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Skills team - Maryborough Public School’s Skills Canada VEX Robotics team took first place in the provincial competition on May 6 at the Toronto Congress Centre. Team members are, from left: Porter Coverdale, Alex Schuetz, Owen Deal and Phoenix Flynn. Coaches were Andrew Rogers and Lori Albrecht. Submitted photo
MISSISSAUGA – The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has terminated an investigation into a February crash in Mapleton, finding a Wellington County OPP officer did not cause or contribute to the collision. On Feb. 25 at about 11:20pm an OPP officer observed a “vehicle of interest� travelling along Highway 86. “Without activating the OPP vehicle’s emergency lighting, the officer began to follow the Mazda,� states a press release from the SIU. At the intersection of Highway 86 and Sideroad 15, southwest of Conestogo
Lake, the Mazda slowed down, “resulting in the police cruiser hitting it from behind,� states the SIU. The Mazda turned onto Sideroad 15 and the officer activated his emergency lights, “but he was immediately ordered by the communications centre to discontinue any efforts to stop the vehicle.� Driver ‘lost control’ A short time later, according to the SIU, the driver of the Mazda “lost control of the vehicle, travelled onto the north ditch, rolled and struck a utility pole.� The male driver, aged 25, fled on foot but was later arrested and transported to a
local hospital, where he was diagnosed with a concussion. SIU interim Joseph Martino found that “the officer had terminated his pursuit of the vehicle several minutes and about four kilometres before the man lost control and smashed into a hydro pole, resulting in the concussion that was subsequently diagnosed at hospital.� Therefore, Martino concluded, “it cannot be said that the officer caused or contributed to the collision in any fashion that might attract criminal liability. Accordingly, the investigation is hereby discontinued and the file closed.�
After-school child care program Politicians ponder proliferation of proclamations By Patrick Raftis coming to Minto-Clifford school By Patrick Raftis MINTO – A municipal after-school child care program launched at Palmerston Public School in 2018 will be extended to Minto-Clifford Public School next fall. In a report at the May 7 council meeting, recreation services manager Matt Lubbers explained the Town of Minto began running an after-school program at the Palmerston school in September of 2018. As part of a phasedin approach, an RFP to start a similar program in
September 2019 at MintoClifford Public School was submitted in February to the Upper Grand District School Board and the town was notified in April the proposal was approved. “We are in a position to run programs concurrently at both schools this fall,� Lubbers stated in the report. The next step is for the town to enter into an agreement with the school board and then into a purchase agreement for a fee subsidy with the County of Wellington specific to MintoClifford Public School.
Council authorized the signing of an agreement with the board regarding the operation of the program at Minto-Clifford. The existing agreement for Palmerston Public School contains a renewal clause for a three-year term with both the town and board being able to opt out at the end of any school year, so long as 90 days’ notice is given to the other party. As the program provider, the town will be responsible for ensuring at least two adults are on the premises at SEE AFTER-SCHOOL  2
MINTO – A proliferation of proclamations has led one Minto council member to make a proclamation of her own. “We’re going to wear out the flagpole with flying everybody else’s flag,� said councillor Judy Dirksen after Mayor George Bridge suggested on May 7 that council consider making proclamations in support of National Public Works Week (May 19 to 25) and National Fitness Day (June 1). Council received requests for support of the former from the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Public Works
Association and the latter from Senator Rob Black of Centre Wellington. Dirksen stressed she has no issue with either proclamation request, but noted, “there seems to be a flurry of them. “Once we start supporting them when do we not support them?� Dirksen wondered. “I almost feel like I just want to support any of them. There might be at some point some that we maybe don’t want to support,� Dirksen added. Mayor George Bridge pointed out town staff is currently working on a report regarding such proclamation requests.
He also noted, “There’s going to be ones that we’re going to have a debate and we’re not probably going to support.� “So when it comes time to say no, you say no,� commented councillor Ron Elliott. Dirksen suggested use of the administration centre flagpole to fly flags for various organizations needed to be part of the discussion. “There’s a little bit more to it than the proclamation,� agreed Bridge. Council approved a motion have staff bring forward resolutions regarding the two proclamations for consideration.
Minto agrees to participate in county quest for ‘efficiencies’ MINTO – Town council has officially endorsed a plan to work with other Wellington County municipalities to find operational efficiencies. Council passed a resolution on May 7 to join the County of Wellington and other member municipalities to engage a consultant for the preparation of a municipal services review. Wellington County municipalities are among 405 across the province to benefit from a $200-million pool of one-time funding called the Provincial Modernization Grant, announced March 21,
to help improve local service delivery. Wellington County will receive $725,000, while Centre Wellington will receive $618,175, Wellington North $618,175, Guelph-Eramosa $613,775, Erin $602,673, Minto $591,214, Mapleton $581,800 and Puslinch $569,599. The county will contribute $175,000 toward hiring the consultant and each member municipality will contribute $25,000. “When we got this grant the CAOs in the county started to meet, and from what I gather it’s one of the first times the CAOs have worked corroboratively this way,� said acting CAO/Fire Chief
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pluck off and maybe do some things quickly together to realize benefits and save us some money.� The rest of the grant money, Harrow explained, will be put into reserves for the implementation of efficiencies in the future. ‘Responsible’ use “So on the surface I think this is a good idea,� said councillor Judy Dirksen, who noted she was initially concerned when she heard the funds came with “no strings attached. “I think this is a responsible way to use that money,� she stated. However, Dirksen expressed concern the con-
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sultant would be steered toward finding “low-hanging fruit. “My only concerns is a consultant is a consultant, so if they have a bent this way then that may be the suggestion,� said Dirksen. “I hope that they come up with a lot of ideas, some that are really easy, low-hanging fruit and some that are piein-the-sky, might-never-manage-it ideas as well.� “As CAOs we’re going to give them carte blanche. We want them to look at all the services,� said Harrow, adding the only services the consultant won’t study are those county municipalities already collaborate on, such
as solid waste or social housing. Ideas such as shared management of county fire departments, plowing roads across municipal boundaries or shared IT services are among the efficiencies a consultant might recommend, said Harrow. “I think it’s kind of unique that all eight ‌ are going to work together on this, and having an outsider help us, I think having an extra outside eye might be really good,â€? said deputy mayor Dave Turton. “But it’s almost like regional government,â€? he added. “And we likely should be careful what we wish for.â€?
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Child care program - An after-school child care program will be offered by the Town of Minto at Minto-Clifford Public School next fall. A similar program began at Palmerston Public School in 2018. Photo by Patrick Raftis
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all times while the program in running, regardless of the number of participants. Lubbers noted pending changes to provincial child care and education legislation will allow the town to offer the program to junior and senior kindergarten students this fall. Most of the youngsters currently in the program in Palmerston are in Grades 1 to 3. “Given these changes, we are confident that attendance will exceed 15 participants per site per day this fall,” the report states. Cost for the program is $10/day per child or $45/ week for full week (five day) registrations. “We’re hoping for about 20 kids a day to make budget,” said Lubbers. Councillor Ron Elliott asked if the program in Palmerston is currently breaking even financially. With current enrolment numbers, Lubbers replied, “for Palmerston we’re running a deficit.” However, he continued, “We’re hoping with the (addition of) JK and SK, with more kids attending, we’ll get a lot closer to break even.” Lubbers also noted, “It certainly wasn’t our intent when we pursued this to break even … it was one of those services I think we identified that was lacking in this area and we really didn’t see anyone else who was going to be able to step up and do something.” “As always our town is providing a service for our community. That’s more important than the bottom dollar all the time,” said Elliott.
Sample treats - From left: Diane Pfeffer and Joanne Hetsler set up a display of Epicure products to sample for program leaders Joy Burnett and Marion Agla at the Merry Makers meeting on May 2 at Jamesway Manor in Clifford. Photo by Bonnie Whitehead
Merry Makers enjoy treats at meeting, members learn zone rallies are ending By Bonnie Whitehead CLIFFORD - Past president Mary Mighton welcomed 12 members and two guests to the Merry Makers seniors meeting on May 2 at Jamesway Manor in Clifford. The group learned that due to a dwindling number of seniors' clubs and low participation, the United Seniors of Ontario zone rallies will no longer be held.
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May 17
Euchre, 7:30pm at the Drayton Legion, $5 lunch provided. Everyone welcome.
May 19
Jamboree at Harriston Legion Br. # 296, $5 admission. Doors open at 12pm, Entertainment starts at 1pm. Supper $12, served at 4:30pm. Musicians, Singers, Dancers & Spectators Welcome. Call 519-338-2843. Last one until October!
May 21
Harriston Preschool annual Smoked Pork Chop Take Out Dinner at Harriston United Church, 5-7pm. Dinner: Smoked Pork Chop, Baked Potato, Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Roll & Dessert. Tickets or info: Tracy 519-261-0443/Tawnya 519-591-8434.
May 24
Wing Night at Harriston Legion Br. #296, 6:30pm $20 All you can eat, $10 for a lb. (Takeout add $1 per container). Call 519-338-2843. Come out and enjoy some good food and good fellowship.
May 25
Moorefield & District Horticulture Society Annual Plant Sale: perennials, baking and garden gifts. 9-noon at K.A. Hammond’s, 43 McGivern St., Moorefield. Rain or shine.
May 25
safeTALK is a half-day, free suicide alertness workshop for anyone 15 yrs & older in Palmerston, 1-4:30pm. Light refreshments provided. No formal training needed. Register online. More info: Angela 1-844-264-2993 ext. 4056.
May 31
Alma Optimist Beef BBQ, 5-7pm, Alma Community Centre. Info: 519-846-5413.
June 1
Moorefield Optimist Annual Auction Sale, 12:30pm, Moorefield Optimist Hall, Ball Avenue. Snacks available. To donate call Glenn to prearrange item pickup prior to sale, 226-792-8537.
June 5
Drayton Rotary Club meeting every first Wed. of the month. Meet at Drayton Chop House: supper 6pm, meeting 6:30pm. All welcome. Info: Lorrie 519-998-2154.
June 7 & 8
Clifford Firefighters Assoc. annual co-ed Slow Pitch Tournament at Clifford Ball Diamond. Teams wanted. Food booth, beer gardens & prize money. Proceeds go back into community. Info: Kurt 519-321-1252.
June 8
The Palmerston Lions Club annual Splash Bash includes a free BBQ, kid’s activities, free swimming, and more! Info: David 519-343-2317.
June 8
Clifford Cruise In, 10am-2pm, downtown - Elora St. & Nelson St. No charge registration at 9:30am at Demerlings Garage. All years of cars and trucks welcome. Clifford St. Celebration taking place at same time with lots of activities.
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CCSA Awards is a project sponsored by the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA) and is designed to spotlight the work performed by CCSA members - local, independent providers of internet, television and telephone services in communities across Canada. Wightman is up against three other nominees in the category of Best people: oncamera community channel personality. If they are the winner, the $1,000 prize for their category will be donated to a local charity of their choice. “The CCSA has been running the awards since 2014, and has provided more than $40,000 to winning companies, who in turn have donated their winnings back to the communities where they live and work,” said Jay Thomson, CEO of CCSA. “We hope the citizens of Clifford and surrounding areas will embrace the community spirit at the heart of this friendly competition and bring out the vote to support their local nominee,
Wightman." Nationwide online voting is open at Tuned-in Canada 2019. Voting takes place using SMS authentication and voters can cast one vote per day/ deploy all votes until May 17 at midnight (Atlantic Daylight Time). Offline voting forms are also available for individuals who do not wish to participate online. Those who are interested in this option should contact Hope Reidt at hreidt@wightman.ca. The winners will be announced on May 29. The Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA) represents more than 110 independent companies providing internet, TV and telephone services across Canada. Wightman is a familyowned business celebrating 111 years of service in 2019. Wightman’s head office is located in Clifford, with additional offices in Hanover, Fergus and Stratford. The company operates in 19 communities in southwestern Ontario.
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Donation for Groves - On May 7, representatives from RBC Royal Bank donated $10,000 towards nursing education at Groves. The bank has donated a total of $110,000 for nursing education at Groves since 2009. Submitted photo
RBC donates $20,000 for nursing education at local hospitals WELLINGTON COUNTY - Building on its ongoing commitment to support healthcare and nursing, RBC recently announced a $90,000 donation to be shared among hospitals in the Grey, Bruce, Wellington, Perth and Dufferin Counties; including Groves Memorial Hospital Community (GMCH) in Fergus. The donations will fund training programs and educational opportunities that will allow nurses to provide leading-edge care to the communities they serve, hospital officials state. “A community is only as healthy as its people, which is why our rural hospitals are so important,” said Dan Woods, RBC regional vicepresident for Central Shores. “That’s why we’re so proud to present this $10,000 cheque to (Groves hospital) as part of our larger $90,000 commitment to health care in local communities. “Since this charitable initiative began in 2009, we’ve donated $780,000 to support the future of nursing through educational
Mother’s Day brunch - The Harriston Legion hosted a well-attended Mother’s Day brunch on May 12. The event is organized by members of the Fisk family, including Terry Fisk, left. Photo by Patrick Raftis
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Nursing education donation - RBC officials delivered a big cheque to the Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation on May 7. The bank donated $10,000 for nursing education. Foundation development officer Dale Franklin said the funds support a series of nursing skills training days for North Wellington Health Care staff. RBC has been donating $10,000 annually to the foundation for nursing training for the past 11 years. From left: front, RBC regional vice-president Dan Woods, Drayton RBC branch manager Amber Weima, hospital staff members Lori Woestenenk, Elizabeth Engel and Cathy Hass, RBC vice-president of commercial/financial services; centre, hospital staff Ruth Johnston, Nancy Cleary and Franklin; back, hospital staff Brianne Heffernan and Katie Oelschowski. Photo by Patrick Raftis programs in Grey, Bruce, and Perth Wellington, Dufferin Counties.” Heather Reid, patient care manager at Groves, said, “We are so appreciative of RBC’s continued support of our nurses’ education. It was the RBC’s first gift in 2009 that allowed Groves hospital to
start a Nursing Skills Fair. Over the past 11 years, RBC has invested over $110,000 in continuing the educational advancement of our nurses; for which we and our patients are grateful. “In 2018, the funding from RBC allowed us to hold several skills days ... We look
forward to being able to continue these opportunities in 2019 thanks to this year’s $10,000 donation from RBC.” The Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation also received a $10,000 donation from RBC for training of North Wellington Health Care nursing staff.
Preschool, soccer club, minor ball to benefit from Minto golf tourney By Patrick Raftis MINTO – A local preschool, mental health initiative and minor sports organizations will benefit from the 2019 Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament. This year’s recipient organizations - Harriston Preschool, Minto Mental Health, Minto United Soccer Club and the U14 Palmerston Marlins/Minto Minor Ball were all represented at the May 7 Town of Minto council meeting. Harriston Preschool operator Joy Murray told council the funding will be used to make the school’s classroom (located in the Harriston United Church) more comfortable, provide additional learning opportunities and for equipment replacement. “We currently need to raise about $6,000 a year to keep going,” noted Murray. Jessica Dettman, a colead on the Minto Mental Health program, said the initiative, launched this past spring, “has been really well received.” She said money from the golf tournament will be used for additional programming, creating Minto Mental Health resource kits, training and establishment of peer support networks. Jackie Hymers of Minto
United Soccer said the group’s share of the money will be used for new equipment and training needs and help to launch a program to subsidize fees for low-income households. Wayne Martin told council the Marlins and Minto Minor Ball funding will help with a variety of initiatives, including a possible trip to the Eastern Canadian Softball Finals for the Marlins squad, a second scoreboard at the
ball diamonds in Palmerston or operation of two major tournaments the organization is hosting. Last year, three local organizations, the Minto Dance Academy, North for Youth and the Canada Packers Reunion committee each received $4,500 from the tournament proceeds. Nearly $100,000 raised since inception “I just want to say thank you to all the groups,” said
Mayor George Bridge. “I think if everything goes well we’ll crack $100,000 that the Mayor’s golf tournament has raised for the groups over the nine years” since its inception, he added. The Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament is set for Aug. 8 at Pike Lake Golf Centre. The cost per foursome is $500, including 18 holes with cart and a steak dinner. To register call 519-3382511 by July 8.
DRAYTON - Local youngsters are invited to attend “Roar VBS – Life is Wild *God is Good!” Vacation Bible School (VBS) this summer. Once again local churches are combining their efforts to organize VBS. Children who have completed JK to Grade 5 are welcome to join the adventure, organizers note. VBS will run from July 8 to 12 at the Drayton Reformed Church, located at 74 Wellington Street from 9 to 11:30am each morning. “VBS is offered free thanks to the generosity of the local churches,” organizers state. “This is a great way for your children to feel a part of your community, meet other kids, and learn about Jesus. VBS is run by all the local churches together and proves to be a wonderful example of how the community of Drayton can work together for the benefit of our children.” Organizers add that VBS is fully inclusive. “We are all children of God and we will be ready to love on all children who sign up for VBS. We have a plan in place to accommodate all needs. Our team of volunteers is dedicated to making VBS a space for all children to enjoy and learn about God.”
Kids at Roar VBS will be invited to bring donations to support the local food bank. On the last morning of VBS the community is invited to join in at 11am for a presentation of what the children have learned throughout the week. Organizers are also looking for people able to help out for the week. “This ministry cannot run without many wonderful volunteers,” organizers state. “You can help for a day or two or, even better, the whole week! Any teens who are interested in helping can count this time as secondary school volunteer hours. “Anyone unable to volunteer but still wanting to help could donate a gift card from the local grocery store to help purchase snacks for the week.” Gift cards can be given to local church’s VBS representative or dropped off at the Drayton Reformed Church during regular office hours. To register children for Roar VBS go to: https:// vbspro.events/p/events/ draytonvbs or the Drayton VBS Facebook page. Registration questions may be directed to Luanne Noble at luanne@wightman. ca. For any other questions regarding VBS contact your church’s VBS representative.
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Rough roads ahead At first glance, it seems like a lot of money and some uncharacteristic provincial largesse. Wellington County and member municipalities are receiving a combined total of nearly $4.4 million from a $200-million pool of one-time funding to help municipalities across Ontario improve local service delivery. Municipalities across the county have agreed to pool part of the windfall, with the county contributing $175,000 and each member municipality $25,000 to hire a consultant and conduct a municipal services review aimed at finding efficiencies and savings ahead of anticipated cuts in provincial funding. It should be no surprise to anyone that funding to municipalities will be cut under a Conservative government that has prioritized deficit reduction. The last time such a government was in power, under Tree time - Local residents were able to pick up free seedlings through the Green Legacy Municipal Tree Premier Mike Harris in the 1990s, municipalities not only Day program at the Town of Minto administration centre public works garage on May 13. LEFT: Rose and had their provincial grant funding severely reduced, but were Brian Kennedy of Harriston were among those taking advantage the offer. RIGHT: Minto resident Rick largely compelled to amalgamate themselves out of existence Lenselink also picked up a couple of trees. Photos by Patrick Raftis in an effort to attain savings – a goal most analysts believe was never realized. As Guelph-Eramosa Mayor and county administration, finance and human resources committee chair Chris White noted at the April 25 county council meeting, “it seems fairly SERVICES SERVICES obvious to anybody sitting on any board there’s cuts coming Key Cutting board of health, library, wherever you go. Municipalities are going to be subject to the same thing in the next budget, we’re Rug Doctor quite sure.” Knife Sharpening So municipalities will take their cash and do their best to Screen Repair reduce costs, but it’s unlikely they will manage to offset the hits they are likely to take in next year’s provincial budget. Artic Clear Water The Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund, set up to staMill Shop bilize municipalities in the wake of the Harris-era cuts and downloading, delivered $7.1 million to Wellington County Custom Sheds municipalities for 2019. However, they were advised the fundPropane ing pool would be reduced in coming years. By how much is Paint Matching yet to be determined, but municipalities are clearly worried. In Minto, for example, the 2019 OMPF allocation of $1.63 million in 2019 is equal to nearly 34 per cent of the town’s municipal property tax revenue. Last month town council RENTALS passed a resolution expressing “grave concern” about the possibility of the provincial government reducing or eliminating the municipality’s future allotments. Home HardwareBuilding Building Centre Home Hardware Centre “If allocations to municipalities are reduced, councils will Home Hardware Building Centre 7873 Wellington Road 88(1km (1kmeast eastof ofDrayton) Drayton) 7873 Wellington Rd need to compensate with property tax increases or local ser7873 Wellington Road 8 (1km east of519-638-5015 Drayton) Phone: 519-638-2420 Fax: Phone: 519-638-2420 vice reductions,” states Minto’s resolution. Home Hardware Building Centre Fax: -519-638-5015 Monday Phone: - Friday:519-638-2420 7:00am 6:00pm Fax: Saturday: 8:00am - 4:00pm And there’s the rub. 7873 Wellington Road 8 (1km 519-638-5015 east of Drayton) Monday Friday: 7am-6pm | Saturday: In Minto’s case, a 34% increase would increase the municiMonday - Friday: 7:00am - 6:00pm Saturday: 8:00am8am-4pm - 4:00pm Phone: 519-638-2420 Fax: 519-638-5015 pal component of property taxes paid for an average houseMonday - Friday: 7:00am - 6:00pm Saturday: 8:00am - 4:00pm hold by $403 per year. It’s been a long time, since the ‘90s in fact, since we’ve been compelled to point this out, but downloading isn’t saving, it’s just transferring. Any money the province “saves” in this fashion will cost citizens in far more visible fashion through FREE ESTIMATES higher property taxes and/or reduced municipal services. As Minto Mayor George Bridge points out at every opportunity, municipalities in Canada are already maintaining 60% of the country’s infrastructure, with only 9% of the tax revenue. If the province goes ahead with large scale reductions in funding, that $4.4 million in modernization funding is going Home Hardware Building Centre banks. to fade quickly into the municipal memory 7873 around. Wellington Road 8 (1km east of Drayton) Think your road’s a bit rough now? Stick
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A Christian response to the flooding in Ontario I remember waking up years ago on a Sunday morning to the news that Indonesia had experienced a tsunami. Back then I don’t think many people knew what a tsunami was. But within days, that word was all over the news. When everything had settled, it was determined that over 230,000 people had lost their lives. It would be next to impossible for me personally to list all of the events that we might classify as natural disasters that have taken place since then. However as we look back, we see a number of major ones. We experienced Hurricane Katrina in 2005 which devastated New Orleans, taking more than 1,000 lives and costing over $100 billion dollars. Then there was Hurricane Sandy which hit the mid-Atlantic states including New York, and took over 200 lives and cost almost $70 billion dollars in damage. Those are just well-known examples of the many natural disasters that have taken place over the past 15 to 20 years. Over the past few weeks, here in Ontario we have experienced a great deal of rain. That coupled with the spring thaw has resulted in huge amounts of water with no place to go. All of this has come together to create a natural disaster. As I write this article there are currently at least 10 communities that
have declared a state of emergency due to flooding, Ottawa being the largest. This is just in the province of Ontario. It seems that with each of these major events, and now with the flooding in various parts of Ontario, that people are asking the question - why? Many people would like to know what role God has in all of this. I first would like to clear something up. In the past, when natural disasters have hit a region, there have been well-intentioned men and women who have proclaimed that the disaster is God’s judgment for sin on those people who are at that point suffering. While I would agree that in the past God has used natural disasters as well as all kinds of other means to show his displeasure, I would say quite strongly that without God having clearly verified His role in the event, it is irresponsible and presumptuous to speak on His behalf like that. We are much better off to understand two things. The first of which is that since the beginning of time, the earth has been under a curse. As the Biblical account goes, Adam and Eve were created by God and blessed with the opportunity to live in the garden of Eden. Everything was good, and they enjoyed living in close relationship with God. But Adam and Eve sinned. They chose to act in a way that was contrary to the will of God. The result of that sin has been a distortion of all that was good. What was
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human life, but we are taught to reach out to others and to love them as ourselves, to put the needs of others before our own. In fact it was this very attitude that was exemplified in Jesus. He valued us more than he did His own life. So when natural disasters strike, we shouldn’t be surprised, but really should focus more on answering the question how can we help? https://www.cbc.ca/news/ canada/ottawa/states-ofemergency-floods-ottawagatineau-1.5114419 Petawawa County of Renfrew Township of Greater Madawaska Laurentian Valley Whitewater township McNab Braeside Horton Township Alfred and Plantagenet Clarence Rockland Ottawa https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Hurricane_Sandy https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Hurricane_Katrina I have to admit that I am in no way qualified to say if the frequency of these natural disasters are increasing, or if these natural disasters are getting worse. What I can tell you for sure is that I have watched in my lifetime how information has become more and more available. I remember the days before 24-hour news channels like CTV News and CBC Newsworld. With the news cycle having changed so much, we are far more aware of events locally and around the world. I believe that many of us have also become more educated on this subject of natural disasters
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sion with municipalities and impacted organizations. “There will be consultation on the proposed geographies and legislation will need to be changed to enable these new geographies to come into existence.” Communications manager Chuck Ferguson said WDGPH learned about the merger on May 13. “(Ministry of Health and Long-term Care) sent an all-staff email explaining what the new change was,” Ferguson told the Advertiser that day. Hayley Chazan, Minister
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aspects of how the merger will proceed. “The key issue is that there’s still going to be a requirement to deliver services locally,” Ferguson said. “So there still will be public health services available in Guelph and in Orangeville and in Fergus, but administratively it will be part of a much larger jurisdiction.” Ferguson said area residents likely won’t see much difference in the near future. “The delivery of front line services isn’t changing,” he said. “It’s the administrative overview of those services that will change. “But all public health units operate by the same standards and it will just be a question of continuing to deliver the frontline services here in our locations in Wellington and Dufferin County ... while being merged with a much larger area.”
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Exhibition in Minto - Judges and winning artists in the Minto Arts Council’s 2019 Juried Art Exhibition included, from left: Dawn Owen, judge; Ofra Svoria, third place; Brenda Murray, judge; Tanya Zaryski, second place; Wesley Bates, judge; Diane Morgan, first place and Candice Leyland, best watercolour.
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Top prize - Diane Morgan of Harriston, left, receives the award for her first place finish in the Minto Arts Council’s 2019 Juried Art Show from council president Juliane Von Westerholt. Morgan’s oil painting, Pensive, also won the People’s Choice Award at a May 8 reception at the Minto Arts Gallery. Photos by Patrick Raftis
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Tarts Galore in Alma - Plenty of local vendors were on hand with tons of tarts at the Tarts Galore Festival at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Alma on May 11. LEFT: Abbey French shows off the baking at the Fergie’s Fine Foods booth. RIGHT: Volunteers at the Alma Bible Church booth included, from left: Leone Babineau, Mildred Martin and Cindy Martin. Photos by Patrick Raftis