The Carluke Community Hall sustained minor flood damage in late-July when heavy rain rocked the city.
Bill Atanis, city recreation manager said flood water got into the furnace area of the community hall, located at 435 Carluke Rd. W.
No dollar estimate was available, but flood damage is believed to be minor. No events have been booked at the hall until mid-September. Mr. Atanis said previously booked events should not be affected by the recent flooding.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Community remembers Philip Morden
Family, friends and co-workers gathered this week to remember Philip Morden, an Ancaster native who died last weekend after a boating accident on Lake Muskoka.
Mr. Morden, 33, graduated from Ancaster High School and the University of Western Ontario before moving north to pursue a career as an associate advisor with RBC Dominion Securities in Orillia.
Mr. Morden was on route to meet friends when his 19-foot powerboat flipped over just after 6 p.m. on Aug. 8.
Bracebridge OPP Inspector Ed Medved said while the cause of death has not been determined, Mr. Morden sustained injuries as a result of being ejected from the vessel.
“Speed was a contributing factor,” Insp. Medved said.
Insp. Medved said Mr. Morden was wearing “a racing type” life preserver vest at the time of the accident. Rescuers from Muskoka Lakes Fire, Ambulance and the OPP responded almost immediately, Insp. Medved said.
Mr. Morden was unconscious when witnesses pulled him out of the water. He was airlifted to hospital in critical condition and died hours later.
Mr. Morden was an avid powerboat racer. According to Scream and Fly, High Performance Powerboating online, he was one of the top competitors at the 2006 Rumble on the River Rally in Carrollton, Kentucky.
“The Canadians ended up taking highest honors when Phil Morden pushed his STV to a screaming 115 mph,” a story on the Web site explains.
Carol Ivey, vice president and director of the Ivey Group, RBC Dominion Securities, said the Orillia office is devastated by the news of Mr. Morden’s passing.
“Everybody loved him,” Ms. Ivey said. “We found him a delight to work with as a co-worker.”
Ms. Ivey said Mr. Morden had a dry sense of humour and an uncanny ability to make people laugh.
“He’d have us all in stitches,” she said.
By Monday morning, clients had flooded the office with calls of condolence. Ms. Ivey said the entire office staff planned to attend Thursday’s funeral at St. John’s Church in Ancaster.
Mr. Morden lived in Milford Bay, Ont., north of Orillia with his girlfriend and dog.
High school classmate Sarah Galashan remembers Mr. Morden’s bright red truck and booming stereo that could be heard several blocks away from his home on St. Margaret’s Road. He enjoyed surfer movies and soon earned the nickname Spicoli, after fictional character Jeff Spicoli from the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
“He was easy-going that way,” said Ms. Galashan, who is currently Whistler bureau chief for CTV British Columbia. “He liked to have a good time. He liked life.”
Mr. Morden could also charm his way out of trouble, Ms. Galashan recalled.
After convincing Ms. Galashan to take Calculus, a course that forced her to seek a tutor, Mr. Morden got caught copying some answers from one of her assignments.
“He immediately took the blame and charmed his way out,” Ms. Galashan recalled.
After university, Mr. Morden took a job in Toronto. But Ms. Galashan suspects a keen sense of adventure attracted Mr. Morden to the Muskoka Lakes region.
“He was someone who needed a bit more adventure in his day,” Ms. Galashan said.
Despite moving north, Mr. Morden still loved Ancaster, giving it the nickname the Axe in the Hammer, Ms. Galashan said.
“It’s so hard to believe I won’t see him again.”
Longtime friend Josh Doan played hockey with Mr. Morden as a teenager in Ancaster. Recently he visited Mr. Morden in Muskoka about once a year. Whether he was riding a powerboat, skiing or snowboarding, Mr. Morden loved the outdoors, Mr. Doan said. As boys, Mr. Doan and Mr. Morden honed their snowboarding skills in the Spring Valley area. Mr. Morden spent two years in Fernie B.C. after graduating from university, where he continued his love of skiing and snowboarding.
When it came to fixing a small engine, installing a stereo or fixing anything mechanical, Mr. Morden was the one you could count on for help, Mr. Doan said.
“He could just get along with anybody,” said Mr. Doan. “He was that guy you would call for information.”
Mr. Morden, 33, graduated from Ancaster High School and the University of Western Ontario before moving north to pursue a career as an associate advisor with RBC Dominion Securities in Orillia.
Mr. Morden was on route to meet friends when his 19-foot powerboat flipped over just after 6 p.m. on Aug. 8.
Bracebridge OPP Inspector Ed Medved said while the cause of death has not been determined, Mr. Morden sustained injuries as a result of being ejected from the vessel.
“Speed was a contributing factor,” Insp. Medved said.
Insp. Medved said Mr. Morden was wearing “a racing type” life preserver vest at the time of the accident. Rescuers from Muskoka Lakes Fire, Ambulance and the OPP responded almost immediately, Insp. Medved said.
Mr. Morden was unconscious when witnesses pulled him out of the water. He was airlifted to hospital in critical condition and died hours later.
Mr. Morden was an avid powerboat racer. According to Scream and Fly, High Performance Powerboating online, he was one of the top competitors at the 2006 Rumble on the River Rally in Carrollton, Kentucky.
“The Canadians ended up taking highest honors when Phil Morden pushed his STV to a screaming 115 mph,” a story on the Web site explains.
Carol Ivey, vice president and director of the Ivey Group, RBC Dominion Securities, said the Orillia office is devastated by the news of Mr. Morden’s passing.
“Everybody loved him,” Ms. Ivey said. “We found him a delight to work with as a co-worker.”
Ms. Ivey said Mr. Morden had a dry sense of humour and an uncanny ability to make people laugh.
“He’d have us all in stitches,” she said.
By Monday morning, clients had flooded the office with calls of condolence. Ms. Ivey said the entire office staff planned to attend Thursday’s funeral at St. John’s Church in Ancaster.
Mr. Morden lived in Milford Bay, Ont., north of Orillia with his girlfriend and dog.
High school classmate Sarah Galashan remembers Mr. Morden’s bright red truck and booming stereo that could be heard several blocks away from his home on St. Margaret’s Road. He enjoyed surfer movies and soon earned the nickname Spicoli, after fictional character Jeff Spicoli from the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
“He was easy-going that way,” said Ms. Galashan, who is currently Whistler bureau chief for CTV British Columbia. “He liked to have a good time. He liked life.”
Mr. Morden could also charm his way out of trouble, Ms. Galashan recalled.
After convincing Ms. Galashan to take Calculus, a course that forced her to seek a tutor, Mr. Morden got caught copying some answers from one of her assignments.
“He immediately took the blame and charmed his way out,” Ms. Galashan recalled.
After university, Mr. Morden took a job in Toronto. But Ms. Galashan suspects a keen sense of adventure attracted Mr. Morden to the Muskoka Lakes region.
“He was someone who needed a bit more adventure in his day,” Ms. Galashan said.
Despite moving north, Mr. Morden still loved Ancaster, giving it the nickname the Axe in the Hammer, Ms. Galashan said.
“It’s so hard to believe I won’t see him again.”
Longtime friend Josh Doan played hockey with Mr. Morden as a teenager in Ancaster. Recently he visited Mr. Morden in Muskoka about once a year. Whether he was riding a powerboat, skiing or snowboarding, Mr. Morden loved the outdoors, Mr. Doan said. As boys, Mr. Doan and Mr. Morden honed their snowboarding skills in the Spring Valley area. Mr. Morden spent two years in Fernie B.C. after graduating from university, where he continued his love of skiing and snowboarding.
When it came to fixing a small engine, installing a stereo or fixing anything mechanical, Mr. Morden was the one you could count on for help, Mr. Doan said.
“He could just get along with anybody,” said Mr. Doan. “He was that guy you would call for information.”
Monday, July 20, 2009
Tim Hortons coffee plant appeals ministry restrictions
A Tim Hortons subsidiary has filed an appeal against the Ontario Ministry of the Environment that could delay the launch of the company’s new 74,000 square-foot coffee roasting facility at the Ancaster Business Park.
The appeal argues the ministry’s certificate of approval conditions place unfair restrictions on the plant’s day-to-day operations.
In its grounds for appeal filed last week, Fruition Manufacturing Limited calls the certificate of approval conditions “onerous considering that the facility is located in an established industrial park and is using the latest technology to deal with stack emissions from coffee roasters.”
Fruition, also referred to in appeal documents as Maidstone Coffee Canada, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tim Hortons operator TDL Group Corp.
David Morelli, Tim Hortons director of public affairs, declined to comment directly on the appeal.
“We think it would be inappropriate to comment on something that is before the appeals board right now,” he said.
Mr. Morelli was also unsure whether the appeal will delay the facility’s opening, which is planned by the end of the fourth quarter of 2009.
“We just want to wait for the decision on the appeal,” Mr. Morelli said. “We’re not making any assumptions.”
Fruition is appealing a condition to notify the environment ministry’s district manager within two days of an environmental complaint, arguing the requirement is an unnecessary, duplicative administrative burden. The appeal also takes issue with the ministry’s prescribed odour limits and the broad definition of “sensitive receptors,” which could include neighbouring homes, day-care facilities, schools, parks, commercial plazas or office buildings.
When fully operational, the new facility is expected to supply Tim Hortons stores across Canada. The plant will include three drum coffee roasting machines each with a capacity to roast up to 3,000 kilograms of green coffee per hour. Emissions will be controlled using three catalytic oxidizers.
Production will run in two eight-hour shifts per day.
Fruition purchased 3.9 hectares of land on Cormorant Road from the City of Hamilton earlier this year for $1.8 million.
The appeal argues the ministry’s certificate of approval conditions place unfair restrictions on the plant’s day-to-day operations.
In its grounds for appeal filed last week, Fruition Manufacturing Limited calls the certificate of approval conditions “onerous considering that the facility is located in an established industrial park and is using the latest technology to deal with stack emissions from coffee roasters.”
Fruition, also referred to in appeal documents as Maidstone Coffee Canada, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tim Hortons operator TDL Group Corp.
David Morelli, Tim Hortons director of public affairs, declined to comment directly on the appeal.
“We think it would be inappropriate to comment on something that is before the appeals board right now,” he said.
Mr. Morelli was also unsure whether the appeal will delay the facility’s opening, which is planned by the end of the fourth quarter of 2009.
“We just want to wait for the decision on the appeal,” Mr. Morelli said. “We’re not making any assumptions.”
Fruition is appealing a condition to notify the environment ministry’s district manager within two days of an environmental complaint, arguing the requirement is an unnecessary, duplicative administrative burden. The appeal also takes issue with the ministry’s prescribed odour limits and the broad definition of “sensitive receptors,” which could include neighbouring homes, day-care facilities, schools, parks, commercial plazas or office buildings.
When fully operational, the new facility is expected to supply Tim Hortons stores across Canada. The plant will include three drum coffee roasting machines each with a capacity to roast up to 3,000 kilograms of green coffee per hour. Emissions will be controlled using three catalytic oxidizers.
Production will run in two eight-hour shifts per day.
Fruition purchased 3.9 hectares of land on Cormorant Road from the City of Hamilton earlier this year for $1.8 million.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Online voting underway for Miss Teen Canada World
Now is your chance to vote for Ancaster resident Terri Faloney as she vies to become the next Miss Teen Canada World.Online voting is now underway.
Visit http://www.missteencanadaworld.com/ and become a VIP by clicking on the top right corner, in bright blue.
Click on Miss Teen Canada finals and Miss Teen Canada finalists. Select your favorite candidate and vote for a contestant on the right side of their profile.
The contestant with the most votes is automatically accepted into the top 15.
The July 25 Miss Teen Canada World pageant at Toronto’s John Bassett Theatre is hosted by Paul Brancati and Adam Ruggeiro, stars of Degrassi: the Next Generation. Canadian Singers Divine Brown and Gary Beals will also perform.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.
Cool rides at Cruise Night
There were 146 cars at Tuesday's Cruise Night hosted by the Optimist Club of Ancaster at the Canadian Tire parking lot.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Be honest to yourself, says Miss Teen Canada hopeful
As she prepares to compete for the title of Miss Teen Canada World, Terri Faloney plans to stay in shape and continue her charity work with Free the Children.She’s making final preparations for an evening gown and swimsuit competition, featured during the July 25 pageant at Toronto’s John Basset Theatre.
If she’s lucky enough to advance from a field of 52 to the final five, Terri will take part in a live interview segment. For pageant contestants, it’s the make or break point, when the winner emerges from the field.
But when it comes to the all important interview portion, Terri isn’t doing any rehearsing at all.
“I like to be myself,” said Terri. “I can see when other girls just practice their lines. Being 100 per cent honest will hopefully set me apart from everyone else.”
Last Saturday, Terri and her friends from Hillfield Strathallan College held a charity car wash at Thornberry, Outlaw and Associates on Wilson Street East, raising $270 for Free the Children. Terri already rose over $1,000 for the organization before the event. Founded in 1995 by 12-year-old Craig Kielburger, Free the Children fights child poverty around the world.
Terri, a recent graduate of Hillfield Strathallan College, hopes to launch an acting career. She’s studying once a week at John Robert Powers School of Acting in Toronto. She’s been accepted by two universities, but plans to take a year off from school next year to travel and work on her career. She’s already earned the title of Miss Teen Ancaster World.
Terri is also the granddaughter of legendary Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Bernie Faloney. Terri has raised awareness of colorectal cancer, a disease that claimed her grandfather’s life in 1999.
Tickets to the July 25 Miss Teen Canada World pageant are available through Ticketmaster.
Follow Terri Faloney’s run at the Miss Teen Canada World pageant by checking her blog at http://www.terrifaloney.onsugar.com/
Honouring excellence
Sometimes we don't always have enough space in the paper to give a story the coverage it deserves.
Here's a special tribute awarded recently at Ancaster Meadow School.
Memorial award debuts at Ancaster Meadow
As a child, Bill Dehal always looked up to his father, Atma Singh Dehal.
As a mentor and father, Atma believed all students should put forth their best effort at school.
“He always was a believer in education,” Mr. Dehal said.
Atma passed away on April 17, 2006. But today, a new award has been created in his honour for graduates at Ancaster Meadow School.
Jordan Nelson and Justine Swan are the first recipients of the ATMA award, which also stands for Attitude, Team Player, Morale and Academics.
The award is designed to set a positive example for younger students and to encourage graduates to become better students and community citizens.
The award is presented to one boy and one girl at graduation. Each student receives $500, with the stipulation that $100 is donated back to the school for the purchase of supplies or athletic equipment.
The Dehal family has been actively involved at Ancaster Meadow since the school first opened in 2005. At the June 12 Spring Fling, the family handed out free Frisbees, courtesy of Mr. Dehal’s business, It Works Promotions.
As a mentor and father, Atma believed all students should put forth their best effort at school.
“He always was a believer in education,” Mr. Dehal said.
Atma passed away on April 17, 2006. But today, a new award has been created in his honour for graduates at Ancaster Meadow School.
Jordan Nelson and Justine Swan are the first recipients of the ATMA award, which also stands for Attitude, Team Player, Morale and Academics.
The award is designed to set a positive example for younger students and to encourage graduates to become better students and community citizens.
The award is presented to one boy and one girl at graduation. Each student receives $500, with the stipulation that $100 is donated back to the school for the purchase of supplies or athletic equipment.
The Dehal family has been actively involved at Ancaster Meadow since the school first opened in 2005. At the June 12 Spring Fling, the family handed out free Frisbees, courtesy of Mr. Dehal’s business, It Works Promotions.
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