Ladies and Gentlemen
While you may have already put winter behind you, the 2018
Ontario Winter Games are underway right here in Midland. This year’s games host
city is Orillia but a lot of the action takes place right here in our home
town.
Friday March 2
Judo – @ St. Therese C.S.S http://www.orillia2018.ca/en/experience-the-games/resources/orillia2018-judo-schedule.pdf
Saturday March 3
Boxing – @ North Simcoe
Sports and Recreation Centre http://www.orillia2018.ca/en/experience-the-games/boxing.aspx
Sunday March 4
Boxing – @ North Simcoe
Sports and Recreation Centre http://www.orillia2018.ca/en/experience-the-games/boxing.aspx
Kickboxing – @ North Simcoe
Sports and Recreation Centre. Schedule to be determined. Medal ceremony at 5:00
pm
So if you missed the Olympics, this is your chance to come
down and cheer on our athletes.
The
Week Ahead
Monday February 26th at 2:00
pm is the Audit Committee at Town Hall. The meeting will feature a closed
session to deal with the recent MPS audit, followed by an open session dealing
with the annual Financial Information Report (FIR) that we provide to the Province.
At 4:00 pm you are invited to celebrate Tony
Vipond’s 43-year career with CLH at his retirement reception at the NSSRC.
At 7:00 pm it’s the February Council meeting. An
interesting agenda with:
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Heritage awards presented to Mr. and Mrs
Johnstone and Mr. John Todd
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Three deputations:
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Update on the Guesthouse Shelter
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An offer to move the SS Keewatin to Midland harbour
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Summary of the Town led Cruise Ship Industry Group
project to grow the cruise ship industry in Midland and the Great Lakes
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Wind up of three ad-hoc committees of Council
On Tuesday you are invited at 6:00 pm to attend
the BIA AGM at 538 Bay Street
Wednesday the 28th at 5:00 pm,
the Midland Youth Committee meets at Town Hall. Then at 7:00 pm the action is
at the Library with the First Chapter Book Club exploring indigenous authors
and their cultural topics. http://www.midlandlibrary.com/event/first-chapter-book-club/2018-02-28/
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On Thursday the First of March you are invited at
3:30 pm to a special meeting of Council at Town Hall to continue the discussion
on the Town’s operating budget. At 7:00 pm it’s the 2018 edition of Midland
Reads at the MCC. This year the audience selects the book best able “To Open Your Eyes”. The contestants are:
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David
Bayfield defending Brother by David Chariandy
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Jane
Barnet defending Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali
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Will
Baird defending The Measure of a Man by JJ Lee
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Brendan
Main defending Dance, Gladys, Dance by Cassie Stocks
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Camille
Girard-Ruel defending The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
On Friday the Big Brothers Big Sisters roll out their
annual Bowl for Kids' Sake event.
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Friday March 2nd starting at 4:30
pm is corporate/ business-nite. The opportunity for community businesses to
show their stuff
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Saturday March 3rd there are lanes
available from 7:00 – 9:00 pm and 9:00 – 11:00 pm in both Penetanguishene and
Midland
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Sunday March 4th its Family Bowl
from 4:30 – 6:00 pm
Teams and individuals are encouraged to sign up and
collect pledges. For more information on the event, visit www.kidsdomatter.com.
At 6:00 pm the Waypoint Gala gets underway at their location.
Each year they feature a speaker whose life has been significantly affected by
mental illness. This year’s presenter is Jessica
Holmes, a comedian you likely know from her days with CBC’s Royal Canadian Air
Farce. She shares her story called Depression,
the Comedy. A frank and hilarious account of how it took
two years to be diagnosed as depressed. Her story, which has a deeply happy
ending, relates to anyone who has ever been on a downhill trajectory.
Friday also sees the start of the Remax Hockey Tournament
at the NSSRC.
Week -
End
Saturday March 3rd
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6:00 pm – We Are the Villagers hosts its
fundraising murder mystery “The Parting Shot – A Mardis Gras Mystery”. That’s at Le Maitre’D Restaurant, Penetanguishene http://watvnew.com/event/murder-mystery-dinner/
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8:00 pm - Sass Jordan takes to the stage at
the MCC. Canada’s
Queen of Rock Ms. Jordan is on her ‘Racine Revisited Tour’ to celebrate the
25th Anniversary of the release of her 1992 Sophomore album, ‘Racine’. Songs you
may remember include “Make You a Believer”, “I Want to Believe”. https://www.youtube.com/watch/?ref=0&v=mm7siMUdzqw
Council
Issues Update
Budget
The
first public budget meeting lasted a mere seven and a half hours. We complete the
second half of the meeting this Thursday. At this point the Town portion of the levy increase
looks to be about 2%. After the County and school portions are factored in, your
2018 tax increase should come in somewhere under 1%.
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Make a note of your invitation to the annual Mayors Mac N
Cheese dinner scheduled for April 15th. This year’s event will
feature an expanded menu and take place at Phil’s Fine Dining on Hugel. More details to come.
And lastly, Freedom to Read Week continues until March 3rd.
The Library will be showcasing a variety
of works that will challenge your accepted views about life and living. All
week at our Library. http://www.midlandlibrary.com/events/
Gord McKay
The
Year for Forging Our Future - 2018