BILL’S PAINT and COLLISION Specializing in... Collision and Complete Re-Finishing, One Mile East of Moorefield. 519 638-2048 Weekly Wag Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose. - Tom Krause - SERVING THE MAPLETON COMMUNITY COMMUNITY NEWS THE Volume 44 Issue 28 Drayton, Ontario Friday, July 15, 2011 1 Year GIC - 2.05% 3 Year GIC - 2.80% 5 Year GIC - 3.05% Daily Interest 1.75% For more info call 519-343-3640 or visit www.norgantheatre.com TIMES: FRIDAY & SATURDAY 8PM AND SUNDAY 7PM Main St. W. Palmerston TRANSFORMERS; DARK OF THE MOON Rated PG Council planned to beat deadline for comments – just to be sure by David Meyer MAPLETON TWP. - Chief Administrative Officer Patty Sinnamon assured council on June 28 that the township’s comments about a wind tur- bine proposal would be at the Ministry of Environment on time. NextEra Energy Canada has proposed the Conestogo Wind Energy Centre Project near Arthur, with ten turbines. Since the ministry had set a rare Sunday deadline for com- ments (July 10), Sinnamon told council she planned to have council’s comments on the wind turbine proposal at the MOE not only on time, but by July 8 - two days early. Council also supported the comments made by a residents’ group that is opposing the wind turbine proposal, and that pack- age was to be included with the township’s submission. The province’s rules are that anyone can comment up to the deadline, but once that time has passed, only those who had offered comments on time would be permitted to make further comments as new information becomes available. Council fine tuned a num- ber of the issues on June 28 that it had considered at a special meeting the week before. Mayor Bruce Whale said human and animal health are of prime importance to the com- munity. Sinnamon explained to council that some municipali- ties are being challenged by turbine companies for what they are requesting for fees and agreements. Councillor Andy Knetsch asked if that is the same devel- oper with which Mapleton is dealing. Sinnamon said it is not. Councillor Mike Downey said if there is a court chal- lenge, the approval process could be slowed down. But Whale noted, “What we’re asking for is in place with other wind farms . Hopefully, it would be defendable.” When it came to decom- missioning the towers after their 25-year lifespan, Whale said the township should insist reserves to ensure the towers come down and their bases are removed. Councillor Jim Curry sug- gested a minimum reserve of $1-million, but wondered what the township can do if the cost to remove the towers exceeds that. Downey asked for a mini- mum reserve and said the township will have to hold the developers responsible. Whale said the developers would have to accept covering any costs involved. Sinnamon said no building permits will be issued until all agreements are signed by the company. She suggested that could include covering a loss of prop- erty values up to five kilome- tres from the turbines. She said it is important to ask for that, even if the ministry decides the township is being unreason- able. She added that instead of asking for eight feet of the con- crete base for the towers to be removed, the township should insist, upon decommission- ing, that all the components be taken out, “so all 12 feet” of the concrete base would have to be removed. Sinnamon also pointed out that when it comes to the NextEra application to the MOE, “There are numerous mistakes in their submission.” Downey agreed and said the wind farm is not located “west of Alma.” Sinnamon added there are “some roads wrong, too.” Curry suggested asking NextEra to pave the township’s gravel roads after using them. Lynch said he does not believe that is possible. Whale said the township can only ask they be restored to original condition. He said he knows that one company offered paving, but, “I don’t know if we can demand.” As for heritage roads, Sinnamon said those in Mapleton are not designated by a local architectural conser- vation advisory committee, and she doubts the township can ask for paving. She added council will have to decide that. Downey said, “Forget heri- tage, and build a good road.” Curry agreed. Whale pointed out the township has not accepted that particular road for winter main- tenance. Council then approved the changes it wanted made to the final submission to the min- istry. Engineers explain changes to sewage lagoon plan by David Meyer MAPLETON TWP. - The addition to the township’s sew- age lagoon was explained on June 28 to council’s satisfac- tion. Council had been upset at a previous meeting because its engineering firm, R.J. Burnside and Associates, had not attend- ed a council meeting to explain the design of the sewage lagoon that will improve effluent for the septic system. Council had approved a debenture of $950,000 for a land purchase and was expect- ed to spend about $1.6-million on the new cell, but found it might be facing higher costs when it received an engineer’s report in June. There was no one from the firm at that meet- ing to answer questions about the changes. Bob Mayberry and John Burns were on hand on June 28, as was Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) member Scott Craggs. Burns explained there would be a site meeting off Sideroad 15, southwest of Drayton, for the contractors who hoped to bid on the job. He said he did not expect any delays, and Chief Administrative Officer Patty Sinnamon has a package and the Ministry of Environment will have “a month to look at it.” Mayor Bruce Whale asked for an outline of the changes from the original plan. Burns said there was “not a lot of detail,” but contrac- tors will be able to calculate the number of cubic metres of earth to be moved, so they will be able to issue proper bids. Council had been concerned because the lagoon was sud- denly changed from a proposed one cell construction to two cells. Burns said that could mean changes to the amount of earth Council approves change of zoning for business by David Meyer MAPLETON TWP. - Council passed a bylaw here on June 28 that will permit the expansion of highway com- mercial zoning for a property in Dorking so its current use as a contractor’s yard meets the zoning rules. The property already had highway commercial zoning with a site specific zone to allow trucks to be stored there. A new user sought permis- sion for a contractor’s yard for cement forming, and there were no objections at a public meeting last month. The land is Part of Lot 19 Concession 1 (Maryborough) and is about half an acre in size. It has a 2,400 square foot building on it. The owner, Elmer Bowman, would also like some outside storage that might include lum- ber, which could require a tree buffer. Bowman had told coun- cil the land would be used only for storage and there would be no fabrication on the property. Council gave three read- ings to the bylaw and it passed unanimously. by Chris Daponte FERGUS - Citing the financial befits of industrial wind farms, officials with the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) say a Liberal defeat in this fall’s election will jeopardize the “great economic potential” of the industry in Ontario. “There’s been no commit- ment to wind [from the other parties],” said Stephen Rach, supply chain manager with CanWEA. “That uncertainty is causing a chill in the industry.” Rach and Justin Rangooni, CanWEA’s Ontario policy manager and legal counsel, are visiting various politi- cians, media outlets and com- munity groups across Ontario to explain a new study by ClearSky Advisors Inc. entitled The Economic Impacts of the Wind Energy Sector in Ontario 2011-2018. According to the 46-page study, wind energy proponents will install over 5.6 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy capacity over the next seven years, at an average of 709 megawatts (MW) per year, bringing the province’s total capacity to 7.1GW by 2018. That will help create 80,328 “person-years of employment” and attract $16.4-billion of private investments, the study states. Locally, the wind ener- gy sector will contribute more than $1.1-billion in revenue to municipalities and landown- ers through taxes and lease payments over the lifespan of various projects, the study also notes. Rangooni said the study shows that if the current com- mitment to wind energy by the Ontario government is not continued over the next seven years, there could be a loss of over 48,000 potential jobs. Rach acknowledged many of the jobs created through wind energy are for construc- tion, and thus temporary, but he noted there are over 1,000 long-term jobs directly and indirectly tied to wind farms. Most of those are local, “high tech” jobs requiring specialized skills, he added. Rach and Rangooni repeat- edly stressed that the benefits Group touting economic benefits of wind farms School funds - Acadia Northfield, of Alma, centre, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship last week through the Tim Hortons Scholarship Program. Northfield, who has worked at the Elora Tim Hortons for almost two years, received the cheque from store owner/operator Jane Clark, right, and manager Ronni Hannah. The 19-year-old will put the money towards her post-secondary education at the University of Windsor, in the forensic science program. Clark explained winning the scholarship was no easy task, as Northfield beat out many other competitors who submitted a commercial about hospitality to Tim Hortons. photo by Chris Daponte Continued on page 8 Continued on page 3
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BILL’S PAINT and COLLISIONSpecializing in...
Collision and Complete Re-Finishing,
One Mile East of Moorefield.
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Weekly WagCourage is the discovery that
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Serving the Mapleton CoMMunity
Community newsthe
volume 44 issue 28 Drayton, ontario Friday, July 15, 2011
1 Year GIC - 2.05%3 Year GIC - 2.80%5 Year GIC - 3.05%
Daily Interest1.75%
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Council planned to beat deadline for comments – just to be sureby David Meyer
MAPLETON TWP. - Chief Administrative Officer Patty Sinnamon assured council on June 28 that the township’s comments about a wind tur-bine proposal would be at the Ministry of Environment on time.
NextEra Energy Canada has proposed the Conestogo Wind Energy Centre Project near Arthur, with ten turbines.
Since the ministry had set a rare Sunday deadline for com-ments (July 10), Sinnamon told council she planned to have council’s comments on the wind turbine proposal at the MOE not only on time, but by July 8 - two days early.
Council also supported the comments made by a residents’ group that is opposing the wind
turbine proposal, and that pack-age was to be included with the township’s submission.
The province’s rules are that anyone can comment up to the deadline, but once that time has passed, only those who had offered comments on time would be permitted to make further comments as new information becomes available.
Council fine tuned a num-ber of the issues on June 28 that it had considered at a special meeting the week before.
Mayor Bruce Whale said human and animal health are of prime importance to the com-munity.
Sinnamon explained to council that some municipali-ties are being challenged by turbine companies for what they are requesting for fees and
agreements.Councillor Andy Knetsch
asked if that is the same devel-oper with which Mapleton is dealing. Sinnamon said it is not.
Councillor Mike Downey said if there is a court chal-lenge, the approval process could be slowed down.
But Whale noted, “What we’re asking for is in place with other wind farms . Hopefully, it would be defendable.”
When it came to decom-missioning the towers after their 25-year lifespan, Whale said the township should insist reserves to ensure the towers come down and their bases are removed.
Councillor Jim Curry sug-gested a minimum reserve of $1-million, but wondered what
the township can do if the cost to remove the towers exceeds that.
Downey asked for a mini-mum reserve and said the township will have to hold the developers responsible.
Whale said the developers would have to accept covering any costs involved.
Sinnamon said no building permits will be issued until all agreements are signed by the company.
She suggested that could include covering a loss of prop-erty values up to five kilome-tres from the turbines. She said it is important to ask for that, even if the ministry decides the township is being unreason-able.
She added that instead of asking for eight feet of the con-
crete base for the towers to be removed, the township should insist, upon decommission-ing, that all the components be taken out, “so all 12 feet” of the concrete base would have to be removed.
Sinnamon also pointed out that when it comes to the NextEra application to the MOE, “There are numerous mistakes in their submission.”
Downey agreed and said the wind farm is not located “west of Alma.”
Sinnamon added there are “some roads wrong, too.”
Curry suggested asking NextEra to pave the township’s gravel roads after using them. Lynch said he does not believe that is possible.
Whale said the township can only ask they be restored
to original condition. He said he knows that one company offered paving, but, “I don’t know if we can demand.”
As for heritage roads, Sinnamon said those in Mapleton are not designated by a local architectural conser-vation advisory committee, and she doubts the township can ask for paving.
She added council will have to decide that.
Downey said, “Forget heri-tage, and build a good road.”
Curry agreed.Whale pointed out the
township has not accepted that particular road for winter main-tenance.
Council then approved the changes it wanted made to the final submission to the min-istry.
Engineers explain changes to sewage lagoon plan
by David MeyerMAPLETON TWP. - The
addition to the township’s sew-age lagoon was explained on June 28 to council’s satisfac-tion.
Council had been upset at a previous meeting because its engineering firm, R.J. Burnside and Associates, had not attend-ed a council meeting to explain the design of the sewage lagoon that will improve effluent for the septic system.
Council had approved a debenture of $950,000 for a land purchase and was expect-ed to spend about $1.6-million on the new cell, but found it might be facing higher costs when it received an engineer’s report in June. There was no one from the firm at that meet-ing to answer questions about the changes.
Bob Mayberry and John Burns were on hand on June 28, as was Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) member
Scott Craggs.Burns explained there would
be a site meeting off Sideroad 15, southwest of Drayton, for the contractors who hoped to bid on the job. He said he did not expect any delays, and Chief Administrative Officer Patty Sinnamon has a package and the Ministry of Environment will have “a month to look at it.”
Mayor Bruce Whale asked for an outline of the changes from the original plan.
Burns said there was “not a lot of detail,” but contrac-tors will be able to calculate the number of cubic metres of earth to be moved, so they will be able to issue proper bids. Council had been concerned because the lagoon was sud-denly changed from a proposed one cell construction to two cells.
Burns said that could mean changes to the amount of earth
Council approves changeof zoning for business
by David MeyerMAPLETON TWP. -
Council passed a bylaw here on June 28 that will permit the expansion of highway com-mercial zoning for a property in Dorking so its current use as a contractor’s yard meets the zoning rules.
The property already had highway commercial zoning with a site specific zone to allow trucks to be stored there. A new user sought permis-sion for a contractor’s yard for cement forming, and there were no objections at a public
meeting last month.The land is Part of Lot 19
Concession 1 (Maryborough) and is about half an acre in size. It has a 2,400 square foot building on it.
The owner, Elmer Bowman, would also like some outside storage that might include lum-ber, which could require a tree buffer. Bowman had told coun-cil the land would be used only for storage and there would be no fabrication on the property.
Council gave three read-ings to the bylaw and it passed unanimously.
by Chris DaponteFERGUS - Citing the
financial befits of industrial wind farms, officials with the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) say a Liberal defeat in this fall’s election will jeopardize the “great economic potential” of the industry in Ontario.
“There’s been no commit-ment to wind [from the other parties],” said Stephen Rach, supply chain manager with CanWEA. “That uncertainty is causing a chill in the industry.”
Rach and Justin Rangooni,
CanWEA’s Ontario policy manager and legal counsel, are visiting various politi-cians, media outlets and com-munity groups across Ontario to explain a new study by ClearSky Advisors Inc. entitled The Economic Impacts of the Wind Energy Sector in Ontario 2011-2018.
According to the 46-page study, wind energy proponents will install over 5.6 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy capacity over the next seven years, at an average of 709 megawatts (MW) per year, bringing the
province’s total capacity to 7.1GW by 2018.
That will help create 80,328 “person-years of employment” and attract $16.4-billion of private investments, the study states. Locally, the wind ener-gy sector will contribute more than $1.1-billion in revenue to municipalities and landown-ers through taxes and lease payments over the lifespan of various projects, the study also notes.
Rangooni said the study shows that if the current com-mitment to wind energy by
the Ontario government is not continued over the next seven years, there could be a loss of over 48,000 potential jobs.
Rach acknowledged many of the jobs created through wind energy are for construc-tion, and thus temporary, but he noted there are over 1,000 long-term jobs directly and indirectly tied to wind farms. Most of those are local, “high tech” jobs requiring specialized skills, he added.
Rach and Rangooni repeat-edly stressed that the benefits
Group touting economic benefits of wind farms
School funds - Acadia Northfield, of Alma, centre, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship last week through the Tim Hortons Scholarship Program. Northfield, who has worked at the Elora Tim Hortons for almost two years, received the cheque from store owner/operator Jane Clark, right, and manager Ronni Hannah. The 19-year-old will put the money towards her post-secondary education at the University of Windsor, in the forensic science program. Clark explained winning the scholarship was no easy task, as Northfield beat out many other competitors who submitted a commercial about hospitality to Tim Hortons. photo by Chris Daponte
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Having taught private pianolessons for 15 years, Ms. Tanis,as her students call her, waslooking to expand her teachinghorizons and her music studio,and found it through MYC.
Ms. Tanis recognized theprogram’s potential since it hadnever been offered in Drayton,it was fun for students, parentsand teacher, and it offered apiano-keyboard program forchildren as young as 3½ in agroup setting.
“I loved the idea of grouplessons, since it’s always morefun to explore and learn in agroup, regardless of the topic,”explained Ms. Tanis.
She also liked that it was aprogram that was tested, triedand true, being taught by morethan 800 teachers to over24,000 students on three differ-ent continents and toutingCanadian origins, being found-ed in 1980.
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MYC’s interactive systemmotivates and engages parentsand children, nurturing familybonds and delivering valuableco-learning experiences whiledeveloping a firm, fundamentalunderstanding of music.
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An initial goal for each ofMs. Tanis’ students is to devel-op the happy habit of practic-ing. She encourages her stu-dents to practice by giving aspecial “super duper” stickereach week.
“Practicing does not need tobe long; 10 to 15 minutes a dayto start,” she said.
Ms. Tanis’ creativity shinesthrough by offering severalextra practice incentivesthroughout the year to ensurestudents attain their musicalgoals. Once students have col-lected enough stickers on their“happy practice thermome-ters,” they have a party. Thisyear, to celebrate the 2010Olympics, students earned
paper mittens for five happypractices. The mittens wereplaced on the studio wall in theshape of the 5 Olympic rings.
When the rings were com-plete students enjoyed anOlympics music class. Thispast year Ms. Tanis encouragedthe students not only to prac-tice but also to think of others,by practicing for pennies. Oncethe pennies were all collectedthey were donated to CampBucko, for burn victims.
For the upcoming year sheis planning two new incentives;a “Tree of Thanks” incentivearound Thanksgiving time anda “Seed Incentive” in the
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Throughout the year herstudents participate in aChristmas concert, and a springrecital and have the option toparticipate in the PalmerstonCanada Music Week Festivaland the Drayton MusicFestival.
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She offers four of MYC’smusic programs: Sunrise,Sunshine, Sunbeam andMoonbeam. Children whocomplete the most advancedlevel of MYC are well pre-pared for early intermediatepiano studies, or the study ofanother instrument.
Sunrise is a pre-keyboardmusic and movement programthat teaches music conceptsthrough singing, rhythm andgames. This program is forchildren ages 2 to 4 and devel-ops listening awareness, finemotor skills, social interaction,confidence and attention span.Children can easily attend witha grandparent or caregiver, plussiblings can attend the class aswell.
The Sunshine keyboardprogram is geared towardschildren ages 3½ and 4; theSunbeam keyboard programtoward ages 5 and 6; and theMoonbeam keyboard programis for ages 7 through 9. Allthree keyboard programs inte-grate creative movement,rhythm, singing, music theoryand composition for parent andchild in a weekly one-hour ses-sion.
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Wed B - Diamond July 6 7:30 Spirits 9 Bodyworks 5A - Diamond July 6 7:30 Country Air&Rpr 2 Panthers 24B - Diamond July 6 9:00 Untouchables 3 Pink Ladies 2
Point Standings Points Wins Losses Ties #Games
Untouchables 16 8 8Matadors 16 8 1 9Pink Ladies 16 8 2 10Panthers 14 7 2 9Angels 12 6 2 8Bodyworks 8 4 5 9Gators 7 3 3 1 7Titans 7 3 5 1 9Red Sox 7 3 5 1 9Spirits 6 3 6 9Edge 2 1 9 10Beavers 1 7 1 8Country Air & Repair 0 7 7
Mapleton Ladies Slo-Pitch weeks 9+10
Tue A - Diamond June 28 7:30 Country Air&Rpr 9 Titans 30June 28 9:00 Matadors 20 Spirits 14
Tue B - Diamond June 28 7:30 Beavers 5 Bodyworks 32June 28 9:00 Panthers 17 Red Sox 2
Wed B - Diamond June 29 7:30 Angels 10 Gators 13June 29 9:00 Pink Ladies 12 Edge 4
Tue A - Diamond July 5 7:30 Gators 29 Edge 5July 5 9:00 Beavers 13 Red Sox 13
Tue B - Diamond July 5 7:30 Panthers 12 Matadors 15July 5 9:00 Angels 17 Country Air&Rpr 1
Wed B - Diamond July 6 7:30 Spirits 9 Bodyworks 5A - Diamond July 6 7:30 Country Air&Rpr 2 Panthers 24B - Diamond July 6 9:00 Untouchables 3 Pink Ladies 2
Point Standings Points Wins Losses Ties #Games
Untouchables 16 8 8Matadors 16 8 1 9Pink Ladies 16 8 2 10Panthers 14 7 2 9Angels 12 6 2 8Bodyworks 8 4 5 9Gators 7 3 3 1 7Titans 7 3 5 1 9Red Sox 7 3 5 1 9Spirits 6 3 6 9Edge 2 1 9 10Beavers 1 7 1 8Country Air & Repair 0 7 7
June 28 and 29 were cold nights to play ball.
The Titans beat Country Air and Repair with a score of 30-9, the Matadors beat the Spirits 20-14, the Gators had
a close game against Angels with a score of 13-10, and Pink Ladies beat Edge 12-4.
The following week was very hot. The Gators beat Edge with a score of 29-5,
the Beavers and Red Sox tied 13-13, the Matadors and Panthers had a close game but the Matadors won 15-12 and the Angels beat Country Air 17-1. Also, the Spirits won
against Bodyworks with a score of 9-5, the Panthers mer-cied Country Air 24-2, and the Untouchables beat the Pink Ladies in a close game with not many runs (3-2).
Ladies Slo-Pitch keeps rolling into summer months
Junior Farmers holding annual golf fundraiserThe Junior Farmers’
Association of Ontario is hop-ing to continue its mission to build future rural leaders through self help and commu-
nity betterment.On Aug. 5, it is holding its
fourth annual charity golf tour-nament at the Guelph Lakes Golf and Country Club.
For over 67 years, JFAO has created leaders and volun-teers through its programs.
A shotgun start with a scramble format will start at 12:30pm, preceded by JFAO’s own hit-the-implement con-test and a barbecue lunch. A $10,000 hole-in-one, a best dressed, and a driving range will be some of the contests as well as an early bird draw. Sponsorship is available for holes, contests, carts and lunch.
The funds raised will help JFAO with its signature pro-vincial programs such as the longest running leadership camp in Canada; an agricul-turally-themed competition, Autumn Profile; the culturally focused Sing Swing and its day to day operations.
For information on the golf tournament, other Junior Farmer events and local clubs, visit jfao.on.ca or call 519-780-5326.
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DRAYTON - The Drayton Rotary Club was once again involved with organizing Canada Day activities on July 1.
As a service to the local community, the Rotary club’s past-president Bob Bignell orchestrated a volleyball tour-nament for local groups.
The players and public enjoyed this fair competition tremendously and Rotary also started a table with soft drinks, ice cream and hotdogs.
After 7pm hungry visitors lined up in big numbers to get sustenance until the start of the festive fireworks, which were organized by the fire depart-
ment.The Rotary Club of Drayton
proudly looks back on another successful event.
Those wanting to be truly part of the community shouldn’t hesitate to contact the club. Joining a service club like Rotary provides a great opportunity to network, get to
know people in Mapleton and Drayton, and to learn many aspects of leadership through training.
The Club would like to increase its membership from 10 to 15 or even 20. To join contact president Ellen Papenburg at [email protected] or 519-638-5444.
Rotary Club presented Canada Day activitiesFun game - Participants seemed to enjoy the volleyball tournament in Drayton on July 1, organized by the Rotary Club. submitted photos
that needs to be moved, but the company has “told the bidders our estimate is this much. They want quantities, but they also want to know where it is.”
Mayberry also explained the sudden change to two cells. He said that in 2008, the min-istry issued new guidelines for the first time in 25 years, set-ting a maximum cell size of eight hectares, and it would actually prefer cells smaller than that.
He said the company showed two cells in its origi-nal plans, but changed them to comply with the new rules, even though the final class environmental assessment had been done for two cells.
Mayberry said because of the maximum size and maxi-mum depth that are now in place, the choice is to go to two cells.
“We prefer it as compact as possible. A large cell is prob-ably not a good idea,” he said.
Councillor Mike Downey said it has always been his impression that a strong wind blowing on the lagoon is a benefit.
Mayberry replied, “It is – and it isn’t.” He explained that wave action can aerate the material, but too much “can become a problem.”
Public Works Director Larry Lynch wanted to know how fast the work can be done.
Mayberry said work would take about two to two-and-a-half months. Lynch asked if that meant the end of October, and Mayberry confirmed it would take that long.
Councillor Neil Driscoll said the changes appear to mean more cost.
Mayberry said that is true, and the company is “fine tun-ing” its pre-tender estimates. He said that number will likely be available by the end of the week, and, “Additional earth moving will add to the cost.”
Driscoll said, “Quite a lot.”Mayberry said that is not
necessarily so, if the material needed is already on the site. But, he agreed, it will be more material to move, and that will affect the cost.
It was councillor Andy Knetsch who raised the issue that had council so upset at the previous meeting.
“Why was no one here to explain” the changes being proposed to council?
Burns said the engineers do not normally make a habit of coming to council, but agreed that perhaps in this case some-one should have attended the earlier meeting to explain the changes.
Knetsch told the engineers, “I think when a project like this is presented, somebody would be here to discuss it.”
Lynch told council the ten-der would go out by July 8.
engineers explain changes in sewage lagoon plan
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ClarificationMAPLETON TWP. - A report about drinking at the Moorefield
ball park in the July 8 Community News mentioned an event held there by the Drayton Moorefield Minor Ball Association.
There were problems with drinking at the park that weekend, but those problems did not arise during the ball event, but occurred when another group was using the park.
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Legion is planning a nation-wide Afghanistan Veterans Appreciation Day to demonstrate its gratitude to the serving men and women, and their families, for their dedi-cation during the Afghanistan combat mission.
“Words are not enough to show how grateful we are,”
said Dominion President Patricia Varga.
As branches have differ-ent operating schedules, these events will take place on or about Aug. 20.
“What better way to tell our troops that they’ve made us proud to be Canadian, than to cheer them on in person?” asked Varga.
Legion Command planning appreciation day
Shutter bugs who enjoy capturing images of the Grand River watershed or the activi-ties of family and friends in the great outdoors should enter the Grand River Conservation Authority photo contest.
Contestants could win a Nikon camera or a $300 gift certificate by submitting a photo in one of three catego-
ries: people of all ages enjoy-ing local conservation areas, conservation area land and waterscapes, and conservation area flora and fauna (birds, insects, plants and animals).
The GRCA photo contest is on now until March 31, 2012. Photos reflecting any GRCA conservation area, trail, or local river are welcome.
Photos need to be submitted electronically in digital format as a JPG file.
They must be at least 2100 pixels wide for a horizontal image or 2100 pixels high for a vertical image.
The complete list of rules and submission information is available at www.grandriver.ca/photocontest.
The grand prize is one Nikon D90 digital SLR camera with a standard 18-55 mm kit lens (or equivalent camera and lens of similar value) for the top overall photo chosen from all entries.
Category prizes include $300 gift certificates for Henry’s Photo/Video/Digital stores.
GRCA photo contest underway until March
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Imagine going to a grocery store and finding the produce wilt-ed, floors dirty, staff rude, shopping carts so wrecked they can’t be pushed, a poor selection of goods, cans dented and detergent boxes leaking. Next, imagine going to a garage for an oil change and finding out later the wrong filter was put in, the oil was the wrong type and the mechanic failed to tighten the cap so oil ran all over the driveway.
Now, imagine having the federal government subsidizing those businesses with our tax dollars. Upset yet?
But that is what the federal government has been doing with tax dollars for years. Finally though, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced arts groups should no longer plan for federal grants in their budgets, because they might not get them.
That’s the good news. Sadly, he made the announcement short-ly after giving a grant of $500,000 to this year’s Canada Walk of Fame Festival in Toronto. That funding is under the Canada Arts Presentation Fund administered by Canada Heritage.
We can understand a grant for such a festival, since it does honour Canadians who have actually been successful.
What irks us, though, is funding of trash with our tax dollars. It was instructive to read the comments after the CBC news story about Flaherty’s announcement. A musician wrote that, finally, after 30 years in business, he might be on a level playing field. For all that time, his success depended on his ability to sell his music, while the less talented depended on tax dollars.
There were many comments about the article, and it was gratifying to note nearly every one of them agreed arts groups need to be able to stand on their own two feet and be successful. If people are willing to buy what the artists are selling, that is the free market. But when government subsidizes “art” (we use the term loosely, having read recently about feces in works that are too gross for this newspaper to explain), Canadians not only lose, so do the real artists among us.
The Globe and Mail recently noted the loss of federal funding for Toronto’s SummerWorks theatre and music festival “could be felt throughout Canada’s theatre community,” according to theatre professionals. The Department of Canadian Heritage of SummerWorks’ 2011 grant, worth about $47,000 to $48,000, “can affect the entire feeder system for new Canadian plays to reach larger audiences,” according to that report.
To which we say, “So what?” We have never heard of that particular festival, which suggests perhaps it has not been produc-ing many great plays. We note Canadian play writing reached its zenith at a small community festival in Blyth, where in 1977 a group started a company and decided to be exclusively Canadian - to a success point where it was selling out over 90 per cent of its seats. That, we suggest, is art. A little government financial help after its first successes for Blyth was help that was earned.
Imagine another theatre, this one in Drayton. Suppose Alex Mustakas had decided to produce a bunch of obscure “artsy” productions that fatten the ego of the “artiste” while emptying the company’s wallet because nobody pays to watch such nonsense. Drayton Entertainment would not exist today - it would have died quickly. And that is something too many arts groups fail to get. If people are not interested in a product, it should never receive government funding. If people are buying, perhaps a little help can convince them to buy even more. We can, and maybe should encourage success.
But giving away taxpayers’ dollars for stuff that is not in demand not only is a waste, it cheapens the art world. We remem-ber reading of Auguste Rodin, and how he struggled without subsidies until he became so successful on his own he finally got some - when he did not need them.
Now that was real art. So was Drayton. So was Blyth. The ones that did not sell well - not so much.David Meyer
It’s about time
COUNCIL DATESTuesday, July 19, 2011 7:00 p.m. – Regular Meeting of CouncilTuesday, July 26, 2011 Regular Meeting of Council –
RESCHEDULED TO JULY 19, 2011
WATERING RESTRICTION(PURSUANT TO BY-LAW NUMBER 2009-056)
Sprinkling or watering of lawns and gardens is only permitted between the hours of
•7:00A.M.to10:00A.M.,and •7:00P.M.to10:00P.M.
Premises with even house numbers may sprinkle or water onlyondayshavinganevencalendardate.
Premises with odd house numbers may sprinkle or water onlyondayshavinganoddcalendardate.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION regarding this restriction isavailableattheMapletonPublicWorksDepartment,Ext.39.
BURN NOTIFICATION PROCESSQUESTIONS & ANSWERS
QUESTION: WhendoIneedaburnnotificationform?ANSWER: Foranyburningarealargerthan2m.x2m.
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QUESTION: Whataretherestrictionstoburning?ANSWER: Allopenairburningshallbesupervised,posenorisktopersonsorbuildings, shallnotinterferewithneighboringpropertiesincludingsmoke,ashes,orembers andshallnotcauseinterferencetoroadways.
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The Canadian Water Network is making $600,000 available to the Grand River Conservation Authority and a group of other organizations to get a better understanding of water quality issues in the Grand River watershed.
The money will allow researchers to better under-stand the many factors affect-ing water quality and predict the impacts on river health of population growth and climate change.
“The grant will allow us to bring together some of the brightest minds in the country to determine the best way to measure changes to the Grand River watershed in an inte-grated fashion,” said Barbara Veale, Co-ordinator of Policy Planning and Partnerships for the GRCA.
Many factors have an
impact on water quality, such as the effluent from sewage treatment plants, runoff from cities and rural areas, the pres-ence of small dams, the opera-tion of major reservoirs and so on.
The GRCA and other agen-cies already study water qual-ity in some detail. The research will help them pull their infor-mation together and develop tools they can use to analyze how water quality may change in the future.
For example, how much would water quality improve if sewage treatment plants were upgraded, small dams were removed or more was done to control farm runoff?
That knowledge would give decision makers at the local, provincial and federal levels a way to assess the potential impact of investments or other
changes in the way the river is managed.
The information will be used to help develop an updat-ed Water Management Plan for the Grand River watershed. That plan is to be developed by 2013 and will look at water quality, water supply and flooding issues.
The Canadian Water Network will oversee the spending of the grant money in conjunction with a group called the Grand River Watershed Research Consortium.
The consortium consists of the GRCA and 18 government and non-government partners. About $200,000 will be avail-able each year over the next three years.
“The commitment of our partners to this process will enable us to take what’s learned and apply it to manage-
ment decisions to improve the health of the watershed, said Veale.
The Canadian Water Network, based at the University of Waterloo, was established by the fed-eral government as one of its National Centres of Excellence to strengthen the country’s research capacity, build part-nerships, and translate discov-eries and advances into eco-nomic prosperity and a better quality of life.
The Grand River group is one of four across the coun-try to receive grants under the CWN’s current program. The others are groups doing research in the Northumberland Strait in New Brunswick, Tobacco Creek in Manitoba and the Muskoka Watershed in Ontario.
$600,000 for research will help Grand River agencies learn more about water quality
GRAND BEND - The Huron Country Playhouse continues its 2011 season with Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers.
Regarded as one of the all-time great British musicals, it will entertain audiences until July 23.
Alex Mustakas, Artistic Director of Drayton Entertainment, says Blood Brothers is one of the most exciting productions ever pre-sented at the Huron Country Playhouse, and also features some of Canada’s top theatri-cal talent.
“This is the perfect show to continue our 40th Anniversary Season,” said Mustakas. “Blood Brothers is an extraor-dinary example of musical the-atre that moves and inspires, while also making the audi-ence laugh with clever bouts of humour.”
Set in England’s port city of Liverpool, Blood Brothers is a nature versus nurture tale that revolves around fraternal twins who are separated at birth. One brother is raised in a family of great privilege and one brother is raised in poverty. Yet despite the twins’ different socioeco-nomic backgrounds, the boys are driven by prophecy to cross paths later in life and fulfill a tragic fate when they both fall in love with the same girl.
A tale that deftly combines humour with pathos, Blood Brothers is an original produc-tion that has earned its right-ful place as one of the most successful musicals to emerge from London’s West End.
Treating this celebrated story with skilful appreciation,
Mustakas, as director, suc-ceeds in delivering a compel-ling mix of music and humor.
Mustakas guides a tremen-dous cast in this haunting rags-to-riches story that has touched the hearts and minds of a gen-eration dealing with two of the most pressing social issues of its time - inequality and unem-ployment.
Canadian actress Charlotte Moore brings her acting prow-ess and graceful stage presence to the role of Mrs. Johnstone. Returning to the Huron Country Playhouse after an eight year absence, this Dora Award winner commands the audience and brings the house to its feet with her rendition of Tell Me It’s Not True.
Paul McQuillan has returned to his roots in the lead role of Mickey, which he tackled in his 1998 debut at the Drayton Festival Theatre, and for which he received rave reviews. McQuillan makes an immediate connection with the audience with his great cha-risma, gentle voice and con-vincing gaze.
In the role of Eddie, the second twin, is Tory Doctor who is an exceptional perform-er with superb vocals. Doctor and McQuillan have brilliant chemistry, easily convincing audiences of their intimate bond and causing the later trag-edy to have much more of an impact.
Laura McCarthy is excep-tional as Linda, who eventually becomes the focal point of this story’s love triangle.
In the role of the Narrator, Bobby Prochaska’s deep voice and sultry tone are the ideal
accompaniment to this thorny tale.
Michael Killinger and Amanda Leigh portray the wealthy Mr. and Mrs. Lyons, who raise one of the twins after Mrs. Lyons makes a secret pact with their mother. Along with McQuillan, Killinger and Leigh were also part of the 1998 production at the Drayton Festival Theatre.
Michael Lomenda is spot on in his depiction of Mrs. Johnstone’s shamelessly evil son, Sammy. Audiences may recognize Lomenda from his recent role as the slick Corny Collins in Hairspray earlier
this season.This large scale production
also features Patrick Cook, Gabi Epstein, Darcy Evans, Marisa Falcone and Liam Tobin.
“Blood Brothers is bold, witty and energetic entertain-ment,” said Mustakas. “It has the power to captivate your attention for the entire perfor-mance.”
Music director Charles T. Cozens leads this impressive company through a musical score that’s filled with show-stopping numbers such as Marilyn Monroe, Tell Me It’s Not True and Easy Terms.
Contrasting the upper-crust lifestyle with the down-trodden, set designer Stephen Degenstein has created the backdrop for this production. Degenstein combines flare with subtlety to bring the industrial-ized city of Liverpool to life.
Lighting Designer Kevin Fraser augments the differ-ent scenes with soft tones and subtle changes. Fraser accents each poignant moment with the perfect balance of light to emphasize the mood onstage. Costume Designer Angela VanderVeen has created cos-tumes that highlight the social status of each character while capturing the distinct style of the era.
Such an impressive produc-tion must also be partly attrib-uted to a band that includes the talent of Larry Green, Howard Gaul, Colin Stewart and Barry Usher.
Blood Brothers opened to critical acclaim in London’s West End in 1983 and Willy Russell, who also penned Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine, was honoured with the Olivier Award for Best
New Musical. After a very successful run, Blood Brothers was remounted in 1988 at the Albery Theatre and again in 1991 at London’s Phoenix Theatre where it has remained ever since.
For over 25 years Blood Brothers has played all over the world, from Broadway to Australia, has received mul-tiple Tony Award nominations and has an impressive list of former cast members includ-ing Melanie Chisholm of The Spice Girls, David Cassidy and Russell Crowe to name a few.
Blood Brothers is proud-ly sponsored by Agway Metals Inc./Andex Metals. Media Sponsors are FM 96 and London City Life. The Design Sponsor is Burnside. The Huron Country Playhouse celebrates its 40th anniversary with the 2011 Season.
Blood Brothers runs until July 23. Tickets can be pur-chased in person at Huron Country Playhouse, online at huroncountryplayhouse.com or by calling the box office at 519-238-6000 or toll free at 1-855-372-9866.
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Mapleton MusingsColumn courtesy of Mapleton Historical Society
Changing Landscapes - Moorefield
The picture on the right, with the note “Main Street Moorefield” on the back, makes one question the actual location and when it was taken.
The lack of buildings in the background of the picture would suggest it was perhaps taken about 1880.
I had a chat with sev-eral long-time residents of Moorefield and they all think the large building on the left of the picture is the old Commercial Hotel on the corner of Hendrie and Adam Brown Streets in the village.
This herd of pigs was most likely being driven to the rail-way at the north end of Adam Brown Street. No doubt they
were from several farms as it was unlikely one farmer would have that large a herd in the days of mixed farming.
A check of the land records show that Rev. George Moore, who received the crown deed in 1866, had a survey plan drawn and was selling lots on Adam Brown Street, between the rail-way lands and Hendrie Streets, to others in 1872.
Rev. Moore also donated land for the railway and station.
If anyone has more infor-mation about this picture please give me a call at 519-638-3257.
The Mapleton Historical Society is interested in record-ing as much information as possible about the pictures in its collection.
submitted by Jean Campbell
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PAGE SIX The Community News, Friday, July 15, 2011
By Rev. Calvin Brown, Knox Presbyterian Church,
Drayton
Vacation or holiday?In Canada the words vaca-
tion and holiday have come to mean much the same thing and yet I think there is merit in considering them as two distinct things.
The word vacation comes from the idea of leaving a place empty. It may be that you go to the cottage for the summer and so you leave for a vacation time - a time when you are not home and your house is empty or vacant.
Some may even relate the idea of vacationing with emptying their minds of all thoughts of work or the thoughts of responsibility and
thinking about how to pay the mortgage. The time is spent simply as some “down time” where you don’t think of anything at all. You choose to leave your mind empty of everyday matters of concern.
In this sense vacations are an escape from responsibil-ity and in the rhythm of life it is sometimes wise to take a break.
The word holiday, how-ever, comes from the words “holy day” and instead of tak-ing a break from your daily rhythm by emptying your mind, you make time to reflect on vital or life-giving things; things of eternal significance.
Vacation then is a shut-ting down, but a holiday is an opening up.
Holidays are meant to give
us permission to open up our minds to the important things in life that the urgent things day after day seem to crowd out.
For example, we might think it is very important to spend time with our family in order to build the relationship, but we have to take the car to the garage to get it fixed.
We want to think about what we can do to deal posi-tively with our teenager who is wandering off track but we have work and then the rec room needs painting and the lawn needs cutting and we
hope maybe tomorrow we can figure out what to do about
our teenager and maybe even find the time to talk with them about why they are feeling like breaking the house rules.
Holy days are days when we take the time as first prior-ity to think about important and often even eternal things.
What is really going to matter at the end of my life ? Maybe in light of my thinking my priorities need to change. That is the value of holidays. In many Christian traditions every Sunday was considered a holy day (holiday) and time was taken to reflect on those things of lasting significance.
I’ve known many friends who go on vacation, but about
a week after they are back they say, “I need another vaca-tion.” I suggest that if they had spent some of their vacation with holiday time they might come back more focused and refreshed, with a sense of new purpose and direction.
One philosopher said an unexamined life is not worth living. No doubt he would understand the difference between a holiday and a vaca-tion.
I encourage you to spend some of your vacation in holi-day time. Sometimes a good book is helpful. One from the
New York Times bestseller list that I am reading is enti-
tled One Month to Live (Thirty Days to a No-Regrets Life). The authors are Kerry and Chris Shook. One reviewer said “If you want new urgen-cy, fresh purpose and a sharp-er focus for your life, then this book is for you. Read it and your future may change forever.”
Of course the other book I strongly recommend would be that world classic The Holy Bible.
Have a relaxing vacation and a wonder-filled holiday. I would love to hear how it went.
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Breaking old habits and replacing them with healthi-er, new habits is something everyone would like to do. But sometimes, that is easier said than done.
The Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team (FHT) is a great resource to help create those new habits.
Its smoking cessation pro-gram is getting a boost from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care in the form of free nicotine replacement therapy for FHT patients.
The health risks associated with smoking are well known and yet the quitting process can be a tough road.
Weighing the costs and benefits of smoking can help individuals decide when they are ready to quit smoking. Although it is never too late to quit, the more one smokes and the longer one smokes can
increase the risk to one’s health and the time it takes to restore health after one has quit.
There are five stages in the quitting process. Some people may try many times before quitting for good and some people move back and forth between these stages: 1. Not thinking about quitting; 2. Thinking about quitting; 3. Preparing to quit; 4. Quitting; 5. Staying smoke-free for good.
Thinking about quitting: You may be concerned about withdrawal symptoms, weight gain, handling stress, missing out on social time at breaks and fear of failure.
Everyone’s experience is different, but some of the com-mon withdrawal symptoms are irritability, frustration, anger, difficulty concentrating, rest-lessness, increased appetite, trouble sleeping or feeling down.
This is your body adjusting to life without nicotine. These symptoms start during the first day, but usually go away by the fourth week. Cravings will only last for a few minutes. Think about “the four D’s” to distract you from cravings: delay or don’t give in, deep breathe, drink water or do something else. Distraction can be a pow-erful tool.
Preparing to quit: Quitting is easier if you know why you smoke, practice quitting before your final quit date, understand what to expect after quitting, learn how to deal with crav-ings and have a plan if you slip and have a cigarette. Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) can be helpful for those whose addiction to nicotine is high. Addiction level is high if you are smoking more than 15 ciga-rettes per day, smoke within 30 minutes of waking up, have difficulty going more than four hours without smoking and notice withdrawal symptoms when you try to quit or cut back on cigarettes. NRT will help you control withdrawal symp-toms and cravings by slowly reducing the level of nicotine in your body and making you less and less dependent. In pre-paring to quit it is important to find alternatives to smoking, practice by cutting back and resist the urge to smoke.
Quitting: The quit date is set within two weeks during this stage. Identify your trig-gers, avoid some temporarily, and make plans to change oth-
ers. Cut back on your smoking the days leading to your quit date. Think of things to keep your hands busy. Concentrate on other things or do something that makes it hard to smoke. List ways to deal with cravings and prepare for withdrawal.
The benefits of quitting start immediately as your body heals from the damage done by smoking. After eight hours your body is receiving more oxygen and your blood pres-sure improves. After one day, your lungs are working better. Your sense of smell and taste start to return after two days. Blood flow to your hands and feet will improve after a week and you won’t feel as cold. Within six months you will notice less coughing, conges-tion and shortness of breath. Your risk of dying from a heart attack is cut in half after one year of being smoke free.
Although the quitting pro-cess has many stages, each one is important in achieving a smoke-free life. If it seems like a bit too much to handle, consider letting the FHT help. Its pharmacist, nurse practitio-ner and health promoter are certified TEACH clinicians (Training Enhancement in Applied Cessation Counseling and Health).
For more information about the free services offered by the FHT, visit www.mmfht.ca or call the Drayton office at 519-638-2110 or the Clifford office at 519-327-4777 to book an appointment.
Smoke-free for life: FHT offers tips, treatment to quit
July 16, 2011• Love your Family
Murray & Brunhild Miller
Happy 40th Wedding Anniversary
With loveKaty, Jesse, Jame
and Lizzy
Lordy LordyLook Who’s
40Happy Birthday
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CONGRATULATIONS Dr. KERI LADD
Rick and Sandy are very happy to announce Keri’s graduation from the University of Saskatchewan with a Doctor of Medicine degree.
Keri has started her residency in Red Deer, Alberta. Many thanks to husband Mike for his strong support over the past four years.
Love from all your family. We are very proud of you.
invites you to join her in celebrating 50 years of God’s Blessings
OPEN HOUSESaturday, July, 23 2-4:30pmDrayton Reformed Church,Drayton
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Klaassen Mechanical and Plumbing: a local, family-run business
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Having lived in the Drayton
area all their lives, John and
Stephanie Klaassen always had
a desire to run their own family
business. After apprenticing for
three years under Wally
Cunningham, of Cunningham
Plumbing and Heating,
Klaassen jumped at the oppor-
tunity to start his own business
after Cunningham retired.
With Klaassen’s mechan-
ical mind and ability to fix
and repair most things and
Stephanie’s newly developed
bookkeeping skills - thanks
to the assistance of family
friend Emily DeMol - in 2004
the family opened Klaassen
Mechanical and Plumbing and
they haven’t looked back since.
Three important factors for
their business have been to
offer local, expert and person-
alized service. Klaassen believes these
objectives have made the busi-
ness successful and a valuable
asset to Mapleton Township.
Whether it’s new construction,
repair work and/or renovation
work - whatever the project, big
or small - Klaassen Mechanical
and Plumbing offers mainte-
nance and repair for both com-
mercial and residential clients.
Although the bulk of their
business is considered com-
mercial (meeting contractors’
plumbing requirements), they
maintain individual residential
calls are equally important.
“There’s nothing worse
than a plugged drain on a
Sunday night,” empathizes
Klaassen, adding that’s one of
the reasons the business offers
emergency responses 24 hours
a day, seven days a week.
Klaassen Mechanical and
Plumbing also sells quality
water heaters, water softeners
and new plumbing fixtures,
including faucets, toilets, bath-
tubs and sinks. They feature
a wide range of economy to
high-end products from top
manufacturers such as Moen,
American Standard, Mirolin,
Kindred Sinks, Gerber and
Mansfields.Klaassen notes the sales
division is an important aspect
to the business since it pro-
vides clients a convenient and
personalized experience, which
in turn saves them time and
money. Consultations for upscale
bathroom projects can be
booked, as well as a manufac-
turers showroom tour, so cli-
ents can see and choose exactly
what they want.
In the past five years the
business has experienced
steady growth, which is very
rewarding, but Klaassen’s
number one challenge has been
organizing the workload and
prioritizing service calls so
customers’ needs are met in a
timely fashion. He explained a plugged toi-
let and broken water line are on
the same level when consider-
ing who gets served first. As
a result of those concerns the
Klaassens hired their son, John
Henry, as an apprentice.
“It’s a win-win situation,”
Klaassen said, since the move
has resulted in improved
response times, as well as a
way to keep the business in the
family. He maintains the goal has
always been to build a local
family company that sup-
ports and services the needs
of Mapleton Township but
remains small enough to pro-
vide efficient personalized ser-
vice. Being part of their commu-
nity means more than just busi-
ness to the Klaassen family.
John and Stephanie cur-
rently serve as directors for the
Drayton Mapleton Agricultural
Society, and have done so
for the past three years, and
Stephanie volunteers at school
and church and is a stay at
home mom. John and Stephanie have six
children and run their business
out of their home on County
Road 11, just north of Drayton.
Give them a call at 519-
638-2106 when considering
your next renovation, home
construction project or find
yourself in need of an experi-
enced plumber.
LEFT - John Klaassen says residential calls are just as important as commercial ones for his family’s
business, Klaassen Mechanical and Plumbing. ABOVE - Klaassen has hired his son, John Henry, as an
apprentice. submitted photos
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DRAYTON - Over the course of the next three weeks, theatregoers will experience an unforgettable taste of Italy at the Drayton Festival Theatre as the touching family com-edy Italian Funerals and Other Festive Occasions entertains audiences now though July 23.
Big, sprawling and as warm-hearted as a touch-ing family reunion, Italian Funerals and Other Festive Occasions focuses on the life story of John Masiello, a first generation Italian-American man, as he recounts the colour-ful memories from his child-hood in an effort to come to terms with the impending loss of his mother to dementia.
Inspired by the protago-nists of great Italian operas like La Traviata, La Bohème and Tosca, John embarks on a life-altering journey that ultimately teaches acceptance of death as an affirmation of life.
Narrated by John, this comedic and moving play winds through time as he is living it or as a spectator to the past. Clever use of the set and stage lighting distinguish the rooted story in 1984 apart from John’s memories.
Embraced by theatregoers, Italian Funerals and Other Festive Occasions broke box office records at Philidelphia’s Walnut Street Theatre after its premiere in 1994. With its heart-warming message and hilarious reflections on life’s everyday struggles, and the ultimate triumphs of love and family, Italian Funerals and Other Festive Occasions speaks to all generations of
theatregoers.With an impressive list of
past Drayton Entertainment credits to his name, Director Adam Furfaro carefully strikes an equal balance between the colliding elements of pathos and humour. In doing so, he brings winning performances out of a stellar cast.
“Italian Funerals and Other Festive Occasions fea-tures a skilled cast of veter-an actors who captivate the audience from start to finish through their funny and poi-gnant performances,” said Alex Mustakas, Artistic Director of Drayton Entertainment.
W. Joseph Matheson is
mesmerizing in his portrayal of a middle-aged man reminisc-ing on the highs and lows of his past. Matheson evokes passion, intelligence and humour with undeniable stage presence.
Portraying John as a sensi-tive child with a vivid imagi-nation is Trek Buccino. A talented young actor, Buccino complements a seasoned cast. Matheson and Buccino play off one another beautifully to convey a man who was clearly once a shy boy of 10 years old.
Kathleen Sheehy gives an outstanding performance as John’s Mama. From her epi-sodes with dementia to the lucid recollections, Sheehy
is remarkably compelling on stage as a woman who gradu-ally becomes lost to her past. Angelo Celeste embodies warmth and decency as John’s Dad, a simple barber whose family is everything to him. Sheehy and Celeste have a wonderful chemistry on stage and convey a couple truly in love.
Michelle Fisk tackles the difficult role of John’s stoic older sister Brigida. As the cor-nerstone that carries the weight of the family’s trials and tribu-lations, Fisk delivers a mag-netic performance.
Elisa Atristain also gives a consummate portrayal of
Brigida’s daughter Andrea, a woman who masks her vulner-ability through a tough exte-rior. Atristain successfully bal-ances her character’s devotion to the family with her need for independence.
Nada Humsi adds abun-dant levity to this story as the Grandmother who rules the family through intimidation. While she is utterly feared by Little Johnny, her character is also respected by the family and neighbours.
Gerry Mendicino gives a vibrant portrayal of John’s Uncle Dom, a dedicated family man who also possesses a dark side that stems from an obscure
life of crime. Anne Louise Bannon is Aunt Mary, Dom’s flamboyant wife. Bannon is a perfect match for Mendicino, as they compete for Little Johnny’s affection.
Rounding out this impres-sive cast is Jill Diane Filion as the good-natured yet supersti-tious neighbour who is admired for her sweet singing voice. Alan K. Sapp creates a charis-matic and imposing presence as Chief Townsend, trusted friend and confidante to John’s Dad, and Tim Koetting deliv-ers a dynamic performance as the Man on Hester Street, a powerful Mafia Don who is surprisingly sympathetic in nature.
Set and lighting design by Stephen Degenstein creates the comfortable feel of the fam-ily home through each nostal-gic scene. The costume design by Nicole Del Cul perfectly conveys the era and Italian-American setting of the pro-duction.
Italian Funerals and Other Festive Occasions is sponsored by Waterloo Printing. Media Sponsors are CJCS 1240, 107.7 MIX FM and The Wellington Advertiser. The Design Sponsor is Cherrey Bus Lines Inc. The 2011 season is proud-ly sponsored by Martin Mills.
Italian Funerals and Other Festive Occasions plays eight shows a week through July 23. Tickets may be purchased by calling the box office at 519-638-5555 or toll free at 1-855-372-9866.
To find out more about the show and the 2011 season, visit draytonfestivaltheatre.com.
‘Italian Funerals and Other Festive Occasions’ now at Drayton theatre
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of wind energy could be lost if this fall’s election does not result in a government commit-ted to renewable energy.
“We really need that stable framework,” Rangooni told the Community News. “It’s a prov-en technology; it’s not a green energy experiment.”
Rach admitted it will be expensive to rebuild the prov-ince’s energy system and phase out coal and nuclear energy. But wind energy is “cost effec-tive” compared to other types of energy, he said.
He pointed to a July 4 story by the Pembina Institute that
states energy prices in Ontario will rise with or without renew-able energy.
“It is easy (and overly sim-plistic) to blame the Green Energy Act for higher elec-tricity prices, as is happen-ing all too often in Ontario,” wrote Tim Weis, the director of renewable energy for the Pembina Institute.
“The truth is electricity prices are increasing all across North America, largely due to the simple fact that we are building new power plants and relying less on those built decades ago.”
Rangooni noted, “There’s a
lot of great economic potential for the province” - and also for local municipalities - when it comes to wind energy.
Some residents in Centre Wellington and Mapleton Townships, where two large wind farm projects are pro-posed, have stated they don’t care about local economic ben-efits if the turbines make peo-ple sick, disrupt farming activi-ties or lower property values.
When informed of those concerns, Rangooni said, “We’re happy to address every issue.” He stressed there is no peer reviewed study showing wind turbines have any effect
on human health. There have been no such problems asso-ciated with wind projects in Europe or the U.S., he added, and the 550 metre setback in Ontario is “one of the most stringent in North America.”
As for possible effects on livestock, Rangooni said the common complaint he hears about is stray voltage. But that is not a turbine issue, he said, and can occur with any type of electrical infrastructure. Any such problems are the respon-sibility of hydro companies, not wind energy producers, he said.
And a study in the Chatham-
Kent area showed wind tur-bines have a “negligible” effect on property values, Rangooni explained. Particularly in rural areas, real estate price fluctua-tions are tied more to commod-ity prices than wind turbines, he added.
Most people simply do not like change and there are a lot of misconceptions about wind energy, Rangooni said when asked about what appears to be growing opposition to wind farms in Wellington County.
Once projects are up and running, people will see wind is an “excellent” form of ener-gy that will help get rid of
nuclear and coal, he opined.“The economic benefits are
the icing on the cake,” said Rangooni.
Rach agreed, calling wind farms “a win” for the entire community. Both he and Rangooni said the rest of the world is seeing the benefits of renewable energy and Ontario will lose out if its framework changes, because wind energy companies will take their busi-ness elsewhere.
“There’s a lot at risk if we don’t have a stable policy framework,” Rangooni said.
For more information about CanWEA, visit canwea.ca.
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LCBO sales topped $4.55-billion 2010-11; taxpayers benefitTORONTO - LCBO ended
fiscal 2010-11 with $4.55-bil-lion in sales, up $243-million (5.6 per cent) from 2009-10.
The government enterprise transferred a record $1.55-bil-lion, not including taxes, to the Ontario government, $140-mil-lion (9.9 per cent) more than 2009-10. Net income rose 8.8 per cent or $127-million to $1.56 billion.
It was LCBO’s 16th straight year of record sales and 17th consecutive record dividend. The results have yet to be audited. LCBO revenue helps pay for health care, education,
social programs, infrastructure and other provincial services.
“The improving economy saw shoppers trading up to premium products again, and this contributed to higher net sales,” said LCBO president and chief executive officer Bob Peter. “Good expense control and inventory management, combined with appealing prod-ucts and promotions, helped us exceed the plan and last year’s dividend.”
While all major product cat-egories saw increases, Ontario VQA table wines and Ontario craft beers did exceptionally
well. VQA wine sales rose almost 15 per cent while local craft beers were up almost 53 per cent.
“There’s growing inter-est in buying local products and we’re seeing very positive results from our promotional efforts in support of VQA wines and Ontario craft beers,” said Peter.
Fiscal 2010-11 was also a banner year for Vintages, LCBO’s fine wine and premi-um spirits business unit, with sales rising 15.3 per cent or $51-million over the previous year to $383.7-million.
Key product sales trends in 2010-11 included:
- spirits sales rose 4.4 per cent to $1.84-billion;
- wine sales rose 6.7 per cent to $1.57-billion (whites up 7.4 per cent, reds up 6.2 per cent and rosés up 14.7 per cent);
- beer sales were up almost five per cent, totaling $905-mil-lion; and
- LCBO gift card sales were up 17 per cent and sales of gift pack sales rose 10.7 per cent.
In fiscal 2010-11, LCBO opened 19 new stores and car-ried out major upgrades on 32
outlets. Those improvements contributed some $80-million in additional sales.
During 2010-11, LCBO retail staff challenged almost 3.6 million people who appeared underage or intoxi-cated, up almost 35 per cent from 2009-10. More than 192,680 were refused service, a 24 per cent increase. Eighty-two per cent of refusals were for reasons of age.
The LCBO also launched its 12th annual social responsi-bility campaign called Deflate the Elephant which featured an iPhone application, Facebook
page, TV commercials and an interactive online challenge at www.deflatetheelephant.com to encourage hosts to help pre-vent their guests from drinking and driving.
Some adjustments to alco-hol levies and taxes were also made last year to pro-mote social responsibility and maintain total government rev-enues from alcohol. More than $5.4-million was also raised for worthy causes and disaster relief efforts in calendar 2010 through customer donations at LCBO checkouts and employ-ee fundraising campaigns.
Police offer important bicycle safety tips for the summer seasonGUELPH - The police
service here has issued some safety tips for riders, and police also remind bicycle riders that bicycles are legally considered “vehicles” on Ontario’s roads.
Constable Mike Gatto said that means bicyclists must obey the rules of the road like drivers of any other vehicle and must be treated as equal users by all other vehicles. Guelph police have charged several
bicycle riders over the past few years for offences under the Highway Traffic Act.
Gatto said the best way to avoid accidents is to be pre-pared and be aware of other vehicles. Here are some tips to help avoid common bicyclist and motorist errors.
- Obey traffic signs and sig-nals.
- Never ride against traffic since motorists are not always
looking for bicyclists riding on the wrong side of the road. Provincial law and common sense require that bicyclists drive like other vehicles.
- Follow lane markings; don’t turn left from the right lane. Don’t go straight in a lane marked Right Turn Only.
- Scan the road behind; learn to look back over the shoulder without losing bal-ance or swerving. Some riders
use rear-view mirrors.- Keep both hands ready to
brake.- Wear a helmet and never
ride with headphones; riding with headphones can hamper one’s ability to hear or react to emergencies.
- Use hand signals; hand signals tell motorists and pedestrians what the rider intends to do.
- Make eye contact with
drivers; assume that other driv-ers don’t see you until you are sure that they do; eye contact is important with any driver that might pose a threat to one’s safety.
- Look out for road haz-ards; watch out for parallel-slat sewer grates, gravel, ice, sand, or debris. Cross railroad tracks at right angles.
- Use lights at night; the law requires a white headlight and
a rear reflector or taillight. Use the headlight 30 minutes before dusk and 30 minutes after sun-rise to increase bike visibility.
- Use a bell or horn; the law requires that bikers have and use a bell or horn to sound attention.
- Keep the bike in good repair; adjust the bike to fit the rider and keep it working prop-erly. Check brakes and tires regularly.
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