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Community News Volume 46 Issue 12
Drayton, Ontario
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Atoms are All-Ontario champions after final series sweep by Patrick Raftis DRAYTON – The Drayton Defenders Atom Rep team are All-Ontario champions. The team won the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) Atom D championship on March 16, completing a three game sweep of Woodville in the series with a 3-1 victory on home ice. All three games in the series ended up 3-1 in Drayton’s favour. Caleb Cribben netted all three goals in the final game, posting a hat trick, while the rest of the team “played really well defensively and held them off,” said coach Jason Jack. The provincial title caps an amazing season, which saw the team, lose only once in the regular season while going undefeated in the playoffs. The team won 11 playoff games over four series, outscoring opponents 74-14 in the process. “The confidence, you could see it just grew with everyone all year,” said Jack. “Fun to watch. From the first game of the year to the last you could see the improvement.” Jack said the final series victory, like the rest of the successful season was the result of a complete team effort. “They just played really well as a team. There wasn’t one player that made or broke every game. They bought into our system that we wanted to go with,” Jack noted.
Provincial champs - The Drayton Atom Rep Defenders won the OMHA Atom D title with a third straight win over Woodville on March 16. Team members include, from left: front, Caleb Cribbin, Shawn Culp, Ian Feffros, Raegan Cressman, Tyler Franklin, Kyle Mulder, Matt Kuper; centre, Cody Burnett, Griffen Jack, Brett Armstrong, Payton McIsaac, Keegan McIntosh, Adam Chittick, Steve Skerritt; back, coaches Jason Jack, Joe Heenan, Brian Debeyer and trainer Brian Chittick. submitted photo
Enhancements to stroke recovery services aim of meeting
PALMERSTON - The North Wellington Stroke Recovery Team recently met with health providers from Waterloo Wellington Stroke
Stream of Care (WWSSC) to update and discuss strategies for providing and improving stroke rehabilitation to patients in the rural areas of Wellington
County. Specifically, the WWSSC is seeking to formally integrate all stroke-related health services under one umbrella through
the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network. The teams met at The Palmerston United Church on March 1, and discussed four
key strategies: - more timely emergency care when stroke symptoms first appear; Continued on page 6
Council objects to size of shop by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – Council here is objecting to a minor variance application for an over-sized home industry in the Wallenstein area. The application, from Adam Berringer of RR 1 Wallenstein, requested the variance to permit an oversized woodworking shop on his property on Line 86. Mapleton’s zoning by-law permits a maximum size of 2,500 square feet for a home industry and the applicant is requesting 3,220 square feet for the shop, and an additional 396 square feet for a room to park wagons to collect sawdust. Councillor Jim Curry said he sees no reason to allow a deviation from the zoning requirements. “I strongly feel we should follow our zoning bylaw. Otherwise, what’s the point of having a bylaw? We have a bylaw that sets a maximum size of 2,500 square feet, I think we should stay with it,” Curry said at the March 5 council meeting. Council members also noted it was not clear from the drawings included with the application if the additional area for parking and sawdust storage was completely enclosed. Council defeated a resolution stating it did not object to the requested relief and agreed to provide the reasons for their objection to the township’s committee of adjustment, which will deal with the application at a public hearing. The hearing was scheduled for March 13, but was cancelled. The next committee of adjustment meeting will be April 10 at 9:30am.
Peewee LL win WOAA
At the show - ABOVE: Residents young and the young-at-heart helped celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at the 21st annual Alma Toy Show. LEFT: Long time show organizer John Broadfoot, left, poses with Gordon Currie at the March 17 show at the Alma Community Centre. photo by Mike Robinson
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DRAYTON - What does it take to win championships in hockey? Most people will tell you good sound coaching, excellent goaltending, great offence and a solid defence....throw in a little luck and that’s what the Drayton Defenders Peewee LL team had going for them as they took the ‘C’ Division WOAA Championship against Lion’s Head in front of a large and boisterous crowd in the PMD arena March 17. Easy is not the word to describe the PeeWee LL season Continued on page 3
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