Ladies and Gentlemen
Spring arrives this week and fittingly our younger set is
already looking forward to upcoming graduations. Our ever creative Library is
organizing a Prom/Graduation Formal
Wear Exchange. They invite you to stop
by and take home a “new to you” dress/suit, absolutely FREE! For more information please contact Jennifer
at 526-4216 Ext. 3307. And in keeping
with the ‘teen theme” I have attached a sheet of events for our creative young
people.
The
Week Ahead
Monday March 19th sees a public
meeting at 6:30 pm at the NSSRC that will lay out the latest developments for
our King Street re-design. Many of the
good ideas from the public have been included. Once through this final stage,
we are just about ready to start construction.
On Tuesday you are invited to the grand reopening
of “Assisting You Social” at their new location, 535 Bay Street. They are a social
media marketing and content creation company.
The opening is at 1:00 pm. Then
at 3:00 pm the NS Housing Working Group meets to look for new ways of dealing
with our area’s affordable housing shortage. The topic of rooming houses is on
the agenda. And at 5:00 pm the Southern
Georgian Bay Chamber of Commerce hosts its AGM and Business Awards at the
Quality Inn.
More meetings on Wednesday the 21st. The Town’s HR Committee meets in closed
session at 10:00 am to discuss labour negotiations. At 2:00 pm the Downtown Safety Committee
meets to review recent incidents in the downtown and discuss needed responses.
Thursday at 3:30 pm it’s the third public budget
meeting at Town Hall. Council will look
at capital spending plans plus review the operational budget decisions to date.
Then at 7:00 pm our Library hosts the second in its “The Real Deal Student Info. Series” - the topic this time is Financing
Your Post-Secondary Education. Sean Elliot, Student Recruitment
Specialist with Georgian College, will discuss the cost of post-secondary
education and the various sources of funding, including financial aid, OSAP,
loans, applications and how to navigate what is available. Register to attend
this free event at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-real-deal-student-info-series-financing-post-secondary-education-tickets-42987791642 or
visit the main Library desk.
And on Friday I am down in Toronto for a meeting
with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. We will be discussing our initiative to grow
the cruise ship industry in the Great Lakes and the potential for making Midland
a terminus for the cruise ship operations.
Week -
End
Saturday March 24
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10:00 am - Master painting workshop with Rod
Prouse, at Quest in the MCC
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12 noon - March Mudness at Rotary Park in
Penetanguishene. A contest of mud and endurance, all for the benefit of GBGH
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1:20 to 2:50 pm – “Terry Skate” at NSSRC in
appreciation of your continued support of the annual Terry Fox Run. In 2017, together we raised over $75,000 for
cancer research. There will be free hot chocolate and voluntary cash donations
to the Terry Fox Foundation.
Sunday March 25
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10:00 am - Master painting workshop with Rod
Prouse, at Quest in the MCC
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9:30 am to 2:00 pm - We are the Villagers
popular Pancake Breakfast takes place at Phil’s Pub and Eatery in Midland.
Tickets are $10.00 each for adults and $5.00 for children (under five years
old).
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12 noon to 1:00 pm - The BIA Buster
Bunny is hopping through downtown Midland with a stop at the Library at
12:45. Buster will be handing out
chocolates and taking photos. The Midland Public
Library will be hosting crafts
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7:30 pm - Intimate Spaces Series at the MCC
presents Churchville Park, an acoustic group that
performs old-time country, folk and bluegrass classics
*****
Looking ahead to April, please join me at the Mayors
annual Mac N Cheese dinner on Sunday April 15 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The food fest will be at Phil’s Pub and
Eatery in Midland. All proceeds going to the We are the Villagers charity.
Gord McKay
The Year
for Forging Our Future - 2018
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