Former Mayor Formally Announces He Wants Back in Office by Lisha Van Nieuwenhove the Township of Uxbridge from Social Media

Volume 10 No. 9 YOUR UNIVERSE Thursday, February 27th 2014

LEADING THEM OUT INTO THE COLD, DARK NIGHT - Uxbridge Town Crier Bill McKee leads over 80 walkers and 44 volunteers to the street for the official start of the Coldest Night of the Year Walk, which was held on Saturday. The walk was hosted by North House, and the money raised is going towards transitional housing in North Durham. Although the tally isn’t final, organ- izers say that North House reached its target of raising $25,000. For more pictures of the Coldest Night Walk, visit www.thecosmos.ca Photo by Stuart Blower. Former mayor formally announces he wants back in office by Lisha Van Nieuwenhove the Township of Uxbridge from social media. with him. visit. I will be using this media to 2006 to 2010. He ran for the posi- “I’m going to use a lot of social He’s also confident that using a share my thoughts and ideas with Bob Shepherd has officially regis- tion again in 2010, but had to give campaign manager will help things you on how we can work together tered his name as a candidate for up the mayor’s chair to current this time around. He has asked to make Uxbridge Township an Mayor in the Township of Mayor Gerri Lynn O’Connor. Howard Emer, a local developer, to even better place to live, work and Uxbridge. “At that time, I was, honestly, quite come on board and work with him play. I look forward to your sup- Mr. Shepherd filed his registration surprised, and my immediate reac- through the campaign process. port.” on Monday morning at the town- tion was ‘That’s it, I won’t do it Mr. Shepherd has had four years to The last day for potential candi- ship offices, making him the first to again.’ But then, I’ve had some time watch things happen in the town- dates to file their nomination papers be a contender for the top spot on to think about it, and I really think ship, and he believes they boil down is Friday, September 12. Municipal council. I will make a good mayor for to three things: property taxes, election day is Monday, October “I still have the fire in my belly to Uxbridge.” downtown revitalization and the 27. do this job. I really enjoyed it the When asked what approach he will promotion of entrepreneurship and first time, and I want to give it take to his campaign this time that small business. another try,” he said. might make a difference from the media, and really get to the core, “The “Fields of Uxbridge” former- Bob Shepherd was the Mayor for last election, he quickly responded hopefully talk to and hear from a lot ly known as Kennedy House is also of people. I don’t an issue that will be one of the pri- know that I’ll go orities in my tenure as your mayor. Inside This Week’s Cosmos door to door again. I Recognition and implementation of Bruins in a good place . . . 6 think people know the existing master plan will ensure who I am, now!” its future as a viable attraction in the Council open to granny flats . . . 7 He will also be set- Township for decades to come.” ting up neighbour- Bob Shepherd is wasting no time Boys and girls, sports and equality . . . 8 hood get-togethers getting his name out there. Music teachers get the spotlight . . . 9 in order to meet “I have already created a Facebook local voters who page “Bob Shepherd - Mayoralty Teen singer hitting the airwaves . . . 12 may not be familiar Candidate” which I invite you to Hiding in the woods. Durham Forest by John Cavers The Uxbridge Cosmos 2 Thursday, February 27th 2014

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Council & Committee TOWNSHIP BIDS AND TENDERS Meeting Schedule TENDER U14-10 for March Zephyr Public Library Roof Replacement This tender is for the replacement of the flat roof at Zephyr Public Library. Monday, March 3rd COMMITTEE 9:30 a.m. Sealed Tenders will be received until 2:00 p.m. local time March 27, 2014, by Debbie Leroux, Clerk,Township office. COMMITTEE - MEETING OF THE ADVISORY A mandatory site visit at 13000 Durham Road 39, BOARD COMMITTEES Zephyr, ON is scheduled for Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Only tenders received from bidders 7:00 p.m. who attend the site visit shall be considered.

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The request to use the mail, couri- understanding of their child's learn- Monday, March 24th ing to contribute to our library: er services or any third party for delivery of any competitive ing potential and promote language Adopt-a-Magazine with your name COUNCIL 7:00 p.m. development. Lots of fun and a bid documents to the document taker will be entirely at the etc. recognized on the display shelf great way to meet other families. risk of the requestor and the Township will be under no oblia- of the selected periodical. Township of Uxbridge Please note that we can NOT tion to extend any competitive bid closing dates in the event For those wishing to make a more include other siblings in this class. Summer Student of a claim of a delay in receipt of the documents mailed by the sizable donation, consider becom- 10:30-11:30 a.m., April 9 - 30. No Township. ing part of our 'Volumes of Giving' Job Opportunities charge. Pre-registration is neces- program. 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Goodwood Community Centre Uxbridge Website FIRE PROTECTION FROM Musical Moments: Lots of toe tap- The Brook Never Sleeps: A Employment Opportunities Speaker Aruna Papp, author EAST GWILLIMBURY FIRE & of Unworthy Creature, will ping fun and knee slapping, along 'hands-on’ experiential eco-work- EMERGENCY SERVICES Page at speak on violence against with a variety of musical instru- shop and close-up study of the ments, finger plays, and songs old women; a growing problem Effective February 24, 2014, Uxbridge Brook, in partnership with and new! Classes led by popular www.town.uxbridge.on.ca/ in Canada's Immigrant East Gwillimbury Fire and the U.Y. C. and the Uxbridge musician, Kathy Reid-Naiman. employment_opportunities Communities. Emergency Services has Watershed Advisory Committee. Child accompanied by adult for resumed the Fire Protection Wednesday, March 12, 9:30 - 3:00 Call 905-640-3966 or ages: 6-18 mos., 10:15-10:45 a.m.; Coverage for the area noted p.m. for kids 10 and up. 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TOWNSHIP OF UXBRIDGE ACCESSIBILITY RECOGNITION AWARDS NOTICE

Who We Are The Township of Uxbridge Accessibility Advisory Committee is dedicated to promoting and enhancing a barrier-free environment for all persons, regardless of needs, to participate as fully as possible in all aspects of community life.

Township of Uxbridge Accessibility Recognition Awards To promote greater accessibility and accessibility awareness, the Township of Uxbridge Accessibility Advisory Committee is recognizing and awarding one business and one individual each year to celebrate the commitment to accessibility and holistic inclusion within the Township of Uxbridge.

How to Nominate To nominate a deserving business or individual for the Township of Uxbridge Accessibility Recognition Awards, you must submit details of their efforts to improve accessibility and/or accessibility awareness, and how the organization and/or individual has gone above and beyond to make accessibility a key factor in the community. You can find the application form and eligibility criteria for these awards at www.town.uxbridge.on.ca. The deadline to submit your nomination form to [email protected] is March 28, 2014. Awards will be presented at the Council Meeting on May 26, 2014.

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1. Community recognition for championing leadership in the area of Accessibility. 2. Presentation of a Township of Uxbridge Accessibility Recognition Award that may be displayed on an ongoing basis. 3. A Certificate of Recognition to each Award recipient. 4. A Letter of Congratulations to the recipient from the Mayor of the Township of Uxbridge, in recognition of the positive community contribution in the area of Accessibility 5. Inclusion of the details and description of the accessibility initiatives of the business and individual Accessibility Recognition Award winners on the website of the Township of Uxbridge and featured in the Township Page.

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UXBRIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION Being prepared for an emergency includes the preparation of an emergency survival kit.

What is an emergency survival kit? An emergency survival kit contains all the basic items, including your plan that you will need to remain comfortable for at least three days immediately after or during an emergency. You should ensure you have all your basic supplies with you. It is important the contents of your emergency survival kit are kept all together in an easy to carry container or bag in the event you have to leave your home as a result of an emergency. Remember to keep your kit in an easy-to-reach location, and that everyone in your family knows where it is stored.

What do I include in my kit? Your emergency survival kit should be unique to your household. The basic items you should have in your kit include: • Flashlight and batteries • Crank or battery-operated radio • Important documents (identification) • Non-perishable foods • Utensils • Bottled water (4 litres per person, per day) (Your water supply is meant to cover what you would drink as well as what you might need for food preparation, hygiene and dishwashing) • First-aid kit • Clothing & footwear • Sleeping bag & blankets • Manual can opener • Toilet paper and paper towel • Toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo • Towel • Whistle Your emergency survival kit should be tailored to suit your needs. For example, you may want to include prescription medication, spare eye glasses or contact lens solution.

FOOD Food for an emergency survival kit should be high in nutritional value and have a long shelf life. Keep this in mind while shopping for non-perishable food for your kit. Some good examples include: • Canned goods, including fruits, vegetables, pasta, fish or meat • Dry cereal, granola or oatmeal • Powdered milk • Seeds and nuts • Dried fruit, crackers, hard candies Further information on emergency preparedness can be found at http://www.emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/home.html. The Uxbridge Cosmos 4 Thursday, February 27th 2014 our two cents PDYP - Put down your phone It was recently announced that, here in Ontario, the fine for talking on your Samsung Galaxy, or your iPhone, or your (heaven forbid if you have one) Blackberry, is going up from $155 to a whopping $280. That’s almost double! And this massive fine hike is to take effect on March 18. Why, that’s just a few weeks away. That doesn’t give those who have yet to put their phones down while behind the wheel much time to change their ways. And heaven knows that this big fat fine is going to deter them from texting the latest OMGs and LOLs to their BFFs, so they’d better pay attention. One could add a zero to that number of $280 and it still wouldn’t be enough to really make an impact on the collective consciousness that seems to think it is still okay to use a handheld device of any sort and drive a motor vehicle. It appears, for the most part, that people are stu- pid. Or have been seriously mislead to think that they are invincible. During one of the harsh- er storms that we’ve had this winter, it was very interesting to drive alongside a car on the 401 and, while doing a shoulder check before changing lanes, noticing the woman in said car (which was driving way too quickly for the weather conditions) holding her phone with both hands well in view of the window, neither hand on the steering wheel. She must have very skillful knees, because the 401 was not to be travelled by the lighthearted that day - it took every ounce of concentration just to try and see the lines on the road and stay in one lane. We can only hope she made it to her destination without killing herself, or anyone else. Our question is - who does she think she is? Who does anyone who knowingly gets behind the wheel of a car and proceeds to drive and Letters to the Editor then text/read/watch a movie think he or she is? What powers make these people think that they are above the law, that they will never get caught, and that they will never, ever hurt I had the great pleasure of attending in 2015, along with the opening of called the Stanley Cup of Women's anyone? A paltry fine obviously isn’t holding any power over them. Constant police presence a workshop in Uxbridge on the TransCanada Trail Uxbridge sec- Hockey. on all the major highways isn’t holding any power over them. So what needs to be done? What February 19 for the Ontario By tion in 2014, would ensure we live From March 18 to 22, the Bike program. Cycle tourism is up to our name as the Trail Capital Clarkson Cup Tournament is hap- will it take to make people realize that cars and trucks are essentially lethal weapons, not to growing rapidly in Ontario and of Canada. Not too many good pening at Markham Centennial be driven with knees, or chins, or by buddy in the passenger seat? The average car can weigh Uxbridge has a wonderful opportu- growth opportunities come the way Community Centre and General anywhere between 1,360 and 2,040 kilograms. For those not of the metric ilk, that’s 2,992 - nity to be part of the most signifi- of Uxbridge - I truly hope our town- Admission Tickets are available now 4,488 pounds. Forty-five hundred pounds of metal hurtling down a road at a modest 80 kilo- cant cycle tourism route in Canada: ship makes the most of this one. on the web site for just $10. A metres an hour - that isn’t going to make a pretty picture when said vehicle hurtles smack into the Greenbelt Route, which is open- Trudy Ledsham Tournament pass is only $70. Wow! another 4,500 pound piece of metal, all because the driver was texting that she’d be coming ing in 2015. Uxbridge But if you can't go to the Clarkson home late. Now she likely won’t be coming home at all. Cycle tourists are among the Tournament but want to support This begs the question - why are we still having this conversation? Why do we still need to be biggest tourism spenders (30 - 40 I know very little about the game of "Our Other Hockey Team" - reminded to not text or phone or play Flappy Bird while driving? Why do we still need to be per cent more than other tourists). hockey but the Olympics in Sochi CWHL- then go to their web site at told not to drink and drive? Have we not heard enough horrible stories, seen enough awful Their ranks are growing rapidly (by showed me some memorable games, http://www.cwhl.ca/view/cwhl/abo more than 20 pre cent per year). and now I'm a fan of Women's ut-us/friends-of-the-cwhl news broadcasts, been touched on a personal level in a way that will make us “get it?” Puts They support local food producers Hockey, known as CWHL or the to donate a dollar or two. If we all in mind that old Bob Dylan song Blowin’ in the Wind - “How many deaths will it take till we and restaurants, small businesses Canadian Women's Hockey give a little to support our "2013/14 learn that too many people have died?” Good question. Answer, please. and B&Bs. In the Niagara region, League. There's an opportunity to Golden Girls" then women who The ban on using a handheld device has been around since October, 2009. Common sense cycle tourism is booming - facilities see top level Women's Hockey just play that game for fun can see a has been around for eternity. The latter didn’t work, so the former had to be put in place. A are already fully booked through the down the road in Markham. Check brighter future and women's hockey paltry fine isn’t the answer, but maybe it’s a start. Let’s start adding demerit points, like other 2014 season. The hills of Uxbridge out the link can become a career with benefits. provinces, have, and maybe it will improve. Better yet, make the punishments for texting and are a great attraction for cyclists and http://toronto.cwhl.ca/view/toron- Thank's Ladies! driving more in line with drinking and driving. Take away licenses. Take away cars. Or per- having the route through our town- to/news-902/news_107953 Barbara Blower haps the worst of all - take away phones. ship would provide a huge boost for where you will see that the Clarkson Uxbridge the area. 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All material herein, including advertising design is copyright- Thank you, Mary, for all your news, your columns, and your love ed, and may not be reproduced in any form without permission. for your community. We’ll miss you! Ride on! The Uxbridge Cosmos Crew The Uxbridge Cosmos 5 Thursday, February 27th 2014 wandering the cosmos the barris beat column by Conrad Boyce column by Ted Barris Not really retired Canadian Gothic

It would be difficult to count how many times in the last few months friends (and quite a On Saturdays, 35 years ago, Brendan Shanahan the former NHL star forward, trav- few strangers) have started conversations with: “So how are you enjoying retirement?” elled to minor hockey games in west-end Toronto with his father. On those mornings at the arena, Donal Shanahan It is also very difficult to answer that question, because for me, my shift in focus since I left The Cosmos has been not carried a newspaper under his arm; before each game “Father Don,” as he was known, would tap Brendan's boy- a whole lot different than at many other points in my life. I suppose because my time in the editor's chair was, at almost hood teammates on the head for good luck. eight years, the longest I've been at any job, and because I left at an age when many people do retire (63), everybody “For all those times … he got up in the morning (and) took me to the rink as a kid and tied my skates … or assumed that's what I was doing. drove me to tournaments,” Brendan Shanahan told me in 1997, “I owe him.” And 1997 was the year Shanahan But I was careful to say in my last column as editor that I wasn't retiring at all, just moving on to another phase. My won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings. It was the first time Detroit had won the Cup in more than 40 years. wife Lisa was retiring, because she'd been in the same job, working for the same company, for more than three decades, The image of Brendan going to the minor hockey rink a generation ago, and kids like him the generation before and she was weary of it, and she wanted to be free to drop everything at the drop of a hat and be there for her kids that, are what I call “Canadian Gothic,” not unlike the 1930s classic American painting by Grant Wood. Only in this and grandkids. case, the two figures are not a farmer's wife and a farmer with a pitchfork, but rather a father with a hockey stick That's exactly what has happened. A couple of weeks back, grandchild #4 announced that he was about to arrive in and a son or daughter with a hockey bag. Kingston, and Lisa and I were off within an hour, and were there for Benjamin's birth a few hours later. Because she was That's Canadian Gothic, a vision and a symbolism I kept imagining all this past week as Canada's men's and actually retired, Lisa was able to stay and help for several days. I, on the other hand, had to dash back to Uxbridge the women's national hockey teams won gold medals at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Contrary to Don Cherry's rock next morning because I was subbing in as editor for the next week's Cosmos. Ben and I have still not met face to face, 'em sock 'em attitude being credited with the Canadian victories, I'd suggest to you that credit for Canada's hockey though we have skyped. gold medals at Sochi should be given to the players' moms and dads. Lisa will be going back to Kingston next week to help again with Ben. I would love to go, but I'm a bit busy. I'm pro- Case in point. A few months before the women's hockey Team Canada left for Russia, the team's sponsor (Procter ducing (and acting in) a play for the community theatre company I founded way back before the Cosmos. And I'm work- & Gamble's “Thank You Moms” campaign) arranged a special bonding dinner for the players in Laval, Quebec. My ing hard on a book about the Foster Memorial, which has to go to the printer in mid-April. I'm behind on it because I wife - a senior editor for Zoomer magazine - attended the dinner because she'd learned that the team brass had spent pretty much three full weeks selling ads for the Uxbridge Community Guide which came out last week. planned something different for the young women players - a surprise visit from the mothers. The golden feeling And in early April, just about the time the play opens, I'm having a meeting with all the fascinating people who are went right round the room, as Anne Apps, who had not seen Gillian Apps since training camp in August, heartily coming with Lisa and I to the Yukon (my former home), on a tour sponsored by Dorothy Jovkovic and the great people embraced her daughter; as Nathalie Saviolidis caught up with her daughter Geneviéve Lacasse so that the two could at Uxbridge Travel. To Dorothy's surprise, the tour sold out well before the arrival of spring, and it's a grand new kind share conversation about the goaltender's prospects against the arch-rival Americans; and as veteran player Hayley of adventure for me. I thank Dorothy for the opportunity. Wickenheiser and her mom, Marilyn, talked of hers and Team Canada's pursuit of a fourth straight gold medal. Just after Christmas, I finished the first draft of a play I've had on the back burner for 15 years. It's currently await- “I've never met so many young women who appear so comfortable in their own skins,” Jayne MacAulay wrote in ing comment from a First Nation on the west coast of Vancouver Island before proceeding to the next step, although I Zoomer. “Elite hockey, it appears, is a college for confidence and leadership.” still hope to premiere it in Campbell River in the spring of 2015. While not exactly the same - because there are fat NHL salaries attached - I remember at the beginning of February, In the fall, I signed up with an “artists-in-the-schools” organization called Mariposa, to do my Robert Service shows for when the Leafs brass continued an annual tradition of bringing the players' fathers along for a road-trip to Florida; young minds and ears who've never experienced that kind of poetry before. They still haven't; the response from the on the junket the fathers watched their sons play the Panthers in Miami and two nights later the Lightning in Tampa schools has been SLOW. But speaking of Service, this Saturday night I'm going to be performing my first-ever house con- Bay. The atmosphere of the trip some likened to a tailgate party, during which the players roomed with their dads, cert, a full evening in the (hopefully) jam-packed living room of a charming woman named Miss Vicki, not far from beau- attended father-and-son dinners and did a little fishing. Toronto Star reporter Curtis Rush talked to Randy Carlyle tiful downtown Waubaushene, Ontario, a little northwest of Orillia. Vicki calls her home venue the Zen Waffle Inn, and about the value of such an investment. every month or so she features a different act, usually a bluegrass trio or a singer-songwriter. This is the first time she's “It's an opportunity where we can use (the players') dads as a catalyst and say, 'Hey, play well for your father.'” ever had someone who just talked instead of sang, so it's a stretch for her. Again, I thank her for the adventure and the The record shows that the Leafs got dumped by the Panthers 4-1 on the Tuesday night. But after the hoped-for pep opportunity, and hopefully it will lead to a deluge of house concerts down the road. Probably a better venue for my solo talk from their dads and a couple of days' R and R, on Thursday night the Leafs came through with a convincing 4- talents at my advanced age. 1 win over Tampa. Except that... with the centennial of the Great War coming up, beginning later this year, I started musing about anoth- Over the past five months or so, I've carried on something of a tradition in our family. Back before Donal and er Robert Service show I wrote way back in 1980. It's called The Bohemian and is based on Service's fifth book of poems, Brendan Shanahan's early Saturday trips to the rink in Mimico, back the 1960s, my dad - despite his newspaper- Ballads of a Bohemian, which is perhaps his most personal work, dealing with his life in France before and during World man's late-night hours - accompanied me to the outdoor rink in Agincourt to watch me play early-morning house- War I. Like Hemingway, Service served as an ambulance driver on the front lines during the war, and the book's poems league hockey. Two generations later, this winter, I've accompanied my son-in-law as we watch his son Sawyer and are interspersed with sections of a diary which recount in harrowing detail the horrors of that experience. With some of his teal-jersey Sharks learn the skills of skating, stick-handling and shooting. the poems put to music, it makes for a powerful play indeed. “Just like my own minor hockey days back in Agincourt,” I said to my son-in-law, “we learned it wasn't about win- Back when I was acting for a living, the summers were when I “made hay” with tourist-oriented shows, and I began to ning, but being there.” wonder if a revival of The Bohemian could do the same for me over the next few years. Only trouble was, I couldn't find Finally, I guess I should point out the irony of Brendan Shanahan's NHL championship with the Detroit Red Wings the script or the score. And then, out of the blue a couple of weeks ago, my collaborator on that piece, whom I haven't in 1997. His traditional victory skate around Joe Louis Arena, that spring night in 1997, must have felt bittersweet. seen or spoken to in decades, googled me, found my web site (another new adventure since leaving the Cosmos), and “I regret that (my dad) wasn't able to see me play in the NHL,” Brendan Shanahan said, “or watch me win the e-mailed, saying she'd been looking at the script and score recently, and wondered what I was up to! Apparently I'm Stanley Cup.” fated to stay busy. “Father Don” Shanahan, who had always “taken his son to the rink” in Brendan's minor hockey days, died of Like many people in the arts, I've actually taken my “retirement” in stages over my career. Other people might call it unemployment, but it's actually a carefully planned hiatus from the frenzy of our normal lives. Alzheimer's disease six years before his son won the Stanley Cup. Currently I seem to be back in a “frenzy” phase. Not, repeat, NOT retired. And loving it. Sometimes Canadian Gothic is not picture perfect.

For more Barris Beat columns go to www.tedbarris.com The Uxbridge Cosmos 6 Thursday, February 27th 2014 Bruins behind the eight ball in playoffs by Roger Varley converted a blast from the blue line Clarington power-play moved down stole the puck off an Eagles defence- needed, it will be played in by Matt Pollard, with Toupin also the ice to attack. Clarington finished man to score unassisted and then Clarington on Sunday. By the time you read this issue of The receiving an assist. the period with their sixth goal, again scored his second near the midway Cosmos, the Uxbridge Bruins could Despite the close score, the Bruins resulting from a defensive error. point after receiving a lovely cross- have been eliminated from the OHA seemed far too nonchalant on many With Max Tjin taking over from net pass from Allen. Junior Central Division playoffs. of their passes and clearing shots and Northover to start the third, the But in the third, the Eagles came As of Tuesday night, the Clarington offered little in the way of serious Bruins had an opportunity to make back strong with three goals to give Eagles held a 3-1 lead in the best-of- offence. up some ground when Clarington's them a 5-3 lead before Connor seven semi-final series, having won Back in Bowmanville on Sunday, Mitch Burghardt was assessed nine Beck, assisted by Connor Miller three games since the Bruins won the the Bruins simply did not play as a minutes in penalties with only eight and Jarett Smith, wrapped up the opening match. The fifth, and possi- team in their 7-3 loss and the minutes left, meaning the Eagles scoring. bly deciding game, was scheduled for defence, which played a large role in would be short-handed for the The Bruins and the Eagles were last night (Wednesday) in the first two games, made mistakes remainder of the game. But 25 sec- scheduled to meet again last night. Clarington. The winner of the series which directly led to three goals. Two onds later, the Bruins were called for If the Bruins won, the teams will plays the Lakefield Chiefs, who swept other Clarington goals came as a a completely unnecessary tripping return to the arena tomorrow night the Port Perry MoJacks in four result of lazy, ill-timed Bruins line penalty and the Eagles scored their at 7:45 p.m. If a seventh game is straight games in their semi-final changes. second short-handed goal of the series. The game started well enough for night. Tyson Eastgate scored a power- In the first game of the series last the Bruins as they handled an early play goal with just over three minutes Wednesday, the Bruins showed tenac- penalty with a terrific penalty kill remaining, assisted by Beck and ity as they came from behind twice to which saw them take more shots on Vahey, but that was the end of the edge the Eagles 3-2. The win also the Clarington net than the Eagles' scoring. came from an unlikely source: power play produced on Northover. At the arena on Tuesday night, the defenceman Adam Bartholomew, At the midway mark, however, with a Eagles won 5-4, once again as a result who had only two goals and three two-man advantage, the Eagles of defensive mistakes and a lack of assists during the regular season, scored their first goal. Five minutes cohesion on the part of the offence. scored two goals, including the game- later, they scored a short-handed goal The first Eagle goal came near the winner. as a result of a huge defensive mistake midway mark of the first when a Clarington took the lead with the on the part of the Bruins. Bruins defenceman put the puck only goal of the first period when a Uxbridge tied the game early in the right on the stick of Eagle Brent shot along the ice hit goalie Cody second with a power-play goal by Hambly in the Bruins zone. The Northover's outstretched leg, rolled Allen, assisted by Carter Vahey and Clarington scored a short-handed up the pad and into the net. Connor Beck, and Jarett Smith's goal when Blane Gaudon waltzed Bartholomew's first goal came early marker, assisted by Allen and Pollard. past the Uxbridge defence. Matt in the second when he carried the A minute later, however, Clarington Trudel notched the first Uxbridge puck the length of the ice and tucked scored again as two Bruins forwards goal in the dying minutes on a wrist it under Eagles goalie C.J. Sharp's went to the bench while the Eagles shot from the blue line, assisted by pad. The assist went to Tim Bierema. were attacking. Two minutes later, Jarett Smith and Vahey, while enjoy- Clarington's second goal came with another defensive mistake led to ing a man advantage. about three minutes left in the period Clarington's fourth goal. Then, with The Bruins showed a little more just as Bartholomew stepped on the the Eagles enjoying the man advan- spirit in the second, rebounding with ice from the penalty box. tage, once again a Bruins forward two goals to take the Defenceman Jeremy Toupin evened slowly skated to the bench while the lead. First Jarett Smith the score with the only goal of the third period on a backhand shot, assisted by Marco Mastrangelo and Korey Brand. Only two-and-a-half minutes into the 20- minute sudden-death overtime, Bartholomew blasted an unassisted goal from the top of the face- off circle for the win. In the second game at the arena on Friday, the first period saw plenty of good back-and-forth action until Clarington scored with four minutes remaining on a shot from the point that Northover didn't even see. The goal seemed to take the wind out of the Bruins' sails and in the second period they appeared listless as the Eagles scored two more, both on the power play. The Bruins didn't get on the scoreboard until midway through the third when Liam Blais scored on a perfect passing play with call-up Jeff Wilson and Bartholomew. Captain Matt Allen nar- Drop completed applications at the rowed the gap further late Salvation Army (35 Toronto St. S) in the period when he or at Frankie’s Ristorante! The Uxbridge Cosmos 7 Thursday, February 27th 2014

ment of Township Officials and various TOWN HALL members to boards, committees, and to the by Shelagh Damus Uxbridge Music Hall board,) and 2014-09 Notes from the February 24 (regarding the use of Elgin Park to host the Everything Equine show) had their three Council meeting readings and were accepted. Mayor O'Connor returned to council this The final by-law, 2014-020, was separat- week following an absence necessitated by a ed out of the group for individual consid- recent surgery. eration. The by-law is to regulate and govern the holding of Special Events in the Finally: Affordable Housing in Uxbridge?: Township and to establish a Permit System for Special events. The discussion centered The Regional Council of Durham has on the issue of the potential this by-law given Uxbridge Council a draft of the gave council to circumvent by-laws already Durham Housing Plan 2014 - 2024 for in place. In the end, Councillor Mikuse review and comment. was the only vote against the passing of this The goals as set out are to end homeless- by-law. ness in Durham, have affordable rent for everyone, to have strong and vibrant neigh- Skating on the Pond good, but not for bourhoods and greater housing choices. much longer: The plan will be reviewed by the town planner. Councillor Ballinger reported on the suc- In the question period, Mayor O'Connor cess of the Family Day Skate on Elgin Pond commented that Uxbridge is not a healthy and informed Council that he will be community in that a bungalow in town pulling the flag from the pond on March sells for $700,000. She said that a healthy 15th, regardless of the weather. community needs people from all walks of life and a lack of affordable housing is an East Gwillimbury Fire & Emergency issue. Services back on: It is an issue that has been contentious in the past. Regional Councillor Jack Councillor Molloy was pleased to report Ballinger stated that 17 per cent of housing that the Mount Albert Fire Department is in Durham is rental. Thirty five per cent of back up and running, which is good news that 17 per cent is considered affordable, for residents. Fire Chief Scott Richardson and there are 5000 people on the wait list was not available at press time to give for affordable housing. According to details on how Mount Albert and Zephyr Ballinger, the Region has suggested that will now be serviced, nor on how many municipalities look at their policies regard- times over past few weeks Uxbridge Fire ing granny flats, garden suites, etc. Mayor Services had to attend to calls in that area O'Connor stated for the record that coun- of the township. cil was in support of granny flats. The Region also suggested using surplus lands, saying that if a property can be deemed surplus it could then be built on. It was on this point that the potential that exists in the Leaside property on Brock St W was brought up by Councillor Ballinger. Councillor Northeast suggested that what was needed was a defi- nition for affordable housing and expressed concerns that a property is only affordable once.

By-laws passed, By-laws passed by: By-laws 2014-014 (regarding the use of Elgin Park to host the Uxbridge Classic Car show this summer), 2014-018 (regarding the appoint- The Uxbridge Cosmos 8 Thursday, February 27th 2014

Coming Up of Durham Rd. 21. Contact: Brock/Wilder/Walker/Glen Members Welcome! Joan Taylor 905 477 2161 Major: 13-16 Sat., March 22, Uxbridge singing, playing an instrument, UPCOMING THIS WEEKEND Mon., March 10, Kindness km moderate Senior Citizens' Club 50-60's dancing or story-telling; and Mission, 1p.m. Uxbridge to fast pace “4 Tract” loop hike Dance, 8 -11 p.m. $10/pp, our audience is very apprecia- Thurs., Feb. 27, Soup Youth Centre, Free, ages 11 or snowshoe with hills. Meet at Uxbridge Senior Centre, 75 tive! For more info please call Lunch, Goodwood United and up. “Post-it” the town with parking area on east side of Marietta Street. No alcohol. Jo at 905-852-6487. Church. 11 - 1 p.m. Call Rev. E. kindness. It's a chance to get Uxbridge Conc. 6, 0.6 km 905-852-7792 NEXT WEEK Lush 905-640-1781 or June your good karma on! Warm north of Uxbridge Town Line or ONGOING beverages and snacks to fol- 5.5 km south of Durham Rd. Harper 905-640-3347 Tues., March 4, Pancake Fri., Feb. 28, 9:30 a.m. low. 21. Contact: Bob Comfort 905 GriefShare: A weekly semi- Dinner. St Paul's Anglican Oak Ridges Trail Tues., March 11, 473 2669 nar and support group for those Church. Continuous serving Association Hike: East Uxbridge Networking Wed., March 12, The grieving the loss of someone from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the Walker Woods. 9+ km, 2.5 hr. Group Breakfast Meeting. Brook Never Sleeps. 9:15 close. Thursdays until April 10. Lower Hall. Adults $ 8, loop hike with hills. Icers or 8:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. a.m. to 3 p.m. Uxbridge Youth 2-4 p.m. Uxbridge Baptist Children (5-12) $ 5, Pre-school- snowshoes are required. No Location: Scrambles at the Centre. Free for ages10 and Church; 7-9 p.m. St. Paul’s, ers FREE, Family Ticket - Parents dogs please. Meet at parking Foxbridge Golf Club (South up. The award-winning experi- Leaskdale. 905-852-5921 & their Children $ 20. lot off Uxbridge Conc. 7, 6 km Course). RSVP Chris Auger at ential eco-workshop is back, Online registration for players Everyone welcome! Tickets south of Durham Rd. 21. [email protected] or offering another chance for & coaches Uxbridge Minor available following 10:30 Contact: Kevin Lowe 416 655 [email protected] youth to get outdoors and Lacrosse, girls & boys ages 3 Sunday services, or at the door, 2256 (hike day only) Mon., Mar. 10, 9:30 a.m. explore the wonders in their - 21. Season runs April 12-June or phone 905-852-7016. Fri., Feb. 28, 9:30 a.m. Oak Ridges Trail own backyard. Registration 21. www.stpauls-uxbridge.ca and Oak Ridges Trail Association Hike: Uxbridge required. 905-862-3456 www.UxbridgeLacrosse.com on Facebook. Association Hike: Countryside Preserve: 2hr. slow Thurs., March 13, Click-a- The Loaves & Fishes Food Brock Tues., March 4: Pancake Tract. 8+ km moderate to fast walk. Bring icers or snowshoes pic Scavenger Hunt. 1 to 3 Bank is open Wednesdays 1- supper, 5 - 7:30 p.m. at pace 2+ hr. loop hike or snow- if appropriate. Well-mannered p.m. Uxbridge Youth Centre. 4 p.m. for those requiring assis- Sandford Community Hall. shoe with some hills. Meet at dogs welcome. Join us for Free, ages 11 and up. Youth tance. All donations are always Adults: $ 8, children 6-12 yr.: $ the parking lot on the east side lunch afterwards. Meet at are invited to join in on a digi- appreciated. Tax receipts are 5. 5 yr and under: free. of Conc. 6, 5.5 km south of parking lot behind Walmart just tal scavenger hunt. Registration issued for Financial Donations. Proceeds to Sandford United Durham Rd. 21. Contact: Russ east of Hwy 47 and Conc. 6. required. 905-862-3456. Donations may be dropped in Church. Contact: Brian & Wilma Fri., March 14, Ceramics the Food Bank Box at Zehrs or Burton 605 830 2862 Tues., March 4: Pancake Sat., Mar. 1, 7:00 a.m. Millage 905 853 2407 Painting Workshop. 1 to 4 at St. Andrew's Presbyterian upper - Trinity United Church - Oak Ridges Trail Tues., March 11 - Thurs., p.m. Uxbridge Youth Centre. Church Monday to Thursday 9 5 - 7 p.m. Adults/teens $ 7, Association Hike: Al Shaw March 13, March Break Prices begin at $15, cost a.m.-noon. Children grades 1 - 8 $4, and Side Trail. 1+ hr., 4 km moder- Volleyball. DreamFeather depends on item chosen, ages Hospital Auxiliary “Chances preschoolers - free. Bring the ate pace loop hike or snow- Intensive 3-Day Volleyball 11 and up. Choose your own Are” Store on Bascom Street whole family. Camp & Tournament at ceramic bowl, travel mug or accepting good spring cloth- shoe. No dogs please. Meet at Sat., Mar. 8, 7:00 a.m. Claremont C.C. 9 - 4, contact coffee mug and paint with local ing. Proceeds to Uxbridge the trial entrance on the west Oak Ridges Trail side of Conc. 6, 1.5 km south Larry @ 905.649.6309 or artist Cynthia Cupples. Cottage Hospital. Association Hike: Al Shaw of Durham Rd. 21. Russ Burton dream.featherAhotmail.com or Tues., March 18, If you have a community event for Side Trail. 1+ hr., 4 km moder- 905 830 2862 www.dream-feather.com.. Uxbridge Senior Citizens' a charity or non-profit organization ate pace hike or snowshoe. Sun., March 2: Music Fest Registrations are limited. Club "TEA" 1p.m. Please that you’d like us to mention, Join us for breakfast after the please contact us at at Reachview Gardens, Wed., Mar. 12, 9:30 a.m. bring your Mug. Another cele- hike. No dogs please. Meet at [email protected] or 905- 10-11 a.m. We welcome all Oak Ridges Trail bration of 50 years as a Club. the trial entrance on the west 852-1900. 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the community.” faster or have the better skills. I n't going to win the Austria game A few other students were asked remember sitting in class watching but there was chance for the women Tiger Talk about their opinions as well. Former the Olympics on the overhead and I to lose, the gold medal game was so USS student, Josie Foster had this to could hear boys commenting on much more important. said, “With the community and our say: “Yes I do agree that male ath- how the girl’s ski jumps are more Kristof Lindale has a different school, I just feel that we focus more letes usually tend to get more atten- boring because they can't do as opinion. She doesn’t think that male Boys Vs. Girls? on men's athletic accomplishments tion and support from our commu- many cool tricks. Also, I think it and female athletics are misrepre- by Nique Therrien more then the female, and in no nity. I'm not certain I would call it depends on whether or not we are sented in either the school or in way am I not supportive of the an "issue" because it's just kind of expected to win a medal, because Uxbridge. The halls of USS have been men's, I think we should start rec- how it works. However, there is def- then everyone watches it whether or “No, I do not think the females are buzzing, mostly caused by the ognizing women's accomplishments initely some room for Uxbridge to not it's a woman or man. Personally, under represented, my reasons recent buyout. Are the men's sports as well.” grow in the support and acknowl- I have no idea what the school could being that I've seen an equal receiving more attention and inter- When asked about what could be edgement department of all ath- do. I mean, what catches a person’s amount of boys and girls displayed est then the women’s? done, she replied, “Maybe, in the letes, both male and female, interest is a personal thing, we can't in our display for Athlete of the This article was inspired by a school, make announcements on whether it's hockey or swimming, decide for others or tell them what Month, as well as two females ath- “Letter to the Editor” in last week's women's accomplishments as well curling, rowing, ballet, running or to watch.” letic achievements were shared on issue, written by Lauren because I know with the men's figure skating! There are many Mckenzie Martin replied with, “I the announcement. That was Katie Hutchinson, a grade 12 student at hockey teams, for example, they will examples that occur in the halls of definitely agree, look at the buyout Fisher for running and Rachel USS and a rep hockey player for the say the stats or what's happening USS. Even just the hype of, say, a we had. The cause for charity to Kuma for Ti-kwon-do!” North Durham Blades. Lauren stat- but you don't really hear anything varsity boys hockey game versus a raise money for the Special The students had loads to say, and ed throughout the article that she with the women's. Also, the women junior girls hockey game...why not Olympics was amazing and a great apparently this is a very big issue for feels that the woman have not been do have away games, we just never support the girls too? They are idea but the game it was for wasn't the school and the community getting the attention they deserve really hear about them. In the com- being just as courageous and so important. It was a round robin according these USS students. throughout the school and in the munity, just start recognizing it, expensing all of their athletic ability game for the men when the next What do you think? Does the community. because in the newspapers on a reg- just as much as the senior boys week the Canadian women were school and the community need to “In this school and in the commu- ular basics, there's a lot of men's would be. Female athletes are still facing off in the gold medal game. recognize the women's achieve- nity in general, it seems that athletics accomplishments and I athletes, constantly pushing them- So why wasn't there a buyout for ments more? We’d love to knw how women's athletic accomplishments think we need to start recognizing selves to their own limits.” that game? Yeah, possibly because you feel about this interesting topic. are seldom recognized.” and talking more about it and pro- Laura Mordak said, “I would say the day wouldn't work but I believe That's all for this week, have an When asked about her opinion she moting women's sports throughout that yes, men's seems to be more it's because it was men playing. amazing week, Tigers! popular because they tend to be There is no doubt that Canada was- The Uxbridge Cosmos 9 Thursday, February 27th 2014

Those who CAN do, teach: Uxbridge music teachers in You are invited to a concert to raise money for Uxbridge Music Scholarship Trust PANCAKE SUPPER AT by Amy Hurlburt they had made the decision to start Rachael Curtis, a 2013 scholarship Our town is a committee to raise money for winner, is currently studying voice loaded with TRINITY UNITED CHURCH This Saturday, many of the music music scholarships, I was in.” at Wilfrid Laurier. She credits her incredible musi- 20 First Ave., Uxbridge teachers of Uxbridge will take to the The scholarship program helps vocal teacher, Jennifer Neveu-Cook, cians, and it's a 905-852-6213 stage in St. Andrew's-Chalmers Uxbridge-area students who study as well as her experience in local tough business,” Invite a friend, neighbour, Presbyterian Church to raise funds music at a post-secondary level, and musicals for being strong supports. explains Carlie family member or a newcomer for the Uxbridge Music Scholarship has provided scholarships for over “There is such a strong musical Laidlaw. Trust (UMST). 30 students so far. community in Uxbridge, and I “Everyone works to our community! The teachers are often to the side “Deserving young musicians are always feel welcome when I per- so hard and we as of the limelight: spending their time given an opportunity to explore form.” musicians try to encouraging their students and put- their talent further, and this incen- Rebecca and Tim Bastmeyer, a support one ting in hours with them to help tive program rewards hard work and husband and wife duo who will be another as much hone and refine their talents. dedication” comments Carlie performing, have been teaching in as possible. Performers at this weekend’s con- Laidlaw. She will be performing a Uxbridge since 2004 at Music on Having commu- cert include Rebecca and Tim mix of original and cover material, Marietta. They have encouraged nity support and Bastmeyer, Cynthia Nidd, Michelle including William's Lullaby, which many of their students to apply to people who are Charlton, Carlie Laidlaw, Susan she will perform with special guest UMST, with a number of them not musicians Luke, Jennifer Neveu-Cook, the Duncan McDougall, an 11-year old receiving scholarships. recognize what Parlour Trio, and Amy Peck. violin/fiddle player whose high-cali- “We are grateful to live and work you do is a huge This rare opportunity to see them bre performances have been in a community that is so support- pat on the back in concert, showcasing their own described as “spine chilling.” ive of the arts,” comments Rebecca. and helps to offer skills, will allow them to take some “Being a part of a community with “The best way to show support inspiration and Tuesday, March 4 credit for the talent they've perfect- such a great music scene and an and keep arts in our community is incentive to keep ed over the years, even as they raise appreciation for the arts makes a to attend concerts and shows!” at it.” from 5 - 7 p.m. money for up-and-coming young world of difference for young aspir- While the support for musical edu- The concert Cost: Adults/Teens $7.00 Children: musicians. ing artists,” comments Joel cation in Uxbridge appears to be begins at 7:30, (grades 1 - 8) $4.00 Preschoolers free! “I don't have a chance to see many Saunders, winner of the 2011 top very strong, some of its benefits and doors will of the concerts,” explains Jennifer award from UMST. A talented gui- have regularly gone underreported open at 7 p.m. Neveu-Cook. “My students are tarist who received his Bachelor of and underappreciated by society as a Admission is often so busy performing in so Arts in Music from the University of whole. Jennifer Neveu-Cook out- $15.00 for adults, many various concerts and produc- Guelph, he has since gone on to lined some of the benefits for musi- $10.00 for stu- tions and it is simply too difficult to become a program coordinator at a cal education, including brain dents, and chil- get out to see them all! This concert, music school in Guelph, where he development, spatial intelligence, dren under ten however, I am thrilled to sup- teaches guitar, bass, ukulele, theory creative thinking, craftsmanship, years of age can port....only in that, as a teacher, my and band. States Saunders: “I'm appreciation of other cultures, the attend for free. own performing opportunities are proud to say that I come from a pursuit of excellence, teamwork, For more infor- far less frequent than I would like, town that recognizes the impor- discipline, self-expression, study, mation about and this is a fun and local event to tance of encouraging and support- risk-taking, and the ultimate pursuit UMST or its share and support.” ing art in young people's lives. The of one's utmost potential. upcoming con- Cynthia Nidd, one of the perform- Uxbridge Music Scholarship Trust is “Learning to play a musical instru- certs, see ers, is also one of the UMST board a big part of the reason we have so ment will enhance your life, www.uxbridge- members. Her involvement began many talented musicians coming whether you pursue it professionally musicscholar- almost at the beginning in 1988: “I from this town and is a reflection of or play for your own enjoyment,” ship.com. knew both Leslie Barr-Joosten and the kind of support this community adds Rebecca Bastmeyer. Anthony Holt,” she explains. “Once offers.” “Local support is very important. USS student receives one of Canada’s top scholarships As a follow-up to our Tiger Talk of the most highly regarded scholar- notice of acceptance now concludes article in the February 13 issue of ships in Canada. Previously this months of preparation and antici- The Uxbridge Cosmos, Uxbridge month, he was in Toronto for the pation. Secondary School is proud to final round of interviews that “They called us the day after the announce grade 12 student, Callen would determine his acceptance, interviews. It was kind of scary, as I Hageman's success in becoming a providing him the opportunity to was waiting for a phone call until Loran Scholar and earning an meet and greet various representa- about 4 o'clock, when they called. A Division of Cosmos Publishing Inc. $80,000 post-secondary grant. tives from the Canadian Merit When I found out, I told the Callen, amongst a national total of Scholarship Foundation, the woman thank you, and just started Sara Penttilä Finlay 3,500 applicants, has come out on umbrella corporation for the Loran breathing again, releasing all the top as one of the 30 finalists to Scholarship Program. stress. I walked around the corner Advertising/Sales Manager receive the Loran Scholarship, one “I felt like the interviews went real- from where my parents were, as I ly well,” Callen explains, “They didn't want them to hear me on the Building on the 30 years of service and experience of were supposed to be conversational, phone, and I was just like, 'yes!' Lisa Boyce in the print industry, Sara looks forward and they really were. It just felt like There was just this release and this to continuing to serve our current and future clients. I was talking about myself, what I flood of happiness.” planned to do in the future, what I As part of his scholarship accept- Call us to help with all aspects of your printing planned to do after high school, ance, Callen is to part-take in a requirements. and what I'm all about. They had camping retreat in Algonquin Park some really good questions later in August with previous Loran 38 Toronto St. N., Unit 1 throughout.” Scholars. There, he will began his Uxbridge, ON L9P 1E6 Callen's overall assessment was mentorship and transition into uni- based on his integrity, character and versity, and continue his successful Tel 905.852.1900 leadership, which is clearly reflected career as an aspiring leader. Way to Cell 905.852.2976 through his deep involvement with go Callen! his school and community. 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Cornerstone Standards Council extends consultation period The Tait Family by Amy Hurburt its stakeholders in transcending extra two weeks and a day to offer stonestandards.ca. Comments can would like to many of the challenges they face their comments, concerns, and be sent in until 4 p.m. on March Approximately 50 people attend- and to ultimately forge a stronger criticisms for the board's analysis, 21, 2014 to thank everyone ed the Cornerstone Standards social licence between the compa- as well as allowing for more in- comments@cornerstones- for their kindness Council's five public sessions in nies and the communities in which depth responses from the board. At tandards.ca or by post to 285 and generosity Goodwood Hall on February 19. they operate.” this point, the CSC certification McLeod St., Ottawa, ON, K2P Those present were given the It's important to note that the process is still slated to launch in 1A1. All comments must include a given to Jason opportunity to learn about and CSC's certification process is not June. name, affiliation, and contact after the farm discuss the soon-to-be-finalized mandatory: “While the govern- Some of the concerns already at information, and the comments accident. certification requirements for the ment regulation provides mini- the forefront of the discussion will be published on the Cornerstone Standards council. mum requirements for legal opera- include the treatment of the Cornerstone Standards Council Thank you very much The certification process up for tions in Ontario, CSC's certifica- Natural Heritage Systems, with website. Jason Tait discussion outlines the specific tion system encourages operations respect to siting, specifically the requirements for aggregate pits and to go above and beyond,” explains Greenbelt NHS, as well as how and Family quarries to become certified with Schultz. “By becoming certified, companies target and communi- the CSC. With over 40 gravel pits sites will benefit from being recog- cate a date for final extraction, the in and around the township, nized as conducting their business flexibility of standards depending BOOK YOUR SUMMER CATERINGS NOW - including many whose supplies are in a more responsible manner than on size of the operation, and more WE’VE GOT ALL YOU NEED! depleted and/or exhausted, accord- the status quo.” Schultz also notes clarity in terms of measurement for ing to a 2010 estimate, the issues of that, as it may not be financially what responsible sites must do. • Free Range Poultry responsible aggregate management viable for some sites to become cer- CSC's current emphasis on poten- • Farm Fresh Beef and rehabilitation are relevant to tified, that non-certified sites tial/new sites, as opposed to pits at many stakeholders, including should not be immediately discred- the end of their lives also left many • Ontario Lamb Uxbridge's community groups, ited or deemed to be environmen- attendees from the Uxbridge area • Preservative-Free Deli Meats aggregate operators, environmen- tally irresponsible. requesting further development of • Hormone-Free Meats talists and neighbours. The poten- There are two types of certifica- those ideas. 3 Brock Street West tial economic and environmental tion for potential candidates: the For more information or to OPEN SUNDAYS 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. effects of aggregate operations CSC Candidate and the CSC download a copy of the current www.themeatmerchant.ca have, historically, involved a great Certified. The certification process standards draft, visit www.corner- 905-852-9892 deal of tension between interested has eight steps and occurs parties, which is part of the reason over a period of ten years, ARE YOU PREPAREDIT’S FOR THE why CSC's processes have inten- with a five year observation NEW EMISSIONS TESTING? tionally been conducted with a audit and conformance UNDERCOATING SEASON! We are ready to assist you. THANK great deal of discussion and input audits as needed. Candidate HAVE YOU GOT YOURS? THANK from all interested parties. status is granted to those The Cornerstone Standards who are undergoing the cer- Specializing in Council itself developed as a tification process, and full Volkswagen response to the adversarial environ- certification is granted once Audi YYOUOU ment the aggregate industry and all the qualifiers are met. Hybrid, Electric & Diesel The Kinsmen Club of Uxbridge annual general community seemed to Certification is granted on a Porsche function within. According to site-by-site basis as opposed European & Asian Family Day Skate was favoured with Nicholas Schultz, CSC's Director to requiring company-wide of Outreach, the intent of CSC is conformation, and costs for Rick Callaghan perfect weather to hold the skate on to provide a voluntary certification certification can differ dras- UÊÀiiÊVÕÀÌiÃÞÊV>À (by appointment) Elgin Pond, and raised, through dona- process to “assist the industry and tically, depending on the UÊ9iÃ]ÊÜiÊ`Ê iÃÌV tions, a total of $850 on behalf of the site. The average costs asso- UÊ"ÊiÊ }ÊÃ Available ciated required for site certi- Uxbridge Youth Centre. fication are not estimable at 138 Sandiford Dr., The Kinsment wish to thank the follow- VIEWPOINTS this point in the process, Unit 5, Stouffville ing businesses and individuals for their since the potential sites 905-642-2886 or 1-877-410-2886(AUTO) could vary drastically. www.410auto.ca contributions to make the day a While the cur- great success. rent draft for ow well do you know the highways and CSC's McDonald’s Uxbridge Responsible byways of Uxbridge Township? The first Wixan’s Bridge Restaurant person each week to call into our office Aggregate H Standards is a Tim Hortons Uxbridge number, 905-852-1900, and correctly identify 110-page docu- Jerseys Restaurant / Shaun Israelstam the location of our photo, will receive a prize; ment, resulting Firebridge Fireplaces Uxbridge from over 300 Rona - Uxbridge this week, it’s two tickets to the UMST Concert hours of discus- this weekend at St. Andrews-Chalmers sion and 30 previous drafts, there and Presbyterian Church! Last week’s winner was are still many Brock Clark. Congratulations! details to be The Mayor and Council of Uxbridge Township worked out fol- Regional Councillor Jack Ballinger lowing the public Bob Ferguson - Township Parks Department hearings, so Paul Mateciuk for Ice Preparation and much so that the consultation peri- Snow Removal od has been For information on how to extended until become involved in the Uxbridge March 21. The Kinsment Club, contact Bill extended dead- Campbell at 905-852-9191, or line allows inter- cell 416-791-3447 ested parties an The Uxbridge Cosmos 12 Thursday, February 27th 2014

UXBRIDGE SONGSTRESS WANTS YOUR VOTE It’s common knowledge that Uxbridge is rife with talented young men and women who are putting PATTERSON’S their roots down here, but spreading their wings in the wider world. Julien Kelland is poised on the edge of this adventure. The 15-year old USS student is set to take part in a national songwriting competition, beginning March 10 and ending March 24. FLOORING Her song Falling For You, which was written with fellow Uxbridge singer/songwriter Leah Daniels, will Since 1984 be featured on Toronto radio station 99.9 Virgin Radio. Listeners will have the opportunity to hear the song and then vote for it onlin. The Bell Media 21st Annual Radio Star National Songwriting Competition is open to “emerging artists who compose and perform original Canadian material.” There Julien, left, and Leah Daniels, right, perform together at a concert at are nine participating radio stations the Uxbridge Music Hall. Submitted photo across the country, so the contest is entries to that contest - there were Cosmos is listen- divided into regions, with there almost 19,000 from over 100 differ- ing to Julien’s being regional winners, along with a ent countries. Julien will find out on songs as this is national winner. Social media is also QUALITY HARDWOODS Monday, March 3, whether she has going to press, a big determinant of the contestants’ been chosen as a finalist in that com- and Falling For final score, but there will also be petition. You is definitely industry professionals who will judge No one - especially a 15-year old in worth a listen! the entries. QUALITY LAMINATE high school, can do it all, and Julien We’ll vote for it!) “I didn’t even know about this con- readily acknowledges the great team test, my mom was looking for things she’s got behind her. for me to be involved in, and we “Oh, my parents are great, my band QUALITY CARPETS found this. Falling For You is a song is super, there’s Leah, there’s Caitlin that I wrote with Leah at the Music (Christoff Taillon) who does my Hall, and I think it’s pretty good. It’s marketing...everyone is so super.” kind of in the pop style, but it’s not Keep an eye on The Uxbridge QUALITY TILES really mainstream. It’s not dance, but Cosmos for reminders to listen to it’s still upbeat,” says Julien. Falling For You either on her website Falling For You was recorded and www.julienkelland.com, or through mixed at Ineo Studios here in 99.9 Virgin Uxbridge, which is owned by Brett Radio. Julien Simmonds. also has a QUALITY Julien says that Leah Daniels has Facebook been a huge support to her burgeon- page, and can ing career, and describes her as both be followed INSTALLATIONS a mentor and a friend. Julien partic- on Twitter. ipated in Leah’s summer music She also has camps while growing up, and even- several videos by our employees tually started assisting with the on YouTube. camps. At her young age, Julien has already (The Uxbridge crammed a lot into just a few years. She says she started singing at six, recorded some cover songs STRESSED OUT AT TAX TIME? 905-862-0001 at 10, and was performing at 13. She Most Personal NO! THIS YEAR I’M USING takes vocal lessons Returns Completed BRETT RUSHLOW 185 Main Street N., Uxbridge (across from the Beer store) with Jennifer Neveu- C.M.A. FOR MY TAX in One Hour RETURN! Cooke, and is a mem- 1-888-862-2001 Fax 905 862-0031 ber of the Bella Nove [email protected] 3-4 Weeks for Corporate choir. She takes piano Returns Monday to Friday 9:00am - 6:00pm Saturday 9:00am - 4:00pm lessons, and five Closed Each Long Weekend dance classes with the • Special Rates for Uxbridge Dance Seniors and Students Academy. • E-file Julien is also a semi- finalist in the 2013 • Small Business International • Personal Tax Returns Songwriting contest. Her song You + Me, Please Visit Us at our New Location! co-written with Certified Management Accountants Daniel Mulholland email - [email protected] and Brett Simmonds, is part of the the top 905-985-7431 eight per cent of Brett Rushlow C.M.A.