Ladies and Gentlemen
November is always a reflective month. The colors of fall have faded and the
Christmas season is not yet present. We take
time to remember those who have fought and died to defend our country. Please do take the time to attend one of the
many remembrance events in our area and bear witness to our personal duty,
never to forget.
You likely benefitted from the recent time change with an
extra hour of sleep. You may want to use some of that time to check the batteries
in your smoke/CO2 detectors.
The
Week Ahead
Monday the 5th, bright and early,
the NSCFDC hosts its second Money Management Monday featuring a presentation “Numbers
are Hot Part 2 – What your business numbers mean and how to use them”. The
event is free and runs from 7:30 am to 9:00 am at the Library. Please register
online at www.NSCFDC.on.ca . At 9:30
am the Library invites you to attend its grand reopening. Over the last few
months the library was closed as they redesigned the entire lower floor in the
old building, plus prepared for the new Maker Place upstairs. Come out and take
part in re-opening your library.
Later that day I head to Toronto to meet with Victory
Cruise Lines, to sell them on why they want to bring their ships to Midland
harbor.
On Wednesday November 7th the Town will
hold two meetings to inform the public and charitable organizations about how
they can apply for municipal grants. Historically the Town has provided grant
money to a number of local charities on a first-come-first-serve basis. The new process will require charities to
apply through a common process and demonstrate why they are the best use of
limited municipal grant dollars. The new process will improve fairness and better
direct funds to the areas of greatest need. You may wish to attend one of the
two public meetings at the NSSRC, one at 1:00 pm and one at 5:00 pm.
The Spuds for Sistema
fundraiser returns to the NSSRC from noon to 1:00 pm. $20 buys a spud with all
the fixin’s including chili. Sistema is a youth charity that engages our young
people through music. For tickets call John Vella at 705-937-0611 or at
sistemahuronia@hotmail.com . At 7:00 pm it’s the last Planning and
Development meeting of this Council. Staff will provide an update on the many development
projects currently underway in our community.
On Thursday I head over to Christian Island. The
Beausoleil First Nations Veterans Association is holding their first
Remembrance Day Ceremony. You are welcome
to attend on Christian Island. The recommended ferry leaves from Cedar Point at
10:00 am. At 7:30 pm Brookside Music presents DeBussy Portraitist and Fantasia
– a concert with David Da Silva Clarinet, and Oliver Herbert-Bouchard piano. Tickets are available through the MCC. The
concert takes place at the Midland Alliance Church on Yonge Street. There will
also be a pre-concert discussion at 7:00 pm.
Friday the 9th, 8:00 pm - Splash
hosts its annual “Big Wigs” show at the MCC. Always an entertaining evening.
Week -
End
Saturday November 10
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10:00 am to 5:00 pm – Victorian Christmas
Gift and Craft Sale at the NSSRC. All proceeds from this event go to the
OntarioSPCA Midland & District Animal Centre to help them care for
abandoned and abused animals in their care
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8:00 pm - Splash events – Big Wigs at the MCC
Sunday November 11
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Remembrance Day ceremony at the
Cenotaph. Please be there by 10:30 am
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5:30 pm Legion Remembrance dinner at the
Legion Hall on Queen Street
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7:00 pm – Pavlo returns to the MCC – a great
evening of Mediterranean and Greek music https://www.youtube.com/watch/?ref=0&v=B3NwPG9X_vw
Town offices are closed on Monday the 12th.
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You should have received an electronics collection bag
through Canada Post in early September. Please use that for the County’s annual
Battery Collection occurring November 5th to 9th, 2018. Put the bag containing the used batteries out
beside your normal waste pick-up.
Gord McKay
The
Year for Forging Our Future - 2018
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