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Wasn’t that a party! - ABOVE: Mapleton councillor Lori Woodham, left, Mapleton’s Canada 150 Champion, rides in style on the township’s float in the Drayton Canada Day parade on July 1. BELOW LEFT: From left: Ellysse Charlebois of Harriston with Dajung Yoon and April Bloemberg of Drayton were dressed for the occasion at the celebrations in Drayton. BELOW RIGHT: Ainsley and Rick Snider of Kitchener pushed the plunger down to begin the Canada 150 fireworks display in Drayton. Ainsley’s grandmother Sharon Greenwood of Palmerston won the Canada Day Fire Up 150 grand prize draw. Along with starting the fireworks, Greenwood won over $1,000 in prizes donated by local businesses. More photos on pages 4 and 8. Photos by Caroline Sealey
MAPLETON – Mayor Neil Driscoll thanked members of the local community for the collective response to the June 23 flood. Data from the Grand River Conservation Authority indicates just over 88 millimeters of rain fell overnight in Mapleton, flooding basements throughout Drayton and filling local streets with water. The municipality set up an evacuation centre at the PMD Arena Complex for those needing to leave their homes. “I just want to thank everyone involved in the flood experience this past Friday here in Mapleton, specifically in Drayton,” said Driscoll at the June 27 council meeting. “It was just unbelievable [how] the people came out and offered to help and how something like that can draw a community together. “On behalf of council I want to thank everyone involved - from staff to the public, it was great to see.” Mapleton public works director Sam Mattina said his department was still repairing road shoulders and washed out roads, “which is not a disaster in itself, but there was significant damage there.” Mattina also noted there
was significant damage at the park in Glen Allan. “The tennis courts will have to be completely rebuilt,” he told council, adding there was substantial damage to playground equipment in the park as well. Mattina said public works is compiling a list of all damage and costs to the municipality. The township is also compiling information on the number of homes, farms, businesses and nonprofit organizations that have been impacted. The information collected so far was shared with Ministry of Municipal Affairs officials during a visit to the community on June 30. A state of emergency, put in place on June 23 to deal with flooding was officially lifted on June 29 at 2pm. Water levels in the Maitland River at Harriston were also higher than they’ve been in decades, which caused widespread flooding in Harriston. Many residents were also temporarily evacuated and a boil water advisory was issued by the local health unit. The boil water advisory was lifted on June 27 and the emergency status was ended by the Town of Minto at 2:30pm on June 28. Provincial officials also toured Harriston on June 30.
Cost projections balloon for county garage in Mapleton By Patrick Raftis GUELPH – With new cost projections coming in at more than $3 million over the original estimate for a new public works garage in Mapleton, Wellington County is revising its financing plan for the project. The county’s current five-year plan includes funding to build a new 11-bay, 20,000-square-foot county roads garage at the Mapleton Township administration and public works site on Sideroad 16. The new shop will replace the county’s current facility in Drayton. “The project was allocated $4 million, and this amount has proven insufficient to complete the project
as planned,” states a report to the roads committee from county operations manager Paul Johnson. The report, presented to county council on June 29 indicates the project cost has climbed to $7.12 million. Current phase-by-phase projections for the project include: - Phase I, decommissioning of the existing site and the land purchase and related legal fees for the new site, $270,000; - Phase II, building construction phase, $6,000,000; - Phase III calls for work to be completed in 2018 and includes the purchase and installation of a new sand dome and the paving of the parking lot, $850,000.
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Roads chair councillor Gary Williamson told council the committee had a lengthy discussion on the revised estimates at its June 13 meeting. “This was an interesting discussion to say the least,” said Williamson. “It was a bit of a shock; [it’s] significantly more than what was budgeted.” Williamson said the committee and staff considered numerous options to reduce costs, including building a smaller shop, doing an internal redesign or deferring the project. “The facts are that we need the shop. We’ve purchased land. We’ve already shared costs for a wash bay with the new Mapleton shop
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and we’re building a building ... for the next 50-plus years, not for the next five or 10 years,” he stated. Williamson explained the committee recommended continuing the project with the original design and following the original tender schedule. However, it will be made quite clear “the lowest or any tender may not be accepted and, depending on tenders, we may want to re-tender in the spring,” he noted. Under the schedule, tenders are set to be called in July or August and awarded in September. “So in September the tender will be (sent) to committee for approval and it will be up to council to make a
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decision at that time about moving forward,” said Williamson. “We’ll also be able to review the funding options, (including) pushing back the Erin and Brucedale shops and possibly moving back some road capital projects. The goal is to reduce the impact on the taxpayer as much as possible.” The staff report notes a development charge study update completed in 2017 identifies eligible growthrelated capital funding for Drayton. “To help ease budget pressures staff are recommending the issuance of development charge-funded debt to the maximum amount eligible ($3.45 million), reducing
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By Jaime Myslik FERGUS – Seniors throughout Wellington and Dufferin Counties who take part in VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) exercise programs have walked enough steps this year collectively to travel across Canada 6.25 times. VON decided it would calculate the number of steps Tanisby Cowan a great taken eachknew participant music opportunity she in every SMARTwhen (Seniors
Maintaining Active Roles Together) exercise class between Jan. 1 and June 30 to calculate how many times participants could walk across Canada if they worked together. Crossing Canada, as defined by VON, is traveling 6,688km or 8,829,580 steps from Victoria, British Columbia to Happy ValleyMYC’s interactive system Goose Bay, Newfoundland. motivates and parents “People areengages more account-
able to exercise programs when they’re accountable to other people or to a goal or a commitment of a team as opposed to just doing something for themselves,” said Kelly Gee, SMART program coordinator. “So, we thought with ... the goal to achieve this for Canada’s birthday we would also see an increase in the number of participants skills and confidence at an and people coming on a reguearly age” said Ms. Tanis. lar basis, which we actually She offers four of MYC’s did.” music programs: Sunrise, To calculate the number Sunshine, Sunbeam and of steps taken in each class Moonbeam. Children who instructors wore a pedomcomplete the most advanced eter and multiplied the total level of MYC are well presteps by the number of parpared for early intermediate ticipants in the class. piano placed studies,dumpsters or the study of Cleaning up - The Township of Mapleton in several In total Wellington instrument. help local residents dispose of floodanother damaged items. and Dufferin SMART proSunrise is a pre-keyboard music and movement program gram participants walked that teaches music concepts 55,244,476 steps over the last through singing, rhythm and six months which translates games. This program is for into 41,851km or 6.25 trips children ages 2 to 4 and develacross Canada. Festive funis- aStudents Music for Young Children enjoy a ops listening awareness, fine There SMARTatproChristmas concert every year. submitted photo motor skills, social interaction, gram class offered at the CAMBRIDGE - As river event washed a large amount confidence and attention span. Drayton Reformed Church flows from the June 23 of debris into rivers throughpaper mittens for five happy spring. Of course, special holi- Children can easily attend with (2,721,400 steps 2,061km). This poses the watershed. recede continue tointo flooding grandparent or caregiver, plus are incorporated Ms. aout practices. The or mittens were days There recreadditional River Grand throughout can risk attendtotheallclass as MYC the classes, such as siblings placed on the are studio also wall in two the Tanis’ SMART ational river users as debris and recreationwatershed Music Canada Week, well. shape of theprogram 5 Olympic classes rings. offered not be obstructions and the resume, al activities The Sunshine may keyboard Valentine’s Day and When at the the ringsPalmerston were com- Christmas, Unitedstudents Church.enjoyed The first of the surface evident on Grand River is the geared towards ThemeConservation days are program plete an Easter. class walked 1,530,270 as well. Olympics music class. steps This planned water. ages 3½ and 4; the is urging the pub- children Authority the year her Sunbeam past Ms. second Tanis encouraged andyear the walked lic Throughout located who hasprogram Anyonekeyboard caution to use extreme ages 5 and and the participate a toward the students not only to prac842,044 steps. When com- students on booms or 6; buoys warning and trailsinover on waterways keyboard program concert, and a spring Moonbeam tice butthe alsoPalmerston to think of classes others, Christmas bined seen or has their property, weeks. the next few forout ages 7 through All and warning have thebuoys optionand to isone by practicing for pennies. Once recital walked a total of 2,372,314 on the9.river, of place Many three keyboard programs intein displaced the Palmerston the pennies were all steps or 1,797km in collected the first participate is asked to call the GRCA at due to booms were they were donated to Camp Canada Music Week Festival grate creative movement, six months of the year. 519-621-2761 or e-mail grca@ the high river flows. These and the Drayton Music rhythm, singing, music theory Bucko, for burn victims. 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Advanced care and estate planning advice offered at gathering By Caroline Sealey MOOREFIELD - An interactive session on advanced care planning, open to the general public, was hosted by the Seniors’ Centre for Excellence on May 24 at the Maryborough Community Centre. Guest speakers for the evening, community engagement lead Jessica Hutchison and lawyer MaryLou Fletcher, lead informative sessions around necessary planning. Hutchison, who works with Hospice Waterloo, began her presentation asking audience members if they were in hospital, too ill or injured to speak themselves, would they know who would make their health care decisions? She also asked: - does your family know your wishes; - will they make decisions for you the way you would like; and - would you make decisions for a family member in a situation like this? In Ontario, health care workers require informed consent from a patient before medical care is undertaken. Each patient is assessed for their capacity to understand the procedures to be performed and the consequences of the care about to be provided. Substitute decision
Informative speakers - Community engagement lead with Hospice Waterloo Jessica Hutchison, left, and lawyer Mary-Lou Fletcher lead an informative workshop on advanced care planning on May 24. The workshop sponsored by the Seniors’ Centre for Excellence in Drayton was held at the Moorefield Community Centre. Photo by Caroline Sealey makers are legally allowed to make decisions, if the patient is incapable. In life threatening situations, permission is not required. “By law, every person in Ontario automatically has a substitute decision maker,” Hutchison said. “This is your closest living family member, unless a power of attorney for personal care has been legally appointed. Substitute decision makers must be willing to accept the role, be available when decisions need to be made, be capable of providing consent, are 16 years
of age or older and are not prevented by a court order or separation agreement from acting as a substitute decision maker.” She suggested that when choosing a substitute decision maker, pick an individual who would make decisions the way you would make them, someone who would follow through on previously expressed wishes and would act in your best interest. The types of decisions made by a substitute decision maker include long term care placement, consent or refusal of medical tests, procedures
or surgery, beginning of or withdrawal of life prolonging measures, and engagement in conversations with health care professionals. “Decisions are not always about end of life situations. They can also be about feeding tubes or dialysis. In decision-making, focus more on the quality of life and less on the medical side. The quality of life is difficult to define, but we know when we don’t have it,” Hutchison said. Local lawyer Mary-Lou Fletcher spoke on the legal aspects of power of attorney for personal property and wills. “A general power of attorney for property involves all legal and financial decisions made during a person’s life for a person who may be unable physically to make decisions,” Fletcher said. “This includes someone who is physically out of the country and not returning. “The document also allows the decision maker to handle affairs with government institutions like the Canada Revenue Agency.” She stressed that you must trust the person you choose implicitly as the power of attorney is the “most powerful” document you will ever sign. This document gives all the power to one individual. Abuses of that power has
occurred, so choose carefully, she cautioned. A spouse is a common substitute, with children next on the list. When a power of attorney is legally drawn up, it is stored in the lawyer’s fireproof vault until needed. “A power of attorney at a bank is only useful at the bank and not for anything else. A general power of attorney works at the bank, with the Canada Revenue agency and wherever needed. A person named in a power of attorney cannot change an individual’s will or beneficiaries in any way,” Fletcher stated. Where no power of attorney is in place, the Public Guardian and Trustee office in Hamilton takes control of the case. This organization hires other companies to handle all appraisals, property sales, bill payments and charge a percentage for performing these duties. In Ontario, a living will refers to a power of attorney. Will kits costing $29.95 are not recommended as these documents are usually incomplete or improperly filled out. Each page must be initialed by the individual and witnesses. Wills completed online sometimes have pages added to them, making them void. Anyone can access an online will and make changes.
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Centre Peel added to list of underutilized schools By Jaime Myslik
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changed since the 201617 Elementary Identified Schools Report,” the report stated. “Over the past year, staff has undertaken a review of school floor plans, which has resulted in adjustments to some school OTG capacities.” This means some school structures that were considered semi-permanent, such as kinderpaks and ecopacks are now considered to be part of the permanent school capacity. For 2017-18 it’s projected that 14% (9) of the UGDSB elementary schools will be overcrowded and 32% (21) will be underutilized. “Over half of the underutilized schools fall within the 70 to 80% utilization range,” the report states. “Several schools have the potential for enrolment growth from within their school boundaries or as a result of growth from development area assignments.” Last year there were 14 underutilized elementary schools. Wellington county schools listed among the seven new additions to the underutilized list for 2017-18
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After the flood - While the June 23 flood caused havoc and property damage throughout Minto and Mapleton, it also created some spectacular scenes. Trevor Whitteveen submitted this photo of the sunset over a flooded bean field near Teviotdale. Submitted photo
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Happy 150 Canada!
What a party! Canada’s 150th birthday was celebrated in fine style throughout Mapleton and surrounding communities on July 1. While rain interrupted festivities briefly, even the weather was typically Canadian, providing a bit of a challenge but not stopping things for long, as local residents joined Canadians from coast to coast in celebrating a nation that, despite many flaws, ranks among the best, if not the very best, places in the world to live, work and raise a family. Our photographers captured much of the action, more than we could possibly publish on these pages, so in the Canadian tradition of reasonable compromise, we’ll turn the rest of our space here over to squeeze in a few more. Happy 150th to all!
Family float - Former Mapleton mayor Bruce Whale pulls his family float in the Canada 150 parade in Drayton on July 1. Photo by Caroline Sealey
Celebration - Participants opened the Alma Optimist Club and the Girl Guides of Canada celebration at Wallace Cumming Park in Alma with O Canada on July 1. Photo by Jaime Myslik
Visiting choir - Drayton Heights Public School students and staff ended the 2017 school year with a presentation by the Neema Children’s Choir from Uganda. The choir performs across Canada during the summer months. Donations from the performances help orphanages in Uganda. Choir members invited Drayton Heights students to participate in one dance. They were given a gift of appreciation from the choir. Photo by Caroline Sealey
Splash Bash - The Palmerston Lions Club hosted the annual Splash Bash at Heritage Park on July 1. CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE LEFT: The musical entertainment took on a Canada Day theme; Bart Llamido was all smiles after receiving a temporary Canada Day tatoo from Palmerston Fair junior ambassador Emily Batista; bouncy castles were part of the fun. Photos by Patrick Raftis
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MAPLETON MUSINGS Column courtesy of Mapleton Historical Society
Making hay This spring, at the Drayton Kinsmen Farm Show, the Mapleton Historical Society worked on a display about hay. The display included some of the different ways that farms have evolved over the years in the art and science of haying. This crop is an integral part of the farm, with timing and getting the crop in being critical. In the 2011 census, almost 20,000 acres of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures were grown in the township. A decrease of 5,000 acres from the 2006 census. As much as farmers have fined-tuned the methods of gathering and storing hay, one thing that farmers cannot change is the weather. When doing this research, it was interesting to find many references to the weather and how it affected the local farmers. Listed are a few of the excerpts found mostly from local historian Stephen
Thorning’s work as he researched the local paper. 1902 – Rain and thunder storms produced a wet summer from June until late July. The continued wet weather frustrated farmer’s attempts to get their hay in. Haying operations on some farms were not finished until the last week of July. On the other hand, the moisture helped the grain crops, particularly wheat and barley. Farm supply dealers predicted a bumper crop, basing their forecasts on the sales of binder twine. (Stephen Thorning, Aug. 2, 2002) 1902 - Several new barns went up in the area during the month, some by bees, some by contractors and some with a combination of the two. Thomas Goodwin of Teviotdale let a contract for the first concrete silo on the vicinity. It has a capacity of 100 ton. (Stephen Thorning, Aug. 2, 2002) 1906 - June turned out to
be one of the wettest in memory, especially in the second half of the month, when several violent thunderstorms swept through the area. The wet weather hampered the haying operations of farmers, and upset the plans of various organizations for their planned outdoor functions. (Stephen Thorning, May 26, 2006) 1906 - July - Though the weather hampered haying, farmers were generally in a good mood, as commodity prices continued to rise. During July, hogs hit the $7.50 hundred weight mark for the first time. (Stephen Thorning, July 28, 2006) 1906 - The Berlin Sugar Beet Co., with a new factory near Bridgeport, issued some figures on beet cultivation. In the Drayton area, 172 farmers were cultivating sugar beets under contract, growing a total of 286 acres. That represented about 5 per cent of the crop under
contract to the company. It worked out to be less than two acres per farm but the beets were a labour-intensive crop, requiring constant hoeing. (Stephen Thorning, May 26, 2006) 1933 - July - Though the depression lingered, farmers were pleased with the large hay crop of 1933. Quality was excellent as there was no rain at all during the haying season in late June and early July. Most farmers had their haying completed by the end of the first week of July but there was fears that the lack of rain would affect corn crops. (Stephen Thorning) 1956 - July, the coldest and wettest summer in years, frustrated farmers by delaying their haying operations by several weeks, and even then, it was a struggle to get the work done between showers. Reports from Niagara brought bad news to home canners: 1956 fruit crops would be only a fraction of
those of 1955; the cherry crop was estimated to be down 80% (Stephen Thorning, July 14, 2006) 1956 - Biehn’s store in Goldstone offered farmers the best deals in the area on Co-op baler twine at $6.95 and binder twine at $8.50. Drayton druggist N.H. Barnsdale urged farmers to fight flies with Howard brand sprays and powders, malathion barn spray, and aerosol cans of pine-scented DDT for use in the kitchen. (Stephen Thorning, July 14,2006.) 1957 - June with haying season about to start, Allis Chalmers dealer Percy Trussler held a “Baler and Mower meeting” on June 6. He demonstrated the new AC model D14 tractor and new haying equipment. The evening also included some films and refreshments. (Stephen Thorning, June 1, 2007) 1958 - The month of May
entered local weather lore as the driest and coldest in memory. Seeds failed … and hayfields showed no inclination to grow. Weather changed on June 1, with a generous but gentle rain. Farmers referred to it as the “million dollar rain.” Though some feared their fields were beyond redemption. Haying operations towards the end of the month produced meagre yields. (Stephen Thorning, June 6, 2008) Today, Farmers still have to watch the weather forecasts and try their best to get the hay crop in. In Mapleton Township, be encouraged to watch the different ways farmers work to bring in the hay for the livestock they feed. Marvel at how each year hay making always seems to get done in spite of the weather. Submitted by Liz Samis of the Mapleton Historical Society.
Fire destroys sugar shack By Caroline Sealey MAPLETON - Drayton and Moorefield fire departments responded to a structure fire on June 26. Upon arrival at the scene, firefighters found a sugar shack engulfed in flames. The sugar shack was located at the rear
of the property on Sideroad 12 in Mapleton Township. Mapleton Fire Chief Rick Richardson said, “There had been some welding going on in the shack in the morning. The workers returned from a lunch break and discovered a fire in a pile of wood located inside the sugar shack.”
The shack was completely destroyed in the fire. An older model John Deere tractor located in the building sustained damage. Firefighters were on the scene for approximately six hours. There were no injuries and no damage estimate is available.
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To be a parent Oh to be a parent. It is wonderfully challenging and rewarding. What is the goal of being a parent? To have kids be healthy? Happy? Successful? Have your kids make enough money that you can retire early? My father has always said that his hope was that I would turn out better than him. That I
think is what we try to do. We can see how the next generation takes some of what they have learned from their parents and grandparents, uses it and builds upon it. “Better,” is an interesting term that can mean a lot of things. I think my father was thinking of his own faults and hoping that either, I wouldn’t have as many or they wouldn’t be as serious as he felt his were. I can see where I am the
same, and where I am different from my father. I’m sure we all can with our own relatives. We will be the same in some ways because we share the same genetics so something has to be similar, one would think. Unfortunately for my wife and kids, I share the same sense of humor with my dad. I like that idea of having my kids become better people than I am. Having them take the lessons that I have
learned in life and be able to expand on them. How can I be a role model for them so that they can actualize themselves, and become all that they can be? Well for starters, I will want to teach them some of my values, and allow them to discover their own. Everything that we do speaks to what our values are. One value that I would really like to instill in my children is that of compassion. But that
is a hard one to talk about. To teach it you have to show it. Until my children came into my life, I never thought of myself as a role model. Now I know that it is something I will be for the rest of my life. It is something that I have to live up to. And it is something that I am more than willing to do. I like the challenge of not just saying something, but living it out. I like the challenge of everyday trying to better myself
so that my kids can see how to become all that they can be. That is a challenge that I give to each and every one of you. Look at your own lives, see what you hold dear, what values you most cherish, and find ways each and every day to live those out so that the rest of the world can see. That is how we spread the good news. That is how we show the world that God is present, in all that we do.
Proper hydration is vital during hot summer months By Mike Libbey Now that it’s finally starting to warm up everyone needs to start thinking about how to stay hydrated. Water is probably the most overlooked nutrient in our diet. Yes, that’s right, water is a nutrient. Water is vital to our ability to function. The body can live at least a month without food but only a few days without water. We can get water from many sources like juice, tea, milk and also fruit and vegetables. If you are not meeting your fluid requirements daily you can become dehy-
drated. Dehydration can cause numerous other health problem such as low blood pressure, kidney dysfunction, muscle cramping, osteoarthritis, constipation, tiredness, dizziness, aging of skin, chronic pain and the list goes on. If you become severely dehydrated you may need to be hospitalized to correct the fluid imbalance. Let’s discuss why water is so important for our bodies. 1. It’s our main lubricant. Water acts as a lubricant for our joints, allowing for easier movement. If we become dehydrated this increases the friction between joints which may lead to inflam-
mation and osteoarthritis. The discs between our vertebrae in our spine can flatten without adequate fluid which can compress nerves causing chronic pain. 2. It helps us digest our food. Water helps to keep food moving through our digestive track. When we become dehydrated, digestion can slow down and can cause constipation. 3. Water helps to flush toxins from our body. Proper hydration allows the body to rid itself of toxins that would otherwise be reabsorbed leading to disease. Adequate hydration keeps the mucous membranes moist that pro-
tect the body from bacteria and viruses that could easily penetrate if this barrier is lost. 4. It helps slow the aging process. Water helps to keep the skin looking youthful, slowing down the development of wrinkles by supplying the skin with adequate nourishment and hydration. Now that you have an idea how important water is for your overall health, how much should I consume daily? Knowing that everyone has different requirements a general goal is approximately two to three liters per day. You can judge your intake by the color of
Big wind - LEFT: High winds toppled trees and blew sheets of steel off a barn located at 7192 Sideroad 18 in Goldstone on June 29 around 6pm. RIGHT: At a neighbouring property on 7200 Sideroad 18, a large pine tree destroyed a garden shed, moving the shed four feet off of its foundation. Photos by Caroline Sealey
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For more information about any of the free services offered by the MintoMapleton Family Health Team, visit the website at www.mmfht.ca or call the Drayton office at 519-638-2110 or Clifford office at 519-3274777. “Like” the FHT on Facebook (Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team) and follow them on Twitter (@ MintoMapleton) for healthy living tips and information on upcoming programs and events in the area. Mike Libbey is a registered dietitian with Groves Memorial Community Hospital
Blessings Centre aids Ramoth House Beds for Ramoth House - The Blessings to You Centre in Palmerston made a contribution to buy new beds for Ramoth House – a residence for young women and infants in Mount Forest. When the boiler at the faciilty broke down, Blessings contributed to the purchase of a new one. Ramoth House executive director Brenda Tubman, right, and director Amy Baarda, centre, accepted a cheque for $4,000 from Blessings volunteer and board member Connie Robinson. Blessings Thrift and Gift Store is open Tuesday and Wednesday 1to 5pm, Thursday 1 to 8pm and Saturday 9:30am to 1pm, welcoming shoppers and donations. Volunteers are always needed for clerking, processing and merchandising. Call 519-343-5149 to volunteer or donate. Submitted photo
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Norwell and Wellington Heights projected to be underutilized By Jaime Myslik GUELPH – Norwell District Secondary School in Palmerston and Wellington Heights Secondary School in Mount Forest are projected to be underutilized next year. The Wellington County schools are the only two high schools in the Upper Grand District School Board projected to be underutilized next year, according to the “secondary identified
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2017-18 to 2021-22. This is the fifth year in a row Norwell is included in the underutilized category, despite Centre Peel Secondary School students joining the population in September 2016. There are
more than 200 vacant spaces. “It may be appropriate for staff to review the potential for partnership opportunities at Norwell DSS in the fall of 2017,” the report states. Neither Erin District High School (87%) nor Centre
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