06 - The Uxbridge Cosmos
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06 - The Uxbridge Cosmos
Volume 7 No. 39 YOUR UNIVERSE Thursday, October 6th 2011 KID’S GAME - Mickey (Kyle Dickie, left), one of the tragically separated twins in Willy Russell’s dramatic musical Blood Brothers, is tormented by his schoolmates in this early scene from the OnStage Uxbridge production opening tonight at the Music Hall. The musical is one of the longest running ever in England. For more photods, see page 7. Photo by Lezley Woodhams. Mantis, Testa Heights by Renee Leahy Inside This Week’s Cosmos Barris: How to negotiate a roundabout... 4 Bruins drop to middle of pack... 6 Tiger Talk: How to become a skating star... 10 Youth film festival unveils great talent... 11 Murder investigation going nowhere... 14 2 The Uxbridge Cosmos 51 Toronto Street South P.O. Box 190, Uxbridge L9P 1T1 The Corporation of The Township of Uxbridge Tel: 905-852-9181 Fax: 905-852-9674 www.town.uxbridge.on.ca THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF UXBRIDGE REQUIRES A Council and Committee Meeting Schedule for October, 2011 Monday, October 10th NO MEETING - THANKSGIVING Tuesday, October 11th 7:00 p.m. TRI-COUNCIL MEETING (Scugog, Brock and Uxbridge) Uxbridge Arena Community Centre This meeting is open to the public Monday, October 17th COMMITTEE 9:30 a.m. Monday, October 24th COUNCIL 7:00p.m. All Uxbridge families are invited to take part in the …. WATERSHED WALK ON UXBRIDGE TRAILS! Free family event! Come and join in a hike on the trails around town, learning more about the ponds and streams that make up our local watershed. Pick up your self-guided map and guide showing the Watershed Walk route at the start/finish location. Kids!! Get your guide stamped at each location for a special prize! Refreshments for all afterwards in the Williamson Boardroom. Let's help the environment bring your own mug! Saturday, October 15, 2011 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Start and finish at the Uxbridge Arena parking lot Event sponsored by the Township of Uxbridge, Uxbridge Watershed Committee, Uxbridge Town Trails Committee and the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority. EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING! OUR BUILDING IS EXCITEMENT! LUCY MAUD NEEDS YOUR HELP, PLEASE! We are getting so close to our goals for our Celebration in October. Volunteers are needed to help supervise the ARNOLD HODGKINS SHOW AND SALE from October 7th to the 15th DISPLAYS AT THE TOWN HALL October 14,15 and the CELEBRATION itself on October 13, 14, 15. Also we need 1 three-quarter bed MATTRESS, 1 double bed MATTRESS and a few old pictures and frames to hang in the Manse. We are almost done. Don't forget to celebrate with us. Thanks so much to you all. Your support has been so appreciated. Call Kathy Wasylenky President of LMMSO 905-852-5284. T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 6 t h 2 0 1 1 ALL ABOARD THE HERITAGE TRAIN! DEPUTY CLERK ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD UXBRIDGE WATERSHED ADVISORY COMMITTEE (UWAC) AND UXBRIDGE ENERGY CONSERVATION COMMITTEE (UECC) The Uxbridge Watershed Advisory Committee has presented an award in the past four years to recognize the contribution of local residents and organizations who make a significant improvement to the Uxbridge environment. UWAC decided that this should become part of its annual work-plan, and an annual environmental award is to be presented in December to honour Uxbridge environmental heroes. UWAC has now partnered with the Uxbridge Energy Conservation Committee (UECC) to expand the criteria of the award. Scope of the UWAC Environmental Award To recognize any environmental projects that can be related in any way to watershed protection and or restoration, water quality improvements or energy conservation related initiatives. Including: maintaining, protecting, or preserving the natural environment; for the restoration of degraded natural environments (e.g. through habitats improvement); for fostering effective communications, sharing knowledge, or exhibiting leadership in helping others improve the natural environment; for creating positive change with respect to the natural environment; or any other significant watershed related improvement; for implementing significant energy conservation measures; for installing renewable energy to minimize the dependency on nonrenewable energy; for promoting or educating the public about energy to minimize the dependency on non-renewable energy; for promoting or educating the public about energy conservation; for innovation in the energy conservation field; or for significantly reducing the carbon footprint of an individual/group/organization. Who is Eligible for the Environmental Achievement Award? Any individual, group, club, corporation, or organization that reflects, and meets the scope of the award as outlined above. Submission Date and Details All applications need to be submitted to be Township prior to the November meetings of the Watershed and Energy Conservation Committees. The nominations will be reviewed at the November UWAC and UECC meetings, with the successful nominee(s) to be presented with the award at the December Council meeting. How to Apply Please submit a 500 word or less description of the nominee as it relates to the scope of the UWAC and UECC Environmental Award. Include any pictures, reference letters, or other pertinent information that may improve the application. The Township of Uxbridge is seeking a dynamic individual to fill the full-time position of Deputy Clerk. Reporting to the Director of Legislative Services/Clerk, the Deputy Clerk will co-ordinate and oversee preparation of Council and Committee meeting agendas and Meeting Notices, attend Council and Committee meetings, oversee preparation and distribution of minutes of the meetings and follow-up correspondence arising from the Council and Committee meetings. This individual will conduct research and analysis for report, by-law and resolution preparation, function as the Township's Records Manager, co-ordinate the implementation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. The Deputy Clerk will also oversee the collection and recording of vital statistics including the issuance of licences and permits and the issuance of municipal licenses and lottery licences. The Deputy Clerk will be responsible for assisting with the planning, organization and delivery of the Municipal Election. In the absence of the Director of Legislative Services/Clerk, the Deputy Clerk will assume the duties of the Clerk. The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications: - University degree in Public Administration, Political Science or a related field - 5 years of relevant supervisory experience in municipal government preferably within a Clerk's Department - A demonstrated knowledge of Provincial legislation and regulations including the Municipal Act, Municipal Elections Act, AODA and MFIPPA is a must - Excellent organizational, public relations, supervisory/management, research, written and verbal communication, report writing and presentation skills, and proficiency in word processing software applications - The CMO or AMCT designation from the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario (AMCTO) is preferred - The ability to work flexible hours and in a team-oriented environment is a must - A valid Ontario Driver's licence (Class G) with a clean abstract Salary will commensurate with experience and includes a comprehensive benefits package. Interested candidates are invited to submit a confidential covering letter and detailed resume, outlining experience and detailing how the minimum qualifications are met, by 4:30 p.m. Friday, October 21st, 2011 to the undersigned. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. The York-Durham Heritage Railway Climb Aboard at the stations in Uxbridge or Stouffville and enjoy the stunning fall colours as we ride through the beautiful countryside of the Oak Ridges Moraine. Each year, the YDHR runs its very popular family Halloween Trains. On board the decorated trains are ghosts, ghouls, and other entertainment for young and old alike. Trains operate from the Uxbridge and Stouffville stations and have lots of Halloween activities. All children (up to 12 years old) dressed in their best and scariest Halloween costumes will travel free (max 2 children per adult). All children will receive a loot bag upon departing the train. Information available on our website at www.ydhr.ca or call 905-852-3696! NEW * Cooking Classes at the Uxbridge Community Centre! Join cooking instructor, Lois Leandertz, as she coaches you through 4 weeks of Italian cooking classes. Each week will offer 4-5 delicious recipes that will create a menu masterpiece to wow your family and friends. Make Mama proud and please the crowds by mastering the art of Italian cooking. You will come saying “delicious” and leave saying “delizioso.” This class includes take-home recipes, tastings and sometimes enough left-overs for sharing at home. Bring your own containers for take- home samples. Classes are: Thursday evenings, 7-9:30 pm October 13, 20, 27 & November 3 Location: Uxbridge Community Centre, Kitchen Debbie Leroux, Director of Legislative Services/Clerk Uxpool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-852-7831 Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-852-3081 Historical Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-852-5854 Animal Shelter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-985-9547 Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . .905-852-7683 Uxbridge Public Library 905-852-9747 Mon.,Wed., Fri., Sat. 9:30 am - 5 pm Tues., Thurs. 9:30 am - 9pm Sundays after Thanksgiving to May 24 weekend 1 pm - 5 pm Uxbridge Arts Association: www.uxbridgearts.com Township Library: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.uxlib.com Register at Uxpool 905-852-7831 Cost: $90.00 per person ***Additional cash grocery charge on first class of $45.00*** Zephyr Library 905-473-2375 HOURS Tues., Thurs., 2 pm - 8 pm Sat 10 am - 3 pm 3 The Uxbridge Cosmos A Cup of Coffee... Dorothy Partridge has been a part of the theatre scene in Uxbridge for more than two decades, involved in almost all aspects of productions. And she shows no signs of letting up. We asked her to join the Cosmos for a cup of coffee to talk about what she has coming up. You've been really busy in theatre over the last two or three years . . . Well, the last 25 years. Yes, we'll get into that, but this continues because you have a couple of things coming up. This month I'm taking part in the Lucy Maud Montgomery Society's pageant called The Temple of Fame. It was based on an early production of the Hypatia Club (a book club LMM belonged to which still is going today) and Lucy Maud herself took part. Temple of Fame is based on choosing the best woman from a group of famous women. I'm portraying Margaret Atwood, one of my favourite authors. When is that happening? The production is going to be at Wooden Sticks on Oct. 14. It's part of a three-day festival. T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 6 t h 2 0 1 1 with Dorothy Partridge They're not doing it at the Manse or the old church? No, I don't think there was sufficient space and there are other activities going on at the same time. And what else have you got in store? Also Fawlty Towers, after six long years of nagging Joel Van Veghel to bring it back, before I get too old to play the role of Sybil, my favourite character. We are bringing back (the episode) The Kipper and the Corpse and we're doing The Germans, which we haven't done before. We're doing that Oct. 27, 28 and 29 at the Uxbridge Music Hall. I can't wait. Well, of course, I know that because I'm in it also. Yes, you are, Major! How many times have you played Sybil? Last night I pulled out my old scripts. I have five or six of them but I didn't have them all so I'm not really sure how many times I've actually done it. I know Basil the Rat was our fifth episode. We've done some back-to-back so that we did two in one night and other times we've done just one episode and then either had music or improv or something else as a part of the show. The episodes on television were only half-an-hour and putting it on stage only draws it out to about 45 minutes and that's not enough for an entire evening's entertainment, so we either did two back-to-back or something else as well. I've honestly lost track of how many times, though. Is it the same cast of characters coming back? Mike Wood is back as Basil, Francois Bessay is back as Manuel and we've had more than one Polly but Lisha Cassibo played Polly last time and she's back again and myself, always, as Sybil. by Roger Varley Didn't you do something just recently? I played the Queen of Hearts if that's what you mean. That wasn't a play; that was for Heritage Day up at the museum grounds. They chose Alice in Wonderland as their theme and I was asked to dress up and go around yelling "Off with their heads". Unfortunately, that didn't happen, did it? No. The weather was very bad and a lot of the events were planned for outside and unfortunately the weather kind of washed us out. But didn't you do something in the last month or two up at Leaskdale? Oh, the 1911 fashion show. That was lovely. On Wednesdays, the LMM Society does a variety of different themes and one of them was a 1911 fashion show. That's the year that Lucy Maud came to Uxbridge. I'm a costumer - I've costumed many plays - and when I was asked to help out I jumped in with both feet, pulling costumes out of my closet and working with the ladies and I took part and got to wear some amazing outfits. Just lately, you've been quite a bit involved with the Manse. What have you been up to? A couple of months ago, a lovely lady named Tess Dempster heard that I'm a house-painter and she had been... continued page 13 ONTARIO PUBLIC LIBRARY WEEK The Township of Uxbridge NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DESIGNATE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT SILOAM COMMUNITY CENTRE 7040 CONCESSION ROAD 2, UXBRIDGE CONCESSION 1, SOUTH PART LOT 31 TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Uxbridge intends to designate the property, including the lands and buildings, at 7040 Concession Road 2, Township of Uxbridge, as a property of cultural heritage value or interest under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (R.S.O. 1990, Ch.O.18). A By-law to designate the property is scheduled to be before Uxbridge Council at its regular meeting to be held on November 14th, 2011. Additional information on the proposed designation is available at the Clerk’s Department. Any person may, within thirty days of the first publication of this notice, send by registered mail or deliver to the Clerk of the Township of Uxbridge notice of their objection to the proposed designation together with a statement of the reasons for the objection and all relevant facts. If such a Notice of Objection is received, the Council of the Township of Uxbridge will refer the matter to the Conservation Review Board for a hearing. THE LAST DAY FOR FILING OBJECTIONS IS OCTOBER 29TH, 2011. Dated at Uxbridge Ontario, this 29th day of September, 2011. Debbie Leroux, Clerk UXBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY Program Director, Pamela Noble, 905-852-9747,ext. 24 Description of Property- 7040 Concession Road 2, Concession 1, South Part Lot 31. The Siloam Community Centre is a one storey, public building located near the Hamlet of Siloam at Concession 2 and Regional Road 8 in the Township of Uxbridge. STATEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUE OR INTEREST The Siloam Community Centre's cultural heritage lies in its simple frame construction, modest proportions, and its associations with the cultural and educational life of the community. In the winter of 1878, an advertisement appeared in the Uxbridge Journal requesting tenders to construct a new frame schoolhouse in School Section No.8 to replace an aging log structure. The one room schoolhouse constructed just outside the community of Siloam was typical of small rural 19th century schoolhouses, being rectangular in plan, with a steeply pitched roof, three large windows placed symmetrically on the side walls and a separate boys' and girls' entrance on front gable wall. The Siloam School provided a training ground for numerous teachers and a basic education for local farming families from 1878 to 1969, before being converted to its current role as the Siloam Community Centre. LEARNING MANDARIN CHINESE: Weds. Oct. 12-Dec. 7 (miss Nov. 9) Cost: $50.00/eight classes. This program is open to school students, regardless of prior knowledge of the language. Two classes are being planned for: Ages 6-10, 4:00-5:00pm, & ages 11-teen, 5:30-6:30 pm. Sign-up soon if interested, with payment by cash or cheque, as this activity will occur only if numbers are sufficient to run it. HYDE & SQUEAK'S SCAVENGER HUNT: Sat. Oct. 22, 2:00pm Families of all ages are invited to explore the Uxbridge Public Library (inside & out) and collect some treats along the way! This is a free 'Take TIME' event! AS WE SEE IT…TRAVELOGUE: SOUTH AFRICA, Wed. Oct. 26, 1:00-2:30pm. Join David Phillips, library board chair, as he presents the journey taken recently by himself, and wife Anne, to a country of diverse scenery and lifestyles. Stops will include Cape Town, Robben Island with it's prison story, Newslands Stadium-home of the rugby Springboks and a look at an awesome bungee jump, which is the tallest in the world! From there we will continue on safari at a wildlife preserve, enjoy the splendour of renowned Victoria Falls and finish off with a visit to Zimbabwe. Refreshments, complete with a fall dessert, will complete the day. Cost: 'Toonies for Treats'. October 15 - 22, 2011 To celebrate Ontario Public Library Week, special activities have been planned in and around the Uxbridge and Zephyr Public Libraries, FREE of charge: 'FOR THE LOVE OF READING' BOOK CHAT Busy professionals who are on their lunch break, or, residents simply looking to have a literary discussion with others, are invited to chat about books they have read ~ are reading ~ or would like to read! B.Y.O.L. (bring your own lunch); beverages hot and cold will be provided. *If this type of activity sounds like a fit for you, please come along to this inaugural gathering which will continue, if interest is sufficient, on the first Tuesday of each month. STORYTIME FOR CHILDREN Listen, laugh and learn! Discover great books, rhymes and/or songs. 18 months to 8 years old. STORYTIME FOR CHILDREN ~ FRENCH Le même, en français! OPLW READING CHALLENGE The challenge is simple... children try to read seven or more books, teens/adults to read at least one book... between Oct. 15-21. Fill out a ballot listing the books you read by end of day Sat. Oct. 22, for a chance to win a 'cool' prize! Winners announced Oct. 23. SIDEWALK CHALK TALK Time to get creative and use that imagination! Help us celebrate libraries by writing or drawing a library-themed word or two on the sidewalks surrounding our libraries. Coloured chalk available at the circulation desks. Ages 1 - 99! LIBRARY PATRON APPRECIATION OPEN HOUSE Stop in for refreshments and treats... and see what new items and services await at your neighbourhood library! @ UXBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY STORYTIME - 10-10:30 OCT. 15, 17, 19, 20 4-4:30 OCT. 18, 21 FRENCH STORYTIME - 10:30-11:00 OCT. 15 DROP-IN BOOK CHAT - 12-2 OCT. 18 @ ZEPHYR PUBLIC LIBRARY STORYTIME - 10:30-11 OCT. 15 6:30-7 OCT. 18, 20 ALL WEEK, AT BOTH LIBRARIES: Library Patron Appreciation Open House ~ OPLW Reading Challenge ~ Sidewalk Chalk Talk The Uxbridge Cosmos 4 T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 6 t h 2 0 1 1 our two cents Location, location, location You will note in Mr. Varley’s council report on page 14 that, after many months and much brouhaha, Uxbridge Council has finally decided where they will put a new fire hall, should they ever decide they can afford one. And the decision, in the end, was made without much fanfare or dissent whatsoever. We suspect this is due to the fact that all other possible locations had far too many strikes against them, and the winning site, hard by the new roundabout at Hwy. 8 and Concession 6 (we were going to call it a corner, but it’s not really that any more, is it?), simply won a war of attrition. It was the best of a bad lot. We would not be surprised if it continues to be nothing but a sea of grass for many years to come (and not even an occasional par three, since the Rotarians reportedly love Little Sticks as the new site for their Million Dollar Hole in One). The station on Bascom Street will be with us for many moons yet, and that’s not really such a bad thing. With the plague of NIMBYism that surfaces with every development proposal, be it grocery store, condo or playground, it shows considerable perseverance for a municipal council to actually push ahead and build anything nowadays. Our new skate park, scheduled for completion next summer, is a prime example. One of the original ideas was to build it next to the high school, where a high percentage of its potential users spend a high percentage of their lives. But the residents of Coral Creek weren’t keen on that, and finally the school board said they needed the land for expansion. Whew! Elgin Park was suggested, about as far a cry from the sewage plant as you can get. Rumblings of unhappiness from the good folk of Wooden Sticks, and Council concurred. Elgin Park, many of them implied, was too isolated. Crime and other evil would undoubtedly flourish (the general populace, despite all evidence to the contrary, particularly in this town, seems to believe that skateboarders are a bad lot). How about beside the arena? Quaker Village was leery; a splashpad was much more wholesome. How about Herrema Fields? This was the preferred option of the skatepark committee, but letters arrived by the boatload from the Barton Farmers. So the Final Solution was to exile the skateboarders to Kennedy Fields, blazing the way for all the other recreational developments which will ultimately land there. A safe distance from any protesting residents, and a great deal more isolated than Elgin Park or even the sewage plant. The beauty of Adrian Giacca’s skatepark design was that it made skateboarding a spectator sport, something the whole community could enjoy. Well, the skateboarders may find their way to Kennedy House out of desperation, but no spectator will. Ostracism of our youth is a pretty high price to pay for location by elimination. CORRECTION: In our story last week on the all-candidates meeting for the provincial election, New Democratic Party candidate James Terry says: “Your reporter quoted me as saying I wanted the HST removed from 'Groceries". I never put that out there. We are moving forward with the removal of home heat, hydro and gasoline. I at no time said that we would be removing the HST off groceries.” Our reporter stands by her notes, but we’ll give Mr. Terry the benefit of the doubt, and regret the error. 8,900 copies of the Cosmos are published each Thursday in the Township of Uxbridge: 8,200 delivered by mail, 700 available in stores and boxes. Publisher/Editor Conrad Boyce 905.852.1900 38 Toronto Street North, Unit One, Uxbridge Ontario L9P 1E6 e-mail: cosmosboyce@powergate.ca web site: www.thecosmos.ca Office Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EDITORIAL POLICY: Opinions expressed by columnists, contributors and in letters to the editor are not necessarily those of the The Cosmos. Letters must be signed and the telephone number provided (number will not be published). Requests that a name be withheld will be honoured only if there is a compelling reason. Errors brought to our attention will be corrected. The Cosmos reserves the right to edit or refuse to publish unsolicited material. ADVERTISING POLICY: The Cosmos reserves the right to refuse any advertisement. The Cosmos is not liable for slight changes or typographical errors in advertisements or any other errors or omissions in advertisements. All material herein, including advertising design is copyrighted, and may not be reproduced in any form without permission. Letters to the Editor With a great deal of help from the candidates in this coming election, my opinions have gone through a blender of truth. This truth is neither left nor right, as I expect truth to be. Attack ads simply state that there is some bad in the best of us, as well as some good in the worst. This led me to look at my two hands, the left and the right. I would not enjoy the good life if either one was missing, handicapped or vilified. My mind, which I assume is the guiding truth, is aware that both will serve me well. If, however, my mind was in any way false, then both the left and the right are going to be suspect in what they do. A left winger, and right winger in a game of hockey can both do a job, unless one or the other is benched because of incompetence. This short preamble will now get to the point of what truths I have been able to assemble, and not get all the good players benched. Team Ontario was led by a robust right winger coach, who fashioned a revolution. He deregulated, closed hospital beds, insulted older experienced teachers into retirement, sold off a piece of Canada, and sent us all $200 of our own tax dollars as an election bribe. Two of his revolutionaries are now federal ministers, though one has been caught in a fifty million dollar unexplainable spending spree. Oh yes, that was to make it safe for a G20 Summit. All the other guys on the other team do is ask the questions we want answered. So no matter which position you play on the voter’s team, just ask for truth, and the right people will represent Main Street and not Bay Street. Main Street did not create the fiscal mess this planet faces, and that includes Ontario. Taxes run a country; cut enough of them, and see how user fees will make up the difference. Karl F. Winterstein Goodwood Election day is October 6. As I read the newspapers, I am impressed by the sacrifice and the courage of those who have been asked to run as candidates. I am not only thinking of those in Durham, but of all in the province. If elected, the members of the Ontario provincial government are caught between the public antipathy against higher taxation on the one hand and on the other hand, the deficit not only from this year’s budget but also the deficits from previous years. Why would anyone want to be elected to make that choice? According to the reports, many Ontario families are in debt through credit cards, lines of credit, and mortgages. To get out of debt, a family can either cut down on expenses and pay down the deficit or pursue a greater income. Of course, a family could win the lottery, or have a rich grandparent bequeath the necessary money. For Ontario, the federal government stands in for the rich parent or grandparent. However, the federal government is also in debt. Every person who has chosen to run in this election on October 6 has sacrificed, has hardened her or his personality to criticism, and is courageous in eventually needing to make the choice between reducing spending or raising taxes. Two other choices are available for them. The one alternative is to leave the deficit for the next generation, to our children and our children’s children. The second alternative is user fees. If one is going to use the highways, the concession roads, the city streets, pay. If one puts out garbage, pay user fees. If one wants to play any sport, whether amateur soccer or hockey to organized league play, user fees. Perhaps the Fords could say if you want to use the library, user fees. I am impressed by the sacrifice and courage of those who run. Perhaps some candidates are secretly happy that their party does not stand a chance of forming the government, and so they don’t have to stand between the reefs to the left and the breakers on the right. J. Newton Reed Uxbridge 5 The Uxbridge Cosmos T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 6 t h 2 0 1 1 wandering the cosmos the barris beat column by Conrad Boyce column by Ted Barris A small town web Roundabout rules It has been slightly more than a year since we saw them – our friends who moved from Goodwood to Haifa, Israel to work for the international Baha’i headquarters – and it was like they visited yesterday. The journey has been over many years – it started with an invitation from Nancy Minden to the local churches to provide posters to be displayed in Goodwood Hall for World Peace Day and my wife and the children of Trinity United Church participated in this important event – in fact, my wife still has some of those posters in her possession. I came along some years later and was privileged to meet these people. Nancy and her husband David Honsberger, for whatever reason possessed them, decided that for either an anniversary or birthday gift to each other – I cannot remember which – they would audition for Annie, a musical being presented by Uxbridge Musical Theatre in January of 1998. Much to their surprise, but not mine, they became members of that cast – and many more. Both have been lead performers in multiple productions, Nancy even playing my wife in I Do, I Do in 2000 – which as my real life wife, Lisa, will tell you, is not so easy! Their youngest son, Jonathan, has also been an important member of many casts and we have enjoyed watching him mature into an amazing adult, working with youth throughout the world. We just spent part of a day and evening with them and some of their close friends here (on one of their occasional necessary returns from Israel, this time for the wedding of their middle son in Vermont) and it was joyous because we are family. I’m sure that you, too, have family members that are not necessarily blood relations. I know that in Uxbridge, and in small towns like it all over the world, this happens all the time. My wife, who has been a member of this community since 1976, has many of these, and I, who only came to Uxbridge in 1996, do so as well. Many of our family members you know from the columns of this newspaper. Ted Barris, the fellow beside me, has been a staunch supporter of this newspaper since the beginning. His father, Alex, and my wife’s mother, Libbie (who was the “Oprah” of Halifax in the sixties), were guest panellists on Front Page Challenge many years ago (I also appeared ion the show in the 80s, as a guest impersonating Robert Service). Lisa and Ted have volunteered together on committees here; and their daughters have done professional theatre together and remain friends and “family” to the present. Harry Stemp hired my wife in 1984 to work at the Uxbridge Times-Journal and she still works for the next generation company 27 years later. The members of the Cosmos’ Board of Directors are also cherished “family” members. Shirley Baster and her late husband Paul were so supportive of me, and trusting of me, that Paul drove Lisa to our wedding at Pine Grove Church. Frank Chown has been in many plays with me, George Pratt helped pull me out of a very cold Yukon River when my highly suspect paddling skills dumped me there about a decade ago. Fred Bendell arranged for Lisa to own her first horse, which after a lifetime passionately involved with horses was a dream come true, and we get to see him lavishing loving care on his “ranch” just about every time we head out to the barn to take care of Pegasus. Dave Jones and Scott Crockatt and their families are also a large part of who we are. Our theatre group literally lives and breathes thanks to the generosity of Dave and his wife Enid, who’ve stored our sets and props in their outbuildings for more than a decade. Scott and his wife Debbie are part of a group of amazing Sunday School teachers who supported Lisa when she became a single mom in her 30s. In fact, one of my first visual memories after I came to Ontario was this close-knit group walking down a small-town road, arm in arm, at Debbie’s father’s funeral in the fall of 1996. They were so obviously such dear friends, so close that they might as well be family. There was no question that all of them would be at the weddings of Lisa’s children, and we’ve been to all theirs. Dave Jones’ son, Bryn, still calls Lisa “Mom” as they were “family” members in Music Man many years ago, as does her “daughter” in that production, Nicole Daley. We are as proud of these young adults as if they were our very own children. So many of the young people we first got to know on stage have made us similarly proud. How did this ramble start? We don’t see any of these people mentioned here on a daily basis but they are so important to our daily existence – they are a part of who we are. Nancy and David just remind us of that fact – whether they’re across the dining table or half a world away - and isn’t that a blessing? Last summer, I made an interesting discovery. Not surprising, since I was conducting research. But what I found wasn't quite what I expected, although it was actually quite close to home. I happened to be researching in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where, I discovered, they've been experimenting with something relatively new in their part of the world. What's more, they've made a YouTube video about it. “All about roundabouts,” the video says. “Getting in and getting out…” And I thought, “Do we ever need this back home!” “Why?” you might ask. Well, not too long after traffic began flowing through Uxbridge's first ever roundabout - at Brock Street West and the 6th Concession - I started into the intersection from the west. I slowed to make sure nobody was entering ahead of me southbound from the left and began moving through intending to continue eastbound into town. Suddenly, from the right, a driver in an SUV catapulted into the intersection. Realizing - since I was already moving through the intersection - that I had the right of way, the driver slammed on the brakes. I did too and there was no collision. But clearly, the SUV driver didn't know the rules for using roundabouts. It's not that they're new. They're just new here. For the record, the British built the first roundabout in 1903 in a place called Letchworth Garden City; the city intended the island in the centre of the traffic circle as a safe spot for pedestrians attempting to get through the intersection. The famous Columbus Circle roundabout opened in New York City the next year and soon after several circles in Washington, D.C. By 1907 another famous roundabout had been built at Place de l'Etoile - that's the one that encircles Arc de Triomphe in Paris. It's about half a dozen lanes from the outside of the roundabout to the arch itself and take my word for it (if you're never seen it) it's a battle to get through. I think there are Parisians who may well have entered that roundabout in 1907, and are there yet. But let me go back to the Colorado Springs YouTube for some of the roundabout rules we can use. According to the video: “Know which direction you want to go, before you enter the roundabout - left turn, right turn or proceed straight. As you approach a roundabout, plan ahead and slow down.” This is the secret to the roundabout's success - the slow down part. Why? Well, in the first place, slower traffic increases driver reaction time. It gives all vehicles in the circulation an equal chance to advance in their chosen direction without necessarily having to stop. They also say it reduces fuel consumption (and consequently air pollution, I guess). But back to the way to drive through a roundabout: “When entering a roundabout, you must yield to all vehicles already within the roundabout. Then follow the same rules in a roundabout that you would in a conventional intersection.” It comes down to this: Plan ahead. Slow down. Yield. And don't do anything in a roundabout you wouldn't do in a regular crossroad. Recently, roundabouts have become very popular in North America. They're cheaper than traffic lights. They calm or slow down the traffic. And they clear traffic volume more efficiently and safely than advanced greens or dedicated lights. There are plenty of roundabouts in western Canada - especially on the Prairies. There's a bunch in south Durham Region now. They've had at least one in Port Perry for several years now. As of 2009, Colorado Springs had 68 of them, with 10 more planned. By the way, if I thought meeting an uninitiated SUV driver in the middle of our roundabout was dangerous, I recently learned about one in the U.K. that nearly proved deadly. I happened to be interviewing a veteran who talked about being a motorcycle dispatch rider in England during the last war. It was about 1944 - when just about every metre of roadway had military vehicles on it - and he said he was leading a convoy of tanks down to the English Channel for the crossing. He reached a roundabout, parked his cycle in the island and began directing the column of tanks coming up behind him. The first tank barely jogged to miss him, but came barrelling straight across the centre of the roundabout instantly crushing his motorcycle. The rest of the tank column followed, disintegrating whatever was left of his bike. “I thought these things were safe spots on the road,” the vet said. “Not in Britain… and certainly not in wartime.” Maybe the first rule of using a roundabout should read: “Imagine you're in a war zone and every vehicle in the traffic circle has the potential to crush you and your vehicle.” That might get people to stop and learn roundabout rules. BE BE PROUD PROUD OF OF YOUR YOUR SMILE! SMILE! “Your Confident Smile Is Our Goal” 29 Toronto Street, Uxbridge 905-852-7382 www.thedentalcentre.ca Other Locations to serve you: 15930 Old Simcoe Rd. Port Perry 905-985-7777 15 Ringwood Drive, Stouffville 905-642-5777 26 Church Street, Sunderland 705-357-3161 The Uxbridge Cosmos 6 T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 6 t h 2 0 1 1 Sloppy Bruins drop two in a row Outlook for Zephyr library is rosier by Roger Varley by Roger Varley If the Uxbridge Bruins have to have poor games, it's perhaps better to have them early in the season. Friday night's effort at the local arena was just that as the Bruins exhibited poor teamwork, sloppy play and squandered opportunities in a 4-2 loss to their archrivals, the Port Perry MoJacks. There was little sign of any concerted play-making and the solid body-checking the team showed in their first two games against Clarington Eagles disappeared. The Bruins also lacked the wherewithal Tuesday night as they fell behind early to the Chiefs in Lakefield and were unable to come back, losing the contest 7-4. With the two losses, the Bruins now sit in fourth place in the OHA Jr. C Central Division with four points on two wins and two losses. On Friday night, the MoJacks took the lead with the only goal of the first period, a power-play marker scored when two Bruins went to the penalty box within seconds of each other, giving the visitors a two-man advantage for one minute and 43 seconds. Less than a minute later, the Bruins had their own two-man advantage for 36 seconds, but were unable to score. In fact, the Bruins' power play never looked threatening all night. Port Perry made it 2-0 early in the second period. A second squandered opportunity for the Bruins came near the midway mark when Kenzie Smith took a pass from Flavio Fiorucci and had a clear breakaway, but was unable to put the puck past MoJacks goalie Drew Siydock. Newcomer Blake Ertel finally put the Bruins on the scoreboard at the 8:26 mark, assisted by Smith and Steve Douitsis. The MoJacks regained their two-goal lead three minutes later with a short-handed goal when Logan Evans sidestepped past defenceman Callum Lynch and beat goalie Stefan Melnychuk. Melnychuk again looked somewhat shaky in the first part of the game, but appeared to gain confidence as the game went on. Kurt Batty scored Bruins' second goal, unassisted, at the 4:02 mark. Further evidence of sloppy play came late in the period when Matt Allen took two penalties at the same time, one for tripping and one for unsportsmanlike conduct. However, the Bruins managed to ride out the four-minute penalty. In the third period, the Bruins took four penalties in a row, which led to Port Perry's fourth goal, with the puck being deflected past Melnychuk just as the last penalty ended. With only fiveand-a-half minutes left, Uxbridge just about ruined any chance of a comeback when Jayson Heydon and Kyle Northover were sent to the sin bin at the same time. The hockey gods gave them another chance, however, when they both stepped back onto the ice just in time to take a pass and mount a two-man breakaway on the MoJacks net, only to have Siydock stymie them again. Finally, with one minute remaining, the Bruins had a two-man advantage for 36 seconds and, with Melnychuk pulled for the extra attacker, found themselves playing six-on-three. But once again, the power play fizzled. Asked if the game held any lessons for the Bruins, coach and general manager Matt Muir said the team learned discipline is an issue. "We've got to stay out of the penalty box and stop taking silly penalties," he said. The Bruins return to action this weekend, hosting Little Britain Merchants tomorrow at 7:45 p.m. and then taking on the Merchants again in Little Britain on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. Vote to help the splash pad happen! Uxbridge residents have an opportunity to make a real difference in whether an important local recreational project happens. The Bonner Boys, the local group spearheading the project, are teaming up with James-Campbell Insurance to raise money towards the splash pad and hillside park planned for beside the Uxbridge Arena. $150,000 is needed to purchase the splash pad components, and Aviva, the national insurance company, has $1 million in a Community Fund which they will award to the community projects across the country with the most support. The Bonner Boys have applied for a grant for the splashpad and toboggan hill project. The more votes received, the more chance the community will be awarded money for this project. So go to the website shown in the ad on page 7, and register your vote for the Uxbridge application. You can vote every day until Oct. 18, so what are you waiting for? It's beginning to look as though the Zephyr branch of the Uxbridge library may not close at the end of the year after all. Chief librarian Alexandra Hartmann said Tuesday she will be appearing before council on Nov. 16 to present two possible budgets: one that would see the Zephyr branch closed and one that would allow it to remain open. Budget cuts last year led council to decide to close the Zephyr branch at the end of this year because the library board could not find the approximately $36,000 needed to keep it open, even though the Uxbridge library's overall budget was around $750,000. Ms. Hartmann said because of cuts made in the area of purchasing books, CDs and other materials, it actually cost less to keep Zephyr open this year than last. She said when the two possi- ble budgets are presented, she will recommend the Zephyr branch remain open. Councillor Pat Molloy, who not only represents Zephyr but also chairs the finance committee, said Tuesday night that he doesn't believe the branch will close. "It's not written in stone," he said. He said it was important for the library board to show that Zephyr was important to them. "I don’t think there should have been a question about closing it," he said. "We didn't have the complete picture." Mr. Molloy said he believes council has the political will to keep the branch open. "Council makes the decision whether to close it or keep it open," he said. "Services are always council's decision." SOFA Smiles with Fred Bendell The pucks are in the freezer with the ice packs and the hockey tape is in the hockey bag beside the aspirin. Yes, once again it is that time of the year when we "senior" hockey players come out to play a little hockey and try to wear off some of those extra pounds we gained enjoying those summer barbeques and snacks by the pool. The teams have been made up, the ice is booked and our referee and time keeper ready to go, all that's missing is us. It all starts on Sunday October 16th at 7 am. If you played full time last year and have not yet been called, please give me a call and I will make sure you are assigned to a team. If you are interested in joining the league give me a call and I will include you on our spare list. Thank you Wes Bonner for accepting the position as League President and welcome Gerry Roberts to the executive. On behalf of the league we wish to thank Stu Evans and David Fisher for their great contribution as league executives, Gerry has some big skates to fill. Well check those hockey bags, make sure the equipment is still there, tape the stick and don't forget the long underwear. See you on the 16th! The Uxbridge Cosmos 7 T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 6 t h 2 0 1 1 Scenes from Blood Brothers Photos by Lezley Woodhams “Deeply moving” “Totally beguiling” “A musical to shout and sing about” Uxbridge Farmers' Market O SUNDAYS O .9 Opening Day Sunday June 4th Uxbridge Arena 9am-1pm PEN THROUGH CT Ourout tenth Come andseason enjoy of our 5th year bringing of the Uxbridge’s Uxbridge best to Farmers’ Market! you! Crafts,Fruit Baked Goods, Artisans, Fresh & Vegetables, Baked Preserves, Goods, Frozen Meat, Plants, Vegetables, Fruit, Meat, Preserves, Honey, Maple Syrup, Frozen and much more. Crafts, Artisans, Plants and much more... We are always looking to expand the market if you Make it, Bake it, or Grow it, you might be a perfect fit. Call Lisa Cooper 905-473-9867 for information. Only Two More Sundays Outside! Join Us Inside at the Arena Community Centre Sundays From Oct. 16 to Dec. 18 8 The Uxbridge Cosmos ated in our community. The second, was her concern of the need of the world. In a venture of faith she initiated and made possible, the supporting of a missionary overseas....” Rev. W.M. Mustard And Lily Reid, one of a succession of housekeepers at the manse remembered: “There was never any uppishness in the Manse -- and lots of fun! Once we papered a room and had such an uproarious time - Mr. Macdonald laughed till helpless. Finally she said 'Ewan, you may as well go to the study. We're not getting anything done!' ” From Thursday October 13 to Sunday 16, during “Lucy Maud Montgomery at Home in Leaskdale, a Centennial Celebration,” many more anecdotes will be related and the spirit of L.M. Montgomery will be evoked throughout Leaskdale and Uxbridge. Visitors, scholars and fans will examine, dissect, and discuss the author and her work and her legacy to our community and to Canadian literature. Meanwhile, Back at the Manse by Barb Pratt Memories of L.M. Montgomery In 1965, The Women's Association of Leaskdale published a booklet, L.M. Montgomery as Mrs. Ewen Macdonald of the Leaskdale Manse 1911 to 1926. The book is full of treasured memories and anecdotes collected from people who knew the author. For instance; “When on an errand to the Manse one evening, I was taken out to the kitchen. As I passed through the dining-room my attention was captured by a lady sitting writing at one end of the table. A huge book was spread out in which she was writing with a straight pen with a white bone handle. Many papers and other small notebooks were there as well as a bottle of ink. Nearby on the table reposed “Daffy” the cat purring contentedly. Occasionally he looked at his mistress and then at the ink as if he would like to dip his paw in it and write too. L.M. Montgomery Macdonald was smiling and laughing at times, as if she were thoroughly enjoying the story that flowed from her pen. I do not think she even knew I was there but I shall always remember that brief glimpse of a favourite author at work.” - J.M. Leask “The early days of L.M. Montgomery in Leaskdale have left two major impressions with me. First, the gaiety, the laughter and the joy of the manse, especially when the Campbell cousins from P.E.I. made one of their many prolonged visits. Then we saw and caught something of the spirit of Anne of Green Gables being radi- T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 6 t h 2 0 1 1 To register for any part of the four days, visit our website,www.lucymaudmontgomery.ca. Tickets for evening performances of The Lemmon Sisters (Thursday), The Temple of Fame (Friday) and Maud of Leaskdale (Saturday) are available at Blue Heron Books and The Leaskdale General Store, as well as for the encore performance of Emily on Sunday. Don't forget to drop in to the show of Arnold Hodgkins paintings at the Historic Leaskdale Church. The opening of this special exhibition is tonight, October 6. The paintings are displayed throughout the church, which will be open daily 1 to 5, Thursday and Friday 1 to 8, until October 15. Encore Performance! Sunday, October 16 2:00 p.m. Oliver Ibbett needs a magnifying glass to check the detail on his meticulous miniatures, which won the People's Choice Award in the Children's Art Show, part of the Celebration of the Arts, last week. Laura Aged 13, left, a painting by Uxbridge’s Daniel Colby, won the People's Choice Award in the adult Juried Art exhibition. Photo by Wynn Walters The Uxbridge Family Health Clinic welcomes Three Great Shows Three great nights October 13th Show Time 8 pm The Temple of Fame ELNA COETSEE a play originally done in Uxbridge in 1913 Registered Dietitician Woodensticks Golf Club Uxbridge October 14th The Lemmon Sisters in Concert Ken Guo (physiotherapist) and Suzanne Snowball (clinic staff) welcome Registered Dietitian Elna Coetsee (centre of picture) to the Wellness Team at Uxbridge Family Health Clinic. With her extensive experience and education in nutrition, Elna will offer advice and counselling to assist patients with issues such as tackling weight loss, disease prevention, proper weight maintenance and nutrition education to help them make better food choices. Our Wellness Team strives to provide comprehensive patient-focused care including chiropractic services, physiotherapy, acupuncture, naturopathy, massage therapy, counselling services and now nutrition counselling. For appointments for any of these services, please call 905-852-1009 (ext 1013) or visit our offices at 2 Elgin Park Drive (beside Rexall) Uxbridge. A wonderful jazz Swing group St. Paul’s Church Leaskdale Maud of Leaskdale An original play Written and Directed by Conrad Boyce Millrun Golf Club October 15th October 13,14,15 Tickets available at Blue Heron Books or online at www.lucymaudmontgomery.ca L.M. Montgomery is a trademark of heirs of L.M.Montgomery Inc. used with permission by LMMSO $20 per show Seniors & students $15 per show The Uxbridge Cosmos 9 Stemp’s Stew column by Harry Stemp Sorry for the abbreviated version of the 'Stew' this week but I am writing from Uniworld's cruise ship the 'Odyssey', a trip which started in Vienna and has made its way down the Danube River, ending up in Bucharest next week. A small ship with only 90 passengers, most from across Canada, but four from Australia and, as usual, with these cruise organizers, an off the track itinerary which is organized by Sanjay Goel of Cruise Connections in Vancouver. We enjoyed three days in Vienna, the highlight being a private concert organized just for our group, and we have strolled through small villages along the Danube, being greeted by residents who are anxious to show off thier small communities to these 'strange' looking people from across the ocean. A large number of passengers are from the medical field as part of CME (Continued Medical Education) and they have seminars every morning before we take off on the shore excursions. There are six of us on board who are not part of CME and we are fondly known as the 'foreigners'. We are welcome to sit in on their seminars which I have done on occasion when they dealt with sugjects that I found interesting. As usual a large number of passengers, when they discover I am from Uxbridge, mention they know a lot about Uxbridge and, in particular, a lot about Lucy Maud Montgomery and Glenn Gould. This allows me to brag about my hometown without being a bore, as they were the ones to raise the subject. And, on this trip unlike others, there is a lot of political talk as the election in Ontario takes place on Thursday. This encourages some heated discussion between the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives who all have one thing in common... they do not want another NDP government. 'Rae Days', although well back in our history, are still remembered like they happened yesterday, and none wanted them to return. In Budapest we were exposed to what it was like to live through the German occupation of the 2nd World War, followed by the Communist years and then the amazing Freedom Fighter years, with many people being killed, but which turned this beautiful city into a free zone once again. This morning - October 4 - we are in for a very interesting shore excursion. We will be visiting Vukovar in Croatia - scene of the terrible ethnic cleansing tragedies of a few years ago. We will be sitting in with a school classroom in session. Some passengers have given Sanjay and his staff money to purchase school supplies to be distributed amongst the students. We will then be broken up into groups of six to have lunch in private homes with Croatian families. We are all looking forward to this experience as I can imagine there will be some interesting stories of what it was like to live through that horrible experience. Must run as the 'going ashore' warning has been issued. Hope this reaches across the big pond to the Cosmos safely and you enjoy this short travelogue of this amazing trip. And it will be made even more enjoyable knowing that everyone reading this intends to get out and vote on Thursday. It is ironic that such a low number of people bother to mark an 'X' on the ballot while I am visiting parts of the world where hundreds of thousands lost their lives fighting for that right. In my opinion anyone who does not bother to vote on Thursdsay, should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. Meet Me @ the Library by Victoria Ioannou and Renae Wolfesberger For any of you who follow this column, you’ll notice that the usual writers (Sean and Shannon) are no longer the ones with their bylines on it. Because they’ve gone off to university, we’re excited to be taking their places as columnists for the Uxbridge Public Library. We (Renae and Victoria) are new student employees at the library, and we’re going to be sharing library news with you for the year. We’re two of six new young faces you’ll be seeing at the library when you stop by. • Do you have any fines that you keep on forgetting to pay? Well tomorrow is your last chance to kill two birds in one stone. By helping Loaves and Fishes Food Bank, $2.00 will be taken off your fines for every non-perishable item that you bring in. We recommend that you bring in items such as canned foods, toiletries, cereals etc. Don’t miss your chance to pay your fines and to contribute to a great cause. • With the start of a new school year, your child may have been put (or is already in) the French Immersion program at Uxbridge Public School or Uxbridge Secondary School. If you’ve ever visited the French Department at the library, you’ve probably noticed that the books are mainly geared to a younger audience. If your child has just started the French Immersion program, the French Department is definitely something to look into whether it’s for an assignment or just to bone up on reading and comprehension. However, there is a limited selection of books for older students. Thankfully, this is about to change since we’re going to be ordering more French books that will be geared to older students. • As summer came to an end, so did our teen reading program. The Teen Advisory Board picked eight books for Uxbridge teens to read last summer. After voting for their favorites and posting book reviews on our website, the winner was announced. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher got almost all of the votes. If you weren’t a part of the program and you’re looking for some amazing young adult reads, be sure to come and check out this book or any others from the list. T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 6 t h 2 0 1 1 PATTERSON’S (SINCE 1984) FLOORING IN STOCK CLEAR OUT SALE Hardwood, Laminate, Engineered Wood, Cork, Leather, Carpet,Vinyl, Ceramic, Porcelain, Slate TORLYS Laminate Regular 3.09 sq. ft. NOW $2.49 sq. ft. TORLYS Cork Regular 4.94 sq. ft. NOW sq. ft. $3.94 ...................................................... Mannington Engineered Wood Handscraped Hickory, colour - cocoa Regular 5.49 sq. ft. NOW sq. ft. $4.49 ...................................................... Laminates Krono Swiss Laminates Regular 3.89 sq. ft. NOW sq. ft. $2.89 Mannington Revolutions Laminate Regular 4.34 sq. ft. NOW sq. ft. $2.99 Mannington Restorations Laminate Regular 4.91 sq. ft. NOW sq. ft. $3.79 ...................................................... Porcelain 13 x 13 Tiles Regular 3.11 sq. ft. 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Sun., Oct. 9 Special Thanksgiving Service at historic Glen Major Church located at 1560 Con. 7 South of Uxbridge on Sunday ,Oct 9th at 3pm. with Pastor Michael Liew speaking. All Welcome. Next Week... Oct. 13-16 Lucy Maud Montgomery at Home in Leaskdale: A Centennial Celebration A series of events commemorating the author’s arrival in Leaskdale. See page 8 for more. Fri., Oct. 14 Fridays at the Foster Ted Nasmith, Tolkien Songs. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Oct. 14, 9:30 a.m. The Oak Ridges Trail Association is hosting a 2+ hr., 10+ km moderate to fast loop hike on the Brock Track. There are some hills. Meet at the parking area on the east side of Uxbridge Conc. 6, 5.5 km south of Durham 21. Russ Burton 905-830-2862. Fri., Oct. 14 Taoist Tai Chi Open House 9:00am to 11:30am, Uxbridge Seniors’ Centre on Marietta Street. Learn the art of moving meditation. You’ll reduce stress while increasing core strength, flexibility, stamina and balance. For further information, call Bob Hill at 905-852-2587, or visit the Taoist Tai Chi Society website at www.taoist.org. Sat., Oct. 15, 7:00 a.m. The Oak Ridges Trail Association is hosting a hike on the Al Shaw side Trail. This is a 1+ hr., 4 km moderate pace loop hike with some hills. Meet at the trail entrance on the west side of Conc. 6, 1.5 km south of Durham Rd. 21. No dogs please. Russ Burton 905-830-2862. Sat., Oct. 15 Sheesham and Lotus, “Kings of Old Tyme”, will return to Greenbank Folk Music Society. Show time: 8 PM. Tickets $25 at Blue Heron Books. Upcoming... Tues., Oct. 18 12:00pm Seniors’ Pot Luck Lunch Seniors Centre. Please bring your favourite main dish OR a dessert, your dishes and mug. Meeting and Entertainment. New Members Welcome! Membership $5.00 per person. Fri., Oct. 21 Fridays at the Foster Nancy Hall, Guitar/Vocals. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Oct. 21, 9:30 a.m. The Oak Ridges Trail Association is hosting a moderate to fast pace 10 km., 2+ hr. hike at Walker Woods. There are hills. Meet at the parking area on the east side of Conc. 6, 2 km south of Durham Rd. 21 at Albright Rd. No dogs please. . Joan Taylor 905-477-2161. Fri., Oct. 21 Hot Roast Beef Dinner TRINITY UNITED CHURCH 4.30 p.m –7.30 Tiger Talk by Maggie Anderson and Charlotte Damus The Cosmos ran a news article last week on the terrific results of young figure skater Mackenzie Bent and her partner Garrett Mackeen in the recent ISU Junior Grand Prix Event in Romania. But given that Mackenzie is a (new!) USS Tiger as well, it seemed only fitting to devote a Tiger Talk column to the behind-the-scenes life of this talented athlete. Mackenzie and her family (mom Nancy, dad Randy, and brothers Garrett and Griffin) have lived in Uxbridge for her entire life. From age three, when she did not want to leave the ice, she was hooked on skating. Her mom and dad got her a coach when they saw how much she loved it. As Mackenzie says, “Things just seemed to continue from there!” Of her 11 years skating, she has spent the last seven flying over the ice with her partner, Garrett (age 17). In fact, one of her first memories of skating was with him. “I wore a little pink dress and he wore a tux with a matching bow tie. I can still recall the nerves I felt at the time!” Mackenzie explained that when she was a solo skater, she knew she had some talent, but jumps weren't her strongest and it was when she found a partner that things truly started to take off. When asked what her favourite part of skating is, Mackenzie thought for a bit and then shared that she likes to compete and she enjoys the feeling of being out on the ice by herself. She likes training mainly because she's surrounded by good training mates, and that makes everything seemsso much better. Mackenzie's typical day when she's in training would make most Tigers roll over and go to sleep! She's up at the crack of dawn (4:45), and on the ice by 6:30. After two hours she gets a little break, then it's two more hours of skating, to school for lunch with her friends and classes, then back to the rink, then home for homework and an online course, and then (finally) she gets her much needed rest! Mackenzie explained that she travels for competitions and for training camps (this year she trained in Germany and Latvia). She trains all year round (her current coaches are in T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 6 t h 2 0 1 1 p.m Adults $15.00 Children 6-12 $5.00 under 5 years FREE. Dessert Home Made Pies. Fri., Oct. 21 The 8 th annual Sandford Musical Gala Sandford United Church , 405 Sandford Road at 7.30 PM. New lineup will feature popular local musicians including 2011 Celebration of the Arts stars as well as out-of-town performers. Tickrets available at the door, Blue Heron Books and from church council members. Fri., Oct. 21 FALL FUN YOUTH DANCE for Grades 4-8 at the Uxbridge Arena – 7-10 pm. Admission at the door is $7.00, which includes a chance to win great prizes! This fundraiser is hosted by the Uxbridge Youth Choir. Fri., Oct. 21 Blood Donor Clinic 1-7:30 p.m. Uxbridge Seniors Centre, 75 Marietta St. Sat., Oct. 22, 7:00 a.m. The Oak Ridges Trail Association is hosting a hike on the Al Shaw side Trail. This is a 1+ hr., 4.5 km moderate pace loop hike. Meet at the trail entrance on the west side of Conc. 6, 1.5 km south of Durham Rd. 21. No dogs please. Joan Taylor 905-477-2161. Sun., Oct. 23 Siloam United Church and Cemetery Open Meeting for plotholders and friends to discuss the future of the site. Siloam Community Centre, Hwy. 8 and Conc. 2, 2-4 p.m. that have benefited in the past include the Cottage Hospital, Windreach Farms, Preciouse Minds, Community Living and many more. Proposals outlining your organization and how the funds would be used should be mailed to : Ann Sauder (Proceeds Chair) at 14 Gamron Ave. Uxbridge, ON L9P 1R4. The deadline for applications is November 1, 2011. Ongoing.... Uxbridge Seniors Shuffleboard begins Mon., Oct. 3, runs Monday and Wednesday mornings at 9 a.m. till the end of April at the Seniors Centre. All welcome. Join in the fun and fitness of Line Dancing Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8 at Trinity United Church, 20 First Ave. Call 905-8524655 for details. Donate gently used winter clothing to Operation Warm Hearts, drop off at Seniors Centre or Wash Worx, 11 Main St. N. Sale of goods Nov. 5. Play bridge for a good cause. Women’s Friday bridge league, small weekly fees to Cottage Hospital. Call Donna at 905852-5165 to register. CNIB GTA is looking for volunteers to fill varies roles. Volunteers are needed in the areas of transportation and to help people who are blind or partially sighted to be independent. Out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed for mileage. For further information please contact Filomena Di Ruscio at 1-(800) 563-0887 Ext. 5207 or via email at filomena.diruscio@cnib.ca A History of Play: An Exhibition of Vintage Toys and Collectables at the Uxbridge Historical Centre (Museum & Archives) until October 8th. Tours and exhibit open Wednesday to Sunday and holidays, 10am to 4pm., 7239 Concession 6. Regular admission fees apply. Contact 905-8525854 or museum@town.uxbridge.on.ca. for more information. Uxbridge Seniors Regular Euchre Cribbage alternate Mondays, 7:30pm10:30pm Call George 905-852-2086. Uxbridge Farmers’ Market Fresh produce and much, much more. Every Sunday till Thanksgiving from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Uxbridge Arena. Sat., Oct. 22, 9:30am to 3:30pm. Beginner Rug Hooking Workshop with Beatrice Grant at the Uxbridge Historical Centre Schoolhouse. $60/person, supplies included. Take home a complete craft. Bring a lunch, beverages supplied. Pre-registration and payment required. Contact the Uxbridge Historical Centre to register at 905-852-5854 or museum@town.uxbridge.on.ca. 7239 Concession Rd. 6, Uxbridge. Line Dancing at the Seniors Thursday Mornings 9:00am, Beginners 9:30-11:00am Regular dancing $3.00 pp. Call Eva 905852-7792. Hospital Auxiliary “Chances Are” Store on Bascom Street accepting good fall and winter clothing. Proceeds to Cottage Hospital. If you are involved in a local non-profit group, why not make your case for funding from uxperience, the Uxbridge Variety Show? Uxperience has provided funding to various local non-profit groups to the tune of $95,000.00 over the past 20 years. Groups 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. Scarborough) and competes from June to January. Her training also includes ballroom dancing and ballet, as well as physical training with Bill at Real Bodies here in Uxbridge. The recent win in Romania qualified Mackenzie and Garrett for the next competition in Estonia and from there Mackenzie said, “We'll see how things go!” She acknowledged that all of this “can be stressful, but when you have family and friends to support you it's good. If you want to do well you have to sacrifice something to get to the top.” Mackenzie is lucky to have wonderful friends both on and off the ice. She admitted that it's sometimes tricky to have to compete with her good buddies, but they all know their friendships are there and that's so important. Of course, one of her best skating friends is Garrett. Mackenzie said, “We're like brother and sister, we've known each other so long and we get along really well.” She also gets inspiration from other skaters at her club. She said that one team has had so much to go through, and to see people come back from a hard time is such an “up”! Mackenzie stated that she has a really strong family, and that's so important as there are so many ups and downs as well as personal and family sacrifices in sports. She loves her brothers and she tries to go to their hockey games too. In closing, Mackenzie thought about what she would tell young skaters. She said, “You really need to love it, or there's not much point. If you do - go for it and don't think twice about those who think other- wise!” Good advice for all of us, skaters or not. Many thanks to Mackenzie for sharing so freely with us! another Tiger Talk correspondent. Tiger Talk encourages any USS students who have stories to tell or news to share, to contact us either in the halls or through the Cosmos - we'd love to have you write your own story (get published!) or relay your information to us! Tiger Talk is pleased to announce that Maggie's twin brother, Gareth, is a recent addition to USS and will be 11 The Uxbridge Cosmos T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 6 t h 2 0 1 1 First youth film festival produces amazing work by Cathy Christoff The 1st Uxbridge Youth Film Festival held at the Roxy Theatres last Wednesday was a tremendous success. We were jammed to the rafters with a very appreciative audience, fabulous films by our local youth and wonderful prizes from all of the sponsors. The judges (Andy Malcolm, Robin Lupita Bain and Randy Wilson - all industry professionals) were overwhelmed by the talent of the youth who participated in this inaugural event. At one point in the evening, I met the judges in the projection booth and they were quite divided on what film could be considered in the top three as all of the films had qualities that made them stand out. But the choice had to be made and here was their decisions along with the Audience Choice Award: Best Youth Short Film: "Don't Forget" by Kate Niemuller. This powerful five minute film mesmorized the audience, so much so, that you could hear a pin drop in the crowded room. Everyone was absorbing the story, the music, the camera work, the acting. 2nd Prize, Best Film: "Push" by Nicolas Houghton, a four minute, action packed skateboarding film, shot all around Uxbridge in HD. A visual treat with a great message about this very vital sport for our youth today. 3rd Prize - Best Film: "Fresh Air" by Damon Nicholl. This eight minute film was really a "breath of fresh air" that kept us laughing throughout. Not only did this film win the 3rd place award, it also won the coveted "Audience Choice" award. A definite crowd pleaser starring Damon, his grandparents and their prescient dog. I have to give Honourable Mention to the other seven films which we showcased in the festival as they truly are fine examples of short filmmaking: • "Honest Mistake" by Daniel Bagg • "We Are Rowers" by the Lamoureux Brothers • "Orange You Glad I Didn't Say Murder" by Matthew Coleby • "The Last Bite" by Hilary Sweatman, Charlotte Damus, Emily Hoover and Lauren Tzogas • "Perspective" by Serena Morcinek • "Bloody Detention" by Sinclair Minshull and Victoria Anderson • "Tears of a Lonely Heart" by Morgan Suggitt Thank you to all filmmakers for their submissions to our 1st Annual Youth Film Festival, and I look forward to seeing more of your films in the next festival. So start planning now for the 2nd Annual Youth Film Festival for 2012. Open to all youth, ages 13-19 years. For more information contact: Cathy Christoff @416-989-6963. Some of the performers in this week’s Celebration of the Arts events were sculptor Wynn Walters (left) and duelling divas Sasha Liebich-Tait and Jennifer NeveuCook. Photos by Stuart Blower. Leaskdale News with Sandra Will and Mary Morozuk The Fall Season is making a grand entrance; colours changing and frost is in the air... Helen Harrison, your usual columnist, is home at last after a long hospital stay. Wishing her best wishes for a speedy recovery... Our sincere sympathy goes to Mildred Taylor, family, neighbours and friends of the late Lloyd Taylor, a longtime survivor of a debilitating illness. A service to celebrate his life took place at the Thorne Funeral Home in Cannington on September 23rd with interment in St. John's Cemetery, West Brock Township... St. Paul's Leaskdale W.A. will meet on October l9th at l:30 in the Fireside Room. The program will have a Thanksgiving theme... Exciting news: Kathleen Hubers and Matt Simmonds are engaged to be married... So many of our young people will be returning back to Uxbridge for the Grade l2 Commencement Exercises to be held at Uxbridge Secondary School on Thursday evening, October 6th. It will be nice to see them... The Arnold Hodgkins Art Show and Sale starts this Thursday, the 6th to l6th at the Historic Leaskdale Church. Opening Night Gala, Wine and Cheese on the 6th from 7 to l0 p.m... October l3th, l4 and l5th, Lucy Maud Montgomery at Home in Leaskdale, each day a different theme, local, national and international speakers and presentations. Three evenings of cultural entertainment, a ribbon cutting ceremony for the completed restoration of the Leaskdale Manse, unveiling of centennial garden and Burn the Mortgage ceremony, gala farewell dinner and original play " Maud of Leaskdale" by Conrad Boyce and Maud's Thespians. Check the website for complete agenda and times, www.lucymaudmontgomery.ca. Jenna Leask and Grant Cook were married in the Fifth Line Church at the Museum last Saturday in a lovely fall wedding ceremony. Congratulations to you both... Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Brandon McFetridge who were married at Whistlin' Hills, the family farm, on Saturday, September 24th. Best wishes to the happy couple... Reg and Joyce Carter enjoyed a holiday in Europe in early September. Their tour included river cruises and important destinations in six countries... Sorry to hear of the recent passing of Alan Cywink following several months' illness. Our sympathy goes to the Podpora family and Alan's many friends. A memorial for family, neighbours and friends in remembrance took place at the Udora Community Centre on October lst... Hoping everyone has an enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend. CONGRATULATIONS to our Ontario Scholars from the entire Uxbridge Secondary School community. Sabrina Adams Samuel Allison Jamie Anderson Leigh Ansell Emily Arnold Mitchell Bache Ian Bain Samantha Baker Jessie-Lyn Boadway Bouwmeister Nicole Brunne Jenna Bruno Rylee Buchta Buckingham Jackson Bush Calvin Callaghan Sage Camozzi Nicole Capotosto Emma Castro Jordy Catherwood Sabrina Adams Kelly Clayton Julie Cockburn Bailey Collins Chloe Cragg Breanna Cranley Caitlyn Crichton Mailey Spencer Crowe Alexander Cummings Rachael Curtis Jenna Davies Dustin Davis Emma Daymond Torianna Defreitas Olivia Rylie Duncan Brin Farrell Josh Drew‐Brooke Featherstone Maggie Finlayson Irina Finn Nicole French Hillary Geer Jonah Goldberg Heather Goodman Matthew Gribble Stephanie Hackner Robyn Hawkes Micheline Hawley Willem Healey Andrew Hicks Jeffrey Highet Brian Hubers Elissa Ianuzzo Amy Ing Brian Isaacs Sarah Jolly Amanda Kearley Kaitlyn Keeping Meghan Kelleher Benjamin Kennedy Sarah Kern Abby Klages Emma Kuhne Keltie Laidlaw Mackenzie LaRue Joshua Machesney Robert Masters Jordan May Calla Eric McCelland McFetridge Dylan McKay Cody McKenzie Alexandria McMenemy Danielle McNeil Sylvia Megens Michael Mordak Bethan Morgan Justin Mrowiec Sierra Mulvenna Shannon Munro Jamie Murphy Ryan Noakes Joshua Oliveira Brooke Olsson Emily Oor Lauren Orr Sue Park Rachel Pavely Emily Pedersen Jaimie Peers Jonathon Pigozzo Brandi Prince Nicholas Principato Bradley Pullan Katrina Pullia Laura Redmond Richelle Reed Mackenzie Rintz Elena Routledge Megan Ryl Alexis Santos Andrew Sarosi Drake Scalabrelli Emily Sarah Schaefer Leanne Scarborough Scheitrowsky Gordon Schyf Jackson Senner Olivia Shankman Tanner Short Kristen Shouldice Scott Simmonds Rhiannon Smart Catherine Smith Haley Smith Alannah Snell Scott Sopel Amanda Steele Connery Steele Michael Stefopulos Turner Story Andrew Susands Thamilchelvan Jenna Thornber Bailey Todd Catherine Townsend Jasmine Vakharia Aaron Van Tol Tony Wang Sean Wetselaar Donald Will Brooke Wilson Joey Winnitoy Richard Worsley Peter Wray Ryan Young Nishan Tyler Logan MacKinnon Marchment Peter Jesslyn The Uxbridge Cosmos 12 T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 6 t h 2 0 1 1 Cosmos Business Bulletin Board PROMOTE your business here! 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Contact: cosmosboyce@powergate.ca or 905-852-1900 Deadline: Monday 5:30 p.m. The Uxbridge Cosmos Regional Insight 13 T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 6 t h 2 0 1 1 by Jack Ballinger, Regional Councillor I hope everyone had a safe and wonderful summer. I would like to take this opportunity to discuss the roundabout at the 6th Concession and Durham Road #8. First off, thank you to the residents for being so understanding and patient during the construction, especially the residents in the Quaker Village area. This is the first roundabout constructed on a regional road in Durham. Two other locations in the Region are currently being considered. The roundabout in Uxbridge is scheduled to open in early October. The total construction value is 1.35 million dollars. The total project value is expected to be 2.8 million dollars, which includes costs of land, engineering and staff, utilities, etc. This project is coming in on time and is expected to be under budget. Roundabouts generally cost a little more up front to construct than traditional intersection designs. However, roundabouts have the benefit of lower long-term maintenance costs since there are no signals to maintain and no power utilized to energize signals. Other benefits include constant flow of traffic (therefore no idling), the number of collisions is reduced and, more importantly, the severity of colli- sions is reduced. Studies show that roundabouts reduce injury accidents by 75%, fatal injuries by 90% and a 40% reduction in overall collisions. Roundabouts are designed to maximize safety and minimize delay. Traffic circulates counter-clockwise around the centre island. Entering vehicles must yield to all traffic already in the roundabout. Information will be made available on how to navigate a roundabout and the typical signs a driver would see. At this time, the centre island will remain as grass until drivers get used to the new procedure and are not distracted by other elements such as flowers, rocks, etc. Finally, I would like to thank the construction crew and Durham Region Public Works for their commitment and performance in our community. COFFEE of the Arts approached me to represent Lucy Maud. They wanted to use her as a promotion for the Celebration. Judy Findley made me a costume, a fabulous big leg o' mutton sleeve costume, about 17 years ago. I'm very pleased to say it still fits. I keep pulling it out of the closet for various events. I wore it as Marilla Cuthbert when we did the production of Anne up in Leaskdale. That was a thrill, to be wearing my Lucy Maud costume while portraying Marilla Cuthbert. I remember, perhaps back in the late 90s, you came into town on the train as Lucy, looking for Daffy the cat. Oh, yes, my mom was here to see that. As I recall, you were traipsing and riding a carriage all about town with a little crowd following you. Yes, we came up from the station and did a little walk about town. That was when they were promoting the train station as well as Lucy Maud as part of Celebration. And I had a great time doing that. Ted Barris was in charge of publicity at the time and he traipsed me all over the place. Down to CBC to do a radio interview, up to Peterborough to be on CHEX-TV. Timothy Findley, again one of my favourite authors what a thrill to meet him - invited Ted and I to his home and we went out there and took pictures. I was just recently looking at it and it was me as Lucy Maud pouring tea for Ted Barris and Timothy Findley. Then, when he came to Books and Authors one time, I approached him and he autographed it. That was an absolute thrill. And now you've started some other kind of volunteering. Yes, I'm the phantom Optimist. I helped out last year and the year before at the Fantasy of Lights and I started to realize if I kept showing up I might as well become an Optimist. So I put my name in and I'm going to be sponsored. I just haven't been able to attend the meetings yet because they've conflicted either with the LMM or Fawlty Towers. They do wonderful things and the more I took a look at what they do, it's all geared towards children and as someone who was so involved with children's theatre, that impressed me the most. So I thought it was time I signed up. Nice segue, Dorothy. If I'm not mistaken, you introduced children's theatre to Uxbridge, meaning theatre for children. In a way, yes. In 1989, the Celebration of the Arts approached the Uxbridge Players to be the theatre part of the celebration. I understand some theatre workshops had been done before that, but I don't know that they actually did children's plays. It was only to be one performance and the Players decided that to put on a whole show for one performance was really too much. I was part of children's theatre when I was a little kid, so I proposed the idea to do a play geared towards children. There was nothing in town at that time geared towards children. The Celebration liked that idea and I went home and pulled out some fairy tale stories, strung them together, created a script and we pre- sented a play called Three of a Kind. We had intended to pull Uxbridge Players in to entertain the children. But I recall the audition posters said any age was welcome and we got maybe half a dozen Players and a couple of dozen of little kids. The first one was pretty much off the cuff but after that we got more and more serious about it. A lot of kids grew up in theatre through that. Oh my, but they did. I was looking at a photograph last night from Patchwork, one of my favourites. Robert Brunette, Alida Wesselo and Laura Wilson, all about 13 years old. Katie Fockler, Joel Van Veghel. Kids who went through the ranks of the chil- dren's theatre who are now adults and married and have children and that's been fabulous. One of the best things to come out of children's theatre is the fact that over the years parents and children started getting involved until we got to the point when I directed Give and Take we had eight family units on stage. In fact, children's theatre was the only production in all those years that I was able to hook my son, Adam, in and come and be on stage with me when we did Phil Smith's Imagine That. Dorothy, thank you. Thank you. WITH DOROTHY from page 3 ... doing the majority of the painting up at the Manse and she asked me if I could help out. I was very glad to do it because I love to paint. It's very therapeutic. I spent many hours up there painting the wood, the trim, the wainscoting, getting everything ready for the professional wallpaper hanger. He's done an astounding job. I had a great time up there and our last project together was to paint the white picket fence in the front of the Manse. Our treat at the end was painting the green trim, because it was lovely fine painting. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You seem to be getting quite involved with the LMM Society? I seem to be. I've been involved with Lucy Maud for many years. I played Maud many years ago. The Celebration Interior Design Services ~Colour Consultation ~Space Planning ~Blinds and Shutters ~Custom Draperies ~Furniture and Finishes ~Kitchen and Washroom Design Ashley Armstrong 416.671.3249 asharmstrong676@hotmail.com OPEN HOUSE HUGH MORRISON’S 80TH BIRTHDAY! Sunday Oct. 16, 2011 1-4 pm 30 Church St. Uxbridge 905-852-1885 UXBRIDGE MEMORIAL COMPANY 108 Brock Street West, Uxbridge L9P 1P4 Dave & Lori Tomkinson Tel: 905-852.3472 • 1-888-672-4364 • Fax: 905-852-0085 uxmemco@interhop.net 14 The Uxbridge Cosmos TOWN HALL Notes from the Oct. 3 Council meeting by Roger Varley Truck issue never goes away: Uxbridge council on Monday once again found themselves discussing the issue of trucks travelling through the downtown area and finding no solutions. The discussion resulted from a business owner's letter declaring that heavy trucks pose a danger to other road users and pedestrians, and asking council to address the matter. Councillor Bev Northeast offered that council could not tell the trucking industry "you can't use this road." Public works director Ben Kester told council the township has a history of Tom Doherty BA, MDiv Counselling and Psychotherapy Individual, Couples and Family tom@dohertycounselling.com www.dohertycounselling.com 905.640.4839 416.910.7284 One Stop Shopping www.deanwatsonchrysler.ca • New • Used • Service • Parts Dean Watson Auto Sales 253 Toronto Street South meeting with the aggregate (sand and gravel) industry to see what their needs are and a realignment of the intersection of Roads 23 and 21 to make it easier for gravel trucks to bypass Uxbridge has resulted. But, he added, many of the gravel trucks are operated by independent truckers who see the downtown route as an opportunity to stop for coffee. Councillor Pat Mikuse moved that council ask the Region of Durham to reduce the speed limit on Brock Street and Toronto Street South from 50 kph to 40 kph to discourage trucks. The motion carried, although Councillor Jacob Mantle pointed out a lower speed limit would have to go hand in hand with police enforcement. Stop signs revisited: With anti-stop sign crusader Heinz Nitschke on hand - he made a deputation to council asking for the removal of three- and four-way stops at intersections in Uxbridge's subdivisions - Mr. Kester gave a report listing recommended locations for conversion to two-way or single stop signs. Two are on Nelkydd Lane, one is at Joseph and Wilson Streets and two are on Bolton Drive. Councillor Gordon Highet balked at the two locations on Bolton, however, suggesting they be replaced by the stop signs at Centre Road and King Street and one on Oakside Drive where there is no intersection. Mr. Highet opined that the substitution would be akin to taking "the path of least resistance first”, hinting that converting the recommended locations on Bolton Drive would meet more opposition from local residents. Council authorized Mr. Kester to initiate traffic counts at the five proposed locations. In his deputation, Mr. Nitschke produced a petition signed by just over a dozen people asking for removal of some four-way stops. What to do when paddling turns to piddling?: Councillor Northeast made the suggestion Monday that the proposed splash pad could be moved from the arena to the Kennedy House grounds. Her comment came as council discussed the need of washroom facilities for the splash pad, which is designed to sit on the hill on the west side of the arena. She said installing porta-potties at the site "is not going to cut it. If we're going to build washrooms for the skate park, we need them for the splash pad." That led her to suggest the two activity sites should both be at Kennedy House. Chief Administrative Officer Ingrid Svelnis said the Township should look at the feasibility of making the arena washrooms available while the splash pad is open, while ensuring there is no access to the rest of the arena building. Councillor Highet said the splash pad hours of operation should correspond to those of the arena, but it was pointed out the arena is closed some weekends during the summer. Facilities manager Bob Ferguson was asked to report back to council to inform them of any costs that would be associated with opening the arena washrooms while the arena itself is closed. Fire hall to museum grounds: With little discussion, council accepted Fire Chief Scott Richardson's recommendation that the proposed new fire hall be located at the southern end of the museum grounds near Brock Street West and Conc.6 The chief said the ball diamond just west of the arena and the Kennedy House grounds were the other two sites viewed as possibilities, but the fire committee opted for the museum grounds as the most appropriate. 905-852-3313 GAME NIGHT WITH THE BRUINS VIEWPOINTS Support Uxbridge’s Team! Hockey Night in Uxbridge 7:45 p.m., Uxbridge Arena Sports Entertainment At Its Best! H 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 Blood Brothers at the Music Hall. Last week’s viewpoint was the sign at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. It was guessed by Braden Lamoureux of Uxbridge. We’ll have the answer to the upper photo next week. Photos by Conrad Boyce. T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 6 t h 2 0 1 1 No progress in Uxbridge murder investigation It has been three months since the murder of 18 year old Margarita Shumakova of Toronto, and Durham Police are no closer to making an arrest. The teen’s body was discovered on Concession 8 south of Uxbridge in the late evening hours of July 8. A first degree murder warrant has been issued for the arrest of 35 year old Babak Ghanad, but investigators believe the suspect has left the country and is somewhere else in the world. Investigators are working with international policing agencies in an attempt to locate and arrest Ghanad. Police also have provided no answers to the questions of how she was killed, why she was brought to Uxbridge, or why they suspect Ghanad in the case. “Now and anytime into the future until the trial proper is underway, our service could not and will not divulge such evidence” said Media Relations Sgt. Nancy van Rooy. Fri., Oct. 7 BRUINS vs. LITTLE BRITAIN Check out all things Bruin at: www.uxbridgebruins.com DON’T DELAY - ORDER YOUR THANKSGIVING TURKEY, HAM, GOOSE OR BEEF ROAST NOW! • • • • • Free Range Poultry Farm Fresh Beef Ontario Lamb Preservative-Free Deli Meats Hormone-Free Meats 3 Brock Street West OPEN SUNDAYS 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. This Friday at the Foster 7:30 p.m. 9449 Concession 7 Admission by Donation OCT. 7 - TUDOR CONSORT OF DURHAM This choir, based in Oshawa, specializes in early English Renaissance music, much of it unaccompanied. It is a sound especially suited to the ringing acoustics of the Foster. 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A special pat on the back for our many members, volunteers & student volunteers who give so freely of their time and talent to make the Fair an event our community can be proud of. Our many sponsors, without whose generous aid we would not be able to put on one of Ontario's best country fairs, are listed below. Please show your thanks by supporting them this Thanksgiving season & through the year. If we have missed anyone, please accept our thanks & apologies. THIS THANKSGIVING, PLEASE SUPPORT SEE YOU IN THE SANTA CLAUS PARADE THE LOAVES & FISHES FOOD BANK & SHOP AND AT THE “FANTASY Adelt Mechanical Works Green Veterinary Services Baldwin Sales Brandon Ford Sales Ltd. Bob Mark New Holland Sales Ltd. Boston Pizza Butler Operations Inc. BWD Equine Services Bredin's Bakery BDO Bailey & Sedore Randall B. Hoban H.H. Goode & Son Hela Spice Canada Hub International Canadian Tire Cargill Ltd. Co-Operators Insurance L. & B. Moore Co. Ltd.-. 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