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by Brad HoldenThis week the Creemore Echo is proud to introduce its brand new online home, thecreemoreecho.com. Designed by Michael L’Ecuyer and Ruth Ann Pearce of Creemore’s coloveration art and design studio, the new website takes advantage of much that today’s Internet has to offer in terms of delivering information in a dynamic, timely manner, not only on our website but across social networks as well.

With this site we will be able to upload more content from the Echo, and in eye-catching new ways (think videos and lots of pictures). The website will now retain every story we’ve ever uploaded, and that cache of information will be fully searchable. Perhaps most interestingly, visitors will also have the ability to

comment on any article they choose. We hope this will become a vital forum for our readers to discuss what’s happening in Creemore and its surrounding area.

Reflecting the technology of our times, thecreemoreecho.com is also optimized for mobile use (though we encourage any iPad, iPod or iPhone users to update their operating systems to iOS 5, in order to get the most out of the site).

Some of you may be wondering, we suspect, why we chose to start fresh at a new address (thecreemoreecho.com) instead of continuing on with our traditional one (creemore.com). It’s a good question, regarding a decision that came after a lot of discussion.

Our first directive to the coloveration crew was that we wanted our new

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MAPLE VALLEY WIND TURBINES BACK ON TABLE

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by Brad HoldenSkyway 124 Wind Energy Inc., the company that was halfway through the environmental screening process for a wind turbine proposal in Maple Valley when it withdrew in September 2009 after the Green Energy Act was introduced, has now returned with a FIT contract and notice of a proposal to build five turbines in the same area.

According to the Notice of Proposal, issued Tuesday, the Skyway 124 turbines will be located on the east side of County Road 124, in an area between Nottawasaga’s 6/7 Sideroad and 12/13 Sideroad, with 10th Concession being the eastern boundary. The notice can be seen on page 8, and a more detailed map of the project can be seen on page 12.

In total, should the project be approved, it would (See “Wind” on page 12)

SILENT RESPECT Veterans, their fellow Legion members, current military members and the general public all paused for a moment of silence with the lights turned low before last Friday’s Remembrance Service, remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice. For more photos of the ceremony, see page 7.

INFERNO The Airport Road barn of dairy farmers Colin and Tanya Walker burned to the ground Tuesday night, unfortunately killing 65 cattle, a dog and two cats. Clearview Township Fire and Emergency Services responded with 30 firefighters and 10 pieces of fire apparatus from five stations. Water was brought in as there are no hydrants in the area. A defensive fire attack was deployed to protect buildings close to the barn and the fire was under control after two and a half hours. Essa Township Fire Department deployed an apparatus and crew into the New Lowell station for coverage. The fire is under investigation by the Fire Marshall’s office due to the extent of damages – over $500,000.

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Upcoming Events

Friday, November 18• The Tree Society of Creemore’s 1st Annual Meet

& Greet at the Station on the Green from 7 to 9 pm. Help pay tribute to Diane & Brian McKay in honour of their 20 years of leadership. Guest speaker is John Bacher, author of 2 Billion Trees and Counting. Dr Bacher will be discussing the legacy of Edmund Zavitz and Ontario’s reforestation with particular emphasis on how it impacted our region and the watersheds of the Mad and Noisy Rivers. Tickets $10 available at door. All are welcome.

Saturday, November 19• Book Launch for Ken Thornton’s new novel The

Elusive Dream & darci-que’s newest book Mollie’s Birthday Party from 11 am to 2 pm at Station on the Green.

• Creative Custom Urn Workshop hosted by Marcy Stewart Designs on November 19 from 10 am to noon & 2 to 4 pm & November 20 from 1 to 3 pm. Creative Custom Wreath Workshop on November 25 from 10 to noon & 2 to 4 pm & November 26 from 1 to 3 pm. At 19 Elizabeth Street West in Creemore. To

This Weekend

Monday, November 21• The Retired Women Teachers of Ontario (Blue

Mtn. Branch) welcome newly retired or previously retired woman teachers to our meeting at Trinity United Church, 140 Maple Street, Collingwood at 11 am. For further information call Lois at 705-428-2880 or Marilyn at 705-466-2493.

Friday, November 25• Toonie Lunch at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 22

Caroline Street West, from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Come enjoy some homemade soup.

• Christmas Open House at Seasons in Creemore, 168 Mill Street, from 6 to 9 pm. Call 705-466-6278 for more information.

Saturday, November 26• Dunedin Hanging of the Green. Come out & help

make our village in the valley festive. Enjoy hot chocolate and friendship. Dunedin Hall at 10 am. Hope to see you there!

• Hand-printed Christmas Cards with Liz Eakins at Station on the Green, Creemore, from 10 am to 3 pm. Learn how to cut a simple yet effective linoblock image, print it on Japanese paper and mount it onto cards to create your very own Christmas greetings this year. Cost is $90 plus hst. Materials $20. 705-466-5555 or www.madandnoisy.com to register.

• Opening Reception of Elements from 2 to 4 pm for Woodturner Taylor Ledden, painter Peter Miehm & photographer Dennis Campbell. The show, entitled Elements, continues until December 15. 705-466-5555 or www.madandnoisy.com. 154 Mill Street.

• Rosemont Christmas Market from 10 am to 2 pm at the Orange Hall (beside the Globe Restaurant on Hwy 89). The Globe’s baking, Pam’s Soaps, E & E Candles, Fiddle Foot Farm, Wooden Crafts, Shuttlesong Studio, George and Gracies , Relishes, Pickles, Jams, Jellies, Upcycled Dragon Fly, Krafty Bear and more.

• Ladies of Emmanuel Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale from 11 am to 1 pm. Bake table, crafts, and a white elephant table. Lunch $5 (soup, sandwich tea/

coffee) Emmanuel Presbyterian Church Highway 124 just south of Nottawa.

• Singhampton Santa Claus Parade at 2 pm.• Knox Presbyterian Church Dunedin invites you

to join us for “Harvest in the Hollow” Roast Beef Dinner from 4:30 to 7 pm at the Dunedin Community Centre. Adults &15, youth 6 to 12 $7, under 6 free. Tickets at the door.

Sunday, November 27• The Path to Expressive Painting (oil or acrylic)

from 10 am to 4 pm at The Tremont Studio & Galleries, 2nd floor, unit 6, Collingwood. $75 + materials. For beginner to advanced artists who are interested in breaking out of the box with their painting. Contact Sue Miller at 705-466-3411 or 705-727-6161 or [email protected] to register.

• St. Luke’s 7th Season of Gift of Music presents Classical guitarist Tariq Harb, winner of the 2011 Montreal International Classical Guitar Competition. At St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Caroline Street West at 3 pm. Refreshments will be served following each concert. Tickets will be available at Curiosity House and the Echo $15 per concert or four concerts for $50.

• Christ Anglican Church (Batteaux Road, Nottawa) along with St. Paul’s, Singhampton and Church of the Redeemer, Duntroon, invite you to “Make a Joyful Noise”, an evening of gospel music at Christ Church. Enjoy men’s and women’s choruses, a children’s group, duets and solos and audience. Doors open at 6:30 pm with a start time of 7 pm. No tickets required. A free will offering will be given to the Salvation Army. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

Monday, November 28• Helping Students Plan Their Education. Open to

all parents and students. Starting at 7 pm at Ray’s Place, 172D Mill Street (on Caroline Street West at Mill). Call 705-466-3663 for more info.

Saturday, December 3• Breakfast with Santa hosted by Nottawasaga and

Creemore Public School from 8:30 am. Pancake

register or more information on December workshops & pricing call 705-466-3690 or 519-938-0588 or [email protected].

• Annual Leisure Time Club Christmas Bazaar from 9 am to 2 pm. Hand-made gift items, numerous vendors, tea room, draws and much more! Come out and see for yourself. All the great items for Christmas giving!

• Christmas in the Country: a show & sale of gifts to give…or keep. At the Feversham Hall attached to the arena Grey Rd. 2 in Feversham from 9 am to 3 pm. Booths including; Epicure, Janome sewing machines, home-baked treats, Tupperware, hand-spun gifts, jewelry, fabric gifts, and more!

• Annual Christmas “Sprig of Holly” Sale of hand-made crafts, home-baked goods, general Store area and lunch in the Snowflake Tea Room, beginning at 10 am. Located at All Saints Church, Elgin Street, Collingwood.

• The Door presents our Annual Dessert Auction. Join us at 6:30 pm at St. Patrick’s Hall, William

Street, Stayner. Tickets are $10 each (includes entertainment, and treats). Come and bid on wonderful desserts for your family or the holiday season. For more information call 705-428-2323.

Saturday, November 19 & Sunday, November 20• Simcoe County Museum presents 13th Annual

Artisans’ Sale from 10 am to 4 pm both days. Admission $6 per person. For more information contact 705-728-3721 [email protected] or www.museum.simcoe.ca.

Sunday, November 20• Church Services are on page 5.• St. Luke’s 7th Season of Gift of Music presents “No

Strings Attached” Concert, a woodwind quintet who will present classical repertoire from a variety of composers. At St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Caroline Street West at 3 pm. Refreshments will be served following each concert. Tickets will be available at Curiosity House and the Echo $15 per concert or four concerts for $50.

and Sausage Breakfast, Kids’ Shopping Room, Treasure Tray Raffles, Kids’ Craft Room, Silent Auction and a visit with Frosty the Snowman and Santa! Children $4, adults $6, family of 4 $18, family of 5 $20.

• Creemore Christmas Market from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at Station on the Green. Come check out all the sights and smells of the season with baking, meats, jams, pickles, unique fine jewellery, wood crafts, soaps, stained glass. You’ll find the perfect gift items for that special person, well-loved pet, or even a treat for yourself. Arrive early for best selection!

• Creemore Santa Claus Parade starting at 1:30 pm. Call John Blohm at 705-466-3130 to register your float.

• Mary’s Kitchen from 10 am to 4 pm. Host is Candice Bist. Contact information 705-466-5169 519-925-6466 or [email protected].

Sunday, December 4• B&B Open House & Cookie Tasting from 1

to 4 pm. Enjoy a short tour of the B&B’s in the Creemore Area B&B Association. (CABBA) and taste some delightful, homemade Christmas cookies. All monetary donations will support the Creemore Community Christmas Dinner. Angel House, 3 Nelson Street, Creemore 705-466-6505; Cedar Pond, 6920 12/13 Sideroad 705-466-5065; Clearview Station, 7262 12/13 Sideroad 705-466-2000; Creemore Comforts, 46 George Street, Creemore 705-466-5221.

• St. Luke’s 7th Season of Gift of Music presents “The Amity Trio” Concert (piano, violin and cello) intimate chamber music at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Caroline Street West at 3 pm. They are an accomplished ensemble from Barrie who delighted audiences when they played here two years ago. Refreshments will be served following concert. Tickets will be available at Curiosity House and the Echo $15 per concert or four concerts for $50.

• Christmas with Anne will be presented at St. Paul’s, Singhampton at 3 pm. Hot supper to follow. Free will offering for the Clearview Food Bank. Call 705-444-9140 or 705-445-4199 for info. And yes, carols will be sung! (Storm date: Dec. 11)

Friday, December 23• 32nd Annual 95.1 The Peak FM / Hospital

Christmas Draw. Win a Sony HDTV, 3D Blue-ray & more! Draw made live on 95.1 The Peak FM starting at 9 am. Tickets $2 on sale at Creemore Echo or online at www.cgmhf.com.

Sunday, December 25• Community Christmas Dinner at Station on the

Green. Social hour serenaded by the Wippers at 4:30 pm, dinner at 6 pm. All welcome. Call 705-466-3126 or [email protected] to reserve your seat, volunteer or donate. TD Canada Trust Account #0330 5202657 will accept financial contributions.

GYMNASTICS CLASSESWinter Session

REGISTRATION ON NOWFor Boys and Girls of All AgesBuell Fitness & Aquatic Centre BCRA Kiosk12 Week Winter Session Starts Dec. 10th

Base Borden Gymnastics Club is located in the Andy Anderson Arena – Ramillies and Cambrai Rd. CFB Borden.

For more info: 791-6732 • www.bordengymnastics.caBase Borden Gymnastics Club provides quality recreational and competitive

gymnastics programming for all ages.

S u n d a y , N o v . 2 0 t h : Woodwind Quintet, “No Strings Attached”, will perform as part of St. Luke’s Gift of Music program. Concert is at 3:00 at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, with refreshments following the performance. Tickets are $15, available at Curiosity House Books, the Echo, and at the door. S u n d a y , N o v . 4 t h The concert is at 3:00 at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, with refreshments following the performance. Tickets are $15, available at Curiosity House Books, the Echo, and at the door.

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THANKS TO EVERYONE!The organizers of the Michael Tupling Memorial Tournament would like to thank the following Sponsors and Donors who helped to make the tournament a “roaring” success:Trillium Ford, Timmerman, Haskell, & Mills LLP, Stan Coe, D&CFarms, J.D. Black Farms, Norm McEachern, Tupling Farms, Masonville Corner Store, Aaron Downey, Creemore Echo, Fines Home Hardware, Paul & Linda Mills, Bruce & Mavis Wilson, Stan & Terry Cowling, Rutledge Farms, Ginny MacEachern Royal Lepage, Carl & Ann McMillen, Toronto Maple Leafs Alumni, Pat Palmer, Doug Martin & Patsy Glover, Arnold & Gwen Anderson, Mulmur Township, Aldcorn Bros., Premier Equipment, David Gray & Anne Stephen, Hyland Supply, Alex Aldcorn, Lois Tupling, Cunnington Family, Lennox Farms, Harold &Marg Ritchie, Bill & Gloria Prentice, Jeffries Family, Norm & Leona Prentice, David Mackey. Thanks also to all those who volunteered their time to help (set-up crew, bartenders, timekeepers, statisticians, clean-up crew, etc.; to those who opened their wallets to make the Silent Auction so interesting and so much fun, and of course the players who came out to support. What a fantastic community effort to honour Michael, a wonderful young man lost to us so suddenly and all too soon. Hope to see everyone back again next year!

Regards, Paul Mills, Mayor of Mulmur

Seen & Heard around Creemore

Some of you may have noticed the Home Hardware commercial featuring darci-que and Creemore Home Hardware owner Brian Doran (it was chosen for airplay!). If not, you can see it at www.myhometownstory.ca/TVSpots (look for the “Sump Pump Horror”). Who knew we had such great acting talent in our village?

On the Air

Michael Bennett (at left, with Austin and Christine Boake) threw a fundraising dinner and dance last Saturday at the Station on the Green, raising money for the Creemore Santa Claus Parade fund.

Dancing for Santa

by Brad HoldenC l e a r v i e w C o u n c i l decided Monday night to bring the Township’s annual community grant a p p l i c a t i o n d e a d l i n e forward from February to December 22, 2011, so that Council may deal with the applications early in the budget process, rather than at the end where it’s happened traditionally. This move should allow community groups who receive the grants to have greater clarity about their own budgets earlier in the year.

This year’s application form is now available at the Clearview Township Administration Centre or online at clearview.ca.

During the discussion that led to that decision, Council members generally praised the grants, pointing out that every dollar spent by the township is multiplied several times due to the incredible volunteer support than many receiving organizations can make use of.

Deputy Mayor Alicia Savage wondered if it was time to start having past recipients hand in reports on how the money was spent, in order to make the grant process more accountable and trackable.

Councillor Thom Paterson agreed that that might be a good idea, and also proposed that Council might consider upping the amount it hands out next year, considering the fact that a tough economy might be hampering the ability of community organizations to raise their own funds. Council agreed that that could be discussed during next year’s budget discussoins.

Last year, Clearview Township handed out $16,750 worth of community grants to 23 different organizations. It received applications totalling $36,450.

Clerk given FOI powerClearview voted Monday night to transfer all

Freedom of Information powers and Records and Document services from the Director of Planning’s office to the Clerk’s office. Planning director Michael Wynia had been given the responsibilities in January, 2011, but the report prompting Monday night’s decision said that his workload had become too heavy.

Township clerk Bob Campbell will take care of all requests under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

2011 community grant deadline is in December

Katherine Barrer sent us this picture of a neighbour’s damage after last Wednesday night’s winds. The tenants of the house were inside when the tree came down, and consider themselves lucky, despite the loss of two cars.

A Windy Night

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THE WAY WE WEREEDITORIAL

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS

The Creemore Santa Claus Parade is only two weeks away, and organizer John Blohm would like to hear from everyone planning on putting a float into this year’s parade. With the CCI marching band booked to make a return visit, the parade should be a festive crowd-pleaser as always. Those wishing to be involved should call John Blohm at 705-466-3130.

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This isn’t Creemore, but it’s a place you’ll all be familiar with – the Collingwood Shipyards, in 1973. Four decades later, nearly everything in this picture is unrecognizable save the profile of Blue Mountain and the shape of the shoreline across the harbour. And only the shape, mind you, because the land over there is now home to hundreds of condos and a golf course!

The Internet is a fast-changing place, and as a result it’s becoming easier to use and more efficient every day. What’s perhaps most interesting about the online world these days is the fact that no matter what you want your website to do, there is a third-party site out there already doing it, and these days, everything is designed to work together.

That’s the biggest difference we found since last time we built a website for the Echo, just five years ago. Back then, if you wanted a slideshow, you had to build one in; if you wanted to send an email out to your subscribers, you had to create that operation as well. Building things on your own, in the silo of your own website, ensures your obsolescence in a short amount of time. And that’s what happened to our old website. (Please understand that is not a knock against the designer of that site at all; that was just the way things were done back then).

In the last five years, the Internet has changed immensely. Websites and services have figured out that it’s best to work together. So for our new site, we used wordpress.com for the overall architecture of the site, flickr.com for our slideshow, vimeo.com for our videos, mailchimp.com for our subscriber emails and issuu.com for the newspaper viewer for our subscribers.

And when our stories go up, they’ll be posted to Facebook and Twitter. So will any other musings we have over the course of the week. We encourage you to sign up to each of these services to better keep in touch with us.

What all this means is that, thanks to our designers at coloveration, we now have a modern powerhouse of a website, one that will improve as all the other sites we’ve mentioned improve.

Thecreemoreecho.com is built to last, it’s built to grow, and it’s built to operate in today’s online environment. We hope it becomes useful to you.

Judy Simmonds was the $50 early bird winner for October in the Station on the Green’s Big Greens draw (her ticket was drawn by Station treasurer Doug Mills, left, and Echo publisher Sara Hershoff, right). The next draw, on November 30, is for the whole enchilada, estimated to be at least $4,500. Potential winners have two more weeks to get in the game.


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NO STRINGS ATTACHEDWoodwind Quintet - Sun. Nov. 20 - 3pmTARIQ HARBClassical & Flamenco Guitar Sun. Nov. 27 - 3pm

All concerts take place at St. Luke’s, CreemoreConcert info 705 466-2315

Tickets $15 each available at Curiosity House Books, Creemore Echo and at the door

AMITY TRIO - Piano, Violin & Cello Sun. Dec. 4 - 3pmDIVA & COMPANY - Dec. 18 - 3pm

There were 55 of us out for cards today, and Bob Veale announced that the Legion tickets that Dave Smith had for sale would be drawn in a couple of weeks. Dave also had “poppy” pins for sale for the Legion, so between the two items, he was doing a land office business. Bob also mentioned that Wilma Zeggil had brought in several good magazines for “giveaway,” which was very much appreciated. There was also a magazine/catalogue on Canadian Resources for items for Senior Activities which anyone could borrow if they were interested.

The 50/50 draws went to Pat Broad, Barb Cudmore, Norma Johnston, May Johnston, Eileen Giffen, Bob Veale, Bob McNichol and Audrey Tidd.

Moon shots were played by Sylvia Gale, Dave Smith, Marge Douglas, Jim Rigney , Barb Cudmore , Bob Veale, Effie Taylor (2) and Thelma Lightheart. Thelma won the travelling prize and Dave won the Sidewinder’s loot.

High scorers were Dave Smith with a very nice 323, followed by Tom Sharpe 297, Dean Chestnut 295 and Marg Hope 270. Low was Betty Bartlett with 111.

I would like to thank May Johnston for loaning me the picture of the truckload of people that was shown in last week’s “The Way We Were” in the Echo. This was a truck load of people travelling to Niagara Falls in our rural version of a bus. This was in 1933, and

as most folks in the picture were in their 20s and more at that time, most of them will be gone. Their names are well known for this area, and, I hate to admit it, but I remember many of the folks that were in that truck. Wilma (Chipchase) Zeggil mentioned that she

picked out her father’s picture quite easily. She also mentioned that her dad had told her and Roger about that trip, and about the truck breaking down, and about getting back home at daybreak – just in time to get ready to go to work!

We were happy to have both Eileen Giffen and Thelma Lightheart with us at cards, but we missed Marion Kelly. Marion is the kind of gal that quietly goes about doing whatever needs to be done all without any fanfare. But when Marion and yes, her sister Barb Cudmore are around, everything is taken care of by the time one thinks to ask. They are both absolutely able to take charge and make things come out the way they were meant to.

Last week I mentioned Barbara and Craig Simpson’s school reunion where Craig, in the “The Fifty Year Reunion” article in the Echo, mentioned “30 classmates” quite clearly, but I managed to turn that into 120 without any problem. Then I took the total attending graduates (from several years, I assume) and turn that into one year’s total of graduates. Sorry about that, Craig, but with my scrambling of the numbers you can clearly see why I never worked as a banker!

We would all like to congratulate Craig and Barb on attaining their 50th anniversary, and on such an auspicious day – 11/11/11 ! We would also like to wish them many more years of anniversary celebrations – auspicious or not!

The Remembrance Day service at the Legion on Friday, November 11 was very well attended, and the school children’s art and poetry that decorated the walls was, as always, a nice touch that showed a lot of talent. The service was, as always, very interesting and touching, what with the Cadets, the Colour Party, the wreath layers and all – although the list of names of those who “do not respond, sir” is getting longer every year. The roast beef dinner was very good, as was the company. There were several honours and awards, a few of which were “Legioneer of the Year” that went to both Barb and Len Stephens (a very deserved honour),

and a Special Service medal, which was awarded to Len Stephens. The Legion Lady of the year was accepted by Shannon and Ryan Royal and Vera Pettigrew in Norma Royal’s stead, and Carm Gowan received his 65-year Service Pin!

Last week we were in a new restaurant in Collingwood that Frank Cocking had recommended as being enjoyable. This is a small restaurant towards the south end of Hurontario Street, on the east side at # 209. It is called “MAKK’S” and it is owned and operated by Bill and Ruth (Emmett) Hughes’ daughter Karen Mackie and her daughters. This restaurant had quite a nice variety on the menu, and the food was plentiful and well cooked and pretty reasonable. The name, MAKK’s, is from the first initials of Mackie and of Karen and her daughters Amanda and Kristen. Congratulations and best wishes on your venture, gals!

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GETTING READY TO LEARN FAIRAND KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

Wednesday November 10(Inclement Weather Date – November 11)

Hyland Heights Elementary School, Shelburne

4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.Come and learn about your child’s school and local

community services that support children and familiesRegister your child for Kindergarten

JUNIOR KINDERGARTENChildren four years old on or before Dec.31, 2011 (born in 2007)

SENIOR KINDERGARTENChildren who have not attended Junior Kindergarten

Five years old on or before December 31, 2011 (born in 2006) Children must be eligible to attend

PRIMROSE, CENTENNIAL HYLANDS or HYLAND HEIGHTS Elementary Schools

FRENCH IMMERSION JK AND SKChildren will attend Princess Elizabeth Public School

(Orangeville)

To register your child you need to bring:Proof of child’s age (birth or baptismal certificate, birth registration

form), immunization record, any custody order documents

For more information about Kindergarten registrationand the Getting Ready to Learn Fair, call your local school:

Primrose – 519-925-3939 Hyland Heights – 519-925-3745Centennial Hylands – 519-925-2142

For information on school attendance areas call (519) 824-4119 or www.findmyschool.ca

website to more accurately reflect the look and feel of our newspaper. And they delivered. No longer will there be a disconnect between the style of our website and the style of our paper. But that led us to a realization, one that you’ll understand when you have a look at the new website. Such an obvious extension of the Echo’s print edition and with our familiar “The Creemore Echo” banner at the top, the website had obviously become something different than our old one. Something that could only be called “thecreemoreecho.com.”

One other factor led us to the change, and that’s that Michael and Ruth Ann had recently finished a beautiful website for the Creemore BIA. That site filled a niche that we now no longer needed to fill – the one that’s meant to draw tourists to our village. The BIA site is called ourcreemore.com, and is worth a visit just for the beautiful rendering of the Mill Street shops that welcomes you, let alone all of the visitor information it includes.

Our decision did leave us with a dilemma, however… that is, what should be done with the creemore.com address? It’s too important to be abandoned, and too valuable to the village to be set up only as a forwarding address to thecreemoreecho.com.

We finally decided, in a moment of

clarity, that it could become a community portal. Some people google Creemore for the news, and some people google it for tourist information. Creemore.com will now be a simple, one-page website, featuring a split screen. On the left will be the Creemore Echo’s logo, linking to our new website at thecreemoreecho.com. On the right will be the BIA’s logo, linking to their new website at ourcreemore.com.

The two websites will work together as well, with a front page link to ourcreemore.com on our home page, and links to our calendar in various places on the BIA’s website.

For the record, the email addresses of Creemore Echo staff will stay the same, using creemore.com as the host address.

The Creemore Echo and coloveration are excited and extremely proud to present thecreemoreecho.com. Please drop in for a visit. Browse the stories, comment on one of them, “like” another on facebook or tweet it to your twitter account, search the archive of stories, peruse the business or community directory, click on the ads to find out more about our advertisers.

This is a website that’s capable of taking us, and Creemore, into the future. It will grow with us, and with you. We hope you enjoy using it as much as we’ve enjoyed building it for you.

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A suite of new websites for Creemore, all designed by coloveration: above, our new online home, thecreemoreecho.com; below, the BIA’s new ourcreemore.com. Both will now appear on a split-screen creemore.com.

Introducing our new website

Ruth Ann Pearce and Michael L’Ecuyer of coloveration art & design, who designed the Echo’s new website, showed it off at a BIA after 5 event on Monday at the Bank Café, along with the new split-screen creemore.com, seen on the left of the big screen.

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holiday memories

�e Creemore Echo is looking for your pictures, stories and any other memorabilia that tell your holiday tale to be included in our Annual Christmas in the Valley Edition.

Submit your material by Monday, November 28.

You are invited to attend the 10th Annual

COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS

DINNERSunday, December 25

STATION ON THE GREEN, 10 CAROLINE ST. E. CREEMORE

njoy a social hour, serenaded by the Wippers, at 4:30 pm before sitting down to a traditional holiday meal at 6 pm with family, friends and neighbours in the warmth of a festively decorated, fully-accessible hall.All are welcome regardless of age or personal circumstances but pre-registration is needed before December 23 to reserve a place setting. As always a few spaces will be set for those who are not able to plan ahead. Admission is a donation of a non-perishable item for the Salvation Army Food Bank, Hope Acres, Glencairn.* Please know that volunteers will be pleased to deliver the meal to any who may be shut-in due to illness and to assist those without transportation in Avening and Creemore. This special event is made possible through the generosity of corporate sponsor Village Builders Inc, caring individuals, businesses, community groups and volunteers.

TD Canada Trust Account #0330 5202657 has been established to accept financial contributions.

Event organizers are Diane & Brian McKay, Chef Matthew Flett & Ali Woodley, Tim Armour, Karen Johnson & Murray Firth.

FOR DINNER RESERVATIONS OR INFORMATION ON VOLUNTEERING OR MAKING A CONTRIBUTION PLEASE CALL DIANE AT [email protected]

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A BEAUTIFUL SERVICE Last Friday’s Remembrance Day service saw more wreaths laid than we’ve seen for the last few years, and following that there were touching speeches by Ken Thornton and George Jonescu. Perhaps the most compelling moment came when members of the military stationed at Base Borden rose to salute those who had served in the wars of their youth.


NOTICE OF A PROPOSALby Skyway 124 Wind Energy Inc. to Engage in a Renewable

Energy Project

Project Name: Skyway 124 Wind Farm

Project Location: The project will be located approximately eight kilometers west of the community of Creemore on lands bounded by County Road 9 to the south, Sideroad 12/13 to the north, County Road 124 to the west, and Concession 10 to the east, Township of Clearview.The project location is further described in the map below.Dated at Clearview Township, Ontario this the 15thof November 2011.Skyway 124 Wind Energy Inc. is planning to engage in a renewable energy project in respect of which the issuance of a renewable energy approval is required. The distribution of this notice of a proposal to engage in this renewable energy project and the project itself are subject to the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act (ACT) Part V.0.1 and Ontario Regulation 359/09 (Regulation). This notice must be distributed in accordance with section 15 of the Regulation prior to an application being submitted and assessed for completeness by the Ministry of the Environment.Project Description:Pursuant to the Act and Regulation, the facility, in respect of which the project is to be engaged in, is considered to be a Class IV Wind Facility. If approved, this facility would have a total maximum nameplate capacity of up to 10 MW.This project is being proposed in accordance with the requirements of the Act and Regulation. The Skyway 124 Draft Project Description Report describes the facility as a 10 MW Class IV Wind Energy Generation Facility proposed on private lands located near the community of Creemore in Clearview Township, Ontario. It would consist of up to five wind turbine generators. A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) has been acquired for the project under Ontario’s Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program (RESOP). A written copy of the Draft Project Description Report is being made available for public inspection at www.skyway124.com.Project Contacts and Information:

To learn more about the project proposal or to communicate concerns please contact:

John NicholsonEnvironmental Business [email protected]

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGTo be held by Skyway 124 Wind Energy Inc. regarding a Proposal to

Engage in a Renewable Energy ProjectProject Name: Skyway 124 Wind Farm

Project Location: The project will be located approximately eight kilometers west of the community of Creemore on lands bounded by County Road 9 to the south, Sideroad 12/13 to the north, County Road 124 to the west, and Concession 10 to the east, Township of Clearview. The project location is further described in the map below. Dated at Clearview, Ontario this the 15th of November 2011.Skyway 124 Wind Energy Inc. is planning to engage in a renewable energy project in respect of which the issuance of a renewable energy approval is required. The proposal to engage in the project and the project itself is subject to the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act (ACT) Part V.0.1 and Ontario Regulation 359/09 (Regulation). This notice must be distributed in accordance with section 15 of the Regulation prior to an application being submitted and assessed for completeness by the Ministry of the Environment.

Meeting Location:DATE: Monday, December 19th 2011TIME: 5:00 pm until 9:30 pmPLACE: Creemore Community Centreand Arena, 218 Collingwood St. Creemore, ON L0M1G0

Project Description:Pursuant to the Act and Regulation, the facility, in respect of which the project is to be engaged in, is considered to be a Class IV Wind Facility. If approved, this facility would have a total maximum nameplate capacity of up to 10 MW. Documents for Public Inspection:A written copy of the Draft Project Description Report and other supporting documentation is being made available for public inspection at www.skyway124.com.

Project Contacts and Information:To learn more about the project proposal, public meetings, or to communicate concerns please contact:

Mr. John Nicholson , P.EngEnvironmental Business [email protected]

Friday’s little bit of snow and wind didn’t stop many from attending the George Duff Memorial Legion Remembrance Day service. Along with many local organizations and families the 1st Girl Guides, Brownies, and Sparks solemnly laid a wreath at the Cenotaph. It is very difficult for the children of today to understand that war is not to be glorified but war is sometimes very necessary.

It is only through teaching at school, home and church that children will grow and understand this concept. I was very moved when I saw a father take his ball cap off during the ceremony and his young son looked up and noticed the father doing this act of respect and he too

took his little cap off and held it in his hand. These kinds of teachings through the adults will influence our youth of today to grow into responsible adults

and perhaps live in peace throughout the world.

Do you wish to learn more about computers? You are welcome to come to the Sunnidale Branch of the Clearview Library. They offer free lessons by just going into the library and signing up for a specific time allotment. The Story Hour for preschoolers and kindergarten children continues on Thursday at 10:30 am This is a perfect time for little people to hear stories, learn about the library and do a craft while parents browse through books or chat with their neighbours.

If you are getting ready for Christmas and need more ideas for gifts, come out on Friday, November 18 at 7 pm to the New Lowell United Church Hall. The 1st Guiding Unit and the Church are sponsoring a fundraiser. There will be demonstrations from Tupperware, Pampered Chef, Sentsy, Epicure and Steep (a tea company). Bring a friend for a fun evening ending with light refreshments.

A special former area lady is celebrating a very special birthday this month. On November 26th Luceal Day will be 100 years young! Rose Cambourne is also celebrating, but only half as many as Luceal Day... oops... told the age! Congratulations and best wishes also go out to Rev. Tony Rennett and Rose Cambourne.

There will be a time change for worshiping at New Lowell United Church on December 4. You are invited to attend at 11:30 am for worship and then to stay for a very important Congregational Meeting. St. John’s in Creemore will worship at 10:15 am for that Sunday only.

The Congregation of New Lowell United Church reminds you of their Children’s Christmas Worship Service on Sunday, December 11 at 10:15 am. This will also be White Gift Sunday, when traditionally gifts of unwrapped food and toys are left at the altar to be given to the local food and toy drives.

The New Lowell Public School invites the community to a special “I ta l ian” dinner on Thursday, November 17 starting at 5 pm. In the gym you can have spaghetti and meatballs, a roll, dessert and beverage for $10 per person. There will also be a silent auction during the evening. The funds raised will help the senior grades for their future trip. Don’t forget that during Thursday evening and Friday morning you will be having special appointments with the teachers to hear how your child is progressing.

That’s the news from in and around New Lowell. If you have any news, please email [email protected] or call 705-424-6497.

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Spike & Rusty Word ScrambleFriday, November 18A few flurriesHigh 6 Low 0 Winds SW 35 km/hPOP 40% Saturday, November 19Variable cloudinessHigh 9 Low 4 Winds SW 30 km/hPOP 20% Sunday, November 20Cloudy with showersHigh 11 Low 2 Winds SW 45 km/hPOP 70%

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by Laura WaltonWhen we think of chamber music, there is a tendency to expect stringed instruments, but for the opening concert of the 2011 Gift of Music season, taking place at 3 pm on Sunday, November 20 at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, there will not be a violin, viola or cello in sight. No Strings Attached, a wind quintet, is composed of musicians who are graduates and students of either the Glenn Gould School of Music or the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music. A wind quintet is a group of five woodwind players, and is a standard chamber ensemble. It is valued for its versatility and variety of tone colour, which is very different from the more homogeneous blend of colour that a string quartet provides.

Mor Shargall, flute and piccolo, performs regularly in the greater Toronto area with various orchestras and chamber groups, including the Kindred Spirits Orchestra and the Scarborough Philharmonic. She has also studied with and played for members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Clarinetist Peter Pinteric performs regularly with a variety of ensembles in the Toronto area and is currently in his final year of the Artist Diploma Program at the Glenn Gould School of Music, where he is studying with Joaquin Valdepenas, principal clarinetist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Emily Willmon, oboe, performs with the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and various chamber ensembles.

Bassoonist Sheba Thibideau is active in the Toronto music community in the areas of chamber, solo and orchestral music. She is currently principal bassoonist of the Celebrity Symphony Orchestra and Opera Bel Canto. Sheba is a member of Triceratonin, a trio for Bassoon, oboe and piano,

and also performs in frequent new music and jazz fusion projects.

Tina Shapero, French horn, traveled to Prague with the Kitchener-Waterloo Community Orchestra in 2006 and has since played with the Oakville Symphony, Hamilton Symphony, Stratford Civic Orchestra, London Community Orchestra, Scarborough Philharmonic, and the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

The quintet will be playing work by Mozart, Muczynski, Mussorgsky and Taffanel, bringing a

balance between older compositions and newer, more modern selections to the afternoon.

All of the Gift of Music Sunday concerts are at 3 pm at St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Creemore. Complimentary refreshments follow the concerts, providing an opportunity to connect with musicians, friends and neighbours.

The following Sunday, November 27, will feature Tariq Harb, classical guitarist and winner of the 2011 Montreal International Classical Guitar Competition.

No Strings Attached will play a Gift of Music concert on Sunday, November 20 at St. Luke’s.

A different kind of chamber ensemble


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DONATIONS WANTED Nottawasaga and Creemore Public School is graciously accepting gently used ‘garage sale’ items for the Breakfast with Santa Kid’s Shopping Room held on Saturday December 3rd. If you would like to donate any items, please drop off your donation at either school site. On behalf of School Council, we thank you for your generous donation.

Nottawasaga and Creemore Public School is hosting a Silent Auction at the Breakfast with Santa held on Saturday December 3rd. If you would like to donate any items to help support our school, please drop off your donation at either school site. On behalf of School Council, we thank you for your generous donation.

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Bright one bedroom APARTMENT. $600/month includes heat, hydro is extra. Will be available in October. To inquire call 705-466-2356 after 6 pm.

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2 Bedroom HOUSE for rent in Creemore with huge yard. Available December 1. Call evenings 705-466-6171.

APARTMENT for rent. Call 705-466-5297.

SKI RENTALSSki Season Rental. Nicely furnished 1 bedroom APARTMENT with sofa bed in living room. Full kitchen, cable tv, wireless internet and snow removal. 2 min. walk to Creemore, 10 min. drive to Devil’s Glen and 20 min. to Blue Mountain and Mansfield. Available weekends, weekly or monthly. No pets. Call for details 705-466-3635.

Ski Season Rental. Furnished 4 bedroom brick HOUSE. 15 minute drive to Devil’s Glen. On Grey Rd 4 west of Hwy 124. Call 519-922-2205 & leave a message.

THANK YOUA card of thanks to my family and many friends. I wish to extend a great big “Thank You” for making my 95th birthday an exciting and memorable one. The dinner, lunches, flowers and many gifts made me realize how dear you all are to me. I love you all! Merci beaucoup. Jean Elder

Thank you to all the folks who sup-ported us and our cause to volunteer with Midwives for Haiti in October. They include but aren’t by any means limited to: StoneTree Naturopathic Clinic, Juliette Reynolds, Simon Heath, The Metheral Family, The Creemore Echo, Josi and Dan Hewgill, Creemore Springs Brewery, Jean Brownfield, The New Farm, Cardboard Castles, The Bank Café, Sola, Sonia Ahrens, the midwives and clients of Midwives Nottawasaga, Stevens Medical Supplies, Ayrlie, Alta and Marcy, and the literally hundreds of friends, family and neighbours who bought raffle tickets and donated their time and money. With your support we far surpassed our fundraising goal and as a result we were able to not only sponsor a Haitian midwifery student, but person-ally transport almost 200 lbs of medical supplies, medications, textbooks, baby clothing , blankets, shoes, and other much needed items. We feel blessed to live in such a generous and supportive commu-nity, and were proud to deliver your gifts. We especially need to thank Donny and Simon for tending the home fires while we were gone. With gratitude, Kelly and Lilly

SANTA CLAUS PARADECreemore’s Santa Claus Parade is on Saturday, December 3 at 1:30 pm. If you would like to have a float in the parade, please contact John Blohm at 705-466-3130 to register.

COMMUNITYGently used outdoor wear (hats, boots, coats, mitts, scarves, etc.) needed to by donated to the “Out of the Cold” Program which supports the David Busby Centre in Barrie. Drop off do-nations to St. Luke’s Anglican Church or Creemore Echo. Call Lorna May at 705-466-2759 for more details.

PLANNINg AN EVENT?The Creemore branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is available for rent. The hall will hold up to 400 people, bar can be arranged. Lounge will hold up to 150 people, bar can be arranged. Quiet Room will hold up to 30 people. Call 705-466-2330 to book. Catering is available for any event.

CHRISTMAS CONCERTChristmas with Anne. Matthew buys Anne a dress, and other stories, will be read on Sunday, December 4 at 3 pm at St. Paul’s, Singhampton, hot supper to follow. Free will offering for Clearview Food Bank. And yes, Carols will be sung! For info call 705-444-9140, 705-445-4199. (storm date: Dec. 11)

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produce a total maximum capacity of 10 MWh.

In order to inform area residents about the proposed project, Skyway 124 wil l be holding a “public meeting” on Monday, December 19 from 5 to 9:30 pm at the Creemore Arena Hall. We put public meeting in quotation marks because, despite being called this on the notice, public meetings under the Green Energy Act are traditionally more like public information sessions, with information boards on the walls and company representatives milling about answering questions. Hopefully the December 19 meeting will be more informative than Skyway 124’s last public meeting, curiously held in Dundalk back in 2009, which featured police at the door, almost no information on the boards, and ended in a shouting match.

A detailed draft of the project’s Description Report can be found online at skyway124.com, though you’ll have to dig for it as most of the site remains under construction.

The Echo admits it is editorializing a bit with these comments. But the fact is that most people who remember the previous public meeting hosted by Skyway 124, whether they’re for or against wind turbines, will be hoping alongside us that this time around we’ll see a more informative, civil affair.

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Above is a map of the proposed Skyway 124 wind project, announced this week. County Road 9 is just below the frame of this map – you can see one of its corners in the lower right corner. County Road 124 is the road heading up on a slight diagonal to the left on the left side of the map. The road on the bottom is the 6th Line of Nottawasaga, known by some as the Metheral sideroad, which heads west out of Dunedin. The five proposed turbine sites are shown as red dots. the participating landowners’ houses are green stars, and all other residences in the area (called noise receptors on the map) are shown as black stars. The red lines are setback with a 550-metre radius drawn around each house.

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