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Sales Representative Teresa Millar Not intended to solicit sellers or buyers currently under contract Call Teresa at (905) 722-3211 Or you can visit www.teresamillar.com $245,000.00 Only $245,000 for this beautiful 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with a sunken living room and gorgeous custom kitchen. 20 x 30 ft. shop. Property backs onto the river and is lo- cated on a quiet cul de sac. Call me to view this beauty!!! Remembering our Heroes Even though hundreds of Georgina resi- dents waited in line for more than four hours outside the Kin Hall in Sutton when the clinic first opened on Monday, Novem- ber 2, most felt it was worth the wait and applauded the organizational efforts of York Region staff and medical attendants. “We were here just after 11:00 this morn- ing and it is 2:30 p.m. now and we are up next,” said Linda Hitchins as she and her sister-in-law waited for their numbers to be called. “The wait wasn’t as bad as we thought it would be.” The York Region H1N1 Clinic in Sutton is being manned by 39 staff including 17 health professionals at six workstations where they were able to administer 609 flu shots in the first week. Those lining up were pre-screened by York Region staff to ensure priority cases were moved to the front of the line. These included children six months to five years of age, pregnant women, people under 65 with chronic medical conditions, health care workers, first responders and parents of children six months old and younger. Dr. Karim Kurji said now that the pent up demand for the vaccination has dissipated, wait lines across the region have dimin- ished to less than ten minutes—including the Sutton Kin Hall clinic. “We’ve turned the corner with respect to long line-ups,” Dr. Kurji said in an interview on Novem- ber 4. The Sutton clinic will be open on Mondays and Wednesdays until December 14. Riverfront home in Pefferlaw Region turns corner on long H1N1 lines November 10, 2009 Volume 5, Issue 21 (Photo right) Willow Beach resi- dent Martina Cuillerier holds daughter, Monique, 2, as York Region EMS paramedic John Gornink administers the H1N1 vaccine on day one of the clinic held at the Kin Hall in Sutton. Ms. Cuillerier is a nurse and welcomed the opportunity to have her daughter vaccinated. (Photo Above) As a symbol of peace, 21 doves were released during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Pefferlaw Li- ons Hall on Sunday, November 8. (Photo Right) WWII veteran John Dalimore, 80, lays a wreath in remembrance at the Pefferlaw cenotaph.

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Sales Representative

Teresa Millar Not intended to solicit sellers or buyers currently under contract

Call Teresa at (905) 722-3211 Or you can visit www.teresamillar.com

$245,000.00

Only $245,000 for this beautiful 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with a sunken living room

and gorgeous custom kitchen. 20 x 30 ft. shop. Property backs onto the river and is lo-

cated on a quiet cul de sac. Call me to view this beauty!!!

Remembering our Heroes

Even though hundreds of Georgina resi-dents waited in line for more than four hours outside the Kin Hall in Sutton when the clinic first opened on Monday, Novem-ber 2, most felt it was worth the wait and applauded the organizational efforts of York Region staff and medical attendants. “We were here just after 11:00 this morn-ing and it is 2:30 p.m. now and we are up next,” said Linda Hitchins as she and her sister-in-law waited for their numbers to be called. “The wait wasn’t as bad as we thought it would be.” The York Region H1N1 Clinic in Sutton is being manned by 39 staff including 17 health professionals at six workstations where they were able to administer 609 flu shots in the first week. Those lining up were pre-screened by York Region staff to ensure priority cases were moved to the front of the line. These included children six months to five years of age, pregnant women, people under 65 with chronic medical conditions, health care workers, first responders and parents of children six months old and younger. Dr. Karim Kurji said now that the pent up demand for the vaccination has dissipated, wait lines across the region have dimin-ished to less than ten minutes—including the Sutton Kin Hall clinic. “We’ve turned the corner with respect to long line-ups,” Dr. Kurji said in an interview on Novem-ber 4. The Sutton clinic will be open on Mondays and Wednesdays until December 14.

Riverfront home in Pefferlaw

Region turns corner on long H1N1 lines

November 10, 2009 Volume 5, Issue 21

(Photo right) Willow Beach resi-dent Martina Cuillerier holds daughter, Monique, 2, as York Region EMS paramedic John Gornink administers the H1N1 vaccine on day one of the clinic held at the Kin Hall in Sutton. Ms. Cuillerier is a nurse and welcomed the opportunity to have her daughter vaccinated.

(Photo Above) As a symbol of peace, 21 doves were released during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Pefferlaw Li-ons Hall on Sunday, November 8. (Photo Right) WWII veteran John Dalimore, 80, lays a wreath in remembrance at the Pefferlaw cenotaph.

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Re: Sewage lagoon not inspected by MOE, effluent not tested (Pefferlaw Post, October 24) Dear Ms. Wolfe: In mid-October we concluded that there was no wrongdoing on the part of Sibbald Point Provin-cial Park in respect to its waste-water disposal. Of course, it is hard to put to rest a perception of wrongdoing once raised by the press. However, we understand that a recent inspec-tion by the Ministry of the Envi-ronment reaffirmed the provin-cial park’s minor wastewater releases to be in compliance with the Certificate of Approval. Sibbald Point Provincial Park is lawfully permitted to periodically discharge a maximum of 22,750 litres of wastewater per day to a remote wooded area, some 1,400 metres away from Lake Simcoe, whenever the water in its waste-water lagoon risks overflowing. History shows that this has been done, at the most, twice in any given year. Low volume and land discharge are important factors in evaluating risks of potential negative environmental impact. On the other hand, just down the road, York Region’s Sutton sew-age treatment plant discharges effluent directly to the lower reaches of the Black River, and hence Lake Simcoe, at an aver-age of some 3.5 Million litres per day, 365 days a year! As for the quality of the provin-cial park’s wastewater effluent, the concern of the Pefferlaw Post now seems to centre on the po-tential negative impacts of chemicals used in the sewage holding tanks of RVs. No citizen should live under the delusion that the effluent from a municipal sewage treatment plant is free, for instance, of poten-tially harmful chemicals or phar-maceuticals. That said, it must be remembered that larger volumes of effluent introduce commensurately more environmental pollutants to the environment. In this respect, Sibbald Point Provincial Park when compared with the Sutton sewage treatment plant, results in

a David and Goliath scenario. As members of the 2009 Stake-holders’ Advisory Committee for the Class Environmental Assess-ment of the Sutton sewage plant’s expansion, we repeatedly and emphatically petitioned York Region to adopt the Precaution-ary Principle, and the principles of Sustainable Development by addressing the matter of includ-ing the removal of chemicals and pharmaceuticals (especially syn-thetic hormones e.g., birth con-trol) that pose a potential risk to the health of ecosystems, includ-ing Lake Simcoe. We are compelled to conclude once again that, in our under-standing, the Pefferlaw Post has not validated its claim of envi-ronmental wrongdoing on the part of Sibbald Point Provincial Park. Margaretha Vandervelden, PhD Peter Sibbald Brown MFA HOPE Helping Our Parks Environmentally Project.

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Publisher/Editor Karen Wolfe

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Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor It is shocking in these hard times and while we are mem-bers of a BIA in Jackson’s Point and Sutton that Kathy of Kat’s Gallery & Framing Shop was forced to write such a letter to the editor. What has happened to our stick-ing together as fellow busi-nesses and neighbours? The actions of the Georgina Arts Centre & Gallery (GAC) board and management need to be examined. It needs to be clarified to a lady like Kathy, who, I know to be one of the pillars of this community. We work together on my art series and I can tell you, she is the first one to step up and give to charities, etc. We have estab-lished and co-operated on many projects, such as fund-raisers for Breast Cancer, Red Barn Re-build, Art Centre Galas , just to name, literally, a scant few. What was another gallery & framing shop from another town doing here selling the same

thing that for years Kat's has been selling in her gallery for none other than the wonderful Robert Bateman? Kat's Gallery is not new to this town. Why would Kat's Gallery not be the first business you go to for such an occasion. Even if it was suggested by another gallery, ok, so call Kat's and get her involved too!! In times of hardship we need to work together. Retail businesses in Georgina have been hit hard this year. If a self-employed person goes under they are not even eligible to collect UIC. I am with Kat's on this and can tell you it has not gone un-noticed. This smacks of laziness and under-qualification of the people in key GAC positions. It demonstrated a total lack of community common sense. I feel truly sorry to see this hap-pen to my friend Kathy and her wonderful Kat's Gallery. Gabi von Gans /Sutton (More letters on page 9.)

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Club 55 Pefferlaw donates euchre proceeds to Ice Pad Committee

The executives of Club 55 Pefferlaw display a $400 cheque from the proceeds of a community-wide euchre tournament held on Saturday, October 31 at the Pefferlaw Lions Community Centre. The monies are being donated to the Pefferlaw Ice Pad Commit-tee. (Left to Right) Don Waldie, Phoebe Peitsch, Jan Osborne, Ruth Rae, Carol Wolfe, Gord Rae, Judy Wilson and Jo McKenna. With 17 tables accommodating 69 euchre players, the event was such a success that the group is planning to host similar events in the future.

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Invasive species take hold in Lake Simcoe Ever since the discovery of ze-bra mussels and round goby in Lake Simcoe (1994 and 2005 respectively) biologists have been struggling with how to combat the negative impacts of these two invasive species on the ecosystem of the lake. In the fall of 2005, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) lost the battle to prevent the round goby from entering Lake Simcoe from the Pefferlaw River when they treated the river with rotenone, an aquatic piscicide which eradicated every fish species known to the river. However, despite a reported 99 per cent kill of round goby, their presence was confirmed in the lake in the summer of 2006. In follow-up monitoring pro-grams since by MNR, the De-partment of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, the data suggest that the fish community has under-gone an almost complete recov-ery save for three species—finescale dace, yell bullhead and river chub. “In a 2009 summary of the rapid response to the round goby, DFO reported that the post-treatment sport fish catch was close to pre-treatment numbers and that sampling indicated a successful recovery of fish,” said MNR biologist Jason Bor-wick. “No changes in commu-nity composition have been documented as a result of the rotenone treatment however, we suspect there may be future changes in species composition and abundance as they compete for resources and habitat with the round goby.”

According to Mr. Borwick, the goby has spread outward into the lake and they have been found along the eastern shore-line and islands from Orillia down to Snake and Fox Islands. “To date, we have no confirmed reports from Kempenfelt Bay or the Oro shoreline,” he said add-ing “It is still too early in the invasion of Lake Simcoe to de-termine any Lake Simcoe-specific impacts on the fish community. Another invasive species con-sidered a villain to the ecosys-tem of the lake is the zebra mus-sel. They were first identified in Lake Simcoe in 1994 and by

1996 they had reached densities of tens of thousands per square metre. Today, according to a spokesperson at MNR, their numbers have stabilized and range somewhere between 2,000 and 7,000 per square metre. While there is no known popu-lation control mechanism, MNR says researchers continue to investigate the effects of zebra mussels on the ecology of the lake and say “it does appear that the invasion of zebra mussels has triggered major changes in the ecology of the lake.” The best defence against the spread is to restrict its move-ment between waterbodies and boaters are encouraged to in-spect, drain and wash their boats and equipment before leaving a water body.

Zebra mussels cling to the bottom of a boat re-cently dry-docked in Pefferlaw for the winter.

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What a spectacle!

(Left to Right) All sporting new glasses, Mayor Rob Grossi, Jeff Smith, Shamim Coovadia, Amina Bell, Hugo Chevret, Shelley Logan and Peter Van Loan, MP prepare to cut the ribbon on Saturday, October 24 to officially open Sutton’s newest optical outlet, The Spectacle Shoppe at 20945 Dal-ton Road.

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New owners at Dollars N Change 7

The Dollars N Change store located at 20887 Dalton Rd. in Sutton is open once more with new owners and a new look. Vikash Patel (left) and Mike Patel (right) celebrated the grand opening on Saturday, October 24.

If Dr. Jose Etcheverry had his way, solar panels and wind turbines would be trans-forming the Ontario landscape and ener-gizing Ontario to becoming a world leader in clean, green energy. As the guest speaker at a recent South Lake Simcoe Naturalists’ Annual Open House/Social at the Egypt Hall, the York University assistant professor told the au-dience that Ontario is perfectly positioned to become a sustainable energy power-

house by developing small-scale, local green energy solutions that will keep our energy dollars at home and create job op-portunities at the same time. His presenta-tion also took a look at how Denmark con-verted 19 per cent of it energy supply and became a world leader in renewable en-ergy.

Green energy way forward, group told

Dr. Jose Etcheverry has traveled the globe consulting with world leaders on sustainable energy projects such as wind and solar power.

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Happy Birthday to Georgina Sedore who will turn 66 on No-vember 23. We hope she enjoys her day.

Birthday wishes also go out to Tim McRae from Mom, Ken and family. Tim celebrates his birth-day on November 12.

Congratulations to Patricia Mar-shall who turned 80 on October 28. Patricia celebrated with fam-ily and friends at her home on October 31.

Happy Birthday to Kierin Chan-dler who turned nine on Novem-ber 9. Cheers, Kierin.

We also send our warmest birth-day wishes to Fran Wolfe who turns 78 on November 16. Cheers Mom!

Happy Birthday too, to Martyn Rowe who celebrated his birth-day on November 7. Congrats, Martyn.

We also want to congratulate David and Shirley Gracie who are celebrating their 40th wed-ding anniversary at their home on November 15.

I have a quick update for you

regarding the investigation into the Red Barn fire last April. Ac-cording to the Fire Marshall’s office, their investigation is all but over and they have deter-mined that the cause of the fire has been classified as undeter-mined. The investigator there said the extensive destruction done to the building as a result of the fire, did not leave any clues or evidence to help them identify where the fire started or why. I also spoke with York Regional Police to see what they had dis-covered and according to Inspec-tor Heidi Shellhorn, the file is still open and the investigation is ongoing.

Residents of Keswick, Sutton and Jackson’s Point are invited by the Alliance for a Better Georgina to bring photos, memo-rabilia, historical records and tales of yore to the De La Salle Centre on November 28 from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm to help the Georgina Mapping Committee identify meaningful historic, geographical, cultural and envi-ronmental features within these areas for a community map. Pro Hardware and a whole lot more...

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Construction debris, house-hold waste and landscape rubble can now be dropped off at LaRue’s recently re-opened waste transfer and cardboard recycling centre located at 23082 McCowan Rd. in Sutton. According to owner/operator Fred LaRue, the facility will cater to the waste needs of general con-tractors, landscape contrac-tors and small waste compa-nies. “Coupling our waste trans-fer station with our gravel pit allows contractors to deliver their waste or card-board to the transfer station and pick up their aggregate and soil products at the same time,” he said.

Loretta Murray, a long-time employee of LaRue’s Haul-age will head up the waste and recycling centre and says their mini-bins and roll-off containers are ideal for homeowners undertak-ing home renovation and landscape projects. “Quite often we can deliver soil or stone in the con-tainer, dump it off to one side and leave the container to collect the waste gener-ated from the project,” Ms. Murray said. LaRue’s has been operat-ing in Geor-gina since 1946

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LaRues reopens transfer centre

Letter to the Editor I am writing about John Snelgrove’s letter to your newspaper on Bill C-248. He is right to be concerned. It is a Pri-vate Member’s Bill from Liberal MPs Ruby Dhalla and Bob Rae. The bill pro-poses to reduce the 10 year residency in Canada requirement to qualify for Old Age Security down to three years. I have sent out many letters to constitu-ents concerned about it. I can assure your readers that our Gov-ernment opposes this bill. I will be vot-ing against it. At a cost of over $700 million, this proposal is costly and irre-sponsible and would be paid for by Ca-nadian taxpayers. I am pleased to see so many Canadians support our position. In order to qualify for OAS, there is a 10 year residency requirement after age 18. If this is met, eligible Canadians can start receiving benefits at age 65. The 10 year requirement period strikes an appropriate balance between an indi-vidual’s contribution to Canadian soci-ety and the economy and his or her ac-cess to a lifelong, publicly funded bene-fit. It is reasonable to expect that a person live in Canada for a minimum period of time before being granted the right to a lifelong public benefit. Hon. Peter Van Loan, MP, York-Simcoe

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‘Tis the Season for Bazaars (L to R) Marga-ret Williams offers a knitted baby sweater to Betty Riddolls at the Lioness Craft Show in Pefferlaw—but Betty respect-fully declined the offer.

(L to R) Ellie Thomp-son of Keswick sells a plate of baked goods to Dorothy Paterson of Sutton at the Christ Church ACW Christ-mas Bazaar & Tea at Cayley Hall in Roches Point held on Satur-day, October 31.

It was a family af-fair at the Keswick United Church Women’s Autumn Luncheon & Ba-zaar. (Back Row L to R ) are: Agnes Peters, Judy Colqu-houn, (Front Row L to R) Hannah and Abbie Colquhoun.

Peggy and Hugh Kernohan of Keswick enjoy a meat pie, salad and spice cake served at the Keswick United Church Women’s Autumn Luncheon and Bazaar held on Saturday, October 25 at the United Church in Keswick. The luncheon was so popular, organiz-ers reported a complete sell-out.

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Celebrated Canadian author in Keswick

The culmination of this year’s One Book—One Community reading pro-gram sponsored by the Georgina Librar-ies, featured a visit to the Keswick Li-brary by Louise Penny on Friday, Octo-ber 23. Ms. Penny discussed her life-long ambition to become an author after spending nearly 20 years as a journalist. Her mystery books, which were the focus of the One Book—One Community pro-gram include Still Life, Dead Cold and A Rule Against Murder.

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Dr. Bebbington sells practice to take government appointment Dr. Bob Bebbington, a familiar face at his chiropractic office in Pefferlaw for 30 years, has ac-cepted an appointment to the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) of Canada and has sold his practice to Dr. Diane Golding. As a member of the IRB, Dr. Beb-bington, fondly known as Dr. Bob to his pa-tients, will deter-mine refugee protection claims made in Canada, hear immigration appeals and con-duct admissibility hearings and detention reviews of applicants. Dr. Bob says he will be moving to Uxbridge but will continue to have a presence in the Georgina community through his volun-

teer work with the Georgina Community Health Care Com-mittee. “There is a degree of sadness and certainly a degree of excite-

ment too because it opens a new door,” he said. “It is a pretty rare opportunity to interact in people’s lives like I have and this opportunity al-lows me to affect the lives of others in a different format. Dr. Bob’s last day at his practice will be November 20 and his appointment takes effect November 23 in Toronto.

He is hosting an Open House for the community at the Egypt Hall on Saturday, November 21 where he will take the opportu-nity to thank his patients and introduce Dr. Golding.

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After 30 years in Pef-ferlaw, Dr. Bob leaves his practice on November 20.

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Halloween in our Community! (Top Left) Brandon and Erin Kim at the Udora Hall where the Lions provided hot dogs and hot chocolate. (Top Centre) Trick ‘r Treaters An-dersen O’Neill, Nicole Pitsitikas, Vanessa Pit-sitikas, Carter O’Neill and Victoria Weir. (Top right) Scary waitresses at Lisa’s Place in Pefferlaw. (Bottom Left) Halloween revelers at the Bel-vedere include The Beast, winner of the Best Costume contest and his lovely Beauties. (Bottom Right) Ghoulish characters at the Georgina Village Spirit Walk held at the Geor-gina Pioneer Village.

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Dr. David Sadler

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Beef farmers donate to the food bank Members of the York Cattlemen’s As-sociation (YCA) are donating one thousand pounds of ground beef to five area food banks this sea-son, including the Georgina Food Bank on High Street in Sutton. According to Dr. Terry O’Connor, the secretary/treasurer for the group, the beef will be packaged and frozen and kept in storage for distribution to Georgina families this week. “This is just a way that we can help out the community and have a presence,” he said. Dr. O’Connor said this is the

second year the 300-member association has donated beef worth between $1,500—$2,000 to food banks in Markham, Stouffville, Georgina, Aurora and Newmarket.

York Cattlemens’ Association director Stephen Pallet, beef farmer Alan Rae, YCA secretary/treasurer Terry O’Connor and Georgina Food Pantry chair Alf Judd prepare to unload 250 lbs. of ground beef donated by YCA members.

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If you don’t like to cook, don’t want to cook or just plain don’t feel like cooking dinner tonight—rejoice! There is a new business in town waiting for your call. Tracy’s Goodness To Go custom meals and baking is the brain child of personal cook and baker Tracy Morrison who would rather cook than do anything else. “I’ve worked as a per-sonal cook for many peo-ple for a lot of years,” she said. “I love to cook.” Her business caters to working Moms and Dads, seniors and shut-ins, an-glers and hunters and just about anyone who enjoys a home cooked meal. “It’s custom ordering and custom baking. All heat and serve items are pre-pared according to your likes/dislikes. You tell me what you don’t want in it and I customize your food accordingly,” she says. Located in Port Bolster, Tracy’s Goodness To Go kitchen has been inspected and passed by the Durham Region Health Department and she remains current in food handling and training and certification. “I realized there was a need in the commu-nity for fresh and nutritious meals and who doesn’t like home made meals?” Customers are encouraged to give her 24 hours notice for customized orders but if a busy, working Mom calls her in the morn-ing to make a meal for dinner, she can usu-ally accommodate them. “A lot of people have allergies too and I’ve recognized that over the years. A lot of peo-ple don’t like preservatives and some peo-ple are diabetic and have Crohn’s disease and I cater to those people’s needs.”

Her heat and serve menu includes chili, lasagna, meatloaf, spaghetti, stews, meat pies, quiches, ham and scallop potatoes and if there is something special a customer wants, she is happy to oblige. “If you crave something else which isn’t on the list, just ask. I will make whatever you like,” she says. “Just think of me as your

personal cook.” By the time spring arrives next year, Ms. Morrison hopes to have a building erected where she can offer her baking and home made preserves to locals and tourists. “My focus basi-cally is to make sure people are happy and well-fed,” Ms. Morri-son says.

Heat and serve meals ready to go

Custom cook and business owner Tracy Morrison takes a freshly baked apple pie from the oven and holds out some tempting butter tarts at her Port Bolster kitchen.

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The Beaverton Town Hall Players will plot Beaverton’s 125 year history in song during a musical at the Town Hall beginning on Nov. 12. Call (705) 426-7734 for tickets.

The Queensville Players production of the musical comedy Nunsense starts Nov. 13 and runs until Nov. 22. Call (905) 476-0193 for ticket information.

The Pefferlaw Arts & Crafts Christmas Ba-zaar will be held on Sat. Nov. 14 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Pefferlaw Lions Hall. Baked goods, tea table, handmade crafts & draw.

Mark Sat. Nov. 14 on your calendar for the Pefferlaw Firefighters’ Association Dance at the Pefferlaw Lions Hall. See ad page 12.

The Salvation Army Georgina Church is holding a Christmas Bazaar on Sat. Nov. 14 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at 1816 Metro Rd.

Attend the Keswick United Church Women Angel & Nutcracker display on Sat. Nov. 14 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm on 177 Church St.

St. James Anglican Church hosts Annual “Sugar Plum Fair” on River St. in Sutton from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Sat. Nov. 14.

Silver Connections is hosting a free Eco Energy Information session at the Ux-bridge Library on Nov. 17 from 7 pm to 8:30 p.m.. Eco Energy funding available

from the Ontario and Federal governments will be discussed.

Plan to attend the St. Bernadette Craft Sale on Sat. Nov. 21 from 9 am to 3 pm at 5279 Black River Rd. in Sutton. Over 70 craft tables, baking & hot lunch. 722-3623.

The 39er’s Seniors Club is having a Bazaar & Bake Sale on Sat. Nov. 28 from 8 am to 12 noon at 39 North St. (across from the arena in Sutton).

Visit the Georgina Pioneer Village on Sat. Nov. 28 at 5:30 pm for an Olde Fashioned Christmas. Admission: $1. Then join Santa at the Civic Centre for the Tree Lighting ceremony at 8:00 pm.

The Udora & Leaskdale Lions Club is host-ing Breakfast with Santa on Nov. 29 from 9 am to noon at the Udora Community Hall. Register your child & call 705 437-2773.

The Pefferlaw Association of Ratepayers will be flipping the switch to turn on the lights of the Great Pefferlaw Christmas Tree on Sun. Dec. 6 at 7:00 p.m. Refresh-ments with Santa at the fire hall will follow.

The Sutton Youth Shelter is hosting the Georgina at a Glance: Indoor Bazaar on Sun. Dec. 6 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. All welcome.

Coming Events & Announcements 5th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GIFT SHOW Canadian made & fair trade gifts ga-lore! Fri Sat. & Sun, Nov. 13, 14, 15,

10:00 am to 5:-00 pm. 23206 Miles Rd. Sutton West (just S. of Baldwin). More info. Contact Santa’s Helpers at (905)

722-5857 or meet the vendors and artists at www.LisaCharltonGallery.com

DAYCARE AVAILABLE ECE—13 yrs experience. Offering day-care in my home. Full time spots avail. Infants welcome. Call Kari 437-4332.

Set of 4 turbine 15” rims 6 bolt $50. New coil roofing nailer $75. 56’ Chev

truck painted front grill, headlight bez-els, bench seat & hood hinges $150.

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