Sunday, March 18, 2018

Sunday March 18, 2018


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

-       10:00 am - Master painting workshop with Rod Prouse, at Quest in the MCC
-       12 noon - March Mudness at Rotary Park in Penetanguishene. A contest of mud and endurance, all for the benefit of GBGH
-       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

-       10:00 am - Master painting workshop with Rod Prouse, at Quest in the MCC
-       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).
-       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
-       7:30 pm - Intimate Spaces Series at the MCC presents Churchville Park, an acoustic group that performs old-time country, folk and bluegrass classics


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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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