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Mapleton to look at regulation of ATV use within township By Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – The township is making plans to go it alone on a proposal to regulate the use of ATVs on local roadways. As previous efforts to come up with a county, or north Wellington solution haven’t borne fruit, Mapleton is planning to create a local bylaw regulating use of recreational vehicles on township roads and property. “It seems we’re the only ... municipality in northern Wellington County that wants to take the bull by the horns,” said Mayor Neil Driscoll during an April 24 review of a report on potential ATV regulation from CAO Manny Baron. In the report, Baron explained that since the sum-
mer of 2017, the township has been exploring the idea of implementing an ATV bylaw. “In researching several bylaws, they seem to have the ultimate goal of permitting the operation of all-terrain vehicles on municipal highways within their municipalities,” Baron states. The report points out the Highway Traffic Act, along with the Off-Road Vehicles Act and some bylaws, impose a number of conditions and rules for all-terrain vehicle users, including restrictions on speed and time-of-day and time-of-year usage, as well as equipment requirements. “In exploring a number of bylaws, the question ‘What are we trying to achieve?’ should be asked,” Baron explained. “Are we trying to limit the
use of ATVs? Are we trying to encourage their use, or trying to keep them off the municipal lands? “An open discussion should be had to firm up what we would like to see included in the bylaw, what restrictions council would like to have included and does this warrant a public meeting.” Baron added any bylaw should be crafted in such a way that it is enforceable by the township or the OPP. While indicating he was glad to see the report, councillor Michael Martin said, “I kind of lament the fact that we even need an ATV bylaw to be honest ... “We’ve survived for 40, 50 years or however long ATVs have been around without one and, you know, good SEE ATV » 3
Culvert tender well under budget By Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – Council here has received a rare surprise: a bridge project with a surplus larger than the tendered cost of the project. At the April 24 meeting, Mapleton council awarded a tender for replacement
of a culvert on Sideroad 19 to Kurtis Smith Excavating Inc. for the tender price of $208,000 plus HST. The tender was the lowest of four submitted, with the highest coming in at $312,760 plus HST. A report from public works director Sam Mattina notes $570,000 was allocated
to the project in the 2018 capital budget, resulting in a surplus of $360,000. “The resultant positive variance of approximately $360,000 will allow for additional capital program flexibility to the corporation overall,” stated Mattina in the report.
Grandfriends Day - During Christian Education Week, students at Community Christian School in Drayton hosted Grandfriends Day on April 24. The day is set aside for “grandfriends” to visit the school, see children in the classroom and enjoy a lunch with students at the Drayton Christian Reformed Church. TOP: Grandfriends Gary and Debbie Oxby with Finn. ABOVE LEFT: Larry and Sarah Brouwe. RIGHT: Norma Robertson and Elliott Robertson-Lauzon. Submitted photos
Council directs staff to review rescue van financing plan By Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – Council has deferred a revised financing plan for the purchase of a new fire rescue van after some councillors questioned a proposal to utilize funds from an under-budget road project. In February council approved the replacement of Mapleton Fire Rescue’s current 1998 Drayton station rescue truck and an RFP for a replacement vehicle resulted in three proposals. On April 24 Fire Chief Rick Richardson presented council with a report indicating the Mapleton Fire/ Rescue Truck Committee recommended acceptance of the proposal from Dependable Emergency Vehicles for the purchase price of $344,420, with expected delivery in the early spring of 2019. The company’s tender was the lowest of the three submitted, with the highest
Rescue van - Mapleton council is reviewing plans to finance the replacement of the fire department’s Drayton station rescue van, a 1998 model, after tenders came in well above budget. Photo by Caroline Sealey coming in at $426,000. The report explains the township’s five-year capital plan contains a $250,000 allocation in 2019 towards fire truck replacement. “This was originally intended to be a tanker, and as such, does not realistically reflect the cost of a replacement rescue vehi-
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cle,” Richardson stated in the report. “In 2009 the rescue vehicle procured for the Moorefield station cost $266,326.” Proposed funding for the new truck (upon delivery in 2019) identified in Richardon’s report and a separate report from deputy treasurer/financial analyst
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Larry Wheeler included the $250,000 allocation, plus $100,000 (to be transferred in 2018 to the fire department capital reserve) from savings obtained by the township on a Sideroad 19 box culvert replacement tender. A public works report on the agenda at the same meeting indicates the low-
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est tender for that project, which had been budgeted for $570,000, came in at $208,000. Councillor Lori Woodham wondered if the existing truck had been generating an extraordinary amount of maintenance expenses. Richardson responded that it has only required routine maintenance. “I have a hard time that we don’t have total allocation from the fire department for the purchase of this truck,” said Woodham. “If the truck is still working could we perhaps defer it for a year until the funds can be allocated from the fire department?” Woodham continued, “Yes, it’s a good thing when we have things that come in under budget and it does allow some flexibility, but that (culvert) job hasn’t been completed yet either and there could be things under our control that we don’t know about, and I’d also love to see roads department
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ATV regulation under consideration by Mapleton council » FROM PAGE 1
Spirit team - Students and staff at Community Christian School in Drayton have spent many hours singing, dancing and acting in preparation for the school’s spring program Promise U. The musical, based on Psalm 106:12 - “They believed His promises and sang His praise” - is a look at famous followers of God. Set at Promise U, hosts Stan the Man and Valerie Dictorian take the audience through a modern look at some historical characters who followed God. Promise U freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors and the spirit team, along with Marvelous Martina, professor Juanita Zaponatime, Signora Doremi Fasolati, Dee Caffeinated, and Bubba Speilburger, round out the staff and students at the university. A brief history was given on the Apostle Paul, Martin Luther, Pocahontas, Charles and John Wesley, Harriet Tubman and Gladys Alyward. A video of the late Billy Graham was also a feature of the production. Songs in the production included A Brand New Me, Truth is Truth, I Am With You, O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing and other popular hymns. Two performances of Promise U were held on April 24 at the Christian Reformed Church in Drayton. The spirit team, including from left: Kiersten Vandenberg, Victoria Smith, Iris Nieuwland and Samantha Hessels, perform in a number from the show. Photo by Caroline Sealey
County approves tenders for roundabout, sand dome By Patrick Raftis GUELPH – Wellington County has awarded the contract to install a roundabout at Teviotdale to The Murray Group. On April 26, council approved a roads committee
recommendation to award the tender for the work at the intersection of Wellington Roads 109, 123 and 7 to the Mapleton-based contractor, which submitted the lowest of five tenders received. Tenders ranged from the Murray Group bid
of $1,624,627 excluding HST to a high of $1,842,989 from Guelph-based Cox Construction. Engineering fees, including fees incurred to date, are estimated at $225,100. A report from county manger of purchasing and
risk management services Mark Bolzon indicates initial project budget estimates of about $1.4 million were based on previous roundabouts and not the final design of this roundabout, “as it was not completed until this year due SEE COUNTY » 4
basic human courtesy and common sense, we haven’t really needed one, right? But with our growth over the past bunch of years, it brings along other problems.” Councillor Lori Woodham asked if it would be possible to keep the bylaw as simple as keeping the vehicles off local trails. “Since we are agricultural-based, I don’t want to prohibit a farmer (from) being able to use an ATV to go from one farm to another,” said Woodham, noting such a regulation could lead to problems identifying legitimate farm use. “Farm use is already covered in the Highway Traffic Act,” councillor Marlene Ottens pointed out. “They’re allowed to use them on municipal roads.” Ottens added she spoke with Mapleton ATV users at an April 11 ATV awareness night in Aboyne hosted by the Wellington OPP and Wellington County Farm and Home Safety Association. She said the local users were in favour of the township taking action.
“They thought it was a great idea for Mapleton to do something,” said Ottens. “Our goal here is so that the confusion ends and I think that’s the problem ... what’s allowed, what’s not.” Ottens stressed any township regulations “should completely ban them from our parks, our sports fields, our trails, because right now people don’t know where they can go and where they can’t.” Ottens asked if a public meeting would be held. “Once we create the bylaw, if we see enough interest we can possibly look at a public meeting,” replied Mayor Neil Driscoll. “I just hesitate to go to the time of organizing a public meeting with the lack of attendance that we’ve had. With all due respect, people don’t seem to come out when we spend our time to put them on.” Council directed staff to investigate the crafting of a draft bylaw and to bring back a report addressing issues such as definitions, enforcement and communication to the public.
Rescue van purchase plan on hold while finance, procurement options investigated » FROM PAGE 1
“I guess I’m not sure, if we wouldn’t have had a project that came in significantly under budget, how we’d have financed this truck,” he stated. “Is there a way that we could replace the $100,000 taken from the roads project, the culvert - is there a way that we could replace that back into roads over a period of a couple of years or something? Perhaps by moving back the scheduled purchase of another truck down the road?” Martin asked. “The plan that’s here now certainly finances the project this year, for this truck. Could we kind of have our cake and eat it too, where the money gets redirected back to roads and bridges at some point?” While “not saying the truck won’t last a year,” Richardson pointed out there are some concerns with the current vehicle. “The rescue truck we have now is very undersized.
We’ve added confined space equipment, water rescue equipment, more equipment than we’ve ever had before, since that truck was bought,” Richardson said. He added the truck “does labour” when going up hills to calls in Drayton, “which is definitely not what you want in an emergency vehicle.” Martin reiterated his suggestion to return the funds to the roads budget over the long term. Wheeler noted the 2020 budget plan shows a $110,000 contribution to fire capital. “Certainly at that time you could decide to move it back to roads,” he pointed out. However, Woodham asked, “What would we do if (the culvert project) goes over? Yes, we have a quote and it’s coming in under, but what if, I don’t know, an exotic turtle landed in there and it changed the whole situation? ... there’s always something in my experience. So then what would happen?”
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Public works director Sam Mattina pointed out there is a considerable surplus in finances for the culvert project. “The balance remaining after the $100,000 is $260,000 for this culvert ... The value of the job is $208,000. It’s very unlikely that contract will go 100 per cent over budget. There’s quite a buffer there … So I have no concerns from an engineering prospective,” said Mattina. Woodham pointed out council has consistently been unable to fund all the road projects it would like to during budget discussions. “We have some very rich affluent families and when it comes time for taxation it doesn’t hurt them. But we also do have other families who struggle to pay their taxes,” said Woodham. “So if we’re communicating to them that their tax rate went up because we’re doing their roads, we’re doing this and that, and yet, we’re not doing it, that’s what I’m
struggling with.” Craven said, “we can’t sit here and wonder, what if” but, “We wouldn’t want somebody to have a heart attack quite a piece away from the fire hall and the rescue van has a problem getting there … because it fails.” “How do we know tomorrow that all the trucks won’t fail?” asked Woodham, who pointed out council has been forced to drop or scale back other road projects, despite delegations from citizens requesting the work be done. “Well here we have a job that’s coming in less, why couldn’t we take that and allocate it over?” she asked. “When this council’s sat here and had so many meetings about budget and setting our budget, why can’t we stick to what we said?” “Honestly I agree with both sides,” said Mayor Neil Driscoll, who recalled delegations of citizens asking for road work in several parts of the community, “And the work is need-
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ed,” he stated. “But by the same token we have to be able to protect our residents. But what I’m hearing is that (the current) truck is okay to protect our residents right now.” Driscoll said, “My biggest fear is that there’s not enough people providing emergency vehicles. “You read in the paper where one is shut down and there is an auction, so the other company obviously says, ‘Well we can take advantage of these municipalities. They need the trucks.’ “But is there any other source that could build this box on a truck like what you need? You have the pattern. You know what you want. Could you go to someone who builds truck bodies and say could you do this, or what would your price be? “Could you save $100,000 by going somewhere else? I know the tender is out there. It’s a lot of money.” Craven pointed out, “We’re in a situation where
we’ve got a bonus. We’ve got money that we haven’t spent yet. So do we spend it on a rescue van or do we spend it on a road? I guess that’s kind of our decision.” Woodham moved to defer the matter pending a staff report on other options. The motion to defer was approved. Richardson asked if council was asking staff to investigate “a better price on a truck” as well as financing options. “We sent out the RFPs to the seven companies that make fire trucks,” the chief noted. “If we want to go outside that then we have to go to a company that makes feed trucks or lumber trucks and ask them if they can build a fire truck. I’m not sure where you want to go on that?” “Is it possible to reach out to other companies that build vehicles?” Driscoll asked. “Maybe I think it’s too simple,” he added. The report is expected at the May 8 council meeting.
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Bold move Regardless of your assessment of their performance on issues, either collectively or individually, facing the municipality, one must give the current iteration of Mapleton Township council credit for, as Mayor Neil Driscoll puts it, taking “the bull by the horns” on some thorny topics. This is, after all, a council in a rural township with the moxie to initiate a quite valid, if ultimately doomed, discussion on the possibility of implementing development charges on agricultural buildings. Regulating all-terrain vehicle use also ranks pretty high on the list of things many municipalities try not to get involved in. To determine the degree of difficulty just ask pretty much anyone not involved directly in law enforcement what the current rules are regarding using such vehicles on roadways and you’ll get a wide array of answers - but few who will admit they just don’t know. Meanwhile, ATV use in many municipalities continues under a whatever-you-can-get-awaywith approach that belies the risk operation of such vehicles alongside regular traffic entails. On April 24, council indicated it is planning to create a local bylaw regulating use of recreational vehicles on township roads and property. “It seems we’re the only ... municipality in northern Wellington County that wants to take the bull by the horns,” noted Mayor Neil Driscoll during a review of a report on potential ATV regulation from CAO Manny Baron. For the record, provincial legislation allows use of ATVs or “off-road vehicles” on some roads, if permitted by municipal bylaw, provided drivers: - are at least 16 years old; - hold at least a valid G2 or M2 licence; - wear an approved motorcycle helmet, securely fastened under the chin with a chin strap; - wear a seat belt, where provided; and - follow proscribed speed limits that are lower than those posted for regulation vehicles In addition farmers and trappers and public works employees are allowed to use such vehicles while performing commercial duties. Beyond that, the rules are a cornucopia that varies depending on what, if any, regulations individual municipalities have chosen to implement. Council’s goal in tackling the issue, as described by councillor Marlene Ottens, is admirable. “Our goal here is so that the confusion ends,” she stated at the April 24 meeting. One such area of confusion is the impression of some offroad vehicle users that local trails are an appropriate place to use such vehicles. Ottens stressed any township regulations “should completely ban them from our parks, our sports fields, our trails, because right now people don’t know where they can go and where they can’t.” That’s a starting point that’s hard to argue with. From there, council must deal with the trickier matter of what, if any, use of the vehicles to approve for township roads. Good on them for taking steps to clear up long-standing confusion where this classification of vehicles is concerned.
plan to distribute economic development throughout the province. Our Producing Prosperity in Ontario plan will strengthen our rural communities, enabling them to become sustainable with desirable jobs, infrastructure, education, health care and overall economic growth. The proposed high-speed rail line also contradicts the recently revised Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe that recommends the development of ‘complete communities.’ These are communities where people can live, work, play and shop, all within close proximity, reducing the need for residents to travel long distances to urban areas. OFA’s more specific concerns include land expropriation that will take 12 acres of prime farmland out of production per kilometer of track. It will cut some farms in half leaving restricted or no access to fields and barns across an impassible corridor with no level crossings. A fenced corridor running from Toronto to Windsor will literally divide the province. This corridor will also require municipalities to reinvent its infrastructure and plans for emergency ser-
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vices, school bus transportation, farm equipment mobility and personal travel. At an estimate of $21 billion to build the full highspeed rail line from Toronto to Windsor, the price alone isn’t sustainable. Given the magnitude and the costs of the changes the proposal would invoke, OFA is calling for a comprehensive economic analysis of this project – including the costs to residents, landowners, farmers and businesses that will need to be relocated or adjusted
as a result of land expropriation. OFA agrees that fast, efficient and cost-effective public transportation is vital to both rural and urban Ontario. Improved rail transportation is one piece of a comprehensive, integrated transportation system for all of Ontario that could reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create more efficient travel time for commuters and require less highway expansion. That’s why OFA also SEE OFA » 7
Community News wins advertising awards The TORONTO Community News and its sister publication Wellington Advertiser received a combined six Better Newspaper at awards Competition the Ontario Community Association Newspapers (OCNA) gala on April 20. The Advertiser editorial team received a first place award for Best Community Website with a circulation over 10,000. Judges commented that the Advertiser website has “great content. Something for everyone ...” Editor Chris Daponte said the Advertiser’s website “has become a popular place for those looking for breaking news, in addition to the indepth journalism and quality content readers have come to expect in their newspaper. “It is gratifying to see that our online efforts, which have been a focus in recent years, are paying off.” The production department also received a first place award for Best Creative Ad (Community News) for a full page ad for the Drayton Farm Show in 2017. “This ad by Alicia Roza is very appealing to the eye,” judges commented. “Great use of colour scheme.” In addition, the production department accepted second place for Local
Newspaper award - Alicia Roza of the Wellington Advertiser/ Community News production team displays a first place award for Best Creative Ad from the Ontario Community Newspaper Assocation’s 2018 Better Newspapers Competition. OCNA photo Retail Layout and Original Ad Idea (Community News) and third place for In House Promotion. The Advertiser team also received a third place award for Special Section (circulation over 10,000) for its Canada 150 feature published last May. “While we don’t publish newspapers to win awards, it is always nice when our efforts are recognized by the OCNA,” Daponte said.
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Blankets - These Alma Public School student initiated a project to make T-shirt blankets as a way to help homeless youth in the region. From left: front, Ben Wagner and Kezia Skerritt; back, Carley Smith, Caleb Snyder, Jacob Armrest, Madison De Jong, Nolan Byrd, Carter Cox, Allie Oelschlagel and Rachel Pegg. BELOW: Skerritt and Wagner work on the blankets, which will be distributed through Wyndam House in Guelph. Submitted photos
Poster winners - Winners in the Drayton Legion Youth Remembrance Day Poster, Essay and Poetry Competition from Maryborough Public School in Moorefield are Ashley Recoskie, left, first place for primary colour poster Grade 3, and Kylie Gleeson first place for primary colour poster Grade 2. Drayton Legion vice president Jenny Bults presented the winners’ awards. Submitted photo
Students sew blankets for homeless youth ALMA - A group of Alma Public School Grade 6 students had a chance to develop sewing skills while helping homeless youth. This project began with 10 Grade 6 students who had participated in a #ONedSs chat through Twitter. chat, involving The Grade 3 to 7 students from across Ontario, focused on human and children’s rights. Following the chat, the
Grade 6 students at Alma PS decided they wanted to do something to make a difference in the community. The Alma students decided to initiate a project aimed at helping homeless youth keep warm. They collected T-shirts as part of a school-wide drive. After collecting hundreds of shirts they got together to make them into blankets for distribution through
Wyndham House in Guelph. With help from media/ librarian teacher Sherri Woodland and some internet research, the students taught themselves how to make a template for a quilt and how to use a sewing machine, said Alma PS teacher Jake Ladner. He described the youths involved as a “hard working independent group of self motivated students.”
PD Day fun - From left: Alison Goddard, Jaidyn Leisti, Nate Leisti and Jasper More finish up an afternoon ice cream break in downtown Drayton before heading out to play baseball on April 27, a PD Day for students in Wellington County. Photo by Caroline Sealey
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By Craig Frere, Pastor, Community Mennonite Fellowship (Drayton)
Pulling together It’s amazing how a community will rally around people who so suddenly experience tragedy in their lives. From the people impacted by terrible flood damage here last summer to the family heartbreak over the loss of a three-year-old child in the fast flowing waters of the Grand River, there are many examples of these types of situations.
Our family walked and continues to walk with our dear friends from New Hamburg after their 24-year-old son drowned in the Nith River while hunting. More recently, we have all become painfully aware of the Humboldt tragedy and the shocking van attack that took place in Toronto last week. Alongside of these horrible situations, however, there are also many uplifting stories of people and communities pulling together to help. Through all of the un-
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speakable pain, the stories of how people have surrounded those who are suffering are truly inspiring. Family, friends and neighbours dropping everything for days to join a search for missing children. Complete strangers showing up with boxes and boxes of food after having canvassed local grocery stores. Hockey sticks on front porches as signs of support. The outpouring of love, prayer and financial support both in person and online for families as they walk through the nightmare that we all hope we never have to experience. The desire for people to be there for each other reminds me that people are made in God’s likeness and reflect God’s loving, giving and good nature. Even though there are plenty of examples of the selfishness, hurt and destruction that human beings are capable of, and despite the fact that it is often easier to focus on
DRAYTON – Check in to the biggest holiday party of the year as the Irving Berlin musical Holiday Inn makes its triumphant Canadian premiere in Drayton. Don’t be fooled - this musical comedy is not just about the traditional “holiday season.” It spans a full year of celebrations from Thanksgiving and Christmas to Valentine’s Day, Easter and more. Step into spring with this festive musical on stage from May 16 to June 3 at the Drayton Festival Theatre. Based on the beloved 1942 Bing Crosby and Fred
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politicians, who is able to act to help alleviate suffering, bring support or prevent future pain but instead offers only words. Let’s not make the mistake, however, of writing off the power of prayer. There are many situations that you and I become aware of where people are hurting or in need but there is very little we can do to help. It is in those times that our thoughts and our prayers for people become the most powerful things we can give. Prayer is powerful because it acknowledges how little I can do and puts everything squarely on God’s shoulders. This kind of prayer is called intercession, which means that we literally position ourselves between God and the person or people in need and ask God to move powerfully. Sometimes it is called “standing in the gap” and it is powerful because God is powerful. We can’t all
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takes the helm of this premiere production. Lichtefeld has an impressive list of credits including a number of musicals on Broadway and Off-Broadway, many seasons at the Stratford Festival, and past Drayton Entertainment hits including White Christmas, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Anything Goes, South Pacific and more. Joining Lichtefeld is music director Jeannie Wyse, set designer David Boechler, costume designer Rachel Berchtold and lighting designer Kevin Fraser. A dazzling cast has been assembled for this grandscale production, officials say, including Zach Trimmer as Jim Hardy, the heartbroken nice guy who retires from showbiz but still longs to shine. Jayme Armstrong is the sweet, small-town schoolteacher Linda Mason, whose budding talent creates a rivalry for her affections. Newcomer Zachary Scott Berger is the irrepressibly charming playboy Ted Hanover, Jim’s best friend and occasional foe. Alexandra Herzog makes her Drayton Entertainment debut as the vivacious starlet Lila Dixon, who is reluctant to give up the stage for a quieter life in the country with Jim. Fresh off his comic turn as the witty butler Underling in The Drowsy Chaperone, funny man Keith Savage
takes on the role of wily agent Danny, while Laura Caswell is brassy handywoman Louise Badger, who helps Jim fix up his farm – and a few other things. William Thompson, who starred as the teacup Chip in last season’s smash hit production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, is Charlie Winslow, a plucky local boy who keeps serving Jim with bank papers regarding the farm’s dire financial straits. Carla Bennett, Micah Enzil, Timothy Gledhill, Josh Graetz, Kayla James, Kelsey Lacombe, Melanie McInenly, Gray Monczka, Matthew Rossoff and Margaret Thompson round out the cast. Holiday Inn is on stage at the Drayton Festival Theatre from May 16 to June 3. The show will play two other Drayton Entertainment venues in 2018: the Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend Sept. 13 to 30, and Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge (formerly Dunfield Theatre Cambridge) Nov. 22 to Dec. 30. Tickets are $46 for adults and $27 for youth under 20 years of age. Tickets for groups of 20 or more and select discount dates are $37. HST is applicable. Tickets can be purchased online at www. draytonentertainment.com, in person at the box office or by calling 519-638-5555 or toll free at 1-855-DRAYTON (372-9866).
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tested for the nomination as the NDP candidate for the riding at an April 19 nomination meeting in Stratford. The Green Party has nominated Wellington County native Lisa Oslen. The party’s website notes that Oslen “grew up in Wellington County and has since returned to her roots, bringing her small family along
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Remembrance Day contest winners recognized at school assembly
Essay winners - Community Christian School winners in the Drayton Legion’s Remembrance Day Poster, Essay and Poetry competition included, from left: junior essay 3rd Kaeley Parker, intermediate essay 3rd Adrianne Cosens, junior essay 2nd Joshua Vanderlaan. Photos by Caroline Sealey
Essay winners - Community Christian School winners in the Drayton Legion’s annual Remembrance Day Poster, Essay and Poetry competition included, from left: junior poem 1st Iris Nieuwland, 2nd Katie Abel, intermediate poem 2nd Mikayla Vandenberg.
Junior posters - Community Christian School winners in the Drayton Legion’s Remembrance Day Poster, Essay and Poetry competition included, from left: junior colour poster 3rd Lincoln Thalen and junior colour poster 1st Elliot Robertson-Lauzon.
Zone competitor - Kamryn Rumph placed 1st in intermediate black and white poster at the local Legion level and was 2nd at the zone level.
Primary poster - Primary colour poster Grade 1 1st place Katie Brouwer. Absent for photo: 3rd place Petra Nieuwland.
First place - Seryna Hessels of Community Christian School placed 1st overall in the primary colour poster division of the Drayton Legion’s annual Remembrance Day Poster, Essay and Poetry competition and 2nd for primary colour poster at zone level.
Second - Intermediate black and white poster 2nd place winner Jonathan Snieder displays his work for the Drayton Legion’s annual Remembrance Day Poster, Essay and Poetry competition.
Poster pair - Primary colour poster Grade 3 winners in the Drayton Legion’s Remembrance Day Poster, Essay and Poetry competition from Community Christian School were 2nd place Abigail Vanderlaan, left, and 3rd place Maya Slot.
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Grade 2 - Primary colour poster Grade 2 winners in the Drayton Legion’s Remembrance Day Poster, Essay and Poetry competition from Community Christian School included, from left, 2nd place Rachel Bosman and 3rd place Tye Nieuwland.
Intermediate - Community Christian School winners in the Drayton Legion’s Remembrance Day Poster, Essay and Poetry competition included, Gena Koetsier 1st place intermediate essay and 1st place zone.
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Intermediate poster - Community Christian School winners in the Drayton Legion’s Remembrance Day Poster, Essay and Poetry competition included intermediate colour poster 1st place Adrianne Cosens, left, and 2nd Jocelyn DeWeerd.
Poster winner - Junior black and white poster 3rd Stephanie Mohle.