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EarlyeffortsChildren proud to see theirwork at art exhibitionby Brian Wilsdon

Some used paint, some pas-tel. Others used sketches, fab-ric, collage or paper.

The Great Beginnings Ele-mentary Schools Art Exhibitionopened March 10 at the St.Thomas-Elgin Public Art Cen-tre, and hundreds of childrenand parents viewed the exhibit,celebrating the work of over500 participants.

Every other year, the Art Cen-tre hosts an art exhibit com-prised of works created by

talented young artists attend-ing schools in St. Thomas andElgin County. The exhibitiongives students the opportunityto share their talent with family,friends, teachers and the entirecommunity.

“It’s so great to watch the re-action of the kids as they seetheir art hanging in the gallery,”said Sherri Howard, event co-ordinator. “It’s an experiencethey remember forever.”

IF YOU GO…Great Beginnings ElementarySchools Art ExhibitionWhen? Runs until Apr. 7Where? St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, 301 Talbot St., St. ThomasCost? Free admissionMore info? www.stepac.ca

International student feelswelcome in St. Thomasby Mickey Reid

If you lived in Brazil, howwould you know if you likedsnowboarding? João MyrrhaVaz, a 16-year-old Rotary Clubexchange student from Brazil,says it’s “amazing.” He recentlyreturned from a skiing vacationwith his host family.

Malcolm Rust is not surprised.He is the Youth Exchange Officerfor the Rotary Club of St.Thomas, part of the CentralStates Rotary Youth ExchangeProgram.

“Each year an exchange stu-dent comes to live with threehost families for the academicschool year. They get to see theworld, learn the language andabsorb other cultures,” he ex-plained. “Rotarians do the orien-tation and preparation, and thehost family has their support forthe year.”

João speaks English and Por-tuguese and attends St. JohnHigh School, where vocals is hisfavourite class. He says the stu-dent exchange experience hasmade him “very independent.”

Wayne and Melody McKinnonwere one of João’s host fami-lies. “Having João living with usfor four months was like havinga grandson – he has brightenedour lives and given us insightinto the life of a teenager in this

ever changing, complex world –and he has reassured us thatthe world is full of great kids, “Wayne and Melody said. “Wewould encourage any family toconsider welcoming an ex-change student into their homefor a few months – it is a won-derful opportunity to learn an-other culture and to really feelwhat it is like to be Canadian.”

The host family is often verydiverse. There may or may notbe children, parents could beworking or be retired. However,the student soon becomes anintegral part of the family.

There are also many smiles.

“João quickly learned that noteveryone in Canada has amaid,” Melody said.

Most students find that theirhost families are enthusiastic,adaptable and supportive.Shelby Molyneux, a graduate ofCentral Elgin, went on exchangeto France in 2009-10. “The fam-ily understood what it was liketo live in another country, andaccepted me as part of the fam-ily so readily, I believe becausethat is the way they would wanttheir child to be treated,” Shelbysaid.

Malcolm stresses the need forthree host families in the up-coming school year for a newexchange student coming to St.Thomas.

How do we know the programworks? João says he is decid-edly “not homesick.”

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João Myrrha Vaz, a 16-year-old exchange student from Brazil with RotaryClub youth exchange officer, Malcolm Rust. (Photo by Mickey Reid)

Exchanging places from Brazil to Elgin CountyVolume 7 No. 45

Sisters Sydney and Abby Barrett, who attend John Wise Public School, ad-mire and record some of the 500 pieces of art at the opening of the GreatBeginnings art show. (Photo by Brian Wilsdon)

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Grace McGartlandwins recognitionaward

Grace McGartland, chair ofThe Arts & Cookery Bank, wasnamed as Elgin County’s Am-bassador of the Year for 2011by the County of Elgin February15.

Elgin County Ambassadorsare people who volunteer their

time to help promote businessthroughout Elgin County andactively participate in thegrowth and development of theCounty. The Elgin County Am-bassador program is open toentrepreneurs, business own-ers and community leaders.

The Ambassador of the Yearis awarded based on pointsthat are given to ambassadorsfor a variety of items including

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events and informing Eco-nomic Development staffabout new business in thearea.

Grace has represented theCounty at numerous eventsover the past year, has spokenabout Elgin’s Creative Econ-omy at several conferencesand organized the WesternElgin Interactive Showcase inOctober 2011.

She sits on the County ofElgin’s Economic Developmentand Tourism Advisory Commit-tee and represents ElginCounty on the Board of Direc-tors of the Southwest OntarioTourism Corporation.

"We would like to thankGrace for her commitment,creativity and enthusiasm,"said Elgin County Warden BillWalters. "Her involvement andcontribution has been an im-measurable asset to our Eco-nomic Development program."

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Spring is almost here, andwhen spring approaches, sodoes the need for change.What could be more excitingthan a chance to discover newand fresh ideas to help createan inviting and refreshing

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The IODE Decorator Chal-lenge has been around sincethe 1900s and was started byan incredible woman namedMargaret Polson Murray fromGreat Britain. Margaret under-stood the needs of women,children and giving back to thecommunity. Even now, after100 years, Margaret is still

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A win for ElginSt. Thomas Mayor Heather Jackson concedes defeat as Elgin County Warden Bill Walters raises the trophy in triumph after Elgin County staffwon 12-10 over St. Thomas city staff during the second annual Mayor’sCharity Hockey Game March 4. Over $3,000 was raised for United Wayfrom the event.

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Dorothy Gebert

The heat is on

Last week, a St. Thomas fam-ily was the winner of a brandnew furnace from Coad Heating

and Air Conditioning. It was a goodwill giveawayas part of Random Acts of Kindness Day on Feb-ruary 1. Steve Coad said because the communityhad supported his company for 30 years, hewanted to give back. And he did that by offeringto give a $5,000 high-efficiency furnace to afamily that needed one the most.

Mike and Stephanie Vanhelvoort of St. Thomaswere the lucky householders. Mike said it isgoing to make a huge difference to them be-cause the furnace that heats the house now is“a beast and an octopus.” Steve Coad said thathe can make their house much more comfort-able, especially with improvements to the duct-work that he has planned.

Home heating is often something we take for

granted…when it works well. But when itdoesn’t, you really notice it, especially in olderhouses.

I grew up in a 1920s-vintage brick house thathad radiators in every room. Although it took along time for them to get warmed up, when theydid, the heat lasted a long time. My favouritechair was at the end of the kitchen table, right infront of the radiator, where I spent many a coldevening leaning up against it reading a book.

I used to think that radiators were the norm inolder homes, but it’s not actually the case, espe-cially when you see the ornate floor and wallgrilles in some early 20th century houses. In-stead of a boiler to heat water that would circu-late it through radiators, a furnace would burn oilor coal, and hot air would rise through basementducts to the rooms above. For the most part, thishas been replaced in newer homes with forcedair natural gas or electric heat pumps.

I’m sure Mike and Stephanie are going to bethrilled with their new furnace. No more drafts orcold spots anymore.

Terry Carroll

True confessions

This being the season of Lent,on Wednesday March 21,Catholics in the Diocese of Lon-

don are invited to a day-long event called TheDay of Confessions.

The correct protocol is for the supplicant tobegin, “Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. Ithas been _______ since my last confession.”And right there, I’d have to confess that I reallycan’t remember how long it’s been since the lastone.

The longer I go between confessions, the moreit feels as if the following fridge magnet messagereally applies to me: “Jesus loves everybody, butI’m his favourite.” I don’t feel as if I’ve committedany big ones lately, so why go at all? Then I sawa pamphlet that reminded me of the sevendeadly sins: greed, anger, lust, gluttony, sloth andso on. I had to face the fact that even Jesus’sfavourite could, maybe, (not saying for sure) use

a little tune-up.But does it have to be face-to-face? These

things are supposed to be anonymous, but Iknow the two priests in my parish, and it wouldbe embarrassing if they started to delve intowhat’s truly in my heart.

So I’m thinking maybe it’s time for a mini Vati-can III. Let’s bring this celebration in line with21st century technology. For starters, take a leafout of the books of election tamperers. I’m think-ing a call from a burner cell phone for almostguaranteed anonymity. “Hello, Father, it’s PierreRobocaller? I’m in a high stakes game of TexasHold’em in the middle of Lent. Yes, I know thatcan be a sin, but it looks like I’m playing to lose.Doesn’t that cancel out the sin . . . Father, youstill there?”

Or Facebook confessions, where I could updatemy status as, “Angry, but prepared to admit it.”This could be terrific for the vastly overworkedpriest, who could simply hit the Like button andtell me to say ten Hail Marys. Everything tidiedup in about thirty seconds.

No? I thought not. See you, Fathers, on the 21st.

Community Snapshot

When Irish eyes.... Eleven-year-old Vera Morrison is ready for whatever luck the shamrocks will bring her on St. Patrick’s Day March 17.

(Photo by Brian Wilsdon)

While we hold our collectivebreath waiting for the cuts tocome from the Drummond Re-port, the province made its firstmove last week by closing theBluewater Youth Centre nearGoderich. The institution housedyoung offenders for years,

through riots, lockdowns and escapes, and onceheld a large number of apprentice criminals.

Now, the population has sunk to just 17 in-mates, and it was considered a waste of tax-payers’ money to have 200 people make surethey were secure and comfortable. When youlook along the Huron shoreline, the loss of 200jobs is devastating, considering that there arefew places offering secure employment outsideof government; and nowadays, even govern-ment jobs are less secure.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says there is no longersuch a thing as a job for life. However, knowing

his far right philosophies, he would probablyonly offer jobs for life if workers could be killedwhen they were no longer needed.

Job cuts are coming, and the Bluewater cutsare definitely defensible, since the notion of hav-ing 200 people look after 17 criminals soundsridiculous in the extreme.

I am not one of those people who believe thatyoung people make mistakes because of theiryouth. With twelve-year-old murderers on thebooks, we can look to a crop of pretty nastyyoung people out there.

Still, it is ridiculous to keep them penned up inan institution where they can learn all the latestcriminal tricks from more experienced crooks.Our problem is not with one-time criminals, butthose who make a habit out of it.

Police are well aware of people they say are“known to them.” They get ushered through thesystem with the speed of an enema, and theyare soon back to work. We have to stop babyingour criminals regardless of their age, and I don’tthink prison is doing the job.

Editorial by Ric WellwoodGuest

Prison blues


Dear Editor,Re: Share the Road presen-

tation to St. Thomas councilFeb. 6

I am a Master’s student ofLocal Economic Developmentwho moved to St. Thomas al-most two years ago. While liv-ing here, I was hit by twosimple ways that St. Thomascan increase its livability for itscitizens.

The first is developing cyclinginfrastructure and the secondis increasing transportation op-tions (which would help in-crease walkability as well asoptions for cyclists).

This is not a question ofrecreational infrastructure – itis increasing options and abil-ities for St. Thomas citizens tobe mobilized and connected totheir city as well as making theroadways that our incometaxes pay for accessible to all.

Jane Jacobs in her book ‘Lifeand Death of Great AmericanCities’ writes about the key tolivable and friendly cities beingvisible human action andmovement. One tactic to in-crease activity is by encourag-ing active transportationthroughout the city. The addedbenefit to activity of this type isthat as someone drives a carless (maybe even giving up acar) they decrease the costsdirectly associated to owning acar, and thus increase theirdisposable income.

Through a variety of studiesit has been shown that cycliststend to shop at local busi-nesses, stop more frequentlyon a journey and return moreoften to businesses, unliketheir peers who drive cars andtypically shuttle from point A toB. This should be of particularinterest to a city such as St.Thomas, where the city is amanageable size for a cyclistto navigate.

I was at the London BikeSummit held this past Decem-

ber and was delighted to seehow many other SW Ontariotownships and municipalitiessmaller than St. Thomas arefocusing on cycling tourism.

As a previous commuter cy-clist in St. Thomas, I was ex-cited to experience this historiclittle city with its beautiful tree-lined streets. However, I fre-quently came up againstfriends and neighbours beingworried for me and my ownpersonal bafflement when Isaw other cyclists riding on thesidewalk (which has beenproven to be the most danger-ous place to cycle, contrary topopular belief).

The slogan of the city of St.Thomas says there is 25%more life in St. Thomas. How-ever that should not end withSt. Thomas being an affordablechoice to buy a home, which isthe one goal from this sloganthat I have understood.

Tara SmedbolLondon

Dear Editor:We need affordable, reliable

and frequent public transporta-tion between London and St.Thomas. Did you know it isvery difficult and very expen-sive to go from London to St.Thomas by bus? Did you knowthat it is easier and muchcheaper to take a bus fromLondon to Toronto than to takeit to St. Thomas in kilometers?

A senior can go to Toronto forabout $27 but to go to St.Thomas costs about $14 for aservice that is very infrequent.If you ever come to London bybus and you want to go hometo St. Thomas, you are in trou-ble. If I want to go from Torontoto Pickering it costs me onlyabout $3, and the service isfrequent and reliable.

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At the March 12 Central ElginCouncil meeting, Emterra En-vironmental was granted aseven-year contract for curb-side collection of garbage andrecyclable material that shouldsave the Municipality about$75,000 a year. The deal wasstruck after a complicated Re-quest For Proposals went out,and Central Elgin worked withBayham and Malahide to ob-tain the best value for all threemunicipalities. Garbage andrecycling will remain onweekly collection. There willbe leaf and yard waste collec-tion for four weeks everyspring and fall. The list of re-cyclables will increase (nowincluding plastics 1 – 7, driedpaint cans and aerosol cans)at the London Municipal Recy-cling Facility, and Central Elginwill gain some additional rev-enue from the tonnage of re-cyclables that go to the facility.Emterra has committed to pur-chasing some new vehiclesand to a GPS system for track-ing, as well as recognizingmunicipal boundaries so onemunicipality in the arrange-ment is not paying for anothermunicipality’s garbage or re-cycling. No hot dog cart on the beach

Mhasie Anwar approachedCentral Elgin Council with aproposal to rent a small part ofthe main beach in Port Stanleyto operate a mobile food stand,more commonly called a hotdog cart. He operates othersimilar carts in the Londonarea. Mayor Bill Walters sum-marized the majority of viewsaround the council table whenhe said, “We don’t want to en-tertain this proposal at thispoint in time.” Councillorswere continuing a long tradi-tion of protecting Port Stanleyrestaurants, which pay taxesyear-round, from this type of

competition. Councillor DanMcNeil said his concern was“When you open that door,how do you close it?”Sunday gun hunting allowed

Central Elgin council voted infavour of allowing Sunday gunhunting. With this decision,three municipalities in Elginnow allow Sunday gun hunt-ing. Councillor Sally Martynobjected to the proposal be-cause of her concern that gunhunting will interfere withother Sunday activities suchas hiking in ravines.Roadside spraying returns

After a 12-year hiatus Cen-tral Elgin will again sprayditches to control brushgrowth. This spraying will bedone in rotation, about 50 kilo-meters a year, and all munici-pal ditches will be sprayedover four to five years, said Di-rector of Physical ServicesLloyd Perrin. Mayor Bill Walters

pointed out that sprays mustmeet Ministry of Environmentstandards, and he urged thatcontracted sprayers be prop-erly licensed.Culvert and bridge

Rebuilding the Buis Line

Bridge could cost as much as$480,000, so council voted todo nothing about the bridge atthis time, but approved justover $305,500 to repair theCarr Road culvert, extendingits life for another 20 years.

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��Notice of Public Meetings - Proposed Zoning By-law Amendments On Monday, March 19th, 2012, Council will hold public meetings at the following times to

consider the following applications:

7:00 pm. - 379 Front Street

7:10 pm. - 11026 Wellington Road

7:20 pm. - 44072 Ron McNeil Line

The public meetings will be held in the Council Chambers of the Elgin County

Administration Building, 450 Sunset Drive. Copies of the complete formal notice of public

meeting are available at www.centralelgin.org by clicking “Public Notice” in the website

menu or from the Municipal Office and the Central Elgin Planning Office. For additional

information, please contact the Central Elgin Planning Office at 519-633-2560.

Committee of Adjustment Hearings On Monday, March 19th, 2012, the Committee of Adjustment will hold public hearings, at

the following times into applications for minor variances respecting the following properties:

6:40 pm – 47 Crescent Avenue (Appl. COA 2/12)

6:50 pm – 239 Church Street (Appl. COA 3/12)

The hearings will be held in the Council Chambers of the Elgin County Administration

Building, 450 Sunset Drive, Central Elgin. A copy of the complete formal notices of public

hearing will be available at www.centralelgin.org or from the Municipal Office and the

Central Elgin Planning Office. For additional information, please contact the Secretary

Treasurer, Committee of Adjustment, 519-631-4860 Ext 286.

2012 Seasonal Employment Opportunities The Municipality is currently accepting applications for the following positions: Roads

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General Office Assistant. Applications for these positions must be received on or before

4:30 pm on Monday, March 26, 2012. For some positions, applicants may be required to be

students returning to school. For further information visit Employment Opportunities at

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Call for volunteers to helpat May celebrationby Bonnie Rowe

This year marks 60 years ofWest Elgin Secondary School(WESS) in West Lorne, the heartof the West Elgin community.

Over the years, students,teachers, coaches and staffhave developed memories inthe classrooms and hallways,experienced glory on the play-ing fields, and made friend-ships and relationships that willlast a lifetime.

On the weekend of May 18-19, WESS will be celebrating its60th anniversary. Everyone isinvited to this celebration!

This two-day event will in-clude a reception, coffee bar

and open house at WESS onFriday evening, along with asilent auction which will runboth days. There will be a din-ner and dance on Saturdayfrom 5pm-1am at the WestElgin Arena. Other fun activitiesare in the works.

WESS has undergone manypositive changes over the yearsand now stands as a beacon ofmodern learning to our currentand future students. Class-rooms with SMARTBOARDS,data projectors, virtual class-room and “clickers,” all con-tribute to WESS being on thecutting edge of providing tech-nology and a positive learningexperience to our students.

The school continues to havemany championship sports

teams, bands and individualstudent successes. Interna-tional field trips to Europe tosee history and culture first-hand are some of the great op-portunities that students get toexperience at WESS.

To make the 60th anniversarya celebration to remember, weare asking for your help withour event. A monetary sponsor-ship (cheques payable to: WestElgin Re-union Fund) or a do-nation of items for our silentauction will go a long way tohelp continue these programsfor our students of today andfor the future. We are also look-ing for more volunteers to as-sist with the event.

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A passion forconservationDuncan Sinclair nominatedfor distinction awardby Brian Wilsdon

His classroom is mostly out-doors. But on March 2, whenhe was speaking to the St.Thomas Field Naturalists,teacher Duncan Sinclair wassurprised to find out that col-leagues at East Elgin Second-ary School where he teacheshad nominated him for aThames Valley District SchoolBoard Award of Distinction,which will be presented May10.

His students do stewardshipprojects in local creeks,swamps, and woodlots, espe-cially for Catfish Creek Conser-vation Authority. They measurecreeks, do soil samples, climbrocks (on field trips), and be-come certified in canoe andchainsaw safety. And theyhave to qualify for the fourcredit, Grade 12 EnvironmentalLeadership Program. Fund

raising and donations fromDucks Unlimited cover thecost.

“I’m simply the facilitator ofthe program,” Duncan said.“The program has been suc-cessful over the years, so I justkeep the ball rolling and itworks. I’m the luckiest teacherin the world.”

Duncan was born and raisedin a hunting and conservationfamily. His father Duncan Sin-clair, 75, is still an active doctorin Aylmer, was a fundraisingfounder of Ducks Unlimited 30

years ago and was recentlypresident of Ducks UnlimitedCanada.

Maybe the conservation pas-sion will be carried on to thethird generation of Sinclairs.

Duncan and his wide DanaSinclair, a biology teacher atParkside Collegiate in St.Thomas, are overjoyed to beexpecting their first child inApril.

Duncan Sinclair, a teacher at EastElgin Secondary School, has beennominated for a TVDSB Award of Dis-tinction. (Photo by Brian Wilsdon)

Helping an animal in needEmily, a white shepherd, stands by with her foster parent Shelley Frijia, asCharly Gullons (centre) presents a cheque for $381.74 to Lois Jackson ofAll Breed Canine Rescue March 9 at the Beaver Creek Animal Hospital.Eleven-year-old Charly held a fundraiser at Locke’s Public School to raisemoney to pay part of the vet bills for Emily, who had been sick in the St. Thomas city pound and is now doing well.


Decorating mythsQuestion: My living room

décor is such a mixed varietyof everything. The rules of dec-orating have not been fol-lowed, and I don’t know whatworks and what doesn’t.

Answer: It sounds as if youmight have a very eclectichome – and eclectic is in. Thedays of everything matchingare long gone. When it comesto decorating, there is no rulebook. But if there were, therules are meant to be broken.Let’s discuss a few decoratingmyths.

You can put oversize furniturein small spaces. Too muchsmall furniture in a small roomcan make the space feel clut-tered and full. Instead, buy

fewer, larger pieces to make asmall space feel roomier.

Ceilings do not have to bewhite. Painting the ceiling acolour adds interest to theroom and brings harmony tothe walls and ceiling. Choose acolour similar to the walls orhave the wall colour mixed ashade or two lighter or darker.

Be creative with wallpaper.Wallpaper isn’t just for walls.Paper the ceiling. In a roomwith lots of pattern, a whiteceiling stands out like a sorethumb. Use wallpaper on theceiling to tie the space to-gether. Paper the drawer ordoor fronts of a painted dresseror cabinet, or use it to decoratea plain headboard. You’ll get acustom-looking piece of furni-ture with lots of impact.

A small space CAN handledark walls! In fact, deep andstrong hues can be better insmall spaces because a littlegoes a long way. The boldstatement adds personalityand impact.

Patterns do not have to

match, they just need to coor-dinate. Put geometric patternswith floral. Mix modern de-signs with traditional. The keyis to make sure they share acommon colour.

A charming centerpiecedoesn’t require a large vase offlowers and a pair of candle-sticks. A collection of interest-ing objects – an old pewterpitcher, a big bowl withmounded moss and a smallcrystal sphere or a gathering offavorite books – is so muchmore interesting on the diningtable. The more unusual, thebetter.

Hang curtains near the ceil-ing rather than the typicalplacement just above the win-dow trim. This gives the illusionof height, which makes a smallwindow appear larger or a lowceiling appear higher.

Layer floor coverings. Wall-to-wall carpet doesn’t elimi-nate the use of rugs. Add anarea rug in the bedroom to cre-ate an intimate sitting area,just as you would under the

dining room table and chairson a wood floor. Layer multiplerugs of coordinating coloursand patterns in different sizesatop one another to make a

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St.Thomas/ElginWe’re open for businessJack Baribeau, co-owner of the Elgin Innovation Centre (left), Elgin County Warden Bill Walters and Jim Hunter of theCommunity Futures Development Corporation cut the ribbon to officially open the new satellite office of the Elgin Busi-ness Resource Centre at the Elgin Innovation Centre in Aylmer March 2. The new office is a joint venture of the Elgin Busi-ness Resource Centre and the County of Elgin. (Photo by Todd Rowley)


Removal of skate board parkCouncil authorized the re-

moval of the skate board parklocated south of Centre Streetand east of Moore Street dueto the unsafe condition of theskate components anddeck/ramp surfaces. A recentreview of the facility by Play-Chek Services, a play space in-spection company, found thepark to be in such poor condi-tion that immediate closurewas recommended. The City’sinsurance company agreeddue to the risk of liability issuesafter seeing the report. OnMarch 9 the facility wasclosed, and on March 13 theskate components were re-moved and recycled.

“After eight years we are dis-mantling it and hauling it to thedump,” alderman Dave War-den said. “There was no mon-itoring of the facility and noregulations. We need to imple-ment the lessons we learnedhere.”

Alderman Mark Cosens saidthat it was unfortunate that thefabricator of the equipmentwent out of business soon afterthe park was built, and that theCity was unable to get replace-ment pieces. “Concrete maybe a better idea in the futurethan nylon, vinyl and alu-minum.”

Mark said that he hoped theskate board park would be re-placed soon, and Dave saidthat discussion would have totake place about where itwould go.

The skate board park wasbuilt in 2004 at a cost of$130,000. The cost to removethe skate board components isbetween $3,000-4,000, al-though some cost recovery forthe scrap aluminum will bemade.Speed limit review

A speed limit review wasconducted on South EdgewareRoad at Locke’s Street Schoolin order to find out whether a

speed reduction was required.Spot studies of the area con-cluded that motorists, for themost part, kept to the postedspeed limit of 50km/hr. Staffrecommended to keep thespeed limit the same with theaddition of more frequent en-forcement.

Alderman Gord Campbell andMayor Heather Jackson both

asked for a reduction in speedto 40km/hr. Alderman LoriBaldwin-Sands agreed sayingthat she would also like to seea stop sign at South Edgewareand Dalewood to slow carsdown. She said this is neces-sary because of the additionalnumber of students attendingthe school this year, as well asmore anticipated to come next

year due to all-day kinder-garten. Edward Soldo, man-ager of operations andcompliance, said his staff willlook at the issue and bringback a report with recommen-dations.Waste diversion rate in 2011

A total volume of 11,857.92tonnes of recyclable, organicand residual waste was col-

lected at the curbside in 2011.Of this amount, 3,239.32tonnes were organics collectedin the green cart program and2,314.19 tonnes of materialwere recyclables collectedfrom the blue box program.

In 2011, the City of St.Thomas was able to divert ap-proximately 48.2 percent of itstotal waste from going into

landfill. This rate is higher thanlast year’s rate of 37 percent,but is still significantly lowerthan the provincial waste di-version target of 60 percent.However, none of the reportingmunicipalities have yetachieved this target. In 2010,the City was ranked 96 out ofthe 222 reporting municipali-ties.

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In the mid 1990s, statisti-cians told us there were2,264,492,000 people whocalled themselves Chris-tians. Maybe John waswrong. He wanted us to imag-ine that there was noheaven. He wanted us to gethigh with a little help from ourfriends. He told us MotherMary would come to us withwords of wisdom. He sug-gested that Lucy in the sky

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LOTS OF GREAT PRIZES!Annual donation adds upMarty Lewis, creative arts pastor, and Bill Coleman, senior pastor of Faith Com-munity Church in St. Thomas present a cheque for $2,517.84 to Lloyd Churchill(centre), treasurer of the St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital Foundation, Febru-ary 21. The church has been donating the proceeds of its annual Christmas ben-efit to the Foundation for the last 16 years, raising over $100,000.

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Jabez Therapy Ranchis having a fundraisingfish supper atSchooners GalleyRestaurant, Port Bur-well, Thursday, March15. Adults $15, ten andunder $8. 4:30-7:30pm, tickets 519-874-1168.

Junior Farmers Meet-ing, Elgin County Ad-ministrative Building,Ages 15-29, Thursday,March 15, 7:30pm.More info call 519-860-5912.

St. Thomas Seniors'Centre, Roast Beef andYorkshire Pudding Din-ner, Friday March 16.Tickets $10. Advance.Dinner 5pm. Limitedtickets are available,225 Chestnut St.

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Friday, March 16, St.Patrick's Beef Dinner,5-6:30pm, at St. An-drew's United Church,60 West Ave. Info 519-631-4558.

Friday, March 16, SureAn' It's Lunch Time,Central United Church,11:30-1pm. Irish Stew& Biscuits or Soup &Sandwich, Dessert In-cluded, $6. ExpressLunch, No Waiting.519-631-3503.

Avoiding Farm Suc-cession PlanningMinefields workshop,March 22, 9-4 pm,Elgin Business Re-source Centre, 300South Edgeware Road,$50pp. Register byMarch 16. 519-633-7597 ext 326.

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Saturday March 17,

Hospital Auxiliary's St.Patrick's Day GarageSale. 8am until noon,in the Atrium, freeparking at rear of hos-pital.

St. Patrick's DayCorned Beef and Cab-bage. Aylmer Legion,211 John. St. N. Sat-urday, March 17 at6pm. $10 per person.All welcome.

Taste of Mission andUturn Concert, Satur-day March 17, Snacksof the World, 6:30pm,Uturn Concert 7pm.The Salvation Army380 Elm Street, 519-631-6202. Free WillOffering.

Celtic Celebration, St.Patrick’s Day, March17, 8pm. Dutton TownHall, 199 Currie Rd.Tickets $12 at thedoor. Irish Music ac-companied by Dr.Wayne Carroll. Benefitconcert for WECS.

Tuesday, March 20,Creating into a Mys-tery/Prayer ShawlGroup, 10:30am at St.Andrew's UnitedChurch, 60 West Ave.For info 519-631-4558. Everyone isWelcome.

Relay for Life SurvivorInformation Night,Tuesday, March 20,Knights of Columbus,6:30-7:30pm. rsvpChristine 519-207-0201. Relay for Life ison June 1 and 2.

Cancer Survivor?Relay For Life survivorinformation session,Tuesday, March 20.Learn how you will behonored at our Relay,register and ask anyquestions.

March 21, LentenLunch Noon HourRecital Programme,$7, featuring AndrewKeegan Mackriell. Trin-ity Anglican Church.Church with PurpleSteeple. Lunch follow-ing, Soup, Sand-wiches, Dessert.

ShareTheCare PublicInformation Session bySheila Lewis, Wednes-day, March 21, 1:30-3:00pm at the CASOStation, 750 Talbot St.,register at SerenityHouse Hospice 519-637-3034.

Wednesday Card Club,March 21 at 2-4pm,St. John's Church onFlora St. Bring afriend. Free will offer-ing.

Elgin Business Wom-ens Network, March21 Meeting, BestWestern StoneridgeInn, networking 6pm,dinner 7pm, speakerDr. Konrad on Womenin Business. RSVP at-tendance online.

The St. Thomas Horti-cultural Society ishosting a bus trip toCanada Blooms andthe National HomeShow in Toronto,Thursday, March22, cost $55pp. Shel-ley MacKenzie 519-769-2529.

St. Thomas StampClub Meeting, Thurs-day, March 22, 7pm.Community of ChristChurch, 105 FairviewAvenue. For infocall Rick Badgley 519-637-8432. EveryoneWelcome To Attend.

Dementia DialogueSeries by AlzheimerSociety Elgin-St.Thomas, Friday, March23, Elgin Mall Commu-nity Rm. 1-2pm. Topic:Write Your Story. Con-tact 519-633-4396.

Faith Christian Acad-emy, Faith Church, Fri-day, March 23, hostinga silent auction andcommunity dinner,roast beef and chickenbuffet. Tickets $20 inadvance. 519-633-0943.

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The St. ThomasLadies' Choir "Gloria inExcelsis" hosting aroast beef supper, Fri-day, March 23, 5-7pm,First Christian Re-formed Church, take-out available. Call519-633-2659.

St. John's Church Fa-mous Roast Beef, Fri-day, March 23,5-7pm in Porter Hall.Dinner is a bargain at$12. Let us cook sup-per for youtonight. Info 519-631-7368.

Rummage/Boutiquesale at Knox Presbyte-rian Church, HincksStreet, Saturday,March 24, 8:30-11:30am. SundaySchool & Jr. Choirserving coffee andcookies. Freewill do-nation.

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Aylmer Area Commu-nity Choir and Bandpresents Big Band Ex-travaganza, March 24,7:30pm, Old Town HallTheatre, 38 John St. S.Aylmer. Tickets$10person at door or519-765-2216.

Easter Ham Raffle,Saturday, March 24, 1-6pm, CentennialSports, 41 JonasStreet. Supportingminor sports in St.Thomas since 1966.

Drumming Circle,Tuesday, March 27 at7 pm, St. John'sChurch on Flora St.Info 519-631-7368.

March 28 LentenLunch Noon HourRecital Programme, $7,featuring Angus Sin-clair. Trinity AnglicanChurch. Church withPurple Steeple. Lunchfollowing, Soup, Sand-wiches, Dessert.

Bob Allen will talkabout pruning at theSt. Thomas Horticul-tural Society PublicMeeting March 28,7pm, Monsignor Mor-rison Catholic School,10 South EdgewareRoad, St. Thomas.

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60 West Ave.Rev. Joan GoldenSunday Service &

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Trinity Anglican ChurchThe Church with the Purple Steeple

Wednesday Morning Eucharist 10:00am Sunday Services

9:00am Holy Communion [BCP]10:30am Holy Eucharist and Sunday School

Father Jawn Kolohon officiatingMarch 21 - Lenten Recital

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Knox Presbyterian ChurchHincks Street at Wellington Street

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Please send resumes no later thanFriday April 13, 2012 at 4:00 pm to Attn: Ida MartinTownship of Southwold35663 Fingal Line, Fingal, ON N0L 1K0Fax: 519-769-2837E-mail: [email protected]

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Wednesday, March 28,Bible Questions at St.Andrew's UnitedChurch, everyone iswelcome. For info call519-631-4558.

Legion Country Jam-boree, Wednesday,March 28. 5-6:30pmpasta dinner, $6, serv-ing 5:30-6:30. Enter-tainment 7-11pm. St.Thomas Legion, Br. 41.24 John St. Everyonewelcome.

Weekly Card Club,Wednesday, March 28,2-4pm, St. John'sChurch on Flora St.Bring a friend. Freewill offering.

Wednesday, March 28,Elgin County Plow-men's AssociationMeeting, 7:30pm,Meeting Room, KettleCreek ConservationAuthority, FergusonLine. Visitors wel-come. 519-765-4410or 519-773-8531.

The Plains, SpringChicken BBQ Dinner,Wednesday, March 28,4:30-6:30pm. Ad-vance tickets only,Adults $12, 12 andunder $6, preschoolfree. Call 519-631-4069 or 519-631-6333.

Thursday, March 29,Euchre Games &Dessert, 7pm at St. An-drew's United Church,60 West Ave. Every-one Welcome. For infocall 519-631-4558.

Laugh & Learn Com-edy Improv GradShows. Come out andsee our local talent!Friday, March 30 andSaturday, March 31.Elgin Theatre Guild, 40Princess Avenue. $5 atthe door.

Field Naturalist DuckRally, Saturday, March31, 8am. Begins atAylmer Wildlife Man-

agement Area. Info519-633-4235.

Easter "Eggstrava-ganza", Saturday,March 31, Knox Pres-byterian Church, St.Thomas. 10am tonoon. Kids ages 4 to12. $1 per kid. To re-serve a spot call 519-631-2414.

Port Stanley Public Li-brary showcases thepaintings of Guild artistRobin Baratta and Portphotos by SharronRussell through April.302 Bridge Street.519-782-4241.

April 4 Lenten LunchNoon Hour Recital Pro-gramme, featuringWayne Carroll. TrinityAnglican Church.Church with PurpleSteeple. Lunch follow-ing, Soup, Sand-wiches, Dessert. Cost$7.

Auxiliary Easter BakeSale, Wednesday, April4 in Hospital Atrium,8:30am until12:30pm. Free park-

ing in rear of Hospital.

Field Naturalist Meet-ing, Friday, April 6,7:30pm, Knox Church,St. Thomas, "Action inGrandmas Gardens:Fact, Fancy & Folklore"by Amelia Angel &Miles Evans. 519-631-5279.

Family Easter Event,Union CommunityCentre, sponsored bythe Union SouthYarmouth OptimistClub, April 7, 10-11:30am. Come as afamily. Easter EggHunt. No charge.

Youth Ball Registrationat the Easter Event atthe Union CommunityCentre on April 7, 10-11:30am. Call for info.519-631-3840.

The Canadian CancerSociety is offering afree 6 week self-man-agement program“Living Well BeyondCancer” starting April10 from 6–8:30pm. Toregister 519-432-1137 ext. 3915.

Hospice Visiting Volun-teers Needed, Training

will be held April 11-May 30. Please callVON for more informa-tion 519-637-6408.

Steel Magnolias byRobert Harling. April12, 13, 14, 19 (sold-out), 20, 21 at 8pm.April 15 & 22 at 2pm.Elgin Theatre Guild, 40Princess Avenue. Tick-ets: $15. Call 519-633-8530.

St. Thomas Crimestop-pers rain barrel sale,Saturday, April 14.Support our local ini-tiatives. Please callGrant at 519-631-0740 for more infor-mation.

Babysitting Course,April 14 and 27, UnionCommunity Centre,Children 10 yrs andolder. Call to register519-631-3840.

PD Day Program at theUnion CommunityCentre, April 20 from9-4pm. Call to register519-631-3840.

Gospel Concert withThe Chapelaires andThe Nale Family. Sat.April 21, 6pm. 531 Tal-

bot St. W. East ElginCommunity Complex,Aylmer. For info 519-773-7302. Freewill of-fering.

Dementia DialogueSeries by AlzheimerSociety Elgin-St.Thomas, Friday, April27, Elgin Mall Commu-nity Rm.1-2pm. Topic:Safely Home Wander-ing Registry. Contact519-633-4396.

10th Annual Hike forHospice, Sunday, May

6, Waterworks Park, St.Thomas. For pledgesheets, to donate or toget involved callSerenity House Hos-pice at 519-637-3034.

Elgin WrapAround An-nual Buffet Lunch &Silent AuctionFundraising Event,May 10, 11:30-1pm.Advance Tickets $30ea or 2 for $50. St.Thomas-Elgin PublicArt Centre. 519-633-5606.

COMING EVENTSCELTIC CELEBRATION, St. Patrick’sDay, March 17 at 8pm. Dutton TownHall, 199 Currie Rd. Dutton. Tickets$12 at the door. Irish Music featuringCalgorm with Mike Mulhern, KateEmerson accompanied by Dr. WayneCarroll. Benefit concert for WECS.

COMPUTERSWILSDON COMPUTER SERVICES -Basic setup, operating system in-stall/upgrade, internet setup/repair,Tune-Up, recommended safety suite,rescue disc, data transfer, databackup. In-Home service available.Call Sara or Ian Wilsdon 519-633-963

DANCEBALLROOM DANCE LESSONS – StartsMonday, March 19 in St. Thomas.Learn to dance Waltz, Foxtrot, Swing,Rumba, Cha-Cha and more. Singlesand couples welcome. ContactMichael Murphy 519-983-6290,[email protected] LINE DANCING – Thursdaynights in St. Thomas. Learn to danceRumba, Cha-Cha, Salsa, Samba. Nopartner required. Contact MichaelMurphy 519-983-6290,[email protected]

MUSIC LESSONSPIANO, VOICE AND THEORY LESSONS.Ages 5 and up. Thirty minute lessons.Meg McTaggart (Barber) 519-631-5640.

PAINTING SERVICESLOEWEN PAINTING, Interior, Mudding& Taping, Drywall Repairs, WallpaperRemoval, Cover Stains, Free Esti-mates. Call 519-630-8809. [email protected]

PETSTOY POODLE PUPS, ready to go, vet-checked, dewormed, non-sheddingand non-allergenic. $350. Call 226-927-0604 or 519-859-3731.

SERVICES OFFEREDPRO-TOUCH WINDOW CLEANING.Now serving St Thomas. Interior/ex-terior/eaves/screen cleaning avail-able. Call today for a free quote!519-933-9220.ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS – Drinkingis your business. Helping you to stopis ours. Call 519-633-0430 or WriteP.O. Box 220001, St. Thomas, ONN5R 4P5.

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VAN GURP, JACOBUS “JACK” of R.R. #1, Aylmer, passedaway Monday, March 5, 2012 in his 86th year. A funeralservice was held March 8, 2012. H.A. Kebbel FuneralHome.WHEELER, GRACE EMILY of St. Thomas passed away March10, 2012 at the age of 86. A private family service washeld. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.WHITE, CHARLES L. "CHARLIE" of St. Thomas, passed awayWednesday, March 7, 2012 in his 95th year. A funeralservice was held on March 10, 2012. Sifton FuneralHome.

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