Volume 9 No. 22 YOUR UNIVERSE Thursday, June 6th 2013 LOVING CARE - Ron Gould, whose great grandfather, Jesse, was the brother of Uxbridge’s legendary founding Quaker father, Joseph Gould, waters the decorations at the township’s oldest building, the Quaker Meeting House on the Sixth Concession, in preparation for the building’s 204th Anniversary Service Sunday at 2:30. All are welcome to take part in this rare opportunity to see the inside of the oasis on the hill. Photo by Conrad Boyce Sandpiper, Pefferlaw River by John Cavers Inside This Week’s Cosmos Coffee with a comedienne... 3 Stewing in the Barbados... 4 An encounter with Monteverdi... 6 Freemasonry unveiled... 7 Where are the bees?... 11 The Uxbridge Cosmos 2 Thursday, June 6th 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 VOLUNTEERS OF UXBRIDGE! Employment Opportunities Tourism Centre UXBRIDGE Meeting Schedule for June • North Durham Relay For Life ~ June 7th and 8th PUBLIC LIBRARY Monday, June 10th June 26th - September 1st COUNCIL 9:30 a.m. • Canada Day Uxbridge ~ July 1st 30 hours / week • Rib Fest ~ July 18th-22nd Program Director, Pamela Noble, 7:30 p.m. Public Meeting • Highlands of Durham Games ~ July The Township of Uxbridge is seeking a 905-852-9747, ext. 24 re: Proposed Firearms By-law 25th-29th responsible, enthusiastic person to work OPENS at 10:00 am (previously 9:30) • Uxbridge Fall Fair ~ September 27th at the Uxbridge Historical Centre and Monday, June 17th • Uxbridge Scugog Animal Shelter ~ Tourism Centre. This is a contract posi- HOLIDAYS are coming…DAILY classes COMMITTEE 9:30 a.m. Ongoing tions for the dates listed above, working and fun events will be offered EVERY • Habitat for Humanity ~ Ongoing Wednesday - Sunday and some special day during July and August for a nom- Tuesday, June 19th events. inal cost, as in PREVIOUS years. Two Committee of Adjustment 7:00 p.m. • Africycle ~ Ongoing Duties: babysitting courses are planned as • Launching the Tourism Ambassador To register as an official volunteer with well. WEEK LONG CAMPS for kids Monday, June 24th Program and managing volunteers COUNCIL 7:00 p.m. Volunteers Of Uxbridge, or to inquire entering grds. 1-4, week of Mon. July • Coordinating tourism promotion at spe- 15-19 and Mon.Aug.19-23. Bring along about local events requiring assistance, cial events please contact Rebecca Harman at a lunch and snacks for this. Team • Administrative duties building skills,creative activities, lap- [email protected] or visit our • Conduct tours of the heritage building(s) STREET SWEEPING top time/training, crafts, problem solv- Facebook Page (~ Volunteers Of Qualifications: Street sweeping will be continuing in Uxbridge ) for up to date volunteer • Excellent computer skills ing,and self expression, with time to the upcoming weeks, weather permit- opportunities and event contacts! • Experience working with the public explore the library! Watch for more ting, and will take 6 - 8 weeks to com- • Knowledge of Uxbridge's history, trails details, including newsletters, to be plete. Please try not to park on the and local events distributed to area schools. Pre-regis- streets during this time. Please leave Resumes due June 10th before noon and tration for all of the above is now open. the sand on the road as there will not can be dropped off at the Uxbridge be any special pick up of sand left in Township office 51 Toronto Street South, NEW : Having a Blast! Workshops are piles or in pails. It is acceptable to rake Uxbridge L9P1T1 *Please note there is planned with Jacquie Hermans, an any sand that has accumulated on the an after hours drop off box at the front inspirational comedian, who special- boulevard into the curb and gutter entrance. izes in helping young people prior to the sweeping of the street. to build self confidence to deal with Any areas that are missed due to NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING whatever life throws at them! Grades 3 and up. Half day programs run at the parked cars will be redone after all FOR PROPOSED DISCHARGE library, July 8-12 & Aug. 12-16, but sweeping is complete. OF FIREARMS BY-LAW SIGN UPS are at the UXBRIDGE Below is the schedule for sweeping: YOUTH CENTRE. 1. S/E corner of town - COMPLETED DATE: Monday, June 10th, 2013 2. N/E corner of town - COMPLETED PLACE: Council Chambers, Town Hall GO!: TD Summer Reading Club 2013 TIME: 7:30p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 3. Rural subdivisions and hamlets - Students entering grades 2-7 are invit- COMPLETED ed to join this FREE club running all 4. N/W corner of town PURPOSE The purpose of the public meeting is to provide information on the proposed summer long. Kick-off day is Wed. 5. S/W corner of town Discharge of Firearms By-law and permit the July 3 at 2:00 pm. and get- togethers 6. Town parking lots public to obtain information on specific provi- are planned every week to explore, (The town portion is divided into 4 sions of the By-law. imagine and share experiences, of areas with the Brock & Main Street BACKGROUND The purpose of the Discharge places close to home and those far intersection as the centre point.) of Firearms By-law is to prohibit firearms away. Crafts, games, and activities and/or regulate the use in certain areas under complement a special passport to fill certain conditions for the purposes of public up with sticker stamps, as books are UXBRIDGE HISTORICAL CENTRE safety within the Township. completed. Loads of fun!! A reading PCOMING VENTS U E The proposed Discharge of Firearms By-law booklet will also be available in the will include provisions such as; Children's Dept. for pre-schoolers. • June 8 - Sept. 29 Freemasonry: A History -14 individual schedules which establishes Hidden in Plain Sight travelling exhibit at “Prohibited” areas in which a Firearms or bow TEEN SUMMER READING: A great the Centre can not be discharged. time to catch up on favourite authors • Sat. June 15 Discovering Your Family - Having in his or her possession all necessary and try new ones! Titles to be Tree Children's Program licenses required by the Province of Ontario announced later this month. For more and the Federal Government to permit him or information, and to see blog posts her to carry and discharge a Firearm or Bow. The Historical Centre is located at 7239 from previous years, check out our - Provisions for the protection of property. website: Concession Rd. 6, just north of the - A section for exceptions to the by-law ie. An roundabout at Durham Road 8. Please officer in the performance of duties, firing of http://uxlib.com/teenreading or call visit our website www.uxbridgehistori- blank ammunitions. Corrinne at 905-852-9747. calcentre.com or contact the museum at - Specific times of operation for the Skeet and FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK 905-852-5854 or Trap Shooting club in the Township. SALE: OFF-SITE at ST. ANDREW'S [email protected] for more Copies of the proposed Discharge of Firearms By-law will be available online on PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, due to ren- details. the Township's Website at ovations at the library. June 7,1-8:00; www.town.uxbridge.on.ca and at the June 8,10-5:00; June 9,12-5:00. Great Clerk's Department in the Township Office buys! prior to the Public meeting. Andre Gratton Manager of Municipal Law Enforcement Uxpool / Summer Camps .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, June 6th 2013 A Cup of Coffee... with Jacquie Hermans by Roger Varley Jacquie Hermans is becoming known for me to get that perfect sentence or shy. I just had a fear of failure, a fear on to it and try so hard to use it say so they'd feel good about them- among local youths through her that perfect paragraph, I need to just of judgment and fear of the unknown. because you think it's so good, then selves? And if they feel good about work at the Uxbridge Youth Centre say it off the top of my head. And So if I felt like I was put on the spot you can make a scene flop. themselves when I'm around them, and local schools, where she runs then the next time I say if off the top and there was a possibility I could So you have to be willing to let go of they'll want to be around me. That's workshops on gaining self-esteem of my head, it will be even better, look like an idiot, that's when I would great ideas because they don't fit the the place I was in.