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Friday, August 24, 2012
Hundreds take in music, history at Underground Railroad festival
Paying tribute - Organizers Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley perform at the Underground Railroad Music Festival on Aug. 18 at Centennial Park in Drayton. Hundreds of people attended the fourth annual event, which featured a wide variety of music and also several presentations on the history of the early black pioneers of the area. More festival coverage on pages 3 and 4. photo by Chris Daponte
by Chris Daponte DRAYTON - As a seventh-generation descendent of escaped black slaves, Terry Mercury is fortunate and thankful he had a grandmother who ensured his family was well versed in its past. “This is my history,� Mercury said at the Underground Railroad Music Festival in Drayton on Aug. 18. As such, when longtime family friend and event organizer Diana Braithwaite asked him to emcee the event, Mercury jumped at the opportunity. “This is not a job for me this is a privilege,� Mercury told the Community News. He said he was “overjoyed� with the experience, which included introducing each of the dozen acts to audience members at the event at Centennial Park in the northeast corner of the village. In addition to Braithwaite
and partner Chris Whiteley, performers included Curley Bridges, Melissa Adamson and the Weary Traveller, Donovan Locke, Miss Angel with Colin White, Harrison Kennedy, and Blackburn. Braithwaite said there were at least several hundred people at the event at any given time, and she expected the total to reach upwards of 700 by day’s end. “It’s been really wonderful,� she said about halfway through the program at the fourth annual event. “It’s all good people that are coming out - it’s a great audience.� The event moved from Glen Allan two years ago, but the plan is to keep it at the Drayton park in the future, said Braithwaite, herself a direct descendent of escaped American slaves who settled in the Queen’s Bush area that includes a portion of what is
now Mapleton Township. “I’ve got a lot of support from the local community. They’ve really taken pride in the event,� said Braithwaite. In the past, she has referred to the festival as a family affair - in a way it still is, as her sister and cousin were serving food and she performed a song dedicated to her late father entitled Scrap Metal Blues - but considering the festival’s increasing size and popularity, it has outgrown that designation. “It’s a community event now,� she said, adding it is the only one of its kind in North America. “Every year it’s just getting better ... It’s gaining national and international recognition.� Michelle Charles of the Ontario Black History Society thanked Braithwaite for organizing an historical event featuring “great talent.� She presented the organizer with a Continued on page 3
Wages for staff and council members rise by 1.9 per cent in Mapleton by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON TWP. - Staff and councilors here will receive a 1.9 per cent pay increase for 2012. Council passed bylaws implementing the increase at its Aug. 19 regular meeting. Raises for staff and council are retroactive to January 1, 2012. Mayor Bruce Whale will be paid $15,952, and councillors will be paid $12,407. That pay includes all council and committee of the whole meetings, as well as all special meetings for which the mayor has requested all councillors attend. The mayor’s base pay last
year was $15,655 and for councillors it was $12,176. The mayor and council will receive a fee for extra committee meetings and for attendance at conferences and seminars. They will receive $120 per full day, $70 per half-day meeting, and $50 for a night meeting. These rates are remain unchanged from 2011. Councils are not permitted to divulge the actual pay for employees under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Instead, those salaries are presented as a range, and the actual pay depends on where each employee sits within six
different levels on a salary grid. Chief Administrative Officer Patty Sinnamon’s pay range runs from of $43.45 to $51.11 per hour. For public works director Larry Lynch the hourly rate ranges from $35.89 to $42.22. The position of director of finance in Mapleton is currently vacant, as former finance director Mike Givens recently left to take a similar position with the municipality of Wellington North. The finance director is paid at the same hourly rate as the position of public works director. Hourly pay range for the position of chief building offi-
cial is $30.87 to $36.31. The senior services coordinator, deputy-treasurer, deputy-clerk, facilities manager and building inspector positions all have an hourly range of $25.84 to $30.40. The township’s facilities maintenance manager, fleet safety manager, parks and cemeteries manager, and the operations and construction manager are all paid a range from $23.32 to $27.44 per hour. Equipment operators in Mapleton have an hourly pay range of $18.30 to $21.53. That pay range also applies to seasonal equipment operators, the finance clerk, assistant arena
manager, the administrative assistant at the seniors’ centre, and administration assistants in categories one and two. An arena attendant is paid from $15.79 to $18.58 per hour, and crossing guards are paid a range of $13.28 to $15.62. The township fire chief is paid an hourly range of $33.37 to $39.26 per hour. Firefighters in Mapleton are paid on a point system, with one point for: - responding to a call; - going to the call; - staying for clean-up; - training sessions; and - monthly meetings. There are two points allotted for attending month-
ly mutual aid meetings and another two points for weekend truck checks. The point value is not to go below $10 per hour, and a firefighter is allowed $20 per hour after being at a scene of a call for over two hours. The total allotted for points for 2011 was $122,500. The total allocation for the $20 per hour rate is $10,000. The firefighters receive the same per diem for meetings as council does, except those for which points are accumulated. The total cost for all wages for the fire department, excluding the chief, is estimated to be $178,400.
Moorefield hall upgrades labelled CIIF priority by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON TWP. Upgrades to the Maryborough Community Centre got the nod from Mapleton council as the priority project for a Canadian Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF) grant program. Council will apply for onethird funding for $265,000 worth of work on the facility. Proposed upgrades include an access ramp, roof replacement, building retrofit and a new entrance sign. The retrofit, which includes renovation of the washrooms, halls, bar area and kitchen improvements, is the most
expensive element of the project, at an estimated $200,000. Roof replacement is expected to cost $40,000, the access ramp $20,000 and the entrance sign $5,000. The upgrades to the Moorefield facility were among the key recommendations in a Parks and Recreation Master Plan, which was approved by council at its Aug. 14 meeting. The township’s parks, culture and recreation committee selected the project from among recreation priorities listed in the plan. After some debate, council agreed to apply for funding of
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33.3 per cent through the CIIF program, even though projects are eligible for up to 50 per cent funding. CAO Patty Sinnamon noted the program guidelines state, “priority may be given,� to projects requiring only 33.3 per cent funding. “We can apply for 50 per cent, but I think it’s a flag to me when I see in the guidelines that priority may be given to projects requiring only 33.3 per cent,� she said. Councillor Neil Driscoll agreed applying for the smaller figure was the way to go, “especially when you get the
message that that’s what you should do.� Mayor Bruce Whale said he anticipated most other municipalities would apply for a share of the $150 million fund. Nearly $50 million is earmarked for projects in Ontario over the next two years. Community and recreational facilities are among the type of infrastructure for which municipal governments may apply for funding. Whale said the township would need to ensure the facility is utilized if the upgrades proceed. Continued on page 5
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by Patrick Raftis DRAYTON - Mapleton council has turned down a request from Drayton Entertainment for financial assistance with the cost of fire safety equipment at the theatre company’s Drayton facility. In a letter presented to council at its Aug. 14 meeting, Drayton Entertainment general manger Peter Black explained the Mapleton Fire Department has issued an order requiring the theatre to modify its fire plan from a two-stage to a single-stage response. Under the theatre’s current two-stage response system, staff are able to determine if a
fire alarm is false before evacuating the audience chamber and dropping the fire curtain. A single-stage response requires the fire curtain to drop and the audience chamber be evacuated immediately whenever a fire alarm occurs. “A two-stage response is a safer response, given the average age of our patrons, and is used at all of our theatres and more than likely in all theatres,” Black stated. Following a fire inspection conducted this year by National Fire and Marine, and discussions with Mapleton Fire Chief Rick Richardson, the Continued on next page
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Festival features music, history
Royal performance - Miss Angel, billed as the Mississippi Delta Queen of the Blues, performed at the Underground Railroad Music Festival in Drayton on Aug. 18 with Colin White, centre, and his band. Chris Whiteley joined them on stage to play the harmonica. photo by Chris Daponte
FROM PAGE ONE shirt recognizing Aug. 1 as Emancipation Day. Braithwaite noted there were over 20 descendents of escaped slaves at this year’s event, which, in addition to music that ranged from spirituals, country and blue grass to rock and blues, also included a presentation on the connection between Mennonites and the early black settlers in the area. “My mother, who grew up in the area, always said how her father talked so highly of the Mennonites,” Braithwaite said. “So when we found out there was a connection, we asked Timothy Epp to talk about it.” Epp, an associate professor of sociology at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, said despite their obvious differences, local blacks and Mennonites did have some things in common, including
TERRY MERCURY settling on new and unfamiliar land and overcoming adversity. He explained both groups helped each other, including lending seed and offering labour exchanges, even if it sometimes meant they were ostracized by their own church, and their is even some evidence of inter-marriage. “They have mutually enriched each other,” Epp concluded of the two groups. Such a concerted effort mirrors that required to put on the festival and, to a greater
extent, the painstaking effort to organize and coordinate the clandestine route that brought escaped slaves from the U.S. to Canada, said Mercury. “The history of the Underground Railroad was a collaborative effort between black and white,” he said. “This isn’t just black history, it’s our history. It’s Canadian history.” Mercury looks forward to the day when black history is included as part of the regular school curriculum in Canada, rendering Black History Month each February unnecessary. But he was encouraged by the number of young people in the crowd and those helping to organize the Underground Railroad Music Festival. “We should, as a community, jump in,” he said, noting the great sacrifices made by past generations to ensure their descendents had a good life. “This is part of the return.”
Mapleton won’t pay for new theatre fire panel reserve fund for structural points out the township does FROM PREVIOUS PAGE theatre was issued an order maintenance.” not receive any rental income requiring the fire plan to be However, Sinnamon states for the building, which, as a modified to implement a sin- in her report that, in her view, municipally owned facility, is gle-stage response. the request does not “meet the also exempt from property tax. “Doing so would be definition of structural main“We are obligated to look extremely disruptive in the tenance set out in the agree- after structural issues,” such as event of false fire alarms,” said ment.” She recommended walls and the roof, Sinnamon Black. council not support the funding told council. “Staff feel this is “Our fire safety plan can request. not a structural issue.” only remain two-stage if we Aside from confirming the Sinnamon’s report also !"#$%&'(&)$$*+&,"&-./0&1&2$%$&/%$&#2$&+#/34536+7 replace the existing fire panel with a two-stage panel,” the letter continues. A quote from National Fire and Marine puts Point Standings Points Wins the cost of the new panel at After 16 weeks of play - here are the standings: $9,995. Panthers 32 16 “It is my understanding that the township accrues Red Sox 20 10 $5,000 annually, which is to Diamond Divas 18 9 be used for upgrades to the Matadors 17 8 theatre. Drayton Entertainment respectfully requests financial Angels 17 8 assistance from the Township Titans 16 8 of Mapleton to cover the cost Spirits 14 7 of the new fire panel,” the letWOW 14 6 ter states. In a written report to counGators 12 6 cil, clerk Patty Sinnamon notes Pink Ladies 12 6 the municipality’s lease agreeCountry Air&Repair 2 1 ment “speaks to the estabEdge 2 1 lishment of an annual $5,000
original 20-year lease signed in 1994 does not require Drayton Entertainment to pay rent on the theatre, and that the building is exempt from property taxation, there was no discussion on the issue from council. Council accepted the recommendation not to fund the fire panel, with only councillor Andy Knetsch opposed.
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Good day - Upwards of 700 people attended the Underground Railroad Music Festival on Aug. 18 at Centennial Park in Drayton. Performers at the fourth annual event, which pays tribute to the early black settlers in the area, included Harrison Kennedy, below left, and Colin White, below right.
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It’s worth the fight Anyone following the news this week would be excused for succumbing to a measure of despair about the prospects for eventual victory in what is commonly referred to as the “war on drugs.” At an international level, reports from the Summit of the Americas show Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper is speaking frankly about the need for new approaches to dealing with the global networks that deliver the drug supply to willing buyers. “There is increasing doubt whether we are taking the best approach to doing that, but nobody thinks these transnational networks are good guys,” Harper stated at a news conference following the close of the summit. However, he stopped well short of outlining what a new approach might look like. While stating, “the current approach is not working,” Harper conceded, “it is not clear what we should do.” Closer to home, an article in the Toronto Star reveals Ontario government efforts to restrict the supply of easily abused prescription painkillers appear to be backfiring. Police officials are quoted as stating that addicts appear to be replacing the now harder-to-obtain oxycontin with heroin. And the dreaded drug is showing up in ever-smaller communities, places where such a hard-core narcotic was seldom a problem for local law enforcement. The ministry of health has been monitoring the effects of the replacement of oxycontin. Their surveys of community addiction service providers have found that drug use behaviours appear to be changing faster in northern and rural communities, where oxycontin is less available, and that some agencies are reporting clients switching to heroin. So clearly that was no quick fix. At the national and international level, the debate continues about the potential value of legalizing and regulating some elements of the illegal drug trade. While there are arguments to be made that at least decriminalizing marijuana reduces the amount of violence and crime surrounding the trafficking of the drug, the legalization approach comes with a vast array of obvious negative consequences, including the potential for more widespread use. And there are no guarantees there won’t be unforeseen consequences, as there were with the anti-oxycontin measures. The reality is that the “war on drugs” can’t be fought only by governments and law enforcement agencies - and the answer, as always, is a generation away. Ordinary people do their part in this seemingly never-ending battle through their efforts to encourage lifestyle choices that aren’t compatible with getting high. That has nothing to do with any stereotypes about drug abuse being rampant among youth, it’s simply because drug addiction is more easily prevented, than reversed. Engaged and active young people are far less likely to fall into the negative behavior patterns that lead them to associate with, and join the ranks of, the drug culture. Students who are motivated to succeed spend more time studying and less time stoned. Children who are involved in positive activities, anything from green clubs to sports teams, have less time to idle away and end up in trouble. So every time a parent takes the time to read with their child and foster an interest in learning, or involves a child in positive activities of their own interest, or of a wider community, they win a skirmish. Every time a teacher takes on the organization of an extracurricular activity or a challenging new course that engages young minds, we win a battle. Every time a sports coach makes it clear that showing up stoned means not playing, it reinforces the idea that drug abuse means giving up other things we enjoy. Despite the common perception of rampant drug use, abuse remains the purview of a relatively small minority. Like the proverbial drop of water wearing on the rock, we can shrink that minority even further through some very ordinary efforts. It’s worth the fight. Patrick Raftis
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FCC president predicts bright future for agriculture during local visit by Patrick Raftis ALMA - The president and CEO of Farm Credit Canada (FCC) believes the future is bright for Canadian agriculture and that many farmers in this country feel the same way. The Crown corporation provides financial and business services to the Canadian agriculture industry. With a portfolio that tops $21 billion, the FCC returned a dividend of over $17 million to the federal government this past fiscal year. Speaking at the FCC annual public meeting at the Alma Community Centre on Aug. 15, CEO John Stewart said Canadian farmers are also doing well, and optimistic about their prospects, “We surveyed 4,500 producers last year and 80 per cent of them said that they believe that their farm or agri-business operation will be better off in five years than it is today, so they’re optimistic about their future. And just about that same percentage believe that they are better off now than they were five years ago,” he stated. Stewart told about 40 people who attended the meeting the FCC can tell from the applications it receives that farmers and agri-business operators have a desire to expand their businesses, and are confident about the industry. Stewart said there are several reasons to feel optimistic about Canadian agriculture, including booming prices in most commodities. “Commodity prices are awful good right now, so those prices are helping to fuel profitability and optimism for the future.” Low interest rates and rising asset values are among the other pillars helping keep the industry
stable and strong, Stewart said, pointing out that farmland prices in Ontario have increased 14 per cent in the past year alone. While he said a combination of low interest rates and high commodity prices are creating a boom throughout much of the agriculture sector right now, Stewart believes farmers are also preparing themselves for the inevitable swing of the pendulum. “Interest rates won’t stay this low forever. We know that. They will eventually increase and people need to be ready and plan their operations for that increase. We believe, in the customers that we see, that they are. They also need to plan that commodity prices won’t be this high forever, and we think they are doing that as well. So they’re seizing opportunities and expanding at a time when they think it makes sense for their family and their business.” Recognizing the cyclical nature of the industry, the FCC’s strategy is to provide farmers with the financial tools they need in boom times, or bust. When times are good, the approach is simple, says Stewart. “Lending them money, I guess for the most part. Last year we lent a record 7.1 billion dollars into the industry in Canada and that’s all to producers and agri-business operators who are planning on expanding their operation. When the economy turns tough, Stewart says the FCC activates “customer support strategies” to help farmers stick around for the next good year.
Community centre upgrade planned and promote it, but you almost want to make sure there is a marketing plan in place before you go out and spend the taxpayers’ money,” he added. Council directed staff to prepare the CIIF application in time for the Aug. 24 deadline, based on applying for 33.3 per cent of the Maryborough Community Centre project.
In a report to council, Sinnamon indicated the township could apply to Wellington County for a $10,000 accessibility grant to help with that portion of the project. An anticipated $40,850 in 2013 parkland dedication fees could also be used to offset the township’s portion of the project, she suggested.
Funding available for on-farm protection of species at risk and essential habitats list that relates directly to an action identified in the farm’s EFP action plan. Farmers with livestock or poultry as their primary commodity must have a Premises Identification Number for the parcel of land where the SARFIP project is proposed. Five specific BMP categories are eligible for costshare funding under this initiative: Upland and Riparian Area Habitat Management (10), Erosion Control Structures (Riparian) (11), Improved Pest Management (16), Shelterbelt and Native Vegetation Establishment (19) and Resource Planning (24). The eligible invoice date for all projects is April 1, 2012 and the claim submission deadline is December 15, 2012. For more details, farmers are encouraged to contact their local OSCIA Program Representative or visit www.ontariosoilcrop.org. “The popularity of SARFIP in previous years clearly demonstrates the willingness of farmers to use practices that benefit both the farm and species at risk,” says OFA President, Mark Wales. “Ontario’s farmers have long
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DRAYTON - This is the etary donations to Blooming ruler (30 cm), scribblers (80 fifth year organizers have Dale’s. Anyone wishing to pages - 3 each), looseleaf foldreached out to this community adopt a backpack to fill as ers, diff. colors (5), looseleaf to support the “Backpacks for a great family exercise of lined paper (1 pkg., 100/pkg), giving, may pick one up at Binder - 1 inch (1), Blunt safeKids” program. ty scissors, Pencil sharpener . Since the inception of the Blooming Dale’s as well. Once the backpacks are Suggested list of items; program in this community volunteers have filled and dis- Crayola crayons (24 pkg.), filled they will be distributed tributed over 100 backpacks to coloured pencils (24 pkg.), to local public schools before coloured markers (12 pkg.), the beginning of the school the local public schools. “Well it’s that time of year pencils (5 pkg. HB), pencil year. Organizers thank the and once again we are reach- box/case (1), white eras- individuals and local businessing out for your support,” ers (4), glue stick (3), plastic es that help with the program. states a press release from teh campaign. s s Backpacks for Kids is s s about more than pencils and s notebooks. The Canadian Teachers’ Federation reports s s the lack of material resources s s has a profound impact on a s child’s self-esteem. Children s s who have what they need in pre winter prep s September start the school year confident and ready to s learn. s s Since Bell Aliant started s s Peter Hirtle the program back in 2003, they have filled and delivered 20,000 backpacks. The has a hefty challenge this year from its president and CEO – to fill j Gz G Gk 6,500 backpacks to be distributed to elementary school children in need throughout our territory. Larry McFadden of Bell Aliant is the local champion for this area. He has parth Gs Gj nered with Dale Franklin j aG\X`T[`]T\]W^ of Blooming Dale’s to help 519-496-5607 info@villageontheridge.com l aG g U coordinate the program. Bell ~ aG aVV U www.villageontheridge.com Aliant is donating the backpacks and asking for support to help fill them. About $25 can fill a backpack. Donors may drop off supplies from the suggested list below or mon-
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FROM PAGE ONE “A concern I have, and I don’t know how to address it, is filling up of the facility, so that it is being used enough – that there is enough use of the facility so there is a payback,” Whale said. “You almost have to do the upgrades before you go out
Backpacking for the future - Larry McFadden of Bell Aliant Canada and Dale Franklin of Blooming Dales gear up for the annual Backpack for Kids fundraiser. Donations to fill a backpack can be brought to Blooming Dales flower shop in Drayton. submitted photo
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By Laurie Langdon
The Exchanged Life In his book entitled They Found the Secret, V. Raymond Edman traces a common pattern found in the experiences of 20 people, whose lives were, in his words, transformed: J. Hudson Taylor, Samuel Logan Brengle, John Bunyan, Amy Carmichael, Oswald Chambers, Charles Grandison Finney, Adoniram Judson Gordon, Richard C. Halverson, Frances
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not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20) New life had been exchanged for the old. 2 Someone once said: “Experience is the best teacher,” and, while we must be careful when we allow experience to play such an important and authoritative place in our life, nevertheless, I tend to agree. Experience is a great teacher, because we tend to learn more through a single experience than we could ever learn in a lifetime of dedicated study and research. As I read the accounts of men and women throughout the Bible who have been used significantly by God, I am
struck by the fact that each one of them, without exception, had a life-changing encounter with Him. Whether it was a patriarch, a judge, a prophet, a priest, a king, an apostle or some other person that He used, each of them experienced a dramatic event with God. Some of them were already active in serving God, others were not. Some were already well-known in Israel, others were not. Some were already seeking God wholeheartedly, others were not. But, whatever the case, each one at some point in his or her life was intercepted by a visitation of God in the form of an angel, a vision, a voice, etc., however God chose to reveal Himself. As a result, the heart, mind and activities of the person involved was changed,
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his or her course was altered and God accomplished a great work through them. Consider Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Joshua, Ruth, Samuel, David, Solomon, Ester, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Jonah, Jesus’ disciples and Paul. They were all impacted by at least one single dramatic encounter with God that changed their life. Likewise, no experience has more drama in it or has a more profound impact upon us than the one we can have with God. Yours may or may not be a dramatic one-time episode. It may be a series of episodes, like those I have known, yet they will impact you, just as my life has been impacted, over and over again. You need to know that you, me, all of us, can share these awesome times - times that are not restricted to a “chosen few,” a “holy crew,” or an “occupied pew,” - times when God visits you and you know it! Some call them “divine moments,” instances when God sovereignly decides to reveal Himself in a specific or special way, your senses often becoming involved as you literally see, hear, feel, hear, even taste, His presence.
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Bonita Boutique Rockin’ for Terry - The Drayton Chop House patio was rocking last Friday night with the music of Randy Smart, Luke Rogerson, Derrick Moore, Ken Morris, Martin Tamlyn and friends. The Drayton Terry Fox Committee put together a fundraising kick-off party to promote the run, coming up on Sept. 16. Posters and sponsorship forms have been set up all over the community, as organizers aim to give participants time to get prepared for the run/ walk/cycle event by collecting pledges now. It is also time to set up teams. Three teams, so far, have begun collecting: the Family Fun Team, the Footlights/Dynafit Drayton Team, and the Mapleton Health Team are all beginning their quest for pledges. Last year the Community raised $25,993, and organizers hope to do even better this year. Thanks to the musicians, their friends and a generous audience, $280 was raised for the Terry Fox Foundation for Cancer Research. submitted photo
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Mapleton worth $1.4 billion by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON TWP. - If the Township of Mapleton were for sale, a buyer would have to shell out well over a billion dollars to close the deal. According to information provided by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC), the total assessed value for the 3,716 properties on the township’s tax roll at the end of 2011 is $1,407,352,300. Still, that’s pocket change compared to the nearly two trillion loonies ($1,802,759,272,977) a buyer would need to buy up all the assessed property in the province of Ontario. MPAC municipal relations representative Matt Stubbs brought the figures to Mapleton council at its Aug. 14 meeting, as part of an information package on the corporation, which is tasked with assessing and classifying the nearly five million properties in the province. Stubbs’ visit was designed to inform the municipality about services provided by MPAC to municipalities and property taxpayers. Continued on page 8
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Fair winners - Top boy Alex VanAnkum and runner-up girl Kelsey Flewwelling from the school section at the 2012 Drayton Fair. Top girl was Alexa Klaassen. Runner up boy was Wesley Schieck. submitted photo
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REVIEW: The Melville Boys bring Norm Foster’s humourous script to life by Wilma Mol DRAYTON - Take two brothers, two sisters, lock them away in a cottage for a weekend and you’ll be sure to hear more than the birds chirping at any given time of day. And that is precisely the premise for Norm Foster’s play, The Melville Boys now playing at Drayton Festival Theatre. In a classic exchange of male bravado, brothers Owen and Lee Melville must come to terms with each other’s polar opposite personalities. Owen is a bombastic, narcissistic yet fun loving character, whose only desire is to live it up one last time before his pending nuptials by fishing and drinking beer, while the more sober Lee (married, father of
daughters) contemplates serious aspects of his life. Add Mary, a female equivalent of Lee (minus the children), and Loretta, a cheeky and sharp-tongued sprite who had the audience laughing and wondering if romance was in the air. Pair Owen and Loretta and Lee and Mary and you get the picture; a “date” night ensues along with a bit of lust. The chemistry between Brad Austin and Shauna Black is instantaneous in their roles as the impetuous Owen and the alluring, sexy Loretta. Black’s performance was absolutely salacious. Austin’s youthful and somewhat rebellious appearance kept audience members
holding their breath in anticipation of what Owen would say or do next. His comedic timing was bang on. Anita La Selva’s role as Mary, the ever-proper and conservative woman, was delightful as she bemoans her “marital” status while shoveling “turnip cake” down her throat. Richard Quesnel’s stoic portrayal of the responsible brother, Lee, when combined with Mary’s character, reminded viewers that he is more complex, in their, “Would they? Wouldn’t they? Should they? Shouldn’t they?” contemplations. Although somewhat halted in the first set, Quesnel and La Selva legitimized the developing relationship of Lee and Mary. The classic statement, “I laughed, I cried, it became part of me” is an accurate description of the wide range of emotions audiences experience during the two-hour production and easily mirrors any given family situation.
All four cast members gave a passionate and convincing performance. However, as a sister to two brothers and mother to three sons myself, it was the brash and caustic interaction of Owen and Lee that convinced me these two were indeed brothers - right down to the whipping of bread and beer cans. The classic northern cottage set design was superb, including fine details right down to a deer head mount and potbelly stove. Set designer Stephen Degenstein and lighting designer Steve Lucas convinced audience members they had hiked along a northern lake shore and stumbled upon an unfolding family drama. Norm Foster’s play flirts with all aspects of humanity, including death, adultery and sexuality in a way that one wonders where this play is heading - yet he manages to do so in an edgy, “sort of” reverent way that leaves one embracing both the dark side
Brotherly love - Brad Austin and Richard Quesnel portray Owen and Lee Melville in Norm Foster’s The Melville Boys, on stage at the Drayton Festival Theatre until Sept. 1. submitted photo and lighter side of the human experience. The play does not resolve all the conflicts faced by the foursome, but when in life does that ever really happen?
The Melville Boys is on stage at The Drayton Festival Theatre until Sept. 1. For tickets call 519-6385555 or visit www.draytonfestival.com.
MPAC values property in Mapleton at $1.4 billion
Pool trip - Small rural villages like Alma often do not have a public swimming pool, but thanks to the generosity of the Alma Optimists, village youngsters can sign up for an afternoon of swimming. Optimist Jim deBock is pictured organizing children to enter the bus for a swim at the Fergus pool. The Alma Optimists hire the bus and sponsor part of the admission fee. Swimmers only have to pay a loonie to escape the heat and have fun in the pool. De Bock organizes the weekly Wednesday afternoon expeditions.
FROM PAGE SIX In addition to determining current value assessment on properties in the province, MPAC processes requests for reconsideration from property owners. Province-wide, 40,769 taxpayers asked MPAC to reconsider the assessed value of their property last year, with 18 of those requests coming from within Mapleton. Stubbs informed council about the various methods property taxpayers could
use to access information from MPAC. Taxpayers, he explained, can view, free of charge, all the detailed information for their property contained on MPAC’s database by registering online at www. mpac.ca (AboutMyProperty) or through a written request. Taxpayers may also obtain information on up to 24 additional properties of their choice and up to six selected by MPAC through the system. A personalized ID and pass-
word to AboutMyProperty was included in every assessment notice mailed last fall. Councillor Andy Knetsch asked about access to the AboutMyProperty system for taxpayers without internet access. Stubbs noted that Service Canada offices provide public internet access and Mayor Bruce Whale pointed out the Drayton library also provides public internet access. “Anyone who really just can’t get access, can call us
and we’ll do everything we can to help them,” added Stubbs. To contact MPAC by phone, call 1 866 296-MPAC (6722). In thanking Stubbs for the presentation, Whale commented the information was helpful for municipal officials who “sometimes get frustrated with delays” when dealing with the corporation. “It helps us understand the size of the task you have at MPAC,” he said.
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Summer Fair a success We appreciate your efforts The Board of Directors Drayton Mapleton Agricultural Society