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Thumbs up - Gary Schellenberger and his wife, Judy, celebrate the Perth-Wellington MP’s fifth win on Monday night. The incumbent Conservative received 55% of the votes in the riding. photo by Mike Robinson
Paul Day named volunteer of the yearby David Meyer
GUELPH - Paul Day was a founding member of the Wellington County Stewardship Council and spent many years promoting the conservation and enhance-ment of land and environmen-tal resources throughout the county.
In introducing Day as Mapleton Township’s volun-teer of the year, Mayor Bruce Whale joked at county coun-cil that his and Day’s ances-tors cut down too many trees when they cleared the land, and Day has been working hard to replant many of them.
Day chaired the Peel his-tory book committee that
wrote about the history of Peel Township.
It was so successful, the extra money from it was used to start planting trees. After amalgamation, that program expanded to the Trees for Mapleton program.
Day works with local farm-ers to plant windbreaks, living snow fences, buffers, shelter-belts and corridor planting.
Now called Trees for Mapleton, the efforts of those involved led to the creation of the community forestry initia-tive, which in turn evolved into the Wellington County Green Legacy program. That program has received provincial, federal and U.N. recognition.
Day also participates in his community as an active mem-ber of the Mapleton Historical Society.
He credited all the people he has worked with over the years.
“I had a great group of people to work with,” he said. “That is where the power comes from. Working with groups.” He added having worked in a bureaucracy and in other sectors, he likes the volunteer sector.
“That’s where you can get things done,” Day said, adding he salutes the county for step-ping up with its Green Legacy program.
See photo on page 2.
by Chris DaponteMAPLETON TWP. -
Though a relatively safe place to live, there was a significant rise last year in the number of domestic disturbances and break and enters in Mapleton.
OPP Inspector Scott Smith told council last week police responded to 20 domestic calls last year, up from the three-year average of 13.
Of the domestic calls in 2010, over half (11) took place in old Peel township, while six occurred in Drayton and just three in former Maryborough Township.
Over the last four years, the number of domestic distur-
bances in Mapleton has risen 300%, from just five in 2007 to 20 last year.
But despite the increase, those incidents represent just 6% of the total domestic calls across Wellington County, which is good consider-ing Mapleton’s population is about 11% of the county total (according to the 2006 census).
In fact, all OPP call types in Mapleton last year were well under 11% of the county total, except for break and enters, of which there were 45 or 14% of the total.
Most of the break and enters last year occurred in the rural areas of Peel (22) and
Maryborough (20), while just three took place in Drayton.
Smith estimated 90 to 95% of those crimes occur at resi-dences, as opposed to busi-nesses.
And most, he told coun-cil, target farm sheds or barns, which are seldom locked and contain attractive items like chainsaws, ATVs or other small machinery.
All other reported crimes in Mapleton remained relatively unchanged in 2010, except for impaired driving incidents, which were down to just four. The three-year average in the township for those calls is 10.
Overall, police responded
to a total of 1,285 calls in Mapleton last year, represent-ing about 6% of the county total - the lowest of any munic-ipality in the county.
Over the last three years, the total call volume for Mapleton has increased by less than 3%.
Yet residents can always do more to remain vigilant and help prevent crime, Smith said, including locking doors at home and in their cars, devel-oping a road watch program like the one established in Puslinch and even programs to educate the public on topics such as domestic violence.
Smith explained there are no definitive “causes” of crime,
but risk factors include pov-erty, mental health problems, unemployment, poor education and bad parenting.
He added he continues to lobby for more community involvement by the police.
“We need to have that engagement,” he said, noting he wants to get officers out of their cars more and into schools or drop-in centres.
Youths may make mistakes and can occasionally forget their surroundings, but for the most part they are good kids, Smith said.
“We have to get past this mentality that kids are intimi-dating or bad,” he stressed.
While statistics show 16- to 25-year-olds have the highest rate of crime, Smith refutes the traditional explanation from some experts who attribute the trend to the late development of the part of the brain that processes the consequences of their actions.
He points out only 2% of the youths in Wellington County are committing crime and the other 98% are fine - so that can not be the case.
A more probable explana-tion for some youth crimes, he said, is often there are no lon-ger any consequences at home for their actions.
OPP: Township remains safe despite spike in domestics, break and enters
by Mike RobinsonSTRATFORD - As the
political map of Canada became a bit more blue with the election of a majority gov-ernment on Monday night, Conservative candidate Gary Schellenberger celebrated both his fifth consecutive election win and the 45th anniversary of his marriage to his wife Judy.
The results in the Perth-Wellington riding echoed the feelings across Canada, includ-ing a Conservative win and a second place finish by the NDP, followed by the Liberals.
Unofficial tallies had Schellenberger at 25,281, rep-resenting nearly 55% of the votes. In a distance second and third place were NDP candi-date Ellen Pappenburg at 9,879 votes (21.3%) and Liberal Bob McTavish at 8,341 votes (17.9%).
Green candidate John Cowling garnered 2,102 votes (4.5%), while Irma DeVries, of the Christian Heritage Party, received 806 votes (1.7%).
Schellenberger considered it a very positive local cam-paign.
“I’ve been really pleased with the way it went,” he said on Monday night. “It was a clean campaign, and it’s sur-prising how quickly it goes by.”
As to specific issues on the campaign trail, Schellenberger said the big thing is people are worried about the economy and keeping their jobs.
“It’s pretty hard to pay the bills if you don’t have a job. And without a good economy, you don’t have jobs,” he said.
Schellenberger added that was why they were working hard towards getting a major-ity government - to keep the economy going in the right direction.
He said the concerns in Perth and Wellington counties
were very similar.“Often it is an underlying
thing; you get health questions, agriculture - and agriculture and health are both parts of the economy.” He said Canada needs to have a strong econo-my in order to pay for social services.
Personally, he said it was a great feeling to be elected for the fifth consecutive time. As the night progressed, Schellenberger was pleased with the way things were shap-ing up.
“I was told earlier that there might be some pretty close
races ... what I’m seeing is pretty good. Right here for me, I really wanted to get 50% plus one. It looks like I’m going to achieve that.
Schellenberger stressed, “The fifth time is every bit as exciting as the first.”
He admitted to being more comfortable than during his first election in 2003, but part of it is having the support of people in the riding who he said are telling him, “Gary, I think you’ve done a good job. We’d like to send you back again. That’s reassuring and it makes you feel good.”
Watching the results, he told supporters “this is won-derful. It’s coming out just the way it felt like.”
Schellenberger’s campaign
manager Jeff Marshall com-mented it had been a great 38 days and “we worked hard and we got the greatest MP in Canada re-elected.”
As the local victory was declared, Schellenberger first said how honoured he was to be re-elected as a Member of Parliament for Perth-Wellington.
“Next week on May 12, I will celebrate the anniver-sary of my first election as a member of Parliament ... Have we ever been out of election mode - no.
“Tonight I am just as hum-bled as I was in 2003.”
He was glad to once again have the confidence of the community to once again serve as their representative in Ottawa.
“I am very proud of the campaign we ran in Perth-Wellington and across the country.” He maintained that in the past five years, the gov-ernment has delivered focussed results in local communities.
“We delivered on projects in all corners of this riding,” he said.
Schellenberger agreed there were still a lot more votes to be counted that night, “but I am confident that when all is said and done, we will have a stable Conservative government that will continue to get results for Canadians.”
He also offered congratula-tions to the other four candi-dates. To them, he said “well done. It’s never easy to put your name on the ballot.”
Schellenberger said there were so many people involved throughout the campaign.
“To all who helped out, thank you. I couldn’t have done it without you.
“Finally, there is one person who I cannot forget, and that is of course my wife of 45 years.
Schellenberger garners 55% of votes to win Perth-Wellington riding
“The fifth time is every bit as
exciting as the first.”
- Perth-Wellington MP Gary Schellenberger, on his convincing
victory on Monday night.
Continued on page 5
The Mapleton Super Awesome Cool Photo People
4-H group held its first meet-ing recently with 26 members attending.
To start off the meeting the club held elections. The presi-dent is Cassandra Hesselink, vice-president is Makenzie Head, secretary is Kelsey Flewwelling and the press reporter is Alexis Kuper.
Club leaders Lynne Flewwelling and Cathy Dobben introduced members to the project they would be covering this time: photog-raphy. Once that was done, members learned about camera parts and how they work and different types of photography.
The Mapleton Super Awesome Cool Photo People 4-H group had its second meet-ing on April 5, during which members started to use cam-eras.
They took photos and learned about important things to do when taking a photo, including where the subject should be in a photo and how far away you should be from the subject. They also played games to develop their skills
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Having taught private piano
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as her students call her, was
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horizons and her music studio,
and found it through MYC.
Ms. Tanis recognized the
program’s potential since it had
never been offered in Drayton,
it was fun for students, parents
and teacher, and it offered a
piano-keyboard program for
children as young as 3½ in a
group setting. “I loved the idea of group
lessons, since it’s always more
fun to explore and learn in a
group, regardless of the topic,”
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She also liked that it was a
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MYC’s interactive system
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understanding of music.
A unique aspect of MYC is
the parent learns along with the
child because they are so
involved. In fact, Ms. Tanis
credits the success of the pro-
gram to the parents of her stu-
dents.“I am the teacher once a
week; they are the at-home
‘coach’ several days a week,”
she said.An initial goal for each of
Ms. Tanis’ students is to devel-
op the happy habit of practic-
ing. She encourages her stu-
dents to practice by giving a
special “super duper” sticker
each week. “Practicing does not need to
be long; 10 to 15 minutes a day
to start,” she said.Ms. Tanis’ creativity shines
through by offering several
extra practice incentives
throughout the year to ensure
students attain their musical
goals. Once students have col-
lected enough stickers on their
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ters,” they have a party. This
year, to celebrate the 2010
Olympics, students earned
paper mittens for five happy
practices. The mittens were
placed on the studio wall in the
shape of the 5 Olympic rings.
When the rings were com-
plete students enjoyed an
Olympics music class. This
past year Ms. Tanis encouraged
the students not only to prac-
tice but also to think of others,
by practicing for pennies. Once
the pennies were all collected
they were donated to Camp
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For the upcoming year she
is planning two new incentives;
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spring. Of course, special holi-
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students participate in a
Christmas concert, and a spring
recital and have the option to
participate in the Palmerston
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She offers four of MYC’s
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Sunrise is a pre-keyboard
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confidence and attention span.
Children can easily attend with
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siblings can attend the class as
well.The Sunshine keyboard
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Sunbeam keyboard program
toward ages 5 and 6; and the
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Each child participates at his or
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struggles,” she states. “And
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Festive fun - Students at Music for Young Children enjoy a
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In fact, it is this kind of
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Having been a commuter,
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regular fare, along with daily
specials. In fact, the menu is ever
evolving and very affordable.
For the summer, the Café will
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fruit yogurt and an array of fresh
salad plates. The Café also caters busi-
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Bignell-Matthews is also a
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she makes as much as she can
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From the farms to the Café
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May 7 - Treasure Bake Sale, 7:30-12pm at Knox Presbyterian Church, Palmerston. Treasure table, bake table, new gift table, draw table, tea tables.May 7 - Moorefield United Church Shopping Spree - fundraiser for the wheelchair accessible washroom - 10am-3pm. Vendors include: Gramma’s Attic, AVON, Pampered Chef, U.C.W. Bake Table, Ho Co Bags, Meg’s Boutique and Steeped Tea. Lunch booth available. Call Lori at (519) 638-2984 for more information.May 7 - Craft & Bake Sale, 10am–3pm at the Drayton Legion Br. 416, 15 Elm St Drayton.May 12 - Jims Jujubes Spaghetti Dinner - proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society, 5-8pm, Moorefield Community Centre Adults - $12 Children (5-12) - $6. For more information and tickets e-mail [email protected] or call Jenny at 519-589-3308 Tickets also available at The Murray Group Head Office in Moorefield. May 14 - Jammin at the Drayton Legion, 2pm-6pm. 15 Elm St. Drayton. Come to play, sing, dance, and enjoy.
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Great ‘Day’ - Paul Day, left, receives Mapleton Township’s volunteer of the year award from Mayor Bruce Whale. Day was recognized last week at county council specifically for his commitment to the county stewardship program, Trees for Mapleton and the Mapleton Historical Society. photo submitted by Andrea Ravensdale
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DRAYTON - Local writer Glynis Belec is one of 37 writ-ers from across Canada partici-pating in the nationwide launch of a new inspirational anthol-ogy, A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider.
Belec, of Drayton, is a pri-vate tutor and author of Arch Books. She has had many stories published in antholo-gies such as the Chicken Soup series, Grandmother’s Necklace (Stephen Lewis Foundation), Inscribed and more. She regularly writes Sunday School Material for Christian Ed publications in California and is the market columnist for Fellowscript magazine.
A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider: Words to Stimulate the Mind and Delight the Spirit, edited by N. J. Lindquist and Wendy Elaine Nelles, will be launched nationally this spring, making it the perfect choice for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day gift-giving or summer reading.
Belec is hosting a book launch on May 4 from 2 to 4pm at the Studio Factor on Wood Street in Drayton.
Amanda Newton, of Drayton, is the featured Studio Factor artist so she will also be on hand to celebrate the opening of her month-long
exhibit and to celebrate her “INASCRAP Creations.” The party will feature live music provided by local musician Shayne Green, along with Evan Downey, a cellist from the KW Junior Symphony orchestra. There will be free refreshments and door prizes.
As well, Belec, along with five other contributing authors, will be signing the book at Chapters Bookstore on King Street in Waterloo on May 14 from 1 to 3pm.
Glynis’ story shares her experience of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer and how she found strength, hope and purpose throughout her jour-ney.
“I’m really looking forward to seeing all my friends and neighbours at the launch of this delightful, Canadian-authored book,” Belec said. “I hope that my story will inspire and encourage many readers who are going through challenges of their own.”
The first book in this inno-vative series, Hot Apple Cider, introduced readers to excellent writing by Canadian writers who are Christian. It became a Canadian bestseller, with nearly 45,000 copies now in circulation.
A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider contains more than 50 stories, including moving true-life experiences, thought-provoking drama, light-hearted humour, imaginative fiction and touching poetry.
The settings range from a First Nations community in Canada’s Far North and a remote farm on the Prairies, to a multi-cultural kindergarten in Toronto, a lonely highway in Nova Scotia, the isolation ward of a children’s hospital, a blinding snowstorm in Québec
and a crammed church audito-rium in British Columbia.
The short pieces, each of which contains a complete story, make it easy for read-ers to pick up the book and read something satisfying and uplifting when taking a break from their busy schedules. While there’s lots of variety, all of the pieces are filled with hope and encouragement.
A free list of discussion questions is downloadable from the publisher’s website, making this book ideal for book clubs and church-related small groups.
Belec, like everyone involved in the book, is a member of The Word Guild, an association of nearly 400 Canadians who write from a Christian faith perspective.
A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider is published by That’s Life! Communications and will be sold through bookstores and other retail channels.
To find out about other book signings or events planned visit http://hotapplecider.ca/meet-us/.
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DRAYTON - A 7.0 mag-nitude earthquake hit the Port-au-Prince area of Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 at 4:53pm.
The Haitian government reported that over 316,000 lost their life, another 300,000 were injured, and over 1 mil-lion were left homeless after 250,000 homes collapsed or were severely damaged. This changed Haiti, and many other areas of the world, forever.
Nurse Yvonne Martin, who lived near Alma, lost her life only hours after arriving in Port-au-Prince. She was there with a medical team to set up mobile medical clinics to serve the area.
Drayton resident Pastor Willard Metzger, the direc-tor of church relations with World Vision, was also serv-ing in the area when his hotel was severely damaged by the quake.
“Soon after the earthquake ended, dust created a haze across the sky and the sound of wailing filled the air. Darkness fell within an hour, hampering the immediate rescue efforts,” Pastor Metzger reported.
On May 16 at 7pm the Rotary Club of Drayton is host-ing Haiti: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow and Metzger
will be the featured speaker. The club invites everyone to come out and hear his story of what Haiti was like prior to, at the time of, and after this natural disaster. How does a country considered among the poorest in the World try to cope?
Also speaking at the vent will be a team, led by Albert and Lysje Nykamp, who recently returned from a work mission trip to Cap Haitian. This team helped in the con-struction of a pharmacy, and worked on other projects in the region.
These up-to-date reports will also provide insight into the Haitian life. Some mem-bers of the team have served in the Cap Haitian area for many years and have seen changes happen during this time.
Dessert and refreshments will be served during the meet-ing. A free will offering will be collected to help in the construction of a Cap Haitian building next year.
The event will be held at the Drayton Reformed Church, located at 72 Wellington Street South in Drayton.
For more information con-tact Rotarian Jim Curry at 519-638-3363.
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MAPLETON TWP. - The county is not issuing any debentures in 2011, so Mapleton Township has to seek an outside loan to help purchase land for the expan-sion of its wastewater plant.
The plan was always to borrow $800,000, but when informed the county was not issuing debentures this
year, the township turned to Infrastructure Ontario’s loan program.
Councillors decided last week to proceed with the loan application.
They finalized the type of debenture (serial or amortized), the term (likely 20 years) and interest rate (around 4.4 to 4.5%) in closed session.
Council approves debenture
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We faced a dilemma on Saturday morning as we innocently put to work a chainsaw we purchased a few weeks ago.
We had a number of tree branches to lop off before Anna could start her garden work and Saturday proved, for once in the last month, that the weatherman finally got it right. Warm and sunny.
After knocking down those branches, our son Matt and I next considered a pile of branches that had been accumulating for the past year or more, piled along a stone wall that borders our prop-erty. We get along just fine with the neighbours, but events on that day made us wonder about some of the people who visit them.
Matt was holding branches and old wooden stakes over a bench we used, and we were lopping them off with the chainsaw. Matt was wearing protective safety glasses and gloves, as we were. Some people may not know it, but we have difficulties with ambi-ent noise, separating some sounds from others. Consequently, when talking over the top of such noises, and a chainsaw surely qualifies, we tend to speak loudly.
Since this was Matt’s first time working near a chainsaw, we felt he needed to know, in no uncertain terms, just what to do and not do - because his safety comes first. For the record, he admitted he was a little nervous, which suited us just fine. A little of that can provide an awful lot of safety.
Nevertheless, he managed his end just fine, holding the wood firmly while we cut through it. None of the pieces were very big; say a maximum of three inches thick.
The difficulty came during a break. A woman visiting next door came to the fence and castigated us for allowing our son so close to a working chainsaw. She said it was totally unsafe, that we were a poor role model, and added that we were “very controlling” because of our loud voice.
Considering the branches were about five feet long at most, it would have been tough to keep Matt ten feet away and still allow him to work. His arms are not that long.
Her tone and attitude surprised us. When we could finally speak through her tirade we explained we had worked in the bush cutting wood at age 8, and Matt was 10 - so it was time that part of his education was started.
She remonstrated that we must be some horrible sort of person because of our loud voice. We thought, although we did not say it, we had better have a loud voice when instructing a raw rookie over a chainsaw’s noise, because that is how to keep him safe. We did not bother to inform her that prior to starting the saw, we had explained to Matt what we were going to do, how to do it (there is a right and a wrong way to feed branches to the saw, as those who work with them know), and safety is the main factor in doing our work.
She persisted to the point of becoming obnoxious, so we finally told her, several times, to mind her own business. She commented again what a horrible person we were (we have published letters calling us worse things). We explained that in a few years, Matt would be using the chainsaw because he would, by then, be well schooled in its use. After telling her for the third time, “Lady, please mind your own business,” she left, and Matt and I finished our task. No cuts, no blood, just a nice stack of wood ready to dry.
Later, we pondered what it is that impels some people, particu-larly those who think they have the right to tell others how to live and raise their children, and why they think they have the right to control complete strangers’ lives. When Anna heard about the episode, she was furious - and not at us. Her dad was a logger.
The woman later went for a bike ride, sans helmet, and we were tempted to berate her for that. We did not. We do, though, feel sorry for any children she raises, who will be afraid of their own shadows and be absolutely useless when it comes to practical work - if she even allows them to leave the safety of their home.David Meyer
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Please call Kym at 519-638-3313 ext. 21 to say “I’m In”.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:00 p.m.
COUNCIL DATESTuesday, May 10, 2011 7:00pm Regular Meeting of CouncilTuesday, May 24, 2011 1:00pm Regular Meeting of Council
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE MAPLETON ZONING BY-LAW and NOTICE OF
COMPLETE APPLICATION ZBA 2011-07 and ZBA2011-08TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Mapleton has received a complete application to consider a proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2000-84 [new Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2010-080], pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.
PUBLIC MEETING Mapleton Council will consider this application at their meeting scheduled for:
Tuesday, May 10, 2011Mapleton Township Municipal Offices
Council Chambers7275 Sideroad 16
7:00 p.m
MAKING AN ORAL OR WRITTEN SUBMISSIONAny person or public body is entitled to attend the public meeting and make written or oral submissions on the proposed zoning by-law amendment.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submis-sions to the Township of Mapleton before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION regarding this application is available for review during regular business hours at the Township office located at 7275 Sideroad 16 (east of Drayton).
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS - ROAD CLOSING (DRAYTON)During the week of May 2 to May 8, 2011 there will be a Main Street E. closure at Wellington Street and a Wellington Street S. closure at Main Street. Also there will be a half lane closure on Main Street W. at Wellington Street. Please follow the directions of the Traffic Control Officer.
Signs will be posted informing traffic of these closures 1 (one) week in advance.
2011 DOG TAGSEvery owner of a dog within the Township is required to obtain a license before the 15th day of May, or within 21 days of becom-ing a dog owner. Registering your dog (s) demonstrates respon-sible pet ownership and helps with the identification and safe return of your pet.
FEES: First Dog $15.00 AFTER MAY 15th: First Dog $25.00 Second Dog $30.00 Second Dog $40.00 Third Dog $45.00 Third Dog $55.00
If your dog is picked up by the Township’s Canine Control Officer (Jo-Alan Animal Care Services) and it does not have a 2011 tag, you may incur additional fees and charges. The municipality has a responsibility to all tax payers to ensure animal control services are funded from the collection of dog licenses and not from the general tax levy.
Number of Dogs: No owner/occupier of a premise in the Township shall keep more than three (3) dogs on one property.
If you require further information regarding kennel licenses, please contact the Municipal Office.
A. THE SUBJECT LAND is located at 7764 And 7766 Wellington Road 45, Glen Allan, Township of Mapleton. The property has a combined lot area of approximately 2 ha (5.2 acres) and is occupied by a residence. THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of the amendment is to zone the lands to allow a second permanent dwelling. The property is currently occupied by a 500 sq.ft. dwelling. The applicants are proposing to construct a larger home and would like to retain the existing dwelling. The property is designated Hamlet in the Official Plan
B. THE SUBJECT LAND is described as Part of Lot 7, Concession 2 (P), Township of Mapleton, with a civic address of 6483 Sideroad 17. The property is approximately 30 ha (75 acres) in size and is occupied by a residence, barn and shed. THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of the amendment is to permit the operation of a nursery and greenhouse on the subject lands. The applicants are proposing to sell trees, annuals and perennials to the general public. Future uses also include a U-pick berry and pumpkin patch and an orchard. The property is currently designated zoned and designated Prime Agricultural.
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MOOREFIELD - There was a good turnout for the April meeting of the Maryborough Horticultural Society.
The featured speakers of the evening were introduced by Margaret Martin. Sue Bauman and Sam Smith showed slides and gave an interesting account of their trip to Australia last October and November. They visited different areas in New South Wales.
Even though there had been a drought for the last number of years, there was more rainfall this season and the flowers and various shrubs seemed to be doing well. The residents there collected as much rain water as they could and there is quite a bit of irrigation. Bauman said they experienced some very hot temperatures since it was Australia’s summer season.
The slides showed a large variety of beautiful flowers in full bloom as well a number of unusual plants and trees.
They traveled through a variety of different landscapes; valleys with very large, old trees and mountainous areas with a variety of flowers. Of
course, they also took pic-tures of some of the birds and animals native to Australia, including the kookaburra and kangaroo.
After several questions, Hannah Veld thanked Bauman and Smith for their presen-tation. A lunch prepared by Trudy Koobs and Shirley Fletcher was served and during recess members voted on the entries in the mini-show.
The business meeting fol-lowed. Minutes were read and Clara Bauman, the new trea-surer, reported on our finan-cial standing. The society’s Annual Plant and Bake Sale will be held on May 14 in front of Gourlay’s store. Members were encouraged to bring their baking, plants and perennials for this sale.
The majority of society memberships for this year have been paid and it is expected that all will be collected by the next meeting. The Society is grateful to the many sponsors who have supported it through advertisements and donations for the Yearbook.
The results of the mini-
show were announced as fol-lows: best flowering plant, Pauline Baer; best foliage plant, Henny Hof.
A special presentation was made to Baer in appreciation of her many years of involve-ment with the Maryborough
Horticultural Society. The next meeting will
be held on May 24 at the Moorefield Optimist Hall. Along with a special speaker, the Spring Flower Show will be held.
submitted by Linda Timmerman
“Judy and I just celebrated our anniversary last Friday and she has supported me without fail. It was only fitting that we celebrated our anniversary on the campaign trail.”
He asked his supporters to enjoy the night.
“Tomorrow morning, we will get back to work for the people of Perth-Wellington.”
Like other members of the Canadian public, Schellenberger looked forward to the additional time between now and the next election and said with a majority govern-ment, “we can do some real business.” Over the next four years, he believed government committees will work a lot better.
Schellenberger anticipated Parliament will be called back in the near future to get the
budget through. He said other items may be on the docket, but they might not be addressed before summer.
His understanding is that it would be the same budget as already drafted, but a pro-cedure is required to bring it back.
“You see that budget was never voted on. We can not work without a budget,” he stressed.
Ellen Pappenburg - NDPOn her Facebook page prior
to voting date, Pappenburg said, “People are ready for a change and it is definitely time for a change away from the same old, same old.”
In an early Tuesday morn-ing telephone interview, Pappenburg noted that locally, the NDP gathered over 20% of the vote, something which had never been done before.
While she has mixed feel-ings with the Conservative majority, she was encouraged.
“I have been talking to a lot of people and many are very concerned about what has hap-pened to Canada,” she said.
She added people would have to wait and see what the next four years would bring. As well, it will be a time to find out how much power the NDP will have as the official opposition.
But like on the national front, Pappenburg found a real surge of support for the NDP in Perth-Wellington.
“It reflected what was hap-pening in the rest of the coun-try,” she said.
As she offered congratu-lations to Schellenberger that night, she said he offered her congratulations for her results as a first-time candidate.
“It was a very exciting cam-paign, which I enjoyed very much,” she said.
At a local level, Pappenburg was pleased with the lack of mudslinging.
“Politics is not attacking the person, it is about the policies. The people have spoken, and we will see what happens.”
Bob McTavish - LiberalMcTavish stopped by
Schellenberger’s campaign party on election night to con-gratulate his opponent.
Yet the Conservative major-ity worries McTavish, who has concerns about the Prime Minister and the use of highly-paid consultants. Another con-cern for him is Conservative tactics used in the past.
“It’s all downhill from here,” McTavish said on Monday night.
Speaking to members of the
press, he was surprised with the way the election headed.
“I didn’t think the NDP tsunami would cross into our territory,” he noted. He wasn’t certain why it happened, but certainly it will mean changes for the future.
“It really is a bit scary,” McTavish said. Even so, he said he was in good spirits that night and plans to enjoy his retirement.
As for the defeat of party leader Michael Ignatieff, McTavish said “if it happened, it was not by his own hand.” He contended there has been a negative campaign for over a year.
“I really am concerned with anyone who, to win the game, finds it necessary to tear down opponents by means that are outside the rules of the game.
“As a result, I have con-cerns about what is going to happen to the federal govern-ment in the next five years.”
Irma DeVries - CHPIn an email directed to
the Community News office, DeVries called this “an inter-esting campaign and somewhat discouraging too, as I noticed people moving away from the conservatives and toward the left.” Part of the discourage-ment came from comments from people who wanted to know what the government would do for them.
“That was very tough for me because I believe in per-sonal responsibility,” DeVries said. “The ‘nanny’ state is not going to solve your problems.”
She continued to state that moral issues are key to electing those who will govern well.
ElectionsRecords tell us that the first
polling places in the township of Mapleton were at Creekbank in Peel and Hustonville in Maryborough in the 1850s.
The polling place in Peel was at the home of a Mr. Fisher (probably Michael Fisher, who settled on Lot 20 Concession Eleven c.1839). An early sketch of the settlement of North Wellington, c.1867, by Wm. Kells, one Peel’s early settlers, recalls that each man had five votes when electing the municipal council.
An account in a history of
the Samis family of Drayton suggests that part of Wallace Township was included in the Maryborough District. The fol-lowing is an excerpt from that account.
“The polling place in Hustonville was constructed of one ply lumber especially built for the purpose. A crowd of men from Wallace Township, known as the Wallace Lambs, appeared, one election day, to take possession of the polling booth. Needless to say a free-for-all fight ensued.
“Solomon Samis was a big powerful man who stood six
foot and weighted about 230 pounds. He took the initiative in the defense of the polling booth and was soon in deep trouble. He was floored in the building against the wall. The frenzied gang piled on top of Solomon and the only way his life was saved was by the quick thinking of one John Bishop who ran outside, pried some boards off the building and pulled Solomon out through the wall.
“The fight soon ended and the Wallace Lambs left taking with them many bruises, cuts and black eyes. The voting was
finished in peace.”A poem written by William
Wallace Moore, local poet, gives a similar account of the incident. Only men were eli-gible to vote in those days. As roads were mostly non-existent, the nomination and election of the representatives meant at least a day spent trav-elling to and fro.
At both places there were hotels serving food and strong drink to the voters. A meal and a drink or two were often used to gain a voter’s support. Early family histories always stated the political alliance of
the head of the family and these men felt very strongly about the same. Many a rather violent disagreement was no doubt fueled by the alcohol.
These activities, no doubt, gave rise to the laws that ensure a more peaceful event when electing our political rep-resentatives. At one time all inns and bars were closed on an election day.
Nomination meetings could be quite heated as well, as can-didates were chosen by their peers in open forum on the municipal scene. Provincial and federal candidates were
chosen by the members of their political party. Old newspaper accounts reveal men worked very hard in the party of their choice. If not chosen to rep-resent their own district they often campaigned for the party in neighbouring areas.
Today the election of our municipal, county, provincial and federal representatives is a right and duty of all citizens over the age of 18. Not every-one exercises this right, but when people wish to change how we are governed each vote is heard.
submitted by Jean Campbell
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Mapleton MusingsColumn courtesy of Mapleton Historical Society
Friday, May 13, 2011, 7:30 pmat the Drayton Community Centre
Bob McEachern, from the Palmerston Railway Heritage Museum, will be
speaking about Railways in Wellington.Everyone welcome.
Mapleton Historical Society
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larry Pestell, Bonnie Facklam, kathryn noland, Phylis hymers, Brennan Jack,
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Fire Prevention Day
PANCAKE BREAKFASTSaturday, October 17th
7:00 am – 11:00 am**Drayton PMD Arena**
$5 / Person or $20 / FamilyChildren 5 and under eat freePancakes, Hash Browns, Scrambled Eggs, Sausage Patties, Toast,
Coffee and Juice
View the fire trucks of Mapleton Fire/RescueChild Find
OPP Car and displayRoyal City Ambulance
Try the new fire extinguisher simulatorTour the Smoke House
Special Visit by Sparky the Fire Dog
Auto Extrication Demonstration
Eggs donated by Gray Ridge Farms
Donations Made to:Multiple Sclerosis and Camp Bucko
April 2011 $50 Cash prize winners are:
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schellenberger garners 55% of votes to win perth-Wellington ridingFROM PAGE ONE
Pray for MPsThe election is over and
those chosen to govern us have been set apart.
We hope and pray they will fulfill their office with integ-rity, wisdom and righteous-ness. Many Christians have been praying during the elec-tion time for God to provide us with leadership that would bring blessing on and through the nation with policies that reflect God’s desire for our nation.
It is good that Christians should be earnest in their prayers as St. Paul urged the young pastor Timothy in his letter to him. First of all, then, I urge that supplica-tions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, {2} for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity. {3} This is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, {4} who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Timothy 2: 1-4 NRSV).
Sometimes we are told poli-tics and religion don’t mix, but it is my view that there is no area of life where God and His church do not belong. The dis-tinction that needs to be made is not that there are some areas the church should not be speak-
ing about, but that Christians need to discern how the church speaks in certain areas. What should the role of the church be in politics?
The church, for example, should speak not only to its members but to all of society urging that the poor should be cared for. That doesn’t mean a particular platform of doing this should become a matter of dogma of the church, but the church should merely establish the general principle that it is the government’s duty to provide for all its citizens espe-cially the poor and vulnerable.
When the government fails to do this the church will keep it before the nation and the government. The church may even on occasion make sug-gestions of a particular policy that the government may con-sider, but if the government rejects the idea and implements another workable plan then the church needs to be content because their only concern is not to control the governing authority but to support it in doing the job which God calls it to do.
The church needs to take great care not to go over the line and seek direct political power, rather than being the moral authority that speaks to power.
Someone has said power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. History has witnessed this when the church, as institution, seeks political power or the state tries
to control the freedom of the church in speaking out.
When Prelates become princes then both the church and the state often become cor-rupted. When tyrants try to subjugate the church the land suffers a terrible oppression. But when church and govern-ment are seen as two distinct but complementary branches of society then they act as a powerful balance of power.
It is sad when the govern-ment, hiding behind some idea of a secular state, determines they will not listen to religious bodies. It is equally sad when religious bodies give up on encouraging the government to eschew self-interest political goals for the general welfare of the whole people.
Separating the powers is not the same as abnegating the presence of the other. The church speaking in conscience needs to be listened to as an important part of society, but when they present their argu-ments the government has a right to demand they argue in a way sensitive to the reality that we live in a pluralistic society where not everyone acknowl-edges the authority which guides the church.
The most powerful tool of the Christian in politics is prayer. And it is this that should receive our greatest focus as Christians in public life. Our prayers should not only be for election time or times of national crisis (although such times rightfully demand ear-nest prayer), but we should be up to date on issues and pray for our MPs, the government, and the opposition parties on a regular basis.
And as for praying for the king, I’m sure many of you this week were praying and hoping that our future King William
and his bride Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, would be blessed in their mar-riage and be an example to all of the joy and blessing that marriage brings.
If you aren’t sure how to pray, then you can pray the fol-lowing prayer with me:
“Dear God of Power and Grace,
“We worship you and seek your blessing on both church and state; that our nation may know the joy and peace that comes from following your way. May we always be a people who care for the weak,
support the suffering, govern wisely and promote justice and mercy. We especially pray for those in authority over us who govern us in the name of the Queen. And as we pray in our national anthem, we pray again now: God keep our land glorious and free. Amen.”
PAGE SIX The Community News, Friday, May 6, 2011
Celebrations
Moorefield United ChUrCh presents
Join us for a day of “fun”draising for our WheelChair aCCessible Washroom
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at the Moorefield United Church
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Corey Dobben & Gina Dineen
BBQ talk - Dayle Fletcher speaks to the Alma Women’s Institute about preparing barbecues for the summer season. submitted photo
The Alma Women’s Institute recently had Dayle Fletcher, from Praxair, along with his helper, Lindsay Fletcher, do a demonstration on getting your barbecue ready for the up coming season.
The group was told of the
dangers of storing a propane tank inside and the number of small cylinders allowed in a home at one time. Dayle also showed the way to tell how much propane is in a tank (always good to know there’s enough for a Sunday meal).
Alma WI learns of BBQs
Piano Classes:6P 1st Keagan Thompson 2nd Dyson Parker 2nd Wesley SchieckOP1 1st Wesley Schieck 2nd Dyson Parker 2nd Keagan Thompson7P 1st Ethan Albrecht 2nd Silas Tamlyn8P 1st Troy Dyce 2nd Emily MilanovichOP2-1 1st Willy Smart Silas Tamlyn Emily MilanovichOP2-2 1st Abby Benyair 2nd Hanna Ellis 2nd Ethan Albrecht9P 1st Taylor Newman 2nd Jadenne Hesselink 2nd Sydney Nielson10P/11P 1st Anya Dobie 1st Madisonne Hesselink 2nd Sierra Martin OP3-1 1st Francis McKnight 2nd Dania WoodOP3-2 1st Emily Smart 2nd Elizabeth KlosaOP3-3 1st Jasmine Malott 2nd Alanna Martin 2nd Karlyn Keupfer12P 1st Shaelynn Thompson 2nd Mikaela Dagelinckx13P 1st Samantha Mitchell 2nd Cassandra HesselinkOP4-1 1st Cassandra Hesselink 2nd Tiffany Huberts 2nd Taylor HansmaOP4-2 1st Holly Jackson 2nd Kelly HubertsOP4-3 1st Rachelle Weber 2nd Amber Cowan14P/15P 1st Karina Martin
1st Morgan Mitchell 2nd Benjamin Keunen 2nd Rachelle WeberOP5 1st Laura Bender 2nd Samantha MitchellOP6 1st Brittany Martin 2nd Lisa BenderVocal Classes:S1/S2 1st Jack Riehl 1st Jasmine Malott 2nd Hayley GoreskiS3-1 1st Nikoletta Wood 2nd Nicole DeBoer 2nd Rhoanna MartinS3-2 1st Samantha Mitchell 2nd Vicki Gingrich 2nd Heidi FreyS4 1st Drew Moore 2nd Morgan MitchellOriginal Composition:O 1st Ashely Duffy 2nd Amber CowanViolin Classes:VN1/VN2 1st Noah Schieck 1st Callie Johnston 2nd Patricia BouwmanGuitar Classes:GM2 1st Reid Lobsinger 2nd Elizabeth Klosa TAB1/2 1st Willy Smart 1st Elizabeth Klosa 2nd Jennifer MitchellEnsemble Classes:E-1 1st Heidi Frey, Vicki Gingrich, Breanna Frey 2nd Kira Thring, Dawn ParsonsE-2 1st Morgan Mitchell, Tara Vandenberg 2nd Drew Moore, Taylor Moore
Results from the Drayton Music Festival
Stag & DoeCandace Close & Tony MatthewsSaturday, May 14th, 20119pm-1am at the PMD Arena, DraytonMusic by DJ, Raffle Prizes & LunchAge of Majority $10
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Tanis Cowan knew a great
music opportunity when she
saw it five years ago, after
being introduced to a unique
program called Music for
Young Children (MYC).
Having taught private piano
lessons for 15 years, Ms. Tanis,
as her students call her, was
looking to expand her teaching
horizons and her music studio,
and found it through MYC.
Ms. Tanis recognized the
program’s potential since it had
never been offered in Drayton,
it was fun for students, parents
and teacher, and it offered a
piano-keyboard program for
children as young as 3½ in a
group setting. “I loved the idea of group
lessons, since it’s always more
fun to explore and learn in a
group, regardless of the topic,”
explained Ms. Tanis.
She also liked that it was a
program that was tested, tried
and true, being taught by more
than 800 teachers to over
24,000 students on three differ-
ent continents and touting
Canadian origins, being found-
ed in 1980. MYC’s mission statement
is to “provide the best quality
music education to young chil-
dren by blending the pleasure
and the joy of music making
with sound instruction.”
MYC’s interactive system
motivates and engages parents
and children, nurturing family
bonds and delivering valuable
co-learning experiences while
developing a firm, fundamental
understanding of music.
A unique aspect of MYC is
the parent learns along with the
child because they are so
involved. In fact, Ms. Tanis
credits the success of the pro-
gram to the parents of her stu-
dents.“I am the teacher once a
week; they are the at-home
‘coach’ several days a week,”
she said.An initial goal for each of
Ms. Tanis’ students is to devel-
op the happy habit of practic-
ing. She encourages her stu-
dents to practice by giving a
special “super duper” sticker
each week. “Practicing does not need to
be long; 10 to 15 minutes a day
to start,” she said.Ms. Tanis’ creativity shines
through by offering several
extra practice incentives
throughout the year to ensure
students attain their musical
goals. Once students have col-
lected enough stickers on their
“happy practice thermome-
ters,” they have a party. This
year, to celebrate the 2010
Olympics, students earned
paper mittens for five happy
practices. The mittens were
placed on the studio wall in the
shape of the 5 Olympic rings.
When the rings were com-
plete students enjoyed an
Olympics music class. This
past year Ms. Tanis encouraged
the students not only to prac-
tice but also to think of others,
by practicing for pennies. Once
the pennies were all collected
they were donated to Camp
Bucko, for burn victims.
For the upcoming year she
is planning two new incentives;
a “Tree of Thanks” incentive
around Thanksgiving time and
a “Seed Incentive” in the
spring. Of course, special holi-
days are incorporated into Ms.
Tanis’ MYC classes, such as
Canada Music Week,
Christmas, Valentine’s Day and
Easter. Theme days are
planned as well. Throughout the year her
students participate in a
Christmas concert, and a spring
recital and have the option to
participate in the Palmerston
Canada Music Week Festival
and the Drayton Music
Festival.“Children are so receptive
to music that it makes sense to
use this medium to spark their
creativity and develop their
skills and confidence at an
early age” said Ms. Tanis.
She offers four of MYC’s
music programs: Sunrise,
Sunshine, Sunbeam and
Moonbeam. Children who
complete the most advanced
level of MYC are well pre-
pared for early intermediate
piano studies, or the study of
another instrument.
Sunrise is a pre-keyboard
music and movement program
that teaches music concepts
through singing, rhythm and
games. This program is for
children ages 2 to 4 and devel-
ops listening awareness, fine
motor skills, social interaction,
confidence and attention span.
Children can easily attend with
a grandparent or caregiver, plus
siblings can attend the class as
well.The Sunshine keyboard
program is geared towards
children ages 3½ and 4; the
Sunbeam keyboard program
toward ages 5 and 6; and the
Moonbeam keyboard program
is for ages 7 through 9. All
three keyboard programs inte-
grate creative movement,
rhythm, singing, music theory
and composition for parent and
child in a weekly one-hour ses-
sion. Participating in a MYC
class helps children develop
listening, reading, fine and
gross motor, social skills and
has been proven to enhance
children’s social development
and learning skills, improve
memory and problem solving,
and bolster confidence and
self-esteem.Ms. Tanis also offers a
Music Pups program, which is
especially unique since it is a
music program for babies. This
is a playful and creative music
and movement class for parents
with children ages newborn to
age 4. Children are introduced
to a wide variety of musical
scales, tonal and rhythm pat-
terns and instruments that help
to stimulate musical growth.
Each child participates at his or
her own level. To find out more
about Pups and to view class
videos visit themusicclass.com.
The ultimate success of any
MYC program lies behind the
teacher and Ms. Tanis is no
exception to that rule. It’s obvi-
ous she is an enthusiastic
teacher who cares a great deal
for her students. “Their struggles are my
struggles,” she states. “And
their triumphs are equally tri-
umphant for me.”For more information visit
www.myc.com, email tanis-
call 519-638-5715.
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Festive fun - Students at Music for Young Children enjoy a
Christmas concert every year.submitted photo
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Fergus-Elora Driving School
brought their service and exper-
tise to Drayton; in fact April 12,
2011 marks that anniversary.
Located on Wellington St. in
Drayton, the school has seen
nothing but success since open-
ing it’s doors. Karen Martin
took on her role as the Drayton
Manager after recognizing a
gap in driving school services
being offered in the area. The
response from both parents and
students has been very posi-
tive. When asked about their
opinion of the course, student
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was a positive energy from the
instructor, fun games to play
while learning useful informa-
tion and new techniques and
that the interaction between
the students and instructor was
great. When asked if they would
recommend the course, 99% of
the students say yes, citing the
main reasons as being: that its
“easier on insurance”, “can get
G2 fast” and “the instructor is
awesome,” fun and easy to
understand.”Owner/Instructor Paul
Coombe credits the school’s
success to a number of reasons.
Namely, the school offers small-
er classroom ratio per teacher/
student and it’s award win-
ning instructors: Paul Coombe,
Shahnam (Sean) Mirzaie and
Shahab Mirzaie. All three
instructors bring a high level of
expertise in training and instruc-
tion. Coombe has 19 years of
experience, and takes pride in
the fact that his schools boast
an over 95% road-test success
rate with it’s students. All three
instructors have earned a reputa-
tion as not only the best trained
and most experienced instruc-
tors but also as the most patient
and caring instructors for new
drivers. This is exactly the type
of approach needed in order
for students to gain confidence
on the road, and translates into
superior results for the school’s
students. Mirzaie is the Drayton
location’s main instructor and
also teaches courses on how to
maneuver safely through skids
and defensive driving tech-
niques through his Skid School
course. He has also worked for
the Ministry of Transportation
as a training examiner and cur-
rently trains new instructors.
The Drayton Branch of the
Fergus Elora Driving School
offers courses designed to
teach all aspects of safe driv-
ing, including defensive driv-
ing, freeway and highway
driving, night-time driving
and collision avoidance tech-
niques. Flexibility has been
the key to the school’s suc-
cess. Students can complete
their in-car instruction during
a lunch break, spare, or after
school since pick up at Norwell
District Secondary School in
Palmerston is offered. Whether
it is a weekday, weekend, eve-
ning or daytime the staff strives
to work around student’s sched-
ules. As proof of that, a June
25, 28, 29 & 30th course has
been scheduled when Drayton
students will have the option
of taking courses in Fergus
and then completing the in-
car portion of the course in
either Drayton or Fergus. “It’s
a nice feature for those students
who are unable to attend the
Drayton in-class dates this sum-
mer” says Martin. The school
always strives for improvement
and makes every effort to adapt
their courses to meet the needs
of its students. In response to
parental request the school has
added a new deluxe package
which offers more in-car time
in the city. The package will
offer an additional 3 hours to the
regular package which can be
added in at anytime. The regu-
lar package includes 2 trips in
the city, once to Kitchener and
once to Guelph. While in the
city students practice entrances
onto the 401 and take a sample
road test. The deluxe package
offers an extra 3 hour of driving
practice, of which almost two
hours will be spent in the city
limits focusing on city driving.
Call the school for more details.
Because the school is MTO
approved, successful graduates
are eligible for insurance dis-
counts, which is a great incen-
tive to train with the school.
The school offers a variety of
courses, including the beginners
driving course refresher courses
for the G2 exit test, defensive
driving courses, private senior
lessons and on road assessments
for those individuals requiring
license renewal (due to an acci-
dent or age related)..
Martin stresses that she
would like to see the school
expand even further and wel-
comes input from the commu-
nity to determine whether there
are other courses the school
should be offering. The school has been grow-
ing steadily “It is this kind of
community support that encour-
ages us,” says Martin. The
next Beginner course will be
offered April 24, May 1, 8, 15
and July 6-9 and consists of 20
hours of classroom training, 10
hours of Private in-car and 10
hours of homework. Successful
Graduates can be licensed in
eight months, four months ear-
lier than many other G1 hold-
ers. To book your course or
for more information just call
Karen or Marlene at 519-638-
9990 or visit www.ferguselora-
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COMING EVENTS
‘IN A SCRAP CREATIONS’ by Studio Factor (May/June) featured artist - Amanda Newton. Also, Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology Book signing by local contribut-ing author, Glynis Belec with musicians Shayne Green and Evan Downey. May 7th, 2- 4 pm. Studio Factor, Wood Street, Drayton. Refreshments provided. 519-638-3215.
FIRST ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENT DAY IN 2011 Saturday, May 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Erin Community Centre, 1 Boland Dr., Erin. This ser-vice is provided at no charge-Wellington County ratepay-ers only. Food bank donations will be accepted. For a list of acceptable old electron-ics, visit www.wellington.ca or phone 519-837-2601 or 1-866-899-0248.
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Tanis Cowan knew a greatmusic opportunity when shesaw it five years ago, afterbeing introduced to a uniqueprogram called Music forYoung Children (MYC).
Having taught private pianolessons for 15 years, Ms. Tanis,as her students call her, waslooking to expand her teachinghorizons and her music studio,and found it through MYC.
Ms. Tanis recognized theprogram’s potential since it hadnever been offered in Drayton,it was fun for students, parentsand teacher, and it offered apiano-keyboard program forchildren as young as 3½ in agroup setting.
“I loved the idea of grouplessons, since it’s always morefun to explore and learn in agroup, regardless of the topic,”explained Ms. Tanis.
She also liked that it was aprogram that was tested, triedand true, being taught by morethan 800 teachers to over24,000 students on three differ-ent continents and toutingCanadian origins, being found-ed in 1980.
MYC’s mission statementis to “provide the best qualitymusic education to young chil-dren by blending the pleasureand the joy of music makingwith sound instruction.”
MYC’s interactive systemmotivates and engages parentsand children, nurturing familybonds and delivering valuableco-learning experiences whiledeveloping a firm, fundamentalunderstanding of music.
A unique aspect of MYC isthe parent learns along with thechild because they are soinvolved. In fact, Ms. Taniscredits the success of the pro-gram to the parents of her stu-dents.
“I am the teacher once aweek; they are the at-home‘coach’ several days a week,”she said.
An initial goal for each ofMs. Tanis’ students is to devel-op the happy habit of practic-ing. She encourages her stu-dents to practice by giving aspecial “super duper” stickereach week.
“Practicing does not need tobe long; 10 to 15 minutes a dayto start,” she said.
Ms. Tanis’ creativity shinesthrough by offering severalextra practice incentivesthroughout the year to ensurestudents attain their musicalgoals. Once students have col-lected enough stickers on their“happy practice thermome-ters,” they have a party. Thisyear, to celebrate the 2010Olympics, students earned
paper mittens for five happypractices. The mittens wereplaced on the studio wall in theshape of the 5 Olympic rings.
When the rings were com-plete students enjoyed anOlympics music class. Thispast year Ms. Tanis encouragedthe students not only to prac-tice but also to think of others,by practicing for pennies. Oncethe pennies were all collectedthey were donated to CampBucko, for burn victims.
For the upcoming year sheis planning two new incentives;a “Tree of Thanks” incentivearound Thanksgiving time anda “Seed Incentive” in the
spring. Of course, special holi-days are incorporated into Ms.Tanis’ MYC classes, such asCanada Music Week,Christmas, Valentine’s Day andEaster. Theme days areplanned as well.
Throughout the year herstudents participate in aChristmas concert, and a springrecital and have the option toparticipate in the PalmerstonCanada Music Week Festivaland the Drayton MusicFestival.
“Children are so receptiveto music that it makes sense touse this medium to spark theircreativity and develop their
skills and confidence at anearly age” said Ms. Tanis.
She offers four of MYC’smusic programs: Sunrise,Sunshine, Sunbeam andMoonbeam. Children whocomplete the most advancedlevel of MYC are well pre-pared for early intermediatepiano studies, or the study ofanother instrument.
Sunrise is a pre-keyboardmusic and movement programthat teaches music conceptsthrough singing, rhythm andgames. This program is forchildren ages 2 to 4 and devel-ops listening awareness, finemotor skills, social interaction,confidence and attention span.Children can easily attend witha grandparent or caregiver, plussiblings can attend the class aswell.
The Sunshine keyboardprogram is geared towardschildren ages 3½ and 4; theSunbeam keyboard programtoward ages 5 and 6; and theMoonbeam keyboard programis for ages 7 through 9. Allthree keyboard programs inte-grate creative movement,rhythm, singing, music theoryand composition for parent andchild in a weekly one-hour ses-sion.
Participating in a MYCclass helps children develop
listening, reading, fine andgross motor, social skills andhas been proven to enhancechildren’s social developmentand learning skills, improvememory and problem solving,and bolster confidence andself-esteem.
Ms. Tanis also offers aMusic Pups program, which isespecially unique since it is amusic program for babies. Thisis a playful and creative musicand movement class for parentswith children ages newborn toage 4. Children are introducedto a wide variety of musicalscales, tonal and rhythm pat-terns and instruments that helpto stimulate musical growth.Each child participates at his orher own level. To find out moreabout Pups and to view classvideos visit themusicclass.com.
The ultimate success of anyMYC program lies behind theteacher and Ms. Tanis is noexception to that rule. It’s obvi-ous she is an enthusiasticteacher who cares a great dealfor her students.
“Their struggles are mystruggles,” she states. “Andtheir triumphs are equally tri-umphant for me.”
For more information visitwww.myc.com, email [email protected] orcall 519-638-5715.
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Festive fun - Students at Music for Young Children enjoy aChristmas concert every year. submitted photo
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We don’t take ourselves seri-ously, just our food, is how Debi Bignell-Matthews describes her business at The Wellington Street Café in Drayton.
It’s been just a little over a year 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 during one of her visits there to see fam-ily that she noted the “for rent” sign - and that got her wheels turning.
Having worked in the cor-porate world for many years, Bignell-Matthews decided she needed a change and sensed the tight knit and peaceful atmo-sphere of Drayton would pro-vide just that.
Since opening her doors, Bignell-Matthews has been blessed with customers she describes as “some of the most wonderful people I ever could have met.
“They have been patient with my lack of knowledge of farming and small town life,” she said, adding her mid morn-ing “wise people” come to the café to enjoy a coffee, herbal tea, sometimes snacks or break-fast and a lot of laughs and camaraderie.
In fact, it is this kind of hometown atmosphere that Bignell-Matthews has strived to build and maintain.
“Treating our customers like guests in our home, with a lot of fun and a little irreverence, has been part of the secret of our success,” she said. Some also come in to enjoy the wireless internet that is offered to the Café customers.
The Café offers “home cooking and baking” and take-out or eat-in options in a won-derfully casual, comfortable, social environment.
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 and she enjoys relieving some of the pressures of hard working people. The Wellington Street Café offers some relief with hot, homemade meals, bowls of salad and big pots of homemade soup, to name a few - all pre-pared and ready for pick-up (no work, no fuss for the working family; just call ahead).
In addition, The Café boasts delicious cookies, muffins, tarts, cakes and pies (sold whole or by the slice). Soups, sandwiches, wraps, salads and an “all-day
breakfast” are also part of the regular fare, along with daily specials.
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 busi-ness luncheons, small parties
and private dinners. 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 its personal touch. For enquiries call 519-638-2177 and ask for Debi.
Bignell-Matthews is also a strong believer in supporting and promoting quality Canadian products. Therefore, all her veg-etables are locally grown and she makes as much as she can on the menu from scratch. Her menu is also health conscious and made as you order so cus-tomers receive the best possible products in their freshest form.
From the farms to the Café 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 Wellington and Main. Drop in for a coffee and Bignell-Matthews and her crew will welcome you with a big smile and open arms.
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