Inside This Week’s Cosmos

Cygnets, Pefferlaw River by John Cavers

Volume 9 No. 24 YOUR UNIVERSE Thursday, June 20th 2013

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART - With Sierra Mohun turning the rope, Matthew Erdelsky and Peter Delis give new meaning to the term "Skipping With A Partner" at the Jump Rope For HeartEvent at Goowood Public School on Friday, June 14th. Photo by John Cavers.

Inside This Week’s CosmosCoffee with a virtuoso... 3

The Pickering Airport again. Really?... 4, 5, 9

A new era... 5

Maud returns... 6

Harry stews about Dalton... 12

Thur sday, June 20 th 20132The Uxbr idge Cosmos

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The Township of Uxbridgewww.town.uxbridge.on.ca

Council and Committee Meeting Schedule for June

Monday, June 24th COUNCIL 7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m. Public Planning Meeting -ZBA 2013-05 - Lucky BlossomInvestment Inc. (Angus Glen)

Township of Uxbridge documents are available in alternate formats uponrequest. Please fill out the Request for Alternate Formats Form atwww.town.uxbridge.on.ca or contact the Accessibility Coordinator at 905-852-9181 ext. 209 or at [email protected].

UXBRIDGEPUBLIC LIBRARY

Program Director, Pamela Noble,905-852-9747, ext. 24

HOLIDAYS are coming…DAILY classesand fun events will be offered EVERY dayduring July and August for a nominalcost, as in PREVIOUS years. Two babysit-ting courses are planned as well. WEEKLONG CAMPS for kids entering grds. 1-4,week of Mon. July 15-19 and Mon.Aug.19-23. Bring along a lunch and snacks forthis. Team building skills,creative activi-ties, laptop time/training, crafts, problemsolving,and self expression, with time toexplore the library! Also included thisyear, two pre-school classes in July andtwo in Aug. Watch for more details,including newsletters, to be distributed toarea schools. Pre-registration for all ofthe above is now open.

NEW : Having a Blast! Workshops areplanned with Jacquie Hermans, an inspi-rational comedian, who specializes inhelping young people to build self confi-dence to deal with whatever life throws atthem! Grades 3 and up. Half day pro-grams run at the library, July 8-12 & Aug.12-16, but SIGN UPS are at the UXBRIDGEYOUTH CENTRE.

GO!: TD Summer Reading Club 2013Students entering grades 2-7 are invitedto join this FREE club running all summerlong. Kick-off day is Wed. July 3 at 2:00pm. and get- togethers are planned everyweek to explore, imagine and share expe-riences, of places close to home andthose far away. Crafts, games, and activi-ties complement a special passport to fillup with sticker stamps, as books arecompleted. Loads of fun!! A readingbooklet will also be available in theChildren's Dept. for pre-schoolers.

TEEN SUMMER READING: A great time tocatch up on favourite authors and try newones! Titles to be announced later thismonth. For more information, and to seeblog posts from previous years, checkout our website:http://uxlib.com/teenreading or call Corrinne at 905-852-9747.

STREET SWEEPINGStreet sweeping will be continuing in theupcoming weeks, weather permitting,and will take 6 - 8 weeks to complete.Please try not to park on the streets dur-ing this time. Please leave the sand onthe road as there will not be any specialpick up of sand left in piles or in pails. Itis acceptable to rake any sand that hasaccumulated on the boulevard into thecurb and gutter prior to the sweeping ofthe street. Any areas that are misseddue to parked cars will be redone afterall sweeping is complete.

Below is the schedule for sweeping:1. S/E corner of town - COMPLETED2. N/E corner of town - COMPLETED3. Rural subdivisions and hamlets -

COMPLETED4. N/W corner of town - COMPLETED5. S/W corner of town6. Town parking lots

(The town portion is divided into 4 areaswith the Brock & Main Street intersectionas the centre point.)

VOLUNTEERS OF UXBRIDGE!

• Canada Day Uxbridge ~ July 1st • Rib Fest ~ July 18th-22nd • Highlands of Durham Games ~ July25th-29th • Uxbridge Fall Fair ~ September 6th-8th • Uxbridge Scugog Animal Shelter ~Ongoing • Habitat for Humanity ~ Ongoing • Africycle ~ Ongoing

To register as an official volunteer withVolunteers Of Uxbridge, or to inquireabout local events requiring assistance,please contact Rebecca Harman [email protected] or visit ourFacebook Page (~ Volunteers OfUxbridge ) for up to date volunteeropportunities and event contacts!

FROM THE TAXOFFICE...

2013 Final Property Tax Bills

All Residential, Managed Forest, andFarmland Final Property Tax Billshave been mailed. Payments forthese bills are due on the followingdue dates:• the FIRST Tax Installment is dueand payable on Tuesday June 25,2013.• the SECOND Tax Installment isdue and payable on WednesdaySeptember 25, 2013.Commercial, Industrial and Multi-Residential Final Property Tax Bills willbe mailed the first week of June.Payments for these bills are due onthe following due dates:• the FIRST Tax Installment is dueand payable on Monday July 15,2013.• the SECOND Tax Installment isdue and payable on WednesdaySeptember 25, 2013.Penalty/interest charges will beapplied to installments not paid by thedue date at the rate of 1.25% (or 15%per year) on the first day of the follow-ing month and on the first day of eachcalendar month thereafter in whichdefault continues. Failure to receive aTax Notice does not excuse the tax-payer from responsibility for paymentof taxes nor liability for any penalty orinterest due to late payments. Thepenalty/interest charges cannot bewaived or reduced by the TaxDepartment or Council for any reason.

Tax payments can be made by thefollowing: In person by Interac,Cheque or Cash, by Mail (Post-datedcheques are accepted), telephone &Internet banking, drop box, or at mostBanks.If you did not receive your 2013 Final

Tax Bill, please call the TaxDepartment at 905-852-9181 X211.PLEASE RETAIN YOUR 2013 FINAL

TAX BILL. If a reprinted tax bill orreceipt is required, a fee of $10.00plus HST will apply.

Thank YouTax Department

TUESDAYSARE SENIORS

DAYS!

TUESDAYSARE SENIORS

DAYS!at participating BIA businesses

(look for the orange KEEP CALM sign in the window)

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Ux. BIA 905-852-9181ext. 406

CANADA DAY

AT ELGIN PARK!

Come visit Elgin Park for a family orientedcelebration of Canada Day.

There will be great food and plenty of activi-ties. Entertainment includes family games,horse drawn wagon rides, the Superman

Show, a live band, Zoo to You, kids crafts,Bossy Bingo, “Citizen of the Year Award”

and more!Enjoy our spectacular annual fireworks dis-play at dusk. Admission is free but dona-

tions at the gate are appreciated to assist inoffsetting the costs. Our suggested donation

is $20.00 per familyAccessible parking is available, please enter

from Water Street.

TENDER U13-30TREE REMOVAL

Tenders are invited for the supply of alllabour, equipment and material necessaryto perform tree removal for specified road-side trees.Tender forms may be picked up at theTownship of Uxbridge Municipal Office at51 Toronto Street South, Uxbridge,Ontario during business hours 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.

Tender closing: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at2:00 p.m. local time.

Summer is just around the corner and thebaseball is very busy with minor ball out onthe diamonds, so come out and support thekids and cheer them on.

The Community Centre is busy withZumba twice a week, Tuesdays andThursdays at 7:00pm to keep everyone inshape. We also have double tennis court,volleyball and basketball for those who wantto stay active. Pick up the key to the tenniscourts and the volleyball net and ball here atthe house, 287 Hwy 47.

The United Church luncheon is June 27,11:00am-1:00pm in the church basement,with a variety of salads, homemade bread,dessert and beverage all for the low price of$5.00.

The Glen Major Church will be holding

their summer services 7:00 pm startingon June 30th with Rev. Bill Fritz, July7 Pastor Matthew McEwan, July 14Pastor Joe Schaefer, July 21, PastorMichael Liew, July 28 the “Reflections”

Gospel music group. The Glen Majorchurch is on Conc. 7 south of Durham 21,south of the junction of Chalk Lake Road.This is the 140th anniversary of the churchwhich was built in 1873, and an opportuni-ty to come out and see this beautifullyrestored church.The Goodwood Baptist Church holds their

Sunday Services at 11:00am, music on June23 with Mike Benson, June 30 with BruceMcDowell, July 7 with Margaret Weir, July17 with Lawrenson Davies. Vacation BibleSchool is July 8-12 for boys and girls 4-13years old with Bible stories, singing, craftsand snacks. There is no cost to attend theVacation Bible School and everyone is wel-come. More info www.goodwoodbap-

tistchurch.comThe Gospel Hall holds Sunday services at

11:00am with Sunday School and Biblereading. Everyone is welcome to attend andmore info www.goodwood.gospelhall.com We are still looking for someone to assist in

making the shadow boxes for the heritagebuildings and this is an opportunity for ahigh school student to earn their hours.Please give me a call if you know of someoneor if you are interested in assisting us. 905-640-3966.

I have been asked this year to hold thefarmers’ market again in the north park onFridays. If you are interested in being in thefarmers’ market, please give me a call 905-640-3966.

A huge thank you to those who show theirrespect for the community and rural roadsby driving at the speed limit; it is refreshingto know that others care.


A Cup of Coffee... with B. J. Byers by Roger Varley

Some of us have known for a longtime that B.J. Byers is an accom-plished pianist, but we haven't hadthat many opportunities to hear himplay. That's about to change as heprepares to play his first solo concertas an adult this weekend. We thoughtit was the right time to find out a lit-tle more about this affable but some-what shy young man, so we askedhim to join us for a cup of coffee.

Okay, B.J., let's start with the obvious.Tell us about the concert.The concert's at Trinity UnitedChurch on Saturday, June 22, at 7:30p.m. I've been doing enough practic-ing at home for hundreds of hours.Just me and the piano. A lot of timewhen I'm not at work, I'm sitting athome alone playing. I've spent the last15 years preparing some of thesepieces, so there's a lot of heart and soulin it. At Tony Holt's memorial concertin January, I was inspired to performat that time because of the wordsConrad (Boyce) used to introduce me.He said I was the best-kept secret inUxbridge. I thought with Tony leaving(Tony died last November) that wouldleave a big hole in performance in thecommunity. He was a teacher as welland founder of the Uxbridge MusicalScholarship 15 years ago. So there arebig shoes to fill and I'm not expectingto do it, but one thing that I can do isstep up when it comes to performing.That was an important thing for me.You are putting this concert on your-self?Yes, I'm taking the night off work andrenting the church. This is my idea:nobody else. And I've asked KennethWelsh if he will introduce me. Heintroduced me 15 years ago when Iwas 18. I put on a show similar to thisbefore I went to university. Basically itwas a fund-raiser to pay for books, butit prepared me for piano performancewith Patricia Parr at the University ofToronto. Kenneth introduced mesimply because he has always been afan of mine. He asked if he could. Ithink we had a couple of hundredpeople turn out. I was quite nervous.That was the last time I did a showlike this.

Well, I had been informed, apparentlyincorrectly, that this was your first eversolo concert.This is my first concert as an adult.But you have played in concert before.I always played as a guest at someoneelse's concert. The last performance Iwas in was on the Tour of Homes. Idonated my time at Powers' estate,because they have a beautiful Steinwaypiano there, 100 years old, and theyasked me if I'd come over and play.That was a five-hour gig. The pianohad lead-weighted keys to make themeasier to play, but they're heavier. So itwas like running with boots on for fivehours. It was a really good workoutbut at the end of five hours I was real-ly spent. But I got to see about 300people come through their house.Is the upcoming concert a fund-raiserof some sort?If there are any funds that are made,I'm going to donate proceeds. But thewhole idea of the concert is exposurefor me. This is the first, hopefully ofmany I'd like to do annually. Twelvemonths hopefully is time enough tolearn new pieces so I don't have to dothe same ones over and over again. Ichose the church for a number of rea-sons. They have the best piano intown, they have the best acoustics,they have the largest venue in town forthe best price and they love me there.If we could fill the place, then defi-nitely I want to make this an annualfund-raiser. We're selling tickets at theHobby Horse and at Presents,Presents, Presents because Willa is afan of mine. I've already sold morethan 100 tickets at the Hobby Horse.So the pressure is on, because I've gotat least 100 fans coming to hear me.So that does make me nervous, but itdefinitely gets my knuckles to thegrinder.When did you start playing piano?I taught myself how to play when wemoved to the country fromScarborough. I was going into Grade 3in public school and we had a 50-acrefarm. And when it wasn't time to takecare of the horses or go swimming inthe pool and it wasn't nice weatherand I was stuck in the house I wouldjust go and fiddle at the upright piano.

I had a decent ear. And then I startedtaking lessons with Bev Foster. WhenI went to see her, she asked me to playfor her and I played La Campanella byFranz Liszt.I assume she took you so far and thenpassed you on to another teacher.She called her piano teacher fromwhen she was at the University ofToronto for music. She studied withPatricia Parr. She said: "I've got thisstudent and he played La Campanella

and every piece gets more challengingand I need your help." I was turning16 at the time, a freshman in highschool and awkward as heck, as youcan imagine, But Pat Parr said "bringhim to me and let me hear him." So Iwent and played some of my mostchallenging pieces and she said:"Wow, we don't know how he's learn-ing these pieces, but he needs to learnsome technique." So I spent the nextfew years studying with Patricia andlearning proper technique. Don't getme wrong: I'm still a student when itcomes to that and I think we all are. Ilearned how to press one note proper-ly, where the muscle comes from andhow to let it go. Really technically pro-ficient detail. Pat said: "No matterwhat you think you can play, for thenext three months you're not going toplay any of it. We're going to go backto how to press a note." She didn'teven let me play a scale at first. Shemade me play five notes where yourfingers are glued on to the notes andyou can't move them. For someonewho likes to play 88 keys, that wasinfuriating. So I spent three monthswith her not being able to play any

music. So she basically restructuredmy technique.One is surprised you didn't give it up.We had battles, but I guess that's whatis supposed to happen. When yourteacher is pushing you, challengingyou, she definitely evoked emotionsfor me. And we did get into some seri-ous pieces together.When was your first public appear-ance at the piano?I was probably 15 years old, my firstyear studying with Bev Foster. Sheenrolled me in the Sunderland MusicFestival.How did you do that first year?I played several pieces and I didextremely well. And I did better everyyear and I was called back as an alum-nus for one of their anniversaries. Butthat particular year, I got into compet-ing and I enjoyed it. So I went back toSunderland every year for as long as Icould. The following year, when I was16, Bev put me in 13 different festivalsall over southern Ontario. I had lots offun when I was 16. More music thananything. I was playing six to eighthours a day and I was only part-timein high school, because I got permis-sion from the teacher to go home inthe afternoon and practice. I was earn-ing more credits in my music than Icould have earned in school learninggeography. Which I still did get, bythe way.It sounds as though you becameaddicted to it.Totally. I was able to take these piecesthat I was working on, a couple ofwhich I'm planning on doing at myconcert on Saturday, pieces I've beenworking on since I was that age, piecesthat have matured with me. It wasn'treally about winning, it was the per-forming, it was about showing peopleI could play stuff that no one elseplayed. In particular, one of thosegreats was La Campanella. Everyonealways jumped out of their seats forthat one.What can we look forward to at yourconcert? Will there be a lot of familiarpieces, a lot of technical pieces?I'm going to start off with some tech-nical stuff, just to warm myself up. Ineed to get my arms limber. But then

we're going to relax and get into somebeautiful Chopin: some of it you'veheard, some are your favourites thatyou've never heard me play before andsome is the hardest Chopin you'veever heard. I have to say that, of all,Chopin is my favourite composerwithout a doubt. He's a true romantic.I find I'm sort of a split between thepassion of Chopin and the showman-ship of Franz Liszt.Since you're playing at Trinity, didyou know that Glenn Gould gave hisfirst public recital at the same churchwhen he was five years old?Really? I didn't know that. But Iwouldn't compare myself to GlennGould. I'm not that crazy.For someone who has heard you play,B.J., I'm wondering why you didn'tmake a career out of music.Because there's no money in it. Atleast here in Uxbridge, I'm a big fishin a small pond. I'm also a man who'svery much in touch with his familyroots. Growing up on a farm, webonded, and then when we boughtthe restaurant, we made that work forus. It's a close-knit family. Growing upin the restaurant, I realized this familyworks best together and so ideally, ver-sus travelling and touring, which issomething many musicians strive for, Idon't have the heart for it. I am ahomebody. When you spend as manyhours as I do at the piano practicing,you don't want to be on the road sixmonths of the year. And unfortunate-ly, that's what it takes to be reallygood. In order to be that good, espe-cially on piano, you have to be perfect.This is one of the things that causedGlenn Gould to stop performing.Recording makes you a perfectionist.You have to be perfect on the record-ing and everyone's going to judge it.The live performance is very differentfrom a recording. It has more soul andpassion to it. It's not cut and splicedand edited. It's the real deal and youpour it out from your soul. And it hasmistakes and coughs and audiencenoises and maybe a siren in the back-ground, but it's real.B.J., thank you and good luck.Thank you.

Goodwood Newswith Bev Northeast

The Uxbridge Rotary Skate Park will officially open on June 22nd at11:00AM. Please join us for the ribbon cutting ceremony, skateboard-ing demonstration, barbeque and skills contest.

In early 2011 work began on choosing a location and a design for apermanent skate park in Uxbridge. Kennedy Fields was selected as thelocation for the park. Canadian company Spectrum SkateparkCreations, a leader in skate park design and construction was awardedthe design/build contract. The park'sunique design allows bikes, scooters and skateboards to simultaneouslyuse this creative and challenging park.

Funding the park was the next hurdle to be met. With a price tagexceeding $400,000, funding needed to come from both the public andprivate sector. The park's funding project partners were The Townshipof Uxbridge, Rotary Club of Uxbridge and Ontario TrilliumFoundation. Additional funding was secured from local service groups,businesses, foundations and residents.

Skatepark has grandopening Saturday


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Uxbridge and the airportFederal finance minister Jim Flaherty stirred up quite a hornet’s nest when he camehome last Tuesday to plant a tree. Provincial transport minister Glenn Murray was invit-ed along to participate in the sod-throwing, and later pleaded innocence when Flahertydropped the bomb about the revival of the Pickering Airport (see our story on page 9and Ted Barris’ column on page 5).

“We’ve had no discussion about an airport,” he said.With respect, balderdash. How often does a transportation minister get invited to plant

a tree, or to an announcement about a park? Murray knew what was happening, he justbacktracked as any self-respecting Liberal politician would when he saw the whirlwind ofnegative public reaction. Sigh.

Truly caught off guard were the folks from Land Over Landings, many of whom havebeen fighting the airport for more than 40 years. They thought the press conference wasjust another one about the Rouge National Park, but they probably got suspicious whenthey weren’t even allowed to watch the proceedings.And it didn’t take long for them to swing into action. At a packed meeting in Brougham

Tuesday night, they started plotting the campaign to defeat the airport yet again. Wewish them luck, and if Flaherty’s Tories are defeated in 2015, as seems likely, luck mayindeed be on their side.

But just in case the government isn’t defeated, and just in case, with a renewed man-date, they decide to go ahead with their plan to build a totally unnecessary airport, whatdoes that plan hold for the township of Uxbridge?

The day after Flaherty’s ceremony, Durham MP Erin O’Toole said he was pleased andproud about this “balanced approach” to the use of the 18,600 acres on the PickeringLands. Only 4,650 of those acres (still more than seven square miles) will continue tobe set aside for the airport. About 5,000 (including the several hundred which lie withinthe borders of Uxbridge) will be turned over to Parks Canada for the Rouge Park. Thatleaves almost 9,000 which will be dedicated to unspecified “urban and industrial” devel-opment.The bottom line is that at least 13,600 acres of prime farmland will be lost forever. And

although the 5000 acres ceded to Rouge Park may be farmed, many may also be allo-cated for recreational use or conservation lands. It is a national park, after all.

So the chances are that Altona-area farmers won’t get much of their land back. If theairport is built, Uxbridge will become a very noisy, very stinky place, with a giant obsta-cle between us and the places we used to easily get to down on the lakeshore.

Although we’re not in the prognostication business, we think the likelihood of thePickering Airport ever being built is slim to none. In the meantime, though, Flaherty’sannouncement means that the bulk of the Pickering Lands will continue to be tied up ina never-never state for many more years. It’s to be hoped that when someone finallydoes defeat the Harper government, they bury the idea of the Pickering Airport forever.

When that happens, Land Over Landings will be delighted to finally disband. Thoughthey’ll probably keep their signs handy, just in case the zombie somehow rises again.

Letters to the EditorRe the debate on a name for the newathletic complex: It has alwaysannoyed me that we continue to skirtaround the name “St. John's” as partof the whole. Citizens who arrivedlate to Uxbridge may know nothingabout the institution except that therewas a scandal associated with some ofthe brothers and staff. However, toomany people have allowed this tocloud their memories of all the won-derful things that happened there toaffect the lives of many hundreds ofyoung boys in a positive manner.

The Christian Brothers were pro-active before the word was in vogue.They took at-risk children from thestreets before they got buried in crimeand sent before the courts. Theybrought them to St. Johns, allowedthem to work with the animals,taught them many practical skillssuch as carpentry, metal work,mechanical, barbering, tailoring,welding, as well as providing themwith an academic education andmany craft skills, music opportunitiesand opportunities for camping andoutdoor skills. They provided themwith full medical and dental treat-ments. They sent them out with thetools to better enjoy life and earn aliving.

Recently the museum staff had avisit from a young man who was oncea student at St. Johns. He broughtphotos from his stay and told themthat St. John's had been a LIFESAVER for him. This is not an isolat-ed case; many young men returnedover the years while the school wasstill in operation, to thank theBrothers and staff for what they haddone for them. For close to 50 yearsthe institution was a fixture in thecommunity, taking part, and instigat-ing many community activities. Incomparison to that record “KennedyHouse”, which name has absolutelyno historic connection to Uxbridge,was here for very few years, several ofwhich the staff were on strike. If the name ”St. Johns” is not accept-

able, for whatever reason, why not call

it after the family from whom theChristian Brothers purchased thefarm and in whose hands it had beenfor many years. We are talking“History” here!

Pat AslingSandford

I am very disappointed with RogerVarley’s reporting of the Public meet-ingheld in Council Chambers June 10.The meeting was conducted by coun-cillors and all parties concerned in avery professional manner on the sub-ject of guns and noise, potentially avery contentious issue.Presentations from all sides weredelivered in a calm, respectful andcontrolled manner. It was an excellentdisplay of democratic process at thecommunity level. Yes, Roger, we areconcerned with recent news going onin and around the world, but this isand you were reporting on “commu-nity” issues, so please don’t dismiss theconcerns of local residents. Actionsand participation of residents, localbusiness and our elected officials allcontribute to make our Townshipgreat.

Several important omissions are alsonoted in your Town Hall article. Oneimportant one is Uxbridge Residentsfor LEHSS (Limiting ExpandedHoursfor Shooting Sports) is NOT anti-gunor anti-gun club, and as neighbourswe have in fact co-existed with thissporting group for many years. This isstated clearly in our written materials.Over the years when complaintsarose, neighbours spoke to theUxbridge Shooting Sports Club exec-utive who resolved issues in a timelyand neighbourly fashion. When myhousehold asked for notification oftournaments (which are conductedover and above regular hours) forexample, they agreed and notice wasgiven in a very low-tech way by sig-nage posted on our local mailboxes.No need to waste taxpayers’ money by

calling By-Law officers, etc. and “reg-istering” complaints. We simplytalked to the source and mutual solu-tions were found. In fact, before thePublic Meeting June 10, representa-tives from our neighbourhood metwith Uxbridge Shooting Sports andthe Clubagreed to rescind their additionaloperation day of Friday that wasgranted by Council in Nov 2012.Local residents were not included norinput requested when UxbridgeShooting Sports requested increase totheir hours of operation to TownCouncil. The additional hoursrequested to Council in Nov 2012and May 2013 were significant andshould have involved all concerned.Thank you to Mayor Gerri LynnO’Connor for apologizing to resi-dents for Council’s oversight regard-ing this.

Finally, Mr. Malcolm, speaker onbehalf of Uxbridge Shooting Sportsstates ““He also said the club oftencloses operations well before the cut-off time on Sundays in considerationof those living nearby.

"We think we're being good neigh-bours," he said.”. We do recognizeand appreciate they often do stop at 4or 5 pm on Sundays, but, Mr.Malcolm neglected to state that theystart at 10am when the Bylaw statesthey are to start at 2pm. My pointbeing we have been good neighboursas well tolerating the earlier start andappreciating the early stop and if itsuits the club and local neighboursthat the Club operate 10-4 onSundays instead of 2-9 then let’s get itwritten in the By-Law.I am of the opinion that your report-

ing on this issue has not served ourcommunity well. It seems to me thatyou are trying to ignite hostilitieswhen in fact communication and co-operation are exercised and desiredfrom all sides of this issue.

Kim DevineUxbridge

Moving onIf you take a look at our masthead on the lower left of the opposite page, you’ll

see my name listed as Publisher/Editor. If you look again next week, it won’t be there any more.Life moves on, and my wife Lisa and I have decided to seek new adventures. She’s been doing her job for

almost 30 years, and I’ve been in mine for almost eight, very much a record for a shiftless type like myself.Although we’re both nearing that magic 65, we’re not exactly going to retire, although our precise plans arenebulous for now, with family situations changing continually. I’ve got a vague idea of going back into pro-fessional theatre, maybe remounting my one-man shows featuring the poetry of the “Bard of the Yukon”,Robert Service. Maybe taking them to the schools, or doing the house concert circuit, or setting up a tour ofmuseums across Ontario and Canada. But if you ask me again at the end of the summer, the vague idea couldbe something else entirely. That’s part of the “fun” (although Lisa might call it “terror”) of seeking newadventures. The possibilities are endless.

As for the Cosmos, we couldn’t be leaving it in better hands. The two women whose names you’ll see in thatmasthead next week are young, bright, energetic and brimfull of ideas about how to make this little paperbigger and better. The new Publisher/Editor, Lisha Van Nieuwenhove, is returning to her first love (and thefocus of her Carleton degree!), after many years doing a plethora of other things. But she’s been a reporterand columnist with the Cosmos almost since the beginning, and unlike me (who started the paper after only10 years in Uxbridge), she’s a local girl born and bred. She knows Uxbridge, and you know her. You’ll makea great team.

Her right hand in the enterprise, Sales Manager Sara Finlay, will be handling Cosmos Print Services (Lisa’sbaby) as well as the advertising for the paper. She’s returning to the media world after several years offocussing on her young family (she has two boys, while Lisha has three girls), and will soon be a very famil-iar, friendly face to everyone in the Uxbridge business community. Lisha and Sara have both been workinglong hours over the last couple of months to learn the tricks of the Cosmos trade, and although we’ll be closeby over the next while to offer our support, they’re going to be just fine. Please give them your support aswell.

One of my favourite roles on the Uxbridge stage, which I played just a few months before starting theCosmos, was the hero of Man of La Mancha, that ultimate dreamer Don Quixote. I think you could argue thatdeciding to go up against Metroland might have been a bit like tilting at windmills. But the dream of onceagain having a locally owned and operated community newspaper, focussing exclusively on Uxbridge, was aworthwhile one, and many of you - shareholders, advertisers, readers and an ever-expanding army of tal-ented writers, photographers and cartoonists - obviously agreed. Your support has been tremendously impor-tant and gratifying. It was particularly exciting when three respected local veteran newsmen - Ted Barris,Roger Varley and Harry Stemp - threw their talents and reputations behind the paper. They gave the Cosmosinstant credibility, and their contributions will continue (and I’ll keep touch myself as I wander the cosmos) .

In La Mancha, Aldonza asks Quixote why he persists in his quest. “I hope to add some measure of grace tothe world,” he replies. I hope the Cosmos has done the same for Uxbridge. I think my proudest moment inthis chair came in the summer of 2007, when two young men were killed in an early morning car crash onReach Street. Instead of running a photo of the wreck on the front page, as most other papers would do, ourphoto was of the impromptu memorial that grew up in their honour, and our story focussed on the dreamsthey had, and what fine men they were. That’s “grace”, and that’s what a community newspaper should beall about.

At the end of La Mancha, as his fellow prisoners sing “The Impossible Dream” to him, Miguel de Cervantes,the creator of Quixote, rises the stairs to face the Inquisition, his manuscript clutched to his heart. As I facemy next adventure, I have almost 400 little manuscripts, the collected editions of the Cosmos, to take withme. They will forever be a reminder of the wonderful community that, for eight precious years of my life,supported my own “impossible” dream. That dream lives on with Lisha and Sara, and I know that you will beas strong for them as you’ve been for me. Thank you.


the barris beatcolumn by Ted Barris

Airport fogIt happened one morning a couple of weeks ago. I was driving down Brock Road in

the southbound rush-hour en route to the city. In the stop-and-go-traffic just below the village of Brougham - nearthe intersection of Brock and Hwy 407 - I pulled up beside a pickup truck with a construction logo on the door. I hadmy window down. So did he.

“Construction season's started, eh?” I said so the guy could hear me.“Oh yeah,” he said and smiled. He seemed glad to be working.“Big time 407 overpass?” I asked. It looked to me as if the next phase of the toll highway (extending from Brock

Road east as far as Hwy 35/115) has passed environmental assessment and will soon be under construction. And Iguess that will mean where that bottleneck south of Brougham is today will soon become just another 407 overpass.

“Big time is right!” he said emphatically. The light changed and we both went our separate ways. I don't know why,but his emphatic “Big time” stuck in my head. And not long afterward, I noticed the heavy construction in the farmfields east of Brougham. In other words, not only are they building a 407 overpass, but more like four lanes makingBrock Road more a major thoroughfare than an improved country road. It wasn't a day or two later that the feder-al minister of finance blindsided all of us with his statement about “ending the uncertainty.”

There was Jim Flaherty, June 11, during what appeared to be a photo opportunity with Glenn Murray, provincialtransportation minister, Peter Kent, federal minister of the environment, and Chris Alexander, local MP, symbolicallyplanting a seedling tree. The point of the exercise, it seemed, was announcing federal plans for an expanded and pro-tected Rouge Park.

“The Harper government is moving forward with a responsible and balanced plan for the development and preser-vation of the Pickering lands,” Minister Flaherty said. Then he added that a third of the lands (expropriated by thefederal government in 1972) would expand the Rouge Urban National Park, a third would be designated for econom-ic development, and a third would go to the construction of a new airport for the GTA by 2027. As reported in theToronto Star, the Ontario transportation minister was totally caught off guard.

“We've had no prior discussion (of an airport,)” Murray said.Indeed, there's been no public discussion of the Pickering Airport (since the 1990s), but like the apparent expan-

sion of that stretch of Brock Road, I mentioned, to look more like the 401 than an upgraded country road, I suggestthere's a lot more in this airport announcement than meets the eye. If one looks into the fog, one sees the telltalesigns of this airport juggernaut sparking prolonged controversy yet again (as in the 1970s and 1990s.) First, the Harper Conservatives say, the GTA needs a new airport. If they checked their own federal statistics (as noted

by the anti-airport Green Durham Association) they might discover, in 1972 Transport Canada projected that 62 mil-lion passengers per year would pass through Pearson by the year 2000; yet statistics indicated in 2012 that Pearsonprocessed about 35 million, just more than half its projection for 2000.

Second, the same administration seems to have ignored the functionality of the Hamilton International Airport justdown the road. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority projects that Pearson, Hamilton and Waterloo airports will reachcapacity in 15-to-25 years. However, the same body also says that any need for a new mega-airport could be 30-to-50 years away. In other words, even the professional fact-gatherers themselves admit the need for a new GTA airportfacility may be greatly exaggerated.

The third area of concern, I see, is the way the airport lands have been abused since they were expropriated. Notonly were most of the original farm families kicked off the land, so were their ecologically sound farming practices.In the years since those farmers were sent packing, large corporate farm interests have moved in, knocked downhedgerows for easier mass production, and turned the land into food factories. Yes, the corporate farming has yield-ed produce, but it's also hastened the soil's deterioration, so that all it can support one day is pavement under jum-bos and air buses.

At the Land Over Landings rally/meeting in Brougham Tuesday night, I learned perhaps the most intriguing aspectof the federal government announcement to resurrect the Pickering Airport. Apparently, that photo op of the minis-ters planting the tree for the Rouge Urban National Park, near Claremont, wasn't all it appeared. The planting andphotographs were taken behind a barrier that prevented the public - in particular the Land Over Landings people -from attending. I seem to remember the same strong-arm tactics in the 1970s when the feds launched plans for Mirabel Airport near

Montreal. We all know what happened to that white elephant.

wandering the cosmoscolumn by Cosmos Boyce

Maud Returns

At least the weather made it easy forme.

As spring in Dublin swept in lateand melted quickly into summer,the sunny afternoons in the parkbecame nearly unbearable. I mean,we could sit for hours in the sun,uninterrupted by rain, clouds, oreven a pesky little breeze. My poordelicate skin simply couldn't handleit. I turned to my script. As the weeks

counted down I cast my eyes towardhome and the stage. With Maudreturning to Leaskdale, my thoughtskept wandering to stage floors, setpieces, and costumes. Oh, andwords. Lots of words.

And heat. As my mind glimpsedback on memories of last summer, asI walked in Maud's shoes throughthe thick heat of July and August, Iremembered the heavy, sticky heatand how it clung to me, to Maud'swords. I waded through heat andhumidity, and as the story came

crashing back to my being,the heat followed in vivid rec-ollection.

As my plane landed atPearson and I stepped backonto home ground I was metwith the surprising relief ofDublin rain. Perfect, drizzly,cool rain. I dusted off my hatand long skirt and took tothat now familiar stage torehearse. The uncharacteristi-cally cool June air chilled meand as I walked through thelovingly crafted story I wasreacquainted with Maud,Ewan, Chester, Stuart, andmany others who grace thestage with me each night. Ihad missed them. After leav-

ing them behind for three long, coldseasons, I was greeted once more.They were waiting for me here.Patiently waiting for me to arriveback in the church where they liveda century ago, where they live now.They live in her words, in her storiesand her journals. They wait, in theshadows, the pews, in the footstepsof memories. And when I arriveback, they greet me with serenityand affection. I speak to them andthey respond, silently nodding alongas I unravel her life.

Opening night looms before me,and as you read this I will be wellinto my opening night rituals. Mysolitary morning run, my nervousmid-morning pacing, my second,third, fourth cups of coffee, the still-ing of my nerves sometime in theclear afternoon, my final, calmingbreath before stepping on stage. Andin the final few days, I see the suncreeping out once more. Its rayswarm my face as I drive past thefields that Maud and I both share,both admire. I step onto stage andthe stained glass windows diffuse theharsh, clear summer light intosomething softer, something moresentient, more aware of the historyover which it presides.

The thought of the sun's constan-cy strikes me. Unlike the fickle,ever-moving clouds, the sun'sunyielding presence is unwavering.It was there to greet Maud over acentury ago. It glanced throughthose same windows, shining uponher face as she sat in her pew. It wasvoyeur to her triumphs, her heart-breaks, her disappointments, herrevelations. And the same burningball of gas shines on me now. Itknows both of us, in this one place.So I turn my back on those cool,relieving clouds. I do not needthem. I have a star that has alwaysbeen here, always will be.


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The feature car at the Thursday evening "Cruise In" at the Uxbridge arena was this 1950Cadillac Series 62 owned by Roger and Gail Roberts of Stouffville. Photo by Rob Holtby.

Prior to his presentation at theUxbridge Horticultural Societymeeting on Wednesday, June12th, Carson Arthur met withme to talk about gardens. Forthose of you who are unfamiliarwith the name, Carson is a televi-sion personality and landscaper(www.carsonarthur.com).

After a few initial glitches(Carson arrived earlier thanexpected and Imistakenly called him"Conrad"), we were able to settledown to talk about Carson's

approach to gardens and if thereare two things that you will comeaway with, it's that Carsonbelieves in creating outdoorusable space and that is bestaccomplished by getting rid ofyour lawn - especially your frontlawn.

I have been successful, over theyears, in convincing my clients todo just that, especially if thefront lawn is small and/or shadedby mature trees.

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arrangements. The work he didat a palliative care unit was beau-tiful in its simplicity and func-tionality.

Smaller properties, especiallythose being built today, have verylittlespace in the front and mostpeople would be lucky if theyhad room for a bench or anyother seating arrangement.Slightly larger spaces could cer-tainly accommodate a front patio(not deck) and some kind ofseating arrangement, even if it issimply a bench.

Another interesting point thatCarson mentioned was theamount of water that we use.According to the stats that hefound, the average Canadian uses3,000 gallons of water per weekin the summer and roughly66,000 gallons a year on our gar-dens.

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C'est la vie

If you were to walk into UxbridgeSecondary School this week, wouldyou be able to tell it was the end of yetanother year? Would you notice therushing students, binders crammedfull of review sheets and study notes,or spy the box of tissues being passedfrom one reminiscing graduate toanother? Would you hear whispers ofsummer plans in the works as you passthrough the hall, or smell the anticipa-tion of every student that sits on theedge of their seat, watching the clockuntil the summer starts? If you'vecaught a kid hauling bags of textbookshome, and others starting summerearly, bumping of class behind the cor-ner store, congrats, you've spotted ahigh schooler on the cusp of contract-ing summer fever. This week, we wrap up ten months of

heaps of homework, chaotic classes,new opportunities, learned lessons,aspiring goals, daring dreams and con-stant alteration. This year closes up anold book to begin a new chapter forsome, and for others, sprout a seed tonurture and grow. With these changes,we embrace new friends, and saygoodbye to old ones. ConnorLamoureux and Jenna Smith, two inour happy pride of Tiger Talkers aremoving on into the jungle of universi-ty. For our last issue of Tiger Talk thisschool year, Jenna and Connor arehere to sing their swan song farewelland and pass on a bit of food forthought.

Maggie: Jenna, what school will yoube attending next year? What will yoube studying?Jenna: Next year I will be headed outto Halifax, Nova Scotia to attendDalhousie University. It's quite a waysfrom home but I am very excited! Iwas accepted into an Undeclared

Bachelor of Arts so I don't have todeclare my major until the end of firstyear. I'm hoping (as of right now) tomajor in English and minor inCreative Writing but I'm also superinterested in Languages.Michelle: Connor, where are youheading to? What are your plans interms of a future career?Connor: I'm going off to WesternUniversity to study Media Relations.What I'm going into is pretty broad.There is a lot of different branches offof it. So I haven't really decided yet.There is a copious amount of fieldslike television, broadcasting, radio,advertising. So, I'll go in first year andfigure out what I like best and go outfrom there.Maggie: Have you always beeninvolved in high school? When did itbegin?Jenna: My involvement in highschool, I guess you could say, startedfrom day one when I decided to runfor student council. It was just the waythat my siblings and I were raised, welike to be as involved as much as pos-sible, in any way that makes us happy.So being a part of the school and partof clubs and sports teams has alwaysbeen something that I've done.Michelle: What were you involved inhere at USS?Connor: I didn't really start gettinginvolved until the end of grade nine, Iheld back a little. As I came out of myshell more I got involved with SLAMin grade ten and then leadership campin grade nine and ten. In grade eleven,I was on the leadership committee,and was also the spirit leader on stu-dent council, and then I came backagain as spirit leader in grade twelve. Ialso became co-chair of the leadershipcommittee for the last year as well asSLAM again. And then there thewhole sports side, like rowing,wrestling, cross-country and soccer.

Maggie: What would you say is anexperience that will never make youforget high school?Jenna: That's tough because there's alot of people and a lot of events thatbeen huge parts of the last four years.I guess you could say that it was beingpart of the yearbook committee andtaking the yearbook class with Mr.Thompson. He was such a greatteacher and his attitude and teachingstyle combined with getting to be cre-ative formed an experience that I willnever forget.Michelle: What will you miss themost about USS?Connor: I'll miss the people. People atUxbridge are awesome. I don't think alot of other high schools are this con-nected, and as Mr. Arbuckle wouldsay, 'a big family'. I think that's a veryimportant thing, and a lot of the time,we take it for granted. It'll be weirdgoing to university next year and notseeing all of these lovely faces in thehalls. Maggie: Is there any advice you wouldlike to share to younger students?Jenna: My advice is simple though alittle bit repetitive. The kids that Iknow that hated coming to schoolevery day were the ones who weren'tinvolved in anything. They lookedforward to seeing their friends andthat's it. On an average day for me Icame to school, got to see my friends,sat through a few classes, got to seecompletely different friends as I ran toa meeting at lunch, missed half ofthird and all of fourth to run to a soc-cer game and then went home only to

start it all again the next day. It wasalways interesting and exciting. So, myadvice is to GET INVOLVED! Youwon't regret it.Michelle: What's your take on highschool? What words of wisdom wouldyou pass down to future USS tigers?Connor: Don't be afraid to be a FrootLoop in a world of Cheerios. I thinkthat's pretty important in high schoolespecially, as high school really forceskids to change, and a lot of the timepeople feel that they have to conformto please others. The most importantthing in high school, and in life ingeneral, is to accept who you are, be

happy in your own skin as such.

Well, that's all she wrote folks. Havean amazing summer everyone! Goodluck to all of our graduates moving on,and seen you soon to our returningstudents. Make use of the sunscreenand the pool noodles and have somefun! C'est la vie; such is life.

With Jenna and Connor departing, we’llneed some new Tiger Talkers in the fall.If you’d be interested, and are in Grades8, 9 or 10 currently, please contact us atthe contact info on page 4.

Thurs., June 20 Cruise In Classic auto show.Entertainment by the Dnes Sisters. 6 p.m. to dusk,Uxbridge Arena.

Thurs., June 20 Fashion Show and SilentAuction 7 p.m. st. Andrew’s-Chalmers PresbyterianChurch. Benefitting Dr. Frackowiak’ dental mission toNepal.

Fri., June 21 Blood Donor Clinic 1:30-7 p.m.Trinity United Church, 20 First Avenue.

Fri., June 21 Fridays at the Foster Mary Dube& Brian Larter, Vocals/Guitar 7:30-8:30 p.m.,Foster Memorial. Admission by donation.

June 21-23 USS Reunion 90th Anniversary ofUxbridge Secondary School. Join in the fun!

June 21 – 22, “Open Doors” - St Paul'sAnglican Church, will host an open house for formerstudents of Uxbridge Secondary School on their reunion.Fri 1- 4pm & Sat 10am – 4pm. Guides & free colddrinks. All welcome. Come & explore this beautiful localChurch built by local craftsmen in the 1880's.

Sat, June 22, 7:00 a.m. Oak Ridges TrailAssociation Hike: Al Shaw Side Trail. 4+km, 1+hrs,Moderate pace loop hike with some hills. No dogsplease. Meet at trail entrance, west side of Conc. 7, 2km south of Durham Rd. 21. Contact: Russ Burton 905-830-2862.

Sat., June 22, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. LMMSO presents itsannual Strawberry Social and Garden Day, atthe Historic Leaskdale Church. Tour of new garden in theworks, at the Church, talk by Carole Ditomaso, deliciouslunch with strawberry shortcake, tour of Carole's exten-

sive gardens. $25 per person. Tickets available at BlueHeron Books and at the Leaskdale General Store. Or call905-862-0808. www.lucymaudmontgomery.ca

Sat., June 22 from 8 until 4, 18 Alsop Place willbe hosting a street sale with a BBQ for donation. Theproceeds from the BBQ will be 100% donated to thenew Canadian research office of The Michael J FoxFoundation for Parkinson's research. A portion of someof the sales will also be donated. Please come out andsupport our efforts, find a bargain and have a hot dog!

Sat., June 22 Band on the Run Local band per-forming for the USS Reunion. Noon boston Pizza, 1:30p.m. Urban Pantry, 3 p.m. Cafe XXIX, 6 p.m. KingHenry’s Arms.

Sat., June 22 BJ Byers in Concert Full concert byUxbridge’s foremost classical pianist. See page 3 fordetails.

Sat., June 22 Grand Opening of UxbridgeSkate Park 11 am - 2 pm Kennedy Fields. Demos,refreshments, prizes. All welcome!

Sun, June 23, 2:00 p.m. Oak Ridges TrailAssociation Hike: Al Shaw Side Trail. 4+ km; 2 hr.Slow pace loop hike. Families and well-mannered dogswelcome. Bring snacks and water. Meet at parking areaon east side of Conc. 6, 2 km south of Durham 21 atAlbright Rd. Contact: Brian & Kathy Clark 905-841-9757.

Sun., June 23 Rotary Concert Series RoryTaillon - Acoustic Rock 7 p.m. Bandshell, Elgin Park.Admission free, donations to Food Bank accepted.

Sun., June 23, 2:00-4:00 pm and Mon., June 24,7:00-9:00pm OnStage Uxbridge auditions forRED Blue Heron Studio. Performance dates are Nov.28th to Dec.7th. For more information contact the direc-tor, Andy Fiddes, at [email protected].

Monday, June 24 7:30 p.m. The final annual meet-ing of the Scott Branch of the Canadian CancerSociety will take place at St. Paul's Church,Leaskdale. Past and present volunteers are encouragedto attend. Public are cordially invited.

Thurs., June 27 Salad Lunch Join us 11 am - 1 pmfor lots of different salads, bread, dessert and beverageall for just $5. Fun and friendship free. GoodwoodUnited Church.

Thurs June 27 Cruise In Classic auto show.Entertainment by Dorm Francis. 6 p.m. to dusk,Uxbridge Arena.

Fri, June 28, 9:30 a.m. Oak Ridges TrailAssociation Hike: Walker Woods. 10+km, 2+hrs;Fast pace and hilly. No dogs please. Meet at parkingarea on the east side of Conc. 6, 2km south of DurhamRd. 21 at Albright Rd. Contact: Joan Taylor 905-477-2161

Fri., June 28 Fridays at the Foster ErwinSchack, Guitar 7:30-8:30 p.m., Foster Memorial.Admission by donation.

Sat, June 29, 7:00 a.m. Oak Ridges TrailAssociation Hike: Al Shaw Side Trail. 4+km, 1+hrs,Moderate pace loop hike with some hills. No dogsplease. Meet at trail entrance, west side of Conc. 7, 2km south of Durham Rd. 21. Contact: Russ Burton 905-830-2862.

Sun., June 30 Johanne St. Louis, CanadianFashion Designer will launch her new collection atHigh Fields Country Inn and Spa, 11568 ConcessionRd. 3, Zephyr. Fashion for women, music performancesby Don Ross and Brooke Miller. Silent auction to raisefunds for a sewing shop in Rwanda.

Mon, July 1, 9:30 a.m. Oak Ridges TrailAssociation Hike: Uxbridge Countryside Preserve.2.5 hrs. Slow to Moderate pace; Well-mannered dogswelcome. Bring a picnic lunch. Meet in parking ariabehind Wall-Mart/Rona shopping complex in Uxbridge,near Hwy 47 and 6th Conc. Contact: Brian &Wilma Millage 905-853-2407.

Mon., July 1 Canada Day Elgin Park Gates areopen at 5:00. A family friendly event with free kidsgames, activities, live music and entertainment, horseand wagon rides, the Superman Show, Zoo to You andof course, the spectacular fireworks at dusk. Admissionis by donation at the gate – we recommend a donationof $20.00 per family. Parking is available from the gateon Elgin Park Drive.

Thurs., July 4 Strawberry Social Dinner – host-ed annually by district Women’s Institutes – at ScugogCommunity Centre on Reach Road at 6:00 pm. Ticketsavailable at the door: adults $10.00, W.I. members$7.00, children 6 and under free, ages 7 – 12 are$5.00. Gather up family and friends and treat yourselfto a meal out and entertainment while supporting theW.I. 4H Scholarship Fund.

Thurs., July 4 Cruise In Classic auto show.Entertainment by the Altona Road Gang. 6 p.m. to dusk,Uxbridge Arena.

Fri., July 5 Fridays at the Foster BruceMacNeill, Vocals/Guitar 7:30-8:30 p.m., FosterMemorial. Admission by donation.

Sat, July 6, 7:00 a.m. Oak Ridges TrailAssociation Hike: Al Shaw Side Trail. 4+km, 1+hrs,Moderate pace; Join us for breakfast afterwards. Nodogs please. Meet at trail entrance, west side of Conc.6, 1.5 km south of Durham Rd. 21. Contact: Joan Taylor905-477-2161.

Sun., July 7 Rotary Concert Series Julien

Kelland - Singer/Songwriter 7 p.m. Bandshell, ElginPark. Admission free, donations to Food Bank accepted.

Freemasonry: A History Hidden in Plain Sight,the new travelling exhibit at the Uxbridge HistoricalCentre, continues for the season. Tours take place Wed.to Sun. and holidays from 10am to 4pm. Regular tourrates apply. Visit the website at www.uxbridgehistorical-centre.com or call the museum at 905-852-5854 formore information.

Maud of Leaskdale Acclaimed one-woman playabout Lucy Maud Montgomery, Historic LeaskdaleChurch. Playing all summer until Aug. 25. See page 6for box office details.

July 3 – August 31, “Open Doors” - St Paul'sAnglican Church, will provide free guided tours of thisbeautiful local Church built by local craftsmen in the1880's. Wednesdays and Saturdays, 1 – 3 PM. Freecold drinks.

Uxbridge Farmers’ Market Every Sunday from 9to 1 in Uxbridge Arena parking lot.

Loaves & Fishes Food Bank is open Wednesdays 1-4 p.m. for those requiring assistance. All donations arealways appreciated. Tax receipts are issued forFinancial Donations. Donations may be dropped in theFood Bank Box at Zehrs or at St. Andrew's PresbyterianChurch Monday to Friday 9 a.m.-noon.

Hospital Auxiliary “Chances Are” Store onBascom Street accepting good summer clothing.Proceeds to Cottage Hospital.

If you have a community event you’d like us to mention,please contact us at [email protected] or905-852-1900. The deadline for our next issue is 6 p.m.Sunday.


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"Well, ladies and gentlemen, itappears that the other shoe hasfinally dropped."

This is how Mary Delaney,spokesperson for Land OverLandings, opened a meeting at theBrougham Hall on Tuesday night.The meeting was called in responseto last week's unveiling by theHarper government of a "responsi-ble, balanced approach" for thedevelopment of the federally-ownedPickering Lands - the land on whichan airport may someday be built.

"We knew before last week thatsomething was coming, we'd beenwarned, and we thought it had to

do with the (proposed RougeNational Urban) Park. We neverdreamed it was going to be this,"exclaimed Delaney, referring toannouncement of the proposedtransfer of 5,000 acres of land fromthe federal government to ParksCanada in 2014.

The announcement on June 11not only unveiled the land transfer,but also clearly mapped out the4,650 acres that are to be held as thesite to be protected for a future air-port. The remaining land, which isClass 1 agricultural land, some ofthe best in Canada, is marked for"urban and industrial develop-ment”, according to Minister ofFinance Jim Flaherty, who made the

announcement last Tuesday along-side Minister of Environment PeterKent.

A statement from Durham MPErin O'Toole said that thisannouncement "ends decades ofuncertainty surrounding thePickering Lands."

Residents of the area, however,don't feel any ease in knowing whatthe government's plans finally are.Tuesday's meeting was a call toaction, bringing together groups

that have long worked together infighting the government over thePickering Lands. People or Planes,Land Over Landings, GreenDurham Association - all were well-represented in the tiny hall, whichwas packed. Many of the surround-ing areas, including Whitevale andGreenwood, also had representativeson hand to learn how they couldbecome part of the force that isgoing to be needed to resist the gov-ernment's plans.

Ward 1 Councillor Bev Northeastwas at the meeting, as her part ofUxbridge Township is directlyaffected by the proposed"approach". For now, it appears thatthe lower south-east corner of thetownship (Altona/Glasgow area)may become part of the nationalpark. If this is the case, then it willprovide permanent protection tothe land there, and make it a valu-able link to the trails on the OakRidges Moraine.

Pool demands receive wet reception:A report by Recreation ManagerAmanda Ferraro stating petitionshave been received regarding theproposed new swimming pool wasleft high and dry by council onMonday.

Ms. Ferraro's report said 84Uxpool users signed a petitionrequesting 10 private shower facili-ties for women be included in thenew pool's design, and another 232users signed a separate petition call-ing for eight swimming lanes, twomore than Uxpool's six lanes.

Ms. Ferraro recommended that acommittee be formed to look at thefeasibility of including the requestedchanges and to formulate a plan toraise funds to meet them. She fur-ther recommended that the com-mittee be made up of skilled profes-sionals with some experience in

budget and project manage-ment.

Councillor Pat Molloy was thefirst to express reservations.

"This seems to be creepingahead of us," he said. "This isn'ta done deal for me. It's too soon

to consider a fund-raising commit-tee."

Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor saidcouncil needs to discuss "what wethink we need", adding the discus-sion should take place during thebudget process.

Her motion that those two recom-mendations by Ms. Ferraro be delet-ed from the report was approved bycouncil.

Councillor Jacob Mantle ques-tioned the wisdom of displayingdrawings of the proposed new pool,presented to council earlier thisyear, at Uxpool.

"It gives the impression that'swhat we're building," he said.

Ms. Ferraro said the drawings arenow taken down, but added theyproduced "good feedback" from thepublic.

Preliminary estimates have the

proposed new six-lane pool costingabout $12 million, with the costssplit between the township, grantsand other levels of government.Adding two lanes would increasethose costs.Woodsman, spare that tree: PublicWorks director Ben Kester present-ed council with a list of ash trees inurban Uxbridge that are slated tofeel the woodsman's axe: 10 onCarmody Lane and two on CentreRoad near Young Street.

Mr. Kester said they are among anumber of ash trees that will even-tually be removed as a result of theemerald ash borer infestation sweep-ing through southern Ontario.

Mr. Mantle, a proponent of saving"high value" ash trees, such as thosein Elgin Park, by treating them withinjections, pointed out that councilheard earlier this year from notedhorticulturist Mark Cullen that is isless expensive to save trees throughtreatment than it is to cut themdown.

He received support from MayoO'Connor, who said she could agreewith cutting young ash trees planted

in sub-divisions but would like tosee mature ash trees in parks pre-served.

Council supported Mr. Mantle'smotion that township staff preparea report on identifying and preserv-ing high value trees.Ratepayers oppose kartway exemp-tion request: Daniel Di Leo, presi-dent of Goodwood Kartways,appeared before council to explainhis request for a bylaw exemptionthat would allow him to install atemporary grandstand and a num-ber of portable toilets at his facilityfor two upcoming special events.

Mr. Di Leo said the kartway willbe hosting the Eastern CanadianKarting Championship from June25 to June 30 and the CanadianNational Karting Championshipfrom Aug. 20 to Aug. 25.

He said installing a temporaryapproved and certified grandstandwould help control pedestrian flowat the events and provide a safeplace for spectators to watch theraces. He noted the facility has onlyone washroom and the addition ofportable toilets would provide bet-

ter sanitation facilities. He alsorequested that he be allowed to havea temporary fueling station for theracing carts.

"I'm not increasing profit or busi-ness by doing this," he said. "I'mdoing it for everyone's safety."

However, a spokesman for theBristol Pond Ratepayers Associationopposed the request, claiming thekartway had become a "miniMosport".

He claimed the kartway has vio-lated bylaws numerous times andthat the BPRA has brought theseviolations to the attention of thebylaw department, but added thereis no record of the kartway beingpenalized for infractions. Chiefbylaw officer Andre Gratton said hehad addressed some violations lastyear, but there are no violationsnow. He noted no penalties arelevied for first infractions.

Council approved the mayor'smotion that the kartway be grantedexemption for the grandstand andportable toilets, but not for the fuel-ing station.


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says the 18-year-old who last week placedfirst among woodwind players at theOntario Music Festival in Peterborough.“But it wasn’t until Grade 7 that we gotto join the band and choose an instru-ment. I picked the flute because Ithought it was elegant and refined.”

When Uxbridge flute teacher LesleyJoosten came to give a workshop at herschool, Sarah decided to get serious about the instrument. That was onlyfour years ago, but she’s made rapid progress, and is a popular performer atconcerts all around Uxbridge. And she already has seven piano and flutestudents of her own.A Grade 12 graduate this spring, Sarah is taking a year to practice and save

money before deciding on a university path. “It will be music for sure,either performance or education,” she says. With her talent, she will be sureto win scholarships wherever she goes. - Conrad Boyce

AIRPORT from page 9

If the Township of Uxbridge loses this land to "indus-trial and urban development", however, then this linkbetween Lake Ontario and the region will be lost. "I hope they include the Uxbridge lands in the Rouge

Park," says Councillor Northeast. "I think this anoth-er 'flash in the pan'. Why should we trust them? Thisis déjà vu. We've been there (with the government),done that, and got the t-shirt."Valuable agricultural green space is not the only thing

Uxbridge township stands to lose. Airspace overUxbridge is something that all township residentsneed to be concerned about. The proposed airportwould put Uxbridge directly underneath the flightpath of aircraft, aircraft that would fly much lowerthan those seen on the glide paths into PearsonInternational in Toronto.

The call to action appeared to besuccessful. A cardboard box waspassed about for donations, andfilled quickly. Large signs for post-ing on lawns were passed out.Queues formed under the signs for

the various committees and sub-committees that arebeing assembled to form the protest against this"irresponsible decision by Ottawa."

Public consultation meetings are scheduled for June24th and June 27thfrom 6-8 p.m. Consult the landoverlandings.com forinformation as to where the meetings will be held.

Baseball players and fans are invitedto attend "Teen and Adult Softball"in Zephyr Park on Sunday, June 23at 7:00 PM. The games will runevery Sunday until August 25 and aresponsored by Zephyr MissionaryChurch on the 3rd Concession.(Info: 905-473-3696).

The Carmel of the Infant Jesus at12519 Concession 2 is extending anopen invitation to celebrate a specialAnniversary Mass on July 16 at 6:30PM. You don't have to be Catholicto visit the sisters and join in on thespirit of love, goodwill and gratitudefor their place of worship in Zephyr.([email protected]).

If you love to ride the open roadwith a great group of spirited motor-cycle enthusiasts, come to theZephyr Community Centre on

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scenic ride on the Oak RidgesMoraine and return to Zephyr for ahearty BBQ Lunch ($10). Non-rid-ers are welcome to enjoy the BBQand view the motorcycles in supportof the Oak Ridges Moraine LandTrust (3,477 acres on the moraineand counting have been protectedfor future generations). (Info: 905-473-9523).

Whatever you ride, thank-you forbeing watchful of turtles on the road.Several people have been spottedslowing down and aiding the cross-ings of these little creatures becausethey are a vital part of our eco-sys-tem. Safety first of course, but yourpatience and consideration is muchappreciated.

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Gotta hand it to former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty. When the temperature goes way up it's time toleave the kitchen and make yourself scarce. Once taxpayers learned that moving the hydro plants cost themupwards of a billion of those hard-earned tax dollars in order to save a couple of Liberal seats he was long goneas premier. Let someone else face the people and try and explain this tremendous waste of tax dollars. But thatwasn't enough. When things really started to heat up in the Legislature, it appears he felt that a good way toavoid the thumping he would take during question period, would be to leave the Ontario legislature all togeth-er. Thus he announced his resignation as an MPP for Ottawa South even though, when he resigned as Premier,he told his constituents not to worry, he would not be giving up his seat until the next election. Another prom-ise broken. Not to worry, just add it to the all the others that have been broken over the years.

Of course his friends in Ottawa won't be holding any tag days for McGuinty. You see McGuinty served as anMPP for that riding for the last 23 years, taking over the seat from his father, David McGuinty Sr. and he alsoheld the premier’s job from 2003 to 2013. So he can settle back in Ottawa with a wonderful pension which theaverage taxpayer would love to have. Only one catch, it is only available to politicians. But McGuinty may stillhave to face the music. There is talk of a parliamentary commission to look into the shenanigans that went onin making the decision to cancel the costly hydro project. If this is the case those involved will be called to tes-tify. Only this time they will testify under oath and that could prove very interesting as being caught in a liecould lead to a few nights in the crowbar hotel. Let's hope the hearing is called, as taxpayers deserve to knowthe truth about the waste of close to a billion dollars for no other reason than to save two seats for the Liberals.-----------------------------Years ago I did a lot of work with the late Whipper Billy Watson as he raised millions of dollars for the benefitof crippled children (and adults) right across Canada. One of the benefits, besides seeing a ton of money raisedand every penny used to make life better for these wonderful handicapped Canadians, was that I learned some-thing even more important. Often I would have time to talk to some of the crippled children and during a con-versation I mentioned the hardship that a Timmy had to endure. I was surprised when hesaid his physical condition wasn't the biggest problem. It was that normal people wouldn't talk to them.

"When they see me with my legs in braces and in a wheelchair they turn their heads and ignore me. I don'tthink they mean to do it, they just don't know what to say." I thought about that and realized that I was one ofthem, and from that day on I have gone out of my way to make a friendly comment when I meet people in thiscondition.In Ottawa my morning walks go along the Rideau Canal, which is always busy with cyclists, joggers and walk-

ers. On occasion I come across an elderly woman who obviously suffers from a serious muscle condition. Shecan be seen walking normally, and suddenly she will go into a spasm and her arms will flail and her head flopsas she tries to regain control. None of this stops her walk, and it is painful to watch her continuous struggles.Monday morning my thoughts went back to those Whipper Watson days and I realizedthat I walk by her as quickly as possible and never once do I say 'hello'. I felt a bit of shame when I was honestwith myself as to why this was happening. I was ignoring this lady for no other reason than she washandicapped.As I came alongside her I said, "Good morning. I want you to know that I have been a serious walker for years,

and I have never seen anyone with the spirit and determination that you demonstrate every day. I am so proudof you." I started to walk away when she said, "Thank you sir, for saying hello and your kind remarks". Walkingaway, I glanced up to the sky and said a quiet "Thanks Whipper". Did my actions and her remarks make myday? I'll let you be the judge.-----------------------------Sure hope that everyone is excited about the U.S.S. Reunion which takes place this weekend. Hopefully a lot ofpast students will be making the trek to Uxbridge and joining with those who live in Uxbridge to celebrate the90 years that the original Uxbridge High School has served this community well.

The committee who have been working for months on plans forthe big weekend deserve a lot of credit. Planning a celebration of thissize is not an easy task but under the guidance of Chairman PeterMorris they have come up with a series of events that should makeit a very enjoyable experience for present and past students.

Registration takes place from 5 to 9 on Friday at the school andthen the fun begins. Fun golf tournament on Saturday followed bya great Pub Night at the arena, pancake breakfast Sunday at theLegion, a classic car show and more. And a great opportunity tocatch up on what your former classmates have been doing these pastyears. Should be a great weekend - soenjoy.

Something that should be done before the event starts is to thankthose volunteers who have worked very hard these past months on

the planning andorganizing. If you seethese people over theweekend express yourthanks... Peter Morris,Jack Ballinger, SarahBest, Kelly Boehm,Steve David, DawneDuckworth, GrantElliott, Franzis Henke,Mike Kelland,Christy Luukkonen,Peter Morris, RayNewton, Julia Ott,Rosa Telep, RichardWatson, Carolyn Allen,Jenny Beal, SherryDoodchenko, BrianEvans, Jill Kennedyand Brian Manorek.They have done all thework. Now all we haveto do is show up andhave a good time. Seeyou there.


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