Highway 26 East KIA OF OWEN SOUND 519-371-4447 across from Montana’s www.kiaowensound.ca 1-800-930-5616 Newsstand Price $1.50 + HST ruceThe eninsula ress B P P Since 1988 DELIVERING LOCAL NEWS TO THE NORTHERN BRUCE PENINSULA FOR 30 YEARS 2020 Number One January 14 to February 11, 2020 Iconic Lion’s Head Lighthouse Destroyed By Winter Storm Photo Credit: Ethan Meleg Photo Credit: Ethan Meleg By John Francis who visited Lion’s Head lighthouse on concerned. The northerly Winter storms out of the east or Saturday, Jan 11 were concerned that the gale continued overnight northeast always drive impressive waves building could not survive the pummelling and by Sunday morning the onto the shore at Lion’s Head. People it was taking. They were right to be lighthouse was smashed to smithereens. Plans to move it to a more sheltered location in spring turn out Bruce Anchor Makes 2nd Donation to be too late. In an interview, to MRI: Challenge Sits at $6,100 Northern Bruce Peninsula Mayor Milt McIver stated that the lighthouse “… is an important part — an icon — of our marine heritage. I’m sure there Photo Credit: Ethan Meleg will be community support to rebuild it.” He noted that retired BPDS Rebuilt on the same spot, the building shop teacher Brian Swanton still has the served for more than 50 years before plans for the building, which will simplify being torn down by the Coast Guard in the rebuilding process. The replacement the summer of 1966. In its place they lighthouse will need to be “a little more erected a metal pole with a light on top. robust,” Mayor McIver said, “and we’ll That pole was destroyed in 2000, at which need to put it in a better location”. point the Coast Guard moved the replica Keeping a lighthouse in place and lighthouse (built in the late 1970s by functioning has been a challenge ever Brian Swanton’s shop classes) into place since the first structure was erected in and installed a light. 1911. That building survived only a few Mayor McIver says that the lighthouse years before being destroyed in a storm replacement will be discussed at Council’s (possibly the White Hurricane of 1913?). Jan 13 Meeting. In This Issue: $1.50 (plus tax) • Grey/Bruce OPP Report – page 4 ISSN 1495-2696 • Climate Comment: 2019 in Review – page 11 • Winter Waste & Recycling Tips – page 15 Photo: True to their word Brent and Julie Robins of Bruce Anchor Cruises • Christmas Bird Count Results – page 16 answered the Walsh Family Challenge yet again with a very generous donation 9 771495 269609 of $6,100.00. They have contributed a combined total of $11,500.00 towards Tobermory Press Hours - Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm. the new MRI! Turn to page 2 for the full story. The deadline for our next issue (#2/20) is Feb 5, printing Feb 11/20. OVER 40 YEARS IN BUSINESS! McNair WE DELIVER! 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Back in November, Brent Robins of Bruce Anchor Cruises issued a challenge that if the total number of businesses or individuals to donate to the challenge got to 20 then they would donate again. True to their word Brent and Julie donated once again to the Challenge with a very generous donation of $6,100.00. With the previous donation of $5,400 and this donation, they have donated a combined total of $11,500.00! Thank you so much for the boost with my fundraising when we thought it was almost done, for your VERY generous donation and for showing how much you care about local healthcare. With 23 major contributions to the Challenge totalling over $120,000 plus many donations of various amounts totalling about $14,000 we have many businesses and individuals to thank for the success of the challenge. Thank you each and every one of you because as a collective group we have shown that keeping health care viable and close to home is very important to us. BPHSF is getting closer to meeting the Bruce Peninsula’s $450,000 portion of the cost of the MRI, but with still a ways to go the proceeds from this year’s Hooked on Health Lottery will go towards the MRI. Photo: Rydall Contracting and White Bluff Shores Campground have generously donated $6,000 to the MRI. Continued on next page A huge thank you to Wes, Lois, Cory and Sandra Rydall. 2020 Sources of Knowledge Forum: Social Change in Light of Climate Change people working in the busy tourist season Submitted by Hazel consequences of inaction are catastrophic in the Arctic and the changes taking to attend. Smith and Sources of Knowledge has both an place there. Inspired by the educational and advocacy mandate. Committed to reducing barriers to The 2020 forum will take place on the weekend of April 24th and 25th. 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They danced Call�Tony�•�Fully�Insured to Christmas music dressed in their Christmas finery, while the residents . sang along. 519 596 2989 519 372 8O48 Sources of Knowledge presents a SoK Talk by Tobermory’s ‘Lazy Theologian’ Brad Inglis Join Brad for a presentation and discussion on some of the realities of living with mental health. SPARK – Seasonal Workers Spark Ideas “My Adventures With Mental Illness and How You Too Can Survive” The reality is that mental illness touches all of our lives in some (for our Community) capacity, be it self, loved ones, co-workers or friends. The only way that A Social Capital building project for the Northern Bruce it becomes less of a shameful subject is by sharing our stories, being open to opportunities for wellness and drawing ‘Generating ideas and actions to address risks and increase on our inner strength, even when it feels like we benets to those working in the seasonal economy’ have nothing left. Brad will share and discuss some of his experiences with mental illness and Got ideas? Want to join? Look for message on page 3. the reality that being open about it can be life Sponsored by e Meeting Place Tobermory giving for one’s self and others. Funded by Strategic Community Initiatives, Bruce County Parks Canada Visitor Centre Thursday February 27, 2020 [email protected] • www.tobermorymeetingplace.com 7:00 to 8:30 PM Refreshments Provided facebook.com/tobermorymeetingplace • 519-596-2313 The Bruce Peninsula Press #1 January 14 to February 11, 2020 page 3 MNBP Council Reporter’s Notebook — Councillor Golden Exonerated on Conflict of Interest Complaint Barrow Bay North Road was discussed By John Francis suggests establishment of three classes of 56. In sum, despite the Councillors STAs with different degrees of regulation. It at length, as it has been many times before, On Dec 16, Northern Bruce Peninsula’s over the years. Past studies and engineering predisposition toward the matter, the Municipal Council received the long awaited suggests that the municipality use licencing Resolution does not express an irrevocable fees — which it gets to keep — rather than reports have been costly and none of them Short-Term Accommodation Report from has been approved by a consensus of decision, and, therefore, I find L.G. has not Michael Wynia of Skelton Brumwell fines (which go to the province) to maintain breached section 4.4.