Volume 12 No. 5 YOUR UNIVERSE Thursday, February 4, 2016 Uxbridge Soccer Club to freeze their rates for two years. In a deputation in December, the soccer club said they needed a rate freeze in order to keep their fees affordable. Mr. Ferguson said a number of local sports organizations are starting to combine with neigh - bouring communities. "Along with the combining of the programs, our municipality is faced with the fact that our neighbouring communities are not charging a user fee at all to use their soccer fields," he said. "Rates are completely being sub - sidized in some way." He said it is difficult to freeze rates when the cost of maintain - ing the soccer fields is already costing the township money. Freezing rates, he said, only makes it more difficult in the fu - ture when trying to catch up. Council agreed with his recom - mendation that rates continue to increase at a rate of two or three per cent a year.
Taken to the cleaners?:
VAULTING TO SUCCESS - Alexa Mulcahy, 8, and Jenna Sabourin, 11, of Uxbridge, and Alexandrea Murdoch 8, of Port Perry, tumbled, twirled and vaulted Council received a letter from their way to 10 medals, two trophies and one Level 3 team award at one of the United States’ biggest gymnastics competitions, held in Erie, Pennsylvania, G&K Services Ltd. informing last week. The athletes are part of the competitive team at Shenderey Gymnastics Uxbridge. See story, page 2 Photo by Renée Leahy them that G&K will be raising its rates for cleaning township Township opts for “natural” park workers' uniforms by 12 per by Roger Varley structures, slides and swings and natural areas and the intent is to Although three sites were con - cent. instead feature small boulders engage children in the natural templated, council agreed with Public Works director Ben In response to requests from res - and low-lying balancing logs to habitat and build their knowl - Mr. Ferguson's recommenda - Kester said the township pays idents in the Campbell "challenge the children to use edge of the environment. tion that it be installed near the between $6,000 and $7,000 a Drive/Cemetery Road area, their imagination and creativ - He said moving playground storm water management pond year to G&K to clean coveralls Uxbridge council decided Mon - ity". equipment from another, less on Campbell Drive. of works department staff. day to install a "natural" park in Mr. Ferguson said there is a used park to the Campbell Council directed Mr. Kester to the area. trend towards such natural Drive area would not be a rec - No rate freeze for soccer club: negotiate with the company to Facilities manager Bob Fergu - parks, adding that they are less ommended option since it try to lower the increase. son presented council with a re - expensive to install and main - would no long be under war - In a second report, Mr. Fergu - port recommending that the tain. He said such parks are typ - ranty if moved from its original son recommended that council park eschew the usual climbing ically located near existing installation site. turn down a request from the
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Local gymnasts bring home the hardware from US competition
by Amy Hurlburt Stars N’ Stripes Co-Ed Invita - tional meet, held in Erie, Pennsyl - Another local sports club has put vania, and had 1,650 gymnasts Uxbridge on the map. participating, including over 75 Gymnasats from Shenderey National Level competitive ath - Gymnastics went south last week, letes. ere were over 50 clubs and crossed back over the border represented at the meet, as well. with a total of 104 medals - 11 Athletes included men’s levels 4 overall champions, seven overall through 10 and women’s levels 2 silver medalists, four bronze through 10. In USA Gymnastics, medalists, and two team titles. Level 10 is the highest categoriza - Local athletes, including eight- tion and would be the level typi - year-old Alexa Mulcahy and 11- cally watched on television. year-old Jenna Sabourin of e Stars & Stripes Invitational Uxbridge, as well as eight-year- was founded in the aftermath of old Alexandrea Murdoch of Port 9/11, and pays tribute to the all Perry (pictured on the cover), military, police, fire and rescue came away with an impressive ten workers. Awards are presented by medals, two trophies, and one local and national heroes who level three team award combined. have served. “Our little town of Uxbridge at wasn’t Shenderey’s only win was the only team in Canada to this week, however: the team also take part in this amazing meet had 13-year-old Kyle Turpin, in honouring the first responders level 8, compete in Phoenix, Ari - and heroes of 9/11,” explains zona. Turpin represented Team Bonnie Sansom, head coach in Ontario at the Arizona Grand In - the Uxbridge location of Shen - vitational and came in first over - derey. is was the 15th annual all. Analise Connor, another Shenderey gymnast, also com - peted for her first qualifier in Os - A Division of hawa and came in second overall. Cosmos Publishing Inc. “It was a busy week!” laughs Alanna Kerler, gym head coach/ president at Shenderey. Call us to help with all aspects of your printing requirements.
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[email protected] The Uxbridge Cosmos 3 Thursday, February 4, 2016 Fisher jumps onto Finnish podium Food bank now taking tips
e Loaves and Fishes Food Bank is might be lean times,” explains Jean - now accepting tips, thanks to the nette. generosity of the staff at Nexus Cof - e food bank often has to pur - fee Company. chase items that cannot be or are not Not long after the coffee house donated, such as toiletries, milk, opened, the 12 staff members got meat and eggs. together and discussed ways they might give back to the community they live and work in. ey decided You’re invited to a that they would pool all the tips they received and give the money earned PANCAKE to the Loaves and Fishes Food Bank. From opening day to December 31, SUPPER 2015, they managed to collect Trinity United Church $2,000. 20 First Ave., Uxbridge “We were quite surprised, really!” 905-852-6213 says Jeanette Bandstra, a cashier at Nexus. Tuesday February 9th 5 – 7 pm “We thought about doing toys and Adults/Teens $7 that just for Christmas time,” ex - Grades 1 – 8 $4 plains barista Aaron McClelland, Under 5 free! John Fisher takes on one of the vertical drops during the Redbull Crashed Ice World Ice Cross Downhill Race in Finland. “but we’re really happy that this is He placed third overall in the competition. Submitted photo something that can last a bit longer.” Special family rate $22, Rather than donate the money all family of four or more Uxbridge John Fisher raced to ditions. ice track, instead of skis or in one lump sum, Nexus staff are No tax No tip! his first podium finish at the “I had a great feel for the snowboards on a snow track. giving money each month to the Redbull Crashed Ice World Ice track tonight,” said an ex - Racers are typically ice hockey food bank so that it can assess what its needs are first, then go out and Cross Downhill Race on Sat - hausted Fisher after prevailing players, are outfitted as such, buy supplies accordingly. urday in Finland. Taking on through five rounds of action- and speed down the course’s “If we give a bit each month, it the longest and most difficult packed racing. turns, berms, and jumps. might help them through what Ice Cross Downhill track ever Ice cross downhill (or down - built, Fisher conquered the hill ice cross), is a winter ex - course and took third place. treme sporting event which An enthusiastic Finnish crowd involves direct competitive watched as the 64 competitors downhill skating on a walled tried keeping their nerves in track that features sharp turns check while taking on the tor - and high vertical drops. It is turous 630-meter long ice similar to ski cross and snow - track, with its 66-meter verti - board cross, except it is per - cal drop and deteriorating con - formed with ice skates on an Leaskdale News with Helen Harrison Now that Groundhog Day has very difficult time. A service of come and gone, according to remembrance will take place the calendar, winter is half this Saturday, February 6, at 2 over! p.m. at St. Paul's Leaskdale Congratulations to Bruce and Presbyterian Church. Visita - Elaine Brandon on the arrival tion will be one hour prior to of a new granddaughter on the service, and also on urs - January 8. Lily Jeannette is a day and Friday evenings at baby girl for Scott and Julie Low and Low Chapel in Brandon of Fredericton, New Uxbridge. Brunswick. Best wishes to all. Our very best wishes to the - e Men's Breakfast will be newly retired Harry Stemp, held this Saturday, February 6 who has written 'e Stew' for at 8:30 a.m. at St. Paul's a long time. We will miss all Leaskdale Church. Come and the news and comments about enjoy good food and fellow - our town, but we do want you ship with friends. to enjoy the freedom of retire - Our sincere sympathy goes to ment, Harry. the Wood Family, and the many friends of Adam Wood on his recent tragic death in La Loche, Sasketchewan. Our hearts go out to them at this The Uxbridge Cosmos 4 Thursday, February 4, 2016 Our two cents Don’t stop the press
Ah, ‘tis an interesting time to be in the newspaper business. Recent weeks have seen the shutting down of a few newspapers across the country, and the amalgamation of several more national newsrooms. Independent newspapers are being forced to close up shop completely, in some cases, and other papers (those owned by giants TorStar, Postmedia and the like) are switching to dig - ital-only versions. Radio talk shows gather journalists and those who study journalism together to hash over the details of the industry as they try to de - cide whether or not they are still relevant. Are they? Are we? It’s obvious that “citizen journalism”, as it’s called, is becoming more and more prevalent, and that people certainly do not rely on a broadsheet deliv - ered to their mailbox to get the news of the day. One can get whatever one wants to know whenever one wants to know it. Any yahoo can post infor - mation online, and any yahoo can look it up and use it to whatever effect he or she may choose. Journalism, however, is about more than just delivering information. Journalists are trained to not only deliver information, but to deliberately look at all sides of an issue and to give an unbiased account of what’s at stake. Not every Joe is as good at stepping outside and looking in. Everyone’s usually too intent on having an opinion. When you lose the con - tribution journalists and reporters make to a community when a paper shuts down, you lose the potential for that community to have fair, unbiased in - formation, information that helps that community function and thrive. It’s not just the role of journalism that needs to be defended, though, when discussing the demise of newspapers. The existence of the paper itself comes Letters to the Editor into question. We spend a week listening to stories of presses halting produc - I am responding to the letter printed consider the role of regional govern - Reiner, along with other members of tion, and we start to lose more than a little bit of sleep. But then we come in The Uxbridge Cosmos last week by ment and the fact that we are paying the Gouldville residents group, of into the office and we receive a letter to the editor that has been written in Doug Moffatt. I don’t normally re - top dollar for too many levels of gov - lying and holding back information. response to another letter to the editor that was previously published, and spond to these printed attacks via the ernment. What happened? Nothing.” Nothing could be further from the we see that our little newspaper does matter. A discourse is taking place, and press; however, Mr. Moffatt has made Wrong again. truth. we’re providing that opportunity. It’s important that residents and citizens statements that are unacceptable in At your suggestion, council invited Mr. Moffatt’s letter further read that write in, or point out, things that they feel are occurring in their community. my opionion, and warrant a public Commissioner of Finance Jim Clapp, “we were subjected to a public And it’s important that those in positions of power respond to those who response. I will break it down by his to a meeting on April 13, 2015, to tongue lashing by the mayor and Re - may challenge their position. We’re glad that Mr. Moffatt wrote his letter, comments. explain the costs of regional govern - gional Councillor Ballinger for and we’re equally glad that Mayor O’Connor chose to respond to his letter The Cosmos recently quoted me as ment to the residents of Uxbridge speaking out on the matter. The in such a public manner. It gets things out in the open, on the table, chases saying that residents need to be more Township and ask if we were paying mayor ‘wrongly’ indicated at a coun - the white elephant out of the room. Makes us somehow feel like we’re in - involved in the budget process. Mr. more into the regional coffers than cil meeting that we, the residents, volved, even if it’s just as a bystander. And all any community member ever Moffatt responds that my “com - we were financially receiving. It had caused this OMB hearing”. Mr. wants to feel is involved. ments are not amusing - they are quickly became very clear that the Moffatt - YOU, no any member of Newspapers have always existed to keep citizens informed, governments and rude and insensitive.” They were not Township of Uxbridge could not fi - council, stated at the public meeting organizations accountable, and to provide a forum in which those who want meant to be amusing. Council nancially provide the services we are that your group would be taking this to have a voice can be heard. Whether we continue to hold paper in hand spends hours and hours reviewing receiving from the region. Policing application to the OMB. Guess what for decades or days to come remains to be seen. We certainly have no inten - hundres of line items in order to and EMS costs alone could put us - it went to the OMB at a cost to the tion of going anywhere any time soon. Many we speak to say that a small shave $100 here and $50 there, try - under, let alone water, sewer, waste, residents of the township of over community like ours will depend on an actual newspaper for much, much ing to keep the taxes down - that is roads and social services. $150,000. longer than larger communities will, and we’re good with that. For as long as not entertainment in my mind. The Prior to the June 2014, public meet - Mr. Moffatt, you are coming dan - paper can be printed upon, we will put on that paper everything that point of my statement was that I ing for the 62 Mill Street application, gerously close to committing libel by Uxbridge township has to and wants to say. wished more people would come out Mr. Moffatt told me that he and his writing “council met in secret two and take part in the process. At the wife, Saundra Reiner, had put in an days before the OMB hearing began budget open house, a mere six resi - offer to purchase the property in with the developer and his lawyers.” dents attended. If Mr. Moffatt felt question. Their offer was turned That is absolutely not true, and can my comment was rude and insensi - down by the owner in favour of the be verified by our legal and planning tive, then he has misinterpreted my company that now owns it. At the professionals, as well as staff. statement. public meeting following the devel - In closing, I fail to comprehend Mr. Moffatt continued to state that oper’s presentation, Mr. Moffatt how you, Mr. Moffatt, a former 9,500 copies of The Cosmos are published each Thursday in the Township of the suggestions he made at the stood up and said in a very loud, MPP, the former mayor of Scugog Uxbridge: 8,700 delivered by mail, 800 available in stores and boxes. budget meetings last year were not clear voice “This is going to the Township and member of Durham listened to. How wrong he is . After OMB,” as he walked out of the Region Council, could be so un - Publisher/Editor Lisha Van Nieuwenhove 905.852.1900 hearing your suggestions, council re - counil chambers. As a result of his knowledgeable with regards to the Advertising/Sales Dianne Oad Winder 905.852.1900 ceived deputations from solar com - statement, the developers believed rules under which a local government panies. On October 19, 2015, right from the beginning of the must abide. 38 Toronto Street North, Unit One, Uxbridge Ontario L9P 1E6 council received a 16-page report process that they would be fighting Mayor Gerri Lynn O’Connor e-mail: [email protected] web site: www.thecosmos.ca from our staff giving us all the infor - for approval of this application, and Uxbridge Township mation they had acquired regarding consequently booked a date for a Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. solar panels on township buildings. hearing. Council tried to work out Re: Doug Moffatt’s Letter to the Ed - Unlike personal residential proper - housing numbers with the itor, January 28 EDITORIAL POLICY: Opinions expressed by columnists, contributors and in letters to the editor are not necessarily those of The Cosmos. Letters must be signed and the telephone number provided (number will not be pub - ties, the structural requirements for Gouldville residents group but could lished). Requests that a name be withheld will be honoured only if there is a compelling reason. Errors brought solar panels being installed on public not reach a consensus before time ran Uxbridge Council arrived at a 4.9 per to our attention will be corrected. The Cosmos reserves the right to edit and/or refuse to publish unsolicited buildings that could hold hundreds out. Now a member of the Ontario cent residential property tax increase material. ADVERTISING POLICY: The Cosmos reserves the right to refuse any advertisement. The Cosmos is of people are very stringent. After Municipal Board, one who does not for 2016, equal to the increase in not liable for slight changes or typographical errors in advertisements or any other errors or omissions in ad - consultation with our lawyers, we did live in or understand our commu - 2015 and in both cases, well above vertisements. All material herein, including advertising design, is copyrighted, and may not be reproduced in any form without permission. not enter into any agreements, as nity, is going to make a decision of the inflation rate. they were not financially in the tax - what he thinks the development Quotes published in The Uxbridge payers’ best interest. should be. Throughout this whole Cosmos include: “few people attended Mr. Moffatt also stated “that process, council members have been Uxbridge council and the mayor re - accused by Mr. Moffatt and Ms. ...continued on page 9 The Uxbridge Cosmos 5 Thursday, February 4, 2016 Am I Wrong? The Barris Beat column by Roger Varley column by Ted Barris No questions asked A time of evil
It never ceases to amaze me how seldom $17, but why the discrepancy? No one I watched an entertaining and important movie the motion picture industry.” And he did. In members of Uxbridge council ask any asked. For the 24 hours of report writing, at The Roxy this past week. It reminded me of 1960, both director Otto Preminger and actor pointed questions of their staff when deal - the charge was $1,343.25. Based on an a very scary time in the world. It made me wince Kirk Douglas decided to defy the so-called Al - ing with staff reports. For a group that is hourly rate, USS was charged about $3.50 at the lunacy of the fear mongering. It made me liance and hired Trumbo to script the movies sad to think that people lost their careers (and Exodus and Spartacus (respectively) giving him supposed to represent the interests of all an hour more for the report writing than in some cases their lives) for their political views credit with his real name. It was the beginning residents of the township, they seem to let the other two activities. Again, why? Again, in a democratic country … in my lifetime. The of the end of the blacklist. But the damage was a lot of stuff slide by without question. no one asked. hero of the story, Dalton Trumbo, summed it already done. A case in point was council's acceptance If the charges are based on Mr. Gratton's up late in the movie. Did the famous Hollywood blacklist touch me? of Chief Bylaw Officer Andre Gratton's salary, then Mr. Gratton is either earning “No one on either side (of this feud) who sur - Not really. My father, who almost certainly brief report Monday on his monitoring of $51.79 or $55.96 an hour. But it has to be vived it, came through untouched,” he said. would have joined the cause of the so-called sound levels at Uxbridge Shooting Sports one or the other: it can't be both. It would “The blacklist was a time of evil.” Hollywood Ten, would almost certainly have Dalton Trumbo wrote for a living. Born and found himself blacklisted. But about that time, and the amount USS would be charged for appear it can't be the higher rate, because raised in Colorado, he pursued his first public in 1948, Dad emigrated from New York City to the mandatory "service". The report de - that would put Mr. Gratton on the Sun - career as a reporter for the Boulder Daily Camera Toronto (to take a job with the Globe and Mail ) tailed the number of hours spent by Mr. shine List and his name did not appear on newspaper. At the University of Southern Cali - maybe because he saw something coming that Gratton on the exercise and the money the most recent edition. fornia he reviewed movies, wrote short stories even Dalton Trumbo didn’t. Trumbo did, how - into which that translated. Now, on top of the $3,221.21 that USS and tried his hand at novels. In the 1930s he was ever, articulate the consequences of blacklisting. According to his report, Mr. Gratton must pay to cover Mr. Gratton's time, the published in the Saturday Evening Post, Vanity “Looking back on this time,” he said, according spent 18 hours actually monitoring the shooting club also has to pay HST and a Fair and Hollywood Spectator magazines. An the website bio.com, “it will do no good to sounds, another 18 hours analyzing the re - 25 per cent administrative fee, for a grand anti-war novel, “Johnny Got His Gun”, won a search for villains or heroes or saints or devils, National Book Award; interestingly, the novel because there were none. There were only vic - sults and 24 hours writing up a report pre - total of $4,445.27. Mayor O'Connor was inspired by the story Trumbo read about a tims.” sented to council in December. That is a pointed out that the township actually Canadian soldier who lost his arms and legs in He was right. On a day in that dark 1950s total of 60 hours. If Mr. Gratton works 35 saved USS money, because a bill from a the First World War. blacklisting era, my father’s Uncle Peter came hours a week, that means he spent the bet - similar exercise conducted by Swallow By the early 1940s, he was trying his hand at home to his New York apartment. The way ter part of two weeks making sure USS did Acoustics a couple or so years ago cost movies, creating the scripts for successful fea - Peter later described it to me, in the lobby he not exceed its permitted sound levels. No about $7,000 more. That's all well and tures such as “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo,” noticed a sign declaring to all who would read wonder he's asking for additional help in good, but no one else was paying Swallow “Our Vines Have Tender Grapes” and “Kitty it, the names of people and organizations Foyle” (nominated for an Oscar). But he had deemed by the House Committee on Un-Amer - the bylaw department. to do the job. When Mr. Gratton does the also joined the Communist Party of America ican Activities as avowed communists, and I have no way of knowing whether he ac - job, surely his salary is already paid by the and found himself under FBI investigation. therefore unwanted citizens and associations. Lo tually spent 36 hours monitoring and an - taxpayers in general? If that is so, is Mr. During post-Second World War paranoia about and behold, the name of a photography club, alyzing, but 24 hours to write a report? Gratton getting paid double or is the town - an unsubstantiated communist threat inside the which Uncle Peter had joined in the 1930s, was When I asked a question about this, Mayor ship pocketing the difference on top of the U.S., Trumbo was among 10 Hollywood writers listed among the hotbeds of communist unde - Gerri Lynn O'Connor pointed out that the administrative fee? and directors subpoenaed to testify before the sirables. report, submitted to council on December I suppose it could be argued that requir - U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activ - “I was actually afraid they would discover I’d 14, was over 200 pages long. That is true, ing USS to cover his salary is merely a way ities, found guilty of contempt of Congress, and been a member of that camera club,” Uncle sent to prison. That was November 25, 1947. Peter told me, “and throw me out of the coun - but if one takes the time to read the report of recouping costs. But his salary would be After serving 11 months, and itching to write try.” - (it can be found on the township website) paid anyway, whether he was monitoring again for his livelihood, Trumbo was blacklisted Fortunately, nobody ever made the connection. - one can see that it is basically 200-plus USS or making sure Mr. Jones cleared the by what was identified in the movie as The Mo - My uncle worked without incident until full re - pages of cut-and-paste. Many of the pages snow from his sidewalk. As for administra - tion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of tirement and lived to a ripe old age in Florida. of the report are merely printouts of the tive fees - presumably to recoup costs oc - American Ideals. Hollywood icons such as The blacklist died not a moment too soon. But township's noise bylaw, there's a bunch of curred in the township clerk's department Ronald Reagan, John Wayne and gossip colum - America has gone on to create new lists of “un - pages given over to aerial photographs and - aren't those costs also already paid for by nist Hedda Hopper openly campaigned to keep desirables”: same-sex partners, according to for - numerous pages containing nothing but the taxpayer? Trumbo and others on the blacklist from ever mer Alaska governor Sarah Palin; Mexicans, writing publicly again. He was forced to write according to the 21st century Tea Party; and rows of figures. That's a lot of questions, not one of which under pseudonyms. Trumbo and many other ac - Muslims, according the Donald Trump, now However, assuming the hours quoted are was asked by any of the councillors before tors, writers, directors and film tradesmen found campaigning to become president of the United correct, not one councillor questioned the they unanimously adopted Mr. Gratton's themselves listed in a pamphlet called Red States. fact that USS appears to have been charged report. It seems to me the seven members Channels, which identified 151 entertainment And suspicion and division will continue to different rates for the different categories. of council were all elected to ask the ques - industry professionals as “Red Fascists and their plague such societies until that time, as Trumbo The Monday report said USS would be tions the taxpayers would ask if they had sympathizers.” All were barred from employ - said, “when one man says, ‘No. I won’t.’ Then charged $945.67 for 18 hours of monitor - the chance. It further seems to me they are ment in the arts. But Trumbo was defiant. Rome begins to fear.” “This blacklisting is going to collapse because ing. But for 18 hours of analysis, the falling down on the job. it is rotten, immoral and illegal,” Trumbo wrote. For more Barris Beat columns, charge is $932.29. It only involves about Tell me, am I wrong? “I am one day going to be working openly in go to www.tedbarris.com “HOTTEST PRODUCT OF 2015” SALE ON NOW! A must-have in Heritage Rock 26cm Non-Stick Frypan •Heritage The Rock Non-Stick Frypan features Rock Tec surface, which is every household! 50% harder than comparable untreated cookware SAVE • Features thick, forged aluminum bases for quick and even heat distribution • 3x superior release performance versus untreated surfaces •40% better scratch and wear resistance
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under the scapular (shoulder) feathers, in thick vegetation or Wood, Adam Jacob cavities in trees. The Nature Nut Chickadees nest in holes in July 11, 1980 - January 22, 2016 trees. They may excavate the hole column by Nancy Melcher together, or use an old wood - Passed away in La Loche, Saskatchewan at the age of 35. Adam will be greatly pecker nest or natural cavity. missed by his parents; Ted and Nancy, sister Caitlin, brother Eric, his partner Chickadee-dee-dee They will also use nesting boxes Adar Charlton as well as extended family and friends. Visitation will be held placed one to seven metres high. at the Low and Low Funeral Home, 23 Main St. S., Uxbridge (905-852-3073) The female incubates the eggs, on rate, $55/family (kids under 20). Kids tions can help. Join us for a pay-what-you- tion. Tickets $25 (paid in advance) Call under 6 eat free. A fundraiser for the 4-H can lunch catered by North House, fol - 905-852-9771 ext 5260 to reserve. exchange. lowed by Virginia's presentation and a ONGOING COMING UP Fri., Feb. 12: Goodwood United question-and-answer period. Call 905- Church Valentine Dinner. Good - 852-7016 to reserve a seat. Use door on Heart to Heart Healing Centre. 26 wood United Church, 6:30 p.m. Lasagna the south side of church. Parking avail - Brock St. W. Open Wednesdays 2 - 4 sausage dinner with butter, real maple THIS WEEKEND dinner including bread, dessert & bever - able in the municipal lot behind the p.m. and Thursday evenings, 7 - 9 p.m. syrup, fruit salad and more. Continuous age. Advance tickets only from June church or on the street. Please do not 905-862-9014 Sat., Feb. 6: Oak Ridges Trail As - serving in the lower hall. $8 adults, $5 Harper at 905 640 3347. park in the lot in front of the municipal of - Artists of Uxbridge meet every week, sociation Hike. 7 a.m. Al Shaw. 1 hr., kids 5-12, pre-schoolers free, family $20. Sat., Feb.13: Oak Ridges Trail As - fices. Upstairs Room at Zehrs. Monday 4+ km moderate pace hike; Join us for Proceeds to church and outreach pro - sociation Hike. 7 a.m. Al Shaw. 1 hr., Thurs., Feb. 18: Griefshare. 2 - 4 evenings 6:30 - 9:30 every other week. breakfast after the hike. Icers and or grams. Tickets available at the door, or 4 km moderate pace loop hike. No dogs p.m., Uxbridge Baptist Church. When Wednesdays 9 a.m. - 12 noon alternate snowshoes are a must. Meet at the road - phone 905-852-7016. www.stpauls- please. Icers or snowshoes may be re - your heart is aching for someone who is weeks. New artists welcome! For infor - side parking on the west side of Conc. 6, uxbridge.ca and on Facebook. quired. Join us for breakfast after the not with you anymore, even the simplest mation call 905-852-8831 or 905-852- 1.5 km south of Durham Rd. 21. Contact: Wed., Feb. 10: Oak Ridges Trail hike. Meet at road side parking on the things seem impossible. How do you face 3034 Joan Taylor 905 477 2161 Association Hike. 9:30 a.m. Durham west side of Conc. 6, 1.5 km south of this new life? We understand your pain Starting Thurs., Jan. 7, from 2 - 3 p.m., Sat. Feb. 6: Soccer Registration Forest & Crow’s Nest Pass.12+km; Mod - Durham Rd. 21. Contact: Russ Burton and want to let you know there is a way. Uxbridge Senior Centre VON 2016 House League Soccer Registration erate to fast pace; 4hrs.; Quite hilly ter - 905 830 2862 You are welcome to attend as many ses - Smart Exercise Program . Light exer - & Volunteer/Coach applications avail - rain. Icers and snowshoes may be Sat., Feb. 13: Valentines with sions as you are able. To register or find cises to improve and strengthen muscles able online at www.uxbridgesoccer - mandatory. Bring drink, lunch and Elvis . Dinner/Show/Dance featuring out more about GriefShare, call Judy and joints, using a chair if needed for club.com. 9 - 11 a.m., Uxbridge Arena snacks. Meet at dead end of Huston Rd., multi-award winning ELVIS tribute artist Atkins at (905) 852-5921 or email support. $2/session. Hall. [email protected] or west from Lakeridge Rd. 2.4 km north of Bruce Andrew Stewart. RCL Uxbridge [email protected]. You can also look Uxbridge Writers' Circle . Dedicated 905-862-0083. Chalk Lake Rd. Contact: Garry Niece Branch #170, 109 Franklin St. Tickets under the COMMUNITY tab at to encouraging & promoting the art & Sat., Feb. 6: Soccer4U Event . 9 - 11 905 655 8040 $35 in advance only. Doors 6 p.m., din - www.stpaulsleaskdale.com. skill of writing in a supportive environ - a.m., Uxbridge Arena hall. Are you un - Thurs., Feb. 11: The Friends of the ner 6:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Tickets avail - Fri., Feb. 19: Blood Donor Clinic. ment. We meet the first Tues. of each sure if your little one will enjoy soccer? Uxbridge Public Library monthly able at Legion, or call 905-852-5293. 1;30 - 7:30 p.m. Uxbridge Seniors’ Cen - month, 1-3 p.m., at the Uxbridge Arena. Bring your child to this casual introduc - meeting. 7 p.m. in the Uxbridge Li - tre. Book appt. at blood.ca Membership is free and open to all gen - tion and have fun exploring soccer activ - brary lower meeting room. The Friends of UPCOMING Sat. Feb. 20: Coldest Night of the res. Contact Sherry at ities. Coaches experienced with the U4, the Library bring awareness to the library Mon., Feb. 15: Uxbridge Kinsmen Year. Are you walking for the homeless? [email protected]. U5 and U6 divisions will be on hand to by organizing book sales & other events. Club Annual Family Day Skate. 11 Join us at coldestnightoftheyear.org in Shuffleboard at Uxbridge Seniors Cen - get you involved and answer questions. All proceeds go to the library to help in a.m. - 3 p.m. Elgin Pond. Free barbeque support of affordable housing in ter, Every Monday and Wednesday at All ages welcome. In-person registration various expenditures including adding to with hot dogs, hamburgers and plenty of Uxbridge. 9 a.m. also open. their extensive DVD collection. New hot chocolate & coffee to keep you Sat., Feb. 20: Udora Community Monday Morning Singers , St. Paul's Sun., Feb. 7: Music Fest at members always welcome. Membership warm! For those who wish to contribute Hall Board presents a Yuk Yuk's Anglican Church. Beat the 'Winter Blahs' Reachview Village , 10 - 11:15 a.m. fees: families $20/year individuals there will be a donation box with the pro - Comedy Night. Doors & licensed bar by singing with this women's choir, di - We welcome all kinds of talent - story $10/year. Contact ceeds going to the Youth of Uxbridge. A open at 7 p.m. Comedy show starts at rected by Anne Mizen. The group's telling, dance, music. A great venue to [email protected] washroom facility will be available at the 8:30 pm. Tickets $25 per person (tax in - preparing a spring concert on April 29th. build confidence. For more information Fri., Feb. 12: Oak Ridges Trail As - site. For further details please visit cluded) available at the Udora General Practices are Mondays, 9:15-11:30 a.m. please call jo, 905-852-6487. sociation Hike. 9:30 a.m. Glen Major www.uxbridgekinsmen.ca Store & UPI Gas Bar or call 705-228- No auditions. Visit www.mmsingers.org, NEXT WEEK East. This is a moderate, 8km, 2 hr. loop Tues., Feb. 16: Uxbridge Senior 8102. Come out to enjoy the best stand- 905-852-3693. hike with some hills. Icers or snowshoes Tues., Feb. 9: Pancake Supper, Trin - Citizens’ Club “Chocolate Tea” up comedy around and help support our needed. Meet at the parking lot off ity United Church. 5 – 7 p.m. Uxbridge Seniors’ Centre, 1 p.m. Guest community hall. Udora Community Hall COMING UP is a FREE community bul - Uxbridge Conc. 7, 0.6 km south of Adults/teens $7, Grade 1 – 8, $4, under Speaker(s)! Please bring your mug. New is located at 24 Victoria Road. letin board. If you have a community Durham 21 or 1 km north of 5 free. Family rate $22, four persons or members welcome! $10 pp. per year. Wed., Feb. 24: Uxbridge Diabetes event for a charity or non-profit organiza - Uxbridge/Pickering town line or Conc. 5 more. Thurs., Feb. 18: Lunch & Learn. St. Clinic. 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. A deli - tion that you’d like us to mention (AS Pickering on Sideline 4. Contact: Kevin Tues., Feb. 9: St. Paul's Annual Paul's Anglican Church. If you've ever cious lunch at the Tin Mill restaurant & in - SPACE PERMITS), please contact us at Lowe 416 655 2256 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, been confused about your health care op - spirational talk by local optometrist, Dr. [email protected] or 905-852- Fri., Feb. 12: 4-H Roast Beef St. Paul’s Anglican Church. 5:30 - 7:30 tions & what funding or resources might Vi Tu Banh, on his life story and strategies 1900. The deadline for our next issue is Valentine Dinner. 4:30 - 7:30 p.m., p.m. Enjoy a delicious hot pancakes and be available, this presentation by Vir - for good eye health and diabetes preven - 6 p.m. Sunday. Sandford Hall. $16/plate. 4-H family ginia Miles of Compass Healthcare Solu - Mackenzie Bent earns gold again, heading to Hungary for Worlds by Joey Ranni claimed the title in 2014 with then- Winning this title means the pair Team and will be competing March the World Junior Championships. partner Garrett MacKeen. earns a place on the Junior World 14 - 20, in Debrecen, Hungary, at e pair has accomplished a lot for Uxbridge skater Mackenzie Bent and “It is rare, though, to win the same having been together less than a year. her partner, Dmitre Razgulajevs, re - championship with a new partner,” When they made their international cently captured gold in ice dancing says Mackenzie. “I’ve only been skat - debut at the 2015–16 ISU Junior at the Canadian Junior Champi - ing with Dmitre since last June.” Grand Prix event in Colorado onship, which were held in Halifax She also said that, given how little Springs, Colorado, they won the sil - at the end of January. time she has been paired with ver medal. ey finished 5 at their is is the second time Mackenzie Dmitre, she is thrilled to have taken second JGP assignment, in Logroño, has worn this medal - she first home the national title in Halifax. Spain. In their short dance, the pair skates a waltz to “Time After Time”, and does a foxtrot to “La Grande Valse - GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Happy Ending”. For their free dance program they skate to music from WE KNOW IT HURTS AND WE CARE “Ben Hur.” When asked who inspired her to be When you have lost someone you love, you may feel a figure skater, she says that no one overwhelmed, isolated and confused. This is normal really inspired her; it was more a se - and there is help when you need it. ries of events that found her in the Ice Dancing pair Mackenzie Bent and Dmitre Razgulajevs after their silver medal win at the 2015-16 ISU sport. When she got signed up to GriefShare is a program that provides caring, Junior Grand Prix event. 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Influenced by a love of Councillors are nominated to do say you can’t afford to live here”. nature and the outdoors, I also re - the very best for their con - Here’s my suggestion: do not located from southern Ontario to stituency. To review and guide cancel public budget meetings. study teaching at Lakehead Uni - and vote according to the best of A meeting originally scheduled versity in Thunder Bay, like there ability to do right. for the evening of January 20 was Adam did. Like Adam, I had a Taxes are now a main topic yet cancelled. I had planned to attend sense of adventure and accepted again and as our councillors go to and maybe others did too. my first teaching position on a vote we see that the mentality of One can only assume that First Nations reserve in remote what was being campaigned for; Council felt that a 4.9 per cent northern Canada. Also, like in and during the run for Ward 3 property tax increase was ‘good Adam, I was drawn to trying to with 8 candidates pounding the enough’, and that there was no serve others. I had always wanted pavement bringing up such issues need to solicit additional input to understand more about First of little or no services, ever in - from the public. What other ex - Nations people and culture, and creasing taxes and a general lack planation could there be for can - traveling to work on a reserve of responsibility by the township celling public budget meetings, seemed like a natural, exciting de - for governing our money was particularly one held in the velopment for me. I kept my bringing the message right to the evening when people are more teaching position for a few years door steps of the mayor itself. likely to be available? and I'm honoured and glad to How the township echoed sim - In my opinion, Council is have had that experience; it ilar words to the ones pounding “wrong” to cancel opportunities taught me much. the pavement at that time. for the public to give their input, To the Wood family: I am so The election for Ward 3 is over and then complain that there was sorry for your loss of your son. and it seems that everybody has not enough public input! During your own time of pro - gone back to the "that's life taxes Michelle Viney found loss, you issued a statement go up" at the Township. Uxbridge that also showed consideration Is it not time the constituencies for the people of La Loche. I find start taking responsibility for who If you’re reading this, you’re obvi - this unusually compassionate and we vote in? To start taking a ously a Cosmos reader, and saw I can imagine that your son also vested interest in the promises Josh Morrison’s Pennies4Homes showed some of that same com - that they make on the campaign Across Down in last week’s edition. passion in his work with the trail and hold them responsible? I 1. Given 1. Middle Eastern person I, for one, am pledging a dollar youth in that community. often tell myself we have no one a day for 2016 to help make Josh’s 4. "Savvy?" 2. Brace Laurie Kelly to blame but ourselves. "that's dream come true. Now he only 7. Casino attraction 3. It's inflated in England Uxbridge life". needs 212 more donors to do the Keep up the good work and 11. Sci-fi gun 4. Fire sign same. Please be one of the 212! I read you paper and of course the please keep pushing the envelope 12. Can 5. Swabbed spot I must add that it is heartwarm - budget takes front page yet again. on fiscal responsibility. 13. "Aquarius" musical 6. Observer ing to know that we have such a I appreciate that we live in John Haddock kind, caring young man in our 14. Harmonized melody 7. Pumps and clogs Uxbridge. It has a foundation Uxbridge community. I’m proud of him, so 15. Smeltery's raw mate - 8. Type of light that is attractive to me and my I can only imagine the pride his beliefs of that small town com - rial 9. Lubrication parents must feel. JONES PUMPING munity feel. 16. Nothing but 10. Essay He has earned our support by Septic & Holding Tanks Considering very little has 17. End the game tem - 18. Body part his unflagging determination. changed since I was six years old 905-852-2486 Josh, you rock! porarily 19. Sleeping place (now 47), the question was raised 416-476-7170 Christine Gall 19. Track wager 21. Paper leaf about the cost of living here in Uxbridge Serving Port Perry, 20. Depict 22. Uprising Uxbridge. [During the Ward 3 Uxbridge & by-election] we (8 of us) cam - 25. Barber's job 23. "As if!" 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Call Wright Web Photo, 905-852- HORSE FOR SALE to excellent home only. 14 yr. old Townline, Uxbridge, L9P 1A2 The Uxbridge Cosmos 11 Thursday, February 4, 2016 choosing the right actors, nothing the beasts fight back, and how ter - best. prepared me for In the Heart of the rifying it becomes when a single Chris Hemsworth is well cast as the Sea , an extraordinary adventure whale, massive in size not only heroic first mate, Owen Chase; and Film with Foote movie that is almost a masterwork. fights back but hunts them. the always interesting Ben Wishaw Set in 1820, much of the action As exciting as the scenes of hunting is terrific as Melville, the writer of column by John Foote takes place aboard the whaling ves - the whales might be, and the savage Moby Dick , the great work of litera - sel the Essex, which sets out to sea attacks by the mammoth whale at - ture said to be based on the events to obtain a quota of whales for their tacking them, a good portion of the in this film. In the Heart of the Sea precious oil. During their expedi - film is about what happens after - Howard’s direction is confident tion they encounter a massive whale wards, how the men survive their and sure, and he plunges the audi - Directed by Ron Howard studio directors in the business, to hunt, but instead the animal ship sinking and being cast adrift in ence into this world with ease. Had (***) with an Academy Award for Best hunts them, targets the Essex, and the open sea. the acting been a tad stronger, he Director on his mantle, two awards exacts revenge. Never in their lives The effects are awe inspiring, as ex - might have had a great. Almost. Glancing over the filmography and for Best Director from the Directors have they seen such a thing, and it pected, the se - career of Ron Howard, suffice it to Guild of America, and huge box of - alarms them to their very core. The quences at sea say he has NEVER made a film like fice success around the globe, with creature is immense and destructive, spectacular. In a this, never attempting anything re - near constant mainstream success. able to eliminate them with a smash film like this the motely this grand, awe inspiring, or His greatest film, the superb space of his tail. The beast has its reasons, acting is often remarkable, and secondary to the let us be clear, effects and scope Howard has of the film, and made some bril - sadly that is true liant films. Yet here. It is the very what is equally thing that keeps curious is that In the Heart of the there has just Sea from being a been a single masterpiece. That film adaptation said, it is a spec - of Herman tacular film to Melville's Moby look at it, the cin - Dick (1956) a ematography film which di - among the year’s vided critics largely due to the odd casting of Gregory Peck as Ahab. There have been TV versions of the book, one with thriller Apollo 13 (1995) sadly de - and the men know them, but they Patrick Stewart as Ahab; another, a served to win the Oscars for Best simply cannot believe a whale could pretty good one with William Hurt Film and Best Director, but were possess such a thirst for revenge. as Ahab. There were once rumours ousted, somewhat shockingly, by This is a huge, sprawling action of a new version of Moby Dick with Braveheart (1995) and Mel Gibson, film about survival, about trying to Clint Eastwood as Ahab, which I leading the Academy to honour stay alive when all is lost. The se - would have liked to have seen, and Howard for the inferior work A quences involving the whale attack - yet another with Robert Duvall as Beautiful Mind (2001). Most re - ing the ship are astounding in their The Cosmos is Uxbridge owned and operated. We cover all the crazed hunter of the white cently he was nominated for Best scope and realism. The whaling se - four corners of Uxbridge Township with news and events. We whale. Neither came to fruition - Director for the superb drama Frost quences are truly breathtaking, as like to shop local - so should you! too bad. Nixon (2008), which dealt with the the director places the audience right in the small boats sent out to Our rates are very competitive. Our paper and printing are a In the Heart of the Sea is a huge, infamous TV interview in which better quality, which means your ad looks great. ambitious film, said to be the basis former US President Richard Nixon harpoon the whales. The wind of Herman Melville's great book discussed his part in Watergate with lashes their faces, the salt water We're delivered by Canada Post to residences and businesses about the American whaling indus - popular TV host David Frost. soaks them, and the feeling of them throughout the township. try, a man's obsession with a whale So despite the stunning beauty of landing the harpoon is thrilling. But oh, how quickly it changes when Our editorial-to-advertising ratio is much higher than the which took his leg, and a descent Apollo 13 , and his obvious gift for competition. That means your ad gets noticed. into utter madness on the high seas. Let me state without prejudice it We feature only local content. Local content means we're is among the best films Ron better read. Better read means your ad gets seen. Howard has ever directed, easily his most daring, and among the best of Our website offers additional exposure, as well as direct links to your business - even in the classifieds! the past year. It falls short of being a masterpiece, but is, in fact, one Twins Creative graphic design. Give us a try! hell of an adventure on the sea, un - like anything we have ever seen. 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