Volume 9 No. 4 YOUR UNIVERSE Thursday, January 31tst 2013 THE NEIGHBOURHOOD CREW - When someone clears off the local retention pond, as our photographer did in Barton Farms this past weekend, this is just the sort of motley riffraff that are likely to show up. If we were choosing up sides for a game of shinny, we’d pay close attention to the one in purple in the front row. Photo by John Cavers. Milkweed, Ewen Trail by Renee Leahy Inside This Week’s Cosmos Coffee with a passionate foodie... 3 The real angry birds... 7 Ash borer headed here... 9 Bruins placing down to last game... 9 Farewell to two eminent Uxbridgers... 12 The Uxbridge Cosmos 2 Thursday, January 31st 2013 51 Toronto Street South The Corporation of P.O. Box 190, Uxbridge L9P 1T1 Tel: 905-852-9181 The Township of Uxbridge Fax: 905-852-9674 www.town.uxbridge.on.ca Council and Committee REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL on the criteria set out in the RFP. NOW HIRING FOR RFP # U13-01 The RFP documents must be picked up from SPRING SESSION - UXPOOL Meeting Schedule the Township of Uxbridge Municipal Office, Project Management Services for the Clerk's Office located at 51 Toronto Street for February construction of a new 16,000 sq ft Fire Hall Assistant Instructors must have current Closing Date: January 29, 2013 2:00 p.m. South, Uxbridge, Ontario L9P 1T1. All queries regarding this RFP shall be direct- AWSI, Bronze Cross and SFA Monday, February 4th ed to: Scott Richardson, Fire Chief, Township of Instructors must have current Red Cross COMMITTEE 9:30 a.m. The Township of Uxbridge is seeking proposals Uxbridge, 51 Toronto Street South, Uxbridge, WSI, LSS Instructors, SFA, Bronze Cross Council Education Session (Open to the for the Project Management Services for the Ontario L9P 1T1 Tel: (905) 852-3393, ext. 302, Lifeguards must have current LSS NLS Public) re Accessibility Standards and construction of a new 16,000 sq. ft. Fire Station e-mail: [email protected]. Regulations and Township of Uxbridge in the Township of Uxbridge. The Township of and SFA, Defib training an asset but will- Please state document U13-01 when inquiring Accessibility Policy and Procedures - Uxbridge has established a construction budg- ing to train. immediately following the Committee et for this work at $3,500,000.00. The Township about this RFP. Sealed Submissions, clearly Resumes with covering letters will be meeting of Uxbridge anticipates the design phase to be marked with the RFP number and the Closing accepted until: February 15, 2013. completed by April 30, 2013 and the construc- Date and Time, will be received ONLY at the Employment to commence on March 11th Township Municipal Office BEFORE 2:00pm, Monday, February 11th tion phase to be completed in the fall of 2014. for Lifeguards and March 20th for instruc- COUNCIL 9:30 a.m. The purpose of this Request for Proposal January 29, 2013; Attention: Debbie Leroux, Clerk tors/assistant instructors. Must be able to Council Education Session (Open to the (RFP) is to obtain submissions from competent attend Staff Inservice Training prior to Public) re Municipal Lottery Licencing - project managing firms to determine those qual- Township of Uxbridge start of employment. Date will be given at immediately following the Council ified, in the opinion of the Township of Uxbridge, meeting to provide project management services includ- PLEASE NOTE: The Township of Uxbridge will submission of resume. ing meeting attendance, commenting on design not be responsible for accepting couriered sub- Monday, February 18th drawings and construction inspection services. missions that are not delivered in accordance All resumes can be dropped off at: UxPool, 1 Family Day - No Meeting of the General From the submissions received the Township of with the bid documents. Parkside Dr., Uxbridge. Please list session you Purpose and Administration Committee Uxbridge will select a project manager based are applying for on the cover letter. Wednesday, February 20th 7:00 p.m. Committee of Adjustment Meeting THE RENAMING OF THE 2012 to begin this exercise. should therefore be timeless. The Committee has established a few new 3. No individual’s name be considered as a KENNEDY HOUSE PROPERTY Monday, February 25th guidelines to help with the renaming of Kennedy name for the Park. COUNCIL 7:00 p.m. House. 4. The name should include Uxbridge. Thank you to all residents that submitted a 1. The Master Plan below shows what the prop- name. After our first round of submissions we erty will eventually look like. We would like to At present two names have risen to the top: believe we need to give a bit more description to choose a name that reflects this vision. As you Uxpark and Uxbridge Common. If you have the concept of re-naming the property. will note, this property will be the future home for another suggestion, please go to our Website History: In 2008 the Township of Uxbridge pur- parks, recreation and cultural activities. www.town.uxbridge.on.ca and submit a name. OLUNTEER AIR chased the former St. John’s Training V F 2. While many of the components that will even- Be part of History and submit a name that will be School/Kennedy House property from the tually be located at this site will have specific our future destination name for this property. Province of Ontario through the Ontario Realty Wednesday, February 20th names such as the Rotary Skate Park, these You may also submit your name at Uxpool, 1 Corporation. names will be part of a sponsorship program and Parkside Drive (open Monday - Sunday) and fill 6:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. The Township has always felt that we should may be subject to change in the long term for out a suggestion form. If you need volunteers, eventually rename the property and we feel the those specific components. The Committee feels then register to have a table. time is now. A committee was formed in late the property name should never change and Deadline: March 1st, 2013. Call 905-640-3966 [email protected] REGISTRATION FAIR Wednesday, February 13th 6:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. For all groups who require registration. To book a table, call 905-640-3966 [email protected] Both events take place at the Uxbridge Arena Community Centre. TENDER U13-02 TREE REMOVAL Tenders are invited for the supply of all labour, equipment and material neces- sary to perform tree removal for speci- fied roadside trees. Tender forms may be picked up at the Township of Uxbridge Municipal Office at 51 Toronto Street South, Uxbridge, Ontario during business hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tender closing: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. local time. Uxpool . .905-852-7831 Uxbridge Public Library 905-852-9747 Zephyr Library Arena . .905-852-3081 Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat. 10 am - 5 pm, Tues., Thurs. 10 am - 9 pm 905-473-2375 Sundays after Thanksgiving to May 24 weekend 1 pm - 5 pm Historical Centre . .905-852-5854 www.uxlib.com HOURS Tues., Thurs., 3 pm - 8 pm Sat 10 am - 3 pm Animal Shelter . .905-985-9547 Township of Uxbridge documents are available in alternate formats upon request. Please fill out the Chamber of Commerce . .905-852-7683 Request for Alternate Formats Form at www.town.uxbridge.on.ca or contact the Accessibility Ux. BIA ... 905-852-9181 ext. 406 Coordinator at 905-852-9181 ext. 209 or at [email protected]. The Uxbridge Cosmos 3 Thursday, January 31st 2013 A Cup of Coffee... with Lisa Hutchinson by Roger Varley With little or no retail experience, age from Bell and took a year off to "Let's look for a house here." We understanding products and cook- town and my store was right beside Lisa Hutchinson jumped into the decide what I wanted to do. My found the house of our dreams and ing myself, so I knew all the prod- hers in the lower level and we were role of store owner with both feet passion has always been cooking, I kept going back and having ucts that were the best. I knew there for each other because it was- and in a short time has become with an interest in food and travel. lunch at Don's and one day he from my travels what a paella pan n't always the busiest of places, one of the leading retailers in the Doing something in food would said: "I have some space down- was. So I said to my husband: "Is being downstairs. Ellen had gone downtown area. It was hard to pin be my dream. So it took a year to stairs and I could envision some- this something I can do?" through such a tragedy just a her down because of her busy figure out what in food. Did I thing like a kitchen store." And I've got business background, but month after I'd come to town, and schedule, but we finally managed want to be a chef? Did I want to that was it. I could do retail. I was how do you get a store? So I start- so that brought us much closer. to have her join us for a cup of work in a store? I just couldn't in customer service, I love to chat ed with 300 square feet. How So you use the term partner in a coffee. decide. What made my decision with people, I have spent so many could I go wrong? If it didn't friendship sense? was, at the same time I looked at years reading about food and work, I didn't invest too much.