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Rodeo action - The second annual Mapleton Rodeo was a success benefiting from great weather, top calibre rodeo participants, enthusiastic spectators and a massive volunteer effort. The event, organized by the Drayton Kinsmen and Moorefield Optimist clubs was held in Moorefield. The third annual rodeo has already been scheduled for July 2015. photos by Meagan Leonard More photos on page 5
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Canada Day demo - The Drayton Skatepark Committee organized a board and bike demonstration at the agricultural hall in Drayton on Canada Day. Pictured with an illustration of the proposed skate park layout are, from left: front, Jo-Anne Brown and Dahl Atin; back, Nathan Wiens and Nick Wiens. The event was one of numerous activities around the township held as part of a celebration of Mapleton Township’s 15th anniversary. photo by Caroline Sealey
Council agrees to plan to appoint election compliance committee MAPLETON - Mapleton council has agreed to a Wellington County plan to delegate authority to create a joint compliance audit committee for the upcoming municipal election to closed meeting investigator Norm Gamble.
CAO Patty Sinnamon reported at the June 24 meeting the Municipal Elections Act requires every municipality and school board appoint a compliance audit committee prior to Oct. 1. The committee is authorized to address any requests
for an audit of a candidate’s election campaign finances. Sinnamon explained the county and the member municipality clerks agreed to recommend that a joint committee be appointed and that Gamble be delegated the authority to
appoint the members, in order to maintain independence from the council members. Gamble is also the township’s closed meeting investigator. Under the Municipal Elections Act, any elector who is entitled to vote in an election
and believes on reasonable grounds that a candidate has contravened a provision of the act pertaining to election campaign finances, may apply in writing to the clerk for a compliance audit of the candidate’s election campaign finances.
Underground Railroad Festival branches out, moves indoors by Patrick Raftis FERGUS – The Underground Railroad Music Festival is spreading out and will be held in three venues around Ontario this fall. The festival, previously a one-day summer event held in Mapleton, was put on hiatus by organizer Diana Braithwaite in 2013, with the idea of making it a semi-annual event. The 2014 festival will be the fifth since it was initiated by Braithwaite, a Toronto-based musician and a descendant of the original black settlers of the Queen’s Bush area. The first two festivals were held in Glen Allan, which was considered a main terminus of the Underground Railroad, the term for a series of safe houses and individuals who helped black slaves reach Canada from the United States in the early 1800s. The event was moved to Drayton’s Centennial Park in 2011 to take advantage of parking and other facilities. It was originally conceived
as a way to recognize the history of the Underground Railroad and the black pioneers of the Queen’s Bush settlement This year the festival will be held over three days, Sept. 26-28, kicking off with a show at the Fergus Grand Theatre Sept. 26. The event will move to St. Catharines at the First Grantham United Church on Saturday, and wrap up on Sunday at Hugh’s Room in Toronto. “They’re all indoor venues and the weather is not a factor. We’re also reaching three main places where people settled,â€? said Braithwaite. Braithwaite said the festival had been growing steadily and organizers wanted to extend its reach. “So I thought, we’ll go indoors and see what the audience is like but at the same time, we’ll have an opportunity to have three audiences ‌ a wider audience I guess is what it is,â€? she explained. Braithwaite is particularly excited to be bringing the fesMain St. W. Palmerston
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tival to Fergus. “Fergus has a special place because of the fact Richard Pierpoint settled there and Wellington County has a rich tradition of early black history,� she noted. Festival lineup Braithwaite, who will perform in the show with her partner Chris Whiteley, said a number of acts, from both Canada and the United States have been booked to take part in the show, but she anticipates additional acts will be added. Among those scheduled to perform are Atlanta-based blues artist Zakiya Hooker, daughter of legendary blues artist John Lee Hooker and, from South Carolina, and the Georgia Sea Islands, traditional singers the Georgia Gullah ring shouters Tickets to the Fergus performance can be obtained from the Fergus Grand Theatre or on their website at: www.fergusgrandtheatre.ca. For more updates watch undergroundrailroadmusicfestival.com
Festival on the move - Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley will be among the performers at the 2014 Underground Railroad Music Festival, which will be held at three venues, including the Fergus Grand Theatre, this fall. Previous versions of the festival had been held in Glen Allan and Drayton. submitted photo
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Whales nominated for national farm award ALMA – A Mapleton family is among the finalists for this year’s Dairy Farm Sustainability Award. The Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) recently announced Korb, Kelly, Bruce and Deborah Whale’s Clovermead Farms operation is one of four finalists for the national award, which is sponsored by DeLaval Canada. “We are pleased to take the opportunity of Environment Week to present the award to the four finalists,� stated Wally Smith, DFC president in a press release. “This year again, we have farmers who have shown innovative management practices, which we want to celebrate and share with all Canadians. This award recognizes the dedication of these farmers towards sustainable farming and they are among the best environmental stewards in our country.� Continued on page 3
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by Patrick Raftis MOOREFIELD – A popular Dutch music and comedy troupe will make its Canadian debut here this weekend. The all-female group Twee Recht Twee Averecht will bring their cabaret-style show to the Community Maryborough Centre on July 12. The group, whose name is a knitting reference which translates as Two Purl Two Straight has been performing across The Netherlands for the past three decades. They will also stage a show at the Woodstock Little Theatre on July 19. The group’s Ontario appearances are being arranged by Mapleton resident Janna Marks, who learned of their act while visiting family in Holland a few years ago. Her sister-in-law invited Marks to attend one of the group’s performances, which she enjoyed. “I had such a good time. They’re so funny, and so close
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to yourself.” Twee Recht Twee Averecht’s website describes the show, performed entirely in Dutch, as a musical and drama performance that holds up a mirror to contemporary society. Marks’ sister-in-law knew one of the group and suggested the pair join them for drinks after seeing the show. Marks mentioned that another group from the Netherlands had performed in Woodstock the previous year and said, “wouldn’t it be great if you came to Cana-
da and did the show.” “So they said, ‘Okay, you arrange it, we’ll come over,’” Marks recalls. While she has no experience as a show promoter, Marks wanted to provide an opportunity for local residents to see the show and agreed to make the arrangements. Ticket information The troupe members are treating the mini-tour partly as a holiday, as only one of them has ever been to Canada before. Marks feels the show will go over well, based on their experiences in their homeland. “The reviews are always good. All the halls are sold out,” she said, adding, “They must be good if they’re 30 years doing this.” show Moorefield The starts at 8pm and doors open at 7:30pm. For tickets to either show contact Marks by phone at 519-848-251 or 519-9942521 or email jannie@everus. ca.
Candidate enters race for council MAPLETON - Another Mapleton candidate has thrown her hat into the ring for the Oct. 27 municipal election. Nadia Sommerville of Drayton recently filed nomination papers to run for the position of councillor. She joins declared candidates Albert Runstedler of Drayton, Angie Culp of Drayton and Lori Woodham of the Moorefield area in vying for four positions. Current Mapleton councillors Neil Driscoll and Jim Curry have declared their intention to run for mayor. Incumbent county councillor John Green is again running for the position in Ward 2, which includes Mapleton.
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Mapleton celebrates anniversary on Canada Day
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they have planted roughly 50,000 trees as part of their forest management and efforts to stabilize stream banks and reduce wind erosion through windbreaks. Other finalists are: - Wietze and Natalie Dykstra of Dykstra Farms, Knowlesville, New Brunswick); Stéphane, Claude and Ginette Robert of Ferme Clobert Inc., SaintBonaventure, Quebec); and - Bill Vanderkooi of Bakerview EcoDairy, Abbotsford, British Columbia.
Pettapiece says Throne Speech neglects needs of riding residents QUEEN’S PARK - The provincial government’s Throne Speech fails to address the needs of local communities, says Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece. After being sworn in on July 3, Pettapiece attended the Throne Speech, which opened the new legislative session and set out the government’s agenda for the coming years. “Today’s Throne Speech shows that the government has no plans to rein in its overspending,” Pettapiece said. “Only a day after Ontario’s debt outlook was changed from stable to negative, the government now says it will spend even more.” While affirming Ontario’s As2 credit rating on July 2, Moody’s Investment Service changed its Ontario debt outlook from stable to negative, citing concerns over the Liberal government’s ability to eliminate a $12.5 billion deficit by 2017-18 as scheduled. Guelph MPP Liz Sandals, the Liberal education minister said in a press release that her government, “has a plan to open Ontario to new opportunities, new jobs and new growth. “We’ll make Ontario a North American leader in clean-water technology, expand post-secondary education and create an online university to help Ontarians get the training they need for the good jobs of the future,” she stated.
Aspects of the speech, highlighted by Sandals include: - a new Water Opportunities Act to take advantage of the province’s expertise in cleanwater technology to create more jobs in Ontario; - 20,000 more student spaces in colleges and universities; - a new Ontario Online Institute; - new legislation to improve accountability in the health care system; and - capitalizing on northwestern Ontario’s deposits of chromite, “while working with northerners and Aboriginal communities and continuing to protect half of the northern boreal forest.” Pettapiece said the government’s agenda does not address the priorities his constituents have told him are important. “The Liberals seem to be focused on improving transit and infrastructure in Greater Toronto and Hamilton to the tune of $15 billion with no plan to pay for it. At the same time, they don’t even address rural transit issues,” he said. In a July 3 press release, Pettapiece states that since first elected in 2011, he has advocated for GO service to Stratford, improved transit options for local communities, and support for local infrastructure projects including the former Connecting Link program. However at the outset of the recent provincial election campaign Pettapiece was
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non-committal about the prospects of a Conservative government restoring Connecting Link funding to municipalities. Asked by the Community News if the issue would be addressed by the Tories during the campaign, Pettapiece said, “It may be… We are going to bring out an election platform that would try to save municipalities money. This is what they are looking for.” The Throne Speech also laid out the government’s intent to create an Ontario Pension Plan, which Pettapiece said would add to “the financial pressures that many workers and employers already face.” The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan, introduced in the speech, is slated to be available to people who do not already have a workplace pension plan, starting in 2017. Its aim is to double the benefits retirees receive from the Canada Pension Plan. “It is unacceptable that the government ignored the concerns we’ve heard many times,” said Pettapiece. “This plan does not address energy costs, access to health care services or debt repayment.” Pettapiece said he looks forward to raising these issues in the legislature.
Township celebration - Mapleton celebrated its 15th anniversary on Canada Day with a wide range of activities throughout the municipality. TOP, ABOVE RIGHT: The Conestoga Sailing Club organized a boat parade on Conestogo Lake on July 1. ABOVE: Lysje Nycamp, front, and Annette Curry work their way through the rough at the Farmer’s Golf course at Mapleton’s Organic Dairy, while RIGHT: Jim Curry sinks a putt. photos by Patrick Raftis
KEEPING COOL - RIGHT: Dressed in red for Canada Day, Alma residents Ben Wagner, Brodie Skerritt and Piper Wagner enjoy a cool treat in the village on July 1. photo by Caroline Sealey
Correction Reflections column author misidentified The author of the Reflections column published on page 6 of the July 4 issue of The Community News was incorrectly identified. The column was written by Laurie Langdon. The Community News regrets the error.
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Fighting crime online You can do everything else on line, why not “call” the police. The Ontario Provincial Police are hoping a new online reporting system will improve efficiency and result in more crimes being reported. The Citizen Self Reporting system will enable the public to report specific occurrences from a computer. Police say the system will offer the public another way to report certain types of incidents which are not an emergency, by completing a report online at their convenience. The system is basically an internet-based crime reporting system through which people can report certain crimes such as lost property, theft from vehicles, and property damage, without an officer having to be dispatched. However, an officer will attend if requested by the complainant. Among the crimes that can be reported through the system are: - lost or missing property under $5,000 in value; - lost or stolen license plates or validation stickers; - theft from a vehicle of property valued under $5,000; - mischief/damage to a vehicle under $5,000; - mischief/damage to property (other than a vehicle) under $5,000; and - theft under $5,000. The public is asked not to use the system for emergencies, occurrences outside of OPP jurisdiction or involving identifiable suspects, injuries or weapons. Occurrences involving drugs or gambling (including lottery tickets), passports or unattached license plates or unplated vehicles should also be reported through regular police telephone numbers. The OPP are anticipating that Citizen Self Reporting will be beneficial to both the public and the police. It will provide a convenient alternative to the citizens of Ontario, while allowing frontline officers to focus their efforts on other enforcement and crime prevention strategies within our communities. By providing people with another option for reporting crimes, the OPP is hopeful that more incidents will be reported, resulting in the collection of information to develop future crime prevention initiatives. While it seems hard to imagine given the level of personal violation most crime victims feel, far too many crimes end up going unreported because victims are reluctant to put themselves through the regular channels of the justice system for what they perceive as a relatively minor occurrence. Online reporting would appear to be a good tool to fight that trend. Citizens can access the system through opp.ca. Patrick Raftis
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Nominations may be made by completing and filing in the office of the Clerk, nominations on the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed nomination filing fee of $200.00 for the Head of Council and $100.00 for all other offices (Councillor, County Councillor, School Board Trustee). The filing fee is payable by cash, certified cheque, money order payable to the Township of Mapleton or by an electronic method of payment that the clerk specifies. A nomination must be signed by the candidate and may be filed in person or by an agent from January 1, 2014 to September 11, 2014 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and on September 12, 2014 (Nomination Day) between 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
VOTING DAY - Monday, October 27, 2014 (10:00 am – 8:00 pm) to be elected: Municipal Council: Mayor (1 to be elected) Councillors (4 to be elected) (Nomination papers to be filed with the Clerk of the Township of Mapleton) County Council: County Councillor Ward 2 (1 to be elected) (Nomination papers to be filed with the Clerk of the Township of Mapleton) School Board Trustees Upper Grand District School Board (English Public) 1 to be elected For Townships of Mapleton and Wellington North and Town of Minto Nomination to be filed with the Clerk, Township of Wellington North Wellington County Catholic District School Board (English Separate) 1 to be elected For Townships of Centre Wellington, Mapleton and Wellington North and Town of Minto Nomination to be filed with the Clerk, Township of Centre Wellington Conseil Scolaire de District Catholique Centre-Sud (French Separate) 1 to be elected For Counties of Wellington and Dufferin, City of Brampton and Town of Caledon) Nomination to be filed with the Clerk, City of Brampton Conseil Scolaire de District Centre-Sud-Ouest (French Public) 1 to be elected For Counties of Wellington, Middlesex, Perth, Huron, Elgin and Region of Waterloo Nomination form to be filed with the Clerk, City of London Patty Sinnamon, CAO Clerk, Returning Officer Township of Mapleton P.O. Box 160, 7275 Sideroad 16 Drayton, ON N0G 1P0 519.638.3313 x 24 psinnamon@mapleton.ca
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Mapleton Musings Column courtesy of Mapleton Historical Society
Moorefield Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute Sometimes the results of a spur of the moment meeting have a big impact on a community. Such is the case with the Moorefield Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute. It all began in 1904 when Frank Short was delegated to meet a speaker from the Ontario Department of Agriculture who was arriving by train. The man was scheduled to speak at the Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute meeting being held in Moorefield that day. To Shortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surprise the speaker was accompanied by Mrs. S. M. Clemens. She stated she wished to speak with the ladies of the community about
tainly they were attentive to. Clemensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; message about the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute with the motto of for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Home and Country.â&#x20AC;? The ladies were inspired and decided to form a branch. Moorefield Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute was organized in February of 1904. Unfortunately the early records of the branch were lost when a fire destroyed the Moorefield Post Office in 1933. However a list of the presidents and secretaries has survived. Mrs. Alex Malcolmson was the first president and Miss Blanche Findlay the first secretary. Mrs. Malcolmson, who was the wife of a leading Moorefield busi-
the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute, a new womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organization formed in 1897 under the leadership of Adelaide Hoodless. One would suspect Short had heard of this organization because members of the Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute had encouraged the formation of branches in other communities. Short walked down the main street of Moorefield, only a couple of blocks from the railway station. He made contact with and invited as many ladies as he could to come to Cleggâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall to hear what Clemens had to say. There is no record of how many ladies attended, but cer-
ness man, was president for the initial three years and over the years again served as president another five times, the last in 1940. True to the motto the ladies strove to improve their home and community and serve their country. During World War I the Moorefield Branch worked with the Red Cross knitting over 100 pairs of socks and sewing countless garments and sheets for the war effort. They also sent boxes of personal supplies to the local men serving overseas. Again during the Second World War they worked as diligently for the war efforts. The Community Park was
purchased by the municipality in 1922 and the Moorefield Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute has taken on improvements at the park as their special project many times. They have provided benches, tables, a new roof on the pavilion, and had a band stand built. Both the pavilion and band stand have been replaced by the community hall. They organized a Christmas program and a visit from Santa with bags of candy for the children in 1927. An annual event that continued for the next 26 years. In 1933 they purchased a piano and replaced a roll-up curtain with velvet draw cur-
tains on the stage in the second story auditorium of the township hall. They also purchased dishes, card tables and chairs making the township hall meeting rooms more useful for the community. It is noteworthy that the Institute initiated the first annual garbage collection in Moorefield in the spring of 1927. They continued to fund this collection until it was taken over by the municipality in 1945. Unfortunately the branch was disbanded some years ago, their fate determined by declining membership. submitted by Jean Campbell
Alma WI members take a mystery tour ALMA - Alma Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s June meeting was a mystery tour. After lunch in Belwood, the group travelled to Fergus to Highland Manor to tour the new seniors apartments. Three residents of Highland Manor joined the group for the business meeting in one of the gathering rooms. They were: Jean Austin, turned 101 on July 4, Vi Martin who will be 103 on July 21. and Thelma Bosomworth who is a life member of Alma WI. The ladies were all presented with a plant. A report was read on the recent WI Rocks rally held in Stoney Creek with 500 members attending. Final plan were made for four members who will be attending the provincial conference from July 11-14 at the University of Guelph Campus at Ridgetown. Plans were also made for the Alma WI display for the Drayton Fair in August on the theme â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Field to Table.â&#x20AC;? A donation was made to the Alma Community Centre where the group holds monthly meetings. President Shirley Fletcher is planning a surprise for the summer meeting on Aug. 25.
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By Dave Tiessen, Pastor, Bethel Mennonite Church (Elora)
Let us pause in life’s pleasures Today, as I write, it is Canada Day, and like most of us I am enjoying a leisurely holiday on a beautiful, summer day. On this day I am once again very thankful that in the 1920s the Dominion of Canada saw fit to welcome thousands of my people seeking to flee the communist revolution in Russia. During the Russian Revolution, when all government rule and order had disintegrated, the Mennonite people of south Russia (actually what is now the Ukraine) suffered terribly from bands of anarchists who murdered, raped and thieved with abandon. Then the civil war battles between the Red and White armies raged back and forth through their communities and farms. When the new Communist government took control a devastating famine and plagues of disease
killed many. My grandparents lost farms and possessions to the revolutionaries and the anarchists, several of their malnourished children died, and my paternal grandmother perished in the famine. By the middle 1920s it seemed like maybe the worst of the oppression and suffering was over and many of the ‘Russian’ Mennonites as they called themselves hoped that saner leaders in government would let valuable farms and industries be re-established for the good of the country and the new government. Thus there was a vigorous debate over whether to emigrate to Canada or not. Not all jumped at the chance when it became possible to leave and some chose to stay hoping to return to the good and prosperous life they had known before the Revolution. Eventually, between 1923 and 1930, less than half of the Mennonites in Russia emigrated to Canada, the United States, and Paraguay, while those that stayed were doomed
to great suffering. Both of my parental families were bound and determined to leave, and applied and were accepted as immigrants by Canada. My paternal grandfather set out in September of 1925 with nine children in tow, and on the train out of Russia the youngest, a 14-month-old daughter died, and he sent her body back to their village for burial with acquaintances they met at a train station who were going the other way. My maternal grandparents left in 1926 and made it to Southampton, England where they were supposed to board an ocean ship for passage to Canada. Unfortunately one of the young children was diagnosed with the eye disease trachoma, and my grandmother, greatly expectant, had to remain there with her three daughters while my grandfather left with their only son for Canada. While so detained, my grandmother gave birth to her second son. All of these families eventually landed in Quebec there
to board the trains that would take them to the prairies. Just weeks after reaching Manitoba my widowed grandfather married a widow he knew from the old country – a ‘marriage of necessity’ fairly common in those days to ensure the survival of both handicapped families. The newlyweds and their 12 children settled in western Manitoba and farmed on shares, often losing farms that they had almost paid for because poor crops made it impossible to make the required payments. My maternal grandfather and son took a train to central south Saskatchewan and began working on farms. My grandmother came a year later with three daughters and new son. And just as they were trying to settle down and become re-established, the worldwide Great Depression and the Dirty Thirties prairie drought knocked them over again. Hunger and want and abject poverty were constant realities. When I first heard the famous Stephen Foster song
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across the province,” he said. One of those issues is the skyrocketing cost of energy, Pettapiece said, which many seniors on fixed incomes cannot afford. Formerly agriculture critic The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services oversees ServiceOntario outlets, offering driver’s licences, vehicle registrations and basic Ontario health card services. The ministry is also in charge of the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) – an agency that inspects businesses and enforces government regulations. Ontario PC interim leader Jim Wilson announced Pettapiece’s appointment on July 4. Under former leader Tim Hudak, Pettapiece was agriculture critic with specific responsibility for the the horse racing industry.
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was Tallon Marriott and Katie McLoed; and - 2nd place, Kyle Helmka. Biggest Fish Trophy for his pike was Kyle Helmka. Winners in the Adult division were: - pike - 1st place 74cm, Alex Yurcak; - 2nd place 43.8cm, Larry Biesinger; - bass, 1st place 44.5cm, Alex Yurcak; and - 2nd place by Fred Vandenberg. Biggest Fish Trophy was won by Alex Yurcak with a 74.5cm pike.
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The family of the late Ken Fisher would like to express their sincere appreciation to their relatives, neighbours and friends for all the donations, cards and support of presence during this difficult time. Thank you for the efforts of the paramedics and Elmira rescue unit. A sincere appreciation to Calvary United Church and Dreisinger Funeral Home for their help and guidance.
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of central Saskatchewan where they literally homesteaded in the bush, clearing land with axe and saw for farming, and building their own log house and barns. The going was hard, the work physically exhausting and never-ending, but there was enough food to eat and wood to heat so they achieved survival though not with much prosperity. In 1949, greener pastures beckoned and they too headed east to Leamington where they also eventually were able to earn a better living and buy their own homes and farms. Today, on Canada Day I give thanks for my forbears and the many other pioneers who built this country with their sacrifices, work ethic and fierce determination to make a better life for their kids and grandkids. May we contribute as much good to the lives of the next generations as we have been given by those who went before. Indeed “Let us pause in life’s pleasures and count its many tears”.
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Pettapiece set to tackle new critic portfolios QUEEN’S PARK - PerthWellington MPP Randy Pettapiece has a new job at Queen’s Park. He will serve as official opposition critic to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services and the Minister Responsible for Seniors. “I’m honoured to be given these new responsibilities,” said Pettapiece. “However, this won’t change my primary responsibility—to represent my constituents.” On July 7, Pettapiece delivered letters to ministers David Orazietti and Mario Sergio to inform them of his new role and to request briefings with ministry officials. In a July 7 press release, Pettapiece states he is pleased to focus on the needs of seniors. “I’ve always advocated for seniors in Perth-Wellington, and I hope to underline some of those issues affecting seniors
Hard Times I instantly recognized it as a song of my heritage: Let us pause in life’s pleasures and count its many tears, While we all sup sorrow with the poor, there’s a song that will linger forever in our ears - Oh Hard times come again no more. Tis the song, the sigh of the weary, Hard Times, hard times, come again no more Many days you have lingered around my cabin door; Oh hard times come again no more. My dad’s family finally, in desperation, pulled up stakes and moved to Leamington, Ontario, figuring that they would be able to find work in the fruit, vegetable and tobacco agricultural industries. It was a good decision, and little by little the family, working unbelievably hard, was able to earn a living, pay off their travel debt (for the trip to Canada), and buy their own farms and homes. My mom’s family, in desperation, pulled up stakes and moved from the bald, bone-dry prairie to the poplar parklands
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