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The Paisley Advocate March 2019 Page 1

Paisley & District Chamber Of Commerce - March 2019 - Volume 189

Proud of Our Community, Proud of Our Heritage

P AISLEY, ON — After years of planning and community consultations, Paisley is working feverishly on downtown revitalization under Bruce County’s Spruce the Bruce program.

“It’s been a long time coming. I’m glad they hung together.”

It was driven mainly by volunteers and the Paisley Chamber of Commerce,” said Mayor Paul Eagleson following the introduction of the “tool kit” by planning and development officials of Bruce County. Paisley was the only Arran-Elderslie community to pursue Spruce the Bruce funding.

Spruce the Bruce is a local community improvement initiative that was created in 2011. The program generates social and physical change in rural communities, improving local quality of life and creating supportive business environments.

The grants that are awarded under the plan help fund projects around façade improvement, streetscape and downtown beautification.

The Spruce the Bruce program is built around research to determine a community’s unique brand, which goes into developing the tool kit that is used in the visualization of the theme and making the downtown become a destination.

“Our downtowns are becoming more and more competitive. We really want to bring people downtown, so a visually appealing downtown kind of helps that happen,” said Jill Roote, Bruce County’s manager of economic development.

“The tool kit helps guide business owners to make that brand come to life with the use of murals, the artistic decorum, the garbage cans or bicycle racks; it could be anything that supports

that brand and makes it more appealing,” Roote explained.

The Artistic River Village theme combines Paisley’s heritage and the eclectic artistic component with the presence of two rivers that meet in town.

“We’re not losing that heritage flair, but we’re

improving it,”

It's for an initiative called Project Innovate. Project Innovate: Driving Innovation in Bruce County won an Economic Developers Council of Ontario's Award of Excellence in the Planning and Building Initiatives category for "Strategic Plan and initiative" at the Annual President's Dinner on January 31st in Toronto.

The County's Director of Planning and Development Kara Van Myall says “Project Innovate came out of a desire

to see the number of small and medium businesses grow.” She says the County collaborated with Deloitte to develop a roadmap for growth in these industries.

Van Myall say the County acknowledged that there was a gap in

regards to opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses. She says this initiative was a way to create these op-portunities.

Bruce County also won an “Award for Excellence”

for Paisley's Spruce the Bruce Community Toolkit

Van Myall says there were a total of 98 submissions from across Ontario and are categorized by the size of the municipality. She says they were able to impress the judges with their submissions. Here is a toolkit that fixes up communities, it has also won an

award for Bruce County.

Paisley's Spruce the Bruce Community Toolkit recently won an “Award of Excellence” for Physical Infrastructure and Redevelopment

Initiatives in the Planning and Building Initiatives category from the

Economic Developer's Council of Ontario at last Thursday's Annual

President's Dinner in Toronto. Unfortunately there was no one in

attendance from the Municipality of Arran Elderslie to accept this prestigious award but the award was brought home to Paisley just the same!

Bruce County Director of Planning and Development Kara Van Myall says the toolkit is built around a theme or a brand that puts them in a unique po-sition compared to other com-munities.

She says the award they won was for the branding of Paisley as the "Artistic River Village". The Spruce the Bruce Toolkit is actually a document that allows communities in Bruce County to receive funding for improvements.

Van Myall says it enables communities to position themselves for improvement. She says this will allow them to attract visitors and businesses to their community.

Van Myall says the award is a testament that smaller municipalities can compete with larger urban centres.

Paisley is the "Artistic River Village"

I would like to thank all of the volunteers that worked so hard over the past 8 years to have this opportunity to come to fruition. It was no small task!

Award of Excellence for Paisley and Bruce County at Annual President's Dinner

C hesley, ON – Bluewater District School Board and Saugeen First Nation are pleased to announce the signing of a new Education Services Agreement that will ensure the continuation of learning opportunities to benefit students for years to come.

Elected officials and staff from both organizations convened at the Sau-geen Band Office in Southampton on Thursday, February 28, 2019 to sign the agreement, which includes common services for all students, and additional programs and services or equipment to meet the needs of Saugeen First Nation students.

Bluewater District School Board and Saugeen First Nation share a long history of a strong collaborative partnership. Through the coordination of numerous events, learning activities and presentations, Bluewater District School Board students from all backgrounds have benefited from an increased awareness and appreciation

of the importance of Indigenous history and culture.

A recent highlight, the 2018 renaming of the bridge connecting Southampton and Saugeen First Nation to “Zgaa-biig-ni-gan” (“we are connected”), was the culmination of

G.C. Huston Public School students and staff working in consultation with Elders from Saugeen First Nation.

“We are very excited to strengthen our partnership with Saugeen First Nation through the signing of this agreement, which will benefit many of the students and families we serve in our district. Our schools work diligently to foster safe and accepting

learning cultures that reflect the views, perspectives and diversity of our local communities, of which our students from Saugeen First Nation are a fundamen-tal part,” says Bluewater Dis-trict School Board Chair Jan Johnstone. “Education is a vital component to the success of our young peo-ple's future. Bluewater Dis-trict School Board recognizes the diverse community it serves, and I am pleased we will have a signed agreement going

forward into our children's future," says Saugeen First Nation Chief Lester Anoquot.

“The signing of this agreement is so important on so many levels. In addition to our board’s commitment to equity and inclusion, and strong focus on promoting Indigenous education, we are constantly working towards our strategic goal of promoting confidence in our education system and encouraging partnerships.

I would also like to acknowledge Superintendent of Education Lori Wilder for her years of hard work in cultivating the positive relationship our board shares with Saugeen First Nation to best meet the needs of all students,” says Bluewater District School Board Director of Education Alana Murray. For more information, please contact:

Lori Wilder, Superintendent of Education

Bluewater District School Board 519-363-2014, ext. 2123

Bluewater District School Board and Saugeen First Nation Sign Education Services Agreement

The Paisley Advocate March 2019

The Paisley Advocate is a monthly paper that Paisley community volunteers put together for the residents of Paisley.

2000 copies go out to Paisley & the surrounding area on the first Thursday of each month, with about 300 of them paid subscriptions.

You are more than welcome to send in articles, events and photographs about Paisley to the editor for publication. We are always looking for volunteers to help with distribution, article writing and taking photos of the many, many, events that happen each month.

Please let us know if you would like to help out! Email Joyce at [email protected].

The Paisley Advocate takes roughly 125 volunteer hours each month to put together. The generous help from our advertisers pays for the printing, ad design & distribution of this service to our community.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!!

W e are planning some fun, active March Break activities, and re-quire some adult volunteers to oversee

some activities. If you are a parent that may have

planned on attending a free play day at your local community centre, and may be willing to be the person to oversee this activity, we would love to hear

from you. Or if you are an adult that just enjoys seeing your community being active and having fun, .this may Be_for_you.! Time commitment of just a few hours. Flexible on what day of the week.

Please call 363-3039 ex 117 or

E-mail [email protected]

Thanks in advance for considering.

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Church Directory

Missionary Church (Immanuel Evangelical)

307 Balaklava St. Paisley

353-5270

[email protected]

Rev. Tony Geense

Service: 10:30 am Sunday

Adult Bible Study every Sunday morning starting at 9:30 a.m. .

Children's Ministry - Sunday mornings at 10:45 a.m.

Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. every Sunday evening.

AWANA Kid's Club Wed. nights 6:30 - 8 p.m. September - March

United Church 399 Goldie St. Paisley

353-5278

Rev. Heather Davies [email protected] Home: 519-793-3010 Cell: 226-668-7331

Congregational Designated Minister: Ridley Gilmore

[email protected] Cell: 519-477 5457

Worship Service at 10:15 a.m. Sanctuary is wheelchair accessible.

Office Hours 9 am to 12 noon 2nd Tuesday 10 am to 12 noon

Church Facilities Rental call 519-353-7289

Baptist Church 288 Church Street,

Paisley

Lay Pastor Lynda Janzen

Service: Sunday 10:00 am with Sunday School during service

Anglican Church Now Worshipping at Christ Church,

Tara Sunday mornings 9:30 am for information, please contact Glenys Johnson

at: [email protected]

Westminster Presbyterian Church

260 Queen St. S, Paisley

Worship Leader Mr. Jim Gowan Sunday morning worship 9:00 am

with Sunday School & Nursery

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New Accessible Playground

Equipment Coming to Chesley

B ob Hutchinson Memorial Park in Chesley has been smiled upon by “The Kinette Club of Chesley” who works “for community betterment” said Toni Klages, who rep-resented the group along with Jeannette Fitzpatrick at the Sept. 10 meeting of Arran-Elderslie council.

The Kinettes are “looking for a bigger project to put our fundraising efforts towards” she explained as she presented council with the idea of expanding and upgrading the community park beside the Chesley Fire_Hall.

The park was renamed the Bob Hutchinson Memorial Park in 2006 after the former councilor who served two terms on Chesley council and several years on Arran-Elderslie council.

“Bob had the community at heart,” said Councilor Doug Bell in a later interview. “He served as chair of the new community centre in 1975, was chair of the Chesley Memorial Hospital Foundation for three years and was on council for the building of the new amalgamated municipal building as well as the new water treatment plant” he said.

Klages explained to council that it is a “very, very large park with little equipment” and that the Tower Park area is growing and seeing many young families living there.

“We’d like to include equipment for children with special needs” and have better accessibility for “families and residents of all needs and abilities” she emphasized.

At this time the group has $5,000 from their 2017-18 fundraising to contribute and hope to continue raising a similar amount each year towards the park refurbishment estimated to cost

about $30,000.for the equipment alone. Council was very receptive to the

idea and asked questions of Parks, Recreation and Facilities manager, Carly Steinhoff about equipment inspections for safety and the possibility of grants to meet accessibility standards.

Steinhoff stated that the recreation department does safety inspections and that next spring the municipality can apply for an accessibility grant. Clerk Peggy Rouse clarified the next step, which is for the group to put their plan and proposal in writing for council.

The group would like council to approve an interest free loan for this project, similar to the loan given to the Chesley Kinsmen for the newly constructed pavilion at Riverside Park.

Phase 1 of the project, which would include removal of old park equipment, landscaping and installation of new playground equipment, would hopefully begin in the spring of 2019. Phase 2 would include the installation of sheltered seating and a picnic area!

That is absolutely wonderful for Chesley!!!

I am wondering, if the existing equipment that was donated to the Bob Hutchinson Park is in suitable enough condition to be placed in a park in Pais-ley that requires a facelift or additional equipment. That would be wonderful!

We will then have time to work on a grant for the parks that we have in Paisley that sorely need new equipment and landscaping.

Maybe a revitalization of the ball diamond or the tennis courts might be a great project!

Lets work together to see what we can do to make all of Arran Elderslie beautiful and attractive to tourists and townspeople alike!

Joyce Craddock,

Editor

Main Street Revitalization

Funding Allocation

I n January 2018 the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Small Business announced the “Main Street Revitalization Initiative” which will distribute $26 million to support Ontario’s Main Streets and business communities.

The Municipality of Arran-Elderslie will receive $43,663.82 which can be used on eligible projects relating to: energy efficiency, accessibility, marketability of small businesses within designated main street areas and municipal or other public infrastructure within the main street areas that will help small businesses.

There are two program categories for the funding – implementing priorities under existing Community Improvement Plans (renovations, retrofits, structural improvements) and funding for municipal improvements that will support main street businesses such as signage, streetscape improvements and marketing plan

implementation. Carly Steinhoff, manager of facilities, parks and recreation, prepared the report and requests direction from council as to what the funding allotment for each of the three urban areas should be.

If the funds were split equally, the report notes that the three urban areas of Chesley, Paisley and Tara would receive $14,554.61.

Two other options were offered based on population or the length in metres of the main street areas covered by the funding.

Before a final decision is made, council directed Steinhoff to get the commercial tax figures for each downtown-area.

It was also noted in the staff report that Allenford is not included in the options as it does not yet have an existing Community Improvement Plan under the municipality.

Members of the Allenford Improvement Association have expressed interest in accessing funds for community improvement initiatives; however funding would be required from an alternate source due to ineligibility for this particular fund.

New Paisley Art Walk Website

T he County of Bruce along with Ken Cormack of the Paisley

Spruce the Bruce Team have produced the existing Paisley Art Walk website which will be added to as the inventory of art projects in the village expands.

This is a website hosted on the Bruce County website. It includes a

brief description of each piece and in some artist bio elements for Mar-tin and Libre.

You can either click on each ele-ment on the map or scroll down on the left side of the page to view information for each piece of art.

You can access the site at this address https://arcg.is/1C5bav.

Enjoy your viewing experience! Feedback is welcomed by Ken at [email protected]

REPORT REVEALS DAMAGING EFFECTS OF

SCHOOL CLOSURES

Many relocated students still face crisis of adjustment more than a year after closures

O wen Sound, Feb. 20, 2019) – The Ontario Alliance Against School Closures (OAASC) has conducted a Post-Consolidation Experience Survey of students and parents affected by school closures under the 2015 Pupil Accommodation Review Guideline.

The survey asked questions concerning how school closures and relocations have affected academics, transportation issues, after-school participation and social adjustment.

Additionally, parents were asked about the workings of the pupil accommodation review process and gave input on the transparency of the proceedings.

Judy Keeling, co-founder of the OAASC says, “we expected to see many negative responses from disappointed parents and students, however, we have been surprised at how serious and ongoing the adjustment problems have been.

”She further states that the survey

comments have put a human face on the tragedy of a hasty school closure agenda and have shown real hardships caused by these decisions on the well-being of students.

“Most disturbing,” says Keeling, “is the extent to which students and parents have spoken of serious emotional damage caused by school relocations; trustees seemed to have missed the most important consideration in their decisions.”

The survey received approximately three hundred responses representing areas across Ontario that experienced school closures in 2016-17. Under the Wynne government, school boards voted to close 300 schools; of those closure decisions made prior to the moratorium, there are still 99 schools scheduled to be shuttered.

In light of the findings of the survey, the OAASC has asked Minister of Education, Lisa Thompson that the pending closures be re-examined and that the 2018 PARG be replaced with a document focusing directly on what is in the best interest of student and the community.

The full report can be accessed here and at www.oaasc.ca The OAASC formed in 2016 in response to the volume of school closures that were hastily approved across the province as a result of the Wynne government’s 2015 revision to the school closure process. The group successfully lobbied for a moratori-um on school closures as well as for chang-es to the 2015 closure review process.


Elroy Cumming Novice Tournament

T he Paisley Arena was certain-ly a busy place on Saturday and Sunday February 09th & 10th as the annual Elroy Cumming Novice Hockey Tournament was held.

The Arran-Elderslie Minor Hock-ey Association held a two day tourna-ment with 6 teams participating. The teams came from Plattsville, Seaforth, East Lambton, Walkerton, Bruce Pen-insula (Wiarton & Lions Head) and Arran-Elderslie. Another round of winter weather arrived on Friday so the start of the tournament was de-layed by 2 hours.

All of the teams and arena staff were very cooperative with this delay. In the consolation final the Walkerton Capitals defeated Plattsville and in the Championship final the Seaforth Stars defeated the Arran-Elderslie Ice

Dogs. Congratulations and thank you to

all of the players for a great weekend of exciting hockey.

Of course a big event like this could not take place without many volunteers. A big Thank You goes to the parents of the Arran-Elderslie novice team who worked many long hours running the tournament, man-ning the timeclock, working in the kitchen or taking admission and sell-ing raffle tickets.

These people did an amazing job ensuring that all the positions were filled with a volunteer and that the tournament ran efficiently and on time.

A special thank you goes to the AEMHA Tournament Convenor Angela Pawley. Angela you did an amazing job. Thank you!!! And final-ly, a big Thank You to Joel McAllis-ter and Frank Wells for looking after the arena throughout the tournament.

Who Wants to Play Soccer?

S occer will run again this year for u4, u6 and u8 on Tuesday evenings. Cost per child is $40 for season.

As well as pick up soccer for older children on thursday evenings if there is enough interest. Season running May 14th- July 16th.

Still looking for a couple coaches and parent helper for each group. First registration date is March 11th 6-8pm; see you there!


P aisley Central School is happy and well. February has flown by. Students of PCS have been working very hard on writing and presenting “Speeches” this past month.

Speeches were presented in each of the classrooms and then presented in the gym for all to hear and see. Every-one did a fantastic job. Winners of the speech competition were:

Primary Division 1st Place - Olivia Suggitt, 2nd Place -Opal Allen 3rd Place - Dylan Lorentz Junior Division 1st Place- Laela Pantlin , 2nd Place-Sophie Gibbons 3rd Place- Kaden Colwell

Intermediate Division 1st Place – Bella Davidson, 2nd Place – Nathan Colwell, 3rd Place – Eric Grant

Honorable Mention goes to Raivyn Rowan, Dakota Brown, Joselyn Hagan, Colby Lechlitner, Cailan Munden and Bailey Thomson.

We are very proud of all the competitors who entertained us with excellent speeches

All of these speakers had the opportunity to present their speeches at the Paisley Legion on Thursday February 21. We are so proud of all the competitors who enter-tained us with excellent speeches. PCS thanks Carolyn Walker, Deborah Rayner, and Mr. Colley who judged the competition. The Grade 4/5’s and 6/7’s are looking forward to spending the day at Bruce Power and being involved in many outdoor activities. Something new at PCS this

year is Electives. Electives will be held on Friday March 8. Students have received a note home ex-plaining the many activities that are being offered.

The Grades K-3 have outdoor games, dance, art and skating at the Paisley Arena in the after-noon. The Grades 4-8 have a num-ber of activities to choose from such as curling, skating, dance, fitness and nutrition, art, crochet and snowshoeing/outdoor games. Helmets (CSA approved) must be worn by all students and adults who skate.

In between these fun elective

activities, Kim Grant and her team of volunteers are serving up turkey soup to all students of PCS.

We look forward to a very exciting day. Thank you to all of the volunteers who are helping make this “Elective Day” so successful and exciting.

PCS Girls and Boys Basketball teams are beginning to be formed and will travel to Port Elgin and enjoy the day competing against many of the local schools in a one day tournament.

PCS looks forward to our March Break which is from Monday March 11 to the 15. We hope that everyone has a fun and safe holiday break.

The first day back is Monday March 18 where it will be a spirit day of “Wear Green Day” in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. On Wednesday March 27, PCS will hold the monthly Celebration Assembly at 9:30. All are welcome!

Paisley Central School Staff

The PCS Panther Report

The Paisley Ag Society's Paint Nights before Christmas were very popular! Thank you to everyone who came out to support these fundraisers for the Fall Fair. Look for information on the Paisley Agricultural Society's Facebook page about our upcoming session scheduled for April 11th at the Paisley Legion. We're planning a perfect project for dressing up your porch or a gift for Mother's Day!

MESSAGE FROM THE OMBUDSMAN

T his guide is intended as a quick reference to Ontario’s open meeting rules, as set out in legislation. The guiding principle has always been that municipal councils must meet in public, except in certain specific circumstances. The spirit of the law can be summed up in six words: When in doubt, open the meeting.

Top 10 tips for municipal officials 1.Know and follow the Municipal Act, 2001 and your procedure by-law’s open meeting requirements.

2.Make sure you have a procedure by-law that complies with the Municipal Act – every municipality and local board is required to have one.

3. Give adequate advance public notice of all meetings, including the time and location of all meetings.

4. Keep meetings open to the public unless closure is specifically authorized under the Municipal Act and there is a real need to exclude the public.

5. Pick the right s. 239 exception before

closing a meeting.

6. Pass a resolution in public that in-cludes meaningful information about the issue to be considered (not just the exception) – before closing the doors.

7. Record the meeting, including all decisions, by taking minutes, and pref-erably also by recording audio or video.

8. Stay on topic – don’t stray from the subject stated in the resolution.

9. Do not hold a vote in closed session unless it is for a procedural matter or to give directions to staff or officials.

10.To the extent possible, report back publicly in open session about what oc-curred in closed session.

Municipalities have been required to hold open meetings throughout Ontario’s history – and rightly so, given the importance of local governments to our everyday lives. But the average person had little recourse to question meetings that were closed to the public until a complaints system was established in 2008.

Since then, all municipalities have been required to have an investigator to deal with complaints about closed meetings and determine whether or not the open meeting rules were violated. The Ombudsman is the investigator for

all municipalities that have not appointed their own. Over the years, this Office’s hundreds of investigations and reports have made a significant contribution to the field of what many jurisdictions call “sunshine_law.”

We publish this guide after every municipal election and provide it to all municipal clerks and council members, whether they use the Ombudsman as their investigator or not.

We have also created a searchable, regularly updated digital digest of our open meeting cases, to assist municipal officials and anyone else who has an interest in this fascinating area of law.

Our digital digest of open meeting cases, available on our website, can be searched by topic, keyword and municipality, and is the first such resource of its kind in Ontario.

Both of these tools are intended to ensure consistent standards of transparency in communities across the province.

On that note, I want to remind all Ontarians that our Office can also help them with general complaints about municipalities, school boards or any of the more than 1,000 provincial government and broader public sector

bodies that we oversee. Please feel free to consult our

website or call our staff at 1-800-263-1830

to find out how we can help.

Paul Dubé Ombudsman of Ontario


Big “Thank You” to Family Fun Day

Volunteers and Donators

P aisley’s Family Fun Day 2019 was a great success! Thank you very much to everyone who came out to support the free event, and celebrated the morning of Family Day as a community.

Those who attended were able to enjoy a long list of activities such as, skating, curling, arts/crafts table, drawing challenges, workshops, photo booth, face painting, and road hockey.

There was also plenty of Complimentary delicious food served as well, such as s’mores, snacks, and pulled pork with Mac n cheese for lunch. Attendants were encouraged to bring a food bank donation.

Thanks to everyone who was able to contribute one or multiple items. We are pleased to announce that 96 items were donated to the food bank! Below is a list of the numerous businesses and volunteers in town who donated towards the event. We would like to extend a huge thank you to all of them, because without their support this event couldn’t have happened! Thank you to: Paisley Blues Festival for provid-

ing a delicious lunch. Paisley Fire Dept for braving the

cold to serve s’mores, and for join-ing in on the road hockey fun!

Paisley Freshmart for the donation of the s’mores supplies.

Allen’s Home Hardware for providing the face painter KUGO FX.

Paisley Central School SCC for providing snacks and water.

Municipality of Arran-Elderslie for providing the ice skating and opening up the community center for use.

Paisley Curling Club for providing curling lessons.

Karen Kimpel from Elora Soap Company for providing the bath salt sachet workshop

Alicia Gibbons for providing the oil diffuser workshop

Brandy Pitt for providing music and dance.

Saugie for joining and spreading our Paisley town spirit.

Paisley Chamber of Commerce for the monetary donation that went towards supplies and posters for the event.

To all those who helped with advertising for the event - Paisley Advocate, GROW Paisley, and businesses that allowed us to put up posters.

To all the volunteers that came together to plan, organize, set up, take down, and make the day happen!


Have you ever Wondered About Living Without

Hydro?

W hat would it be like to live for six months or longer without electrical power?

This isn’t a question most of us ever ask. According to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) we should not only ask that question in earnest, but actually pre-pare for the reality of living for a long period without electricity.

This rather bleak warning comes from a draft report to the US Presi-dent published in December 2018, and currently available in pdf for-mat from the DHS website. Within that report is a study complied by the US National Infrastructure Advisory Committee (NIAC).

That study, drawing from current experts, and years of older research, states bluntly that the electrical power grid is vulnerable to cyber-attack.

The study states with certainty that “a cyber-attack on the power grid will occur. It is not a matter of if, but when.” Certainly it seems obvious that including such a statement is a clear indication that the committee, and DHS take such a threat seriously.

It is important to note that the Canadian and US power grid are effectively one and the same as they are physically interconnect. It is un-likely Canada would escape the kind of attack even if completely levelled at the US. Even if Canadian Hydro producers should keep the power on here, like they did last time, the social

and economic impact would be felt world wide.

Obviously a continental wide blackout would be devastating. It would impact every aspect of our lives including communications, banking, food, water, waste water, medical care etc. Virtually nothing would be untouched. The eco-nomic and social consequences would be dramatic after such an event.

Those with a cynical view suggest that this report is nothing but fear mongering. I take a different view and for a very practical reason.

The idea that hijacked planes could fly into the World Trade Centre and the US Pentagon, killing thou-sands, on September 11, 2001 seemed unthinkable until it actually occurred. Theories abound as to who was actu-ally responsible for carrying out those attacks. The cold fact remains that on that date, something which seemed either impossible, or very unlikely unfolded as an event which changed history and created the pretext for the US to begin the so called “War on Terror” which continues to this day.

Here in Paisley we may feel somewhat isolated from events which are in fact far away. Wars overseas have little direct effect on us beyond news reports or personal connections to those in military service. The DHS report makes clear however that, in this era of global terrorism, any feel-ing people might have of isolation, is an illusion.

Fears of nuclear war are still with us, even after the so called cold war ended. But perhaps the greatest threat to our security isn’t from without but from within. Our power grid, and in-creasing dependence on electricity is an Achilles Heel, a fact which is well known by security experts.

The vulnerability of the power

grid becomes glaringly obvious in even a modest power outage. Such events are generally short lived an-noying and inconvenient, but quickly forgotten. Several notable very large scale outages, which took out power for longer periods over wide areas, didn’t seriously in-terfere with life for more than a short period. In every case the grid was able to be fully restored. For those who were affected things got back to normal, relegating those events to the stuff of memory, or legend.

The event predicted would differ from previous blackouts in several important ways. A cyber-attack would deliberately focus on damaging spe-cific key elements of the power grid beyond repair. Those key elements would likely be the massive trans-formers used to step up voltage so as to transmit it over long distances. Such transformers take up to six months to replace and are manufac-tured in facilities located overseas.

Is this threat real? I think this is a question which needs to be seriously addressed.

A bit of research reveals that there are roughly 30 of these large transformers in North America. They are vulnerable because they are accessible to hackers through the internet. This fact is why the risk of a cyber-attack posed to the power grid is just as real as if it were physically attacked.

Numerous hackers have already demonstrated many times how rec-ords can be compromised revealing personal and financial information from online merchants, hospital health records even banks. There is in fact an ongoing silent war being waged between hackers and cyber-security experts. As new cyber-security measures are developed

hackers continue to evolve and adapt making this a difficult continuous struggle.

Cyber spying and cyber warfare is in fact serious business. Unlike sol-diers on the field, hackers fight on a digital battlefield. Professional hack-ers can do more damage with a key-board and computer than was ever imagined when wars were limited to shells, bombs and bullets.

Consider now that, using a computer without some kind of virus protection is an open invitation to have your system damaged in some way. It’s just a fact that the internet is a wonderful but potentially dan-gerous place. Computer vulnerabili-ties at the consumer level are of course no joke to those who may be affected. However the risks posed to our infrastructure, including the pow-er grid are many times more serious.

With those points in view I think it is clear that the risk posed to the power grid is real should be taken se-riously.

So, I will leave us all with a thought to consider. How would Pais-ley cope if we had to live without power for six months or perhaps even several years? I think it’s something to talk about.

Such an event might seem very unlikely, but then so did 9-11.

This writeup isn't intended to scare people but to cause conversation and thought. Are you prepared for an ice storm to shut down the power like it did in Quebec a few years ago?

Something to ponder!!!!

Marvin Double Amateur Ham Radio Operator

Student Trustee Named as Loran

Scholar

B luewater District School Board congratulates Student Trustee Ryan Brown on the exceptional hon-our of being named as one of this year’s Loran Scholars! Ryan, who attends Owen Sound District Sec-ondary School, is one of only 35 stu-dents from across Canada selected from almost 5,100 applicants to re-ceive the scholarship, which carries a value of $100,000 to assist with the pursuit of undergraduate studies. With an annual stipend of $10,000 and matching tuition waiver, the scholarship also includes access to summer internship funding, mentor-ship opportunities, along with re-treats and gatherings with other scholars.

Through a rigorous and compre-hensive selection process, Loran Scholars are chosen based on posi-

tive character attributes, including their commitment to community, and the leadership qualities they have demonstrated. According to the Loran Scholars Foundation web-site, “Ryan organized his small town's first pride parade and is the chair of the committee to run it again. He serves as the Ontario Stu-dent Trustees' Association's Public Board President and as a student trustee for the Bluewater District School Board. He is actively in-volved with his community theatre and loves to perform in musicals.”

Ryan is currently considering a university program in the area of international development. Congrat-ulations are also extended to Grey Highlands Secondary School student Ashlyn Fairbanks, who recently joined Ryan in Toronto as two of 88 finalists across Canada. As a final-ist, Ashlyn received a $5,000 schol-arship towards her post-secondary studies. To learn more about the Loran scholarship and this year’s recipients, visit http://

loranscholar.ca/2019-loran-scholars.


Tales from Lonefeather by Jerrold Beech

Key Problems

I t seems I misplace my keys or lock them in a vehicle at least once a year and every time I swear I’m going to get a spare set made. Well it’s that time of year again and I did it again today.

We were out chasing rabbits with the boys. When the action starts you and your truck better be ready to move. My keys quite often slide off the console down beside my seat and with my big hands it’s hard to dig them out. So, in my wisdom I decided this time to place them on the dash where they would be quite visible.

It was a good plan but my plan of locking the doors had been altered and with change there can be problems. My old plan was still in effect as I apparently locked the keys in the truck when I slammed the door shut. My routine of saying a few cuss words was also apparently still in effect.

I was going to phone home and get my good wife to bring me up her spare set of keys but then I remembered that I had fallen in the treacherous

waters of Arran Lake the day before and my phone was pooched.

Again one of my buddies came to my aid and loaned me his cell phone. I

tried to contact her on both her phones but no luck. We left a message that her

dear husband had locked his keys in his truck and he would dearly love it if you

could come to his rescue. An hour later the keys arrived. It

was strongly suggested that I get some spare keys made for my truck and the sooner the better.

When she was ready to leave she came out with this comment, “….so you guys call yourselves hunters. When I turned the corner at Burgoyne there were 3 coyotes south of the old barn presumably looking for stray cats. Did you see them oh great hunters?”

I couldn't be sure if she thought we had missed the coyotes…. or the cats!

When I asked, she threw her hands up into the air and stormed off, got back into her car and drove away!

Women! I will never figure them out! I cant even figure out how to not lock my keys in the truck!

So all you well intended (or not so much) folks that have been dumping cats off take heed! Anyone caught dumping cats off around Burgoyne or anywhere else for that matter, is in for a verbal tongue lashing from my wife.

Ontario Takes Decisive Action to

Help More Families with Autism

BRUCE-GREY-OWEN SOUND

O ntario’s Government For the People is bringing relief to 23,000 children and their families who are currently languishing on a waitlist for autism services.

In an announcement at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Parliamentary Assistant Amy Fee and Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Lisa MacLeod outlined the widespread reforms to the Ontario Autism Program that will restore fairness, equality, and sustainability to the program.

“The Ontario government invests

$321 million dollars each year in autism supports that under the current system leave 3 out of 4 children behind,” said Macleod.

“I cannot in good conscience continue this Liberal plan that was more about politics than the people it should be supporting.”

Under the government’s proposed reforms, the waitlist for funding will be cleared in 18 months, people will be treated with fairness and equality, the system will become more financially sustainable, make the system more accountable and it will guarantee that supports are there for families with the greatest need, now and well into the future.

With the proposed changes,

families may receive a Childhood Budget until their child turns 18.

Supports will be targeted to lower and middle-income families. The amount of the budget will depend on

the length of time a child will be in the program. For example, a child entering the program at age two would be eligible to receive up to $140,000, while a child entering the program at age seven would receive up to $55,000.

These changes will ensure that every child will receive assistance, rather than just 25 per cent of families who currently receive support.

“Autism hits close to home for every community across our province and ours is no exception. Our govern-ment’s plan ensures that no families will have to wait over two years to receive support for their children again,” Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker. QUICK FACTS

To be eligible for the Ontario Autism Program, a child must have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder from a qualified

professional. Families are eligible to apply for program funding for children and youth up to age 18.

Today, there are over 2,400 families waiting for a diagnostic assessment, and more than 23,000 families waiting for behavioural services through the Ontario Autism Program with demand continuing to grow.

Evidence shows that children who receive behavioural intervention therapies between two and five years of age have the best long-term outcomes.

RESOURCES

Helping Families by Improving Access

to Autism Services

CONTACT: Chris Fell | [email protected] | 519-371-2421

Teesewater and Paisley Crokinole

Five tables of crokinole players spent

a snowy Saturday afternoon on February 9th playing crokinole at the Paisley Legion.

Placing in first place for the men was Clare Kuepfer with 59 points, Brian Beech had 53 for second place and Bob Nelson was third with 52. Clare topped the twenties with 56, Neil Cook was second with 41 and Al Arnold was third with 35.

Jo-Ann Carter topped the ladies with 47 points, Cathy Kuepfer was second with 44 and Evelyn Hodgkinson was third with 41. Carol Cook topped the twenties with 41, Jo-Ann had 35 for second and Marilyn Thompson was third with 32.

Prize winners were Neil, Bob, Al, Glen Wright, Keith Hodgins and Bev Arnold.

Despite the freezing rain, cards and crokinole were enjoyed at the Teeswater Town Hall on Wednesday, February 6th.

Topping the crokinole scores after 18 games was Peter Carter as top man with 95 points followed by Neil Cook with 81 and Ron Hill was third with 77.

Peter also topped the twenties with 129 Carman Hodgkinson was second with 114 and Neil came a close third with 112.

Finishing in first place for the ladies was Jo-Ann Carter with 81 points, Carol Cook was second with 74 and Marilyn Thompson was in third place with 51. Jo-Ann also topped the twenties with 110, Carol was second with 85 and Marilyn had 84.

Prize winners were Evelyn and

Carman Hodgkinson. A fun afternoon of cards and

crokinole was enjoyed on Wednesday, February 20th at the Teeswater Town Hall. The crokinole players welcomed Carl Wiens as a first time player.

After completion of 14 games Robert Bonnett had high score for the men with 89 points followed by Neil Cook with 77 for second and third was Peter Carter with 70 points.

Robert had most twenties with 102, Neil had 85 and Peter had 70 for third.

For the ladies Cathy Kuepfer was high with 66 points followed by Jo-Ann Carter with 61 and Evelyn Hodgkinson was third with 37. Cathy topped the twenties with 72, Jo-Ann had 68 and Evelyn was third with 59.

A nice day brought 31 people out to the Paisley Legion on Saturday, Feb. 23rd for crokinole.

Clare Kuepfer was high man with 62, Neil Cook was second with 60 and Francis Zettler was third with 49 points. Neil topped the twenties with 41 Carman Hodgkinson had 37 for second and a tie for third with 36 between Brian Beech and Clare.

Doreen Sulkey was high lady with 55, Maxine Whitmore had 48 for second and Carol Cook and Jo-Ann Carter tied for third with 47. Carol topped the twenties with 40, Cathy Kuepfer and Jo-Ann had 34 for second and Evelyn Hodgkinson was third with 31.

Lucky prize winners were Carol, Doreen, Francis, Maxine, Neil, Helen Zettler, Eugenia Zettler, Eldon McKi-non, Gladys Hodgins and Edith Beech. The next crokinole in Paisley is Saturday, March 9th.

The next crokinole in Teeswater is at the Town Hall is Wednesday, March 6th.


Mary MacKay’s Window on the Past

Bruce County Memories

Part 2 of Steele family written for March 2019 Advocate

The Steele Family of Paisley Last month I began a series of stories about men from three generations of

the Steele Family who left their imprint on the history of Paisley .This month’s story is about members of the

2nd and 3rd generation

James Steele( Rev) Grandson was elected

Moderator of United Church in Canada 1962-1964

J ames Steele was the oldest son of Hugh Steele and Betsy Reid. Born in County Antrim, he was only four years old when his parents, along with his grandmother Nicholina Steele and his father’s sister , Mary and two married brothers immigrated to Ontario. He had one younger brother who was left behind with grandparents because he had small pox.

James and his extended family settled in West Gwillimbury Township, Simcoe County near Bradford. He was 22 years old when

the family took up lots 7 and 9 Concession 14 Greenock Township, Bruce County.

Here he met Esther Keyes daughter of James Keyes and Hester Garland . James Steele and Esther Keyes were married May 22,1863 and had two boys and two girls. Their second child, James Thomas Steele, died when he was only three months, 26 days old. Apparently the child was buried in the garden because a gravestone marker bearing his name and dates was discovered when excavating for the Hagedorn Museum. It is now kept in the Treasure Chest Museum.

For many years James carried on a blacksmithing business in Paisley. In 1888 when he was 56 years old he went to Manitoulin Is-land as a missionary .He was stationed at Providence Bay

and later at Richard’s Landing and Thessalon.

James and Esther’s second son, John died at age 35 and is buried at Berkley, Holland Township, Grey County where he was living at the time of his death.

James and Esther’s two daughters, Elizabeth and Clara, both married into the Mutchmor family on the Manitoulin.

The Mutchmor family was well-to-do lumber merchants and owned half of Manitoulin Island .

A grandson of James and Esther,

Rev. James Ralph Steele Mutchmor, became a Presbyterian and United Church minister at Providence Bay .

From 1920 to 1936 he served churches in Winnipeg’s North end. In 1937 he moved to Toronto and from 1937 to 1963 he was secretary of the board of Evangelism and Social Services. He led many delegations to the Canadian Government tackling moral and social concerns such as drinking, gambling and social immorality. He was elected Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 1962 to 1964.

Noted for both his wit and capabilities Rev Mutchmor was frequently seen on Front Page Challenge and Fighting Words as well as CBC news programs James Steele died in Gore Bay, Manitoulin on February 3, 1918 before his grandson became a household name but it is obvious he was an influ-ence on his grandson’s life. He was buried in Berkley with his son and wife who predeceased him.

“CAPTAIN FRANK’S COURTSHIP: PART TWO”

Born in 1856, Frank Granville (Gonneville) was raised in Southampton. Widowed in 1894, he was left with three small boys to raise. He and his future wife, the widow, Marguerite Denomme Aubin, from St. Joseph, met only twice before they were married on January 7, 1897. Their courtship was recalled by Marguerite’s daughter, Anne, in a letter to her half-sister, Rita, a child of this second marriage.

T hat Fall, my father came back to St. Joseph to get married. He first had to ask consent from my mother’s parents. Poor Father spoke such broken French, it must have been an awful task for him. Father brought his sister, Kate, to be the bridesmaid. Poor Aunt Josephine, how she sewed and sewed to make us all new clothes for the wedding.

After the wedding Joe Denomy drove us all to Hensall where we got the train for our new home. After an overnight stay in some town I have forgotten, we reached Southampton with our baggage and trunks.

Big doings at our new home (which later became the Bluewater Inn on the lakeshore.) Uncle Bill made quite a display of Captain Granville arriving with a new bride. He hired a team of frisky white horses to pull our double sleigh. Father’s parents were there to welcome us. They had been keeping house for him after his wife died. They soon moved back to their own little house in back of ours.

Relatives and friends, mostly Scottish fishermen, arranged a big dance for that night. Mostly all square dances of course, but also some fox trot and waltzes. I loved meeting the boys, Louie, Frank and Fred. We got up next morning and made breakfast from father’s big barrel of oatmeal and barrel of sugar in the storeroom.

Mother and I soon got on with the work, washing clothes by hand. It wasn’t long before we got into the routines of a new family. Father was a darling step-father to me. Mother and I soon loved the boys.

Well Dear, I guess this is all. It is cold, cold. Windows are frosted. I love the new cashmere cardigan. It is beautiful. Thanks ever so much, Rita.

I hope you have enjoyed this trip “Down my memory lane.” Write soon, Annie.

This article by Patsy Lou Wilson

McArthur ( a descendent) was first written for the Bruce County Historical Society’s 1999 Yearbook and adapted

by Bob Johnston.

Paisley Rotary Club

S ince 1951 the Rotary club of Ottawa has been sponsoring an annual program called "Adventures in Citizenship". In this program, young Canadians from

across Canada come together in Ottawa to gain a better understanding of our country.

Here they meet with political leaders, senior officials and learn about our democratic institutions.

For many years, the Rotary club of Paisley has sent a student to Otta-

wa to participate. This year we hope to sponsor

another. If you are interested in participating in this program and are between 16 to 18, please contact me at [email protected].

The program runs from April 28 to May 1, so I need to make the

selection by the end of March. For more information, google

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Gems from the Treasure Chest

Legion This Month:

H ere’s March the last official month of winter. I bet there are a few around who wish it was all over now. March is the start of the busy season for the Legion. It is when conventions start and that means our executive has to prepare reports on their responsibilities as an executive member.

Every year there are three conventions. This year they are the Zone, District and Provincial Conventions. Our Branch executive members have to respond to their Zone executive counterpart to report on how well their area of responsibility is doing at the Branch level. You can see then their counterpart has to report the next level of the chain.

This is how the Legion can maintain the control of all the Branches to ensure they are doing everything they can to keep that Branch viable and within the guidelines of the regulations.

Yeah that was kind of boring, but it does show that there are responsibilities for each of the executive members of the Branch. Now on with what matters to most of the readers;

February 21st was the public speaking contest sponsored by the Legion. There were ten participants from Paisley Central and, man, they did an excellent job. There were three

levels represented. They are primary (grades 1 to 3)

and the speakers were Opal Allen, Olivia Suggitt and Dylan Lorentz.

Opal will be going on to represent Paisley Legion at the Zone level of the competition.

The Junior level (grades 4 to 6) had 5 speakers and their names are, Laela Pantlin, Sophie Gibbons, Colby Lechlitner, Joselyn Hagan and Dakota Brown McMullen.

This level will be represented by Sophie Gibbons at the Zone Level.

The final level was intermediate (grades 7 to 9) and the two speakers here were Bella Davidson and Eric Grant. Bella will move on to represent Paisley Branch at the Zone level.

Even though only the three participants move on, every speech was great. We, from the Branch, want to congratulate every one of them for participating and hope they keep on participating in the public speaking contests in the future.

It takes a lot of nerve for anyone to get up in front of a crowd and speak. Every one of the students did a great job. Thanks.

Another of the benefits for a Legion member is the bursary program offered to any child of an ordinary or associate member of the Legion. This is the chance to receive $750 towards post-secondary school education.

The big thing to remember is applications have to be in by the last Friday of March for the semester starting in September. All you have to do is go to the Branch during open hours to pick up an application, or go online at Legion.ca and search for the bursary application. When you fill it out, remember the President of the Branch has to sign it before it is sent in to Provincial Command.

Bob Campbell is our representative for the bursary and if any information is required, you can get his contact information through the Branch.

The ways and means committee are still hard a work making sure there are events happening each month. I imagine everyone who attended the meat roll on the 23rd of February, with Lee as the entertainer had a great time again. March will bring Lee back again on Saturday, 16th of March, in the afternoon from 3pm to 6pm.

Of course it will have an Irish hint to it to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Oh yeah, there will be a meat draw also. Make sure you book the next date for the meat roll. It will be on Saturday April 27th, in the evening this time. If you haven’t been to one of these events; everyone has a great time so please make sure you come out and enjoy it too.

Veterans, please take note that the Legion’s Provincial Veteran’s

Services representative will be in Paisley in April. The date is not completely decided yet, but it will be between the 10th and 12th of April.

I will be sure to have the precise date in the April edition of the Advocate. This is for any veteran. You do not have to be a Legion member. If there are things you want to talk about or if you have questions please make arrangements to come out. Contact Richard Dobson for more information. His contact information is available through the Branch.

Well I think I’ve taken enough of your time for this month, so in closing remember anyone can join the Legion and we are always looking for members to join and assist in keeping this the great organization and our Branch in Paisley viable.

Also, let’s remember the Ladies Auxiliary who also is looking for members. They always work hard to assist in keeping the Branch alive.

Remember when you book them to cater for your event; you are putting money back to support the veterans, seniors, youth and the community.

Thanks: Glen Hanley;

PRO Chair for Br295 Paisley; Of the Royal Canadian Legion

Branch 295 Paisley Legion News

P aisley has had some fine jewelers over the years. Of course the first that comes to mind is the Shoemaker family. However , back in the Bruce County Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1880-1881 is lists a J.W. Black, Jeweler and agent for Montreal Telegraph Co.

Another jeweler was F.E. Sheppard, who commenced business in Paisley in 1880 . He did much repairing of watches, jewelry and he also had large stock of the finest watches, lovely brooches, necklaces. At this time pocket watches were a popular item for both men and women. They were very stylish and added to a person’s wardrobe. Suits had a pocket for such watches.

The Shoemaker family came to Paisley in 1894. “Ike” Shoemaker set up shop on the site where the Service Ontario building is now.

In 1900, he purchased the Porteous Bank Building from the Porteous estate. This building was located on land owned by Thomas Orchard.

When Thomas left for Carrollton, Missouri, Robert Porteous erected the Porteous Bank Building on this site. This site is now owned by the Wes and Sue Leyburne.

Isaiah Shoemaker opened his store of jewelry and optometrist’s shop to serve the Paisley and Area residents. During this time he also served as Reeve from 1909 to 1911 and was the first County Warden from Paisley in 1911. “Ike” retired in 1960 and his son, Winston took over the business.

Inside the shop , during Shoemaker jewelry time, displays were housed in attractive oak cases and a finely decorated vault manufactured by

Goldie and McCulloch of Galt and remains there today. When walking by the building , look down and you will see Isaiah Shoemaker inlaid stone at the entrance to the building.

With the help of Anne Duke Judd, she discovered another watch maker from Paisley. Not much is known about her…..Yes HER.

Her name is Eleanor Taylor-Watchmaking Woman. What is Horology? It is the study of time related to the Latin: Horologium-instrument for telling the hour. This study is measurement of time of clocks, watches, sundials, hourglasses.

People interested in horology are called horologist. From 1890 to 1913 , watchmakers could study their craft at the Canadian Horology Institute in Toronto. Others served as apprentice with jewlers or watchmakers.

Eleanor Taylor was the first female at the Institute. She was born here in Paisley, on March 4, 1892 to Donald and Mary Ellen (Lea) Taylor. At the young age of 17 (1909), she left Paisley to study at the Institute. In order to graduate the student was required to create from scratch a “masterpiece watch”.

These were mainly large watches like pocket watches. The photographs of 1909-1910 and 1910-1911 show E.Taylor among the male students. Eleanor was the first lady student to finish up a watch. She received a gold case for the watch constructed and engraved. Eleanor received this case from the Canadian Horological Institute in 1911.

Eleanor worked in the jewelry field until she married Dr. James Boyce Brown in 1931.

They divorced in 1941 (another rarity of those days) . She returned to work with her father and brother in Toronto.

The Friends of the Treasure Chest Museum wish to say a BIG THANK YOU to the Union of Society Professionals –Bruce Power for the $2,000.00 Community Foundation Fund presented to the Friends by Eric Tiisler, Simulator Specialist, Bruce Learning Centre, Bruce Power. This Fund will be used for a storage cabinet for Paisley Advocates, Scanner for heritage documents, and display cabinets.

To date, we have held 2 successful Luncheon and Euchres. The St. Patrick’s Luncheon and Euchre will be held on Friday, March 15, at 12 noon and cost is $10.

Come and enjoy an afternoon of fun and laughs. The Friends wish to Thank those who helped in any way.

Mark your calendar for Friday, April 26 for our 2nd TRIVIA NIGHT at 7 pm. Cost is $10 per person . So get your team of 4 and come, test your knowledge and have a fun evening.

The Friends are looking for 3 or 4 card tables in good shape. If you have one, please call 519-353-7176 and leave a message.

Remember if you have a query or wish a tour, please call 519-353-7176, leave a message and someone will get back to you.

Spring is coming and have a Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

Judy MacKinnon, Friends of

Treasure Chest Museum


Regularly Scheduled Events:

MONDAY

Yoga with Kim Robinson Monday nights from 7:30-9pm at the Paisley Community Centre. For more information contact Kim at 519-353-5628 or e-mail [email protected]

Bruce County Genealogical Society meetings are held in the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre generally the second Monday of each month at 1:00 p.m. in the winter and 7:00 p.m. April through October.

Legion Euchre Night - every Monday from the Monday after Labour Day to end of May at 6:45 pm sharp at the Paisley Legion. Everyone welcome.

Seniors Coffee Break at the Legion every Monday from 10:00 am to 11:30 am

Paisley Crokinole at the Legion

every Monday from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. Everyone Welcome! Join in on the fun!

Path of Recovery - 12 step recovery program, meeting at 307-1st Ave N (formerly Kinghurst Elementary School), Chesley. Every Monday, 7:00pm - 9:00pm the 2nd Mon of month, supper at 6:00pm. Everyone welcome. Info: call 519-363-5709, email: [email protected] [email protected]

PAISLEY LAWN BOWLING

CLUB. Fall has arrived and the Lawn Bowling Club Season is over for this year! Join us weekly on Monday nights at 7 o'clock beginning again in June 2019. Interested? Bring your flat soled shoes, smiles appreciated too. Other equipment provided. Depending on the weather bowling runs from June to the end of September. To meet new people and enjoy a healthy, gentle workout join us on the green (behind the library) Mondays. Stay tuned for contact information if the spring!!

TUESDAY

Carpet Bowling Tuesday’s from 1:30 to 4pm at Paisley Community Centre. $2 drop in fee. Bowls are provided, just bring some comfy shoes. For all skill levels, including beginners.

Paisley Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

Paisley Group of Alcoholics

Anonymous meets every Tuesday at the United Church at 8:00 p.m.

Support Groups for people with Parkinson's are held the 2nd Tuesday of the month in Kincardine, the 3rd Tuesday of the month in Hanover. Everyone welcome. For more information call (519) 652-9437.

TV Bingo at the Legion Purchase you bingo cards at Paisley Freshmart, and then come to the branch to play on Tuesday nights. The doors open at 7 PM with the game starting at 7:30 PM. Come out and enjoy the fun.

Senior’s 55+ Luncheon - runs on the last Tuesday of every month starting at 12 noon at Immanuel Missionary Church

Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce Caregiver Support Group Elgin Lodge Retirement Home (Chapel), 551 Mary St. Port Elgin, 1st Tuesday of every month. For info & other locations, call 519-376-7230 or 1-800-265-9013

JOIN the Friendship Group at Westminster Presbyterian Church for quilting and tying quilts every Tuesday and Wednesday in February from 10 to 4 pm , Bring a brown bag lunch and tea and coffee supplied. Everyone is welcome.

WEDNESDAY

Paisley Concert Choir meets every Wednesday at 6:30pm at Knox United Church, 399 Goldie Street, Paisley. New members are always welcome. For more information contact Helen Crysler @ 519-353-4017 or

Sheryl Steinhoff @ 519-353-7202. You

can also find out information about the choir by going to their website at http://www.thepaisleyconcertchoir.com.

Scone CROKINOLE club had its final meeting on Dec. 12th, 2018. until on April 2019 For more info contact: Clare @ 519-934-1351

Regular Legion Meeting is held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, Executive meets at 6:30 pm, General Membership at 7 pm. No meeting July or August. Legion Bar Hours: Thurs. 3-8pm / Friday 3-11pm / Sat 3-8pm

Jackson W. I. - Everyone is welcome to attend the Jackson Women's Institute meetings held the second Wednesday of the month in the members' homes. Join us for food, fun and fellowship. For more info call Mary at 519 353-5360.

AWANA Kids Club at Immanuel Missionary Church Wednesdays 6:30–8:00 p.m. For more information call: 519-353-5270

THURSDAY

Legion Ladies Aux. meeting 1st Thursday each month 7 pm.

The Book Club for Adults meets at the Paisley Library the first Thursday of each month 5:00 to 6:00pm from September to June. New members always welcome.!

FRIDAY

Paisley Library Preschool Story Time Join us for this fun preschool program where we will help you build early literacy skills with your child by reading, talking, singing and playing together. Adults must stay for the program. (Appropriate for 0-4 years of age). Every Friday at 11:00 am (except September 1)

SATURDAY

Starting Saturday, Jan 12 there will be crokinole at the Paisley Legion on the 2nd & 4th Sat. of each month until May 25, starting at 1:30 pm Contact Neil for more info, at 519-366-2752

What’s Happening in Our Community

Classifieds


The Paisley Advocate is published by The Paisley & District Chamber of Commerce eleven times per year: the first Thursday of the month from February to December 1900 copies are distributed Free of Charge to Paisley and its Rural Routes, R.R. 1 & 2 Dobbinton, R.R. 2 & 3 Chesley, R.R. 1 & 2 Cargill, & in stores in the Paisley Area, or by Paid Subscription $26.00 per year. Editor: Joyce Craddock, Proofreading: Jodylee Johnston, Finance: Janice Rankin, Distribution: Sandra Blodgett, Advertising: Jennifer Cooper. Editorial content or general inquiries contact Joyce at: P. O. Box 496 Paisley or [email protected] (preferred), or 519-353-6888, or 226-668-7301

Advertising contact Jennifer at: [email protected] or 519-389-0805

Billing & subscriptions contact Janice at: P.O. Box 285 Paisley or [email protected]

All Classifieds, Announcements, Births, etc. cost $10 (for up to 30 words, over 30 words or with picture costs $16 - Obituaries and Community Calendar events are free.

All submissions should be made by the 20th of the preceding month.

TIRE TECH/SERVICE TRUCK OPERATOR What we are looking for: Punctual, reliable, hardworking individual with a strong work ethic,

accountability and willingness to learn and develop skills A team player with a positive attitude Ability to work full time with minimal supervision and excel in a physically

demanding environment that includes heavy lifting. Have a keen eye for detail and the ability to think on your feet Must hold a valid drivers license Able to work 8am to 5 pm Monday to Friday and (some) Saturdays 8am to

12pm Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to: Inspecting, installing, balancing, rotating and/or repairing passenger, truck,

farm and industrial tire and wheels in shop and on the road Responsibility to keep yourself and co-workers safe Perform regular cleaning/maintenance within the shop Maintain a clean workspace Assist with bringing vehicles in and out of the shop for clients Check wheels and tires to ensure proper inflation and install Previous experience would be an asset but not necessary This work can be unpredictable, physical and demanding in all kinds of weather, we need someone who is up for the challenge.

We are a family oriented business that prides ourselves on excellent customer service for the past 25 years!

We are offering full time employment with benefits.

If you are interested, please send your resume with references to [email protected], by fax 519-794-3872 or come by the shop at 136234

Grey Rd 40, Desboro.

T he family of Jim Teeple would like to thank you for all the expressions of sympathy over the loss of our husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. All the cards, phone calls, food and flowers were very much

appreciated and we cannot thank you enough. Special thanks to Ann Maycock for the exceptional service that was a great

tribute to Jim. Thank you to the United and Presbyterian churches for the lunch provided after the service.

Gladys, Ron, Doug, Helen, Dave and families.

Obituaries

Marian Josephine Irwin (Fenton) 1936-2019 (Formerly of Fordwich/Palmerston)

M arian Irwin passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Caressant Care Fergus, in her 83rd year. She is survived by her loving husband, John, of 59 years. Dear moth-er of Ron, Bonnie and Lorne, Heather and Ste-ve, David and Kelly.

Survived by 13 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, sister Linda Ribey, brother-in-law Bob Irwin and Liz, sister-in-law Gwen Maxwell and several nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place. A celebration of life will be held at a later date

OPEN HOUSE QUILTER’S FABRIC SALE

Sat. Apr. 6 & Sun. Apr. 7 ... 10 – 3 208 Inkerman St, Paisley

A great way to add to your stash. Amazing selection of quilter’s cottons, gorgeous batiks and fun flannels. Yardage and Fat Quarters. Fat Quarters only $2.00 each.

Thank you

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Dax Gerard Raymond Turcotte

Luc Turcotte and Selena Cassidy are very proud to announce the birth of their son, Dax. He was born on February 5th at the Walkerton Birthing Centre weighing 10 lbs 3 oz! Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins could not be more proud! Welcome Dax! Peace Dax! LOL

The Chesley Good Food Box and the

Grey Bruce Health Unit

We are looking for a volunteer site coordina-tor to support a team of volunteers to deliver the services of the Good Food Box. The volunteer site coordinator acts as a local contact, organizes orders, and works with

volunteers to pack boxes on pick up day. The position requires about 10 hours every month. Volunteering with the Good Food Box has given coordinators the chance to meet new people and be a leader of their community for a good cause. "The Good Food Box depends on vol-unteers in order to maintain affordabil-ity and sustainability. They are invalua-ble to the growth and success of the program." says Public Health Dietitian Laura Needham, who works with the program. Chesley good food box orders may be placed on hold until a new coordinator is found. Packing days currently occur on the third Thursday of the month at

the Chesley Public Library. Contact Laura Needham if you are interested in becoming a volunteer site coordinator ([email protected]). The Good Food Box is a volunteer pow-ered, community based program to improve access to quality food by making fresh pro-duce available at a low cost. There are 18 Good Food Box sites across Grey Bruce. Visit Good Food Box for more information and locations.

1994 Dodge Ram 3500

5.9 Litre - 6.5 x 10 Steel Box. Hydralic Scissor Lift. Sold AS IS. Taking bids by email until March 15th. [email protected] Re-served Bid. Truck can be seen in Tara by calling Brian @ 519-373-9780.

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