-852-9755.
FOR SALE: Beautiful wooden crib with mattress and dinosaur sheetset, comforter, padding, and curtains. Orig $600. Best Offer. 905-852-9777.
HOME DAYCARE AVAILABLE: Full or part-time. Snacks and hot lunches provided. Lots of room to play. Early arrival or late pick-up available. Call Lori at
905-852-2349.
FREE to loving home, a beautiful bunny. 905-852-4774.
FOR RENT: 1 Bedroom basement apartment. $800/ month all inclusive.
Large living area, TV and laundry. Close to downtown Uxbridge. Call 905-8526663.
FOR SALE: 2 Arctic Cat Pantera Snowmobiles, (1979) Low mileage, good condition, trailer included. 905-640-1836.
MUSIC LESSONS: Guitar, bass and drum lessons available. 3+ years teaching,
10+ years playing. Your home, in studio or my home. Call Steve 905 852 7398
for more information.
ROOM TO RENT in luxury condo. 575 per month (inclusive) with use of wash-
er/dryer, dishwasher TV and own bath. Working female would prefer same. Call
cell during evening/weekends 416-885-0125 or e-mail either
debbie8856@yahoo.ca or dgarrity@firstleaside.com
FOR SALE: Makeup table with the top that opens up with the mirror for $100
firm, side board $200 firm, small desk for $75 firm. 905-862-2429 if no
answer leave a message.
CARS WANTED ON CONSIGNMENT: Will sell your car fast. If needed will
fix and Certify, E-Test. 416-705-9993.
FOR SALE: Pool Table, $350. 416-705-9993.
FOR RENT: Uxbridge 2 Bedroom apartment. $850 p/mo. Recently renovated
with laminate floors. Big bright picture window overlooks park. Storage and
parking. Hydro is extra. Kim 905-852-4540.
LOCAL HANDYMAN,/ CONTRACTOR experienced in all trades, basements,additions, kitchens,bathrooms etc.ref. avail., call Doug at 905-706-3816.
HOUSECLEANING: Available weekly or bi-weekly. 27 years experience
working in the Uxbridge area. Dependable, hard - working and honest.
Excellent references available upon request. Reasonable rates. 705 -333 3871.
FREE PICK UP OF YOUR SCRAP STEEL & APPLIANCES WORKING OR
NOT: Fridges, Stoves, Washers, Dryers, and Freezers. Also scrap metal, lawnmowers, hot water tanks, boat motors,car parts, batteries, wire, copper and aluminum. Call cell phone # 905-960-5480.
SHARED ACCOMMODATION: Large furnished bedroom for single person.
shared accommodation in Uxbridge includes phone,satellite T.V. internet
option.,parking, access to kitchen,laundry and bathroom. Share whole House
$495.00 monthly 905-852-4454 email: Iirenepicovpeters@yahoo.ca
UXBRIDGE HOUSE FOR RENT: Must be seen. Very Clean detached home. 4
bedrooms, walkout to deck from kitchen, private drive, 1.5 car garage, trees,
patio and in ground pool. Family room includes stone fireplace with gas insert.
Close to schools, restaurants and shopping. 905 642 0030 for appointment.
WORK WANTED: Small drywall jobs and painting. 705-228-8759.
WANTED: Ride to Mount Albert, once weekly, 905-852-4703.
FOR SALE: Saint Bernard puppies, $1000. Jack Russell puppies, $500. 905473-1249.
FOR SALE: 5000-bushel and 1100-bushel grain bins, full floor, fans, augers.
$5000 for both. 905-473-1249.
FOR SALE: Firewood, seasoned maple hardwood, $100 per face cord delivered. 905-640-5977.
FOR SALE: KAWAI Organ and bench. Apt size. $50. Call 905-985-8027 after
6pm.
WANTED: Full time, live-in caregiver for senior couple; $10.25 per hour for 40
hours/week. Must be able to work flexible hours and weekends. Related experience an asset. Applicant to reside in private household in Uxbridge for duration of employment. $85.25 per week for room and board will be deducted
from pay. Please email resume to uxbridgecaregiver@yahoo.ca.
WESTERN RIDING LESSONS on some of Canada's top Reining Horses.
Safe, quiet, been there-done that animals. Great for building confidence. More
info mstg21@hotmail.com or (905)642-5145 Randy or Monique.
PRIVATE SALE Student Rental House for sale in Peterborough, great location.
Four bedrooms and a small apartment easily rented to Trent students. On the
Rotary trail and very close to 2 bus routes and downtown. Open House on
Saturday Jan 22 noon till 4pm. $219 000. 905 852 3972.
WANTED Wooden TV stand. Must be able to support a 46" TV. 905-852-1899.
CHINCHILLA FOR GOOD HOME: Niko was rescued as a baby from a local
animal shelter. She in now two+ years old and is looking for a new home. She
comes complete with her cage, food, and all accessories. Serious inquires may
call to meet her. Brenda 705-228-1186.
GENTLE YOGA Wednesday afternoons from 1:15-2:15PM at NRG4Life, 85
Second Avenue. Give it a try! Everyone welcome. For info, 905-852-1099 or
jillwatson3@gmail.com
PILOGA CLASSES Thursday evenings from 7-8PM at Goodwood Community
Centre. Friday mornings from 9:30-10:30AM at NRG4Life, 85 Second Avenue.
Enjoy this unique and gentle class combining pilates and yoga. Beginners welcome! Bring your yoga mat. For info, 905-852-1099 or
jillwatson3@gmail.com
LIVE-IN NANNY AVAILABLE: Full-time (40-44hrs/wk); already has visa to
work in Canada. Over 2 yrs experience within Canada, looking to stay in the
Uxbridge area. Lori at (416) 201-2647 for further details.
BELLY DANCING CLASSES: Tues 10:15-11:15AM, Tues 8-9PM, Wed 8-9PM,
Fri 5:30-6:30. Testa Professional building suite 100B 647-444-1828 or e-mail
fun.fab.fit@gamil.com.
FREE CLASS TUES FEB 15 10:15-11:15AM & 8-9PM.
FOR SALE: 1995 Polaris 440 indy, 40th anniversary edition, 2900 orig. miles,
electric start, liquid cooled, reverse, studded, heated grips, rear hitch. $1650,
705-228-8234.
FOR SALE: Sears pull out sofa bed. About 8 years old & rarely used. In new
condition, no signs of wear or stains. Light blue and white square pattern.
Comes with cushions as well. Paid $1200 sell for $150 firm. 905-852-7442.
FLORIDA RENTAL: Two bedroom villa in beautiful quiet Englewood. Located
in nature sanctuary with boat docks leading to the intercoastal. Two kms to
Englewood beach and close to shopping and restaurants. Sleeps 4, two bathrooms, heated pool, wireless internet, all you need are clothes. Available April.
$2000/month. 905-852-2524 for details.
FULL TIME LIVE-IN CAREGIVER required for an elderly, mobile woman in
lovely Uxbridge accommodations. Please send your resume to: Box 66,
Uxbridge, Ontario L9P 1M6.
FOR SALE TO A GOOD HOME: White male Shi-poo puppy (shi-tzu/poodle
cross). One year old, needs to go to a new home very soon. Has all shots and
vaccinations up to date. Very affectionate, excellent with children and has a
good temperament. 905 852 5666, or 416 526 3241.
FOR SALE: Corner office/computer desk with large work station. Wood grain,
2 drawers with filing cabinet and shelves. Easy to assemble. Can e-mail picture
on request. $150. 905-242-0908.
FOR SALE: Glider rocking chair and matching gliding foot rest, oak with green
cushions and padded arms. Used in nursery asking $75. 905 862 0648
FOR SALE: Large 3 seater sofa, green with oak, ball style feet. Solid wood
frame. $75, 905 862 0648.
FOR SALE: Sony stereo system STR - AVW1070 tuner, dual tape deck and CD
player) with speakers $50 905 862 0648.
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416-997-2703
FREE: Chest freezer (HotPoint) in good working condition. You pick up. 905852-0158.
FOR SALE: Beautiful lady's kunzite and diamond ring. With written appraisal
of $2400, asking $700. Perfect condition. Call 905-852-9222.
FOR SALE: Mustang Floater Jacket 2XL Red/Black/White $79. Hall Tree w/lift
up seat $150. Antique Wall Mirror - White $75. 905-852-4653.
AFTER SCHOOL CARE REQUIRED: I am looking for someone to pick up my
children from QVPS after school, bring them home and stay a couple hours 3
days a week. High school student or retiree. Must be good with kids and have
references. Kathy at 416-628-1041 for more details.
WANTED: Plastic chair mat for use on carpet, Comfortable reading chair, Juicer.
Sean at 416-689-8980 (Uxbridge).
HELP WANTED: Uxbridge Retail Furniture Store looking for responsible and
mature Full time/Part time sales staff. Some evenings and weekends required.
Please mail resumes to: P.O. Box 640, Uxbridge, ON. L9P 1A0.
WANTED TO RENT: Apartment in the Uxbridge area. One or two bedroom, in
town or within 15 minutes. We have a very well behaved black lab dog who
would come with us. We both
work full time, no kids. Dog will go to work with me every day. Around
$800/month. Ready to move in now! Contact Yvette
905-490-8064 (days) or Jeff 905-955-7690 (evenings)
FOR SALE: Portable fish finder (Eagle Ultra) with ice fishing adapter. Exc.
Cond. Asking $60. 905-852-9235.
FREE TO A GOOD HOME: Used stove and TV in working condition. Pick up
required. 905-852-5115.
FREE RIDING LESSONS! Springwood Stables is offering a "pay for three, get
one free" deal. We teach beginners right through to advanced on well trained
horses and ponies. 6 years and upward. We have spots for all levels of riders
available, including spots on our 2011 showing team. For more information or
to book your lessons please contact Dee 905-852-4000.
CLEAN SWEEP CLEANING: Residential/Commercial. Free estimates, references and bonded. "A clean environment says it all!" 905 960-0523/905 4731907 or email tw-cleansweep@hotmail.com
HELP WANTED: Local private horse farm seeks barn help for Saturday mornings. View details at www.horsejobs.ca JOB ID#645.
COMMERCIAL OFFICE/RETAIL SPACE FOR RENT on second floor in
Sunderland. Completely renovated with up to 960 sq ft available. Separate
entrance, will renovate to suit. Great exposure. Suitable for lawyer, real estate,
accountant etc? Includes private kitchen and bathroom. 705-357-3238.
FOR SALE: Women’s black leather jacket, never worn. Size medium. $100
obo. 905-852-6835.
FOR SALE: 6 ft. sliding door, new condition, never installed. Also pool cover
new in package, 16’ x 32’. 905-852-7395.
WANTED: Dry firewood - got any stockpiled you’re just never goiung to use?
905-852-7395.
FOR SALE: Stairmaster exercise machine. 1-705-357-2895.
FOR SALE: Farm machinery and truck health and safety welding books, c.
1978. 905-852-4703.
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The Uxbridge Cosmos
Kiss Me, Kate calculated to please
The goon who almost stole the show
said it best: "It's vivacious, entertaining and calculated to please the most
discriminating theatre-goer".
He was talking about the play-within-a-play that forms the basic structure of Kiss Me, Kate. His remark
might well apply to the entire production. The OnStage Uxbridge production of Cole Porter's classic musical
opened last weekend at the Uxbridge
Music Hall, and continues for another four performances January 20-22 at
7.30 p.m., and Saturday Jan. 22 at 3
p.m.
The play revolves around a theatre
troupe rehearsing for and performing
a musical version of Shakespeare's
The Taming of the Shrew. Some of the
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action takes place behind stage, where
the actors get involved in some complex relationships, with a good dose of
farce thrown in. Other scenes are "on
stage", in costume and in performance of the Shakespeare play - but
with
some
decidedly
nonShakespearean ad libs and variations
resulting from the off-stage shenanigans.
The OnStage production, directed
by Carey Nicholson, was indeed
"vivacious and entertaining", as the
goon said. A word of explanation
here: the goon was one of a pair of
mobsters who are sent to claim payment of a gambling debt, and get
hilariously
involved
in
the
Shakespeare production. Goon No. 1
(Tom Skrzeszewski), with his authentic Brooklyn accent, had the character
role that often steals the show, as it
almost did in this production, along
with his goon side-kick (Don
Frigault). Pistol-packing mobsters in
floppy hats and colourful flouncy
pantaloons are a sight to behold.
But stealing this show would not be
easy. There were other scene-stealers,
including the two principal female
roles, the two sisters in Shakespeare's
play, Kate and Bianca, played by
Joanna Megraw and Rita Jackson,
resplendent in flowing blonde locks.
Ms. Megraw gave a lively performance as the high-spirited Kate, with a
voice that ranged from sweet and
melodious to plain down-and-dirty.
Her comic timing was impeccable,
and her rendition of "I hate men"
displayed her talents as a comedienne
with a serious voice. Rita Jackson
vamped it up both as Bianca on stage,
and as her backstage character Lois.
She displayed a host of talents, including her voice (excellent, as always),
her legs (shapely), and a range of sensual moves to make Madonna blush.
The two leading female roles were
balanced by a strong male cast, led by
Alan Blenkinsopp, who, as Petruchio
on stage and Fred backstage did double duty in trying to "tame the shrew"
(Kate). He became more comfortable
as the first act progressed, and gave a
solid performance, projecting a convincing love/hate relationship with
Kate/Lilli, who also happened to be
his former stage wife. Two other
actors played their character roles to
the hilt: Roger Varley as father to Kate
and Bianca, and desperate to get Kate
married off, with eye-rolling humour
and perfect comic delivery; and John
Jackson, as an American general - a
convincing General MacArthur lookalike who thinks he's about to marry
Kate, and tries to impose his martial
law on the relationship, to Kate's dismay and their eventual undoing.
Strong performances were also given
by James Buren and Carlos Finch,
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a review by Wynn Walters
both with good vocal leads in ensemble numbers.
Kiss Me, Kate is a musical, and without a good orchestra, it would flop.
This production had an excellent
orchestra, under the direction of
Steffan Brunette. They were tight,
right in tune, with precise entries, and
a good balance of keyboards, brass,
woodwinds and percussion. It was
about the largest orchestra we have
seen at work in the Music Hall. One
downside was the balance between
orchestra and vocalists. As in any Cole
Porter musical, the words are fast and
clever, and it was a pity that some got
lost in the accompaniment. But that's
more a technical than a production
issue. A tribute to the director, and to
the vocal director, Ann Gage, was the
tight coordination between singers
and orchestra even when visually
divided by the stage scenery. This suggests lots of rehearsal, and implicit
trust between singer and conductor.
On the subject of scenery, the simple
staging used painted draw-string curtains that were raised or lowered to
distinguish between on stage and back
stage. Carey Nicholson was a Jill-ofall-trades in this production, handling
choreography (great dance sequences)
and set design as well as the director
role.
The overall production was a snappy,
fast-paced musical comedy that was
"vivacious and entertaining". The
goon was right, so don’t miss it.
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BOLSTER
ow well do you know the highways and byways of
Uxbridge Township? The first person each week to call
into our office number, 905-852-1900, and correctly
identify the location of our photo, will receive a prize; this
week, it’s two tickets for Kiss Me Kate. Last week’s viewpoint
(below) is the sign of Wooden Sticks Golf Club; it was guessed
by Wendy Tims of Uxbridge. We’ll have the answer for the
upper photo next week. Photos by Conrad Boyce and Renee
Leahy.
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