Inside This Week`s Cosmos

Volume 8 No. 2
YOUR UNIVERSE
Thursday, January 12th
2012
Inside This
Week’s
Cosmos
Coffee with our
#1 fireman...
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In search of
Sidney Crosby...
4
Altona Inn meets
ugly end...
4
Barris: Loss of
an old friend...
5
Money and
our museum...
9
Pinafore sails...
12
Junco, Enzo Court by Renee Leahy
METAMORPHOSES - Luke Kimball and Sarah Kern are compelled to an encounter in this rehearsal scene from the annual production at Uxbridge
Secondary School, performing next week. For more on the play, see page 8.
Photo by Renee Leahy.
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The Uxbridge Cosmos
51 Toronto Street South
P.O. Box 190, Uxbridge L9P 1T1
Tel: 905-852-9181
Fax: 905-852-9674
Council and Committee Meeting
Schedule for January
Monday, January 16th
9:30 a.m. COMMITTEE
Tuesday, January 17th
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Public Open House re Stop Signs
Uxbridge Arena Hall
Tuesday, January 17th
Committee of Adjustment 7 p.m.
Monday, January 23rd
Budget Meeting 9:30 a.m.
COUNCIL 7:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m. PUBLIC PLANNING MEETING
Forrest Group (former Williamson
Dealership property) - ZBA 2011-08
Tues., Jan. 24 & Wed., Jan. 25
Budget Meeting 9:30 a.m.
Monday, January 30 7 p.m.
PUBLIC PLANNING MEETING
VicDom Sand and Gravel (Ontario) Ltd.
ZBA 2011-09, OPA 52, SPD 2011-11
PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Uxbridge Arena Community Centre
291 Brock Street West
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
There will be a Public Information Centre
regarding the proposed:
i. Removal of stop signs at the following
location: Oakside Drive at the 90° bend
ii. Changing 3-Way or 4-Way stops at the
following locations:
• Centre Road at King Street
• Bolton Drive at Rachel Lee Court
• Bolton Drive at Galloway Crescent
For your convenience, a comment form
has been posted on the Township of
Uxbridge
web
site
(www.town.uxbridge.on.ca). These
comment forms can be mailed, faxed or
emailed to Ben Kester, Director of Public
Works & Operations no later than January
31, 2012.
Ben Kester, C.E.T., CRS-S
Director of Public Works & Operations
51 Toronto St. S.
P.O. Box 190
Uxbridge, ON L9P 1T1
Fax: 905-852-9674
Email: bkester@town.uxbridge.on.ca
WINTER ICE CONDITIONS
ELGIN POND
The Township of Uxbridge will be
testing the ice conditions at Elgin Pond
throughout the winter:
No Flags - We have not started to test
Red Flags - Ice is not safe to be on
Yellow Flags - Skate with caution
Please keep away from water inlets and outlets as ice thickness is compromised. Please
note: Flags are located at the North End of
Elgin Pond.
Stormwater Management Facilities
Please keep off of all stormwater management facilities. Water levels fluctuate at
these facilities and these facilities are not
safe for skating or other activities.
WINTER REMINDERS
OVERNIGHT PARKING
Please be advised that By-law 89-52 as
amended prohibits overnight parking from
November 1 until April 1 between the hours
of 2 am and 7 am on roadways and
Municipal lots within the Township of
Uxbridge.
SNOW REMOVAL OBSTRUCTION
Did you know that in accordance with the
Township of Uxbridge Traffic By-law 89-52,
it is an offence to stop any vehicle on a
highway in such a manner as to interfere
with the movement of traffic or the clearing
of snow from the highway?
Please make sure you park off any highway or roadway so as to permit snow
removal equipment and vehicles to clean
the streets during the winter season.
SIDEWALK RESPONSIBILITIES
Snow Removal By-Law 2008-160 states
every owner/occupant of any building or
vacant lot within the Township of Uxbridge
shall clear all snow and ice from any sidewalk(s) adjacent to their property within 24
hours after the accumulation of snow
and/or ice.
SNOWMOBILE BY-LAW
Please keep the Township Snowmobile ByLaw in mind while operating your motorized
snow vehicle this winter season. You are
not permitted to ride your snowmobile on
any sidewalks, park lands or any other
Township property except to cross. Any person found in contravention of this By-Law is
liable to a fine.
UXBRIDGE INDOOR WALKING TRAIL
THE TOWNSHIP
UXBRIDGE
CIVIL WEDDING CEREMONIES.
If you would like to use
these services,
please contact the
Clerk's Department, by visiting
51 Toronto Street South,
Uxbridge or by calling
905-852-9181.
The Corporation of
The Township of Uxbridge
www.town.uxbridge.on.ca
OF
NOW CONDUCTS
T h u r s d a y, J a n u a r y 1 2 t h 2 0 1 2
Want to stay active during the winter months?
Walk the Indoor Trail , in the halls of Uxbridge Secondary School
Monday and Wednesday evenings
November 2/11 ± April 30/12
Indoor Trail is open from 6:00 ± 8:00 p.m.
:DONQ¶7DONIRU7HHQV± 7:00 p.m.
Volunteers Needed!
Please call Rebecca at 905-852-7831
Annual fee of $25 - sign up at Uxpool or at the door
No fee for children under 12
Please use the doors on the east side of the school
Bring comfortable indoor shoes for walking ± cloak room available
All welcome ± children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult
No running, walking poles or strollers
DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER
FOR SWIMMING LESSONS!
Starting January 9th for 9 weeks..
Enjoy our new Family Change
Room!
Also…..
Mish Mash Dance offered on
Tuesdays for 8 weeks.
If you love Dance Camp, you will
love this program!
Starts January 12th!
TOWNSHIP OF UXBRIDGE
ZONING BY-LAW REVIEW
The Township of Uxbridge is undertaking Stage 1 of
a review and update of its current Zoning By-law - Bylaw No. 81-19. The current By-law has functioned
effectively since its adoption in 1981. However it
does not reflect the current policy framework of the
Province, Region and Township. Certain components should also be revised to better serve the
needs of the community.
Stage 1 will focus on the review of zoning regulations applicable to the Uxbridge Urban Area.
However, consideration will be given to modifications
to general regulations and definitions applicable to
areas outside the Urban Area where specific issues
are identified or which are applicable to more than
the Urban Area.
Stage 2 will involve the preparation of a
Development Permit By-law for the rural areas of the
Township outside the Urban Area which are the subject of the Provincial Oak Ridges Moraine
Conservation Plan and the Greenbelt Plan.
More information about the Study can be found on
the Township's website www.town.uxbridge.on.ca. or
by visiting the Township's Development Services
Department.
Public input is a key component of the study and is
welcomed throughout the Zoning By-law Review
process, with public open houses/workshops/meetings being held at key points in accordance with the
work program.
Throughout the Zoning By-law Review, there will be
publication of notices of public sessions on the
Township's website and in the local newspapers as
required by the Planning Act, and directed by
Council. However, should you wish to receive direct
notification by mail, or if you have written comments
or concerns, please make your request or submission, including your name, return address, telephone
number and email address to:
UXBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Program Director, Pamela Noble,
905-852-9747,ext. 24
WINTER PRE-SCHOOL CLASSES:
Pre-registration has opened for the following
and some spaces are still available. Payment, in
person, by cash or cheque.
WIGGLES 'N' GIGGLES'. Ages 2 1/2 - 3 1/2,
10-10:45 am. Cost: $20.00/child with adult
Stories, games and craft activities with staffer
Cathy Reesor. Lots of fun and a great way to
make new friends! Four classes to run alternate
Mondays & Tuesdays, starting January 9&10
(miss Feb. 20 & 21) Choose the day to best fit
your schedule.
'MUSICAL MOMENTS'. Ages 6-18mos., 10:1510:45 am; Ages 19-36+ mos., 11-11:30 am.
Cost: $50.00/child with adult. Kathy ReidNaiman will conduct toe tapping, interactive
activities to include fingerplays and songs, along
with various musical instruments. 8 Thursdays,
January 12-March 1.
'IT'S MY TURN' Ages 1-2, 10-10:45 am. This
program is offered free of charge through
Ontario Early Years, Durham Region. Enjoy
songs and various action games and stories, to
enhance development skills for toddlers. Four
Wednesdays, February 15-March 7.
UXBRIDGE GENEALOGY GROUP MEETING,
Thur. Jan. 19 at 7:00 pm.
BREAKING THE SILENCE …
How to make it Happen
Author, Historian Ted Barris lets us in on some
of his interviewing secrets and shares his insight
as a writer. Everyone welcome. Cost: $2.00
donation to the group.
COMING IN 2012….
UXBRIDGE LIBRARY
CELEBRATES 125 YEARS!
Various projects are being planned for community involvement. Watch for details.
BY MAIL:
Mr. R. Vandezande, MCIP, RPP
Manager, Development Services
Township of Uxbridge
51 Toronto Street South
P.O. Box 190
Uxbridge, Ontario
L9P 1T1
BY EMAIL: rvandezande@town.uxbridge.on.ca
BY FAX: 905-852-9674
Registration
Fair
The Tourism
Advisory Committee
is looking for new
“not for profit” events
that promote tourism in
Uxbridge.
Set up 6:00
Open 6:30-8:00
All welcome to
come out and register!
All welcome to
come out & set up.
Contact Bev Northeast
beverlynortheast@gmail.com
or
905-640-3966
If you have an idea or need help promoting your event to a larger audience, we
would like to help. Please submit your
idea by January 31st to
aferraro@town.uxbridge.on.ca.
Uxpool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-852-7831
Uxbridge Public Library 905-852-9747
Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-852-3081
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
Historical Centre . . . . . . .905-852-5854
Animal Shelter . . . . . . . . .905-985-9547
Chamber of Commerce . .905-852-7683
Feb 16
at the Arena
Zephyr Library
905-473-2375
HOURS Tues., Thurs., 2 pm - 8 pm
Sat 10 am - 3 pm
Uxbridge Arts Association: . . .www.uxbridgearts.com
Township Library: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.uxlib.com
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The Uxbridge Cosmos
A Cup of Coffee...
Tony Peck accepted our offer to join
us for a cup of coffee reluctantly. He
preferred to have his Dec. 31 retirement from the Uxbridge Fire
Department
pass
unnoticed.
Nevertheless, he allowed himself to be
persuaded. We're glad he did.
Let's get straight to it, Tony. You have
retired from the fire department?
That's correct, yes.
How many years have you been with
the department?
Approximately 33 years and 29 days. I
started Dec. 22, 1978
You even remember the day you started?
Yes, and retired Dec. 31, 2011 at
23:59:56. That's when I sent an e-mail
to the chief to say goodnight. I'm just
having fun. I notified the chief early in
the year that it was going to happen
and I gave him a formal letter 30 days
in advance and then came through on
my word.
So. why are you retiring? Is it just time
to hang up your cap?
Yes, it's time. I'm 66 years old and the
fire department, for many years now,
has said 65 would be the retirement age
and you finish out your 65th year. I
was ready to retire last year, but my
wife had a change of heart and didn't
retire from her teaching job and after a
meeting with some fire department
people, it was suggested I give it another year and that's what I did.
You're retiring as deputy chief, but you
were chief for a number of years.
I was chief approximately from 1994 to
2004; I took over from Norm James
and in 2004 gave the crown to Chief
Simon Almond.
You say you gave him the hat. Did you
voluntarily step down from chief to
deputy chief?
Yes. We made a presentation to council
in 2004. When I started this job in
1978, I believe we did calls somewhere
in the 70s (number of calls a year).
That's one-and-a-little-bit a week that
was taking us away from our business.
And then as things grew and the 9-1-1
system came in, we've been as high as
500 calls a year. In 2003, it was getting
too much to handle administratively
and still run my own business in town.
So the fire department executive made
a presentation to council that it was
time to think of a full-time chief to
properly manage the fire department
and maintain the risk management
level of it. We thought at that time it
was prudent to do it. I was offered the
job, but I also had a successful service
station to run that I was committed to
as well. As deputy chief, the load wasn't nearly as heavy as it was going to be
as fire chief. The fire chief was to report
for duty from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday to Friday, plus he's on 24hour call. I couldn't handle that.
So, now that you've left the department, what are you going to do with all
your free time?
Well, I'm enjoying it right now. I'll do
a little travelling, a little more cottaging
and family time, wife time.
What will you remember most about
your time with the fire department?
The camaraderie, the good times. I'd
never say I would forget the bad times,
but if you dwell on the bad times you'll
T h u r s d a y, J a n u a r y 1 2 t h 2 0 1 2
with Tony Peck
go mental or looney or whatever the
proper word is. But you remember the
good times, the people that you helped,
the good that we've done in the community.
I still remember the time you helped
me, Tony, when you rescued me from
an angry crowd. Someone fell off a hay
wagon ride into a ravine and they didn't like me taking photographs of the
rescue.
Yes, I remember that. That was on
Foxfire.
You say you don't want to dwell on the
bad things. Were there some pretty bad
things?
Yes. Unfortunately, we saw some fire
deaths, some motor vehicle accident
deaths, medical calls that did not have
a happy ending, but through no lack of
ability on the part of the fire department. It was just the way it was going
to end up. If we go to an accident and
someone's lost their life, there's not a
thing we can do about it, but we sure
can do a helluva job trying to help
those that are still going.
I think I'd be correct in saying that a
little more than 50 per cent of our calls
are initiated by EMS, when that could
be a medical call or a motor vehicle
accident.
As a veteran, should that really be the
role of a volunteer fire department?
I think it's a great topic for discussion.
Certainly in a small municipality, there
are two ways to look at it. There's looking at it from the fellowship standpoint
and there's looking at it from the bean
counter's standpoint. We know everybody here and when you go to the calls,
you're hopefully helping people that
you're familiar with and, yeah, we
should be there doing that. From the
dollars and cents standpoint, it's something we wonder are we doing too
much? Do we have the manpower, the
budget, to do this sort of thing, because
these calls all cost money?
Now, we have a full-time professional
chief. Do you see a time . . .
First of all, let me clarify. We're all professionals. The chief is full-time. I keep
hearing this about full-time departments are professionals and we're volunteers. We're all professionals. We do
it on a part-time basis, they do it fulltime. I will stand on city hall steps and
scream that. They're a dedicated crew
of professionals waiting to serve.
I wasn't trying to imply our firefighters
are amateurs.
I know, but so often we hear that and it
is meant that we're amateurs. Years ago,
volunteer firefighters were like a bunch
of cowboys: get in the car and go like
mad. We left that area a long time ago.
Do you see a time when Uxbridge
might need a full-time fire department?
I don't have a crystal ball, Roger. Right
now we're in what I call a composite
stage. In Uxbridge, we're experiencing
the evolution of a fire department. We
started however many years ago, a hundred years ago, as a volunteer group,
ringing a hand bell to get the guys to
the fire hall. It's progressed through
technology. We've gone now from a
few calls a year to close to 500 a year.
We now have lots of extra technology,
advanced medical services. And our
budget is growing. For Uxbridge to say
January 2013 we're going full-time, we
don't have the budget or the dollars for
that. But we're evolving. We now have
a full-time chief, we had a full-time
suppression firefighter who, unfortunately, has moved on to be a full-time
firefighter in Markham. As development happens and budgets allow and
the municipality grows, we will expand
and have more and more full-time
employees. Eventually, two years, 10
years, 30 years down the road, we may
become a full-time department. The
only thing overshadowing that is
regionalization, which is a whole new
can of worms to open up.
Let's get back to you, Tony. What led
you to join the department 33 years
ago?
I moved to Uxbridge in 1973 and
bought the service station in 1976.
One morning in the spring of 1977, a
man by the name of Ross Robin saw
me and walked over to me. He said:
"I've been watching you for a while.
We're looking for guys like you on the
local fire department." Well, like every
other big kid, all I could picture was
red lights and sirens and big trucks and
I said "sure".
And you had had no training or experience with fire departments before
that?
by Roger Varley
No. I filled out the application and was
taken on Dec. 22, 1978 and worked
along with Norm James and soon
became a captain. As a junior firefighter, I attended numerous regional
schools that were put on by the office
of the Fire Marshall and did a 12-week
course at the Ontario Fire College,
graduating in 1980 with a diploma
called Fire Protection Technology.
When Norm retired I applied for the
job and was successful in getting it.
When I came to Uxbridge 23 years ago,
back then we had the fire siren. Do you
miss it?
Yes, I do, absolutely.
And Dianne Homan standing on Brock
Street directing traffic.
Yes, that was the old days. We've gone
by that now.
And most of the firefighters worked in
the downtown. But what about now
with up to 500 calls a year? How do
your guys handle their jobs now? It
seems their employers must be losing
their time much more.
We've had to meet with some of the
employers and make some special
arrangements with them. Some of the
fellows come out on the first call if it's
a major. If we've got a house fire with
people trapped, bang, they're out of the
door. If it's alarms ringing - a residential activation - they might not come
until the second page.
I imagine people who employ the guys
must also feel the impact of the
increased number of calls.
Oh, certainly. Like I said, when I started we might have a call a week so you
might lose your employee for an hour a
week, maybe. Now it's like 350 calls in
a year, so you could lose that employee
for an hour every day.
Do the employers ever receive any
recognition?
In the past we have recognized employ-
ers with a small plaque to hang, we
have tried to include them in some of
our social functions, but most of them
go as unsung heroes.
Being the chief or deputy chief of a volunteer fire department . . .
Part-time fire department.
Sorry, part-time. Obviously from your
stand point, there was much more to it
than responding to calls. You must have
had a lot to worry about?
There's lots to worry about. And that
goes for the firefighters as well. basically, if you're a member of the department you can write off just about every
Tuesday night. The first is a business
meeting night, second and third are
two hours of training each night and
the fourth Tuesday is a pre-plan, which
means we go around the major occupancies in the town and pre-plan:
"What if, guys? What do we have to
worry about here?"
Is our fire department as appreciated
these days as it was in the past?
I certainly believe that it is. I think our
fire department does an excellent job
for the municipality. When I started in
1978, a bunch of guys left their jobs,
went to the call, did the best they could
and what you see is what you got. Now,
if you don’t do it the way the book says
it's going to be done, there could be
somebody there waiting to put your
proverbial backside in court.
So now you have retired. Are you retiring from the service station as well?
No, I have no plans there right now. I'll
keep on working but hope to take a little more time off.
Tony, thank you and I'm sure the entire
township thanks you.
Thank you.
Township of Uxbridge
2012 Spring/Summer
Community Guide
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The Uxbridge Cosmos
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T h u r s d a y, J a n u a r y 1 2 h 2 0 1 2
our two cents
A waste of history
A crime happened this week down in the southwestern corner of our township. A building
which was part of the golden years of the region’s growth, which played host to hungry
and weary travellers for almost a century, which watched over the grave of Stouffville’s
founder Abraham Stouffer, was recklessly demolished by an uncaring federal government
to make way for... nothing.
The Altona Inn was originally built in 1850, but that was a fragile frame building which
came down a couple of years ago. What remained, a sturdier brick addition, was constructed in 1875, so it stood guard at what is now the corner of the Second Concession
Road and the Uxbridge-Pickering Town Line, for more than 136 years. Like many other
buildings in the Altona area, it was purchased by the federal government in the early 80s
because it was on the infamous Pickering Airport Lands... and left to rot. And rot it most
surely did, steadily deteriorating until it was a danger to anyone who might enter. Dozens
of residences within a few miles of the Inn suffered the same fate.
A number of months ago, the Department of Transport gave local municipalities a list of
its buildings on the Airport Lands that it intended to tear down, for reasons of safety. At
that time, most designated historic buildings (like the Inn and the church down the road
on the Pickering side) were left off the list, but reserved for future study. Now, just a few
months later, the Township was given only a few days’ notice that the Inn had been condemned. Less than 10 days into the new year, it is gone.
We sincerely doubt if any study went into a possible future for the Altona Inn. Certainly
no one in Uxbridge was consulted, certainly not the good people at Heritage Uxbridge,
who tried for years to figure out a way to save the Inn. And of course it came down to
money. Councillor Pat Mikuse, vitally interested in things historical (her Roseville home is
now one of only three historic inns left in the township), estimates that it would have cost
$100,00 to just stabilize the Inn against further decay, and many times that to fully
restore it. But it could have been done.
But restore it for what? This was undoubtedly the rationalization of Transport Canada.
Why pour a bunch of money into a building in the middle of nowhere, on a road hardly
anyone uses? What could it be used for?
We contend that the Inn could have been stabilized, utilizing the resources the federal
government has at its disposal, for a whole lot less than $100,000. That could have
bought a few years to do a proper study on Altona’s potential as a tourist site, with Abe
Stouffer’s burial ground as the key, and the Inn and the church as supporting structures.
A nice little heritage village could have happened there, recreating life during the Inn’s
heyday.
But of course the feds aren’t interested in a heritage village at Altona, having recently
expressed a renewed enthusiasm for the Airport, albeit a quarter century down the road.
You’re not reading it here first, but we fervently believe that the Pickering Airport will
never happen, not in 25 years, not ever. And now, thanks to a government that could not
give a fig about history, nothing will ever happen in Altona either.
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Commentary
Jane crosses the border
by Jane Alexander
I had never been out of the
province, let alone the country
before, so last fall I decided to kill
two birds with one stone. Being a
Pittsburgh Penguins fan and an
even bigger Sidney Crosby fan, I
had always wanted to go to a home
game and be a part of the roaring
crowd. Although Crosby is now
out of actionagain, at the time
when I purchased the tickets he
was back. So when I found out
that he was not playing, my hopes
and dreams of seeing him were
gone. My excitement level had definitely taken a dive after that and
my feelings towards going to a
Penguins game had shifted
immensely, but - I did have my
first trip to the US to look forward
to!
On game day morning, Tuesday,
December 27 my friend’s parents
and she picked me up awfully early
and we departed Uxbridge with
yawns and cloudy eyes. Thinking I
would sleep most of the way to
Pittsburgh, I was stunned when I
could not. Slowly from the bottom
of my feet excitement and liveliness reached my whole body, and
all I could talk about was
Pittsburgh and the hockey game
ahead. My experiences with long
drives were slim, Ottawa being the
farthest for me, which is only at
the max four hours, but I had
enjoyed being in a car and just
driving.
When we reached the border I
was all nerves because I had never
done it before, and I really did not
know what to expect. My passport
had never been used and my picture was outdated, I had gotten it
when I was in grade nine. I looked
a lot younger than I do now and I
had long hair. So when the immigration officer asked to have the
window rolled down at the back to
see my friend and me, I held back
nervous giggles. The officer definitely took a double take when he
saw me, but then cleared us
through. I had done it, I made it to
America and I had felt like I
accomplished something extraordinarily amazing. After going
through Buffalo there was not
much to look at until hitting
Pittsburgh, so my friend and I
started watching a movie, trying to
pass the long time.
We arrived in Pittsburgh around
lunch, just as it began to rain.
Knowing Pittsburgh was called
“steel town” I did not expect the
pretty sight that greeted me. It was
amazing looking down the main
river and seeing the bridges that
were above it. And the buildings
showed the old age of the town,
but were still beautiful.
Our hotel was just outside of
Pittsburgh in a town called
Greentree, so as quickly as we saw
the amazing city it was gone just as
fast. My friend and I shared a
room, where we were stranded for
the next two hours, having to
entertain ourselves before going for
some lunch. Unfortunately lunch
did not take too long, which had
my friend and I back in the boring
hotel room. The hockey game
started at seven and we had a shuttle to take us an hour before to the
Consol Energy Center, so many
hours were ahead of us. Being two
teenage girls who forever wish we
could meet our favourite players,
we spent our time getting ready
and beautifying.
Eventually we headed down to
the lobby of the hotel, to get on the
shuttle. By then it was dark out,
leaving the drive there to be confusing on the windy roads into
Pittsburgh. Suddenly without
warning the shuttle made a turn
over a hill and all of Pittsburgh was
to be seen, lit up with lights from
the buildings and streets. It was an
incredible sight. The city was even
prettier than it was during the day.
I could not believe the beautiful
picture it made.
The rain kept falling as we pulled
up to the arena, so we made a dash
for the entrance. Finding our seats
was easy enough, with them being
on the first level, just four rows
from the ice. It had been almost a
year since my last professional
hockey game, and I forgot how
small the ice really was and the
hundreds of seats around it did not
help the size. The Penguins
warmed up at the other end of the
ice so we had the view of their
opponent,
the
Carolina
Hurricanes. It was strange seeing
the players so close, having normally seen them on TV. It was hard
to see the other end when the game
started, but luckily for us
Pittsburgh held Carolina to their
defending zone, giving us two really good periods and one iffy period. The game was great though, a
lot of fun being in the home
crowd. Pittsburgh dominated and
won 4-2.
We left the city the following day.
It rained the entire time we were in
Pittsburgh, but that did not put a
damper on my trip. I had a wonderful time, and I will never forget
my first journey out of the country.
Jane Alexander has been our co-op
student from Uxbridge Secondary
since September.
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stemp’s stew
the barris beat
column by Harry Stemp
column by Ted Barris
Best to do your best
Speak truth to power
The best thing to happen to Uxbridge! Quite a statement and, knowing Jacob
Mantle, I'm sure he is a bit embarrassed being the centre of so much publicity and controversy, even though it
was meant to be a positive compliment. And I don't feel that Bev Northeast has to apologize for making the statement. These things happen and are done with the best of intentions.
Is everyone slightly off base in this matter - including fellow columnist Roger Varley? To me it is not important
that one is the best thing to ever happen to Uxbridge, but rather that they are doing their best for Uxbridge.
Since the late Dr. Mellow whacked me on the rear end (there have been many whacks since) and elicited my first
breath back in 1934, this community has been blessed with countless residents who did their very best to make
Uxbridge the wonderful community it is today. They were ordinary people who were not looking for praise but
when a job, or a project, had to be done for the good of all, they were first in line to volunteer and worked diligently until the task was completed.
Having the honour of chairing several groups over the years I think of the good friends, all hard workers, who
brought us a wonderful 10-year community celebration called Spring Water Days. Weeks and weeks of meetings
and work bees, and their reward was seeing the strong community spirit they encouraged - and they had fun doing
it.
Then there were hundreds of residents who put in countless hours of labour paying for and installing artificial
ice in the old arena on Franklin Street. When that building was condemned as unsafe, more hundreds rallied and
the new arena was built on Brock Street.
It wasn't long before a second ice pad was needed, but there was a problem. Council demanded that the much
needed addition to the library be completed before any talk of a second ice pad. The campaign for the library had
been going nowhere for a couple of years, and again I was honoured to be asked to chair a hard-working committee to complete the library addition - which we did in record time - and then we immediately moved on to add
a second ice pad and completed the sports facility we now enjoy today.
These are the larger projects. Space would not permit one to mention every volunteer organization that we have
in Uxbridge. Loyal volunteers, who see a need, gather together, work hard and get the job done without thought
of any reward other than the satisfaction of a job well done for Uxbridge.
Want to see the names of people who gave their best to make Uxbridge the wonderful community that we enjoy
today? Then pay a visit to our two cemeteries and walk among the grave markers. The names read like a who's
who of hard-working, dedicated residents who built Uxbridge, and we were sad to see them leave us - some much
too young. But they taught us well and Uxbridge is a better place because we picked up the torch and continued
the work they started.
Is Jacob Mantle the best thing to ever happen to Uxbridge? With all due respect I don't think so, but I do know
that Jacob, along with our other elected representatives, are doing their best for Uxbridge. And that, to me, is
most important. There is a wonderful saying that has been my motto for years and I have passed it along to my
grandchildren - “You can't always be the best. But, you can always do your best”.
You will notice I have not mentioned any names, or singled out any one person for recognition. This is on purpose because, when it comes to volunteers, from top to bottom there is no distinction in my mind. It is a team
effort and every project committee is only as strong as its weakest link.
Fortunately for Uxbridge there have been very few weak links. May it always be so and the future of this great
community will always be bright.
---------------------------When I think of Uxbridge resident John Worsley the 1978 movie Same Time Next Year comes to mind.
It was early in January last year that I walked into the Super Centre in Holetown, Barbados and was more than
surprised to bump into John who was visiting his sister in her Sandy Lane home.
Fast forward to this past Wednesday, January 4 when I dropped into the same store, grabbed a cart, and headed to the produce area. Couldn't believe it when, once again, I bumped into John and I don't think it was more
than 10 feet from the spot that we shook hands one year earlier.
ESP or coincidence? Who knows? One thing is for certain. I always enjoy that big smile and happy way of greeting people that is John, and hope meeting like this becomes an annual tradition for years to come.
In the days following 9/11, the West had revenge top of mind. Within days of the
terrorist attacks, U.S. President George Bush promised his armies would avenge the deaths of the 3,000 Americans
killed, claiming that the perpetrators were “Islamists commanded to kill Christians and Jews” and that they were
therefore wanted “dead or alive.” Most in North America accepted his Wild West form of justice.
At the time, however, a professor at Concordia University in Montreal did not. Almost at his peril, journalist and educator Ross Perigoe criticized the powers that be, in particular the Montreal Gazette, for what he called its racist
response to 9/11.
“I am in the Place des Arts metro station,” Perigoe cited a Gazette editorialist on Sept. 19, 2011, “I see three men,
one wearing a turban. I start to shake.”
The commentary infuriated Prof. Perigoe. He reacted by researching, interviewing and then publishing his response
as part of his PhD thesis in 2005. In part he wrote: “The courageous thing to do would have been to have fought the
tendency to lash out at the nearest people - Muslims - who were completely blameless.” Remember, the culprits of the
9/11 attacks were not Afghans, nor Iraqis, nor in the truest sense Muslims, but Saudis bent on terrorism above all.
Last Thursday at Ross Perigoe's funeral, the professor's son, Evan Perigoe, a law school graduate, remembered his
father's commitment to speaking out for minorities. Ross Perigoe, 62, had died of cancer on Jan. 4.
“He taught me to work hard, have fun and speak truth to power,” Evan Perigoe said eulogizing his father. Coined
by American Quakers, “speak truth to power” was the motto of outspoken liberals confronting conservative thinking
in the U.S. in the 1950s. For Perigoe's two sons - Evan and Clarke - the call to action half a century ago represented
their father's life-long raison d'etre.
“My father was uncompromising,” his younger son Clarke Perigoe said. “He led by example and for that he will
never be forgotten.”
I will never forget Ross Perigoe because he was my oldest and closest friend. We met in 1956 when we were both
seven and when my family moved next door to the Perigoes in Agincourt, Ont. After that, he and I did almost everything together - attended the same elementary and high schools, and then enrolled in the same Radio and TV Arts
program at Ryerson in the 1960s. That's where Ross Perigoe (and I) experimented with speaking truth to power.
Among other projects, he and I co-produced a series of pointed documentaries for CBC Radio - on noise pollution, rock
festivals and dishonesty in advertising. Remarkably, the CBC aired them and gave us an entrée to public affairs journalism.
But Perigoe never stopped advocating and broadcasting critically, especially when he began teaching journalism at
Montreal's Concordia University in 1985. Among other topics, he revealed the problem of journalists traumatized by
violence; he examined the censorship of the Japanese-Canadian press during the Second World War; and, with his wife
Christina Perigoe, he explored the special needs of children with hearing loss. In 2009, the Radio Television News
Directors Association awarded Perigoe an award for excellence in broadcast teaching and mentorship. It was overdue
recognition for a quarter century of teaching and inspiring up-and-coming TV anchors, investigative reporters and documentary makers to speak their truth.
But Perigoe also lived by that second ethic noted by his sons at the funeral - to have fun. In 1970, while still attending Ryerson, Perigoe and I responded to a call for freelance writers. We arrived at the rented Etobicoke mansion of
Hamilton TV producer Randy Markowitz.
“Tonight,” he announced to us beside his indoor pool, “you guys are going to create a unique children's program.”
Perigoe and I looked at each other and then improvised out loud for three hours while Markowitz's secretary took
notes. That night, we invented the pilot program for what would become a children's cult TV show - “The Hilarious
House of Frightenstein.” It had few redeeming qualities except, like everything Perigoe put his hand to, Frightenstein
defied all the rules and yet proved magically palatable. It married a smattering of education with what kids loved monsters, castles and corny jokes. It became a hit and - believe it or not - we earned our wages and were paid $3 a
joke!
“Ross had a remarkable sense of humour,” said Marnie Malcolm, Perigoe's sister, at his funeral. “He could captivate
you with his stories.”
She noted that in 25 years of teaching at Concordia University, her brother had enriched the learning of hundreds
of journalism students with his knowledge of the profession and his passion for telling true stories. “It's a great gift,”
she said.
With Ross Perigoe's premature death at 62, future Concordia journalism students will never receive that lecture hall
gift. Nor will tomorrow's vulnerable Canadians benefit from his advocacy journalism - speaking truth to power.
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Charlene Barucha recalls the days
when she went to school, she would
converge with other neighbouring
kids at one location, getting picked
up by the school bus in a single stop.
This past Monday morning came as a
sharp surprise, when a letter
informed her the school bus won't be
picking her daughter up anymore.
Barucha, a resident of Sandy Hook
Road, is one of many parents who
received the news. The sudden
change of heart comes from the
Durham District School Board,
whose policy states secondary school
students residing less than 3.2 kilometres from their school can no
longer be picked up. The change
affects 66 students at the Uxbridge
Secondary School, all of which are
“ineligible” for continuing school bus
service.
“I was surprised the number is that
big," Barucha said. "Perhaps what
they could have done better was communicate well with the parents. It's
just silly."
Barucha, among several other affected parents, spoke out her concerns on
Monday night at the school board
meeting, stating her daughter now
faces a long walk to school.
According to Barucha, however,
nothing changed.
“I'm very disappointed that they
didn't even consider a solution to the
situation,” she said, adding her proposal of providing a single pick-up
location wasn't taken at all in consideration.
“I don't think any parent including
myself would have any objections to
having that at the end of Sandy Hook
or across the street, but no one said
anything about reconsidering or
revaluating anything.” She said the
board acknowledged her concern,
but were silent of any possible
reprieve.
Left to her own devices, carpooling
or other alternatives at this point are
slim to none, says Barucha, who travels to her workplace in downtown
Toronto daily.
"The obvious alternative is going to
work at 10 a.m., but it doesn't go
over well with my work schedule, so
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I have to phone my mother so she
can take my daughter to school," she
said.
Barucha said her son, who is currently in grade six, still gets picked up
by the school bus and taken to
school. This however, may change in
the future, according to Joe Allin,
trustee for the DDSB UxbridgeBrock communities.
"There is a review of the elementary
school areas as well to be done sometime in the future," Allin said. "One
of the objectives of the public and
separate school boards is find efficiency in trying to reduce the costs."
Allin said the DDSB has already
made its decision, realistically changing nothing with the current predicament in its area policy.
"I do not anticipate that there will
be any change," he said. "To have a
change, we would have to have a call
for a review of that guideline, but
there's no will in the board that it
wants to change that guideline."
According to Barucha's DDSB letter: "After a thorough review, it has
been determined that your address
residence is under the 3.2 kilometre
rule. Please understand that this policy must be adhered to in order to be
fair and equitable to other families in
the region."
Allin said the reasoning behind
DDSB's sudden decision comes from
reviewing the development of subdivisions in Uxbridge, some of which
four years ago did not have essential
services built yet, such as sidewalks
and lighting.
In the case of Sandy Hook Road,
Allin explained that a steady extension of the sidewalk heading north
along Main Street over the years kept
the buses running, since originally,
there was no sidewalk for children to
access.
"It was the exemption of that sidewalk that at some point DDSB felt
the safety factors they took into consideration were satisfactory, given the
traffic volume in the particular area,"
he said.
Though it still changes very little in
way of safety for students like
Barucha's daughter, who must now
trek to school on roads absent of both
sidewalks and lighting.
The historic Altona Inn, built in
1883, fell victim to the federal
government’s wrecking ball over
the past week. For our two cents,
see page 4. Photos by Conrad
Boyce (above) and Octavian
Lacatusu.
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Coming Up
from folk to classical. No auditions.
Contact 905-852-5854 or visit the
website www.mmsingers.org.
THIS WEEKEND
Sat., Jan. 14, 7:00 a.m. The Oak
Ridges Trail Association is hosting
a 1+ hr., 5 km moderate pace loop
hike on the Al Shaw side Trail. Join us
for breakfast after the hike. 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.
NEXT WEEK
Mon., Jan. 16, 9:30 a.m. The Oak
Ridges Trail Association is hosting
a slow to moderate 2.5 hr. hilly loop
hike in Durham Forest. Wear boots,
icers or snowshoes as conditions dictate. Well mannered dogs welcome.
Join us for lunch afterwards. Meet in
the parking lot east side of 7th Conc.,
1 km south of Durham Re. 21. Brian or
Wilma 905-853-2407.
Mon., Jan. 16 Monday Morning
Singers starts a new season, 9:15 to
11:30 a.m at Goodwood United
Church. Anne Mizen Baker directs this
Women's choir in a variety of music
Tues., Jan. 17 Uxbridge Senior
Citizens' Club Pot Luck Lunch
12:00 pm. Main Course Only. Please
bring your dishes. New Members
Welcome $5.00 pp
Jan. 18-20
Metamorphoses
School play at Uxbridge Secondary
School. See details below.
Jan. 19-28 HMS Pinafore Annual
winter musical from Onstage Uxbridge.
Rollicking Gilbert & Sullivan operetta.
See page 12 for more.
Fri., Jan. 20, 9:30 a.m. The Oak
Ridges Trail Association is hosting
a 2 +hr., 8+ km moderate to fast pace
hike in Walker Woods. There are hills.
Meet at parking area on the east side
of Conc. 6, 2 km south of Durham Rd.
21 at Albright Rd. Joan Taylor 905477-2161.
Sat., Jan. 21, 7:00 a.m. The Oak
Ridges Trail Association is hosting
Tiger Talk
Magic and Myth
Coming to USS
by Maggie and
Gareth Anderson
“All things change, nothing is extinguished. There is nothing in the
whole world which is permanent.
Everything flows onward; all things
are brought into being with a
changing nature; the ages themselves
glide by in constant movement.”
Ovid
Change. This the theme of USS's
upcoming
production,
Metamorphoses, which runs for
three nights starting January 18.
Metamorphoses was written by
playwright Mary Zimmerman in
1996, but it is based on Ovid's
famous poem 'Metamorphoses',
which is thousands of years old.
“Metamorphose” means to dramatically change the appearance
or character of something. And
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THURSDAYS JAN. 19
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APR. 12, 2012
UXBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH 7-9 pm - ST. PAUL'S LEASKDALE
CONTACT: HELEN@SAINTPAULS.CA 905-852-5921 - EXT. 227
2-4 pm -
GAME NIGHT WITH THE BRUINS
Support Uxbridge’s Team!
Hockey Night in Uxbridge
7:45 p.m., Uxbridge Arena
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Fri., Jan. 13
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things Bruin at:
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a hike on the Al Shaw side Trail. This is
a 1+ hr., 4.5 km moderate pace hike.
Join us for breakfast after the hike.
Meet at the trail entrance on the west
side of Conc. 6, 1.5 km south of
Durham Rd. 21. Joan Taylor 905-4772161.
Sat., Jan. 21 Robbie Burns
Supper The Uxbridge Legion Pipes &
Drums hosts at the Royal Canadian
Legion in Uxbridge. 5:45 p.m. Roast
beef dinner, "HAGGIS", Highland
dancers, Pipe Band & a disc jockey. For
tickets please call John @ 905-8521817.
UPCOMING
Mon., Jan. 23 Pineridge Chorus
sings with all Sweet Adeline choruses
as we celebrate a Worldwide
Openhouse for women in Jan. 2012.
An evening to learn, laugh and participate. 7:30 p.m. at Uxbridge Music
Hall, 16 Main St. S. Snow date, Jan.
30. Questions: 905-852-6327, or
705-357-3096.
Fri., Jan. 27, 9:30 a.m. The Oak
Ridges Trail Association is hosting
a 2+ hr., 10+ km loop hike or snowshoe on the Brock Tract. There are
that is exactly what this play does.
It focuses on nine different Greek
myths, some very familiar - like
the story of money-hungry Midas,
or desperate Orpheus - while others are much less known. All the
characters, gods and humans
alike, face the challenge of change.
When on Broadway in 2002,
Metamorphoses was a contender
for several Tony awards (including
best script) and it won for best
director. And now we have our
very own Mr. Grujicich and the
Drama in the Community class
bringing this magical production
to Uxbridge.
The cast is made up of 19 talented grade 10, 11 and 12 students.
Students auditioned for the production in May and have spent
this entire semester rehearsing.
They have not only learned about
classic myths (and what they can
still say to us today), but they have
worked on stage techniques such
as character development, staging
and creative movement.
Metamorphoses is in the form of
different vignettes. “There are no
main characters,” explained Mr.
Grujicich, “and with its heavy
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some hills. Meet at the parking area on
the east side of Uxbridge Conc. 6, 0.6
km north of Uxbridge Town Line or 5.5
km south of Durham Rd. 21. Russ
Burton 905-830-2862.
Sat., Jan. 28, 7:00 a.m. The Oak
Ridges Trail Association is hosting
a 1+ hr., 5 km moderate pace loop
hike on the Al Shaw side Trail. Join us
for breakfast after the hike. 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.
ONGOING
North House and Community
Churches will be holding a soup
lunch on Wednesdays from 12 1:30pm at St. Andrew's-Chalmers
Presbyterian Church. The lunches run
through until March. Come enjoy some
healthy, delicious soup! Pay what you
can.
In Canis Major (Big Dog) is Sirius
(SEER-ee-us) the brightest star in the
winter sky. It is only 9 Light Years (L.Y.)
away or about 84,800,000,000,000 km.
away. To put this distance in perspective,
if our sun were the size of a ping pong
ball and our earth was a pin prick 3.96
m apart, Sirius would have to be 2240
km away to keep the scale the same. If
you were travelling on a spaceship at a
Hospital Auxiliary “Chances
Are” Store on Bascom Street accepting good winter clothing. Proceeds to
Cottage Hospital.
If you have a community event you’d
like us to mention, please contact us at
cosmosboyce@powergate.ca or 905852-1900. The deadline for our next
issue is 6 p.m. Sunday.
Handicapable 'Friends' Ministry
returns weekly on Wednesdays from 7 8 p.m. at Trinity United Church, 20 First
Avenue, Uxbridge. For info call 905852-6213.
Wellness Thursdays happen every
focus on chorus work, this particular play is ideal for a high school
production.”
“There is no such thing as pure
pleasure; some anxiety always goes
with it.” Ovid
While our USS thespians have
been having a ball getting ready,
there is no doubt that this show
has its challenges. Water is central
to the play, and it has taken the
ingenuity of our Tigers to figure
out the logistics of this. It is definitely not easy to put a pool of
water on stage, especially when
that pool is a hot tub!
“This is our first week rehearsing
with water,” said Mr. Grujicich.
“We are hoping that the hot tub
will give the illusion that the characters are submerged in water and
then will come back up again.” So
come out and see for yourself if
this illusion works!
“First thing every morning before
you arise say out loud, “I believe,”
three times.” Ovid
More than just the drama depart-
Extra-Terrestrial Tidbits
by Stan Taylor
Thursday from 4 to 6pm at the
Uxbridge Youth Centre. These
workshops are an opportunity for youth
to gather with their peers and discuss
topics that are important to them including stress, relationships, anxiety, health
and friendship just to name a few with
Wellness Practitioner Heidi Walczak.
Snacks are provided! Additionally,
every Thursday at 5pm Dave the
Guitar Guy will be at the UYC to provide FREE guitar lessons and educate
youth on guitar repair, care and accessories. All skill levels are welcome!
speed of
80,000
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spacecrafts currently leaving our Solar
System) it would take more than one
hundred thousand years to reach Sirius.
Sirius is actually a double star system.
Sirius A is three times the mass of our
sun and almost 10 times brighter. Sirius
B is the same mass as our sun but only
four times larger than Earth and spins
on its axis 23 times a minute.
The ancient Egyptians called Sirius the
ment have believed in and are
committed to this production.
Among other contributors, the
Art Club has helped with the
painting of the sets, Mr. Boehm
has headed up the carpentry component, and the tech crew will be
working their magic throughout
the show's runs.
Another unique part about this
show is that all the music is an
original score created by Tiger
Talk's own Gareth Anderson! Mr.
Grujicich and Gareth have been
working together to develop
sounds and songs that capture the
(sometimes very sinister) mood of
various parts of the show.
“[Metamorphoses] makes it easy to
enter the heart and to believe in
greater change... that we all can
transform.” Playwright Mary
Zimmerman
We all can use some inspiration,
imagination, mystery, change, and
challenge these days, so we strongly urge our student and community readers alike to come out to see
what promises to be a one-of-akind production next week!
Nile Star. Its appearance heralded the
rising of the Nile River for the agricultural-based Egyptians. Several of their
pyramids were built so the light from
the rising of Sirius would penetrate deep
within their interiors. The heliacal rising of the Dog Star high in the sky
began the the heliacal or Sothic year.
Even today, although most people are
not aware of it, our celebration of a New
Year has its roots in Egyptian history.
The rising of Sirius to the mid position
in the heavens at midnight marked the
ancient Egyptian New Year. For more
information, see http://www.siriusrising.com/sirius.htm
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T h u r s d a y, J a n u a r y 1 2 t h 2 0 1 2
COMMENTARY: Considerations in the funding of the Uxbridge Historical Centre
Submitted by the
Uxbridge Historical Society
For over 40 years the Uxbridge-Scott
Historical Society has closely followed
its mandate, including the promotion of
local history and the preservation of historical documents and artifacts (historic
buildings too). We understand the need
to reduce museum funding from the
Township, as well as the necessity to
raise more funds to assist in the costs of
running the Historical Centre.
Our main concern is the suggestion to
commercialize the schoolhouse - the
heart of the museum, including suggestions to turn it into a restaurant.
The present schoolhouse, sitting close
to the location of two previous schoolhouses, was opened in 1924 and closed
in 1969. There are local residents who
attended this school as well as former
teachers. It is rare for any museum
school house to be as untouched as this
one, with its original blackboards, lights
and windows.
Being the only building with a large
usable room, heat, air conditioning and
washrooms, the schoolhouse is vital to
the museum's future. Commercializing
this would mean that meetings, workshops, education programs for schools
and so many other things would not be
able to continue. Even outdoor and
church events, including weddings need
access to the washrooms. The schoolhouse attic is filled with valuable artifacts and there is nowhere else they can
be stored. The recently added insulation
to the schoolhouse has improved it for
storage and also made it even more suitable for year-round use.
Our second concern is having the
museum open for even fewer months. It
would be like asking a Community Hall
to have more events and raise more
money, but without their building, and
with less time available to do it.
Thankfully, Mayor O'Connor is
strongly opposed to commercializing
the schoolhouse, as is Councillor
Northeast.
We appreciate the support shown in
the Cosmos on Dec. 22/11, with positive
comments from four columnists about
the importance of the museum and
schoolhouse. Ted Barris stated “...local
museums and their artifacts represent
the unofficial, but crucial foundation of
Canada's story. When fledgling communities took root... there were no official recorders of events, no provincial
archives, few newspapers or journalists.
The documenting of Canada's history
depended on handed down stories,
folklore, diaries and local museums.”
The staff works hard to meet the
Ministry of Tourism and Culture's
Standards for Community Museums.
They are helped by the Historical
Society, “the fundraising and volunteer
arm of the museum”, and the new
Museum
Advisory
Committee
appointed by council to assist with
museum planning. Keeping history
alive through informative displays,
interesting guest speakers, workshops,
newsletters and special events is a high
priority along with proper storage and
accurate records for archival material
and artifacts, along with all the responsibilities of caring for the 10 buildings.
The museum is host to tours and dropin visitors as well.
The staff is also kept busy responding
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS
All claims against the estate of LESLIE DOBROVITS, late of the
Town of Uxbridge, Province of Ontario, who died on or about the
fourth day of November, 2011, must be filed with the undersigned
personal representative on or before the twenty-ninth day of
February, 2012; thereafter, the undersigned will distribute the assets
of the estate having regard only to the claims then filed.
Dated this 12th day of January, 2012.
JOHN MESE -
705-566-9530
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS
All claims against the estate of MAGDA DOBROVITS, late of
the Town of Uxbridge, Province of Ontario, who died on or about
the fifth day of December, 2011, must be filed with the undersigned
personal representative on or before the twenty-ninth day of
February, 2012; thereafter, the undersigned will distribute the assets
of the estate having regard only to the claims then filed.
Dated this 12th day of January, 2012.
JOHN MESE -
705-566-9530
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
to requests from many people seeking
important information from the
archives located at the museum. There
are: historians; authors; newspaper
reporters (not just locally); real estate
agents and home buyers seeking information about heritage homes; Heritage
Uxbridge regarding historic plaques for
homes and for other research; members
of service clubs; volunteer organizations
and churches. All want information for
meetings and especially for celebrating
anniversaries. In the last year staff conducted research to assist with the
anniversary celebrations of Uxbridge
Public School, Uxbridge Public Library,
the Music Hall, the Lucy Maud
Montgomery Society and the UxbridgeScott Historical Society. Staff also conducted archival research for the Region
of Durham, Lake Simcoe Conservation
Authority, the Canadian Heritage Trust,
Uxbridge Secondary School, Uxbridge
Fair Board, the Township Library
Genealogy department, other Ontario
museums, graduate students, current
and past Uxbridge residents and others.
There are also many requests to view or
obtain copies of photographs from the
large photograph collection.
The society has tried for years to have
the Schoolhouse open all year, for activities and for rental by local groups, such
as artists and theatre groups. The Kydd
House should also be open for part-time
use by staff and volunteers in the winter
to catch up on paperwork, to plan programmes and to reply to inquiries about
booking events including bus tours,
weddings and reunions, and to reply to
information requests. Callers won't wait
until May to call back.
Again, we agree that increasing the
funds raised by the museum and society
is very important. But, we strongly disagree with commercializing the schoolhouse, and the reduction of staff time
and reducing the hours the museum is
open. This makes it extremely difficult
if not impossible to increase the funds
coming into the museum.
We must make certain that the schoolhouse and museum continue to function and thrive for future generations.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Please
contact
us
at
board@uxbridgescotthistoricalsociety.ca
or Carol at 905-852-5097.
Letters to the Editor
Roger you are right (jan. 5) and you are
wrong, if that is possible. I did not at any
time compare Councillor Mantle to anyone else in the township or anyone on
council, so my comment was for
Councillor Mantle and the fact he
brought his own uniqueness and individuality to the council, the same as
everyone does when they are elected.
If I had been comparing Councillor
Mantle to others then you could take
offence and disagree with me, but I was
talking about one person and only one
person, and the one person who was
elected to represent Ward 4 in the township. The youth in our community now
have a voice (closer to their own age) at
council and the council has an individual
who is knowledgeable in the technology
that could be used to make our job more
effective. This is the uniqueness and
individuality I am talking about.
And where you are right, Roger, is I
agree everyone you listed would be an
excellent representative and would be
the best thing that could happen to
Uxbridge when and if they are elected to
council. But let's not limit the list to
who your favourites are.
Bev Northeast
Ward 1 Councillor
I believe the best “thing” to happen to
Uxbridge (Am I Wrong, Jan. 5) is the
contagious spirit of goodness that
emanates from its residents everyday. As
a thirty year Uxbridgian, I feel fortunate
to be able to name literally hundreds of
people who I credit with giving our community its secure feeling of shared positivity and support. I believe the exemplary residents you mentioned in your article, Roger, would wholeheartedly agree
that they are moved to contribute so
charitably based on the gratifying resultant feedback that multiplies upon itself.
In Bev Northeast’s (one of these people,
incidentally) defence, I believe it was the
spontaneous spirit in which she
enthused about Jacob Mantle which
should be of note, not the literal interpretation of her words. With her years of
dedicated involvement in the community, she is more than aware that there are
many others uniquely deserving of such
accolade. You serve to remind me in your
own provocative way of how many times
and why I instinctively promote
Uxbridge to new and potential residents.
Thank you for that and also for your
own significant contributions over the
years.
Jacqui Watts
Uxbridge
A belated but heartfelt “thank you” to
the Friends of the Foster Committee for
a wonderful concert celebrating the 75
years that the Foster Memorial has been
the Jewel of Durham. A thanks to
Wooden Sticks Golf Club for providing
one of the door prizes: a round of golf
and two meals, which we won. We’re
looking forward to another stellar year of
the “Fridays at the Foster” evening concerts!
Hall for their contribution of time and
space, and the Black Hawk Pot Lickers
Hockey Assoc. as well as the many families who took the time to adopt a family
in need and give them a Christmas to
remember.
Last but certainly not least, the residents that worked on our Christmas
Kettle at Zehrs, and Zehrs for allowing
us the time for the Kettle so we could
continue with our programs.
Thank you, Uxbridge and Port Perry
for your generosity.
Bev Northeast
Chair of Salvation Army
Uxbridge Unit
Peter and Carol Guinane
Uxbridge
The Uxbridge unit of the Salvation
Army would like to thank the many
groups and individuals who stepped forward to assist us this year in our program
of Giving a Child a Christmas. Our generous donations came from the
Township of Uxbridge, Firemen,
Kinsmen, TCG construction, Jones
Pools, Sparks, Zephyr United Church
Womens’ Institute, Pine Grove Church,
Magnum Food Brokers Inc. Molly
Maid, Goodwood Lions, Port Perry
Seniors, Uxbridge Toy Drive/Masonic
OnStage Uxbridge
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12 ANGRY MEN
by Reginald Rose
Directed by Bryan Mailey
Sunday January 22nd 7-10 pm Uxbridge Music Hall
Monday January 23rd 7-10 pm Uxbridge Baptist Church
Call-backs Monday January 30th
Performances April, 2012
Needed: 12 men of varying ages
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script
For additional information please visit
www.onstageuxbridge.com
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The Uxbridge Cosmos
T h u r s d a y, J a n u a r y 1 2 t h 2 0 1 2
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• Personal & Corporate
Tax Returns
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Interior & Exterior
Wallpapering,
drywall & plaster repairs
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Your local businesses/professionals
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For more details,
please call
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THE
WORD OF THE WEEK
“Now is the time of God’s
favour, now is the day of
salvation.”
- II Corinthians 6:2
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Deadline: Monday 5:30 p.m.
Services
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snacks provided, lots of room to play. references
available. Lorrie 905-852-2349. 1/12
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Debby’s Daycare, Barton Farms. For more info,
please call 905-862-0909. 1/19
PIANO LESSONS: Carolyn Piet (ARCT piano,
pipe organ) teaches piano and music theory at her
home near USS. Phone 862-3846. 1/19
Vehicles for Sale
FOR SALE: HYUNDAI SANTE FE 2005. 170,000
km. Standard, winter tires on rims. $4500. Call
905-852-4969 evenings. 1/12
FOR SALE: 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan. 213,
725k. Very good condition, needs muffler repair
and a sway bar. $1,500 obo Please call (905) 8522135. 1/12
FOR SALE: 2002 Montana Van, 7-seater,
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Wanted
WANTED TO RENT: Looking for a room close to
Uxbridge cottage hospital (no car).
maghairn@gmail.com Tel:416-897-8223. 1/12
WE ARE LOOKING for a mature, responsible
person to look after our 2 children (ages 9 and
12) afterschool on Monday, Tuesday and Fridays.
Hours are between 3pm and 6pm. They will need
to be picked up from QVPS and brought back to
our house. Start date – ASAP. Please call
Katherine at 416-910-3356. 1/12
HELP WANTED: General Shop Labourer for a
Forklift Equipment Company. Contact Wayne
Toyne at 905-640-1928. 1/12
WANTED TO BUY: Walker with no wheels.
905-852-5877. 1/12
WANTED: Old tin toys, old sewing machines, old
riding lawn mowers. Ask for Jim. Call 905-8525811. 1/12
For Sale
FIREWOOD FOR SALE: Seasoned hardwood,
delivered. $120 per 16” face cord. 905-640-5977
or 416-460-4637. 2/2
MALE BUDGIE, big cage, all accessories.
$30.00. 905-862-3890. 1/19
DRY HAY, small bales. 905-852-7634. 1/26
OAK DINING ROOM SET: Has to be seen to be
appreciated. $800 obo. 905-852-3253. 1/19
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Woods and Woods. Call 905852-1810 or 905-852-1836.
1/12
For Rent
HOUSE FOR RENT in Uxbridge. Country sized
lot at edge of town, two bedrooms plus den and
finished basement. Recently renovated.
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ONE BED HOUSE FOR RENT: Furn, clean, 10
min N Uxbridge on lake, short term ok, avail: Jan.
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UXBRIDGE 2 BEDROOM basement apartment
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entrance, walk to downtown. No smoking or pets.
$1100/mo. inclusive. Credit check, first & last
required. Available Immediately. 416-805-3972.
2/2
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about livestock shelter. Vanessa 905-852-7634.
1/26
OFFICE SPACE: 800 sq feet for lease,
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above Presents, Presents, 2nd level 58 Brock St
W. Ste 201. Well kept historical building, tall windows & ceilings. One business or share. Call Sari
(905) 852-1222. 1/19
BETWEEN UXBRIDGE AND LEASKDALE,
available April 1. Totally renovated 2 bedroom
with new kitchen, bathroom, appliances etc.
Reasonable rent for a couple to help with upkeep
of house and land. Very satisfied previous tenant
(purchased own house). Applicants must have
excellent local refs. David 416-489-6179 (7 - 9
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CAMERA FOUND, in ditch at car accident scene
Wagg Road and 4th Concession. Camera turns on,
and photo's displaying. Panasonic Lumix. Please
call Melanie at 905-852-4525 to arrange pick up.
1/19
11
The Uxbridge Cosmos
Bruins impress in two wins
by Roger Varley
That's the kind of hockey we're
talking about!
In two games on the weekend, the
Uxbridge Bruins showed just what
they are capable of when they concentrate on playing the game. First
they defeated the Clarington Eagles
7-4 at the arena on Friday and then
travelled to Keswick on Saturday to
down the Georgina Ice 5-2. In the
process, Kenzie Smith put on an
outstanding individual display,
racking up five goals and two
assists,
and
goalie
Stefan
Melnychuk was terrific.
"We came together, finally," said
assistant coach Keith Leslie after the
game in Keswick. "That's two good
games: we're going to keep rolling
next weekend."
Leslie was making the comments
because coach and general manager
Matt Muir was sitting out the second game of a five-game suspension
he received from the OHA for not
controlling his team following the
Dec. 28 game against Port Perry
MoJacks. Defenceman Phil Wood,
who was given a major penalty for
intent to injure in that same game,
was handed a 20-game suspension.
A major part of the Bruins' two
wins was the fact they drastically cut
down the number of trips they
made to the penalty box. They were
short-handed only eight times on
Friday and six times on Saturday.
"We had a heart-to-heart last
Tuesday at practice and before
(Friday night's) game," Leslie said.
"We said the deadline's coming and
if you want to play hockey, you play
our way or it's not going to happen
for you."
The team obviously listened as
they jumped to a 3-0 lead in the
first period against Clarington.
Nick Kucera opened the scoring on
a power play, converting a neat little
backward pass from Steve Posteraro.
Kyle Northover was credited with
the other assist. Then Smith scored
his first of the weekend, poking in a
pass from Jayson Heydon, who had
executed a superb end-to-end rush.
The third goal, a short-handed
marker credited to Brendan Neville,
was a freak event. Neville was chasing an Eagle defenceman behind
the Clarington net. The defenceman tried to shoot the puck backwards but it bounced off the boards
onto the goalie's stick and into the
Last Rock
The first session of the 2011-12 curling season at Uxbridge Curling club
ended over Christmas with a flurry of
seasonal events and parties. The
Christmas season is always a special
time to enjoy the social aspects of
curling, and nearly every league held
a pot luck lunch or buffet after the
regularly scheduled games to cele-
VIEWPOINTS
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 HMS Pinafore at the Music Hall. Last
week’s viewpoint (lower photo) was still not
guessedit was the wall of a tack shop on Albert
Street. We’ll have the answer to the upper photo
next weeknext week.
net.
The Eagles finally hit the scoreboard on a power play late in the
second period when Melnychuk
was screened. But Uxbridge came
back with three goals in just over
three minutes. First Smith then
notched his second goal, tipping in
a pass from Posteraro. That was followed in short order by Northover's
goal, assisted by Kurt Batty and
Kucera, and then Batty scored on a
delayed penalty, assisted by Smith
and Heydon.
Unfortunately, as is their wont, the
Bruins let down for a while in the
third period, allowing Clarington to
come back with three goals. But
Posteraro rounded out the Bruins'
scoring following a beautiful passing sequence between himself and
Northover.
In Keswick, the sequence was similar, with the Bruins taking a threegoal lead before Georgina scored.
Smith opened the scoring with the
only goal of the first period, assisted
by Steve Douitsis. The period came
to a close with the Bruins two men
short for a full two minutes as
Douitsis picked up a two-minute
slashing penalty and Brandon
Basler received five minutes for
by Malcolm Thistle
brate the season.
Perhaps the biggest party of all was
the annual Wednesday Daytime
“Funspiel” on December 21st. Over
sixty league curlers were organized
into teams over two draws. In
between games members, guests, and
curling old timers from years gone by,
sat down to a delicious lunch of
chicken on rice provided by the Tin
Mill. With 97 people in total, the
banquet was the largest that anyone
could remember in the tradition of
this fun event. The Fun Spiel was
hosted by Hugh and Lois McGinn
with help from League Convenor
Gerry Collyer and curler Andy
Hemphill. The winners of the first
draw were Tina Ruhl (Skip), Lorne
Babcock (Vice), Syd Markham
(Second) and Bernice Montgomery
(Lead). The winner of the second
draw was the team of Bill Harwood
(Skip), George Christensen (Vice),
Joan Sage (Second) and June Peck
(Lead).The first three teams from
each event won a meat prize from
Vince’s but raffles and draws ensured
that nearly everyone went home with
a prize.
Another seasonal tradition at the
Uxbridge Curling club is the Boxing
Day Fun spiel, organized by Jane
Hachey. Members invite friends and
family to enjoy a fun day of curling
and help those who have never curled
. This usually results in a lot of fun
and laughs all around . The spiel
involved two eight-end games with a
pot luck lunch in between. The first
place winners were the Brauch Family
– Ray, Reis, Kay, and Hailey, and second place went to Doug, Ashley,
and Shawn White, and Jessica
Nebold.
The New Year’s Eve party, organized
by Marg and Roger McKnight, captured the energy of the occasion and
was a lot of fun. Members and guests
danced to the music of a dee-jay and
enjoyed a turkey and ham dinner
with all the fixings and homemade
Photos by Renee Leahy.
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T h u r s d a y, J a n u a r y 1 2 t h 2 0 1 2
JUNIOR C STANDINGS
- as of Tuesday, Jan. 10
Team
Wins
Losses
LAKEFIELD CHIEFS
20
8
3
43
LITTLE BRITAIN MERCHANTS
16
11
3
35
PORT PERRY MOJACKS
17
13
1
35
UXBRIDGE BRUINS
15
14
3
33
CLARINGTON EAGLES
14
15
3
31
GEORGINA ICE
12
19
1
25
OT Losses Points
spearing at the same time. But the
Uxbridge penalty killers successfully
denied the Ice any goals. In fact,
Matt Allen, assisted by Smith,
scored a short-handed goal as
Basler's penalty was coming to an
end in the second period.
Midway through the second,
Smith scored again on another great
passing play involving Robert
Posteraro and Neville. Georgina
finally managed to get the puck past
Melnychuk at the 6:45 mark, but
Smith replied with his hat-trick two
minutes later, assisted by Robert
Posteraro.
Georgina scored on a power play
with just over a minute remaining
in the third period but Callum
Lynch put the game away with an
empty net goal with 34 seconds left
on the clock.
As far as Smith was concerned,
Leslie said he "couldn't do any better than that. He was awesome
defensively, killing penalties, you
couldn't ask for any more."
The two wins moved Uxbridge
back into fourth place in the sixteam OHA Jr. Central Division,
just two points behind Little Britain
Merchants and Port Perry MoJacks,
who are tied for second place.
However, Port Perry has a game in
hand and the Merchants have two.
The Bruins host the MoJacks at
the arena at 7:45 p.m. tomorrow
before heading the Lakefield on
Tuesday to face the league-leading
Chiefs.
desert. Spot dances and prizes and
falling balloons at midnight added to
the fun and Tina Ruhl served as designated driver.
The Uxbridge Curling Club runs a
Little Rocks program for kids
between the ages of 7 – 12 to provide
an opportunity for young people to
learn the game and develop an enjoyment of it. Every Sunday from 11:30
– 12:30 the Little Rocks come out
eager to learn and do their best. At
present, UCC has 23 kids in the program and most of them are new this
year. Many will go on to the Bantam
and Junior programs and develop an
enthusiasm for the game that will last
a lifetime. The Little Rocks program
at UCC is organized by Jennifer and
Brent Waddingham, who have been
curling for five years. Jennifer will
be the first to acknowledge that “it
takes many volunteers to teach a child
to curl” and she is ably assisted by
many curlers who give their time
and experience to create a fun, safe,
and instructive environment for the
kids. But special thanks are due to
Ken and Lisa McFarlane, Debra
Kenna and Sarah Grove.
If you are interested in the Little
Rocks program or finding out more
about curling at UCC, just call the
club at 905-852-6862. Good curling!
And Happy New Year!
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THE KINSMEN CLUB OF UXBRIDGE
EXTENDS A SINCERE THANK YOU
AND APPRECIATION TO THE
FOLLOWING BUSINESSES AND
INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR GENEROUS
CONTRIBUTIONS OF ITEMS AND
TIME TO OUR CHRISTMAS
DINNER AND AUCTION HELD ON
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2011.
Frankie’s Ristorante
UPS Store Uxbridge
Uxbridge Shoes & Repair
Williamson Motor Sales
Greenbank Restaurant
Don Anderson Haulage
Tin Mill Restaurant
Tim Hortons Uxbridge
James-Campbell Insurance
Wine Kitz Uxbridge
Canadian Tire Store
Uxbridge Motor Sports
Shoppers Drug Mart
H & R Block
Alterna Hair & Esthetics
King Henry’s Arms Uxbridge
Randy Hoban, Barrister
Branch 170 Royal Canadian Legion
Total Contracting Group
RJ Pick-Ups & Accessories
One Touch Painting
Howie Herrema
Dean Watson Auto Sales
Subway/ John Miller
Classic Rust Control
BDO/ Randy Hickey
Rona Uxbridge
Zehrs Food Plus
Keith’s Flowers
Hickling Pools & Spa
Vince’s Market
Jersey’s Restaurant
Impact Auto Parts
Legion Branch 170 Ladies’ Auxiliary
Neil Bacon/ Auctioneer
Durham Water Treatment/
Dave Dufton
Woods and Woods
Rutledge Jewellers
Audio Vision Plus
Acushnet/Mike Cutrara
Donleigh Sports
Precision Auto Refinishing
Low’s Furniture
Art Forms International
Peck Shell/ Tony Peck
Ellis-Don Contracting
Eric Tratnick
Boston Pizza Uxbridge
Sears Uxbridge
Kinsmen
Bill Campbell (far left)
and John Low (far
right) present the
proceeds to Wanda
Huggins (left) of
Loaves & Fishes and
Bev Northeast of the
Salvation Army
To all the patrons who supported the fund raising dinner and auction,
our heartfelt appreciation. The proceeds have been distributed to the
local Salvation Army and the Loaves and Fishes Food Bank.
OnStage Uxbridge brings this
high jinx ship into port just in time
to chase away your mid-winter
blahs.
H.M.S. Pinafore was Arthur
Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert's fourth
collaboration (Gilbert did the
libretto, Sullivan the music), and
was first performed at the Opera
Comique in London, Enlgland, on
May 25, 1878, and quickly became
an
international
sensation.
Pinafore presents standard G & S
fare, with lots of mirth and silliness
threading its way through plenty of
fabulously catchy musical numbers
and fancy costumes, as well as plenty of recognizable quips - "What,
never? No, never!..." Full of wry
British humour, Pinafore thoroughly lampoons the class system, the
notion of patriotism, and also takes
a few shots at the Royal Navy.
Director Cheryl Atwood has been
working with a large cast to get this
ship afloat, and is excited about
with Bev Northeast
We are waiting for snow- yes we want
snow here in Goodwood as we have a
project for the kids. We are asking the
children to build snowmen on the parkette by the GO shelter so everyone driving through the village will see our works
of art. The rules are the snowmen must
be dressed with only organic items, small
sticks, carrots etc. So when the first big
snowfall happens we hope to see all the
kids out on the parkette making snowmen to cheer up those driving through...
If you haven't come into the village
lately you should come out and have a
coffee & sweet at the bakery, and check
out the lights and ice sculptures before
they melt in this unusual weather...
The Goodwood Baptist church holds
their service on Sundays at 11:00 am and
all are welcome to attend and share in
the music that is offered each week.
Sunday Jan 22nd music by Judith
Connell, Jan. 29 music by Salome
Legemaate, Feb. 5th music by Jean Liew,
Feb 12 music by John Moore. There is
also an evening planned on Sat. Feb 18
at 7:00pm to hear John Mackay the
International Director of Creation
Research Ministry from Australia and all
are welcome to attend this special
evening...
The upcoming programs at the
Goodwood Community centre are
Zumba on Tues evenings at 7:00pm, so
drop in and check it out. Saturday mornings is Yoga at 9:00 am and this is wonderful way to wind down after a busy
week. If you are interested in learning
how to cook meals from different countries then call 905-642-5689 and register
for a class.
Please mark your calendars for
International Women's day March 8th
and give me a call if you are interested in
attending.
May 16 is our annual Talent night
where you can entertain the community
with singing, dancing, reading, acting,
etc remember this is not a competition,
it is a night of entertainment. Call me at
905-640-3966 to register.
bringing this cleverly updated production to the Uxbridge Music
Hall.
Come with us as we sail from
"Sorry Her Lot" to "Oh, joy, oh,
rapture" in one brief voyage.
H.M.S. Pinafore opens January
19, with shows beginning at 7:30
p.m. on January 19, 20, 21, 26, 27
and 28. There will also be matinee
performances at 3:00 p.m. on
January 21, 22 and 28. Tickets can
be
purchased
online
at
www.onstageuxbridge.com, by calling 905 904 0895, or by visiting La
Petite Fleur at 43 Brock Street West
in Uxbridge during regular business
hours.
Enjoy the voyage!