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Journey for Jasper raises over $50,000 A sea of orange - The third annual Journey for Jasper was held at Lions Heritage Park in Palmerston on Sept. 29. About 300 people showed up for the Isaac Foundation fundraiser, turning the park into a sea of orange for the 5km walk/run/bike event and raising over $51,300. The Isaac Foundation supports research for a cure for MPS, an extremely rare degenerative disease. There are only 13 cases in Canada. Jasper More of Palmerston was diagnosed with MPS over seven years ago at the age of two. Organizers at the event are hopeful that within two years there will be a cure for MPS. This year’s event was even more impactful for the community because Jasper lost his father, Darren, early this summer in a tragic auto accident. Darren was a leader in the search for a cure for Jasper’s disease. LEFT: The More family of Clayton, Pam, Jasper and Daphnie. ABOVE: Darren’s cousin Jenn Richards, right, and Shawn Hancock with their dogs Callie, Duke and Charlie. Photos by Jaime Myslik
DRAYTON - About 30 people spent last Saturday morning at the first of three Mapleton all-candidates meetings. The Sept. 29 meeting, hosted by the Mapleton Chamber of Commerce, was held at the Community Christian School in Drayton. Mayoral candidates Neil Driscoll and Gregg Davidson were in attendance, as were the Upper Grand District School Board trustee candidates for the Minto, Mapleton and Wellington North area: Shawn McLeod, Robin Ross and Rob Unsworth. Acclaimed Wellington County councillor Earl Campbell and acclaimed Mapleton councillors Marlene Ottens and Paul Douglas were also in attendance. Acclaimed township councillors Dennis Craven and Michael Martin had previous engagements and were not in attendance. Driscoll said four years ago he told citizens of Mapleton they needed a
chamber of commerce. “And that, with council’s participation, we’ve done,” he said. He added, “The Mapleton Chamber of Commerce ... is the big key for businesses to have a contact with our council because often times our businesses get forgotten.” Driscoll said he’s always available by phone or email. “I’ve been proud to serve as your mayor for these past four years; the previous four years I was proud to serve as a councillor,” he said. “And I’m not saying that things were bad four years ago, or eight years ago, but they’re a lot better now and council’s made some pretty tough decisions and we’ve all made them as a group and we’ve confided to be happy with those decisions and move on to make our community better. “Yes, some of the decisions weren’t popular, but they did do things and make things positive here in Mapleton.” He added there are more SEE MAPLETON » 2
Bridge, Fisk clash over severance for departed public works director By Patrick Raftis PALMERSTON – The circumstances surrounding the departure of a former public works director were questioned by a Minto mayoral candidate during a debate here on Sept. 26. Former deputy mayor Terry Fisk is challenging incumbent Mayor George Bridge for the position, as he also did in the 2014 election. “The reason that I finally decided that I wanted to run
for mayor again was the handling of the dismissal, or the resignation, of our public works director,” Fisk said. “The press release (from the town) indicated that he resigned from the position ‘to take early retirement for health reasons and/or to continue his career closer to his family in the Dutton area.’ “And then we find out a few weeks later when the Sunshine List is released that he’s ... receiving a salary of $104,000 and hadn’t worked
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for the community for probably the last eight months. I decided then that we needed some change and we need to have more accountability.”
Former public works director Brian Hansen left the position in March of 2017. Since then, Minto CAO Bill White, in conjunction with town consultant Triton Engineering, has been overseeing public works operations. Noting White had recently announced his imminent retirement, Fisk said, “one of the things that was mentioned was that he is planning on helping (Perth-Wellington MP) John Nater get reelect-
ed. I ask you to help me to show our current mayor the exit so he can also help John Nater get reelected.” Bridge did not address Hansen’s departure from the municipality in his remarks at the meeting. However, in an interview he explained, “It’s a personnel issue and we can’t give you that. “When you have a situation when two people part ways, especially in senior management positions, you will have to do settlements at
such a time.” Asked to explain why Hansen’s departure was framed as an early retirement, Bridge replied, “I think that’s a fair comment; his health wasn’t good and he had some issues.” Bridge noted Hansen’s severance was included in a total released by the town for a January Wellington Advertiser article on municipal severances over the past five years. SEE SEVERANCE » 8
Minto council candidates outline positions on local issues PALMERSTON – Seven candidates, including three incumbents, are vying for five available seats at the Minto council table. All seven shared their ideas for the community at an all-candidates meeting hosted by the Minto Chamber of Commerce on Sept. 25. Jean Anderson
Incumbent councillor Jean Anderson, a registered nurse, and her husband (acclaimed Ward 1 Wellington County councillor Dave Anderson) are Palmerston area residents. She said she first ran for council four years ago “because I was sitting at home and found out that council was going to be acclaimed.
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“Since then I have learned a tremendous amount. I had some idea of federal financing and provincial financing and its impact because of hospital work,” she said. “I was a manger in a hospital for 10 years, so you knew something about transfer payments and so forth. Then you get into council and you learn just what an impact the federal and pro-
vincial financial structure and the governments that are in power and leaving power and coming into power, how much impact they’re going to have on the money that comes down to us.” Anderson said she has also learned a great deal about lot lines, building codes, bylaws and other municipal matters. “It’s been an endless curve of learning for me but I have
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Communication, resources issues for school trustee candidates By Patrick Raftis PALMERSTON – Three candidates are seeking to fill the Upper Grand District School board trustee post vacated by Bruce Schieck, who is not seeking re-election after serving 27 years in the position. All three shared their views on education issues at an all-candidates meeting hosted by the Minto Chamber of Commerce at the Palmerston arena. Rob Unsworth cattle Harriston-area
farmer Rob Unsworth said he decided to run for the position before learning Schieck was planning to step aside. “I didn’t know he wasn’t running this time, but he and I have had a phone conversation and it didn’t go quite the way it should have went, in my opinion,” said Unsworth. “He was very quick to get off and not find out what my problem was with the school board.” Unsworth, who has children with special needs, said he met with school board officials after talking to Schieck.
“I’ve had to advocate for eight years and I’ve learned that the school board is broke. I don’t know if it’s at the school level, or if it’s at the board level, but somewhere in there it’s broke and we need to fix it.” Unsworth said he has spoken to numerous parents since deciding to run and has learned about things “that are on their radar. “It’s not that I’m out to bash the school. I think we’ve got some of the best teachers in the world at Minto Clifford. That’s where my
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tive to the board,” he added. “As a parent of two children, I understand the importance of our education system and the trials of the parents trying to get muchneeded resources into the schools so that our children can have a successful, positive experience in school.” McLeod noted he has worked with representatives of all communities in the district though his involvement with the Mount Forest and District Chamber Commerce and the of Wellington North Economic Development Committee. “The skills I have learned and the integrity I have demonstrated over the last 22 years of running my own business will be invaluable at the board table,” he said. McLeod also said he would bring a strong work ethic to the position. “I understand what homework is and I have taken steps to get up to speed on the issues facing the board,” he stated. He added he has spoken to UGDSB trustees, including the board chair and present trustee, and has attended a board meeting.
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required to provide all students with the same opportunity for trips. “What I think a trustee needs to be in our area is … almost aggressively proactive in getting information back to our area,” said Ross. She added she isn’t running for trustee for her own benefit. “I am quite happy if someone else can do it better than me … but I think that at a minimum the trustee in our area has to actively represent all 11 schools and really fight to get more information about the resources and programs that are out there for students. I’m not asking for more money, but I’m asking that every single kid that should get into a program is in the program.” Shawn McLeod “It seems to me that everything I’ve done in my life has led me to be the ideal candidate for trustee,” stated Mount Forest resident Shawn McLeod. “I was raised in Guelph so I can relate to the city trustees and I understand their viewpoints. I have lived in north Wellington for 30 years and will bring that perspec-
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“It doesn’t matter if we’re at the arena or sitting at an event like this, you’re always the mayor, you’re open to questions, you’re open to comments, and that’s what you have to be ready for and we’re ready for that,” he said. “With a great council and staff behind you, believe me it makes the job a lot easier.” Mayoral candidate Gregg Davidson explained he has been a Wellington County councillor for one term. “Four years ago I was honoured by this community by being elected to represent your interests on Wellington County council,” he said. “At that time I attended as many council committee meetings as possible, still running my family business. “From the very first year I provided the community updates through social
media and through newspaper ads to make sure you were kept informed and I did these things because I wanted to make sure I served this community well.” Davidson said his family sold its business and he now has more time to dedicate to constituents. “I’ll be the mayor that’s inclusive, approachable, easy to talk with and is willing to listen to your concerns,” he said. “As mayor I will work with township and county councils to get things done while respecting your tax dollars, keeping you informed along the way.” After candidate introductions, the first audience question was from Bruce Schieck and aimed at incumbent mayoral candidate Driscoll. SEE MAYORAL » 4
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and the council works together very, very well. I can’t imagine why they don’t in some communities because you have the same goal: build a strong vibrant community for people to live in, where they want to raise their children, where they can find jobs, where we can have affordable housing, where they have support for our seniors and services for our young families,” said Anderson. “If I’m elected to council, I will endeavor to continue with those efforts.” Ron Elliott Incumbent councillor Ron Elliott said he and his wife, Elaine began their married life in Palmerston over 50 years ago and have two daughters and four grandchildren. A past mayor of both Minto and the former Town of Palmerston, Elliott said, “I have a passion to serve and participate in our community.” He noted he has been involved as a participant, coach and official with many minor and adult sports teams; was a volunteer fire fighter for 10 years; and is a long-standing member of the Palmerston Lions Club, as well as a volunteer at the Norgan Theatre in Palmerston. “As your elected official I will continue to show a commitment to our council,” he said. “Over the past two terms I have only missed one council meeting, something I am very proud of. I do create a solid impact as your councillor. I have and would continue to be a strong voice for our community.” Elliot, presently a director of the Ontario Association of Small Urban Municipalities, said his involvement with the organization “gives our community many contacts, including a direct ear to the provincial government.” He also said he could “offer town council invaluable experience,” which he said is particularly important in light of the upcoming retirement of CAO Bill
White. “The town can rely on this experience to help move forward,” he said. Elliott listed recreation facilities and programs, roads and bridge maintenance, retention and growth of business and industry, and fiscal responsibly as priorities. “I believe in the Town of Minto and wish to be part of a strong council team that will help shape our community’s future,” he stated. Judy Dirksen “I have called Minto home for my entire life,” said incumbent councillor Judy Dirksen, who has run a cattle, cash crop and customer farming operation in Minto for over 40 years with her husband Dick. “We are now happy to have our son and daughterin-law as part of our business,” noted Dirksen. “Dick and I have three kids, seven grandchildren, all of them living in Minto.” Dirksen said volunteering is a major focus in her life “Whether it’s sports, church, school or community, I have found it very rewarding.” She said her latest volunteer venture is as a founding and organizing member of a new rural Wellington chapter of 100 Women Who Care, which recently gifted more than $10,000 to the Children’s Foundation of Guelph-Wellington’s Free to Play program. “Minto is most definitely the place where your family belongs, seniors are respected and appreciated, local history and heritage are important,” said Dirksen. “Local opportunities abound for our children and our youth to be involved and engaged no matter what their interests might be. We offer many programs for all of our residents: education, cultural recreational and more. We have scores of hardworking volunteers who enjoy seeing their community thrive through their efforts and ... new volunteers are appreciated,” she added. Dirksen said responding to the legalization of marijua-
na, development of local cemeteries, industrial land and housing, as well municipal staff structure will be among the challenges faced by the next council. Also, she pointed out, “We have homeless youth living in Minto. How can we best help them in our situation?” “If elected I welcome your thoughts on these and other issues, as I have in the past. Listening and learning from you is what I do,” Mark MacKenzie Mark MacKenzie is a past Minto councillor, deputy mayor and Ward 1 Wellington County councillor. He said he also has 19 years of experience as a recreation facilities manager and owned and operated his own business, raising and training standardbred horses. “I know the value of a dollar,” he stated. “Like my ancestors, my roots are here. I have a vested interest in our town as a property owner, taxpayer and I care for our general well-being. I have a keen interest in local politics and, like some of you, a passion for preserving our local history. If elected I will work with the new council to address ideas to minimize our annual tax increases, yet maintain the services that are offered. It can be done.” MacKenzie said he is concerned about a proposed 18 per cent tax increase over the next four years and he proposed a review of the town’s four-year budget forecast. He also said he would like to “tackle the shortage of affordable housing” for lowincome seniors and “encourage other seniors looking to retire in Minto if there were more housing options available.” MacKenzie said he would like to introduce a bylaw to “further protect the safety of our residents in our hamlet and rural subdivisions,” concerning hunting practices. “This can be done locally and does not require MNR approval,” he added. “To pursue these ideas and more, one needs to be on
council. I ask for your support. I ask for your vote. I’m ready to get to work.” Geoff Gunson “I want to be a team member to shape Minto’s future,” said Geoff Gunson, a service and sales consultant at Eric Cox Wholesale in Harriston. “After running for council in the last election I learned from that experience and have taken the time to learn about governance and volunteering on various communities. I feel it is important to give back to your community,” said Gunson, who has served on Minto’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, the Harriston Downtown Revitalization Committee as well as volunteering with Minto Minor Hockey, Minto Fire and the 2016 International Plowing Match committee. He is also a member of the Harriston Legion branch. “Sports is how I found my way to Minto,” said Gunson, who played fastball with the Harriston Mercurys and played and coached hockey with the Palmerston 81’s senior men’s teams. Gunson said he is currently coaching four- to sixyear-olds in the fundamentals of hockey. “You want to talk about a challenge?” he quipped. “One concern that keeps coming up, and I’ve heard it more here tonight, is affordable housing … most importantly for seniors. We promote to bring new families to Minto for new job opportunities, but in turn we do not want to drive our seniors out of town to find affordable accommodations.” He added the town needs to work with developers to “ensure affordable rental housing is available. “I stand for open-mindedness, transparency and accountability. I will strive to help build a Minto that my children will want, and be able to call home.” Glenn Hall “I believe in building people, business, volunteers and community groups,” said Glenn Hall, a Minto native who has operated his own
business, OSIM Interactive, for 20 years, the last 12 from a location in Harriston. “I believe that giving people the trust and authority to do these things better, they will perform better. I believe that by empowering people with tools, skills and confidence they will have the ability to make informed decisions. This is my approach to life and will be my path to working with other councillors, town staff, committees, community groups, volunteers and anyone within Minto when I represent them as a councillor.” Hall added, “Why am I hoping to be a member of Minto council for the next four years? I love Minto and want to help it grow and thrive. I want to see Minto become a better place for your family and mine. I want to see Minto become a place where business big and small, especially the smaller ones, can grow and succeed.” Hall is a member of the town’s economic development committee and LaunchIt Minto board. He spearheaded the Live2Lead initiative locally, is a past president of the Minto Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Harriston Downtown Revitalization Committee and was chair of Savour Minto for five years. “Through my business I have made many friends and even more contacts throughout the Minto business community,” said Hall. “The ability to help bring people together and have them work tougher toward a common goal will serve me well on council.” Hall said he would focus on five things if elected: “listen and learn, work as a team, put forth great effort, accept responsibility for my actions and work - and I’m going to enjoy the experience.” Scott Marshall Scott Marshall has lived in Minto since 1999. The Harriston resident is selfemployed as a consultant, involved in all aspects of business, including planning and development.
“I’ve always been drawn toward helping the less fortunate in our society,” said Marshall, noting he has sat on boards of several nonprofit agencies over the years “addressing a variety of needs,” including mental health support, independent living and life skills and “the chronically unemployed.” Marshall noted he was a candidate representing “the fifth largest party in Ontario (Libertarian)” in the last two provincial elections. “I have very strong beliefs on what the role of government, any government, should be in our lives, and perhaps, more importantly, what it shouldn’t be. Politicians of all stripes love to talk about fiscal, social and environmental responsibility. Of course these are all very important issues in the political realm but quite honestly I’m at a loss to understand why their connection to personal responsibility doesn’t seem to get as much ink as it used to,” he stated. “In today’s world we are becoming more dependent and often encouraged to look to government by default for solutions to problems. We hear about transparency, accountability, creating jobs, making investment and, well you can insert your own buzzword or favorite catch phrase here. Obviously transparency and accountability are important to good government … but no, government does not create jobs and, no, expanding the role of government or redistributing our precious or limited resources to private business or special interests shouldn’t be exempt from extreme scrutiny or justified by virtuous good feelings.” Marshall said the “bottom line” is the town of Minto is the “lowest tier of municipal government” with a legislated mandate of core responsibilities. “I believe it’s absolutely vital that we stick to the basics, ensure we are doing the best possible job delivering the core services residents and taxpayers expect with the resources we have.”
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Mayoral candidates talk rural internet but we just have to wait for the county to enhance our political funding,” Driscoll said. Davidson said Wellington County would like to move ahead with centres in elementary schools in both Drayton and Moorefield, but the hold up is with the school board. “We still need to have that worked out between the school board and the county ... yes, there is a funding issue, we have no idea what we’re going to get from the province at this point in time, but that’s going to change and once we know we can implement them,” he said. “But we need to have the school board to actually tell the county, ‘yes we do have space at these locations’ - that hasn’t been done yet. “But we want to make SEE CANDIDATES » 7
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Culture Days in Minto - A wide range of activities took place around the town of Minto during the annual nation-wide Culture Days from Sept. 28 to 30. TOP: On Sept. 29 the Grey Wellington Theatre Guild offered audiences a chance to sit in on a live recording session for a radio show under production in conjunction with local community radio station The River 88.7. Submitted photo ABOVE: Doug Anderson, top, calls the moves at a learn-to-squaredance session at the Harriston Community Centre on Sept. 30. Photo by Patrick Raftis
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into the lagoon-based plant come December. The technology uses small biofilm discs that circulate within the plant and aerate the lagoon, removing ammonia and preventing sludge buildup. The upgrade will also allow the township to meet its ultimate goal of increasing the plant’s treatment capability to 1,300 cubic metres per day from the current daily limit of 900m3. Councillor Lori Woodham reminded council of the advantages of implementing the technology as she read from notes she made during discussions with Veolia, the company in charge of launching the project. Among the advantages, she noted, is there would be no risk of harm to anyone as no one would ever be inside the tank; the discs would not need replacing; less land would be needed to build the system; and it would allow the municipality to meet its goal of dropping the amount of ammonia in the lagoon to less than one per cent. Woodham acknowledged some ratepayers may want to challenge having to pay for the improvements, but she stated that it was a muchneeded system upgrade. “Let’s be on the cutting edge,” said Woodham. “I think it is an amazing opportunity for us.” The pilot project is expected to cost $115,000. It includes payment to Montreal-based Veolia, which will install the system and coordinate sitelevelling, set-up, lab testing performed by OCWA (the Ontario Clean Water Agency) and engineer site visits. CAO Manny Baron said the initial cost for Veolia’s portion was $75,000, but he and Woodham negotiated that cost down to $55,000. After the pilot is complete, if the township decides to go with the MBBR technology, Veolia will reimburse SEE PILOT » 8
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By Dave Tiessen, Pastor, Bethel Mennonite Church (Elora)
Poison or gratitude? Every year at Thanksgiving I once again ponder my family’s story of suffering and tragedy in the old country and the blessing of finding a new home in Canada. I grew up in a family and community of Mennonite folks who fled to Canada to escape the Russian revolution. Some of our folk came in the 1920s while some came
after the Second World War. Our people including my family suffered horribly during the revolution and under the communism that followed. My dad’s father had owned a large successful farm before the revolution, but all such farms had been confiscated and so food was scarce. My grandfather was at one point kidnapped and had a pistol pointed at his forehead by angry revolutionaries out for revenge on farmers they considered to
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be rich oppressors. Grandfather was saved from sure death when one of the revolutionaries who had worked on his farm spoke up to say that this farmer had been a good and kind employer and did not deserve death. My grandmother died in 1924 shortly after giving birth to a little girl, her body weakened by malnutrition and the stress of the pregnancy and birth. A year later my grandfather received permission to emigrate out of Russia and come to Canada with his nine children. On the train out of Russia the little one year old girl became sick and died. Afraid to risk the family’s exodus to freedom my heartbroken grandfather found folks on a train going the other way and sent the body of his beloved daughter with them to be buried back home. And so it was that my Tiessen family boarded a CPR ship and crossed the Atlantic to Canada. They came with no money and almost no material possessions but with a strong faith in God. But they also came with a great deal of anger. In the community where I grew up most people had a story similar to ours, and some worse. Some of the folks had not been able to get out of Russia in the 1920’s
and had to live through the horrors of the despotic rule of Joseph Stalin when millions upon millions starved to death or were sent to perish in slave labour camps in Siberia. One of the ministers in our church, Rev. Winter, had served as a minister in Russia in the 1930s which meant that he and his family were singled out for even more severe treatment. Rev. Winter was sent to Siberia but managed to survive his sentence and return to his family just before the war. They were able to trek westward into Germany in front of retreating German armies, and after the war they were able to come to Canada. As a kid I remember many times hearing my dad’s family talking with great anger and even hatred about the terrible communists and what they had done to our family. When I grew older I realized that my grandfather and some of my dad’s siblings were never able to get over that anger and hatred. And sometimes I saw how that insatiable anger was directed at others within the family, deeply damaging relationships. Many years later after Rev. Winter had died his family wrote a book telling the story of his life, including
details of the immense suffering he and his wife and children suffered. And yet in the introduction to the book his grandson commented how, in his waning years, grandfather Rev. Winter had wanted to talk less and less about the horrible things and people that had caused them so much suffering, and rather wanted to talk more and more out of deep gratitude about the merciful and sustaining hand of God that had always been present to them and at work in their lives. Two families, two similar stories, but two very different conclusions. Some in my family chose to not let go of their pain, anger and hatred, and thereby allowed these horrors to poison the water of the family well with their toxic effluent. Rev. Winter chose to leave behind what had been done to his family and focus instead on being grateful for how God had been faithful through thick and thin. One choice led to contentment and peace, the other to disease and turmoil.
This weekend is Thanksgiving. Most of us have all kinds of reasons and excuses to gripe about bad things that have happened or been done to us. Life and other people have been unfair to many of us. There is no end to the things that we can legitimately complain about in the world around us. But that road is not a good one to choose. It does not lead to contentment and peace. This road - to contentment and peace and wellbeing - is found by choosing to look at life primarily through the lens of gratitude. It is to choose to see and believe, despite all the horrors and suffering in life, that we are still surrounded by immense beauty and countless blessings, and that the God who created this beautiful world will always give us at least glimpses of His love and care surrounding us, and will someday make all things right. Choosing gratitude and thankfulness is the surest path to joy, contentment, and peace in life.
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