September 2012 - Kleinburg and Area Ratepayers Association

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September 2012
Why We Called Kleinburg Home….and Still Do!
Over 15 years ago we were looking for the perfect community to
raise our 2 young children.
Both my husband and I felt
strongly that not only our immediate family and friends were critical
in forming the type of people our
children were going to become but
also the community we lived in
played an equally important role in
creating that whole adult person.
Being very idealistic, we created
an extensive list to help us find the
perfect home and community. After
over a year of searching, we settled
in Kleinburg and for so many reasons.
We wanted an established community with a healthy mix of ages.
This undertaking involved many
drives through multiple neighbourhoods looking for not only neat
yards (empty nesters) but also
homes that showed signs of active
young imaginations (children who
enjoyed playing outside).
We felt the long time residents in
the community would provide all of
us with an understanding of the
history but also the importance of
community. Growing families are
important in maintaining the vitality
of the neighbourhood.
It was also important that our
children attend a school that was
small enough that it embodied that
same strong sense of community
and also provided the students
many opportunities for personal
growth. Kleinburg Public School was
a perfect match.
We wanted green space around
us. The McMichael and Binder
Twine trails running alongside the
Humber River offered plenty of opportunities for hiking, cycling and
exploring the forests.
The Binder Twine Festival is a
very strong personal childhood
memory and it has become important event for generations of children since its rebirth in 1967.
While writing this editorial I have
been trying to decide which items
of our idealistic list have withstood
the test of time.
We have been very fortunate to
enjoy the friendship of our
neighbours, both young and older,
who have taught all of us not only
about the importance of community but so much more. The talents
of our long time residents are phenomenal to say the least. Their willingness to volunteer and participate
in community organizations is second to none. They have built the
solid foundation of the community
that we have chosen to call home.
Our schools and teachers have
nurtured and taught our children
not only how learn but also how to
take an active role in the community.
There was a piece of Kleinburg missing while the school was being rebuilt.
Binder Twine gives back in so
many ways but asks the community
for so little. Over the years the funds
raised during the festival have financially supported many of our community-based organizations, families in need, our schools, post secondary scholarships, Queen contest winners, Victoria Day fireworks and the annual winter party.
Has the community changed
over the fifteen years that we have In this issue
lived here? There is no question
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that Kleinburg has prospered and  SEPT 8TH BINDER
grown. Will this affect the small
TWINE ROAD CLOSURES
community built by a dynamic
group of volunteers? I hope it will  WHATS IMPORTANT TO
YOU—WHAT YOU TOLD
be strengthened.
As the community grows it is
US!
important for us to not lose sight of
 KLEINBURG GOLF CLUB
the strong foundation that was creLANDS UPDATE
ated for us and the responsibility we
now have as residents to nurture this
for our children and future genera-  KLEINBURG LIBRARIAN 3
tions.
BOB BUCKIE RETIRES
-Submitted by Kleinburg resident,
 SHOP TALK FOCUS
and volunteer Barb Wolff
ON: TORTINE ET
BINDER TWINE NEEDS YOU
VANILLE
Can you spare 2 hours next Sat. Sept. 
8th? We still need volunteers to
assist before, during and after the
event. We are in particular need of
ADULTS to help supervise younger
volunteers. It’s a great family day!

Student volunteer hours available.
Email Today:
[email protected]
KLEINBURG AND
NASHVILLE AREA
EVENTS SUPPORT
SICK KIDS HOSPITAL
COMMUNITY EVENTS
AND CLUBS
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BINDER TWINE STREET CLOSURES—SEPT 7/8th
Attention Residents of Kleinburg and Nashville
On Saturday, September 8, 2012 the annual Binder Twine Festival will be held
on the streets of Kleinburg in the village core. Consequently, road closures will
occur as follows:
 Islington Avenue from the north entrance to Kleinburg Public School to John Street, from 8:00
AM through 6:00 PM

Nashville Road from the west side of the Doctorʼs House driveway to Islington Avenue, from
8:00AM through 6:00 PM

Kellum Street from Islington Avenue to Napier Street from noon, Friday, September 7
through 6:00 PM Saturday, September 8th.
The map shows other parking restrictions necessary for the Festival to take
place. Please note that these are exactly the same provisions re closures/
parking restrictions as in the previous several years. If you have any questions
or concerns, please contact Tim Arnott, Binder Twine Chair, at 905-893-0794.
What’s Important to You— Here’s What You Told Us Last Month!
Well, we heard from a number of residents and there is no
doubt that reducing traffic and curbing development is uppermost in their minds. Whether it’s traffic through the village making crossing the road to buy a coffee a lifethreatening experience, the constant roar of bikes and trucks
causing a conversation to become a shouting match or the
increasing time taken to simply go to and from work, traffic is
an issue.
We also heard about improving the facilities, streetscape
and appearance of the village. The Pierre Berton Discovery
Centre is an important part of this as its creation will also
involve renovating the former United Church and provide a
meeting place for the community. If the Centre does not go
ahead, plans for renovating the Church may be in jeopardy.
Moreover, the dual attraction of the Centre and the
McMichael Gallery will help to boost Kleinburg as a destination which in turn will provide an incentive for City and local
business to enhance the streetscape.
KARA will continue press the City and the region for phased
development, protection of the greenbelt, improvements to
the road network, including provision of safe pedestrian and
cycling corridors and mitigation of consequences such as
sound, but this will be a long process. As well, KARA will also
urge to City to commit to the building of the Pierre Berton
Discovery Centre and the renovation of the Church.
Email us at [email protected] if you have other issues that
you would like KARA to pursue on your behalf. We’d like to
hear from you.
Development Progressing on Old Kleinburg Golf Course
Servicing for the north end of Kleinburg Molise Estates,
formerly the Kleinburg Golf Course property, is nearing completion. Work on Stevenson Ave., Coldspring Road, and
along Nashville Road is expected to be complete this fall.
The interior of the sewage pump station on Stevenson
Ave. is complete. Exterior finishing is progressing and is expected to be complete in October. The sewage pipes under
the river and up the hill into town are complete. Some access chambers on either side of the river, and at Stevenson/
Nashville have been installed. The sidewalk on the west side
of Stevenson is well under way. We expect finishing work
(grading and sodding) on Nashville and Stevenson to begin
shortly. The final top coat of pavement will be laid in the fall
of 2013 or the summer of 2014.
Reconfiguration of the intersection on Coldspring Road as
well as construction of the sidewalk on Coldspring Road is
nearly complete. There is now a four-way stop at the access
to the new subdivision. There have been a number of concerns raised regarding the placement of the stop signs and
some changes will be made to make them more visible. There is
still some grading and sodding to do. Again the final top coat of
pavement will be done in 1 to 2 years.
Registration of the final subdivision plans and servicing of the 69
lots on the north end is expected to be complete in a
month. Building permits can then begin, and construction of
homes could begin by the end of the year. A number of properties
are available through Greenpark Homes' Kleinburg Heights development. A number of others are available to individual custom
builders. Strict architectural controls are in place as well as conditions to have substantial completion of the exterior within 3 years
of purchase.
There will be a few stone entry features in the new subdivision. An extensive trail system is also being implemented to allow
access to the parkland and open space areas.
Grading of the lands south of the ravine is also well underway. Servicing of that property will be done over the winter with
paving expected next year.
Email us —
[email protected]
Bob Buckie Retires
from Kleinburg Library
On June 20th,
members of the
Kleinburg Library
Book Chat and
Kleinburg Library
Tea and Books
plus friends joined
together to say
goodbye to Bob
Buckie our librarian for several years.
Bob has been a joy to have as a librarian. He has
been both fun and helpful to both clubs and everyone who came to the library. His sense of humour
certainly added to the enjoyment of a visit to the
library. His knowledge and experience were always
a helpful resource.
Members and friends brought baked goods,
treats and refreshments to the party. This was our
time to give back to Bob who always made sure our
clubs had our needs and expectations met.
To help Bob remember Kleinburg and all of us,
Valeria Mravyan, painted a scene of the chapel at
the Doctors House. Valeria is a very talented, local
artist and this painting of the chapel will certainly
be a treasured keepsake. Her paintings are on display in many local businesses and she will have an
exhibit at the McMichael Gallery in October.
We wish Bob Buckie a very happy and enjoyable
retirement wherever that leads. We all hope that
he will have a bit of time to visit us on occasion.
Volume 16, No. 8
SHOP TALK—
A special feature on businesses in
Kleinburg and Nashville
FOCUS ON:
Tortine & Vanille
FRENCH PASTRIES IN KLEINBURG! Wow! How can we be
so lucky? Kleinburg is now the home of a new French pastry
shop – Tortine & Vanille, specializing in French macarons and
beautiful custom cakes.
Located at 10489 Islington Avenue in a quaint pale green
décor, the whimsical window already catches your eye!
Partners Silvana Colosimo and Gabriella Caruso founded
the company earlier this year and have already made a name
for themselves among the local residents for their innovative
pastries and fresh croissants imported from Paris, France.
With their backgrounds in pastry and cake designing, this
duo is creating an atmosphere that mimics European flare.
Silvana, pastry chef extraordinare, studied at the famous Le
Cordon Bleu in Paris while Gabriella, being self-taught in pastry, studied cakes at Bonnie Gordon college in Toronto. Certainly a combo of talent and creativity that will be admired
and enjoyed.
Their delicious delights change daily and while Silvana favours the maple walnut bignette, (very Canadiana) Gabriella
recommends the salted caramel or passionfruit macaron.
Enjoy a cup of coffee, tea or a croissant sandwich as well.
Open every day except Mondays and Tuesdays, you may
contact the shop at (905) 552-1119 or you may view their
scrumptious cakes at www.tortineand vanille.com.
Two Local Kleinburg and Nashville Area Events Support Sick Kids!
Kleinburg Area Volunteer Firefighters/Vaughan Fire
and Rescue 7th Annual Car Wash took place on Saturday July 7th at the Metro shopping plaza. The firefighters raised $1500 over the course of the day
under less than ideal
weather conditions.
The generous donations continued even
during the rainy spells.
The purpose of this
annual event is to
raise funds for Sick
Kids Foundation. Over
the course of its 7 year history, the firefighters have
raised $27,000 for the foundation.
A huge thank you goes out to the sponsors of the
event, McDonalds, Pizza Nova, Metro, Pizza Pizza,
Macs and the many people who stopped to have
their car washed or drop a donation into the boot!
This past August we had a young local resident by the name of Claudia Nigro of Westridge Dr., host a garage sale and donate all
of her proceeds to the Hospital for Sick Children. She and a group of friends and family
raised $700.00 from selling regular items
around the house, such as books, toys,
frames, etc.
What is so amazing about this story is that
her grandparents, Antonio and Barbara Adamo, also residents of Vaughan,
(along with her parents Ada and Joe Nigro), were all so proud of what their
granddaughter was trying to accomplish, that they decided to match her
$700.00 and double the donation which amounted to an incredible $1400.00
raised and donated to Sick Kids Hospital.
We found this story to be so inspirational that we hoped it would inspire
more of our young residents to participate in such fundraising efforts that
they believe in and are truly passionate about. Spreading the word, and having the community come together can only equal successful fundraising for
worthy causes!
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KLEINBURG & AREA RATEPAYERS’ ASSOCIATION INC.
Kleinburg and Area
Ratepayers’ Association Inc.
PO Box 202
Kleinburg, ON, L0J 1C0
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McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Community Events & Clubs
Will you be Kleinburg’s Crowning Glory?
Are you female and aged between 16 and eternity? Why not
sign up for the Binder Twine Queen Contest at the main
stage? On the day, you will display your pioneer, womanly
skills such as log sawing, nail driving, hog calling and cow milking! And it is lots of fun!! The first prize for being the best
performer is $1500 !!!!! WOW !!!!! Second prize is $750,
third is $400 and the fourth prize is $200.All other entrants
receive $50. Every contestant gets something !!! So, practice
your character's story and the womanly skills mentioned
above and show up at the Binder Twine main stage at 4:30 pm
on Saturday, September 8th. See you there!! For more information please phone Ron Pearson@ 905.893.1932 or Nina
Szymanska @ 905.893.2734
2012 Kleinburg Binder Twine Festival's Quilt
Square Contest Thank you to everyone who participated
in this year's quilt square contest. This year's entries are currently being judged and winning quilt squares will be announced in a future edition of the Spirit. Quilt square entries
will also be on display at this year's Binder Twine Festival at
the Quilt Booth. Visitors to the Quilt Booth will have an opportunity to see another amazing quilt square competition
HVHTA—SEPTEMBER 22nd HIKE: COLD
and vote for their favourites. This year's challenge to sew a
CREEK CONSERVATION AREA – Start 9:30 blue and green garden theme square brought out the creativa.m. (2.5-3hours). A great opportunity to see where
ity in many. All winning quilt squares will be announced
the wild things are! Meet at Cold Creek CA. From King on the stage prior to the Queen Contest.
Rd, follow 11th con. North for 3.5k, look for sign. Park
Kleinburg Book Chats - Kleinburg Book Chats meets
on road near gate.
the third Wednesday of every month in the Library. All new
members welcome! The library hosts a “Tea and Book Club”
Kleinburg Nashville Tennis Club fall sesevery Monday at 2:30 p.m.
sions will start on Monday September 17th.
Tennis lessons will be offered every day from Monday Take 5– Ladies of Kleinburg meet every Wed. morning at
9:30 a.m. at the Kline House over coffee and treats while chilto Friday for children from 5-12 years of age.
Children will be grouped based on their age/skill level dren are looked after by caregivers. Meet new friends within
your historic community! For info, please contact: Pina Genand the classes will start at 6:00pm and 7:00pm and
last for one hour. For info please contact Chris Kedrzy- tile @416-580-6540 or Tracy Prce @416-602-5178.
cki at [email protected]
Gallery Open 10-5 p.m. Daily. Call 905-893-1121 x
2209 to register for programs or visit
www.mcmichael.com for complete details.
Events/Programs:
Sat. Sept 9th 11– 4 p.m.—Young at Art Carnival—
Performances at 12:30 and 2:30 by folk music artist
Hank Fisher
Sat. Sept 15, 10-noon, Pottery Family Workshop with
Cathy Gifford, $30, $24 members
Sat Sept 15, 10-noon and 1-3 p.m. Zentangle Workshop with Susan Stortini. $45, $36 members
Sun. Sept 16—Sunday Concert Series, 1:30 p.m., Taffanel Wind Ensemble
Saturdays at McMichael—Ages 5-12, Sept. 22-Dec.
1—10– noon, 10 classes, $210, $168 members
Sat Sept 22—2:30-3:30 p.m., Double Take CuratorTour
Sun. Sept 23—The Signallers, An Art Encounter with
Artist Elaine Goble.
Sat/Sun Sept 29/30– 11 a.m.– 4 p.m , Culture Days
and Doors Open Vaughan—FREE ADMISSION
2012 Binder Twine Festival's Annual Raffle Quilt - Pink, Green & Cream 'Royal' Sampler
Tickets are still available for this year's queen size, Pink, Green & Cream Royal Sampler Quilt at the Kleinburg Royal
Bank and at participating Kleinburg Merchants. Tickets are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00. Tickets can also be purchased
Festival Day at the Quilt Booth. This year's quilt has a Royal theme to help celebrate last year's crowing of the 40th
Festival Queen. The raffle quilt was made with entries from last year's Quilt Square Contest and is hand quilted by the
Nobleton United Church Quilters. Don't miss your opportunity to win one of the Festival's unique treasurers. Thank
you for your support as money raised from ticket sales will be used for community projects. For more information
please contact Norma Curtis (905-893-1382).
Thank you to the 2012 Sponsors of The Spirit:
KARA®, Kleinburg and Area Binder Twine Festival Committee, Avenue Market Café, Chartreuse Restaurant,
Dolcini by Joseph, Dr. Marsha Lomis-Psychologist, Hawthorne House, Jeff Wright Insurance Agency,
Kalthoff Decorators, Kleinburg Barber Shop, Kleinburg Nursery, Kleinburg Pharmacy,
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Royal Bank Financial Group, The Doctor’s House.