MOVING INTO THE NEW DIGS - David Beare hangs the Uxbridge firefighters’ gear up in the new fire hall, located just west of town on Brock St. The fire depart-ment moved into the new hall on Tuesday. A more formal opening of the hall will be held in the spring. Photo by John Cavers

Farmers’ Marketmoving in town

by Roger Varley

Just like a puff of smoke, it was there and thenit wasn't.

Uxbridge's first medical marijuana storeopened in the heart of the downtownsomewhere around February 16 and thenclosed last Friday.

The store, Weeds My Biz, was located in aone-room shop behind the Re-Max offices atthe corner of Brock Street West and TorontoStreet North. The store was visited by DurhamRegional Police on Friday afternoon. TylerChan, who identified himself as the manager,said "someone called the Durham RegionalPolice and they shut us down." He said policetold him he was operating illegally, but added

they had not yet laid any charges against him.Insp. Bruce Kovack of the DRPS North

Division would not comment on the case,saying it is still under investigation.

Mr. Chan added that someone picked thelock on the front door on the weekend, afterthe police visit, and robbed the store.

Prior to the police call, a clerk who did notwant to give his name said the store sold justmedical marijuana, but only to people whowere over 19 and held a "green card" allowingthem to purchase the product. The clerk saidthe cards are only available from a doctor, butthe store would provide phone numbers fordoctors who issue such cards.The store itself consisted of one room with a

glass display case, a few containers holding

small amounts of different varieties ofmarijuana, a fridge and a couple of chairs.Security was minimal, with only an in-storecamera and a lock on the front door. The onlyindication the store existed was a small whiteand green sign that was placed on the sidewalkwhen the store was open. The clerk saidcustomers came to know of the store throughits Facebook page, word of mouth and becauseof the street sign.

Township officials said such a store did notneed to obtain a business licence or a vendor'spermit, and Chief Bylaw Officer AndreGratton said the store was not breaking anyzoning or sign bylaws. Mr. Chan claimed hedid not need a licence from Health Canada

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After more than a decade in the UxbridgeArena parking lot, the Farmers’ Market willbe moving to the south parking lot of TheSecond Wedge Brewing Company, at 14Victoria Street in downtown Uxbridge. TheFarmer’s Market board voted unanimously infavour of the move last week.

“We are thrilled to be in such a greatlocation working with an amazing localbusiness like The Second Wedge,” says LisaCooper, market manager and vice-president.“We’re so excited to have the market here,”

says The Second Wedge co-owner JoanneRichter. “We have trees and a brook runningbehind the property, and a feed store acrossthe road. This natural and agricultural settingis a great backdrop to showcase fresh produceand meats from our local farmers. We’d alsolove to see the market relocation bring morefoot traffic into Uxbridge’s downtownbusiness area on a Sunday.”

The Uxbridge Farmer’s Market, anauthentic market with an emphasis on localfarm producers, had seen business diminishin recent years due to competition forvendors from other municipalities, but nowhas plans to reinforce its branding with arefreshed online presence and a renewedfocus on integrating with the community.

Visitors to the market will be able to parkin the brewery’s north parking lot, visit themarket and, if they wish, drop into thebrewery for bottles and growlers of craft beerbrewed on site. The bottle shop will be openat 9 a.m., while the brewery’s tasting roomcan pour beer starting at 11 a.m. Thebrewery’s beer garden will be open for marketvisitors to enjoy.“People can grab a snack at the market and

will be welcome to have a seat in the tastingroom or beer garden, and use our facilities,”says Joanne.The Uxbridge Farmer’s Market will be open

at its new location every Sunday from 9 a.m.until 2 p.m., beginning May 21 through toOctober 29.

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Inside Your CosmosCemetery Rd. a hot spot . . . . . . .pages 3 & 4School bells are ringing . . . . . . . . . . .page 8

“We’ve been through some things together,with trunks of memories still to come,” singsNeil Young on the 1976 classic Long May YouRun. Hearing a familiar song can take one on ajourney of memory and nostalgia, evoking aperson, place, or time in life. Canada’s song-writers have given us a rich and diverse musicalheritage. An upcoming concert in support ofthe Uxbridge Music Scholarship Trust will ho-nour this musical legacy by featuring worksfrom the Canadian songbook. e concert,“Songs of Canada” will feature an all-Canadianprogram of works by Canadian songwriters.

Featured on the program are some performersfamiliar to many, and some first-timers. TamaraWilliamson and Patty Ewaschuck, collectivelyknown as Crow, are a local duo combiningukuleles and great harmonies. Rob Wakelin isan accomplished guitarist and songwriter, andis known locally for his appearances inUxbridge and Port Perry community theatre.Abby Zotz, singer, songwriter, music educatorand choir director, will be accompanied by localguitarist Chris Saunders. Uxbridge nativeWhitney Ross Barris was an early UMSTScholarship winner and has become a frequent

performer in jazzvenues all overToronto. She will beaccompanied byomas Baker onpiano. e eveningwill be MC’d byTed Barris.

e proceeds forthis concert will gotowards UMSTscholarships forlocal youth who arepursuing post-sec-ondary studies inmusic. e UMSThas supported thenext generation ofCanadian musicianssince 1998, and hasprovided close to$70,000 in scholar-ships to Uxbridgestudents. Funds areraised through con-certs like this, andthrough generousdonations from in-dividuals and com-munity groups.

e concert takesplace at 7:30 p.m. atSt. Andrews-Chalmers Presbyte-rian Church.Tickets are availableat the door, $15 foradults, $10 for stu-dents, and childrenunder 10 free. Fur-ther informationabout UMST canbe found atuxb r idg emus i c -scholarship.com

Thursday, March 2, 20172The Uxbridge Cosmos

Provision of Additional Water Supply Capacity to service the Uxbridge Urban Area NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT

The Regional Municipality of Durham Works Department

605 Rossland Road East, WHITBY ON L1N 6A3 Telephone 905-668-7711 OR 1-800-372-1102

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Why is this study being undertaken? The Region of Durham is initiating a Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) to plan for additional water supply capacity to service the Uxbridge Urban Area. The Uxbridge municipal water system is currently supplied by three municipal wells located within the urban area. The additional capacity is required to support future development within the Uxbridge Urban Area as forecast in the Durham Regional Official Plan; as well as to provide back-up capacity for the existing municipal wells.

What will the study involve? The study will follow Schedule ‘B’ of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process, which will satisfy the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. The Class EA process will define the need for the study, identify feasible alternatives, evaluate the (technical, natural, social/cultural, and economic) impacts of the alternatives, and recommend a solution. The Class EA process provides members of the public and agencies with the opportunity to provide input, and ensures that all comments are appropriately addressed and documented for the public record. Comments are encouraged as the study proceeds in order to facilitate resolution of any issues before critical decisions are made. At the conclusion of the study, a report that documents the assessment process and consultation initiatives will be filed for public review.

In accordance with the Class EA process, all reasonable and feasible alternatives for providing additional water supply capacity will be considered. The alternatives to be considered will include: water conservation measures, optimization of the existing municipal wells, provision of new municipal wells, and conveyance of treated water from another municipal water system. Additional alternatives may be identified as the study proceeds.

How can I provide comments? Your input is welcome at any time during the study, and may be submitted to either of the following:

The Regional Municipality of Durham

CANDEVCON Limited

Ms. Beata Golas, M.Sc., P.Geo. Project Manager

Ms. Lynn Collins, BES, MCIP, RPP Project Manager

605 Rossland Road East, 5th floor Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3

1600 Champlain Avenue, Suite 402, Whitby, Ontario L1N 9B2

Tel: (905) 668-7711 ext. 3447 or 1-800-372-1102 Fax: (905) 668-2051

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As part of the consultation initiatives, the Region will be compiling a contact list of parties that are interested in receiving further information on the study. Please contact either of the above if you wish to be added to this list. A Public Information Centre (PIC) will also be held during the study to present the recommended solution and receive comment. Advance notice of the PIC will be published in local newspapers, posted to the Region’s website, and issued to those parties on the project contact list. Key project documents will also be posted to the Region’s website, and reference copies will be available at the Uxbridge Public Library. Please note that under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act; unless otherwise stated in a submission, any personal information included in a submission will become part of the public record files for this matter and will be released, if requested, to any person.

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Weed, from page 1because no licence is required for his type ofbusiness. However, according to the HealthCanada website, selling marijuana from a storeor "dispensary" is illegal. Medical marijuanamay only be purchased via mail from a licencedproducer.Mr. Chan said he is contemplating reopening

his store, but not in Uxbridge."I can't work in a town where other businesses

are against me," he said.The owner of a Brock Street store, who asked

to remain anonymous, said Weeds My Biz washaving an adverse affect on his business. He saidone woman came into his store and accusedhim of selling marijuana to children.

"The woman came in looking for weed, saying'you sold my son weed'," he said. "It's affectingmy business."At the beginning of council on Monday night,

Councillor Fred Bryan said: "We don't want amarijuana store in town. That's not what we'reall about."

Earlier, Mr. Bryant told The Cosmos he hadreceived calls about the marijuana store andasked Durham Regional Police to look into it.

"I don't know the difference between sellingat the high school and selling it the store," hesaid. "It's still illegal."He said the BIA has contacted him about the

issue and he wants to examine the rules thatrequire some retail stores to have vendor'spermits but not others.

a letter from the mayor of Hamiltonto the provincial governmentrequesting an independent body toconduct reviews of municipal wardboundaries, Mayor O'Connorbalked at the province becominginvolved.

"We're doing our own (wardreviews) now," she said.

e mayor said the review of wardboundaries is being done by theclerk's department and a publicmeeting on the issue will be held atthe township offices on Wednesday,March 22 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Yet another proposal for CemeteryRoad: A public meeting was held atthe end of the regular council sessionto discuss an application for asubdivision/condominiumdevelopment at the south end ofCemetery Road, near the TorontoStreet South intersection.If approved, the proposal would see

56 townhouses and a 12-unitapartment building constructed onthe site.

e same site was considered for alarge-scale seniors apartmentdevelopment a few years ago and,

most recently, was going to be thehome of a $15-million brewery andrestaurant. Both of those proposalseventually disappeared.

e public meeting was the firststep in a long process leading toapproval of the project.

Vimy vigil set for April 5:A vigil to mark the 100thanniversary of the Battle of VimyRidge will be held at the cenotaph indowntown Uxbridge on Wednesday,April 5.In a letter to council, the Royal

Canadian Army Cadet Corps 76,based at Uxbridge SecondarySchool, asked permission to marcheither from the school or CentennialPark, down Brock Street to thecenotaph at Toronto Street. e vigilwould start at 6:30 p.m., withceremonies similar to thoseconducted on Remembrance Day,with the placing of wreaths andtribute candles, last post and prayers.e parade would then return alongBrock Street, leaving an honourguard in place at the cenotaph until10:30 p.m.

e letter also asked that councildeclare April 9, the actualanniversary of the battle, as VimyRidge Day. It said the Battle of VimyRidge was the first time all fourdivisions of the Canadian corpsfought together in the First WorldWar.

e cadet corps said it will bereaching out to other youth groups,the Ontario Regiment, the UxbridgeLegion and the pipe band, as well asthe general public to join them forthe ceremony.

Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connorsuggested all members of councilwill attend. She added that the cadetcorps will need to provide moredetails later so that it can bedetermined whether the BrockStreet/Toronto Street intersectionwill need to be closed for theoccasion.

Firefighters honoured: Members ofthe Uxbridge fire department werehonoured with awards at the start ofthe council meeting for their work insaving the lives of two people inOctober 2015.

e first occasion saw them attend,with EMS personnel, to a personwho needed resuscitating. Later thatsame month, firefighters had to hikeabout two kilometres along a trail inthe Walker Woods, carrying all theirequipment, to reach a victim in needof assistance. ey had to resuscitatethe man twice during the extraction,which took about 90 minutes. Bothvictims recovered.

e firefighters - Capts. KenMaynard and John Verhoog; ActingCapts. Colin Clark and MatthewAlexander; and firefighters JordanCaughers, Jeffrey Gayman, MichaelMcCullough and Matt Morrison -all received the Base HospitalResuscitation Award.

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TOWN HALLby Roger VarleyNotes from the February 27Council Meeting

Thursday, March 2, 20174The Uxbridge Cosmos

Re: “Am I Wrong?” from Feb. 23

Suck it up, Buttercup (Mr Varley).That's the way air travel is today.

Ross ColbyUxbridge

Just in case you are wondering, as Iwas, why 40-plus healthy trees werecut down along Toronto St., atCemetery Rd., the UxbridgeBuilding Department told me it isbecause a developer wanted to have asingle lot divided into two. He wentto the planning department of theregion to get permission. He had todo several studies for approval. Onewas a noise study, which concludedhe has to provide air conditioning forthe houses because the noise fromToronto St. will be too loud to allowthe windows to be opened. He wasNOT required to get permission tocut down the trees that bordered allfour sides of the lot, so he clear cuteverything. He has not yet appliedfor a building permit. All the morereason for Uxbridge to leave theregion, I say. I applaud Councillor Dave Barton’s

initiative to plant 150,000 treesaround Uxbridge as a Canada 150project. Before he takes action he had

better find out where the mayorplans to allow infill anddevelopment. I think it is anywherea developer meets the criteria, and, aswe have seen in the case of 62 MillSt., the criteria can be changed to suitthe developer. We have heard thatonce the developer won approval for29 units at 62 Mill, therebyincreasing its value, he sold it on.

Mayor O’Connor is also the chairof the Planning Committee at theregion; if you ask her why permissionis not required to clear cut a lot shewill probably tell you “it is out of herhands”. But who, I ask, makes laws ifit is not politicians? Our mayor helpscreates policy at two levels ofgovernment?

The proposal to build 51 condounits, each with parking for two carsand visitor parking for 29 cars at 241Reach St. was approved by council.That number meets the criteria ofthe Planning Act. We heard that two“stands of trees will be saved”; thenumber of trees was not specified.But as we see on Toronto St., trees arean impediment to building and thereis no requirement to protect them. The law reflects the changing needs

of the community, and if thecommunity doesn’t speak up, those

with the loudest voices, those whowill put their money where theirmouth is, will have laws created tosuit their needs.

Saundra ReinerUxbridge

As an octogenarian, I must applaudyour "Total turn-off is a turn-on"(Feb. 23). Your brave editorial doeswhat a good editorial should do -generate controversy.

Overuse of and an obsession withcell phones is but a symptom of ageneral malaise in our contemporarysociety. The real villain is boredom.Let me hasten to add, however, that"kids these days" are, in some ways,light years ahead of where I was attheir stage. But there is a significantcost or trade-off.

My favourite radio station is 96.3fm; their motto is "Beautiful musicin a crazy world." Recently, when Iasked someone to explain the appealof Lady Gaga, the answer was "If youneed to ask, you won't understand."When Pandora's box was closed, allthat remained was Hope.That iswhat your editorial has left me with.

Jack McFadyenUxbridge

Letters to the Editor

Although a store selling marijuana was in town for only about a week, its presencepointed out several troubling aspects of the whole marijuana debate, as well as acouple of problems right here in the township of Uxbridge.

As we report on page one, the store - Weeds My Biz - was closed down byDurham Regional Police last Friday. The question is, why did it take them a weekto go to the store? It appears that they just took their time making the visit.The existence of the store was certainly known to Uxbridge's Chief Bylaw Officer

Andre Gratton, but as he told The Cosmos, the store wasn't breaking any municipalbylaws, so there was nothing he could do. We presume, however, that since he isa peace officer, he informed Durham Regional Police.

We don't believe the police took their time because of some lackadaisicalapproach to policing by DRPS, but more because the federal government isallowing an untenable situation to continue due to its seeming reluctance to acton another campaign promise: i.e. to legalize - or at least decriminalize - thepossession and use of marijuana. However, by delaying the visit, the police couldhave put the community at risk. The store was actually robbed, according to themanager, the day after the police closed it down. What if the robbery hadhappened earlier? There might have been tragic results.

Police across the country have been put in a bind. The federal government hassaid the laws are going to be loosened up, indicating that what is illegal today maynot be illegal tomorrow. So are police expected to enforce the current rule of lawwhenever they see an infraction, or are they supposed to turn a blind eye? It seemsthey are somewhere in between. The number of raids conducted on storefrontmarijuana sales operations has boomed in Durham in recent months, yet theykeep popping up somewhere else. These storefront operations all claim to sell theirproducts only to people holding a card, issued to them by a doctor, which allowsthem to buy "medical" marijuana. All that means is that the pot is sold for"medical" reasons, not for recreational use. Rather like having a bottle of brandyfor "medicinal" purposes.

Until the federal government gets off its behind and sorts out this mess, thepolice will continue to be put in an uncomfortable position and many pot usersare going to have criminal records for engaging in an activity that is carried outby many people who are actually upstanding, responsible citizens.The other troubling aspect of the story is an Uxbridge one. The township clerk's

department told The Cosmos that only certain types of retail businesses require avendor's permit or a business licence. In the case of the pot shop, neither wererequired.Why the discrepancy? Why are some retailers required to fork over money for a

licence or permit and others are not? For example, if a pawn shop opened in town,it would require both the licence and the permit, as well as a police check. Why?Because there would be a chance it could be receiving and selling stolen goods.And yet a pot store, known to be illegal from the get-go, is allowed to open atwill.

In addition, when proponents of township-based medical marijuana grow-opscame before council looking for letters of no objection to attach to their licenceapplications to Health Canada, council insisted on strong security measures,including on-site caretakers, surveillance cameras, extra fencing and the like. Yetthe pot shop was allowed to open with a security system consisting of a lock onthe front door and a camera in store.

Again, why the discrepancy?Councillor Fred Bryan says he hopes to look at the situation. We're glad to hearit. We hope the solution will be that the same rules apply to all.

Our two centsGoing to pot

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Goodwood Community Centre willbe holding a March Break theatrecamp, as well as a summer theatreboot camp. Keep your eye on thepaper for more information to signup the budding actors in thecommunity. ContactStupefiedeatricalproductions@wordpress.com or call 647-458-3125 formore information.

ere are many different activitiesbeing planned for Canada’s 150;check out the township websitecalendar, and don’t forget the Foster

will be presenting special programsthroughout the May to Sept. Fridaysat the Foster concerts. If you wouldlike a program, send me an email orgive me a call,bnortheast@powergate.ca or 905-640-3966

e Goodwood Baptist Churchholds Sunday Service at 11 a.m.,Sunday school is 10 a.m. Kids Cluband Youth Bible study are on Tuesdaynight at 6:45 p.m. and prayermeeting is at 7 p.m. e 2nd and 4thFridays of the month, at 7 p.m., host

youth group at the church.is year’s Vacation Bible Camp

theme is Operation Arctic, and it willbe on July 10-14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Anyone who signs up before June 1receives a free t-shirt. For moreinformation call 905-852-4346.

e Ladies March meeting isSaturday, March 18, 10:30 a.m., andKelly Bruce will be speaking on herexperience with the Ghana healthteam from Uxbridge. Come learnabout the wonderful work this teamis doing to assist others.

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Thursday, March 2, 20175The Uxbridge Cosmos

It is nighttime. Not sure how late. Feels likethree in the morning, but it could be 10 p.m.,because I’m only seven years old. My big sisteris next to me in our family car and we’reseparated by our pillows, teddies, maybe a bagor a box or two. She’s asleep. Mom is in frontof me in the passenger’s seat. She nodded offabout an hour ago. Dad is driving. Silent. I’mnot sure what’s on the radio. The radio is alwayson in our house; CBC, then later CJRT as well.News, Oscar Peterson and Mozart. We’re on along, straight prairie road between Alberta andSaskatchewan. It is summer. The smell of dewysweetgrass and wild roadside sage is wafting inthrough Dad’s cracked-open window.

Only hours before, in Edmonton, we hadpacked the last of our house on 85th Street intoour little brown Mazda, and descended thewobbly cement steps out front for the last time.My sister and parents had wept unabashedly aswe waved goodbye to our neighbours and closefriends of almost nine years. I had never reallyseen my parents cry. It was unsettling. Whywere they so upset? I was intrigued by thedepth of their sadness. Why wasn’t I that upsettoo? I squeezed my eyes shut to see if I couldfeel that same loss. I suppose at seven, I was stillfilled with a naïve sort of giddiness at theprospect of an adventure. I had friends inEdmonton, but being attached to them hadn’treally occurred to me. Not in the way it hadseemingly unhinged my family.

My mom, my sister and I had spent that lastsummer out west, awaiting the return of mydad from Ontario, where he had gone ahead tostart work in our new home province. Jobs inbroadcasting were numerous out east and, as afreelance writer and broadcaster, my popcouldn’t turn down the prospects on offer. Wefinished our school year and while we waitedfor Dad to come back and get us, my mom, mysister and I weathered a spontaneousneighbourhood crime spree as well as our city’sbrush with an F4 tornado one black Friday.

And so, all that behind us, quietly awake inthe back of our car, I watch the moonlit-bluetelephone poles and wires, swooping andhitching, swooping and hitching, swoopingand hitching out my window. The sky is a darknavy, faintly brighter on the horizon, duringthis brief summer night. I sigh and slumpsideways, watch the highway through the frontwindshield. The asphalt road ahead stretchesonly as far as our headlights and beyond it isblackness. Out of the abyss, the painted whitelines on the road appear like Space Invaders

laser beams then disappear under the car.Shhhoooom, shhhooom, shhhooom. It feels asif we’re about to drive over a cliff.

It occurs to me – at seven – that this is theuncertainty of life ahead. Driving withconfidence into the darkness, knowing there isa new home and adventure on the other sideand being powerless to this highway and itspull with its spontaneous white dashes. I amexcited. I am ashamed at how hopeful I am, inthis solemn silence of farewells and doubt. Iam, however, not afraid.Years later – it’ll be 30 years, this summer – I

awake from a vivid dream: I’m driving. It’snighttime. It’s the same dark highway from 30years ago, but I’m not seven, I’m me now: 37-years old, brassy, anxious, frustrated. In myred-framed glasses there is a determinedflashing glare invading from the sides, likesomeone is trying to distract and throw me offon purpose. I use my hands to try to block it,because it’s blinding and I’m losing sight of theroad. Someone is with me, in the passenger’sseat. Not sure who, but this calm butdependent person is giving me the confidenceto keep going. Where? Who knows? I know it’sdark ahead, the way isn’t clear, but dammit, Iwill drive on and we will get there. I wake witha predominant feeling of determination andfearlessness.This dream came very soon after the swearing-

in of he-who-shall-not-be-named and theensuing unleashed international violence andhatred. This dream revealed itself on the heelsof my participation in the InternationalWomen’s March on Washington, in Toronto.It was a day I won’t soon forget. It was moving,solemn, peaceful, frenetic, angry, full of love,male and female, separate and together,colourful and sexy and strong and tender andtall and small and round and gaunt, it wasblindingly beautiful and dishearteningly sad. Itspoke of a dire need for understanding andempathy and compassion. Predominantly, itwas determined and it was fearless. On the dark horizon of this beautiful-horrible

world is a great challenge. We’re driving intoan unknown, being reeled, oblivious, into anexciting and yes, terrifying change in ouruniverse. This change may ask us to put othersfirst, to help bring the vulnerable into the light,to read and to write, to think and ask difficultquestions. Will you turn your back? Are youready to fight the distractions, to open yourbrave heart and drive into the abyss?

It happens about 15 minutes and 30 secondsin. It happens after the flugelhorn introductionfrom the leader of the band, Chuck Mangione.It follows the entry of the full RochesterPhilharmonic Orchestra and the spontaneousapplause. Just about the time soprano saxplayer Gerry Niewood comes in. Right inthere, kind of unexpectedly, there’s this shortstutter in the recording. No, not in therecording, but in my pressed version of it.“It’s a locked groove,” I once explained to my

daughters, “an imperfection in the pressing ofthe vinyl disc.”

I can’t remember for sure, but I think one ofour girls said, “So why didn’t you get itreplaced?”

As I look back on it now, I probably shouldhave gone back to the Sam the Record Manstore and asked for a replacement. But maybebecause, at the time, I didn’t mind getting upfrom wherever I was listening to the disc,walking over to my record player, gentlypicking up the stylus (the record player needle)and putting it back down past the bad groove,the idea of a replacement wasn’t aconsideration. I just loved the sound of therecording, “Friends & Love… A ChuckMangione Concert,” a live recording from Mayof 1970. It’s always been and probably willalways be my favourite vinyl LP (long play)disc. I’m playing it now as I write this.

As old-fashioned as my approach to listeningto music may sound, I gather it’s not out-of-step anymore. This week, I read that SunriseRecords, based in Ontario, has just picked upthe leases for about 70 former HMV retailstores across the country; reports suggestedHMV was losing $100,000 a day in its currentconfiguration. Overnight, the BNN news storysays, Sunrise will jump into a leading positionselling recorded music in Canada. And whileit’s not putting all its eggs in the vinyl basket,Doug Putnam, Sunrise president, says thestores will feature vinyl “front of store.”“Vinyl is almost a $1-billion business,” he told

BNN, “and it just keeps growing. … We’reseeing everybody from millennials all the wayup buying into it.”Frankly, it’s those in Putnam’s generation (he’s

32) who are explaining why vinyl is enjoyingthis sudden rebirth. He told CBC Radio thisweek that vinyl gives younger audiophilessomething tangible – a disc, an album coverwith art – and sound that’s distinctive with allits clicks, crackles and static. He explained thathe grew up with CDs, but with digital music,

“there’s not alot to collect; you’ve got thestreaming or digital copy, but vinyl actuallyallows you to own it!”

When the Napster file sharing and compactdiscs changed the music industry, we thoughtforever, I started buying them. And at ourhouse, we’ve gone through several CD players,but whether I play the digital stuff on myiPhone plugged into my car or we enjoy a pileof CDs playing Christmas music eachDecember, back upstairs in my office, I still relyon my clunky old turntable and tone arm todeliver the real music in my life.

And I come by it honestly. My dad was adyed-in-the-wool audiophile. Both because hecovered showbiz for the Globe and Mail andTelegram newspapers and followed jazz artistsconstantly, he had a sizable LP collection.Indeed, he covered a rec-room wall with LPalbum covers autographed by such notables asDizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz,Gene Krupa and others. I have a picture Itreasure of Dad standing in front of his hi-fidelity record player in front of that wall offame. The look on his face says it all. “I amright at home here.”

And Sunrise isn’t the only Canadian musicretro company on the horizon. KaneshiiPrinting has just opened Atlantic Canada’s firstvinyl pressing plant. Its owners also see a vinylrevival, so much so that they convinced theAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to loanthem $175,000 to acquire the old productionequipment. Kaneshii can produce 180 recordsper hour, or more than 1.5 million a year, manyof them repressings of old discs.“There is a big market for the repress market,”

Rob Rice told the Guardian newspaper in PEI.“There are a lot of albums out there that haveyet to be repressed.”

Vinyl records, as I say, have played animportant role in my life. I’ve collected them,played them, traded them; in fact, I came closeto selling them. I nearly chose music as a career,not performing it, but searching out new actsto be recorded. Then, at a key moment in thatcareer path, things changed… Oh, but thatstory will have to wait.

Across the room my Mangione LP just hitthat locked groove, and I’ve got to move theneedle past it so I can hear the rest of theconcert. A minor inconvenience for the morefulfilling effect of hearing my favourite musicfrom a vinyl disc.

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as required. Meet at parking lot on eastside of Uxbridge Conc. 6, 2 km south ofDurham Rd. 21 at Albright Rd. Contact:Joan Taylor 905 477 2161Fri., March 3: World Day ofPrayer. 1:30 p.m., Uxbridge FreeMethodist Church, 81 Reach St. Refresh-ments to follow the service. Contact 905-213-0369 for more details.Sat., March 4: Oak Ridges TrailAssociation Hike. 7 a.m. Al Shaw. 1hr., 4+ km moderate pace hike; Join usfor breakfast after the hike. Icers or snowshoes a must. Meet at the roadside park-ing on the west side of Conc. 6, 1.5 kmsouth of Durham Rd. 21. Contact: JoanTaylor 905 477 2161Sat., March 4: Labyrinth Satur-day. Zephyr United Church, 9:30 -noon. A spiritual tool, a walking medita-tion or a path of prayer. Coffee and

snacks will be served. For more informa-tion call 905-473-3346.Sun., March 5: Music Fest atReachview Village, 10 - 11:15 a.m.We welcome all kinds of talent and havea very appreciative audience. For moreinfo, please contact jo at 905-852-6487Sun., March 5: Six Centuries ofMusic Celebrating Mary, theMother of Jesus by The Tudor Con-sort. 3 p.m., Immaculate ConceptionCatholic Church, Port Perry.

NEXT WEEKTues., March 7: Uxbridge Writers'Circle. New members welcome!Uxbridge Arena Boardroom 1, 1p.m.We are dedicated to encouraging andpromoting the art and skill of writing in asupportive environment. Membership isfree, open to writers of all genres. Con-tact vickyearle@gmail.com. Wed., March 8: Oak Ridges TrailAssociation Hike. 9:30 a.m. DurhamForest. 12 km; Moderate to fast; 3 hr.hike. Be prepared with icers or snow-shoes. Bring water and a snack. Meet inthe Durham Forest parking area on theeast side of the 7th Conc., 1 km south ofDurham Rd. 21. Contact: Malcolm Hann905 477 7260 (before 10:00 p.m.)Thurs., March 9: Durham West 4-H Sign Up Night. 7 - 8:30 p.m., Sand-ford Hall. Come find out more about the4-H program and sign up for yourfavourite clubs. Contact dwresourcecoor-dinator@yahoo.com for more details.

UPCOMINGThurs., March 16: Lunch n’ Learn- Safe Exercises for Seniors. St.Paul’s Anglican Church, 12 - 2 p.m., fea-turing a physiotherapist and an aquafitinstructor. Session begins at with a lightpay-what-you-wish lunch catered byNorth House, followed by presentationsand a question & answer time. Pleasephone 905-852-7016 to reserve a seat.Fri., March 17: Ham & Scallop Po-tato Dinner, hosted by Epsom/UticaUnited Church. Utica Hall, 4:30 - 7 p.m.Adults $15, Youth 6 - 12 $8, 5 andunder free.Fri., March 17: St. Paddy’sDance,the Uxbridge Legion, 7:30 p.m.Featuring The Pepper Shakers Band,several special guests and a visit by thePipe Band. Tickets are $10, all welcome.Wear your green!Sun., March 19: Bird Box Inspec-tion at the Countryside Preserve.Join North Durham Nature from 1- 3 p.m.for a 4 km walk around the CountrysidePreserve. Preregister by emailingdconn50@powergate.ca or phone(905) 852-5432. This event is weatherdependent. For more information, pleasevisit northdurhamnature.com.Thurs., March 23: Sunderland Co-op Open House & Pancake Sup-per. Sunderland Co-op, 6:30-8:30 p.m.Meet & greet staff, enjoy a pancake andsausage supper. All proceeds from theevent go to Durham West 4-H. Tickets

$10, reserve atrobashton4h@gmail.com. Children 12and under free with a paid adult meal.Sat., March 25: Earth Hour, 8 - 9p.m., Centennial Park, Uxbridge. Enter-tainment; bring a lawn chair, warm blan-ket, & candles. For information call905-640-3966 or bnortheast@power-gate.ca.

ONGOINGVolunteers needed: Do you like musicand concerts? Volunteer for the FosterMemorial. Contact 905-640-3966 orbnortheast@powergate.ca.Uxbridge Legion: Bingo every Thurs-day, 7:30 p.m., doors open at 6:30. Eu-chre every Friday, 7 p.m. Meat Rollsevery Saturday, 4 p.m. Community Soup Lunch at St. An-drew's Chalmers Presbyterian ChurchHall. Every Wednesday, 12 - 1 p.m. Paywhat you can to support Loaves andFishes Food Bank. Delicious soups &desserts supplied by various churches &service groups. For information contact905-852-4753.

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For the second time in two weeks,the Uxbridge Bruins find themselveson the brink of playoff elimination.

e Bruins lost 3-0 in Game 5 onTuesday night, giving the LakefieldChiefs a 3-2 advantage in their best-of-seven semi-final series. Now, justas they did in the first round against

the North Kawartha Knights, thelocal lads must win the next twogames.Tuesday night's loss, which saw the

Chiefs score one goal in each period,including a power-play goal and ashort-handed goal, was the fourthgame the teams have played in fivedays.e four-game sequence began last

Friday before anear-capacitycrowd at thearena, where theearly indicationswere that theChiefs were goingto roll over theBruins as theyhad in their 7-0win in the firstgame. Just overfive minutes intothe game,Lakefield had a 2-0 lead, both goalsscored duringfour-on-fouraction. But the

Bruins held their own and cameback with two of their own. AidenReilly scored a power-play goal whenhe tipped in a shot from the blue lineby Kyle Spataro, and CameronMoffitt scored an unassisted goalwith a minute left in the period.

e scoreless second period sawgoalie Ryan McConkey called on tomake some hot saves and having ahuge stroke of luck helped, too. Atthe 11-minute mark, a Lakefieldplayer had the open net in front ofhim and he fanned on the shot.Coby Gardner, Marshall Lockhartand Jackson Evans performedespecially well on a penalty-killmidway through the period.e Bruins entered the third period

invigorated, leading to Evans scoringthe eventual winner four minutes in,assisted by Moffitt and RobertFreckelton. Moffitt earned his thirdpoint of the night when he pickedup a long pass from Cristian Giorgioand skated in alone to score.On Sunday, in the narrow confines

of the Lakefield arena, where thefirst-place Chiefs lost only twogames all season, the home teamtook the lead midway through thefirst period with a power-play goal.Josh Burkholder tied the score in thelast minute, assisted by Freckelton.

Lakefield took an early penalty inthe second, leading to Derek Dolan'spower-play mark after threeminutes. Giorgio picked up theassist. Less than two minutes later,

Simon Feig scored, assisted byDamien Heinle and Ryan Dunlap.Dolan scored the only goal of the

third period, though McConkeykept the Chiefs at bay, turning aside35 shots.

Back at the arena on Monday, theBruins' excellent play of the previoustwo games disappeared andLakefield looked tired. e scorelessfirst period was marred by only onepenalty and was a lacklustre affairuntil the last five minutes when thepace finally picked up.

e second period started on ahopeful note when a brilliant passingsequence came close to producing aBruins goal and Coby Gardner wasoutstanding on a penalty kill. Butthe Bruins defence showedweakness, with low-percentagepasses and questionable moves, andfinally Jason Simmonds was caughtflatfooted during a power play andLakefield scoffed a short-handedgoal.

e defensive difficultiescontinued in the third and the teamappeared adrift. Notable exceptionswere Gardner, Spataro, Moffitt andEvans. e only goal came on aLakefield power play, leading to theseries being tied 2-2.

e next game in the series getsunderway tomorrow at 7:45 p.m. atthe arena, with the seventh, ifnecessary, at Lakefield on Sunday at1:30 p.m.

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opening soon in Uxbridge

by Nancy Melcher

Notes have gone home explaining theDurham District School Board’s planto change bell times at four localelementary schools starting inSeptember. Most of the changes aresmall, just five or ten minutesdifference at Quaker Village, ScottCentral and Uxbridge Public Schools.However, a major change is proposedfor Joseph Gould Public School,pushing its start time back by 40minutes, to 9:10 a.m.

DDSB Communications Manager,Terry Smizer, explained that theproposed changes are to make busroutes more efficient. e DurhamStudent Transportation Services(DSTS) has been contacted by parentsand the Town of Uxbridge regardingcongestion and student safety atUxbridge Secondary School andJoseph Gould. By making thesechanges, DSTS will be able to reducethe number of buses going to JGPS,and to alleviate much of the currentcongestion, with both schools startingwithin five minutes of each other.

Smizer stressed that these areproposals, not announcements.

“Parents have a real and fullopportunity to share their concerns,and they will be listened to.” Concerned parents are encouraged to

contact the DDSB through the DSTSwebsite: www.dsts.on.ca, under “BellTime Review”. He also emphasizedthat all concerns will be heard,respected, and passed on to the trusteesfor consideration. Parent Stephanie Coy explained what

the change would mean to her family. “My husband drops the kids off

before he goes to work. With the laterstart time he couldn’t do that, and we’llneed to pay for before-school care forthree children.”

In addition, some after-schoolprograms (piano lessons, gymnastics,skating, etc.) may be compromised bythe later arrival times faced by allchildren attending JGPS.

However some parents support theproposed changes. ey feel a laterstart and improved bus routes wouldallow their children to spend less timeon the bus. In addition, the extra timein the morning before pickup might beused for practicing piano, doingchores, reading, or homeworkcompletion. Said one parent, “As longas the change in times makes it moreefficient for bussing and more sense forthe school, and isn’t just a change forthe sake of change, then I support it.”

ere IS a price tab attached to theproposed changes. If all the suggestionswere implemented, then there wouldbe a reduction in bussing costs by$1.92 million. at would be dividedroughly as two-thirds for the DDSBand one-third for the DurhamCatholic District School Board. osesavings could be put back into otherprograms like Special Education, theArts, Early Learning and others, or intoimproved technology. Twenty-eight schools across Durham

Region are having their starting belltimes reconsidered.

Bruins experiencing some déjà vu DDSB proposing changes toelementary school bell times