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pets need our help this holi-day season,” says Mike Kucan, business manager of Heartland Animal Hospitals.

Donations to food banks generally rise in the spirit of Christmas giving at this time each year. However, Kucan notes, donors don’t always remember that food bank users often also struggle with bills

for pet food, as well as grocer-ies. Kucan says many people may not even be aware that food banks accept pet food donations and that Heartland is organizing the drive as a way of “giving back to the com-munity.”

Heartland Animal Hospitals of Mount Forest, Drayton and Listowel will be accepting pet food and treats for dogs and cats until Dec. 20. Donations

will be distributed through the Drayton Food Bank, Mount Forest Community Pantry and The Salvation Army Community Services branch in Listowel.

Donors may bring in pet food and cash to all three loca-tions. Pet food and treats will also be available for purchase at Heartland. Cash donations will be used to purchase addi-tional pet food for the drive.

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Don’t forget the pets - Heartland Animal Hospitals in Drayton, Mount Forest and Listowel are accepti-ung donations of pet food and treats for dogs and cats during the holiday season. The donations will be distributed through area food banks. From left, Heartland staff members: Dr. Nicole Nicholson, Cheresse Ste. Croix, Mike Kucan and Shirley Droog. photo by Patrick Raftis

by Patrick Raftis MINTO – With the Minto-

Mapleton area about to lose two long-serving doctors to retirement in the next year, council here was asked for both moral and financial support for physician recruitment efforts.

Council agreed to consider a request for a $10,000 con-tribution to local health pro-fessional recruitment efforts in 2013 budget deliberations after hearing from members of the local recruitment committee at the Nov. 20 meeting.

“In Minto-Mapleton, over the next year, we are preparing for the retirement of two long-standing physicians,” one each in Drayton (Dr. Chris Donald) and Harriston (Dr. John Vanderkooy), stated Shirley Borges, chair of the Minto-Mapleton Health Professional Recruitment Committee in a report to council.

“We are also aware of other physicians in our area who will be planning retirement in the next five to 10 years. Without successful recruitment, the shortage of family physicians threatens not only the health and well being of residents of our communities, but also our communities’ potential for growth.”

Despite increased interest in the area from new physicians, Borges said, “competition for a limited supply of rural physi-cians continues to be strong.”

While the committee’s gen-eral mandate is recruitment of all types of health care pro-fessionals, Dr. Christopher Cressey, medical lead for the

Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team, said, “right now, we are focusing on the recruitment of physicians.”

Borges noted the FHT has recently added one physician, Dr. Hao Sun, working out of the clinic in Drayton, but more will be needed to keep pace with demand.

Cressey noted North Wellington Health Care’s planned construction of the Minto Rural Health Centre at the Palmerston and District Hospital site is vital to local recruitment efforts. Cressey says graduating physicians are looking to work in a team envi-ronment in a clinic setting.

“You can’t recruit to a solo practice. Nobody wants that,” said Cressey. “These kids are brilliant. They can go wherever they want,” he added.

Clinic environment“They are looking for a

clinic environment that’s up and running and handles the business end of things and has some older physicians around that they can call on for help when they need it.”

Allison Armstrong, NWHC health care recruiter, said , “There’s lots of interest. Our challenge is space right now.”

Cressey urged council to continue to support the comple-tion of the rural health centre in order to assist with recruit-ment efforts. In September, an architectural firm was hired to design the facility. Cressey says he would like to see the project move to the construc-tion phase as soon as possible.

“I can sell a hole in the

ground. I can’t sell architects’ drawings. Everyone has seen architects’ drawings and they could be 10 years down the road,” he explained.

Minto Deputy Mayor Terry Fisk asked if there was any-thing council could do in terms of contacting health ministry or Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) officials to keep the project moving for-ward, “given how severe the shortage is and that we need this new medical centre sooner rather than later.”

“I think that would be a good signal,” said Borges.

Borges said to be success-ful, “multi-pronged recruit-ment strategies,” are required as “we have discovered no single strategy works.”

In addition to the establish-ment of the rural health centre, ongoing recruitment activities include:

- marketing initiatives targeting young physicians and nurses;

- supporting rural learning experiences and pro-grams for medical students;

- attendance at health professional recruitment tour events sponsored by Health Force Ontario;

- hosting prospective physicians for community site visits; and

- increasing locum opportunities.

The committee stated in its report members believe their work “will become even more important as we face the reality of physician retirement over the next few years.”

Recruitment committee seeks support as physician shortage looms

MAPLETON - In prepara-tion for the big day itself, Old St. Nick will be making pre-Christmas Eve visits to help make spirits bright at local parades in December.

The Mapleton Fire Department is once again orga-nizing its 23rd annual Santa Claus Parade in Drayton which will take place on Dec. 7 at 7:30pm

The Moorefield Optimists will be hosting their annual Santa Claus Parade the next day

Dec. 8 at 1pm in Moorefield. In the past, many of those

entering floats have taken advantage of participating in both parades and they are encouraged to do so again.

Drayton parade participants should assemble in the park-ing lot at the fairgrounds and ball park at 7pm while the Moorefield parade line up will be at the Murray Group yard at 12:30pm.

Parade-goers are also encouraged to bring a non-per-

ishable food item to be placed in the boxes available at the Drayton Fire Hall and K. A. Hammond’s in Moorefield. These donations will be turned over to the local food bank for local distribution.

Children will have an opportunity to chat with Santa at those locations following the parade.

The Christmas parade in Alma is scheduled for Dec. 23 at 2pm.

Santa on his way to Christmas paradesin Drayton and Moorefield next weekend

by Patrick RaftisMAPLETON – A regional

organization is providing some light at the end of the tunnel for area residents struggling with unemployment.

The Fergus branch of Northern Lights Canada (NLC) attended the Nov. 13 Mapleton council meeting to provide information about services available to the local commu-nity.

While Mapleton residents are welcome to access a wide range of services and assistance through the Fergus branch, the organization does provide services on an as-needed at the Drayton library, for those who have trouble making it to Fergus. Northern Lights staff also travel to the Independent Learning Centre in Arthur to meet with clients.

Local Northern Lights team leader Theresa Shyu said NLC provides services to employers, as well as workers.

“We’re helping people who are looking for work, but we really do help employers as well,” by providing assistance with applicant screening and other services, said Shyu, add-ing that all services provided by Northern Lights are free to employers and job seekers.

It’s all part of their mandate to “help people and organiza-tions develop to their potential by providing counsel, educa-tion, resources and connec-tions, in a caring, respectful and professional manner.”

Northern Lights offers individual assessments by employment counsellors for: goal setting, training options, career exploration and appren-

ticeships. Centre staff will also help with preparation of applications for re-education programs like Employment Ontario’s Second Career pro-gram.

Workshops are also provid-ed on a regular basis on topics ranging from career decision-making, to writing of resumes and cover letters.

Literacy and basic skill pro-grams are also provided, as are initiatives targeted at older workers.

The NLC Employment Resources centre also offers free computer and internet access, faxing and photocopy-ing and a resource library for use by job seekers.

More information on Northern Lights Canada can be found at www.northernlight-swcanada.ca/fergus.

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MAPLETON - Building activity in Mapleton in 2012 continues at a pace well ahead of last year’s levels.

Chief building official David Kopp filed a report updating council on building activity this year at the Nov. 13 council meeting.

As of the end of October 2012, the municipality has issued building permits for construction valued at $36,968,069, compared to $23,168,065 in the first 10 months of 2011.

That increase has resulted in over $100,000 more flow-ing to township coffers, as fees collected so far in 2012 amount to $332,149, compared to $201,000 to this point in 2011.

October was a strong month for building in Mapleton, exceeding last year’s total con-struction by over $1 million. There were 38 permits issued in October 2012, for a total value of $3,192,202, compared with 22 permits for construc-tion valued at $2,084,700 in

October, 2011.Agricultural construction

represents the largest block of building activity so far in 2012, with 102 permits issued for construction valued at nearly $10.9 million.

Single family dwellings account for the next largest block, with 30 permits issued by the end of October, for construction valued at almost $7.7 million.

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December 7 - Drayton Santa Claus Parade, 7:30pm. Meet Santa at the Drayton Fire Hall after the parade. Parade lineup: 7pm at the Drayton Fairgrounds.

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PALMERSTON - The Norwell Redmen Varsity Hockey Club is preparing to host the 19th Annual Norwell Invitational Tournament on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.

This year The tournament will feature 16 teams playing games starting Friday morn-ing in Palmerston, Harriston, Drayton and Listowel arenas.

Participating teams will be travelling from across south-western Ontario from cities such as London, Oakville, Guelph, Owen Sound and Kitchener-Waterloo, as well as numerous other smaller towns.

All teams will play three preliminary games on Friday, with the top 12 teams return-ing for the playoff round on Saturday in Palmerston and Harriston.

The Redmen are sched-uled to play Cameron Heights (Kitchener) Friday at 8:30am in Palmerston to open the tourna-ment, followed by games with St. Mary’s (Owen Sound) at 2pm and Clarke Road (London) at 6pm. Bronze, silver and gold semi-final games begin at 9:3am on Saturday with the gold championship final set for 4:15pm in Palmerston.

The tournament requires nearly 50 Norwell student and staff volunteers.

Local businesses who would like to financially sup-port the tournament and the Redmen can contact the school at 519-343-3107 ext. 427 and speak with Mark Israel. Gold-level sponsorship is $50 and silver-level sponsorship is $25.

The student athletes of Norwell appreciate the busi-ness community’s support of extra-curricular activities at the school, state team officials.

The Redmen have started the season with a pair of losses

to strong teams in league play, falling 6-2 to Orangeville DSS and 5-1 to Centre Dufferin. The team hopes that a return to a full roster will help solid-ify success as the team will play seven more league games before the Christmas break. The Redmen compete in the very competitive Wellington/Dufferin County league with 11 other schools from Guelph, Fergus, Orangeville and Shelburne.

“We hope to see you out this weekend in support of the Redmen,” team officials state.

Norwell Redmen set to host annual tournament

Shriners on parade - Members of the Pal-Mocha Shrine Club ride in the Santa Claus parade in Harriston on Nov. 24. The club represents the area of Palmerston, Drayton, Listowel, Harriston, Clifford and Howick. photo by Patrick Raftis

GUELPH - Former found-ing executive director of the Volunteer Centre of Guelph Wellington, Cathy Taylor, has recently accepted a new role with the Ontario Nonprofit Network.

Taylor accepted the position as the first executive director of the Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN), a Toronto based orga-nization that has emerged as a convener, communication bro-ker and coordinator for non-profits in Ontario.

On secondment to the ONN since June 2012, Taylor’s role with the volunteer centre has been shared by Christine Oldfield and Liz Dennis as interim directors, who will remain in the position until a new executive director is hired early in the new year.

Taylor helped to build the centre into a multi-service organization that is a commu-nity hub and leader in Guelph and Wellington. Taylor cel-ebrated her 11th year with the organization in July.

The Volunteer Centre board and staff thank Taylor for her years of hard work and dedica-tion.

Members, partners and other well-wishers are wel-come to attend an open house event to be held in Taylor’s honour on Dec. 14 from 3 to 5pm at the Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington, 46 Cork St. E., Unit 1.

For more information about the Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington visit www.vcgw.on.ca.

GUELPH – Taste Real, Guelph and Wellington County’s award-winning regional food tourism organi-

zation, is donating $18,000 to local food access and security organizations.

Receiving $6,000 each are

the Garden Fresh Box pro-gram, the Guelph Food Bank, and the Food Access Working Group that oversees the 25 emergency food pantries in Guelph and Wellington.

The money will go to increasing the amount of local, seasonal food available to local clients and supporting ongo-ing programs and services that benefit residents of Guelph and Wellington County.

The money being donated was raised from ticket sales for the 3rd annual Taste Real Field Dinner which was held in Puslinch in September.

A team effortDear Editor:

So did you see the picture of the Norwell boys volley-ball team in your local paper? You might think, well, that’s great, read the names to see if you recognized any and car-ried on with the rest of the paper. Not so fast. Did you realize that some schools had no sports programs this fall due to the government and teacher dispute? I doubt our coaches even let it cross their minds to not run a program. If you have never played a high school sport you have no idea the self esteem and character building it can do.

It’s a team effort, not a one man show, sure some players excel in one area more than others but that’s what makes a team. The junior team came in second at CWOSSA and the opposing team didn’t get it given to them, they worked darn hard to beat our guys. There is no shame in coming in a hard second. They were all close sets, it could have went either way.

The seniors won CWOSSA and went on to OFSSA this past weekend in Stratford. There was some amazing volleyball. These were the elite of Ontario High school teams. At most games we probably had the most parent turn out to cheer, and cheer we did. The seniors did make to the consolation round but were put out in awell played game. Hold your heads high guys you made your coach and all your fans proud.

It was a very emotional final game, some of these guys had played together for five years. They knew where the other one would be on the court before they even played the ball. The thought that it was their last game together might have been harder to take than the loss. Well done guys, good

luck in the future.Thanks to the junior coach,

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MINTO – Local residents are invited to submit entries to the Town of Minto’s inaugural photo contest.

Minto residents are invited to enter photographs taken in the town between January and December 2012. Photos may be of community events, nature, people and activities.

The town is offering a first prize of $100, $50 for sec-

ond place and $25 for third. Photos entered may be used in the municipality’s Community Attractions Guide, on the municipal website or social media sites, or for other pro-motional purposes.

Deadline for the contest is Dec. 17.

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MAPLETON - On Nov. 24 at approximately 12:23pm Wellington County OPP offi-cers received a call from a concerned citizen of a possible impaired driver on the 12th Line near Sideroad 20.

Police attended the location and observed the green 1995 GMC Sierra that matched the

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Police say further inves-tigation revealed the driver’s licence was suspended, the vehicle was not insured and the plates were not authorized for that vehicle.

Robert McGaughey, 55, of East Perth Township, was charged with driving over 80mg, driving while disquali-fied, using unauthorized plates, and operating a vehicle with-out insurance.

He is to appear in Guelph court on Dec. 21.

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Blow for democracyToronto Mayor Rob Ford, a veteran of a dozen years of munici-

pal politics, was ousted from office earlier this week when a judge ruled he had violated Ontario’s Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.

Ford’s case has been well documented. He initially found him-self in hot water for, while an elected councillor, using city hall letterhead on letters soliciting funds for a private foundation which raises funds in support of youth football. The amount involved in the fundraising campaign, $3,150, seems relatively insignificant, perhaps even forgivable, given the money went to a charity, not to Ford.

However an integrity commissioner saw it differently, stating, “In return for these donations . . . councillor Ford received the benefit of additional funding to his foundation, which he used to enhance his reputation both as a councillor via his website and as a candidate by including this information in his campaign ma-terials.” Winning a municipal council seat, especially in a major metropolitan constituency, comes with it a stipend that hasn’t been chump change for many years. Ford later compounded the error in judgement by participating in a council discussion and a subse-quent vote to compel him to repay the funds.

Regardless of where one stands on the seriousness of Ford’s transgressions, and putting aside the fact this will force the city of Toronto to hold a needless $7 million by-election, there is a heart-ening side to the ruling. This case was brought forth by a citizen and resulted in serious consequences to a politician found to have thumbed his nose at rules governing the behavior of elected officials.

It appears Mayor Ford, while apparently flouting democracy, may have inadvertently struck a blow for it.

Politicians at all levels have just been put on notice.Patrick Raftis

PAGE FOUR The Community News, Friday, November 30, 2012

COUNCIL DATESTuesday, November 27, 2012 1:00 p.m. – Regular Meeting of Council

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 1:00 p.m. – Regular Meeting of Council

(NOTE: time change)

Tuesday, January 08, 2013 7:00 p.m. – Regular Meeting of Council

NOTICE PROVISIONINTENT TO AMEND PROCEDURAL BY-LAW

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Mapleton intends to pass a new procedural by-law at the Regular Meeting of Council on December 11, 2012 – 1:00 p.m. Consideration of the new by-law will take place in the Council Chambers, Township of Mapleton Municipal Offices, North Part of Lot 4, Concession XI, 7275 Sideroad 16.

The proposed procedural by-law will amend the meeting schedule for regular meetings of Council during the months of July, August and December; and provide for housekeeping amendments.

Interested persons are welcome to attend this meeting of Council.

A copy of the draft by-law is available at the Township of Mapleton Clerk’s Department. Written or verbal representation, either in support of or in opposition to, the proposed by-law will be received.

Dated at the Township of Mapleton this 9th day of November, 2012.

• Township of Mapleton Municipal Office, 7275 Sideroad 16 by cash, cheque or debit/interac• at most Financial Institutions or• by Telebanking/On-line banking with most financial institutions.

There is a mail slot available at the office for payments being made after hours. Postdated cheques for the due date are accepted.

Taxes may also be paid by mail addressed to the Township of Mapleton, P.O. Box 160, Drayton, ON N0G 1P0

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Thank You Bernie & Irene Dobben!

On behalf of Mapleton Council, Staff and Residents, we would like to express sincere appreciationfor your hard work and efforts decorating the Drayton downtown core! You did such a fabulous job bringing holiday spirit to the downtown.Thank you! It is greatly appreciated.

Letter to the EditorFarmers are land stewards

Dear Editor:“If you live in the coun-

try you are going to smell manure.”

That’s the comment I received from a neighbour when I called to warn her I was spreading manure the next day. Yes, she was a retired farmer and had smelled manure lots of times from beside the cow, the back of the cow, and as any one who has worked with livestock knows, maybe even under the cow. It’s a fact of life: living in the country is a whole dif-ferent world.

We should all be paying attention to recent Community News articles regarding the Minimum Distance Separation requirements of residential lots and farm land in Mapleton Township.

You may think it’s not affecting you, but down the road it will. None of us know what expansion we might do in the future. Will our children want to expand and do some-thing we never dreamed about?

What about the next owner,

will his hands be tied to what he can do with the land, so the sale price will reflect that? The lots in question at the edge of Moorefield have been there as long as I can remember and I assumed the land belonged to the farmer; the trees were just there as a snow break.

Some townships will not sever lots from farms. Why? Because of past issues. So what does that tell you? Yes, there were some stupid ones in the past. There is noise, dust and manure - it’s all part of every-day life on the farm. Even as a farmer, the neighbour’s manure stinks, but your own doesn’t. So what will someone with no manure think of the smell?

We deal with Environmental Farm Plans, Nutrient Management Plans, water qual-ity control. We do our best to be good stewards of the land.

So when did we loose our right to farm our land, raise our livestock and feed the world? Yes, that’s what we do, and we are darn good at it.

Lynn Elliott,Moorefield

One who quietly servedThere are many in our com-

munity who quietly go about their work without most of us realizing the contribution they make. One such person was Basil Peel. Mr. Peel had retired to live in Drayton in 1960 and many of us did not know of his years of service to the former Township of Peel.

Mr. Peel’s grandfather, William Peel, homesteaded on Lot 7, Concession 8 before Peel became a township in 1854. It was just hapchance that the new township was

named Peel after Sir Robert Peel of Great Britain. This farm is now owned by the fourth generation of the Peel family, Robert.

Peel took his first job with the township in 1918 when he was appointed path master to overseeing the statute labour for the one mile of road abut-ting their farm. At that time each land owner was required to donate seven days of labour each year to maintain the road adjacent to their property. This law was changed in 1926 when the township took over road

maintenance.In 1926 Peel became the

township assessor, for a year. The pay was a princely $125 for the year. The next year he was appointed “school atten-dance officer” for the town-ship. He farmed with his father and kept track of the truant students of Peel until 1934. That was the year he married Myrtle Park. He and his new wife continued to farm the family homestead.

In 1934 Peel again was appointed township asses-sor, a position he held until

1943. In 1940 Peel was elect-ed to the board of the Peel and Maryborough Mutual Insurance Company. He served on that board over 15 years, on the executive for eight years, and as president in 1949 and 1950.

In 1951 Peel was elected to Peel Township council. The term of council at that time was for one year. He was re-elected for another term. In the December 1953 election he won the seat of deputy reeve. He served as deputy reeve until elected reeve in

December of 1957. He was reeve of the

Township until December, 1960. He decided to retire from farming and moved into Drayton. No longer a resident of Peel he was not eligible to be on council. However his heart must have been still in Peel, for he still sat at the council table, having taken over the job of township clerk. The former clerk had retired at the end of 1960. He recorded the minutes of council until 1968.

By his own admission, Peel

was then ready to slow down a little so he became the drain-age inspector for the township. He retired from this position in 1985.

Peel, who was born in 1900, did not have much for-mal education. It was rare that one had the opportunity in that era. He applied his common sense and learned on the job.

It is truly exceptional that one person filled so many positions in the township for so many years with so little fanfare.

submitted by Jean Campbell

Mapleton MusingsColumn courtesy of Mapleton Historical Society

The Community News, Friday, November 30, 2012 PAGE FIVE

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County’s Safe Communities Committee took another step toward national recognition, with an estimated 60 local par-ticipants taking part in a morn-ing exercise here on Nov. 22.

The exercise included students and representatives from the Upper Grand District School Board, Wellington County Catholic School Board, emergency responders, Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health Unit, county fire departments, Wellington County OPP, Guelph Police Services, municipal COPs and safe community groups, coun-ty and municipal politicians and staff, Cowan Insurance Company, McDonalds restau-rants and Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece.

The exercise reached con-sensus on priority areas the committee will focus on in its goal to prevent accidents and fatalities and become designated as a national Safe Community.

“The priority exercise was step four in a 10-step process to become designated a ‘Safe Community’ which we hope to attain by late spring or early summer in 2013,” said com-mittee co-chairman and county councillor Gary Williamson.

Over 60 municipalities in Canada have received the designation but, if successful, Wellington County will be the first county designated.

The priority exercise was based on the most recent acci-dent data provided by the health unit for 2005–2009. The statistics dealt with inci-dents involving pedestrians and cyclists, on and off road motor vehicle accidents, agricul-ture and machinery accidents, sports and recreation accidents, falls, accidental poisonings and intentional self harm. The sta-tistics were provided by Ishan Angra of the health unit and included deaths in each cat-egory, potential years of life lost (based on the age of the victim subtracted from the average lifespan of 75 years) emergency department visits,

hospitalization and length of time spent in a hospital.

Ranked as a top priority by the group was falls. During the four-year period statistics show falls resulted in 60 fatalities, 14,869 emergency department calls and 1,821 hospitalizations with 12,679 days spent in hos-pital.

Motor vehicle accidents were ranked second by the group. During the time frame accidents resulted in 39 fatali-ties, 3,419 emergency depart-ment responses and 336 hos-pitalizations resulting in 2,212 days in hospital.

Intentional self harm, including attempted suicides, was chosen as the third pri-ority for the committee, with 27 fatalities during the four-year period, which resulted in 612 emergency department responses, 248 hospitalizations and 663 days spent in hospital.

In fourth place on the prior-ity list was sports and recre-ation, which saw five fatalities with 4,282 emergency respons-es, 87 hospitalizations and 315 days spent in hospital.

Agriculture and machinery accidents was chosen as the fifth overall priority with five fatalities. The category resulted in 2,202 emergency department responses, 47 hospitalizations and 188 days spent in hospital.

“There are many commu-nity leaders and community organizations, both profes-sional and volunteers, that work very hard every day to ensure that their communities and Wellington County are safe and healthy places in which to live, work and play,” the coun-ty committee stated in a press release. “The designation of ‘Safe Communities Wellington County,’ will help us officially recognize, to our residents and visitors, the valuable contribu-tions being made today and in the future.”

High school interestedWellington Heights

Secondary School teacher Adam Rowdan brought four Grade 11 students to the exer-cise and said the Mount Forest high school would be interested in having a member on the

county committee.“If they (the committee) are

interested in having a student as part of the committee, it would be good,” he said.

Williamson said, “It was also very important for the students to participate in the exercise. The priority exercise was about the future and since youth makes up approximately 20 percent of the population, but are 100% of our future, their input is tremendously important.

“The county Safe Communities Committee will be working closely with the local COPs and safe com-munity committees and we encourage the public to become involved and to join their local committee to help reduce inju-ries within Wellington County. It does not require a huge time commitment.”

Williamson said the com-mittee is looking for repre-sentation from other county high schools in addition to Wellington Heights.

The county committee will also work with municipal com-mittees.

“It is important to point out that the safe community initia-tive does not want in anyway to diminish the importance of any injury prevention programs that are currently being pro-vided through other agencies or committees within the county,” Williamson added.

Warden Chris White said county support is essential.

“If we get that (national) designation it’s another indi-cation of what the county can do,” White said. “Whether it’s safety on the streets, safety in the workplace, it’s something that will come with the coun-ty.”

Economic development officer Jana Reichert, who acted as mediator for the exer-cise, said “injury prevention is a priority for the county.”

County Safe Communities Committee sets priority list

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Setting priorities - Sixty people, including, Laura Campbell a health promotion specialist with Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health and Adam Rowdan, Wellington Heights Secondary School head of student services, attended a half day seminar on Nov. 22, hosted by the Wellington County Safe Communities Committee to set priorities in the committee’s bid to receive national designation. photo by Kris Svela

Safety first - Safe Communities Commitee in the Harriston Santa Claus Parade on Nov. 24.

A time to reflect

As the Christmas season has once again come upon us, we can not help but reflect on the personal losses that families in our community and around the world have suffered not just in the past year but over the past hundreds of years. As we drive through the cemetery we see that family members have spent time at gravesites, silently, unnoticed by the gen-eral public and in some cases left a momento for their loved one. Whether that loved one be a mother, father, child, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfa-ther, great grandmother, great grandfather or friend, they are never forgotten. Years have no bearing on when and how a family remembers a loved one during the holidays or any other special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries etc. during a year.

When the malls are filled with gift ideas, and plenty of Christmas cheer to go around,

we tend to forget that some-where in that mall, a grief stricken parent may well be purchasing Christmas gifts for the family members who will be spending Christmas with them, while also looking for that special gift to leave at a gravesite.

No matter what the situa-tion, this can be one of the most difficult times of the year for a parent who has lost a child as everywhere you turn the cur-rent focus is on children. When a parent suffers the loss of a child, that child, in everyone’s mind, never grows any older. A baby is always a baby or a child is always a child or a teenager is always a teenager and most often referred to by family members in that man-ner, even though I am sure there are many times when the parents wonder what their child would look like or be doing today and would he/she be married with children of their own looking forward to Christmas. The thoughts and remembrances go on and on as life for other family members goes on and on. Christmas and special occasions, for families

who have suffered a loss, take on a whole new perspective and meaning all their own, and as a community and family, we need to be there to support them.

I am now a parent (who thankfully has not suffered the loss of a child) so Krista and I have the opportunity to expe-rience our children, who can hardly wait for the sun to come up so they can find out what they got from Santa. I find that I am as equally excited to see the look of surprise and delight on their faces as they open their gifts. For me it is unimaginable to think of a Christmas morn-ing without my children but because of the very nature of my profession. I cannot help but reflect and think of fami-lies who are grieving the loss of a loved one whether it is a spouse, parent, child or friend my thoughts and prayers go out to them.

Most of us as parents take it for granted that our children will be living with us until

they grow up, go to college, find that perfect someone, get married and start a family of their own. We get to watch our children in every stage of their lives and give them guidance.

When talking to parents who have lost a child, I realize that those parents think about their child that is no longer with them, as much and I think even more, than I think about my own children who are with me day in and day out. That is probably because I am doing things with my children and the parents who have lost a child can only wish that they could be doing the day-to-day things for their child, so they do a lot of thinking and remembering.

The thoughts that grieving parents have are not any differ-ent than yours or mine as our children grow up. However, for the grieving parent it is different in that they can only dream of what their child could have become and they don’t get to witness their child grow into their fullest potential.

With the fast pace of the world we often forget about the children that for one reason or another are not with their family who loved them very much and miss them more than you could ever imagine. These families, unnoticed by many, visit memorial sites and cem-eteries, remembering special occasions, while continuing to live their day to day lives, but they always remember.

These are the things that we so often taken for granted. Families have their own way to work through their loss and each family knows what works best for them during the holi-day season. We as a commu-nity need to be supportive on a day to day or hour-to-hour basis.

When you work through these emotions as a family, you are able to give each other the support that is needed. It also helps when a person realizes that they are not alone and that others are missing that family member as well. Everything

is so fast paced and people try to deal with problems on their own, as they do not want to burden other family members. In talking and remembering as a family you are able to support and help each other. We are all individuals who feel and think in our own way, but when you suffer a loss in your family it is nice to know that you are not alone and you have a shoulder to cry on and a hug that you can pass on to someone who cares and shares your loss.

As you work through your grief there will be good days and bad days; hopefully as time goes on and you begin to heal, the good days will out number the bad days.

The main thing is to do what you and your family feel is right for you as family and friends.

If you have any questions about grief and the holidays please feel free to call Ken Thompson, Mary Thompson or Vic Roberts at Heritage Funeral Homes Inc. 519-638-3072.

by Kelly WaterhouseST. JACOBS - If you are

young or young at heart, this holiday season look no fur-ther than St. Jacob’s Country Playhouse to get your theatre fix.

One of the best profession-al productions you will see this winter is there: Drayton Entertainment’s Annie.

It has everything the beloved musical requires: a full cast of outstanding performers, live orchestral music backing up a rags-to-riches score, char-acter-driven choreography, and the charm and simplicity of a tale that has survived both the silver screen and Broadway stage, all tucked into a neat production in the intimate and comfortable setting of the St. Jacob’s theatre.

The production even has a dog to keep things unpredict-able and entertaining.

At first sight, audiences were smitten with the casting of local girls - 41 children in total - alternating in the roles of orphans. The students’ genu-ine affection for the characters they portrayed was not overrun by their enthusiasm to present a polished effort. It was baf-fling to believe these little girls were not experienced theatre mavens.

The young orphans shone through the words of every song they sang and every line they delivered, with laugh-out-loud humour and adorable mis-chievous intent.

It could not have been easy, as they were standing in the glow of 13-year-old Nova Scotian import Dominique Le

Blanc, as Annie. Audiences were spellbound

by Le Blanc’s humorous and innocent portrayal of the famed fictional character of Annie. From her first note to her very last, audience members could not help but feel they were witnessing the start of some-thing special; a natural talent that will surely blossom into a professional stage career.

Her professional stage pres-ence and candor were matched by strong vocals and a confi-dence that didn’t overshadow the character’s vulnerability, even when upstaged by her four-legged companion Sandy, (a Nova Scotian duck tolling retriever). Le Blanc handled

the iconic role with grace. The minute Jackie Mustakas

stumbled on to the stage, lit-erally, in the outrageous role of the often-inebriated Miss Hannigan, the audience was in fits of laughter.

Bringing the character of the miserable Miss Hannigan to life, Mustakas was a comic jewel, over the top and witty in her sarcasm.

When joined in the plot by Keith Savage, as her scheming brother Rooster, and his girl-friend Lily St. Regis, played by Melissa Thomson-Hicks, the havoc ensues into a coor-dinated effort of scheming for Warbucks’ fortune.

One of the best moments for these characters was the choreographed dance scene taking audiences on a walk down “Easy Street.”

Victor A. Young was a masterful Daddy Warbucks, flanked by the elegant Jayne

Lewis as his assistant Grace Farrell.

These two were beautiful characters, true to the original script but they still crafted a place in the memory of audi-ences that stands out as unique to this production.

Young gave Warbucks a humility and warmth, and while his fondness for Miss Farrell is only slightly alluded to, their chemistry was on par.

The ensemble cast, taking on multiple roles, was every bit as impressive in both song and dance.

Of special note was the music, directed by Michael Lerner, and the choreography of Gino Berti, set before a stage designed by Jean Claude Oliver and lit by designer Kevin Fraser.

For a small stage produc-tion, the show had all the feel-ing and style of any big city showcase. The balance of tal-ent made it feel like a complete production from the front of the stage to the back of the house.

Annie is a family-friendly delight, with song and dance moments of hilarity and others of empathy. While audiences feel the characters and enjoy the emotions, it was refreshing to see an adaptation that didn’t make viewers wipe their eyes from tears, but instead from laughter.

All the sentimental warmth is in this production, but with a genuine good feeling all the way through.

Annie will be at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse until Dec. 23. It is a must-see.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.stjacobscoun-tryplayhouse.com in person at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse box office or by calling 519-747-7788 or toll free 1-855-372-9866.

PAGE SIX The Community News, Friday, November 30, 2012

By Ken Thompson, Funeral Director,

Heritage Funeral Home, Drayton

REVIEW: Annie a must-see for the young, young-at-heart

Don’t wait until tomorrow - Catch Dominique LeBlanc, as Annie, with Victor A. Young as Daddy Warbucks in the Drayton Entertainment musical production of Annie, playing until Dec. 23 at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse. submitted photo

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Influenza, or the flu, is a potentially serious illness par-ticularly for young children, elderly people or people with underlying health problems. Those with the flu can easily infect those around them

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This holiday season the trio takes to the stage to create more musical memories in The Mantini Sisters: A Christmas Concert with two perfor-mances only, Dec.13 at 8pm and Dec. 14 at 2pm at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse.

Fresh on the heels of their featured performance in Drayton Entertainment’s smash-hit premiere of Big Band Legends, this holi-day performance promises to delight audiences with an assortment of popular clas-sics and meaningful Christmas treasures including such stan-dards as Sleigh Ride, The Christmas Song, It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year, I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me

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Originally from Niagara-on-the-Lake, sisters Sandra, Barbara and Ann Mantini have been singing together for more than 20 years.

Discovered by the late Alan Lund, a prominent director in Canadian theatre (who also helped launch the Drayton Festival Theatre back in 1991), The Mantini Sisters went from the community theatre ranks in St. Catharines to the profes-sional stage with the renowned Charlottetown Festival in Prince Edward Island.

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Singing in the season - Returning to the local stage, the family trio The Mantini Sisters: A Christmas Concert will bring their harmo-nies to St. Jacobs Country Playhouse for two performances only, Dec.13 and 14. submitted photo

BARRIE - Ontario Get Ready for Snowmobiling Week runs from Nov. 26 to Dec. 1 and is the last chance to buy a pre-season 2013 Snowmobile Trail Permit before the Dec. 1 fee increase deadline.

This year the buying deci-sion is about much more than individual snowmobilers sav-ing $50 by purchasing early.

On behalf of 217 not-for-profit, local snowmobile clubs and their volunteers, the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) reminds riders that purchas-ing by Dec. 1 is a fundamental building block for the commu-nity-based clubs that deliver Ontario’s snowmobile trails.

Early permit revenue pro-vides local clubs with the nec-essary funding to prepare and open area trails, including all of the other associated costs to get ready for winter like groomer payments, insurance and repairs.

“Early permit revenue is the lifeblood of OFSC trails,” said Paul Shaughnessy, OFSC executive director. “Without it, clubs don’t have the ability to

deliver the trails that snow-mobilers want and expect or to fulfill their responsibilities for community-based snow-mobiling. Without early per-mit revenue, clubs also can’t deliver the trails that generate considerable winter tourism revenues for many snowbelt communities.”

Community-based snow-mobiling can only be success-ful if there is a partnership between local clubs/volun-teers, landowners, municipali-ties, business operators and snowmobilers that support the user pay system by buying a trail permit. If any one of these partners isn’t active with their support, not only will snow-mobiling in that community be at risk, so will the area trail network.

Organized snowmobiling in Ontario is comprised of strong local clubs with good commu-nity support. These clubs are the ones that develop, build, operate and maintain snow-mobile trails, not the OFSC. Their individual trail networks combine to make the 32,000 kilometre provincial snowmo-

bile trail system. Meanwhile, the OFSC provides programs and services to these member clubs to assist them with the work that only they can do.

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KITCHENER - The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (KWS) will join Canadian icons the Barenaked Ladies to perform some of the band’s best-loved hits and some holi-day favourites.

Barenaked Ladies: Greatest Hits and Holiday Songs will be conducted by KWS assis-tant conductor Evan Mitchell, at 7pm on Dec. 16 at Centre In The Square.

Following the release of Gordon, the Barenaked Ladies have since sold over 14 million albums worldwide, racked up eight Juno Awards, and mul-tiple Grammy nominations.

The band has a plethora of hit songs including, One Week, The Old Apartment, Pinch Me, and If I had a Million Dollars, as well as the theme song for the hit CBS sitcom, The Big Bang Theory.

The band’s most recent album, Stop Us If You’ve Heard This One Before! is the group’s eleventh studio album, featur-ing ten unissued tracks and a pair of previously released rarities. The album features songs recorded between 1992 and 2003.

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“Experiencing their stel-lar live act coupled with sym-phonic majesty, courtesy of the KWS, at a world class venue... It’s a recipe for an unbeliev-ably rare and incredible per-

formance; I can’t wait to be a part of it.”

Audiences can expect a high-energy evening featuring a mix of BNL chart-toppers and holiday favourites, with new orchestral arrangement.

Tickets start at $33 and can be purchased online at kwsym-phony.ca or by calling 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717.

Barenaked Ladies join symphony Dec. 16

Barenaked holiday - The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (KWS) will perform with Canadian band Barenaked Ladies featuring, from left, Tyler Stewart, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson and Jim Creegan. The band will join KWS on Dec. 16 to perform Barenaked Ladies: Greatest Hits and Holiday Songs. photo by David Bergman