Drayton Community News March 15, 2013

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Friday, March 15, 2013

Mould problems at township office could result in costly repair project

by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON - Mould and moisture problems at the township’s municipal office are expected to require extensive remediation work on the facility.

The results of an indoor environmental assessment

by Haverkate Environmental Consultants were presented to Mapleton council on March 5.

The report notes that while the facility “appeared to be in a good state of repair and was kept clean,� water damage was observed in several areas, including ceiling tiles, drywall and window sills on the main floor, which houses office space and the council chamber.

While no mould growth was observed on the main floor, mould was observed on drywall in several areas of the basement. “A musty odour was observed in the basement and main floor entrance,� the report

notes.

Testing indicated a “source for mould growth in the basement which requires remediation,� states the report, which also indicates west and north walls in the basement “show active water penetration which should be addressed via foundation waterproofing.�

The report recommends the basement should be placed under “pressurized containment� to facilitate opening of walls for cleaning and mould removal. “Containment is necessary to protect the occupants, remediation workers and the building itself from travelling mould spores,� states the report.

The report notes the furnace and HVAC system should be shut down during remediation work and recommends “a thorough furnace cleaning as well as duct cleaning,� before restarting the systems following remediation.

Despite the mould issues,

the report indicates the indoor air quality in the building “appeared to be quite good. “Mould spore levels in the air indoors on the main floor were normal and not considered a health issue at this time.�

However, mould spore levels in the basement were “slightly elevated.�

The report recommends the township engage a professional mould remediation company to do the work.

Councillor Neil Driscoll noted the township had budgeted for some remediation work on the building in 2012 and inquired what was done.

Public works director Larry Lynch explained staff had attempted to address the problem in “the most cost-effective manner� and fix the moisture problems from the inside wall. “That obviously didn’t work,� he pointed out, adding that the budgeted amount would not have covered a Continued on page 3

Ready to play - Members of the Drayton Atoms dyed their hair in team colours prior to boarding the bus for game two of their OMHA final series in Woodville on March 10. The team won both games last weekend and is ahead two games to none in the series. Front row from left: Shawn Culp, Keegan McIntosh, Ian Geffros, Caleb Cribbin, Tyler Franklin and Griffen Jack. Middle: Kyle Mulder, Payton McIsaac, Adam Chittick, Brett Armstrong, Matt Kuper, Steve Skerritt, Cody Burnett and Raegan Cressman. Back: coaches Jason Jack, Joe Heenan and Brian Debeyer, and trainer Brian Chittick.

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Township questions cost of risk management plan

Not so scary - Grade 5/6 students got a new perspective on some unpopular creatures when Greg Swanson of Mount Forest brought his traveling bug show to Maryborough Public School recently. The students, including Kylie McBeth, enjoyed a hands-on experience holding tarantulas, cockroaches and scorpions. “It was absolutely amazing,� commented teacher Lori Albrecht. submitted photo

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by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – Council here wants more information on potential costs before committing to a plan to share a source water risk management official between lower tier Wellington County municipalities.

The risk management position is mandatory for all municipalities beginning in 2013, under the provincial government’s Clean Water Act. At the March 5 council meeting, CAO Patty Sinnamon reported on a proposal that would see the county temporarily fund a risk management official, who would be officially employed

by Centre Wellington, but would provide service to all seven municipalities.

The proposal approved by Centre Wellington stipulates that cost-sharing principals across the participating municipalities beyond the county’s funding commitment period (2013 and part of 2014) will be included in a framework to be jointly developed.

Councillor Mike Downey asked if the position would be part time or full time and noted, “the funding ends in 2014. What happens then?� He also wanted to know if the cost would be lower for municipalities with fewer significant threats to source water.

Sinnamon explained the position would require considerable training and need to be full time. She said there

had been no discussion among municipal staff at a Jan. 24 meeting about the specifics of a cost-sharing proposal.

Councillor Jim Curry asked if the risk management position could be combined with the existing position of Wellington County emergency management coordinator. “I think the educational requirements are quite different – this is an engineer,� explained Sinnamon. “I have a difficult time to support this when there are so many unknowns for our municipality,� said Curry, who indicated he would prefer to know

what the future cost-sharing arrangements would be before voting on the proposal. “It’s going to take a while to have that sort of information,� responded Mayor Bruce Whale. “It’s kind of an awkward process, but it’s been mandated.�

Under the Clean Water Act, municipalities have a choice between implementing their source water plans themselves, working with other municipalities, or delegating to a conservation authority or health unit. However, at a previous meeting, Whale reported that neither Wellington-Dufferin-

Guelph Public Health or the Grand River Conservation Authority is interested in providing the service.

Curry suggested the Ontario Clean Water Agency might be able to provide the service at some point. “Contracting someone in,� he said, may be the best way to go. “There’s no one out there to contract at this point,� Whale responded.

A motion to receive the report and accept the Centre Wellington proposal was defeated. Council agreed to request further information on the proposed cost-sharing plan.

Jamie Warren to perform at rodeo MOOREFIELD - The Mapleton Rodeo committee has announced the entertainment line-up for July 6.

Canadian country music artist Jamie Warren and his band will be the Saturday night headliners for the event. Hot on the heels of his newest album, to be released next month, this will be Warren’s first full concert in the region in the past three years.

Warren is a multipleaward-winning musician who has been singing and recording professionally for decades.

He has released several albums and has performed across Canada and the United States.

Additionally, he has performed for Canadian troops and has

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the new songs and several of our hits with a full band concert. We are looking forward to seeing everyone in July,� says Warren.

Kicking off the evening is local favourite Loose Change, which has been performing shows in the Drayton and Moorefield areas for quite some time. The band plays a wide selection of music, across many musical genres.

Tickets for the concert are $15 in advance ($20 after May 1) and are now available online at www.mapletonrodeo. ca. The rodeo, sponsored by the Moorefield Optimist and Drayton Kinsmen Clubs, runs July 5 to 7 and will be held on Ball Avenue in Moorefield.

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An initial goal for each of children as young as 3½ in a Ms. Tanis’ students is to develgroup setting.

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Ms. Tanis’ creativity shines than 800 teachers to over 24,000 students on three differ- through by offering several ent continents and touting extra practice incentives Canadian origins, being found- throughout the year to ensure students attain their musical ed in 1980. T.V.’S and APPLIANCES Once students have colsales andgoals. service MYC’s mission statement is to “provide the best quality lected enough stickers on their music education to young chil- “happy practice thermome40byMcGivern dren blending the pleasure ters,” they have a party. This to celebrate the 2010 andMoorefield the joy of music making year, (519) 638-3017 with sound instruction.” Olympics, students earned

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Sunrise is a pre-keyboard music and movement program that teaches music concepts through singing, rhythm and games. This program is for children ages 2 to 4 and develFestive fun - Students at Music for Young Children enjoy a ops listening awareness, fine Christmas concert every year. submitted photo motor skills, social interaction, confidence and attention span. paper mittens for five happy spring. Of course, special holi- Children can easily attend with practices. The mittens were days are incorporated into Ms. a grandparent or caregiver, plus placed on the studio wall in the Tanis’ MYC classes, such as siblings can attend the class as Canada Music Week, well. shape of the 5 Olympic rings.

The Sunshine keyboard When the rings were com- Christmas, Valentine’s Day and plete students enjoyed an Easter. Theme days are program is geared towards children ages 3½ and 4; the Olympics music class. This planned as well.

Throughout the year her Sunbeam keyboard program past year Ms. Tanis encouraged the students not only to prac- students participate in a toward ages 5 and 6; and the tice but also to think of others, Christmas concert, and a spring Moonbeam keyboard program by practicing for pennies. Once recital and have the option to is for ages 7 through 9. All the pennies were all collected participate in the Palmerston three keyboard programs intethey were donated to Camp Canada Music Week Festival grate creative movement, Provincial - The Draytonand Defenders Rep team took a 2-0 lead insinging, its OMHAmusic final series rhythm, theory the Atom Drayton Music Bucko, forfinal burnaction victims. withFor Woodville, winningyear two she gamesFestival. by a score of 3-1 last weekend. Above, Drayton’s Adam Chittick and composition for parent and the upcoming reaches for two the puck in front of the Woodville goalare in second period action on one-hour March 9. seschildininDrayton a weekly “Children so receptive is planning new incentives; photo by Patrick Raftis a “Tree of Thanks” incentive to music that it makes sense to sion.

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Drayton Atoms up 2-0 in OMHA finals

games to none lead to record

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The first two games with Woodville have been tighter affairs than those in Drayton’s three-game semi-final sweep of Ridgetown, where they won by counts of 8-1, 10-1 and 3-0.

“It was good competitive hockey,” said Drayton coach Jason Jack, who added his team won by “just doing all the little things right,” including “playing hard at both ends of the ice.”

Game three in the series is scheduled for March 16 at 3pm at the PMD Arena in Drayton.

Game four, if needed, would be played in Woodville on March 17 at 4:30pm.

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BETHEL 4 COMMUNITY 1 Bethel opened the scoring in the final minute of play in the first period. Two goals within ten seconds gave them a 2-0 lead.

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Skaters in sync - Rhythm on Ice, a Pre-Novice synchronized skating team based in Arthur includes a number of skaters from Mapleton. The team earned a bronze medal at the March Mania competition held in Innisfil on March 2. From left: front, Micayla Shantz, Laura Mantler, Holly Jackson, Leah TenHoopen, Kayla Jantzi, Evelyn Menary; back, Rachel VanAnkum, Emily Burton, Julianne Burton, Anna Hirtle, Melissa Nauta, Cassandra Varey and Sarah Rogers. submitted photo

Local MPP seeks assurance from Wynne municipalities will have input on turbines PERTH WELLINGTON – Local MPP Randy Pettapiece wants to hold Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to statements indicating the government plans to give municipalities more say in the siting of wind turbines and other green energy projects. He’s also asking her to stop the Conestogo Wind Energy Project in North Perth.

Pettapeice hand delivered a letter on the subject to Wynne on March 5, and reiterated his position in a March 7 statement in the Ontario legislature.

“The government now claims it wants to listen to municipalities when it comes to energy projects,” the Conservative MPP explained.

“In the Throne Speech, we were told that we benefit ‘only if we have willing hosts.’ Well, I’m here to tell the McGuintyWynne Liberals that we are surely not willing hosts.”

Pettapiece’ comments reference a section of the Feb. 19 throne speech which states, “They must have a voice in their future and a say in their integrated, regional development. So that local populations are involved from the beginning if there is going to be a gas plant or a casino or a wind plant or a quarry in their hometown. Because our economy can benefit from these things but only if we have willing hosts.”

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Bruce Whale says the new premier also raised the topic during a session at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference in February.

At the March 5 Mapleton council meeting, Whale said Wynne’s comments at ROMA indicated, “it was certainly understood there is a need for local involvement.”

Pettapiece said he delivered the premier a copy of the Conestogo project’s municipal consultation form, submitted by the Municipality of North Perth. The package, included a letter from North Perth Mayor Julie Behrns and pages of information alleging serious problems and faulty assumptions with the industrial wind farm proposal.

In his statement, Pettapiece demanded the premier use her power to stop the project.

“By now I hope the premier (has) read the mayor’s letter and my letter supporting the people of North Perth,” he said.

“Given such overwhelming opposition to this wind farm, I am again asking her to do the right thing. I’m asking her to stop this proposal from going any further.”

Pettapiece suggested that if the government won’t halt the project immediately, it should at least provide another 90-day review period after Invenergy, the company proposing the

wind farm, tries to fill in the missing information required

by North Perth.

Another Conservative MPP Jim Wilson is also pushing for more municipal input in such projects. On Feb. 25, the Simcoe-Grey MPP introduced a new bill entitled Restoring Planning Powers to Municipalities Act, 2013.

“One example of the urgency of this bill, is WPD Canada’s Fairview Wind Project that consists of eight turbines in Clearview Township on a flight path of the Collingwood Airport,” said Wilson. “Given the premier recently visited the area and has been briefed on the ridiculousness of putting industrial turbines as tall as the TD tower near an airport, I trust that the government will take the bill seriously and move to bring it into law.”

Wilson’s bill aims to amend the Planning Act, reversing previous amendments made by the Green Energy Act in 2009 that exempt renewable energy undertakings from the municipal process.

“I’m not backing away from green, renewable energy,” stated Wynne during a Jan. 20 visit to Collingwood. “But... (the government) did not bring the community in on the buy-in.

We need to move to a willinghost model and we need more municipal autonomy on decision making.”

by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – A good deal on gravel this year will allow Mapleton public works director Larry Lynch to stretch the township’s road budget a little farther.

At the March 5 meeting, council accepted a tender from The Murray Group, of Moorefield, to supply 20,000 tonnes of ‘A’ gravel for $208,000.

Despite the fact the tender was the only one received, Lynch was pleased with the results.

“Going by last year’s price compared to this year’s price, we would save about $130,000,” said Lynch, who suggested that any extra money which could be diverted to the road budget this year could result in a big increase in the amount of road work which could be done.

“We could get a lot of work done for very little money,” he pointed out.

Lynch reported the prima-

Township seeks solution for mould problem FROM PAGE ONE major project like digging out around the foundation and waterproofing from the outside which now appears necessary.

Lynch said staff have only been able to “look at the bigger envelope of the problem,” in the past month after meeting with staff from R. J. Burnside engineering. The engineers are digging test holes around the building to gain further information on the water infiltration problems.

“How do we budget for this? Is it a 2014 event?” asked Driscoll, adding, “The work should start as soon as possible.”

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Driscoll commented that the moisture issues with the building have been a longstanding problem at the former Peel Township office building.

“It’s just unfortunate that it’s taken 14 years to take this action and now you, Patty and Larry, have to clean it up,” he said.

Council accepted the consultant’s report and a report from Sinnamon for information.

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dredging through Drayton, if the Grand River Conservation Authority is successful in receiving provincial funding for the work. The township has $50,000 in reserves for the river dredging project.

“If it’s $100,000 or $200,000, we may have to look at debenturing it if we don’t want to put it on the taxes all at once,” the mayor suggested.

CAO Patty Sinnamon pointed out the township may have to look at replacing some windows and other preventative measures in order to ensure the problem does not reoccur.

“At this point, we have to look at an all-encompassing project,” she said. “The building is 22 years old. It’s like your home – you have to keep

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Council also awarded a tender for routing and sealing cracks in hot-mix pavement in the municipality to R&N Maintenance of Guelph, Ontario at their price of $21,960 plus HST. The quotation from R&N Maintenance represents a decrease of $0.048 per metre below the unit cost of $1.268 provided by The Crack Master, an Ottawa-based company, in 2012.

“The recommended 2013 operating budget for these works is $35,000 which can easily accommodate this quotation.

“This operating account could be reduced by $10,000 to accommodate this tender, however given the amount of crack repair required on local roads I would suggest the quantity be increased from 18,000 metres to 25,000 metres,” Lynch stated in his report on the tender.

Remediation needed - An environmental assessment indicates mold and moisture problems exist at the Mapleton Township administration centre.

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The Murray Group’s combined unit price for supply and trucking is $10.44 per tonne, which represents a decrease of $0.23 per tonne compared to their unit price for 2012 supply.

The Murray Group also submitted the successful tender for supply, placement and compaction of asphalt in the township for 2013. The company’s tender price of $1,029,249 was the lowest of five received.

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The old brawl game Anyone following Canada’s entry at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) last weekend witnessed the rare spectacle of a baseball brawl that included physical contact, as opposed to the usual dancing and dissing that such events usually consist of.

Whether you believe the incident was a black eye for the sport, or all part of the intense competition high level sporting events engender, you probably have a strong opinion on who was at fault.

Toronto Blue Jays’ star outfielder Jose Bautista certainly does.

Bautista opined that, tie-breaking rules be damned, a Canadian player should not have been bunting with a six-run lead in the ninth inning. Such actions are generally considered bad form, attempts to run up the score and embarrass an opponent.

“I believe in the unwritten rules of the game. They should be respected. It’s a code amongst players and everybody who plays baseball at a level higher than Little League knows what it is and there’s no excuse,” the slugger stated.

Pretty disappointing stuff from the acknowledged leader of Canada’s only Major League Baseball team.

In the first place, such a “code” would only apply in a case where the extra runs were meaningless. In a tournament format, with run differential part of the tie-breaking formula, they are not.

In fact, Canada was eliminated from the 2006 WBC based on the runs for and against count.

Second, if Bautista believes in the “unwritten rules,” then one assumes he’s okay with the reaction of the Mexican team to the bunt. Third baseman Luis Cruz can clearly be seen on televised replays instructing his team’s pitcher to hit the next batter. What part of the “code” says that’s the third baseman’s call is unclear, but Mexican hurler Arnold Leon did his best to uphold it, throwing two pitches way inside, prompting a warning from the umpire after the second, before managing to hit the by-now-wary Canadian batter Rene Tosoni on the third attempt. Regardless of how many tries it took them, every man on the Mexican team had to be aware the move was going to result in a rush to the pitcher’s mound and a bench-clearing fracas. That too is part of the code.

However, one has to question any code that says an affront to one’s sensibilities justifies a fastball in the ribs. Try talking your way out of assault-with -a-weapon charges after a bar fight using the same logic. It’s probably not going to fly.

One has to wonder if Bautista would take the same position on late-inning bunts or steals in blowout games if MLB decided to make run differential part of the tie-breaking formula for regular season standings, instead of the current single-game playoff. I’m sure his Blue Jay teammates hope he wouldn’t hold back.

While no one was injured in the WBC confrontation, that’s not always the case when professional athletes set out to enforce their unwritten rules.

Next month, a court case is expected to finally get underway resulting from a 2004 NHL game in which Vancouver’s Todd Bertuzzi struck Colorado’s Steve Moore from behind. Moore suffered three broken vertebrae, ending his NHL career.

Bertuzzi’s attack was allegedly the result of the Canucks’ attempting to uphold hockey’s “code” by punishing Moore for a hit several games earlier on Vancouver star Marcus Naslund - a hit which, by the way, caused Naslund no significant injury and wasn’t even deemed worth a two-minute penalty by the referee.

Amazingly, most NHL players, when they will comment at all, seem to back Bertuzzi’s cowardly actions. Wayne Gretzky even selected Bertuzzi, who was suspended a mere 20 games by the NHL, to represent Canada at the 2006 Olympics.

One has to wonder if an open court airing of the sickening details of the Bertuzzi-Moore affair will help at least some professional athletes realize they are bound by the same expectations of reasonable conduct as the rest of us, not some higher “code” of their own creation.

Patrick Raftis

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NOTICE PROVISION Council Meeting Changes TAKE NOTICE of the date and time of the following Corporation of the Township of Mapleton Council Meeting:

• Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. (this regularly scheduled meeting of council was to start at 1:00 p.m., however has been changed to start at 9:00 a.m. for budget review. The regular business of council will commence at 1:00 p.m.)

An agenda will be available on the Township of Mapleton web-site - www.mapleton.ca prior to the meetings. Council, Staff and Press will receive their Agenda by email circulation.

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MAPLETON FIRE DEPARTMENT VS OPP PROCEEDS TO CAMP BUCKO SATURDAY MARCH 23rd, 2013 5:30 p.m. at the P.M.D. Arena

NOTICE TO RATEPAYERS

Taxes may be paid at the following locations:

The first installment of the 2013 Interm Taxes for all property classes are due

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Township of Mapleton Municipal Office, 7275 Sideroad 16 by cash, cheque or debit/interac at most Financial Institutions or

by Telebanking/On-line banking with most financial institutions.

There is a mail slot available at the office for payments being made after hours.Postdated cheques for the due date are accepted.

Taxes may also be paid by mail addressed to the Township of Mapleton, P.O. Box 160, Drayton, ON N0G 1P0

March 28, 2013

WATER NOTICE - ANNUAL WATER QUALITY REPORT On the Drayton and Moorefield Drinking Water Quality The Township of Mapleton would like to advise their residents that the annual report on their drinking water quality has been published. This report has been produced for the Ontario Ministry of the Environment with our partner the Ontario Clean Water Agency. The report summarizes the results of bacteriological, physical and chemical tests that were conducted during the January 1st to December 31st, 2012 time period as required under the Ontario Drinking Water Systems Regulation.

This report confirms that the Drayton and Moorefield overall high quality drinking water meets all the health related Drinking Water Standards set by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment.

The report is available on the internet at www.mapleton.ca. This report can also be picked up at the Mapleton Municipal Office located at 7275 Sideroad 16, Drayton, Ontario.

If you have any questions regarding this report please call 519-638-3313.

COUNCIL DATES Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

9:00 a.m. – Regular Meeting of Council PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED FOR 1:00 P.M. START TIME, NOW AT 9:00 A.M. FOR BUDGET REVIEW, REGULAR COUNCIL AT 1:00 P.M. 7:00 p.m. – Regular Meeting of Council

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Mapleton Musings Column courtesy of Mapleton Historical Society Hotels in Mapleton Recently a reprint of the 1871–2 Directory of Wellington County was donated to the Mapleton Historical society. This directory contains listings of the business owners and tradespeople in each village and hamlet and each household in the townships.

There are 741 households in Peel and 645 in Maryborough Township listed.

The directory gives a brief description of the location of each hamlet and village, and giving the distance from the Town of Guelph. The population, some of the businesses, churches, post offices and the

the main roads.

Alma had three: the Commercial Hotel owned and operated by John C. Steele, the Crown Hotel, James Johnstone Proprietor and, Rife’s Hotel operated by George Rife.

Bosworth had two, the Commercial Hotel operated by Louis Boupre and, the Ontario House operated by William Shaw. Cumnock had two, the Red Lion Hotel operated by W. Dean and, the British Hotel operated by Michael Griffin.

Drayton had two, the Drayton Hotel owned by Martin Fox and the British hotel owned by John L. Harrison. Glen Allan had two, the Queen’s Arms

frequency of mail delivery are also noted.

The railway was being built through the Township of Mapleton during the early 1870’s, entering the township at Alma and, reaching Drayton and Moorefield in 1871. The directory lists Alma, Cumnock and Drayton as stations of the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway and that Goldstone will be a station on that rail line. Moorefield is not listed in the directory no doubt because the railway location resulted in the birth of that village.

It is interesting to read of all the hotels listed. There were one or more every few miles on

owned by James Murphy and operated by Alexander Mitchell and the North American Hotel owned by George Zilliax.

Goldstone had two hotel keepers, Peter Gerrie and N. Stark. Hollen had the Western H operated by Christopher Armstrong and hotel keepers, James Hodge and Thomas Rolls. Hustonville had the Western Hotel operated by Sylvanus Beldon and the Davidson House operated by William J. Davidson. Macton had hotel keepers Laurent Francois and Joseph M. McCormick. Rothsay had the Royal Hotel operated by John Harris and the Anglo American

Week of warmer weather heightens flood risk in region as GRCA issues warnings for low-lying areas in watershed CAMBRIDGE - Milder temperatures and rain over the past week are making things dangerous around creeks, rivers and ponds in the Grand River watershed.

The Grand River Conservation Authority says banks adjacent to rivers and creeks are slippery and when combined with cold, fast-moving water pose a serious hazard. Ice on ponds will be thin.

Parents are encouraged to keep their children and pets away from water courses and off frozen water bodies.

The spring-like weather last weekend resulted in significant melting of snow and ice across the watershed. Prior to melt, the snow cover was close to the long-term average in most of the watershed. Further rainfall was in the forcast.

operated to reduce downstream flooding. However, river levels were expected to rise as runoff from the central portions of the watershed flows downstream.

Water levels on the Nith River were expected to peak in New Hamburg just below flood warning level on Tuesday.

The peak on the Grand River was expected to move through Brantford on Tuesday evening and reach Dunnville on Wednesday evening.

There will also be potential for localized ice jam flooding in the southern river.

The GRCA’s reservoirs on the Grand (Shand Dam), Conestogo (Conestogo Dam) and Speed (Guelph Dam) rivers have 60 to 90 per cent of their storage capacity available so water will be taken into storage, reducing river levels

The GRCA says rivers and creeks were expected to remain high through the rest of the week in repose to the snow melt and rain. Colder temperatures which set in Tuesday were expected to slow down the melting.

River conditions The snow melt and rain through was expected to result in minor flooding of low-lying areas along rivers and streams, but not pose a threat to people or property.

However, due to the high flows from rain and snow melt, the GRCA issued a Level 1 flood warning for the village of Ayr on March 12.

Flooding was anticipated in low lying areas along the Grand, Conestogo, Nith and Speed rivers.

GRCA reservoirs are being

downstream.

The GRCA offers area residents a number of resources to prepare for the spring runnoff season, including: - a river safety booklet for children at www.grandriver.ca/ riversafety/riversafety.cfm; - information on river levels in the River Data section of the GRCA website; - Information on the flood warning system in the Flood Management section of the website; and - the option to receive flood messages on Twitter by following grca_flood_msg.

Long-range weather forcasts for next week range from daytime highs under 4 degrees early in the week, with the possiblity of snow on Tuesday to warmer temperatures and rain moving toward the weekend.

Norwell senior girls reach consolation final in OFSAA volleyball OTTAWA - After defeating Bishop MacDonnell of Guelph on Feb 21, the Norwell District Secondary School senior girls’ volleyball team advanced to OFSAA in Ottawa on March 4-6. The team entered the tournament ranked 10th in the 20-team provincial championship. In round-robin play, the girls started with a loss to LoEllen Park (Sudbury); rebounded with a win over L’Escale (Rockland, east of Ottawa); lost a three-set thriller to the eventual silver medalists, General Amhurst (Amhurstburg); and finished with a win over Timmins. With a record of 2-2, the Redmen qualified for the consolation round and defeated

girls were not able to hold off St. Mary’s (Cobourg) in the consolation finals. The team has as many as six players graduating this year, but the coaches are excited about the

Mentor College (Mississauga) in three sets straight.

On the final day of competition, Norwell won in five sets over St. Thomas Aquinas (Oakville). Unfortunately, the

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Church league playoff action FROM PAGE TWO on the first play. A pass across the crease and Brandon Shoemaker snapped the puck into the short side corner.

Seconds later Jim Wideman sent Shoemaker away with the puck again. A pass to Mike Veens led to a shot into the net.

Bethel padded their lead in the second period. Kyle Martin and Tim Bauman sent MacKenzie Bauman skating down the left side boards. Bauman rifled a rising shot through the crowd

to send the puck into the net.

A scramble at the net gave Bethel another goal when Sam Altwegg collected the loose puck and slipped it to Brandon Shoemaker who jammed it in.

Community came back with one more goal, as Cal Martin and Delmer Frey left a rebound in front of the net. Gerald Martin flipped the puck in.

The win pits Bethel against Missionary for the best-ofthree B Division Stelco Championship Final series.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE ESTATE OF DOREEN GRACE WELSH, late of the Township of Mapleton, in the County of Wellington, deceased.

CREDITORS and others having claims against the Estate of the above named deceased, who died on or about the 4th day of December, 2012, are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned on or before the 29th day of March, 2013, after which date the assets of the estate will be distributed having regard only to claims of which notice has then been received.

DATED at Listowel, Ontario, this 20th day of February, 2013.

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individuals would rent a room for the day to display their wares or attend to any clients.

This resulted in The Queen’s Hotel, the Commercial Hotel and the Collinson House in Moorefield, and the Royal, the Queens, Markle’s and the Western Hotels in Drayton being built in response, or the hope, to fill the need.

The introduction of motor transportation for people and goods doomed all these hotels.

Today there are only a few bed and breakfast establishments in the township catering to the travelling public.

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By Rev. Calvin Brown, Knox Presbyterian Church, Drayton

Be ready I recently read about a man asleep in his house in Florida when a sinkhole gave way and his house collapsed into it and the man was swallowed up.

I also read about the school children and refugees being displaced and killed in Syria.

Why did this happen? Was the man who disappeared into the sinkhole a particularly bad man? Are the Syrians more evil than others? The report gave no indication that the man wasn’t just an ordinary workingman and Syria is similar to many other nations.

How long do we have to see bad things happen to good people?

Habakkuk was an Old Testament prophet who asks a question that has echoed through the ages. “How long, O Lord, must I call for help but you will not listen?.....Why do you make me look at injustice?

Why do you tolerate wrong?”

Of course we know and feel in ourselves at times, as St Paul reminds us, that we “have all sinned” and we all fail to live up to the perfection that is our creator’s desire for us. But still why do bad things

happen to good people? Job, another Old Testament character, was a good man and yet bad things happened to him - a disaster happened to his grown children, his wife despised him, he lost all his wealth and even his health. One of his friends suggested that it was because he must have some secret sin – he must have done something wrong otherwise why would God allow him to suffer so. Both Job and his friends believed that God was good and God was just, so how could this happen if Job hadn’t done something that deserved it? Yet Job protests that he is innocent and like Habakkuk wonders why God makes him look at injustice in the world.

In the New Testament we see the same question being addressed by Jesus. People came to him and told him of a couple of horror stories. One was a political travesty. Pilate – the same one who later in a mock trial condemned Jesus to be crucified – had slaughtered some Galileans as they made sacrifice in the temple and then he mixed their blood with the blood of their sacrifices at the temple. The unspoken question was what evil had they done to deserve this? Were they on the wrong side politically? I don’t think so. They shared another headline about

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Commonly seen Hawks: Perched along roads: most large hawks are Red-Tailed. Most small hawks are American Kestrels.

Soaring over land: Red-Tailed. Perched near or attacking birds at birdfeeders: Sharp-Shinned Hawk. We will review the three subfamilies of hawks using the Stokes material this time. The following descriptions are from a ground-view of flying hawks.

BUTEOS: large hawks; broad wings; short tails; soar a lot; seen in open areas. Red-Tailed: red tail; belly band; dark line at front edge of wing. Broad-Winged: broad black and white tail bands; bold, black border along tip and trailing edge of wings. Roughlegged: dark square patches on wrists of wings, (legs feathered to toes). Red-Shouldered: whitish wing windows next to dark wing tips, (red shoulder patch not visible from ground vantage point).

ACCIPITERS: Small to large hawks; short rounded wings; medium to long tail; in flight alternate several quick flaps with glides; catch other birds in air. Sharp-Shinned: small, square-tipped tail with thin gray band at tip; looks short-necked. Cooper’s: crowsized; long tail rounded at tip with whitish terminal band; heavy-set head, long neck. Northern Goshawk: Red-tailed size; long wings; wide tail; soars more than other accipiters.

HARRIERS: Northern Harrier: large hawk; long thin wings held in a V over back; long tail with white rump patch; tilts from side to side when soaring.

Black-Capped Chickadees were missed in the recent bird list.

We put out generous supplies of home-rendered beef fat. Our efforts resulted in mutually welcome visits from Red-Bellied and Harry Woodpeckers this winter.

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how 18 men had been killed in a terrible accident when the tower of Siloam fell on them?

Jesus asks: “Do you think these Galileans were worse sinners than all the others because they suffered this way? And do you think those on whom the tower fell were guiltier than all the others living in Jerusalem?”

The obvious answer is no.

Jesus then seems to give to his listeners, then and now, an answer that leads the wise to humility. He says: “I tell you no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”

Philosophically the question of the problem of evil is not answered and yet the answer Jesus gives sums up all that can ever be said from a human point of view. In the story of Job we see that part of the answer to the presence of evil has nothing to do merely with what is happening on the earth. It isn’t just about people on earth it is also about activity in the spiritual realm and the spiritual dimensions that we are mostly ignorant of but which nevertheless have great influence on what goes on in

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same measure we use to judge others.”

What we need, in all humility, is to put our attention on our own readiness to meet God. We are warned not to judge others but to be sure our lives are changed so we are ready to face anything life brings us here and, even more vitally, everything we will meet in the world to come.

How can we be ready?

Jesus shows us the way and those who love him are already walking in the way and are ready for whatever comes.

‘Best Food Forward’ theme of Nutrition Month March is a month to celebrate nutrition. This year’s theme is “Best food forward: plan, shop, cook, enjoy!”

Healthy eating begins at the grocery store and research has shown that Canadians may not make the healthiest choices.

Many of us have cupboards full of packaged, processed convenience foods and empty calorie drinks, like pop. But, can we blame ourselves or do we just not know how to make the healthier choice?

Dietitians of Canada performed a poll in 2012 that showed that 63 per cent of Canadians struggle with making healthier food choices in the grocery store.

Here are seven tips from Dietitians of Canada to help everyone put their best food forward: 1. Take a little time to plan before hitting the grocery store aisles.

A meal plan and a grocery list help simplify shopping and can save us money. Check store flyers and online coupon

sites for specials. It’s also a good idea to see what foods we already have on hand.

2. Get stocked. A smartlychosen pantry makes cooking delicious, nutritious meals easy.

Look for nutrient-rich packaged foods with more vitamins, minerals, and fibre, and contain less sodium, fat, and sugar. Look for “no added salt” on the label.

Top five foods to stock: 1) Legumes: canned or dried peas, beans, and lentils.

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the world. We may therefore never fully know why some things happen here until we ourselves are transported into the spiritual realm when our time here is finished. Jesus in his answer is saying that we do not have the capacity to judge others – that is God’s prerogative. We don’t have all the facts so when something bad happens to others we should be very slow to judge or condemn them as having deserved what they got. In the gospel Jesus warns us “not to judge lest we ourselves are judged with the

If you or someone you know are in need of an Easter Food Hamper please call the food bank at 519-504-2346.

Please call before Saturday, March 16th to sign up for an Easter Food Hamper.

Add these protein-rich plant foods to soups, stews, and chilies.

2) Tomatoes: whole, diced, or crushed. Use them for a base for pasta sauce, soup, or casserole.

3) Fruit: dried, jarred, or canned. Add to salads, muffins, or smoothies.

4) Fish: canned salmon and light tuna packed in water.

Healthy additions to salads, casseroles, and pasta dishes.

Not to mention protein-packed sandwiches.

5) Whole grains: quinoa, parboiled brown rice, or oats.

These can make a nutrient-rich side dish or main meal.

3. Get Frozen. Pack the freezer with nutrient-rich frozen foods to make healthy meals in a flash.

Look for plain frozen foods that we can season ourselves 1) Vegetables – just as nutritious as fresh.

2) Fruit – add to breakfast for a burst of flavour and nutrients.

3) Fish – look for plain, unbreaded versions to make it easy to enjoy twice a week.

4. Make healthy eating easy. Organize the fridge so healthy foods are the first ones we see.

Studies show that people are more likely to choose healthy foods, such as vegetables and fruit, if they’re easily available.

Keep fresh snacks in plain sight in clear containers so they’re easy to grab.

Keep the less healthy snacks in containers you can’t

see through and push them to the back.

5. Looking to save cash and calories? These tips will help with both.

Pay with cash, not plastic.

This way we are forced to stick to our budget.

Think small. The jumbo packs of snacks aren’t a bargain if we end up throwing some away, plus having bigger packages at home means we’ll eat more.

Shop during non-peak times. We’ll spend less time in the checkout line, where we might be tempted to buy expensive magazines and candy.

Shop wise. Beware of the hidden costs of buy-one-getone-free offers. Sure, we get more food for less money, but will we waste it or eat it even though we didn’t really need to?

6. Make grocery shopping a family affair. It’s the perfect time to teach kids about healthy food choices.

• Get kids involved in the planning, shopping, and cooking. Talk about how much food costs, where it comes from, and how to make healthy choices.

7. Check the percentages.

Nutrition labels work best when we use them to compare products.

Make sure to check the serving size first to make sure it’s how much food we actually eat.

The % daily value (% DV) on the nutrition facts table shows us if a food has “a little” or “a lot” of a nutrient. For example, 5% DV or less is a little, and 15% DV or more is a lot for any nutrient.

Seven tips may not be enough to totally change our food planning, shopping, and cooking so for more information or a meeting with a registered dietitian, contact the Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team to inquire about our free services.

Visit our website, www. mmfht.ca, or call our Drayton office at 519-638-2110, or our Clifford office at 519-3274777 to book an appointment.

Celebration Please Join the Family of Audrey Cummings in Celebrating her 90th Birthday Sunday, March 17, 2013, 2-4pm at the Moorefield Optimist Hall, Moorefield.

In lieu of gifts please consider making a food/cash donation to the Drayton & Community Food Bank.

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The successful candidate must possess a valid Ontario Class G Drivers License. Previous experience in parks maintenance and/or landscaping is an asset. Good communication skills, the ability to deal with the public in a courteous and effective manner; the ability to work independently and in a team environment, the capability for physical tasks and the operation of a wide variety of landscaping equipment are a requirement for the position. Previous First Aid and/or CPR training would be considered and asset.

Employment Period: April 29th to August 30, 2013.

The salary range for this position is $11.79 to $12.63 per hour (2012 Rates) Interested applicants may submit their resume no later than 12:00 Noon on March 29, 2013 to Larry Lynch, Director of Public Works, P.O. Box 160, Drayton, ON N0G 1P0 or e-mail to llynch@town.mapleton.on.ca.

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Hospital board endorses senior-friendly strategy

Mary Poppins - Mark Ledbetter (Bert) and Jayme Armstrong (Mary) are surrounded by fellow members of the cast of Mary Poppins in a scene from the Drayton Entertainment production at the new Dunfield Theatre in Cambridge. submitted photo

REVIEW: Mary Poppins sweeps in to Dunfield Theatre

by Kelly Waterhouse CAMBRIDGE - If the inaugural performance of Mary Poppins is any indication, then the future of entertainment at the Dunfield Theatre will be “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”

Drayton Entertainment’s production of Disney’s and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins is a spectacle of magic and imagination that engages young and old, with a refreshingly spirited take on a classic tale.

The ups and downs on Cherry Tree Lane are brought to life by a cast of incredible performers, from the lead actors to the back-up chimney sweeps. It is an ensemble cast that makes you feel as if Broadway came to town.

And it did, with the talents of Mark Ledbetter in the role of Bert, who ties the story together weaving charm and mystery through song and dance.

Jayme Armstrong flies into the role of Mary with a confidence and charisma,

making the role her own. Capturing the hearts of the audience, Armstrong blows in on the wind and stirs up the plot, leaving audiences hopeful and uplifted.

Pulling some magic out of the carpet bag were Hadley Mustakas and Trek Buccino in the role of the Banks’ children.

These two young stars were a team in every sense and deserve much credit for their mature stage presence and loveable appeal.

Jackie Mustakas brought great warmth and sincerity to the role of Winifred Banks, playing well off her fictional spouse, the gruff George Banks, played by James Kall, who takes audiences from stern to humble in an affectionate way.

Powerful performances It would be amiss not to mention the powerful performances by Jayne Lewis, whose moving performance and sweet song in the role of Bird Woman was captivating, while her tyrannical alter ego Miss Andrew was a scene stealer. She added a

component to the show that left a lasting, laughing impression.

The three ensemble cast numbers featured impeccable choreography, set design and a musical score to bring it all to life.

The Chimney Sweep’s Step in Time dance was a fabulous high-energy tap performance.

The whimsical spectacle of the theme song Supercalifragilisticexpial-idocious, was a visual delight with imaginative costumes and a colourful set. When the toys came to life in Playing the Game, every parent who has ever uttered “clean up your room” wanted to cheer along.

This performance of Mary Poppins is “uplifting” for the whole family and a good reminder that great theatre continues to grow closer to home.

When the wind blows through on April 28, this production will leave a magical lingering in it’s wake. Catch Mary Poppins before she flies away. For tickets: dunfieldtheatrecambridge.com.

MOUNT FOREST - The North Wellington Health Care (NWHC) board of directors met on Feb. 14 to discuss capital and quality improvement planning.

The board approved the third-year Quality Improvement Plan for the hospital which includes a number of new indicators.

“NWHC’s Quality Improvement Plan is one tool that we are using to help us document and review our current performance in a variety of areas,” Jerome Quenneville, NWHC president and CEO, said in a press release.

David Craig, NWHC board chair, added, “The Quality Improvement Plan provides excellent evidence of the ongoing improvements in quality in our local health care delivery.

There is a portion of senior staff members’ compensation linked to continuing to perform well on these quality measures.”

The new plan becomes effective on April 1, and will be posted on the NWHC hospital website www.nwhealthcare. ca. The previous two plans are currently posted on the website with the results.

A new senior-friendly strategy was also endorsed by the hospital board. The strategy includes a new Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) targeted at seniors staying in the hospital. Seniors are provided added supports to help avoid the onset of delirium and promote healthier habits of mobility as well as social support Quenneville explained, “With a growing number of seniors in our community the hospital continues to work to better meet the needs on more than a medical perspective.”

The capital equipment budget for the coming year was also approved including a long list of items contingent on support from community donations through the Louise Marshall Hospital and Palmerston and District Hospital Foundations.

The hospital also receives some targeted dollars for building and limited equipment dollars that are “far from the total need,” states the NWHC board in a Feb. 22 press release.

“NWHC hospitals will benefit from nearly $1.5 million in new equipment if all items set out as priority for the coming year are funded.”

The NWHC hospital board was pleased to learn the Minto Rural Health Centre received support from the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integrated Network (WWLHIN) board of directors.

The Minto Rural Health Centre is a proposed 11,000 square foot building to be located at the Palmerston and District Hospital site. WWLHIN approval is required as the hospital property is affected and some hospital resources will be used in financing the proposed development. Further design and planning will be done in the next few months, as well as work with the capital branch of the Ministry of Health to ensure this project continues to move forward.

Work is progressing with the next phase of the capital planning at both NWHC hospitals for medical education space and the Louise Marshall Hospital emergency room and ambulatory care project.

North Wellington Health Care is also redesigning and updating its website. Officials said the new website is expected to be easier to navigate.

Doctor shortage, mental health among topics discussed at MPP roundtable PERTH WELLINGTON – The family doctor shortage, mental health, and rural health care were among the issues discussed at a Feb. 22 policy roundtable organized by Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece.

“We are fortunate to have so many dedicated health care professionals in PerthWellington,” said Pettapiece.

“It’s great that so many of them took the time to participate in our discussion, and I truly appreciate their advice.”

Approximately 30 people

involved in local health care delivery attended the policy discussion held at the Stratford Rotary Complex.

Pettapiece welcomed MPP Christine Elliott to the event to hear directly from local health care leaders. Elliott, the MPP for Whitby-Oshawa, serves as deputy leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative caucus and critic to the minister of health. Elliott also has a long history of leadership on mental health issues.

On the doctor shortage, roundtable participants sug-

gested encouraging or requiring new doctors to practice in underserviced areas, making better use of technology to attract doctors, improving healthcare infrastructure, and addressing work/life balance issues, among other ideas.

Many participants also discussed the unique needs of small communities, including transportation challenges in rural areas. They shared a wide range of ideas and concerns, including the need for earlier screening for mental health problems, filling the

gaps in mental health services available to youth, improved technology in patient records, better communication between health providers, better measuring health outcomes and the need to address inequalities in access to primary care.

The policy roundtable was one of several meetings Pettapiece and Elliott attended over the afternoon. Earlier they met with local hospital officials and doctor recruiters to discuss the shortage of family physicians. They also toured Louise Marshall Hospital in Mount

Forest, where they discussed the hospital’s planned emergency department expansion, among other issues.

Elliott was impressed with what she heard.

“People in PerthWellington clearly value their health care system,” observed Elliott. “They told us about the need to strengthen the services available to residents of rural and small-town Ontario. We certainly agree with them, and will work hard to do so.”

The MPPs also discussed the recently released PC

policy white paper, Paths to Prosperity: A Healthier Ontario.

“This white paper is not an election platform, but it does offer our ideas to strengthen health care in Ontario,” Pettapiece explained. “Part of today’s exercise was to get the feedback we need in response to those ideas. I’m very pleased that Christine could join us, speaking to the issues that matter in Perth-Wellington. As a voice on health care, she is informed and respected in the Ontario legislature.”

Succession planning recommended

by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – The township is looking into putting together a succession plan to ensure work can continue in the event of departure of key employees.

Reporting on a session at the recent Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference, Mapleton CAO Patty

Sinnamon noted municipalities are being encouraged to have such plans in place. She noted that across the province, 52 per cent of chief administrative officers and 47 per cent of public works directors are expected to retire within the next five years.

She suggested the municipality put together a database

indicating what qualifications employees have that would allow them to assist in areas outside their own position if needed.

Due to confidentiality requirements, she said council should deal with the development of the succession plan in closed sessions over the coming months.

WOWSA offers bursary for area students MINTO - The Women of Wellington & Saugeen Area (WOWSA) are offering an education bursary to students at both area high schools in an effort to help develop the next generation of women in business.

Organizers say the bursary fits in with their mandate to inspire and empower women in the business community in the Wellington County and Saugeen Region by providing education and networking opportunities.

WOWSA is offering a $250 bursary at both Norwell District Secondary School and Wellington Heights Secondary School The WOWSA organizing committee will make the selection from applications submitted by students of the two high schools and the bursary will be awarded at the commencement exercises at the schools.

The WOWSA Spirit Bursary will be awarded to female applicants attending a post-secondary institution.

Applicants should also be active in their community and interested in starting their own business, possibly as a longterm goal.

An application form can be found on the Town of Minto website www.town.minto. on.ca.

Applications should be completed and forwarded by June 14, to: WOWSA, c/o Town of Minto, Attn: Mandy Jones, 5941 Highway 89, Harriston, ON, N0G 1Z0.

Jammin’ at the Legion - Regular Saturday afternoon Jam sessions are held at the Drayton Legion Branch 416. Anyone with musical instruments, or interest, is welcome to come out and listen or play along, like these participants in the March 9 session. photo by Patrick Raftis