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Mapleton council says no to Sunday gun hunt in township

Proud Canadian - Hudson Bray-Dunning found out from a neighbour about Mapleton’s Canada Day bicycle parade shortly before it was about to begin on July 1. With help from his mom he took items from his Canada-themed bedroom, decorated himself and his bike, and make it to the starting line just in time. More photos on page 8. photo by Caroline Sealey

by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON - There will be no Sunday gun hunting in this township, council has decided. In a 4-1 recorded vote at the June 27 meeting, Mapleton councillors defeated a resolution that would have allowed hunting with firearms on Sundays during the various hunting seasons throughout the year. The resolution, presented in a staff report from CAO Brad McRoberts, called for the township to ask the Ministry of Natural Resources to add the township to the list of Ontario municipalities allowing Sunday gun hunting. On April 12 council heard delegations from three proponents of Sunday gun hunting, including Brian McRae, marketing and club membership manager for the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. McRae told council that since 2005, 173 municipalities have voted to allow Sunday hunting, including just recently neighbouring Wellington North. About 25 people attended a special meeting held by council at the PMD arena on May 3. The majority of speakers at the meeting favoured Sunday gun hunting, while a call for written submissions generated 37 responses, with 29 in favor and eight opposed. In his report, McRoberts pointed out that from 2011 to 2015 Wellington OPP dealt with 24 hunting complaints in Mapleton, 18 from former

Maryborough Township, with most of the calls occurring on weekends during the fall and winter. McRoberts said OPP Inspector Scott Lawson advised him hunting complaint calls are very labour intensive for police, because “they’re not going to show up with one officer in a car� as protocols require a response from two cruisers, with four officers, plus backup. The staff report notes attempts to gather “citable statistics� on hunting safety were unsuccessful. McRoberts explained statistics provided by McRae at the April 12 meeting “were assembled by Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters and were not independently verifiable.� The report pointed out that “Mapleton specific nuances� of Sunday gun hunting, such as “only for Mapleton residents� or “only with written permission from land owner,� would not be enforced by the OPP or MNR and any enforcement would have to be handled by a municipal bylaw officer. “This enforcement will be problematic, create need for additional resources and training and potentially place illequipped staff in a potentially dangerous situation. Staff do not recommend council includes any Mapleton-specific conditions to the authorization of Sunday gun hunting,� McRoberts stated. Councillor Michael Martin, who cast the only vote in favour of the proposal, said arguments

about the safety of hunting and other elements presented by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters “didn’t really resonate with me.â€? Although recognizing the need to “accommodate all our different religious groups,â€? Martin said, “the part about all of this that really makes a difference to me ‌ it still comes down to being the private landowner’s decision on whether hunting is conducted on Sunday or any other day for that matter.â€? However Mayor Neil Driscoll said “my biggest fear is giving permission to some hunter from out of town and he comes in and shoots every gun that he has and shoots up everything in the bush.â€? Councillor Lori Woodham said nearly 30 per cent of Mapleton’s population is Mennonite. One member of the group told her that Sunday is their travel day to church and approving the proposal would mean one more day when the sound of gunfire could startle their horses. However, Woodham likened the issue to the Sunday shopping debate, noting that many people were initially aghast at the idea, “but how many of us can say we don’t shop on Sundays? “It’s really difficult. My hand will go up and yes my vote will be yes, but when that gun hunter comes and asks me if they can deer hunt on our property my husband and I will continue to say no,â€? stated Continued on page 3

by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON - Drayton’s long-awaited skate park should be in place by late summer. Township council finalized the location and authorized the purchase of equipment for the facility at the June 28 meeting. Council approved purchase of modular skate park equipment from the Canadian Ramp Company for $38,942 plus applicable taxes. Council also approved placing the facility adjacent to the John Street parking lot at the Drayton Kinsmen Park. Staff were also authorized to proceed with procurement of services for placement of a concrete pad and award the job to the lowest bidder conditional upon the cost being below $50,000.

Public works director Jamie Morgan reported the Drayton Skatepark Committee and agricultural society fair committee are in agreement with the location. Morgan notes the adjacent soccer field will need to be shifted to the east to accommodate the skate park, but stated this can be easily accomplished for the 2017 season. The facility is expected to cost around $100,000. Morgan noted the committee has raised nearly $53,000. The township will fund the remaining portion of the project through a combination of budgeted funds carried over from 2015 and a grant from the township’s 2016 50/50 fund. The skate park project has been under consideration

for nearly six years now, and Morgan noted the Canadian Ramp Company is honouring a 2010 price quotation for the equipment. R.J. Burnside (RJB) engineers are working on a grading plan for the new concrete pad for the skate park as part of an in-kind contribution to the project. Morgan said he anticipates delivery of the equipment within 45 days of placing the order and expects to have the facility in place soon after the Drayton Fair, which takes place from Aug. 5 to 7. “We’re pretty well ready to go forward with the project. The money is there ... we will have to work with some of the other events that are happening there,� Morgan stated.

Longtime local councillor Jim Curry spent Skate park equipment purchase approved final months working to boost ALS awareness Location within Kinsmen Park finalized

by Caroline Sealey DRAYTON - Longtime local council member Jim Curry passed away on July 3, less than 18 months after being diagnosed with ALS. Curry, 63, described as community-minded and a man of few words by his family, was active locally as a municipal councillor for 21 years. He was also a Rotary Club member and served on various committees at the Drayton Reformed Church, including mission work in Haiti. His favourite pastimes included hunting, fishing and golfing. In December of 2014, Curry received the life changing medical diagnosis that he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, the con-

dition is a neurodegenerative disease in which nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control muscle movement die, leading to a loss of mobility and speech, eventually impacting the patient’s ability to breathe and swallow. There is no cure or treatment for ALS, making it a terminal condition. Curry and his family took on raising awareness of ALS as a goal, beginning with a fundraising walk in June. The Walk for ALS is the largest volunteer-led fundraiser for ALS across the country. Local communities come together to raise funds and celebrate hope for a future without ALS. Money received supports Canadians living with ALS and research aimed at making

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Second dehumidifier purchased for arena by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON - The township will spend just under $30,000 to purchase an additional dehumidifier for the PMD arena. Council authorized purchase of the unit from Kore Mechanical Inc. at the June 28 meeting. The company’s bid of $29,988 was the lowest of three received. Public works director Jamie Morgan advised council the dehumidifier was needed due to moisture and condensation issues noticed by staff.

“The dehumidifier is essential to arena operations as it removes humidity and fogging, maintains consistent high air flow, contributes to space heating and generally improves air flow throughout the moisture removal process,” noted Morgan in a written report. Morgan also pointed out staff are actively researching the type of platform required to support the new dehumidifier safely. The platform will require engineering as the unit must be hung from the wall.

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Culvert relining approved has Council spending $31,371 plus taxes to reline a culvert on Sideroad 15. Council authorized staff to award the quote to Parker and Parker Limited, the lowest bidder, for the supply and placement of a streamliner culvert. Two bids were received. “This culvert improvement is required as the existing concrete box culvert is failing … A sink hole was noted in May of 2016,” explained public works director Jamie Morgan, adding staff repaired the sinkhole and discovered the deterioration. Staff met with the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) on May 30 on location to review the culvert site, Mogan noted in a staff report. The GRCA did not have any issues with a culvert relining at this location, as only about 100 acres of agricultural land drains through the site. “I’m surprised you were able to fix it for that,” said councillor Dennis Craven, noting costs in the $600,000 range are more common for culverts. Because the culvert spans less than three metres, a more extensive project was not required, Morgan explained.

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Appreciation assembly - Students and staff at Drayton Heights Public School honoured principal Jeff Crawford and educational assistant Lorrie Spaling at an appreciation assembly on June 29. Crawford is transferring to Ponsonby Public School and Spaling is retiring. Power point presentations, readings, songs and the traditional Drayton Heights jokes were all part of the program. Students commented that principal Crawford keeps the school safe, eats lots of chocolate, checks the weather, has cool ties and “swims with sharks,” while Spaling is funny, has nice hair and shoes, a great smile and will be spending a lot of time in her retirement playing with her grandson and watching her son play hockey.

July 8 - Writer’s Unite monthly meeting, 7:30pm. Studio Factor, 24 Wood Street, Drayton. Glynis 519-638-3215 Everyone welcome. July 11 - Monthly meeting Drayton Mapleton Agricultural Society, 7:30pm. Drayton Agricultural Building, 49 Elm Street. Everyone welcome. Natalie 519-638-5093. July 12 - Monthly meeting, Drayton Legion, 8pm, 15 Elm Street. Everyone welcome. July 15 - Monthly Euchre, Drayton Legion 7:30pm, 15 Elm Street. All are welcome. July 15 - Smoke Chop Dinner, Palmerston Legion, 5-7pm, 260 Daly Street, Adult $15, Children 5-8 $7.00, under 5 free. 519-343-3749. July 16 - Karaoke, Palmerston Legion Clubroom, 8pm-12am, 260 Daly Street. 519-343-3749. July 25 - Drayton Blood Donor Clinic, Community Christian School 3:30-7:30pm. 35 High Street. Book appointments 1-800-236-6283 www.blood.ca.

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Society planted oak tree in 2012 in honour of Queen’s Diamond Jubilee by Caroline Sealey - The MOOREFIELD Moorefield and District Horticultural Society is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2016. The following is part of a continuing series culled from the society’s archives. This final segment focuses on the period from 2003-2015. At the Sept. 23, 2003 meeting of the society, door prizes were won by Betty Fretz, Cor Poot, Woudy Onrust, Femmy Campbell and Debbie Oxby. The Terrace was the recipient of the society’s generosity with the addition of flower beds to their landscape. Perennials were added to the round flower bed at the Community Centre and the Rothsay gardens in 2008. Members participated in a self-driving garden tour stopping to view gardens at the homes of Hanna Veld, Clara Bauman, Dr. Betty Fretz, Irene Keunen, Sandra Duncan, Alice Nymeyer and Mary Weber on July 16, 2009. At the February 2010 meeting, Erla Dickson was recognized for many years of service to the organization. An oak tree was planted at

planned in Elora on July 7, Fergus on July 19 and Aug. 23, Drayton on July 25, Mount Forest on Aug. 2, Palmerston on Aug. 11, and Erin on Aug. 15. For clinic times and locations book online at blood.ca or call 1-888-236-6283.

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COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS Garden tour - This 2007 photo shows Femmy Campbell, Trudy Stroetinga, Woudy Onrust and Jean Dobben on a bus trip to gardens in the Orangeville area. submitted photo

the Terrace on Sept. 26, 2012 in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. By 2013 the society’s income and expenses were $3,765 and $3,441, respectively. The society officially changed its name to the Moorefield and District Horticultural Society in order to allow ease of access for computer users. Two years later, in 2015,

Susan Tienhaara designed an updated logo more suited to the changing times. During the November 2015 annual meeting and potluck, Chairperson Jo Houston, thanked the volunteers who maintain gardens in each community. Houston commented how these gardens beautify the individual communities.

major water users including municipalities, farmers, golf course operators, water bottlers, aggregate businesses, Six Nations and others. The Low Water Response Team decided to place the entire watershed at Level 1 under the Ontario Low Water Response Program. Level 1 results in a request for a voluntary 10 per cent reduction in water consumption by all water users, including municipalities, aggregate operations, golf courses, water bottlers, farms for irrigation and private users. Residents should follow their municipal outdoor water use bylaws, which limit watering to specific days and times. A few localized rain storms in May and June delivered up

to 20 mm in some parts of the watershed, but most rain events have been short with very little volume. The GRCA says almost all of its rain gauges are under the Level 1 threshold for threemonth precipitation, and there is very little rain in the short or long-term forecast. The dry conditions and diminishing river and stream flows can place stress on the natural environment of the Grand River and its tributaries. The large reservoirs are within their normal operating range, but high discharges to maintain flow targets, coupled with high evaporation and low inflows means that levels are dropping. Over the past week, augmentation Continued on next page

Council votes down Sunday hunting FROM PAGE ONE Woodham, who nonetheless voted against the proposal when the question was called. Councillor Dennis Craven expressed concern that township approval “may make it a little more difficult to say no,” resulting in arguments between landowners and hunters requesting permission. Councillor Marlene Ottens disagreed with that point. “It’s easy to say no. I’ve said no to hunters lots of time, depending how I’m feeling that day about allowing hunting on my property,” she stated. However, she added, “Regardless, when this vote is done, half the community will be happy about it and half won’t be.” Driscoll said, “I think we gave our citizens a process to follow and to come and speak … and they did.” 1970 bylaw Following the vote on Sunday hunting, council agreed to consider repealing a 1970 bylaw regulating use of firearms in the former Township of Maryborough. That bylaw prohibits “anyone other than a resident of the Township of Maryborough

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GRCA calls for cut in water consumption CAMBRIDGE - Water users throughout the Grand River watershed are being asked to cut their consumption by 10 per cent, because of the unusually dry weather this year. Low rainfall since midApril has contributed to reduced stream flows on a number of tributaries throughout the watershed, and the Grand River Conservation Authority has increased augmentation levels at its large reservoirs in order to maintain low flow targets on the Grand and Speed Rivers. The call for the reduction came from the Grand River Low Water Response Team, which met in a conference call on June 29. The team is made up of representatives of

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upon his own lands, or person carrying the written consent of the said owner” from discharging “any firearm or airgun or spring-gun” within the Wellington Advertiser township. The bylaw carries a Community News penalty of not less than $1 or more than $50, depending on

“the discretion of the convicting provincial judge.” The document also includes a list of 14 local “deputies” authorized to enforce the bylaw. The a motion to repeal the bylaw will come before council at a future meeting.

The following are highlights from the June 28, 2016 Council Meeting: • • • • • •

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Gregory Gawne, CLEAResult, a delivery agent for Hydro One, presented the Township of Mapleton a plaque recognizing their involvement with Hydro One’s ‘Save on Energy Program’. Council received an update on the development of Community Improvement Plan from Nancy Reid of Vitality Planning. Mapleton Council defeated a motion to support Sunday Gun Hunting. Sunday gun hunting will not be permitted in Mapleton Township. Mapleton Council supported the purchase of modular equipment and a preferred location for Drayton Skatepark. Mapleton Council approved the repair of a culvert on Sideroad 15, 600m north of Concession 8. Mapleton Council declared two (2) 2000 Western Star Tandems Plow Wing and Sanding Units surplus. The Western Star tandems were replaced in the Spring. The surplus units will be advertise on www.GovDeals.ca (Online Government Surplus Auctions). Mapleton Council approved the removal of concrete sidewalk stairs on Wellington Street South at High Street and the placement of a barrier free sidewalk.

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FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE MAPLETON ZONING BY-LAW AND NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION ZBA 2016-11 TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Mapleton has received a complete application to consider a proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2010-80, pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended. PUBLIC MEETING Mapleton Council will consider this application at their meeting scheduled for: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Mapleton Township Municipal Offices, 7275 Sideroad 16 Location of the Subject Land and Purpose and Effect of the Application The property subject to the proposed amendment is legally described as West Part Lot 14, Concession 7 (Maryborough), with a civic address of 8199 Concession 6. The property is approximately 0.4 ha (1 acres) in size and the location is shown on the map below. The property is currently zoned Site Specific Agricultural A-31.4 to permit two residential dwellings and a mobile home on the subject lands. This rezoning is a condition of severance application B1/16 that will sever one of the existing dwellings (0.4 ha) from the larger agricultural parcel, which has the second dwelling and mobile home. The purpose and effect of the proposed amendment is to remove the current site specific zoning exception 31.4 from the severed residential lot and revise site specific exception 31.4 on the retained agricultural land to allow one existing dwelling and mobile home to remain. Oral or Written Submissions Any person or public body is entitled to attend the public meeting and make written or oral submissions in support of or in opposition to the proposed zoning by-law amendment. Written comments should be submitted to the Township Clerk at the address shown below. Power of OMB to Dismiss Appeals If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Mapleton before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Township of Mapleton to the Ontario Municipal Board. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Township of before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before Mapleton the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. Request for Notice of Decision If you wish to be notified of the decision in respect of the proposed Township of Mapleton Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the Clerk. Additional Information Additional information regarding this application is available for inspection at the Township of Mapleton Municipal Office.

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Box 160, Drayton, ON N0G 1P0 Interestingly, although a substantial majority of speakers at the drive to electrify our vehicles Phone: 519-638-3313, Fax: 519-638-5113, May 3 public meeting favoured Sunday gun hunting and a call for would seem to be in direct Toll Free: 1-800-385-7248 www.mapleton.ca written submissions generated 29 responses in favour and eight competition with the very pubopposed, councillors eventually turned down the proposal. In a 4-1 lic transportation system they recorded vote at the June 27 regular meeting, council defeated a are expanding. resolution that would have allowed hunting with firearms on SunWith the new Climate days during the various hunting seasons throughout the year. Change Action Plan, the FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE MAPLETON ZONING BY-LAW Discussion at the council meeting suggests councillors choose Ontario government has made AND NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION ZBA 2016-12 to look past the tendentious submissions of the OFAH and other a significant commitment to hunting advocates and sought out the opinions of less biased citithe health and wellbeing of the TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Mapleton has received zens and organizations, or those with different perspectives, both planet. OFA looks forward to a complete application to consider a proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning local and non-local, in drawing their conclusions. Consideration the opportunities for the agriBy-law 2010-80, pursuant to Section 39 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended. was also given to the concerns of the substantial Mennonite popuculture industry as the new plan lation in the area, a group whose voice is generally absent from rolls out across the province. PUBLIC MEETING Mapleton Council will consider this application at their meeting discussions of a political nature. A staff report produced at the diTo the Ontario government, the scheduled for: rection of council detailed reservations about, if not outright optime to act is now in getting position to, the proposal from local law enforcement and noted the these programs designed and Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. difficultly of finding verifiable statistics on hunting safety. out for farmers to harvest real Mapleton Township Municipal Offices, 7275 Sideroad 16 Ultimately, whether one agrees with the outcome or not, it results. would be difficult to argue council didn’t make an informed decisubmitted by Don McCabe, Location of the Subject Land and Purpose and Effect of the Application sion and allow for thorough discussion on the issue. One councillor president, OFA The property subject to the proposed amendment is legally described as West Part even changed her stated position on the matter between discussion Lot 15, Concession 1 & 2 (Peel), with a civic address of 7429 Wellington Rd 86. The and vote, an indication councillors were listening to each other’s property is approximately 60.29 ha (149 acres) in size and the location is shown on arguments with an open mind. the map below. The purpose and effect of the proposed amendment is to rezone the During the public meeting and in at least one written submisproperty in order to continue to permit a second temporary residence (Garden Suite). sion, it was suggested a referendum on the issue would be the best The previous zoning expired on November 15, 2015 and requires an amendment to way to get a clear reading of public opinion and make a decision. conform to the Zoning By-law. The property is currently zoned Agricultural with a site However, anyone following this process might find the decision FROM PREVIOUS PAGE specific provision to permit the second temporary residence. was better left to elected officials who are under pressure to arrive from the reservoirs accounts at the fairest solution for all concerned. for approximately 80% of the Oral or Written Submissions As illustrated by the recent Brexit vote in Britain and subseflow through Kitchener, 40% Any person or public body is entitled to attend the public meeting and make written quent reports of considerable morning-after regret among the of the flow through Brantford or oral submissions in support of or in opposition to the proposed zoning by-law populace, large segments of the electorate often fail to fully inform and about 70% of the flow amendment. Written comments should be submitted to the Township Clerk. themselves on issues before casting a ballot. That’s probably true through Guelph. of a much smaller percentage of elected officials whose positions The GRCA is operating the Power of OMB to Dismiss Appeals are dependent on making the right call more often than not. reservoirs carefully to meet If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or This is not to suggest a referendum can never be an respectable flow targets downstream, while make written submissions to the Township of Mapleton before the by-law is passed, tool in democratic decision-making. Clearly, for example, Quemaintaining storage in order to the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the bec’s various Parti Quebecois governments have understood that augment flows throughout the Township of Mapleton to the Ontario Municipal Board. a general election win alone did not imply a mandate to take the summer. province out of Confederation and that a win in an explicit referenThis helps municipalities If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or dum campaign would also be necessary. that get all or some of their make written submissions to the Township of before the by-law is passed, the person However on more routine matters of governance, it’s probably drinking water from the Grand or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before Mapleton preferable in most cases to leave the political decision-making to River including Waterloo the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable those duly elected to do it. Region, Brantford and Six grounds to do so. Patrick Raftis Nations. It also supports the proper operation of about Request for Notice of Decision 30 sewage treatment plants If you wish to be notified of the decision in respect throughout the watershed. of the proposed Township of Mapleton Zoning As the augmentation season By-law Amendment, you must make a written progresses, the conditions of request to the Clerk. the reservoirs will be closely monitored and reviewed, the Additional Information to or it ed authority states. e th to Additional information regarding this application is Em ai l yo ur le tter More information on the om .c er is available for inspection at the Township of Mapleton rt on ad ve gt lin el w Low Water Response program n@ to dr ay Municipal Office. is available on the GRCA website at www.grandriver.ca.

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Jim Curry worked to raise awareness about ALS FROM PAGE ONE “Jim’s typing skills have not improved since he started using the machine but he was never a good typist. He uses the thumbs up and down hand signals and has become an avid solitaire player.� Daughter Trisha Lutter said, “From the start of dad’s illness, the family was told that there most likely would not be many years left with him. It was difficult to see him losing his basic functioning skills. “Many thoughts of ‘this isn’t fair’ and ‘he had so much going for him’ and ‘he is too young’ went through my head. “However, at the same time, it has caused our family to have more of a focus on being together, growing together and getting even closer. This has been a blessing. We have been naturally forced to concentrate on what is more important: that being, the gift of family.� Curry’s main medical team was located in London with other specialists in Kitchener and his family doctor in Drayton. The family was accessing services through the ALS society and the local Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team. The family recently used the services of a social worker from the Mapleton team who encouraged everyone to share their feelings in a group session. They have also been in constant contact with the team’s dietician. “It was a productive meeting and a learning process,� Cranston said. “It was like kicking the elephant’s butt out the door. We are all at peace now, including dad, who gave a big thumbs up to that. Our faith

ALS awareness - The family and friends of Mapleton resident Jim Curry laced up their running shoes and participated in the 5km Walk for ALS on June 11 in Waterloo. Curry, who passed away on July 3, was diagnosed with the disease in December 2014 and received assistance from the ALS society in the form of a walker and a wheelchair. Funds raised during the event totaled $110,000, to be used to assist patients living with ALS and to further research. submitted photo is a huge part of who we are and we rely on God.� Curry was unable to use the formula provided by the ALS society so his wife Annette prepared all his meals, which were processed and fed through a tube. Regular check-ins were done by a local dietician. “We want to make the community aware of ALS because as a family we are finding people uncomfortable asking about dad,� Cranston said. Fifty family members and friends participated in the 5km Walk for ALS in Waterloo on June 11. The event raised $110,000 for research, assisting those living with the disease and raising awareness in the community.

Curry had benefitted from the funding with the receipt of a walker and wheelchair from the organization. Family members expressed the desire to see an effective medication developed that would slow down the process, and an eventual cure. Speaking for the whole family, Cranston and Lutter said, “We are blessed to have the time we have with dad. Don’t wait until your loved one is gone. Don’t take anything for granted.� Curry is survived by his wife, Annette, three children and seven grandchildren. A celebration of his life will be held in the Drayton Reformed Church on July 9 at 11am. More information on ALS

Letter to the Editor Kinsmen year in review Dear editor: As I look back and reflect on this past Kinsmen season, I want to share with you the rewards I have experienced by stepping out of my comfort zone to take a more prominent role in volunteering in our local community. I don’t consider myself to be political, nor highly opinionated. What I have learned is to be highly motivated and to lead when others are content to follow. I have made new friends and countless new contacts as president this year. But not without help from the older - I mean, more seasoned - members. To recap, I could just list all the money we raised for community events/projects, and all the people in need that we helped. But what really impressed me as a whole is how much our members grew as friends, and how we grew in stature in the community, as well as their strong desire to volunteer time. An essential

Fire ban issued WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington County’s fire chiefs have made the decision to prohibit all open air burning within the county. The ban is now in effect until further notice. An open air burn is defined as any fire outside of a building. This includes bonfires, campfires, burn barrels, outdoor fireplaces/chimineas or any other fires set in open air. Fines are in place for violations and the ban also applies to Open Burn Permit holders. The ban has been imposed due to the extreme dryness of all vegetation in Wellington County, officials say.

skill as president is to be able to delegate tasks. I am thankful to the guys that any request I had, help was offered up quickly to get the task done or the problem solved. So what’s next for the club? After months of preparation, we are set to host the second annual Smoke ‘n’ Sounds Festival on July 8 and 9 at the Drayton Fairgrounds. The festival showcases an internationally-recognized barbecue circuit, boasting 18 teams, competing from Canada and the U.S. for points and prizes. I’m sure you have seen the signs around and perhaps encountered our relentless postings on Facebook. To put it simply, we want to grow this event and make it successful, year after year, and we need the community’s support. So please, take some time this

weekend, and check out our event. Talk to the competitors, sample the food, and stay for the dinner and the live music. And catch some barbecue fever that will blanket the town of Drayton again this year! Chad Bridge, Outgoing president, Drayton Kinsmen

Flower show - The Mapleton Buds and Blooms meeting was held on June 28. Many beautiful flowers were entered into the flower show. Judge Wayne Pfeffer gave the members advice to enhance entries at the next show in August. ABOVE: Pfeffer explains to Hanna Veld how he judges a peony. BELOW: The flower show was followed by a presentation by Steve Martin of Martin’s Family Fruit Farm in Waterloo. Members learned interesting facts about apples and apple farming. Martin gave away some burlap bags to members at the meeting. They tried some apple chips and decided they were a good-tasting, healthy snack. submitted photos

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A sheep’s tale Dad knew sheep well. He often took a herd to market with his faithful little collie, Nip when he was a boy. I love when Dad talks about his good [but tough] old days in England, and his sheep stories are often funny. We’ve often laughed about one story that happened a very long time ago. He was about five or six years old (he’s almost 90 now). Apparently, on this one particular afternoon, he was riding the bus in the little village of Market Drayton in Shropshire, England with his dad. He can’t remember why, really, but he wasn’t used to riding the bus. All he remembered was that it was a treat that day. Shortly after they got settled, the bus stopped at another stop and a woman got on. Dad

stared and stared at her. The passenger took her seat but dad couldn’t take his eyes of this lavishly dressed, heavily made up older woman. Dad hadn’t seen many women in his short life - his mother died when he was only two and they didn’t get to town a lot, except to take the sheep. Dad had an older sister but she was barely 12; so seeing a middle-aged woman in a fancy dress and with lots of makeup and lipstick on was pure fascination for my dad. I guess the moments passed and my grandad noticed how the eyes of his son were fixated on this woman. She eventually got off the bus when the time came. They both watched her leave and then dad in all his innocence wearing a puzzled expression, turned and looked at his father. Probably not the best lesson for a five year old, but his dad uttered a few so-called words of wisdom while point-

ing at the door from where the woman had just exited. “Mutton dressed up as lamb,” he said with a grin. I’m not sure if dad understood, even if he did know a lot about sheep. I mean at five years of age some things need to be explained. But he must have remembered something because he sure loves telling me that story. I laugh every time, too, as I think about the meaning. As I am wont to do I just had to look this up and find out where this saying originated. Lo and behold it has a history - The term “mutton dressed up as lamb” is first found in print in the journal of social gossip that Mrs. Frances Calvert compiled in 1811. It was originally a disparaging description of a woman whose goal was to deceive men into believing she was younger than she really was. Or probably more aptly put, an

older woman who thinks herself attractive in clothes usually worn by someone much younger. I actually laughed again, all by myself this time, the following week as I was getting myself gussied up for a big event. I thought about dad’s story and I tried to be careful as I put on my fancy dress and high heels. I didn’t overdo it on the makeup or lipstick – for fear I might be called out for being “mutton dressed up as lamb.” I soon started thinking how the world has been pressing us to worry far too much about the external since the beginning of time. I’m thinking what a good job it is that God doesn’t place too much emphasis on what’s on the outside. He cares about how we present ourselves as Christians, of course. Our bodies are temples of God. That means I am a reflection on this earth of our Heavenly Father

and with this position comes certain responsibilities – a certain way we should dress, walk, talk and live. Mutton shouldn’t cut it for me. “Do not let your adornment be merely outward - arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel - rather let it be the hidden person the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God” (-1 Peter 3:3-4). So yes, God does look at the heart, but He also looks at how we represent Him in our daily lives – the words we speak and the way we treat others. From what I can see in scripture, though, our Creator is a little more concerned about what’s happening on the inside rather than what’s going on above the skin. “ ... For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the

Lord looks on the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7b). Sure, it’s nice to get scrubbed up and polished once in a while, but really it is all fleeting when you think about it. We act like silly sheep when we succumb to the advertising that tells us to buy this, that and the other to keep our skin radiant, young and wrinkle free. When we buy clothes that supposedly make us slimmer, trimmer, younger, bolder we are buying into the muttondressed-as-lamb mindset and people obviously see through it. God doesn’t want us to waste time kidding ourselves or trying to win the approval of others. He seriously loves us where we are at. Energy is best expended when we take our eyes off self and find ways to further the kingdom of God right where we are planted. “Am I saying this now to win the approval of people or God?” (Galatians 1:10).

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Big contribution - Members of the local Pal Mocha Shrine Club and their wives travelled to Montreal, Quebec on June 15 to tour the new Shriner’s Hospital for Children. After meeting with the hospital’s board of directors and consulting with Dr. Rene St- Arnaud, director of research, club members donated funds to the hospital’s research department. A $200,000 cheque, from an inheritance given to the Shriners through the estate of Thomas Booth, will be used to purchase equipment needed in the study of bone structure. Club officials noted the group is pleased its donation will advance and assist in future research. submitted photo

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environment, the bridge will be closed to traffic beginning on July 4 until it is completed around Thanksgiving. Eby notes there will be one sidewalk maintained as much as possible throughout the rehabilitation work. Thereit with will foods you must substitute be times when the sidewalk something else that also will will be closed due to the give pleasure. As mentioned in nature of the work that isdoing beinga the previous paragraph completed it would anot be task such asand completing chore safe for pedestrians cross the or doing somethingtothat makes bridge. will be you feelThese goodclosures about yourself short duration, to a few will inhelp you one accomplish days at a time. the task of losing weight and Eby states keeping it off. maintaining one lane for traffic Watch forthroughout patterns the project wouldwe increase the Not that are all food overall cost of the bridge work addicts, but when you notice and the duration of that also thereextend is a pattern of eating the work by one or two months. which you can’t control then “The traffic control system evaluate if it could possibly be would have to be tied to the an addiction. The food industry existing lights of at how the corner of is very aware to imbed Wellington Roads 11 and 8 and this pattern into your diet. the overall just functioning the Sometimes becomingofmore intersection would be poor and aware of what you’re eating and there would be long-duration why can be enough to change [red-lights] to allow for the the pattern.

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Health living advice from the Minto Mapleton Family Health Team Substitution of positive activity helps to combat food addiction dopamine in the brain exactly FROM PREVIOUS PAGE in weight tends to trigger the same as certain foods. diseases such as heart, kidney, Dopamine does many things cancer and especially diabetes. for us such as pleasure and the In the United States diabetes ability to focus to name a few. has increased approximately It is a neurotransmitter brain 75% in the last 20 years and in chemical that will drive you Canada a 100% rise since 2000 to seek ways of increasing its to 2010. The cost of diabetes for level thus giving the sensation Canadians will be $8 billion per of pleasure. So how do we control these year with no decline in sight. Research is now revealing addictions to certain foods? some of the reasons it is so Well, let’s talk more about ways hard to stay on a diet long- of increasing dopamine without term. Certain foods such as the use of food and/or drugs. Any pleasurable sensation sweets and fatty ones can be very addicting. Calling it will cause an increase in Softball action Theproblem Palmerston Imperials hosted the Ontario neurotransmitter. Yes, addiction, puts -the it this Amateur Softball Association Wee provincial hugging elimination someone, in the same category as heroin, Peesimply tournament June etc. 24 to The 26. Palmerston pitcher aLuke fires accomplishing task,Eurig hobbies, smoking, from alcohol, amain pitch reason during apeople 9-2 lossbecome to Innerkipand on exercise Saturday.orPalmerston also just sitting back dropped a 10-1 decision to Tavistock Friday night. and listening to music will addicted to drugs is that it photo by Patrick Raftis production. increases the production of increase dopamine

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Canada Day features celebration with fun, fireworks in Mapleton on July 1 Clockwise from left: Mayor Neil Driscoll was challenged by eager cyclists at the start of the second annual Children’s Bicycle Parade at the Mapleton Canada Day celebration on July 1; spectators enjoy the fireworks display at the fairgrounds in Drayton; Mapleton firefighter Earl Campbell, front, and Stephen Turley, back, volunteered at the gates collecting donations; Mia McCracken, left, and Lauryn Roubos shared french fries served at one of the food booths at the celebration; Blooming Dale’s employee Maureen TenHoopen decorates the front window of the flower shop as part of the Mapleton Show Your Canada Day Pride contest for local businesses and residents. photos by Caroline Sealey

Wellington County OPP reminding motorists to exercise caution when pulling trailers FROM PREVIOUS PAGE extra weight on a vehicle and increases the space needed to drive and stop safely. Police state trailer safety involves some simple and

important rules: - a trailer must be registered and licensed before it can be used on the road; - before using a trailer the operator must make sure

it is in safe operating condition. The lights, tires, brakes (if equipped), bearings, safety chains and hitch should be inspected by the operator. The law requires brakes on trail-

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ers that weigh 1,360 kilograms (3,000 pounds) or more. There must be two separate means of attachment between a vehicle and trailer. Safety chains should be crossed under the tongue to prevent the tongue from dropping to the road should the primary hitch accidentally disconnect. It is required that chain hooks

have latches or devices that prevent accidental disconnect. The breaking strength of each chain should equal the gross weight of the towed trailer. The trailer tongue should be snug on the ball when locked. Police caution against overloading a trailer. Overloading or poor load distribution can cause serious swaying and

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