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Council agrees to fund splash pad servicing By Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – Construction of a new splash pad at ABC Park in Drayton is expected to get underway soon, after township council agreed to provide about $31,000 needed to complete the project. Mapleton council held a special meeting with members of the Mapleton Splash Pad Committee on May 15 to discuss project finances and the committee’s request for funds to assist with hooking up the pad to utilities. Splash pad committee members Erica Klaassen and Lorrie Spaling asked council to assist with the costs of running water and electrical services from the road to the splash pad during a project update on March 27. At the time, public works director Sam Mattina said the committee and township staff were getting prices for the work, which Mattina estimated at between $15,000 and $20,000. Council directed
staff to investigate the cost of the work and report back. On May 8 Mattina reported two quotations were received for the project, with the lowest coming in at $31,060 and the higher quote at $36,255. Council deferred a recommendation to accept the quotation and then set a special meeting for May 15 to meet with the committee At the meeting, committee members explained they had just over $255,000 available for the project, from a combination of committee funds ($77,201), contributions from the local Rotary ($13,512) and Kinette ($2,908) clubs, a contribution from the 2016 International Plowing Match RV and entertainment committees ($2,000 total), township 50/50 contributions ($9,400) and a $150,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Current project estimates supplied by the committee indicate about $233,000 in anticipated expenses, plus an additional $10,000 in costs for
path paving, landscaping and contingencies, plus $10,000 for electrical hook up and permit costs, in addition to the $31,000 for water servicing. Mayor Neil Driscoll projected the total cost of the project will be about $286,000. “And you have $255 (thousand),â€? he said. “If everything stopped today you’d have a shortfall of $31,600, which is the same as the water hookup.â€? Councillor Lori Woodham pointed out council initially agreed to pay only for operating costs of the facility. “What I recall is when this was first presented to us ... fundraising would be done by all of the committees and that ‌ we, Mapleton Township, would be in charge then going forward for the operation costs,â€? she said. “You would do all of the capital. So that’s where I’m not sure if this, the hookup, is operating or capital?â€? Driscoll asked committee
Budding artist - Students at Alma Public School held an art elective day on May 16. Each student chose a style of art and created a piece of artwork to be sold at Family Fun Night on June 7. Proceeds from the sale of the art will benefit Groves Memorial Community Hospital in Fergus. Allie Oelschlagel completes a bird painting during the elective day. Additional photos on page 2. Photo by Caroline Sealey
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Candidates debate topics from deficits to day care By Patrick Raftis ALMA – Four of the eight candidates vying to represent Perth-Wellington in the provincial legislature following the June 7 election answered questions on topics ranging from deficits to day care at a meeting at the Alma Community Centre on May 17. On hand for the meeting, organized by the Optimist Club of Alma, were: Conservative MPP Randy Pettapiece, Liberal candidate Brendan Knight, NDP candidate Michael O’Brien and Libertarian Scott Marshall. Not present were Green Party candidate Lisa Olsen, Paul McKendrick of the Consensus Ontario party, Rob Smeenk of the Freedom Party of Ontario and Andrew Stanton of the Alliance party. In brief opening statements, Pettapiece stressed his record as an incumbent MPP, representing PerthWellington residents since 2011. “I’ve worked hard to represent their interests and values. I’ve spoken up for rural and small town Ontario, I’ve initiated debates on the rural urban divide and the need to protect municipalities from higher insurance rates and
Pick a number - Participants in the Perth-Wellington candidates meeting at the community centre in Alma on May 17 picked numbers to determine speaking order. From left: NDP candidate Michael O’Brien, Conservative MPP Randy Pettapiece, Libertarian Scott Marshall, Liberal Brendan Knight and moderator Jim deBock. Photo by Patrick Raftis the need for fair and equal consideration on infrastructure funding and the need to save our long-term care beds,� he said. Knight stated, “I’m running in this election for the educational system for my kids to have and health care that my family can rely on.� He told the crowd that over the past four years the Liberal government has cre-
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issues “are treated in a timely fashion,� more funding for hospitals and reducing hydro rates would also be a priority, he said. Marshall said he travelled across Ontario in the course of duties as his party’s campaign director. “I heard loud and clear what the problems are here, not that it’s a big surprise to anybody: waiting lines for health care, the energy costs.� Marshall indicated he believes health care dollars are poorly spent by the current government. “I think they budgeted $56 billion this year and of that over 50 per cent, and this is not an exaggeration, 50 per cent goes into bureaucracy and administration.� Health care One question from the audience of about 50 people asked specifically where money will come from for more frontline health care, “given the kind of bureaucracy were dealing with.� McKnight said the Liberal government has promised the hiring of 3,500 “frontline workers – nurses.� He also said, “We’ve made significant investments in hiring doctors and nurses since 2003 and so we will continue to make the needed investments
in our hospitals, whether it be infrastructure or frontline workers or services for mental health.â€? Marshall insisted, “all the moneyâ€? is being spent on the health care bureaucracy. “We don’t need more money for health care, we just need the money for health care going to patient services ‌ going to the frontline, going to doctors, nurses,â€? Marshall stated. “There are so many levels of highly-paid bureaucrats in the health care industry it is mind boggling.â€? O’Brien was optimistic, if not specific, stating only, “It is a problem and I’m hopeful the NDP, when they come into power, will deal with it.â€? Pettapiece said he has spoken to nurses who tell him they spend two or three hours a shift doing paperwork when they could be working with patients. “It seems to me that the bureaucracy in Toronto, that for every new job they want, all they need is a piece of paper for it and that costs money so we need to get some of the red tape out of the system,â€? he said. Pettapiece added the PC party is also looking at changes to Local SEE CANDIDATES Âť 8
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Fundraising art - On May 16 students at Alma Public School held an art elective day. Each student chose a style of art and created a piece of artwork to be sold at Family Fun Night on June 7. Proceeds from the sale of the art will benefit Groves Memorial Community Hospital in Fergus. LEFT: Making beards used to keep faces warm in the winter or while supporting a favourite hockey team were, from left: Lillie Massey, Autumn Brubacher, Tina Wall, Max Snowe, Austin Huizinga and Ashley Gregory. RIGHT: Volunteer Elizabeth McLaren helped Cooper Schnarr complete a Canadian pillow to be sold at the fundraiser. Photos by Caroline Sealey
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members to clarify if they were asking council to fund the hookup fees or if they planned to fundraise the amount in the future. “I’ve got to be honest, over the past five years the fundraising ideas are dried up. They’re tapped out. We’re done,” said Spaling, who suggested some of the planned
features would have to be cut from the project if the municipality couldn’t fund the shortfall. Councillor Marlene Ottens said she was not in favour of using stone dust, rather than paving for a path due to safety and accessibility concerns. “I appreciate fundraising fatigue and the community
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can only fundraise for a project for so long until it’s like, ‘are you still doing that?’” said Ottens. “You guys have put in so much time and we appreciate it so much; I can’t imagine now many hours your committee has put in.” Spaling replied, “But it’s worth it to see the kids happy and to enhance our
community too. I think it’s such a worthwhile project. That’s why we have been so diligent.” Noting $30,000 would represent roughly a one per cent municipal tax increase, Mayor Neil Driscoll pointed out there is $80,000 “already collected” available in a Parks and Recreation reserve fund.
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“It’s in the reserve, it’s there for parks and rec projects,” Mattina confirmed. “What’s it for if not something like this?” asked Ottens. “I just struggle with how we’ve gotten here … To get to this $286,000 and still have a budgetary shortfall,” said councillor Michael Martin, who noted initial estimates placed the cost of a splash pad at around $150,000. Committee members observed the initial figure was based on “Googling” and more comprehensive research later placed the project at around $250,000. “I don’t like the idea of raiding our reserve funds at all, but I don’t know how we get around that and still get this splash pad running for the summer,” said Martin.
Following the discussion, council passed a resolution deferred from the May 8 meeting to accept the quotation for servicing. The resolution passed unopposed. Mayor Driscoll thanked committee members, Rotarians and Kinettes for their efforts. “Oh behalf of Mapleton township, thank you for the hard work and not giving up,” he said. “It’s great to see a project like this go ahead. Thanks for all your hard work, because without groups like you, we can’t do this as council by ourselves … I hope it’s a great day on opening day.” Work on the project is anticipated to begin at the end of May with a goal of completion early in July.
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‘Gardening 101’ presented at spring Carnegie Café in Drayton By Caroline Sealey DRAYTON - Spring has sprung, the sun is shining and the birds are singing. It’s gardening time. Gardening is not limited to planting seeds in a vegetable garden. Different types of gardening include, but are not limited to: rock, woodland, wildflower, window box, herb kitchen, water and straw bale. On April 30 Drayton librarians Joanne Wiersma and Bep Vandenberg led a group of gardeners through a Carnegie Café workshop titled “Gardening 101” at the Drayton library. “Gardening is a healthy hobby that provides a daily dose of Vitamin D, fresh air, exercise and a cardio workout, improving mental health and well being and reduces stress,” said Wiersma. She added plants can be grown from seed or purchased at a greenhouse. She suggested planning extensive gardens or plant containers to create beauty. The benefits include fresh vegetables, herbs and flowers. Opportunities exist to meet with fellow gardening enthusiasts by joining a garden club or horticultural society, she noted. When establishing a new garden, Wiersma suggested: - assess the property: check for areas of full sun and shade, determine the hours of sunlight and the location of trees and shrubs; - start with a map: map
Container gardening - LEFT: Drayton librarian Joanne Wiersma compiled a herb garden in a container at the “Gardening 101” Carnegie Café on April 30 at the Drayton Library. RIGHT: Librarian Bep Vandenberg demonstrated how to put together a flower container. Photos by Caroline Sealey out the assessed property; - find the zone: assign the area and plants suited to the zone (Mapleton Township is in Zone 5); - consider what to include: such as colour schemes, height and width; - shopping for plants: take the map and ask questions, consider budget, ease, care, room to grow, flowering plants and various seasons; and - plant and maintain: fertilize, weed and water. Dress up the front of the house with a mix of trees, shrubs and flowers, Wiersma suggested. She said to put tall plants in the back and shorter plants in the front and use a mix of perennials and annuals to produce
curb appeal. Hanging baskets accent a front porch, she noted. Other tips from Wiersma included: - feature small, low maintenance water gardens on a deck or patio; - woodland path gardens are low-maintenance, partially shaded areas that fill out over time; and - rose gardens are visually appealing. “Herb gardens add colour and fragrance to the kitchen or back deck. Incorporate fresh herbs into meal-time planning throughout the year,” Wiersma said. Common herbs are mint, basil, oregano, chives, lemongrass, lavender, rosemary and parsley. Herbs can be
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filler actually fill in the container and plants like ivy are the spiller, that tumbles over the side of the container.” Wiersma recommended investing in basic good quality tools that will last. Basic tools include a rake, hoe, spade, shovel, pruning shears, garden gloves, rubber boots, hand trowel, wheelbarrow, rototiller and garden hose. Librarian Bep Vandenberg did a quick hands-on demonstration of container gardening by a seat-of-the-pants gardener. “Place holes in the bottom of the container to assist with drainage. Mix all purpose potting soil with perlite to improve drainage. Worry the roots before planting.
Organize plants in groups of three,” Vandenberg said. “I like a lot of colour so I mix in lots of different colours. Add lights for a night time display.” Wiersma demonstrated how to compile a herb garden for indoor and outdoor use. “After placing holes in the container, place burlap in the bottom of the container to assist with drainage. Cracked pots or small rocks can be a substitute for the burlap,” Wiersma said. “Use a mixture of soil specifically labelled for growing legumes and perlite. Fill the container with the soil mix to within two inches of the rim before planting herbs.” She added, “The purpose of a herb garden depends on what you like to cook. If you eat pasta, plant herbs that will add flavour to pasta dishes.” Wiersma recommended two excellent gardening books: Grow Herbs by Jekka McVicar and Gardening for Mindfulness by Holly Farrell. Moorefield and District Horticulture Society member Jo Houston gave a brief information session on the society. A group discussion followed with gardening tips being shared amongst the participants. The next Carnegie Café, “Watercolour painting,” is for May 28 at the Drayton library. Artist Donna Hirtle will guide participants in the creation of their own watercolour masterpiece.
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Worth the effort The end of a long series of fundraising events is in sight for members of the Mapleton Splash Pad Committee. While the committee has a couple of fundraisers yet to run, including the 3rd annual Touch-a-Truck event on May 26 from 9am to 1pm at fairgrounds in Drayton, the group could be excused if they let out a collective sigh of relief after a special council meeting on May 15. With council agreeing to foot the final bill for $31,000 to hook up the finished splash pad to water services, the project is unofficially accounted for. Including a $150,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant, the committee has secured a total of $286,000 in funding for the facility, including a little under $50,000 in total municipal funding. That’s a lot of movie nights, raffles, talent shows and sponsorships for a small group consisting largely of local Rotarians and Kinettes. It’s been roughly five years since this diligent group began fundraising for a facility that will surely be a boon to Mapleton’s many young families. A long haul to be sure, but one that, as Rotarian and committee member Lorrie Spaling noted, is “worth it, to see the kids happy and to enhance our community too.” The fundraising feat is all the more impressive given the recent, and largely simultaneous, community fundraising for another major youth facility: the Drayton Skate Park, completed in 2016. It takes many dedicated volunteers and a generous community indeed to pull off two such projects in a community of this size. There are many larger communities with neither a splash pad nor a skate park. Congratulations to all involved.
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Supporting nurses - Palmerston and District Hospital recently received a $10,000 donation from RBC in support of local nursing education. From left: front, RBC commercial account manager health care, Wellington-Dufferin Karen Galasso, RBC branch manager Harriston Clifford, Wendy Albrecht, Palmerston Hospital RPN Debbie Binkle, PDH Foundation development officer Dale Frankin; centre, RBC branch manager Arthur Bahaar Luhar, Palmerston Hospital patient care manager Nancy Cleary, RBC branch manager Drayton Cathy Vesnaver, RBC mortgage specialist Drayton Jackie Harnock, Palmerston Hospital RN Mark Byers, Palmerston Hospital ward secretary Sandra Lloyd; back, RBC business account manager James Zorychta, RBC assistant manager Drayton Amber Weima, RBC regional vice-president Dan Woods, Palmerston Hospital RNs Esther Freeman and Katie Olechowski. Photo by Caroline Sealey
RBC donates to local hospital to support nursing education PALMERSTON Palmerston and District Hospital has received a $10,000 donation from RBC in support of local nurses. Building on an ongoing commitment to support health care and nurses, RBC recently announced an $80,000 donation to be shared among various hospitals in the Grey, Bruce, Wellington, Perth, Huron and Dufferin
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Safe boating promoted by CSBC North TORONTO American Safe Boating Awareness Week took place across Canada from May 19 to 25. The purpose of this by managed initiative, the Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) and its part-
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FLORADALE The Waterloo Rural Women are in the process of organizing their 23rd Annual Children’s Farm Safety Day. Alma resident and member Sharon Grose said, “The event takes place on June 2 and is open to farm and rural children from ages 5 to 12. Even though the group is based in Waterloo, children from the surrounding counties are welcome to join us for the day.” The event will cover every aspect of farm and rural safety, including large machinery, fire, electrical and animal safety. “The events run rain or shine so please dress for the weather. Hats are essential.” Grose said. The event is being held at Milky Wave located at 1088 Jesse Place, RR1, Elmira, just outside of Floradale. Lunch and snacks are provided. Pre-registration is required. Registration fee is $5. Parents are welcome to join their children for the day, which runs from 9:30am to 1:15pm. The Waterloo Rural Women are looking for volunteers for the event from the Waterloo/Wellington
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continues to be an average of over 100 boating related deaths annually in Canadian waters. With people gearingup to launch their boats after a long winter slumber, the goal of the week is to continue to bring those numbers down by ensuring that Canadians who head out in any type of boat have the appropriate knowledge to help them have a safe day on the water. The timing of the week, starting on the May long weekend, is aligned with the unofficial start of summer and a time when many boating fatalities occur, CSBC officials state. The council is promoting five key boating safety behaviours all directed towards the most common boating related accidents. They include: - wear a life jacket; - boat sober; - take a boating course;
- be prepared – both you and your vessel; and - be aware of the risks of cold water immersion The impending legalization of cannabis along with the rise in prescription narcotic use is causing significant additional concern for boating safety advocate groups, enforcement agencies and first responders alike, the council notes. Alcohol alone has long been proven to be a contributing factor in 40 per cent of boating fatalities across Canada but the legalization of recreational cannabis has the potential to significantly increase this statistic. The organization is emphasizing not consuming any alcohol or drugs either before or while boating. For additional information on boating safety visit www.csbc.ca.
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MAPLETON MUSINGS Column courtesy of the Mapleton Historical Society
Newspapers of Mapleton Part 4 As mentioned in the third column of the newspaper series, the Drayton community was without a proper newspaper for a part of 1966 and most of 1967. A committee was formed in the community to start a newspaper. Once 450 subscriptions had been sold, the first issue of the Community News, with events “from Peel and Maryborough townships and Drayton” hit the presses on Oct. 19, 1967. The first two issues were distributed free with the cost being covered by a group of local businessmen. It was agreed that the subscription money be left in a trust account for six months and returned to subscribers if the paper failed to continue. The paper was published and printed by the Harriston Review. The Dec. 7, 1967 editorial states, “The Community News was launched with virtually no capital, either in material in the form of buildings and equipment or monetary” and “no overhead for office, telephone or equipment.” They
were literally operating issue by issue with advertising income and the help of the community. By February 1968, the newspaper was such a success that Mr. M.W. Steacy was hired temporarily to help with advertising content. In May 1968, Mrs. Mabee, who had been hired as parttime editor, retired her position, citing her lack of extra time to give to the flourishing newspaper. The paper was transferred at that time to Gerrit Wimmenhove, as a private enterprise. He had previously worked for the Drayton Advocate and was familiar with the business. The May 30, 1968 edition stated that the Community News had moved into the Garbutt Building on Main Street in Drayton. Warren Jack had a barber shop in the front portion and the paper operated out of the back portion. An Oct. 1968 issue stated that the new paper had been published for one year. Correspondents were Mrs. Frank Johnston - Moorefield, Mrs. Allan Mitchell - Rothsay, Mrs.
Harold McLeod - Goldstone, Mrs. Cliff Kells - Alma and Mrs. Fred Reilly - Moorefield. There were 690 paid subscribers. Copies of the paper were also sold at stores in Moorefield and Drayton, putting the circulation near 800. In the spring of 1969, the Community News moved to a small building on Wood Street, where many locals remember the newspaper being. Some typesetting equipment was installed and everything but printing could be done from the Drayton office. Gerrit Wimmenhove continued as the editor and publisher until May 1971, when W.H. Adsett purchased the enterprise. Computer typesetting equipment was installed allowing the business to produce commercial printing. In 1975, the staff consisted of William Adsett, Gerrit Wimmenhove and Mrs. Mary Lou Morris, as well as the local news correspondents in Alma, Goldstone, Moorefield, Parker and Rothsay. Many members of the community have worked for the Community News
Pension investment firm purchases local wind farm By Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – Turbines turning on a back road in this township will soon be powering Canadians’ pensions, as well as Ontario’s power grid. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the agency that manages the federal government-mandated pension fund, is purchasing six operating wind and solar power projects in southern Ontario as part of a $741-million deal with global power giant NextEra Energy Partners. Pending regulatory approval, the investment firm will own and operate four wind and two solar developments in the region by mid-2018, including the Conestogo Wind Energy Centre in Mapleton. In an April 20 letter updating Mapleton council on the sale, NextEra Energy senior environmental specialist Derek Dudek explained
that existing contracts and agreements associated with the project, including those between the company and the Township of Mapleton will remain in place, since the company (as a whole) will be sold. Councillor Lori Woodham asked about the status of community contributions agreed to by NextEra. CAO Manny Baron reported that commitments by the company to provide a $100,000 contribution over five years to Trees For Mapleton and $9,000 toward
an electronic sign at the PMD arena have been fulfilled. Baron said the township’s contract with the company included an option to extend the community contribution agreement for an additional five years at the company’s discretion, “so potentially another $100,000.” The CAO said an email had been sent to Dudek indicating the township would be interested in extending the agreement. “Funnily enough, I’m yet to hear anything. But we asked,” said Baron.
over the years. In the late 1970s Bep Vandenberg and Sharon Walker ran the office and set up copy, while Mary Lou Morris collected news. In 1982, Adsett purchased the building at the corner of Wood and Wellington streets, which now houses the Chophouse restaurant. The office was initially in the south half before moving to the north half. Beginning in 1982, Jean Dobben worked for 10 years collecting news. In 1992, Gladys Hills started working in the office and continued until 2004 when Cathy Bousfield took over. Wilma Mol followed her as office manager and in 2011 the office moved into the former library building on Wood Street where it is still located today. In June 2014, Caroline Sealey was hired for the position of office manager. Sealey continues the fine news coverage Mapleton residents have enjoyed and come to expect in Mapleton Township. The Community News is not as large a publication as
the Drayton Advocate once was, but it still provides a vital source of information about the area to those who choose to read it every week. What society deems suitable for publication has changed as much as society itself over that time period. People don’t seem to want everyone to know their business anymore and many would cringe at the thought of correspondents placing our every move in to the paper each week. I’m not sure when or why it became unfashionable to announce marriages, births, and graduations in this area. I for one miss reading those happy events. The staff of the Community News do publish many things residents should be aware of. Council meeting reports, coming events and classified ads are always useful and where else would residents still be able to see photos of their children and grandchildren on the front page of the local paper? For over 125 years, this community has had local newspaper coverage, whether it be the result of dedicated businessmen or tireless
volunteers. What began as a wonderful centennial year project in 1967 by a dedicated and determined group of local individuals, has turned into 50 years of keeping the community informed of happenings in the area in the pages of the Community News. Please support the local paper and help the newspaper out by sending in interesting articles from groups you are involved in. One hundred years from now your descendants might be looking for you in the Community News! Note: The Mapleton Historical Society is always looking for past issues of any Drayton newspaper before 2010. Anyone interested in donating past issues please contact Debbie Oxby at 519-638-2769, email doxby@ hsfx.ca or drop off at the Community News office. If anyone has any corrections or additional information to contribute to this article, no matter how minor, please contact Oxby. Submitted by Debbie Oxby of the Mapleton Historical Society
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By Dave Tiessen, Pastor, Bethel Mennonite Church (Elora)
Not good enough? Okay you try” If God exists why is there so much tragedy and suffering? If a good God created this world, why do so many horrible things happen to innocent human beings? Why are there natural disasters that kill and destroy? If God is good why is there so much injustice, violence and war? These are important questions that deserve to be asked, discussed and answered? Ideally, yes, but I’m not sure it is possible to adequately do so. For many folks these questions are the easy reason for not considering the existence of a God. For such folk it seems obvious that given the preponderance of tragedy, suffering, disasters, disease and violence in the world (and beyond for those who are Star Wars or Star Trek fans) makes it preposterous to even consider that a sensible, much less a good and
compassionate God, could have created such a mess. At first glance, this line of reasoning seems to make a lot of sense. Especially so when it comes to the god Christians profess to believe in. A God who they believe to be the epitome of love, truth, grace and compassion. It seems to me that Christians often “don’t get it” that agnostic or atheist folks can’t comprehend how any rational person can look at the world and actually believe that a supposedly good god created it and now runs it. The usual course of this exchange of ideas about the existence of God results in God-believers being on the defence and trying to answer the hard questions as named above. That’s not a bad thing. God-believers need to be able to answer for the faith that they claim is the most important thing in their life. However, I think it is equally a good thing for those folks asking the hard questions to do so honestly and not as a superficial means of escape. Having themselves
answer profound questions about life, faith, truth and God, also. Let me suggest this angle on the matter: so you don’t like the way this world/ universe is created? Fair enough, there’s lots not to like, lots to be critical of. So, given your astute powers of observation, thinking and analysis, suppose the creation of life, this world and the universe, had been up to you. How would you have done it? What would your creation look like? How would it function? Would there be human beings as well as other animals? Would your physical world be a place where everything was inert. Would there be no continental drift causing earthquakes or no magma in the core of the earth occasionally erupting through volcanoes. No movement of air causing nasty weather systems and tornadoes, no growing trees for fear of limbs falling down upon people, no clouds for fear of hail, snow, and lightning, and no bright sunshine that might
cause cancers? Would your world have included gravity, or would you have left that out because gravity causes so much suffering in planes crashing and boats sinking? Would your world have included water? But not drowning? Would you have created a world where there is causeand-effect? Where people defied your pre-determined laws of nature, would there be consequences? But, maybe your “laws” of nature would not be so strict. Possibly flexible, except, what happens when one person’s need for flexibility clashes with another’s need for predictability? Would all of the animals you created be vegetarian so that killing for food need never happen? What system would you create instead to limit animal and insect populations? Maybe in your creation eating wouldn’t be necessary because gastrointestinal systems, not to mention the other bodily functions necessary to convert food to muscle energy can be-
come so problematic? Would there be aging in your world? Surely you would not create cells and organisms and life forms that would come to life and then gradually deteriorate and die, rather your life would all be endless? Would you create human beings? How would you make people different from other animals? Would your humans be free moral agents able to make decisions about right and wrong? If not, how would they be different from puppets? If yes, what would happen when your humans make evil decisions such as to steal from others, or beat their child, or kill another? How would you design a world in which your human creations are not puppets, but are free moral decision makers, and yet their wrongful choices do not cause suffering to other people? Would you create love in your universe? How would you make love the most precious thing in life and yet protect your people from being hurt by its absence or betrayal? In addition to love would
you create truth, virtue and goodness? How would you as the Creator communicate these values to your people and say that they are really, really important? How would you let them know that you exist, and that you epitomize these values? How could you, the One capable of creating the universe, interact with these limited human beings without overwhelming them with your hugeness, your grandeur, power, creativity and glory? To state the obvious, creating a universe and a world is not a simple matter. So maybe casually questioning and dissing the One who some folks believe was indeed able to accomplish such an astonishing feat, ought to be done with a bit more forethought and reverence. The amazing awesomeness of the universe and our world with its plants, animals and human beings surely obligates us to be very careful about how we decide whether or not to believe in a God who was able to imagine and then create such wonder, complexity and beauty.
Spring Rural Romp will be held May 26 WELLINGTON COUNTY - The eighth annual Spring Rural Romp will be held May 26, giving visitors a taste of local food, an opportunity to experience local agriculture and find the story behind their food. Twelve locations, including farms, markets, butcher shops, garden centres and a bed and breakfast in Mapleton, Minto and Wellington North are welcoming visitors between 10am and 4pm as part of this free, self-guided tour. Rompers will have the
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Lyme disease was first diagnosed in Lyme, Connecticut and is a bacterial infection that is transmitted through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick. It is only recently that blacklegged ticks have shown up in Wellington County. At the beginning of 2016 WDGPH said no blacklegged ticks
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Maryborough and Drayton schools were combined for participation in the Earthkeepers program started by participants in the Norwell District Secondary School Community Environmental Leadership program in Harriston. The Grade 5 students learned all about environmental science and ways to take care of the Earth. “The Norwell students were amazing leaders, planning case scripts, plays, games, and learning for our local students. Amazing days,” said Maryborough Public School teacher Lori Albrecht. Submitted photos
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Health Integration Networks (LHINs). “It seems to me there’s just a lot of people there, so we want to have a look at this and get that bunch of bureaucracy pared down a little bit.” Day care Candidates were called on to outline their stance on day care. “Our platform is to roll out a $7,500 tax credit to parents and they’d be able to choose where they’d want their children to go to, whether it’s a licensed day care centre or a person who looks after somebody else’s children,” said Pettapiece. “I think day care and these types of programs are certainly necessary and we want to offer those who need it relief from the costs because it is very expensive.” After the meeting, Pettapiece clarified in an email to the Community News the PC plan is actually a 75 percent rebate of child care expenses, up to $6,750 per child under age 15. Knight said, “The Liberal government has already committed. All-day kindergarten has provided relief for parents and provided opportunities for our children and we are putting forward an expanded day care program
for two-and-a-half and up in 2020. “What that will do over time is build the capacity within the system to hire the ... teachers and early childhood educators and (build) facilities to make more opportunities within our communities for different kinds of child care so people can choose what’s best for them.” “That’s right: all-day kindergarten, pre-kindergarten, free day care, money grows on trees,” said Marshall. “Look, you know the only thing we’re teaching people is a lack of responsibility. If you’re going to have children, you need to be responsible for those children … Why does everything have to be the government’s problem? Why does the government have to always be the one with the solution for the problem? Why can’t we go back about 30 or 40 years and be responsible for ourselves and, oh, our neighbours?” O’Brien said he is in favour of day care programs because they “allow lower income, single-parent families to get additional training so they can get into the workforce … it gives them a chance to go out and work … and look after their families without extra assistance.”
The deficit Candidates were asked to explain how their party would handle Ontario’s debt and deficit. “I wish I had my magic wand with me to give you a clear answer on this. Our leader, Mr. Ford, has said that we are going to spend our money better, wiser. He has proposed looking at inefficiencies or efficiencies of running the government and hopefully save something around four cents of every dollar spent running the government and that money can be used for other things,” said Pettapiece. “We need to get our heads on straight here and tackle this thing and again, I can’t really give you a good answer on that one, it’s just looking at efficiencies and looking at how you want to run government is one of the ways that we want to do this.” Knight stated, “When the Liberal government come to office they came to balance and after the Great Recession government also brought the books back to balance and at this point we are choosing to have a small deficit in order to invest in people so they also have a fair chance of contributing to our economy so that we can continue to grow the investments that we
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have, so that we can pay for the things that we rely on, the services that we need, and then to reduce the deficit again. Also if we go for massive cuts, that will stall our growth and we will have less revenue to pay down any kind of debt we have going forward.” “The leader of the Ontario Libertarian party is Mr. Small and, I kid you not, the objective of the exercise is to make government a little bit smaller,” said Marshall. “You don’t have to do that by going out and slashing and burning the programs that the people are looking at to be delivered … We could stop with the corporate handouts. We could stop with subsidizing green energy.” Marshall pointed to a joint $220 million federal/provincial contribution to Toyota for upgrading facilities in Cambridge and Woodstock. “Toyota makes 25 billion dollars a year and if they want to build a plant there they can do it themselves. You don’t need to pay for it,” Marshall added. O’Brien agreed eliminating corporate welfare and reducing bureaucracy would contribute to reducing Ontario’s deficit. But, he added, “We have to grow the economy. If we do all three, then things should start to improve slowly.” Sex education Another questioner noted that during the PC leadership convention, winning candidate Doug Ford promised to “repeal” the current sex education curriculum in Ontario schools. Candidates were asked their party’s position on the topic. “It’s not the government’s role. It’s not bureaucrats’ role to determine what’s the best education, necessarily, for your children,” said Marshall. “Yeah, we should have a basic curriculum and they need to learn to read, they need to learn to write, You know, do some basic math. Basic math would be nice … “The power needs to be put back into the parents’ hands ... the money needs to follow the student. So the [parent] doesn’t believe in what the curriculum is at the public school? Then they can take the child to a private school or they can home school and the home school still gets the share of the revenue.” Marshall said such an approach would force both public and private schools to “get their act together, because now they’re competing for customers.” O’Brien asked, “When it
comes to sex ed how many of us actually teach our children the facts of life?” “I did,” responded a woman in the audience. “You may well, but a lot of people don’t,” O’Brien continued. “I listen to CBC radio and I’ve heard people calling in saying that if it hadn’t been for the sex ed curriculum they wouldn’t have known that a family member was molesting their child.” “Do you think that’s appropriate that they’re teaching that?” the same woman interjected, prompting the moderator, Optimist Jim deBock, to ask her to wait until after the meeting for discussions with individual candidates. “I’m’ just saying it has benefits,” O’Brien concluded. “This is a difficult subject. It’s certainly a difficult topic for anybody to talk about I’m sure,” said Pettapiece. “We believe, in fact we know, the parents were not consulted in the first place as much as they should have been.” Pettapiece said committee meetings on the curriculum were rushed and “parents that were against it, or at least wanting to testify at committee meetings, just didn’t get the chance to do that.” Pettapiece said a PC government would re-open the process and have “fair and good consultations” with all parents who want to get involved “and if changes are needed to what’s there we make them and if people are happy with it we leave it alone.” Knight stated, “The sex ed bill did have consultation from parents, teachers and experts.” He added the health curriculum was subject of more consultation than any other area of the overall curriculum. “I understand it’s controversial, but to repeal it would take us back to the 1998 version. At that time the internet was not as prevalent, we didn’t have social media. And as we all see now, both online and in conventional news, it seems to be something of great concern. And so I believe in the sex education (curriculum), how it’s currently constructed. I know that parents can remove their students if they feel it’s not appropriate for them.” Climate Change The final question of the evening asked for the candidates’ views on climate change policy. “Well we brought in the cap and trade system,” said Knight. “That is a free market system that will guarantee
the reduction of emissions as the amount of emissions is reduced over time and these funds will go into other programs like small businesses that are researching energy efficiencies, making homes and hospitals more energy efficient, into infrastructure like transit, like bike lanes to reduce our overall emission system.” Knight added, “We believe in taking responsibility for our part in climate change and to have a system that will benefit our overall economy.” Marshall said, “Canada is a carbon sink ... We absorb more carbon in this country than we produce, all day, all night. China, India, you know countries over in Asia, the U.S., in some spots still, they pollute. They pollute a lot. But I don’t understand how ordinary Ontarians are supposed to be responsible economically for the future of the planet to the point where it becomes a burden,” Marshall continued, “The climate changes. It has been doing that for four billion years, five billion years. I think it’s naive to think that we can just spend money and solve that.” O’Brien said, “NDP policy is to continue the cap and trade system.” However, he added, “I’d like to see some figures to see how fast our greenhouse gasses are actually decreasing because then we can study if there’s better ways of doing it.” Noting a large portion of emissions come from cars, O’Brien said the NDP would concentrate on public transit “so we can get some cars off the road.” Pettapiece stated, “Something that I think should be encouraged is technology. I think technology can help solve this problem quicker … and I would like government to encourage companies that are interested in this type of thing to get on with the technology. “But I think we have to also encourage countries like India and China to do a lot better job than what they’re doing right now .. This is a worldwide problem. I don’t think we’re just going to solve it in Canada.” Two more PerthWellington candidates meetings are planned in Wellington County, both on May 29: - 2pm at the Harriston Community Centre, hosted by the Minto Retirees Association; and - 8pm at Kenilworth Public School, hosted by the Wellington Federation of Agriculture.