Ladies
and Gentlemen
The day started cool but with 50,000 butter tarts it was
bound to heat up. Truly one of the great tourism events in Midlands’s recent history.
Visitors from as far away as Windsor and Ottawa. His Honour David Onley served as one of the
judges and truly enjoyed himself in the process. We all owe a great deal of thanks
Barb Rowlandson who was the champion and driver for this great event. I understand all 50,000 were sold by 3:00 pm.
Next year - is 100,000 too many?
While lacking the public splash of the Butter Tart, Midland
closed the purchase of the Unimin lands this week. The final purchase price was
3.4 million. On the business side this amount will be funded by debt that will
be fully paid off as parts are sold to developers in accordance with our Town waterfront
plan, over the next few years. On the community building front, the new “Midland
Bay Landing” development will significantly improve the economic prospects for
Midland while providing boardwalks and beaches for all of our citizens to enjoy.
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On Tuesday June 17th at 6:00 pm the Town of Midland
will attend the annual meeting of its solely owned utility, the Midland PUC.
Then at 7:00 pm it’s the monthly meeting of Healthcare Innovators at
ShopMidland. At 7:30 pm you will want to
be at the MCC where “A Day in the Life” welcomes acclaimed Canadian author and journalist Susan Swan. Susan was born
and raised in Midland and as a teenager worked at the Midland Free
Press. She has devoted her recent career to writing novels and
teaching creative writing. Several of her novels have received
nominations for prestigious awards and she is regarded as one of the finest
fiction writers in Canada
On to Thursday June 19th when the County holds
the second meeting of the Housing Advisory Committee. The meeting will welcome new members from organizations
like Community Housing and the Landlords Association. At 1:00 pm you are
invited to attend the opening of the expanded emergency department at GBGH. And
to close off a successful day, you may want to hear the musical tale of Enoch
Arden, as presented by Brookside Music. The
event is at 7:30 pm at the MCC. For
tickets: http://www.brooksidemusic.com/concerts-tickets/upcoming-events/
On Friday June 20th you are invited to the Waterfront
Steering Committee meeting at 11:00 am at Town Hall. And recognizing that the fun never stops in
Midland, Midland Rotary invites you to its ever popular Party on the Dock, at the
Town dock starting at 7:00 pm.
Weekend
Saturday
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Its National Aboriginal Day (all weekend) celebrated
at Ste. Marie Among the Hurons
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The Georgian Bay Trails, Trail and Pilgrim
Route opens with a ceremony at the St. Ignace site in Tay at 1645 Rosemount Rd.
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Cruising Down the Clyde with the Midland
Pipes and Drums. This fundraiser will
allow the band to travel to Normandy in 2015 to honour 70 years since the end
of WWII. Boarding is at 6;30 at the Penetanguishene
dock.
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Hot ticket – Born Ruffians at the MCC at 8:00
pm
Sunday
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Midland has two Farmers Markets open every Sunday
morning – one in the Chamber parking lot off of Bay, the other in the Barber and
Haskell parking lot off of King
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Rotary sponsors Music in the Park (Little Lake)
every Sunday at 7:00 pm
Gord
McKay
Be
part of Midland’s Year of Making Decisions - 2014
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