06 - The Uxbridge Cosmos

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Volume 7 No. 39
YOUR UNIVERSE
Thursday, October 6th
2011
KID’S GAME - Mickey (Kyle Dickie, left), one of the tragically separated twins in Willy Russell’s dramatic musical Blood Brothers, is tormented by his schoolmates in this early scene from the OnStage Uxbridge production opening tonight at the Music Hall. The musical is one of the longest running ever in England. For more photods, see page 7.
Photo by Lezley Woodhams.
Mantis, Testa Heights by Renee Leahy
Inside This Week’s Cosmos
Barris: How to negotiate a roundabout...
4
Bruins drop to middle of pack...
6
Tiger Talk: How to become a skating star...
10
Youth film festival unveils great talent...
11
Murder investigation going nowhere...
14
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The Uxbridge Cosmos
51 Toronto Street South
P.O. Box 190, Uxbridge L9P 1T1
The Corporation of
The Township of Uxbridge
Tel: 905-852-9181
Fax: 905-852-9674
www.town.uxbridge.on.ca
THE CORPORATION OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF UXBRIDGE
REQUIRES A
Council and Committee
Meeting Schedule for
October, 2011
Monday, October 10th
NO MEETING - THANKSGIVING
Tuesday, October 11th
7:00 p.m. TRI-COUNCIL MEETING
(Scugog, Brock and Uxbridge)
Uxbridge Arena Community Centre
This meeting is open to the public
COMMITTEE 9:30 a.m.
COUNCIL 7:00p.m.
All Uxbridge families are invited to
take part in the ….
WATERSHED WALK
ON UXBRIDGE TRAILS!
Free family event! Come and join in a hike on the trails
around town, learning more about the ponds and
streams that make up our local watershed. Pick up your
self-guided map and guide showing the Watershed
Walk route at the start/finish location.
Kids!! Get your guide stamped at each location for a
special prize! Refreshments for all afterwards in the
Williamson Boardroom. Let's help the environment bring your own mug!
Saturday, October 15, 2011
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Start and finish at the Uxbridge Arena parking lot
Event sponsored by the Township of Uxbridge, Uxbridge
Watershed Committee, Uxbridge Town Trails Committee
and the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority.
EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING!
OUR BUILDING IS EXCITEMENT!
LUCY MAUD NEEDS YOUR HELP, PLEASE!
We are getting so close to our goals for our
Celebration in October. Volunteers are needed
to help supervise the ARNOLD HODGKINS
SHOW AND SALE from October 7th to the 15th
DISPLAYS AT THE TOWN HALL October 14,15
and the CELEBRATION itself on October 13, 14,
15. Also we need 1 three-quarter bed MATTRESS, 1 double bed MATTRESS and a few old
pictures and frames to hang in the Manse. We
are almost done. Don't forget to celebrate with
us. Thanks so much to you all. Your support has
been so appreciated. Call Kathy Wasylenky
President of LMMSO 905-852-5284.
T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 6 t h 2 0 1 1
ALL ABOARD
THE HERITAGE TRAIN!
DEPUTY CLERK
ENVIRONMENTAL
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
UXBRIDGE WATERSHED
ADVISORY COMMITTEE (UWAC) AND
UXBRIDGE ENERGY
CONSERVATION COMMITTEE (UECC)
The Uxbridge Watershed Advisory Committee
has presented an award in the past four years to
recognize the contribution of local residents and
organizations who make a significant improvement to the Uxbridge environment. UWAC
decided that this should become part of its annual work-plan, and an annual environmental
award is to be presented in December to honour
Uxbridge environmental heroes. UWAC has
now partnered with the Uxbridge Energy
Conservation Committee (UECC) to expand the
criteria of the award.
Scope of the UWAC Environmental Award
To recognize any environmental projects that
can be related in any way to watershed protection and or restoration, water quality improvements or energy conservation related initiatives.
Including: maintaining, protecting, or preserving
the natural environment; for the restoration of
degraded natural environments (e.g. through
habitats improvement); for fostering effective
communications, sharing knowledge, or exhibiting leadership in helping others improve the natural environment; for creating positive change
with respect to the natural environment; or any
other significant watershed related improvement; for implementing significant energy conservation measures; for installing renewable
energy to minimize the dependency on nonrenewable energy; for promoting or educating
the public about energy to minimize the dependency on non-renewable energy; for promoting or
educating the public about energy conservation;
for innovation in the energy conservation field; or
for significantly reducing the carbon footprint of
an individual/group/organization.
Who is Eligible for the Environmental
Achievement Award?
Any individual, group, club, corporation, or
organization that reflects, and meets the scope
of the award as outlined above.
Submission Date and Details
All applications need to be submitted to be
Township prior to the November meetings of the
Watershed
and
Energy
Conservation
Committees. The nominations will be reviewed at
the November UWAC and UECC meetings, with
the successful nominee(s) to be presented with
the award at the December Council meeting.
How to Apply
Please submit a 500 word or less description of
the nominee as it relates to the scope of the
UWAC and UECC Environmental Award. Include
any pictures, reference letters, or other pertinent
information that may improve the application.
The Township of Uxbridge is seeking a
dynamic individual to fill the full-time position
of Deputy Clerk.
Reporting to the Director of Legislative
Services/Clerk, the Deputy Clerk will co-ordinate and oversee preparation of Council and
Committee meeting agendas and Meeting
Notices, attend Council and Committee meetings, oversee preparation and distribution of
minutes of the meetings and follow-up correspondence arising from the Council and
Committee meetings. This individual will conduct research and analysis for report, by-law
and resolution preparation, function as the
Township's Records Manager, co-ordinate the
implementation of the Accessibility for
Ontarians with Disabilities Act. The Deputy
Clerk will also oversee the collection and
recording of vital statistics including the
issuance of licences and permits and the
issuance of municipal licenses and lottery
licences. The Deputy Clerk will be responsible for assisting with the planning, organization and delivery of the Municipal Election. In
the absence of the Director of Legislative
Services/Clerk, the Deputy Clerk will assume
the duties of the Clerk.
The ideal candidate will have the following
qualifications:
- University degree in Public Administration,
Political Science or a related field
- 5 years of relevant supervisory experience
in municipal government preferably within a
Clerk's Department
- A demonstrated knowledge of Provincial legislation and regulations including the
Municipal Act, Municipal Elections Act, AODA
and MFIPPA is a must
- Excellent organizational, public relations,
supervisory/management, research, written
and verbal communication, report writing and
presentation skills, and proficiency in word
processing software applications
- The CMO or AMCT designation from the
Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks
and Treasurers of Ontario (AMCTO) is preferred
- The ability to work flexible hours and in a
team-oriented environment is a must
- A valid Ontario Driver's licence (Class G)
with a clean abstract
Salary will commensurate with experience
and includes a comprehensive benefits package. Interested candidates are invited to submit a confidential covering letter and detailed
resume, outlining experience and detailing
how the minimum qualifications are met, by
4:30 p.m. Friday, October 21st, 2011 to the
undersigned.
We thank all applicants for their interest,
however only those being considered for an
interview will be contacted.
The York-Durham
Heritage Railway
Climb Aboard at the stations in Uxbridge or
Stouffville and enjoy the stunning fall colours
as we ride through the beautiful countryside
of the Oak Ridges Moraine.
Each year, the YDHR runs its very popular
family Halloween Trains. On board the decorated trains are ghosts, ghouls, and other
entertainment for young and old alike. Trains
operate from the Uxbridge and Stouffville
stations and have lots of Halloween activities.
All children (up to 12 years old) dressed in
their best and scariest Halloween costumes
will travel free (max 2 children per adult). All
children will receive a loot bag upon departing the train.
Information available on our website at
www.ydhr.ca or call 905-852-3696!
NEW * Cooking Classes
at the Uxbridge Community
Centre!
Join cooking instructor, Lois Leandertz, as she coaches you through 4 weeks of Italian cooking classes.
Each week will offer 4-5 delicious recipes that will create a menu masterpiece to wow your family and
friends. Make Mama proud and please the crowds by
mastering the art of Italian cooking. You will come saying “delicious” and leave saying “delizioso.” This class
includes take-home recipes, tastings and sometimes
enough left-overs for sharing at home. Bring your own
containers for take- home samples.
Classes are: Thursday evenings,
7-9:30 pm
October 13, 20, 27 & November 3
Location: Uxbridge Community Centre,
Kitchen
Debbie Leroux,
Director of Legislative Services/Clerk
Uxpool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-852-7831
Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-852-3081
Historical Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-852-5854
Animal Shelter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-985-9547
Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . .905-852-7683
Uxbridge Public Library 905-852-9747
Mon.,Wed., Fri., Sat. 9:30 am - 5 pm
Tues., Thurs. 9:30 am - 9pm
Sundays after Thanksgiving to May 24 weekend 1 pm - 5 pm
Uxbridge Arts Association: www.uxbridgearts.com
Township Library: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.uxlib.com
Register at Uxpool 905-852-7831
Cost: $90.00 per person
***Additional cash grocery charge
on first class of $45.00***
Zephyr Library
905-473-2375
HOURS Tues., Thurs., 2 pm - 8 pm
Sat 10 am - 3 pm
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The Uxbridge Cosmos
A Cup of Coffee...
Dorothy Partridge has been a part
of the theatre scene in Uxbridge
for more than two decades,
involved in almost all aspects of
productions. And she shows no
signs of letting up. We asked her
to join the Cosmos for a cup of
coffee to talk about what she has
coming up.
You've been really busy in theatre
over the last two or three years . . .
Well, the last 25 years.
Yes, we'll get into that, but this
continues because you have a couple of things coming up.
This month I'm taking part in the
Lucy Maud Montgomery Society's
pageant called The Temple of Fame.
It was based on an early production of the Hypatia Club (a book
club LMM belonged to which still
is going today) and Lucy Maud
herself took part. Temple of Fame
is based on choosing the best
woman from a group of famous
women. I'm portraying Margaret
Atwood, one of my favourite
authors.
When is that happening?
The production is going to be at
Wooden Sticks on Oct. 14. It's
part of a three-day festival.
with Dorothy Partridge
They're not doing it at the Manse
or the old church?
No, I don't think there was sufficient space and there are other
activities going on at the same
time.
And what else have you got in
store?
Also Fawlty Towers, after six long
years of nagging Joel Van Veghel to
bring it back, before I get too old
to play the role of Sybil, my
favourite character. We are bringing back (the episode) The Kipper
and the Corpse and we're doing
The Germans, which we haven't
done before. We're doing that Oct.
27, 28 and 29 at the Uxbridge
Music Hall. I can't wait.
Well, of course, I know that
because I'm in it also.
Yes, you are, Major!
How many times have you played
Sybil?
Last night I pulled out my old
scripts. I have five or six of them
but I didn't have them all so I'm
not really sure how many times
I've actually done it. I know Basil
the Rat was our fifth episode.
We've done some back-to-back so
that we did two in one night and
other times we've done just one
episode and then either had music
or improv or something else as a
part of the show. The episodes on
television were only half-an-hour
and putting it on stage only draws
it out to about 45 minutes and
that's not enough for an entire
evening's entertainment, so we
either did two back-to-back or
something else as well. I've honestly lost track of how many times,
though.
Is it the same cast of characters
coming back?
Mike Wood is back as Basil,
Francois Bessay is back as Manuel
and we've had more than one Polly
but Lisha Cassibo played Polly last
time and she's back again and
myself, always, as Sybil.
by Roger Varley
Didn't you do something just
recently?
I played the Queen of Hearts if
that's what you mean. That wasn't
a play; that was for Heritage Day
up at the museum grounds. They
chose Alice in Wonderland as their
theme and I was asked to dress up
and go around yelling "Off with
their heads".
Unfortunately, that didn't happen,
did it?
No. The weather was very bad and
a lot of the events were planned for
outside and unfortunately the
weather kind of washed us out.
But didn't you do something in the
last month or two up at Leaskdale?
Oh, the 1911 fashion show. That
was lovely. On Wednesdays, the
LMM Society does a variety of different themes and one of them was
a 1911 fashion show. That's the
year that Lucy Maud came to
Uxbridge. I'm a costumer - I've
costumed many plays - and when I
was asked to help out I jumped in
with both feet, pulling costumes
out of my closet and working with
the ladies and I took part and got
to wear some amazing outfits.
Just lately, you've been quite a bit
involved with the Manse. What
have you been up to?
A couple of months ago, a lovely
lady named Tess Dempster heard
that I'm a house-painter and she
had been...
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ONTARIO PUBLIC LIBRARY WEEK
The Township
of Uxbridge
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DESIGNATE
ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT
SILOAM COMMUNITY CENTRE
7040 CONCESSION ROAD 2, UXBRIDGE
CONCESSION 1, SOUTH PART LOT 31
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the
Township of Uxbridge intends to designate the property, including
the lands and buildings, at 7040 Concession Road 2, Township
of Uxbridge, as a property of cultural heritage value or interest
under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (R.S.O. 1990, Ch.O.18).
A By-law to designate the property is scheduled to be before
Uxbridge Council at its regular meeting to be held on November
14th, 2011.
Additional information on the proposed designation is available at
the Clerk’s Department.
Any person may, within thirty days of the first publication of this
notice, send by registered mail or deliver to the Clerk of the
Township of Uxbridge notice of their objection to the proposed
designation together with a statement of the reasons for the
objection and all relevant facts. If such a Notice of Objection is
received, the Council of the Township of Uxbridge will refer the
matter to the Conservation Review Board for a hearing.
THE LAST DAY FOR FILING OBJECTIONS IS OCTOBER 29TH,
2011.
Dated at Uxbridge Ontario, this 29th day of September, 2011.
Debbie Leroux, Clerk
UXBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Program Director, Pamela Noble,
905-852-9747,ext. 24
Description of Property- 7040 Concession Road 2, Concession 1,
South Part Lot 31.
The Siloam Community Centre is a one storey, public building
located near the Hamlet of Siloam at Concession 2 and Regional
Road 8 in the Township of Uxbridge.
STATEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUE OR INTEREST
The Siloam Community Centre's cultural heritage lies in its simple
frame construction, modest proportions, and its associations with
the cultural and educational life of the community. In the winter of
1878, an advertisement appeared in the Uxbridge Journal
requesting tenders to construct a new frame schoolhouse in
School Section No.8 to replace an aging log structure. The one
room schoolhouse constructed just outside the community of
Siloam was typical of small rural 19th century schoolhouses,
being rectangular in plan, with a steeply pitched roof, three large
windows placed symmetrically on the side walls and a separate
boys' and girls' entrance on front gable wall. The Siloam School
provided a training ground for numerous teachers and a basic
education for local farming families from 1878 to 1969, before
being converted to its current role as the Siloam Community
Centre.
LEARNING MANDARIN CHINESE: Weds. Oct. 12-Dec. 7 (miss Nov. 9)
Cost: $50.00/eight classes. This program is open to school students,
regardless of prior knowledge of the language. Two classes are being
planned for: Ages 6-10, 4:00-5:00pm, & ages 11-teen, 5:30-6:30 pm.
Sign-up soon if interested, with payment by cash or cheque, as this
activity will occur only if numbers are sufficient to run it.
HYDE & SQUEAK'S SCAVENGER HUNT: Sat. Oct. 22, 2:00pm
Families of all ages are invited to explore the Uxbridge Public Library
(inside & out) and collect some treats along the way! This is a free
'Take TIME' event!
AS WE SEE IT…TRAVELOGUE: SOUTH AFRICA,
Wed. Oct. 26, 1:00-2:30pm. Join David Phillips, library board chair, as
he presents the journey taken recently by himself, and wife Anne, to a
country of diverse scenery and lifestyles. Stops will include Cape
Town, Robben Island with it's prison story, Newslands Stadium-home
of the rugby Springboks and a look at an awesome bungee jump,
which is the tallest in the world! From there we will continue on safari
at a wildlife preserve, enjoy the splendour of renowned Victoria Falls
and finish off with a visit to Zimbabwe. Refreshments, complete with a
fall dessert, will complete the day. Cost: 'Toonies for Treats'.
October 15 - 22, 2011
To celebrate Ontario Public Library Week, special activities have been
planned in and around the Uxbridge and Zephyr Public Libraries,
FREE of charge:
'FOR THE LOVE OF READING' BOOK CHAT
Busy professionals who are on their lunch break, or, residents simply
looking to have a literary discussion with others, are invited to chat
about books they have read ~ are reading ~ or would like to read!
B.Y.O.L. (bring your own lunch); beverages hot and cold will be provided. *If this type of activity sounds like a fit for you, please come
along to this inaugural gathering which will continue, if interest is sufficient, on the first Tuesday of each month.
STORYTIME FOR CHILDREN
Listen, laugh and learn! Discover great books, rhymes and/or songs.
18 months to 8 years old.
STORYTIME FOR CHILDREN ~ FRENCH
Le même, en français!
OPLW READING CHALLENGE
The challenge is simple... children try to read seven or more books,
teens/adults to read at least one book... between Oct. 15-21. Fill out a
ballot listing the books you read by end of day Sat. Oct. 22, for a
chance to win a 'cool' prize! Winners announced Oct. 23.
SIDEWALK CHALK TALK
Time to get creative and use that imagination! Help us celebrate
libraries by writing or drawing a library-themed word or two on the
sidewalks surrounding our libraries. Coloured chalk available at the
circulation desks. Ages 1 - 99!
LIBRARY PATRON APPRECIATION OPEN HOUSE
Stop in for refreshments and treats... and see what new items and
services await at your neighbourhood library!
@ UXBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
STORYTIME - 10-10:30 OCT. 15, 17, 19, 20
4-4:30
OCT. 18, 21
FRENCH STORYTIME - 10:30-11:00 OCT. 15
DROP-IN BOOK CHAT - 12-2 OCT. 18
@ ZEPHYR PUBLIC LIBRARY
STORYTIME - 10:30-11 OCT. 15
6:30-7 OCT. 18, 20
ALL WEEK, AT BOTH LIBRARIES:
Library Patron Appreciation Open House ~
OPLW Reading Challenge ~
Sidewalk Chalk Talk
The Uxbridge Cosmos
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our two cents
Location, location, location
You will note in Mr. Varley’s council report on page 14 that, after many months and much
brouhaha, Uxbridge Council has finally decided where they will put a new fire hall, should
they ever decide they can afford one. And the decision, in the end, was made without
much fanfare or dissent whatsoever. We suspect this is due to the fact that all other possible locations had far too many strikes against them, and the winning site, hard by the
new roundabout at Hwy. 8 and Concession 6 (we were going to call it a corner, but it’s not
really that any more, is it?), simply won a war of attrition. It was the best of a bad lot.
We would not be surprised if it continues to be nothing but a sea of grass for many years
to come (and not even an occasional par three, since the Rotarians reportedly love Little
Sticks as the new site for their Million Dollar Hole in One). The station on Bascom Street
will be with us for many moons yet, and that’s not really such a bad thing.
With the plague of NIMBYism that surfaces with every development proposal, be it grocery store, condo or playground, it shows considerable perseverance for a municipal council to actually push ahead and build anything nowadays. Our new skate park, scheduled
for completion next summer, is a prime example. One of the original ideas was to build
it next to the high school, where a high percentage of its potential users spend a high percentage of their lives. But the residents of Coral Creek weren’t keen on that, and finally
the school board said they needed the land for expansion. Whew!
Elgin Park was suggested, about as far a cry from the sewage plant as you can get.
Rumblings of unhappiness from the good folk of Wooden Sticks, and Council concurred.
Elgin Park, many of them implied, was too isolated. Crime and other evil would undoubtedly flourish (the general populace, despite all evidence to the contrary, particularly in
this town, seems to believe that skateboarders are a bad lot).
How about beside the arena? Quaker Village was leery; a splashpad was much more
wholesome. How about Herrema Fields? This was the preferred option of the skatepark
committee, but letters arrived by the boatload from the Barton Farmers. So the Final
Solution was to exile the skateboarders to Kennedy Fields, blazing the way for all the
other recreational developments which will ultimately land there. A safe distance from
any protesting residents, and a great deal more isolated than Elgin Park or even the
sewage plant.
The beauty of Adrian Giacca’s skatepark design was that it made skateboarding a spectator sport, something the whole community could enjoy. Well, the skateboarders may
find their way to Kennedy House out of desperation, but no spectator will. Ostracism of
our youth is a pretty high price to pay for location by elimination.
CORRECTION: In our story last week on the all-candidates meeting for the
provincial election, New Democratic Party candidate James Terry says: “Your
reporter quoted me as saying I wanted the HST removed from 'Groceries". I
never put that out there. We are moving forward with the removal of home heat,
hydro and gasoline. I at no time said that we would be removing the HST off groceries.” Our reporter stands by her notes, but we’ll give Mr. Terry the benefit of
the doubt, and regret the error.
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Letters to the Editor
With a great deal of help from
the candidates in this coming
election, my opinions have
gone through a blender of
truth. This truth is neither left
nor right, as I expect truth to
be. Attack ads simply state that
there is some bad in the best of
us, as well as some good in the
worst. This led me to look at
my two hands, the left and the
right. I would not enjoy the
good life if either one was missing, handicapped or vilified.
My mind, which I assume is the
guiding truth, is aware that
both will serve me well. If, however, my mind was in any way
false, then both the left and the
right are going to be suspect in
what they do. A left winger, and
right winger in a game of hockey can both do a job, unless one
or the other is benched because
of incompetence.
This short preamble will now
get to the point of what truths I
have been able to assemble, and
not get all the good players
benched. Team Ontario was led
by a robust right winger coach,
who fashioned a revolution.
He deregulated, closed hospital
beds, insulted older experienced
teachers into retirement, sold
off a piece of Canada, and sent
us all $200 of our own tax dollars as an election bribe. Two of
his revolutionaries are now federal ministers, though one has
been caught in a fifty million
dollar unexplainable spending
spree. Oh yes, that was to make
it safe for a G20 Summit. All
the other guys on the other
team do is ask the questions we
want answered. So no matter
which position you play on the
voter’s team, just ask for truth,
and the right people will represent Main Street and not Bay
Street. Main Street did not create the fiscal mess this planet
faces, and that includes
Ontario. Taxes run a country;
cut enough of them, and see
how user fees will make up the
difference.
Karl F. Winterstein
Goodwood
Election day is October 6. As I
read the newspapers, I am
impressed by the sacrifice and
the courage of those who have
been asked to run as candidates.
I am not only thinking of those
in Durham, but of all in the
province. If elected, the members of the Ontario provincial
government are caught between
the public antipathy against
higher taxation on the one hand
and on the other hand, the
deficit not only from this year’s
budget but also the deficits
from previous years. Why
would anyone want to be elected to make that choice?
According to the reports,
many Ontario families are in
debt through credit cards, lines
of credit, and mortgages. To get
out of debt, a family can either
cut down on expenses and pay
down the deficit or pursue a
greater income. Of course, a
family could win the lottery, or
have a rich grandparent
bequeath the necessary money.
For Ontario, the federal government stands in for the rich parent or grandparent. However,
the federal government is also
in debt.
Every person who has chosen
to run in this election on
October 6 has sacrificed, has
hardened her or his personality
to criticism, and is courageous
in eventually needing to make
the choice between reducing
spending or raising taxes.
Two other choices are available
for them. The one alternative is
to leave the deficit for the next
generation, to our children and
our children’s children.
The second alternative is user
fees. If one is going to use the
highways, the concession roads,
the city streets, pay. If one puts
out garbage, pay user fees. If
one wants to play any sport,
whether amateur soccer or
hockey to organized league
play, user fees. Perhaps the
Fords could say if you want to
use the library, user fees.
I am impressed by the sacrifice
and courage of those who run.
Perhaps some candidates are
secretly happy that their party
does not stand a chance of
forming the government, and
so they don’t have to stand
between the reefs to the left and
the breakers on the right.
J. Newton Reed
Uxbridge
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The Uxbridge Cosmos
wandering the cosmos
the barris beat
column by Conrad Boyce
column by Ted Barris
A small town web
Roundabout rules
It has been slightly more than a year since we saw them – our friends who
moved from Goodwood to Haifa, Israel to work for the international Baha’i headquarters – and it was like
they visited yesterday. The journey has been over many years – it started with an invitation from Nancy
Minden to the local churches to provide posters to be displayed in Goodwood Hall for World Peace Day and
my wife and the children of Trinity United Church participated in this important event – in fact, my wife still
has some of those posters in her possession. I came along some years later and was privileged to meet
these people. Nancy and her husband David Honsberger, for whatever reason possessed them, decided that
for either an anniversary or birthday gift to each other – I cannot remember which – they would audition
for Annie, a musical being presented by Uxbridge Musical Theatre in January of 1998. Much to their surprise, but not mine, they became members of that cast – and many more. Both have been lead performers in multiple productions, Nancy even playing my wife in I Do, I Do in 2000 – which as my real life wife,
Lisa, will tell you, is not so easy! Their youngest son, Jonathan, has also been an important member of
many casts and we have enjoyed watching him mature into an amazing adult, working with youth throughout the world. We just spent part of a day and evening with them and some of their close friends here (on
one of their occasional necessary returns from Israel, this time for the wedding of their middle son in
Vermont) and it was joyous because we are family.
I’m sure that you, too, have family members that are not necessarily blood relations. I know that in
Uxbridge, and in small towns like it all over the world, this happens all the time. My wife, who has been a
member of this community since 1976, has many of these, and I, who only came to Uxbridge in 1996, do
so as well. Many of our family members you know from the columns of this newspaper. Ted Barris, the fellow beside me, has been a staunch supporter of this newspaper since the beginning. His father, Alex, and
my wife’s mother, Libbie (who was the “Oprah” of Halifax in the sixties), were guest panellists on Front Page
Challenge many years ago (I also appeared ion the show in the 80s, as a guest impersonating Robert
Service). Lisa and Ted have volunteered together on committees here; and their daughters have done professional theatre together and remain friends and “family” to the present.
Harry Stemp hired my wife in 1984 to work at the Uxbridge Times-Journal and she still works for the next
generation company 27 years later. The members of the Cosmos’ Board of Directors are also cherished
“family” members. Shirley Baster and her late husband Paul were so supportive of me, and trusting of me,
that Paul drove Lisa to our wedding at Pine Grove Church. Frank Chown has been in many plays with me,
George Pratt helped pull me out of a very cold Yukon River when my highly suspect paddling skills dumped
me there about a decade ago. Fred Bendell arranged for Lisa to own her first horse, which after a lifetime
passionately involved with horses was a dream come true, and we get to see him lavishing loving care on
his “ranch” just about every time we head out to the barn to take care of Pegasus. Dave Jones and Scott
Crockatt and their families are also a large part of who we are. Our theatre group literally lives and breathes
thanks to the generosity of Dave and his wife Enid, who’ve stored our sets and props in their outbuildings
for more than a decade. Scott and his wife Debbie are part of a group of amazing Sunday School teachers
who supported Lisa when she became a single mom in her 30s. In fact, one of my first visual memories after
I came to Ontario was this close-knit group walking down a small-town road, arm in arm, at Debbie’s father’s
funeral in the fall of 1996. They were so obviously such dear friends, so close that they might as well be
family. There was no question that all of them would be at the weddings of Lisa’s children, and we’ve been
to all theirs.
Dave Jones’ son, Bryn, still calls Lisa “Mom” as they were “family” members in Music Man many years
ago, as does her “daughter” in that production, Nicole Daley. We are as proud of these young adults as if
they were our very own children. So many of the young people we first got to know on stage have made
us similarly proud.
How did this ramble start? We don’t see any of these people mentioned here on a daily basis but they
are so important to our daily existence – they are a part of who we are. Nancy and David just remind us
of that fact – whether they’re across the dining table or half a world away - and isn’t that a blessing?
Last summer, I made an interesting discovery. Not surprising, since I was conducting research. But what I found wasn't quite what I expected, although it was actually quite close to home. I happened to be researching in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where, I discovered, they've been experimenting with
something relatively new in their part of the world. What's more, they've made a YouTube video about it.
“All about roundabouts,” the video says. “Getting in and getting out…” And I thought, “Do we ever need this
back home!”
“Why?” you might ask.
Well, not too long after traffic began flowing through Uxbridge's first ever roundabout - at Brock Street West
and the 6th Concession - I started into the intersection from the west. I slowed to make sure nobody was entering ahead of me southbound from the left and began moving through intending to continue eastbound into town.
Suddenly, from the right, a driver in an SUV catapulted into the intersection. Realizing - since I was already moving through the intersection - that I had the right of way, the driver slammed on the brakes. I did too and there
was no collision. But clearly, the SUV driver didn't know the rules for using roundabouts.
It's not that they're new. They're just new here.
For the record, the British built the first roundabout in 1903 in a place called Letchworth Garden City; the city
intended the island in the centre of the traffic circle as a safe spot for pedestrians attempting to get through the
intersection. The famous Columbus Circle roundabout opened in New York City the next year and soon after several circles in Washington, D.C. By 1907 another famous roundabout had been built at Place de l'Etoile - that's
the one that encircles Arc de Triomphe in Paris. It's about half a dozen lanes from the outside of the roundabout
to the arch itself and take my word for it (if you're never seen it) it's a battle to get through. I think there are
Parisians who may well have entered that roundabout in 1907, and are there yet.
But let me go back to the Colorado Springs YouTube for some of the roundabout rules we can use. According to
the video:
“Know which direction you want to go, before you enter the roundabout - left turn, right turn or proceed straight.
As you approach a roundabout, plan ahead and slow down.”
This is the secret to the roundabout's success - the slow down part. Why? Well, in the first place, slower traffic
increases driver reaction time. It gives all vehicles in the circulation an equal chance to advance in their chosen
direction without necessarily having to stop. They also say it reduces fuel consumption (and consequently air pollution, I guess). But back to the way to drive through a roundabout:
“When entering a roundabout, you must yield to all vehicles already within the roundabout. Then follow the
same rules in a roundabout that you would in a conventional intersection.”
It comes down to this: Plan ahead. Slow down. Yield. And don't do anything in a roundabout you wouldn't do in
a regular crossroad.
Recently, roundabouts have become very popular in North America. They're cheaper than traffic lights. They
calm or slow down the traffic. And they clear traffic volume more efficiently and safely than advanced greens or
dedicated lights. There are plenty of roundabouts in western Canada - especially on the Prairies. There's a bunch
in south Durham Region now. They've had at least one in Port Perry for several years now. As of 2009, Colorado
Springs had 68 of them, with 10 more planned.
By the way, if I thought meeting an uninitiated SUV driver in the middle of our roundabout was dangerous, I
recently learned about one in the U.K. that nearly proved deadly. I happened to be interviewing a veteran who
talked about being a motorcycle dispatch rider in England during the last war. It was about 1944 - when just about
every metre of roadway had military vehicles on it - and he said he was leading a convoy of tanks down to the
English Channel for the crossing. He reached a roundabout, parked his cycle in the island and began directing the
column of tanks coming up behind him. The first tank barely jogged to miss him, but came barrelling straight
across the centre of the roundabout instantly crushing his motorcycle. The rest of the tank column followed, disintegrating whatever was left of his bike.
“I thought these things were safe spots on the road,” the vet said. “Not in Britain… and certainly not in
wartime.”
Maybe the first rule of using a roundabout should read: “Imagine you're in a war zone and every vehicle in the
traffic circle has the potential to crush you and your vehicle.”
That might get people to stop and learn roundabout rules.
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Sloppy Bruins drop two in a row
Outlook for Zephyr library is rosier
by Roger Varley
by Roger Varley
If the Uxbridge Bruins have to
have poor games, it's perhaps better to have them early in the season.
Friday night's effort at the local
arena was just that as the Bruins
exhibited poor teamwork, sloppy
play and squandered opportunities in a 4-2 loss to their archrivals, the Port Perry MoJacks.
There was little sign of any concerted play-making and the solid
body-checking the team showed
in their first two games against
Clarington Eagles disappeared.
The Bruins also lacked the
wherewithal Tuesday night as they
fell behind early to the Chiefs in
Lakefield and were unable to
come back, losing the contest 7-4.
With the two losses, the Bruins
now sit in fourth place in the
OHA Jr. C Central Division with
four points on two wins and two
losses.
On Friday night, the MoJacks
took the lead with the only goal of
the first period, a power-play
marker scored when two Bruins
went to the penalty box within
seconds of each other, giving the
visitors a two-man advantage for
one minute and 43 seconds. Less
than a minute later, the Bruins
had their own two-man advantage
for 36 seconds, but were unable to
score. In fact, the Bruins' power
play never looked threatening all
night.
Port Perry made it 2-0 early in the
second period. A second squandered opportunity for the Bruins
came near the midway mark when
Kenzie Smith took a pass from
Flavio Fiorucci and had a clear
breakaway, but was unable to put
the puck past MoJacks goalie
Drew Siydock. Newcomer Blake
Ertel finally put the Bruins on the
scoreboard at the 8:26 mark,
assisted by Smith and Steve
Douitsis. The MoJacks regained
their two-goal lead three minutes
later with a short-handed goal
when Logan Evans sidestepped
past defenceman Callum Lynch
and
beat
goalie
Stefan
Melnychuk. Melnychuk again
looked somewhat shaky in the
first part of the game, but
appeared to gain confidence as the
game went on. Kurt Batty scored
Bruins' second goal, unassisted, at
the 4:02 mark.
Further evidence of sloppy play
came late in the period when
Matt Allen took two penalties at
the same time, one for tripping
and one for unsportsmanlike conduct. However, the Bruins managed to ride out the four-minute
penalty.
In the third period, the Bruins
took four penalties in a row,
which led to Port Perry's fourth
goal, with the puck being deflected past Melnychuk just as the last
penalty ended. With only fiveand-a-half minutes left, Uxbridge
just about ruined any chance of a
comeback when Jayson Heydon
and Kyle Northover were sent to
the sin bin at the same time. The
hockey gods gave them another
chance, however, when they both
stepped back onto the ice just in
time to take a pass and mount a
two-man breakaway on the
MoJacks net, only to have
Siydock stymie them again.
Finally, with one minute remaining, the Bruins had a two-man
advantage for 36 seconds and,
with Melnychuk pulled for the
extra attacker, found themselves
playing six-on-three. But once
again, the power play fizzled.
Asked if the game held any lessons for the Bruins, coach and
general manager Matt Muir said
the team learned discipline is an
issue.
"We've got to stay out of the
penalty box and stop taking silly
penalties," he said.
The Bruins return to action this
weekend, hosting Little Britain
Merchants tomorrow at 7:45 p.m.
and then taking on the Merchants
again in Little Britain on Saturday
night at 7:30 p.m.
Vote to help
the splash pad
happen!
Uxbridge residents have an opportunity to make a real difference in
whether an important local recreational project happens.
The Bonner Boys, the local group
spearheading the project, are teaming up with James-Campbell
Insurance to raise money towards the
splash pad and hillside park planned
for beside the Uxbridge Arena.
$150,000 is needed to purchase the
splash pad components, and Aviva,
the national insurance company, has
$1 million in a Community Fund
which they will award to the community projects across the country
with the most support.
The Bonner Boys have applied for a
grant for the splashpad and toboggan
hill project. The more votes received,
the more chance the community will
be awarded money for this project.
So go to the website shown in the ad
on page 7, and register your vote for
the Uxbridge application. You can
vote every day until Oct. 18, so what
are you waiting for?
It's beginning to look as though the
Zephyr branch of the Uxbridge library
may not close at the end of the year
after all.
Chief librarian Alexandra Hartmann
said Tuesday she will be appearing
before council on Nov. 16 to present
two possible budgets: one that would
see the Zephyr branch closed and one
that would allow it to remain open.
Budget cuts last year led council to
decide to close the Zephyr branch at
the end of this year because the library
board could not find the approximately $36,000 needed to keep it open,
even though the Uxbridge library's
overall budget was around $750,000.
Ms. Hartmann said because of cuts
made in the area of purchasing books,
CDs and other materials, it actually
cost less to keep Zephyr open this year
than last. She said when the two possi-
ble budgets are presented, she will recommend the Zephyr branch remain
open.
Councillor Pat Molloy, who not only
represents Zephyr but also chairs the
finance committee, said Tuesday night
that he doesn't believe the branch will
close.
"It's not written in stone," he said.
He said it was important for the
library board to show that Zephyr was
important to them.
"I don’t think there should have been
a question about closing it," he said.
"We didn't have the complete picture."
Mr. Molloy said he believes council
has the political will to keep the
branch open.
"Council makes the decision whether
to close it or keep it open," he said.
"Services are always council's decision."
SOFA Smiles
with Fred Bendell
The pucks are in the freezer with the ice packs and the hockey tape is in the
hockey bag beside the aspirin. Yes, once again it is that time of the year when
we "senior" hockey players come out to play a little hockey and try to wear off
some of those extra pounds we gained enjoying those summer barbeques and
snacks by the pool. The teams have been made up, the ice is booked and our referee and time keeper ready to go, all that's missing is us. It all starts on Sunday
October 16th at 7 am. If you played full time last year and have not yet been
called, please give me a call and I will make sure you are assigned to a team. If
you are interested in joining the league give me a call and I will include you on
our spare list. Thank you Wes Bonner for accepting the position as League
President and welcome Gerry Roberts to the executive. On behalf of the league
we wish to thank Stu Evans and David Fisher for their great contribution as
league executives, Gerry has some big skates to fill. Well check those hockey
bags, make sure the equipment is still there, tape the stick and don't forget the
long underwear. See you on the 16th!
The Uxbridge Cosmos
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Scenes from
Blood
Brothers
Photos by
Lezley
Woodhams
“Deeply moving” “Totally beguiling”
“A musical to shout and sing about”
Uxbridge Farmers' Market
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Crafts, Artisans, Plants and much more...
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Only Two More Sundays Outside!
Join Us Inside at the
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Sundays From Oct. 16 to Dec. 18
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The Uxbridge Cosmos
ated in our community.
The second, was her concern of the need of the
world. In a venture of faith
she initiated and made possible, the supporting of a
missionary overseas....” Rev. W.M. Mustard
And Lily Reid, one of a succession
of housekeepers at the manse
remembered: “There was never any
uppishness in the Manse -- and lots
of fun! Once we papered a room
and had such an uproarious time - Mr. Macdonald laughed till helpless. Finally she said 'Ewan, you
may as well go to the study. We're
not getting anything done!' ”
From Thursday October 13 to
Sunday 16, during “Lucy Maud
Montgomery at Home in
Leaskdale,
a
Centennial
Celebration,” many more anecdotes will be related and the spirit
of L.M. Montgomery will be
evoked throughout Leaskdale and
Uxbridge. Visitors, scholars and
fans will examine, dissect, and discuss the author and her work and
her legacy to our community and
to Canadian literature.
Meanwhile, Back
at the Manse by Barb Pratt
Memories of L.M.
Montgomery
In
1965,
The
Women's
Association of Leaskdale published
a booklet, L.M. Montgomery as
Mrs. Ewen Macdonald of the
Leaskdale Manse 1911 to 1926.
The book is full of treasured memories and anecdotes collected from
people who knew the author. For
instance;
“When on an errand to the
Manse one evening, I was taken
out to the kitchen. As I passed
through the dining-room my
attention was captured by a lady
sitting writing at one end of the
table. A huge book was spread out
in which she was writing with a
straight pen with a white bone
handle. Many papers and other
small notebooks were there as well
as a bottle of ink. Nearby on the
table reposed “Daffy” the cat
purring contentedly. Occasionally
he looked at his mistress and then
at the ink as if he would like to dip
his paw in it and write too. L.M.
Montgomery Macdonald was smiling and laughing at times, as if she
were thoroughly enjoying the story
that flowed from her pen. I do not
think she even knew I was there
but I shall always remember that
brief glimpse of a favourite author
at work.” - J.M. Leask
“The early days of L.M.
Montgomery in Leaskdale have left
two major impressions with me.
First, the gaiety, the laughter and
the joy of the manse, especially
when the Campbell cousins from
P.E.I. made one of their many prolonged visits. Then we saw and
caught something of the spirit of
Anne of Green Gables being radi-
To register for any part of the four
days, visit our website,www.lucymaudmontgomery.ca. Tickets for
evening performances of The
Lemmon Sisters (Thursday), The
Temple of Fame (Friday) and Maud
of Leaskdale (Saturday) are available at Blue Heron Books and The
Leaskdale General Store, as well as
for the encore performance of
Emily on Sunday.
Don't forget to drop in to the
show of Arnold Hodgkins paintings at the Historic Leaskdale
Church. The opening of this special exhibition is tonight, October
6. The paintings are displayed
throughout the church, which will
be open daily 1 to 5, Thursday and
Friday 1 to 8, until October 15.
Encore Performance!
Sunday, October 16
2:00 p.m.
Oliver Ibbett needs a magnifying
glass to check the detail on his
meticulous miniatures, which won
the People's Choice Award in the
Children's Art Show, part of the
Celebration of the Arts, last week.
Laura Aged 13, left, a painting by
Uxbridge’s Daniel Colby, won the
People's Choice Award in the adult
Juried Art exhibition.
Photo by Wynn Walters
The Uxbridge
Family Health
Clinic
welcomes
Three Great Shows
Three great nights
October 13th
Show Time 8 pm
The Temple of Fame
ELNA COETSEE
a play
originally done in Uxbridge
in 1913
Registered Dietitician
Woodensticks Golf Club Uxbridge
October 14th
The Lemmon Sisters in
Concert
Ken Guo (physiotherapist) and Suzanne Snowball (clinic staff) welcome Registered
Dietitian Elna Coetsee (centre of picture) to the Wellness Team at Uxbridge Family
Health Clinic. With her extensive experience and education in nutrition, Elna will offer
advice and counselling to assist patients with issues such as tackling weight loss, disease
prevention, proper weight maintenance and nutrition education to help them make better food choices.
Our Wellness Team strives to provide comprehensive patient-focused care including chiropractic services, physiotherapy, acupuncture, naturopathy, massage therapy, counselling
services and now nutrition counselling.
For appointments for any of these services, please call 905-852-1009 (ext 1013)
or visit our offices at 2
Elgin Park Drive (beside Rexall) Uxbridge.
A wonderful jazz Swing group
St. Paul’s Church Leaskdale
Maud of Leaskdale
An original play
Written and Directed by
Conrad Boyce
Millrun Golf Club
October 15th
October 13,14,15
Tickets available at Blue Heron Books or online at
www.lucymaudmontgomery.ca
L.M. Montgomery is a trademark of heirs of L.M.Montgomery Inc. used with
permission by LMMSO
$20 per show
Seniors & students
$15 per show
The Uxbridge Cosmos
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Stemp’s Stew
column by Harry Stemp
Sorry for the abbreviated version of the 'Stew'
this week but I am writing from
Uniworld's cruise ship the 'Odyssey', a trip
which started in Vienna and has made its way
down the Danube River, ending up in
Bucharest next week.
A small ship with only 90 passengers, most
from across Canada, but four from Australia
and, as usual, with these cruise organizers, an
off the track itinerary which
is organized by Sanjay Goel of Cruise
Connections in Vancouver.
We enjoyed three days in Vienna, the highlight being a private concert organized just for
our group, and we have strolled through small
villages along the Danube, being greeted by
residents who are anxious to show off thier
small communities to these 'strange' looking
people from across the ocean.
A large number of passengers are from the
medical field as part of CME (Continued
Medical Education) and they have seminars
every morning before we take off on the shore
excursions.
There are six of us on board who are not part
of CME and we are fondly known as the 'foreigners'. We are welcome to sit in on their
seminars which I have done on occasion when
they dealt with sugjects that I found interesting.
As usual a large number of passengers, when
they discover I am from Uxbridge, mention
they know a lot about Uxbridge and, in particular, a lot about Lucy Maud Montgomery
and Glenn Gould. This allows me to brag
about my hometown without being a bore, as
they were the ones to raise the subject.
And, on this trip unlike others, there is a lot
of political talk as the election in Ontario takes
place on Thursday. This encourages some
heated discussion between the Liberals and
Progressive Conservatives who all have one
thing in common... they do not want
another NDP government. 'Rae Days',
although well back in
our history, are still
remembered like they
happened yesterday, and none wanted them to
return.
In Budapest we were exposed to what it was
like to live through the German occupation of
the 2nd World War, followed by the
Communist years and then the amazing
Freedom Fighter years, with many people
being killed, but which turned this beautiful
city into a free zone once again.
This morning - October 4 - we are in for a
very interesting shore excursion. We will be
visiting Vukovar in Croatia - scene of the terrible ethnic cleansing tragedies of a few years
ago. We will be sitting in with a school classroom in session. Some passengers have given
Sanjay and his staff money to purchase school
supplies to be distributed amongst the students.
We will then be broken up into groups of six
to have lunch in private homes with
Croatian families. We are all looking forward
to this experience as I can imagine there will
be some interesting stories of what it was like
to live through that horrible experience. Must
run as the 'going ashore' warning has been
issued.
Hope this reaches across the big pond to the
Cosmos safely and you enjoy this short travelogue of this amazing trip. And it will be made
even more enjoyable knowing that everyone
reading this intends to get out and vote on
Thursday. It is ironic that such a low number
of people bother to mark an 'X' on the ballot
while I am visiting parts of the world where
hundreds of thousands lost their lives fighting
for that right.
In my opinion anyone who does not bother
to vote on Thursdsay, should be thoroughly
ashamed of themselves.
Meet Me @ the Library
by Victoria Ioannou
and Renae Wolfesberger
For any of you who follow this column, you’ll
notice that the usual writers (Sean and
Shannon) are no longer the ones with their
bylines on it. Because they’ve gone off to university, we’re excited to be taking their places as
columnists for the Uxbridge Public Library. We
(Renae and Victoria) are new student employees at the library, and we’re going to be sharing
library news with you for the year. We’re two of
six new young faces you’ll be seeing at the
library when you stop by.
• Do you have any fines that you keep on forgetting to pay? Well tomorrow is your last
chance to kill two birds in one stone. By helping Loaves and Fishes Food Bank, $2.00 will be
taken off your fines for every non-perishable
item that you bring in. We recommend that
you bring in items such as canned foods, toiletries, cereals etc. Don’t miss your chance to
pay your fines and to contribute to a great
cause.
• With the start of a new school year, your child
may have been put (or is already in) the French
Immersion program at Uxbridge Public School
or Uxbridge Secondary School. If you’ve ever
visited the French Department at the library,
you’ve probably noticed that the books are
mainly geared to a younger audience. If your
child has just started the French Immersion
program, the French Department is definitely
something to look into whether it’s for an
assignment or just to bone up on reading and
comprehension. However, there is a limited
selection of books for older students.
Thankfully, this is about to change since we’re
going to be ordering more French books that
will be geared to older students.
• As summer came to an end, so did our teen
reading program. The Teen Advisory Board
picked eight books for Uxbridge teens to read
last summer. After voting for their favorites and
posting book reviews on our website, the winner was announced. Thirteen Reasons Why by
Jay Asher got almost all of the votes. If you
weren’t a part of the program and you’re looking for some amazing young adult reads, be
sure to come and check out this book or any
others from the list.
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Sat., Oct. 22 Lost Pilgrims Gospel/
bluegrass group at St. Andrew’s-Chalmers
Presbyterian Church, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15.
Coming Up
This Weekend...
Oct. 6-15 Blood Brothers First play of
the season from OnStage Uxbridge. See
page 7 for more info.
Fri., Oct. 7
Fridays at the Foster
Tudor Consort Choir. 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 8, 7:00 a.m. The Oak Ridges
Trail Association is hosting a hike on the
Al Shaw side Trail. This is a 1+ hr., 4+ km
moderate pace hike. Meet at the trail
entrance on the west side of Conc. 6, 1.5 km
south of Durham Rd. 21. No dogs please.
Bob Comfort 905-473-2669.
Sun., Oct. 9 Special Thanksgiving
Service at historic Glen Major Church located at 1560 Con. 7 South of Uxbridge on
Sunday ,Oct 9th at 3pm. with Pastor Michael
Liew speaking. All Welcome.
Next Week...
Oct. 13-16 Lucy Maud Montgomery
at Home in Leaskdale: A Centennial
Celebration A series of events commemorating the author’s arrival in Leaskdale. See
page 8 for more.
Fri., Oct. 14 Fridays at the Foster Ted
Nasmith, Tolkien Songs. 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 14, 9:30 a.m. The Oak Ridges
Trail Association is hosting a 2+ hr., 10+
km moderate to fast loop hike on the Brock
Track. There are some hills. Meet at the
parking area on the east side of Uxbridge
Conc. 6, 5.5 km south of Durham 21. Russ
Burton 905-830-2862.
Fri., Oct. 14 Taoist Tai Chi Open House
9:00am to 11:30am, Uxbridge Seniors’
Centre on Marietta Street. Learn the art of
moving meditation. You’ll reduce stress while
increasing core strength, flexibility, stamina
and balance. For further information, call Bob
Hill at 905-852-2587, or visit the Taoist Tai
Chi Society website at www.taoist.org.
Al Shaw side Trail. This is a 1+ hr., 4 km moderate pace loop hike with some hills. Meet at
the trail entrance on the west side of Conc. 6,
1.5 km south of Durham Rd. 21. No dogs
please. Russ Burton 905-830-2862.
Sat., Oct. 15 Sheesham and Lotus, “Kings
of Old Tyme”, will return to Greenbank
Folk Music Society. Show time: 8 PM.
Tickets $25 at Blue Heron Books.
Upcoming...
Tues., Oct. 18 12:00pm Seniors’ Pot
Luck Lunch Seniors Centre. Please bring
your favourite main dish OR a dessert, your
dishes and mug. Meeting and Entertainment.
New Members Welcome! Membership
$5.00 per person.
Fri., Oct. 21 Fridays at the Foster
Nancy Hall, Guitar/Vocals. 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 21, 9:30 a.m. The Oak Ridges
Trail Association is hosting a moderate to
fast pace 10 km., 2+ hr. hike at Walker
Woods. There are hills. Meet at the parking
area on the east side of Conc. 6, 2 km south
of Durham Rd. 21 at Albright Rd. No dogs
please. . Joan Taylor 905-477-2161.
Fri., Oct. 21 Hot Roast Beef Dinner
TRINITY UNITED CHURCH 4.30 p.m –7.30
Tiger Talk
by Maggie Anderson
and Charlotte Damus
The Cosmos ran a news article last
week on the terrific results of young figure skater Mackenzie Bent and her
partner Garrett Mackeen in the recent
ISU Junior Grand Prix Event in
Romania. But given that Mackenzie is
a (new!) USS Tiger as well, it seemed
only fitting to devote a Tiger Talk column to the behind-the-scenes life of this
talented athlete.
Mackenzie and her family (mom
Nancy, dad Randy, and brothers
Garrett and Griffin) have lived in
Uxbridge for her entire life. From age
three, when she did not want to leave
the ice, she was hooked on skating.
Her mom and dad got her a coach
when they saw how much she loved
it. As Mackenzie says, “Things just
seemed to continue from there!”
Of her 11 years skating, she has
spent the last seven flying over the ice
with her partner, Garrett (age 17). In
fact, one of her first memories of skating was with him. “I wore a little
pink dress and he wore a tux with a
matching bow tie. I can still recall
the nerves I felt at the time!”
Mackenzie explained that when she
was a solo skater, she knew she had
some talent, but jumps weren't her
strongest and it was when she found a
partner that things truly started to
take off.
When asked what her favourite part
of skating is, Mackenzie thought for a
bit and then shared that she likes to
compete and she enjoys the feeling of
being out on the ice by herself. She
likes training mainly because she's
surrounded by good training mates,
and that makes everything seemsso
much better.
Mackenzie's typical day when she's
in training would make most Tigers
roll over and go to sleep! She's up at
the crack of dawn (4:45), and on the
ice by 6:30. After two hours she gets
a little break, then it's two more
hours of skating, to school for lunch
with her friends and classes, then
back to the rink, then home for
homework and an online course, and
then (finally) she gets her much needed rest!
Mackenzie explained that she travels
for competitions and for training
camps (this year she trained in
Germany and Latvia). She trains all
year round (her current coaches are in
p.m Adults $15.00 Children 6-12 $5.00
under 5 years FREE. Dessert Home Made
Pies.
Fri., Oct. 21 The 8 th annual Sandford
Musical Gala Sandford United Church ,
405 Sandford Road at 7.30 PM. New lineup
will feature popular local musicians including
2011 Celebration of the Arts stars as well as
out-of-town performers. Tickrets available at
the door, Blue Heron Books and from church
council members.
Fri., Oct. 21 FALL FUN YOUTH DANCE
for Grades 4-8 at the Uxbridge Arena – 7-10
pm. Admission at the door is $7.00, which
includes a chance to win great prizes! This
fundraiser is hosted by the Uxbridge Youth
Choir.
Fri., Oct. 21 Blood Donor Clinic 1-7:30
p.m. Uxbridge Seniors Centre, 75 Marietta
St.
Al Shaw side Trail. This is a 1+ hr., 4.5 km
moderate pace loop hike. Meet at the trail
entrance on the west side of Conc. 6, 1.5 km
south of Durham Rd. 21. No dogs please.
Joan Taylor 905-477-2161.
Sun., Oct. 23 Siloam United Church
and Cemetery Open Meeting for
plotholders and friends to discuss the future of
the site. Siloam Community Centre, Hwy. 8
and Conc. 2, 2-4 p.m.
that have benefited in the past include the
Cottage Hospital, Windreach Farms,
Preciouse Minds, Community Living and
many more. Proposals outlining your organization and how the funds would be used
should be mailed to : Ann Sauder (Proceeds
Chair) at
14 Gamron Ave. Uxbridge, ON L9P 1R4.
The deadline for applications is November 1,
2011.
Ongoing....
Uxbridge Seniors Shuffleboard begins
Mon., Oct. 3, runs Monday and Wednesday
mornings at 9 a.m. till the end of April at the
Seniors Centre. All welcome.
Join in the fun and fitness of Line Dancing
Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8 at Trinity
United Church, 20 First Ave. Call 905-8524655 for details.
Donate gently used winter clothing to
Operation Warm Hearts, drop off at
Seniors Centre or Wash Worx, 11 Main St.
N. Sale of goods Nov. 5.
Play bridge for a good cause.
Women’s Friday bridge league, small weekly
fees to Cottage Hospital. Call Donna at 905852-5165 to register.
CNIB GTA is looking for volunteers to fill
varies roles. Volunteers are needed in the
areas of transportation and to help people
who are blind or partially sighted to be independent. Out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed for mileage. For further information
please contact Filomena Di Ruscio at 1-(800)
563-0887 Ext. 5207 or via email at [email protected]
A History of Play: An Exhibition of
Vintage Toys and Collectables at the
Uxbridge Historical Centre (Museum &
Archives) until October 8th. Tours and exhibit
open Wednesday to Sunday and holidays,
10am to 4pm., 7239 Concession 6. Regular
admission fees apply. Contact 905-8525854 or [email protected]. for
more information.
Uxbridge Seniors Regular Euchre
Cribbage alternate Mondays, 7:30pm10:30pm Call George 905-852-2086.
Uxbridge Farmers’ Market Fresh produce and much, much more. Every Sunday till
Thanksgiving from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Uxbridge Arena.
Sat., Oct. 22, 9:30am to 3:30pm.
Beginner Rug Hooking Workshop with
Beatrice Grant at the Uxbridge Historical
Centre Schoolhouse. $60/person, supplies
included. Take home a complete craft. Bring
a lunch, beverages supplied. Pre-registration
and payment required. Contact the Uxbridge
Historical Centre to register at 905-852-5854
or [email protected]. 7239
Concession Rd. 6, Uxbridge.
Line Dancing at the Seniors Thursday
Mornings 9:00am, Beginners 9:30-11:00am
Regular dancing $3.00 pp. Call Eva 905852-7792.
Hospital Auxiliary “Chances Are”
Store on Bascom Street accepting good fall
and winter clothing. Proceeds to Cottage
Hospital.
If you are involved in a local non-profit group,
why not make your case for funding from
uxperience, the Uxbridge Variety
Show? Uxperience has provided funding to
various local non-profit groups to the tune of
$95,000.00 over the past 20 years. Groups
If you have a community event you’d like us
to mention, please contact us at [email protected] or 905-852-1900. The
deadline for our next issue is 6 p.m. Sunday.
Scarborough) and competes from
June to January. Her training also
includes ballroom dancing and ballet,
as well as physical training with Bill at
Real Bodies here in Uxbridge. The
recent win in Romania qualified
Mackenzie and Garrett for the next
competition in Estonia and from
there Mackenzie said, “We'll see how
things go!”
She acknowledged that all of this
“can be stressful, but when you have
family and friends to support you it's
good. If you want to do well you
have to sacrifice something to get to
the top.”
Mackenzie is lucky to have wonderful friends both on and off the ice.
She admitted that it's sometimes
tricky to have to compete with her
good buddies, but they all know their
friendships are there and that's so
important. Of course, one of her best
skating friends is Garrett. Mackenzie
said, “We're like brother and sister,
we've known each other so long and
we get along really well.”
She also gets inspiration from other
skaters at her club. She said that one
team has had so much to go through,
and to see people come back from a
hard time is such an “up”!
Mackenzie stated that she has a really strong family, and that's so important as there are so many ups and
downs as well as personal and family
sacrifices in sports. She loves her
brothers and she tries to go to their
hockey games too.
In closing, Mackenzie thought
about what she would tell young
skaters. She said, “You really need to
love it, or there's not much point. If
you do - go for it and don't think
twice about those who think other-
wise!” Good advice for all of us,
skaters or not. Many thanks to
Mackenzie for sharing so freely with
us!
another Tiger Talk correspondent. Tiger
Talk encourages any USS students who
have stories to tell or news to share, to
contact us either in the halls or through
the Cosmos - we'd love to have you
write your own story (get published!) or
relay your information to us!
Tiger Talk is pleased to announce that
Maggie's twin brother, Gareth, is a
recent addition to USS and will be
11
The Uxbridge Cosmos
First youth film festival produces amazing work
by Cathy Christoff
The 1st Uxbridge Youth Film
Festival held at the Roxy Theatres
last Wednesday was a tremendous
success. We were jammed to the
rafters with a very appreciative
audience, fabulous films by our
local youth and wonderful prizes
from all of the sponsors.
The judges (Andy Malcolm,
Robin Lupita Bain and Randy
Wilson - all industry professionals)
were overwhelmed by the talent of
the youth who participated in this
inaugural event. At one point in the
evening, I met the judges in the
projection booth and they were
quite divided on what film could be
considered in the top three as all of
the films had qualities that made
them stand out. But the choice had
to be made and here was their decisions along with the Audience
Choice Award:
Best Youth Short Film: "Don't
Forget" by Kate Niemuller. This
powerful five minute film mesmorized the audience, so much so,
that you could hear a pin drop in
the crowded room. Everyone was
absorbing the story, the music, the
camera work, the acting.
2nd Prize, Best Film: "Push" by
Nicolas Houghton, a four minute,
action packed skateboarding film,
shot all around Uxbridge in HD. A
visual treat with a great message
about this very vital sport for our
youth today.
3rd Prize - Best Film: "Fresh Air"
by Damon Nicholl. This eight
minute film was really a "breath of
fresh air" that kept us laughing
throughout. Not only did this film
win the 3rd place award, it also won
the coveted "Audience Choice"
award. A definite crowd pleaser
starring Damon, his grandparents
and their prescient dog.
I have to give Honourable
Mention to the other seven films
which we showcased in the festival
as they truly are fine examples of
short filmmaking:
• "Honest Mistake" by Daniel Bagg
• "We Are Rowers" by the
Lamoureux Brothers
• "Orange You Glad I Didn't Say
Murder" by Matthew Coleby
• "The Last Bite" by Hilary
Sweatman, Charlotte Damus,
Emily Hoover and Lauren Tzogas
• "Perspective" by Serena Morcinek
• "Bloody Detention" by Sinclair
Minshull and Victoria Anderson
• "Tears of a Lonely Heart" by
Morgan Suggitt
Thank you to all filmmakers for
their submissions to our 1st Annual
Youth Film Festival, and I look forward to seeing more of your films
in the next festival. So start planning now for the 2nd Annual Youth
Film Festival for 2012. Open to all
youth, ages 13-19 years.
For more information contact:
Cathy Christoff @416-989-6963.
Some of the
performers in this
week’s Celebration
of the Arts events
were sculptor
Wynn Walters
(left) and duelling
divas Sasha
Liebich-Tait and
Jennifer NeveuCook.
Photos by
Stuart Blower.
Leaskdale News
with Sandra Will and Mary Morozuk
The Fall Season is making a grand
entrance; colours changing and frost is
in the air...
Helen Harrison, your usual columnist, is home at last after a long hospital stay. Wishing her best wishes for a
speedy recovery...
Our sincere sympathy goes to
Mildred Taylor, family, neighbours and
friends of the late Lloyd Taylor, a longtime survivor of a debilitating illness. A
service to celebrate his life took place
at the Thorne Funeral Home in
Cannington on September 23rd with
interment in St. John's Cemetery,
West Brock Township...
St. Paul's Leaskdale W.A. will meet on
October l9th at l:30 in the Fireside
Room. The program will have a
Thanksgiving theme...
Exciting news:
Kathleen Hubers
and Matt Simmonds are engaged to be
married...
So many of our young people will be
returning back to Uxbridge for the
Grade l2 Commencement Exercises to
be held at Uxbridge Secondary School
on Thursday evening, October 6th. It
will be nice to see them...
The Arnold Hodgkins Art Show and
Sale starts this Thursday, the 6th to
l6th at the Historic Leaskdale
Church. Opening Night Gala, Wine
and Cheese on the 6th from 7 to l0
p.m...
October l3th, l4 and l5th, Lucy
Maud Montgomery at Home in
Leaskdale, each day a different theme,
local, national and international speakers and presentations. Three evenings
of cultural entertainment, a ribbon
cutting ceremony for the completed
restoration of the Leaskdale Manse,
unveiling of centennial garden and
Burn the Mortgage ceremony, gala
farewell dinner and original play "
Maud of Leaskdale" by Conrad Boyce
and Maud's Thespians. Check the
website for complete agenda and
times, www.lucymaudmontgomery.ca.
Jenna Leask and Grant Cook were
married in the Fifth Line Church at
the Museum last Saturday in a lovely
fall
wedding
ceremony.
Congratulations to you both...
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.
Brandon McFetridge who were married at Whistlin' Hills, the family farm,
on Saturday, September 24th. Best
wishes to the happy couple...
Reg and Joyce Carter enjoyed a holiday in Europe in early September.
Their tour included river cruises and
important destinations in six countries...
Sorry to hear of the recent passing of
Alan Cywink following several
months' illness. Our sympathy goes to
the Podpora family and Alan's many
friends. A memorial for family, neighbours and friends in remembrance
took place at the Udora Community
Centre on October lst...
Hoping everyone has an enjoyable
Thanksgiving weekend.
CONGRATULATIONS to our Ontario Scholars from the entire Uxbridge Secondary School community.
Sabrina
Adams
Samuel
Allison
Jamie
Anderson
Leigh
Ansell
Emily
Arnold
Mitchell
Bache
Ian
Bain
Samantha
Baker
Jessie-Lyn
Boadway
Bouwmeister
Nicole
Brunne
Jenna
Bruno
Rylee
Buchta
Buckingham
Jackson
Bush
Calvin
Callaghan
Sage
Camozzi
Nicole
Capotosto
Emma
Castro
Jordy
Catherwood
Sabrina
Adams
Kelly
Clayton
Julie
Cockburn
Bailey
Collins
Chloe
Cragg
Breanna
Cranley
Caitlyn
Crichton
Mailey
Spencer
Crowe
Alexander
Cummings
Rachael
Curtis
Jenna
Davies
Dustin
Davis
Emma
Daymond
Torianna
Defreitas
Olivia
Rylie
Duncan
Brin
Farrell
Josh
Drew‐Brooke
Featherstone
Maggie
Finlayson
Irina
Finn
Nicole
French
Hillary
Geer
Jonah
Goldberg
Heather
Goodman
Matthew
Gribble
Stephanie
Hackner
Robyn
Hawkes
Micheline
Hawley
Willem
Healey
Andrew
Hicks
Jeffrey
Highet
Brian
Hubers
Elissa
Ianuzzo
Amy
Ing
Brian
Isaacs
Sarah
Jolly
Amanda
Kearley
Kaitlyn
Keeping
Meghan
Kelleher
Benjamin
Kennedy
Sarah
Kern
Abby
Klages
Emma
Kuhne
Keltie
Laidlaw
Mackenzie
LaRue
Joshua
Machesney
Robert
Masters
Jordan
May
Calla
Eric
McCelland McFetridge
Dylan
McKay
Cody
McKenzie
Alexandria
McMenemy
Danielle
McNeil
Sylvia
Megens
Michael
Mordak
Bethan
Morgan
Justin
Mrowiec
Sierra
Mulvenna
Shannon
Munro
Jamie
Murphy
Ryan
Noakes
Joshua
Oliveira
Brooke
Olsson
Emily
Oor
Lauren
Orr
Sue
Park
Rachel
Pavely
Emily
Pedersen
Jaimie
Peers
Jonathon
Pigozzo
Brandi
Prince
Nicholas
Principato
Bradley
Pullan
Katrina
Pullia
Laura
Redmond
Richelle
Reed
Mackenzie
Rintz
Elena
Routledge
Megan
Ryl
Alexis
Santos
Andrew
Sarosi
Drake
Scalabrelli
Emily
Sarah
Schaefer
Leanne
Scarborough
Scheitrowsky
Gordon
Schyf
Jackson
Senner
Olivia
Shankman
Tanner
Short
Kristen
Shouldice
Scott
Simmonds
Rhiannon
Smart
Catherine
Smith
Haley
Smith
Alannah
Snell
Scott
Sopel
Amanda
Steele
Connery
Steele
Michael
Stefopulos
Turner
Story
Andrew
Susands
Thamilchelvan
Jenna
Thornber
Bailey
Todd
Catherine
Townsend
Jasmine
Vakharia
Aaron
Van Tol
Tony
Wang
Sean
Wetselaar
Donald
Will
Brooke
Wilson
Joey
Winnitoy
Richard
Worsley
Peter
Wray
Ryan
Young
Nishan
Tyler
Logan
MacKinnon Marchment
Peter
Jesslyn
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VOLUNTEERS WANTED: The Uxbridge 'Run for
the Diamond' Half Marathon event is seeking
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support the Uxbridge Cottage Hospital. The 2011
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including families, competitive runners and people
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would like to be a part of our team please give
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FOR RENT: Wooden stables. 905-852-7634.
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FOR SALE: Single bed with mattress, dresser,
bookcase, $100. Coffee table, end tables. $100.
Two Persian rugs, $60 each. 905-852-1826. 10/6
HAY - small square bales, no rain. 905-852-6494.
10/20
MATH TUTOR: Retired math teacher available.
Reasonable rates. 905-852-3005. 10/6
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etc., etc. Sat., Oct. 8, 8-12. 8689 Concession 5.
10/6
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LARGE SCREEN TV FOR SALE. 52” Floor Model
RCA Projection Screen. Excellent Condition. $250.
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Rain or Shine. Goodwood Public School, 4340 Front
St, Goodwood. Raising money for the SCC. 10/13
WANTED: Help on beef farm, mainly weekends.
Must have transportation. (905) 852-5568.
10/13
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Regional Insight
13
by Jack Ballinger, Regional Councillor
I hope everyone had a safe and wonderful summer. I would like to take
this opportunity to discuss the
roundabout at the 6th Concession
and Durham Road #8.
First off, thank you to the residents
for being so understanding and
patient during the construction,
especially the residents in the
Quaker Village area. This is the first
roundabout constructed on a
regional road in Durham. Two
other locations in the Region are
currently being considered.
The roundabout in Uxbridge is
scheduled to open in early October.
The total construction value is 1.35
million dollars. The total project
value is expected to be 2.8 million
dollars, which includes costs of
land, engineering and staff, utilities,
etc. This project is coming in on
time and is expected to be under
budget.
Roundabouts generally cost a little
more up front to construct than traditional intersection designs.
However, roundabouts have the
benefit of lower long-term maintenance costs since there are no signals
to maintain and no power utilized
to energize signals. Other benefits
include constant flow of traffic
(therefore no idling), the number of
collisions is reduced and, more
importantly, the severity of colli-
sions is reduced. Studies show that
roundabouts reduce injury accidents by 75%, fatal injuries by 90%
and a 40% reduction in overall collisions.
Roundabouts are designed to maximize safety and minimize delay.
Traffic circulates counter-clockwise
around the centre island. Entering
vehicles must yield to all traffic
already in the roundabout.
Information will be made available
on how to navigate a roundabout
and the typical signs a driver would
see. At this time, the centre island
will remain as grass until drivers get
used to the new procedure and are
not distracted by other elements
such as flowers, rocks, etc.
Finally, I would like to thank the
construction crew and Durham
Region Public Works for their commitment and performance in our
community.
COFFEE
of the Arts approached me to represent
Lucy Maud. They wanted to use her as
a promotion for the Celebration. Judy
Findley made me a costume, a fabulous
big leg o' mutton sleeve costume, about
17 years ago. I'm very pleased to say it
still fits. I keep pulling it out of the closet for various events. I wore it as Marilla
Cuthbert when we did the production
of Anne up in Leaskdale. That was a
thrill, to be wearing my Lucy Maud
costume while portraying Marilla
Cuthbert.
I remember, perhaps back in the late
90s, you came into town on the train as
Lucy, looking for Daffy the cat.
Oh, yes, my mom was here to see that.
As I recall, you were traipsing and riding a carriage all about town with a little crowd following you.
Yes, we came up from the station and
did a little walk about town. That was
when they were promoting the train
station as well as Lucy Maud as part of
Celebration. And I had a great time
doing that. Ted Barris was in charge of
publicity at the time and he traipsed me
all over the place. Down to CBC to do
a radio interview, up to Peterborough to
be on CHEX-TV. Timothy Findley,
again one of my favourite authors what a thrill to meet him - invited Ted
and I to his home and we went out
there and took pictures. I was just
recently looking at it and it was me as
Lucy Maud pouring tea for Ted Barris
and Timothy Findley. Then, when he
came to Books and Authors one time, I
approached him and he autographed it.
That was an absolute thrill.
And now you've started some other kind
of volunteering.
Yes, I'm the phantom Optimist. I
helped out last year and the year before
at the Fantasy of Lights and I started to
realize if I kept showing up I might as
well become an Optimist. So I put my
name in and I'm going to be sponsored.
I just haven't been able to attend the
meetings yet because they've conflicted
either with the LMM or Fawlty Towers.
They do wonderful things and the
more I took a look at what they do, it's
all geared towards children and as
someone who was so involved with
children's theatre, that impressed me
the most. So I thought it was time I
signed up.
Nice segue, Dorothy. If I'm not mistaken, you introduced children's theatre to
Uxbridge, meaning theatre for children.
In a way, yes. In 1989, the Celebration
of the Arts approached the Uxbridge
Players to be the theatre part of the celebration. I understand some theatre
workshops had been done before that,
but I don't know that they actually did
children's plays. It was only to be one
performance and the Players decided
that to put on a whole show for one
performance was really too much. I was
part of children's theatre when I was a
little kid, so I proposed the idea to do a
play geared towards children. There was
nothing in town at that time geared
towards children. The Celebration liked
that idea and I went home and pulled
out some fairy tale stories, strung them
together, created a script and we pre-
sented a play called Three of a Kind. We
had intended to pull Uxbridge Players
in to entertain the children. But I recall
the audition posters said any age was
welcome and we got maybe half a dozen
Players and a couple of dozen of little
kids. The first one was pretty much off
the cuff but after that we got more and
more serious about it. A lot of kids grew
up in theatre through that.
Oh my, but they did.
I was looking at a photograph last night
from Patchwork, one of my favourites.
Robert Brunette, Alida Wesselo and
Laura Wilson, all about 13 years old.
Katie Fockler, Joel Van Veghel. Kids
who went through the ranks of the chil-
dren's theatre who are now adults and
married and have children and that's
been fabulous. One of the best things to
come out of children's theatre is the fact
that over the years parents and children
started getting involved until we got to
the point when I directed Give and Take
we had eight family units on stage. In
fact, children's theatre was the only production in all those years that I was able
to hook my son, Adam, in and come
and be on stage with me when we did
Phil Smith's Imagine That.
Dorothy, thank you.
Thank you.
WITH DOROTHY
from page 3
... doing the majority of the painting up
at the Manse and she asked me if I
could help out. I was very glad to do it
because I love to paint. It's very therapeutic. I spent many hours up there
painting the wood, the trim, the wainscoting, getting everything ready for the
professional wallpaper hanger. He's
done an astounding job. I had a great
time up there and our last project
together was to paint the white picket
fence in the front of the Manse. Our
treat at the end was painting the green
trim, because it was lovely fine painting. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
You seem to be getting quite involved
with the LMM Society?
I seem to be. I've been involved with
Lucy Maud for many years. I played
Maud many years ago. The Celebration
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TOWN HALL
Notes from the Oct. 3 Council meeting
by Roger Varley
Truck issue never goes away:
Uxbridge council on Monday once
again found themselves discussing the
issue of trucks travelling through the
downtown area and finding no solutions.
The discussion resulted from a business owner's letter declaring that heavy
trucks pose a danger to other road users
and pedestrians, and asking council to
address the matter.
Councillor Bev Northeast offered that
council could not tell the trucking
industry "you can't use this road."
Public works director Ben Kester told
council the township has a history of
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meeting with the aggregate (sand and
gravel) industry to see what their needs
are and a realignment of the intersection of Roads 23 and 21 to make it easier for gravel trucks to bypass Uxbridge
has resulted. But, he added, many of
the gravel trucks are operated by independent truckers who see the downtown route as an opportunity to stop
for coffee.
Councillor Pat Mikuse moved that
council ask the Region of Durham to
reduce the speed limit on Brock Street
and Toronto Street South from 50 kph
to 40 kph to discourage trucks. The
motion carried, although Councillor
Jacob Mantle pointed out a lower speed
limit would have to go hand in hand
with police enforcement.
Stop signs revisited: With anti-stop sign
crusader Heinz Nitschke on hand - he
made a deputation to council asking for
the removal of three- and four-way
stops at intersections in Uxbridge's subdivisions - Mr. Kester gave a report listing recommended locations for conversion to two-way or single stop signs.
Two are on Nelkydd Lane, one is at
Joseph and Wilson Streets and two are
on Bolton Drive.
Councillor Gordon Highet balked at
the two locations on Bolton, however,
suggesting they be replaced by the stop
signs at Centre Road and King Street
and one on Oakside Drive where there
is no intersection.
Mr. Highet opined that the substitution would be akin to taking "the path
of least resistance first”, hinting that
converting the recommended locations
on Bolton Drive would meet more
opposition from local residents.
Council authorized Mr. Kester to initiate traffic counts at the five proposed
locations.
In his deputation, Mr. Nitschke produced a petition signed by just over a
dozen people asking for removal of
some four-way stops.
What to do when paddling turns to
piddling?: Councillor Northeast made
the suggestion Monday that the proposed splash pad could be moved from
the arena to the Kennedy House
grounds. Her comment came as council discussed the need of washroom
facilities for the splash pad, which is
designed to sit on the hill on the west
side of the arena. She said installing
porta-potties at the site "is not going to
cut it. If we're going to build washrooms for the skate park, we need them
for the splash pad." That led her to suggest the two activity sites should both
be at Kennedy House.
Chief Administrative Officer Ingrid
Svelnis said the Township should look
at the feasibility of making the arena
washrooms available while the splash
pad is open, while ensuring there is no
access to the rest of the arena building.
Councillor Highet said the splash pad
hours of operation should correspond
to those of the arena, but it was pointed out the arena is closed some weekends during the summer.
Facilities manager Bob Ferguson was
asked to report back to council to
inform them of any costs that would be
associated with opening the arena
washrooms while the arena itself is
closed.
Fire hall to museum grounds: With little discussion, council accepted Fire
Chief Scott Richardson's recommendation that the proposed new fire hall be
located at the southern end of the
museum grounds near Brock Street
West and Conc.6
The chief said the ball diamond just
west of the arena and the Kennedy
House grounds were the other two sites
viewed as possibilities, but the fire committee opted for the museum grounds
as the most appropriate.
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H
ow well do you know the highways and byways of
Uxbridge Township? The first person each week to call
into our office number, 905-852-1900, and correctly
identify the location of our photo, will receive a prize; this
week, it’s two tickets for Blood Brothers at the Music Hall.
Last week’s viewpoint was the sign at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church. It was guessed by Braden Lamoureux of Uxbridge.
We’ll have the answer to the upper photo next week. Photos
by Conrad Boyce.
No progress in Uxbridge
murder investigation
It has been three months since the murder of 18 year old Margarita
Shumakova of Toronto, and Durham Police are no closer to making
an arrest. The teen’s body was discovered on Concession 8 south of
Uxbridge in the late evening hours of July 8. A first degree murder
warrant has been issued for the arrest of 35 year old Babak Ghanad,
but investigators believe the suspect has left the country and is somewhere else in the world. Investigators are working with international
policing agencies in an attempt to locate and arrest Ghanad.
Police also have provided no answers to
the questions of how she was killed, why
she was brought to Uxbridge, or why they
suspect Ghanad in the case.
“Now and anytime into the future until
the trial proper is underway, our service
could not and will not divulge such evidence” said Media Relations Sgt. Nancy
van Rooy.
Fri., Oct. 7
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING & THANK YOU
FROM THE UXBRIDGE FALL FAIR
The Uxbridge-Scott Agricultural Society extends Thanksgiving Greetings to our fairgoers, sponsors, exhibitors & volunteers.
And a hearty “Thank You” to all for making our 147th Uxbridge Fall Fair the “Place to BEE” this past September.
A special pat on the back for our many members, volunteers & student volunteers
who give so freely of their time and talent to make the Fair an event our community can be proud of.
Our many sponsors, without whose generous aid we would not be able to put on one of Ontario's best country fairs, are listed below.
Please show your thanks by supporting them this Thanksgiving season & through the year.
If we have missed anyone, please accept our thanks & apologies.
THIS THANKSGIVING, PLEASE SUPPORT
SEE
YOU IN THE
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AND AT THE
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Green Veterinary Services
Baldwin Sales
Brandon Ford Sales Ltd.
Bob Mark New Holland Sales Ltd.
Boston Pizza
Butler Operations Inc.
BWD Equine Services
Bredin's Bakery
BDO
Bailey & Sedore
Randall B. Hoban
H.H. Goode & Son
Hela Spice Canada
Hub International
Canadian Tire
Cargill Ltd.
Co-Operators Insurance
L. & B. Moore Co. Ltd.-. Northtrail
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L.E.D.D Signs
Lawson Home Improvements
Low & Low
LaFarge
Dairy Source
Dr. Laurie Cruise
Don Cordingley Gradall
Dr. Barbara Frackowiak
Dr. Terry F. Bryon
Evans Financial Services
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Johnny On The Spot
Kawartha Dairy Ltd.
M & M Livestock Ltd.
M & M Meats
McLellan Indurstries
McDonald's
Musthaven Farms
Foxbridge Golf Club
Gary Hill Auctions
Golf Association of Ontario
Gordon L. Corner Ltd.
Great Blue Heron Charity Casino
Green Tractors Inc.
Neil Bacon
Auctions
Okami Kai
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New Volunteers Welcome as we plan for
the 148th-150th Fall Fairs in Uxbridge.
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Quaker Dental Clinic: Dr. Bessay &
Associates
RBC- Uxbridge
Roane's Paint and Wallpaper
Ron Noble Insurance
Rona Cashway
Ross Doble Inc.
Rotary Club of Uxbridge
Roxy Theatres of Uxbridge
Rutledge Jewelry
Ruf N Redi Pets & Supplies
Scarsin Corporation
Schell Country Depot
Sandford Sand & Gravel
Sunderland Co-Operative Inc.
Scotiabank
Stonemoor Daycare
J & M Sweet
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Therwood Energy
Tim Horton Donuts
Tin Mill Restaurant
Toronto Street Dental Centre
Townline Self Storage
Toyota Stouffville
Tractorland Inc.
Turralee Percherons
Twinkleberry Farm
TD Bank-Uxbridge
Urban Pantry
Uxbridge Family Dentistry
Uxbridge Custom Upholstery
Uxbridge Horsemen's Association
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