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by Chris DaponteMAPLETON TWP. -
Council has asked staff to look into what other municipali-ties charge companies to erect wind turbines - to see if current Mapleton charges need to be altered.
Deputy Chief Building Official David Kopp last week presented a report to council outlining the various charges in other municipalities - both in and around Wellington County
and beyond.“My recommendation for a
change in fee schedule would be to increase the permit fee from [$10 per $1,000 worth of turbine construction] to 20/1000 for wind turbines,” Kopp said in his report.
Other municipalities in the county charge anywhere from 9/1,000 to 12/1,000, but places like West Gray (15/1,000) and Georgian Bluffs (20/1,000) charge more.
And Chatsworth charges a fee of 40/1,000 for turbines taller than 100 feet.
In an interview Kopp said his recommendation was not approved, as most of the other municipalities he listed in his report do not have any large wind turbine projects - and council wanted more informa-tion from those areas.
Kopp said he will be com-ing forward with another report on the issue.
Council looking into turbine permit fees
by Chris DaponteMAPLETON TWP. - If the
municipality’s estimates are correct, Mapleton Township will have to spend $4.8-million per year just to maintain its cur-rent infrastructure assets.
That was the message Matthew Venne, of RLB Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors, brought to council last week.
Venne, whose firm annu-ally serves as the township’s independent financial auditor, stressed that figure does not include any additions, such as paving gravel roads or replac-ing bridges or other infrastruc-ture. Those would be over and above the $4.8-million figure (the township spent $3.4-mil-lion on infrastructure in this year’s budget).
That was but once interest-ing revelation made during last week’s review by Venne of the township’s financial statements for the year 2010.
Another was that Mapleton was the second of ten munici-palities Venne deals with to complete its financial state-ments, which he said speaks to “the quality of your team [in Mapleton].”
One of the more startling figures included in the finan-cial statements appears to be a 2010 deficit of almost
$1.73-million. But Venne said that figure is very misleading and is more the result of chang-es to accounting practices in recent years than of any actual cost overruns.
“You were as close to breaking even as you could possibly be,” Venne told coun-cil, calling the deficit figure “hogwash.”
The financial statements show the municipality’s net financial assets are valued at over $1.9-million (up 4% over the year-end 2009 figure) and it has an accumulated surplus of almost $45.5-million.
Plus, Venne explained, a large portion of the over $6.3-million included in “trans-portation services” expenses is attributed to depreciation of those assets.
He stressed the financial statements have been prepared on a “cash basis” and are not based on principles of accrual accounting, which measures the performance and position of a municipality by recogniz-ing economic events regard-less of when cash transactions occur.
In general, Venne said the township is in good financial shape.
Council unanimously approved the financial state-ments.
Auditor: township faces major expenditures to maintain infrastructure
by Chris DaponteMAPLETON TWP. -
Councillors here are in favour of an official plan amendment that will allow a new subdivi-sion and nine-hole golf course in Drayton, provided the devel-oper meets the requirements of several commenting agencies.
Last week Mapleton council reviewed a report from coun-ty planner Mark Van Patter, which indicated the county was seeking Mapleton’s input on the proposal before county council considers the amend-
Township supportive of golf course, subdivision
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Province: municipalities incapable of dealing with energy proposalsby David Meyer
GUELPH - The provincial government took over energy proposals from municipalities because municipalities were incapable of handling them on their own, according to the director of the approvals pro-gram.
Doris Dumais sent a let-ter to the county in response to Wellington’s refusal to take part in the Green Energy Act’s consultation process with wind energy developers.
The county’s planning com-mittee received for information the letter from the Ministry of the Environment, through county solicitor Peter Pickfield. The county had cited many rea-sons for refusing to take part.
One was the province removing the municipal right of governing land use planning.
As director of the approvals program for the Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch of the Ministry of Environment, Dumais wrote, “The county’s issues with the larger policy on green energy promotion and wind facilities cannot be appropri-
ately addressed through the [Renewable Energy Approvals] process. With regard to the county’s concerns on the removal of municipal planning roles, I can say that prior to the passage of the [Green Energy and Green Economy Act], many municipalities struggled with the difficulties of balanc-ing the proposals of wind farm proponents and the desires of their residents.”
In Wellington County, that was not the case. The county prepared, as directed by the province, a comprehensive set of rules to apply to all munici-palities. Six months after that extensive work was done, the province took over the approv-als role.
Dumais wrote, “The leg-islative intent was to move away from differing munici-pal standards and to create a strong, uniform province-wide standard on setbacks for wind facilities from adjacent resi-dents and other sensitive areas, as well as from natural features and water bodies.”
In fact, the province killed offshore wind farms several
months ago when people com-plained about their views being obstructed.
Dumais also stated, “Provincial standards and responsibility would also relieve municipalities of the burden of the extensive time, money and effort that these kinds of approvals require and
that is required to build the capacity and scientific under-standing of each technology for each individual municipality.”
She then addressed the county’s refusal to take part in the municipal consultation process with NextEra Energy, which has an application in Mapleton Township.
“The Ministry of
Environment recognizes the importance of local and regional interests with respect to specific matters related to municipal land, infrastructure and servicing. For this reason, a proponent of a renewable energy project must consult with local municipalities prior to applying for a REA.
“Wind project proponents must inform the municipal-ity about the proposed proj-ect, hold at least two public meetings during the planning stages to hear any local con-cerns, and must document all municipal feedback received as part of the REA application process. Proponents must also give municipalities a chance to
review any studies or reports related to the project to make sure municipalities have access to all available information on the project.”
Dumais said, “In terms of the county’s concerns with and decision not to complete the municipal consultation form provided by the proponent, the municipal consultation form is to be used as a guide for the proponents to engage munici-palities during the REA pro-cess. A completed municipal consultation form can reference appendices which describe any municipal concerns in more detail; discussions should not be limited to what is on the form. The municipality can identify any additional issues and recommendations not addressed by the specific ques-tions on the form.”
She added local consulta-tion also allows municipali-ties to hold extra meetings with proponents to determine how to address concerns, and the ministry can also review municipal comments. As well, the ministry will follow up with municipalities about their
concerns.Dumais encouraged the
county to continue discussions with the proponent.
“Furthermore, it would appear to be contrary to the spirit of protecting the interest of the county’s residents and constituted local municipalities for the county not to raise with the proponent any concerns it may have with the proposed project that could be properly addressed through the REA process.”
Councillor Lou Maieron asked if that statement is true, and if the county is shirking its duty. He said instead of accepting the letter for infor-mation, the committee should reconsider it.
“The province says, ‘Here is the rules.’ It implies if you’re not taking part in the consulta-tion process you’re not meeting your role to the county and its citizens.”
Maieron asked that the writ-er be invited to address county council. “Receiving this for information does not give us direction,” he said.
“The legislative intent was to move away from differing municipal
standards and to create a strong, uniform province-wide standard ...”- The MOE’s Doris Dumais, on why the province removed authority
from municipal governments through the Green Energy Act.
Continued on page 3
Continued on page 6
The closing date for the Ministry of the Environment’s commenting period on the pro-posed NextEra Energy wind farm was incorrectly identified as July 31 in the headline of a story in the May 20 edition of the Community News.
July 11 is the actual Environmental Registry dead-line for the NextEra applica-tion (although MOE officials often state they will consider comments submitted after the closing date).
The Community News regrets the error.
Correction
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The week-long event, held during Canadian Environment Week (June 5 to 11), is a friendly competition between Canadian communities and workplaces.
Initiatives in Minto and Mapleton include the June 5 Walk Your Family to Church Day.
During In Motion Week, challenge members of your work to participate in the Commuter Challenge by regis-tering your workplace at com-muterchallenge.ca.
Have fun and build com-munity in your workplace while improving your overall health and the environment.
Designated parking spots in both Drayton and Harriston have been set aside to support the event. In Drayton the park-ing lots by the soccer fields have been set aside to support carpooling and active trans-portation opportunities. In Harriston spots have been set aside at the arena.
Benefits of participation in Commuter Challenge include: increasing your physical activ-ity level, reducing air pollutants that negatively affect lung and heart health, and saving money.
It is the hope of the Minto Mapleton In Motion committee that this initiative will help to encourage active transportation and encourage car pooling.
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Drayton A, Night Hawks vs. Pirates, 3:30pmDrayton B, Shockers vs. Hurlers, 3:30pm
Drayton A, Blues vs. Trailer Park Boys, 5:30pmDrayton A, Warriors vs. Dirty Dogs, 7:30pm
monday, June 6Drayton A, Pee Wee Girls Game, 6:45pm
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Moorefield A, Bodyworks vs. Pink Ladies, 9:00pmMoorefield B, Country Air vs. Gators, 7:30pm
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Drayton B, Mixed Mites game, 6:45pmMoorefield A, Bantam Girls game, 8:45pm
Thursday, June 9Drayton A, Squirt Girls vs. Arthur, 6:45pmMoorefield B, Squirt Boys game, 6:45pm
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Having a ball - Halle Detweiler and the rest of the Heavy Hitters are gearing up for their 5th season of T-ball. The Saturday morning league is free for all children with special needs. Other activities planned for this year are go carting, basketball, floor hockey, fish-ing and swimming. Check out the Heavy Hitters website at www.heavyhitterstball.webs.com or contact Heather and Dean Clemmer at 519-638-5001. submitted photo
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Planning committee chair-man Shawn Watters said, “It is a most difficult situation ... I sense your frustration. I cer-tainly feel frustrated.”
He said the county letter stated the county’s beliefs. He added the committee can take the letter back and consult with staff.
Warden Chris White said council decided that refusing to consult was the best way it could handle the issue.
“At the end of the day, it’s provincial jurisdiction. We said
we had no comments or wish to get involved. We’ve had legal advice.”
He added there is a provin-cial election coming later this year that could see changes to the energy program.
Maieron agreed, but said the Dumais letter notes there is a municipal role to play in commenting.
White replied, “Not com-menting is commenting. No action is action.” He said the county held many meetings and got legal advice over the issue, and noted the difficulty
will continue as other applica-tions arrive.
Councillor Lynda White added, “Each one of our pro-vincial representatives [MPPs John Wilkinson and Ted Arnott] knows where we stand. They know.”
County planner Gary Cousins told council, “The letter that went to the prov-ince expressed a great vari-ety of concerns - concerns we couldn’t have expressed had we filled out the [consultation] form.”
He said that included health concerns. The province has stated there are no health issues with wind turbines, but few opponents of wind farms believe that.
Cousins said, “I’m not sure there’s any gain with going back and forth.”
He noted those opposing
the wind farms were pleased with the county’s response in refusing to take part in con-sultation.
Councillor John Green said Centre Wellington and Mapleton Townships (which have proposals for wind farms) can use the county planning department for aid.
Council then approved its planning committee minutes, which effectively supported the county receiving the letter for information.
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County passes towing bylaw despite objectionby David Meyer
GUELPH - County council-lors were unanimous in passing a towing bylaw designed to protect citizens from high pric-es and unscrupulous practices at an accident scene or when they have a break-down.
But first they heard from Roy Loveless, who has appeared at many municipali-ties to oppose the bylaw. He calls himself a “first respond-er” and operates by being on the road instead of waiting for calls for a tow truck.
Loveless said an amend-ment to the bylaw that allows tow trucks to stop and render assistance makes the bylaw more palatable to him - but then he began questioning the purpose behind the bylaw in the first place.
“I have proof it’s not to pro-tect the people but to protect the tow truck operators,” he
said of the Wellington County Tow Group, which supported the bylaw.
He said he “tested with wit-nesses in Fergus” and deter-mined the bylaw was planned to benefit the towing group.
He said the OPP rotates its calls to members of the group, and an officer said, “We use the Wellington County Tow Group.”
Loveless said that policy is “costly to me” and “There should not be a monopoly for any service.. I’ve got people investigating why this bylaw is there in the first place. All evidence to me is that it was put in place to empower the Tow Group.”
He said the amendment to the bylaw showed that some are on the side of the com-munity. Loveless added. “You can’t stop other tow truck driv-ers from coming here.”
He recently moved to Fergus from the Greater Toronto Area.
“This bylaw is still going to put the Wellington Tow Group in power to do all the tow-ing,” he told council. “I’m bit-ter about the whole thing. I’m operating as a first responder.”
He criticized OPP Inspector Scott Smith and said the bylaw that originated from the Police Services Board was unneces-sary.
Smith had told councils in Wellington County of incidents where people had their vehicles towed for much higher fees than promised, sometimes far away from their home garages.
Loveless cited a letter cir-culated by Puslinch Township councillor Susan Fielding that stated she was an accident vic-tim and it took her family days to find out where her car had been towed. She supported the
bylaw.Loveless said that accident
was outside of Wellington County. He said he has sent his complaints to the Ontario Independent Police Review Director, and noted that some of the towing operators in the local group are leaving it.
He complained several times about “Smith” and his actions. Loveless completed his delegation to council and received no questions.
But councillor John Green did have a comment. He said the council is used to “dig-nity and decorum,” and told Loveless the title is “OPP Inspector Smith, not ‘Smith’.”
Green added, “I don’t need some tow pig to come in and tell me how to address this.”
When council considered the bylaw, which was approved by all the municipalities, it car-ried unanimously.
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by Chris DaponteMAPLETON TWP. - Three
new township trucks should end up costing less than offi-cials first thought.
Last week council approved three tenders for pick-up trucks included in the 2011 budget, which came in at a combined $13,596 less than the original estimate.
The tenders approved were as follows:
- $23,354 for a 2011 GMC
Sierra for the building depart-ment (originally budgeted at $24,000);
- $26,152 for a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado for the fire department (budgeted at $35,000); and
- $25,898 for a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado for the public works department (bud-geted at $30,000).
All the approved ten-ders were provided by Larry Hudson Chev Buick GMC in
Listowel, which had the lowest of two tenders; the others were from Listowel City Ford.
Staff members noted the prices may increase with options required by each department, but the trucks should still come in under bud-get.
“It’s always nice to have some money left over,” said Mayor Bruce Whale.
Council unanimously approved the purchase of the
three trucks.* * *
The township received a quote last week for roadside grass cutting that was also well below the budgeted amount of $15,000 for the work.
Council approved a quote from Pit King Ltd. of $6.50 per kilometre, which works out to $10,283 with tax for two cuts a year totalling 1,400km. The other quotes received ranged from $7.99 to $12.95 per km.
Truck purchases come in under budget
Cousins: possible health issues among county’s concerns FROM PAGE ONE
Groves gets cashKITCHENER - Groves
Memorial Community Hospital was one of several to receive funding recently from the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network.
At the Fergus hospi-tal, $186,783 will be used to upgrade the cooling tower. The funding is provided through the government’s Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund.
The Moorefield athletic association would like to express their sincere thanks to
Grant Morgan Carpentry & Lawn Maintenancefor the hard work and contributions to our association.
especially for helping us on april 30th getting the ball diamonds ready for the season.
Thanks again Grant. We couldn’t have done it without you.
For a list of acceptable materials or more information visit www.wellington.ca, or phone 519-837-2601 or 1-866-899-0248. Residents can bring all HHW items to the event days. Only select items are accepted throughout the year at County HHW Depots.
If you can’t make a certain date, bring your items to another HHW event day or visit www.makethedrop.ca to find alternate locations.
Space provided through a partnership between industry and Ontario municipalities to support waste diversion programmes.
County of Wellington, Solid Waste Services Division
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Event Days 2011
Reminder: Maximum acceptable container size is 25 litres.
Dates & LocationsJune 11 Drayton Community Centre, 68 Main St. W., DraytonJuly 9 Grand River Raceway, 7445 Wellington Rd. 21, EloraJuly 23 Guelph/Eramosa Municipal Office,
8348 Wellington Rd. 124, BrucedaleAug 6 Minto Municipal Office, 5941 Hwy. 89, HarristonAug 13 Erin Community Centre, 1 Boland Dr., ErinSept 17 Aberfoyle County Roads Garage,
7396 Wellington Rd. 34, AberfoyleOct 29 Liquidation World,
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I cannot count the number of times over the past five years that my spouse, Anna, has told me I am so lucky to have both of my parents.
Having reached three score years, I admit having mom and dad close offers a certain comfort. They have held our large fam-ily together by being its focal point. Sadly, half of my luck ran out when I received a phone call just before 7am on Saturday morning. It was my brother, Mike, calling to say Mom had passed away in her sleep during the night. In a way, I knew what the call was about before hearing a word. Such calls are never good news, and Mom had battled severe health problems the past few years. I had been to see her a few days earlier, and she was outdoors in the pleasant weather, and enjoying it thoroughly. It was the nicest night of the spring to date.
To say I owe Mom just about everything is no real exaggera-tion. Being the eldest, I had the advantage of Mom having time in the afternoons to focus on me. When I was just 3, she taught me to read. My first book was The Little Lost Puppy, and I could read it from start to finish nearly three years prior to starting school. Thanks Mom. That love of reading you nurtured has stayed with me all these years and is something I truly treasure.
My Mom was something of a family expert, too, when it came to dates and events. Whenever there was an argument about some-one’s age, birthday, anniversary or any other seemingly trivial thing, she always knew the correct answer. She could associate one event with several others, and quickly recall strange and peculiar facts. Not many can remember 40 years later what date the previous parish priest was installed in our home town’s church, but she could.
Her love of trivia and oddball facts was another thing she passed on to me, and that has aided me greatly in my day-to-day work in the newsroom.
My parents loved sports, and passed that love down to all of us. Mom played fastball for years as a girl, and years later when one of her daughters had no team, she started one, found a league and kept it going for over a decade. St. Clements owes its arena and community centre to people like Mom and several like minded neighbours who sat for years on a fundraising committee that helped to pay for it. Looking back, it was an amazing feat and a tremendous effort. Who knew hot dog sales and ticket draws could raise so much cash? When Mom started to gain weight (after ten children that was no surprise) and learned the school gym could be used by the community, she started a women’s volleyball league that ran for years.
As someone always in touch with her faith, Mom sang in the church choir for over 70 years, and if the stairs had not been too much in the last decade, she would have happily continued doing that, too. I only wish she had passed her voice along to me - since that was one thing I did not inherit from her. All my brothers and sisters can sing, some professionally; I was born tone deaf.
Mom was indeed a product of her times. Her father died in a farm accident when she was 7. She was in the middle of five girls and two boys aged six months to 13 years. That accident happened in the middle of the depression. She loved school, skipped two grades, then had to repeat grade 10 because she could not afford high school but was too young to quit. I saw a sample of her writ-ing one day, a descriptive narrative essay, and realized I would never be as good as she was. Growing up in the depression made her frugal and practical. She taught us to cook and clean. Her boys are great cooks, as are her daughters. She showed no prejudice that way. We all had to learn.
Her funeral is Wednesday this week, and while it will be sad to say goodbye, I know she is out of pain and explaining to my late brother, Bob, all the things he missed in the last 40 years.
Rest in peace, Mom.David Meyer
A sad farewell
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:00 p.m.
COUNCIL DATESTuesday, June 14, 2011 7:00pm Regular Meeting of CouncilTuesday, June 28, 2011 1:00pm Regular Meeting of Council
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING FOR AN AMENDMENTTO THE MAPLETON ZONING BY-LAW And NOTICE OF
COMPLETE APPLICATION ZBA 2011-09TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Mapleton has received a complete application to consider a proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2000-84 [new Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2010-080], pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.
PUBLIC MEETING Mapleton Council will consider this application at their meeting scheduled for:
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.Mapleton Township Municipal OfficesCouncil Chambers, 7275 Sideroad 16
THE SUBJECT LAND is described as Part of Lot 19, Concession 1 (Maryborough), Township of Mapleton. The property is approximately 0.5 acres and is occupied by a 2,400 sq. ft. building. The location of the subject land is shown on the key map below.
THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of the amendment is to rezone the subject lands from Highway Commercial Exception to an appropriate zone to permit use for concrete forming and outdoor storage.
MAKING AN ORAL OR WRITTEN SUBMISSIONAny person or public body is entitled to attend the public meeting and make written or oral sub-missions on the proposed zoning by-law amendment.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Mapleton before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Township of Mapleton to the Ontario Municipal Board.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make writ-ten submissions to the Township of Mapleton before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION regarding this application is available for review during regular business hours at the Township office located at 7275 Sideroad 16 (east of Drayton).
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The Community News, Friday, June 3, 2011 Page FIVe
Mapleton MusingsColumn courtesy of Mapleton Historical Society
The Changed LandscapeRecently I was able to look
over some old documents per-taining to Lot 20, Bolton’s Survey, the land in Drayton that is now the municipal park-ing lot across Main Street from the Fire Hall.
William Sturtridge Hambly settled on 100 acres, first described as Lot 19 and part Lot 18, Concession 10, Maryborough Township, in 1847.
Mr. Hambly obtained the crown deed for the lands in 1858, according to a Deputy Registrar’s Abstract prepared October 24, 1865. From 1847 to 1875, when Drayton became a village, Mr. Hambly and other settlers had made plans of subdivision and sold lots from their lands.
In 1875 Lewis Bolton prepared a Survey Plan of Drayton, setting out streets and number lots. Bolton’s Survey is the basis for land descrip-tions in the former village.
Lot 20 was originally bounded on the north by Main Street West and the two arms of the Conestogo River form-ing a rough triangle. This land passed from William Hambly to his daughter Ann Maria who was the wife of William Richards.
Some time before 1902 a skating rink was erected on this lot next to the western arm of the Conestogo. In 1902 Ann Maria Richards (Hambly) leased the land and skating rink to James N. Reilly for a 10-year term for $5 per year, with the proviso “that he not
use the premises for any other purpose than those of lawful amusement and recreation, such to include skating, con-certs, lectures, festivals or pub-lic meetings of any nature what so ever.”
The description of the lands in the lease is unusual in that the metes and bounds descrip-tion starts at a point on the south boundary of Main Street
West that intersects with the easterly boundary of the rink building, proceeds southerly 66 feet, then westerly to the east-erly boundary of the westerly arm of the Conestogo, along the river boundary to main Street and then along Main Street to the point of begin-ning. There are other definite measurements than the 66 feet.
The rink was destroyed by a
violent storm some years later and of course the river has a tendency to change course over the years, as floods erode the banks or deposit gravel and soil. Roads and services change the uses as well, and people, in their wisdom, decide improvements must be made.
In 1968 work was complet-ed in rechanneling the river to make one larger channel with
a high dyke on the east side to give some flood protection. The easterly channel was filled in and the lawn bowling green, that occupied the old rink area, was rebuilt in that area.
One wonders if Mr. Hambly or any of the first set-tlers returned to the area now if they would be amazed at the changes wrought.
submitted by Jean Campbell
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Bolton’s 1875 survey of the river at Main and Wellington Streets in Drayton. Note the changes in the flow of the river.
County of Wellington visitors map (2002) of Drayton at Main and Wellington Streets.
The original 1902 skating rink lease.
PAGE SIX The Community News, Friday, June 3, 2011
Celebration
By Rev. Calvin Brown, Knox Presbyterian Church,
Drayton
JerryOttens
Community Christian School
wishes to thank
for her many years ofdedication with a
Come & Go TeaOpen House
June 4, 2011, 1-4pm at the school
(35 High St.)
MarriageAs I write this article, I am
in the process of heading out to B.C. for a family wedding. June is a favourite month for weddings.
I remember one minister told me that he always asked young couples who told him they wanted to get married: Now why would you want do that? It is a fair question to ask when someone wants you to take the responsibility of offi-ciating at their wedding.
It is also an important ques-tion for those wanting to be married to have an answer for. After all, many people don’t get married at all but instead they choose just to live together.
Many who do that argue that a marriage is just a meaningless ritual and they choose to avoid all the rigmarole involved in that. Besides, they think that if they test drive marriage first then they’ll know if they really want to be married and if it doesn’t work out there isn’t the legal stuff to deal with.
The truth of the matter is that marriage is no more something you can try out than parachuting out of an airplane. There are no half measures; either you jump or you don’t. You can say, well, I practiced by jumping off a set of stairs into the air and that is the same.
In reality it isn’t the same at all, even if there are some parts of the experience that feels a little alike. As children we play house and can imagine we are a married couple and even our
dolls are children, but the truth is we aren’t really married, the kids aren’t real and at the end of the day we can go home to our real family or if we get bored we can go off and play hide and seek. Playing house isn’t the same as being mar-ried and living common law (although it is a bit more like the real thing) is not like really being married either. The gov-ernment, which recognizes that our society is better off with clear lines of commitment with an ordered basic social unit (a family), has laws that try to protect the rights of adults and children who are involved in coupling, but it is not fully the same as a real marriage.
Different provinces have different rules and different lengths of time before they are legally considered in a com-
mon law marriage, but all force people who live together to take some responsibility for the relationship. Most realize entering marriage is a serious step. The promises alone are nearly overwhelming - to have and to hold in sickness or in health, in richness or in pov-erty, as long as we both shall live.
The reason some may choose to live common law rather than be married is they have the integrity to wonder if they can keep such a vow. Perhaps also they see people who have taken the vow before God as witnessed by their friends and families who have held their commitment loosely or even broken the covenant with divorce, and thought, “what’s that all about?”
Still, the dream lives on and
there will be many this June who are willing to commit to partner exclusively with one they hold as more valuable than all the rest for a lifetime. They will ask God to help them keep their vows and their friends will gather to witness this marvel and promise to do everything to support them in living the promise. Marriage is not just wishful thinking; it really is a profound undertak-ing full of hope, even in the awareness of weakness.
In the church marriage is seen as part of God’s plan for our happiness, which is why we bless those who enter into this covenant relationship. As Jesus teaches, God’s long-term plan, intended from the very beginning, was for faith-ful, lifelong partnerships of one man and one woman. As pastor
Tom Wright has written: this is part of the unique relation-ship through which we embody the life of the new creation which has begun in Jesus and is available through the power of the spirit. He longs that every single one of us should follow after that holiness as energeti-cally as we can. The Psalmist also reminds us that God puts the solitary into families. Not all will marry but that is how most of us will be part of a family.
I entered into that com-mitment nearly 33 years ago and in spite of my frailty and failures, it has been the most wonder-filled, satisfying and joy giving experience I could ever have imagined.
If you’re considering mar-riage, I’d be happy to talk with you.
There was a good num-ber of entries for the May 24 Spring Flower Show - house plants, cut flowers, designs and photographs.
The meeting began with the comments of the judge for this show, Jean Philips. She gave a few pointers and compliment-ed the society for a good show-ing considering the weather.
Clara Bauman introduced Donna Schneider, of Fletcher’s Landscaping, who spoke about “mulch”. Schneider informed members about the different varieties of mulch and the advantages of each. She advis-es putting three or four inches of mulch on flower beds and around trees. Mulch prevents loss of moisture, keeps the soil cooler, encourages plants to grow a larger root base and it
is 99 per cent less work.During recess a lunch, pre-
pared by Bauman and Margaret Martin was served.
The treasurer reported the Society’s Spring Flower and Bake Sale was successful in spite of the weather. It netted a profit of $320.
Bauman gave some details on the Garden Tour organized for June 9 - the bus tour will include visits to local gardens as well as a nursery which specializes in rare plants. The cost of the bus tour includes lunch at one of the gardens - Pathways to Perennials. The tour is open to anyone.
The next meeting on June 28 will also be the Summer Flower Show.
submitted byLinda Timmerman
Horticultural Society hosts spring show
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ment at its June 30 meeting.Developer Fred Prior,
of Guelph-based Prior Construction Corporation, is seeking a rezoning of the land - described as Part Lots 17 and 18, Concession 10 of Maryborough - to permit the Glenaviland Estates develop-ment, which is about 50 acres in size and would ultimately contain 95 single family houses and 101 townhouses.
The portion of the land adjoining the Conestogo River would be developed as a nine-hole golf course. The project would be phased in over the
next 15 to 20 years.Last week Mayor Bruce
Whale said council is generally in favour of the proposal, pro-vided all the criteria are met.
Clerk Patty Sinnamon said the township is still waiting to hear from the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, on archaeological findings on the golf course lands, and from the Ministry of Natural Resources, on two endangered birds - the bobolink chimney swift - although she was told the birds are not nesting in the area.
In his report, Van Patter also noted that, at the request of the Ministry of the Environment,
a special policy was included in the draft amendment noting “there is insufficient sewage servicing capacity for the entire subdivision.”
And given the location of the proposal - near the Conestogo River - Van Patter said “the township will want to see supportive comments from the [Grand River Conservation Authority] prior to passing a resolution in support of the [amendment].”
Planning consultant Bruce Donaldson, who represents Prior, said, “We’re working diligently to satisfy all these ministries.”
Whale noted the township would be willing to work with a developer on more strict energy
standards for new homes, simi-lar to what the Minto Group Inc. is doing in the Ottawa area.
Donaldson said that is something that requires a lot of thought, yet he said Prior may be willing to look into it.
Mapleton council unani-mously approved a resolution supporting the Glenaviland official plan amendment, pro-vided the developer meets the requirements of the MNR and the GRCA.
In his report Van Patter said the developer should satisfy all issues prior to the June 9 meeting of the county’s plan-ning committee, which will then make a recommendation to county council at its June 30 meeting.Mapleton Fire Dept.
Township supportive of golf course, subdivision proposalFROM PAGE ONE
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P R E - I N V E N T O R Y LIQUIDATION SALE on furniture, strollers, playyards, highchairs, bedding, clothes, toys and a whole lot more at Fear’s Bibs ‘N’ Cribs in Moorefield. 50% off sum-mer clothing, huge deals in all departments. Everything has a discount. Sale ends June 30th. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 9:30am to 5:30pm Friday until 8pm. Mondays by chance. After hours appointments easily arranged. Visit fearsbibsncribs.com or phone Moorefield 519-638-5955 for more info.
COMMUNITY BRIDAL SHOWER for Gillian MacKenzie (Brian Doig) Wed June 8th, 2011 at 7:00pm Moorefield Optimist Hall Everyone Welcome.
BRIDAL SHOWER FOR CANDACE CLOSE on Sunday, June 12 at 1pm at the Drayton United Church.MOOREFIELD UNITED CHURCH GARDEN PARTY to be held Thursday, June 23, 2011 at Moorefield Community Centre with seat-ings from 5-7 p.m. Menu: Ham, Turkey, Salads, and Strawberry Shortcake. No advance tickets needed. Price: Adult $12.00; Children 5 to 7 $5.00; Under 5 free.
GENERAL MEETING of the Canadian Diabetes Association, North Perth – North Wellington Branch. Thursday, June 9, 2011, 7:30pm at Burns Presbyterian Church, 66 Main St. Milverton. Guest Speaker: Jo Anne Aitken, RN CDE Huron Perth Health Care Alliance. Topic: Living Successfully with Diabetes. Come and bring a friend.
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Tanis Cowan knew a greatmusic opportunity when shesaw it five years ago, afterbeing introduced to a uniqueprogram called Music forYoung Children (MYC).
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.
MYC’s mission statementis to “provide the best qualitymusic education to young chil-dren by blending the pleasureand the joy of music makingwith sound instruction.”
MYC’s interactive systemmotivates and engages parentsand children, nurturing familybonds and delivering valuableco-learning experiences whiledeveloping a firm, fundamentalunderstanding of music.
A unique aspect of MYC isthe parent learns along with thechild because they are soinvolved. In fact, Ms. Taniscredits the success of the pro-gram to the parents of her stu-dents.
“I am the teacher once aweek; they are the at-home‘coach’ several days a week,”she said.
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
spring. Of course, special holi-days are incorporated into Ms.Tanis’ MYC classes, such asCanada Music Week,Christmas, Valentine’s Day andEaster. Theme days areplanned as well.
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.
“Children are so receptiveto music that it makes sense touse this medium to spark theircreativity and develop their
skills and confidence at anearly age” said Ms. Tanis.
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.
Participating in a MYCclass helps children develop
listening, reading, fine andgross motor, social skills andhas been proven to enhancechildren’s social developmentand learning skills, improvememory and problem solving,and bolster confidence andself-esteem.
Ms. Tanis also offers aMusic Pups program, which isespecially unique since it is amusic program for babies. Thisis a playful and creative musicand movement class for parentswith children ages newborn toage 4. Children are introducedto a wide variety of musicalscales, tonal and rhythm pat-terns and instruments that helpto stimulate musical growth.Each child participates at his orher own level. To find out moreabout Pups and to view classvideos visit themusicclass.com.
The ultimate success of anyMYC program lies behind theteacher and Ms. Tanis is noexception to that rule. It’s obvi-ous she is an enthusiasticteacher who cares a great dealfor her students.
“Their struggles are mystruggles,” she states. “Andtheir triumphs are equally tri-umphant for me.”
For more information visitwww.myc.com, email [email protected] orcall 519-638-5715.
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Festive fun - Students at Music for Young Children enjoy aChristmas concert every year. submitted photo
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moorefield diner owners glad to be back in business after hiatusMOOREFIELD - Terrance
and Beth-Anne Rumph were no strangers to the restaurant business when they re-opened The Moorefield Diner last September.
In fact, they originally opened the doors to their res-taurant back in October of 2002. It was that year that Beth-Anne decided to test the waters and make a go of it. Terrance, being a dairy farmer, initially objected to the idea, but his objections made Beth-Anne even more determined to prove to her hus-band and to herself that she was more than capable.
Beth-Anne admits the ven-ture was a real eye opener, with a two month old baby, a busy husband and a then busy restau-rant. But with the help of staff she managed to run a successful business for five years.
In 2007 the Rumphs moved from a dairy farm to a chicken farm and decided to take a three-year hiatus from the restaurant. So in 2010 Beth-Anne came back to reopen The Moorefield Diner at 42 McGivern Street.
This time around, Terrance fully came on board as chief cook and bottle washer. The change, says Terrance has been a remarkably good one, and both are pleasantly surprised
how well he adjusted to the day-to-day operations of restau-rant life.
Back in 2002, Beth-Anne found it challenging to please everyone and realized this was an unrealistic expectation. Beth-Anne says this time around she came back with a different out-look on things, and notes that Terrance’s easy going attitude has helped her with that.
Both have a passion for their customers and enjoy the friendly banter of their regular customers as well as welcom-ing new ones. Beth-Anne tells of a customer who was passing through town and had never been to the diner before. Upon listening to staff and a group
of regulars exchanging friend-ly barbs, and the laughter that ensued, the customer exclaimed to Beth-Anne, “Oh my good-ness, this place reminds me so much of the TV show Corner Gas, and she added she would always remember the little res-taurant in Moorefield.
One of Beth-Anne’s favou-rite things about the diner is that she can be in the kitchen and hear the ongoing bursts of laughter coming from her cus-tomers in the dining area.
“That’s music to my ears,” exclaims Beth-Anne, “because you know that they are comfort-able and feel at home.”
It is just this type of atmo-sphere that Beth-Anne and
Terrance pride themselves on. The Rumphs, while rely-
ing on each other, also rely on an excellent staff of 12 part-time employees. They describe their staff as competent, hard working and fun, pointing out that each has their own unique assets and abilities that help The Moorefield Diner to thrive.
The day starts early at the diner, opening each morning at 7am with the exception of Sundays (open 9am-2pm), and boasts an all-day breakfast. For lunch, customers can sink their teeth into a delicious, top sell-ing, 100% Canadian beef ham-burger or, on the lighter side, enjoy fresh made sandwiches, a variety of soups and garden
salads. Other top selling menu items include fish and chips, chicken fingers and fries and taco salad. Every Friday night the diner hosts a pizza and wing night and, for a reasonable fee, offers delivery to Moorefield, Drayton, Rothsay and surround-ing areas. Delivery is limited to Friday nights and Beth-Anne encourages customers to call the diner to check the delivery area. Also available on Friday nights and uniquely tempting are deep fried Mars bars, Twinkies and Oreo cookies.
Experimenting with their menu in order to offer the best selection to their customers is important to the Rumphs, so they hope to expand their
Friday night fare by offering panzerottis, nachos and few other tempting surprises.
The Rumphs have always been fervent supporters of The Blu Rein Foundation, a mission-based organization that offers humanitarian and medical aid to La Colonia, Los Quernados in the Dominican Republic.
They help fund this mis-sion through the sale of jew-elry and small gift items at the diner. Some of the jewelry is hand made from Peru, Tibet and India, and the Rumphs only purchase from companies that adhere to a fair trade policy with their employees. Fair trade has become increasingly more important on the world eco-nomic playing field. It ensures that workers in underprivileged areas are not taken advantage of and receive a fair wage; encour-aging sustainable economi-cal growth while discouraging unfair labour practices and the use of child labour.
The Rumphs are pleased with their decision to re-open their doors and invite locals to drop in and join the fun. They are open Monday to Thursday from 7am to 3pm, Friday 7am to 9pm, Saturday 7am to 2pm and Sunday 9am to 2pm. Call 519-638-0413 for information.
Ready to serve - From left: Terrance and Beth-Anne Rumph, Char-lene Klassen Tracy McBeth and Crystal Huberts. submitted photos
Familiar faces - Just one group of regulars who are always ready to exchange a few barbs at the Moorefield Diner.
