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Produced by volunteers since 1975 Vol. 41, Issue 04 - November 2016
Santa Claus Is Coming To Puslinch!
By Brenda Law
A BEARY MERRY CHRISTMAS!
That is the theme for this year’s Optimist Club of Puslinch Annual Santa Claus Parade.
Santa will be joining us on Sunday, November 27th at 2:00 pm in Aberfoyle. The parade will start at the Township Offices at 7404 Wellington Road 34 and then head east to Brock Road and south to the Optimist Recreation Centre.
Following the parade Santa will park his sleigh at the centre to visit with the children and give each a goody bag. Your child’s special moment will be captured with a picture.
The Optimists will provide hot chocolate and hotdogs. You may bring your Santa letter to put in the mailbox. All letters with a return address will receive a written reply. Parade colouring pages are available at the library and school offices.
We also encourage your children to make a donation to the Food Bank. Donations will be collected along the parade route and at the Optimist Recreation Centre.
We need lots of entries and volunteers to make this parade special. Maybe your family, club, organization or business would enter a float?
We invite and welcome our musical bands, equine friends, dance and theatre groups, churches, schools, sports teams and businesses to participate.
Would you like to be a clown, mascot or elf or help with crowd control and food donations?
If you know how to tie animal balloons, do face painting or special tricks all are welcome. Parade participants are asked to arrive by 1:00 pm at Township offices on parade day.
For more information, to register your float or to volunteer, please call Ken or June Williams at 519-763-0309.
See you at the parade!
2November 2016
EditorialI love fall, with the changing colours and cooler temperatures. Trouble is that it is followed by winter.
We are reminded that the season will soon be upon us, with the arrival of the big guy to town on November 27. Hope to see you all there.
Are you ready for winter? Certainly In our Ask the Expert section this month, we come armed with suggestions and solutions to the Easter Hydrangea problem.
But others are looking forward past the winter months, to what spring will bring us – like an influx of the giant swallowtail butterfly as Marion Robertson writes in Naturally Speaking this month. Marjorie Clark suggests we plant Joe Pye Weed as it is loved by bees and butterflies alike.
However, before we close off on the summer, let’s not forget to congratulate all our Junior gardeners who won all sorts of awards at the Aberfoyle Fall Fair.
By the time you read this the Aberfoyle Farmers’ Market will have closed for another season, but they’ve also had a great year, being recognized as one of the best in Canada as well as receiving a grant from the Oak Tree Project 2016. Read more about Blair Moch, chair of the board and her family business AberFritters which was launched this past season at the market.
And while we’re talking about the market, kudos to Beth Reade for starting up the community book sharing initiative at the market. It has fast become a popular draw. Start saving your books for next May.
Puslinch is a community that cares and we help one another as reported by Vince Klimkosz in his letter to the community. And Barb Bulmer pays tribute to the special role the Optimist Club plays in the community
It was lovely to include a short poem from Malcolm Shaw which Frankie found while sorting through papers. We miss your humour Malcolm or A. Shortfellow.
Volume 41: Issue 04, November 2016
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
COMMUNITY• Market Matters..........................................Page 5
• Junior Garden Club....................................Page 19
• Fire – 911.................................................. Page 25
NATURE• Seen In Puslinch.........................................Page 11
• Ask the Expert...........................................Page 13
• Naturally Speaking.....................................Page 23
FOOD• Appetite for collaboration .........................Page 17
• Cook’s Corner.................... .......................Page 27
3 November 2016
TOWNSHIP OF PUSLINCH (519) 763-1226
Council Meetings (519) 763-1226
First Wednesday at 1 pm. Third Wednesday at 7:00 pm.
Library Hours (519) 763-8026Tuesday 10 am – 8 pm.Wednesday 10 am - 8 pm.Thursday 10 am – 8 pm.Friday 10 am – 6 pm.Saturday 10 am - 5 pm.
Optimist Recreation Centre HoursMonday – Friday 9 am - 10 pmSaturday 9 am - 10 pmSunday 9 am - 10 pmContact: 519-763-1226 or [email protected]
Historical Society ArchivesSaturdays 11 am - 3 pm or for appointment email ardyne.farm @sympatico.ca or 519-822-8559
Waste Facility (519) 837-2601
Open Wednesdays, Fridays and Sat-urdays 8 am - 4 pm. Located at 6922 Concession #4 between County Rd. #35 and Hanlon (Hwy #6)
Letters to the editorFarmers’ Market
I just want to tell you how much (as an ex Puslinch resident) I appreciate my visits to the Market each Saturday. I feel that there is a real sense of “family” and I was thrilled to get a “mention” in Johnny T`s article in the Pioneer last month.
I would like to get going to have more awareness in the Village by the Arboretum of the Aberfoyle Market.
As I keep pointing out:
1. It is a nice drive to Aberfoyle. 2. Parking is never a problem. 3. The market is not crowded and4. The produce is tops, the coffee is
outa this world.
Mary Beverley-Burton
Thank you
While volunteering at the Aberfoyle Fall Fair on Saturday September 10, I got a phone call from my next door neighbour on Arkell Road to tell me that my wife Helena had been in a car accident in front of our house.
Driving home, all the scenarios were running through my head and as I turned on Arkell Road, it was easy to see that it was much more serious than I was told.
We had Guelph Fire Department, two ambulances and the Supervisor at the scene. OPP were also helping divert traffic.
The kids, Helena, were brought to Guelph Hospital to get checked out. Luckily the kids only sustained minor seat belt abrasions from the seat belts in their forward facing seats. Helena on the other hand suffered a concussion, broken ribs and deep tissue damage.
Properly installing car seats and making sure harnesses are used properly saved the kids lives. Seat belts save lives.
I would like to take this time to thank all the first responders, the neighbours in Arkell who helped us out with a meal and offered assistance to our family, Tim Brown from the Shed Market for your generous donation, and to everyone in the community who stepped up to make sure everyone was OK.
The community we live in has really made a positive impression on our family. Thank You.
Vince, Helena, Abbigail and VanessaKlimkosz
Council Clips
By Frankie Shaw
Best CommunicationsWith the increasing network of trains, buses, safety and service personnel running across South-Western Ontario, the expansion of a radio network is necessary.
It will provide the best possible communication system and allow an almost instant reaction time to any unforeseen events which might jeopardize the safety and security of passengers or crew.
Metrolinx is to erect a new radio communication tower at their property the Go Transit Bus Station. The tower will consist of a lattice tri-pole tower measuring 80 meters (262 ft) high.
Technical equipment will be installed in a locked walk-in shelter at the base of the tower, the whole being surrounded by a locked steel fence.
This tower is not subject to an environmental assessment under the Environmental Assessment Act.
Rogers TowerRising demand has led to the proposed construction of a new 45 meters tall telecommunications tower at 1216 Victoria Rd South, 50 meters north of Arkell Rd and 86 meters east of Victoria Rd S.
Fletcher CreekCouncil directed staff to send a letter to Hamilton Conservation Authority supporting the opinion that the Creek is not an appropriate venue to direct the public to, due to ecological and logistical concerns.
Emergency ManagementThe Township is appointing a committee to oversee development of the Township of Puslinch Emergency Management Program which will ensure that appropriate public education activities, training for emergency management officials and staff, and emergency management exercises are completed each year.
A report will be issued annually for consideration, review and approval.
Sunrise TherapeuticCouncil approves a partnership ‘in principal’ with Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre for an Ontario 150 Community Capital Program grant and authorizes grant funding, subject to budget approval, for the purpose of a retrofit/renovation project.
The Power of Being a GirlCouncil approves a 40 percent reduction in the cost of renting Puslinch Community Centre lands for a pilot YMCA PA Day and Camp program for 2016/2017.
Canada Post AddressesCouncil has directed staff to begin discussions with CP in order to add Aberfoyle as a mailing destination.
WaterTownship staff will work with Stan Denhoed of Harden Environmental to provide an overview of water takings in Puslinch, together with a breakdown of individual permits to take water and the percentages of overall takings.
This information will be posted annually on the Township website.
4November 2016
Puslinch Optimists - 40 Years of Community Service
By Barbara Bulmer
Charter members of the Optimist Club
Back row L - R: Pres. Mike Marinovic, Neil Smith, Fred Prior,Fred Mahnke, Bill Dobbie, Jim McMillan, Alan Coburn,Ken Williams, Fred LawFront row L-R: Lou Wahl, Doug Mast
The Optimist Club is dedicated to serving the needs of our community’s youth.
In 1976 the Optimist Club of Carlisle con-tacted the then Reeve, Archie MacRobbie, asking him to assist in the establishment of an Optimist Club in Puslinch. Archie was a man of action and within a month he had enlisted the thirty-five members needed to charter the new club.
Fred Law, three times Past president and organizer and Master of Ceremonies of the Anniversary event, said that the first Optimist Club was established in 1923 in Buffalo, NY to provide support for trou-bled youth.
The focus today is still on youth, and fami-lies, as seen by the projects this club has undertaken: three scholarships annually, the Santa Claus Parade, tennis courts, ma-jor funder of the Rec Centre, Family Day, and the Community Centre.
The members of this new club were repre-sentative of both the old, established com-munity, and newcomers to the Township. This new, vibrant Optimist Club became a major influence in the Township, not just
supporting local projects, but bridging the gap between the old community and the new.
On October 15, over one hundred present and former members of the Optimist Club of Puslinch gathered to renew friendships and swap stories and memories of the many activities and successful community projects undertaken by the club over the past 40 years.
Dinner followed, prepared by the Mount Carmel-Zion Morriston United Church women who cater community events as a church fund-raiser.
If you are looking for a meaningful way to direct your volunteer energies to our com-munity, make new friends and have some fun at the same time, consider becoming a member of the Puslinch Optimist Club. Don McKay (519-822-2984) would be happy to talk with you.
Open House atAberfoyle PitBy Cameron Tuck
I must admit my knowledge on gravel pits was limited at best but I did know that a percentage of money went back to the community for each tonne that was taken out.
What I learnt was that the pits paid 15 times more in property tax and that was an essential tax base for our community.
The amount of aggregate which went into improving and maintaining our roads is and remains a necessity.
The Aberfoyle Pit also plays home for lo-cal OPP, RCMP and Regional Police to do target practice.
It was impressive the amount of shore-line which had already been re-vitalized over the past 20 years by Dufferin and the endless possibilities with which the future pits can and will be used.
Some of the pits are already being used for underprivileged youth to learn how to canoe and fish. Other pits may be used in the future for fish farms, fresh water, con-servation areas, residential developments and much more.
I enjoyed the knowledge of learning that the CN Tower and SkyDome were built by the aggregate from Aberfoyle because of the high quality the aggregate provided.
As for my four-year- old son, he took to the big machines and the large sand box with bulldozers, dump trucks and gold nuggets to find.
We went on a coach bus to tour the pit and saw how the aggregate was sorted and broken down into selected piles.
My little man enjoyed face painting, a hotdog and fries from the food truck which Dufferin supplied, Sweet Tempta-tions was set up to offer delicious cup cakes and Kawartha Dairy ice cream to wash the main course down. What small or big kid wouldn’t like that?
And after filling our stomachs, we did some stone skipping, which all ages en-joy! I thought it would be an hour at best before my son or I would want to leave but two and a half hours later, we left with a free pumpkin, hat and a safety kit.
Needless to say, the event was a great success and the weather cooperated. Thank you Dufferin for providing us the opportunity to learn more about your in-volvement in the community. I hope you will do more Open Houses on a regular basis.
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MARKET MATTERS
An apple a day? Aberfritter adds crunch to the marketBy Xenia Reinfels
What was born out of a desire to increase traffic to the Aberfoyle Market has turned into a thriving family business – Aberfritter Snack Co. and the Moch family have become a mainstay at the market since they opened earlier this season.
Blair Moch has sat on the board for the Aberfoyle Farmers’ Market for the past five seasons, and has taken on the role of President for the past year.
So naturally, she’s thinking of ways to increase interest and traffic to the market.
Taking inspiration from the popular St. Jacob’s Market, she determined that Aberfoyle was missing apple fritters – and took it upon herself to become the solution.
It didn’t take long for the delicious
brainchild to come to fruition: “idea became reality when we got the deep fryers, that was the point where we weren’t turning back.”
The Mochs built their portable kitchen with quaint red countertops and shingled facade specifically for the market. And so a new family venture was born!
And it seems to be working, because people can’t seem to get enough of these traditional, mennonite style fritters.
The apple rings are battered, crisped golden brown, doused in a topping of your choice (cinnamon and sugar, honey, or maple syrup), and served to you hot. The apples are cut right in front of you, ensuring that you get the freshest of fritters.
Blair reports seeing many new faces at the market this past season, which is important for spreading the word and attracting new customers.
But they also have many regulars, who all have personal topping preferences.
Some people are diehard cinnamon and sugar lovers, some prefer maple syrup, and some won’t have their fritters with anything but honey! I suggest you try all three to determine your favourite.
Aberfritter Snack Co. also prides itself on using local primary producers as much as they can. Most of the apples come from local growers, though when demand requires it, they will look to other close-by areas of Ontario for their fruit.
The maple syrup they use as a topping is from Guelph’s Shady Grove Maple Co. The honey topping option is Puslinch’s own Burrs and the Bees honey. Both can be bought separately at the market.
If you don’t have a sweet-tooth, don’t worry. Aberfritter Snack Co. also offers fries, made from locally grown potatoes.
The Moch family is at the market every week.
6November 2016
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TOWNSHIP OF PUSLINCH PUBLIC NOTICE
INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING ON A COMMITTEE
The Township of Puslinch is seeking applications from Citizens interested in being appointed to the following Committee for a term ending November 30, 2018, or until successors are appointed:
Planning & Development Advisory Committee (Committee of Adjustment)1 vacancy
The primary function of the Planning & Development Advisory Committee (Committee of Adjustment) is to consider applications for minor variances from the Zoning By-law and to assist Council on planning and development matters that affect the Township.
The Committee is authorized by the Planning Act to consider applications for:
Minor variances from the provisions of the Zoning By-lawExtensions, enlargements or variations of existing legal non-conforming uses underthe Zoning By-lawDetermine whether a particular use conforms with the provisions of the Zoning By-law where the uses of land, buildings or structures permitted in the by-law aredefined in general terms
The Committee meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. and as many additional times as the committee deems necessary.
How Do I apply
Complete an Application Form and submit it along with your resume.Application Forms are available on the Township website (www.puslinch.ca) orin person at the Township Office 7404 Wellington Rd. 34,
Please submit your application form and resume to the Township’s Clerks Office by Friday, November 18, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. by: Email: [email protected]/ In person at the Township Office, 7404 Wellington Rd. 34, Puslinch, N0B 2J0
7 November 2016
All County of Wellington waste facilities will be closed on Friday, November 11.
Friday curbside collection will be rescheduled to Saturday, November 12.
SOLID WASTE SERVIC
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REMEMBRANCE DAY WASTE FACILITY AND CURBSIDE COLLECTION CHANGES
Questions? www.wellington.ca/sws519.837.2601•1.866.899.0248
No other collection days are affected.
Aberfoyle Farmer’s Market gets recognizedBy Anne Day
It was a stellar month for the Aberfoyle Farmers’ Market.
First came news that the market had been recognized as one of the best farmers’ markets in Canada.
In an article in Real Style, our local market was one of four to be highlighted, and the only one from Ontario.
The article particularly pointed out our
cheerful atmosphere which is enhanced by live music every week.
Local radio and media also made much of this announcement, helping to spread the word about the market, which closed on October 29.
Next the board of the market received news that the organization was to receive a grant of $612.11 from The Oak Tree Project 2016! And will be receiving a cheque from the Guelph Community Foundation.
All told a great way to wrap up its fifth year in the community.
To be a professional
A poem from the early days of cell phones:
Oh! to be Professional – that’s what you’ll hear me cry.
Oh to be Professional – I hope before I die.
Oh! to have a customer who thinks that I am king
And cause my little car phone to ring
and ring and ring –To have a special beeper beep me in a barAnd answer on my mini-phone from
briefcase or from car.
People all around will gaze at me and say
‘There goes the real professional I want to be someday’.
Of course there may be some, the very jealous type,
Who will suggest I take my phone and stuff it up my pipe.
But these are the kind of people, not professional, you see,
Who could never understand what a car-phone means to me.
I can sit in solitary splendour in my car, no matter where,
And dial lots of numbers without a single care.
I can call my wife, call my dog, order pizza, book a play
And sometime in the future I really hope and pray,
That if I sit there long enough a customer will say
‘I wonder who’s professional that I can call today’.
By: A. Shortfellow.(aka Malcolm Shaw)
8November 2016
On October 17, the Government of Ontario addressed several outstanding issues that have been part of the public dialogue on water.
Nestlé issued the following response.
We as a company – and our hundreds of employees in southwestern Ontario – are pleased with the direction the government is taking.
This is good news for all Ontarians as the government continues to focus on ensuring a secure water future for the province. We are keen to participate in science-based conversations with all community stakeholders.
“We are fully supportive and share the Ontario Government’s commitment to protecting water resources,” said Debbie Moore, President of Nestlé Waters Canada.
“Through investment in an industry-leading monitoring program over the last 15 years in Aberfoyle and Erin, we
have been sharing information with the government and local community
We will continue to offer this science and transparent data to all stakeholders that share our commitment to water sustainability and conservation throughout this process.”
We plan to be fully engaged in the consultation along with our neighbours and other water users in the Wellington County community and across the public.
Public consultation on water sustainability, pricing and future planning are extremely important.
We look forward to meeting the province’s challenge to be even more transparent sharing data on water withdrawal in an easy to access manner with the public.
We will continue to work with local and provincial governments, environmental agencies and community groups, our employees, as well as local residents on
a thorough approach to water resource management to ensure the community’s needs come first.
The two-year moratorium, announced today by the government, means there will not be a pump test on the Middlebrook water source over this period.
As a result, the community will have to wait for critical data to inform future planning.
Our bottling operations provide high quality jobs and healthy, sustainably-produced water products for Ontarians.
We look forward to a long future contributing to the economy of the province, supplying consumers with products they appreciate, and working with governments and communities to ensure that water is responsibly managed, with the public interest first and foremost in mind.
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9 November 2016
Whistle StopPreschool
By Joanne Townes
The Whistle Stop program strives to ex-pose children to learning experiences that will develop their natural curiosity and love of learning.
As the new school year has begun, so has a new year at Whistle Stop Pre-school. As many of last year’s students have been prepared for and moved on to kindergarten there are now openings for new children.
My children were very excited to start at Whistle Stop; they have been going to story time at the library and a playgroup at the community centre, both of which are excellent programs.
One of the many benefits of Whistle Stop is that it is a full morning and the parent/caregiver does not stay with the child. This allows the child to adjust to being left with a teacher as they will be
when they begin kindergarten.
The program also has a similar struc-ture and schedule that they will follow at school. This makes the transition to kindergarten much smoother and less stressful for the student and parents alike.
Whistle Stop would like to welcome back Jayde, Emmett and Vikram, and a new welcome to Ella, Tyler, Grayson, Beckett, Navy, Nixon, and Domenic!
As a parent I have enjoyed the nu-merous crafts that have proudly been brought home by the children, and they love going to school and seeing their new friends and having fun!
Please remember that there are still spaces available for your child!
It’s not too late! You can still register your child for Whistle Stop Preschool 2016!
More information can be found on their website at whistlestoppreschool.com.
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PUSLINCH
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10November 2016
The Corporation of the Township of Puslinch
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYPublic Fire and Life Safety Educator (Part-time)
The Township of Puslinch is a vibrant and growing rural community located in the heart of South Western Ontario, immediately south of the City of Guelph. It is one of seven lower-tier municipalities in the County of Wellington. The population of the Township of Puslinch is 7,029.
Public Fire and Life Safety Educator. The Fire and Rescue Services is comprised of one (1) station with 42 dedicated
The major responsibilities include:
• education functions and programs.
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• Post-secondary education in Fire Protection Technology and Fire Prevention• Possess or willing to work towards NFPA 1035 Public Fire and Life Safety Educator and NFPA 1031 Fire • • Minimum 3 years related experience• Knowledge of Ontario Fire Code, Fire Prevention and Protection Act and related legislation and by-laws• • Excellent verbal and written communication skills• Superior interpersonal skills and customer service skills including the ability to work effectively in a team environment• • • Must have a valid class DZ license with satisfactory driving record
2016 Step One Hourly Rate is $26.61 (8 hours/week). Interested applicants are invited to send a detailed resume and cover letter by no later than 4:30 p.m. November 11, 2016 to the Fire Chief, Township of Puslinch, 7404 Wellington Rd 34, Guelph, ON N1H 6H9 email: [email protected]. For a more detailed job description, visit our website at www.puslinch.ca
If you need an accessible format, please email [email protected] or call (519) 763-1226 ext. 214. If you are contacted regarding this position, please advise of any accommodation measures you may require during our selection process. Information received
The Township is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Applicant Information is collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used only for candidate selection.
11 November 2016
Seen in Puslinch
By Marjorie Clark
In the fall of 2014, I collected seed heads from the six foot high, wild patch of Joe Pye Weed in our backyard and direct seeded it into my garden.
Late the following spring, I was pleased to see that little plants had sprung up and I was even happier, when these new Joe Pye Weed plants grew to about a foot high and this perennial flowered in late summer of its first year.
After a dry May, it rained considerably and was a perfect summer for starting this na-tive to Canadian and United States, as Joe Pye Weed enjoys moist soil and often grows in swamps or on banks of streams.
The story is that Joe Pye Weed was dis-covered by settlers in the 1800’s, when a
First Nations man in New England, whose name approximated “Joe Pye”, used it to treat either fevers or Typhus.
Some of the settlers adopted it for that use. Its flowers and seeds were also used to produce a pink dye for textiles.
Native plants are naturally adapted to our climate and thus, require little care. Plants that attract bees, butterflies and birds, are of primary importance, as this is the main function of flowers. Appearing beautiful by human standards does not rate in the scheme of nature.
However, Joe Pye Weed fulfills all of these requirements. In a drought, it will need watering but it seldom needs any other attention, as it is a hardy perennial.
It is loved by bees, butterflies and hum-mingbirds. In late summer, when there is less available for the pollinators, it pro-duces fluffy heads of pale, pink flowers with a vanilla fragrance, beautiful to be-hold.
In early August this year, my patch of Joe Pye Weed flowered on 6 foot tall stalks.
Why not try this easy care, lovely, native flower? Joe Pye Weed should be plant-ed in a damp corner at the back of your flowerbed, as it will grow anywhere from three to twelve feet in height, usually av-eraging about four feet.
90th Birthday
Eileen Williams
We invite friends and family to an OPEN HOUSE on Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 from 2 - 4 pm. at Valen’s Commu-nity Centre. Please no flowers as Eden House is FRAGMENT FREE.Best Wishes only
12November 2016
The Corporation of the Township of Puslinch
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The Township of Puslinch is a vibrant and growing rural community located in the heart of South Western Ontario, immediately south of the City of Guelph. It is one of seven lower-tier municipalities in the County of Wellington. The population of the Township of Puslinch is 7,029.
The major responsibilities include:
• Follow up on investigations within established standards, issues tickets, summons and lay charges in accordance with the Provincial Offences Act.
• Conduct Fire Investigations
• Post-secondary education in Fire Protection Technology and Fire Prevention• Minimum 3 years related experience• • • • Excellent verbal and written communication skills• Superior interpersonal skills and customer service skills including the ability to work effectively in a team environment• • • Must have a valid driver’s license in good standing
2016 Step One Hourly Rate is $26.61 (16 hours/week). Interested applicants are invited to send a detailed resumeand cover letter by no later than 4:30 p.m. November 11, 2016 to the Fire Chief, Township of Puslinch, 7404 Wellington Rd 34, Guelph, ON N1H 6H9 email: [email protected]. For a more detailed job description, visit our website at www.puslinch.ca
If you need an accessible format, please email [email protected] or call (519) 763-1226 ext. 214. If you are contacted regarding this position, please advise of any accommodation measures you may require during our selection process. Information received
The Township is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Applicant Information is collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used only for candidate selection.
13 November 2016
Carol Welch sent in the above question, and here is Susan Mason’s answer.
Hydrangeas have been popular garden shrubs going back to olden days. They are cherished for consistent performance and easy care. In summer, we anticipate the beautiful, large and long-lasting blooms of hydrangeas.
However sometimes hydrangeas DO NOT BLOOM! We despair! How do we solve this mystery?
To begin, many of us have test-planted “Easter” or “Florist “ hydrangeas after receiving them as gifts. They have beautiful, big blooms in pink or blue. Often grown in greenhouse conditions: they lack cold hardiness. They are commonly named: mophead, bigleaf, lacecap or easter hydrangea. (H. macrophylla)
All plants need time to establish root systems, especially a struggling florist hydrangea. After one or two years when established, energy goes to blooms.
During harsh winter conditions, unprotected mophead canes die back to the ground. Because they bloom on “Old Wood” all the buds are lost!
In this area, winter and spring 2014/2015 had harsh freeze/thaw conditions that resulted in extensive bud “kill”.
With ten hydrangea shrubs, my garden had only one bloom. This single oakleaf hydrangea bloom appeared at soil level, saved by snow cover. Happily the spring of 2016 saw a return of profuse flowering.
Over-fertilizing with too much nitrogen
creates leaves only. Phosphorus is needed to encourage blooms. Use a balanced or slow release fertilizer sparingly.
Locate hydrangeas away from winter winds, with morning sun and afternoon shade. Too much sun or shade inhibits blooms.
Consistent moisture is needed. Wet soil rots their roots. They fail in extended drought.
And finally, PRUNING may be the answer to our mystery!
Sometimes we mistakenly prune the buds off! So resist the temptation to prune off those unsightly canes in fall cleanup. They may have next year’s buds!
Hydrangeas are popular because they demand little attention! They will grow and bloom freely without pruning. Pruning is only needed to eliminate damaged, diseased, dead and crossed branches in order to support healthy growth.
There are two types of hydrangeas. Ones where the blooms grow on “Old Wood” and ones that grow on “New Wood/Growth.”
Blooms on “Old Wood”:
Early summer to midsummer. Prune right after flowering just below the flower head. Do not cut canes back.
1. H. macrophylla: (Mophead, Lacecap, Bigleaf, Easter). Rounded shape- pink and blue.
2. H. quercifolia: (Oakleaf ): Conical shape opens white, fades to pink, brown. Leaves like oak leaf.
Blooms on “New Wood/Growth:
Midsummer to frost. Can be cut back in winter, early spring to ground or to new bud.
3. H. paniculata: (Hardy H., Pee Gee, PG). Conical shape opens to white, turns pink.
4. H. arborescens: (Annabelle, Smooth, Snowball). Ball shape opens green, turns white and then green.
(Note: New “everblooming” hydrangeas are now available. They have both old and new wood to allow for endless blooming. Treat them as an “Old Wood” variety to be safe. )
Thank you Susan.
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Remembrance Day Make-and-Take (All ages)
Tuesday, Nov 1 to Thursday, November 10
Drop by the branch to make a craft honouring our veterans for Remembrance Day.
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When you live and work in a rural community, one way to achieve growth in your business is through collaboration. Learn more about how to partner up with other business owners. Tap into your creativity to find ways to work together.
On November 2, Company of Women is bringing together a panel of experts who have done just that, helping small local businesses grow beyond their wildest dreams to achieve success.
Panelitsts include Kathy Beilke. Wife, mother of four and farmer! Kathy was born and raised in Wellington County. In 1991 she and her husband purchased the Wagram Springs Farm. In 2013 she started a business producing an unusual and unique agri-food product, birch syrup.
Jo Fillery operated an award-winning kitchen store and catering business (What’s Cookin’) in the heart of Erin for 15 years. She also got involved in the local tourism destination marketing organization (ultimately becoming the Chair of the Board).
Christina Mann joined Guelph Wellington Local Food in 2010 and took over coordination of the taste•real program in late 2012. Christina has lived and worked in Germany, Spain and the UK. She has extensive experience working in the Food Industry and Event Management.
April Marshall joined the Township of Wellington North in 2011 and took over coordination of The Butter Tart Trail which later grew to become ‘Butter Tarts & Buggies: Explore the Simpler Life’ and became a regional, two-county, three-municipality, lure for the area.
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Order trees from the GRCA now for spring 2017As the leaves begin to fall, it is time for rural landowners to start thinking about ordering trees from the Grand River Conservation Authority for planting next spring.
Private landowners make an immense contribution to the tree cover in the watershed, because nearly 80 per cent of land is privately owned. Many landowners order trees every year and the GRCA always welcomes new orders and inquiries.
Landowners in the Grand River watershed who have at least one hectare (2.5 acres) of land are eligible to order trees.
Tree orders can be placed October 3 2016 to March 1, 2017. Ordering early is advisable, because this means there will be a broader selection of trees.
All tree orders can be picked up next spring. The minimum order is 200 seedlings or 20 tall stock trees (this includes saplings, whips and potted).
Landowners may also be interested in having a GRCA forestry specialist come to their property to put together a planting plan, arrange for the planting of their trees, or help access funding programs that will offset the cost of their tree planting project (if applicable).
Minimum quantities required for GRCA to look after the planting is 500 seedlings or 50 tall stock. There is no cost for this service, but demand is high, so interested landowners will be put on a waiting list to be contacted at a later date by one the
GRCA’s forestry specialist.
To be put on this waiting list please email [email protected] or call 519-621-2763 and ask to speak to a forestry specialist.
For more information and to view the tree availability list, go to the forestry section of the GRCA website at www.grandriver.ca/Trees.
Traditional winter on the wayBy Janet Baine
A traditional winter is in the forecast forthe Grand River watershed. Above-average temperatures are predicted by Environment Canada for the fall, with precipitation expected to be near normal.
However, the water temperature of the Great Lakes is high, which means more lake-effect snow is likely to fall from the sky this winter.
The first half of September was drier than August with only one storm, and most of the rain fell in the northern portion of the watershed
Water levels in Shand and Guelph reservoirs are below the normal operating range, Conestogo Dam is at the lower end of the normal range, and Luther is within its normal operating range for this time of year.
Higher precipitation over the past month has alleviated some of the pressure on the reservoirs for flow augmentation and reduced evaporative losses, but inflows to the reservoirs remain low.
River augmentation was high throughout the summer and continued to be significant into September. Augmentation accounted for approximately 75 percent of the river flow through Kitchener, 35 percent of the flow through Brantford and 50 per cent of the flow on the Speed River below Guelph.
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The weather this year made it very dif-ficult to grow a garden, we haven’t had a drought and heat around here this bad since 1949.
Regardless, the garden club filled the green shed and it looked wonderful! Congratulations to all of the 23 garden-ers that participated this year! We had the highest amount of points earned this year than ever before!
The garden club ended their year at the Puslinch Community Centre with their annual potluck dinner and awards night. We have also introduced a new award this year for the most improved garden, congratulations to Julia Turner for win-ning the award this year!
Congratulations to the two children and one grandpa whose names were drawn to take a pumpkin home with them.
At the awards night, each member was presented with a certificate and a cheque for their fair winnings from the Aberfoyle Agricultural Society. We are very proud
of all of the members!
JuniorsCailyn Weber, Chelsea Macpherson, Kortney Macpherson, Ivy Sarmazian, Claire Hood, Noah Cassolato, Georgia Pankratz
IntermediatesGrace Prosser, Cameron Johnston-Halla-han, Ruby Sarmazian, Matthew Hood, Julia Turner, Alison Oke, Briar Shepherd, Fred Deter
SeniorsHayden Oke, Rebecca Cullen, David Hood, Sophia Johnston-Hallahan, Claire Deter, Jacklynn Townes, Andrew Mitchell
And the winners were:-
Junior Division First place, Noah CassolatoSecond place, Ivy SarmazianThird place, Chelsea Macpherson
Intermediate Division First place, Grace ProsserSecond place, Ruby SarmazianThird place, Briar Shepherd
Senior DivisionFirst place, Rebecca CullenSecond place, Claire DeterThird place, David Hood
We would also like to thank all of the parents, Maryann Hohenadel (leader), Joanne Townes (secretary/treasurer), Charlie Tilt (Fair president/Banquet MC) for making this year such a great success. We would also like to say a very special thank you to Audrey Mast, Jennifer De-ter, Linda Hayden, and Abbey Pothier for all of their help!
A sincere thank you to our sponsors for their continuous support!
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Registration for 2017 will be in early April at Maryann Hohenadel’s home, 4407 Victoria Road South.
Specific details will be posted closer to the date. All grade one to eight students are more than welcome to join!
For any additional information please contact Maryann at 519-763-9849.
21 November 2016
Women in Correctional ServicesBy Karen Harding
Debbie Bell, a manager at the Vanier Centre for Women in Milton, gave a talk to members of the Puslinch COP Committee on September 28th.
The majority of her talk emphasized the fact that women offenders are woefully underserved in the Canadian prison system. Thirty-one percent of female offenders enter the system with mental health problems, whereas only 18 percent of male offenders enter with similar problems.
Part of this warehousing of female offenders into the correctional system is the lack of facilities for women with mental health problems who commit criminal offences.
Another aspect is that some judges in the court system assume that rehabilitation programs exist in the prison system. They don’t. And another problem is that police are more apt to bring female offenders to
prison than to wait hours with them in hospital emergency rooms.
Ms. Bell says that female prison facilities are badly underfunded, understaffed and lacking in staff trained to deal with and help rehabilitate mentally ill prisoners.
There are only ten cells for mentally ill women in Vanier. Very often the women cannot answer the questions on intake forms because they are so ill.
They have committed crimes, but don’t realize this or why they are in jail. Some are so dangerous that they can’t be let out of their cells for weeks.
There are some staff currently receiving training in dealing with mentally ill offenders, and there is some attempt at life skills programs.
In contrast, there is a fairly comprehensive rehab program for men that seems to be working. When the Roy McMurtry Centre for Women is open, mentally ill offenders will be moved there.
Currently there are no after care programs for women, and often no place for them to go once they are released. The recidivism rate is extremely high – more than 80 percent.
Another problem that is becoming more prevalent is that of transgender offenders. They have the upper hand at the moment
and some are using the system – some of the formerly male offenders are going to female jails because their chances of survival are better than in male jails.
Mood disorders are more prevalent in female offenders, and there can be a toxic mix of biology, hormones, societal and psychological pressures that are more common in women than in men.
A large majority of female offenders have suffered trauma in the form of sexual violence. Suicide rates among these women is seven times the national average.
Prisons and treatment plans don’t mix well – prisons are usually concerned with control of inmates, whereas treatment is centred around dealing with traumatic issues and healing.
The St. Lawrence Valley Centre in Brockville was established for male offenders to provide treatment combined with corrections-level security.
Senator Robert Runciman, the former Ontario Minister of Correctional Services, says that the problem of warehousing the mentally ill can no longer be avoided. He says that the St. Lawrence Centre could easily be expanded to treat women as well. “It’s not only cost-effective to break the cycle of recidivism, but it’s the right thing to do for these women.”
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By Marion Robertson
Throughout the summer season, I have been fielding questions from customers who had planted Prickly Ash and Hop. They were all understandably excited since Puslinch county was reporting a strong presence of giant swallowtail but-terfly.
Mixed with their excitement was worry at the large number of caterpillars and their fate. I thought it would be easier to answer everyone’s questions through this article.
Giant swallowtail butterflies (Papilio cresphontes) were first identified back in 1777. They are a widespread butterfly ranging from the southern states up to southwestern Ontario.
In Canada, it is our largest butterfly. Since they are such a large caterpillar, experts say, that camouflage is not their main form of defense from predators. Most species of caterpillars blend in with their larval leaves or flowers. Instead, the giant swallowtail resembles bird droppings.
If one of the many predators, namely, birds, reptiles, amphibians, spiders and ants, finds the caterpillar, it shoots out this bright, orange osmeteria from be-hind its head and releases a foul smell-ing odour. The osmeteria looks like an orange, forked snake tongue.
I will cite the conventional data but I truly believe it is outdated and we are seeing an emergence of a northern giant swal-lowtail butterfly subspecies in Canada.
In time, I suggest, two distinct subspe-cies will evolve – a northern and southern population. You make up your own mind as you read along.
In the southern states, the giant swallow-tail larval food is citrus. Also, these butter-flies experience three flight seasons, that is, three full breeding/life cycles where the third generation goes into hibernation, as a chrysalis, awaiting the return of warmer weather.
Here, the northern population, is differ-ent. The larval food for the caterpillars are Prickly Ash and Hop. The giant swal-lowtail butterflies experience only two flight seasons : late May into July, and late
July to early September.
In the summer, the chrysalis stage lasts 10 – 12 days. Chrysalis formed in winter will last till spring. The chrysalis overwinters in a winter diapause, a state of lowered metabolism where breathing is slowed and no feeding occurs.
Temperature has a huge influence on chrysalis. Lack of September frosts cor-relate to increases of occurrences of giant swallowtails the next year.
Apparently, caterpillars can survive mul-tiple frosts, but low temperatures are stressful physiologically. Low tempera-tures decrease the activity of the cater-pillars and the food quality of the host plants are diminished.
This translates to caterpillars being slower to reach chrysalis stage and being more vulnerable to parasites and predators.
As we experience a more rapid onset of climate change, increasing September temperatures and lack of frosts will lead to more colonization by giant swallow-tails in our area.
It has been suggested that over the past century, giant swallowtails in the more north range have adapted to endure cooler temperatures.
So I would suggest that conventional da-tabases are not current since it seems the northern population are expanding fur-ther north. In 2012, they were reported as far north as Peel, Caledon, Erin and Orangeville area.
So as the giant swallowtail butterfly for-ges northward, what are the threats and what can we do? As their range expands,
the breeding habitat decreases.
The common Hoptree is a threatened species and the Prickly Ash is not com-mon. Without larval plants no species of butterfly can sustain their population.
The nature of the breeding sites is im-portant. These butterflies prefer open woodland and fence rows along with the associated fields. There are three times as many caterpillars on south facing vs. north facing fields.
Sunnier field edges equate to more healthy, less stressed caterpillars. Plac-ing host plants on south facing fields will benefit this butterfly.
Caterpillars will only travel five metres from their original host plants to pupate. Having brush piles and rock piles to safely pupate, or hibernate, are crucial.
I think we are witnessing a wonderful genetic response by this butterfly. The northern population is differentiating from its southern cousin by becoming more cold tolerant and adjusting its flight season to compensate for our climate.
So enjoy these winged beauties in your garden this spring.
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When I Need to Call 911…
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In an emergency seconds count! When Police , Fire or medical emergencies occur, call 9-1-1
What you should know when dialing 9-1-1
• At home you can call 9-1-1 direct• At work you may need to dial an
outside line before dialing 9-1-1• At a pay phone, the call is free… just
dial 9-1-1• When using a cell phone be prepared
to give the exact location of the emergency and the call is free
What you can do to help 9-1-1 help you?
Remain calm and speak clearly. Identify which emergency services you require and be prepared to provide the following
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• A description of what is happening• The location• Your name , address and telephone
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DO NOT HANG UP UNTIL THE CALL TAKER TELLS YOU TO DO SO.
Talking about 9-1-1 with children
Everyone needs to know about calling 9-1-1 in an emergency. But kids also need to know the specifics about what an emergency is.
Asking them questions like, “What would you do if we had a fire in the house?” or “What would you do if you saw someone break in?” gives you a chance to discuss what constitutes an emergency and what to do if one occurs.
For younger children, it might also help to talk about who the emergency workers are in your community _ police officers, firefighters, paramedics, doctors, nurses _ and what kind of things they do to help people in trouble.
Part of understanding what is an emergency is knowing what is not. A fire, a stranger in the home or an unconscious family member _ these are things that require a call to 9-1-1.
A skinned knee, stolen bicycle or lost pet would not be. However, if in doubt and no adults are around, make the call.
Additional safety tips
• Always refer to the emergency number as “ nine ,one, one” not “nine, eleven” A child will never find the eleven button on a phone
• Make sure your number is clearly visible from the road so that police, fire and ambulance workers can easily locate the address
• Keep emergency contact information and the correct address near your phone for easy access for visitors, children and babysitters.
• If you have special circumstances, such as occupants with mobility problems, heart conditions, epilepsy, or diabetes living in your home prepare your child to discuss specific emergencies.
Finally, you might remember an article I recently wrote in regards to emergencies while travelling away from home. Your access number for emergency services is not always 9-1-1.
Remember to have a plan and practice and prepare for emergencies whether at home or on the road.
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Cook’s CornerBy Barbara Paterson
Brazilian Pumpkin Soup
I steamed a pie pumpkin but canned pumpkin would be just as good. Do garnish as instructed because it really makes a difference.
5 cups chicken broth1 onion, finely choppedWhites of 6 green onions (reserving the green part for garnish)3 - 4 cups pumpkin pureeSalt and cayenne pepper, to taste2 cups 10% cream2 medium tomatoes, very thinly slicedCommercial sour cream
1. Bring broth to boiling point in a large saucepan. Add onion and the white onion, lower heat and simmer until very soft.
2. Stir in pumpkin puree and simmer covered, stirring occasionally, until soup is smooth and thick (15 to 25 minutes). Stir in salt, cayenne and 10% cream.
3. Ladle into bowls, add a few tomato slices to each bowl, top with about a tablespoon of sour cream and sprinkle chopped green onions overall.
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1/2 cup butter, softened3/4 cup white sugar2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla2 cups all-purpose flour1 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. baking soda1/4 tsp. salt1 cup sour cream2 cups diced peeled apples3/4 cup toffee bits
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FREELTON UNITED CHURCH155 Freelton Rd. at Douglas Street. (905) 659-3380www.freeltonanstrabaneunitedchurch.org• Sunday Worship and Sunday School – 9:30 a.m. All welcome!
KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,CRIEFF7156 Concession 1, Puslinch(519) 824-8757www.pccweb.ca/knox-crieff/Interim Moderator: Rev. Mark Richardson • Worship Service 10 am • Sunday School 10 am
MOUNT CARMEL-ZION UNITED CHURCH in Morriston at the corner of Church & Victoria Streets“Everyone Welcome”(519) 822-8610www.morristonuc.comRev. Deborah Deavu • Worship Service 10:30 am, Choir• Sunday, November 6th – Remembrance Day Sunday• Friday, November 11th –10:30 a.m. Community Remembrance Day Serviceat the Community Centre in Aberfoyle.• Sunday, November 20th -- Guest minister • Sunday, November 27th - The First Sunday in Advent -- The Hanging of the Greens, Potluck lunch to follow. Monthly donations for Chalmers’ Community Services. November suggestion is canned tomatoes, pasta sauce, peanut butter or your choice.
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMELROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH78 Freelton Road (905) 659-3305Father Wallace MetcalfMasses as follows:• Saturday: 5:00 PM• Sunday: 9:00 AM (Children’s Liturgy at the same time) and 11:00 AM
SALVATION ARMY GUELPHCITADEL“A Place of Christian Worship & Service”1320 Gordon St.(519) 836-9360www.guelphsa.caPastors: Majors Chris & Claudette Pilgrim• Worship Service: Sunday 11:00 AM• Sunday School: 11:30 am (ages 2-18)• Seniors 55 Plus Club: Wednesdays at 12 noon• Jr. and Sr. Youth: Events as scheduled.Please check the website for all upcoming events
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST REFORMMOVEMENT CHURCHWe welcome you!3997 HWY 6, Puslinch ON, N0B 2J0(905) 659-1229email: [email protected]: Paul GavricPastor: Dorin Burca
Community Events
“74 VOICE CONCERT”Thursday, November 24th 7:30 pm YOU are invited to a “74 Voice Concert” at Duff’s, with a little help from Tony Hastings! Cost: $20 ENJOY refreshments following the show!
AFTERNOON OUTWednesday, November 9th and November 23rd at 2:00 p.m., Arkell United Church, 600 Arkell Road. Cards, Sweets & More. Contact Ross at 519-822-6063
ANNUAL BREAKFAST WITH SANTA is cancelled this year. Our sympathies to the Funkenhauser family.
ANNUAL SLEIGHBELL FANTASY BAZAAR at St. George’s Church, 99 Woolwich St., Guelph, is a family event, and a chance to get a lot of gifts off your list! Open Saturday, November 19th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., admission is free. You’ll
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find Christmas gifts and crafts, baking, preserves, (specialty mincemeat), attic treasures, penny table, raffles, plus children’s fun centre. Then enjoy the festive lunch only $8, children under five, free.
BIBLE STUDYWednesday’s, November 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Arkell United Church, 600 Arkell Road.Contact Lynn at 519-822-4809.
CHRISTMAS CAROLING ON A SLEIGHWednesday, December 21st at 6:00 pmJoin in a wonderful time blessing our neighbours with our voices. Sleigh leaves from Rolf and Jenn Deter’s at 6:00 pm. Come and enjoy some hot chocolate and goodies afterwards. Event sponsored by Cross Roads BIC Church. For info please call 519-658-9746 or email [email protected].
CHRISTMAS COOKIE WALK at Knox Church Crieff 7156 Concession 1, Puslinch on Saturday December 3rd from 9 - 11 a.m. $5 a dozen or 3 dozen for $13. Boxes will be provided. Christmas cookies, baked goods etc.
CHRISTMAS COMMUNITY POTLUCK LUNCHEONThursday, November 24th 12 pm.(noon) at Duff’s. ALL welcome!! Entertainment by Ev Winer, plus Paul & Wendy McDonald. The event is sponsored by the WMS.
CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON BUFFETS at Crieff Hills Retreat and Conference Centre.Book now for your Family, Friends or Staff Christmas Lunches! Tuesdays to Thursdays December 6th, 7th, 8th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 20th and 21st. Seatings at 11:30 am and 12:45 pm. Hot Buffet and Dessert Buffet! $17 (HST included). Reservations Required. 7098 Concession 1 Puslinch Phone 519-824-7898 www.crieffhills.com
“CIZE” -the end of exercise! at Duff’s 7 pm on Monday and Wednesday Follow the video moves with Shaun T. and enjoy exercising to music in your own space! It’s an awesome workout! All welcome - FREE!
COMMUNITY MEN’S BREAKFASTSaturday, November 5th 8 - 9 am at Ebenezer United Church, 12274 Guelph Line (N. of Brookville) Meet other men in our community. Info: Willy 519-763-7707
COUNTRY CRAFT SALECatherine McMillan and Friends invite you to a Craft Sale in the Country, 4278 7th Concession, Puslinch on Thursday, November 17th: 2 to 4 pm. and 7 to 9 pm., Friday, November 18th: 2 to 4
pm. and 7 to 9 pm., Saturday, November 19th: 10 am to 4 pm. Children’s homemade clothes, gift baskets, home-made soap, jewellery, sewing(Christmas runners, aprons, embroidery towels, etc.) stained glass, children’s books, scarfs, outdoor planters, etc. and more. Come and enjoy complimentary coffee and bring your friends. For more information please call (519) 824-4599.
DUFF’S ANNUAL HAM SUPPER Saturday, November 12th at the Puslinch Community Centre - 2 sittings available 5 pm or 7pm. Doors open at 4:30 pm & 6:30 pm for seating and musical entertainment by the Puslinch Country Squires. For tickets call: Brenda Law at 519-767-2462, or Duff’s 519-763-1163. ALL welcome!
FAMILY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONSaturday, December 10th at 4:30 pmDinner at 5:00 pm. at Puslinch Community Centre. Family Entertainment. Please RSVP to 519-658-9746 or email [email protected]. Event sponsored by Cross Roads BIC Church.
FIDDLERS JAM SESSIONWaterdown Legion Fiddlers Jam Session, every Thursday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Free Admission 50/50 draw. For information call Howard at 905- 639- 0602.
GUELPH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETYNovember 22, 2016 7:00 pm. at the Dublin Street United Church, 68 Suffolk Street W. This is our annual Holiday Dessert Evening and Penny Table. Our guest speaker Vicky Scott-Taylor will be presenting DIY projects and ideas for the holiday season. New members welcomeTo find out more about us, please visit: www.guelphhort.org.
HARVEST & HOLLY LUNCH AND BAZAAR Saturday, November 12th , 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Community Centre in Aberfoyle with lots of free parking. Meet a friend for lunch. Stock up on baking, preserves, deli, plants, knitting & crafts for yourself or early Christmas presents. Gramma’s Attic will return with interesting gently used items. Event sponsored by Mount Carmel-Zion United Church. See you there!
MEN’S BREAKFAST Saturday, November 12th at 8am. Arkell United Church, 600 Arkell Road, Arkell. All men are invited for a morning of conversation and food. Contact Grant at 519-993-1730.
MUSIC NIGHT AT BADENOCHFirst Friday night of the month 7pm. November through till May. Everyone welcome. For information call Florence at 519-763-9782
MUSICAL HOOTENANNYFriday, November 25th 7pm. at Arkell United Church, 600 Arkell Road, Arkell. Sign up for your time in the spotlight or just sit and enjoy. PUSLINCH FIDDLE ORCHESTRA rehearses on the 3rd Sunday of every month at Duff’s 1 pm. Listeners welcome!
PUSLINCH FITNESS CLUB starting up at the Aberfoyle School gymeach Monday, from 7:30pm - 8:30pm., our 18th year of exercise! Please come and experience a certified fitness instructor who combines cardio, stretching and weights that promote a full range of physical fitness and health. We are not for profit: our rates pay only for our instructor, gym rental and insurance. We are a group of varying levels of fitness and we all enjoy the opportunity to work out together. Please call Sarah Mainguy at 519-803-4266. First class is free: come and check us out!
PUSLINCH HISTORICAL SOCIETYmeeting Tuesday, November 15th at Puslinch Library at 7pm. Speaking on Puslinch men in WW1.
PUSLINCH OPTIMIST SANTA PARADE WANTED: FLOATS, VOLUNTEERS, FOOD BANK DONATIONSSunday November 27th at 2.00 pm, Parade Route: Firehall 7404 Wellington Road 34, east to Wellington Road 46, south to Maple Leaf Lane and into the back of the Community Center Grounds. We finish at arena to meet Santa. You are invited to participate, come out to watch. Theme - A Beary Merry Christmas. Participants to congregate at Firehall at 1.00 pm on Parade Day. For more information, please call Harry Janssen 416-605-6062, Ken Williams 519-763-0309. www.optimistclubofpuslinch.com
RETIREMENT WITH MEANING RETREAT: “LIVING WITH THE SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE” February 5th-7th at Crieff Hills Retreat and Conference Centre. Speaker - Rev. Dr. Andrew Irvine. If you are recently retired or soon to retire, this is a unique opportunity to explore what the future might hold for you. Cost is $250 per person for a single room or $450 per couple. Phone 519-824-7898 www.crieffhills.com.
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ROAST BEEF SUPPERSaturday, November 19th 4.30-7.30 p.m. at Ebenezer United Church, 12274 Guelph Line (N. of Brookville) $20.00 pp (1/3 of profits will be donated to Acton Food Share and Chalmers Community Services).
SENIORS’ CHRISTMAS DINNER Wednesday, December 7th at noon (gathering from 11:30 a.m.) – at the Community Centre in Aberfoyle. Tickets $15 call Mary Beth at 519-822-6211 or email [email protected]. Everyone Welcome – Bring a friend! Event sponsored by Mount Carmel-Zion United Church in Morriston. Entertainment by John Hamilton, John Solberg and Colin Ilies.
SENIORS’ EUCHRE Starting at 1:30pm you are invited to an afternoon of friendly euchre games at the Puslinch Community Centre on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month.
SENIORS’ EXERCISE CLASSES 55+Exercise & Falls Prevention by Bayshore Therapy & Rehab every Monday and Thursday 9:30am-1l:30am. FREE at Ebenezer United Church, 12274 Guelph Line, North of Campbellville. 519-763-7707.
SENIORS’ LUNCH Tuesday, November 15th at noon Arkell United Church 600 Arkell Road. An afternoon of food, music, cards and fellowship. Contact the church at 519 821-7623.
SENIORS’ SOUP & DESSERT LUNCHEONSWednesday, November 9th 12 noon lunch at Duff’s. 11 am The Tigchelaars from “Just a Cup” will be speaking about how they support farmers and children in Nicaragua with their coffee business.
SMART EXERCISE PROGRAMGentle strength building Exercise program for Seniors’ at Duff’s from 9:30 am to 10:30 am every Tuesday & Thursday. All welcome. FREE!
SOUP AND SANDWICH LUNCH Tuesday, November 22th at 12 Noon. . Ebenezer United 12274 Guelph Line just North of Brookville followed by cards and games. All welcome. Free will offering. For info call 519-763-7707.
SQUARE DANCINGSaturday, November 12th at Duff’s- 6:30 pm for Beginners, and 7:30 pm for everyone including spectators. The caller is Bill Hands. Finger foods are welcome for the social time afterwards. Cost is $8 pp.
THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Br. 23457 Watson Parkway S, Guelph. Ladies Auxiliary are holding their annual Christmas Craft & Bake Sale on November 26th from 10:00am to 2:30pm. There will be a lunch counter, Bake Table, Touch & Take Table and our famous meat pies will be available for sale. Free Admission, Free Parking. Come early and start your Christmas Shopping.
CommunityAnnouncements
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OFGUELPH Learn to be a kid again! Volunteer mentors needed for local children. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph has five programs with varying levels of time commitment. Have a one-to-one friendship or assist with a group of children on the waiting list. Please contact Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph at (519) 824-5154, email [email protected] or visit us online at www.bbbsg.ca.
BOOKING AGENT FOR ARKELL UNITED CHURCH Contact Melanie Hardie at 519-822-9433 or email [email protected].
BOOKING AGENT FOR THE BADENOCH COMMUNITY CENTRE Contact Florence Peer at 519-763-9782 or 519-822-5232
BOOKING AGENT FOR DUFF’S CHURCHContact Wendy McDonald at (519) 763-1163 or email [email protected].
BOOKING AGENT FOR EBENEZER UNITED CHURCH Contact Ellen Gilbert at 519-856-2273.
BOOKING AGENT FOR THE OPTIMIST RECREATION CENTRE AND PUSLINCH COMMUNITY CENTRE Call (519) 763-1226 or email [email protected]
CROWN CEMETERY PUSLINCH Crown Cemetery Puslinch is located north of Morriston at Brock Road and Highway 401. It is a non-profit cemetery operated by a volunteer board of managers and a secretary/treasurer. We welcome all denominations for burials.
For more information please visit our website at www.crowncemetery.ca or contact Darlene Harrietha at (519) 822-0874 or email [email protected].
DUFF’S PARISH NURSE reaching out to all of the community of Puslinch through shared faith and caring to promote healing of body, mind and spirit.
Don’t understand what your doctor tells you? Have questions about medications or preparing for surgery or tests? Or maybe you just need someone to talk to about a stressful situation. If you have questions please call Karen Harding Reg. Nurse at (519) 763-1163 or (519) 829-3042 or email [email protected]. All calls are confidential
THE FRIENDS OF MILL CREEK Meet at the Puslinch Community Centre at 3:30 pm. on the third Wednesday of every month (except August). We encourage anyone who can spare a few hours, and shares our passion for protecting this precious resource for future generations and in helping to develop the next generation of conservationists to attend and join us. For more information please visit the Friends of Mill Creek website http://www.friendsofmillcreek.org/
THE MILL CREEK SUBWATERSHEDCOMMUNITY LIAISON TEAM holds its monthly meetings the second last Thursday of each month at 1:00 PM at the Community Centre in Aberfoyle. The public is invited.
OPTIMIST CLUB OF PUSLINCHIs one of the most active clubs in the township. Our focus is youth. We meet on the 2nd (general meeting) and 4th (dinner meeting) Tuesday of each month.
If you wish to become a member, please call our secretary, Carl Gorman (519) 827-9306 or Don McKay (519) 822-2984 or any Optimist member.
OPP. If you have a concern about a police matter, please phone 1-888-310-1122 and request to meet an OPP officer at the Puslinch Township office.
PARENT-CHILD PLACE Is a free drop-in program for parents and caregivers with children birth to 6 years. The program runs Tuesday mornings at the Puslinch Community Centre from 9:30-11:30 and includes free play, snack, art activities and circle time. If school buses are cancelled due to inclement weather the community centre is also closed and the program doesn’t run. The program runs September to June and does not run in July and August.
PUSLINCH FIDDLE GROUP Meets the 3rd Sunday of each month (except July, August and December) at Duff’s Church, Nanson Hall, from 1:30 -
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Horse Riding Lessons Beginners Welcomed
Call Now! 519-767-6067 www.cherrylaneequestriancentre.ca.
Cherrylane Equestrian Centre Inc.
NOTARY PUBLIC(Retired Lawyer)
Housecalls Joe 519 823-2578
Honest, Affordable and Reliable. Home Improvements and Renovations.
Advertising Rates: Contact Dianne Churcher (519) 763-6564 or [email protected].
HEAVY TRUCK & PASSENGER & LIGHTFARM TIRES TRUCK TIRESSALES & SERVICE
Nicholas Beaver Road 519 763-7630
Diamond DetailingProfessional Automotive Cleaning & Detailing
Guelph & Area 519-824-3915 Email: [email protected]
Sue GrayIndependent Sales Consultant
www.susangray.norwex.biz 519-829-4008
WOMEN IN CRISISPhysical - Sexual - Emotional Violence
The Little Country SchoolMontessori Farm School
519-829-8131
ABERFOYLE TRUCK Lube & Alignment
7 Tawse Place, Guelph519 836-3700
4 pm. Come out and bring your fiddle, guitar, etc. and join in some good old fiddle music. For more information, please call Paul McDonald (519)763-9764. Please remember the theme is “OLD TIME COUNTRY FIDDLE.”
PUSLINCH LOAN CUPBOARD HOME HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT SERVICE is located in Duff’s Presbyterian Church. For assistance call:
Gary Will (519) 763-3958Fred Law (519) 767-2462Dianne Hersey (519) 824-6304Carolyn Vandenheuvel (226) 962-1173
PUSLINCH TOWNSHIP COPCOMMITTEE (Community Oriented Policing).This is a group that acts as a liaison between the public and first responders (Police, Fire and EMS). We listen to safety concerns and suggestions from the Township residents and support Neighbourhood Watch Groups. We are a member of Safe Communities Wellington. Meets the last Wednesday of each month at Puslinch Community Centre. For more info call: Glenna Smith (519) 824-0217 or Karen Harding (519) 829-3042.
ROADWATCHDo something about dangerous, aggressive driving in Puslinch Township. You can now report this to www.roadwatch.ca or pick up an incident form at the Township Office or Library.
THE ROTARY CLUB OF GUELPH SOUTH meets every Thursday for breakfast at the Springfield Golf and Country Club, 2054 Gordon Street, Guelph at 7:30 am. Check out www.rotary7080.org/guelphsouth for more infor. Contact Margaret Nixon for membership inquiries: (519) 824-0852 (evenings)
METAL RECYCLING BIN – SUNRISE FARM (6920 Conc. 1, Puslinch)Drop off ‘unwanted’ metals, e.g. stainless steel, aluminum, copper, tin cans, wire, metal rods, fencing etc. in the ‘Gerdau Ameristeel’ recycling bin situated in our parking lot (next to the Abitibi paper bins). We appreciate your support. For more info, contact Lynne O’Brien Sunrise (519) 837-0558 x31.
Market PlaceTROUT 4 POND (STOCKING)Rainbow, Speckled, Browns, Fountains, Windmills, Aerators, True Blue, 519-833-2559 www.silvercreekponds.com.
Space AvailableCall (519) 763-6564
Space AvailableCall (519) 763-6564
The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.
— Bahá’u’lláh
The Bahá’í Faith
www.ca.bahai.org
Space AvailableCall (519) 763-6564
ABERFOYLE VETERINARY SERVICESHouse Calls for Pets & Horses
WELDING, FABRICATION AND REPAIR SERVICESCERTIFIED - MICHAEL VIOL (519) 837-0424
www.abermormanufacturing.ca
ABERMORM A N U F A C T U R I N G
Michael’s Mobile Truck & TrailerRepair Inc
Alton Boarding KennelAllsport Labrador RetrieverDave’s Home Improvements
Repair Work - Aluminum & VinylInstallations 519 822-4018
WHIMSICAL WOOD CREATIONS
Handmade in Aberfoyle
The Waynes [email protected]
Whistle Stop Co-Op Preschool
C. R. (Roger) GordonLivestock Trucking
A Change of PaceRESTAURANT
Hwy #6 -- South of 401, Morriston Plaza519 767-9987
ABERFOYLE TRUCK LUBE, REPAIR AND SALES7 Tawse Place, Guelph
519 836-3700
WHERE IS JACK?Vinyl Windows & Siding Specialists
Since 1976 www.whereisjack.caJack’s Aluminum Ltd 519 822-5000
ABERFOYLE FARMERS’ MARKETFoods you love....Farmers you know!In the Optimist Rec Centre, Aberfoyle
Saturday’s 8:00am til 1:00pm Reopening end of May 2017....
PROPERTY MAINTENANCEBACKHOE - LOADER SERVICES
Frank’s Small Engine Repair
Chickadee Christmas Trees
CatNap CottagesSetting new standards in cat boarding
Large private suites with windowswww.catnapcottages.ca 519 766-0511
BUILDING AND LANDSCAPING SUPPLIES
500 Maltby Road Guelph, ON (519) 780-0400(519) 780-0400
Hayden’s Property Maintenance Ltd.Snow Plowing, Sanding & Salting
PROFESSIONAL LAWN & GARDEN CARETel: 519-823-2188
ABERFOYLE FIDDLE SHOPViolin Maker-Sales-Repairs-Lessons
Paul McDonald 519-763-9764
Ball Exteriors
Kathy Kinzie R.M.T.519 651-0401967 Townline Rd. Puslinch
519-763-1233
NORMIK MECHANICAL INC.Heating & Cooling
Trane TM Heating & Cooling EquipmentRonald A. Oosterveld 5
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Repaint • Restorate • Renovate • Rebuild Puslinch 519-822-2324
Village Family Restaurant30 Brock Rd., Aberfoyle
TICKET DEFENDERS LEGAL SERVICES
Ronald J. Harper, CEO519 496-2240 Email: [email protected]
Computer Repair by GeorgeHardware, Software and Training
519-824-0437
Electrical wiring and maintenance of newresidential, additions and renovations
commercial, and solar projects
Phone: 519-767-0768Email: [email protected]
Pick-up or Delivery 519-766-0444Located inside the Ultramar Gas Station
311 Brock Rd & 401
SUNRISE
www.sunrise-therapeutic.ca
Jobs! Too busy to do?Spring Cleaning, Grass Cutting
& Trimming226-962-1097 Norm