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Friday, May 24, 2013
Investigator says closed council meetings were held appropriately under Municipal Act
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by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – A municipal meeting investigator has concluded recent in-camera sessions held by Mapleton council were conducted appropriately. A report from Norm Gamble, a municipallyappointed closed meeting investigator, was included on the agenda for the May 14 council meeting. The report indicates Gamble was asked to investigate a closed session of council held on April 9. The request also included investigation of any other recent council meetings related to a committee of adjustment matter. The report indicates the request came from Mapleton residents Lori and Alwyn Woodham, who recently filed an Ontario Municipal Board appeal on a committee of adjustment decision. The investigation request also “spoke to various planning matters as well as procedural matters,� the report states. Gamble stated his investigation began with a telephone conversation with Lori Woodham. He also held telephone conversations with Mapleton CAO Patty Sinnamon and Mayor Bruce Whale. The report notes “the advisability and/or need of face-to-
face interviews was discussed and it was the opinion of those involved this would be considered at the draft report stage.� A second set of phone calls was held to discuss the preliminary findings of the investigation and the township provided the investigator with copies of agendas and minutes of the April 9 closed session. Those involved with the request were advised of the scope of the investigation and a general outline of what the final report would look like, the report explains. The report indicates the investigation found the April 9 closed session “was held according to the Municipal Act as well as the municipality’s procedural bylaw.� The report also concluded: - the closed session required a motion to waive the normal notice period as a result of information coming before council recently; - the motion to waive the notice period as well as motions to move into and out of closed session were appropriate; - various concerns identified by the requestors over Planning Act and procedural bylaws were found to be outside the scope of the meeting investigator; - the requestors have made numerous and sincere attempts
to address their concerns; - the request for an investigation was one of various approaches to have the concerns dealt with; - municipal staff and council have made numerous and sincere attempts to assist the requestors’ issues; and - the committee of adjustment was found to have no closed sessions over the matter in question. While noting the investigation revealed “no improprieties,� Gamble pointed out Mapleton’s process includes a verbal report from a closed session after council has resumed in open session. “Often the public has been encouraged to not wait for council to resume as it is the last item of a long agenda. This advice leaves one to wonder what would have been reported if there was someone left in the chambers when council had returned,� Gamble stated. “These verbal reports after council met in closed session, even if very general in nature, are important in council’s attempts to ensure as much transparency as possible,� he added. Gamble also cautioned council against informal gatherings, which could be perceived as closed meetings. “As is the case with most all
rural Ontario municipal councils there is far more social interaction among councillors than can be found in larger urban settings. This is often with informal lunches, which may be perceived as ‘working’ lunches or might be seen as ‘closed sessions.’ Mapleton council, like most rural councils finds itself in this situation but has been very careful to ensure these lunches are not ‘working’ lunches,� the report states. Council was also advised that municipal investigation forms and related information should be easily accessible by the public. The Woodhams acquired the forms for their request through the County of Wellington website. Sinnamon noted in an accompanying report to council the meeting investigator policy and the meeting investigation form had not been uploaded to the new township website. “It has now been added and is of course also available through the clerk’s office,� she stated. “Pursuant to the municipal act you are to release this report publicly at your earliest convenience,� Gamble states in a May 1 letter accompanying the report. The report was on the agenda for the next regular Continued on page 3
Hall’s teapot collection featured in Township appoints new director of finance ‘Wellington County Collects’ exhibit by Kelly Waterhouse ABOYNE - Carl Hall’s collection of more than 200 teapots is steeped in a fondness for rare and whimsical tea serving traditions. Sixty of his tea pots will now be part of the Wellington County Collects exhibit at the Wellington County Museum and Archives, the second in a series featuring unique collections of county residents. “We are very pleased to have such an amazing collection on exhibition,� said Amy Dunlop, the museum’s curatorial assistant. “Each teapot is unique it its own way, ranging from Donald Duck, I Love Lucy, golfers, nursing rhyme characters, cars, couches, washing machines and even a teepee. “Carl has nearly 200 teapots in his private collection and has chosen some of his favourites to display in the archives over the summer.� Hall, a longtime resident of Mapleton Township, says his
Two for tea - Carl Hall selected 60 pieces of his treasured teapot collection, which includes more than 200 teapots, with a little help from curatorial assistant Amy Dunlop, to include in the Wellington County Collects exhibit that runs until Sept. 8 at the Wellington County Museum and Archives. photo by Kelly Waterhouse teapot collection began approximately 50 years ago, while working at an auction, when a particular piece caught his eye.
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by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON - Mapleton’s new director of finance has experience working for municipal, medical and charitable organizations. Yufang Du was officially appointed to the position, which has been vacant since last August when former finance director Mike Givens left to take a similar post with the Township of Wellington North, at the May 14 council meeting. Du, who was born in China, moved to the United States in 1997 to continue her education there. She later worked in the financial department of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland as an accountant. She moved to Windsor in 2000, where she worked for Delloite and Touche Inc, before taking a post as finance director for the Canadian Mental Health Association. In 2003, she joined the staff of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent as a financial analyst. The position in Mapleton
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New finance director - Yufang Du is the new finance director for the Township of Mapleton. Du, who has previous experience in the finance department of the Municipality of Chatham Kent, was officially appointed at the May 14 council meeting. photo by Patrick Raftis
“is a good opportunity,� said Du, adding she is looking forward to being involved in all aspects of the municipality’s finance department. Du, who has been on the job since April 24, said she is already enjoying the experience. “I have a good team here
and everyone is so nice,� she stated. Du currently lives in Waterloo and plans to move to Mapleton after selling her house in Chatham-Kent. Council passed bylaw at the May 14 meeting, appointing Du as director of finance and deputy tax collector.
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PAGE TWO The Community News, Friday, May 24, 2013
Local centenarian still an active volunteer in seniors community
by Patrick Raftis PALMERSTON - One might expect someone approaching their 100th birthday to be satisfied just to be approaching their 100th birthday. However a Palmerston man who reached that milestone this past Saturday is still happiest when volunteering his time to help others.
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organization, in particular, how he helped as a volunteer visitor. “One particular client Maurice worked with was chronically ill and severely depressed. Maurice visited this client as often as the client wished and helped the client feel at peace during the last months of his life,” states the nomination letter. “When the client was placed in palliative care in the local hospital, Maurice stayed as his side he would have a friend when he passed.” VON Volunteer coordinator Sharon O’Sullivan notes that while Audet is not currently matched with a client for the visiting program, “he will be as soon as we have someone who needs one.” She notes Audet’s outgoing and cheerful personality is ideally suited to the visiting program. “He has been an excellent volunteer. He’s genuinely creative. He likes to make things fun and interesting,” Audet’s other current volunteer activities include cheery visits to the residents at Royal Terrace nursing home in Palmerston, where he entertains by dressing in theme costumes for various holidays. He also helps out in a flower garden located between the nursing home and the hospital, making sure the beds stay weed free and pruning out dead plants.
Digging in - Maurice Audet, who turned 100 on May 18, enjoys helping to keep up the flower garden at the Royal Terrace Retirement Home in Palmerston, as well as volunteering in numerous other ways to help local seniors. photo by Patrick Raftis When the Seniors Centre for Excellence (SCE) hosts congregate dining programs, Audet can always be found afterward in the kitchen, volun-
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Mapleton woman helps raise funds to fight lupus by Patrick Raftis CLIFFORD - Yard sales have long been a Victoria Day weekend tradition in this area, and this year two local families decided to capitalize on the trend to raise funds for lupus awareness and research. Connie Murray of Clifford has been fighting the condition for six years, while Moorefield area resident Laura DonaldsonBrohman was diagnosed with lupus two years ago. The women have been working together to combat lupus since they first met each other through Facebook. A yard sale to raise funds for Lupus Ontario was in full swing at Murray’s residence on the weekend. Just one week earlier, they had raised $3,083 through a Walk for Lupus in Clifford. Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue. This results in symptoms such as inflammation, swelling and damage to joints, skin, kidneys, blood, the heart and lungs. “It basically eats up at the good stuff inside your body,” says Donaldson-Brohman. “There’s no cure, just a lot of medications,” Murray added. Donaldson-Brohman explained the disease “just snowballs,” adding she has had to have chemotherapy on her liver since contracting lupus. Both women state the medical community has made little
by Patrick Raftis DRAYTON - The Mapleton Fire/Rescue station here will be better prepared next time the power goes out, thanks to the donation of a used generator. “The Drayton station of Mapleton Fire/Rescue has operated without a backup emergency system since 1982,” explained Fire Chief Rick Richardson in a report to Mapleton council at its May 14 meeting. “A local farm operation has generously donated a used generator that they have outgrown. A generator would allow the Drayton station to have power to open the doors automatically, run the dispatch radio
system, keep heat to the apparatus bay and kitchen, office and meeting room. The waterpumping system and operations during a long hydro outage can be maintained.” Council authorized the fire service to proceed with installation of the donated generator, with refurbishing, electrical switching, electrical hookup and diesel tank installation completed at a maximum of $6,000 by Cal Deen Electric. The funds used for this installation will be drawn from the 10-year capital plan. Council also authorized the construction of a building to house the generator at a cost of $3,400.
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Lupus fundraiser - Organizers of a yard sale to raise funds for lupus awareness and research in Clifford Saturday included, from left: Laura Donaldson-Brohman, Josh Brohman, Connie Murray, Alisa Murray and Caden Murray. photo by Patrick Raftis headway against lupus, despite years of research. “They’ve come up with one new pill in the last 50 years,” Murray noted. Murray and Donaldson-
Brohman hope their fundraising efforts will eventually pay off with more research and new treatments, not only for themselves, but for everyone affected by lupus.
Anyone interested in more information or making a donation to Lupus Ontario may contact Murray at 519-327-8384 or e-mail smokeyswife@wightman.ca.
Closed council meetings held appropriately FROM PAGE ONE council meeting. Council approved a motion to receive the report for information. However, some members of council wanted to hear more from Gamble. Councillor Mike Downey asked why Gamble did not present the report in person. “He seemed to think the written report was sufficient. He thought it was a pretty straightforward issue and I believe it was,” Whale replied, adding there would have been an additional cost to the municipality to have Gamble attend the meeting. Gamble was appointed as meeting investigator by all Wellington County municipalities, which pay the cost of any investigations. Otherwise, provincial ombudsman Andre Marin’s office handles the investigations at no charge to munici-
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palities. Downey noted the municipality pays engineers and other experts to attend council meetings. Councillor Jim Curry indicated he was satisfied with the written report. However, councillor Neil Driscoll felt Gamble should have been available to respond to questions. “It’s a big enough issue. I’d like him to attend and explain some of the points he makes,” said Driscoll. “We can have him attend the next meeting,” replied Whale. When contacted by the Community News, Driscoll said that among the questions he would like to raise with Gamble is why other members of council, aside from the mayor, were not interviewed. Although he was aware an investigation had been requested, Driscoll said he was not
aware it was underway until he received a copy of the report within the agenda for the May 14 meeting. Gamble told the Community News that after speaking with Whale and Sinnamon, and reviewing the documents provided, he felt the investigation could be completed without further interviews. “Sometimes it’s a gut feeling” whether additional interviews are needed, he noted.
He also said both municipal officials and the requestors of the investigation “seemed satisfied with the process.” Gamble said he provided his contact information to the municipality to be distributed to other involved parties should they wish to contact him. Gamble said he left the decision about whether to have the reported presented in person or in written format up to the mayor.
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Ensuring transparency A recent investigation has concluded that closed meetings by Mapleton council were held appropriately under both the Municipal Act and the township’s own procedural bylaws. While it’s heartening to learn the in-camera sessions in question held up to outside scrutiny, it would appear the process for conducting such investigations raises a few questions on its own. The meeting report indicates that only two of the parties involved in the meetings in question, the mayor and the CAO, were interviewed by closed meeting investigator Norm Gamble. He points out this is not unusual if preliminary investigation indicates that further interviews are not warranted. However the final report, while clearing council of the suspicion of improperly-closing meetings, does raise a number of side points that aren’t fully explained. Why did the investigator feel comments on the appropriateness of council members meeting socially were warranted? The root cause of those remarks is left unexplained. Council was also cautioned against appearing to encourage spectators not to wait until the end of the in-camera session when it is the last item on a lengthy agenda. Some councillors might have questions as to what is the proper process for handling such situations. Some members of council indicated they would have liked to have the investigator present when the report was presented to council in order to clarify such questions. Given the whole point is to ensure transparency, perhaps that should be standard practice. Patrick Raftis
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The events of the past week have been truly remarkable for observers of the political scene on various levels. Most startling perhaps, are allegations of the existence of a video that appears to show the mayor of Toronto smoking crack. While this might explain a lot about the goings on in Hogtown over the past several years of Rob Ford’s tumultuous term, it is both sad and disturbing to say the least. The allegations are unproven and the video has not been made public beyond a private showing on a cell phone to a couple of Toronto Star reporters. Yet, even those who loathe Ford’s bull-in-a-china shop approach to politics and would like nothing better than to see him removed from office should be hoping these latest allegations are simply a technological parlour trick. To think that the leader of Canada’s largest city has been operating in a drug-induced fog, and that no one realized it until a pair of Somalia drug dealers dropped a dime is truly a frightening thought. In the nation’s capital, it seems the prime minister’s top aide, despite not being on crack, apparently saw fit to dig into his own pocket for about 90 grand to pay back questionable expense payments on behalf Tory Senate appointment Mike Duffy. To top it off, his contention that the prime minister knew nothing about it, is cracking everyone up. While it’s hard enough to imagine that Duffy, a former journalist, thought that expense account padding on such a grand scale would slip through the cracks and remain unnoticed, it’s harder still to believe chief of staff Nigel Wright made his contribution to the Save the Duffy foundation in a vacuum. Meanwhile, some media reports indicate Prime Minister Stephen Harper may be cracking under the pressure and considering proroguing Parliament in a bid to bury the scandal and quiet calls for a full investigation into the payouts. Before he takes that step, he should ask former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty how that worked out for him on the gas plant thing. McGuinty was back before the legislature earlier this month trying to hide behind a wall of explanations that opposition members contend is full of more cracks than a home-made ice rink. Life in politics, it seems, is not all it’s cracked up to be. Patrick Raftis
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Mapleton Musings Column courtesy of Mapleton Historical Society The Faith continues To continue the tale of the church buildings that attest to the hope and faith of not only the pioneers of the township but of all the people who make this area their home. Over the years the small rural churches were closed as the people joined congregations of their faith in the villages of the township. These larger congregations were able to attract full-time ministers, who in some cases also lead another small rural church, for example Zion and Drayton Methodist. The decision of the Methodists and some of the Presbyterians to join to become the United Church also brought about the closure of some of
the small rural churches. Some of the old buildings were dismantled and the materials used for other purposes. The Stirton Methodist Church, a brick building, was used for an aviary for some years. It was later purchased, carefully dismantled, and the materials used to build a house on the same lot. In December, 1915, the Methodist Church in Hollen was destroyed by fire. The Bloomsbury Methodist Church building at Creekbank had just recently closed. The Hollen congregation purchased the Bloomsbury Church building. The building was dismantled and the material moved by teams and sleighs to Hollen, and rebuilt. By December 1916
the Hollen congregation was worshiping in their own sanctuary. The Spring Hill Methodist Church was a small frame building erected in 1862. When no longer used by the Methodists the building was moved by a Mennonite Brethern in Christ congregation to Lot 6, Concession 5 in the former Maryborough Township. After some years it became a United Missionary Church. In 1949 the building was again on the move. This time to Palmerston, to house a newly formed Missionary
Church Congregation. As the congregation grew they built a new sanctuary. The little church was once again moved, across town to a lot across from Norwell Secondary School. It was used for music and drama classes until just a few years ago when it was razed and the area turned into a parking lot. There has never been a synagogue in the township, although history tells of us of several Jewish families who lived in the area. There is record of a Jewish family, holding their daughters wedding in the theatre auditorium of the Drayton Town Hall in
1910. Since the late nineteenth century many Mennonites have purchased farms in the Township. As well many people of the Mennonite faith have come from Mexico and now make their home in the township. They have built their churches across the township. Their churches are Creekbank, Lot 19, Concession 9; Community, Drayton; Drayton Old Colony Mennonite, Lot 3, Concession 13; Goshen Lot 9, Concession 7; Mapleview, Lot 21, Concession 15; Marantha Conservative, Drayton; New Covent, Glen Allan; Olivet
Lot 12, Concession 5; South Peel Lot 16, Concession 1 and Woodlawn Lot 1, Concession 2. After World War II many families emigrated from the Netherlands. A goodly number of them came to the township. The Christian Reformed and Drayton Reformed congregations have built churches in Drayton. While the number of church buildings may not be a numerous as years ago, the members of all our churches are still able to worship God in the manner of their choice. submitted by Jean Campbell
Hall’s teapot collection featured at museum FROM PAGE ONE song, I think it is Tea for Two,” he said. “Being a collector and being at auction sales, you see something that sparks your eye and that started it.” From there, the collection grew and the search for special tea pots continued with support of friends and family who would seek out treasures on his behalf. “The first piece I bought I now have two complete service sets,” Hall said. The collection has evolved into themes, such as fairy tales, homes and farms, people and occupations, like a giant English Billy teapot. “My basement is full,” Hall said, noting many are for dis-
play purposes only. “I’m a lot more particular now. I look for something unique and different.” His favourite pieces include a double-spout teapot and one collectable, numbered teapot that bares the manufacturer’s name, Hall. “It was hard to chose what to take,” said Dunlop, who narrowed the collection down to 65, at the archives, and then down to 60 for the final showcase. One of Dunlop’s favorite teapots is a teepee, produced in England by designer Betty Silvester, who created the collectible piece after the Second World War as a tribute to the Aboriginal peoples that fought
with the British in previous wars. “I absolutely love them all. I think they are unique. It’s a fun collection and it’s something fun to exhibit and that’s what we want this exhibit to be,” said Dunlop. Hall admits the collection is a passion. “They are not very expensive at all but are made to be looked at and enjoyed,” he said. The exhibition opened May
18 and will be on display inside the archives until Sept. 8. Admission is by donation weekdays from 9:30am to 4:30pm and on weekends from 12 to 4pm. The Wellington County Museum and Archives is located on Wellington Road 18 between Fergus and Elora. For more information or to learn more about presenting a collection in the exhibit, contact Amy Dunlop at 519846-0916 ext. 5232 or amyd@ wellington.ca.
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By Dave Tiessen, Pastor, Community Mennonite Fellowship, Drayton
Shock and outrage Who of us in this community hasn’t been mesmerized and horrified by the story of Timothy Bosma in the past couple of weeks? Who hasn’t felt shock and outrage, probably also anger and desire for revenge? Who hasn’t felt profound sorrow and empathy for Tim’s wife and family, first in the agony of their searching, then in the horror of recognizing what happened to him? For some of us there are probably family or church connections that bring the story close to home. For most of us there is a recognition that this is not a case involving high-risk lifestyles, but that the people caught up in this tragedy are ordinary folk like us going about the ordinary activities of daily life. Is one reason for our gutwrenching reaction to this story exactly this, that the people victimized are so much like us or our neighbours? The Bosma
family could just have easily been from Drayton Christian Reformed Church, Tim could easily have been our brotherin-law or even husband. Who of us couldn’t imagine our own mother going on television on Mother’s Day to plead for the safe return of her child? Often we are protected from feeling deeply about crimes that happen to others because they are “other” or distant enough from us that we can’t imagine it happening to us. But now we intuitively wonder: if this could happen to Tim Bosma, could it happen to us? Another reason this story is so startling is because of its unpredictability. There is a German saying I grew up with: “Der Himmel war klar, dann schlug der Blitz” – “The sky was clear, then struck the lightning.” It is very difficult to make sense of this story in that what happened could not have been predicted or anticipated. There were no storm clouds on the horizon, the victim was not doing anything that would place him in danger. Yet tragedy struck nonetheless.
We much prefer life to be fair and predictable with only pleasant surprises. In fact we expect life to be fair and predictable and are upset and in this case outraged that it is not. In this sense Tim’s story knocks us off balance, questions our assumptions, and makes us feel vulnerable. Maybe this is a good time to recognize that throughout human history and currently in many places in the world life was/is not very fair and predictable, and that this is a reality for many people in our midst as well. Are we able to cherish life even when it is not fair and predictable, even when life brings great suffering? Perhaps the most difficult part of this story for us is that it all seems so meaningless. Especially during this stage of the police investigation when so few factual details are being released, we have little idea of what really happened and especially why it happened. How often has it been said ‘it just makes no sense’? As humans we have an innate desire and
need to understand the “why” of especially tragic circumstances. At a superficial level we long to know why the perpetrators did what they did because we feel so vulnerable. Understanding the why of the perpetrator’s actions helps us to assess how vulnerable we are and to lessen our sense of dis-ease by rationalizing that we will do our best to avoid people and circumstances that are a threat to us. But we also long to know “why” on a much more profound level. We are creatures blessed with consciousness, which means that we don’t just live life we contemplate it. We think and feel about the experiences of life and try to make sense of it – to understand what it “means”. And then we try to put that understanding of meaning to use in living and improving our lives. Human beings are capable of enduring immense hardship or accomplishing great feats when they understand that there is purpose and meaning to their suffering or
Local centenarian an active volunteer FROM PAGE TWO Edwards, seniors health services coordinator for the SCE. Maurice’s naturally-active nature has made the month of May a difficult one for him. He recently had a pacemaker implanted and his volunteer activities have been restricted by doctors’ orders. “They want me to take it easy for a month,” he said. Asked why he spends so much of his time volunteering, Maurice deferred to his Catholic roots, stating, “Christ said, ‘Whoever looks after my
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TORONTO - Police are bracing for the busy summer holiday season, which historically has been a deadly time. Not just the roadways, but waterways have been areas of heartbreak to the families of those who say they don’t need to wear a life jacket. A 16-year Transport Canada study by the Office of Boating Safety reveals some pretty embarrassing facts about those who use the waterways for recreational purposes. “It is astounding to note,” the 2010 report reads, “that in exposure to boating, where the most frequent injury incidents involve capsizing and falling overboard, non-swimmers and weak swimmers continue to boat without a flotation device, and drown as a result.” Search and Rescue personnel know all too well that even consummate swimmers have
great difficulty putting a life jacket on once they’ve fallen in the water, especially when it is as cold as the water usually is in Canada. The added issue of cold water shock is that sudden exposure triggers an automatic gasp reflex that causes people to suddenly inhale a litre or more of icy water. Without a life jacket properly fastened, death is moments away. What the experts find particularly astounding is that boat operators feel perfectly confident boating under the influence of alcohol. A Red Cross study found that 37 per cent of boaters in Canada drink alcohol every time they boat. About 66% of boaters admit to partaking sometimes. What most don’t realize is that almost half of all boating fatalities are alcohol related. Continued on page 8
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At our Mapleton Ministerial this week we talked about this and one of our colleagues read us Psalm 10 which he had just coincidentally been reading. It was spine-tingling how these words, thousands of years old, so accurately summed up the Bosma tragedy. Be encouraged to read it for yourself. The Psalmist agonizingly describes the flourishing of evil and violence in life, and instead of spouting trite theological bromides he affirms that God is not absent “But You do see! Indeed You note trouble and grief, that You may take it into Your hands; the helpless commit themselves to You; You have been the helper of the orphan.” In the midst of this tragedy let us lift in prayer the Bosma family, also their church and community, praying that they may know that God is their helper and is present to them especially in their immense suffering and pain. And may we trust that when evil and suffering invade our lives, we too need not fear for God will also be our helper and strength.
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brothers and sisters, it is also for me.’” Maurice celebrated his 100th birthday this past weekend with a party at the United Church in Palmerston. His son Richard was able to be home from British Columbia, along with the Audet’s four-year-old grandson, to be part of the celebration. In typical fashion, Maurice asked that no one bring gifts for him. Instead, he asked those who wished to give something to make a donation to a charity to help orphans.
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striving. From a religious faith perspective we try to understand the “why” in terms of who God is, what God is doing in the world, and what God wants us to do in the world. In Christian circles it not unusual to hear phrases such as “God is in control” or “God has a plan”, statements that express a belief about “meaning”. When something horrifying like Tim Bosma’s murder happens our sense of justice and purpose is offended or upended. There appears to be no meaningful reason for it to happen. It seems to be a pure and simple manifestation of the horrifying power of evil. This is incredibly scary for us - we don’t want to live in a world where such things can happen. Sometimes this causes us to grasp at straws that offer at least a bit of comfort: “when it’s your time to go you gotta go”; “everything happens for a purpose”; “someday we’ll understand”; “don’t worry God is in control”; “this too is part of God’s plan”.
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Mennonite Relief Sale on May 24 and 25 NEW HAMBURG - The 47th annual New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale is a major fundraiser for Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), the development and relief agency of Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches. Every year since 1967, over 15,000 people have attended the sale to purchase food, quilts, new sporting and outdoor equipment, furniture, flowers, plants and much more. Last year’s sale raised $345,000 with proceeds going to support basic human needs and peace and justice initiatives of MCC world-wide.
The sale will take place at the fairgrounds, located at 251 Jacob St., beginning May 24, from 5:30pm to 9pm and May 25, from 7am to 3pm. On May 24, the events begin with a barbecue and quilt preview. At 7pm the silent auction starts as well as the feature event of the evening, a live furniture auction of high quality new, local and international handcrafted furniture made by Mennonite artisans and craftspeople. Canada’s largest charity quilt auction begins May 25 at 8:30am and is the signature event of the Relief Sale. In
2012 it raised $128,000. This year 175 quilts will be auctioned. The outdoor auction begins at 10:30am. Children can enjoy entertainment by musicians, clowns and face painters, inflatable castles and a mini auction of merchandise for children at 11am Registration is from 10 to 11am. For a full listing of quilts, activities and other sale items visit www.nhmrs.com. For more information call or text John Reimer, New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale Board Chair, at 519-573-1710.
Legion leaders - The Drayton Legion Branch 416 recently announced its new executive for 2013. The local legion is actively looking for new ways to revamp its presence in the community and to ensure it remains relevant. From left: treasurer Shirley Cooper, first vice-president Dave Dippel, president Doug Foell and secretary Kathy Mallett. Absent: second vice-president Garry Villemaire. submitted photo
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Maryborough Public School students Jump Rope for Heart
Putting their heart into it - Maryborough Public School students participated in Jump Rope for Heart on May 17. Students rotated through seven stations, completing a variety of skipping activities during the 90-minute event, then enjoyed a healthy snack of watermelon.
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Police urging caution as summer holiday and boating season gets underway from page six The consequences have been so serious that both federal and provincial statutes exist to try to slow down alcohol related tragedies on the water. Any vessel operator caught under the influence can lose boating privileges, and in the province of Ontario, vehicle driver’s licences can
be revoked for a year, upon conviction, where the person’s blood alcohol concentration exceeds the .08 threshold. Alcohol is often called ‘false courage.” Interestingly, the mind-numbing effect that alcohol has on boaters can be almost doubled by sun, wind and waves. In an experiment called the Drinking and Boating
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ways. One participant in the experiment said she was surprised at what she couldn’t do after just a little alcohol. “Your perception, your brain, nothing is working and nothing’s really quick, you’re not quick on the draw like you normally are when you’re sober,” she says.
Safe boating is no accident Other factors affecting boater safety that police will be checking for this long weekend, which is also the kickoff of North American Safe Boating Awareness Week, include proper preparation (charts and appropriate safety equipment on board), Pleasure Craft Operator card for the
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