Drayton Community News July 10, 2015

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Mapleton celebrates Canada Day in fine fashion

Canada day party - LEFT: Mayor Neil Driscoll, left, receives instructions from Alma Optimist Jim deBock before making his first attempt at the plunger toss at the Mapleton Canada Day party in Drayton, July 1. ABOVE: Allyson Rozema of Drayton is all smiles on the slide at the event. photos by Caroline Sealey More photos see page 8

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Mapleton CAO terminated McRoberts named acting CAO until replacement is hired by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON - Township CAO/clerk Patty Sinnamon has been let go by the municipality. Contacted July 2 after social media reports of the termination surfaced, Mayor Neil Driscoll would only confirm Sinnamon was no longer with the township, providing few other details. “What we can tell you is, as of this morning, Patty Sinnamon is no longer employed with the Township of Mapleton and council wishes her the best in her future endeavours,” said Mayor Neil Driscoll that afternoon. Driscoll said he was surprised the news had got out into the community so quickly and noted council had wanted to comply with a request to give Sinnamon time to advise her family before a press release was issued. Later that day, the township issued a notice stating a special meeting would be held on July 6 at 1:30pm “Re: the CAO/ clerk position.” Following the meeting, which was held in-camera as a personnel matter, the township announced in a press release

that council has appointed director of public works Brad McRoberts as the acting CAO/ clerk. An agenda for the meeting indicated a bylaw appointing an acting CAO would be given first, second and third reading at the meeting. “Council appreciates Mr. McRoberts accepting this position as well as retaining his current role as director of public works until a permanent CAO/clerk is hired,” states the township in the release. Driscoll said council is considering utilizing an outside agency to assist with the search for a new top administrator. Contacted by the Community News, on July 7, Sinnamon confirmed she was terminated, but said she could not discuss the reasons for her departure from the township. “It’s a legal matter at this point and I’m just going to have to let my lawyers deal with it,” said Sinnamon, who earned $128,783 in 2014 and had been employed by Mapleton and the former Village of Drayton for nearly 18 years. Continued on page 2

Council confirms decision to build new maintenance facility at Sideroad 16 site by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – Council has confirmed a decision to build a new municipal maintenance facility on the site of the previous facility which burned down in November of 2013. At the June 23 council meeting, public works director Brad McRoberts reported that at the request of a Mapleton Township resident, staff undertook an evaluation of relocating the facility, and the administration building located on the same Sideroad 16 property, to the undeveloped portion of the Drayton Industrial Park.

“We had someone ask about it,” Mayor Neil Driscoll told the Community News, adding that while the previous council had considered an industrial park location, the idea hadn’t come before the current group. “Staff confirm that relocating the municipal maintenance facility and administration building to the Drayton Industrial Park is cost prohibitive, has a negative impact on future economic development opportunities, and would significantly delay the project for a minimum of 18 months due to lack of servicing allocation,”

the report states. The report notes the current industrial park does not have adequate-sized land available, so the undeveloped portion of the Drayton Industrial Park (Phase II) would be required to be developed. “Approximately 12 acres of land would be required in order to accommodate the current and projected future uses of the municipal maintenance facility and administration building and to accommodate the relocation of the county’s municipal maintenance facility (Wellington County is also planning to

build a maintenance facility on the Sideroad 16 property). This would consume approximately half the lands in the Phase II Drayton Industrial Park. Based upon site development cost of $300,000 per acre (provided by Chamberlain Architect Services), the site development cost would be on the order of $3,600,000,” the report states. McRoberts said a conservative estimate of potential lost tax revenue from buildings that could otherwise be put in the park would be in the range of $350,000 to $7.7 million over a 50 year period.

Another potential obstacle is that, while the undeveloped portion of the Drayton Industrial Park is zoned industrial and permits a public works shop, a zone amendment would be required for the administration office. “Any zone amendment can be appealed to the OMB, thereby delaying the construction further. The Drayton Industrial Park was specifically developed to attract new businesses to the area, but also to provide suitable lands for existing Mapleton Township industrial manufacturing businesses that

may need to expand in the future so that they do not locate elsewhere outside of the township. Therefore maintaining these lands for these purposes is essential in supporting and sustaining existing businesses,” the report states. Council passed a resolution to receive the report and confirm that relocating the municipal maintenance facility and administration building to the Drayton Industrial Park would be cost prohibitive, negatively impact future economic development opportunities, and significantly delay the project.

Trade winds blow Spaling to Maple Leafs in deal for Toronto sniper Phil Kessel by Patrick Raftis TORONTO – Mapleton native Nick Spaling has been involved in one of the biggest trades of the NHL offseason, a transaction which will bring the Drayton Minor Hockey product home to Ontario. Spaling was part of a July 1 deal which saw the Toronto Maple Leafs send top scorer Phil Kessel, defenceman Tim Erixon and AHL forward Tyler Biggs to the Pittsburgh Penguins in return for Spaling, forward Kasperi

Kapanen (a first round draft choice in 2014), defenceman Scott Harrington, plus firstand third-round picks from 2016. The rebuilding Maple Leafs will retain $1.2 million of Kessel’s salary in each of the next seven seasons. Kessel, who has exceeded the 30-goal mark in four of the last six seasons, scored 25 goals and 36 assists for Toronto last season. Spaling played only one season in Pittsburgh, recording nine goals and 18 assists

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playoff games. In an article posted on the Leafs official site, assistant general manger Kyle Dubas said the team is “excited” to have acquired Spaling. “He played real well at centre for Nashville, went to the wing last year in Pittsburgh, he’ll come back to centre with us and fill a need for us as he goes into the final year of his contract,” Dubas stated. Spaling did not respond by deadline to an interview request from the Community

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News. However in a July 2 interview with TSN radio, he said he was looking forward to playing in Toronto. “Being from the area and a Leafs fan, that’s exciting. For any player to get a chance to play here is a dream come true, especially for a Canadian player,” he stated. During the interview, Spaling said he felt the team was “heading in the right direction and as a player its fun to be part of something like this.” Spaling also said he hopes

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Teen dies after collapsing during soccer game Local OPP decline to release name and cause of death by Chris Daponte DRAYTON - Members of the local community were shocked and saddened to hear a visiting teen died after col-

lapsing during a soccer game on Canada Day. On July 1 at about 7:51pm local police officers, Mapleton firefighters and Guelph-

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Wellington paramedics responded to Riverside Park in Drayton for a report of a 13-year-old boy “in medical distress,” stated a press release from Wellington County OPP. Constable Cheri Rockefeller explained bystanders at the soccer field started CPR while they waited for emergency crews to arrive. The boy was transported to hospital and was later pronounced dead. “It’s just so sad,” said Rockefeller. She added the boy, who is not from Wellington County, was taking part in an organized soccer game. The Drayton U-14 team was scheduled to play the Wallace #1 team at the time of the incident. Local soccer officials arranged to make counselling available for members of the affected team. Following a post-mortem on July 3 Wellington OPP issued an update stating “respecting the family’s request at this difficult time, the name and the cause of death will not be released.”

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Mapleton CAO terminated FROM PAGE ONE “What I can tell you is I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with the township. I had an amazing staff to work with,” she stated, adding, “The mayor gave me the opportunity to tell my staff myself that I was terminated and I took that opportunity to do that. “I’m going to certainly miss my staff and I’m going to miss the people of Mapleton as well. We had a tremendous Canada Day event and I’ve received lots of phone calls and actually cards in the mail from residents, so I’m going to miss that.”

Sinnamon has been with the township since it was formed through amalgamation in 1999. Prior to that she had been administrative assistant with the Village of Drayton since 1997. Originally Mapleton’s deputy clerk, Sinnamon has been CAO/clerk since June of 1999. McRoberts was hired as public works director June 10, 2014. He has 25 years of experience in public works, including senior management, having served with the Town of South Bruce Peninsula, where he was manager of public works, and the City of Owen Sound as director of operations.

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July 9 - Monthly Meeting Drayton Legion, 15 Elm Street, 8 pm. New members welcome. July 10 - Summer Feast & Silent Auction, Palmerston Legion, 5-7pm. BBQ smoked chop, corn on cob, baked potato, salad, dessert. Adult: $14, Children under 10: $7, preschoolers free. July 13 - Drayton Mapleton Ag Society Monthly meeting, 7:30pm. Drayton Agricultural Building, 49 Elm St. All welcome. July 17 - Monthly Euchre, 8 pm Drayton Legion, 15 Elm Street. All are welcome. July 25 - 4th Annual Kylie’s Care Golf Tournament 10 am Brookfield Golf Club, Cambridge. Proceeds to Evan Conway & Family. Info Pat Singleton 519-622-6550 ext 103. July 27 - Drayton Blood Donor Clinic, 3:30-7:30pm Community Christian School, 35 High Street, Drayton. Book appointments at www.blood.ca or 1-888-236-6283. August 24-28 - Nick and Nathan Spaling’s Hockey School, PMD arena Novice and PeeWee age players. Registration forms available by calling Lorrie Spaling, 519-638-2232.

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Medical calls and accidents generate work for local firefighters

Concert in the Park - Clifford songstress Jaunita Wilkins and Bob McLean of Guelph perform Sunday in Palmerston at the first of the Town of Minto’s 2015 Concert in the Park series. The next events in the series will be held July 19 at the Harriston Train Station and Aug. 16 at the Clifford Rotary Park.

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Concert in the Park series kicks off in Palmerston MINTO - The Minto Cultural Roundtable is hosting the 2nd Annual Concerts in the Park series. The eight finalists from the Songwriters’ Challenge featured on the Town of Minto: Small Town CD are set to perform live in Minto throughout the summer. The series kicked off on July 5 at the Palmerston Railway Museum, with Juanita Wilkins headlining the first concert with Doris Laird and Nicholas Mercuri as opening acts. On July 19 at the Harriston Train Station, Trina Larter and Assorted Affair will be headlin-

ing with Peter Schofield and Kyra Ash as two opening acts. On Aug. 16 at the Clifford Rotary Park, Samantha Glasier will be headlining with Alexandra McRae as the opening act. All concerts are set to begin at 2pm in the afternoon, with admission by donation. Lawn chairs are encouraged. The Town of Minto: Small Town CDs will also be available for purchase at each of the concert venues for only $10. For more information regarding Concerts in the Park, visit www.treasuresofminto.ca

Help available for local tree planting MAPLETON - So you have decided that it makes sense to plant a windbreak on your farm or rural property. Maybe you read about the benefits in a farm newspaper or talked to other farmers who recommended it. Maybe you felt the effects of the dry spring this year and noticed that when the wind picked up, your precious soil was blowing and swirling around. Or, now that we have had all this rain in the last few

weeks, maybe you have seen fields where the planted trees helped slow some of the water flowing off the field, preventing gully erosion. You know that the trees are not going to solve all of your problems, but when you looked around this spring you saw places where it makes sense to get some trees planted. You’re busy and not sure where to start. What do you do? A good place to start is

the Township of Mapleton’s website. You can click on the “Trees for Mapleton” link where you will find information about grants and videos about planting and maintaining windbreaks. You will also see on the webpage that landowners can contact a forestry specialist at GRCA to get one-on-one assistance with their tree planting project. Continued on next page

MAPLETON - Medical calls and motor vehicle accident continue to generate the bulk of the work for Mapleton Fire Rescue. The department responded to 58 calls during the first five months of the year. A report presented to Mapleton council June 23 indicates May was the busiest month, with 19 calls and March the slowest, with only five. Of the 58 calls, 19 were medical-assistance calls, 15 were responses to motor vehicle accidents and seven were for fires. False alarms accounted for an even dozen calls and the department responded to four calls for mutual aid to other departments. Three calls were classified as “other.” Training During the period from January 1 to May 31 fire department members received training on: - fire prevention; - sprinklers, alarms and communication; − first responder re-certification training; − fitness and agility testing; − emergency management simulation; and − preplans for local businesses within the township. In February fire drills were held at two local businesses, with all persons evacuated in less than two minutes.

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Schedule of Events Friday BBQ KCBS Judging Course (2:00pm-6:00pm) FOOD Wings (6:00pm-9:00pm) ENTERTAINMENT Jeff Holdridge (7:00pm-9:00pm) The Moore Boys (9:00pm-11:00pm)

Saturday BBQ Sign in for back yard grillers (8:00am-9:00am) Back Yard Griller Judges Registration (11:00am-2:00pm) Back Yard Griller Judges Meeting (2:00pm-3:00pm) Back Yard Griller Meat Turn-in (3:30pm & 4:00pm) Awards (7:00pm-8:00pm)

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Not so transparent Transparency has become a popular buzzword among municipal councils these days. It’s a word that’s trotted out every time a municipality provides some basic financial information to the community they serve through obligatory reporting requirements, like the reporting of council remuneration. Perhaps the proliferation of the word’s usage is linked to the advent of the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, which has worked it’s way through the legislative system and became law in December of 2014. Whatever the reason, if transparency is to become more than a buzzword, councils will need to apply it a little more realistically moving forward. Ironically, the advent of “transparency” has co-incided with the implementation of the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (known cynically in journalism circles at the Freedom From Information Act), with emphasis at the municipal level, it often seems, on the “privacy” element. It’s understandable, even perhaps proper, that a municipal council would be reluctant to discuss details of, and reasons for, an employee’s termination. While municipal books need to be open for accounting purposes and matters of genuine public interest, there should be some basic levels of privacy afforded even those who work on the public dime. However, that shouldn’t extend to simple confirmation that an employee was terminated. To say that an employee who has been terminated is “no longer with” an organization has become the norm from municipalities in recent years. While this type of vauge explanation is fine for casual inquiries on the telephone or at the front counter, it hardly hits the standard of “transparency” for the purposes of official communication to taxpayers through the media. Termination of municipal employees carries with it financial implications for taxpayers in terms of severance and other costs, particularly when dealing with long-term Sunshine List staffers. It’s at the very least disingenuous to allow it to appear they may have left of their own accord, or perhaps just disappeared. Patrick Raftis

Tree planting help available FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Mark Funk is a forestry specialist who has been helping landowners in Mapleton. He can be reached at 1-866-9004722 or mfunk@grandriver.ca. Perhaps you have heard from other farmers and landowners that Mark is a great help and he listens to what you are thinking about doing and provides some options for you. He can draw up a plan for your farm and get you started. He will figure out which funding option is best for you. There are many of them out there, such as the County’s Rural Water Qual-

ity program, Trees Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Program, Maple Leaves Forever, Green Legacy trees, and if you are not a farmer, the Mapleton Rural NonFarm program. All of these are programs that reduce the costs of trees. Funk even does a lot of the paper work for you! If you are interested in trees, Mark Funk is the guy to call for an on-farm visit. He can advise on what you might need to do to prepare for those trees and how to get off to the right start. Submitted by Liz Samis, Trees for Mapleton committee

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Mower purchase is approved MAPLETON - Council has approved the purchase of a 2014 Ferris Model No. IS 5100 diesel zero turn riding lawnmower from McGavin Farm Equipment Ltd. for $7,195.00 plus HST including the tradein value. The purchase was approved at the June 23 meeting. The bid was the lowest of four received once trade-in value was factored in.

Patriotic favour- The lawn of Alma area residents Carl and Marg Hall was decorated in fine fashion for the Canada Day Holiday on July . photo by Caroline Sealey

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE MAPLETON ZONING BY-LAW AND NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION, ZBA2015-06, 07 AND 08 TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Mapleton has received complete applications to consider proposed amendments 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 the three applications at their meeting scheduled for:

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Location of the Lands (ZBA2015-06 and ZBA2015-07) There are two properties subject to the proposed amendments as follows: PART A - Part Lot 18, Concession 1 (Peel), Municipally known as 7307 Wellington Rd 86. With an area of 7.6 ha (18.8ac). PART B - Part Lot 18, Concession 1 (Peel), for rail line. With an area of 1.4 ha (3.6 ac). The properties are located in the Hamlet of Wallenstein. The Purpose and Effect of the Applications PART A – ZBA2015-06, this proposed amendment would amend the site specific zoning (RIN-31.259) on the eastern portion of the subject lands to allow a 0m setback for the parking area and buffer area along the southern property line. PART B – ZBA2015-07, this proposed amendment would amend the zoning to allow the parking of trucks in addition to requiring an adequate landscaping buffer along the Kissing Bridge trail. The amendments are required in order to facilitate the expansion of the Wallenstein Feed Mill (WFS) and associated parking area. The current zoning of the WFS (Part A) property requires a parking setback and landscape buffer from the adjacent Kissing Bridge Trail (KBT) lands (Part B). WFS is proposing to utilize a portion of these lands for their parking and will be relocating and reconstructing the KBT and providing a landscape buffer between the parking and the trail. Location of the Lands (ZBA2015-08) The lots subject to the proposed amendments are legally described as Registered Plan of Subdivision 61M-192, Lot 39 with a civic address of 118 Ridgeview Drive, and Parts 4 and 5, RP 61R11550, with frontage on Wellington Rd 8. The Purpose and Effect of the Application The purpose and effect of the proposed amendment is to remove the holding symbol from 118 Ridgeview Drive. At the same time, the holding symbol is to be added to Parts 4 and 5, RP 61R11550, the vacant lot at the corner of Ridgeview Dr. and Pioneer Dr. The holding provisions are being changed to reflect the transfer of sewage allocation from one area to another. 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. 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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MAPLETON MUSINGS Column courtesy of Mapleton Historical Society

Bosworth – business locations Sometimes researching the available information about a small community leaves one with more questions than answers. One such case is the former hamlet of Bosworth, situated at the intersection of Wellington County Roads 7 and 11, three kilometers north east of Drayton. The location of the newer homes at that corner indicate where smaller parcels of land were severed from the original farms. It has always puzzled me there is no indication of any small acreages for businesses located on the north east cor-

ner, the south one-half of Lot 1, Concession 14, Peel Township. Samuel Proctor received the crown deed for this farm in 1856. Ownerships recorded in the 1999 Peel Township history show no severances. Recently I discovered copies of a couple of letters Robert Homes sent to the Drayton Advocate in 1938 and 1939. Holmes recalls his boyhood memories of Bosworth from about 1861 and onward. He mentioned that the Proctor brothers had a general store, John Wesley Fawcett and Sam Haight had a shop and that Louis Broupre had built the Commercial Hotel on the

Proctor farm. Mr. Holmes also recalled there was a quite large area fenced off on the same farm where the monthly cattle fairs were held on the last Saturday of the month. These cattle fairs were held at Mildmay, Clifford, Harriston, Teviotdale and then Bosworth (and probably other centres along the way) before the monthly cattle fair at Guelph on the first Wednesday of each month. Apparently buyers would purchase cattle from each location and herd them along to the next, as he mentions there would be from 60 to 80 head of cattle by the time they reached Boswoth.

He mentioned many businesses in Bosworth but we are not sure if they were operating at the same time. Charles Draper, general store and post master, Sam Weir, blacksmith, Ira Borrows, coffin maker, John Draper, agent for pianos and sewing machines, the first hotel, the Ontario House, was built by a German fellow and sold to Martin Schneider, then Mr. Zingg, Bill Markle and Dave and Bill Shaw. This hotel had an open shed with an outside stairway to reach a hall used for public meeting and where sometimes, around 1872, the Primitive Methodist congregation had Sunday eve-

ning services conducted by Rev. Timothy Gavon. He mentioned the Every family who owned a farm where they operated a cheese factory. He also wrote of the Every, Proctor, Fawcett, Burrows, Lowes and Johnson families who one would guess had children his age at that time. The 1871-72 Wellington County Directory confirms that Louis Boupre was the proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, and William Shaw proprietor of Ontario House, that the population was 150, W. H. Dunham had a cabinet factory, Green & Lowes were millers, Wm. Scott was a gen-

eral merchant, Wm. Stubbs and J. W. Lowes were carpenters, John Francis a boot and show maker, J. W. Fawcett the school teacher, Wm. Markle postmaster, Richard Hall mailcarrier, Wm. Chester toll gate keeper and Conrad Hawse the constable. Since many of these names do not appear on land ownership records one can only conclude that agreements were made to either lease existing buildings or in some cases to erect new ones to accommodate the residential and business needs of this small community. Submitted by Jean Campbell

MPP Pettapiece continues campaign against pension plan for Ontario workers by Patrick Raftis PERTH-WELLINGTON – MPP Randy Pettapiece says the Liberal government is turning a deaf ear to local businesses and employees concerned about its Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP). However, government officials say the Conservative member is using misinformation to make his case. In May, Pettapiece held public information meetings on the ORPP in Stratford and Mount Forest, where he says people expressed “wide-ranging concerns about the government’s plan to impose a new payroll tax of up to 1.9 per cent.” On June 30, Pettapiece followed up with an open letter to Associate Minister of Finance Mitzie Hunter, the minister responsible for the ORPP. “Your own government’s estimates show that every $6 billion the ORPP payroll tax collects will translate into some 54,000 lost jobs,” Pettapiece stated in a press release quoting from the letter. However ministry communications advisor Clancy Zeifman, a spokesperson for Hunter, said the estimates Pettapiece refers to come from dated and unrelated research.

“The document being referred to is a two-year-old report looking at revenue tools for transportation investment. The government rejected this specific tool and the document makes no mention of, nor has anything to do with, the ORPP,” stated Zeifman in an email. He added, “There is considerable evidence indicating that enhanced retirement savings would be good for the economy in the long run. Economists like former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge have said that the short-term impact of an enhancement like this would be offset by the longterm gains to the economy. “As well, internal documents from the federal Ministry of Finance show that CPP enhancement would be a good thing for the long-term health of the Canadian economy.” Pettapiece said small businesses stand to be hardest hit by the ORPP and many are just breaking even as it is. “Many of those will have to stop hiring or reduce benefits when the ORPP comes into effect,” he said. The MPP said the government is “ignoring the impact on not-for-profits, including charities, churches and community

organizations” represented at the information meetings. “As many of them rely on donations, membership fees and government funding, they simply do not have the means to cover this new expense.” Pettapiece also contends that although Hunter came to Stratford in February to conduct hearings on the ORPP, the government made little effort to publicize that event in advance “except to those already supportive of the government’s plans. “The business community was all but shut out,” Pettapiece stated. But Zeifman said the government “remains committed to working with business as we move forward with the implementation of the ORPP.” He added, “Throughout the public consultation we hosted earlier this year, Minister Hunter held community consultations in more than 10 municipalities, participated in roundtables with a range of sectors from business to agriculture to non-profits, and met with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and local chambers several times. Additionally, the Ministry of Finance received over a thousand written submissions.”

Zeifman said the government is currently in the process of analyzing feedback “in order to ensure we create the best plan possible for the people of the province.” To help businesses adjust, he notes, enrolment in the ORPP would occur in stages, beginning with the largest employers. And contributions would be phased in over two years. As well, the ORPP will be implemented in 2017 to coincide with expected reductions in Employment Insurance premiums. Pettapiece said he informed the minister in his letter that many of his constituents “were surprised that although they could be paying into the ORPP for the rest of their career, they may never receive any benefits. “With a 40-year contribution time frame, you will be taxing employers and employees, leaving them with even less to save for their own retirements,” Pettapiece wrote to Hunter. Zeifman said the 40-year time frame reference is “erro-

neous” (some of the government’s promotional material used examples of potential payouts based on people who paid premiums for 40 years), and that everyone who contributes to the plan will receive benefits. “It is incorrect to say that you have to pay into the plan

for 40 years in order to receive the benefit,” Zeifman told the Community News in a telephone interview. “It is a true pension plan. You pay into it for a certain amount of time and in the end you get a certain amount of money based on what you paid into it and for how long.”

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MAPLETON BUSINESS PROFILE Drayton Food Market offers fresh, local food and great customer service The Community News, Friday, December 13, 2013 PAGE FIVE

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“From the beginning, my delivery service is available (PC) and No Name products goals for the business were to to seniors and shut ins on a including PC Organic and Blue offer a wide variety of food weekly basis. A fully-stocked Menu. Look for new items products at competitive prices, LCBO and Beer Store offer- arriving weekly. “With the addition of a saving my customers time and ing a selection of fine spirits money by avoiding a drive out and beer, is located on the generator, I can ensure that all food in the store remains of town for groceries,â€? Ramage premises. In addition to an expanded frozen, refrigerated and fresh said. The store boasts an in- gluten free, healthy eating and and business continues on as store butcher, bakery and deli Dutch food section, Ramage usual during power outages,â€? counter. Daily lunch specials, recently added Caudles fresh Ramage said. Outside of the store, Ramage rotisserie chicken, Chester’s fish, Heat & Serve Meals 2 Go, Chicken pieces and wedg- individual desserts and snacks, is affiliated with the Canadian Federation of Independent es provide quick and easy bar cakes and cupcakes. Ramage has been working Grocers,(CFIG) sitting on the meals for customers with busy lifestyles. Pre-ordered meat, diligently within the grocery Beer and Wine Board and is a cheese, vegetable, fruit and community and is proud to board member of Distribution dessert trays are available announce that Drayton Food Canada Inc. (DCI), a buying group grocery Market has secured the abilalong with baskets for anylighting, shopping experience andfor heindependent credits his friendly dĂŠcor. The gift bright, attractive modern stores. work ity to sell all President’s Choice occasion. Phone and atmosphere staff and family for theirRamage’s teamwork hard in helping interior design and orders a welcoming sphere will captivate you immediately. contribute to the sense this is no ordinary trip to him to achieve his goals. He is thrilled to be part of this vibrant community and notes it is o offer take out and catering services fill a prescription. “It’s very exciting to be able to develop this very important for him to give back to the comopen Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm rdays 9am to 4pm. Before or after business venture,â€? says Hanna, adding The Script munity. The Prescription Shoppe supports local Delicious Coffee | Kawartha Dairy Ice Cream a delicious experience at The Script CafĂŠ is just another way to inspire residents to schools’ fundraising initiatives and activities Ice cream cakes for all occasions ners can take the opportunity to shop shop and dine local. He also hopes it will inspire and the Palmerston Lions Club. The Prescription Baking from Anna Mae’s prescriptions filled. The Prescription other Palmerston businesses and entrepreneurs Shoppe and Fashion Patio offer customerFreshly made waffle cones OutdoorShoppe friendly shopping hours: Monday to Friday 9am offers complete pharmaceutical care in to take a second look at Palmerston’s potential. Paninis, sandwiches, soups & Free WiFi He is also quite pleased they contribute by to 6pm and Saturdays 9am to 3pm. Free local ment store setting. In addition to home and toasted westerns re, compounding services, and ostomy offering local employment. Hanna’s 30 years delivery to the surrounding area is available for prescriptions and every Wednesday seniors save The Fashion Shoppe boasts a complete of experience as a pharmacist and21businessWELLINGTON ST. S., DRAYTON 83 fashions Wellington St S, man Drayton, assisted Ontario him in identifying the519-502-8325 needs of 15%. Drop by for a pleasurable shopping and upscale women’s and acceswww.mapletonfw.com dining experience, 261 Main St., Palmerston. the local community - working hard with the cluding unique519-638-5112 wedding and reception Mon-Fri: 6am-9pm Prescription Shoppe and Fashion Shoppe: that7am-9pm work. The ns, party favours, hair care accessories, town to develop new business modelsSat: | Sun: 11am-8:30pm 9am-5pm 9am-6pm Hanna’s goal| Sat is to9am-noon continue to offer a one-stop 519-343-3912. The Script CafĂŠ: 519-417-8574. ks and giftsHours: for all Tues-Thurs occasions, plus home | Fri

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Poverty A few years back I was part of a group that decided to volunteer for a night in downtown Toronto to help the poor. We traveled downtown and met at a Salvation Army location. There we were teamed up in groups of three, a regular volunteer and two of us newcomers. We walked around the downtown core of the city and handed out “brown bag lunches” to the poor of the city on a Friday night. The regular volunteer knew most of the people we met up with by name. We stopped and chatted with the people. Some were quite willing to talk; others not so much. It was an eye opener work-

ing with the Salvation Army, but especially working with the poor. I have since encountered all kinds of people facing various forms and extremes of poverty. Poverty is real, and it happens for many reasons. Some face poverty because of some kind of inherent disadvantage. For example, some people are born with mental and/or physical disabilities and as such face a life of challenges not the least of which is trying to pay the rent and put food on the table. Some people face poverty as a result of natural disasters or major economic shifts. For example, in 2010 approximately 1.5 million people were displaced following a 7.0 earthquake. Five years later according to a Jan 6, 2015 article on CNN website, 85,000 people are still

displaced. Surely, at least some of those are among the poor. As another example, consider a factory closure. How many families will face financial hardship following that plant’s closure? They weren’t fired for behavior or performance. They were simply victims of an economic decision not of their own making. Another cause for poverty is moral. My heart goes out to the many single women who are trying to raise children on their own because their husbands, the fathers of their children failed in their moral obligations. How many fathers fail to make support payments? Many divorces occur because of marital infidelity, with the result that children are now living in poverty because the one or the other parent has run off with someone else.

poor. In Leviticus chapter 19, verses 9-10 we read about how God directs the farmers of Israel to be careful how they harvest. He specifically asks them not to harvest the entire field. He tells them to leave a portion so that the poor in the area can go into the field and harvest some for themselves. It’s not a handout, but it is help. So the poor have the dignity of being able to work, and receive the reward for their labor. Not long ago, I heard the story of a man who owned a wood working shop and used to sweep up the sawdust at the end of the day. He discovered there was a market for the sawdust and decided to start selling it. Then reflecting on this passage in Leviticus, decided to open his shop up at the end of the day for the poor to come

Seeing that some poverty does come because of moral failure we have to ask the question: how can we prevent it? At the core, the only real solution is for major transformation in the lives of people. Jesus is the One who can do that. Being God in the flesh, He lived out perfect righteousness and died to pay the penalty for all of the unrighteous. This made a way for us to have a transformed heart, one which will result in a desire to work hard for a living, be faithful to our families and trust Him to provide for us no matter what disaster strikes in our lives that is out of our control. The Christian Bible is filled with statements about God’s particular concern for the poor. In fact, very early in the book of Leviticus, God establishes a plan that will provide for the

and sweep, and they could then in turn sell the sawdust they had swept up and keep the proceeds for themselves. So here is my question for all of us - how are you helping the poor? Every human being is made in the image of God. Every human being has value in God’s eyes. So when we see others suffering in poverty, it should cause us great concern. Their suffering should matter to us. So what creative ways can you think of to help the poor? Back in the 1980’s it was several Christian churches that came together and formed the Centre Wellington Food Bank (centrewellingtonfoodbank. org). Perhaps your solution will be to send money or food to them. That certainly would be a great start to helping combat poverty in our community.

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PAGE EIGHT The Community News, Friday, July 10, 2015

Bike parade - Mapleton youngsters decorated their bicycles in Canada Day style and paraded around the fairgrounds at the township’s July 1 celebrations. LEFT: Mayor Neil Driscoll leading the way on a three-wheeler. RIGHT: Conner Woodham of the Moorefield area brought along an extra large passenger, decorated in Canada Day garb. photos by Caroline Sealey Environment award - The latest recipient of “The Gold Box” is Janet Katerberg of Drayton. The Gold Medal Recycler award is given to Wellington County residents whose blue boxes, placed out for collection, are identified by the collection drivers as being exceptional. Materials placed in the blue boxes are clean, properly sorted, bundled where appropriate and have no unacceptable items. The program also includes blue boxes taken to recycling facilities in the county. Each year, 25 gold boxes are handed out to deserving Wellington County residents. photo by Caroline Sealey

Have at it! - Megan Chittich (blue) and Nikki Clayfield (red) of Drayton battled it out in the jousting arena.

Canada Day fling - Cara Wing, left and Brianna Wing of Moorefield, students at Blue Bonnet Lassies of Fergus, performed highland dances at the Canada Day festivities.

Musical talent - The Lucas Rogerson Band performed at the fairgrounds in Drayton on Canada Day.

Dunk tank fun - Fire Chief Rick Richardson flashed a thumbs up after a dunking. The dunk tank was one of the popular booths at the Canada Day celebrations held at the Drayton Agricultural Fairgrounds on July 1.

Happy retirement - The Drayton RBC branch honoured 25-year employee Linda Cherrey with a retirement open house on June 26. Client care manager Karl Pilatzke and Cherrey cut the a cake created for the occasion. Cherrey started her employment with the bank at its Wellington Street location, the current site of The Daisy Mart. The present location of the branch was sold to the Royal Bank by Cherrey’s husband’s family. She plans on spending time with her family, golfing, sewing and relaxing. photo by Caroline Sealey

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