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Community News Volume 47 Issue 28
Drayton, Ontario
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Friday, July 11, 2014
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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