whatsonwoodstockjune2017

Community Services Guide

June 2017

Woodstock’s great summer festivals

How an idea becomes a successful business Pg. 10 Downtown’s heritage buildings Pg. 12

The City of Woodstock Presents…

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Saturday on the

Celebrating 16 Years!

Main Stage

August 18-19 Southside Park

6 time Juno Award Winner

Colin James

Friday on the

Main Stage

MUDMEN

Back by popular demand!

Tim Tyler

R&B, Funk & Blues

★ 2 FREE Concerts under the stars… ★ Soapbox Derby ★ Milking Contest ★ Strongman/Woman Competition

★ Skateboard/BMX Bike/Scooter Competition ★ Saturday afternoon entertainment from

“Soul Tripper” and the “Ben Show” ★ Petting Zoo, Kiddie Rides, Ponies ★ Demonstrations, Exhibits ★ Lion’s Club Beverage Garden ★ Great variety of tasty food and treats For all details and updates, visit www.cowapolooza.com or www.cityofwoodstock.ca for more updates 

www.cowapolooza.com

Check out the COW Tales ‘Way Back When’ contest on page 17 and enter today!

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What’s On

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Summer, Summer, Summer

The sunshine tells the story. The summer of 2017 is here, and so are some great summer festivals, starting with Canada’s 150th birthday party. See page 6.

Making Woodstock Better

A guiding hand to start-up entrepreneurs is readily available at Woodstock’s Small Business Enterprise Centre. See page 10.

History in Front of Us

To mark Canada’s Sesquicentennial, we take a walk down Dundas Street to discover the buildings that were standing in 1867. See page 12.

Pollinator Preserve

Pollinating insects like bees and butterflies are essential to our ecosystem. Woodstock has decided to set aside a sanctuary for these small helpmates. See page 30.

City Schedules and Services

Photo by Chairboy – Fotolia

Photo by Jeff Culp

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Cowapolooza 16 Meet Your City Council 2017 Soap Box Derby Engineering Dept.: Yard Waste Depot Rules WEAC: Small Changes, Big Differences Woodstock Accessibility Advisory Committee Woodstock Sign By-Law Review Engineering Dept.: Bulk Item Collection Woodstock Small Business Spotlight Engineering Dept.: Recycle Containers Woodstock Public Library Transit & Para-Transit Woodstock Museum N.H.S. Woodstock Art Gallery Canada Day celebrating 150!

Next Edition Cover includes photos by Bill Polzin, Geoff Dale and Jeff Culp.

The July 2017 edition of WOW will be delivered with the Oxford Review on June 29, 2017.

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Meet Your City Council…

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ur current city council was elected on October 27, 2014 and were sworn in at the December 4, 2014 inaugural meeting. Members of council are elected for a 4 year term. You can email city council by visiting http://www.cityofwoodstock.ca/en/city-hall/council.asp.

Mayor Trevor Birtch 519-539-2382 ext. 2100

Councillor Jerry Acchione 519-532-2381

Councillor Connie Lauder 519-532-2590

Councillor Shawn Shapton 519-532-2068

Councillor Deb Tait 519-421-7449

Councillor Sandra Talbot 519-788-0639

CITY OF WOODSTOCK

PHONE DIRECTORY

CONTACTS Volume 19

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What’s On Woodstock Magazine is published monthly by the Office of the Communications & Special Events Manager of the City of Woodstock. Circulation is 19,000 copies delivered to the residents and businesses of Woodstock.

Magazine produced by Flying Squirrel Design.

E-mail: wow@flyingsquirreldesign.com.

Mail/Courier: 9-1201 Nellis Street, Woodstock, Ontario N4T 1N8 Editorial written by Jeff Culp. Ad deadline for July 2017 edition: May 31, 2017 Call Brad Janssen at 519-539-1291 x 4102 to book your advertising today.

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Art Gallery............................................519-539-6761 City Hall...............................................519-539-1291 Civic Centre Arena....................519-421-3484 x 4301 Goff Hall Rental........................519-421-3484 x 4301 Library..................................................519-539-4801 Market Centre Rental...........................519-537-8411 Museum...............................................519-537-8411 Para-Transit Services............................519-539-1291 Parks & Recreation....................519-539-1291 x 4101 Public Works............. 519-539-1291 x 3140 or x 3104 Small Business Centre..........................519-421-2129 Southside Aquatics.................. 519-421-POOL (7665) Southwood Arena.....................519-421-3484 x 4301 Transit Services.........................519-539-1291 x 3102

Councillor Todd Poetter 519-532-3709

Have your events listed in the FREE Event List on the back inside cover or for advertising in the What’s On Woodstock Magazine, call Editor Brad Janssen, at 519-539-1291 x 4102 or fax to 519-539-3275.

Major events highlight upcoming summer fun I

f it’s summer in Woodstock, there will be parties!

Celebrating Canada’s Sesquicentennial is the theme of the first and the last of Woodstock’s planned summertime events.

Canada Day July 1st at Southside Park is extra big and extra special this year.

Beginning at 2:00 p.m. and ending with the night-time fireworks, there is free family entertainment all day. The highlight of the stage presentations will feature the winners of the Woodstock’s Got Talent competition held earlier this year, when the snow was still on the ground. There’s lots more entertainment featuring the winners of the 2017 Newtal Singing competition, world-class busker “The Fire Guy,” a Woodstock Tae Kwon Do Club demonstration, and a finale featuring the “Shania Alive” tribute.

All day long, food and local craft vendors will be at the north end of the park, kiddie rides on the West Diamond, and a Lion’s Club beverage garden. Watch for the ice cream wagon, and be ready to eat cupcakes after the official singing of O Canada. Over 1,000 red and white cupcakes will be served.

The main event comes at dusk, when the City of Woodstock/Toyota fireworks display launches.

Also back this year, Woodstock’s popular Streetfest, August 10-12, which wraps up with the Streetfest Cruise on August 13. Dundas Street will be closed from Bay/ Beale to Vansittart all day Friday and Saturday. Visit downtown retailers who have their displays outdoors, with sidewalk sales, guest vendors, patio dining and special entertainment.

It all starts the evening of Thursday, August 10 with a party at Museum Square. The Farmers’ Market will be open, with crafters in the square, entertainment and food.

Sit at the licensed patio at Dairy Capital to watch Rik Emmett of Triumph go acoustic beginning at 7:30.

Dundas Street is pedestrian-only all day Friday and Saturday. Stroll along the street and listen to entertainment from Jack DeKeyzer, JayDee Bixby and the

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Imbatakuna’s. Make sure to visit the Green Street Pop Up Park let the kids go wild on the inflatables downtown, and peruse Art in the Square. Entertainment is still being added, so keep updated at the BIA’s webpage:

www.downtownwoodstock.ca/summer-streetfest.html

The Annual Streetfest Cruise becomes more popular every year. The South Gate Centre hosts the Sunday cruise of cars, motorcycles and more.

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It’s Year 16 for Cowapolooza this year, August 18-19. All the most popular stuff is back for this year – kiddie rides, pony rides and a petting zoo, along with crafters’ alley, demonstrations and exhibits. The Soapbox Derby is back, and so is the Strongman/Woman competition, the BMX Bike/Skateboard/Scooter competition and, of course, the ever-popular milking contest.

On stage Friday night, The Mudmen and the McCartney Years. Saturday night’s headliner is Colin James, with opening act Tim Tyler. To stay up to date with the latest, check out the cityofwoodstock.ca web pages.

In honour of Canada’s 150th, a new event has been added for the end of the summer. Celebrate Canada’s diverse heritage at one of the city’s most historic parks, Victoria Park. The event is being dubbed “Pavlo in the Park,” after the headline entertainer – internationally renown multiJuno Award-winning Pavlo. Born into Greek heritage in Toronto, Pavlo’s ten big-selling albums of what he calls “Mediterranean music” have received international attention. The Oxford Historical Society will do walking tours of the heritage buildings surrounding the park, a display of art in the park will begin at 2:00 p.m., the list of other stage entertainers continues to grow and there will be a home-grown beverage garden featuring Woodstock’s own Upper Thames Brewing Company.

Check out the COW Tales ‘Way Back When’ contest on page 17 and enter today!

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Soapbox Derby

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“Any business you can think of started with one person with an idea,” says Woodstock and Area Small Business Enterprise Centre Manager Ronda Stewart. The SBEC’s goal is to help people turn that idea into a business.

Jointly funded by Woodstock’s Economic Development Department and the Province of Ontario, the Centre helps entrepreneurs and existing businesses just starting out.

“We help at the start-up phase and business planning stage; we’ll help with business planning, cash flow. Our primary functions are training and helping people make connections,” she says.

It used to be that building a business started with developing a business plan and taking it to a financial institution to get a start-up loan. Many businesses still start that way, but new technology and the SBEC give entrepreneurs another path.

“High tech has become a driver that brings people through our doors,” Stewart says. “We help them navigate through all the resources available to start-ups today.

They’ll say, ‘I need something,’ and we’ll find out how to get them through that.”

There are dozens of new start-ups in Woodstock every year, and dozens more people with ideas for start-ups. If you have an idea, SBEC is the place to start.

“There’s always a fear of starting. They don’t know where to start, how to navigate through the government regulations, how to obtain financing, and marketing is always an issue. They may not have a clear idea where they want to be,” she says. “Do you want to be self-employed or be a business owner? We can coach them through this.”

In a recent 3-year company start-up program, 85 potential start-ups enrolled with SBEC and 20 received provincial grants.

“We don’t provide financing, but micro-financing up to $5,000 is available. Our main job is mentorship, however.

We’re very good at mentoring one-on-one.”

SBEC also runs networking breakfasts twice a month.

Small Business Advisor Christine Smith organizes these inexpensive business-building sessions. “We generally run them the 1st Monday and 2nd Tuesday of the month. It’s only $10 for the breakfast.” The networking sessions are held at Ody’s. You can get involved by contacting SBEC. Contact SBEC and learn more about their services at www.woodstocksmallbusiness.ca.

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Making Woodstock Better

DID YOU KNOW?

Yard Waste Depot Rules Yard and brush material along with electronics and tires are acceptable if put in the appropriate marked area of the James St. depot. When other materials are dumped (as pictured above), the material cannot be properly disposed of and ends up in landfill instead of being diverted.

Yard waste is composted for use in gardens.

Contamination such as paint and the toxic chemicals from pressure treated (CCA) lumber are potentially mixed into this compost and if the compost is used for food production (gardening), this contamination may end up somewhere in the food cycle. This is of great concern as one 12' long 2 x 6 piece of CCA lumber contains enough arsenic (28 grams) to potentially kill over 200 people. These chemicals can release into the atmosphere, both air and soil, and do harm to the environment and the life in it.

If the problem of dumping at the Yard Waste Depot doesn’t go away, the City may be forced to consider implementing limited, supervised access of the Yard, or a potential complete shut down of the Yard.

The City does host special events days – a Bulk Item Depot Day is scheduled for August 12th – where CCA lumber can be dropped off free of charge and safely disposed.

Please help us to continue to keep the Yard Waste Depot free from contamination. We appreciate and thank you for your cooperation.

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The search for Confederation buildings

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little over 150 years ago, Sir John A. Macdonald was working feverishly with other colonial and English politicians to build what would become Canada. At the same time, a number of mostly-unnamed people were beginning to build something else. What would become the City of Woodstock.

As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the culmination of Macdonald’s building project, perhaps we should turn an eye to what was being built in Woodstock at the same time.

Ask anyone where to begin looking for 150 year old buildings, and you will likely be pointed in the direction of Vansittart Ave., where you can stroll among stately Victorian-era homes representing every architectural style used during the hundred years around 1867. Although Van Ave is the obvious place to start, it’s not the only place.

In fact, the decade of Confederation was the decade that laid the foundation of Woodstock’s business district along Dundas Street. Let’s start in the heart of the downtown around Museum Square. We’re not looking at the street level, because that has changed dozens of times since Confederation. Let’s look a couple of stories up. In fact, the architecture of Downtown Woodstock is every bit as stunning as anywhere else in the city, and tells volumes about our history.

The Robt. H. Hall Building, 1874–1968, home of Radiant Health.

The history of the Museum is well known and documented. The commerce that formed Woodstock was conducted elsewhere. Like in the building almost directly across the street at 473 Dundas. This building is a good place to start because it is conveniently inscribed “Robt H. Hall Bldg 1874-1968.” Not 1867, but pretty close. The upper floors of this building have obviously been modified since 1867 (the inscription tells us 1968), but moving Westward

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along the same block, you are met with a dazzling array of architectural styles. Like almost all of Woodstock’s downtown buildings, these can be considered “Victorian style.”

This brings us no closer to identifying Confederation buildings, because “Victorian” is anything built between 1840 and 1900.

The Victorian architectural style consists of up to a dozen individual styles such as Italianate, Baroque, Gothic Revival, Romanesque and others. When each of these sub-categories was stylish can be narrowed down to within a decade or so.

Italianate architecture visible in buildings beside Museum Square.

Directly to the East of Museum Square, for example, is a textbook example of Italianate Commercial architecture.

Italianate was stylish between about 1840 and 1860. This building is very probably Confederation-era. Italianate is characterized by the arch windows and elaborate roof lines (cornices), usually with prominent decorations. Based on the Italian Renaissance of the 15th Century, it was a style popularized in England, and subsequently exported to colonies like Canada, New Zealand and Australia (although it was extremely popular in the United States. Hundreds of commercial buildings just like this one can be found in New York City). The store front facades of the building are much newer, as is the stucco wall facing the square.

Could the building have been constructed with local brick (from Brick Pond)? The original brick can be seen in the remaining chimney. Bricks from Brick Pond were said to be red, but this chimney is yellow brick – a very common colour in this area. The colour of the brick depends on the amount of iron in the clay used. Yellow brick is characteristic of the Oxford-Middlesex-Brant area, but uncommon in the Chatham-Windsor area, where clays are high in iron content (and therefore red). After the introduction of railroads in the mid-1800s, most of Woodtock’s brick was probably brought from brickyards at the foot of the Niagara Escarpment and from the Don River Valley in Toronto. All of this brick was red shale. Brick from Ohio,

used to pave Dundas Street (in 1843) when it was brick, came from Ohio and was yellow. This building may have been built with some of those bricks, although 1845-50 is very early for this style. Wherever this brick came from, it is of very good quality i.e. it is not pourous, and has survived 150 years of freeze-thaw.

Possibly a better candidate for locally-sourced brick (the Brick Pond works operated until about 1860) is just down the street at 486 Dundas. It is certainly the right colour, but the building is probably younger than the pure Italianate building. This architectural gem is late Italianate, with elements of later styles (what is known as a “Victorian-hybrid”). The elaborate roof line remains, but the windows are noticeably different. It looks very much like a Second Empire Baroque building (i.e. the French Second Empire – Napoleon III, reigned 1852-1870 – a period when Paris, France was basically a huge construction site), except for the roof. Almost all Second Empire buildings have a mansard roof (steeply sloped leading to a flat roof). Best-guess for this building is early-to-mid 1870s. It must have looked very modern when it was built.

YOUR WOODSTOCK ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE PRESENTS

Green Tips

Small Changes, Big Difference The results are in! WEAC congratulates the winners of the 2016-17 Environmental Make-Over Challenge Once again we set out to challenge local youth to propose small changes they wish to make around their school to improve their environmental performance. Here are our winners and their successful proposals!

École élémentaire catholique STE-MARGUERITE-BOURGEOYS/École secondaire catholique NOTRE-DAME Garden Project Proposal Our school will improve its environmental performance by starting a garden project to grow fresh produce. Growing fresh produce will support the school’s Healthy Snack Program. Also, our fruits and vegetables can be offered to the school cafeteria; providing students and staff with healthier food options. The surplus could be donated to families in need within the school community or to the greater community.

Benefits: • Reduce carbon footprint • promote biodiversity • restore oxygen • recycle organic waste

The red brick at 486 Dundas possibly originated from Brick Pond.

As for the Robert Hall building and those immediately to the West, ending with the current Art Gallery: several are “vernacular” Italianate (vernacular refers to local adaptations putting function over style), and probably contemporary with the Hall building. The rest are “revivalist” Romanesque or Classical, placing them not before 1870, but as late as 1920, and the current Art Gallery, which is “Corporate Style,” falling more or less within that 50 years – architecture is not an exact science.

This is just a quick survey of a couple of downtown blocks. Woodstock is known for its sensational residential and public building architecture, but if you park your car, and walk along the main street, you’ll see this reputation should extend much further.

COLLEGE AVENUE Secondary School Yard Waste Composting Proposal Here at CASS we are very fortunate to have extensive tree canopy. Our extensive tree cover results in a large amount of organic material left on our lawn. Collecting yard waste into composters will create a nutrient rich fertilizer that we can use in our gardens.

Benefits: • Divert yard waste from the landfill • Help CASS work towards Oxford County’s Commitment to Zero Waste We thank all participating schools and we look forward to hearing from you again next year!

Check out the COW Tales ‘Way Back When’ contest on page 17 and enter today!

A: An urn.

Brought to you by your Woodstock Environmental Advisory Committee and the City of Woodstock

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A Warning to be Viligent December 21, 1962 fire at the CPR ticket office at 430 Dundas Street that also had a men’s tailoring shop and shoe repair shop in the basement. All offduty firemen were called to assist to keep the fire under control. Burned to the ground both Harper Sports Centre the building on the West and the Grafton’s store on the east side suffered some smoke and water damage.

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Woodstock’s Connection to Louis Riel Hugh Richardson had a law office at the corner of Dundas and Light Street from about 1847 until he became Crown Attorney in the 1850s. Leaving Woodstock in 1872, he went to work at the Justice Department. He impressed them so much, he was appointed Justice in the Northwest Territories in 1876. NWT was much different in 1876, and Richardson’s office was in what is now Manitoba. He was appointed the presiding magistrate for the trial of Louis Riel in 1885, and ended up as chief justice of NWT and government administrator.

Known to the World as “Butterfingers” World-renown agricultural artist Ross Butler is known for his paintings, but, in 1950, the Dairy Farmers of Canada came to him with a unique idea for their display at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto – sculpt a cow out of butter. Butler was intrigued, “instead of butter being made from the cow, the cow was made from butter,” he said. The metal framework for the fullsize cow was made in his Woodstock studio. Two weeks before the CNE opened, Butler was closed in a climate-controlled truck with 1,000 pounds of butter. To track visitors, DFO printed ballots to “Guess the weight” of the butter Jersey. It became the hit of the Ex, with 117,000 ballots completed, and a media sensation. Butler was interviewed

by CFRB Toronto’s Gordon Sinclair, who called him “Butterfingers.” The sculpture weighed 902 pounds, and the butter was cleaned, salted and marketed. (Photo courtesy of Ross Butler Gallery).

Fueling the Fire of Karn Hardware October 24, 1964 was the date that the Karn Hardware directly across from Perry St.on Dundas St. burnt to the ground. The fire started in the basement and quickly spread. Two firemen were bowled over the roof when the hose got caught and they suffered a few bruises. Along with paint, the store carried ammunition and naptha gas in the basement. Many stores were affected by the fire at Karn Hardware, the Bank of Nova Scotia, Reg Hall’s, Millward’s Bookstore, and the Hoe Hoe Restaurant.

COW Tales have been contributed by Brad Janssen, Jeff Culp and Paul Roberts.

Visit us online at www.facebook.com/WhatsOnWoodstock

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way back when

CONTEST

THE WINNER of May’s ‘Way Back When’ Contest is

Karen Billingham of Woodstock! She correctly answered that the Victoria Day Parade is celebrating its 70th year. Karen wins a $50 gift card from Kelsey’s/Montana’s, plus she now qualifies for a $100 Kelsey’s/Montana’s gift card to be drawn from all the monthly winners in November.

Thank you to our sponsors!

Do you remember Woodstock “Way Back When?”

If so, you’re on your way to winning our contest. Send in or drop off your answer by the posted deadline. We will randomly pick one winner from the correct responses. The winner’s name will appear in the next edition of What’s On Woodstock. Here are some questions to get you thinking. Answer the last question (in bold) to enter the contest.

Q. What business once operated at the location of the County of

Oxford Administration Building at the corner of Reeve and Peel streets? (See page 6)

Q. Who was Mayor of Woodstock when we celebrated Canada’s 100th birthday? (See page 25)

Q. How many buses convoyed to Toronto for this year’s Woodstock Day at the Rogers Centre? (See page 3)

Q. The Maid of the Mist is the name of the woman atop the Patullo

Fountain in Museum Square, what is she holding? (See page 13)

Q. Besides the Springbank Snow Countess,

where else in Woodstock would you find a statue of a cow?

Send your answer along with your name and phone number to bjanssen@cityofwoodstock.ca by Friday, June 9th, 2017.

You can also drop your answer in the contest box at City Hall.

The Corporation of the City of Woodstock

Sign By-Law Review Appointment to Woodstock Accessibility Advisory Committee Woodstock City Council would like to invite applications from persons with disabilities to fill a vacancy on the Accessibility Advisory Committee.

Applications will be accepted until June 28, 2017 at 4:00 pm. Information regarding the Committee as well as application forms are available for pickup at the City Clerk’s Office on the Main Floor of City Hall or on the City of Woodstock website www.cityofwoodstock.ca/ en/city-hall/boards-and-committees.asp. Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request by phone at 519-539-1291 or by email at accessibility@cityofwoodstock.ca.

The City of Woodstock is currently reviewing its Sign By-Law and wants to hear from businesses and residents.

Public consultation in the form of a survey and written comments are now being accepted.

The survey can be found at https://www.cityofwoodstock.ca/en/city-hall/bylaws.asp Written comments can be forwarded to City Hall, 500 Dundas Street or by email at: clerksinfo@cityofwoodstock.ca

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Go Green Woodstock Photo of peony by Bronwyn Moody

Bulk Item Collection REGULAR RESIDENTIAL UNITS

Items must be set out at curb side no earlier than the weekend prior to your scheduled collection week and no later than 7:30 a.m. on the Monday of your collection week. This will be strictly enforced.

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Maximum Number of Items per Collection

Acceptable Items:

MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS

✔✔ Mattresses and box springs ✔✔ Furniture ✔✔ Couches and chairs ✔✔ Tables ✔✔ Desks ✔✔ Armoires ✔✔ Chests ✔✔ Headboards ✔✔ Carpet (6ft, rolled up) ✔✔ Floor lamps ✔✔ Pool Covers ✔✔ Pool Filters (no sand) ✔✔ Barbecues ✔✔ Water Softeners (no salt)

SCHEDULE:

Do Not Set Out:

Row-Housing, Condominium Units Items must be set out in front of your unit only, no earlier than the weekend prior to your scheduled collection week and no later than 7:30 a.m. on the Monday of your collection week. Community piles at curb side will not be collected. This will be strictly enforced.

Please note this collection is only for multi-family residential units who currently receive garbage collection from the City of Woodstock Public Works Department. Please check with your property management/landlord before setting out any articles.

Please refer to your City Services Calendar for current schedule. Woodstock residents will have five (5) opportunities throughout the year to set out bulk items.

Bulk Item Pickup

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Mon Garbage Route

Apr 10

Tues Garbage Route

Apr 17

Wed Garbage Route

Apr 24

Thurs Garbage Route

May 1

Fri Garbage Route

May 8

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Tires (bring to tire bin at works yard) Glass (bring to Bulk Item Depot) Windows (bring to Bulk Item Depot) Lumber (bring to Bulk Item Depot) Construction debris (bring to Bulk Item Depot) Concrete (bring to Bulk Item Depot) Electronics (bring to electronics bin at works yard) Appliances (bring to Bulk Item Depot) Microwaves (bring to Bulk Item Depot) Televisions (bring to works yard bin) Toilets (bring to works yard) Hazardous materials Household garbage Bulk Item Depot Car parts

Public Works, 944 James St. on Saturday, August 12, 2017 from 8:00 am–12:00 pm.

Accepted items include: glass, windows, lumber, old fencing, toilets shingles and drywall.

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WASBEC

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Woodstock Day Baseball

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Recycle plastics

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Photo by Shuva Rahim – Fotolia

Jr. Minecraft Program (6–9 years)

SPRING STORYTIMES Each program includes age appropriate stories, rhymes, songs and activities designed by library professionals to help children develop literacy skills and a love of reading. No registration required. Drop in.

Babytime (birth to 12 months) Wednesdays.....................................................11:00–11:30 am May 24–June 28 Babytime is an interactive program for infants and their caregivers that introduce them to a life-long love of books with songs, active rhymes and stories.

Toddler Tales (12–35 months)

Wednesdays.....................................................10:15–10:45 am May 24–June 28 Toddler Tales is an active program for toddlers and their caregivers with stories, rhymes songs and a simple craft.

1:00–2:00 pm, Saturday, June 10 Show us your building talents in this creative and collaborative building program. Registration starts the Monday before each Saturday program, in person or by phone. Spaces are limited so register early.

Sr. Minecraft Program (10–14 years) 2:30 – 3:30 pm, Saturday, June 10 Make your defenses strong to survive in Minecraft! Registration starts the Monday before each Saturday program, in person or by phone. Spaces are limited so register early.

Teen Minecraft (10–14 years) 6:30–8:00 pm, Tuesday, June 6 Test your Minecraft skills the 1st Tuesday evening of each month Registration starts the Tuesday before each program. Free!

Funding provided by the Government of Ontario

SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR KIDS

Tales & Tunes (3–5 years)

Summer will be here soon and the Library has planned a July and August full of great programs for kids and teens. Registration for all our summer programs begins Saturday, June 3, in person only.

SPECIAL EVENTS FOR KIDS

TD SUMMER READING CLUB 2017

Thursdays........................................................10:30–11:15 am May 25–June 29 Tales & Tunes is a musical storytime for preschoolers that will cultivate a love of books with stories, songs, active rhymes and a craft.

Drop In Father’s Day Craft (all ages) 10:00 am–5:00 pm, Saturday, June 17 1:00–5:00 pm, Sunday, June 18 Make a special craft for Dad! No registration required. Free!

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• Free!

• Registration begins Saturday June 3, 2017 • Registration in person only

Mad Science (6–12 years)

Mondays ........................2:00–3:00 pm July 10 Spectacular Space July 24 Earth Works Aug 14 Detective Science Have fun with science! $7 fee per program required at registration.

In the year of Canada’s 150th birthday, the TD Summer Reading Club invites kids to celebrate what makes books, libraries and Canada great, by encouraging them to open up to new ideas, new characters, new landscapes, and to one another. So look forward to some great illustrations, book recommendations, ideas, and fun with the 2017 TD Summer Reading Club. Salut!

Kids can roll the die to find great books to read, earn lots of prizes and collect stickers for their logbooks. Interact with the TD Summer Reading Club website with a link from our website. With club times every morning, afternoon and evening it’s easy to drop in to play, enter our weekly draw for great prizes and participate in our weekly scavenger hunt. Program runs from June 3 to September 2, 2017.

Reading Crew (4–10 years) Mondays, Tuesdays............................................ 2:00–4:00 pm Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays........... 10:00 am–12:00 noon July 3–August 25 Join Captain Wolfie’s pirate crew on a summer-long reading treasure hunt. Play our pirate game to search for scrolls that will lead you to the hidden treasure. Kids will be paired with our pirate youth volunteers to practice reading, complete their scrolls, play fun literacy games and earn prizes. Register and start having fun at any of the drop in times starting July 3. Free!

SUMMER ACTIVITY AND CRAFT PROGRAMS FOR KIDS

• Fees as indicated • Registration for July and August programs begins Saturday, June 3, 2017 • Registration in person only

Maker Mondays (6–12 years) Mondays................................................ 10:30 am–12:00 noon July 3–August 21 Every Monday afternoon we will introduce kids to really cool gadgets and gizmos. Build robots, try your hand at computer programming and create using our 3D printer, just to name a few.

Free! Registration starts June 3.

Little Crafters (3–5 years)

Tuesdays......................................................... 10:30–11:30 am July 4–August 22 A fun filled hour brimming with awesome crafts, stories and activities for preschoolers with a different theme each week. A fee of $2 per program is required at registration.

Craft Club (6–12 years)

Tuesdays.............................................................2:00–3:30 pm July 4–August 15 Join the club and try out some fun and kooky crafts with a different theme each day. A fee of $2 per program is required at registration.

Wolfie Wednesdays (6–12 years)

Wednesdays........................................................2:00–3:30 pm July 5–August 16 Wolfie is celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday with a variety of indoor/outdoor activities, regional crafts and food.

A fee of $2 per program is required at registration.

Cook ‘n Craft (6–12 years) Thursdays...........................................................2:00–3:30 pm July 6–August 17 This fun program combines crafting and cooking for kids with a different theme each week. A fee of $5 per program is required at registration.

Minecraft (6–12 years) Fridays................................................... 10:30 am–12:00 noon July 7–August 25 Make your defenses strong to survive in Minecraft. Free!

Registration starts June 3.

Funding provided by the Government of Ontario

Friday Flicks (5–12 years)

Fridays................................................................2:00–3:30 pm July 7–August 18 A different movie each Friday! No registration required. Free!

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Free to Attend

At the Library • Everyone Welcome

TEEN SUMMER PROGRAMS Escape the Library! (12–16 years)

Tuesday, July 4, 6:30-8:15 pm Go wild and try your hand at escaping WPL’s version of an escape room. Team up to solve puzzles, riddles and the ultimate mystery.

Register in advance for one timeslot: 6:30 pm or 7:30 pm. Free!

Summer Teen Drop In (12–16 years) 6:30–8:00 pm, Tuesdays, July 11–August 22 If you love hanging out with your friends, getting techy or showing off your creative flare then make the Library your destination this summer! No registration required. Snacks provided.

Teen Summer Volunteer Opportunities @ Woodstock Public Library (12–17 years)

If you are looking for a fun and rewarding opportunity to volunteer this summer to earn experience or community service hours come into the library or visit our website at www.mywpl.ca for more information and the volunteer application form. Successful applicants will be contacted for orientation and training.

Writer’s Circle

Outdoor

CONCERT with OXFORD WINDS The

Community Concert Band Thursday June 4, 2015 at 6:30pm Rain date: Thursday June 11

Outdoor Concert with the Oxford Winds Community Concert Band www.oxfordwinds.ca

facebook.com/oxfordwinds

Thursday, June 1 at 6:30 pm Everyone is welcome to attend this free concert in the outer courtyard at the Library. Rain date will be Thursday, June 8th.

Brain Games

1:00–3:00 pm, Monday, June 5 Gather in the meeting room the first Monday of the month for a great workout for the brain. Socialize as you participate in trivia challenges, Scrabble, and other fun activities for the mind.

Refreshments are permitted. No registration required.

Calling All “Mahj” Fans!

10:15 am–12:15 pm, Tuesdays, June 6, 13, 20, 27 For American Mah-jongg players looking for a friendly game, join us in the Program room on Tuesday mornings throughout March.

We can accommodate up to 16 players, so first come, first serve.

Photo by Samo Trebizan – Fotolia

6:00–8:15 pm, Wednesdays, June 7, 21 Have you ever wanted to write fiction, craft a memoir or write poetry? Would you like feedback, encouragement and the chance to share with other writers? Then join our writer’s circle open to all ages from teen to senior. The group meets the first and third Wednesday of each month. No registration required.

Adult Book Clubs

Please join us for lively discussion and refreshments the first Thursday of each month. New members are always welcome!

Afternoon Book Club June 1, 1:00–2:30 pm Britt-Marie was Here – Fredrik Backman

Evening Book Club June 1, 7:00–8:15 pm Nightfall – Richard B. Wright

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Creative Space

1:00–3:00 pm, Wednesdays, June 14, 28 This is an opportunity to gather and converse with like-minded creative people and share your talents: knitting, needlework, crocheting, sketching, however you express your creativity.

Meet in the fiction area of the Library the second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Refreshments are permitted. No registration required.

Recording Stories for Father’s Day

2:00–4:00 pm, Friday, June 16 Calling all family members! Read aloud and record your favourite picture book with your favourite child for Father’s Day. Take home an audio recording for sharing. Registration is ongoing, in person or by phone. Spaces are limited so register early.

Introducing a new online catalogue In a continuing effort to provide the most cost-effective and efficient service, we are upgrading our online catalogue in June.

The new catalogue is called ‘Enterprise’ and offers a simpler, to-the-point search and browse experience that is more accurate, reliable, and consistent. Look for Tech Coaching sessions offered in June that will highlight the new catalogue’s features.

Coming soon: Hoopla!

Starting in June, the Library will be offering Hoopla, a new digital service featuring streaming video, eBooks, eAudiobooks, downloadable music and comics. With Hoopla, the titles are Try one or more of these quick tech coaching sessions for a variety always available, no waiting, no late fees. of technology applications and devices. Please, no hardware setup or troubleshooting requests. Registration is ongoing, in person or by phone. Spaces are limited so register early.

July 3–September 5, 2017 Monday–Thursday......................................10:00 am–8:30 pm Friday–Saturday..........................................10:00 am–5:00 pm Tech Topics Date Time Closed Sundays Downloading library eBooks Wed, Jun 7 2:15–3:15 pm

Tech Coaching @ the Tech Bar

Summer Hours

and eAudiobooks for the following devices: iPad, Android, Kobo, Windows, Mac, Chromebook

Fri, Jun 16 10:15–11:15 am Wed, Jun 28 2:15–3:15 pm

Learn all the new features Fri, Jun 2 available on My WPL Account Wed, Jun 14 as we migrate to our new online catalogue Navigating your iPhone, iPad or Macbook

10:15–11:15 am 2:15–3:15 pm

Fri, Jun 9 10:15–11:15 am Wed, Jun 21 2:15–3:15 pm

Social media support including Fri, Jun 23 downloading app and creating an account (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn)

Woodstock Public Library 445 Hunter Street, Woodstock, ON Phone: 519-539-4801 Web: www.mywpl.ca

Check out the COW Tales ‘Way Back When’ contest on page 17 and enter today!

A: Trevor Slater / James Hutchison.

10:15–11:15 am

iPad for Beginners

10:15 am–12:15 pm, Monday, June 5 This is a hands-on iPad basics tutorial for beginners. Registrants are asked to bring their own iPad. Registration is ongoing, in person or by phone. Spaces are limited so register early.

iPad for Intermediate Users

2:00–4:00 pm, Friday, June 9 This is a continuation of the iPad basics tutorial for beginners.

Registrants are asked to bring their own iPad. Registration is ongoing, in person or by phone. Spaces are limited so register early.

iPad for Advance Users

10:15 am–12:15 pm, Monday, June 12 A continuation of the hands-on iPad intermediate tutorial for intermediate users. Learn even more about your iPad including iCloud, photos, and more. Registration is ongoing, in person or by phone. Spaces are limited so register early.

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TRANSIT

Hours of Operation: (30 Minute Service) Mon. to Fri............... 6:00 am–10:00 pm Saturdays................. 8:00 am–10:00 pm (All Bus Stops display a Route Service Schedule)

Info Line: 519-539-1291 ext. 3104 (Mon. to Fri.) 8:30 am–4:30 pm

PARA-TRANSIT Effective August 2, 2016

Para-Transportation Services Available for Registered Eligible Individuals Para-Transit Service provided by the City of Woodstock

Transit Fare Rates & Special Discount Passes (effective Aug. 2, 2016)

CASH FARES* Adult/Senior $2.50 Students (age 5–18) $2.50 Children (under 5) FREE

*Note: Exact change is required on the bus.

SPECIAL DISCOUNT / SAVINGS PASSES Han-D-Ride Value Pass 12 Rides Student/Senior (60+) Pass Monthly Monthly Adult Pass (non-transferable)

$25 $48 $60

PURCHASE PASSES Monthly Han-D- Family AT THESE LOCATIONS Pass Rides Pass City Hall ✓ ✓ ✓ Community Complex ✓ ✓ ✓ Engineering / Public Works ✓ ✓ ✓ Fanshawe College (Student Pass only) ✓ Foodland ✓ ✓ ✓ Shoppers Drug Mart (East & West) ✓ ✓ ✓ South Gate Centre ✓ ✓ ✓ Southside Aquatic Centre ✓ ✓ ✓ St. Mary’s H.S. (Student Pass only) ✓ TD Canada Trust (Springbank) ✓ TD Canada Trust (Wellington/Dundas) ✓ ✓ ✓ Woodstock Public Library ✓ ✓ ✓ Please note: passes are not available on the bus.

Group Pass • 2–5 riders • $7.50 all day With the $7.50 Group Pass, up to 5 riders can enjoy unlimited travel on all Woodstock Transit routes all day long. Some restrictions apply.

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Cash Fare

$2.50

Regular hours of operation Mon–Fri 6:00 am–10:00 pm

Sat 8:00 am–10:00 pm

Service must be pre-booked 24 hours in advance.

Call 519-539-2382 ext. 2510 (TTY: 519-539-7268) between the hours of 8:30 am–7:00 pm, Monday through Friday and 9:00 am–7:00 pm on Saturday.

(Voicemail is available outside of regular hours).

All passes accepted on conventional transit are now accepted on Para-Transit.

Registration forms are available at City Hall.

Note: Photo I.D. cards will be required in order to use this service.

Questions concerning eligibility criteria?

Phone 519-539-1291

Museum

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Art Gallery

YOUR WOODSTOCK ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE PRESENTS

Green Tips

Donald Thompson Park Pollinator Habitat

The Woodstock Environmental Advisory Committee would like to thank Woodstock City Council on their unanimous vote in support of a new butterfly garden and pollinator habitat to be created in Donald Thomson Park. Donald Thompson Park is a passive park located at 647 Springbank Avenue North, which provides access to the Pittock trail system.

The area in the park, slated for conversion into a pollinator habitat, is an underutilized mowed field approximately 1.88 acres in area. It is located east of the Chieftain Apartments and west of Blackfoot Place. The project will see native wildflower seeds planted, which will eventually provide habitat and food for a variety of different organisms including butterflies, honeybees, hummingbirds and other native pollinators.

No timeline has yet been set for the creation of the pollinator habitat but it is hoped that the site can be prepared and the wildflower seeds can be planted this fall.

Please like our page on Facebook to stay up to date with developments on the project.

Brought to you by your Woodstock Environmental Advisory Committee and the City of Woodstock

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Sesquicentennial Canada Day, Southside Park Saturday, July 1st The Community Events Billboard June 3

Freemason 300th Anniversary Open House, Woodstock Masonic Temple, 10 Brock St., 9:00 am–3:00 pm. Free.

Includes historic building and lodge room tour plus MasoniChip – free child and senior I.D. program. Meet and greet Woodstock’s Masonic bodies.

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Mom 2 Mom & Vendor St Michael’s Elementary School Fundraiser, St. Mary’s Catholic High School, 431 Juliana Dr., 8:00 am–1:00 pm. Free Admission. Rent a table, sell items, shop for deals. Extras will be BBQ and snacks. ATM on site.

Contact Jennifer at jendacosta@hotmail.com.

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Woodstock Horticultural Society, Mutual Building, Woodstock Fairgrounds, 875 Nellis St., 7:00 pm. Bill Gibson will speak on “The World of Hostas”. There will be a flower show, plants for sale, door prizes and refreshments. For information, call 519-539-1061.

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Woodstock Horticultural Society, Woodall Park & Cowan Field on Devonshire Ave, 1:00 pm. Dedication & unveiling of a plaque honouring all Past & Present Society members since 1883, along with the celebration of trees planted to commemorate Canada 150. For more information, please call 519-533-0356.

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My Closet & Vendor Community Event, Holy Trinity Church, 1420 Devonshire Ave, 8:00 am–12:30 pm. Vendors including crafts & memorabilia, Mom to Mom tables, giant bake sale, BBQ and car wash. Benefitting local charities.

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Tribute to the Music of the ’50’s with Grant Raynor, Church of the Epiphany, 560 Dundas St. 7:30–9:00 pm. Tickets are $20 per person. Call 519-537-3921 or 519-539-4431.

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Ride Don’t Hide. Join hundreds of cyclists as we ride and raise funds for Oxford County Walk-In Counselling. Familyfriendly event with kids’ activities and four routes available: 8km Family Ride, 13km Trail Ride, 50km County Ride and 100km Century Ride. Kids 12 and under ride free! www.ridedonthide.com.

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KidS Du, Southside Park, Old Wellington St. S. A noncompetitive run-bike-run event for kids aged 3–13.

Presented by the Woodstock Triathlon Club, the course covers much of Southside Park and is designed to be age appropriate. Athletes need only a pair of running shoes, a good helmet and a bike in working order. The bike can have 2 or 3 wheels, trainers or be a balance bike. If registered before June 9th, kids are guaranteed a custom t-shirt. The event also supports Ingamo Homes. Come join the fun! Register online, visit www.woodstocktriathlonclub.ca.

Sponsored by Canada Day, July 1 at Southside Park Free entertainment from 2:00–9:00 pm.

Featuring Woodstock’s Got Talent winners, Winners of the 2017 Newtal Singing Competition, Finale featuring “Shania Alive” Tribute.

Also, world class busker ‘The Fire Guy’, Woodstock Taekwon-Do Club Demonstration, Kiddie Rides on west diamond, Lion’s Club Beverage Garden, Food Vendors, Crafters Alley, Ice Cream Truck.

Activities found between the east and west ball diamonds at the north end of Southside Park.

Visit www.cityofwoodstock.ca for more details.

Don’t miss the huge fireworks display sponsored by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. and the City of Woodstock.

Remember to bring blankets or lawn chairs for the fireworks.