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Cannabis production facility proposed at industrial park By Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – Council is considering a proposal to create a cannabis production and warehouse facility in the Drayton Industrial Park. On June 12, council authorized CAO Manny Baron to negotiate with the Autobahn Group for the purchase of the land and for details of location within the industrial park and to work with Wellington County on required zoning amendments. The principals of the transportation company, which has over 600 trucks and 50 tankers on the road in Canada and the United States, are proposing to purchase seven of the 23 acres available in phase two of the industrial park. The company’s initial plan is to construct a 46,000-square-foot produc-
tion and warehousing facility surrounded by eight foot high fencing. The project is expected to provide jobs for 10 to 15 people in the fields of laboratory technology, quality assurance, packaging and security during the initial growth stages. A letter of intent from the principals of the Autobahn Group, signed by H. Randhawa, states the group will commence the licensing process as soon as the town approves the land purchase proposal, “as Health Canada license approvals are site specific and therefore this process cannot be commenced any earlier.� The letter states, “We will hire the best consultants to assist us with the approval process with Health Canada. Construction can commence once a project ID is obtained
Show and Shine - The Curtis family of Moorefield - from left: Christina, Alexander, Michael and Benjamin - brought their 1965 Shelby Cobra replica to the Mapleton Custom Rodders Show and Shine in Moorefield on June 15. Michael Curtis spent two years putting the car together from a kit. More photos on page 8. Photo by Caroline Sealey
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Council authorizes $31,000 sanitary collection system study By Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – Council has authorized spending $31,000 on a detailed sanitary collection study from CIMA Engineering following a peer review by CIMA of planning for a project to expand capacity at Mapleton’s wastewater treatment plant. On March 15, council directed staff to engage CIMA Consulting Engineers to conduct a peer review of growth projections and solutions recommended in an environmental assessment by Exp Services, a consulting firm hired to facilitate the wastewater project. Results of the review were presented to Mapleton council at a special meeting on June 12. At the regular meeting, also on June 12, Mayor Neil Driscoll said he was impressed with the presentation. “It’s the best presentation I’ve had by an engineer in these last eight years sitting on council,� said Driscoll. “I’m very sincere about that. I’m sure our developers appreciated getting that knowledge.� Driscoll said the sanitary collection study on the Drayton wastewater system
was suggested by CIMI “so that we completely understand what the system is, what it’s capable of and what its remaining life expectancy is. A lot of the information we have already from previous studies, but this will just put it into a context that we can take to make our program, our pitch for funding, or actually pick the right system we want to build for Drayton.� In 2015, council authorized Exp Services to undertake a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for Wastewater Servicing for Mapleton. The EA was completed in mid-2015 and some work has been done to provide a re-rating of the plant to 900 cubic metres per day. However, the re-rating process has not been completed to this point, and a March 15 report from CAO Manny Baron suggested some of the EA could be based on outdated information. “For example, we found that population growth projections were based on the old county Official Plan document. There are several other areas of concern that were noted, which caused us to dig deeper and question the pro-
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cess,� Baron stated. However, both Driscoll and Baron agreed the peer review does not indicate significant problems with Exp’s population projections. “That one’s pretty much irrelevant, yes,� Driscoll told the Community News in a June 18 telephone interview. The peer review summary presented by CIMA explains the following sources of population projections for Drayton and Moorefield were available at the time of the peer review: Wellington County Official Plan (updated September 2016); - Mapleton Wastewater Servicing Class EA (Exp, November 2017); - Watson and Associates Economists Ltd, Wellington County Population, Household and Employment Forecast Update, 2011-2041; and - Drayton Water Servicing Needs Class EA (Burnside, October 2016). “The forecasted population projections from each source vary slightly in current and projected populations for the Mapleton treatment plant service area, however the differences are not significant and result in
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similar projected raw sewage flows to 2038,� CIMA states in the peer review. While the report notes the Wellington County Official Plan shows a lower projected population (extrapolated to 2038) when compared to the Watson and Associates report or the Class EA, it points out that since the county Official Plan will guide growth within the township, the county figures should be used to forecast future populations for all population-dependent decisions. However, CIMA recommends higher forecasted populations identified by Watson and Associates or by Exp be used as the basis for all future sewage flow estimates, “since it will result in a conservative approach from a sanitary servicing perspective.� The peer review points out the Class EA referenced the population data projections from the Watson and Associates report, but 2011 population data was incorrectly used as current (2016). However, the CIMA report notes, “This error does not have a large effect� on the ultimate projected population to 2038. At the regular Jan. 23 council meeting, Exp repre-
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sentatives were questioned by council members after presenting an update on the project. Exp project coordinator Jean Louis Gaudet told council the EA had been completed, with no follow-up orders received following the issuance of a notice of completion on Nov. 17, 2017, leaving the township free to proceed with the recommendations in the Class EA, including: - expanding influent capacity of the township’s wastewater pollution control plan to 1,300m3/day; and - expanding the discharge period (currently spring and fall) into January and February. At the Jan. 23 meeting, Gaudet said Exp recommended a two-stage process for the capacity expansion. The initial stage would see the township work toward an interim re-rating to 900m3/day (from the current 750m3/day) with provincial approval anticipated by summer, and the tender and construction of pollution control plant improvements expected to take place in the fall. After completion of initial upgrades, Exp’s timeline called for work to begin toward provincial approval
for phase two: upgrading to the 1,300m3/day target. This would include continued river water monitoring and an EA addendum to revisit the receiving water impact and affirm the assimilative capacity of the Conestogo River. This would be followed by detailed design and construction of upgrades sometime in 2019. Some councillors questioned the proposed timeline at the Jan. 23 meeting, with councillor Dennis Craven asking, “Why is it taking so long?â€? The peer review’s recommended next steps included: - a sanitary servicing study for Drayton and Moorefield to determine the existing constraints and opportunities for future development; - a one-year water sampling program including monthly sampling from May to October and weekly sampling from November to April; and - a review of options to improve alum mixing at the Mapleton water pollution control plant and to prevent crystallization during the winter months. SEE COUNCIL Âť 3
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MAPLETON BUSINESS PROFILE Music for Young Children aids development, improves self esteem
skills and confidence at an listening, reading, fine and Tanis Cowan knew a great MYC’s interactive system gross motor, social skills and early age” said Ms. Tanis. music opportunity when she motivates and engages parents She offers four of MYC’s has been proven to enhance saw it five years ago, after and children, nurturing family music programs: Sunrise, children’s social development being introduced to a unique bonds and delivering valuable Sunshine, Sunbeam and and learning skills, improve program called Music for co-learning experiences while Moonbeam. Children who memory and problem solving, developing a firm, fundamental Young Children (MYC). complete the most advanced and bolster confidence and Having taught private piano understanding of music. level of MYC are well pre- self-esteem. A unique aspect of MYC is lessons for 15 years, Ms. Tanis, Ms. Tanis also offers a pared for early intermediate as her students call her, was the parent learns along with the piano studies, or the study of Music Pups program, which is looking to expand her teaching child because they are so especially unique since it is a another instrument. horizons and her music studio, involved. In fact, Ms. Tanis Sunrise is a pre-keyboard music program for babies. This credits the success of the proand found it through MYC. music and movement program is a playful and creative music Ms. Tanis recognized the gram to the parents of her stuthat teaches music concepts and movement class for parents program’s potential since it had dents. through singing, rhythm and with children ages newborn to “I am the teacher once a never been offered in Drayton, buddies - Grade parents 1, 2 and senior from Community Christian School spent some time reading with residents at Conestoga apartments Drayton on June 11. LEFT: 4. Children are FROM introduced games. Crest Thisseniors program is for in age week;kindergarten they are students the at-home itReading was fun for students, Rachael Bosman with Tina andseveral Dinie Hesselink; Tyler Vandenberg and Femmy Linde; Quinn DeVries reads with Diny VandenHazel. children ages 2 to 4 and devel- to a wide variety Submitted photos of musical ‘coach’ days a week,” and teacher, andreads it offered a Hofstra Festive fun - Students at Music for Young Children enjoy a ops listening awareness, fine scales, tonal and rhythm patpiano-keyboard program for she said. submitted photo motor skills, social interaction, terns and instruments that help An initial goal for each of Christmas concert every year. children as young as 3½ in a confidence and attention span. to stimulate musical growth. Ms. Tanis’ students is to develgroup setting. “I loved the idea of group op the happy habit of practic- paper mittens for five happy spring. Of course, special holi- Children can easily attend with Each child participates at his or lessons, since it’s always more ing. She encourages her stu- practices. The mittens were days are incorporated into Ms. a grandparent or caregiver, plus her own level. To find out more Clean up crew Wellington fun to explore and learn in a dents to practice by giving a placed Tanis’Junior MYCFarmers classes,picked such up as siblings can attend the class as about Pups and to view class on the studio- wall in the County videos visit themusicclass.com. group, regardless of the topic,” special “super duper” sticker shape CanadaWellington MusicRoads 10 Week, of theon 5 Olympic garbage Wellingtonrings. Road 7 between and well. The Sunshine keyboard each week. explained Ms. Tanis. The ultimate success of any Christmas, Day left: and When the rings were com11 on May 20. Participants are shown with aValentine’s truckload. 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Cannabis facility proposal under consideration » FROM PAGE 1
Adventure time - The May 14 Carnegie Café session (Breakout Box - Totally Radical 80s Time Travel Adventure) involved teams working together to solve puzzles and unlock the breakout box during an allotted time period. TOP: After completing the challenge, participants enjoyed a cup of tea and treats and browsed the British royal family book display organized by librarian Joanne Wiersma. ABOVE LEFT: Henrietta Claus attempting to open the breakout box after solving the clues. ABOVE RIGHT: From left: Yvonne Shaw, Jean Brodhaecker and Faye Douglas work on piecing the puzzle, together taking them one step closer to opening the breakout box. Photo by Caroline Sealey
from Health Canada, which is generally three months after the initial application with Health Canada.” Baron, in a report to council, noted the group is “very keen” to get started on the project. “There is a lot of work and consultation to be done prior to final acceptance,” Baron points out. “I believe a public meeting needs to be held and the proponents present to answer any questions. “We also need to be cautious not to over regulate cannabis production at the risk of violating the Charter of Rights.” Baron indicated another point to consider is the location of the plant within the industrial park. “We want to ensure we don’t take away from the other facilities that are scheduled to be built,” he cautioned. While indicating a more detailed financial implication report will be submitted “once we gather more facts relating to the construction of the facility,” Baron stated, “We can expect the purchase price, development charges and property taxes as revenue, but we also need to consider the cost to service the facility.”
Noting the industrial park is close to the PMD arena, councillor Lori Woodham asked, “our motion as it reads … will that entail ensuring that we’re meeting odour control rules?’ “In my opinion, that is one of many conditions that we would put in,” said Baron.
‘I guess my biggest concern around this would be odour as well. I mean, you only have to say Rothsay and everybody knows what an odour problem is.’ Mapleton councillor Michael Martin “There are some very legitimate concerns that I would like to impose on the operator … to ensure that we are very well protected.” Baron noted an agreement of purchase and sale would have to come back to council to complete a land transaction and conditions would be spelled out through the regulatory process. “I guess my biggest concern around this would be odour as well,” said councillor Michael Martin.
“I mean, you only have to say Rothsay and everybody knows what an odour problems is, and that’s what Mapleton was known for, right - because of years and years of wretched stench as you drove through that little town and I would hate for Drayton to turn into that.” Martin asked if the company currently has other facilities of a similar nature or if the principals of the trucking business are diversifying into a new area. “That’s the impression I’m getting is that they want to invest in something that’s up and coming,” said Baron. “This is just us as council saying, hey we are open for business. Yes, we’re looking at this and this is giving staff the authorization to take a look at it … We’re not saying that yes, we’re going to have a pot store next week - well grow-op,” said Woodham. Baron stressed further consultation would be required and the principals would need to meet with council before the project proceeds. Still, councillor Dennis Craven said he remains cautious. “I also have some serious doubts about this … We’ve really got to be careful with this,” he stated.
Council approves sanitary collection study to advance wastewater project » FROM PAGE 1
The peer review recommends the township budget for $5.2 million worth of upgrades to implement a reliable ammonia removal system and additional costs for diffuser replacement (estimated at $200,000), sludge removal, and potential filter upgrades. Depending on the system chosen, the review presents a timeline involving design, approvals and lagoon preparation work between 2019
and 2021, with completion targeted for either 2021 or 2022. Driscoll said Exp would continue to be involved in the process of re-rating the plant to 900m3/day, after which the next steps would be determined by the results of the sanitary servicing study. Once the 900m3/day rating is obtained, the township could issue building permits for about 150 more residential units. “Our goal is to get there as
soon as possible; originally they told us it would be this spring, but that’s passed,” the mayor noted. At the June 12 meeting, Baron estimated the sanitary study would take three or four months to complete. “So that 31,000, where do we find that?” asked councillor Michael Martin, who noted “the general taxpayer shouldn’t have to pay for that.” Baron suggested the funds could be borrowed from an
anticipated 2017 Mapleton budget surplus and repaid from wastewater funds. Councillor Lori Woodham asked, “Did I understand correctly that perhaps we need another rate study through Watson and Associates?” “You’re absolutely correct,” replied Baron. However, he pointed out he had received a preliminary estimate of $15,000 for that work and “we would like a little more time to explore what that 15,000 includes.”
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Baron estimated it would take two weeks to obtain that information. In an interview on June 18, Baron explained the rate study is needed to compensate for the fact a 2013 asset management study was “a little bit flawed in the sense that I don’t think we projected enough capital for water and wastewater.” He said he would ask council to approve a new rate study for water and wastewater “to make sure
that we’re properly planning for the future.” Driscoll told the Community News that reaching the 1,300 cubic metre target is “a three-year process.” “Once we decide to move forward, it’s about nine to 12 months of engineering and probably about a year and a half to two years of capital upgrades to the plant and we’d be at 1,300,” explained Baron.
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Nine holes of golf were enjoyed at Tralee Golf Club and afterwards everyone enjoyed a delicious dinner at the Moorefield Optimist hall. Many of our local residents look forward to this event every year. This event would not be possible without the support of our participating community members, hardworking Optimist Club members and our generous sponsors. The Moorefield Optimist Club would like to sincerely thank all those who donated towards this event. Many local businesses donated prizes or made monetary donations so THANK YOU. Please feel free to talk to one of our local Optimist Club Members if you would like to be involved in this event in the future.
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EDITORIAL By Patrick Raftis
A dopey idea It’s interesting that even as a group of investors is floating the idea of a full-scale cannabis production facility in Mapleton’s industrial park, the whole Canadian marijuana legalization process is being held up in the Senate over the section of legislation that would allow citizens to grow a few plants for personal use. As of this writing, Quebec and Manitoba’s opposition to allowing home cultivation of even a single plant is the main stumbling block to moving forward on the looming legislation. Whether or not one agrees pot should be legal, and there’s a case to be made that it shouldn’t, it’s hard to argue that if it’s going to be, only corporations and government should benefit financially from the relaxation of rules. A key argument against backyard pot plots seems to be concern over keeping it out the hands of minors. In this regard, the issue is no different than one of parental control over alcohol consumption in the home. One could argue a minor with access to the liquor cabinet is at risk of harm at least as much as the youth who gets into a parent’s weed stash. People make their own beer, wine and even hard liquor at home and there are plenty of studies to suggest alcohol is a factor in far more societal ills (spousal and child abuse and drunk driving for starters) than pot ever will be. State that someone is “drunk” and there is immediate concern they are danger to themselves or others. If that same person is said to be “stoned” the biggest worry is that he or she might clean out your snack cupboard and perhaps say something silly. The whole idea of pot legalization was more about putting an end to petty prosecution of a crime (simple marijuana possession) few consider worth the effort of enforcement than about allowing another legal intoxicant onto the market, so the fight over a couple of plants on someone’s window sill seems, pretty hypocritical and well … kinda dopey.
We’re number one - The Community Christian School team attended the Guelph District Track and Field Day in Brantford on June 8 and placed first out of eight participating schools. Submitted photo
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CCS student ties high jump record Record reached - Community Christian School student Rodney DeVries tied the district record for high jump (1.31 metres) at the Guelph District track and field meet in Brantford on June 8. Submitted photo
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Retired teachers recognized PALMERSTON - The Palmerston branch of the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario met at Knox Presbyterian Church on May 25. Members were introduced to a charity out of Mount Forest United Church called The Raw Carrot, whose volunteers sell a variety of gourmet soups. Managing directors are Janice Benson and Brenda Rawlings. Soups are available from Meat the Butcher (Mount Forest) and from Harriston Packers. Proceeds are used to support mental health programs. Three local members Bailey Cora received Awards. The first was presented in Bailey’s honour in 2003. Bailey was from Peterborough. One to three awards per branch are usually presented each year. This year’s recipients are Anne Darroch, Lynn Hodgins and Barb Thompson. The awards, along with Cora Bailey pins, were presented by president Colleen Robertson, who also presented pins to those who received the Cora Bailey Award in previous years. The recognition of two departed members was led by Anne Darroch and Lynn Hodgins. Two red roses were presented by Lorraine Ballard and Joanne Matthews in memory of Bea Houston and Christine Sanderson. Guest speaker Elizabeth Lengyel is a counsellor with Griefwalk, an Outpost Ministry of Lakeside Church in Guelph. Lengyel recommends group therapy as it SEE AWARDS » 7
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J.J. Morrison inducted into Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame James J. Morrison (1861-1936), or “J.J.” as he was affectionately known, was one of the founders of the United Farmers of Ontario (UFO) and the United Farmers’ Co-operative Company Ltd. (UFCC). He was described as “one of the keenest political minds the country has ever produced” by the national Saturday Night (April 23, 1923) and many regard him as the “father of the farm movement in Ontario.” Morrison was inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame in 1962, and on June 10, he was also inducted into the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame. He was nominated by the Wellington County Historical Society and a full article on the work of J.J. Morrison is featured in the 2018 edition of the Wellington County History Journal, available at the Wellington County Museum in Aboyne. Morrison was born in 1861, on a farm near Arthur on what is now Concession 17 Mapleton Township. He attended school in Arthur until he was 14 and worked on the farm for a decade. He later left to study in Toronto and struggled for many years to get by living in the city. He met and married Margaret Blyth in 1888, eventually moving back to the farm and raising nine children there. He started to work organizing
farmers in Wellington County, and in 1910 he was elected secretary for the Dominion Grange. However, he was disillusioned with the Grange and believed that a stronger organization could be built if the local farmer organizations could be brought together provincially. In this pursuit, he met with three other farmers with similar interests at the office of the Weekly Sun in Toronto in October of 1913, for a meeting that would have farreaching results. These men were W.C. Good, E.C. Drury, and J.Z. Fraser; they became the backbone of the United Farmers of Ontario, which was born a mere six months after their initial meeting. On March 19-20, 1914, on Church Street in Toronto, Morrison was elected as the secretary of both the United Farmers of Ontario (UFO) and the United Farmers
Co-operative Company (UFCC). The Arthur farmhouse became the organization’s headquarters, but it wasn’t long before he needed to move back to Toronto, to a small office on Church Street, to perform his duties more effectively. The UFO was a reaction to the times: farmers were grieved by tariffs, corporate influence on politics and a lack of morality in government. Despite Morrison’s conviction that the UFO represent farmers as an economic group rather than a political one, the UFO membership decided that political action was the only course of action. On Oct. 20, 1919, 64 farmer candidates around Ontario were running as independents for their respective ridings in hopes that agricultural producers would receive more representation in provincial parliament. The UFO was prob-
ably more surprised than anyone else when, at the end of the day, Ontario elected farmers to lead the province (Farmers: 43, Liberals: 30, Conservatives: 25, Labour: 11). Within a few days, the independent farmers created a majority government in the province by forming a coalition with the Independent Labour Party. They offered the Premiership to Morrison, but he declined this honour and recommended E.C. Drury, who accepted the post. Between the years 1919-1923, the province was run by a farmer government. They lost the 1923 election to the Conservatives and eventually withdrew from politics altogether. During their short time in office, the farmers recovered money that the Conservative government had misspent, increased taxes on the rich, instituted minimum wage
for women and girls, started the Department of Welfare, as well as a public bank to extend credit to farmers and other small business. It protected forests, promoted rural electrification and the construction of major highways. In 1944, the UFO officially dissolved into the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) that had been founded in 1936. After their exit from politics, the vision of the UFO remained in dozens of “independents” in the provincial and federal governments, including Agnes Macphail, who helped formed the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in 1933. This would eventually become the New Democratic Party (NDP), finally ending the two-party system in Canada. J.J. Morrison was a leading force of these organizations for two decades before he resigned as general secretary of the UFO in 1933, and of the Co-operative Company in 1935. He died three months later, on March 17, 1936 and he is buried in Arthur. H.H. Hannam wrote of him: “To have so lived that on departing one might be worthy of what was said and felt that day about Mr. Morrison, both by those who knew him and those who knew only of him, would seem to be man’s crowning achievement in life.” - Submitted by Melisa Luymes of the Mapleton Historical Society
Mapleton 4-H Club has sporting focus MAPLETON - Almost nothing is more fun than spending time with friends and family playing some classic board games. In the spirit of fun, the Mapleton 4-H club played some of the members’ favourite board games at their meeting on April 3 at Cathy’s. The meeting opened with the roll call question, “What is your favourite board game?” Before beginning to play games members practiced using parliamentary procedures and made motions to decide on the next meeting date. The group spent the remainder of the meeting playing some fun games with friends, including: Yahtzee, The Game of Life, and Guess Who? The group then wrapped it up with cookies and juice
for snack. Winter games Winter weather is a great excuse to stay inside. While inside a good way to pass the time is to play some board games. On April 17 the Mapleton 4-H club met at Lynne’s. Roll call question was “What is your favourite outdoor sport to play in the
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May offered a much anticipated event for me. My sister-in-law Grace Anne invited me to visit her family in Simcoe for a few days. We would be close to dozens of birding hot spots. She chose three sites—Backus Woods (not the Conservatory), the nearby St. Williams Forest Station/ museum (with washrooms), and the village of Waterford. Bachus Woods is well known for mosquitoes. That day there were many large areas of standing water resulting in mosquitoes and hungry birds. (1) She made up an essential oil mixture and we were comfortable. (2) Blacklegged (deer) tick and mosquitoes are now a concern due to health risks of Lyme disease and West Nile Virus. Cover skin with light-coloured (for easier visibility), long sleeves and fulllegged pants tucked into socks, closed footwear, insect repellent. Symptoms of Lymes: bulls-eye rash in 3-30 days, fever, chills, fatigue, headaches and joint pain. Learn how to safely remove ticks beforehand or visit www.hnhu.org. (3) We learned how invaluable it is to identify bird songs. Experienced birders are very skilled at this. I vowed to put some effort into this skill. (4) Go a little earlier in the spring. With the leaves nearly in full foliage we heard an abundance of lovely songs but saw only a few birds. Experts had come from a distance. We learned that the Great Crested Flycatcher and Yellow Bellied Sapsucker were among the birds present. One birder hoped to meet up with the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo and Prothonotary Warbler, a birder’s dream. At Waterford we walked beside a waterway on a lovely paved trail and over a steel bridge. We saw the hugest Great Blue Heron ever. He was picking up and dropping repeatedly an 18” carp (we guessed). Later we saw a Yellow Warbler and a Gray Catbird (among other birds). Resources: A Birding Guide to the Long Point Area and our various birding guides. Until next month, Susan Warren.
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prophet Elisha is in the town of Dothan. Elijah’s servant gets up, looks out and sees that they are in trouble, they have been surrounded. This is that desperate moment when all seems helpless. But Elisha prays; he prays that God would open the eyes of his servant. And, in a rare instance in history, this man, Elisha’s servant, is able to look out and he sees that the hills are full of horses and chariots of fire. Now that is something we never see. We look around and we see the figurative army around us; we see our marriage falling apart, we see our kids struggling, we see our jobs in trouble, we look at our business trying to make ends meet, or we look at our church and wonder if it has any future at all. Basically we
are just like Elisha’s servant; we see with our human eyes. This is when we need to remember this story. It is in those moments, when maybe we can hear the words of Elisha when he says “open your eyes and take another look”. We can’t see it with our own human strength. We need God to awaken us. His armies have stationed themselves around us. God’s angelic army is ready to defend us. In fact, if we have any faith at all, we know that in the end the battle belongs to the Lord. This is not to guarantee that whatever trouble you are facing will be solved if all you do is pray. But what this does tell us is that there is so much more going on than you and I will ever be able to comprehend. Look again.
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April 30 the Mapleton 4-H club held their final meeting for the sporting chance club. We started the meeting at the Moorefield Park; the role call question was “What was your favourite sport we
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Street ceremony - A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on June 15 on the newly-rejuvenated main street of Moorefield during the 22nd annual Mapleton Custom Rodders Show and Shine. A co-operative venture between Mapleton Township and the Mapleton Custom Rodders car club, the event attracted over 225 automobiles. Participating in a ribbon cutting ceremony were, from left: Mapleton CAO Manny Baron, Mapleton councillor Lori Woodham, Wellington County councillor Gregg Davidson, Mapleton Rodders Car Club member Barry Hymers, Mayor Neil Driscoll, Mapleton councillors Michael Martin, Dennis Craven and Marlene Ottens and public works director Sam Mattina. Photos by Caroline Sealey
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know what are the local attitudes toward cannabis use, where are the information gaps and how do people plan to approach the legal use of a once-banned drug?” said Dr. Nicola Mercer, medical officer of health and CEO of WDGPH. “Our role is to understand what is happening in the community and what residents need to make healthy lifestyle choices.” The survey can be found at WDGPublicHealth.ca/pot. Public health invites anyone aged 16 and older in Wellington, Dufferin or Guelph to take the survey. Those who do so by June 30 are eligible to win one of five $100 gift cards.
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Strawberry Breakfast Sat. June 30th 9am-11am MUNICIPAL PARKING LOT 12 Main St. W. Adult: $7.00 6-12: $5.00 Child: Free