Storm, cold blocked roads, closed area schools
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Storm, cold blocked roads, closed area schools
Make her the wife of the party! 163 Broadway Orangeville 519.941.1707 www.korstenjewellers.com Combined Thursday Circulation: 38,043 Volume 40, Issue 15 │ 519-941-2230 │ [email protected] │ www.citizen.on.ca Thursday, January 9, 2014 $1.00 per copy (95¢ + 5¢ G.S.T.) Storm, cold blocked roads, closed area schools Written By TABITHA WELLS “There were a few stranded drivers and it A combination of snow, winds and icy was challenging to get to them because the roads this week have kept most Dufferin conditions would keep switching between residents indoors and given students an ex- whiteouts and being clear,” said Const. tended Christmas break. Nancekivell. “We had to block off roadways The storm that hammered the area raged and some of the motorists weren’t happy from early Sunday morning until late Mon- about that, but for the safety of plows and day evening, and drifting snow caused the tow personnel we had to sometimes shut impact to continue throughout Tuesday and down highways temporarily. Some roads beinto Wednesday. came so unbearable that we had to go in and The resulting white-outs and icy patches g e t people out to safer areas.” caused nearly all area roads to be He added that they closed and left many cannot emphasize more people stranded the importance of stayin town. ing off the roads and “We had alstaying home during most every counextreme weather cons s e tn fi uash · ty road closed ditions. tennis · sq yesterday,” ex“If you don’t have plained OPP Comto travel, then don’t,” munications Offihe said. “If you have cer Paul Nancekivto travel make sure ell. “We used every your vehicle has road closure sign the full gas, you have a county has, which fully charged cell gives you an idea of phone and that t r a t os how busy it was.” you have a good too late t Schools were also heavy winter affected, with buses coat and warm being canceled all three clothing in case days and all schools you get strandbeing shut down on ed and stuck.” Tuesday due to the exThe full tank of gas is important betreme cold. Sixty Upper G r a n d cause if you get stranded, you could be elementary schools, 11 secondary schools, idling for a long time. A fully charged cell three continuing education locations and phone will make it easier to get help, even if two board offices were affected across the you don’t know where you are. district. “We can ping the cell phone and locate “We closed the entire system on Tuesday,” them by GPS,” explained Const. Nancekivsaid Maggie McFazden, Communications ell. “We have a lot of rural areas where the Officer for the Upper Grand District School roads aren’t close together so there’s not Board. “Everybody was affected.” many street signs to identify where you are.” While there may have been some concern By Wednesday afternoon, the weather about students missing an additional half seemed to calm as temperatures rose and a week of school, Ms. McFazden said that winds died down, making for better visibilthere is nothing to worry about. ity and allowing some snow to start melting “Everything will be fine,” she said. “The on main roads. principals of the schools and the teachers “We just finished reopening the majoriwill make up for the lost time.” ty of them today,” Const. Nancekivell said Despite the County and OPP requesting late Wednesday afternoon. “We just had one people to stay off the roads, many people small stretch on Dufferin County Road 11 still took their chances. Throughout the days between 109 and County 3 left, but they’re affected by the storm there were several ac- just finishing that up.” cidents, many of them occurring on Tuesday Continued on pg A2 due to poor visibility caused by whiteouts. r It’s neve t! a e r g g n feeli b.com u l c t e u q c a sr water d a e h . w w w PHOTO: TABITHA WELLS SEEKING A HOME: Carol Hulcoop, Branch Manager and worker Karen Hewitt pose at the Orangeville and District Branch of the Ontario SPCA with Marty, one of the animals still waiting to find his forever home. Marty has been with the SPCA since before Christmas. See the story on the shelter’s iAdopt program on page A6. Adams defends PSB, doubts OPP option cost-effective Written By JAMES MATTHEWS A council motion to probe policing costs turned into a mayoral defence of the Orangeville Police Services Board. At Monday’s council meeting, Councillor Scott Wilson broached the possibility of requesting a cost analysis of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) services within Orangeville. Coun. Jeremy Williams asked Mayor Rob Adams to give council a verbal report on the Orangeville Police Services Board in light of a recent union request to the Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC) to investigate the board. Mayor Adams serves on the OPS Board. The Orangeville Police Association, the union which represents OPS officers, made a formal request to the commission last month for a review of the board’s adequacy and effectiveness. The OCPC is a province-wide agency that aims to ensure police Continued on pg A3 Town to weigh bids to produce medical marijuana locally Written By JAMES MATTHEWS NEW YEAR’S BABY - Kirandeep Kaur Brar and father Lucky Brar welcomed the first baby of the New Year at Headwaters Health Care Centre with the birth of their son at 12:29 a.m. on January 1. The baby weighed in at 8 pounds and 14 ounces, and went home shortly after to join his two older brothers, Tegvir and Himmat. forces adhere to the Police Services Act. Coun. Williams surmised the OPP cost analysis request was in relation to issues between the OPS Board and the union. But Coun. Wilson refuted any link between his costing request and any issues between the local police association and the board. Concerns were discussed about points of order regarding one councillor attributing meaning to another councillor’s statements. “All I asked is for the mayor to give indication things are headed in the right direction,” said Coun. Williams. Mayor Adams has had a breadth of experience with local police service issues over many years. He said a previous town council on which he’d served asked for a cost analysis, and it took two years to complete, he said. Orangeville council will meet with town staff to further explore medical marijuana production possibilities in the town. Orangeville has received several requests from potential marijuana producers hoping to establish a production facility in town. But municipal zoning bylaws don’t address the myriad of issues that come with the commercial production and distribution of medical marijuana. The municipal government deferred discussion on the subject during Monday’s regular meeting. It was agreed such an issue would be best explored when the town’s economic development, planning and innovation staff are present. The town’s economic development director provided council a report in December on recent Health Canada regulations changes that affect how medical marijuana is obtained by patients and under what conditions it will be produced in Canada. That report was included in Monday’s council agenda package. Previously, Health Canada rules allowed medical marijuana users to procure it themselves by designating someone to produce it on their behalf or obtain it directly from Health Canada. Changes to the Medical Marijuana Access System regulations now require a licensing protocol allowing for large scale operations. Essentially, medical marijuana will be turned over to the private sector for production. That means patients have to obtain their pot only from a federally approved and regulated commercial grower, from their doctor, or from a pharmacist. Coun. Scott Wilson said the town should make it as easy as possible for new industry to set up in Orangeville. “The requirements the town puts on this type of production shouldn’t be any different than what we would put on a brewery or a distillery,” he said. Mayor Rob Adams has a different perspective: “I could think of a thousand businesses I’d rather have come to the community,” the mayor said. A2 ORANGEVILLE CITIZEN | JANUARY 9, 2014 DWP likely in commercial service within 18 months Written By WES KELLER Responding via email to questions about Dufferin Wind Power’s reaction to the Environmental Review Tribunal’s decision upholding DWP’s Renewable Energy Approval (REA), spokeswoman Connie Roberts said, “We are pleased that the (ERT) has dismissed the appeal against Dufferin Wind Power’s (REA) and we look forward to placing the project into commercial service.” She noted that the “wide-ranging and extremely thorough appeal process took over a half year to complete and included a comprehensive review of the project’s effects on human life, plant life, animal life and the natural environment as well as a constitutional challenge. “Dufferin Wind was diligent in its planning, design and engineering of the wind farm and the ERT’s decision reconfirms that wind farms can be safely built and operated for the benefit of the community and the province,” Ms. Roberts said, adding that, “At many points during the ERT proceedings DWPI stated confidence in the thoroughness of its studies and reports and was anticipating this positive outcome.” Continuation of the wind farm’s site preparation and turbine base construction during the process had raised some local eyebrows. “A common misperception is that a wind farm is required to wait for an appeal when in fact, under the regulations once the project receives its (REA) it is fully approved to start construction,” Ms. Roberts said in response. “The appeals against Dufferin Wind were initiated by individuals whose commercial, political, and personal interests differed from the community members who founded and worked hard to develop this wind farm project. Dufferin Wind, along with these community members, have respected the permitting process and, upon receiving the necessary municipal and provincial approvals, commenced construction.” There had been no effort to withhold construction from the public eye. Ms. Roberts referred to DWP’s website, www.dufferinwindpower.ca/ConstructionUpdates.aspx, for further information. On completion of the project, she said that while the original deadline was Jan. 30, 2014, DWP has 18 months beyond that date to reach commercial operation. DWP expects to commence commercial operations well in advance of this date. Although the wind farm has a final stamp of approval subject to any appeals, there remains a hearing on DWP’s application to expropriate a rail corridor easement for its 230 kv power line to the Orangeville subdivision. That hearing is set for Feb. 18, Ms. Roberts said. She explained why the 100-megawatt (MW) 230-kilovolt transformer is being installed at the wind farm rather than at the substation: “The transformer is located at the project substation to step-up the voltage from 34.5kV to 230kV. This transformer allows the project to efficiently transmit the wind farm’s generated power to the Orangeville switching station using a single, three-phase, transmission line on a single wood pole line. “Had the transformer been located at the Orangeville Switching Station, more transformers, more cables, and more and larger power poles would have been required. Locating the transformer at the project substation instead of the Orangeville Switching Station helped to minimize the transmission line’s footprint and the overall impact to the community.” She said DWP had “continued to try and reach an amicable agreement with the County for the use of the former rail corridor but has been unable to do so.” According to Ms. Roberts, as recently as COMMUNITY CALENDAR For information on how to include your community event in this calendar, please call 519-941-2230 This ad space is provided by Tim Hortons Orangeville and is intended for use by non-profit organizations Need someone to talk to about mental health or addiction? Call the CAMH telephone support line 416-595-6111 Mon-Fri 3:00 to 9:00 pm Confidential support provided by volunteers. Jan. 14- Shelburne Christian Women’s Club meets. 9:30-11:30am at the Centre Dufferin Recreation Centre. $4 or $1 for first timers. Speakers and live music. Contact Leona for more information 519-925-3130 Jan 14- Dufferin Cattlemen’s association are holding their annual meeting at 7:30 pm at the Amaranth Township Building. All livestock producers welcome. For more info contact Mike 519-923-9595 Jan 18- Annual General Meeting of the Orangeville Agricultural Society will be held at the OAS Event Centre at 10:30am. If you have business you would like discussed please send it in writing to: Krystal Martin, OAS Secretary 247090 5 Sideroad Mono, ON. L9W6K5 Jan 18 & 19- Join Sylvia Jones MPP for a FREE family skate. Jan 18 Caledon Community Complex. Jan 19 Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex last August DWP “agreed to pay the County its asking price for the use of the rail corridor.” She said it also offered to match that amount by paying for trail or other community improvements plus helping with a multiuse trail study. However, she said, “County Council reversed their position and refused to negotiate with Dufferin Wind unless the transmission line was buried entirely underground. The County Council also directed County staff not to speak further with Dufferin Wind regarding this easement and this restriction remains in effect today.” Ms. Roberts said DWP’s offer remains open, and the company would prefer to negotiate rather than to litigate. She said, however, that the costs of burying the entire line outside Shelburne “would be prohibitive.” DWP is confident of success should the hearing proceed, she said. On health issues with respect to electromagnetic fields from power lines, Ms. Roberts suggested www.dufferinwindpower.ca/ FactsInformation/230kVPowerLine.aspx#Technical. (There are conflicting expert opinions on possible health effects from high voltage overhead lines, but it’s more generally agreed that there are no such effects from properly insulated and buried underground high voltage lines.) Ms. Roberts clarified the appeal period as being 30 days after release of the decision. Appellant Dennis Sanford had previously said “15 days” but that had been in the context of the intervening holidays and attendant down time. She also outlined the ways in which that tribunal’s decision on appeals of the approval may be appealed: “An appeal of the Tribunal’s decision on a question of law may be made to the Divisional Court -- filed in accordance with the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure. The opportunity also exists for judicial review of the decision by the Divi- sional Court.” As well, “An appeal of the Tribunal’s decision may be made in writing to the Minister of the Environment on any matter other than a question of law. The Minister of the Environment will then confirm, alter or revoke the decision of the Tribunal if the Minister considers that it is in the public interest to do so.” Dufferin County Public Works NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that under the Provisions of The Highway Traffic Act, Section 170, Subsection 12 & Dufferin County By-law 2005-32, 7(8)(l): “No person shall park a vehicle on a highway: in such a manner as to interfere with the movement of traffic or clearing of snow from a highway.” Also, Section 181 AND Dufferin County By-law 2005-32, 16 (1), (2)(b): “No Person shall encumber, obstruct, foul or place any material or waste on a highway”, to include: “the depositing of snow or ice on a highway.” We appreciate your cooperation in these matters. Contact Dufferin County Public Works for more information. Community Skate dufferincounty.ca [email protected] 519.941.2816 ext. 2600 Continued from pg A1 Storm blocked roads, closed schools Dufferin OPP urged motorists to stay off roads Monday night and Tuesday unless travel was absolutely necessary due to poor weather conditions. Environment Canada issued a blowing snow warning for all of Dufferin County. Police responded to numerous vehicles in ditches, vehicles stuck in middle of roadways, roadways with drifting snow, strong winds and intermittent white-out conditions. Area residents were reminded to ensure that they have following when travelling: • A full tank of gasoline; • Windshield washer fluid topped up • Warm clothing, including warm mitts and winter boots • A snow scraper, shovel, emergency flares and food • And most importantly, a fully charged cell phone to call for assistance. Dufferin OPP said that the following roads were closed Tuesday: • County Road 124 from Highway 89 to Singhampton • Airport Road north of Highway 89 • County Road 16 from County Road 109 to 5 Sideroad • County Road 11 from County Road 3 to Shelburne • County Road 19 from Highway 89 to County Road 17. All claims against the Estate of Gladys de Kruyff van Dorssen, late of the Town of Orangeville, in the County of Dufferin, Province of Ontario, who died on October 12, 2012, must be filed with the undersigned personal representatives on or before January 31st, 2014, after which date the estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims of which Estate Trustees then shall have notice. DATED at Orangeville, This 19th day of December, 2013. Paul Vincett and Marion Vincett, Estate Trustees of the Estate of GLADYS DE KRUYFF VAN DORSSEN, by their solicitor WAYNE D. 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SAT, SUN: 12:50PM, 4:10PM, 7:20PM, 9:50PM. MON, WED: 7:20PM. THURS: 1:00PM, 7:20PM AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER A CLASSIC FILM SERIES PRES (PG) SUN: 12:55PM. WED: 8:00PM SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY CC (PG) FRI, SAT, SUN, TUES: 10:25PM ANCHORMAN 2 (PG) FRI, TUES: 7:30PM, 10:30PM. SAT, SUN: 12:40PM, 4:00PM, 7:30PM, 10:30PM. MON, WED, THURS: 8:00PM PUSS IN BOOTS A FAMILY FAVOURITES PRESENTATION (G) SAT: 11:00AM WOLF OF WALL STREET CC (18A) FRI, TUES: 6:45PM, 10:20PM. SAT, SUN: 12:10PM, 3:40PM, 6:45PM, 10:20PM. MON, WED, THURS: 7:30PM. ORANGEVILLE CITIZEN | jANuARy 9, 2014 A3 Hydro workers worked tirelessly to restore power after ice storm Written By TABITHA WELLS In today’s society, when someone mentions a hero, we tend to think of the leading Continued from pg A1 Adams defends PSB That costing report showed the same price for police services as currently paid, but with fewer OPP officers dedicated to Orangeville. That just wasn’t good enough, he said. The OPP allocation consisted of a single police car in the town with additional units dispersed throughout the region. That would have proved insufficient if that car responded to a bar fight and, at the same time, was needed for another situation elsewhere. “The savings from OPP are minimal,” the mayor said. The mayor acknowledged that policing costs are the largest expenditures in the budget, and the fastest growing budgetary expense. Ninety per cent of the costs are salaries, Mayor Adams said. He said the police union’s request for an investigation into the police board’s effectiveness is nothing more than an arbitration tactic. Advising council that there has been a dramatic increase in such aggressiveness of police associations across Ontario, he said he welcomes any OCPS investigation into the Orangeville police board. “I have no reason to believe there are any issues,” Mayor Adams said. “There is nothing that the board has done or the chief has done to warrant this.” Then later: “Get in here right now and do your investigation. It’s an open book, in my view.” men and ladies of DC, Marvel and other ‘super’ stories; men and women who save the world with fancy gadgets, strange abilities and spandex suits. But in reality, the real heroes are the men and women who complete every day feats to ensure their fellow residents can continue being safe, healthy and comfortable. This Christmas, those heroes were the local workers from Hydro One and Orangeville Hydro, who worked tirelessly leading up to the holidays to get everyone’s power back on. “It was cold and there was lots of ice and slippery conditions, which made it difficult to get around in vehicles and get to the lines to repair them,” explained Bob Noble, Manager of Operations at Orangeville Hydro. “There was a lot of tree damage. It was a lot of heavy lifting and cutting of branches and trees to try and get wire put back up in the air.” Nancy Shaddick, Communications Officer at Hydro One, says there were over 8000 area homes without power at the peak of the storm, and some residents remained without power until after Christmas. “Orangeville was one of the more hardhit areas, so we had people without power into the 28th and the 29th of December,” Ms. Shaddick explained. “Some people in those areas also needed the Electrical Safety Authority to inspect the extent of damage done on their own personal properties before they were able to get power restored.” She added that the conditions were often too icy and windy to see the extent of the damage, so at times when the wind calmed down, they had helicopters fly over the area to identify and locate the cause of the outages. “A lot of what they were seeing was trees down on power lines,” said Ms. Shaddick. “A lot of the work was getting the trees off the lines and then restoring the power to cus- tomers in the area.” Lynn Sinclair, a local resident, found herself as one of the people who lost hydro from the storm, but was impressed by not only the diligence of the workers to restore power, but the amount of attention paid to serving each person. “We didn’t expect to get a real live person on the phone when we called, with all the thousands of outages, but late at night a gentleman answered,” she explained. “We found out that a tree had gone down on our line and they told us it would be fixed shortly after. We were so grateful for him to take the time to find out what the problem was.” She added that she knew of residents who took hot coffee out to the workers during to help them stay warm against the frigid air. Orangeville Hydro had a team of six workers who also assisted in areas outside of Orangeville and Grand Valley. Hydro One had more than 300 staff working on the problem from lines people, forestry and technical staff, as well as outside staff from other utilities who provided assistance. Stories continue to float around about the patience and care the hydro workers showed for customers without power, as they took the time to explain the situation and show them why things were affected and what was being done. “There was a woman who lives on her own in the country and has several pets to stay in her home, which was out of power for many days,” explained Ms. Sinclair. “She talked to hydro people who were on the road working hard. Even though they were very tired and cold they still took the time to show her on the computer screen what areas were still out and where she was on the time calendar.” At a time of year when they should have been on holidays and spending time with loved ones, workers remained diligent until power was restored. “There were certainly a lot of guys who worked under harsh and cold conditions at a time of year where I am sure they would rather be home with family to celebrate Christmas,” added Mr. Noble. “They understood the importance of getting Hydro back on for people so they could enjoy it as well. We’re very proud of our people and the effort our guys put in.” WINTERFEST TOWN OF MONO’S – Tree Chipping Winterfest January 12, 2014 • 12:00 Noon to 4 pm at Mono Community Centre in Mono Centre Promoting Mono in “Snow” Motion and Recycling of Christmas Trees IN THE PARK LUNCH COUNTER • Horse drawn sleigh rides • Ice skating, tobogganing, • Wood Carving Display, • Snowshoeing and cross country skiing • Hot homemade chili • Hot Dogs • Hot Coffee & Hot Chocolate ENJOY FREE HOT APPLE CIDER! (equipment available on site) INDOOR ACTIVITIES • Community Information Displays • Entertainment • Crafts, Board Games and Card Games • Snowflake Raffle “great prizes to be won” BRING YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE to be chipped. You may take the bagged chips home if you wish. If you are unable to attend, trees may be dropped off in the East parking lot at Mono Community Centre prior to the 12th. FREEZE OR MELT... The Winterfest goes on! Don’t let the cold turn you into a couch potato... 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The empathetic imagining was as far as I came New Year’s Day to participating in the Grand Valley Lions Club’s 23rd annual Polar Bear Dip. Participants donated non-perishable items to local food banks. Standing with the about 150 other spectators on Grand River’s bank, I considered joining the polar dip participants who shivered among us in blankets and towels with little else to keep warm. Merely considering the dip caused the two testes to retreat somewhere near my stomach and the sphincter to tighten in stark pre-hypothermic fear. Swim shorts and one of those neoprene-type shirts were left in the car. Abandoned. The dashboard thermometer read too deep below zero for a dip in waist-deep water. Nothing could be said to boost confidence. No thought afforded sufficient delusion. Mind over matter is a farce in such situations. Forty-eight people took the plunge into water that was minus 0.7º Celsius. The air temperature was announced to be –10.7º Celsius. Those figures added up, in my mind at least, to a torturous assault on a body’s core temperature. People from as far away as Germany watched and shivered on the river bank as organizers trolled the opened space of water with a shovel to remove ice bits that formed. That’s right: ballycatter in the water as if the wounded river ice was healing the cut opened for the polar dippers. “I wouldn’t be able to get into that,” spectator Peter Hartley said through chattering teeth. “Cold enough as I am and I’m wearing a shirt, sweater, parka, and heavy boots. Some of them only have bikinis on.” One girl had YOLO – acronym for You Only Live Once – on her bikini. YOLO indeed: Her mother must worry. A man wore one of those Viking horned helmets and a cape emblazoned with words supporting childhood cancer survivors. The final dipper, one of the Lions Club vol- Retirement Sale on now! CLEARANCE PRICING ON Sealy, Strata, Galaxy, linens, Adjustable Beds, Headboards, Futons. K C O T S L L A ST GO! MU 519-940-0090 3 Commerce Rd., Orangeville (off Centennial Road) Monday - Friday: 9:30-6pm Saturday: 9-4pm Sunday:Closed ICY WATER: Grand River water temperature was minus-0.7 degrees Celsius. The air temperature was announced to be minus-10.7 degrees Celsius. But 48 people braved the cold to take part in the Grand Valley Lions Club’s 23rd annual Polar Bear Dip on New Year’s Day. PHOTO: JAMES MATTHEWS unteers, surprised those attending when he belly-flopped wearing his one-piece survival suit. “Has to be cold enough for you to lose certain bodily functions,” said another observer. You think so? said another. “Think about it. Think about the shock when you hit the water.” Slow solemn nodding by the people who stood in the vicinity. A shiver seemed to radiate through them like a hockey arena wave. Loss of bodily functions. It’s good to be a ‘fraidy-cat in some situations. Church’s New Year’s Gala raised funds for Typhoon Haiyan victims Written By TABITHA WELLS The devastation of Typhoon Haiyan continues as millions of people are still without food, water and shelter following the storm that destroyed multiple villages in the Philippines in November. While the Philippines are more than an ocean away, the impact has been felt locally by the Orangeville Filipino Community (ORFILCO), with many of them having family in the affected areas. “We’re just lucky that we are here,” explained Richie Castillo, owner of Nannies Direct and a member of ORFILCO. “We knew we needed to do this charity for the Philippines, because it will mean a lot to them.” In December, local Filipino families banded together through Nannies Direct, a Filipino nanny business in town, to collect food, clothing and raise money for disaster relief. They were joined by a nine-year-old student from East Garafraxa, Jack Greig, who sold bottled water to collect money for the relief effort. Combined, they were able to raise $6000 for the effort. But that’s not where the relief effort ends. Moved by what these families are going through, St. Timothy Catholic Church in Orangeville decided to throw a New Year’s Eve Reason to donate to your hospital #7,639 Gala to raise more money to send and help those affected. “As we are approaching the New Year, I thought it would be an opportunity to raise some funds for what has happened in the Philippines,” said Father Sean Leelung, St. Timothy’s parish priest. “There are families here amongst us whose family back home has been devastated by what took place.” He added that charity has to begin at home, and for many people the church is a second home, where their extended family faces life with them together. “We feel so honoured by it,” said Ms. Castillo. “It means so much that they viewed our situation with such importance. It’s really overwhelming. We’re all just so thankful for what Father Sean and the members of St. Timothy’s are doing.” The Gala included a buffet dinner with foods prepared by different members of the church, a silent auction, games and live music to ring in the New Year. The church set out to sell 120 tickets, and sold all of them, plus had additional guests arrive. “The church is about family and reaching out, and we have families in our own parish who have been devastated, so we thought this would be a great idea,” explained Father Sean. “We live in joyful hope for the New Year that somehow we can reach out to those families in the Philippines.” humber.ca/orangeville 1.877.675.3111 HUMBER IS COMMITTED TO GROWING OUR ORANGEVILLE CAMPUS With new programs and a strong presence in the community, Humber is looking forward to a bright future in Orangeville! Thank you. When you give to the Foundation, you care for everyone in our community, including Ainsley, who’s helped by our Diabetes Unit. With your donation, we continue to keep our hospital up-to-date with the latest equipment and supplies, and develop partnerships with health professionals and facilities. To watch stories from some of the people you’ve helped, including Ainsley, go to our YouTube channel, at youtube.com/user/hhcfoundation. To learn more about the Commitment to Care Campaign, visit hhcfoundation.com. Together, we’re helping to keep our community in its best health. We couldn’t do it without you. www.hhcfoundation.com In 2013, we received 7,639 gifts. What an amazing community. ENROLL NOW! NEW PROGRAMS FALL 2014 Fitness and Health Promotion Tourism Management FULL-TIME PROGRAMS Early Childhood Education Police Foundations Social Service Worker ORANGEVILLE CITIZEN | JANUARY 9, 2014 A5 Young Drivers launch winter driving contest Written By TABITHA WELLS with free access to an online winter driving tutorial on the new YD winter driving website, a free educational classroom component, and free in car lessons valued at $399. The in-classroom program covers everything from skid prevention and control, how to drive in snow, what to do if you hit black ice, how to use your ABS brakes properly and more. “The rules of the contest are such that anyone who participates will have access to Dufferin OPP checked 2,233 vehicles at RIDE spot checks Ontario Provincial Police in Dufferin County were busy this holiday season, conducting Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program checks. Police set up 94 RIDE spot checks at various locations throughout Dufferin. They stopped and checked 2,233 vehicles throughout the county between Nov. 23 and Jan. 2. At those program check-points, OPP administered 28 road-side tests and issued three three-day driver’s license suspensions, a single seven-day driver’s license suspension, and charged three drivers with impaired driving. Dufferin OPP also filed two race/stunt drive charges. ! HURRY IN 13 TH NUARY EVENT ENDS JA Across the province, the OPP reported significantly fewer impaired driving charge and Warn Range Suspension totals for their 2013 Festive RIDE Campaign, which ran from November 23 to January 2, 2014. During that time the OPP laid 578 impaired driving charges and issued 481 Warn Range Suspensions. In comparison, the 2012-13 campaign resulted in 693 impaired driving charges and 625 Warn Range Suspensions. While the OPP was pleased to see the numbers significantly lower in both categories, the force said this year’s charges still serve as a reminder that a small number of impaired drivers threatened the lives of other road users over the holidays. a three hour online tutorial free of charge,” added Mr. DiCicco. “All they have to do is submit either their scariest or funniest winter driving story. It doesn’t matter whether they are a pedestrian, a cyclist, a passenger or even a driver.” While the contest is being run by the GTA branch of Young Drivers, those outside the GTA are eligible to win if they are willing to take the courses at one of the GTA locations. To enter the contest, all drivers is submit either their funniest or scariest winter driving tale. “I had one student submit a story about how the week before Christmas, he and his buddy laced up their skates and were skating up and down their street because it was that quiet and icy,” explained Mr. DiCicco. “So that was a pretty cool story. And if nothing else, it tells drivers to be prepared for people to be skating up and down a street in extremely icy conditions.” The contest runs throughout January and three grand prize winners will be selected at the end of each week. “This is my 28th year with Young Drivers of Canada and I’ve been the director of the GTA for 18 years now,” said Mr. DiCicco. “What I’m finding is there are more and more people who are less and less competent with their winter driving skills.” He added that a rather large contributing . 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Angelo DiCicco, General Manager, GTA Young Drivers, explained that the idea was developed when no one really paid attention to December’s National Safe Driving Week. “The uptake and the interest in the media was focused on other things, like Rob Ford, and very few people were talking about Safe Driving Week,” he said. “So we came up with this contest to raise awareness for safe driving in the winter, and refreshing people’s memory. Almost everyone needs a refresher at the beginning of the year because winter is not going to just go away, not yet anyway.” The contest is open to anyone aged 16 and over and rewards the grand prize winners Available in most new Ford vehicles with 6-month pre-paid subscription factor to the decrease in skilled winter drivers could be the advances in modern technology in cars. Things like all wheel drive and ABS braking controllers make people feel safer and like their cars can handle more, so people are pushing the limits of speed and safety in the snow. “They don’t seem to be as cautious with safety rules like keeping space between themselves and the vehicle in front and acknowledging the ever-changing road conditions,” he said. “That’s why I’m launching this campaign – just to get the word out that if you’re going to live in Canada, you better get used to the snow because it’s not going away for a while.” To enter the contest visit www.ydwinterdriving.com/contest. For more information on Young Drivers of Canada or how to sign up for one of their courses, visit www. yd.com. OAS Event Centre Upcoming Events Jan 9: Orangeville Roller Girl Practice Probus Jan 10: Party Rockers Jan 11,12: Giant Auctions Jan 13,15,16: Orangeville Roller Girl Practice Jan 18: 10:30 OAS AGM 247090 Five Sideroad, Mono 519-942-9597 www.oaseventcentre.ca Amaranth Lions Club presents our fourth CHILLY WILLY GOLF TOURNAMENT SATURDAY, January 18, 2014 9 Holes “Scramble” Golf at Lynbrook Family Golf Centre R.R. #7,Orangeville, ON Tee off at 10:00 A.M. Lunch - (1 P.M.) at the Amaranth Community Centre 374028 NW corner 6th Line, Amaranth & County. Rd. 10 (Across from Laurelwoods School) ★ Full Package: GOLF (9 holes) Lunch & prize – $40.00/person (Bring your own Club - 1 Ball provided per golfer) ★ LUNCH only: $15.00 Information contact: Alan Mortson 519-217-4788 or Bruce Blears 519-942-6851 Dog Tags – More Than Just Identification Dog tags are important to your pet. Should they get lost, dog tags provide proper identification to help them find their way home and be reunited with their family. 2013 dog tags are expired December 31. Dog tags are also important to the neglected and abused animals in our community. All revenue from the sale of Orangeville and Mono dog tags go directly towards the Ontario SPCA Orangeville & District Branch to provide care for the animals at the shelter. Get your dog tag today! For information on dog tag fees and locations to purchase tags, visit www. orangeville.ontariospca.ca or call us at 519-942-3140. A6 ORANGEVILLE CITIZEN | JANUARY 9, 2014 145 pets found homes through iAdopt program This Christmas was a happy one for more than just humans, as 145 animals from the Orangeville SPCA shelter found their way into their forever homes through the launch of the iAdopt program. The program, which launched in November and December, is designed to help make people more aware of the need for adoptions. “It’s a program that is intended to give people who adopt animals a place to share their adoption stories on the website, and a place for people who are thinking about getting a pet to go and read these stories,” explained Carol Hulcoop, manager of the Orangeville and District branch of the Ontario SPCA. “We are hoping that through the iAdopt program people will be able to share their stories and share their life-changing experiences which will cause other people to consider adoption and increase our adoption results year round.” During the launch, several people who were unable to adopt themselves expressed interest in sponsoring pets, which led to many pets having their adoption fees covered. “The costs of specific animals were covered,” said Ms. Hulcoop. “It was as a result of very generous supporters that came who weren’t in the position to adopt an animal but wanted to help one get adopted. So they sponsored them, which is how a lot of the fees were covered.” The branch staff were excited to see the number of animals who went to good homes, especially when they not only met their goal for adoptions during the two months, but exceeded it. “It felt great. It felt really good to know that we had empty cages,” said Ms. Hulcoop. “We set a goal for ourselves early in the program and we knew that we had set a stretch goal, but we felt that we could meet it.” She added that the staff worked diligently to make sure that all information and pictures on the website were current so that anyone looking to adopt could browse through updated information. “We have a volunteer who takes wonderful photos of the animals, so they’re really irresistible when you see them on the website,” she said, adding that they are all even more irre- sistible when you see them in person. At the end of the program launch, which rounded up December 31, a total of 106 cats, 31 dogs, 2 guinea pigs, 4 rabbits and 2 rats were adopted, leaving the shelter empty – something which Ms. Hulcoop added is always a good thing. Empty cages, she explained, means that more animals have found their ways to good homes. The iAdopt program will run year-round, and continue to encourage the adoptions of animals who have been abandoned or had to be left behind for certain reasons. The adoption process has not changed during the program and still employs the ‘Meet Your Match’ process designed to help people connect with their perfect animal companion. “The goal and expectation that I have is that because iAdopt is there, because the website is there and people get to share their stories, it will generate more excitement about adopting from shelters,” said Ms. Hulcoop. “We hope it will increase our adoptions overall – not only in our branch, but in all the communities and participating shelters.” The shelter has received a lot of feedback, not just through the iAdopt program, but over the years, from people who are pleased with their matches. Often, they’ll send photos or cards to let the shelter know just how well their new companions are fitting in. “People will thank us for introducing them, and tell us that they’re a great match and the pet has become a great member of their family,” explained Ms. Hulcoop. “People will call or they will send us a card or a picture and we post them on the boards in the corridor.” The community has been a strong supporter of the iAdopt program, leaving Ms. Hulcoop and the staff at the SPCA confident that the program will continue to do well moving forward into the year. “I’d like to thank the community for such a great response to our iAdopt program and opening up their hearts and homes to so many animals,” she said. “I think that it’s just been a wonderful, overwhelming response from the community. One of the most rewarding things that we do here is to know that these animals have gone into great forever homes.” For more information on the iAdopt program or how to help, visit www.iadopt.ca. Bob McCrea has become the first Mono resident to file nomination papers in the for the town’s 2014 municipal election. The chair of the Town’s Planning and Environmental Advisory Committee (PEAC), Mr. McCrea was at the Mono Town Hall at 8:30 a.m. last Thursday, January 2 to submit his nomination papers. “I want to represent residents with a balanced and common sense approach with respect to everyday services and future development,” Mr. McCrea said. He has served for more than 15 years on the Mono Planning and Environmental Advi- sory Committee and the last three years on the Committee of Adjustment. A resident of Mono for more than 16 years, he has been involved in the Town’s committees and a volunteer at Mono events. Mr. McCrea earned a Bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Waterloo. He has spent the last 38 years in professional sales working with people and businesses to satisfy their needs and become successful. Mr. McCrea says his main interest is helping guide how Mono develops and working with residents to satisfy their needs. “Mono is a small rural community but we are a very short distance from the largest urban area in Canada. Change will come and we need Council members who have the ability to direct that change to benefit Mono residents. The needs of our residents and our Town are my highest priority.” He says one of his goals is to bring important “balance” to Mono Council. “Mono is rural and residential and both need to be represented on our Council. Almost 45% of the population of Mono is in our residential subdivisions and that number will increase to over 50% when the Brookfield subdivision is complete. The balanced representation on Mono Council is very important over the next four years, as the largest development in Mono’s history is being built on the southern border of our Town.” Written By TABITHA WELLS McCrea first of three to file nomination papers in Mono No cause determined in $800,0000 house fire The Orangeville Fire Department has been unable to determine the cause of a fire last Saturday that destroyed a house on Mono’s Starrview Crescent. Investigators say several possible ignition sources were located in the attached garage, in which the fire is believed to have originated. However, they were unable to determine the exact source. “When there is extensive fire damage to a building, it can prove impossible to pinpoint the exact cause,” said Orangeville Fire Chief Andy Macintosh. “When that is the situation, it is proper procedure to classify the fire cause as undetermined.” Fire departments from Mono Mills, Shelburne and Grand Valley joined the Orangeville fire fighters at the scene in an unsuccessful effort to save the adjacent residence. Firefighters were on the scene for 13 hours, working in bitterly cold temperatures. Damages at 57 Starrview Crescent, where the home was located, are estimated at $800,000. CHRISTMAS TREE COLLECTION County blocks laneway where boy was almost hit by speeding car Written By TABITHA WELLS The laneway in front of the Ontario Early Years Centre (OYEC) was blocked off by cement blocks just before Christmas, after a young boy was almost hit by a speeding car. Dufferin’s Director of Community Services, Keith Palmer, said plans to block off the laneway were already in the works prior to the event. “We already had recognized that the size of that laneway was a little larger than we would like it to be,” explained Mr. Palmer. “We had cones situated at the back of the area and sandwich boards at the front of the area. Unfortunately on that particular day, the cone at the end was removed and the drive thought it was a laneway, when in fact it is not.” Although the boy’s mother felt little concern had been shown when she attempted to contact the County, Mr. Palmer added that they were Adult & Children Orthodontics We’ll make you smile County of Dufferin Official Plan Project Notice of All-Council Workshop The County of Dufferin is inviting all local municipal members of Council to an all-Council Workshop on the County of Dufferin Official Plan to take place: Christmas trees in the rest of the County (Amaranth, East Garafraxa, Grand Valley, Melancthon, Mono, Mulmur, and Shelburne) will be collected during the week of January 20th. Residents in rural areas should call a week in advance to be put on the list. Thursday, January 9, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Bundled branches from December’s ice storm will also be collected. No more than 20 bundles, less than 4 feet and 44 pounds. Please use twine/string of natural fibres to tie bundles. Questions regarding the preparation of the New County Official Plan should be directed to: Have everything out at 7 a.m. on Monday of the designated week and it will be collected at some point during that week. definitely concerned, which is what prompted the more stable temporary blockades. “I was sorry to read that was what the women experienced,” said Mr. Palmer. “County staff took the incident very seriously and my OYEC staff did communicate to me that a phone call was made to the woman later that afternoon as a check-in about the incident.” He said the safety of the children and community members who utilize the Dufferin Community Services Centre and the Early Years Centre is a high priority of the County of Dufferin. “The measures that are in place are temporary for the winter period,” Mr. Palmer added. “In the spring a more permanent solution will be considered. At this point the County is comfortable the “do not enter” signs and the large boulders at the entry points will stop vehicles from entering the walkway.” The “do not enter” signs will be permanent. Now Accepting New Patients Do not bag trees for collection and ensure that decorations are removed. Christmas trees in the Town of Orangeville will be collected during the week of January 13th. Continued on pg A11 Horizons Event Centre, 633421 Highway 10, Mono (behind Mono Plaza) The meeting will be facilitated by MMM Group, the consultants working on the project. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Note: a regular Dufferin County Council meeting, if required, will be held at 6:00 p.m. Questions regarding the All-Council meeting can be directed to: Pam Hillock, County Clerk Phone: 519-941-2816 (2503) or [email protected] Tracey Atkinson, MCIP, RPP Project Manager, Dufferin County Official Plan Phone: 519-941-2816 ext. 2508, Toll Free: 1-877-941-2816 ext. 2508 [email protected] 877-719-3399 OrangevilleSmiles.com 75 Fifth Avenue, Orangeville Dr. Robert vanGalen General Dentist Celebrating Over 15 Years of Dentistry in Orangeville Join Sylvia Jones, MPP For a FREE Family Skate In Shelburne Sunday January 19, 2014 1:00 pm to 1:50 pm Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex Contact Dufferin County Waste Services for more information. dufferincounty.ca/waste [email protected] 519.941.2816 ext. 2620 200 Fiddle Park Lane Shelburne ORANGEVILLE CITIZEN | jANuARy 9, 2014 A7 Our new 2014’s are packed with features that are sure to warm you up. 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Offers are valid between January 3 and January 31, 2014, and are subject to change without notice. All rights are reserved. Dealer may sell for less. Please see your participating Ontario Toyota Dealer for full details. File Name: OTD279_DHDJAN_OVC_14A A8 ORANGEVILLE CITIZEN | JANUARY 9, 2014 Australia and East Timor And now for something completely different: a spy story that isn’t about Edward Snowden’s disclosures and the U.S. National Security Agency’s surveillance of everything and everybody. This one could come straight out of a 1950s spy thriller: a microphone buried in a wall, a listening post manned by people with headphones, and transcripts of secret conversations delivered to negotiators. Now it’s true that Australia is a member of the Gang of Five, more formally known as the “Five Eyes” (the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand), which share most of the information that they acquire through hi-tech mass surveillance. That’s the kind of spying that Snowden’s leaks are about, and whatever Australia picks up through this process it presumably shares with its co-conspirators. It was in this context that Australia listened to the phone conversations of Indonesia’s president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, his wife, and eight potential successors. When Indonesia recalled its ambassador from Canberra and protested, Prime Minister Tony Abbott swatted the protest away with the line they are all using now: “All governments gather information and all governments know that every other government gathers information.” The Indonesian reply was a classic. “I have news for you,” said Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa. “We don’t do it. We certainly should not be doing it among friends.” He was, he said, deeply unhappy about the “dismissive answer being provided” by the Australian government. So Australia has managed to alienate its biggest neighbour, probably for no advantage to itself, just as the United States has alienated Brazil with the same tactics. But the kind of spying under discussion here was too shameful to share even with the other Four Eyes of the “Anglosphere”. It was an Australian-only operation mounted in 2004 to gather information about the negotiating position of a very poor neighbouring country, East Timor, so that Australia could rip its neighbour off in a treaty that divided a rich gas field on the seabed between them. The treaty in question, “Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea”, always seemed a bit peculiar. The CMATS treaty gave Australia a half share in the massive Greater Sunrise field, which is said to be worth $40 billion. But that field lies just 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of East Timor, and 400 kilometres (250 miles) from Australia. The normal rule on international seabed rights would put the boundary equidistant between the two countries, but that would have given East Timor sovereignty over the entire gas field. Instead, CMATS postponed a final settlement of the seabed boundary for 50 years, and in the meantime gave Australia 50 per cent of the GWYNNE DYER OUR WORLD TODAY revenue from the Greater Sunrise field. The existing gas field off East Timor’s coast has only about 10 years’ life left, and the the East Timor government depends on gas revenues for 95 percent of its income, so it was very vulnerable in those negotiations. The Australian negotiators could exploit that vulnerability because they had daily updates on how desperate their Timorese opposite numbers were: the Australian Secret Intelligence Service had bugged the prime minister’s and the cabinet offices. Four ASIS operatives did the job, pretending to be part of a team of Australian aid workers renovating East Timor’s government offices. The man who gave the order was Australia’s then foreign minister, Alex Downer – who now runs a public relations firm that represents Woodside Petroleum, a major Australian company that was the main beneficiary of the treaty. Funny how things work out. The operation would never have come to light if the former director of technical operations at ASIS, who led the bugging operation, had not had an attack of conscience on learning of Downer’s link to Woodside. He told East Timor about it, and the Timorese government then brought an action before the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague demanding that the CMATS treaty be cancelled. The Australian government’s response was to arrest the whistle-blower and cancel his passport so he could not travel to The A least important place (IV) Having spoken to the Veterans in Shelburne this past November about the loss of their loved hospital, Shelburne District Hospital, I was kindly spoken to by a Mrs. Holmes of Dufferin County. She said I had spoken well – I was pleased with this kind notice (as I can be long-winded). Her husband spoke next; and, he gave an interesting talk on a theme of personal remembrance. While I supped my tea I took it in. His uncle, a “Ted” Cook of Orangeville serving with the Queen’s Own Rifles I believe, had been assassinated by an SS outfit behind the Normandy beachhead in 1944. These were vile, fanatical operators. One of his uncle’s comrades, an Ontarian soldier, who – shortly after being captured by the Nazi murder unit – had managed to escape their evil clutches. Escaping down a narrow French road, he was shot in the back; but, this soldier survived to tell of the massacre – at the loss of a..err..testicle as the bullet came out his front. Mr. Holmes smiled and paused momentarily as the veterans drank in this detail over their coffee, and then concluded his talk by cheerily noting the man had gone on to father two children in postwar Ontario. Testicular fortitude, amongst a number of other strengths and virtues, has been and is necessary to see to the survival of our small-town Ontarian hospitals. We haven’t had enough of it in Dufferin County, and the disabled, the elderly, and the veterans of towns like Shelburne – who gave their all when asked during the 1940s – have been given little or nothing in return. Our current MP – sorry, “Q.C., MP” – has proven disappointing in this particular crucial ‘battle’, both as MP, and as local MPP previously. While he fought like a caged tiger to be seen to gaining better “digs” for the Shelburne-area detachment of the OPP as part of the current Tories’ stomping around and acting tough on “law-and-order” issues, our “Q.C., MP” has lacked testicular fortitude for this fight, to keep a hospital presence in Shelburne where it is most certainly needed: perhaps too much time fine dining in Europe through the past few years? One wonders.... Mr. Tilson is now certainly, as Shakespeare had it memora- ROB BREDIN ONTARIO MATTERS bly, “In fair round belly with good capon lined.” And, no doubt, thanks to his efforts “across the pond”, Dufferin County will – presently one supposes – benefit from the arrival of a better range of pate-de-fois-gras, gamier duck-a-l’orange, choicer ’n’ smellier fromages (snooty overpriced cheeses), and perdrix (partridges) from France as a result of the new European free trade “deal”, to which we must say a fancy “bon appetit!” But, all these things we can produce healthily, deliciously, and locally in Dufferin County; but, we can’t replace a hospital for Shelburne in short order now that it’s been prised away by unaccountable bureaucrats and meducrats; and, losing it unjustly and unwisely has, time-and-again, proven a matter of life and, sadly, death for a number of locals. One such tale to close. I had brunch with a gentleman-biker from Dundalk awhile back in Shelburne. A very gentle and reflective man, still working from home, he had lost his beloved Kathleen, his second wife and true love through 37 years. His wife had had a brain aneurysm during the mid-2000s, and Group think First, a brief lesson in how media “group think” works. In what seems like another lifetime now, your humble correspondent, as the Ottawa columnist for the Toronto Sun, was among a group of “select” journalists invited for a private, on-the-record session with then finance minister Michael Wilson the day after Brian Mulroney’s triumphant Tories had issued their first budget. The key theme of that budget – and of the election campaign leading up to it – was that the Liberals had overspent and overtaxed Canadians and the Tories were about to change that. Deficit-slashing and tax and spending cuts would be the order of the day. And so it was, as each invited journalist around the table was given the chance one by one to ask Wilson a question, all the inquiries were based on the notion that all these spending cuts wouldn’t sit well with the people whose collective oxen were being gored. With each question, Wilson solemnly acknowledged there would be political pushback, but emphasized the urgency of getting spending and the federal deficit under control. When it was finally my turn, I asked Wilson why, in light of their advocacy of had required both operations and extended hospital stays to survive – nothing fancy in that. However, as Shelburne District Hospital was put through its protracted winding-down, Kathleen was – according to my acquaintance – the last patient to be moved out. This was some four to five years ago now. My acquaintance described her care at Shelburne as “very fine and attentive”; however, Kathleen died relatively shortly after being moved from the closing public hospital at Shelburne, once at a private care facility, or nursing-home as we know them, “from being left to choke to death.” She was one day past her 60th birthday.... What we’re left with is to accept “shabby”, shoddy, breathtakingly stupid, life-taking decisions, ineptly made by those “in-theknow” and by the seemingly all-powerful – but unaccountable who don’t actually have to live with, or suffer from, the direct consequences of their decisions once taken. CLAIRE HOY NATIONAL AFFAIRS less government spending – an ideology which meshes perfectly with my own, by the way – why was it that when you look at his own numbers, government spending was actually increasing substantially. As the saying goes, you could have heard a pin drop. Wilson haughtily dismissed the question. The other journalists never referred to the actual facts of the matter in their subsequent reports. And this correspondent never again was invited to join the inner circle of “select” journalists for that or any other event. This is not meant to tout my own personal courage – if anything, it underscores my basic anti-social instincts – only to demonstrate that in the Ottawa Press Gallery, or any other press collective you can name, there is strong pressure to go along in order to get along. All of which brings us to the current avalanche of mainstream media stories based on the premise – an absurd premise, it says here – that Prime Minister Stephen Harper will likely decide to step down before the next election and allow somebody else to take over. Having spent 2013 trying to convince Canadians that the Mickey Mouse Senate “scandal” really is earth-shattering – it’s ain’t pretty, but it certainly doesn’t compare with, let’s say, the billion-dollar boondoggles from Ontario’s own Liberal government over energy and health spending – the media has now, it seems, collectively decided that Harper is truly on the ropes politically. Keep in mind that the vast majority of journalists are not inclined to look upon Conservatives, any Conservatives, kindly. This isn’t to suggest they are all shills for the opposition parties, only that they view the world from a different perspective. Here’s another illustration. Another time, when your correspondent was introduced for a speech to a large pro-life conference, the host introduced me as “one of Canada’s leading pro-life journalists.” I replied that it was probably true, but that’s mainly because I could only think of three or four journalists who were actually pro-life. All the others were on the opposite side. Most – but not all – journalists try to be fair. But just as my own outlook affects the way I view the abortion issue, other journalists are equally affected by their philosophy, no matter how much they try to be fair and balanced. That’s a reality that can’t be avoided. And so it is with the Ottawa Press Gallery having long ago decided that Harper is the most secretive and controlling prime minister ʻCommonʼ common sense We belong to a society that is remarkably adept at overlooking the obvious about so many problems we face. The outstanding example is reaction to the high cost of government, deficit budgeting which adds ever more to our national debt and the cost of financing it. The answer put forward by economically oriented officials in industry and government is to cut expenditures and particularly employment. Reductions of the labour force eliminate productive capacity of workers, require expenditure for humanitarian aid and reduces the number paying taxes. Families forced to reduce consumption affect the ability of the commercial world to move the economy forward. The increased call on food banks acts like a canary in the mines warning society of dangerous roads ahead. Government depends on a productive economy. Over the past century the proportion of corporate revenue paid to government has dropped from well over half the budget to less than 20% and is heading to 15%. The bulk of public expenditures Hague to testify, and to raid the Sydney offices of Bernard Collaery, the lawyer representing East Timor before the Court. The documents seized include an affidavit summarising the whistle-blower’s testimony at the Court and correspondence between Collaery and his client, Timorese president Xanana Gusmao. It’s more of the same sort of behaviour: the Australian government has decided to brazen it out. Can Australia get away with this? Not legally. As Collaery says, “It was a carefully premeditated, involved, very lengthy operation with premeditated breaches of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, and premeditated breaches of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. This is a criminal conspiracy, a break-in on sovereign territory and a breach of Australian law.” And he has three more whistle-blowers lined up to testify too. But the case may still be settled out of court, because East Timor is still desperate. Woodside has not yet started developing the Greater Sunrise field, and it will never do so if there isn’t a deal. Offer East Timor another 10 per cent and a promise to go ahead, and it will probably drop the case. The poor cannot afford justice. is met from personal income taxes. The business community is not only failing to pay its share of running the country but is doing everything possible to reduce the capability of the public to do so. Cutting the direct cost of payrolls is only the first step. Salaries are a negotiated term of employment basic to capitalism. In the public service pensions are similarly a negotiated term of employment to which both employees and employers have agreed, a basis for continuing incomes once retired. Even society in general, public and private, contributes to the Canada Pension Plan, all benefiting from investment in the future. Retirement income is not a form of welfare for which the state is responsible despite the protestations of government, industry and the media. Security in post employment years is an essential element in the well being of society for which workers and industry are responsible. This is not a socialistic handout but a term of employment agreement. There is no question of the electorate funding an ever – even though a thorough Globe and Mail study on voting patterns showed Tory MPs split way more often from their party than either Liberals or New Democrats in actual parliamentary votes – the current “group think” is that the Tories have slipped so much in the opinion polls (never mind how badly polls have fared in several recent elections and by-elections) that Harper has no choice but to either step down gracefully or be forced out by his outraged party. It’s all complete nonsense, of course. Polls come and polls go. And polls two years before an election don’t now – and never have – mean very much at all. Indeed, it says here in this corner that the best news for Harper and his Tories – apart from a host of additional seats being added for the next election, most of them in strong Tory areas – is that Justin Trudeau appears to have resuscitated the moribund Liberal Party, a reality which is likely to hurt the NDP – particularly in Quebec – more than it will the Tories. But then, I never was big on the notion of so-called “common wisdom.” DOUG SKEATES FROM THE GLOBAL CLASSROOM essential process or a burden on the economy but one which workers and private sector employers are equally responsible to address. It’s only common sense. Protection from the extremes of weather is a government responsibility. Hurricane Katrina destroying much of New Orleans or Sandy’s impact on New York were not only disasters inflicted by natural causes but a failure of society to take the necessary measures to protect people in such events. The same could be said of massive flooding in Alberta or earthquakes around the Pacific rim. Even more so, the loss of lives through buildings collapsing in Bangladesh or Elliot Lake in Ontario. News broadcasts focus on disasters not the failure of society to minimize their effects. Nature is easily blamed for such loss of life; it is all so easy to lay the blame elsewhere than to accept the costs involved to avoid the worst of the carnage. What have we learned from the many, many disasters around the world? Hurricane Hazel was a real eye-opener in southern Ontario. Many measures have been taken to reduce the impact of any future disasters of this nature for which we should be thankful. Water courses have been modified to reduce potential flooding and restrictions have been placed on development in areas subject to danger. At least Ontario has made great efforts to prepare for such future calamities. It makes a great deal of sense to take the necessary protective measures. From an economic view it is less costly both in human and financial resources to enforce building codes and ensure that the greatest effects of nature are planned for. The costs of preventative medicine relative to coping with the expense of the havoc created by diseases, are well understood, i.e. getting flue shots. It would make considerable sense to place the same importance to other events in society. A familiar ad notes one can pay now or face greater expenditures later. The common sense choice is ours. Dods & McNair Funeral Home, Chapel & Reception Centre 519-941-1392 Dods & McNair Funeral Home cares about our community through the services we provide. Orangeville’s only locally owned and operated www.dodsandmcnair.com funeral home. TERRY GAUTHIER ABBY GAUTHIER BERT & JOYCE GAUTHIER LILY DOUGLAS ORANGEVILLE CITIZEN | JANUARY 9, 2014 Fabulous holiday, nightmare end A Claridge family Yuletide tradition, at least in recent years, has seen us take a trip south. Two years ago, we enjoyed a great Caribbean cruise, courtesy of the Princess cruise line, that took us as far south as Barbados and included stops in the Bahamas, the U.S. Virgin Islands and St. Kitts. Last year, we spent an enjoyable week at a resort hotel in Sint Maarten near a beach where sunbathers encounter passenger jets swooping over them as they land at the island’s only airport. This time everybody favoured another cruise but Christmas coming on a Wednesday posed a real challenge, with school out the previous Friday, the attractive cruises all started before Christmas Day and the Orangeville-based portion of the family group had choir commitments Christmas Eve. Then came the discovery that the Holland America line had an unusual Caribbean cruise service based in Fort Lauderdale that involves weekly departures by the line’s Eurodam, the trips alternating between the eastern and western Caribbean. That meant the Sudbury-based part of the family – son Chris, his wife Liisa and kids Owen and Maija, and Liisa’s parents Réjean and Irma – could leave Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, December 22, and our part (Pam, Nancy and me) could join them on the 29th. Our trip south was pretty uneventful, involving a night at Toronto’s Airport Hilton so we could make it to Pearson Airport by shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday for the 7:40 Westjet flight. Just why such an early arrival was rec- A9 TOM CLARIDGE RANDOM REFLECTIONS ommended became painfully clear after we checked in and were directed to the lineup for U.S. Customs and Immigration. The lineup awaiting clearance filled much of Terminal 3’s main departures lounge in addition to a couple of large rooms in the Customs area itself. All in all, it meant spending an hour, only about 15 seconds of which was getting cleared by an agent. The problem seemed to be a lack of personnel capable of handling peak holiday crowds, with only about one in three booths occupied. And since the huge lineup diminished while we were waiting, our suspicion was that most of the Customs officers had just come on duty. The flight south to Fort Lauderdale was a little late leaving but that was no problem, since we had booked accommodation at the Hilton Garden Inn, which was relatively close to both the airport and the Port Everglades seaport. With eight cruise liners scheduled to depart that day, we opted to reserve a cab and arrived at the Holland America terminal before noon, plenty of time for a 4 p.m. sailing. Our only previous encounter with Holland America having been in 2000 for a spring cruise to Alaska, we didn’t know what to expect, but were impressed at the cruise line’s handling of all challenges. The loading started at 12 noon and we were aboard the Eurodam in time for lunch at about 1 p.m. Although initial attempts to contact the Sudbury crew failed, we soon touched bases and found that they had staterooms next to ours and an ability to open the doors between our balconies, which on the “Dam ships” are called verandahs. Just about everything on the five-yearold ship was high-class and the Indonesian crew members were marvelous. The itinerary involved days at sea on Monday and Friday, plus visits to Grand Turk, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas and the cruise line’s Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas. The only disappointment was that the Puerto Rican stop, at San Juan, was on New Year’s Day and all the normal tourist stops on the Highlights tour were closed. As for the weather, it was perfect, with lots of sunshine, invariably a breeze and both air and water temperatures well above 20º C. But all good things must come to an end, and ours terminated shortly after our arrival at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport’s Terminal 3, where we went through an intensive security check. Although the Westjet Boeing 737 was set to leave Gate E6 on time at 2:15, there was no sign of either the plane or anyone from Westjet at 2 pm. At 2:07 when the first airline personnel showed up at the desk there was still no plane but we were assured it was on the ground, just at another terminal. The plane finally arrived at about 2:30 and we took off for Quebec City at 3:10, arriving there three hours later only to find that we had not only to go through Customs and Immigration but faced a need to reclaim our baggage and again go through Security. The second security check was just as intensive as the one in Fort Lauderdale but took much longer since only one of five gates was staffed. And that meant the last passengers bound for Toronto weren’t back until about 8 p.m., by which time the weather had deteriorated to the point were the wings had to be de-iced, a process that took until about 8:30. Then came the Captain’s announcement that Pearson Airport had been “grounded” due to freezing rain, but that the shutdown would likely be over by 9 p.m. That was the case, but it took another 30 minutes before the plane took off for what was to be a 90-minute flight. Instead, the plane was in the air at 12,000 feet until nearly midnight, and when it finally landed it was in Rochester, not Toronto, having run low on fuel circling in competition with more than 30 others trying for landing rights. Getting refuelled required another two hours (thanks to red tape), and when we finally reached Pearson at about 2:30 a.m. there were no gates, gate crews or baggage handlers around. We got off the plane at about 3:30 but didn’t get our baggage until 4:30, when we took a cab to the Hilton and Nancy went for her car. She made it to the hotel entrance at 5 a.m. and en route home we picked up breakfast at a McDonald’s on Highway 7. Thanks to airlines’ (no)meal service policy, it was our first meal since pizzas at the Fort Lauderdale terminal. We made it to Nancy’s snow-plugged driveway at 6:30 a.m. Monday – merely 10 hours later than our schedule called for. Why Ford will likely be re-elected HOW ON EARTH could Toronto wind up with the likes of Mayor Rob Ford, and the likelihood that he will get at least one more four-year term as mayor? In our submission, it’s largely because of the way the Ontario government, then with Mike Harris at the helm, went about forcing amalgamation of the former Metropolitan Toronto. That amalgamation eliminated all the former boroughs and created a council that comprised a mayor and 44 councillors. Thus it was that Mr. Ford, formerly a city councillor whose main reputation was that of a tax-fighting renegade, was sufficiently well-known to defeat all the roughly 40 candidates, all but three of whom got less than 1 per cent of the popular vote. The winner got 383,501 votes – roughly 47 per cent of the total and about the same number as the next two candidates, former (Liberal) Ontario cabinet minister George Smitherman and left-leaning Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone. And unlike the other 44 councillors, Mayor Ford was left able to boast that he alone had been chosen by all Toronto’s eligible voters, the others having been elected only in their own wards. In the old City of Toronto, that wasn’t always the case. A Board of Control was a part of its municipal government from 1904 until its abolition in 1969 for reasons never fully explained. It served as the executive committee of City Council, consisting of four councillors elected city-wide and presided over by the mayor. Each elector could vote for up to four candidates, and the four with the most votes were elected. By tradition the controller receiving the most votes would get the powerful position of budget chief. As we see it, the current Ontario government should seriously consider a return to something similar, and not just for Toronto. As matters stand, an incumbent mayor of a large Ontario city is almost certain to be re-elected. (In Mississauga, Hazel McCallion has held the post since 1978.) In Toronto, despite being a New Democrat in a city that usually elects few NDP candidates in both federal and provincial elections, Mr. Miller polled 57 per cent of the vote in 2006 and led in 42 of the city’s 44 wards. He was only the second mayor of the amalgamated city, succeeding Mel Lastman when the former North York mayor opted to retire. The same situation exists in Ontario’s other large cities, where the municipal councils invariably are made up of a mayor elected in a city-wide vote and councillors from local wards. Something similar should happen in the those cities, if only in the interests of having city-wide voting for more than the mayoralty – something we in “small town Ontario” already enjoy. Another reform for Toronto the government should consider would see the total number of city councillors sharply reduced. As matters stand, Brampton and Mississauga, with a combined population of over 1,250,000 (roughly half Toronto’s) have much smaller councils – mayors plus 10 or 11 councillors – although admittedly much of the local power rests with Peel Region. In Toronto’s case, we think one municipal councillor should be elected in each federal/provincial riding, leaving the city with a mayor and four executive councillors all elected by city-wide vote, and 25 councillors from new wards based on the local constituencies. Such an arrangement could lead to creation of joint offices where local residents could go to have problems solved by whichever level of government happens to be responsible. Your comments on Re: Donor blood saves this boy’s life I saw an article about Jack a few years ago, and he was the reason I started donating. I hope they find a cure for him soon. Re: Seniors Santa Christmas hamper program under way - I would like to thank Tracy and friends for letting GOM RC help with this drive. We had a blast helping out. Hope to help again next year. Re: From the Global Classroom - www.citizen.on.ca Chicken or egg - I really enjoy this column, especially the pieces that reflect upon our heritage in Ontario and as Canadians. Doug is a bright analyst and careful thinker about the issues of the day. I encourage him to collect and publish these columns. We do live in a global classroom and the questing spirit behind this idea is very precious. Eric Austin L ETTERS TO THE EDI TOR Providing some context to article With regards to the article about the Orangeville police requesting an investigation into its employer, I want to take the opportunity to provide some context. The Orangeville Police Services Board (Board) is responsible for the provisions of adequate and effective police services in the municipality. The Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC) is the independent agency that ensure adequate and effective policing services are provided to the public. The Orangeville Police Association (Association) is the bargaining agent of the police service. Any citizen is welcome to file a complaint with OCPC, who in turn determine the merit of the complaint and whether they will investigate. In the event that OCPC commences an investigation into the Board, we would participate in the investigation and welcome the opportunity to tell our story. The Association’s investigation request, of which they will not share the details, comes as a surprise to the Board. Further, in order to resolve any outstanding collective bargaining issues, the Association has requested conciliation/arbitration. Finally, as the President of the Association is aware, the Association is welcome at any time to meet with Board to discuss outstanding issues. The Board is very proud of our police service, which serves the municipality in a very effective manner. We are also proud that both of our collec- tive agreements were freely negotiated and ratified by a strong majority. We take our role as a Board extremely seriously and will always endeavor to ensure Orangeville has an effective police service. Cynthia Rayburn Chair Orangeville Police Services Board The Law Your correspondent, a “member of STOP/100.CA,” demands the right to EXCEED the speed limit in order to pass vehicles that OBEY the speed limit. Former Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty yielded to the truck lobby by allowing large trucks to drive at up to 110 km/h (many drive faster), while retaining the maximum legal BUSINESS OFFICE, CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Carolyn Dennis ADVERTISING MANAGER Vanessa Claridge DISPLAY ADVERTISING Heather Lawr Orangeville is OUR community too! ALAN M. CLARIDGE Publisher THOMAS M. CLARIDGE Editor 10 First Street, ORANGEVILLE, Ontario L9W 2C4 E-mail: [email protected] Web Page: http://www.citizen.on.ca MOTORING Heather Erwin RESALE HOMES Joel Gillespie PRODUCTION speed limit of 100 km/h for all other traffic. Mr McGuinty, his successor and most drivers seem to believe that disbedience of safe driving laws is acceptable. The former 70 mph (116 km/h) speed limit for automobiles and 60 mph (100 km/h) limit for trucks on divided highways made sense in the early 1960s, and I would accept those limits today. Truck speeds vary because of heavy loads and highway hills, and cars should be able to pass quickly to minimize the blinding slush that is thrown up by the larger vehicles. But there is no point to adjusting traffic speeds if no one obeys them. The OPP should stop and fine everyone driving one km/h over the limit. One policeman in Caledon told me he does so, but I have seen no evidence of it. 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We reserve the right to edit, revise, classify or reject any advertisement. Telephone: (519) 941-2230 Fax: (519) 941-9361 CMCA AUDITED A10 ORANGEVILLE CITIZEN | jANuARy 9, 2014 In His presence 2014 is going to be a season of new beginnings and great fruitfulness with many challenges, but we can have the assurance and the confidence that our God is in control. He is the One who is challenging us in our beliefs and doctrine, making sure it is His and not ours so that we will be on track. God is pursuing us. He knows we need to live in His manifest presence in order to experience a life of fruitfulness and victory as being more than a conquer instead of being fearful, tired or frustrated because of our trials. God wants us to trust Him just as the Israelites trusted Him during the first Passover. They were spared death by feasting on the lamb. Many of God’s people will die if they do not feast on the Lamb of God. God’s people need to “eat” the Word, hunger and thirst after Him and believe in the power of His Blood. The Blood of Jesus Christ is our protection and it is only by Him that we are delivered from death and given life. The Israelites followed the pillar of fire and so do true Christians as they live in the presence of God. Our God is a consuming fire. He is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers soap, purifying and sanctifying His children. God is shaking up the nations and His church. His church needs to learn to live and stay in His manifest presence. This is a season of greater discipline for He desires to have a Holy people who will have the mind of Christ, a Bride, who is prepared for Him without spot or wrinkle. God is drawing a line between those who are walking in the perfect will of the Lord and those who are walking in His permissive will. Malachi 3:16 says, “Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who esteemed his name.” I want God’s attention and my name written in the book of remembrance, don’t you? 3:17 continues, “So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.” We need God’s discernment to discern who are the true Christians, for there are those among us masquerading themselves as being one of us. God’s grace does not give us the permission to live in sin or to wink at it either. Jesus said in Matthew 7:21-23, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in Heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.” Not everyone who calls themselves Christian is Christian, and not everyone prophesying, demonstrating signs and wonders are from Christ. We shall be persecuted for our stand in Christ and for our convictions. God is calling His children and taking them into greater sanctification which will cause them to separate themselves from all defilement. Not everyone will want this greater sanctification. However, this greater sanctification will empower His children to manifest the brightness of His righteousness and His healing power. Hebrews 4:12 says, “For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” Only the revelation of Jesus Christ brings the Word of God to life so that it becomes the living Word which changes and transforms our souls. It is our soul that gives us a hard time DUFFERIN AREA TRINITY UNITED CHURCH 11 am Service, Nursery, Sunday School & Teen Group Music, Social events & Outreach 200 Owen Sound St., Shelburne 925-2233 Rev. David Howes [email protected] to surrender to God’s ways because our soul always wants to have its own way. God is revealing the motive of our hearts to us. Jesus said that He stands at the door. Jesus is knocking on the hearts of His children. He wants to reveal more of His ways to us. He knows that we must live in His Presence more. We need to be desperate for the Word and for His presence. He tells us what we must do Legion News Branch 233 RUTH GARWOOD The New Year’s Eve Dance and our Annual President’s Levee were both very well attended and thank you to all the organisers. Come on out to the Branch for dinner on January 17th. We will be serving barbeque Pork on a Bun. The Branch will be having a Meat Roll on January 18th, come on out and have some fun a camaraderie. You might just take home meat too. Reminders: Every Wednesday night (starting at 7pm) and the 2nd & 4th Sundays (starting at 1pm) the Branch has Euchre. These days are open to the public & everyone is invited. Come out and play pool on Thursdays! Start time is 7pm. Also Friday night Darts is open to all, start time 7:30 PM Did you know we have Karaoke at the Legion? No? Well we do so come on out and have some fun. The DJ on January 11th will be Johnny Green. We are still waiting to confirm the upcoming weeks. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to call the Branch 312 Owen Sound St., Shelburne 925-2251 [email protected] Sunday Service and Childrenʼs Ministry - 9:30 a.m. Priest: The Rev. Stephanie Pellow [email protected] www.stjohnshwy9caledon.ca Just east of Orangeville www.compassorangeville.com Branch 220 LESA PEAT Wow, what a storm. Well on these cold snowy days, there’s no better place to be than Branch 220. Thank you to all the volunteers that helped with our breakfast. Weather permitting Bingo and Euchre will be back on track next week. This Friday night is another wing night with DJ JERRY DANIELS. There is a zone dart tournament on the 11th as well as the 25th call the branch for details. We have changed the JAM NITE to January 17th and it will be hosted by Wayne and Kim Petters from Midnight Special as well as, the one and only Larry Johnston on drums. If you play or sing or just love music, come on out and enjoy the fantastic local talent. Mike Hale will be doing his yummy wraps too. The Legion is putting a team into Roy’s Chicks annual snow ball tournament on the 18th, if you are interested in playing please contact Phil Norris at the branch. Lest We Forget ST. PAULʼS ANGLICAN CHURCH St. JOHN’S CHURCH Corner of Hwy. 10 & Hockley Rd. Worship Services Sundays at 9:00 & 11:00 am Office at 519-942-4895 and leave a message. Church Directory 3907 Highway 9 Caledon, ON 519-941-1950 519-941-5817 (f) Formerly Orangeville Baptist Church in 2 Chronicles 7:14. We must humble ourselves, pray, seek His face and repent from our wicked ways which includes doing things our way. Then He will hear us, forgive our sins and heal us. Christians we need to obey and take action! God wants to manifest His healing power in us now. Dr. Carol McLean Jehovah Jireh Christian Ministries 5 FIRST AVENUE, ORANGEVILLE 519-941-0640 www.saintmark.ca Rector: Archdeacon Peter Scott Organist: Pam Claridge Sunday Services 8:30 a.m. Communion Service 10 a.m. Communion Service with Hymns (Nursery, Children and Youth Ministry) Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer - BCP Thursday 10:00 a.m. Communion Service BETHEL BIBLE CHAPEL Every Sunday morning 9 a.m. Church Lite: all ages worship 519.941.4790 ST. MARKʼS ANGLICAN CHURCH 10:00 a.m. Church School 419 Main Street East, Shelburne Sunday Services – 9:30 a.m. Lordʼs Supper 10:45 am Family Bible Hour, Sunday School Chapel - 519-925-3910 or 519-925-0541 www.bethelshelburne.com All Welcome ST. ANDREWʼS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 11 a.m. Classic Anglican Sung Mass AIRPORT ROAD, MANSFIELD Grand Valley Branch - Mill Street, Grand Valley Pastor: Elder Del Franks Co-Pastor: Diane Franks Church phone: 928-3020 Pastorʼs phone: 940-8660 9:45 a.m. - Adult and Childrenʼs Church School 11:00 a.m. Worship Service WE INVITE YOU TO WORSHIP WITH US! at The Ministry Centre 736 Steeles Street, Unit 3, Shelburne 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Morning Worship and ACTS for Children Pastors: Rev. Bob & Maxine McLellan 519-925-0560 Website: www.ShelburneGrace.com Come Grow With Us! BROADWAY PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Regular Sunday services at 10 a.m. Everyone Welcome Nursery and Childrenʼs Programs Available Lead Pastor: Paul Carroll 566 Broadway, Orangeville 519-941-3981 www.broadwaychurch.ca ABIDING PLACE MINISTRIES A Church with a Difference, making a Difference Auditorium, Dufferin Oaks, Shelburne “C” Door off Centre Street Sunday Services - 10 a.m. & Childrenʼs Church Bible Study & Prayer -Wed. 7 p.m. @ Pastorʼs Home Pastor Rev. Gord Horsley (519) 925-3651 Come and be blessed, all are welcome! JEHOVAH JIREH CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES “Preparing the Way of the Lord” Hwy. #10, 3 km south of Orangeville Sundays @ 10 a.m. Wednesdays @ 7:30 p.m. Pastor: Rev. Carol McLean 942-2338 Everyone is Welcome! www.jjcm.ca FAITH FELLOWSHIP SUNDAY: Service 11:00 a.m., Last Sunday Evening monthly Family Night - 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Home Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Call for Location. Hwy. #9 East of Hwy. #10, Orangeville (beside Toyota Dealership) Pastor: Dan Welwood Church Office: 942-4414 Affiliated with the Independent Assemblies of God International WESTMINSTER UNITED CHURCH 247 Broadway, Orangeville 941-0381 Rev. Sandra McLauchlan-Abuja Worship Service, Sunday School Classes, 10:30 a.m. www.westminsterorangeville.ca “Westminster United Church; Seeking and Sharing the Love of God” CHRIST CHURCH WHITFIELD Centre Rd. & Dufferin 17 Rev. Darrell Wright 705-435-2695 Next Service - Easter Sunday April 20 @ 8 a.m. New Hope Community Church 690 Riddell Orangeville 519-943-1203 Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m. Captains Carson and Teresa Decker All Welcome High Country United Church Camilla Rev. Robert Graham Sundays @ 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH 55 C Line, Orangeville Rev. Eric Kampen Join us in worship Sundays at 10 am and 2:30 pm Wheelchair Accessible Nursery Available www.orangevillechurch.ca “Voice of the Church” Sundays @ 7:05 - 7:20 a.m. on FM 106.1 CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH 50 Blind Line, Orangeville 941-6401 www.orangevillecrc.com [email protected] Worship every Sunday at 10 am & Tweedsmuir Memorial Presbyterian Church Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Nursery & Sunday school dur- Rev, Harvey Self B.A., M.Div. ing a.m. worship, youth group, Minister: The 6 John St., Orangeville Reverend Don Nash 519-941-1334 519-941-0972 club/Cadets boys club Monday YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN US nights, Friendship for mentally DUFFERIN COUNTY CHRISTADELPHIANS Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. Two Locations 1. Shelburne Area: 215330 10th Line Amaranth www.shelburnechristadelphians.ca 2. Orangeville Area: Victoria Parks Community Centre, Mono Mills www.orangevillechristadelphians.ca Youth Events Sunday am, Monday and Friday pm Bible Classes Tuesday am and Wednesday pm Bible Reading Seminar Tuesday pm No Collection. Free Literature. Refreshments. All are welcome. (Sunday School and Nursery) www.tweedsmuirpresbyterian.org 2nd Sunday of the month at 7 pm womenʼs Coffee Break bible study Wed. a.m., GEMS girls challenged adults every other Friday night. Wheelchair accessible - All Welcome! Pastor Andrew Vis ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. TIMOTHY CHURCH Corner of Centre St. & Dawson Rd., Orangeville Pastor: Fr. Sean Lee Lung Pastoral Assistant: Mary Chiasson Youth Minister: Beki Moynihan WEEKEND MASSES Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 9 & 11 a.m. with Childrenʼs Liturgy LIFETEEN Mass First, Third & Fifth Sundays of the month Reconciliation: Sat. 4:15-4:45 Weekday Masses: Tues., Wed., 7 p.m., Thurs., Fri., 9 a.m Covenant ALLIANCE CHURCH www.TheHeartofOrangeville.com Sundays @ 10:30 a.m. Noah’s Park for kids during service 3 Zina, 519-941-2707 Sing Old Fashioned Hymns of the Faith Sunday - 10 A.M. & 6 P.M. Thursday – 7:00 P.M. Meeting at: Orangeville Christian School 553281 County Rd. 16 (Veteranʼs Way) 519-216-6001 www.calvarybaptistorangeville.org Hear Old Fashioned, Exciting Bible Preaching ORANGEVILLE CITIZEN | jANuARy 9, 2014 A11 Dipping into the past 150 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 31, 1863 • From The Sun, Orangeville: THE NEW YEAR – The merry Christmas holidays are now passing away, and another year, with all its new hopes and high aspirations, is at hand. The country has seldom been in a position to bid the old year adieu, or enter upon the new with more favorable auguries of material and social prosperity than at present. A bountiful harvest, safely gathered, fills the land with plenty; and while neighboring nations are suffering from civil wars or foreign oppression, Canada enjoys the blessings of profound peace and tranquility. We have much cause for congratulation, but in the fullness of our prosperity may be the measure of our gratitude and thankfulness for the blessings we enjoy, never grow less, and may each succeeding new year be a happy one to our friends, and patrons, and to all. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS – The first election of councillors for this village will take place on Monday, the candidates being Messrs. F.C. Stewart, W.E. Thompson, T. Jull, F. Irwin, J. .May, W. Armstrong, W.S. Hewat, and S.H. McKitrick. Of these, Messrs. Stewart, Jull, Armstrong and May have at different times served as councillors in Mono and Garafraxa, and have their past services to recommend them to public favor. The other candidates are, however, well qualified for the office, and if they have not public services to recommend them, they have undisputed merit and success in their respective businesses. Between the candidates, there is very little to choose, and any five of them will make as good a Council as any municipality need desire. The candidates for Mono are Messrs. Geo. McManus, John Avison, Thos. Elder, Samuel Hall, Geo. Little and Wm. Campbell. The first four served in the Council this year, and appear to have given general satisfaction. We have no doubt they will be re-elected. There will, however, be a close contest between Messrs. Little and Campbell, but the former, we believe, will be returned. SCHOOL EXAMINATION – The quarterly examination of the pupils attending Bythia Street school took place in the school room on Thursday last, in the presence of a large number of the parents and guardians of the children. The examination, which was principally conducted by the teacher, Mr. Geo. Brunt, was very satisfactory. The several classes acquitted themselves in a manner creditable alike to their own industry and the efforts of their worthy instructor. In reading, arithmetic, grammar, geography and history, the pupils evinced a marked improvement since the last examination, and answered the questions asked them with surprising readiness. After several classes had been heard, the judges awarded prizes to those meriting them, and the examination closed with their distribution among the scholars. PROPOSED GRAVEL ROAD AND TRAMWAY – It appears to us that a more important subject cannot be brought before the public in this section than the construction of a gravel road and tramway from the village to some point on the Grand Trunk Railway. Many suggestions might unquestionably be made to forward and achieve an object so desirable, but that which seems to us the most reasonable and sensible, is the organization of a joint stock company with a subscribed capital of about $60,000. This sum, according to the calculations of a gentleman experienced in such matters, would be sufficient to complete the excavating, grading and gravelling of the road, and laying of a substantial tramway side by side with it…. The traffic on the tramway would be immense and increasing every year, and the great loads which a span of horses would be able to draw on it would, it is apprehended, render it a cheap medium for the transportation of produce, merchandise and other commodities…. We throw out these hints merely with the view of arresting the attention of our public men, and eliciting the opinions of others on the project. We will refer to the subject again. 125 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 10, 1889 • In the third sale of 1888, Laurel Cheese Factory handled 60,622 pounds of milk and manufactured 6,122 pounds of cheese, which was sold at an average of 10 cents a pound, realizing $612. Expenses included $153.05 to manufacturers, $12.00 to caretaker Hugh McGowan, and $3.00 to salesman for a total of $168.05. As a result, $444.20 was divided among patrons and nearly 9.9 pounds of milk were needed to produce one pound of cheese. The amount returned to patrons per cwt. of milk was slightly over 73 cents. • Shelburne Public School opened on Monday with five teachers Mr. McMaster, Miss Sutherland, Miss McKinnon, Miss Willson and Miss Summers. • One day recently Messrs. Thomas Armstrong and George Morrow, using a horse-power sawing machine, cut 50 cords of wood in the short space of six hours for Mr. Harry Irwin, of Mulmur. 100 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 8, 1914 • Owing to the presence of typhoid fever last summer and fall, the village’s sources of water supply have been under suspicion. Doctor Smith, Medical Officer of Health, sent samples from each of the three wells to Dr. John A. Amyot, Head of the Laboratory of the Provincial Board of Health, to be analyzed. Reports shows that the water from all of the wells to be free from infection and to be as good water as it is possible to get. Of well No. 1, on school grounds and well No. 3, on Main Street East, Dr. Amyot says “neither of these specimens show infection. The bacterial count is low.” With regard to well No. 2 on Victoria Street, he says: “this specimen shows neither chemical pollution nor infection with bacteria of intestinal origin.” A letter from Dr. J. W. S. McCullough, Chief Officer of Health for Ontario, sent to Town Clerk Whalley, said the report “seems to indicate that they [the typhoid cases] are the result of fly infection. The District Officers recommends that all outside closets should be dry earth closets of approved construction and fly-proof; also that there should be installed a municipal system of collection of garbage. I should be obliged if your Board would take this matter up and pass your recommendation to the Council.” • In Monday’s Municipal elections J. J. White was elected Reeve of Orangeville and Thomas Arnott Deputy Reeve. The full Council will include Mayor J. L. Island, re-elected by acclamation, and Councillors A. D. Holmes, Thomas Henderson, James Darraugh, L. K. Johnston, B. McGuire and James Matthews. 75 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 5, 1938 • The first joint services of Shelburne’s United Churches were held Sunday in Knox Church, presided over by Rev. Harold Hutcheson, formerly minister of Wesley Church. Holy Communion was dispensed at the 11 a. m. service. • Shelbure Skating Rink opened its doors to the skating public last Wednesday night and already the committee in charge reports increased attendance over last year. Skaters will find clean, warm accommodation in the rink since its interior has been rebuilt. The dressing rooms are slightly smaller, but are weather proof and particularly warm and cozy. Last Week’s Online Poll Results Are you satisfied with the emer- gency response to the ice storm? No: 26% Yes: 74% Go to www.citizen.on.ca to vote in this week’s poll. THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: Do you think there will be a Provincial election this spring? • Flesherton Village Council recently purchased a new snowplow blade to be used in front of a truck to keep the local streets open during winter so the fire brigade will have easy access to any property where a fire might occur. Continued from pg A6 McCrea first of three to file 50 YEARS AGO Wednesday, January 8, 1964 • Last Saturday’s Toronto Star carried a story on the inability of Shelburne District Hospital to find someone willing to open a $25,000 a year medical practice in Shelburne. The story quotes hospital administrator E. J. Eldridge as saying he “can’t understand it. Shelburne has everything a young doctor could hope for: a modern 30bed hospital, pleasant living conditions 60 miles northwest of Toronto and 6,000 people who need another doctor.” He noted that Shelburne currently only has two doctors, one of whom is semi-retired. “The last young physician we had left to take over his father’s practice in Nova Scotia.” The story said that Dr. Hedley Smith a 40-year-old native of northern Ontario is the town’s only resident physician and works up to 14 or 15 hours a day, seven days a week. • The New Year, 1964, came in last week with a generous snow fall, locally an estimated four inches, but in the Welland area 12 inches in one six hour period. Mr. McCrea sees his education in urban and regional planning, his years of experience on Mono committees and his almost 40 years working in business as having made him a strong choice for Mono Council. “As Chair of the Mono PEAC for many years, I have a proven ability to work with people to get things done. I have a proven commitment to participatory democracy and the proper process and have put it into action in our Town. I have been an active participant in the development of our Town for over 15 years. “Open and listening government, economic development and residents’ visions for our Town are all important in municipal government but people are most concerned about their needs. Council has to understand this and work with residents to help guide Mono through the next years of our development. Nomination papers were also filed on Jan. 2 by Lorie Haddock, who will seek to return as mayor, having been edged out by Laurie Ryan in 2010. Mayor Ryan told the Citizen Wednesday that she intends to seek re-election and would have filed her nomination papers had the weather been co-operative. 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(184.9 M2) JENISH HOUSE DESIGN LIMITED JENISH HOUSE DESIGN LIMITED JENISH HOUSE DESIGN LIMITED JENISH HOUSE DESIGN LIMITED HOUSE DESIGN LIMITED JENISH JENISH HOUSE JENISH DESIGN HOUSE LIMITED DESIGN LIMITED Restoration Mini Bin Mini Bin Mini Bin Mini Bin PLANNUMBER NUMBER 2-3-730 2-3-730 PLAN PLAN NUMBER 2-3-730 PLAN NUMBER 2-3-730 Disposal PLAN NUMBER PLAN NUMBER 2-3-730 2-3-730 Disposal CONTEMPORARY FAMILY FAMILY HOME CONTEMPORARY HOME Disposal CONTEMPORARY FAMILY HOME Disposal Disposal CONTEMPORARY FAMILY HOME This handsome two-storey home, with its steeply pitched roof-line, offers everything a CONTEMPORARY CONTEMPORARY FAMILY FAMILY HOME HOME Services ThisJENISH handsome two-storey home, with its steeply pitched roof-line, offers everything a Services HOUSE DESIGN This handsome handsome two-storey home, with withLIMITED its steeply steeply pitched pitched roof-line, roof-line, offers offers everything everything aa Services This two-storey home, its contemporary family requires for today’s busy lifestyle. 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The doorway opens on to a Garage Doors and Operators Garage Doors and Electric Operators less of aaofchore. lessInofthe a chore. aa shingles chore. Doors and Electric Operators On the exterior, and wood siding lend an air charm, enhanced by by DoorsGarage Residential -Operators Commercial Garage Doors and-and Electric Operators Onthe the exterior, shingles and wood siding lend anofthe airold-world of old-world old-world charm, enhanced On exterior, shingles andand wood siding lendlend air of old-world charm, enhanced Residential Commercial Residential -Doors Commercial Garage and Garage Electric Electric Operators small corridor with another coat cupboard, a great place toankeep family’s outerwear and enhanced sportsby gear.by On the exterior, shingles wood siding an air of charm, Residential Commercial On the exterior, shingles and wood siding lend an air of old-world charm, enhanced by the mullioned windows, painted trim and stone chimney. The front door boasts a side Residential Commercial On This the exterior, On shingles thetoexterior, and wood shingles siding and lend wood anand air siding of old-world lend an for air charm, of old-world enhanced charm, by by - Commercial Residential - Commercial themullioned mullioned windows, painted trim stone chimney. The front boasts the windows, painted trim and stone chimney. The front doordoor boasts a enhanced sidea sideResidential corridor leads the double garage, where there’s enough room a small workshop. the mullioned windows, painted trim and stone chimney. The front door boasts a side Maintenance the mullioned windows, painted trim and stone chimney. The front door boasts a side window, and a wooden pilaster with a stone base echoes the other stone accents. the mullioned windows, the and mullioned windows, trim and painted stone chimney. andbase stone Theechoes front chimney. door The boasts front a side door boasts a side Maintenance Maintenance window, anda wooden apainted wooden pilaster with atrim stone the other stone accents. window, pilaster with a stone base echoes thesuite other stone accents. Maintenance Upstairs area window, the children’s bedrooms, well-separated the master the main floor. Bedroom window, and aa wooden with aa echoes stone base echoes the other stone accents. Maintenance window, andpilaster wooden pilaster with stone base echoes the on other stone accents. Maintenance Maintenance Free Doors window, and wooden and a wooden withpilaster a stone pilaster base with afrom stone the base other echoes the accents. other stone accents. Free Doors interior ceilings are nine feet high. The double garage isisstone roomy enough toboast include a a Free Doors Allinterior interior ceilings are nine feet high. The double garage is roomy enough towindows include ceilings are nine feet high. The double garage roomy enough to include a No. All 2 isAll especially large, while the third and fourth bedrooms occupy the front gables, and Free Doors Free Doors • Coach House All interior ceilings are nine feet high. The double garage is roomy enough to include a Free Doors Free Doors • Coach House All interior ceilings are nine feet high. The double garage is roomy enough to include a workshop. • Coach House All interior ceilings All interior are perfect nine ceilings feet high. are nine The double feetahigh. garage The is double roomytwo garage enough is to roomy include enough a tobyinclude a small workshop. withsmall extra-wide sills, for curling up with good book. These bedrooms are separated an small workshop. • Coach House • Coach House • Steel Insulated, small workshop. • Coach House • Coach House • Steel Insulated, small workshop. • Steel• Steel Insulated, small workshop. small workshop. Insulated, opening to the foyer below, with a window. The three rooms share a bathroom with a double sink. Measuring 39 feet wide and 55 feet, six inches deep, this home contains 1,453 square Measuring3939feet feet wide feet, inches deep, home contains square • Steel Insulated, R.16.04 Measuring wide andand 55 55 feet, six six inches deep, this this home contains 1,4531,453 square • Steel Insulated, • Steel Insulated, R.16.04 R.16.04 Measuring 39 feet wide and 55 feet, six inches deep, this home contains 1,453 square R.16.04 Measuring 39space. feet wide and 55 feet, six inches deep, thiswindows, home contains 1,453 square feetfeet of living space. Measuring 39 feet Measuring wide and 39 55 feet feet, wide sixand inches 55 feet, deep, this inches home contains this home 1,453 square contains 1,453 square R.16.04 feet ofliving living Exterior finishes include decorative wood pilasters thatsix frame the deep, gable stone accents, wood R.16.04 • Steel Non-Insulated of space. R.16.04 • Steel Non-Insulated • Steel Non-Insulated feet of living space. ofdesign living space. 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Then, he told me about the show he is doing with the Windsor Symphony and told me I had to send a recording of myself. Later he called to tell me that they love me and I’m going with him. “I was so excited – I just started counting down the days.” Music has always been a part of Ms. Obermeyer’s life. She is the niece of the well known Canadian opera singer, Janet Obermeyer. She recalled, “When I was a little girl, I remember watching her do the Messiah and I thought ‘I want to be up there with her.’ I told my parents I wanted to sing. They gave me singing lessons when I asked Santa for Wizard,” commented Ms. Obermeyer. “It them.” was great experience being on the stage. For four years, Ms. Obermeyer studied Mark came to one of the performances – the with Pam Claridge, achieving her grade three vocal with the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM). When it was time to move on, she told us, “A friend of my mother’s had seen Mark sing and knew about his Studio Singers. 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It was so exciting that they came.” From high school, she went on to York University to do her Bachelors’ in Fine Arts/ Classical Voice. “I only wanted to do classical music – it’s timeless and such great music,” she remarked. Now that she is at Western, “the teachers are so nice and the students are really proud to be going there – they really love the university.” She won a scholarship for Western. But what of the recent performance with Mark DuBois and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, 60 musicians strong? It was thrilling. It was only she and Mr. DuBois singing. “When that symphony started to play, with that audience and singing with Mark, I thought this is what I want to do,” she assured us. “Every night was so exciting; each night was different, the audiences were different.” There was a small catch to each of the evenings with a terrible little song about wanting a hippopotamus for Christmas. Mr. DuBois faked not being able or wanting to sing this tune and so called for “a kid from the audience” to come up and help him. Sure enough, every show there was a willing youngster who danced on to the stage, Continued on pg A13 THE MOST EFFICIENT TWO STAGE FURNACES AVAILABLE CONTRIBUTED PHOTO PHOTO:BRIAN LOCKHART THE ODSS BEARS hockey team won the McKerlie Classic tournament in Waterloo over the holidays. The tournament featured 17 teams from the region. In the final, the Bears played to a 1-1 tie against Grand River Collegiate in the final, forcing overtime. The tournament was decided when the Bears scored in triple overtime. ORANGEVILLE JUNIOR A FLYERS forward Connor Stack takes the puck along the boards during Saturday’s game against the North York Rangers. The Flyers had a hard time losing 11-2 to the visitors. Flyers pay for time in Bears win McKerlie the box Classic Written By BRIAN LOCKHART Triple overtime in final game The Orangeville Districts Secondary School Bears hockey team captured the title at the McKerlie Classic tournament in Waterloo over the holidays. The Bears - who are currently in first place in the high school Division 4 / 10 league standings - added another accomplishment to a stellar season after playing a grueling triple overtime game to claim the title. The squad went 2-1 in the first portion of the round robin tournament finishing sec- ond in their pool. Moving on to the quarter-final, the squad came out on top with a 5-2 win over Guelph’s JF Ross. In the semi-final, the Bears left the ice with a 4-1 win over Elmira Secondary School to earn the right to advance to the final. Battling against Grand River Collegiate Institute in the final game and ending the Continued on pg A15 Orangeville Building Supplies 1-800-647-9442 519-942-3900 205164 Hwy 9, Orangeville The Orangeville Junior A Flyers didn’t do themselves any favours in Saturday nights home game against the New York Rangers. In eight powerplay situations, the Rangers scored four times. While Orangeville filled up the score sheet with a total of 36 minutes in infractions, North York took only four minors for the game. The end result was a 11-2 slam dunk in a game that head coach Kevin Stone de- Come in and get wood pellets for your wood stove Saturday 8-4, Monday to Friday 7-5, Sunday CLOSED scribed by saying “we didn’t compete from the opening face off.” While Stone is known for keeping a cool head on the bench, and a good natured demeanour even after the club has struggled in a game, he found it hard to come up with any positives after a game that ended with the Rangers scoring three - two on a powerplay - in the third period. North York pretty much had the game at the end of the first period when they scored Continued on pg A13 ORANGEVILLE CITIZEN | JANUARY 9, 2014 PHOTO: BRIAN LOCKHART PHOTO: JEFF DONER ORANGEVILLE FLYERS GOALIE Rob Kopytek stops a shot during the third period of the Flyers’ home game against the North York Rangers. STEVE FRANJIC wears two hats - at left, in the ring, and at right, at his family’s restaurant in Schomberg. Franjic claimed the Canadian Super Middleweight championship in December winning a unanimous decision in the title fight in Edmonton. Franjic earns super middleweight title Continue from pg A12 Flyers take double losses four times by the 13 minute mark into the frame. It was an 8-0 game at just over eight minutes into the second period. The Flyers lit up the scoreboard at the midway mark in the second period on a goal from Lucas Smilsky. “They got on us early, the shoulder’s slumped - the work ethic was not there today,” Stone said. “They were four for eight on the powerplay.” The Rangers spent a lot of time in the Flyers zone, cycling the puck around and looking for the shot while the Flyers scrambled to keep pace. “You know what? - hard work is contagious, momentum is contagious - it’s contagious when you get it and it’s contagious when you don’t get it - it’s a flat line,” Stone said. On paper, the Rangers are only a middle of the pack team with a 17-20 record, but for some reason they always win big over the O-ville squad. “Every game this year has been close except for with them. They beat us 7-2, 8-1, and now tonight. They seem to have our number and pile up on us,” Stone said. Going into the third period, the Flyers scored number two when Emmerson Small banged in a rebound on a power- play. North York finished it off with three final goals in the final twenty minutes. Overall, the Rangers out-shot the Flyers 53-30 for the game. The Flyers also have a new goalie on the roster. Former goalie Taylor Welsh has been traded to the Wellington Dukes of the OJAHL East division. Joining the squad is Rob Kopytek picked up as a free agent from Dryden Ontario. The final trade deadline for the OJAHL is January 10. On the road on Monday, January 6, the Flyers took a 6-3 loss to the Hamilton Red Wings. This time the squad took only six minutes in minors for the game. O-ville goals came from Scott Goodman in the first, and Connor Stack and Brandon Gaudetter in the second period. The Flyers will be in Milton on Friday, January 10, to face the Icehawks. They will return to home ice at the Alder Street arena in Orangeville for their regular Saturday night game on January 11, when they will host the Cobourg Cougars. The puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Written By JEFF DONER Since his early teens, Steve Franjic has been honing his craft in boxing. The 26-yearold hit a career mark when he was victorious in his bid for the Canadian super middleweight championship in Edmonton in December. “It was awesome. I’ve been waiting for a Canadian title fight for quite a while now,” Franjic said. “There was lots of talk about it working up to it and we were just waiting for the opportunity, so when it came I was excited and then to win it the way I did was just awesome.” Franjic was awarded the championship belt by unanimous decision after a 10-round battle with Gary Kopas of Saskatoon. “The guy came to fight, he was there to win and he really made me earn it. After a tough fight like that it was really rewarding.” Franjic is from Orangeville, but he and his family have found themselves spending a lot of time in Schomberg since opening up their restaurant just a few weeks ago. “In This Corner Bar and Grill” is in the Brownsville Junction Plaza on Highway 27 in Schomberg and has been keeping Franjic and his family busy. When he’s not boxing, he’s there working hard alongside his brother and dad. “My brother and I were born into it,” he said of the restaurant business. “My parents owned restaurants while we were growing up – in Mississauga and then in Orangeville when we moved there, so we’ve always been involved with it. For a while there we got out of it, but then this opportunity came up and we took it.” Continue from pg A12 Singer performs with Windsor Symphony upstaged the Maestro and got all the laughs. Full disclosure, as Mr. DuBois later announced it, the youngster was his son, Christopher. All good things must come to an end, so they do say, and this was the case with Ms. Obermeyer’s wonderful experience. The Sunday night show was not performed at the Arts Centre in Windsor but at the large St. Joseph’s Church some 40 minutes from the centre of town. The whole orchestra and retinue moved to the church for this final show. “Sunday night, I just tried to enjoy #27 myself up there. Sunday – it was the last song – we did The Prayer and, because it was the end, I could feel my throat getting a bit tight and I just told myself to focus and it was alright.” Ms. Obermeyer’s school career is not far from being finished. Her Masters Degree program is two years and she will begin to audition for opera companies, looking for work. “It’s going to be tough,” she acknowledged, “but it’s what I want. I’ve been a student for so long but I’m realizing I’ve got to get out there – out in the world.” #28 A13 FUTURE SHOP - CORRECTION NOTICE NEWSPAPER RETRACTION FOR THE FUTURE SHOP JANUARY 3 CORPORATE FLYER In the January 3 flyer, on page 3, the Sony Laptop Featuring Intel® Core™ i5-3337U Processor (Web Code: 10253405/3406) was advertised incorrectly. Please be advised that this laptop does NOT have a touchscreen. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers. 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Home: 905-460-6711 Cell: 905-460-6711 [email protected] Residential and Commercial Cleaning Trailers HEPBURN TRAILER SALES Service and Repairs HEPBURN TRAILERS SALES Hwy 9 Schomberg 905-939-2279 Service and Repairs Hwy 9 Schomberg 905-939-2279 ORANGEVILLE CITIZEN | JANUARY 9, 2014 Americans maintain sixth place Road games produce double wins Written by BRIAN LOCKHART The Christmas break didn’t let any rust build up on the Orangeville Americans’ blades. The squad returned for 2014 and notched double wins on the road to maintain their sixth place standing in the Greater Metro Hockey League. The first game of the new year had the Americans travel to Toronto to take on the Attack. After going ahead 3-0 in the first period on goals from Jimmy Philbin, Daniel Hussey, and Mike Kurek, the Attack responded in the second with three of their own. Orangeville’s Kurek notched a second frame single to make it a 4-3 game going in the final twenty minutes. Toronto scored the only third period goal to tie the game at four and force an overtime period that went to a shoot-out. Nathan King notched the goal to take the win. The Americans were back on the ice the following night when they travelled to Burlington to meet the Halton Ravens. An Orangeville goal early in the first period from Daniel Hussey gave the Americans a 1-0 lead going into the second. The Ravens scored two unanswered goals in the second period to put the pressure on Orangeville in the third. The Americans response was to blow the game wide open in the final twenty minutes scoring four goals to leave the ice with a 5-2 win. Orangeville goals came from Hussey, Alex Suvega, Christian Tyson, and Robin Vortanov. That leaves the Americans with a 22-12 record for the season with 45 points. Seguin is still at the top of the league with 59 points after 31 games, followed by South Muskoka and the Bradford Bulls. Temiscaming is in the number four spot tied with the Toronto Blue Ice Jets. Orangeville is four points behind to hang on to sixth place. The Americans will be back on home ice at the Alder Street arena for their regular Wednesday night home game on January 15, to host the Alliston Coyotes. The puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wolves to make guest appearance at Flyers game The Orangeville Wolves will be making a special guest appearance this Saturday night (Jan. 11) at the Orangeville Junior A Flyers home game against the Coburg Cougars at the Alder Street arena in Orangeville. The Wolves are team composed of mentally challenged individuals who love the sport of hockey and are dedicated to playing the game. The Wolves practice every week and have regular games against other teams in the region as well as compete in tournaments. After several years of having two or three teams dominate the league and advance to the final round, the Georgian Mid Ontario Junior C Hockey League has produced a season where the final outcome will only be decided after a gruelling round of playoff where most of the teams will have a shot at advancing through the early rounds. Of the ten teams in the league, only Midland and Huntsville can’t be considered serious contenders. Midland as won only five games all season and will most likely be eliminated in the pre-playoffs playdowns. Huntsville, another weak team has won only eight games all season. But from there, one thing this season has shown is any team can beat any team at any time. The have been quite a few upsets this season. The second place Alliston Hornets have lost three of their last four games to lesser teams - at least in terms of how they look on paper. Their most recent outing resulted in a 5-3 loss to the Fergus Devils - a squad who has produced some surprising, although wildly inconsistent, results this year. Alliston lost 6-3 to Stayner on Sunday, December 29, and gave up a shut-out on Friday, December 20, losing 4-0 to the seventh place This year, the Wolves will be heading for a major tournament in Michigan where they will vie for the top spot and hopefully bring back a medal. The Wolves will be playing a short exhibition game in between the first and second periods of Saturday night’s game. The action gets underway at 7:00 p.m. in the main rink. Continue from pg A12 ODSS Bears win tournament first three periods with a 1-1 tie, the teams returned to settle the game with overtime. The first overtime period had five skaters on each side but failed to produce a winner. For the second overtime period, it was a four-on-four match-up and again neither team could find the back of the net. Coming out for third OT period, the ice was wide open with three skaters on each team. The three on three produced a game where speed and accurate passing made all the difference The Bears came out on top when Travis Brown scored the tournament winner after taking the feed from Zack Banks. The tournament is one of the best in the CWOSSA area including teams from Kitchener/Waterloo, GMOHL shaping up for tightest playoffs in years Hornets still in second place A15 Erin Shamrocks. Across the board the top four teams are separated by 15 points. The Penetang Kings in in first place, having held the spot for most of the season and now have a 26-8 record including two OT losses and two shootout losses. The Alliston Hornets were briefly in the top spot at the start of the season then dropped to second place and have been in that slot for the rest of the season. They now have 49 points and a 24-8 record. The Schomberg Cougars made great strides this season after a coaching and management change and are in third place with 22 wins after 33 games and 49 points. The Caledon Golden Hawks are another team who improved this season after the edition of head coach Sandy McCarthy to the bench. The Hawks are in fourth place with 41 points. Moving down the standings, the next four are Stayner, Orillia, Erin, and Fergus. The Stayner squad is right behind Caledon in the point standings with 38, but has the potential to come out on top in the first round. Orillia, Erin and Fergus, are all wild cards.They can be unpredictable and have produced some solid wins this year but at the same time they lack consistency on the ice. Moving into the playoffs, expect to see a lot of close series and some exciting fast paced hockey. Cambridge, Guelph, and Dufferin County. A total of 17 teams were entered in the tournament. The Bears hockey team will be back on home ice at Tony Rose arena in Orangeville for regular season high school play on Thursday, January 9. The have three games left on the regular season schedule including two road games. They will host the team from Our Lady of Lourdes. The puck drop is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. DUFFERIN - CALEDON SERVICES Who Does What In Our Community... Septic Pool Services D&D Pools & Spas Dave & Dennis Lormand • Complete Sales & Service of Pools and Spas • Professional Service We Accept VisA And MAstercArd 519-855-9940 519-833-9180 Toll Free 1-877-232-0229 15246 Airport Rd, Caledon, ON Phone# 905-584-5858 [email protected] www.KulwantDhaliwalCGA.com Accounting • Tax • Financial Statements - from one branch to entire tree - complete removal - stump grinding - Best Rates - multiple tree removal - high risk - diseased trees - storm damaged tree removal Simply the best! Will beat any written quotation. 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Josh Fines APPRENTICE, HALLMARK TOYOTA SAVE $20.00 Premium Detailing Package Offer ends Jan 31, 2014 Present coupon at purchase Regular Price (car): $139.95 New Year Special: $119.95 Regular Price (Truck/Van/SUV): $159.95 New Year Special: $139.95 GENERAL HELP WANTED MILL HAND & TRUCK DRIVER – DZ Licence required. Heavy lifting required. Apply with driver’s abstract & resume. Fax: 519-925-5151. Email: sawyersfeedmill@hotmail. com. Everyone is invited to enjoy a fun day TAXIDERMIST – Advanced Taxidermy and Wildlife Deof curling, silent auction, Forward resume to: Box 43 sign requires a Taxidermist Heart Healthy lunch, prizes and with 3-5 years experience. c/o Orangeville Citizen We are located at 3630 /home/raf/Documents/humanresources/2014 Job Ads January2014.odt fundraising in support of the King St, Caledon ON 10 First Street L7C 0R5. Experience with Heart and Stroke Foundation. a variety of African game Orangeville, ON L9W 2C4 I believe in giving your Toyota the extra care it deserves. animals along with some experience mounting North American game. Skilled at adapting hides to forms and creating a lifelike rendering. In addition to English we are looking for a person that is able to communicate in Swahili/Shona to facilitate communication with local African trackers and skinners. Starting wage for this position is $17.50/hour. Send resume via email to: info@advancedtaxidermy. com or fax 905-838-4123 or regular mail to the above address. No phone calls or drop-ins please. CALEDON PROPANE is looking for a DZ driver. Full time. Must have a clean abstract. Must be able to lift 60 lbs. Good communication skills. We provide benefits and good starting wage. Caledon Propane, 1 Betomat Crt, Bolton, Ontario L7E 5T3. Please fax resume and driver’s abstract to 905-857-8491 GROWING HVAC company seeking individual for a full time entry level position to perform maintenance and inspection of HVAC equipment. No experience necessary will train, mechanical aptitude an asset. Transportation will be provided from the Palgrave area to the job site. Please send resume to [email protected] Enjoy that new car feeling all over again Call Us | 888 872 7644 Go To | hallmarktoyota.ca Visit Us | Highway 9, Orangeville, Ontario HELP WANTED HELP WANTED NOW HIRING Join our progressive team to deliver extraordinary services to our seniors! REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE (RPN) Help us create a new medication administration service for residents wanting assistance. You will be responsible to provide and oversee medication administration by UCP’s, including ongoing training. This position is part-time (approximately 10 to 14 hours per week). UNREGULATED CARE PROVIDERS (UCP’s) You are responsible to provide care services, including medication administration. Personal Support Worker (PSW) Certificate is a definite asset. This position is part-time (approx. 10 to 14 hours per week). The successful applicants, for both positions, must be well-organized, have effective communication skills and should have experience in working with a senior population. Must be available days, evenings and weekends. Please submit resume, salary expectations, along with a copy of your police background check (Including a vulnerable sector screen) and position applied for, by fax or email before January 22, 2014, to: Mr. Dave Holwell Managing Director Lord Dufferin Centre Retirement Residence 32 First Street, Orangeville, Ontario L9W 2E1 Direct Fax: 519-938-5569 Email: [email protected] ANNOUNCEMENTS HEADWATERS AUXILARY QUILT DRAW WINSERVICES NERS – 1st prize, Quilt – Linda Casey; 2nd, Best Send resumes to: Western & Montana’s – NORTH DUFFERIN PO Box 45, Sandra Pinkney: 3rd, The- AUTO, Shelburne offerc/o Orangeville Citizen, 10 First St, atre Orangeville & BlueBird ing motor vehicle repairs, – Donna Bonneville: 4th maintenance & certificaOrangeville, Ontario L9W 2C4 Mark’s Work Wearhouse tions including trailers, & Shoeless Joe’s – Karin tires, etc. Herb Service, Craig. THANK YOU to all licensed mechanic. 519SHARED APARTMENTS FOR PHIL’S MOTORS REsponsors and everyone who 925-1895. ACCOMMODATION RENT QUIRES auto mechanic or supported us this year!! advanced apprentice. Must BEETON LARGE EXEC- COUNTRY HOME - room be capable of working on UTIVE apt (2000 sq. ft). for rent. Hwy 9 & Airport VEHICLES WANTED VEHICLES WANTED own. Salary plus commisBright 3 bedroom, base- Rd. (Caledon) No pets. sion. Phone 905-939-7663 ment, TV room, storage $650/mth including utiliroom, gas fireplace, new ties. Credit check, first and 9572 Sideroad 17 appliances, bar, pool ta- last. 905-965-9766, leave ARTICLES Erin, ON N0B 1T0 ble. Can help with furnish- message. FOR SALE Ph: 519-833 9775 ings. Separate entrance. Toll Free 888 270-0133 Includes heat, hydro, AC, BUSINESS www.erinauto.com Internet. Parking for 3 cars. REID FARM MARKET OPPORTUNITIES 4 min walk to shopping. – Open Year Round! PoGET PAID TO DO SOMETHING GOOD Backs on to park. Smoking tatoes, carrots, onions, ruoutside only. Apt is brand DIGITAL PRINT & MAR- tabaga, straw & more. 4th FOR THE ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS. new. 12 mins to Honda. 1st KETING line Mono, north of HighWe will pay you cash for your vehicle and Owner Retiring. Repeat and last required. $1350/ way 9. www.reidspotatoes. Recycle it in an Environmentally Friendly Manner. mth. Call Sue 905-748- customer base. Financing com. available. No exp nec. 1 We are a Certified Electronic Waste Collection 1363 (800) 675-3925 Site Drop off used Electronics “ Free of Charge” LOST FURNISHED 1 BED“ We sell Quality Used Parts & Tires” AND FOUND ROOM apt. Gorgeous VEHICLES WANTED Serving: Wellington, Dufferin, Caledon, Halton & Peel and clean. Schomberg area. No smoking, no pets. Mon- Fri: 8:30am – 5:00pm • Saturday: 8:30-1:00pm I LOST IT!! Blue Jetta Available Feb. 1st. $800/ Vet’s Licence plate. If found FREE TOW FOR unwanted mth Call 905-939-9013 or in No Frill’s parking lot, cars or trucks. Cash paid, CARS, TRUCKS, 416-999-5396 please take to Orangeville top prices paid. Call today! TRAILERS AND OLD Citizen’s office. Call Joe @ 647-297-1970 TIRES WANTED FREE TOWING, FLATBED SERVICE COMMERCIAL SPACE or 705-436-6806. A-1 CASH $190 AND UP FOR LEASE SMALL OFFICE/COMMERCIAL SPACE for rent on Main St. Shelburne. Available immediately. Call 519-925-3304. COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR LEASE COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR LEASE FOR RENT Commercial Space/Shared Space available in new office in Shelburne on Main Street. Suitable for a business or professional service that needs limited space on a part time basis. Available May 1st Contact Matt at 519-923-2203 416-356-9430 OR 905-843-9332 ORANGEVILLE CITIZEN | JANUARY 9, 2014 GENERAL HELP WANTED GENERAL HELP WANTED HELP WANTED Simcoe York Group of Newspapers “A Division of London Publishing” Your Community Newspapers Outside Sales Representative POSITION SUMMARY: Acting as a Junior Sales Representative, develops and sells commercial advertising space, to current and prospective advertisers through regular contact. Operates within assigned territory to develop maximum revenue. HELP WANTED HELP WANTED CLASS A MECHANIC Machine shop in Bolton with modern CNC milling/boring mill machines is seeking a REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY FOR LOCAL AUTO SHOP DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Developing territory: Contact with current and prospective clients. • All paper work associated with the advertising ordering and billing process to be correctly completed and submitted in a timely manner. • Projects efficient, confident and professional appearance and mannerisms. • Responsive to customer needs, identifies customer complaints and ensures all complaints are resolved. CNC Machinist Email resume to [email protected] or drop it off in person to 324 Broadway Units 3 & 4 • Perform all other duties as assigned by the Manager. EXPECTATIONS: • Have an understanding of all applicable York Simcoe Group of Newspapers and corresponding rates. • Must have a good understanding of your territory and clients, their potential and opportunities for growth. • Is willing to invest the appropriate amount of time required to maximize you territory’s potential. • Be required to own your own reliable vehicle. Possess good oral and written communication skills. 519-940-8521 COMING EVENTS Must be able to set-up and operate machinery, read/interpret drawings, solve machining problems, and work independently. Work is primarily prototyping and short-runs of cast-iron/ aluminum castings. Haas or Toshiba experience an asset. CAM programming experience is an asset. DICK WHITTINGTON & pm. We welcome people HIS CAT – Come to the age 21 years and older. pantomime – it’s the great- Several parts are available • Sales Driven est of fun for all the family! for both men and women. • Works Well with Deadlines and Budgets Join in the adventures of Come out and enjoy the • Great Personal Skills Dick Whittington and his cat fun! For more information Tammy, when they journey call 519-923-9444. PLEASE SEND YOUR RESUMÉ TO: to London to seek their [email protected] tune…January 24th, 25th, DEATHS 31st, and February 1st at 7:00 pm. January 26th and February 2nd at 2:00 pm at the Grace Tipling Hall, DAY, David Lawrence PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Shelburne. More info at Peacefully at King Nursing SERVICES www.tiplingstagecompany. 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Fondly minster United Church, 247 remembered by her 34 grandchildren and 79 great-grandBroadway, Orangeville, or every Thursday 8:00 pm at EXPERIENCED FRENCH children. St. Paul’s Anglican Church, TUTOR: Having trouble The family received their friends in the Canadian Re312 Owen Sound St., Shel- with your French homeformed Church, 55 C Line, Orangeville on Friday afterburne, or call 1-888-811- work? Want to increase noon 2 - 4 and evening 7 - 9 o’clock. Funeral service 3887. your mark in French? was held in the church on Saturday morning, January 4 at Would like someone to 10:30 o’clock. Spring interment Greenwood Cemetery. ARE YOU A WOMAN come to your home and If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Heart living with abuse? For help you? 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