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sing to her potential but also never forgets that singing is FUN! Since its inception in 2012, Sugartones has put on two very successful and entertaining
shows in Alliston and has competed in two Area barbershop competitions. The chorus has shared their music at many charity events and local functions,
the most recent of which was at the 10th Anniversary celebration at Matthews House. Sugartones welcomes women of all ages to come out and learn
how to sing four-part harmony in a-cappella style. Sugartones meet on Monday nights from 7 – 10 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church, 160 King Street
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Federal donation will help MOB modernize collections management
“This funding will enhance our ability to manage
and monitor our growing
collection of artifacts as well
as the environmental conditions within the Museum
on the Boyne, ensuring the
collection continues to be a
treasure to our community
for generations to come,”
said Mike MacEachern,
mayor of New Tecumseth.
The Museum on the Boyne
is located in Riverdale Park
in Alliston, and houses a
mixed collection of household, agricultural, industrial,
and archival artifacts that
depict life in South Simcoe
from the time of settlement
to the present day.
The Museum’s children’s
programming allows young
visitors to learn about local history in both a structured and hands-on, creative
learning environment.
Visit the ‘experiences in
Colour’ exhibit
PhOtO By Wendy GaBrek
Pictured, from left: MOB supporter, Ward 4 councillor Fran Sainsbury, Simcoe–Grey MP Dr. Kellie Leitch, Museum & Heritage Coordinator for the Town of New Tecumseth Katie Huddleston.
By Wendy GaBrek
The government of Canada recently gave the Town
of New Tecumseth a $4,591
donation through the Museums Assistance Program (or
MAP) to support improvements to the Museum on the
Boyne’s (MOB) collections
management and environ-
mental monitoring practices.
Specifically, the money
will be used to install humidity and temperatures
monitors at the local museum, that celebrates its 100th
anniversary later this year. It
will also be used to purchase
computer software to log
and documents the MOB’s
10,000 plus artifacts.
The Honourable Dr. Kellie
Leitch, Minister of Labour
and Minister of Status of
Women and Member of Parliament for Simcoe–Grey,
made the announcement on
Wednesday, July 23rd at the
Museum.
“Thanks to today’s invest-
ment, the Museum on the
Boyne will use new technology to improve and update
its collections management
system. I am pleased that our
government is investing in a
project that will ensure Ontario’s history is preserved
for many years,” said MP
Leitch.
The South Simcoe Palette Club was born over 50 years
ago in the studio of Jessie Monkman above her Cookstown
garage. She and her students first held their exhibitions in
the Cookstown Masonic Hall, but later moved into the Alliston area’s Library, St. Paul’s Catholic School, St. John’s
United Church, and the Lower Level of the Millpond
Centre. The Club was one of the first groups to donate to
the Gibson Centre Building fund and continues to donate
bursaries to Banting Memorial Secondary School and St.
Thomas Aquinas Secondary School. The objectives of the
club are to provide a relaxed and fun place to support and
encourage area artists, both beginners and experienced.
The Club aims for an exhibition a year and also hosts
workshops that bring in artists with fresh and interesting
ideas. This Creative Space is a collaborative effort of both
the Gibson Cultural Centre and the South Simcoe Arts
Council. For more information, contact Diane Kaczmarek
705-435-3591 or by e-mail at dianekaczmarek@hotmail.
com or Ruth Draper at 705 458-446.
The ‘Experiences in Colour’ exhibit runs from July 9 to
August 31.
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The TIMES – July 31, 2014 – Page 3
Sledge hockey is bringing families Sophie’s gets
sweet on CLASS
together in new Tecumseth
The sledge hockey program through the town has
also sparked numerous other
open-accessibility services
including special needs
swimming lessons – that
will be offered at the Rotary
Pool, just as soon as special
life jackets arrive.
Sledge hockey will be offered at the New Tecumseth
Recreation Centre in Alliston Monday nights from
7:30 – 9:30 p.m. For more
information, or to register
call the NTRC at 705 4354030.
Tapping into
the Colgan
water system
PhoTo By Wendy GABrek
The Odd Fellows made a donation of $650 to the Town of New Tecumseth on Monday. The
donation will allow the town to buy one sled for its sledge hockey program. Pictured standing
from left: Odd Fellow Nick Poulakis, Odd Fellow Troy Shedlowich, Town of New Tecumseth Recreation and Community Services senior supervisor Wendy Rowland, Odd Fellow
and deputy mayor Rick Milne, Odd Fellow and president of the Tottenham–Beeton & District
Chamber of Commerce Jess Prothero. Seated: Town of New Tecumseth Parks and Community Services mascot ‘Parker’ and Odd Fellow Wayne Best.
By Wendy GABrek
The Odd Fellows, Aurora
Chapter, recently made a donation of $650 to the Town
of New Tecumseth towards
its sledge hockey program.
Sledge hockey is a sport
that can be played by anyone – regardless of physical
limitations.
In May and June, the town
offered sledge hockey to residents as a way of gauging
its popularity.
“We had over twenty kids
register for the program right
off the bat,” said Wendy
Rowling, senior supervisor for the Town of New
Tecumseth Recreation and
Community Services. “From
there, every week we would
gain at least one or two new
participants. There’s a real
demand for the sport.”
The town used sledges
on loan from the manufacturer, Unique Inventions Inc.
based out of Peterborough,
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Now the town wants to
make a permanent investment in the equipment and
make the sport a permanent
offering. But it won’t be
cheap.
The sledges (the same
equipment used by Paralympic athletes) cost $650 each
and the town requires 20–30
sleds minimum.
“We also hope to buy the
sticks and eventually a lift
to transfer registrants with
physical challenges from
their wheelchairs into the
sledge,” said Rowling.
To date, the town has
enough funding to buy ten
sledges (including the donation from the Odd Fellows).
Plans to aggressively raise
the other $6,500–$13,000
needed (for the sledges
alone) are in the works.
“This is such an important
sport for our community,”
Rowling explained. “For the
first time ever, brothers and
sisters and parents and their
children are able to play
together, regardless of any
physical impairment.”
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It’s not going to be cheap
for the property owner but
Adjala-Tosorontio council is
going to allow a Colgan area
resident to hookup to the
village’s communal water
system. After receiving a request from a resident at 2072
Adjala-Tecumseth Townline
about hooking up to the system after his efforts to drill a
well with potable water had
failed.
The resident was told
that the line will have to be
extended 53 metres to the
south of its current location
and then 50 metres from the
line into his residence. All
costs will be his responsibly
and are expected to be in the
neighbourhood of $50,000.
Upgrades to the Colgan
water system in 2009 have
greatly increased the volume
of water available from the
system which can be easily
accommodated.
By Wendy GABrek
Sophie’s Sweets in Alliston makes giving to charity a
whole lot sweeter.
From July 14th to August 8th every special cupcake purchased will benefit CLASS (Community Living Association of South Simcoe). CLASS helps individuals with developmental delays and their families and runs two group
homes in Alliston and one in Bradford.
Teresa and Carlos Trivino, owners of Sophie’s Sweets
(located at 41 Victoria Street E. in Alliston, across from
Giant Tiger), came up with the idea for this fundraiser after
meeting with Nancy DeLuca, Class’ fundraising coordinator, as a customer and fellow Alliston Chamber of Commerce member.
“We like to support the community,” Mrs. Trivino told
the Times. “And the community has done so much for us.
I’d also like to mention that Alliston Creamery has donated
all of the butter for this campaign.”
CLASS (and all Sophie’s Sweets) cupcakes cost $2.60,
except on Tuesday, when all bakery cupcakes are $2.
The full proceeds from each cupcake sold will be donated to CLASS at the conclusion of the fundraiser.
Class, in turn, will use the monies to support existing
programs and services – they are much in need of a private
fundraising initiatives such as this.
Sophie’s Sweets is open Tuesday to Saturday 11 a.m. to
6 p.m. They create specialty cakes, wedding cakes, cupcakes, custom cookies, sweets, pastries, cookiegrams,
gourmet cookies and serve cappuccino, espresso, lattes,
teas and more. Visit them online at www.sophiessweets.
ca, ‘Like’ them on facebook or call them at 705 434-0034.
PhoTo By Wendy GABrek
Teresa Trivino, co-owner of Sophie’s Sweets in Alliston,
with CLASS fundraising coordinator Nancy DeLuca at the
bakery last Thursday.
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Dear editor:
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for Monday August 25th,
at 7 p.m. and plan to attend
town council chambers at
10 Wellington Street East,
in Alliston. Come out and
make your concerns heard!
We see them every day;
Gibson’s, Inland Iron and
Metal, XTL, Kingsway and
loaded Dump trucks (with
attached ponies) too many to
mention, take over the main
streets of what was once a
safe, quiet, tranquil village.
The exception to this rule
was Beeton businesses;
W.D. Potato, Dorsey’s and
trucks making deliveries to
their customers.
About a year ago, a number of concerned citizens
appealed to Beeton councillor Richard Norcross to help
protect our streets after two
people were seriously injured crossing the street. He
had a stop sign put up at the
corner of Main and Tecumseth – causing more, not less
problems. Home owners expressed outrage and damage
to their home’s foundation
as let’s face it…the last time
that the infrastructure of the
roads was updated was more
than 40 years ago, and we
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Dear editor:
Everyone will remember
the tornado that hit the Angus area on June 17th. If you
weren’t affected directly you
either know someone who
was or you’ve heard a story
about how someone’s home
was damaged.
The people affected were
very lucky to have not had
any serious injuries or even
a death reported as a result.
The victims however,
have incurred heartaches as
a result. Their homes have
been damaged, they need to
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pened to the help you promised? Looks like the needs
and safety of Tottenham and
Alliston citizens are more
important than those of Beeton and the rural home owners.
Please, if we don’t take
action now, this blight will
only continue to grow and
guess who’s taxes will increase when the roads and
infrastructure need repair,
or when our homes devalue
because of damaged foundations or worse, if one of our
citizens is injured or killed.
For what? To help companies make a profit on our
loss.
Diane Frith
Beeton
This Run’s for You, Angus – run planned to benefit tornado victims
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have an aged sewage system
just waiting to self-destruct.
Over the past two years, I
have witnessed Main Street
actually sink about 2 inches,
with long deep cracks and
crevices growing like a web
across the street. We can only
imagine the unseen damage
occurring underground.
These steel and iron 18
wheelers break the speed
limits, use “jake” brakes at
2 a.m. (just to make sure
that we are awake), run red
lights, block people’s driveways to grab a coffee, give
you “the bird” as you try to
back out of your driveway,
blare their horns if you slow
down to make a turn, spray
gravel and dirt in their wake,
damage overhead light standards and make it dangerous
for local traffic, pedestrians,
children, cyclists and seniors
on motorized scooters from
navigating our streets safely.
Just last week, I counted
42 loaded tractor trailers and
dump trucks in a 30 minute
period using our Main Street
as a shortcut on their runs.
Did not New Tecumseth literally spend millions on a
bypass for the truck traffic
from Honda?
What happened to the restricted load signs that were
posted at either end of town?
Mr. Norcross, what hap-
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mayor Tom Walsh received a plaque from Carole Brown of
the First Everett Beavers, Cubs and Scouts for the township’s
help in supporting the scouting program in the township over
the past five years
meaningful items, and are
being extremely inconvenienced waiting to get back
to their normal lives.
Insurance companies are
all different, some are covered and some are not. All of
these people need your help!
A group of women in the
Alliston area have created a
non-profit volunteer group
called “This Run’s for You”
which is devoted to organizing and implementing
run/walk events in order to
raise funds for needy families or charities in the New
Tecumseth and surrounding
areas.
We have organized The
Angus Tornado Relief 5K
Run/Walk event for people
in our community to help
raise funds for victims.
It will take place in Angus
at the Brownley Meadow’s
Park on September 14th.
Race time is 9 a.m. Registration at a cost of $35, can
be found by visiting: http://
www.events.runningroom.
com/site/?raceId=11125
We are writing this letter to
request any type of contribution or donation to this event.
We are in need of post-race
refreshments, sponsorships
for race services, and others things such as insurance,
etc. We may also be having
a raffle and/or silent auction
so prize donations would be
very welcome as well.
We are providing race kits
for our participants so if you
have any flyers or business
cards that you would like to
have as part of the kit please
feel free to supply us with
them. It will be our way
of showing the community
of your support so that they
may give back. Thanks for
your support,
This Run’s for You,
(Kara Percy, Tiffany Cliché, Michelle Burbidge
and Lise Waltenbury)
Alzheimer support group
The Alzheimer Society of Simcoe County Monday will
host a support group meeting on August 18, starting at 10
a.m. at St. John’s United Church, The Dermott Room –
56 Victoria Street East, Alliston. The Alzheimer Society
of Simcoe County’s support groups connect family and
friends caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease or
related dementias, to education and coping strategies in
a safe place, while sharing challenges and successes. For
further information call Heidi Haupt 705 722-l066.
Cancer support meeting
The Prostate Cancer Canada Network, Barrie Support
Group, will meet on Thursday, August 21st, at 7:30 p.m.
at the Canadian Cancer Society Office at 4 Checkley
Street, Barrie (off Simcoe St – between Toronto St &
Bradford St).
The TIMES – July 31, 2014 – Page 5
Sportsman Club to host 5th Annual fundraiser for SMHF
PHoto By Wendy GABrek
SPortSMAnSHiP For tHe GreAter Good – Peter Szymanski, a member of
the Alliston and District Sportsman Club, practices for the upcoming shooting match,
a fundraiser for the Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation, at the Beeton range
last week. Szymanski is using a custom made SVI Infiniti handgun, and .40 caliber
bullets. His gun, made in Texas, is worth about $5,000. The two day fundraiser for
SMHF takes place August 23 – 24.
Spa company fined
thousands for signage
By Wendy GABrek
The Alliston and District
Sportsmen Club have set
their fundraising ‘sights’ for
2014 and if they reach their
‘target’, the Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation
will once again benefit.
The Sportsman Club will
host a two day shooting
match August 23–24. Junior
Champions and top Ladies
Tandem Shooters are expected to attend, as well as
local gun enthusiasts and
club members.
The event, now in its
fifth year, is the brainchild
of Allman Vieira – Alliston Sportsman Club representative, firearms verifier
(RCMP), bow instructor and
rifle coach.
During the event, competitors from across Ontario
will converge at the Beeton
range, located at 6197 10th
Line, to demonstrate their
shooting skills at the highest
level in this very challenging
discipline (IPSC).
All proceeds from the
weekend will be donated to
the SMHF.
The general public is invited to attend as spectators.
Hearing and eye protection
(mandatory) will be provided by the Club and lunch and
refreshments are available.
“Firearms as a sport is
wide open,” Mr. Vieira told
the Times. “It is age and
gender neutral and requires
very little equipment to get
started. It’s a very dynamic
sport.”
The Sportsmasn Club
chose the SMHF as the beneficiary of this event because
of the impact it will have on
a range of community members – from the very young,
to the very old.
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By Wendy GABrek
Over the weekend, bylaw officers for the Town
of New Tecumseth gave out
more than $5,000 in fines for
the placement of temporary
signs announcing a spa and
pool show at the New Tecumseth Recreation Centre
(NTRC).
Officers warned the company, ‘Save on Spas’, to remove the corplast signs that
littered the main street of Alliston and the bag signs that
lined Industrial Parkway on
Friday night
By Saturday morning, the
signs were still up – 59 in total – and bylaw officers took
action.
The company was fined
$365 for the six signs removed by bylaw ($2190)
plus $50 per sign (x 59) for
the removal of the remaining
signs ($2,950) for a total of
$5,140. Save on Spas was
in violation of the section of
the Sign Bylaw that prevents
anyone from tying, nailing or
hanging a sign from any utility pole in the municipality
without a permit.
If unpaid or challenged
in court, these fines could
increase significantly, up to
$5000 each (or $30,000 in
total for the six charges laid).
Bylaw officer Steve Kinsella told the Times, “Check
first before you place signs
and find out if you need a
permit. It does not pay to ignore the bylaws.”
Although companies are
allowed some advertising (usually in the form of
ground signs) in New Tec
you can’t attach a sign to
any utility poll or along the
road allowance without a approved exception. This is for
safety and to reduce visual
pollution.
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“We have shooters in our
club from very young, right
up to 92 years of age,” said
Vieira. “We want to give
back to the community, and
this was a great way to do
that.”
A donation box will be on
site, please come out and
support this worthy occasion.
For more information,
contact Allman at 705 424
6665 or e-mail [email protected]
ACROSS
1. Chatter
4. Big event
8. Gear
11. Ella’s forte
15. Operate
16. Rueful word
17. Previous to, in poems
18. Tropical nut
19. Superhero’s chest letter
20. Airship
22. Spring bulb
23. Seat for two
25. Lasso
27. Learn
28. Nasal sound
29. Will beneficiary
31. Mountainous
33. Ninny
34. Approval word
35. Mauna follower
36. Skewered meat
38. African animal, for short
42. Jubilee
45. Point ____, California
48. Certain oil
49. ____, two, three . . .
50. Songlike
52. Gash
53. Opposed
56. Move smoothly
57. Opulent
58. Talking starling
59. Peg
61. Milk-giving animal
63. Junket
65. Minstrel’s instrument
68. Former Spanish coin
71. Religious order
72. Edit text
74. Tiny hill-builder
75. Soak
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77. Electrical unit
78. Interval
80. Current
83. Light rap
84. Go fast
85. Female relative
86. Nerve-cell part
87. Conscious being
88. “____ of Darkness”
89. Drink cooler
90. Sobbed
91. Steep flax
DOWN
1. Hypothesize
2. Concur
3. Confer an honor
4. Newspaper
5. Ship’s position
6. Track-runner’s circuit
7. Serpent
8. Veggie stick
9. Pavarotti solo
10. Of the mind
11. Take part in a biathlon
12. Queen’s dog
13. Klaatu or E.T.
14. “A ____ of Honey”
21. Silk from Assam
24. Tot rod?
26. Honolulu hello
29. White with age
30. Actress Anita ____
32. Nuisance
37. Bundle, as of hay
39. Little, in Milan
40. +
41. Solemn promise
42. Bubbles
43. Jealousy
44. Young adult
46. Diddly
47. Tart
48. Ball of yarn
51. Pass into law
54. Competition
55. Golf strokes
57. Stout
60. Part of a whole
62. 1960s dance
63. Bitsy biter
64. Default result
66. Waver
67. Make angry
68. Italian staple
69. Register
70. Something to let off
73. Train terminal
76. “Gone With the Wind,”
e.g.
77. Straddling
79. Look inquisitively
81. Small crow
82. Chopping tool
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Page 6 – July 31, 2014 – The TIMES
Motorcycle Club supports local women’s shelter
dren using the shelter, which
is usually full to capacity,
and their eventual transition
back into independent living.
This is BTTE’s second donation to My Sister’s Place.
They had previously donated clothing in the fall of
2013.
“We are really looking
forward to building a lasting relationship with Brothers To The End Motorcycle
Club,” said Jenn CloutierJury public relations/fundraising coordinator for MSP.
“Their passion for helping
others and providing awareness mirrors our intentions
and we are proud to align
with such a positive organization.”
My Sister’s Place will be
launching its new website
(www.mysistersplace.ca)
in the next six weeks. The
website will include a dropdown “wish list” of items
required by the shelter for
its continued operation. The
organization is hoping that
generous and thoughtful donations, such as the one from
BTTE, will continue to flow
in from the community.
PHOTO BY WENDY GABREK
Members of ‘Brother’s To The End’ donate $1410 and a literal truck-load of new and used clothes to My Sister’s Place (the
local women’s shelter) Monday night at Riverdale Park in Alliston.
BY WENDY GABREK
If you think motorcycle
club members don’t have
a heart, then you’ve been
watching too much of FX
televisions hit show ‘Son’s
of Anarchy’.
Brothers To The End
(BTTE), a motorcycle club
out of Innisfil, recently held
its annual Charity Ride (July
20th) in support of My Sister’s Place (the Alliston
based women’s shelter that
services the South Simcoe
community) and the Special
Olympics.
On Monday, Club members arrived in Riverdale
Park in Alliston to present a
cheque to MSP executive di-
rector Deborah Herrington,
bringing with them a big bonus – a literal truck-load of
new and used clothing items.
The money, raised through
pledge forms, will be used to
support the women and chil-
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BAKED GOODS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH! – On
Thursday July 17th Ashton (age 11) and Leah (age 11) presented $220 they raised at a bake sale on July 12th to Ken
Burns, Foundation Board Director for Stevenson Memorial
Hospital.
Young dancers to represent
Canada on international stage
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BY BRIAN LOCKHART
After years of practice and
discipline, two young dancers
from Alliston will be going to
Europe to represent Canada
at the world dance championships.
Abby Cave, 12, and Mackenzie Shaw, 11, are both students at the Nicole Jacklin
School of Dance in Alliston.
The girls were selected after trying out for a spot on the
team in a competition that attracted the best dancers in the
province.
Abby will be traveling to
Prague, Czech Republic in
August to take part in the
show dance event. She’s been
dancing since she was five
years old. “I started out in
ballet, then I added a dance
style every year. I do acro,
(acrobatics) jazz, ballet, musical theatre, hip-hop, and
tap,” She explained of how a
dancer improves and adds to
their resume.
The auditions were complete over several days to
accommodate the large number of dancers who were vying for a spot on the team.
A choreographer taught the
hopefuls a dance, and they
then had to perform in front
of judges.
In the show dance competition, Abby said the style “can
be anything, it just has to tell
a story.”
Mackenzie will be taking a
trip to Warsaw, Poland in December and will be competing in ballet, jazz, and modern dance.
A dancer since the age of
three, she began competing
when she was just six years
old and began to learn new
styles of dance over the years.
“I started with ballet, and
then I saw all the other styles
at our recitals and started
with jazz, then continued
with each style,” She said. “I
like open style because you
can do anything, but I like
jazz too.”
Going to the audition,
Mackenzie wasn’t sure she
would make the team. She
thought it would be good to
go “just for the experience.”
A follow up email confirmed she had been selected
for the team.
“I’m happy to be able to
represent my studio and Canada,” She said of the upcoming competition.
There will be 49 countries
represented when the event
gets underway.
Becoming a dancer at this
level takes a high level of
discipline explained Therese
Nicholas, associate director
and dance instructor at the
School of Dance.
“It takes a lot of hard work
- lots of patience and dedication. You have to have the
ability to work on your technique and to make the corrections given to you by your
teacher,” She said. “Abby and
Mackenzie dance a lot. They
love it. They want to be here.
They’re here pretty much every night. They never miss
classes and always are ready
to learn the next thing.”
For the next step, Abby
and Mackenzie will begin
rehearsals with their teams
before heading off to Europe
and competing at the international level.
The TIMES – July 31, 2014 – Page 7
Winners of the 2014 Tottenham Tottenham Physiotherapy
Classic Car & Truck Show
under new ownership
PhoTo SubmiTTed
Ivan Borg with Cooper and Brody Borg, receiving award for 1984 Hurst Olds, presented by
Ian Witherspoon
Pre 1950
1. George Kapy 1932
Buick
2. Ted Hoy 1928 Sedan
Delivery
3. Andy Gfnis 1949 Chevy
Coupe
1950 – 60
1. Dave Brimicombe 1953
Chev Belair
2. Jack Coram 1954 Ford
Victoria
3. Al Gallone 1957 Chev
1961 – 65
1. Anthony Cordo 1983
Chev Corvette
2. Dennis Young 1962
Olds Starfire
3. J. Breen 1963 Ford
1966 – 70
1. Pete Welecheake 1969
Plymouth Road Runner
2. John Farrow 1966 Ford
Mustang
3. Al Mason 1969 Chev
Camero
1971 – 80
1. Jack Hegarty 1971 Corvette
2. Sandro Vanin 1971
Chevelle Wagon
3. Badtt Mabee 1972 Chev
Nova
1981 – 85
1. Shawn Borg 1985 Hurst
Olds
2. Yvette Aube 1985 Corvette
3. Jose Menjivar 1984
Chrysler 5th Avenue
Convertibles 1966 - 85
1. Chuck Dalli 1969 Plymouth Barraenda
2. Ken Paxton 1970 Chevelle SS
3. Brian & Judy Reid 1967
Galixie
Convertibles Pre 1966
1. Brian Way 1958 Chev
2. Norm Harrison 1956
Chev Belair
3. Al Sousa Cobra Shelby
Imports
1. Mike |Martin 1957 VW
Beetle
2. Don Johnson 1957 Triumph Spitfire
3. Lefty Shaw 1954 Austin
Seven
Trucks Pre 1961
1. Mark Alexanda 1956
Ford F100
2. Grant Kitching 1957
Chev
3. Rob Sutton 1955 Chev
3100
Trucks 1961 – 85
1. Paul Smith 1962 GMC
910
2. Garrett Pogson 1968
Chev C-10
3. James Morgeson 1983
Chev S-10
Custom Street Rods
1. Bob Thompson 1930
Model A
2. Bruce Wlcgis 1928 Ford
3. Keith Sayers 1932 Sedan Delivery
Special Interest
1. Bill Stonkus 81 Phillips
Berlina
2. Don Mossey 1904
Oldsmobile
3. Rob Tamburim 2006
Corvette Z06
Snowmobiles
1. Brian Reed 1978 Moto
Ski
2. Kyle Hoflan 1970 Artic
Cat
3. John Johnston 1971
Skroule
Long gest Distance
Ken Wappler Wiarton Ontario
by Wendy Gabrek
After 25 years, Tottenham
Physiotherapy is under new
ownership in the Tottenham
Medical Centre.
Daniela Fuliere – HBSc,
MEd, MScPT, DPT, Yoga
& Pilates Instructor, FIS,
PTS, OAS, NWS – has
taken over the established
practice and is excited to
welcome new customers.
“Our clinic, and its well
rounded practitioners, have
been assisting with client rehabilitation in South
Simcoe since 1989,” Fuliere told the Times. “We are
located in the Tottenham
Medical Building we are
easily accessible and offer
early morning, late evening
and weekend appointments
to ensure that patients are
able to receive our services.”
Tottenham Physiotherapy
offers: urgent appointments;
physiotherapy – hands on
therapy; massage therapy;
chiropractic care; custom
bracing – Donjoy and Ossur; pain management services; decompression therapy; Usana vitamins; ADP
assessments – manual and
power devices; laser therapy; acupuncture; aquatic
therapy; personal training;
and Yoga & Pilates.
Fuliere describes herself
as, “An energetic, dependable therapist with a strong
commitment to promoting
client well-being, quality of
life and a healthy lifestyle.”
She is a firm believer
in the power of “healing
hands” and has recently
expanded her practice to
include: therapeutic touch,
soft tissue release, aquatic
rehab and acupuncture.
Fuliere speaks English,
Italian and French and
hopes this will attract a
wide variety of clients.
“I have seized opportunity to work in acute and
rehabilitation
hospitals,
in private and community
practice with pediatric,
adult and geriatric patients.
I have also extended my
practice into a wellness
spectrum through more
active therapy instruction
both in a private and group
realm,” she said.
Fuliere works first-hand
with a diverse client base
including those with orthopaedic, neurological and
cardiorespiratory concerns
both acute and chronic.
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Page 8 – July 31, 2014 – The TIMES
‘Fretless’ to perform at Knox United
By TaBiTha Wells
It’s no secret that this part
of Ontario has a large number of folk and fiddle music
fans. From different events
throughout the year to Shelburne’s annual Fiddlefest,
the area has become quite
renowned for both its talent
and draw for outside musicians to perform.
That’s part of what led The
Fretless to book one of their
few Ontario shows at Knox
United Church in Caledon in
early August.
“There’s a great fiddle
community in Ontario that
loves all genres and styles
of fiddle music,” explained
Karrnnel Sawitsky, who is
one of the two fiddle players
in The Fretless. “We’re very
excited to bring our little flavour to that area.”
Although the band has
travelled extensively through
Western Canada (including
B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan
and Manitoba) and through
the East coast, they have not
had a large presence in Ontario before. They had some
dates free before returning to
Saskatchewan for the Regina
Folk Festival, and decided it
would be worth setting up
some shows.
The Fretless is made up
of four band members, who
form their classical formation quartet with two fiddles,
a viola and a cello: Mr.
Sawitsky, Trent Freeman,
Ivonne Hernandez and Eric
Wright. Despite being in a
classical formation, their
style of music falls into the
folk music realm.
“The majority of our background is based around traditional fiddle music,” said
Mr. Sawitsky. “We have
influences from Canadian
and American Olde-Time to
Cape Breton, Irish and Scottish; it’s just a variety of all
of those kinds of styles.”
He added that the group
tries to combine all those
styles as well as different
playing techniques to create
their own, unique sound.
“Our music is about the
different styles and utilizing
technique that classical music quartets would also use,
but keeping it within the folk
genre or style,” he said. “We
try to be something different, using a familiar quartet
formation.”
The band itself is from
a combination of different
backgrounds as well, with
Trent and Ivonne being
from BC, Karrnell from Saskatchewan, and Eric from
Vermont. The Canadian
members met through the
Canadian fiddle scene.
“The Canadian fiddle
scene is relatively small and
all kind of grew up playing in fiddle competitions
against each other,” said Mr.
Sawitsky. “We would see
each other a few times a year
and we kind of kept in touch
over the years.”
Ivonne and Trent met with
the fourth bandmate, Eric,
through the Berklee College
of Music, where they studied
at the same time. Eventually
the quartet decided to pursue performing together, and
The Fretless was born.
“Ivonne had the idea to get
this group together, gave us
some calls, and the rest is
history,” said Mr. Sawitsky.
“It’s kind of a unique thing
because we are from different areas, which makes
it tough for travel but it’s
kind of a good thing as well.
They’re like the family that
you’re only with for tours,
and then we disband and go
home to our own families. It
keeps it refreshing.”
Their
opportunity
to
perform in Caledon came
through a local connection,
Sarah Robinson, the new
Museum Curator at the Dufferin County Museum and
Archives. The band met her
around ten years ago, within
the Canadian fiddle scene
as well, and have kept in
touch over the years. Ms.
Robinson has even opened
for some of Mr. Sawitsky’s
performances over the years.
The Fretless are using
their tour to help promote
their new, self-titled album,
which released in March. It
is their second full album,
and follows their first, Waterbound, which won three
awards including two Canadian Folk Music Awards and
a Western Canadian Music
Award in 2012 for Instrumental Album of the Year.
“We’re just really looking
forward to stepping into the
Ontario folk-music scene
and bringing our sound
to the Caledon area,” said
Mr. Sawitsky. “It’s a great
chance to let people know
who we are, and to have a
presence in such a strong
folk community.”
The Fretless will be performing at Knox United
Church in Caledon on August 5 at 7 p.m. Tickets for
adults are $20 and youth
15 and under are $10. Price
includes dessert at intermission. For Tickets or more
information contact Knox
United Church at 519-9273320.
Dr. Paws Zoologist spraying the kids with water aka
“Laughing Lion Venom”.
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Weird animals rUle aT hillside VBs – What an amazing week at Hillside Community Church! Eighty children ranging in age from 4–12 enjoyed a fun-filled week at Weird
Animals Vacation Bible School learning all about Jesus One-of-a-kind love! Kids enjoyed
games, cool crafts, exciting bible adventures, fun sing-alongs, and so much more! Through
Operation Kid2Kid the children also had the opportunity to bless others by raising money
to provide clean water for school children in India. Challenged to raise $200 to sponsor the
same number of children as at VBS, kids brought in their coin donations and succeeded
by raising over $430. Pastor Rick and VBS Leaders, Amanda Smith, Cheryl Cokes and
Jonathan Parker happily agreed to get a pie in the face for a wonderful finale! Great things
are happening at Hillside Community Church. Plan to join them this weekend for Freindship
Sunday, July 27th at 11 a.m. and see what you’ve been missing out on. All are welcome to
come as you are.
Celebrating 46 years of community spirit!
July 1 - 6, 2014
The Tottenham Community Week
Committee would like to thank our
2014 Sponsors:
• Town of New Tecumseth
• Honda Canada
• BTBIA
• CRIC
• F& P Manufacturing Inc
• Feehely Gastaldi & Switzer
• McGoey Bros. Insurance
• Coldwell Banker Ronan Realty
• Smith & Associates
• Coops
• Kdell Electrical
• Queen Street Dental
• Tottenham Feed Service Ltd.
• Horan & Associates Brokers Inc.
• Affordable Optical
• Tottenham CIBC
• Budget Blinds
• Doggonne Wonderful Pet Spa & Photo Studio
• Nescenti’s Esthetics Day Spa
Without you Tottenham Community Week
would not be possible!
August 5, 2014 • 7pm
Presented by Knox United Church
Tickets: $20
Youth 15 & Under: $10
2976 Charleston Sideroad
Caledon, Ontario
Includes dessert at intermission
For Tickets Call: 519-927-3320
The TIMES – July 31, 2014 – Page 9
NEW TECUMSETH TIMES
Express Tykes going Express Bantam going to OMFL championship
BY BRIAN LOCKHART
game. Last year, the Express
Sunday’s (July 27) game have only allowed 120
to championship
The TNT Express Bantam lost out in the final, but will ended with a win for the Ex- points against this season.
BY BRIAN LOCKHART
The TNT Express Tyke team has one more game to play
this season when they got to the Ontario Minor Football
League championship day at Esther Shiner Stadium in Toronto on Saturday, August 2.
The mighty tykes lost their last home game at Mel
Mitchell Field in Beeton to the Metro Toronto Wildcats
on Sunday (July 27), but the tykes are ready to give it their
all for the their last outing on the gridiron for this season.
Sunday’s game against the first place Wildcats proved to
be a tough loss for the Express, but they still played a solid
game for the duration of the four quarters.
Trailing at the start of the second half, Joshua Tomaszewski broke through the pack early in the third quarter for a
long run down the sidelines and a TNT first down.
On the turnaround, the squad moved to defensive mode
with the TNT line of Angelo Bonsi, Carter Black, and Austin Radzio, shutting down several Metro attempts.
Dominic Plaunt made a key move when he pounced on
a fumble to give the Express the ball for the turnaround in
the third quarter.
The team made some good efforts on the running game
with Christain Gallant, Jakob Renic, Sayer Smith, and Nolan Nicklasson, getting into the middle of the mix on the
field.
Sunday’s championship game will pit the Express
against the Brampton Bulldogs.
Game time is 10 a.m.
team has secured a spot in
the Ontario Minor Football
League championship.
The Express will be going
up against the Orangeville
Outlaws in a repeat of last
season’s
championship
again return to fight for the
OMFL cup.
TNT Bantams had a stellar season under coach
Bob Hinde losing only two
games in the regular season
– both to Orangeville.
press over the Niagara Generals at Mel Mitchell Field in
Beeton.
The Express will have to
overcome a strong Orangeville defence in the final
game as the Outlaws squad
TNT possess a strong offensive squad led by quarterback Kyle Boudreau, and a
strong running team.
The championship final
will take place at Esther
Shiner Stadium in Toronto.
Express JV’s end season with loss to O–ville
PHOTO BY BRIAN LOCKHART
TNT Express Junior Varsity running back Justin Brewer sprints around an Orangeville Outlaws defender during Sunday’s (July
27) semi-final game in Orangeville. The Express had to settle for a loss to end their season.
PHOTOS BY BRIAN LOCKHART
TNT Express Tyke player Joshua Tomaszewski sprints
through the Metro Wildcats line during Sunday’s game at
Mel Mitchell field. The Tykes will be going to championship
Sunday on August 2, at Esther Shiner Stadium in Toronto.
TNT Express Tyke players #89, Joshua Tomaszewski, and
#58, Dominic Plaunt rush in to put the stop on a Metro Wildcats player during Sunday’s game at Mel Mitchell Field in
Beeton.
BY BRIAN LOCKHART
The TNT Express Junior
Varsity squad is done for
the season after losing their
semi-final playoff game to
the Orangeville Outlaws on
Sunday, July 27, in Orangeville.
The Express found themselves in trouble in the early
going when the Orangeville
team returned the opening
kick-off to score and lead
6-0 before the game was a
minute old.
It didn’t take long for the
Express to get back in the
game when Justin Brewer
returned the kick-off to the
O-ville ten yard line.
A follow up pass from
quarterback Will Wright to
receiver Joel Roberts tied
the game at six in the early
going.
From there the Express
were in trouble when the
Outlaws scored three more
before the half was over.
The Express made some
good gains on a couple of
successful passes to Jason
Uprichard and Roberts, but
they couldn’t capitalize on
their field position.
Orangeville ran up the
score later in the second half
prompting comment from
TNT coaches who thought
the Outlaws should have
changed their tactics to end
the game on a more sportsmanlike level. However, the
O-ville squad continued to
press for the duration and
the game ended 46-6 and the
Express ended their season.
The Junior Varsity squad
had a good season finishing with a 4–4 record in the
regular season before winning 20–14 over the London
Knights in their quarter-final
playoff game on July 20.
The Tottenham Steam will open its
inaugural season at home against the
defending GMHL champions.
Tottenham will host the Bulls on Saturday, September
6th, 7:30 p.m. at the Tottenham Community Centre.
Not only will it be the team’s first ever game, it will
also be Head Coach Ryan Wood’s first game against
his former team. Wood coached the Bulls to an impressive 32-6-0-4 last season, and lost only one game
during the playoffs.
For season ticket information, please visit
www.steamhockey.ca
Page 10 – July 31, 2014 – The TIMES
Home teams dominate in triple header roller derby action
By T.J. PelleTier
This past Saturday saw the
Misfit Militia host their first
home event of 2014 in the Alliston Memorial Arena. The
event, dubbed, S*M*A*S*H,
was a triple header with three
games played back to back to
back. The Misfits were just
one of the three home teams
with the Fergus Feims and
Grey Bruce Highland Dames
joining them. The three teams
played host to visiting teams
from Forest City Derby Girls
out of London, Ontario and
the Crow City Roller Girls
from Chatham.
First out of the gate were
the Fergus Feims taking on
the Luscious Lunch Ladies
from Forest City. The Feims
are an up and coming team in
the area and have scored big
wins over teams from all over
the area.
The Lunch Ladies were
looking to stem that tide of
recent success. However, after a close couple of jams in
the first half, the Feims started to slowly pull away. Lead
by their MVP for the game
Steph-A-Hani, Fergus eventually used power jams to put
this game to bed ultimately
defeating the Luscious Lunch
Ladies 250-90.
The second matchup saw
the Misfit Militia in their first
battle with the Timber Rollers.
Going into the game, the
Misfits took nothing for granted and prepared for a battle.
The Timber Rollers are a far
more experienced group coming from a well-established
league and had won four out
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prizes and auction items has been donated and will be distributed at the tournament. The
spectacular golf day will culminate with a delicious roast beef buffet. Registrations, prizes and
sponsorships are rolling in for the event at the beautiful Club at Bond Head on Sunday, August 10th.The first 144 paid entries will be accepted so register today. Please identify players’
names with payment by August 1st. As always generous donations and features add exceptional value to this tournament. All participants will be rewarded this year, as each will receive
a 2 for 1 coupon for any ClubLink public play course, a sleeve of TaylorMade golf balls, and a
gift hat. Our Golf Tees Challenge is located this week at Cremahh on Main Street in Beeton.
Come and guess how many tees are in the jar. Winning guess(es) will receive a 50/50 split of
total profits earned. Draw will be made at tournament banquet. Help our drive for a new Community and Training Centre in Beeton. It’s great people coming together for a great cause.
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thefab.ca. Pictured: a foursome from the 2013 FAB Golf Tournament with “Downtown Dave”.
of their last five games. As it
is with most sports, an experienced team on a roll is very
difficult to handle.
The Timber Rollers got out
of the gate hot and secured
the first lead jam of the game.
Their lead was short lived
however as penalty troubles
crept up on the Timber Rollers after that. Misfit’s jammer
Randy-Roll-Lin was able to
put up a 40 point jam during
consecutive penalties for the
Timber Rollers jammer. The
strong Misfits blockers pushed
tempo of the game and transferred their defensive prowess
into an all-out offensive attack on the walls of the visitors. Misfit’s jammers RandyRoll-Lin, Smoka-Cola and
newcomers Viola Streak and
Misery Business were able to
score seemingly at will, never
breaking stride and never letting the Timber Rollers find
their defensive footing.
The steady pressure of
Misfits’ jammer Smoka-Cola
earned her the MVP honours
for the game.
A relentless jammer who
relies on her agility to get
around, Smoka-Cola was able
to find a solid footing against
the Timber Rollers defense,
although she took some big
hits herself. “They’re a hard
hitting team,” Smoka-Cola
says of the Timber Rollers.
“They were determined to
knock us down.”
For the Misfits’ jammers,
the offensive schemes really
pulled through. “Just when I
thought I was going to take
a hit, there was a teammate
knocking their blockers out of
the way,” says Smoka-Cola.
“Once they (Timber Rollers)
were separated we were able
to get some points.”
Points did come early and
often for the Misfits, who totaled 441 to the Timber Rollers 97.
The nightcap of the evening
saw the third “home” team,
the Highland Dames, taking on the Crow City Roller
Girls. The Dames kept up the
dominance and were able to
really put up some points after
a close start. Another exciting
affair between the two small
town teams ended in a 271
to 96 victory. Pulling double
duty for the Dames was Viola
Streak, who earned the MVP
for the final game of the evening.
The Misfits will be making
their next appearance on the
track in Dundalk on August
16th, taking part in a Triple
Header hosted by Fergus
Roller Derby. The following
weekend will see the Misfits
making their first foray into
the U.S. On August 23rd they
will be in Ann Arbor facing
the Derby Dimes and the following day they will be taking
on the Detroit Derby Girls in a
Sunday Hangover game.
September 20th will be the
next home event for the Misfits, when they host the Nickel
City Knock Outs of Queen
City Roller Girls from Buffalo, New York. That event
also has the Misfits teaming
up with Toronto Men’s Roller
Derby, who will be playing in
the first men’s game in Alliston.
For all of the updates,
please visit www.misfitmilitiarollerderby.com or follow
the team on Facebook.
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legionS reCeive donaTionS From noTTaWaSaga FoundaTion – On Thursday, July 10th, the Nottawasaga Foundation presented the Tottenham Legion
and the Beeton legion with a cheque for $3000 each. The
money will be used towards renovations at both branches. Beeton Legion – pictured from left: Richard Norcross,
Chris Miller, Paul Wratten, Denise Benoit, Ron Heesen,
Lou Biffis, Jeff Prothero, Claire Albright, Peter Biffis.
Tottenham Legion – pictured from left: Peter Biffis, Paul
Wratten, Donna Chamberlain, Gary Brown, Ron Heesen,
Lou Biffis, Jeff Prothero, Claire Albright
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Unpaid dog tag bills will
appear on tax bills in 2015
BY RIChaRD BlanChaRD
157 Adjala-Tosorontio residents who failed to pay for
their dog tags this year will be seeing the amount of the
tags invoiced as bill by the township. Council approved the
billing process of the resident Monday night.
Residents, who paid for dog tags last year and had not
paid, were notified early in the second quarter of this year
to pay for the tags for this year. Dog owners, whose dogs
were over 12 years of age or were not identified as a current owner or tenant in the township, were removed from
the list.
203 personalized letters were sent out for the owners of
296 unlicensed dogs. 46 dog owners either paid for the license or responded that they no longer owned dogs. Councillor Doug Little wondered if the township should consider having a staff member visit residents to ensure that
they had paid for their dog tags.
“They definitely would have to be sure of foot,” he joked.
A report from Karl Korpela, Director of Building and Enforcement Services, said that the township had the ability
collect the unpaid tags under the provincial Municipal Act.
1,272 dog licenses have been issued so far this year compared to 1,531 during the same period in 2013.
Building slows in adj–Tos
BY RIChaRD BlanChaRD
There was a drop in the number of building permits issued during the first half of 2014 compared to the same
period in 2013.
Council learned last week that 71 permits were issued in
the first six months of 2014 compared to 96 in 2013. Total
value of the permits issued permits for the first half of this
year was $4,485,000 compared to $7,502,200 in 2013.
There were nine permits issued to construct new dwellings in 2014 compared to 14 in 2013.
In related news, the township was successful in prosecuting a resident who built an addition without a permit. The
resident plead guilty and was fined $4,500. He also had to
pay twice the normal building permit fee.
Trail ride supports local hospital
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the Alliston Lions Club for the last two years.
BY JEnnIfER hOwaRD
I am getting away from
the wildlife topic this time
to bring you some news
on an amazing event – the
5th Annual Trail Ride for
Breast Cancer in support of
the Headwaters Heath Care
Foundation – and the amazing woman who started it.
On July 19th I was fortunate to be a visitor at this
event. I adore horses and
have been meeting people
with them to give me my
“horse fix”. This was the 5th
annual event and it gets bigger every year. The founder,
Debra Moore lost her mother
Mary Lou Moore in February 2002. I think we have all
been touched by somebody
with breast cancer.
Debra loves horses and
wanted to do something
where horses were involved
in raising money for this
cause – and that’s just what
she did. With her sister Linda and daughter Becky, they
came up with The Trail Ride
for Breast Cancer.
Five years ago, the first
ride they had a whopping
47 riders and raised $1,400.
Every year it gets bigger
and bigger. I imagine these
horses and riders come from
all over. This year the 5th annual ride had 194 riders and
raised $25,000. Wow.
I spent the day amongst the
horses and their riders and
all I saw were happy faces.
Men, women, young people.
They arrived, went for a 12
km (7 mile) walk on a trail
through the Dufferin Forest
wooded area. Came back
washed down the horses
and gave them their reward
of some nice tasty hay and
grabbed a bite themselves,
chatted, laughed. An overall
great day. Even the horses
were smiling. All wearing
pink in some way or another.
My friend Kelly and her
horse Charlie and her friend
Heather with Ace geared up
and did the ride. Oh how
handsome the boys looked.
Oh, and the riders too of
course. Leslie was there with
her miniature horses, how
cute they were. A few vendors and a table full of donated things you could buy
tickets on. A silent auction
was also set up and closed
before the ride took place.
All in all a wonderful event
packed full of great ways to
raise money for breast cancer.
Next year the ride will be
taking place in August. So
if you have a horse, mark it
in the 2015 calendar and go
and join the fun. Spread the
word. Your admission fee includes lunch and chances to
win prizes. You don’t need to
have a horse to make a donation. There are forms available. Watch for Debra and
Sailor, their mascot at trade
shows, donate $2 and get a
pink ribbon with your name
pinned on to little ‘Sailor’
the stuffed pony to join the
collection he displays everywhere they go. Every little
bit helps. And of course there
was another very important
horse and rider there. Debra
and her beautiful horse Sam.
Debra, you and your family
have done an amazing job
here, way to go!!!
You can check this ride
out on Facebook at: The trail
ride for breast cancer or go
to their web page at www.
trailrideforbreastcancer.weebly.com
Big thank you to all the
sponsors from all over North
America who helped make
this ride a success. Way too
many to mention here – including the riders and their
horses.
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The TIMES – July 24, 2014 – Page 15
Lack of recognition of Adjala by post office
riChard BlanChard
A letter by a resident from
the southern part of AdjalaTosorontio got township
council discussing the lack
of recognition of the township in mailing addresses.
The letter from the resident said that changes to his
mailing address, which have
seen the end of the “Rural
Route” designation, have
made it difficult for visitors
and government agencies to
find his property and have
made it seem like he lives in
New Tecumseth.
“The fact is that we live
in Adjala, not New Tecumseth,” wrote Brian Gibson to
council.
Councillor Floyd Pinto
said that in his ward alone
contains mailing addresses
for Orangeville, Palgrave,
Tottenham and Beeton.
“But where is Adjala-Tosorontio in these names,” he
said.
Pinto said, aside from municipal recognition, that the
mailing addresses can im-
pact the cost of insurance
charged to residents.
“I am considered part of
Caledon in terms of my insurance policy,” he said.
Ward Five councillor Scott
Anderson, said that Canada
Post indicates the Rural
Route delivery by the a numeral in the postal Code.
“If you live on RR #1, the
“1” is included in the postal
code.”
Anderson said that the
township’s side roads all included the township’s name
in their legal description unlike the concession roads.
“We could rename all the
concession roads as “Adjala” or “Tosorontio”
Road to ensure their inclusion in the postal address,”
he said. Anderson added
that the situation is further
complicated by the lack of
post offices in former Adjala
township. “There doesn’t
seem that problem in former
Tosorontio which has three
post offices within its boundaries.”
teen perspective: living through terrorism
By anna-sofia lesiv
“This can’t be true,” says
Yuliya, a young girl in Western Ukraine with her eyes
glued to her iPhone as she
reads the news. To her, as for
many others in Ukraine, this
has become ritual since the
anti-terrorist operation began in Donetsk and Luhansk.
They’re going on with
their daily lives, while simultaneously
frantically
checking their Twitter feeds
to find out if Russia has invaded yet. July 17th was different.
Usually, she would only
find updates of civilian
losses or cities taken back
by the Ukrainian army from
the Russian-backed separatists in Eastern Ukraine, now
recognized as official terrorist organizations by the
Ukrainian government. This
time, a passenger jet was
shot down.
Flight MH17 was flying
over separatist-held territory, and effectively a war
zone. At 33,000 feet, it was
flying just 1,000 feet above
a declared no-fly zone, says
Eurocontrol.
On July 14th and 17th, the
separatists had shot down
two An-26 Ukrainian military transport planes. It was
here that the 298 innocent
passengers, 80 of them children, on flight MH17 became
victims of the conflict in
Eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian media and government
immediately pointed fingers
at the separatists, claiming that this was similar to
their previous activity in the
region, and later revealing
they had intercepted phone
calls of separatists speaking
with overseers in the Kremlin, admitting their responsibility. They believed the
separatists thought the airliner was another Ukrainian
military plane. Russian news
agencies insisted the Ukrainian army was responsible,
accidentally hitting MH17
believing it to be Vladimir
Putin’s plane, traveling back
to Moscow. The Russian
government then asked why
Ukrainian dispatchers even
allowed a passenger plane
into dangerous airspace in
the first place.
While the bickering went
on, horrified Ukrainians
placed flowers and candles
before the Dutch embassy in
Kyiv, expressing condolences to the 193 Dutch citizens
that senselessly became the
targets of a fabricated conflict in the East.
Without a thorough investigation, no government,
other than Ukraine’s, has
officially placed the guilt
of this tragedy onto the
Russian-backed separatists.
However, EU leaders as well
as President Obama have
begun using much harsher
language in regards to President Putin after the tragedy,
stating that if his aggressive
actions towards Ukraine
continue, he will inevitably
make Russia a pariah state,
as harsher sanctions are applied.
As Ukrainian President
Poroshenko said, the crash
of the passenger plane has
turned this regional conflict
into an international one.
Worried Ukrainians like
Yuliya, are now wondering
if an international tragedy
like this will force Vladimir Putin to once and for
all distance himself from
the separatists he supports
with weapons and funds, at
the risk of harsher sanctions
destroying his nation’s economy.
According to Bloomberg,
the current imposed sanctions have resulted in the
19 richest Russians losing
$14.5 billion in net worth.
Now the mission of na-
tions involved is to get the
separatists to fully co-operate and let OSCE members
onto the scene of the crash to
investigate and collect evidence.
Until now, the separatists have blocked OSCE
access, “as investigators approached, they fired their
weapons into the air,” said
President Obama at briefing
on July 21st.
Having initially removed
evidence from the crash site,
including MH17‘s black
boxes or flight recorders,
now transferring parts of
it to Malaysian authorities
in Ukraine, it is unknown
whether the evidence has
been tampered with or altered.
However, progress has
been made in recovering
272 bodies of the 298 passengers, as bodies removed
unceremoniously from the
crash site by the separatists
are now under the care of
authorities, and will soon
be sent from Kharkiv to the
Netherlands for further investigation.
Anna-Sofia Lesiv is a teen
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What is a yarn BomB? – The work of over 300 volunteer knitters/crocheters will be unveiled as they “Yarn
Bomb” Discovery Harbour, Penetanguishene on Saturday
July 26 as part of the historic site’s Family Discovery Day
event and 200th Year Celebrations! Over 380 objects will
decorate the historic site in a colourful and eclectic display
sure to delight visitors. Here Discovery Harbour Historical
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check out some of the amazing work with Huronia Historical Parks Public and Education Programs Manager Katherine McCracken (Center). The “Yarn Bombing” project will
be on display until August 10.
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What does yoUr Ward Candidate stand for?
– As we enjoy the fruits and vegetables grown in Ontario
this summer, Food & Water First is increasing the pressure on our politicians to take swift action on farmland protection. So, we’ve launched a special campaign featuring
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• Stripes Afghan – Shirley Jackson
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Thank you to all who participated.
Warden’s column: stay safe on county roads
Cal Patterson
Summer in Simcoe County is a great time of year. We
boast world-class events and
festivals, recreation and tourism activities, golf, shoreline
adventures, and much more.
With so much to do for residents and visitors alike, it’s
understandable that we often
see a higher volume of traffic on county roads during
the summer months.
Our roads aren’t just used
by vehicles. Instead we are
seeing an increase in use by
all modes of transportation.
As more residents take advantage of alternative modes
of transportation and adopt
healthy, balanced lifestyles,
it is also important that we
work together to ensure that
our roadways are safe for
everyone’s travelling enjoyment.
Courtesy is a key component of road safety for
all users including motorists, cyclists and equipment
operators. All road users
should exercise caution and
abide by the laws of the
road. We are pleased to announce that the County will
be implementing the Share
the Road program later this
year, which will incorporate
road signage, brochures and
website information to promote road safety. More details will be available once
the program launches.
The warmer, dryer weather this time of year is also
ideal for road maintenance
and construction. We know
that no one wants to be impacted by road work, but it
is a necessary inconvenience
to keep our roads safe for all
our residents and improve
our roadways for all modes
of transportation in the future.
We have a number of major projects underway or
planned to commence over
the coming months that will
impact road users. We try to
maintain through traffic at
all times, but there may be
occurrences with temporary
lane closures that will cause
minor delays. This is the
case with County Road 90
between Barrie and Angus,
as well as an upcoming project on County Road 27 and
Mapleview/25th Sideroad of
Essa, which will be starting
over the coming weeks.
Road construction timelines vary for each project. The county’s goal is to
minimize the impact on road
users and residents, but to
ensure that work is being
completed safely, properly
and according to road construction regulations.
Here are some helpful tips
for driving through construction zones that will help
keep road workers, drivers and everyone using our
roads safe:
Plan: Be aware of construction zones by contacting the county, province or
your municipality, and consider mapping out alterna-
tive routes if you don’t want
to experience minor delays.
Drive Defensively: Expect
the unexpected, including
detours and stops, and remember that road surfaces
and traffic patterns change
frequently in work zones.
Obey all Signs: Signs
contain important information that warn motorists or
provides them with essential
information about the work
ahead, traffic conditions,
road/ramp closures and detours.
Concentrate: Pay attention
at all times. Watch for workers, new signs, traffic signals, pavement markings, or
uneven pavement. It is vital
that drivers remain focused,
and aren’t distracted by the
radio, cell phones, or eating
and drinking.
Slow Down: Drive at the
posted reduced speed limit
– fines are now double for
speeding in a construction
zone when workers are present. Keep a safe distance
between you and the vehicle
in front of you when passing
through a construction area
as sudden stops are common
in work zones.
With road construction,
increased vehicles, cyclists,
bicycles, runners, walkers
and equipment operators
sharing our roads this summer, the main thing to remember is to stay safe! With
a safety-first approach, we
can all share the road, and
enjoy our beautiful region.
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