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Council learns more about cannabis production facility proposed in Drayton By Jaime Myslik
Syrup - Kinette Kim Frere, left, sporting a bright red Canada hat, pours syrup on Marg Driscoll’s pancakes before adding fresh strawberries at the Drayton Kinettes’ pre-Canada Day strawberry pancake breakfast on June 30 in the municipal parking lot in Drayton. Driscoll was a Kinette in Drayton 30 years ago. More photos on page 8. Photo by Lynne Turner
Pettapiece named parliamentary secretary to agriculture minister By Patrick Raftis QUEEN’S PARK - PerthWellington MPP Randy Pettapiece was appointed parliamentary assistant to
the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on June 29. “Agriculture means so much to our riding and the province, and so it’s an hon-
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MAPLETON Representatives from Autobahn Freight Lines recently appeared at Mapleton council to answer any questions about their proposed cannabis production facility at the Drayton Industrial Park. On June 26 agrologist Harjeet Randhawa and Harvinder Singh told council the Brampton-based trucking company would be fronting the money to build the facility, but the business would be separate once running. A few concerns about the proposed 46,000-square-foot production and warehousing facility surrounded security, waste disposal and smell. Councillor Marlene Ottens said some residents are concerned about the security. “Some people are not comfortable with a cannabis facility in the community, so they are just wondering how you would keep curious people from getting in there,�
she said. Randhawa explained the facility will be built according to Health Canada’s guidelines. “We would have the fencing done as per the requirement for that facility,� he said, adding there would be cameras on the premises to help ensure there are no security breaches. Another big concern was the possible smell emanating from the facility. In his presentation to council, Randhawa said the facility would use carbon filters to control odour emitted from the plant and ozone filters to control odour within the premises. “There will be no problem about that,� he said. Councillor Dennis Craven asked what would happen to the waste left over from production. “According to the guidelines of Health Canada we can plant the waste by chopping it and mixing it with the cat litter and it can be denatured and it can be used for
further propagation of consumable,� Randhawa said. “This is how we control the waste management for marijuana.� Councillor Lori Woodham asked who enforces the rules. “I understand that the guidelines for Health Canada will dictate and it’s my understanding that it’s outlined of how things are handled ... but my next question would be then who enforces it?� Woodham asked. “Does Health Canada have an agency that will go in and inspect or does that fall back onto the municipality - and if so, do we have the capabilities of doing something like this?� Randhawa said it’s a Health Canada responsibility. Council received the delegation for information. “Thank you for taking the time to come up today and explain what you’re proposing,� said Mayor Neil Driscoll. “That does help council a lot to have that information.�
Group outlines priorities for Wallace Cumming Park; some work already started By Jaime Myslik MAPLETON - The Alma Community Recreation Association (ACRA) has set out short- and long-term priorities for Wallace Cumming Park. At the June 26 council meeting, ACRA chair Chris Grose presented the results of a recent survey. “The survey that was sent out earlier this year had 81 respondents and represented 261 intergenerational folks within our community so we’re very excited about that,� she said. “What we were really excited about also was ... over 30 per cent of the folks who responded were individuals and families who were new to the community and had not had a previous opportunity to give input. “So we’re very thankful for their participation and grateful for that opportunity.� Short-term goals identified by ACRA’s survey respondents include: - swings; - a multi-use cement pad; - outdoor fitness stations
around the track; and - more trees. ACRA also identified long-term goals. “Before we get into that fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth year there will be opportunity ... to go back to the community and double check their list of priorities,� Grose said. Long-term goals identified by survey respondents include: - a cover for the cement pad; - water feature like a splash pad; - hydro hookup in the south end of the park; - multi-use sports field; - walking trail accessibility in every season; and - more trails. ACRA also identified “in-house� projects that can be completed sooner rather than later, including walking trail maintenance. “The walking trail maintenance was really high on the list,� Grose said. “People really wanted that trail maintained because things were starting to grow over and it was actually becoming very unsafe in a few places with the way
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On June 20 and 21 Mapleton Township employee Luke Rogerson, below, graded the trail at Wallace Cumming Park in Alma. Work on the trail, which also included adding extra calcium and stone, was appreciated by locals, including youngsters Thomas and Olivia Reid, right. The grading of the trail was an “in house development� item on the Alma Community Recreation Association Wallace Cumming Park Survey conducted in 2017-18. The association presented its findings from the community survey to Mapleton council on June 26. Submitted photos
water had run down the trails.� Mapleton staff had actually worked on the trail on June 20 and 21, the week prior to the council meeting. “The trail magically is maintained,� Grose said. “So we look forward to the continued maintenance of that and we say a very big thank you to the township for your participation on that trail maintenance.� Mayor Neil Driscoll said it wasn’t magic. “This is a level of service that Mapleton has been trying hard to achieve and finally it’s coming,� he said. “Thanks to Sam’s (Mattina) staff for getting it done in a timely manner. That’s what our goal is. It’s taken a while, but it’s coming.� Another in-house development ACRA is looking at is more access to washrooms. Grose said the group is currently working with the Alma Optimist Club to try to arrange a way for park users to request the community centre be open for washroom access.
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WELLINGTON COUNTY - The county has received nearly $500,000 from the province to help develop a ridesharing program for Wellington residents. On June 28 the county announced it received the Ministry of Transportation Tanisgrant Cowan a great (MTO) forknew the service, music is opportunity she which scheduled when to launch saw it five years ago, after next April 2019. being introduced to asay unique County officials the programwill called Music for service utilize a mobile Young (MYC). app to Children book, pay and track Having trips, and taught a callprivate centrepiano will lessons for 15 years, Tanis, be available for Ms. residents as her students call her, was without a mobile phone. looking to expand her teaching “Wellington County resihorizons and her music studio, dents, especially those living and found it through MYC. in rural areas, face a number Ms. Tanis recognized the of transportation barriers,” program’s potential since it had Warden Dennis Lever stated never been offered in Drayton, in a press release. it was fun for students, parents
“A demand-based transit service will provide our residents with cost-effective options, helping them travel to and from work, visit the downtown cores of our municipalities, and make all parts of the County more accessible.” MYC’s interactive system The need for a public tranmotivates engages parents sit serviceand in Wellington was and children,innurturing family identified the county’s bonds and delivering valuable 2015 Rural Transportation co-learning experiences while Study, and more recently in developing a firm, a 2018 study and fundamental community understanding of music. response survey, officials say. A unique aspect is The survey of MYC results the parent learns along with the showed 89% of 869 responchild because they are so dents wanted a public transinvolved. In fact, Ms. Tanis portation system. credits the success of the proCounty officials say an gram to the parents of her stu“implementation team” dents. is working with Dillon “I am the teacher once a Consulting comweek; they Limited are the and at-home
munity partners to design a system that makes it “more convenient for residents, visitors, seniors, youth, persons with disabilities, and others to access essential services.” “The impact that this grant will have on rural Wellington residents is tremendous,” said Karen Armstrong, Health Link Collaboration Coordinator. “For many residents, transportation is a barrier to accessing health care services, the food bank, counselling, employment and other necessary supports to function optimally. The grant will reduce barriers to daily living and improve the health of our population.” Councillor George Bridge, chair of the county’s economic development committee, said,fun “The idea of linking Festive - Students at Music for Young Children enjoy a different parts of every Wellington Christmas concert year. submitted photo County through transportation, ismittens not a new paper for one. five happy spring. Of course, special holi“This easy-to-book practices. The mittenssystem were days are incorporated into Ms. will increase opportunity for Tanis’ MYC classes, such as placed on the studio wall in the ridesharing, provide rings. more Canada Music Week, shape of the 5 Olympic options When to thelocal rings employers were com- Christmas, Valentine’s Day and and their workers, and bring plete students enjoyed an Easter. Theme days are us one stepmusic closer class. to connectOlympics This planned as well. Throughout the year her past yearrural Ms. Tanis encouraged ing our and urban comthe students not only to prac- students participate in a munities.” ticeFor but also to think of others, Christmas concert, and a spring more information by practicing for pennies. Once recital and have the option to about the project visit www. the pennies were all collected participate in the Palmerston wellington.ca/transportaCanada Music Week Festival they tion. were donated to Camp
Helping others - Drayton Heights Grade 8 students Mackenzie Martin and Mandy de Vries organized a toy drive for children who are patients at Grand River Hospital in Kitchener. With encouragement from the staff at Drayton Heights, the girls began the toy drivereading, on June 8 fine and delivlistening, and ered 110 toys social to the skills outpatient gross motor, and children’s at Grand River has been unit proven to enhance Hospital onsocial June 18. Residents children’s development of Mapleton including and learningTownship, skills, improve de Vries’sand cousin, use the hospimemory problem solving, and bolster confidence and tal facilities. Submitted photo self-esteem. Ms. Tanis also offers a Music Pups program, which is especially unique since it is a music program for babies. This is a playful and creative music and movement class for parents with children ages newborn to age 4. Children are introduced to a wide variety of musical scales, tonal and rhythm patterns and instruments that help to stimulate musical growth. Each child participates at his or her own level. To find out more about Pups and to view class videos visit themusicclass.com. The ultimate success of any MYC program lies behind the teacher and Ms. Tanis is no exception to that rule. It’s obvious she is an enthusiastic teacher who cares a great deal for her students. “Their struggles are my struggles,” she states. “And their triumphs are equally triumphant for me.” For more information visit Tender loving www.myc.com, emailcare taniscowan.myc@sympatico.ca or for the call 519-638-5715.
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County approves ‘Invest Well’ community improvement plan Economic development tool to complement lower tier CIPs By Olivia Rutt
New Mapleton shop - The Made in Mapleton Pop Up Shop will host a grand opening on July 5 at 11am. Aly Cripps will operate the store until the end of September. Photo by Jaime Myslik
Pop up shop now open in downtown Drayton MAPLETON – The Made in Mapleton Pop Up Shop will host a grand opening on July 5 at 11am. The Drayton store, which had a “soft launch” on June 28, is billed by the township as a “temporary retail boutique” that will sell items created in Mapleton. Located at 24 Wellington Street South, the Pop Up Shop was approved by council on May 22. “We have many businesses that don’t have a location on our Main Streets;
although those businesses do well on their own we want to help spread the word that we have so many items to choose from that you don’t need to leave Mapleton to find exactly what you are looking for,” states a June 26 press release from the township. “We believe this pilot project will not only help spread the word about our rural businesses, it will also showcase the many talents and treasures you can find right in your backyard.” Township officials say
Three-vehicle crash near Drayton sends five to hospital MAPLETON - A threevehicle collision here last week sent five people to hospital - but luckily no one was seriously injured. On June 26 at about 6:30pm emergency crews responded to Wellington Road 12 at the 12th Line, east of Drayton, where police say three vehicles collided, resulting in multiple injuries.
The OPP, Mapleton firefighters and GuelphWellington paramedics responded to the call. “A local female driver and her toddler were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries, as were an adult male driver from Waterloo and his adult female passenger,” stated an OPP press release.
“The third driver, a local female adult, went on her own to be examined by medical staff.” The road was closed for several hours for the investigation. Police say charges may be pending. The OPP is asking anyone who witnessed the collision to call 1-888-310-1122.
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the provincial certified sites program, and so it works in three phases,” said Reid. The first phase includes access to $20,000 for predevelopment design and studies. The second phase consists of a tax increment equivalent grant allowing the county to grant a percentage of the property’s tax increase over five years. The value of the grant is 100 per cent of the county portion of the property tax increase in year one. It decreases by 20% over the next four years. Phase three helps properties market and invest in attraction. The other program is Invest More, which helps support a broad range of improvements to existing buildings/properties. The county can provide grants valued at up to 50% of remaining eligible costs, up to a maximum of $10,000 per project. The Invest Well plan has been turned into a checklist for member municipalities to integrate with existing CIPs. “This checklist uses all of those priorities and allows local municipalities to evaluate applications for your financial incentives at the local level and if a certain score is met … then it will be eligible for additional funding through the county,” said Reid. “Following county adoption of Invest Well ... member municipalities would be required to integrate these programs into their locallyadopted CIPs.” Once applications are
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Wings, fries and beer - The Drayton Kinsmen kicked off summer on June 30 with two events. Wings ‘n Fries ‘n Beer featured wing ($10) and fries ($5) deals, served at the Drayton Ag Hall in the afternoon, with music by The Moore Family “Fam-Jam.” In the evening the Kinsmen sponsored a concert by The Mudmen, a stop in the Celtic rock group’s 20th anniversary tour. Bria Moore harmonizes with her mom during the afternoon entertainment by The Moore Family FamJam. Additional photos on page 8. Photo by Lynne Turner
Flag wavers - Maple Cheng of Drayton, left, and Amelia Chang of Waterloo took in the Rotary Club of Fergus Elora’s annual Fergus Canada Day family picnic at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex in Fergus on July 1. Photo by Jaime Myslk
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Sad news, silver lining Last week I made the difficult decision to close our branch office in Drayton. In its heyday, the Drayton office was the production facility for all of our newspapers. This was back when the Drift Inn was about the only game in town, Cherrey’s Garage sold Allis Chalmers tractors on the main street and a yard full of buses sat at Ellis Bus Lines on the way into town from Goldstone. This was also back in time before amalgamation, when Peel, Maryborough and Drayton were separate entities with very different personalities. What they all had in common was a little paper in Drayton called The Community News. Those were good times. Reporters were able to dash in and out of the office between production chores and community correspondents filed reports on the comings and goings of neighbours and families. The charm of those times was a snapshot of living in rural, small village Ontario. Many of those old notes were handwritten and either picked up or dropped off at the local office for typesetting. Email and the fact most people have a computer or smartphone to share information, makes a storefront in a small town not a necessity. Today is good too, it is just different. Just as smaller stores have given way to larger stores and gas stations aren’t on every corner, the way people shop and do business has changed. These changes have been chronicled over the years, with columnists lamenting the losses of these institutions. Granted we use the term institution very loosely, but along the way, places where people met regularly and socialized qualified as such. Change is something eventually accepted, albeit sometimes reluctantly. One fact, however, remains: communities and residents are resilient. While our preference would have been to continue avoiding a decision, the Community News office closure, from a dollars and cents perspective, was long overdue. Strong sentimental ties kept it open all these years as businesses came and went. But latterly, the spread between revenue and costs became too disparate, forcing this decision. And to be very clear, when dollars and cents are mentioned, it hasn’t been a case of not making profit – in its current form, our parent company (The Wellington Advertiser) subsidized The Community News tens of thousands of dollars this past year alone. This decision to close the office and find more cost effective means did result in a lost job and there will be a transition period as we try to make the best use of resources. Caroline Sealey did a fine job there and we thank her for that. The good news though, is we are still committed to publishing The Community News. We will require the help of residents and the continued support of the business community. Ads will continue to be received by email and the office number will remain the same. We are advertising for a freelancer in the Mapleton area, but are also asking residents to help us help them by sending in news and photo submissions whenever possible. With your support, we are confident The Community News will continue to proudly serve the Mapleton community.
Awards - Four awards were presented during the recent Ontario Association of Crime Stoppers Conference awards ceremony. On hand for the presentations were, from left: CSGW office coordinator Leesa Keleher, CSGW treasurer Bonnie Facklam, OACS president Don Hawkins, and CSGW program coordinator Sarah Bowers-Peter.
Memorial award - Greg MacAleese, left, who developed Crime Stoppers in 1976, presents the Marla Moon Memorial Award of Excellence (population under 300,000) to CSGW program coordinator Sarah BowersPeter, CSGW treasurer Bonnie Facklam and CSGW office coordinator Leesa Keleher. This the third year in a row CSGW has won the award. Submitted photos
HAMILTON - Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington (CSGW) has once again earned provincial recognition, this time bringing home five awards from the recent 2018 Ontario Association of Crime Stoppers Conference (OACS) held in Hamilton. The first award - Special Project for a Program with a Population Under 300,000 was presented to CSGW for “It Takes A Village – Crimes Against Youth,” which was held at Centre Wellington District High School in November 2017. The event tackled the topics of human trafficking and cyber safety, and included community partners such as Wellington County OPP, Guelph Police Service and Victim Services Wellington. This is the first time CSGW has received this award. Online Excellence, was the next award, which incorporates social media awareness as well as website design and use. This category is open to all programs, regardless of size. Officials say CSGW is active on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and its website, www.csgw.tips. It is the second year in a row CSGW has received this award. Best Radio Feature for a Program with a Population under 300,000 was the next SEE CRIME STOPPERS » 8
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MPP named parliamentary secretary to agriculture minister » FROM PAGE 1
Bake sale - After a class trip to the Reapers of Hope in Moorefield the Grade 5 class at Community Christian School held a bake sale to raise funds for the organization, which works to feed those in need around the world. From left: Iris Nieuwland and Addison Slot sell baking to junior and senior kindergarten students. Submitted photo
Buds and Blooms host meeting, flower show Prized plant - On June 26 Mapleton Buds and Blooms held their monthly meeting and flower show. Members “learned about dahlias and viewed many photos of beautiful blooms,” officials say. “Did you know there are 50,000 varieties of dahlias?” Rosemary Nibourg, above, holds her design that won first prize in the flower show. Submitted photo
Food and Rural Affairs. He will be an experienced, capable minister who farmers can count on.” As parliamentary assistant Pettapiece will work closely with Hardeman on the new government’s agriculture policy. It’s a reprise from 2011, when Pettapiece worked with Hardeman as deputy critic for agriculture. Pettapiece’s appointment also carries on a tradition of local MPPs supporting agriculture. He pointed to his predecessors, PC MPP Bert Johnson, who sponsored legislation creating Ontario Agriculture Week, and
Liberal MPP John Wilkinson, who initiated “Agriculture 101 tours,” which brought urban MPPs to local farms. “In Perth-Wellington, we work together to benefit our agriculture industries,” Pettapiece said. “MPs, MPPs, farmers, commodity groups, our local agriculture associations, municipalities, and the list goes on. I will continue to rely on their advice. As always, my first priority will be to the people I represent as MPP for Perth-Wellington.” In April, Pettapiece invited now-Premier Doug Ford to the Canadian Dairy XPO in Stratford. Pettapiece was very pleased with Ford’s
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You can be right with God If you have never experienced the joy of responding to God’s call to turn to him, confessed your sin, received immediate and absolute forgiveness for everything, been adopted as his very own child and received a magnificent life that goes on forever, read on. There’s great news ahead! If you already have experienced the joy of responding to God’s call to turn to him, confessed your sin, received immediate and absolute forgiveness for everything, been adopted as his very own child and received a magnificent life that goes on forever, well, read on. There’s even more great
news ahead! There’s a verse in the Bible that goes like this, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed - a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: ‘The righteous will live by faith.’” (Romans 1:16,17) When God offers you salvation and eternal life through the death and resurrection of Christ on the cross, he’s offering you an enormous gift. • He is offering to remove the condition of sin into which you have been born and save you from an eternity separated from him. That’s why so many of my friends who are “saved” have an unusual
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Park plans include disc golf, swings, sports field and possibly a splash pad » FROM PAGE 1
“This is a dialogue that’s happening right now with the Optimist Club,” Grose said. ACRA would also like to install a disc golf course. Councillor Lori Woodham said the item was discussed
at the parks and recreation committee, specifically that the grass should be cut to differentiate fairways from the rough on the disc golf course. Director of public works Sam Mattina said it could be done, but at an additional
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work - depending on the extent of it.” Driscoll suggested staff work with ACRA to decide on the best way to cut the course and report back to council at the end of the year. Councillor Marlene Ottens asked if ACRA planned
Humane society: turtles - even if injured - could use a helping hand » FROM PAGE 6
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carry salmonella. Is the turtle injured? If the turtle has been injured, and it is safe to do so, remove it from the road and secure it in a box or plastic tote. Contact the Guelph Humane Society immediately. Always note the exact location of where the turtle was found. Even when injuries seem extremely grave, turtles are incredibly robust and capable of recovering from extensive trauma to their
shell when provided with necessary medical care. The Guelph Humane Society will assess the turtle’s injuries and provide supportive care. Furthermore, the Guelph Humane Society also requests to be contacted about dead turtles found along roads. If the turtle is a female, the eggs can be collected, incubated, and hatched for release by wildlife rehabilitators. For more information visit ontarioturtle.ca.
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Crime Stoppers wins five awards » FROM PAGE 4
honour. This award is shared with The Grand at 101 out of Fergus, and was a submission from Swap Talk with Rob Dutton and McKim Ecclestone featuring program coordinator Sarah Bowers-Peter. In this episode listeners were able to submit questions about Crime Stoppers. It is the third time in a row that CSGW has received this award. The fourth award was presented for Best Video Feature for a Program with a Population Under 300,000 in conjunction with Cogeco in Fergus. Crime Stoppers was featured in a comprehensive twopart series of “Parenting With Barbara” with host Barbara Evoy. Each of these awards was presented by Don Hawkins, President of OACS, during the awards ceremony. For the third year in a row, CSGW received the Marla Moon Memorial Award of Excellence for a Program with a Population under 300,000. The win-
Drayton Kinette Strawberry Breakfast part of local Canada Day weekend fun Strawberry pancakes - Victoria Lucas of Drayton purchases tickets for the Kinette strawberry breakfast on June 30. With her is Makaila Lucas and, in the stroller, Saddie Lucas and Kenzie Lucas. Erica Klaassen and Gina Dobben of the Drayton Kinettes were kept busy selling tickets in front of the Pamerston Kinettes trailer, where the pancakes were made by members of that club. RIGHT: Rod Dean of Drayton enjoyed his strawberry-and-syrup-topped pancakes a the pre-Canada Day breakfast put on by the Drayton Kinettes. Photos by Lynne Turner
ner of this award is the program that best demonstrates commitment to the Crime Stoppers mission through its basic responsibilities, such as taking and processing tips, and its efforts at community outreach and partnership. This award was particularly special for CSGW as it was presented by Crime Stoppers founder Greg MacAleese during the Saturday evening Gala awards ceremony “This is exciting news for the board of directors,” said Bowers-Peter. “It is uncommon for a program to win five awards, and we feel this is a testament to the desire we have to ensure the residents of the City of Guelph and County of Wellington have one of the best Crime Stoppers programs in Ontario. “We couldn’t have these successes without the support of our police and investigative partners, local media, and of course, the public who support our fundraisers and provide us with tips.”
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