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Community News Volume 46 Issue 29
Drayton, Ontario
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Friday, July 19, 2013
Mapleton agrees to share risk management official with other municipalities
Beating the heat while helping beat cancer - Drayton’s Terry Fox Run/Walk/Cycle organizers recently met to plan the 2013 event scheduled for Sept. 15. From left: Kristyn Franklin, Linda Dickieson, Theresa Scholten, Henni Klaassen and Louise Ellis. Watch for signs and pledge sheets to be available by early August in many local businesses in Drayton and Moorefield, or go to terryfox.org. Information specific to Drayton’s run can be obtained by contacting a committee member at draytonterryfox@gmail.com. photo by Sue Hogenkamp
Drayton Terry Fox fundraiser set for Sept. 15 by Sue Hogenkamp DRAYTOON - A dedicated group of organizers met recently to plan the 2013 Terry Fox Run, scheduled for Sept. 15. Hoping to meet or exceed the participation record set last year of 206 participants and volunteers, lead organizer Louise Ellis was also pleased to announce almost $25,000 was raised in 2012 for much-needed cancer research.
This year’s run will start at the old arena at the fairgrounds, with registration, lunch and a variety of activities including live music, face painting and more, commencing at noon until 1:25pm. The run will officially kick off at 1:30pm as the runners, walkers and cyclists head out on either a 10km route or a 2km mini route. Signs and pledge sheets
will be available at numerous businesses in Drayton and Moorefield by early August, or pledge sheet downloads can be found at www.terryfox.org. Collecting pledges online is a quick and easy way to help raise additional funds for the cause. For additional information specific to Drayton’s Terry Fox Run, send an email with inquiry to draytonterryfox@gmail.
com. A Facebook page will also soon be established with photos from last year’s run. Ellis wishes to emphasize that Drayton’s Terry Fox Run is a family- and pet-friendly event. “I’m thrilled to announce that our run has generated a total of $357,906 for cancer research after 20 years running. This is truly the little run that could.�
Council approves tender for fire hall addition despite increased cost due to over-budget tenders by Patrick Raftis DRAYTON – A planned addition to the Drayton fire hall to accommodate expanded ambulance presence here will go ahead, despite the fact tenders came in over budget for the project. Mapleton council accepted a bid from Domm Construction for $113,000 at the July 9 meeting. Staff felt the only other bid received, $111,120 from Stahle Construction, did not meet the requirements of the tender, as site work such as asphalt pav-
ing/line painting, landscaping, concrete curbs and sidewalks, which were part of the tender specifications, was not included. In a report to council, CAO Patty Sinnamon pointed out only $70,000 has been budgeted for the project. “Both bids are well over the budgeted amount,� noted Sinnamon, adding that annual rental fees for the ambulance space, based on an agreement with the City of Guelph amount to $12,000. While it
was anticipated the agreement was to be for a 10-year period, the city has since indicated it wants a five-year agreement, she explained. Council elected to award the project to Domm Construction, rather than choosing one of the other options outlined in the staff report, which included rejecting both tenders due to the high cost and having the township act as general contractor on the project, or not proceeding with the addition. The latter option, the report
states “may have implications on the presence of an ambulance located in Drayton throughout the day.� The budget shortfall for the project will be taken from reserves. Guelph-Wellington Emergency Medical Services has used a bay at the Drayton fire station to house an ambulance for the past several years, but with no written agreement in place. The ambulance is scheduled to operate from there daily from 8am to 4pm.
Council approves $74,000 tender for sidewalks and curbs MAPLETON - Tenders for the 2013 program of sidewalk and curb construction and repair were reviewed by Mapleton council at the July 9 meeting. A total of seven tenders were received with the low tender being submitted by GJR Construction Ltd. of Kitchener, at a bid price of $73,991 plus HST. The high
bid was presented by Nes-Crete Canada, RR 5, Stratford, at a bid price of $114,247 plus HST. One bid did not include the required certified cheque in the amount of 10 per cent of the total bid and was therefore disqualified. At the recommendation of public works
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by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – Council here has dropped its objections and agreed to proceed with a plan to share a risk management official for source water protection with other lower tier municipalities in Wellington County. The risk management position is mandatory for all municipalities beginning in 2013 under the provincial government’s Clean Water Act. On March 5, council declined to approve a proposal involving the county temporarily funding a risk management official, who would be officially employed by Centre Wellington, but would provide service to all seven municipalities. At that time, council was concerned the county was only committed to funding the program through 2013 and part of 2014. A subsequent proposal at the June 11 meeting from county planning director Gary Cousins indicated the county would fund the RMO position on an ongoing basis. However Mapleton council, citing concerns that the cost of the postion was not detailed,
rejected that proposal as well. At the July 9 meeting, council was presented with a proposed budget for the position which includes an annual salary range of $68,565 to $80,727. Other expenses, including benefits, training and equipment, transporatation and general administration will bring the cost of the risk management official to just under $135,000 in 2014, the first full-year of implementation. After receiving the information, council agreed to support the proposal, which has already been endorsed by the other six lower-tier municipalities in the county. To fully comply with the Clean Water Act, all municipalities will also be required to have a risk management inspector. However, in a report to council, Mapleton CAO Patty Sinnamon noted that position will be considered at a later time. “It remains to be seen whether this would be done by our own building department staff or possibly coordinate with other municipalities on a cost-sharing basis,� she noted.
Rumph and national squad finish fourth at World Cup OKLAHOMA CITY - The Canadian women’s national team, including Drayton’s Victoria Rumph, ended up in fourth place at the General Tire World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City. The Canadians finished in a three-way tie for first place with USA and Japan with a 3-1 record in the preliminary round, but came out on the short end of the tie-breaking formula and took on Australia in the bronze medal game, losing 4-3 in eight innings to finish fourth overall. Japan defeated the United States 6-3 to win the Gold medal at the event. All four teams travelled to Surrey, BC for the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship from July 16-22 at Softball City. A final roster of 17 players to represent Canada at the Women’s Pan American Championship, scheduled for Aug. 10 to 18 in San Juan, Puerto Rico will be choosen following the the completion of the tournament in British Columbia. Rumph, a catcher, recently completed her senior year at
VICTORIA RUMPH Youngstown State University in Ohio, batting .291 with six home runs and 35 RBIs in 46 games in 2013. This spring she became Youngstown State’s career leader in runs batted in, breaking the previous record of 119. Rumph, who majored in exercise science at Youngstown, is the daughter of Brian and Tina Rumph of Drayton.
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