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Council becomes committee of adjustment; Craven advocates citizen appointments
On the money - Maryborough Public School Grade 6 students Joanna Cashin, left, and Jillian McIntyre worked with OPP officer Scott Vallier at the Shop with a Cop event coordinated by the Optimist Club of Moorefield. The students managed to accumulate $99.69 worth of food at Drayton Food Market for the local food bank, just under the $100 limit for their group. More coverage on pages 4 and 6. photo by Caroline Sealey
by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – The entire township council will serve as Mapleton’s committee of adjustment for the next four years. Council was split on the decision to serve as the committee, which deals with issues such as minor variance applications. During the last term, the committee was made up of citizen appointees. “Based on preliminary discussion at council orientation sessions, I believe council may wish to reconsider appointing a citizen-appointed committee and may prefer to sit as the committee of adjustment themselves,” stated CAO Patty Sinnamon in a report to council on Dec. 9. Councillor Lori Woodham said she felt the job should be handled by council members. “I feel, as a council member, we were voted in by the citizens to be their voice ... I feel uncomfortable that council would hand that over to other people,” she said. “I disagree,” said councillor
Dennis Craven. “We have three very experienced, knowledgeable people on that committee and I would like to see them remain there.” Mayor Neil Driscoll noted he had spoken to two of the three members of the previous committee of adjustment and they had indicated they were interested in continuing as members. Sinnamon pointed out two of the committee members had served since before amalgamation in 1998, while the third was appointed prior to the justcompleted four-year term of council. An amendment to have the committee of adjustment appointment dealt with separately from a motion on other committee appointments was supported by Craven and councillor Marlene Ottens, with Woodham and councillor Michael Martin opposed. Driscoll supported the motion, breaking the tie. Martin asked Craven to elaborate on his reasons for preferring citizen appointees.
“I think it’s good to have a citizen’s overview of some things … I’m happy with the way it is. It’s working, I don’t think the committee’s broke,” said Craven. Driscoll said while it’s important that agricultural interests be considered in many committee of adjustment decisions, he felt current council members had considerable agricultural knowledge. A motion to have council as a whole sit as the committee of adjustment was approved, with Woodham, Martin and Driscoll in favor and Craven and Ottens opposed. Staff recommended committee of adjustment hearings be held prior to council meetings, beginning at 6pm, ahead of the regular 7pm start time for evening council meetings. A motion to advertise for citizen appointees needed for other committees was also approved by council. Driscoll asked council members to advise him of their preferences for committees they wish to sit on.
Township follows Wellington County lead in hiring meeting investigator by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – The township has followed Wellington County’s lead, appointing John Maddox of London-based JGM Consulting as its closed meeting investigator. Mapleton council approved the appointment of Maddox at the Dec. 9 meeting. Wellington County council authorized hiring Maddox and inviting interested member municipalities to join a shared agreement for his services at its
Nov. 27 meeting. Maddox’s fees include an annual retainer of $1,000 for the county and $300 for each lower tier municipality, which will be covered by the county. An hourly fee of $100 plus mileage and expenses will be paid by the municipality in which any investigation is conducted. Maddox was contracted for a two-year term, beginning Jan. 1. Norm Gamble, a former
municipal administrator from Grey County, previously provided services to the county and to Mapleton. He was the investigator for all lower tier municipalities in Wellington except Guelph-Eramosa. Gamble recently announced plans to retire at the end of the year. Gamble’s fees had included a $200 retainer and fees of $350 per day and $175 per half day, plus mileage and expenses.
A report from CAO Patty Sinnamon advised council of other possible options prior to their decision to approve contracting Maddox. Had the township declined to appoint a closed meeting investigator, the job would default to the Ontario Ombudsmen’s Office. While pointing out there is no cost to the municipality for the ombudsman to conduct investigations, Sinnamon noted, “township staff have had
no experience with the Office of the Ombudsman.” Another option would have been to appoint Local Authority Services (LAS), which has entered into service agreements with some municipalities across the province. LAS charges an annual retainer of $330 plus the cost of each investigation at $225 per hour. LAS estimates each investigation takes approximately 17 hours to complete for an average cost of $3,825.
Councillor Dennis Craven asked if Maddox was a “oneman operation” or if he worked with associates. Told Maddox works alone, Craven said “then we would get him, himself,” should an investigation be required. “There aren’t a lot of investigations, fortunately,” said Sinnamon, who noted the information and forms for initiating an investigation will remain available on the township’s website.
Driscoll, Davidson appointed to county committees by Patrick Raftis GUELPH - Minto Mayor George Bridge is Wellington County’s new warden. Bridge was elected by a vote of his fellow county councillors at the warden’s inaugural meeting on Dec. 12. Bridge, who was nominated by outgoing warden Chris White, was selected over Ward 6 councillor Shawn Watters and Ward 7 councillor Don McKay in a secret ballot among the 16 councillors. Watters was nominated by Centre Wellington Mayor Kelly Linton and McKay was nominated by Ward 2 councillor Gregg Davidson.
Mapleton Mayor Neil Driscoll, who was sworn in as a county councillor at the meeting, was nominated by Davidson for the position of chair of the county’s roads committee. However, Driscoll lost an election for the position to Ward 3 councillor Gary Williamson by a 10-6 margin. Driscoll was appointed to the roads committee and the information, heritage and seniors committee. He was also appointed the county’s representative to the Wellington Federation of Agriculture. Davidson, who also represents Mapleton, was appointed Continued on page 3
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looking to expand her teaching child because they are so horizons and her music studio, involved. In fact, Ms. Tanis credits the success of the proand found it through MYC. Ms. Tanis recognized the gram to the parents of her stuPAGE TWO potential The Community December 19, 2014 dents. program’s sinceNews, it hadFriday, “I am the teacher once a never been offered in Drayton, it was fun for students, parents week; they are the at-home and teacher, and it offered a ‘coach’ several days a week,” piano-keyboard program for she said. An initial goal for each of children as young as 3½ in a Tanis’ students is toStreet develgroupMAPLETON setting. and Elora Moorefield – The mu- Ms. op the happy habit of practic“I loved the idea of group nicipality plans to expand a in Alma. Sheprogram encourages her stulessons, since it’s always to is limited make ing.The to more designed program dents to practice by giving fun to explore and learn in a walking its downtown streets provision of two 20kg bags a “super duper”persticker group, of winter. the topic,” special seaproperty per business safer in the a littleregardless each week. explained Ms. Tanis. For several years the son and businesses must pick She alsohas liked that it downwas a up “Practicing bags.not need to and sign fordoes provided township be long; 10 to 15 a day program that was tested, tried is condiThe programminutes town Drayton businesses with start,” she the said.material beand true, being to taught by to more upon tional the to apply melter” “ice creativity sideshines than 800 teachers on municipal usedTanis’ front ingMs. sidewalkstoin over municipal by and offering several 24,000 students on three differof violators walks only idea through The businesses. of their entis to continents will be conditions incentives program practice fall in- extra and touting prevent slipand year to “from ensure Canadian origins, found- throughout permanentlythebanned conditions. icybeing juries during attain their musical ed in While 1980. in the past, the pro- students this or any future program,” have colMYC’s report presented staffstudents states aOnce to Dray- goals. limited statement wasmission gram lected enough stickers their is ton, to “provide the best quality councouncil has approved at the Dec. 9 Mapletonon practice thermomemusic education young chilcil meeting. to “happy theto program expanding theyestimate have a party. This dren blending the pleasurea ters,” 44 busiStaff adjoining businesses all by celebrate the 2010 and the joy sidewalk of music on making for be eligible nessestowould Main year, municipal earned with sound instruction.” which is expectthe program, students Streets in Olympics, and Wellington Drayton, McGivern Street in ed to cost less than $1,000.
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Streetlight replacement savings diminished by need for additional units by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON - It’s going to cost more than expected to switch to LED streetlights, but the savings are still expected to be substantial. At its Dec. 9 meeting, Mapleton council accepted a revised proposal from Real Term Energy for the retrofit of streetlights to an LED system at a cost of $384,400 plus HST. Public works director Brad Roberts explained in a report to council that the original agreement approved by council on Aug. 26 had a cost of $217,437. At that time it was estimated 391 units would require conversion. McRoberts said a detailed audit conducted by Real Term has identified a total of 514 light units within the township. The majority of the difference can be account for with: - 77 from new subdivisions; - 22 acorn-type decorative in downtown Drayton; - two box top-type in municipal lot; and - 22 various discrepancies between Mapleton’s records and the audit. “Staff have done a visual verification of those lights in the smaller urban areas such as Alma, Rothsay, Moorefield and Glen Allan. Many of the decorative lights require higher per-unit costs for conversion. We have three sets of decorative lights, all within Drayton,” McRoberts states in the report. Part of the increase is balanced by an increase in a rebate from the Ontario Power Authority to $58,163, resulting in an overall project cost of $326,237. With a projected annual savings in energy and maintenance costs of $58,364, it is expected that, assuming an average interest rate, the project would have a simple payback period of approximately five years. The previous proposal had a cost of $217,437 with savings of $49,648 and a simple payback period of approximately four years. “Even with the additional luminaires the project still has an excellent return of investment,” stated McRoberts. Councillor Lori Woodham questioned how the township would handle replacement and
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repair of old-style streetlights until the new ones are in place. “If we go forward, do we now draw a line in the sand for streetlights that don’t work?” she asked, noting the township had recently spent $9,000 to repair existing lights. “That’s a very good question,” said McRoberts, noting it could take six to eight months to fully implement the streetlight replacement program. “There will be some onus that we will have to replace some
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Shop with a cop - Members of the Wellington County OPP, Mapleton Fire Rescue and Grade 6 students from Maryborough Public School participated in the annual Shop with a Cop event at the Drayton Food Market on Dec. 11. The event is coordinated by the Optimist Club of Moorefield. photo by Caroline Sealey
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Both Wellington County council and Mapleton council missed an opportunity to give more than lip service to the concept of transparency in recent decisions. The county and the township, soon to be followed no doubt by the rest of the councils in Wellington, elected to engage the services of John Maddox of London-based JGM Consulting as their new closed meeting investigator for a two-year term commencing Jan. 1. Norm Gamble, a former municipal administrator from Grey County, has provided services to the county since 2008. He was also investigator for all lower tier municipalities in Wellington except Guelph-Eramosa. Gamble recently announced plans to retire at the end of the year. Maddox will be paid an annual retainer of $1,000 for the county and $300 for each participating lower tier municipality, which the county has offered to cover. An hourly fee of $100 plus mileage and expenses will be paid by the municipality in which any investigation is being conducted. The Municipal Act requires municipalities to appoint an investigator to look into any allegations about improper closed meetings, or accept the services of the Ontario Ombudsman’s office. The ombudsman does not charge municipalities for investigations, but money isn’t the main issue here. “Transparency” has become a buzzword for municipalities these days and many of them take every opportunity to trumpet how “transparent” they are, even as their ever-more complicated operational structures and reporting systems make following the trail of a local tax dollar increasingly difficult. And when it comes time to decide how potential complaints about the openness of their meetings will be handled, locally the preference has always been for councils to hire their own investigator rather than accept the free, and demonstrably unbiased, services of the ombudsman’s office. To be fair, the province should never have allowed this to be an option when crafting the legislation requiring a mechanism for closed meeting investigation. Imagine if, charged with a crime, you were given the choice of being investigated by the OPP, or slipping one of your old lodge brothers a few bucks to look into the matter. Which route would you go? And make no mistake, most of those offering such services, including both Gamble and Maddox, are former municipal administrators, whose expertise is in knowledge of the Municipal Act, not conducting investigations. Why not turn to an ex-cop or a journalist, if you want a serious investigation? When Gamble investigated a closed meeting in Mapleton in 2013, current Mayor Neil Driscoll, then a councillor, questioned the thoroughness of the investigation, which consisted only of interviews with then-mayor Bruce Whale and the CAO. No one else on council was interviewed for the report, which ultimately found the meeting in question was conducted appropriately. This is not to suggest Gamble was spinning his reports to favour the councils he investigated. He seemed to genuinely believe he was covering the bases. It’s more a question of perception, justice being seen to be done, the potential for abuse, that sort of thing. To be fair to Mapleton councillors, they are relatively new to municipal affairs and collectively have little experience with investigations of this nature, so it’s not surprising there was scant discussion on the matter at that forum. Still, closed meeting investigations may not be everyday occurrences, but two took place during he last term of Mapleton council, so neither are they rare or unusual. When county council made its decision to go with Maddox in November, then-Warden Chris White suggested having “an appointed officer at the provincial level poking around at the municipal level” was “a road we don’t want to go down.” Which begs the question: why not? Patrick Raftis
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that contribute to growing the local economy and enhancing quality of life,” states a press release issued by the township on Dec. 11. The project aims to engage community residents and stakeholders in establishing a cultural vision for the township, identifying concrete strategies and actions to support cultural development, and creating a municipal cultural plan that will help to inform municipal decision-making in the township, the release states. The municipality says the project is being supported by a steering committee of key community stakeholders from around the township, “who will offer valuable insights into cultural needs and opportunities in the region.” Crystal Ellis, Mapleton’s business development and marketing coordinator, explained, “We are looking to residents to share their stories and tell us about activities happening in Mapleton so we can find the best way to share these great elements of our community with each other and those visiting.” Community input and participation is essential to the success of the project, township officials state. Further information on the project and how citizens may participate can be found on the Township of Mapleton website: www.mapleton.ca. Citizens are invited to participate by completing an survey online at http://fluidsurveys.com/s/mapletonculturalplan/or in person at the Drayton Library, PMD arena, Mapleton Township office or Studio Factor. Township officials state the survey is confidential and should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. For more information on the survey or cultural plan contact Ellis at 519-638-3313 ext. 26 or cellis@mapleton.ca.
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Mapleton woman places second in OFA ‘Reel’ Farm Video Challenge GUELPH - A Mapleton resident earned a second-place award in the Ontario Federation of Agriculture’s (OFA) first ‘Reel’ Farm Video Challenge. Winners were announced at the organization’s annual general meeting and convention on Nov. 25. Melisa Luymes placed second in the “ag rant” video category for her rant on Who Cares About Agriculture? The video features Luymes walking by a field of corn, talking about the value of agriculture in Ontario and Canada. “We should hug our farmers. We should make them into superhero action figures. On average, Canadians spend only 10 or 15 per cent of their disposable income on food. That’s half as much as they do in Mexico,” Luymes states. First place in the category went to Michelle Arsenault for her thoughts on Keepin’-it-local with Ontario Apples.
The video challenge was designed to promote Ontario agriculture and inspire pride in the province’s farmers, recognizing them for MELISA their contribuLUYMES tions. Open to OFA members and residents of Ontario, the video challenge received 19 entries. OFA’s video challenge was divided into two categories: ag parody and ag rant. Nith Valley Organics (Garlic Implosion) won first place for its ag parody Water and Sunshine, and Country Roads Quartet received second for its parody Wait ‘Till the Sun Shines Mikey. First place in each category received $1,000 and second place received $300. Minister of Ontario Agriculture, Food and Rural Af-
fairs Jeff Leal also submitted a video to share his support for the challenge and the important contributions agriculture makes to Ontario. All videos can be viewed on OFA’s YouTube channel. The ‘Reel’ Farm Video Challenge was organized by OFA’s Proud to Lead Committee and sponsored by Farm Credit Canada, OFA and the Bruce County Federation of Agriculture. The OFA is the largest general farm organization in Ontario, representing 37,000 farm families across the province. A farmer-led organization based in Guelph, the OFA works to represent and champion the interests of Ontario farmers through government relations, farm policy recommendations, research, lobby efforts, community representation, media relations and more. OFA is the leading advocate for Ontario farmers and is Ontario’s voice of the farmer.
Reindeer ride - Santa Claus has been spotted visiting Mapleton on several occasions this month, including the Christmas parade in Moorefield on Dec. 6. Santa has one more scheduled visit to the township: the Alma Santa Claus Parade on Dec. 21 at 2pm. photo by Jaime Myslik
AJ Bridel to wear ruby slippers in The Wizard of Oz CAMBRIDGE – AJ Bridel is finally getting her chance to journey over the rainbow. The Kitchener native shot to fame two years ago as the runner-up on CBC’s hit reality TV series, Over The Rainbow, which saw Canadians vote for an aspiring young performer to play Dorothy in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s revival of The Wizard of Oz in Toronto. Next March, she’ll tackle the iconic role in Drayton Entertainment’s grand-scale production of The Wizard of Oz, which will launch the 2015 season at the Dunfield Theatre Cambridge. “AJ is a terrific performer with the right qualities for this beloved role,” says Alex Mustakas, artistic director of Drayton Entertainment. Bride, 20, grew up in Kitchener-Waterloo and graduated in 2012 from the Integrated Arts Program at Eastwood Collegiate Institute, where she played Dorothy in the school’s production of The Wizard of Oz. She appeared as a guest soloist with the KW Symphony singing Defying Gravity from Wicked at only 17 years old and performed regularly with KW Musical Productions and KW Glee. Andrew Lloyd Webber chose Bridel as a top ten finalWellington Advertiser ist for Over The Rainbow. She competed on theNews show for eight Community weeks, becoming a fanArtwork favouDecember 2014 rite and winning praise from the judges for her performanc-
AJ BRIDEL es of well-loved songs like Mambo Italiano, Nobody Does It Better and Feeling Good, as well as musical theatre showstopper One Night Only, All That Jazz and Memory. Since her appearance on Over The Rainbow, Bridel has expanded her résumé with a number of theatre and film roles, including Jane in Tarzan, Ariel in The Little Mermaid at Broadway Live Broadway Theatre Company in Grande Prairie and Chloe in the feature film Shelby, among others. She is currently in ‘80s Solid Gold at Stage West Calgary. Bridel preformed as Peter Pan in the sold-out holiday production of Peter Pan: The Panto last season at the Dunfield Theatre Cambridge. Previously, Bridel also performed as Bet in Oliver! at the King’s Wharf Theatre and the Drayton Festival Theatre in 2013. “I am beyond excited to finally get the chance to play Dorothy in a professional pro-
duction of The Wizard of Oz,” says Bridel. “To get to play this iconic role at the Dunfield Theatre Cambridge, so close to my hometown of Kitchener, is truly a dream come true.” The Wizard of Oz is an adaptation of the classic 1939 Hollywood film, which starred Judy Garland as Dorothy. The film garnered worldwide acclaim and won the 1939 Academy Award for best song for Over The Rainbow. L. Frank Baum wrote the first stage version of his novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1903. The musical, adapted by John Kane from the Warner Bros. movie, was premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company at London’s
Barbican Centre in 1987. Tickets for The Wizard of Oz are on sale now, just in time for the holidays. Purchase tickets for a specific performance or let loved ones choose the show with a customized gift certificate in any amount. Regular performance tickets are $42 for adults and $25 for youth under 20. Tickets for preview performances before the official opening and groups of 20 or more are $34. The Wizard of Oz runs March 4 through March 29. Tickets can be purchased at Dunfield Theatre Cambridge, online at www.dunfieldtheatrecambridge.com or by calling the box office at 519-621-8000 or toll free at 1-855-DRAYTON (372-9866).
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Last month I had the ideal experience to view an unfamiliar hawk. It was sitting close to the road on a branch, with its back to me. My eyes were drawn to a large, dark, horizontal band on the tail. I checked my always-handy bird book. It had to be a rough-legged hawk. Their tail and wings are longer than our other buteos. ID: big, 19-24”long and 52” wide. Head and neck gray-brown; belly blackish. In flight, light morphs have distinctive black rectangular patch on wrist; white tail with wide, dark sub-terminal band at tip. Locally, this rare to common winter visitor prefers open country with fields. It often hunts while windhovering on beating wings. In this unique-to-buteos method they can scan the ground below from a stationary position while facing upwind. Perching involves balancing precariously on the most slender twigs at the top of a tree. This hawk primarily feasts on voles and other small rodents. However, it occasionally feeds on birds, amphibians and large insects. Rough-legged hawks are circumpolar (inhabiting eastern and western hemispheres). A small number breed in arctic tundra and coasts. There their diet is lemming. Voice: generally silent on wintering grounds with alarm call kee-eer. Nesting: ideally a high natural site, but high man-made structures may be a second-best choice. Earlier in the year I saw an unidentifiable hawk with a dark tail band. It was watching a squirrel at the feeder. Now I wonder if it was a rough-legged. This month’s resources included Lovers of the Birds and Stokes Field Guides. May you have a Merry Christmas and blessed New Year. Until next month, Susan Warren
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Stocking up - Maryborough Public School student Kenny Kuper and OPP officers Rick Lytle and Mark Grasman unload grocery carts at the Drayton Food Bank after the local Shop with a Cop event on Dec. 11. Students shopped for the local food bank using funds donated by a variety of local contributors.
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Garbage and Recycling Holiday Changes Holiday Closures:
Natural Tree Collection:
All waste facilities will be closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Curbside collection is rescheduled as follows:
Collected in urban curbside collection areas the week of January 13 on your regular collection day.
Christmas Day: December 25 Accepted at all County Waste facilities December Rescheduled to 27 to January 31 at no Monday, December 22 charge. Boxing Day: December 26 Food Bank donations are Rescheduled to gratefully accepted. Saturday, December 27 New Year’s Day: January 1 Rescheduled to Monday, December 29
Kinsmen curbside collection on January 3 in Drayton and Moorefield, and January 10 in Elora, Fergus and Salem. (Attach Food Bank donations to base of tree.)
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Students ‘Shop with a Cop’ to benefit food bank DRAYTON - Wellington County OPP, Mapleton Fire Rescue and Grade 6 students from Maryborough Public School participated in the annual Shop with a Cop event at Drayton Food Market on Dec. 11. This was the sixth time the event, coordinated by the Moorefield Optimists, has been held locally. Students received the full “lights and sirens” treatment as they travelled to the event in police cruisers and fire trucks. At the store, students shopped for the local food bank. The 10 teams of students shopped with $100 each, donated from various sources. The idea is for students to get the best value for their dollar, without going over their budget, and to see how cost efficiency works and tabulate tax on items. “What is learned is something real versus something abstract,” commented Optimist Ben Dobben. Once everyone was done at the store, students wheeled their groceries to the food bank, located at the back of the Drayton Reformed Church, and loaded them into the food bank before returning to school.
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Local writer published in new edition of Hot Apple Cider anthology series
In print - A story by Drayton writer Glynis Belec has been included in a new Canadian anthology titled A Taste of Hot Apple Cider. photo by Caroline Sealey
Carols and laughter spread throughout the land during this joyous time of the year.
“For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11
by Caroline Sealey DRAYTON - Local writer Glynis Belec’s story, My Love Affair with Gym, has been published in A Taste of Hot Apple Cider. Belec, an award-winning author of short stories, loves to write and create stories out of everyday life experiences. Making people laugh and hearing responses from children after they have read her stories is encouraging for Belec. “It really helps with my writing when readers share with me how they felt the same emotions as I did after they read my story. I always wondered if I was the only one who felt that way,” Belec said My Love Affair with Gym, is based on an actual event that Belec experienced at a local gym, told with a humorous approach. Included in the book are discussion questions. A Taste of Hot Apple Cider is the third in a series of award-winning Hot Apple Cider books. Comprised of faithbased short stories, the books are 100 per cent Canadian. Their aim is to integrate real
contacting Belec at writer@ glynisbelec.com. Books can also be purchased online at amazon.com.
faith with real life. Locally, copies of the book are available at Blooming Dale’s and Studio Factor or by
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Safe driving stressed during festive season
TORONTO - This holiday season, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is providing Ontarians with some safe driving tips. “IBC wants to help make sure everyone’s holiday season is fun and safe,” said Ralph Palumbo, vice-president, Ontario, IBC. “Being prepared for winter
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Rooftop reach - A bucket truck loaded with presents and decorated with a giant wreath makes its way through Moorefield during the 2014 Santa Claus Parade on Dec. 6. Youngsters had a chance to meet with Santa downtown following the parade. photo by Jaime Myslik
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Christmas
Genealogy of Grace By Pastor Mark McCready Alma Bible Church, Alma
Some people are just so creepy there is no way they could be Christians, right? Wrong. Over and over I find myself encountering people who have this idea that Christians are these weird dogooders who are so “good” they are just strange. The thinking goes that those Christians, well ... they have never had a drink; they have never done drugs; they really have never experienced life at all. That, at least, is the perception - but it is false. Each year at Christmas
time, many of us go out to see a Christmas play or we make our way to some candlelight service and hear the story of Baby Jesus. Sometimes we even get to listen to that long list of names. You know the one - from Matthew Chapter One of the New Testament. We often try to skip over it because we can’t pronounce the names. One of the verses reads like this: “Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.” That is enough to make most people quit. But the next time you get
Celebrating the Birth of Our King this Christmas Join us and Rev. Robin Osborne at the Drayton United Church, 34 Main St. E., Drayton Sunday Morning Worship Sunday, December 21, 2014 at 10:30am Sunday School Play: “Bethlehem Bound” Christmas Eve Family Service with Communion Wednesday December 24, 2014 7:00pm
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to this chapter, don’t quit so soon. If you keep reading, there is something actually quite astounding in the list of names. Many of us already understand that the point of the list is to show the royal lineage of Jesus. The idea is that Jesus is in the line of David, making him a legitimate king. But take a close look at the lineage and there are some pretty spotty characters in the mix. Take, for instance, Tamar. Do a brief study on her and she is hardly the kind of person you would want to invite to your Christmas dinner or include in your family line. Why? Well, if you check out her story, she “tricked” her father-in-law into having sex with her so that she could have kids. The whole thing is really quite a sordid affair. I am not sure who is
the worse: Judah for seeking a prostitute or Tamar for pretending to be one and following through. Tamar is not the only questionable character in this list. There is also Rahab. She lived in the land of Canaan and was a prostitute by profession. Before the people of Israel came into the land after being freed from Egyptian slavery, they sent spies to check the place out. They visited her town and she took them in and gave them shelter. For all of her past, it seems strange that these spies would seek shelter with her. It is even more strange that this woman would be included in the list of the family line of the King. In our world, there are people who can be very judgmental. It is really quite tragic. A
person’s history is exposed and suddenly the good times end, the conversation is over. I am very thankful that God isn’t like that. God was not afraid to include some of the most questionable of characters in his family tree. He has written their names in the book of life. It is right there before our very eyes in Matthew Chapter One. Perhaps you have some questionable stuff in your past. Let me encourage you to take heart. God is the only one who forgives and he is waiting for you. He is not looking for some magic words; He won’t make you grovel. Tell Him you are sorry and desire to change. Repent. He will forgive you without hesitation and without delay. Perhaps you hear these sto-
ries and you look down on those people. Then let me ask you to take a second look. While these people may have done some terrible things, they turned to God for forgiveness, and God extended them grace. Perhaps we should too. Christmas is a wonderful time of year. We often talk about how it is a season for “peace.” There will not be peace, if you first cannot forgive those in your midst. Let’s make this Christmas a special one. Let’s include those we might otherwise not. Let’s reach out and forgive. Let’s turn to God regardless of our past, and ask him to write our names into His book of life. May it be that this year your name gets included in the list of those who are part of His family.
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Candlelight Service on December 24 at 7 PM.
We’d love to have you join us for a holy hour of Carols and readings as we celebrate the Meaning of Christmas.
Christ Christ Church Church Anglican Anglican
CHRISTMAS WORSHIP at the Drayton Reformed Church
at corner of Main St. & Elm St. Drayton
Christmas Eve Service
9 Lessons in Carols 7:00pm
(across from Drayton Heights School)
Featuring St. John’s Church (Elora) Quartet
Christmas Sunday, DecemberCommunion 21, 2014, 9:30am by lamplight
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service December 24 @ 8:00pm Christmas Day Service December 25 @ 10:00am New Years Eve Service December 31 @ 8:00pm Regular Sunday Services are @ 10:00am throughout the holiday season
Community Mennonite
Fellowship ‘Good news of great joy for all, for you!’
Candlelight Christmas Eve Service at 7:00pm Please
join us!
109 Wellington St. S Drayton
519-638-3012
Christmas Service EVERYONE Eve WELCOME!
Christmas Communion by lamplight. Canon RobertWELCOME! Hulse 7:00pm. EVERYONE at corner Canon of MainRobert St. andHulse. Elm St. Drayton
Wintertime can be family learning time
May God’s Grace and Hope PROOF OF surround YOUR AD you and your family during Christmas season and accompany for the Dec.this 18th & 25th issues. through a blessed 2015. 2 columns x 2 you inches = $27.96 -25% non-profit +Worship GST per week. Services Sunday, December 21, 10:00 am Christmas Day, December 25, 10:00 am PLEASE FAX BACK APPROVAL A.S.A.P. Sunday, December 28, 10:00 am New Year’s Eve, December 31, 7:30 pm you, New Year’s Day, January 1, 10:00 am
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On earth as it is in heaven
Wreath workshop - Sharon Grose of Alma taught a Christmas burlap wreath workshop for Waterloo Rural Women (WRW). The group will be hosting a mini-conference on Feb. 6 at Floradale Mennonite Church. Contact Heidi at 519-664-3794 ext. 237 for details and to register. A hot lunch will be included. submitted photo
TORONTO - With kids off school and parents home from work, the winter holidays are perfect for creating family time to play and learn together. ABC Life Literacy Canada offers these holiday family literacy tips to warm your heart – and feed your mind: - have a family book snuggle. Gather the family together with a favourite holiday or winter book. Get cozy blankets and comfy chairs, then snuggle in and take turns reading aloud to one another; - make your own cards and gift tags. Even young children
COME EXPERIENCE THE JOY AND WONDER OF CHRISTMAS!
“They could hardly contain themselves! They were at the right place! They had arrived at the right time!”
wed. December 24, 7:30 pm
Matthew 2:10 The Message
A SELAH FIRE GATHERING AT THE COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
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can write or draw on a card to send to friends and family or on a gift tag for someone special; - get the whole family involved in baking. Following a recipe is a great way to practice reading and comprehension skills. Measuring ingredients and following baking times are practical applications of math skills; - take in a holiday show or visit a museum. Family outings offer fun learning opportunities – and make sure to read the theatre program and the exhibit descriptions together; - make a list and check it twice. Grocery shopping can be a fun family literacy activity. Your child can write the holiday shopping list, read signs and labels as you make your way through the aisles, and count items as they go into the shopping cart; and - give the gift of literacy. Encourage literacy by giving books, games, drawing materials, magazine subscriptions and bookstore gift cards - gifts to enjoy all year long. When fun learning activities are included in a family’s holiday time, everyone stays sharp and ready for the new year. Find more family literacy tips and activities at www.FamilyLiteracyDay.ca.
The Community News, Friday, December 19, 2014 PAGE ELEVEN
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TOWNSHIP OF MAPLETON Community Information Page
7275 Sideroad 16, P.O. Box 160, Drayton, ON N0G 1P0 Phone: 519-638-3313, Fax: 519-638-5113, Toll Free: 1-800-385-7248 www.mapleton.ca
Township of Mapleton Council and Staff would like to wish everyone a
safe and happy Holiday Season and a Merry Christmas to all! 8am-noon Office Open: December 24 from g Day Office Closed: Christmas Day, Boxin and New Year’s Day
It’s time for YOU to
get involved with the
Mapleton Cultural Plan!
Firefighters practice skills Fire fighting practice - Drayton and Moorefield stations of the Mapleton Fire Department took part in a fire training session and controlled burn of an abandoned house on Nov. 29. After finishing the training sessions, firefighters started the controlled burn of the 150-year-old house located on the 8th Line of Mapleton Township. One hour later all that remained standing was the triple-layered brick walls and a brick fireplace. photos by Caroline Sealey
Community input and participation is essential to the success of the project, we invite you to complete our survey online at www.mapleton.ca or in person at the Drayton Library, PMD Arena, Mapleton Township Office and Studio Factor.
Township approves sampling station by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON - The township has authorized the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) to install a sampling station at a culvert crossing east of Wellington Road 11 on the 8th Line. The ministry is launching a multi-year study to examine the relationship between agricultural land use and river water quality. Several rivers from southern Ontario are being selected. Study locations are being chosen based on the types of agriculture in specific areas and various landscape characteristics. At each station, the MOECC will deploy a walk-in enclosure, which will house equipment including automated water samplers as well as other water quality/quantity
Ice Melter program
sensors. A staff report from public works director Brad McRoberts presented at the Dec. 9 meeting indicated water sample collection will occur from 2014 to 2019 in conjunction with the local conservation authority, although some stations may continue long-term where feasible and permitted. The report states township staff have no issues with the location. Councillor Marlene Ottens asked what the ministry is looking for and if there would be any ramifications for local landowners. “I don’t think it’s being done in terms of enforcement,” said McRoberts. “Will they do an impact study on the river?” wondered Mayor Neil Driscoll, adding, “Every time we go to do a project we have to do a study.”
The Township of Mapleton is supporting the provision of two (2) 20-kg bags of non-sodium chloride based “ice melter” to each business property per season on a pick-up basis within the business districts of Alma, Drayton and Moorefield for use on municipal sidewalks in front of their businesses with the following conditions: • Applies to all businesses in the Township of Mapleton adjoining a municipal sidewalk on: o Main and Wellington Streets only - Drayton; o McGivern Street only - Moorefield; and o Elora Street only - Alma. • Limited to two (2) 20-kg bags (or equivalent) per business property per season; • Business must pick up and sign for bags (no delivery); • Conditional upon the material being used on municipal sidewalks only; and • Violators of these conditions will be permanently ban from this or any future program. If interested please come to the Township of Mapleton Municipal office located at
7275 Sideroad 16 located north of Wellington County Road 8. Please bring documentation verifying your business and its address.
Building activity on pace to match 2013 figures by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON - Building activity in Mapleton was down slightly in November from the same period in 2013, but remains on pace to match last year’s figures. The municipality issued 12 permits for construction valued at just under $1.2 million last month, compared to 15 permits for about $1.7 million worth of construction activity in November of 2013. November’s building activity generated nearly $12,000 in permit fees. So far in 2014, the municipality has issued 260 building permits for construction valued at $28.3 million, generating about $256,000 in fees.
To the end of November, 2013, 271 permits had been issued for construction worth just over $28 million, netting the municipality about $238,000 in permit fees. Agricultural construction accounted for the largest share of construction activity last month, with four permits issued for projects worth $635,000. Only one permit for a single family dwelling, valued at $300,000, was issued in November. “It looks like things are moving along – notice the money that agriculture building is putting into our municipality every month,” commented Mayor Neil Driscoll at the Dec. 9 council meeting.
Alma
SANTA CLAUS parade Sunday, December 21 @ 2:00 p.m.
COUNCIL DATES Tuesday, December 23, 2014 December 24, 2014 December 25 & December 26, 2014 January 1, 2015 Tuesday, January 13, 2015 7:00pm
No Council Meeting Scheduled Municipal Office Closed at Noon Municipal Office Closed Municipal Office Closed Regular Meeting of Council