tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13653022872997347332024-02-18T19:32:29.581-08:00News from the TownThe Mayor provides comments and insights on happenings in Midland Ontario.Gord McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452410759672419143noreply@blogger.comBlogger488125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365302287299734733.post-31897901112766356372018-12-01T11:15:00.001-08:002018-12-01T11:15:10.652-08:00Saturday December 1, 2018
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">December 1, 2018 - and so it draws to a close. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The first “News from the Town” was published on
January 28, 2007, over 11 years ago. It’s amazing how quickly the years slip
by. Possibly a sign I am having too much fun.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">I hope that you have enjoyed my weekly effort to keep you
abreast of the happenings in our community.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>Knowing what is going on in your neighbourhood is an important part of
building our community. I think our new mayor, Stewart Strathearn, will be
publishing his own newsletter.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>If he
goes that route I will certainly let you know.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">One downside of leaving the mayor’s chair is that I will
lose my source of information about many of our local community events. So I
will be discontinuing NFTT is its current form. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>There are other good sources of community events
available to you – the Midland Mirror and the Town website calendar at <a href="https://www.midland.ca/quick-links/community-events-calendar"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.midland.ca/quick-links/community-events-calendar</span></a>.
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News from the Town. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I will use my
vantage point as 8 years as your mayor to comment on civic happenings both
locally and globally.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>If you would rather
not receive my musings, please send me an e-mail asking to be taken off of the
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December 3<sup>rd</sup> at 6:00 pm at the Town Hall, you are invited to attend the
swearing in ceremony for your new Council</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">And on Wednesday December 19<sup>th</sup>,
the Georgian Bay Native Friendship Centre invites everyone to attend, free of
charge, their Community Christmas Dinner. A full dinner is served from noon to
5:00 pm at their Yonge Street location</span></div>
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Year for Forging Our Future - 2018</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Gord McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452410759672419143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365302287299734733.post-40759791156956261612018-11-25T08:21:00.001-08:002018-11-25T08:21:15.755-08:00Sunday November 25, 2018
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Its official - the Town has proclaimed the Christmas
season. On Wednesday the Town Christmas tree was revealed in all its splendour.
The Santa Clause parade paraded down King Street before the wondering eyes of
hundreds of excited children.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Shoppers
are bustling. Time to get out there and enjoy the festive season.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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Week Ahead</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">On <u>Monday the 26<sup>th</sup></u> the NSCFDC invites you
to rise early to hear the last of their 2018 educational presentations –
“Understanding Financial Statements”. The session is at the Library stating at
7:30 am. Please register at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.nscfdc.on.ca/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">www.NSCFDC.on.ca</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">A closed meeting of Council will be held at 6:00 pm to
address three matters including litigation, security of Town assets and a
personal matter. And at 7:00 pm it’s the last Council meeting for this Council.
A moderate agenda including: </span></div>
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changes proposed for the procedural by-law that will apply to the incoming Council</span></div>
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Healthhub</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Public update on the recent cyberattack on
the Town’s servers</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Verbal reports from our Clerk on a number of
matters including the Council calendar, our committee structure and municipal
governance </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">I understand there will be a reception following the meeting
in honour of the retiring Council. You are cordially invited to attend.</span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Tuesday 27</span></u><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">th</span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> at 11:00
am the Red Scarf campaign takes to the streets of Midland to raise our awareness
of the challenges facing those living with HIV/AIDs.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 3:00 pm the North Simcoe Housing Working
group continues its effort to bring more affordable housing into our area. And<strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;"> at 7:00 pm you are invited to Rotary
Hall at th</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;">e MCC for the last film in the</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;"> Indigenous Film Series "The Road
Forward". <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The program is sponsored
by Quest Art – no charge for admission.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"></span></strong></span></div>
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you to the “Our Health” presentation entitled “Hearing Loss – Dealing with the
Sounds of Silence”. Dr. Rose <span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">will be joined by four
experts; Dr. Greg Price-Jones, Otolaryngologist - Head and Neck
Surgeon, Andy Audia, Hearing Instrument Specialist, Dr. Kevin
Young, Geriatrician, and Ross Hart from the Canadian Hearing
Society. You will learn about:</span></span></div>
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dementia</span></div>
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Hearing Society</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Register at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.midlandculturalcentre.com/page.php?page=Events&pageType=events&eventid=100048409"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">www.midlandculturalcentre.com</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">.
Admission is free. </span></div>
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Light </span></strong><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;">runs from 5:3</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">0 pm to 9:00 pm</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;">,</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> November 29 to December 1. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>A
magical family evening as you </span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">are guided by 5,000 candles </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">through historical Ste. Marie and the
spirituality of Martyr’s Shrine.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Please
note there are <span style="margin: 0px;">bus shuttles running from </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://business.facebook.com/midland.bia/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCgNmMK3kidjoravaaqkdouamDmBLyq-85IqiFqo0XrOt_3KvNKC7jS9Zl443wiEM5iOhaxeMtudnihs60aRoBli_KdFBCfcY0XSnkgPvHZNrQhmGKuAiOtZvB-z8_4QiVlzth3nUvTAAxKFLhmPA0YL6KHC8o2jvFaI-oSwTzKK9ogXpT8sdW5xO0ZW0kuWOvaW8JYyOPoN9a-7BPAOCDi-jTHEtL4ein6IJnCJMiNOfKjYb-0iNp9aOVmbz-fxKEPcDKt2IJGH-gLeVo5_uDSA5R7dbRgqKJfXbbiyrb-MGxMlIhxJ-21IYMxwqCV7VBlJ8UgcKR8_7DawSpQqUFL-A&__tn__=%2CdK%2AF-R&eid=ARDRNevuIdRWvopiLJy3oK25Tf65HnrS3f30h5mtCFVgXl-Bs06GMZ3jVMNwSsNLOBFgp0wj1tCoZnzB"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Downtown Midland</span></a></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">On Friday November 30<sup>th</sup> the SSEA invites you
to drop in for its annual Open House at the Wyebridge Community Centre. From
12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., you will be introduced to the many projects our local
environmental group undertakes to keep our area healthy and environmentally
sustainable.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Robert Canning, SSEA
Invasive Species Program Coordinator, will be presenting “Alien Invaders in our
Backyard” at 1:00 p.m. For more information, please see: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.severnsound.ca/Shared%20Documents/News/2018_Openhouse_Poster.pdf"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">SSEA Open House
Poster</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">At 6:00 pm the Town employees hold their Christmas party
at NSSRC. And First Light continues from 5:30 to 9:00 pm.</span></div>
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for breakfast! <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Enjoy delicious pancakes,
listen to a Christmas story, and let Santa know what you want for Christmas
this year. This is a FREE program, but space is limited so registration is required
(705) 526-4216</span></div>
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the Library. A true revolution in how we use our library</span></div>
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Marie</span></div>
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Kettle Drive is underway. I will be ringing the bells at Canadian Tire, so do
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555 Dominion Ave. The event features the Salvation Army Barrie Citadel band and
Tay Shores School Junior Choir. All are welcome. Please bring an unwrapped toy</span></div>
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Bay Landing site. This past week the Town announced the 5 private sector
individuals who will be appointed to the Board – an impressively talented
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Robert Barber - </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">is the
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Zach Douglas </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">- Zach has
led the start-up and ongoing development of the very successful McMaster
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Teena Fazio </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>- A Fellow in Board Governance, Teena has
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Kernohan </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">-
a Midland resident with over 38 years of experience as an architect, developer,
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yet to be appointed. They should get to work early in the New Year, delivering
the people’s vision for the MBL property. </span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Gord McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452410759672419143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365302287299734733.post-49981762717799972362018-11-18T12:04:00.001-08:002018-11-18T12:04:25.933-08:00Sunday November 18, 2018
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (I still
think the snow’s a bit early). <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>So… from
November 15 to April 1 the overnight parking ban for our streets and municipal
parking lots is in effect. Please make sure your vehicle is not parked on
public property from 12.01 am to 7:00 am. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Now for those of you who are in the Christmas spirit and
intend to shop downtown, the Town has a deal for you. The Town will be
accepting donations of unwrapped toys from residents in exchange for a 3-hour
Free Parking Pass that you can use throughout the month of December at metered
spaces in the downtown. You can make your toy donation at the Town office
(please go to the Building and Planning desk) or the Midland Public Library.
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Monday the 19<sup>th</sup></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> sees Midland’s
entrepreneurs up at 7:30 am for the NSCFDC Money Management Monday presentation
– The Top Five Common Start-Up Mistakes. This is a free education program
taking place at the Library. Please register at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.nscfdc.on.ca/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">www.NSCFDC.on.ca</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> . <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 5:30 pm at the Penetanguishene Museum, 13
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Tuesday</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> at 11:30 am, all veterans and their
supporters are invited to the Askennonia Veterans Lunch at the NSSRC. Then from
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm you are cordially invited to the Town’s Open
House/Information Session for all of our public Committees and Boards. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Midland is a caring community and it only through
the efforts of our volunteers that many of the services we cherish are
available. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Please take this opportunity
to come to Town Hall and find out about what each Board/Committee does and how
you can get involved. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Applications for
the various Boards and Committees are available </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.midland.ca/Shared%20Documents/Application%20to%20Boards%20and%20Committees.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">here</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> or at the Municipal Office. The
deadline for applying is December 12, 2018. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">On <u>Wednesday the 21<sup>st</sup></u> the Town holds
its last Audit Committee meeting of this term of Council. It takes place in the
Council chambers. The fun starts at 5:00 pm as we gather to light the Town
Christmas tree. Please come down to Neezhoday Park to experience a magical evening
of festive fun, hot chocolate, crafts, music and more. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Lighting of the tree will take place at approximately
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Also at 7:00 pm, our Culture North Simcoe
Awards take place at the Midland Cultural Centre. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>You are invited to attend this special event
and see the be</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;">st
in local talent honoured in each of four categories:</span></strong></div>
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Enhancing Respect in the Workplace.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Jane
Barnett of SeeJane Consulting will be addressing the issue of how we interact
in the workplace and its links to the Human Rights Code. That is at the Library
from 7:30 am to 10:00 am. Please register at <a href="http://www.nscfdc.on.ca/"><span style="color: blue;">www.nscfdc.on.ca/</span></a>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Knox Presbyterian Church is holding its fourth annual
Lasagna fundraising dinner. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Its well-fed
and contented customers rave about the quality (and quantity!) of the food, the
friendliness and speed of the servers, and the genuine Italian feel of the Dorothy
Swallow Hall.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The dinner takes place at
Knox Presbyterian Church in Midland at the corner of First Street and Hugel
Avenue. Enter through the ground level Hugel Avenue entrance and go downstairs
to the Dorothy Swallow Hall. Dinner is served from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.</span></div>
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22-24, from November 29-December 1 and from December 6-8. </span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><em><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Let
the beauty of over 5</span></em>,000 candles guide your way through
the history of Ste. Marie Among the Hurons and on to Martyrs’ Shrine. This opening
evening features the Community Tree Lighting Ceremony at 7:00 pm plus fireworks.
More information at: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.saintemarieamongthehurons.on.ca/sm/en/SpecialEvents/FirstLight/index.htm"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.saintemarieamongthehurons.on.ca/sm/en/SpecialEvents/FirstLight/index.htm</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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week-end. All things Harry Potter take place at the Library from 10:00 am to 2:00
pm – a great hands-on day of wizarding for all ages. More information at:</span></div>
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at the NSSRC. Midland plays host to Bantam and Midget hockey teams from all
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reminder of the suffering endured by those who fought for our freedom.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Please take time to show your respect for our
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Gallery has some of the special “Frank Graham” tulip bulbs available. Dutch
farmers created this commemorative bulb to honor Frank and all of our WWII
veterans. Planting a few this fall will reward your garden with beautiful
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">On <u>Tuesday the 13<sup>th</sup></u> at 9:00 am County
Council holds its last meeting this term. One item of particular interest is
Council’s direction for the future of the County’s “Municipal Advisory Table”
(MAT). The MAT group was created to provide input from municipal leaders on
major healthcare decisions being made by our LHIN. Two years ago our LHIN
independently developed “sub-regional planning tables” that were also intended
to allow greater local input on healthcare plans. The question for Council, “Do
we still need the MAT?”</span></div>
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meeting. Starting at 7:00 pm the short agenda will include items respecting the
use of the proceeds received from the recent police auction and the sale of the
MPUC.</span></div>
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to Work Day”. Look for younger faces at the office today.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 7:00 pm at the Library, you are invited to
experience “An Evening in India”. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Graham
and Susan have returned from a trip to India with fascinating tales of the
complexity, beauty, and energy of this infinitely diverse civilization. They’ll
present their trip through photos, anecdotes and travel tips, covering
everything from the visual magnificence of the marahajahs' forts and palaces,
the breathtaking backwaters of Kerala to the timeless elegance of the Taj Mahal.
Tickets are $10, available at the main desk.</span></div>
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at the MCC a Day in the Life features<span style="margin: 0px;">
Peter O’Brian</span>, <span style="margin: 0px;">Canada’s foremost
filmmaker.</span> He has described his work as “a mission to help create a
popular home cinema based on stories and characters which reflect our own way
of life”. It has been said of his films that they “should be considered part of
our cultural heritage, just as much as award-winning books or paintings of the
era”. He has served as <span style="margin: 0px;">Chair of TVO</span>
for 13 years and was a founding board member of the <span style="margin: 0px;">Canadian Film Centre</span>. His father was a senior officer in the RAF
and served as <span style="margin: 0px;">Aide-de-Camp to Queen
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formal opening of its new Advanced Technology Centre.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>This facility is a significant resource for
educating our future workforce on the latest in technology.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 2:00 pm that day, the Human Resources
committee meets a Town Hall. Labour negotiations will be on the agenda. </span></div>
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is no exception. At noon you are invited to Town Hall as we raise the flag for
the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas Kettle Campaign.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 8:00 pm at the MCC Huronia Players
launches its new play “Murder is in the Heir”. This murder mystery comedy is
directed by Sue Cook, so you know it will be good. </span></div>
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Christmas season is not yet present. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>We take
time to remember those who have fought and died to defend our country.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Please do take the time to attend one of the
many remembrance events in our area and bear witness to our personal duty,
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extra hour of sleep. You may want to use some of that time to check the batteries
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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 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.nscfdc.on.ca/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">www.NSCFDC.on.ca</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> . 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. </span></div>
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Cruise Lines, to sell them on why they want to bring their ships to Midland
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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.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>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.</span></div>
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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 </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">705-937-0611 or at </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">sistemahuronia@hotmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> .<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 7:00 pm it’s the last Planning and
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Beausoleil First Nations Veterans Association is holding their first
Remembrance Day Ceremony. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>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.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>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.</span></div>
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OntarioSPCA Midland & District Animal Centre to help them care for
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through Canada Post in early September. Please use that for the County’s annual
Battery Collection occurring November 5<sup>th</sup> to 9<sup>th</sup>, 2018. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Put the bag containing the used batteries out
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">One aspect of the election was a disappointment for me - voter
turnout was just 35%. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I expect that most
of you who are reading this did vote, so no need for that lecture about
democracy. But why aren’t most people willing to invest the 30 minutes every 4
years?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Access is not the issue – paper,
phone-in, electronic does not seem to increase numbers. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>We seem to be able to make the effort for the
more distant federal and provincial elections. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>What seems to increase participation is having
a local controversial issue.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>So should
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municipal elections?</span></div>
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first talk in its Money Management Monday series at the Midland Public
Library.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The topic - Numbers Are Hot
Part 1 – answering the question about what numbers you need to manage your
business. The event runs from 7:30 am to 9:00 am. It is free but you should
register at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.nscfdc.on.ca/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">www.NSCFDC.on.ca</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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information night at the NSSRC. Doors open at 6:00 pm for meeting the vendors.
The speakers start at 7:00 pm. Refreshments will be served and there is no
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the MCC at 7:30 pm for an "Our Health" event. This fascinating
evening will explore the relationship between technology and health. This
program will be of special interest to the iGeneration (those who
were born after the birth of the Internet, 1995) their parents and
grandparents.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Access to the Internet and new technology has
transformed the world of communication and health care. But, this proliferation
of digital activity is not without negative effects! Cyber bullying,
sextexting, and unwanted or unintended distribution of digital footprints and
photographs can be dangerous. On-line users, particularly the iGeneration,
are at risk of isolation, addiction tendencies including gaming disorders,
anxiety and depression, all of which can lead to significant mental health
concerns.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Register at <a href="https://midlandculturalcentre.ticketfly.com/"><span style="color: #386eff; margin: 0px;">Ticketfly</span></a><u><span style="color: #386eff; margin: 0px;">.
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invited to participate in the launch of Operation Heat at 283 Midland Ave. This
OPP sponsored program is all about recognizing and supporting our </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">youth in demonstrating positive actions, positive behavior and showing acts
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Cultural Centre.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Ted will regale you
with the real life adventure of the “<strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Dam Busters: Canadian Airmen and the Secret Raid
against Nazi Germany”</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"></span></strong></span></div>
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day – Little Lake Park -<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The Pan
American Cyclocross Championships come to Midland.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The Cyclocross Championships competition will
be open to cyclists from 44 nations within the Americas. It is the first
Continental Championship to place the Elite Women’s event as the marquee race
of the weekend.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The women will be the
final competition on Sunday November 4.<span style="margin: 0px;">
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Canada and the first-ever Pan Am Cyclocross Championships for Masters, athletes
age 35 and above. All Championship races will be live-streamed, another first
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700 competitors from across the America’s to take the start, over two days,
with thousands of athletes, support staff, cycling enthusiasts and sports-fans
alike expected to spectate at the venue in Simcoe County.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Spectators are welcome free-of-charge and
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Last week the County of Simcoe conducted its first special
collections for fabrics and electronics. With your help we recycled 1</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">07 tons of
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excuse for staying indoors on Monday.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>It’s
our municipal election day.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>By now you
should have all the information you need about the candidates. Now it’s your
turn to get out and vote. Please take the 30 minutes to decide Midland’s future
for the next four years.</span></div>
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open at 10:00 am and close at 8:00 pm. All voting is at the NSSRC. Many of the
candidates are offering free rides to the polling station. If you still need a
ride to the polling station and have not made prior arrangements, let me know
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best talent for well-deserved recognition. </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Nomination forms at </span></strong><a href="https://www.culturemidlandawards.com/the-event"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.culturemidlandawards.com/the-event</span></a></span></div>
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date for our Town. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>On this date in 1878,
140 years ago, Midland first reached a population of 1,000 and was incorporated
as a village. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 8:30 am the OPP Central
Region Sergeants and Staff Sergeants will be conferencing at the Quality Inn.
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event takes place at the NSSRC. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">RACE</span></strong> (Respect, Action,
Courage and Excellence) has been designed to reflect the character values and
curriculum taught within the Simcoe County and District of Muskoka school
boards. Grade 5 students from 22 local schools from Christian Island, Towns of
Penetanguishene and Midland, Townships of Tiny, Tay and Georgian Bay will be
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at 333 King Street.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The Keewatin continues
with its Ghost Tours – a novel way to enjoy the spooky side of the ship. Dates and
times at <a href="https://sskeewatin.com/events%20/"><span style="color: blue;">https://sskeewatin.com/events
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election is upon us. The draft 2019 budget will not be presented to this Council
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">I often let you know about up-coming
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PIE restaurant this past week to engage in an act of spontaneous fundraising –
plus having some fun. They all contributed to the pot and selected Hospice
Huronia as their local charity of choice.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>They have just heard from Hospice Huronia that they raised $31,750! <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>From one evening! <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The newly formed Gbay Gals is now over 200 STRONG
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Hospice Huronia as their charity. They will receive over $17,000 from the Guys
to help toward building their new facility.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">The advanced polls were open and are now closed. First
indications are that voting numbers are well ahead of what we experienced in
the last municipal election.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>A good sign
that residents are taking an interest in who they want to lead the Town on key
issues - downtown safety; affordable housing; waterfront development; better
municipal service; and building our local economy.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Please learn about what your candidates stand
for and then vote. A good introduction to the candidates remains the two all
candidates videos sent you last week. For your convenience:</span></div>
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are invited to Calvary Baptist Church on King Street. The Shout Sisters Choir –
an all woman’s choir featuring fun and friendship led by Julia Brown – will be
meeting from 12 noon to 2:00 pm. More information at <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.shoutsisterchoir.ca/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">www.shoutsisterchoir.ca</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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gather to raise funds for a local charity or two. First of all the ladies; </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">GBay Gals will meet at PIE Pizza restaurant
at 5:30 pm - buy a glass of wine, visit with some friends, nibble on some
snacks and raise funds for something we think is very exciting and important to
our community. All ladies are invited to be a part of this exciting new
initiative. Please contact the Gals at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">gbaygalsgive@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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fundraising event at 6:00 pm at Midland Golf and Country Club. To date nearly $100,000
has been raised for local charities. All men are welcome to join the fun and
help those in need in our Town. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">On <u>Wednesday the 17<sup>th</sup></u> I speak to the
Simcoe County Home Builders Association at their dinner at the Barrie Country
Club. While this is an opportunity to brag about the uptick in housing starts
in Midland, I will also challenge them with some innovative ideas for building
affordable housing. At 6:30 pm Wendat hosts its AGM at 6:30 pm at the
Penetanguishene Legion, 2 Poyntz St. If you are going, please RSVP to Verna at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">verna@wendatprograms.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> . And if
you want some great entertainment, take in the <u>Strawbs</u> at the MCC at
8:00 pm. A great rock band</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; display: none; font-family: "Questrial","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; margin: 0px;">Strawbs album, Hero & Heroine, has
been listed by Rolling Stone magazine as “one of the 50 greatest
prog rock albums of all time”. It is the band’s biggest seller worldwide and
was certified gold in North America. In the
USA Strawbs had seven consecutive albums in the Billboard Top
200Strawbs album, Hero & Heroine, has been listed by Rolling
Stone magazine as “one of the 50 greatest prog rock albums of all
time”. It is the band’s biggest seller worldwide and was certified gold in
North America. In the USA Strawbs had seven consecutive
albums in the Billboard Top 200Strawbs album, Hero & Heroine, has
been listed by Rolling Stone magazine as “one of the 50 greatest
prog rock albums of all time”. It is the band’s biggest seller worldwide and
was certified gold in North America. In the
USA Strawbs had seven consecutive albums in the Billboard Top 200</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch/?ref=0&v=oFp5vmyhxXg"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.youtube.com/watch/?ref=0&v=oFp5vmyhxXg</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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the Brooklea. It’s Small Business Week and our North Simcoe Community Futures
Development Corporation is organizing a breakfast featuring a presentation by
Nancy Spiker who will be telling her success story with a Passion for
Fashion.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The cost is $25 - please
register at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.nscfdc.on.ca/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">www.nscfdc.on.ca</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">. Then
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event. For a $365 membership participants borrow a work of art for one year and
are provided with a one-year Quest Art family membership and a $300 tax
receipt. The art is on display in the Atrium Gallery until October 18<sup>th</sup>.</span></div>
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Yes, the Ken Dryden. A Hockey Hall of Fame legend; arguably the best goalie in
the history of the NHL; the winner of 6 Stanley Cups.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Ken will be Fred’s guest on “A Day in the
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major all candidate meetings behind us. I hope you were able to attend. If not,
Monday’s debate sponsored by midlandcommunity.ca and the downtown BIA was
professionally recorded. You can see that debate at:</span></div>
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card in the mail. If not you <u>may</u> not be on the voter list. You can check
to see if you are by going to </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.voterlookup.ca/home.aspx"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.voterlookup.ca/home.aspx</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>or phone the Midland Town Clerk at
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Now none of us likes the line-ups we often encounter on
voting day. Please take advantage of the Advance Polls that will take place in
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you may want to consider assigning your ballot to a trusted person through a
Proxy Ballot. Information on voting by proxy is located at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.midland.ca/Shared%20Documents/Election%20Page/VOTING%20PROXY%20GUIDELINES.pdf"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.midland.ca/Shared%20Documents/Election%20Page/VOTING%20PROXY%20GUIDELINES.pdf</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>(or call the Clerk)</span></div>
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for their regular Council meeting. Midland Council has no scheduled Council
meetings this month. The Tiffin residents association is hosting a Ward 2
candidates meeting at 7:00 pm at the Native Friendship Center on Yonge Street.
If you have not seen the candidates in your own ward, why not organize your own
ward meeting.</span></div>
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you can cast your ballot at the advance poll. That’s at the gymnasium of the
NSSRC from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm. At 5:30 pm CLH hosts its AGM dinner at Restaurant
Ste. Marie. If you plan on attending please contact CLH at 705-526-4255 ext.
205.</span></div>
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from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 6:30 pm St.
Paul’s United Church invites you to a presentation - A Compassionate Response
to Dying. <span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">New legislation now in place, Medical Aid in
Dying (MAiD), is happening regardless of Christian beliefs. A group, ‘Men
in Faith’, and local Midland Knights of Columbus Laurier Council
2004 have invited; Sister Nuala Kenny, SC, OC, MD, address this
sensitive topic. Please <span style="margin: 0px;">RVSP to : </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/death-and-dying-in-a-compassionate-community-tickets-47852968517"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/death-and-dying-in-a-compassionate-community-tickets-47852968517</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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Marsh’s annual fundraising dinner and silent auction, aka The Swan. Tickets are
$85.00 per person. For more information visit</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">The Allied Forces started the liberation of Europe on
D-day, the 6th of June 1944. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Markelo,
Holland and surrounding villages were liberated by the Canadians including some
of own local veterans. Their sacrifice inspired Gert-Jan Oplaat to write the book
‘Mirrewinter’ and then turn it into a film. </span></div>
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The Movie” at the Midland Legion on Thursday, Oct 11<sup>th</sup> at 7:00 pm. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">The film focuses on a Dutch family during the
Second World War and the Canadian role in the liberation of Holland. It was
filmed with the help of Dutch re-enactors and production crew over a period of
five months. The filmmakers are asking each viewer for a small donation. </span></div>
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Graham by naming a tulip variety after him. The first shipment of tulips to
Canada was quickly spoken for. A few more of these special tulips have just
been receive by Norman’s Garden Gallery. If you wish to honour Frank and all of
our veterans by planting a tulip, I suggest you get over to Norman’s quickly.</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Gord McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452410759672419143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365302287299734733.post-68041563708023634582018-09-30T09:29:00.002-07:002018-09-30T09:29:47.943-07:00Sunday September 30, 2018
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">I suspect that many of you have been captivated this past
week with the Judge Kavanaugh hearing or discussing what happens when cannabis becomes
legal.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>But if there is one event that
will dramatically affect your future wellbeing and should have your attention it’s
our upcoming Midland election.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">I am constantly perplexed at the number of people who
openly state they have no intention of voting. Historically over 60% of Midlanders
essentially say they don’t care and allow a minority of residents to decide their
future. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I don’t have a good answer as to
why this happens but it may have something to do with not knowing the people
whose names are on the ballot. In this election 27 people are running and to be
honest with you I also don’t know who many of them are.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">So a first step - get to know who the candidates are and
what they stand for.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Luckily there are many
ways to do this:</span></div>
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a short introduction to all candidates. It plays regularly on the local Rogers
TV channel</span></div>
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pm at the NSSRC ward councilor candidates will be introducing themselves.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 8:00 pm it’s the turn of mayor and deputy
mayor candidates</span></div>
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5:00 pm at the NSSRC, all candidates will return to tell you more about who
they are</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Take an hour of two out of your day to find out who the candidates
are and what your future might look like. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>And if you want to go that extra mile please
talk to your reluctant neighbour about investing a few minutes to make Midland
better for all. </span></div>
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by </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; margin: 0px;">Midlandcommunity.ca and the Downtown BIA to attend two ‘Meet the
Candidates’ events being held at the NSSRC. The first event is for councilor
candidates running to represent Wards 1, 2 and 3 and begins at 5:00 pm through
to 7:45 pm. The second event will begin promptly at 8:00 pm through to
9:30 pm and is for candidates aspiring to be Mayor and Deputy Mayor.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Come out and meet your future Council.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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the flag at the Town in support of breast feeding. Then at noon a youth homelessness
seminar is being hosted in Orillia to discuss the special challenges of dealing
with young people on the street.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 4:00
pm you are invited to Little Lake Park to witness the installation of a new special
needs swing. This has been organized by the Civitan Club and Harvey Mann. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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second all candidates event organized by the Southern Georgian Bay Chamber of
Commerce. The event starts at 5:30 pm at the NSSRC and will feature a short
presentation by each of the candidates. </span></div>
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This is an event organized to commemorate Missing & Murder Indigenous
Women. The event includes a walk starting from the NSSRC and ending at
Neezhoday Park. All men will be asked to take a pledge avowing their commitment
to taking action against violence towards women.</span></div>
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themed events in Ontario. Pumpkinferno runs from Thursday thru Sunday from
October 4<sup>th</sup> to 21<sup>st</sup>, then it’s every evening until
October 30<sup>th</sup>. For more information please see, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.discoveryharbour.on.ca/dh/en/SpecialEvents/index.htm"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.discoveryharbour.on.ca/dh/en/SpecialEvents/index.htm</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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you to an event celebrating the partnership and launch the 2nd year of their “Increasing
Access to Structured Psychotherapy”. This program is funded by the Government
of Ontario to provide individuals who are experiencing mild to moderate anxiety
or depression with access to free in-person individual and group therapies. The
event is at Waypoint at 10:00 am.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At
6:00 pm there is a special memorial to Richard Hinton, the Tiny Township
Councilor, who recently passed away. That takes place at the Tiny town office.</span></div>
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officially opened the final two phases of its Emergency Department redevelopment
with a ceremony held in the hospital’s ambulance bay. The entire project –
spanning more than five years of construction - concluded earlier this month
and nearly doubled the previous department’s size. This is a tremendous vote of
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socially and pool their funds to make an impactful gift to area communities.
They hold a Social twice a year, where each Gal makes a commitment to donate
$200 to a charity <u>chosen by the membership.</u></span></div>
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Before each scheduled social, members will receive an email to nominate the
charity of their choice. From all the nominated charities, the charity with the
greatest number of votes by the GBay Gals members will be the charity chosen to
receive the donation for that meeting. Members then submit their $200 payment <u>directly
to that charity</u>, either by phone, online or at the upcoming Social. Each
member will receive <u>a tax receipt for their donation directly from that
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members could total <u>$32,000 </u>or more at our upcoming social on October 15<sup>th</sup>
! Come join us at PIE Pizza at 5:30, buy a glass of wine, visit with some
friends, nibble on some snacks, and be part of something we think is very
exciting and important to our community. If you wish to learn more and be a
part of this exciting new initiative, please contact us at <span style="color: red; margin: 0px;">gbaygalsgive@gmail.com</span></span></div>
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expanding its green bin program to accept pet waste, kitty litter and small
animal cage bedding. The addition of these organic materials aligns with the
County’s efforts to help residents grow their green bin, not their garbage.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin: 0px;"> </span>Pet waste placed in the green bin
must be contained in paper or certified compostable bags. No plastic or
biodegradable plastic is permitted. A reminder that the maximum weight accepted
through the County’s curbside green bin program is 20 kgs (44 lbs) per green
bin. Should residents exceed this per unit allowance, additional green bins (to
a max of 6) can be set out at the curb and are available for purchase at County
waste management facilities. To learn more, please visit </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.simcoe.ca/SolidWasteManagement/Pages/organics.aspx"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.simcoe.ca/SolidWasteManagement/Pages/organics.aspx</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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control with construction they have to push back the grand opening date for the
1<sup>st</sup> floor renovation. We are not sure yet what our new opening date
will be, nor are we certain if this will impact the Oct. 20<sup>th</sup> launch
of The Maker Place. As more information becomes available we will share it with
you. However, at this time the Midland Public Library Renovations will not be
completed to facilitate an October 1<sup>st</sup> grand opening. We
apologize for this delay, but we are so excited to share all of the exciting
changes with you when we re-open. Stay tuned for details! </span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Gord McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452410759672419143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365302287299734733.post-20621888835007269422018-09-23T08:50:00.002-07:002018-09-23T08:50:40.995-07:00Sunday September 23, 2018
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">The leaves are starting to come down and the election
signs are starting to go up. There is quite a choice of candidates for you. Please
take the time to find out who they are and what they stand for. Midland’s
election is just 1 month away. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Also this fall season, the County of Simcoe will be
conducting its first ever electronics collection.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Midland’s week is September 24-28 (Zone 2). You
should have received an electronics collection bag through Canada Post in early
September as part of the County’s Big News envelope. The mailer also included a
bag for the annual Battery Collection, occurring November 5<sup>th</sup> to 9<sup>th</sup>.
<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Visit </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.simcoe.ca/electronicscollection"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">www.simcoe.ca/electronicscollection</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> for
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">On <u>Monday the 24<sup>th</sup></u> you are invited to
Boston Pizza as Big Brothers Big Sisters, in cooperation with Boston Pizza,
will receive a portion of the price of your dinner as a donation.</span></div>
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consider the nominees for the newly formed Midland Bay Landing Development
Corporation. Then at 7:00 pm it’s the September Council meeting, the last
significant Council meeting of this term of Council. You may wish to bring a
sleeping bag as the long agenda includes a number of significant items:</span></div>
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fire truck - $1.3M</span></div>
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$22M the Town has just received from the sale of the MPUC. Council has already
directed staff to use approximately half of the amount as a perpetual legacy
fund and half for a revolving investment fund for Town projects</span></div>
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Task Force and direction on its recommendations on how to improve safety in our
downtown</span></div>
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Midhurst. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 3:00 pm the North Simcoe
Housing Working Group will assess a recommendation on a new housing style that
may be coming to Midland – “Shared Accommodation”.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Shared Accommodation combines a private apartment
for the resident with shared areas like kitchens and dining areas.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Then at 5:00 pm the heads of the four North
Simcoe communities meet to discuss issues that affect the entire area, such as
our shared airport or the proposed changes to the school board portion of
development charges.</span></div>
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meeting will take place from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the NSSRC. Cultural
Connections is a free, learning, sharing and networking opportunity for
creative people in North Simcoe. Taking place on the fourth Tuesday of
each month (with the exception of December, July and August), each session will
feature a guest speaker and plenty of time to socialize and network with
other artists, musicians, performers and writers. This month's
presenter is Sean George, the Ontario Arts Council's Cultural Animator for
Simcoe County. </span></div>
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at Georgian College, speaking to a class about leadership. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 3:00 pm it’s the Parkinson SuperWalk - Canada's
only nationwide fundraiser in support of Canadians living with Parkinson's. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Join the walk at the Real Canadian Superstore
on Hwy. 93. That evening a special event takes place honoring one our area’s (and
Canada’s) finest artists – John Hartman.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>At 6:00 pm at the Maclaren Art Centre in Barrie, the Legacy Award will
be presented to John, following the dinner. For further information please see </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://maclarenart.com/events/fundraisers/legacy-dinner-2018"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">https://maclarenart.com/events/fundraisers/legacy-dinner-2018</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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</span>7<span style="color: #262626; margin: 0px;"> beautiful properties in our area
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">The Community Safety Task Force will be making its
recommendations to Council this week. The recommendations are based upon
hundreds of surveys and interviews conducted by the Task Force, along with an analysis
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standing safety committee to continue monitoring the downtown plus
strengthening the Street Outreach program. The report also identifies the need
to address structural issue such as affordable housing and addictions. It
further recommends that the $50,000 allocated to the Task Force and not spent
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;">One of our cultural</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">
traditions, the Culture North Simcoe Award</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;">s,</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> will be taking place on November 21<sup>st</sup></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;">.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>This ceremony gives you the
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award categories</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">:</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px;"></span></strong></div>
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4:00 p.m. Nomination forms at </span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.culturemidlandawards.com/the-event"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.culturemidlandawards.com/the-event</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Gord McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452410759672419143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365302287299734733.post-16926839160688027162018-09-16T09:44:00.002-07:002018-09-16T09:44:16.202-07:00Sunday September 16, 2018
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look at the color of the leaves in your neighbourhood, there is a message there.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">The big news in Midland this week was the ransomeware
attack that started on September 1<sup>st</sup>. In summary, our tech staff
became aware of the problem early in the morning of September 1<sup>st</sup>.
They found the server data encrypted (unusable) and were presented with a
demand for payment. They isolated all of the Town’s computers and then brought
in resources to assess and recover from the incident. The Town had already made
an arrangement with an “insurance provider” who had the skills and the IT
professionals to negotiate with the attacker and lead the system recovery. As
of today’s date the ransom has been paid, the systems are unlocked and the Town
is back to normal operations.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I have to
commend staff and the outside firm for a rapid and professional recovery.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">How did it happen? The consultants are now conducting a
forensic investigation. Regardless of what they discover, the fact remains that
all modern municipalities are tied to the internet. And as much as one tries to
build a big impenetrable firewall, if a well-funded attacker wants to break in
they will likely be able to do so. Midland’s experience is one that is occurring
in municipalities and organizations all over North America.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>We know we can’t shut ourselves off from the internet,
so we must have effective preventive controls combined with recovery plans that
allow the municipality to carry on despite the worst the world can do to us.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">On <u>Tuesday</u> please join us at Town Hall at 10:00 am
for the Big Brothers Big Sisters flag raising. As I mentioned last week, this
month is BBBS month and features all sorts of events to engage the community.</span></div>
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tradition as officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Southern
Georgian Bay detachment host a charity BBQ from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the
downtown Midland station. Proceeds from this event will be donated to the
Canadian Cancer Society. There will be information on site about
programs that the detachment is involved in and an opportunity to speak with our
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forum in Barrie on health services for our francophone communities. Midland
currently has about 4% of its residents who claim French as their mother tongue.
I then head down to Queens Park for meetings with two Ministries:</span></div>
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concepts for getting the private sector more involved in building affordable
housing</span></div>
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major report on the future of cruising in the Great Lakes - and to advise on
the role that Midland could play</span></div>
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in the Life”</span> invites <span style="margin: 0px;">Jessica
Vander Kooij</span> to the MCC. Jessica started out as an engaged, popular
student at Huron Park Public School and Midland Secondary School. She was attracted
to the TV industry, attended Canadore College in Broadcasting, did a term with
CHUM TV (“Much Music”, “Cityline” etc.) which led to a full time job<span style="margin: 0px;"> including “Breakfast Television”</span>. Today
she is the <span style="margin: 0px;">Executive Producer</span> of
the very popular and highly successful <span style="margin: 0px;">“Property
Brothers”</span> programs on HGTV Canada and HGTV US. She has received an <span style="margin: 0px;">Emmy nomination</span> and the show has won a
<span style="margin: 0px;">Canadian Screen Award</span> for Best
Life Style Program or Series.</span></div>
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Housing meeting at 9:00 am, ensuring the proper transfer of housing responsibilities
to the new County Council.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Then at 7:00
pm at the MCC it’s the 2018 edition of Art Slam. Quest Art School and Gallery
invites you to be part of a kinetic creative atmosphere as 24 well-known local
artists create art before your eyes. Mingle with artists, vote on the best
pieces and bid on the newly created art. Tickets $35 in advance, $40 at the
door. Available at Quest in the MCC. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">This week the Task Force will make its recommendations to
Council. Its short term recommendations will be able to be enacted immediately,
with Council’s consent.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Other systemic
issues - affordable housing; food insecurity; drug addictions - will be referred
to a new committee that has the time and resources to tackle these issues.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>With these recommendations enacted we should
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expected to wrap up by September 30<sup>th</sup> at which time you will see a
different main floor layout and my favourite the new MakerSpace . You can still
drop books off at the Library. If you need to buy bus tickets, please visit the
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coverage of the cyberattack on the Town servers. It started in the early hours
of last Saturday. Malware was inserted into our systems that encrypted (locked
up) key information. Staff responded quickly by shutting down our systems to prevent
further mischief. The attacker then demanded a ransom to unlock our
information. As a result of the recent attack on Wasaga Beach the Town had
contracted with an insurance provider to negotiate and pay any ransom demand,
plus provide technical assistance for recovery. At this time the Town’s systems
are being unlocked and should be fully restored by Monday. To keep you fully
informed, please check the town’s website at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.midland.ca/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">www.midland.ca</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">. </span></div>
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sale of our MPUC. The transaction has now closed. Our hydro is now being supplied
by our neighboring hydro service Newmarket-Tay, even though all our current
MPUC staff is doing the actual work.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>No
jobs were lost. The sale also gives the Town new financial resources that will
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build new and refurbished affordable housing. I expect affordable housing to be
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">On <u>Monday September 10<sup>th</sup></u> at 10:00 am we
raise the flag for our annual Terry Fox Run. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>(See further details on this event below.) At
7:00 pm we have a short General Committee meeting, to receive an update from
the County on how we are doing with our own affordable housing initiatives.
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County Council at their Midhurst location. The Council will deal with the
recent resignation of Warden Marshall.</span></div>
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Industry Group meets to receive the consultant’s report on the future of
cruising in the Great Lakes and to make recommendations to the province. While the
Group is not a committee of the Town (the Group is essentially using the Town’s
meeting space) the findings of the report are important for our future as a
cruise port.</span></div>
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Town. The Committee is likely to address a number of matters concerning labour
relations and hiring. Then at 7:30 pm the “Our Health” series presents its
first program of the season “Live and Heal with Hospice”. Hospice services are
volunteer organizations across the country, designed to provide care and
emotional support for advanced illnesses, death, and bereavement. Keynote
speaker, Kathy Kortes-Miller, has been teaching and researching at Lakehead
University for over a decade, inspiring and challenging future healthcare
providers and families to care for individuals who are dying. Admission is free
with registration in advance at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://midlandculturalcentre.ticketfly.com/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">https://midlandculturalcentre.ticketfly.com</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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Park, County Road 6 in Perkinsfield. Registration starts at 9:00 a.m. and
the Run promptly at 10:00 a.m. Lots of activities for everyone including
the Kidzone, local musicians, and a fantastic Silent Auction. Snacks will
also be available after you finish the 2, 5 or 10 km route to celebrate with
your friends. You still have time to enter a Team if you have not done so
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Canada. It is a great opportunity to learn about their successes and need for
Mentors and Community partners. Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Simcoe have
organized a variety of events throughout the month to celebrate the
Bigs/Littles/Staff and Board of our agency and share the celebration in the
communities we serve:</span></div>
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selling a floral arrangement in celebration of BBBS month with proceeds being
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a current waiting list of 65 children. For as little as 1 hour a week, you can
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">As much as we all would like to keep those lazy hazy days
rolling, it’s time to put away the summer gear and get back to school, to work
and to the important business of deciding where Midland is headed.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">On October 22<sup>nd</sup> we will be electing our new
four-year municipal Council. And as you are also aware I will not be running.
That said, I am most interested in what we the people of Midland will decide
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Over the past eight years I and your Council have moved
Midland in a new direction - one of greater prosperity, openness and yes,
having fun. Major accomplishments include:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Purchase of the Midland Bay Landing property
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Creating our new economic development
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kept our local manufacturers growing</span></div>
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for the Town but one that significantly reduced policing costs while putting
more officers on the street</span></div>
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nest-egg while expanding the services from our hydro utility</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Taking the Town through<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>a top-to-bottom “service delivery review”
that will deliver more professional efficient services while keeping our tax
growth under control</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">And bringing more fun to our community,
including Butter Tart, TugFest, cruise ships and much more</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">This is not an exercise of self-congratulation. But
rather a reminder of what is at stake as you cast your vote in the fall
election.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">I know from eight years of experience that running our
Town is a complex and demanding job. Those whom you elect will face significant
challenges. While they will have the benefit of a great staff they will none-the-less
have to do their own assessment of the facts, listen to the people, weigh the
policy options and then make a decision on behalf of all of Midland. They will
have to balance significant demands for local healthcare, affordable housing
and keeping our streets safe, while maintaining tax rates that support economic
development.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>They will have to be
effective in dealing with the province. They will have to steer our major
capital projects including the downtown big dig, waste water upgrades and
servicing along Highway 12. In short we will need exceptional people to keep
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that to you and Stewart. My reason for doing so is that our municipal system
elects nine individuals to the Council table, each with an equal vote. So
electing a good mayor is not enough - you must also elect good councillors.
Simply checking off a name because you saw it on Facebook somewhere is not
going to work. We are all busy but take the time to find out who is running. Get
the answers to your questions and most importantly get out and vote.</span></div>
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on the upcoming election. I will not turn <u>News from the Town</u> into a political
platform but I will use it to gently remind you of this most important election.
Your future depends upon it.</span></div>
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5<sup>th</sup></u> at 3:00 pm. The four municipalities will meet at the NSCFDC to
further our work on bringing high-speed broadband to North Simcoe. At 7:00 a
short Planning and Development Committee meeting will take place at Town Hall. The
agenda includes:</span></div>
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Zoning By-law</span></div>
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federal and provincial governments will provide a briefing on the new National Housing
Strategy. These new programs come from a major financial commitment by the
federal government to build affordable housing. These programs will augment the
work of the County in having over 1,000 new affordable housing units built in
Simcoe County over the last three years.</span></div>
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her last visit of the season - A good day to drop by our harbor. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 10:00 am the Audit Committee meets at Town
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">The Downtown Safety Committee
has received the “Problem Statement” report from its members, detailing the nature
of the downtown safety situation and what measure should be taken in both short
and long terms.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The Committee will meet
on September 13<sup>th</sup> to finalize the recommendations that will be going
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Corporation last spring.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The interviews
for the private sector members of the Board were held last month and will be recommended
to Council, likely in September. The Council representatives to the Board will
be chosen in December, once the new Council is established. </span></div>
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the “no harm test” and given its approval. The sale has now been directed to the
lawyers for the parties to finalize the paperwork. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Simcoe County households will receive one electronics collection,
with Midland receiving pick-up September 24-28 (Zone 2). Visit <a href="http://www.simcoe.ca/electronicscollection"><span style="color: blue;">www.simcoe.ca/electronicscollection</span></a>
or check out your Waste Calendar to determine your zone. An electronics
collection bag will arrive through Canada Post by early September as part of
the County’s Big News envelope. The mailer will also include a bag for our
annual Battery Collection occurring November 5-9, 2018 and information about
upcoming changes to our green bin program. </span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Gord McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452410759672419143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365302287299734733.post-8438892707539912222018-07-01T06:23:00.002-07:002018-07-01T06:23:10.762-07:00Sunday July 1, 2018 - Canada Day
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Happy Canada Day and hello summer. As has been my
tradition, News from the Town will take a break over the next two months,
coming back in September. That does not mean that Midland shuts down for the
summer, as you will see, but just my way of giving you more time to simply
enjoy the season with family and friends.</span></div>
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you find things.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I may also send you a
special bulletin from time to time if required. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Council meetings should continue to take place on the
fourth Monday of the month at 7:00 pm. The July General Committee meeting is
cancelled (at this time) while the July Planning meeting (July 4<sup>th</sup>)
is on. Both General Committee and Planning meetings will occur over the summer at
the call of the Chair so please check the Town calendar for meeting dates at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.midland.ca/Pages/meetingagenda.aspx"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.midland.ca/Pages/meetingagenda.aspx</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">This summer we have a cavalcade of movies for you. The
Town and the BIA will be hosting movies under the stars starting at </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">dusk at the 509 Bay Street parking lot. The line-up:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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Library is also screening free summer movies for you at their location at
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Dockside Tuesday – Every Tuesday evening at
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our Town website at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.midland.ca/quick-links/community-events-calendar"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.midland.ca/quick-links/community-events-calendar</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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entertainment. No hints but you will be impressed by their summer line-up.
Check out upcoming attractions regularly at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://midlandculturalcentre.com/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">http://midlandculturalcentre.com/</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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</sup>- The last yard waste pick-up of the spring season. Don’t miss it</span></div>
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free Garage Sale Permit Weekend. Your entrepreneurial chance to clean out the
garage without paying the Town fee</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">July 7</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> - 1st
Annual Sandy Mason & Friends Lawn Bowling Charity Day <span style="margin: 0px;">at the Midland Lawn Bowling Club. </span>All
proceeds to <span style="margin: 0px;">Hospice Huronia</span></span></div>
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– Performance Boat Poker Run from the Town Dock</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">July 12
to 14</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> - Festival du Loup in Lafontaine</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: grey; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; margin: 0px;">July 14</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; margin: 0px;"> - <span style="margin: 0px;">Downtown Midland</span> Road Basketball Game at the 509 Bay Street
Parking Lot from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. FREE pizza from <span style="margin: 0px;">Papa's
Pizza Mama's Chicken. </span>FREE water from </span><a href="http://www.shopmidland.com/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">www.ShopMidland.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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- One of the most iconic airplanes from World War II, the B-25 Mitchell “Maid
in the Shade,” will make a stop at Lake Simcoe Regional Airport as part of its
Summer Flying Legends of Victory Tour.<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"> Open to the
public on Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 2:00 to 6:00 pm</span> <span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">and on Tuesday through Thursday from 9:00 am to 6:00 p.m.
Reservations to fly on the bomber are required and can be booked by visiting </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">http://bit.ly/FLOVTBarrieON</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">July 21</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">
– Tiny Community BBQ at Perkinsfeild Park</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: grey; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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Fest returns to Midland – all day party</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">July 24</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> – The
Artrepreneur Expo at 6:30 pm at MCC. This event celebrates up and coming local
artists who have completed their 13 week Artrepreneur program</span></div>
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Marsh Gardeners celebrate their 30<sup>th</sup> year of wildflower gardening at
the Wye Marsh from 1:00 to 4:00 pm</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">July 27</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> – Last
day to register to run in the fall municipal election. The registration closes at
2:00 pm today</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">July 27 to 28</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> – All
Things Canadian Festival takes place in Penetanguishene</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">July 31</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> - PRIDE flag
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donor clinic </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">from 2:00pm to 7:00pm at the NSSRC. Hope to
see you when I am there from 10:00 to 11:00 am</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">August 4</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">
– Pirates of the Bay Festival at HHP, Discovery Harbour</span></div>
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</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">- Balm Beach Family Fun Day at Balm Beach</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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in Midland Harbour</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">August 18</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> – The 5th
Annual Georgian Bay Pops raising funds for the <span style="margin: 0px;">CT scanner at Georgian Bay General Hospital. </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><em><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Hosted at the private home of Helen and Frank
Morneau</span></em><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i> <span style="margin: 0px;">120 West Shore Drive, Thunder Beach. Music to
be performed by “Slocan Ramblers”</span>. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>C<span style="margin: 0px;">ontact
Shelly at 705-526-GIVE (4483) or email at </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">prices@gbgh.on.ca</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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Camelot Bike for Cancer Support starting from the Penetanguishene Curling
Club<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><a href="http://cyclecamelot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://cyclecamelot.com/</span></a>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">The Community Safety
Task Force will wrap up the problem definition phase of the project in August
and make specific recommendations for short term actions, as well as identify
the longer term challenges that will need further study. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>If Council approves the longer term study may
start this fall.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">The Board for the new MBL Development Corporation will
form over the summer. New Board members should be announced at one of the
summer Council meetings.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The Board will
then meet and prepare a plan of action for developing our major waterfront
project.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">While the MPUC sale has been agreed by all parties, we
still need the final OEB approval. The OEB has been very quiet over the last
few months, likely related to the recent election. No problems have been
identified so we expect to receive final approval shortly.</span></div>
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summer. The opening is still (optimistically) set for December but the betting
says early 2019. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">After
a recent presentation to Council of the draft Plan, the process will go dormant
through the civic election period. Late this year the new Council will restart
the process by sending the draft to County for their approval.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Sometime in 2019 we should have an updated
Official Plan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">The
recent Economic Development Corporation of North Simcoe </span><a href="http://www.edcns.ca/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.edcns.ca/</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Prosperity Summit told the continuing good
news of our growing manufacturing and healthcare sectors. Over 7,000 people in
North Simcoe are employed in these two sectors. The challenge now is finding
more good employees. In fact I have just received the following request from a
local employer, Baytech:</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Baytech Plastics is looking for
summer students and permanent full-time staff to work shifts at our two Midland
plants. Pay is $14/hour (under review) and benefits for full-time staff after 3
months. If you know of anyone who might be interested they can email me or call
me at 705-528-4027.”</span></span></i></div>
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pass this along if you know of anyone who might be interested.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">The
new Seasons on Little Lake project plans to start 50 new homes by this fall;
the new GBDSS should be ready for students by year’s end: the Jarlette Healthcare
facility is underway (currently delayed a bit due to a government slowdown)
plus new apartment buildings and many new homes are under construction. Yes
Midland, it is happening.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Before I let you go to summer please remember we have a
civic election this October. Our future, especially the next four years, will
depend upon whom we vote to guide the Town. If you or someone you know has the
desire to help us forge our future, please get your name registered for the
ballot <b>by July 27 at 2:00 pm </b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.midland.ca/Pages/Election.aspx"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.midland.ca/Pages/Election.aspx</span></span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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Year for Forging Our Future - 2018</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Gord McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452410759672419143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365302287299734733.post-39405159058273551822018-06-24T08:52:00.002-07:002018-06-24T08:52:17.567-07:00Sunday June 24, 2018
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">This past Wednesday saw a “Town Hall” meeting at St. Paul’s
on the downtown safety issue. It was attended by some 40 people many of whom
chose to speak to the matter. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Two key
take-a-ways were that this is a long standing issue in the downtown and it is
causing some significant distress in certain areas. A good discussion that will
lead to recommendations for action in both the short and long term.</span></div>
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Week Ahead</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">On <u>Monday the 25<sup>th</sup></u> Council meets at 6:15
pm in closed to discuss three matters including potential litigation and nominations
to a committee. At 7:00 pm it’s the June Council meeting including:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">-<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">A Public Meeting (you may speak) regarding Building
Permit fees.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Since Town staff now provides
these services in both Midland and Penetanguishene, staff is proposing that we
harmonize our fees to minimize confusion</span></div>
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Council. The Municipal Act allows for some of the authorities of Council to be
delegated to staff during the post nomination period if it is likely that less
than 75% of current Councilors will continue into the new term. The election
draws nigh.</span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Tuesday the 26<sup>th</sup></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> sees County Council start
at 9:00 am in Midhurst. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 3:00 pm the North
Simcoe Housing Working Group meets at Town Hall to consider a proposal for a new
housing style called “shared accommodation”. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>If developed properly this method could provide
much needed affordable housing in our area. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Then at 5:00 pm Heads of Council meet in
Penetanguishene to review a number of area issues, including the work of the Community
Safety Task Force and the Huronia Airport.</span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Wednesday the 27<sup>th</sup></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> is also a busy day
starting at 2:00 pm with a Community Safety Task Force meeting at Town Hall. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 4:00 pm our MCC hosts its AGM at the MCC. And
at 7:00 pm you are invited to a special meeting of Council to hear about our
new Procedural By-Law. This By-Law will set the ground rules for how Council
deals with all matters set before it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">On <u>Thursday</u> the Pearl Mist returns to our Town dock
and is met with an all day celebration. Please do come down and welcome our
visitors. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At noon please join the Georgian
Bay General Hospital Foundation AGM being held at the MCC. Lunch will be served
while they provide you with an update on the Foundation and the hospital. Not
to be outdone, our hospital hosts its own AGM in Conference Room 1 at the
hospital at 4:00 pm. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">The energy starts to build at 7:00 pm with both GBDSS and
St. Theresa`s hosting their graduation ceremonies. Drive carefully. And at 8:00
pm it’s an evening with the Bee Gees at MCC. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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The Midland Rib Fest returns with great BBQ and craft beer! <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Northern Heat Rib Series is bringing the BEST
BBQ in Canada right to your backyard! Join us for a weekend full of food, fun,
and entertainment as you enjoy all the event has to offer.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">10:00 am to 3:00 pm - Hospice Huronia is
holding a HOT DOG & BAKE SALE at the Penetanguishene Curling Club. Call
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at 10:30 am to fireworks in the evening. For more information: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.midland.ca/Shared%20Documents/Events%20page/Canada%20Day%202018%20schedule%20v4.pdf"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.midland.ca/Shared%20Documents/Events%20page/Canada%20Day%202018%20schedule%20v4.pdf</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">11:00 am to 7:00 pm – Ribfest at David Onley
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">The
Town held its last public OPR status meeting of this Council term this past
week. The draft plan reflected the input received on the Natural Heritage designation
in addition to changes to the definition of ``employment <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>lands``. These changes, once agreed by Council,
will then be presented to County Council for its approval. </span></div>
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this process are the upcoming elections, which will require a work stoppage and
the requirement of the County to undertake a Municipal Comprehensive Review,
which once completed will require us to further adjust our plan.</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Gord McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452410759672419143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365302287299734733.post-58679739660590143552018-06-17T08:27:00.001-07:002018-06-17T08:27:59.936-07:00Sunday June 17, 2018
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">The summer season is upon us.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Party on the Dock is just wrapping up. The
Pearl Mist visits us again plus a couple of free BBQs this week. Then Ribfest
and Canada Day at the end of the month. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Get out there and enjoy the good life in Midland.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">On <u>Monday </u>at 9:00 am the second Community Safety
Task Force stakeholder workshop takes place at Town Hall.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The first workshop was quite instructive in identifying
the causes underlying many downtown safety issues.</span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Tuesday the 19<sup>th</sup></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> will see the return
of the Pearl Mist to our Town dock.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Look
for a day of entertainment dockside - all are welcome to attend. At </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">7:30 am the North Simcoe Community Futures Development Corporation holds
its AGM at Restaurant Ste. Marie. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">At 9:00 am,
at the County Museum, County Council meets for its last strategic planning
session before the election. </span></div>
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the Township of Tiny Community Centre. Then at 1:30 pm<span style="color: grey; margin: 0px;">
</span>you are invited to join </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Waypoint as it presents its
annual report to the community at Waypoint. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #43404d; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">And
lastly at </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">5:00 pm Hospice Huronia hosts a celebration for their
new building project. The party takes place at their premises at 25 Jeffery St.
Penetanguishene.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: grey; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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traditional Town Hall meeting that will hear from the public about the downtown
safety situation. The Community Safety Task force is conducting a full review
of the issues and behaviors that affect our downtown. You are asked to
participate by completing a short survey at <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/midland-safety" target="_blank"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">www.surveymonkey.ca/r/midland-safety</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #444444; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">and also by attending
the Town Hall meeting at St Paul’s church on King Street starting at 6:30 pm. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">At 7:00 pm at the Midland Public Library, Marina Nemat will
present the memoir of her life and political imprisonment in Iran – the <u>Prisoner
of Tehran</u>. Her extraordinary tale of faith and survival is a testament to
the power of love in the face of evil and injustice. </span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Thursday the 21<sup>st</sup></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> is National
Aboriginal Day. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Ste. Marie among the
Hurons will host a special celebration.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>Further details at: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.saintemarieamongthehurons.on.ca/sm/en/SpecialEvents/NationalAboriginalDay/index.htm"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.saintemarieamongthehurons.on.ca/sm/en/SpecialEvents/NationalAboriginalDay/index.htm</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">At 4:30 pm Georgian Village hosts a staff appreciation BBQ
at their location in Penentanguishene.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>Keeping with the BBQ theme, you are invited to a FREE community BBQ to
celebrate local climate action.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>This
Severn Sound Environmental Association sponsored event will welcome Robert
Canning, SSEA's new Invasive Species Coordinator. The event runs from 5:30 pm
to 7:00 pm at Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons. Then at 6:30 pm at the</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> NSSRC,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">
the Town will provide you with an update of its evolving Official Plan. The
meeting </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">will present the latest changes and impacts of 2017
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the 8:00 am launch of the Prosperity Summit.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>This annual event, hosted by our Economic Development Corporation of North
Simcoe (EDCNS) will focus on a new area of economic opportunity for North
Simcoe - the convergence of our local manufacturing and healthcare sectors. This
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surprising that Tay is moving ahead with celebrating an early Canada Day.
Please click the link for a listing of all the great things our neighbours want
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ready to be moved with the First Annual Gospel Music Festival at the MCC. The
Band of Christians featuring Titus Chapman returns to the MCC. Last year’s
sold out performance had audience members in awe. The best of black gospel
music starts at 8:00 pm and lasts all weekend. A full weekend pass is available
at <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.midlandculturalcentre.com/page.php?page=Events&pageType=events&eventid=100046624"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">All Weekend Pass $60 PLUS HST
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introducing a new curbside collection program for textiles to help divert these
materials out of landfills. Simcoe County residents will receive one textile
collection this June, with our area’s pick-up scheduled for June 18-22 (Zone
2). Similar to Leaf and Yard Waste collection, pick-up does not necessarily
coincide with your regular collection day. Items should be placed at the curb
by 7 a.m. on the Monday of your collection week. For more information visit <a href="http://www.simcoe.ca/textilecollection"><span style="color: blue;">www.simcoe.ca/textilecollection</span></a></span></div>
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as your garbage day. Textiles must be placed at curbside by 7 a.m. on Monday of
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Customer Service indicating that their textiles were not collected but
acknowledging that they were not in the pink bag provided or clear plastic bags
but in garbage bags or other containers. The pink bag or a clear bag
identifies that the bag contains textiles for collection whereas black or green
garbage bags should not be collected as textiles as they may contain garbage
which would become a contaminant to the textile diversion program. </span></div>
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waste out for collection although the final yard waste collection for the north
zone was the week of June 4<sup>th</sup>. We believe that this is due to
residents assuming that the colour coding in the calendar which identifies the
collection zones meant that this was also a yard waste week when in fact it is
a textile collection week. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">To help ensure accuracy for future waste collections,
residents should be encouraged to subscribe for free waste collection alerts
and reminders at <a href="http://www.simcoe.ca/wastereminder"><span style="color: blue;">www.simcoe.ca/wastereminder</span></a>
in order to make certain that they are aware of scheduled collections for their
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Gord McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452410759672419143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365302287299734733.post-11517669623568272602018-06-10T11:06:00.003-07:002018-06-10T11:06:38.025-07:00Sunday June 10, 2018
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Another great Butter Tart Festival has wrapped up with
many of us still coming down from that sugary high. Estimates are that
somewhere near 200,000 butter tarts were on sale and 50,000 plus visitors.
Official word has yet to come.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>A big
thank-you to Karen Mealing and her team who pulled this off without a hitch.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Making Midland proud.</span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Monday June 11<sup>th</sup></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> at 5:00 pm is the
AGM for the MPUC shareholder (the Town). The MPUC sale to Newmarket-Tay is
still not closed as we await the OEB decision. Cannot believe it is taking this
long. At 7:00 pm is the Town’s General Committee meeting including:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Progress report on our Midland Forward
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">On <u>Tuesday the 12<sup>th</sup></u> County Council
takes place at 9:00 am in Midlhurst. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>A
number of interesting items that may impact Midland:</span></div>
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first leg being the Barrie to Midland link. One of the new Simcoe County LINX
Transit Service buses will be on display at the County. Our Midland-Barrie
route is scheduled for launch on August 7th, 2018</span></div>
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Town. Then at 7:30 pm Dr. Keith Rose hosts - </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.midlandculturalcentre.com/page.php?page=Events&pageType=events&eventid=100047155"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;">OUR HEALTH: SPIRITUALITY &
WELL-BEING</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>at the
MCC. A sold out night but walk-ins may still be available. Those who wish to
attend can come to the entrance to Rotary Hall at the MCC, where seating will
be on a first-come first-served basis.</span></div>
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celebrate Seniors Month. The Midland Seniors Council is hosting a free noon
lunch at the NSSRC.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Right after that
from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm the Midland Library is launching a new Seniors’ Drop-In.
Come for an afternoon of companionship, conversations and fun! <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Every other Wednesday, starting June 13<sup>th</sup>,
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MCC.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Fred’s guest is Dr. Dianne Saxe,
the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO), a tough but fair watchdog over
Ontario’s environmental, energy and climate performance. Prior to her
appointment in December 2015, Commissioner Saxe was one of Canada’s most respected
environmental lawyers. Commissioner Saxe has been recognized as one of the
world’s top 25 environmental lawyers.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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first Community Safety Task Force workshop takes place at the Town. This
meeting will invite key stakeholders, such as the Library, the OPP and
Guesthouse to the table. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The Task Force is
going to use a number of methods to get your input on our downtown safety
situation including an online survey, a public Town Hall scheduled for June 20,
stakeholder workshops and one-on-one interviews - a lot of information
gathering this month. All meetings are open to the public. The online survey
should be available this Monday. </span></div>
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Midhurst for a meeting of the County’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
The Committee will receive a report on the recent “Place in Time” count that
enumerated the homeless population in our area.<span style="margin: 0px;">
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Federal/Provincial approach to the National Housing Strategy - flowing $13B
over 10 years into affordable housing projects. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>And at noon the Chamber of Commerce invites
you to a public BBQ on the Town Dock.</span></div>
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underway but not quite as planned. Due to the aggressive timeframe it has not yet
been able to retain the services of an external consultant. So in the short
term the many agency reps on the Task Force have taken up the challenge and
will direct the initial Problem Statement phase. Another example of our
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with the recent spring heat wave. Our first cruise ship is coming in this week
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mayor is leading a provincially sponsored study of the Great Lakes cruise ship
industry. The study consultant is in Town today to assess the port of Midland
and our ability to handle cruise ships and their passengers.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>This information will be complied along with
that of 7 other Ontario ports to develop an overall assessment of the cruise potential
in the Great Lakes.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>This could be the
first step in us becoming a cruise ship terminus and moving Midland into the main
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expected to drop by the Gerry Marshall campaign office on Bay Street (next to Grounded)
at 6:00 pm. </span></div>
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District School Board is hosting a public meeting to hear your concerns about
their intention to significantly raise the education development charges on new
buildings. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The meeting is at the SMCDSB,
Catholic Education Center, 46 Alliance Blvd. in Barrie, starting at 6:00 pm. </span></div>
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harbor.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Please come down as the Town has
quite a day of fun and festivities planned for everyone at the Town dock. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>It’s also Tim Horton’s Camp Day.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>All money from coffee sales goes to deserving
kids who need help attending summer camp. I will be at the Tim’s on Hwy 12 at
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its work plan for our Community Safety Plan. At 2:00 pm, the Governance Review
Committee meets at Town Hall to finalize its changes to the Procedural By-law,
the rules that govern how Council operates. Then at 5:00 pm our Youth Committee
meets to organize their summer events. And finally at 7:00 pm Planning and
Development Committee meets at Town Hall.<span style="margin: 0px;">
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Election Day.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Please take the time to
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join the Physician Recruitment team as they honour our rural candidates for
medical internship with a BBQ at Waypoint at noon. </span></div>
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special mass at the Shrine to dedicate the 4 new community gardens. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Our own Midland Garden Club has prepared the Midland
garden as our show of support for Martyrs’ Shrine and its many visitors. All
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issues we see in the downtown and what are their likely causes? <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>A public Town Hall meeting will be held at St.
Paul’s for all residents who want to speak to the matter. The meeting <u>should
be</u> on Wednesday June 20<sup>th</sup> at 7:00 pm. I will let you know when
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purchasers were at the Seasons on Little Lake sod turning event on Saturday to appreciate
it. This is a major residential project that will add over 1,000 homes and some
2,000 to 3,000 new residents. They expect to get the first phase ground work
done this summer and possibly start foundation work on the homes in the
fall.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Occupancy is slated for spring
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business with a closed meeting at Town Hall at 6:30 pm. We will be discussing a
personal matter (staffing). <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 7:00 pm it’s
the May Council meeting including:</span></div>
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Central Region will be holding its Awards Ceremony at the Quality Inn. Then at
noon the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Askennonia Senior Center, along with Huronia Museum and students
from Georgian Bay District Secondary School will be showcasing their project <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>"A Peek at the Past". It's an
oral history project and students have interviewed three North Simcoe
residents. The interviews have been recorded and edited by local videographer,
Eamonn O'Connell. Askennonia is hosting a free, open-to-all luncheon at noon. That’s
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timely discussion on </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Lyme Diseases at the Weybridge community centre, 8340
Hwy 93. Starting at 7:00 pm the evet features expert speakers Jackie Davenport,
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problems we are seeing in the downtown and what are the root causes; Solution –
development of a Midland specific safety model and techniques</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">With the formation paperwork now approved by Council, the
search is one for quality directors to help develop our 40 acre waterfront
gem.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The Town is now advertising for
Board of Director positions for the new Midland Bay Landing Development
Corporation. If you or someone you know may be interested please go to the Town
web page </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.midland.ca/Pages/Midland-Bay-Landing.aspx"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.midland.ca/Pages/Midland-Bay-Landing.aspx</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">The </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">County of Simcoe is
introducing a new curbside collection program for textiles to help divert these
materials out of landfills. Simcoe County residents will receive one textile
collection this June, with our area’s pick-up scheduled for June 18-22 (Zone 2).
Similar to Leaf and Yard Waste collection, pick-up does not necessarily
coincide with your regular collection day. Items should be placed at the curb
by 7 a.m. on the Monday of your collection week. For more information visit <a href="http://www.simcoe.ca/textilecollection"><span style="color: blue;">www.simcoe.ca/textilecollection</span></a></span></div>
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May 27.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">The Mayors Mac and Cheese dinner takes place from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Phil’s
Pub and Eatery in Midland.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>All proceeds
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Gord McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452410759672419143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365302287299734733.post-8334898147560923002018-05-20T09:17:00.002-07:002018-05-20T09:17:16.902-07:00Sunday May 20, 2018
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">On <u>Tuesday the 22<sup>nd</sup></u> at 9:00 am it’s
County Council. Council will receive the Transportation Tomorrow Survey results,
that you may recall participating in last year.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>A few survey facts: 95% of all trips made by residents in Simcoe County
involved a car/light truck.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>In Midland
about 60% of our trips are within Midland, with our next most popular
destination being Penetanguishene. Staying local – shopping local.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">At 2:00 pm a very special signing ceremony will take
place at Neezhoday Park on King Street. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The
Town of Midland and the Beausoleil First Nation will be entering into a Protocol
Agreement – a formalization of how we will cooperate in economic development,
land use planning and generally the sharing of a common geography. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The Town of Midland is established on the
Traditional and Treaty Territory of the Beausoleil First Nation. 14% of Midland
residents identify as having an aboriginal identity.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>This formal recognition is long overdue.
Please do come and witness this historical event. </span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Wednesday the 23<sup>rd</sup></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> starts with t</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">he Community Safety Task Force at 10:00 am at Town Hall. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The meeting will decide the form of engagement
on the topic of safety for our Midland community. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">At noon </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Rotary celebrates Random Acts of Kindness Day with a free hot dog lunch
at the Town Dock.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I understand that free
coffee is also available at the Town Hall, and something about parking
violations being overlooked…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">At </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">1:00 pm the Governance Review Committee meets
at Town Hall to consider the committees and procedures your elected officials
will follow in the years to come. And at 5:00 pm at the MCC it gets political
as our provincial election candidates square off in a debate. All are welcome
to attend and learn more about who our next MPP will be.</span></div>
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summer season in Port McNicoll. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 1:00
pm the Cruise Ship Industry Group reconvenes at Town Hall to review the
progress on our Town led project to grow cruising in the Great Lakes.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">On <u>Friday the 25<sup>th</sup></u> the Huronia Museum
invites you to</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> look at our history through the eyes of local
residents. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The Four Jewels Oral History
Project</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">
takes place from </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">6:30 to 8:30 pm and it’s free. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>A DVD containing the stories is available for purchase.
<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">6:00 pm the OPP host their
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">11:00 am - The Midland Bay Sailing Club has
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the groundbreaking for the Seasons on Little Lake project on Hwy 12.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>You are invited to attend</span></div>
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Baie, 63 rue Main, Penetanguishene. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Chanteur-auteur-interprète
franco-ontarien, il reprend la route, sans sa guitare, ni de musiciens
pour prouver aux gens qu'il n'est pas drôle pantoute!</span></div>
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takes place at Phil’s Pub and Eatery on Hugel. Come enjoy a festive family meal
with the mayors and help out the We Are the Villagers children’s charity.</span></div>
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our new Municipal Development Corporation, that will look after our Midland Bay
Landing project. Once approved by Council we should be out looking for a new development
partner by this fall. </span></div>
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system, the project team is now finalizing Midland’s Draft Official Plan, a framework
to guide and support future development in the Town.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Key features in the draft include:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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of the “employment” designation into employment lands, employment areas, mixed
use corridors and commercial corridors.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>This
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revitalization in Midland’s downtown </span></div>
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Session scheduled for June. All recommended revisions will be incorporated into
the Draft Official Plan. The OPR process will then pause for the election with
the final Draft Official Plan targeted to be presented to Council in spring
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Southern Georgian Bay Farmers Markets will be
returning to the 526 Bay Street Parking Lot (behind Subway) in downtown Midland,
every Sunday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm (May 20th - October 7th, 2018)!</span></div>
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will be launching the S.A.F.E program to educate residents on the need for
working home smoke alarms. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>This home
program is <b><u>completely voluntary</u></b> - residents are free to participate
or not. The purpose of the program is to help residents with the
installation and maintenance of smoke alarms. The MFD will be knocking on
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509 Bay Street Parking Lot. A hot summer lineup for you: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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</span>They are looking for volunteers to help make the day a success. If
you, or someone you know, is interested in helping out on Saturday, June 9,
please register at </span><a href="http://app.tandempark.org/Volunteer/Opportunities"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">http://app.tandempark.org/Volunteer/Opportunities</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> <span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"> There are plenty of opportunities to fit your
schedule and interests. All volunteers receive a t-shirt and lunch,
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Monday the 14<sup>th</sup></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> at 7:00 pm you are
invited to the May General Committee meeting at 7:00 pm at the Town. A
relatively short agenda including: </span></div>
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plans, Rotary’s Random Acts of<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Kindness Day
and summer music returns to Little Lake Park</span></div>
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Public Information Centre regarding the reform of the property tax rebate
program that currently exists for vacant commercial and industrial buildings.
The goal is to provide background information to those interested and to seek
their feedback on proposed changes. That’s at the Simcoe County Museum, 1151
Highway 26 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>And
from 4:00 to 7:00 pm our Community Living Huronia hosts an Open House at their
339 Olive Street location. You are most welcome to attend and find out how this
important organization helps us all.</span></div>
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attend a review of Midland’s transit service. You chance to provide comment on
how well (or not) our transit service fits your needs. The consultation is from
2:00 to 4:00 pm and again from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the NSSRC.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>And to encourage your attendance, Midland
transit will be free to all during the time of the consultation. </span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Thursday the 17<sup>th</sup></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> local businesses,
organizations and entrepreneurs from the skilled trades are hosting the 2018
edition of the Simcoe Muskoka Skilled Trades Expo at the Elmvale Community Arena.
The student/school session for grades 7/8 is from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, while
parents and the general public are invited from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Also at 7:00 pm you may wish to drop by the
Midland Library as they hold their regular Board Game Night. </span></div>
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the long week-end? But first a busy Friday. At 9:00 am the County’s Affordable
Housing Advisory committee reviews its 2017 highlights including a motel conversion
in Barrie; allocating $2M for affordable housing in rural areas; building 1017 new
affordable housing units over the last 3 years. Another very positive sign is
that the Ontario and Federal governments are working together, committing an
initial $4.2B for new housing over ten years. </span></div>
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retirement party for Arlene Shirley.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>Those who have met Arlene know of her sunny disposition and bottomless
candy dish for all visitors.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>She will be
missed.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Port-O-Rama gets into high gear
in Port McNicoll this week-end. All sorts of family activities. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.tay.ca/en/Calendar/Events/Details.aspx?Id=33bcf36d-8578-4d63-af26-2b2bdd4bf878&ref=%2fen%2fCalendar%2fEvents%2fdefault.aspx"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.tay.ca/en/Calendar/Events/Details.aspx?Id=33bcf36d-8578-4d63-af26-2b2bdd4bf878&ref=%2fen%2fCalendar%2fEvents%2fdefault.aspx</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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3 day festival, the first Uke Fest in Ontario, allows ukulele players
of all ages to participate in workshops, jam sessions, concerts and all things
ukulele-based.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"> <a href="http://midlandculturalcentre.com/page.php?page=Events&pageType=events&eventid=100046432"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">http://midlandculturalcentre.com/page.php?page=Events&pageType=events&eventid=100046432</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; margin: 0px;">
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County of Simcoe will stop sending its curbside organics (Green Bin) to
Hamilton and will instead begin shipping the material to an Elmira facility. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>This will allow Simcoe to add pet wastes to
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Brothers Big Sisters of North Simcoe. </span></em><em><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;">Now that’s
efficiency for you!</span></em><em><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I understand a lady’s group – GBay Gals Give
– is being organized to give the guys a run for their money. If you are a gal
and want to join the fun</span></em><em><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;">,</span></em><em><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;"> e-mail </span></em></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">gbaygalsgive@gmail.com</span></a></span><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">. </span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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is preparing a “Midland themed” garden that will be located at Martyrs’ Shrine.
This garden is intended to demonstrate the connectedness of the Shrine to the
local community. You are invited to attend the unveiling of the garden during a
ceremony on June 10<sup>th</sup>. And remember that Sunday May 13<sup>th</sup>
is Mother’s Day. Town restaurants will be busy so plan ahead. </span></div>
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meeting of the Community Safety Task Force.<span style="margin: 0px;">
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Council’s August deadline. The meeting is at 10:00 am at the Town Hall. </span></div>
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PM</b> using TV, radio <span style="margin: 0px;">and now through
cell phones</span>. The alert message will “test” the functionality of the
system, and inform consumers of emergency alerts. You do not need to take any
action with this test alert. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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the new Waypoint Chigamik Healthcare Center – that’s from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm at
the Chigamik offices at 845 King St. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>And
at </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">5:30
pm Guys Who Care meet at the Midland Golf Club on Hwy. 93. If you are a guy,
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County Council takes place at 9:00 am in Midhurst. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 1:00 pm the Town holds its Governance
Review Committee meeting, primarily to update our municipal procedure by-law. At
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into gear with Bubble Art Print Making. </span></div>
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Cannabis, Weeding Through the Issues - at MCC. Unfortunately it is sold
out.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>If you are having trouble getting
out to this popular series, you can access them online by Googling O<i>ur
Health North Simcoe,</i> then, click on the Rogers TV site (bookmark for
future reference) and choose which video you would like to view. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">On <u>Wednesday</u> you are invited to our annual Candlelight
Ceremony at the Cenotaph.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>We gather at
7:00 pm to pay tribute to the many who have given their lives for our freedom.</span></div>
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invited to a grant information session with the Ontario Arts Council. The OAC
provides funding in the areas of dance, literature, multi and inter-arts,
music, theatre and the visual arts. Their priority groups include
Francophone, Indigenous and artists living in regions outside of Toronto. This
free session runs from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Midland Public Library. Those
interested in attending are encouraged to RSVP to</span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> Karen Mealing.</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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an all-day conference with the County. But if you want to have some fun, join our
Library at their block party.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>From 4:00
to 8:00 pm come celebrate the Library’s new brand, the arrival of spring and our
awesome community! <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>We’re closing down
Elizabeth Street between King and First and setting up giant jenga, duck races,
green screen photos, and much more. It is free for all ages so come on down and
join the party.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">And
if you are looking for something good to eat, plus lending a hand to the Wye
Marsh, the third annual Wye Marsh Fundraising Dinner takes place from 5:00 to
7:00 pm at the Oakwood Community Center in Victoria Harbour.</span></span></div>
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Huronia Half Marathon takes to the Midland Rotary Trail. The <span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt; margin: 0px;">goal of the campaign is to raise money to promote
better health and physical activity, helping local youth who require financial
assistance to participate in YMCA programs.<span style="margin: 0px;">
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recent amendments to the Municipal Elections Act. The close of the
nomination period will be at 2 p.m. on July 27, 2018. Get involved - it’s your
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spring walk to recognize the importance of proper child rearing for the Midland
community. Look for them in the downtown about 11:00 am, ending up at their
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local children’s charities, in our case a new play structure at GBGH. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I will be serving coffee at their location on
Hwy. 93 about 8:30 am.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Hope to see you
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the Netherlands at Veterans Park on Aberdeen Blvd. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Mr. Gert Jan Oplaat will be unveiling a
special commemorative plaque recognizing the strong bond between our two
countries and remembering the Canadian troops who liberated Holland during
WWII. The plaque will recognize one of our local veterans, Mr. Frank Graham,
who will be in attendance. All are welcome.</span></div>
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international regulators who are assisting with bringing more cruise ships to
the Great Lakes.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>If you have ever wanted
to travel to the Middle East the Library has a local solution for you. At 7:00
pm t<span style="color: #444444; margin: 0px;">ravel with Mark & Claudia to the United
Arab Emirates to see the country’s story of “from rags to riches in less than a
generation”. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Spend a night in a Bedouin
camp, and then marvel at the world's tallest building and the Grand Mosque. Sip
Arabic coffee and enjoy basbousa. Snacks and refreshments included. Tickets are
$10 at the library desk.</span></span></div>
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Muskoka LHIN hosts a public input session on healthcare </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">specific to indigenous health issues. The meeting takes place from noon
to 3:00 pm at the Georgian Bay Native Friendship Centre on Yonge Street. At
5:30 pm MP Bruce Stanton hosts his annual Feast for Learning in support of the
Gateway Centre. Bruce’s event is being held at the Midland Legion building, 196
Queen Street. And at 8:00 pm Huronia Players starts their run of Calendar Girls
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with Native Woods Nursery on Hwy 12 to raise funds though the sale of a special
purple daisy, a favorite of Julianna Matyas.<span style="margin: 0px;">
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to the MCC. After years touring the United States, Canada, and Europe and having
his songs covered by some of the biggest names in music, the enigmatic, countrified,
Rock n’ Roll troubadour Fred Eaglesmith and his talented wife Tif Ginn are
finally making it to Midland</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Council has approved
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Safety Plan to address long standing safety issues in our downtown and
Library.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Members of the core committee
are: the Canadian Mental Health Association, County of Simcoe Health and Social
Services, Downtown Midland BIA, The Guesthouse, Midland Police Services Board,
Midland Public Library, the OPP, and the Salvation Army/Street Outreach. Many
additional stakeholders will be brought into the discussion to ensure that
complete well-rounded information is available to the Task Force. </span></div>
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recently approved budget includes $50,000 for the Task Force’s work, primarily
to engage outside expertise. The Task Force will ensure that their Community
Safety Plan meets the needs of the community and the requirements of the Safe
Ontario Act (Bill 175).</span></div>
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2018 budget is now passed. The final overall tax rate tax rate will be
determined in May when County and School Board rates are available. </span></div>
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Gord McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452410759672419143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365302287299734733.post-27531324012582917222018-04-22T09:05:00.001-07:002018-04-22T09:05:31.469-07:00Sunday April 22, 2018
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the<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"> Ontario Restaurant Hotel Motel Association selected
our own Butter Tart Festival as the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Regional
Festival. A great win for Midland and all the folks who make this festival an
annual reality. Mark June 9<sup>th</sup> for your next butter tart fix.</span></span></div>
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the shipping season in Midland harbor. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The
SS Frontenac arrived this week-end and we welcome the Captain (who is a cousin
of our own Harbour Master Rick Lehney) with our traditional Top Hat ceremony.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>That’s at 11:00 am by ADM in the harbor. </span></div>
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appointment to the Audit Committee. Then at 7:00 pm it’s the April Council
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event. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Approximate 200 volunteers will fan
out across the County to conduct a “point in time” count of all our homeless
and marginally housed residents. This information will be used by the County
and our many social agencies to better target programs to those in need. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At 9:00 am County Council will hear a presentation
on the future of Lakehead University in our area. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>And to complete the day, you are invited to
our Library at 7:00 pm to see the judging of the finalists for the Battle of the
Books – where local students defend a favorite book.</span></div>
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Anytime Fitness celebrates the opening of their new location behind the Galaxy
Theatre, Mountainview Mall. Come on out and get fit. At 7:30 pm Diabetes Canada
invites you to an evening of discussion on the topic of Diabetes and Your Eyes.
<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Dr. Daniel Scanlon will answer your questions
on this important topic at the Penetanguishene Legion. </span></div>
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will interview <span style="margin: 0px;">Dan Needles, </span>a <span style="margin: 0px;">very amusing guy</span> with a <span style="margin: 0px;">fascinating life story</span>. He has been a
journalist, a speech writer, a newspaper publisher, a public relations officer,
an author, a playwright, a social commentator and a popular speaker. He is best
known for his Wingfield Farm series which has been performed across Canada, at
the Stratford Festival and on CBC. He’s the recipient of the Stephen Leacock
Memorial Medal for Humour.</span></div>
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week Council should bring the 2018 budget process to a close. The municipal tax
rate increase is likely to be 2.2%. When this is blended with the County and
school taxes your all in tax rate increase should be about 1.5%. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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2019 budget process starts in a few months. The current Council will start the
process off and the new Council will be the one to approve it. Your vote this fall
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facility operated by Rosewood Women’s Shelter and when it will be ready to sell
its produce to the public. Well the good news is that they are now open for
business at 436 Bay Street. The store front opens 4-6 pm daily during the week.
Your chance to get quality low cost produce and help Rosewood with their critically
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Syrian refugee family. The Amirs continue to prosper and have become part of
our local family. Zafec and Ibrahim, the mother and father, are doing very well
with their English lessons. Ibrahim is often seen down at the Town dock with his
fishing rod. <span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">Khatchik, the son, continues to work at
Ciboulette as the pastry chef. And Zarmig, the daughter’s big news is that she just
got married to her long-time boyfriend and is going through the process of
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Gord McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452410759672419143noreply@blogger.com0