The Creemore
ECHO
Friday, March 31, 2023 Vol. 23 No. 13
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Splash yoga coming to Village Green this spring by Tiffy Barlow The Creemore Echo has learned of a group of rogue fitness enthusiasts who are launching Splashercise classes at Creemore Village Green. Officials said they have just recently become aware of organized fitness activities at the splash pad but admit they should have predicted it. “Come to think of it there was a group of people who were pretty adamant about including a splash pad at the park but of course it was all under the guise that it be for the children. Well, now we know what their true motivation was,” said an unnamed Village Green spokesperson. “What were we supposed to do? We knew there was no money in the municipal budget for a watersports complex in Creemore so we just gradually insinuated ourselves in the planning process and bided our time,” said a woman found doing self guided aqua therapy in the fountain. Now that the park is fully operational, it is not known how these splashercise enthusiasts can be kept out of the splash pad.
“Our kids are now watching from the sidelines as the adults take part in all kinds of splash pad fitness classes,” said spokesperson for DOYC – the Dejected and Overheated Youth of Creemore. “Now, we are hearing of early morning Splash Yoga, what will they think of next?” It would appear the park is becoming an incubator for high level sport. The Echo has also learned that a competitive table tennis team representing Village Green has earned a spot at the world competition in China this summer, and there is also a midnight lawn bowling league making its way up the competitive ranks. Creemore seems to have an unusually high calibre of beanbag tossers in its population because we understand the pressure is on for Village Green to host the national cornhole competition this fall. We are expecting an announcement about these competitions on April 1. One unexpected outcome is that the splash pad users are now campaigning for bidets to be included in future washroom plans at Station on the Green.
The Echo has learned of never-before seen concept drawings that reveal Splash Yoga was pitched as one possible use of the splash pad at Creemore Village Green in the early planning stages.
BIA fights councillor's proposal to repeal patio policy by Trina Berlo The Creemore BIA is asking council to reject or delay a proposal put forward by Councillor Robert McArthur to repeal a policy allowing bump-outs and sidewalk patios. Members of the BIA were blindsided by the motion that was included on Monday’s council agenda, six weeks before the patios are scheduled to open. BIA treasurer Sara Hershoff spoke in opposition to the motion, which was on the March 27 agenda but was withdrawn when McArthur was suddenly called away from council chambers due to a family emergency. The item is included on the April 3 agenda. “If the policy is repealed it is going to create a black hole for the
businesses that are currently in the process of finalizing their applications, staffing their restaurants, creating the infrastructure, and planning for the all-important summer season,” said Hershoff. The BIA is asking council to hold off on making a change to allow time to work out the kinks and address concerns about the use of parking spaces. “It isn’t perfect, it never will be. Things change. We can change these things incrementally by working together. Repealing is not the answer,” said Hershoff. Council endorsed the On-Street Patio Policy on Sept. 12 after directing staff to investigate the implementation (See “Rationale” on page 5)
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