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Long-term look at services is one goal of Mayor Bruce Whale

by David MeyerMAPLETON TWP. - Of

the five first-time mayors elect-ed to lower tier governments in Wellington County last fall, only Bruce Whale had even been sitting on his municipal council.

Whale was elected seven years earlier, being part of a three-year council, and then at the start of the longer four-year term he was one of five who were acclaimed, so he worked with the same five people for all seven years.

Whale said in an interview one of his main priorities came from being on the previous council and overseeing several large projects that had yet to be completed. One was the expan-sion of the sewage lagoon, which turned out to be trickier than he had thought, thanks to some data errors council received. Another, the Alma Optimist Hall, had a happier ending, with a successful open-ing last fall.

“The big issue was the wind

farms,” Whale said. “We were struggling.”

That issue has not gone away, and council has yet to make a decision if it will take the recent approval of the NextEra Energy wind farm to court for a judicial review.

He took a serious look at turbines himself when they first came on the market, but ultimately rejected turbines as a business opportunity on his farm because he felt they would be too close to too many people.

He is hopeful the province will ultimately relent in its move to take over the entire approval process for green energy projects.

“I hope as the Green Energy Act moves down the road, they [the provincial government] pull us back into the discus-sion.”

InfrastructureWhale said after he was

elected, “My big objective was to not take too many steps back - knowing we were going to be

facing huge expenses for roads and bridges.”

He sees such infrastructure as a major challenge for all municipalities. While sewer and water are paid by the peo-ple who use them, roads are the responsibility of all taxpayers, and Whale recognizes there are limits to what taxpayers can afford.

He said it is up to council to determine “how to justify” the expenses, “how to maintain them” and “how do we do it with the standards now set by the province?”

At one time, a municipality could set its own standards, with some having higher ones than others. Today, with litiga-tion coming at councils on a regular basis, the province has set standards determined by the amount of traffic.

“There’s a benefit to having those standards because then you have a target set out by people who hopefully under-stand driving safely,” Whale said.

That means if there is a lawsuit over a traffic accident, “If you show you meet the standards, it puts you in a better

Township residents appeal turbine ruling to environmental tribunal

by David MeyerMAPLETON TWP. - A

group opposing NextEra Energy’s Conestogo Wind Energy Centre, approved last month by the Ministry of Environment, has appealed that decision to an environmental tribunal.

NextEra wants to build a 10-turbine, 22-megawatt wind farm southwest of Arthur. Residents in the area have opposed the project almost since it was announced three years ago.

The hearing of evidence starts on Feb. 21 at 10am in the council chambers at the Waterloo Region office in Kitchener, and will continue, if necessary, on Feb. 22.

A preliminary hearing will be held on Jan. 20 at 10am at the same location to rule on requests from people for party, participant or presenter status; to identify the issues to be considered at the main hearing; and to deal with any prelimi-nary matters.

The appeal by Preserve Mapleton Incorporated had to be filed two days before Christmas, and a delega-tion of angry residents came to Mapleton council seeking council’s help to fight the pro-posal.

Council, after meeting with representatives from county council just before the holi-days, decided it would not become involved with the tri-bunal. It will consider seeking a judicial appeal of the project.

Mayor Bruce Whale said last week council wants to be sure there are grounds to be successful in court.

NextEra spokesman Josie Hernandez said on Monday the appeal by Preserve Mapleton Incorporated is “part of the process.”

She said, “We’ve put forth a great proposal and we’ll see what happens.”

The hearing is for the tribu-nal to review the Ministry of Environment director’s deci-sion to approve the project and the hearing will consider only if engaging in the renewable energy project in accordance with the approval will cause serious harm to human health or serious and irreversible harm to plant life, animal life or the natural environment.

John Krul, a spokes-man for Preserve Mapleton Incorporated, said in an inter-view on Monday environmen-tal lawyer Eric Gillespie, who has been hired by his group, believes the residents’ case can be won over health issues.

Gillespie recently sent a let-ter to several cabinet minis-ters and the MOE director of

approvals stating the ministry’s press release on Dec. 16 about wind turbines is inaccurate and misleading.

Gillespie’s letter stated, “The apparent purpose of the MOE media release is to ‘edu-cate’ the public on matters related to wind turbine noise exposure and human health. As part of its mandate, govern-ment is responsible for pro-viding citizens with accurate and appropriate information so they can protect themselves and their health.”

Gillespie said the press release steered people to a website that states: “Is wind turbine sound harmful? The best available science shows there is no direct health risk from wind turbine noise.”

Gillespie said in the letter, “An uninformed member of the public could incorrectly inter-pret this MOE backgrounder statement to mean wind tur-bine sound cannot harm human health.”

He cited a previous tribunal hearing in Chatham-Kent (tur-bine opponents failed to stop that project), and noted that rul-ing stated, “This case has suc-cessfully shown that the debate should not be simplified to one about whether wind turbines can cause harm to humans. The evidence presented to the tribu-nal demonstrates that they can, if the facilities are placed too close to residents. The debate has now evolved to one of degree.”

In Australia, for example, some government members are seeking a two kilometre set-back from residences.

The current setback there is 1km while in Ontario the setback is 550 meters.

If the tribunal determines harm will be caused by the NextEra project, the tribunal may revoke the director’s deci-sion, instruct the director to take such action as the tribu-nal considers appropriate, or alter the director’s decision, for which purpose the tribunal may substitute its own opinion.

Krul said Gillespie has hopes the coming hearing will prove more successful than the one in Chatham-Kent. Gillespie is busy fighting other cases, too.

Krul said, “He’s working on another one in southern Ontario. He figures he’s got a really good chance [of win-ning]. Time will tell.”

Gillespie’s report was done for Wind Concerns Ontario.

“This is very worrying,” said Wind Concerns Ontario president Jane Wilson, a regis-tered nurse.

“They crafted that media release specifically to make

this year-old report look like the last word on the issue of health and turbine noise.

“It’s out of date, and com-pletely ignores the expert evi-dence from and conclusions of the Environmental Review Tribunal last year. And, it’s yet another literature review. This province has yet to officially connect with the real people experiencing real health effects out there.”

If the tribunal determines that such harm will not be caused, the tribunal shall con-firm the director’s decision.

An email from the tribu-nal announcing the hearing stated people were notified of the hearing “because you are an owner of land near the approved renewable energy project or a person who may have an interest in this hear-ing.”

It also states owners of nearby lands and interested parties may seek the opportu-nity to participate at that hear-ing. They are not required to attend it, but if they wish to be involved, there are four ways to do that.

They are:- attend the hearing and

observe the proceedings, but not actively participate;

- request the hearing panel to grant presenter status to pro-vide testimony under oath or solemn affirmation on a given day at the hearing, and be cross-examined by all parties (those interested may also file written material in addition to giving an oral presentation);

- request participant sta-tus at the hearing to provide testimony at the hearing, and be cross-examined by all par-ties (they may also file written material at the beginning and end of the hearing); and

- request party status to present evidence through wit-nesses, cross-examine witness-es and make submissions at the beginning and end of the hearing.

To participate, interested parties should visit www.elto.gov.on.ca to obtain a copy of the Rules of Practice and Practice Directions of the Environmental Review Tribunal and the relevant guide. For those with no inter-net access, a copy of the guide can be mailed upon request.

The MOE email also noted if people do not attend the pre-liminary hearing and identify themselves to the tribunal, it may proceed in their absence.

Any information or docu-ments provided to the Tribunal for the case become part of the public record unless a docu-ment is marked “confidential” by order of the tribunal.

First-time leader of Mapleton council reflects on past year

Continued on page 3

MOUNT FOREST - Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Wellington was granted accreditation last week for suc-cessfully meeting the review standards outlined by the national governing body, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Canada.

As a measure to ensure maximum child safety and the

pursuit of organizational excel-lence the national organization introduced a review process for its member agencies more than 25 years ago and has most recently turned that process into the national accreditation program.

It is conducted by profes-sional reviewers who must complete accreditation training

from BBBS of Canada. The accreditation certificate

is granted upon approval of agency practices in the areas of child safety, service delivery and organizational excellence.

Organizational excellence includes a consultative process with agency volunteers, parents and board members, assurance of sound fiscal management practices, and agency strategic planning.

Each agency in the BBBS

of Canada organization is stud-ied every five years.

Agencies also participate in a mid-term evaluation as an interim measure ensuring adherence to national stan-dards.

“Although this process is time consuming and seems onerous; it is our responsibility as a child-serving agency to guarantee their safety and well being, always,” said Marnie Mainland, executive director of

BBBS of North Wellington. “We are proud to be part

of such a reputable national organization.”

Bruce MacDonald, presi-dent of BBBS of Canada said, “This accreditation program is critical as we move forward in our efforts to reach and support more children.

“The program provides the local agency with the informa-tion and assurance they need to know that they are doing

a good job and that they are doing the right things.

“The national strategic plan has outlined an ambitious goal of serving 100,000 children by 2013; our accreditation pro-gram has a direct and positive impact towards achieving the strategic goal.”

The local BBBS group has been serving the community for more than 35 years.

It is currently serving 76 children.

Community 5 Bethel 2Bethel opened the scor-

ing midway through the first period. Brandon Shoemaker scored the goal, assisted by Mike Seiling.

Community tied the game in the final minute of the period when Kevin Gingrich planted a wrist shot on the net and Trent Lutz flipped the rebound into the corner.

Community took the lead in the second period when Gingrich scored two goals, with assists going to Tony and Josh Martin.

Bethel responded late in the period when Matt Smith set up Shoemaker for his second goal.

Community answered with two goals in the third. Gerald

Martin finished a scramble at the net for the first goal (assisted by Chris Metzger and Gingrich) and Gingrich cranked a slap shot for his hat trick (assisted by Metzger and Jerry Martin).

Drayton 8 Listowel 3Lowell Weber surprised

the Drayton team with a quick goal for Listowel. His team added another from Max Brubacher, with an assist from Joey Shantz.

Drayton responded early in the second and stacked up five goals to take the lead. Eric Dekkers scored a pair, fol-lowed by Mark Timmerman, Herman Mulder and Scott VanOoostveen with sin-gles. Rich Robous and Mike

DeWeerd each collected a pair of assists, while Dekkers and Rob DeWeerd had singles.

Listowel made the score 5-3 after a goal from Jeff Westenhoefer, assisted by Curtis Wagler.

Drayton added three more unanswered goals in the third. Dekkers scored for his hat trick and assisted on another. Timmerman also earned a goal and an assist. The remain-ing goal was scored by Mike DeWeerd, with assists to Joe Gerby and Brandon Rumph.

Missionary 5 Floradale 4Missionary sprang into the

game with three early goals by Tom Chambers, Dave Scholten and Chris Hubers. Assists were earned by Brandon Murray (2),

Hubers, Chambers and Matt Duff.

Floradale responded with three goals of their own. Ryan Martin led the charge with a goal and two assists. Gary Martin and Brendan Jefferson also scored, with assists from Ryan Weber, Willis Martin and Mike Martin.

Missionary’s Tim Thalen scored to reclaim the lead, assisted by Scholten and Shane Stege.

The teams traded goals in the final minute and Missionary held on to its lead. Ryan Martin scored for Floradale and sec-onds later Tom Chambers scored for Missionary (assisted by Matt Duff and Hubers).

submitted by Willard Metzger

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Friday, January 13Parent and Tot Skating, 11:00am-11:50am

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Public Skating, 1:00pm-2:50pmMapleton Minto 81’s vs. Durham Thundercats, 6:30pm

sunday, January 15Desperados vs. Stray Cats, 12:00pm

Public Skating, 6:30pm-8:20pm

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Kitchener Rangers face off for charity causeKITCHENER - The

Kitchener Rangers will face off against the Cambridge Ice Hounds and Kitchener Ice Pirates at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium on Jan. 16 between 6 and 8:30pm in the 5th annual charity game to support special needs hockey in Waterloo Region.

Entrance to the game is free; nominal cash donations will be accepted at the door. As the teams are entirely voluntary, all money raised goes directly toward improving the on-ice experience for the players.

The Ice Hounds and Ice Pirates are two local hockey teams comprised of close to 100 children and adults that have developmental or physi-cal challenges that prevent them from participating in tra-ditional hockey programs.

The goal of the program is to provide individuals with an opportunity to experience the Canadian game in a setting where there are no age groups or tryouts and everyone has a role.

Players do not need to know how to skate, hold a stick or

handle a puck, though many do that very well. All that is required is a desire to be part of a team, learn about teamwork and, most of all, have fun play-ing Canada’s game.

The teams travel all over southwestern Ontario to face other teams.

Each season closes in April with the Jim Gregory Friendship Tournament, which this year is being held in London, England. The annu-al tournament brings togeth-er teams from across North America and England. There

are no elimination rounds and no one team is crowned cham-pion.

Kitchener will play host to the special hockey internation-al tournament in 2013.

For more information on this event or the Cambridge Ice Hounds, visit: http://www.cambridgeicehounds.com. For the Kitchener Ice Pirates, visit http://kitchenerminorhockey.com.

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Gingrich earns five points in Community win

position. It’s a tool in our tool-box - to defend what we’ve done.”

But high costs are trumping nearly everything these days, and Whale said it is possible townships such as his will have to take a harder look at how they spend.

He said balance is “the big challenge even the upper tier is facing,” and that is difficult to explain to people who want great roads but howl at tax increases.

“If there is no assistance from the federal and provincial government, we’re going to have to accept lower standards of roads than we have in the past,” he suggested.

Whale said councils will have to consider gravel roads versus paving, and consider capital and maintenance costs. A few decades ago, munici-palities were told there were savings from paving roads because maintenance costs could be made up within five to 10 years.

“Now, we have to check those numbers,” to see if they still work, he said.

Whale said rural roads were built over 100 years ago for horse and buggy, but coun-cil will have to consider what is “realistic. Maybe we can’t afford to keep every side road.”

He noted in making such decisions, considering which roads have bridges and worn out culverts might be a factor.

Whale, looking well down the road and remembering many of those roads and bridg-es were built when he was in his teens, said council will have to come up with a cost for “20 to 50 years of upgrades.”

Head of councilWhale worked with the

same five councillors for seven years, but after the dust cleared from the last election, he was in the mayor’s chair and two of the remaining seats had changed hands. With two new and two veteran councillors, he has had an interesting year.

“I think it’s great,” he said. “There’s really an advantage of having turnovers on council. Different ideas are great, as long as people are willing to listen to the facts. I don’t mind the difference of opinion.”

There have been sever-al of those in the past few months, leaving Whale to cast the deciding vote. He admits, “I prefer having a majority” coming from the council itself “rather than breaking a tie, which I don’t like.”

But, he said, there is no group causing dissension, and he noted in some cases one new and one veteran council-

lor have voted together, oppos-ing the other new and veteran councillors.

He added if every vote is unanimous, there is always a question “if you’ve looked at every aspect” of an issue. “A split forces you to look at every angle.”

One thing he would like to see staff improve is orientation for new councillors and may-ors. Since his previous term had all acclamations, there was little in place to help everyone get started, and Whale said, “I struggle a little bit how long it takes to be comfortable with issues. What is really involved in making policy? It’s quite different than other organi-zations. Political structure is more complex and doesn’t move as quickly.”

He concluded when it comes to getting new people up to speed, “We can make that smoother. I’d like to get it out of the way in the first six months.”

He added he encourages staff and council to take every opportunity they can to educate themselves. “I’m a great one for training.”

Whale said he is always interested in how other coun-cils operate, and if his council can incorporate some of their ideas to the “benefit of the municipality.”

County councilWhile Whale was a seven

year veteran of municipal council, he was brand new to county council, which comes with being mayor.

“I was expecting in the first year to learn a lot,” he said with a smile. “It is very different from the lower tier.”

For one thing, the county deals with issues (other than roads and planning) that lower tier governments do not: librar-ies, social services, wider planning issues, policing and seniors’ care.

Whale has spent his first year particularly in the plan-ning and land division com-mittee and social services com-mittee - and he said the latter is particularly fascinating.

“The complexity of it over-whelms me,” he said of looking after such diverse services as welfare, child care and even dental care for the poor.

“It’s depressing in a way that in a country like this, that much is spent on those essen-tial services. I’d like to see a better way than taking it out of the county budget.”

But, he added, there are things at the county that please

him.“I’m impressed with the

professional approach they take to managing the county,” he said.

Still, Whale wants to take a serious look at reducing expenses. “We have to take a look at bringing down costs five per cent or two per cent a year.”

He said of regular increases in expenditures, “That’s the danger of government spend-ing other people’s money.”

He would like to see the county take back some services where it can, and he said there might be efficiencies by hav-ing, say, one equipment buyer for all local government.

Whale noted at least one controversy of the last term seems to be fading - awarding of contracts to companies out-side of Mapleton.

That was an issue when the Drayton medical centre was being built, with people com-plaining local groups lost work to companies from outside the municipality.

It has arisen in the past year.“We look more at the coun-

ty as our area of doing busi-ness,” as one reason for that.

The other is, under law, there is no choice for the town-ship but to award a job to the lowest qualified bidder.

“People understand it a bit better, too,” he said.

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BRUCE WHALEMayor of Mapleton Township

FROM PAGE ONE

Mayor Bruce Whale looks back on first year as head of Mapleton council

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There was an interesting statement issued by Attorney General John Gerretsen about tobacco litigation on Jan. 6 - one that we are sure had some tobacco company executives, even the highly paid ones, shaking their heads in disgust or maybe trembling with fear.

That is because the Superior Court of Justice had rejected an application by a group of seven foreign tobacco companies who wanted to have Ontario’s $50-billion lawsuit against them dis-missed on the basis the court has no jurisdiction over them. The court decided that it does, indeed, have such jurisdiction.

Gerretsen said with the ruling the province has achieved a milestone in its efforts to recover past and ongoing health-care costs borne by Ontario taxpayers due to tobacco-related illness.

“We are pleased with the court’s decision, which paves the way for Ontario’s lawsuit to continue,” he said.

In late 2009, Ontario launched a lawsuit against 14 tobacco companies, claiming they:

- knew cigarettes were addictive and damaging to human health;

- deceived the public by misrepresenting the risks;- failed to warn the public about the dangers of smoking;- promoted cigarettes to children and teens; and- did not take all available steps to reduce the risks caused by

their products.Gerretsen concluded, “Smoking is the number one cause of

premature death and illness in Ontario and costs the health-care system $1.6 billion per year. We will continue to vigorously pur-sue this litigation on behalf of all Ontarians.”

Those executives are no doubt unhappy because Ontario now seems to be on the same path that the United States took against many tobacco companies - with costly results to tobacco compa-nies.

We have always felt we are responsible for our own behaviour and we should suffer the consequences of unhealthy choices. We smoked for years, and yes, we paid a price. We are not beg-ging anyone to launch a lawsuit for us, but perhaps Ontario feels justified because health care is expensive. Plus, we watched the behaviour of tobacco companies over the years and what Ontario is alleging, the Americans seem to have already proved.

It makes us wonder if other businesses ought to consider how their operations could someday be seen, such as failing to point out the dangers of their products, unhealthy targeting of children to get them at least semi-addicted to a product and doing every-thing in their power to thwart those who cry out health warnings about the goods they sell.

That includes, of course, the fast food industry. It seems benign but we have sat in such establishments sipping coffee and watch-ing in amazement as people weighing 300 to 600 pounds load up on junk food. We are told the sight is worse in the United States.

We have also sat in clinics trying to help people overcome problems from unhealthy eating. We were there because we availed ourselves of its services to overcome our own weight issues and health problems that came from unhealthy eating and a sedentary lifestyle. The chairs there are over three feet wide, which caused our spouse to note we were positively svelte com-pared to other clients. At a recent visit we saw a customer who, without exaggeration, had a girth of over seven feet. We felt extremely sorry for her, and wish her well on her journey to health.

We note, too, the clinic has a firm rule. Quit smoking or no service. The doctors refuse to offer service to those practising negative behaviour. One doctor cancelled an operation two days before it was scheduled because the client was still smoking ciga-rettes twice a day.

Such things are worth thinking about at the start of a new year when so many resolutions to quit smoking and lose weight are coming to naught. We all have to do better.David Meyer

Long arm of the law

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COUNCIL DATESTuesday, January 24, 2012 1:00 p.m. - Regular Meeting of Council

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7:00 p.m. - Regular Meeting of Council

RURAL MAILBOXESTownship residents are reminded that it is their responsibility to have rural mailboxes installed at proper offset distance and height along Township roads. During periods of winter snow removal mailboxes are sometimes knocked down through no fault of the plow operators. If your mailbox posts are in poor condition, improperly installed or in the wrong location it is the owner’s respon-sibility if the mail box is damaged. The Township will NOT replace damaged mailboxes unless there are clear indications they were hit by operators during their snowplowing operations. If a regulation mailbox is damaged by the physical contact of the snowplow or snow plow wing during snow removal operations, the Township will repair or replace the post/mailbox ( with an appropriate substitute ), when operationally possible.

Mailboxes or posts damaged or destroyed from the displacement of snow from the roadway during snow removal operations will NOT be replaced or repaired by the Township.

NOTICE TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERSUnder Section 357 of the Municipal Act, 2001 the local municipality may cancel, reduce or refund all or part of taxes levied on land in the year in respect of which the application is made if the property:

• Ceasedtobeliabletobetaxedatrateitwastaxed • Becameexempt • Wasrazedbyfire,demolitionorotherwise • Damagedbyfire,demolitionorotherwise–(substantiallyunusable) • Mobileunitremoved

Please note that Section 357(3) states that an application under this section must be filed with the treasurer on or before February 28 of the year following the year in respect of which the application is made. 2001, c. 25 s. 357(3).

If you require additional information please contact the municipal office at 519-638-3313 ext 22.

VACANCY REBATEVacancyRebatesareavailableforeligiblepropertieswithintheCommercialandIndustrialpropertytax classes. Properties with these classes must have vacant units. A rebate is provided based on the period of time the unit was vacant, subject to eligibility requirements. Application forms are available at the Township office.

Deadline to apply for a rebate for the 2011 taxation year is February 28, 2012. Please note that such properties are subject to inspection.

If you require additional information please contact the municipal office at 519-638-3313 Ext. 22.

TOWNSHIP OF MAPLETONCommunity Information Page7275 Sideroad 16, P.O. Box 160, Drayton, ON N0G 1P0

Phone: 519-638-3313, Fax: 519-638-5113, Toll Free: 1-800-385-7248

www.mapleton.ca

Public Works Operator

Name: Mark Duggan

Job Title: Equipment Operator

Years of Service: 12

Interests: Camping, Fishing, Relaxing with family

and friends

Highlights of Plowing: Looking in the mirror of the

truck, knowing you made a difference in public safety.

Challenges of Plowing: Visibility,

Changing weather conditions, Impatient drivers.

KEEPING THE ROADS SAFE!Mark Duggan

GRCA: Stay off the ice at conservation areasCAMBRIDGE - Ice has

started to form on the ponds and reservoirs at GRCA con-servation areas, but it is not thick enough yet to support winter activities.

And with some warmer weather in the forecast, Grand River Conservation Authority

officials are warning that any ice in place now will only get weaker.

The GRCA monitors ice thickness at only three of its conservation areas: Belwood Lake near Fergus, Shade’s Mills in Cambridge and Pinehurst Lake near Paris. All

three will open for ice fishing when the ice thickness gets to six or eight inches. None of them have opened yet this year.

The GRCA does not mea-sure ice at any of its other prop-erties, which can include con-servation areas that are closed for the season or natural areas.

In reservoirs, ice formation can be affected by changes in water levels, resulting in incon-sistent thickness. In ponds, the ice thickness can vary if there are springs feeding the pond. In addition, many of the prop-erties are isolated or visited infrequently by GRCA staff.

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TOWNSHIP OF MAPLETON7275 Sideroad 16, P.O. Box 160, Drayton, ON N0G 1P0Phone: 519-638-3313, Fax: 519-638-5113, Toll Free: 1-800-385-7248www.mapleton.ca

Help keep our roads as safe as possible this winter!

The Township of Mapleton has important information on how we can all work together to keep our roads, sidewalks, driveways and parking lots as safe as possible during the winter season.

When can I expect to see a plow?Township of Mapleton Public Works Staff generally begin checking road conditions by 4:30 am, Monday – Friday. Staff attack snow and winter road conditions in two shifts running continuously from 5:00am to 6:00pm daily. During significant snow events hours of operation are extended to provide a consistent level of service.There are no regular weekend shifts. Roads are checked by Managers by 7:00am both Saturday and Sunday and on-call staff are deployed as required. The Roads crew will clear all roads on an as needed basis on weekends, but generally go out just once each day.

QUESTIONS

Responsibilities for Mapleton Winter Operations are split between 4 Public Works Managers:

RURAL ROADSLes Robinson, Manager of Operations and Construction – 519-897-6311Henry Blancke, Manager of Fleet and Safety – 519-897-6307

TOWNSJim Grose, Manager of Parks – 519-503-6071

FACILITIESDon Culp, Manager of Facilities – 519-577-9348

Should you have any questions or Concerns related to winter operations please contact the appropriate Manager or you can contact the Mapleton Municipal Office at 519-638-3313.

Larry Lynch, Director of Public Works

When will the streets and roads be plowed?

All roads are classified by the Province of Ontario according to factors including traffic volume and posted or statutory speed limit. During a snowstorm our road crews will keep these roads as clear as possible to ensure the safety of drivers and allow for emergency vehicles to respond to calls quickly and safely.

The first priority plow routes identified by Township staff and road classification include:

• Concession/Line16 • Concession/Line6• Concession/Line14 • Concession/Line4• Concession/Line12 • Concession/Line3• Concession/Line8

All sideroads and residential streets will be cleared after the priority areas are cleared and there is more than 8 cm (3.5”) of snow. There are staff designated for snow removal in all urban areas and we endeavor to have town streets cleared by 9:00am.Snow plow routes are set to ensure the most efficient use of staff time.

Can I still park in town?Roads cannot be properly cleared of snow when they are an obstacle course of parked cars.

In Mapleton, no person shall park a vehicle on a municipal highway, streetorparkinglotbetweenthehoursof2:00and6:00amofanydayduring the months of November, December, January, February, and March of any year, as per Township By-law Number 5000-05.

The provisions of the winter parking section of By-law 5000-05 shall be enforced pursuant to the provisions set out in part II of the Provincial Offences Act.

Not always a winter wonderland…When You Shovel:

• Shovelassoonaspossibleafterasnowfall• Useapropersizedshovel• Donotshovelsnowontoroads,orinruralareasplowsnowacross Township roads to far side ditches• Keepsnowpileslowsoasnottoobstructvisibilityofpedestrians and drivers• Carefullyuse,andonlyasnecessary,safetysaltand/orsandontheice• Ifyouaregoingawayduringthewintermonths,pleasearrangefor your sidewalks to be cleared• Ifyousufferheartorothermedicalproblems,donotattemptto shovel snow• Whereverpossible,helpyouneighbours!

The Township of Mapleton is asking for your cooperation with the following:

• Don’tparkonthestreetduringasnowstorm• Keepsnowawayfromfirehydrants• Remindchildrennottoclimborplayonsnowbanksortodigforts in snow, as it is dangerous• Drivesmart–Giveyourselfextratimeanddistance• RespecttheBlueLight-whensharingtheroadwithplowsalways have your headlights on and give the plow plenty of room, oncoming vehicles should stay to the right• Reduceyouruseofsalt-Lookforenvironmentallyfriendlyalternatives• Remember,itisdangeroustopassasnowplowontherightside, the operator may not be able to see you.

Township Staff will plow sidewalks in the downtown area and on school routes, on a daily basis. Changing weather will impact pedestrian routes and adjacent property owners are encourages to assist in keeping municipal sidewalks safe.

Larry Lynch Les Robinson Henry Blancke Jim Grose Don Culp

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Black and white poster, intermediate (grades 7 to 9) - Second place Zachery Woodburn and first Nicole Lee Walker. Absent is third place Christopher Patrick. All three are from Drayton Heights.

Black and white poster, primary (grades 1 to 3) - Third place Luke Klaassen, second Ashston Zimmerman and first Rachel Mohr, all of Maryborough Public School in Moorefield.

Black and white poster, junior (grades 4 to 6) - Third place Jenna Duimering, second Josie Hiddema and first Collin Roubos, all of Community Christian School in Drayton.

Colour poster, intermediate (grades 7 to 9) - First place Rachel Visscher, second Jamie DeVries (absent) and third Bailey DeVries (absent), all of Community Christian School.

Legion Poster, Poem & Essay Contest WinnersOnce again the Drayton Branch of The Royal Canadian Legion hosted its annual Poster and Essay contest. Awards were presented at a special ceremony held at the Drayton Legion by youth coordinator Tracey Bye. Three area schools participated in various levels and first place winners will have their entries submitted into the

Zone level of the contest. This year’s judges were Bertha VanSoest (poems), Glynis Belec (essays), and Bep Vandenberg and Donna Hirtle (posters).

Colour poster, primary (grades 1 to 3) - Honourable mentions went to Dawson Gray and Paige Martin both of Maryborough Public.

Colour poster, primary (grades 1 to 3) - Honourable mentions went to Madison Rumph and Mackenzie Martin both of Maryborough Public School.

Colour poster, primary (grades 1 to 3) - Third place Samantha Renee Willson of Maryborough, second Josh DeWeerd of Community Christian and first Roy Jacob Hofman of Community Christian.

Colour poster, junior (grades 4 to 6) - Third place Julia Mantler of Drayton Heights, second Mariah Rumph of Community Christian and first Karissa Geerlinks of Community Christian.

Poems, junior (grades 4 to 6) - Third place Jenna Duimering, sec-ond Curtis VanSoest and first Annelies Mohle, all of Community Christian School.

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H u b e r t s , J a n t i n a F r a n c e s “tina” (nee tolsma) of M o o r e f i e l d passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 4,

2011 in her 79th year. After a two week battle with encephalitis, the Lord in His loving wisdom received Tina Huberts to eternal glory. We are thankful in the knowledge that our Mom and Oma is no longer suffering physical pain and that she is rejoicing with her faithful Saviour, Jesus Christ. Tina will be missed by her beloved husband Ben Huberts for 55 years, and by her children Bill (Cheryl), Fran,

Harry (Bernadette), Ed (Peggy) and Freda (close family friend). Oma will be deeply missed by her grandchil-dren Melissa, Stephanie, Ben, Jenni, Christie, Lyndsey, Jason, Brandon, Courtney and Blake, as well as by her 6 great grandchildren, Ian, Taylor, Me-gan, Summer, Britney and Caleb. The family received friends at the Drayton Christian Reformed Church on Fri-day, January 6, 2011. Pastor Ralph Koops conducted the Funeral Service in the Drayton Christian Reformed Church on Saturday, January 7, 2011 at 11am. Spring interment Drayton Cemetery. As expressions of sympa-thy, donations to Palmerston Hospital Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements entrusted to Heritage Funeral Homes, Drayton 519-638-3072.

OBITUARIESCARD OF THANKS

To the people of Drayton and area community: The Celebration of Life and mutual respect shown to our late brother Adrienne O’Reilly, was accepted with pride and heart warming renewal of memories of family and friends of yesteryears. What a wonderful world this would be if there were more “Drayton and surrounding countryside in it”.

Our deepest thanks and may 2012 continue to shine on you.

Rosemary Oesler, KitchenerAve Marie Warren, ThornhillHelen Weichel, Peterborough

The Optimist Club of AlmaRequires Part TimeJanitorial Services Personnel The Optimist Club of Alma is seeking a part time individual to carry out janitorial services at the Alma Community Centre. The position will average 7-10 hours per week. The candidate must have good cleaning skills including cleaning working surfaces and other furniture as required, cleaning, washing, sweeping and vacuuming of floors; empty litter bins, removing waste to designated ar-eas; cleaning washrooms. The successful candidate must have his/her own transportation and be able to work with minimal supervision. The successful candidate will be asked to obtain suitable insurance as a condition of hiring. A detailed copy of the job description is available upon request.

Applicants are invited to submit a detailed resume via e-mail not later than midnight Friday, January 27th, 2012 to:

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samis, Christina marion (nee News-tead); It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Chris-tina on Monday, January 9, 2012 in her 90th year. Beloved wife of the late Jack Elwood Samis (2005). Loving and car-ing mother of Paul and Mary Elizabeth Samis of R.R.#1 Elmira and Reginald and Liz Samis of R.R.#2 Alma. A grandmother who loved beyond all measure her precious grandchildren; David and Stephanie Samis of Kitch-ener, Mark and Lori Samis of Elmira, John and Elaine Samis of Guelph, Em-ily and Stacey Samis of Hamilton and Cynthia and Adam Deen of Kenilworth. Cherished great grandmother of Cody Deen. She will be missed by her niec-es, nephews, cousins and friends. Pre-deceased by her beloved son Wayne in 1959 at the age of 15. Christina was the only child of the late Earl and Leila (Fisk) Newstead and grew up on the Newstead homestead on the 12th of Maryborough Township. Christina will

be remembered for her love of music. She was a member of Knox Presbyte-rian Church choir and served as choir director and organist for the Church beginning in 1949 and continuing for many years. She was an avid member of the Women’s Missionary Society of Knox Presbyterian Church and was a member of the Drayton Women’s Insti-tute. Christina has been an active resi-dent of Chateau Gardens in Elmira and has enjoyed her stay there for the past 6 years. The family received friends at the Heritage Funeral Home, Drayton on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 from 2-4 and 7-9pm. The Funeral Service was conducted in the Heritage Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 2pm. Interment Drayton Cemetery. As expressions of sympa-thy, donations to Knox Presbyterian Church, Drayton or Gale Presbyterian Church, Elmira or the Charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.

Legion Contest Winners continued

Essays, junior (grades 4 to 6) - First place Tate Driscoll of Maryborough Public, second Grace Sauer of Community Christian and third Alanna Parker of Community Christian.

Essays, intermediate (grades 7 to 9) - First place Rachel Visscher, second Alexandria Geerlinks and third Bailey DeVries (absent), all of Community Christian School.

Poems, intermediate (grades 7 to 9) - First place Fetsje Prins, sec-ond Sean Hessels (absent) and third Tyson Roubos (absent), all of Community Christian School.

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PAGE EIGHT The Community News, Friday, January 13, 2012

“We don’t take ourselves seriously; just our food” is how Debi Bignell-Matthews describes her business at The Wellington Street Café.

It’s been just shy of two years since Bignell-Matthews embarked upon a new chapter in her life by opening the doors to her café.

She is no stranger to Drayton, and it was dur-ing one of her trips to the village to visit family that Debi noted the “for rent” sign and that got her wheels turning.

Having worked in the corporate world for many years Bignell-Matthews decided she need-ed a change and sensed the tight knit and peace-ful atmosphere of Drayton would provide just that.

Since opening her doors Bignell-Matthews feels blessed with customers she describes as “some of the most wonderful people I ever could have met.” Her mid-morning “wise people” come to the café to enjoy a coffee, herbal tea, sometimes snacks or breakfast and a lot of laughs and camaraderie. It is this kind of hometown atmosphere that Bignell Matthews has strived to build and main-tain.

“Treating our cus-tomers like guests in our home, with a lot of fun and a little irrev-erence has been part of the secret of our success,” said Bignell-

Matthews. Some come in to enjoy the wireless internet

that is offered to the Café customers. The Café offers “home cooking and baking”

- take-out or eat-in inside a wonderfully casual, comfortable social environment. The Café has created a healthy carry out and catering menu featuring outrageous desserts, superior sand-wiches and savoury salads to “conquer all crav-ings” and gift certificates are available.

Bignell-Matthews welcomes everyone to the Cafe where staff listens to you. Here you can make suggestions or submit your own sandwich or salad recipe to be considered as a featured weekly special.

Having been a commuter, Bignell-Matthews knows the challenges first hand. Thoughts of feeding a family after a day at work and a long drive home can be overwhelming at times.

The Wellington Street Café offers some relief with hot homemade meals, bowls of salads and big pots of homemade soup, to name a few - all

prepared and ready for pick-up. No work, no fuss

for the working family. People can call ahead and have their order ready for pick-up at a speci-fied time. Remember, if it’s not fresh it’s not the Café’s, so “what’s on your plate?”

The Wellington St. Café prides itself on fresh ingredients and great customer service and it guarantees to put a twist on your favorite clas-sics. It also offers a relaxing and cozy environ-ment to meet with friends for breakfast or lunch.

In addition to this the Café boasts delicious cookies, muffins, tarts, cakes and pies (sold whole or by the slice). Soups, sandwiches, wraps, salads and “all day breakfast” is part of the regular fare, along with daily specials.

“Bob’s Big Breakfast” is a popular choice. In fact, the menu is ever evolving and very affordable. For the summer the Café will once again offer scooped ice cream, thick milkshakes, frozen fruit yogurt and an array of fresh salad plates.

The Café also caters business luncheons and small parties and offers the café for private din-ners.

Building catering menus to suit the occa-sion - whether it’s sandwich plates, salads, pots of soup, complete meals, desert trays or special occasion cakes - is what gives the Café it’s per-sonal touch. Enjoy the same fresh ingredients and twist on classics as you do in our cafe for your conferences, meetings or for any special occasion. The Café can also develop a menu catered specifically for your needs; just give us a call at 519-638-2177 and ask for Debi.

Bignell-Matthews is also a strong believer in supporting and promoting quality Canadian products. Therefore all her vegetables are locally grown. With such a strong bounty of fresh local products Bignell-Matthews makes as much as she can from scratch.

“From the farms, to our kitchen, to your plate” is Bignell-Matthews’ motto.

One visit and you’ll see why a walk to the stoplights in Drayton is worthwhile. The Café is open at 6am during the week to help get you going for the day, and 7am on Saturdays.

The Wellington St. Café (aptly named) is located on the corner of W e l l i n g t o n and Main.

Drop in for a coffee;Debi and her crew will welcome you with a big smile and open arms.

For more information call 519-638-2177.

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