Drayton Community News October 14, 2016

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Creative night - The Mapleton Splash Pad committee hosted a fundraising Paint Night at Community Christian School on Oct. 6. The committee, consisting of members of the Drayton Rotary Club and Drayton Kinettes, reports 110 women from Kitchener, Cambridge, Lucknow and Mapleton Township attended the event and $1,650 was raised through ticket sales. A second paint night is scheduled for March 2 with sign up in January. Anyone interested should register early to avoid disappointment, organizers recommend. The next fundraiser for the Splash Pad is Mapleton’s Got Talent on Nov. 26. Performers are asked to register with Lori Spaling at 519-638-2232. Photo by Caroline Sealey

Journey for Jasper raises $12,000 PALMERSTON - Over $12,000 was raised by hundreds of participants at the Journey for Jasper fundraiser here on Oct. 1. The funds will go to the Isaac Foundation for research into MPS VI. The event was organized by the family of Pam and Darren More, whose son Jasper was diagnosed with the rare genetic disorder in 2011. In the past the family would participate in one of the large marathon events in either Toronto or Ottawa on behalf of the foundation. “This involved asking for sponsors on our own, travel time and cost to those events, plus registration fees to be apart of them,� explained Darren in an email to the Community News. “All those costs on a personal level don’t bother me, but the thought of that money being spent on things other than research does. So we thought by hosting an event at home, we could avoid those costs and put more money to research.� With no entry fee for the event, participants were free to raise as much as they could on their own and when they

Journey for Jasper - Jasper More, right, and his friend Nate Leisti of Drayton were among a large group of walkers participating in the Journey for Jasper fundraiser in Palmerston on Oct. 1. Submitted photo arrived, they were greeted with a Journey for Jasper (Isaac Foundation) T-shirt and treated to a barbecue lunch after the walk. The 5km route started

at the Lions Heritage Park Pavilion and included the scenic White’s Road Junction Trail. The Mores point out the SEE FUNDRAISER  5

Time to order trees for spring CAMBRIDGE - As the leaves begin to fall, it is time for rural landowners to start thinking about ordering trees from the Grand River Conservation Authority for planting next spring. Private landowners make an immense contribution to the tree cover in the watershed, because nearly 80 per

cent of land is privately owned. Many landowners order trees every year and the GRCA always welcomes new orders and inquiries. Landowners in the Grand River watershed who have at least one hectare (2.5 acres) of land are eligible to order trees. Tree orders can be placed Oct. 3 to March 1.

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MAPLETON - After three days of discussions on a draft review of municipal services, Mapleton council plans further research, including inviting public input, before deciding on any potential action. In March, council directed township staff to conduct a service review in response to public concerns expressed through a Township of Mapleton Council Report Card survey. Asked to rate council’s overall performance, about 13% of respondents indicated they were very satisfied, 26% were satisfied, 34% were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, 19% were dissatisfied and 8% were very dissatisfied. A mission statement approved by council on May 10 indicates the purpose of the review is, “To provide council with a comprehensive awareness of the services offered by the township and to identify those services which should remain as they are, be made more efficient, enhanced, reduced, or eliminated.� A draft service review was presented to council last month and council went through the 188-page report at special meetings on Sept. 29, 30 and Oct. 3. It provides a range of options in terms of maintaining, increasing or decreasing staffing and service in all areas of municipal operations. Mayor Neil Driscoll said the meetings resulted in council asking staff to provide further information on some topics. Once that process is complete, Driscoll said council intends to hold a public meeting. “We want the public’s input and we want to approve something before we go to budget,� he said. The review, which compares the staffing and service levels of Mapleton (population 9,989) to those of three other municipalities, Minto (population 8,334), Wellington North (population 11,447) and AdjalaTosorontio (population 10,603), indicates the township is operating efficiently, given current resource levels, says Driscoll. “It sure shows that we operate efficiently for the

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staff that we have, compared to the other municipalities,� he said. “But it then opens it up if the residents want some more services, we need to add more people and/or equipment to do that.� The draft report shows that, based on full-time equivalent figures (FTE) Mapleton has the lowest number of employees per square kilometer and the second lowest FTE number per 1,000 population of the municipalities in the study. Mapleton has the equivalent of 34 full-time employees (26 full time, 17 parttime), while Minto has 41.75 (38 full time, 11 part time), Wellington North 42.3 (37 full time, 11 part time) and Adjala-Tosorontio 29 (29 full time). The report indicates Mapleton’s administration, finance, building and bylaw enforcement department operations are relatively consistent with the comparator municipalities. One area where a significant disparity was noted is economic development. “On a total and per capita basis it is recognized that Minto invests significantly more funds towards economic development initiatives than Mapleton or the other comparators,� the report states. Mapleton has a full-time economic development coordinator who receives some administrative support, for a total of 1.1 FTE in that department. Minto’s FTE for economic development is 2.4, while Wellington North’s is 1.3 and Adjala-Tosorontio does not have an economic development department. Mapleton budgeted $223,489 for economic development in 2016, compared to $605,209 in Minto ($487,709 for economic development, $117,500 for tourism), $152,191 in Wellington North and zero in Adjala-Tosorontio. Driscoll said some consideration is being given to beefing up the economic development department in Mapleton, but he noted the community doesn’t have the same concerns as some of the other municipalities. “There was talk of hiring a helper for the economic development department so they could do more bigpicture things, but honestly

I think council is split. We want to see if our residents are going to see a benefit from doing more in the economic development department before we jump into that,â€? said Drisoll. “We don’t have empty storefronts that we need to be promoting.â€? Driscoll also suggested an additional staff member could be shared with other departments, as well as economic development. The draft report points out that other than economic development, the parks, facilities and recreation department(s) contained the most varied service levels among the comparator municipalities. “It appears that Mapleton and Wellington North are generally on par, however Minto appears to have lower overall expenses per FTE and higher revenues per FTE. This anomaly should be further investigated,â€? the report indicates. Driscoll said council wondered, “Do we need more recreation for kids? Do we need to have a recreation programmer in place to promote a lot of these activities?â€? The mayor said council asked public works director Jamie Morgan “to go back and talk to Minto, North Perth and Wellington North to find out costs, so we know if it’s a revenue neutral program or not.â€? Snow removal is one area Driscoll suggested could be enhanced as a result of the review, particularly sidewalk clearing in urban areas. “One suggestion is we try and contract those services (sidewalk clearing) out in Alma. The same machine does all three towns. One of the recommendations that council has to consider is, do we start putting sand and salt down on our sidewalks,â€? Driscoll explained. “We haven’t had those concerns yet, that people have been falling on the sidewalks, but as one of the councillors stated, even in Drayton when you look at all the hills that our sidewalks are on, it’s just a matter of time.â€? The report notes Mapleton has the second lowest winter maintenance cost (per kilometre maintained) among SEE PUBLIC Âť 3

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Drayton downs Floradale 5-2 in NDCHL action

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pair to end the period in a draw. Riley Dummering and Rob DeWeerd scored for Drayton, assisted by Herman Mulder and Eric Deckers. Floradale evened their efforts with goals by Willis Martin and Nick Martin. Assists by Greg Martin and Braedon Gingrich. It was the second period that decided the game with Drayton stacking up three unanswered goals by Herman Mulder, Reid Shantz and Aaron Keunan. Assists by Brandon Rumph, Rob DeWeerd, Jason Mohle and Mark Scholten. Corey Wideman of Floradale would score an unassisted goal late the period, but it was too little too late.

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With their confidence buoyed, Bethel tied the game to open the third period. Ben Wideman worked his magic to tie the game off a pass from Caleb Bauman. Bethel went on to score three more goals in the final period to take the lead, while Missionary came back for only one. Tommy Bearinger, Laverne Metzger, and Ben Wideman grabbed the game for Bethel, assisted by Eric Schurmans, Ray Martin and Tommy Bearinger. The lonely Missionary goal was scored by Dave Scholten, assisted by Dustin Bults. DRAYTON 5 FLORADALE 3 After the first period of play both teams scored a

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Jantzi secured the goal, assisted by Brad Gratz. Seconds later Community regained the lead for good. Graham Wideman transformed a Kyle Wideman pass into the go-ahead goal. This would also be the winning goal, as both teams would skate through scoreless third period. BETHEL 5 MISSIONARY 3 Missionary produced a strong first period, stacking up two unanswered goals by Dustin and Dylan Bults. Each one assisted on the others goal. Bethel began the climb back into the game with the only goal in the second period. Eric Schurmans scored, assisted by Justin Yutzi and Tom Schurmans.

October 13 - Blood Donor Clinic, Palmerston Community Centre, 525 Cavan St, 5-8pm. www.blood.ca / 1-888-236-6283. October 14 - CWL Annual Euchre Tournament. St. Martin of Tour’s Parish Hall, 12 Union St, Drayton. Doors open: 7pm. Tournament begins: 8pm. $5. Lunch, Misc. Prizes, Euchre Prizes. October 14 - Moorefield United Church Turkey Dinner with all the trimmings. Moorefield Community Centre, 5-7pm, Adults: $15, Children 5-11: $5, under 5: Free. October 15 - Palmerston Legion Karaoke, 8pm-12am. Everyone welcome. Info 519-343-3749. October 17 - Monthly meeting Drayton Mapleton Agricultural Society, 7:30pm, Drayton Agricultural Building, 49 Elm Street. Everyone welcome. Natalie 519-638-5093. October 21 - Monthly Euchre, Drayton Legion 7:30pm, 15 Elm Street. No experience required. All are welcome. October 21/22 - 3D/Glow in the Dark Mini Putt, Palmerston Legion, Fri: 7-9:30pm, Sat: 2-4 & 7-9:30pm. $5, info 519.343.3919. October 22 - Hot Ham Supper at the Alma Community Centre, 5-7pm. Cost: Adults: $14, Children: $6. Sponsored by St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Alma.

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Bridge still out - The expected completion date of construction on the Main Street bridge in Drayton has been moved back to Oct. 31. The paving of streets on the west side of the bridge began the last week of September. Photo by Caroline Sealey

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Lavender lessons - LEFT: At the September meeting of Mapleton Buds and Blooms, Nick Morris and Shirley Morris spoke to the group about growing and using lavender. Members learned much about lavender and other plants grown at Flowers to Fragrance Lavender Farm located near Harriston. Nick invited the group to tour the farm, which it hopes to do next summer. The group were able to try various products from their store, such as essential oils and soap, which are made at the farm. RIGHT: Jo Houston passed around a plate of lavender shortbread cookies for the group to taste. Submitted photos

Nater delivers jobs tour report to ministers OTTAWA PerthWellington MP John Nater submitted a report on his 2016 Summer Jobs Tour to the minister of finance, minster of employment, workforce development and labour, and the minister of small business and tourism. The report shares concerns and recommendations of employees, small business owners, municipal councillors, and community group representatives who gathered during Nater’s round-

table discussions. The report covers a wide variety of topics including: labour shortages in specific industries, the strengths and weaknesses of the 2016 Canada Summer Jobs program, transportation and infrastructure, the aging workforce, and changes and developments in the agricultural sector. After sending the report to the ministers, Nater stated; “I was very pleased with the success of the Jobs Tour.

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staff have every avenue to get their concerns out.� The report looks at asset consumption, assessment, tax levy and reserves to determine a net financial position per capita, a “key indicator of financial health.� Wellington North was considered to have the highest net financial position per capita, at $927, while Mapleton was second at $367, Minto third at $185 and Adjala - Tosorontio fourth at $47. Driscoll said he is pleased with the review process so far and feels township staff have bought into the project. “I was really happy with the process. Staff brought back a lot more than I really thought they would.�

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the municipalities compared and lowest sidewalk winter maintenance cost per kilometre maintained. Driscoll said he feels development of a snow removal policy could be beneficial. “If we rip up your grass, do we go back and fix it? That’s never been a policy. Yes, it’s probably been done for people but it’s just nice that staff has direction from council,â€? he said. “All we’ve ever followed is a minimum maintenance standard. If someone is concerned their road isn’t getting plowed enough, at least staff can say it’s what council approved, or wanted, it’s so many times a day or so many inches of snow‌â€? In general the report indicates the township’s roads department has the highest total road kilometres per permanent employee and the lowest total roads cost per kilometre of road. The report raises the idea of a shared human resources director with Minto and Wellington North. “We want to hear back from our public but that’s another recommendation,

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If ever there was a time to give thanks for being born Canadian, this past holiday weekend was it. Just in case you didn’t get enough turkey on your plate, your television and computer screen were surely filled with turkeys from south of the border either clinging to, or leaping off, the Donald Trump bandwagon. Whenever it seems impossible to imagine the gong show election underway in the U.S. taking any stranger turns, the Trump campaign finds a way. This time it was Trump’s response to the discovery of a 2005 recording of comments indicating he felt entitled to grope women who would be unable to reject his advances because of his celebrity status. Repeatedly dismissing the recording as “locker room talk” during a televised presidential debate, the Republican standard-bearer tried to deflect attention to his opponent’s failings. While Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has many a blemish on her record, repeated probes and investigations into her various scandals have failed to produce anything but massive piles of paper - no legal indictments. Despite this, Trump asserted that if he were president, she would “be in jail.” Perhaps the biggest controversy to come, were Trump to defy current odds and make to the White House, would be over the need to change the words to America’s national anthem. After all, you could hardly proclaim yourself “the land of the free and the home of the brave,” while electing as your leader someone who advocates jailing political opponents and indicates he feels entitled to sexually assault women. Perhaps the scariest thought for those who hope that Trump will simply lose and fade off into the sunset after the election is what might happen next time around. What if the Republican base were to decide the only reason they didn’t win this time is because they’d didn’t find the right combination of radicalism and reality television? Right wing radio ranter Rush Limbaugh for president, with Kim Kardashian as running mate - perhaps that’s the ticket? Oh Canada. You’ve never looked better.

Letter to the Editor Remember tree champion Dear Editor: In view of all the exemplary work Paul Day did for the township of Mapleton, I hope our local council will consider some gesture that will permanently mark his many contributions. He stands as an example for all of us who reside in the township and who will benefit from his efforts to improve our environment. Paul was tireless in his drive to restore tree cover to our woefully denuded township, and I think some kind of

memorial that will remind us regularly of his devotion would be fitting. I can think of several possibilities (marker, plaque, naming of street/bridge, etc.), but I hope council will “think outside the box” and enlist the whole community in devising a suitable memorial. I met Paul only once, when my wife and I went to pick up some organic apples and she gave Paul a ginkgo tree, which he had heard of but never seen. I hope that SEE MEMORIAL » 7

Barn rising - Construction is well underway on a new barn after a devastating fire completely destroyed a bank barn on a farm located on Wellington Road 8 near Goldstone. The barn and 72 cattle were lost in the fire on Sept. 16. Firefighters from Drayton, Moorefield, Palmerston and Arthur stations responded to the fire. Photo by Caroline Sealey

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Best Buddies - Norwell District Secondary School sent six students and one staff member to the Best Buddies Leadership and Training Conference. Besides teaching everyone about how to run a Best Buddies chapter, successful clubs were showcased, ideas were shared and enthusiasm generated. The whole group returned with new ideas to implement at Norwell. The school held a meet and greet event on Oct.12 to introduce all Lifeskills students and all potential Best Buddy peers. In the spring another “Hoopin It Up” fundraiser is planned. From left: Breanna Frey, Mairi Frere, Madison Hesselink, Jody de Vries, Madison Armstrong and Mia Landry. Submitted photo

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Isaac Foundation is proud that 100% of money raised goes back into research, with nothing taken away for administration or overhead fees. The More family thanked all the participants, sponsors, volunteers and Town of Minto Parks and Recreation for coming out and/or supporting this event. “Based on the feedback we have received so far, we have every intention of continuing this on a yearly basis,” stated Darren. The first Saturday in October will be the date going forward. “We invite business and corporations to become involved as well,” Darren added. For information or to learn how to help out contact Darren (darren@theisaacfoundation) or Pam (pam@ theisaacfoundation).

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Quality presence The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!” (Rev. 4:8) God is fully and always present in heaven. He is also fully and always present on Earth, just as he is in heaven. And because he is fully and always present we have a quality of life that is beyond comparison. God has healed the pain of your past, although it went deep and seemed to want to last forever. Any act committed by you, to you, in you, or on your behalf has been remedied, because the wages of all sin have been

removed. God is also dealing with every situation you are currently facing, no matter how confusing. He is within all circumstance, every day has been intricately designed and every day has a destiny. But God lives also in your future, enthusiastically anticipating and making preparations for your arrival and preparing all events for your growth and blessing, no matter how uncertain you might feel. But as you look deeper still, you realize that now, and in the context of his body, his people on Earth, God has provided those who are especially gifted and empowered to minister to you, whose sole function is your development and leadership. There are those who are agents specially commissioned by Jesus, having a foundational ministry that is usually accompanied by

signs and wonders. Others are there to build you up and communicate God’s mind to you, becoming your source of inspiration and confirmation. Others proclaim the gospel and help you develop your own story of what Jesus Christ is achieving in you. Others care for you as you strive to follow Christ, while others train you and provide you opportunities to grow in your faith. God has placed within His body even more gifts than these, those that have the capacity to implement and enforce his right rule in you and your world. For, when necessary, he intervenes when conditions in it go askew and, when needed, he becomes the agent of change when things do not function as they should, working supernaturally to bring about results that cannot be achieved through natural

means. Without realizing it maybe, you are often brought face to face with the reality of the invisible God. You hear the sayings of God through the gift of tongues and you understand the meaning of what has been said through the gift of tongues through the gift of the interpretation of tongues. You have supernatural resources in times of crisis or opportunity through the gift of faith. You are cured from different kinds of sickness through the gift of healing. You witness deeds of might through the gift of miraculous powers. You know things you could not possibly learn or work out on your own through the gift of the message of knowledge and you can supernaturally apply or utilize the knowledge gained through the gift of the mes-

sage of wisdom. And you are exposed to those who can pierce outward and obvious conduct to perceive basic underlying realities through the gift of distinguishing between spirits. Furthermore, God has placed unique stimulators within members of his body which give them the desire and the power to concentrate on a particular aspect of spiritual concern. These special abilities are given by God to accomplish his work and, as such, are essential to your completion in Christ, helping you function effectively both in God’s kingdom and everyday life. They effectively lead you into maturity and prepare you to participate fully in God’s enterprise. Through the gift of serving you give and receive genuine and practical love as you lift burdens off the shoulders of others and as loads are lifted

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directors Ramoth House provides a three step program of care for young mothers. Brenda Tubman was guest speaker at the Sept. 30 meeting of the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario in Palmerston. She explained how the young mothers that come to them at the Ramoth House are provided with parenting classes where they learn the basics of caring for their babies. They learn to cook and clean and how to manage money and set goals for their future. They have chores to do and learn what it takes to be part of a family during

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their time at Ramoth House. In step two of the program there are three furnished apartments next door where mothers can live for up to one year as long as they are attending school, have a job or are doing some volunteer work. While living in the apartments they still have the support of staff from the Ramoth House. In step three, the Extended Care Program provides support in building family and community relationships as the moms work at being on their own. The Ramoth House relies solely on donations and does not receive any government funding. They are, however, supported by the Ontario Works Program. The local high school does allow the young women to get credits for some of the courses in parenting and money management that they have taken while living at Ramoth House. The “Cuddle Program” is always in need of volun-

teers to come and cuddle the babies while the moms have a break. A police check is needed in order to be a volunteer. Donna McFarlane thanked Tubman for coming and enlightening everyone about the work they do at the Ramoth House. President Anne Darroch welcomed special guests, area director Dianne Winkler and provincial president Peggy Stock. Winkler outlined some of the events that took place this past year as RWTO/OERO celebrated its 60th anniversary. A scrapbook of events is being compiled and will be available for the convention in 2017. A new Cora Bailey pin has been designed and will be presented to all Cora Bailey recipients from the past and in the future. RWTO/OERO now has 13 branches because of the splitting of Area 4 into two branches. Winkler praised the Palmerston Branch members for the community work being done and encouraged

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the group to continue working hard for the various charities, checking on shut ins, and having fun. Stock, visiting from South River, was impressed with the beautiful area around Palmerston and with the “perfect balance of stimulating speakers and fun” that is a part of the Palmerston Branch. She is proud of the caring, sharing and supporting of women that occurs in RWTO/OERO and briefly outlined how she became a member of the organization. Stock read a list of rules for teachers from 1923 and many were amazed at the limitations on women from that era. Darroch presented each speaker with a small token of appreciation. New member Doris White was welcomed and presented with an RWTO/OERO pin. The Listowel Branch has invited the Palmerston Branch to join them on Oct. 12 at 10am for lunch and an auction. In turn, the Listowel

Branch has been invited to join the Palmerston Branch at their meeting on Oct. 28 to hear guest speaker Dave Dryden from Sleeping Children Around the World (SCAW). On behalf of herself and JoAnne Walter, Anne Darroch thanked the many ladies who helped to load and unload schools buses and helped out in the education tents at the recent International Plowing Match near Harriston. Reports were given and correspondence read. Lorraine Ballard was pleased to announce that Betty Audet celebrated her 90th birthday this summer at the Royal Terrace with flowers, cake and ice cream. Members Doris French, Shirley Jackson and Bea Houston are each wished speedy recoveries from recent falls and illnesses. The sympathy of the group is extended to Barb Thompson in the loss of her mother and to Yvonne Day in SEE RWTO » 7

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will help set up the following programs: - Community Response to Human Trafficking with the Guelph Police Service for $63,900. The goal of this project is to eliminate and prevent human trafficking and to assist victims of human trafficking in Guelph. Activities include training for community stakeholders and police, and conducting undercover operations to identify and support victims of human trafficking and to identify offenders; - Gatekeeper Project with CMHA-WWD for $69,913.

An education/awareness campaign that focuses on community service personnel who have regular contact with vulnerable elderly adults and/or those at risk of elder abuse or neglect; and Human Trafficking Support Worker with Victim Services Wellington for $66,500. A human trafficking support worker will work with the Guelph Police Service and OPP Wellington to provide crisis support for victims of human trafficking, including comprehensive case management and

assistance in navigating the agencies/systems in place to support them. These are three of 52 community projects funded under the SVC Grant that will help enhance safety and well-being across the province. “Our government recognizes that a collaborative approach to community safety and wellbeing works, and the 52 projects funded support our efforts,” said David Orazietti, minister of community safety and correctional services. SEE SAFETY » 8

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Myths about Alzheimer disease - Robin Smart, centre, was guest speaker when the Seniors Centre for Excellence held a congregate dining luncheon in Arthur on Sept. 29. Smart, public education coordinator for the Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington, looks over the brochure “Alzheimer’s disease; Dispelling the myths” with Hayley Nicklasson, administrative assistant with the Seniors Centre for Excellence, and Gail Clarkson, minister at the Arthur United Church where the luncheon was held. About 25 people attended. Photo by Lynne Turner

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Colley, composer and lyricist John Connolly, choreographer David Connolly and musical director Michael Mulrooney – not to mention Mustakas. Marathon of Hope: The Musical is beautifully conceived, written, directed, presented and performed from start to finish. Subtitled The Terry Fox Story, it is a magical production that unites, inspires and uplifts everyone lucky enough to witness it. The play opens with a young Terry (played brilliantly by Nathan Carroll) already displaying promising athletic skills and dogged tenacity that would later be put to the test. A car accident at the age of 18 leads to the discovery of osteosarcoma in Terry’s right leg, which has to be amputated above the knee. It’s shocking news for the Fox family, but much like Terry in real life, the production does not dwell long on the bone cancer diagnosis. Overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients in the hospital, many of them children, Terry decides to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research and awareness. After training for over a year and then convincing his mother Betty (Charlotte Moore), father Rolly (Ralph Small) and his doctor that he is prepared, Terry flies to Newfoundland to begin

Nathan was born and raised in Drayton, Ontario. Nathan attended Mohawk College where he received his diploma in Social Service Work. From there, Nathan attended UOIT where he received his degree in Criminology and Justice while playing 4 years for the varsity hockey team, serving as captain in his final year. Finally, Nathan graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor in 2015 and was called to the bar in 2016. Nathan was a summer student with Giffen LLP in 2014 and completed his The partners of Giffen LLP Nathan Nathan was was born born and and raised raised in in Drayton, Drayton, Ontario. Ontario. here in that 2015. arearticling pleased term to announce Nathan attended Mohawk College where attended Mohawk College where he he NATHAN SPALING , B.A. (HONS), J.D. He is a member of the Canadian Bar Nathan Association, received his diploma in Social Service Work. has joined us as an associate lawyer. received his diploma in Social Service Work. the Waterloo Law Association, Grand River From From there, there, Nathan Nathan attended attended UOIT UOIT where where he he Hospital Foundation – Grand Ride Committee received his degree in Criminology and Justice received his degree in Criminology and Justice Member, and provides consulting services through while playing playing 44 years years for for the the varsity varsity hockey hockey at the KW Small Business Centre. while team, serving as captain in his final year. team, serving as captain in his final year. Finally, Finally, Nathan, and his wife Alyson, are frequently Nathan graduated from the Faculty of Law atat the Nathan graduated from the Faculty of Law the engaged in the Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge University of Windsor in 2015 and was called University of Windsor in 2015 and was called to to and rural community. When not working, hein 2016. the bar Nathan was aa summer student the bar in 2016. Nathan was summer student enjoys playing hockey (or watching his brother, with Giffen LLP with Giffen LLP in in 2014 2014 and and completed completed his his Nick Spaling, play hockey), golfing, orarticling finding new term here in 2015. articling term here in 2015. places to eat in town. He He isis aa member member of of the the Canadian Canadian Bar Bar Association, Association, the the Waterloo Waterloo Law Law Association, Association, Grand Grand River River Hospital Foundation – Grand Ride Committee . SKILL. RESULTS. Member, and provides consulting services through the KWKW Small Business Centre. at the Small Business Centre. Nathan, and his wife Alyson, are frequently engaged in the Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and rural community. When not working, he NATHAN SPALING enjoys playing hockey (or watching his brother, Nick Spaling, play hockey), golfing, or finding new places to eat in town.

the monumental trek. He dips his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean in St. John’s and then, guided by his best friend Doug Alward (Alex Furber), and later by brother Darrell (Gregory Pember), proceeds to run an average of 42km per day through six provinces over 143 days. On Sept. 1, 1980 Terry stops running outside of Thunder Bay because the cancer spread to his lungs. Less than 10 months later, Terry dies at the age of 22. Everyone knows the story, of course. Yet Colley and John Connolly provide a moving and insightful glimpse into what it must have been like on that unforgettable tour in 1980. Marathon of Hope transports audiences back in time and pays tribute to the indel-

ible icon that Terry Fox was – and remains. But it does much more than simply pander to audience adoration and nostalgia. It does not shy away from Terry’s conflicts with others or his moments of self-doubt. And it makes it very clear Terry battled much more than excruciating physical pain and fatigue each day, including stress, numerous detractors and self-appointed media experts who took it upon themselves to opine on what was best for him. Those scenes are a vital reminder that Terry was, after all, a human being; imperfect just like the rest of us. The emotional anchors of the Marathon of Hope - apart from an ending that will leave few eyes in the building dry - are scenes featuring Greg Scott (played by a talented-beyond-his-years Ryan O’Donnell), the 10-year-old boy befriended by Terry who also lost a leg to bone cancer. Particularly moving are the aptly-titled musical number I See Myself and a heartbreaking revelation by Terry that he may like to someday raise a family. Other musical standouts include Darkness of My Dreams, Gravenhurst, This Dream, The Long Road Leads You Home (seriously, get out the tissues) and Waiting/Ready for a Miracle. The acting of each of the aforementioned players is astounding, as are the performances from Jayme

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Armstrong (reporter Leslie Scrivener) and Eddie Glen (Bill Vigars), as well as Curtis Sullivan, Stephanie Cadman and the rest of the cast. Obviously the star of the show is Carroll, whose physical appearance (aided by a great prosthetic) and strong acting and singing help him deliver a phenomenal portrayal of Terry Fox. It’s a role every Canadian actor would love to land, but one very few could pull off with such humility and poise. Darrell Fox, who spoke during opening night, said if those watching Marathon of Hope feel like they’re witnessing a miracle unfold in front of them, then they “know what it’s like to be me.” Darrell added he thinks the musical will help the next generations – those that were not around to bear witness to his brother’s remarkable life – to always remember Terry. It’s easy to see why. Marathon of Hope is an instant classic and a Canadian treasure that’s sure to go on to much national and international success. It’s an absolute triumph and a powerful affirmation of one of Terry Fox’s most memorable adages: that “dreams are made possible if you try.” Marathon of Hope: The Musical plays at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse until Oct. 30. For tickets call the box office at 1-855-372-9866 or visit www.draytonentertainment.com.

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