GIVING CHARITY THE BOOT - Two Santa Claus parade visitors drop donations into the boot of the Uxbridge Fire Department’s acting captain, Matt Morrison, whilefirefighter Jordan Caughers looks on. The fire department’s annual boot drive at the parade raised around $3,000; the money will be split between the Uxbridge Loaves andFishes Food Bank, the Uxbridge Salvation Army, the Uxbridge Lions Club, and the Canadian Tire Uxbridge Toy Drive. Photo by John Cavers

by Roger Varley

Ward 2 councillor Gary Ruona introduced areport at Monday’s council meeting in whichhe proposed turning a tract of municipallyowner land into a development of "tinyhouses."

He said the abandoned gravel pit on LakeRidge Road that will eventually be used for anew animal shelter would be ideal for such anundertaking. He noted the shelter will only oc-cupy about seven acres of the 25-acre property."There's an asset sitting there with nothing to

do," he said.In his report, Ruona said 80 per cent of the

18 acres could be used for housing, with theother 20 per cent used for roads, vegetable gar-dens and recreation. He claimed 306 lots couldbe realized and, depending on whether lotswere leased or sold, the township could stand

to make over $1 million a year, or as much as$11 million by selling them.

Several councillors said they liked the idea,saying it needed more investigation. MayorDave Barton said he liked the idea but wouldprefer to see such a project in a more "walka-ble" location.In a final note, Ruona said tiny houses would

not just be good for low-income families."Some people want to downsize as well," he

noted.In other council meeting proceedings, Ward 4councillor Willie Popp was named by MayorBarton on Monday to be the deputy mayor ofthe township.The move, which ended a year of experiment

in which each councillor served as deputymayor for a two-month period, did not comewithout some criticism. Ward 2 councillorGary Ruona noted that other municipalities

have procedures set in place when it come tosuccession and moved that the resolution mak-ing the appointment official be tabled to a laterdate. The motion, supported by RegionalCouncillor Gord Highet, was defeated 5-2 ina recorded vote.

Ruona then wanted to know if Popp wouldattend regional council sessions in the eventthat either Barton or Highet were unable to beon hand. Barton replied that council had earliervoted to make Ward 3 councillor Bruce Garrodthe regional alternate in such cases.

Popp was named by Barton earlier this yearto be the mayor's alternate if the mayor was notavailable at the time of a township emergency.Barton said that, with Popp as deputy mayoruntil the end of this council's mandate, thereis no longer a need for an alternate.

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Township of Uxbridge documents are available in alternate formats upon request. Please fill out the Request for Alternate Formats Form at uxbridge.ca/accessibility

email: accessibility@uxbridge.ca phone: 905-852-9181 ext.209

The Corporation of The Township of Uxbridge51 Toronto Street South, P.O. Box 190Uxbridge L9P 1T1905-852-9181 info@uxbridge.ca

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Sun., Nov. 24: 1:30 p.m. Ladies of the Foster Ladies of the Foster will perform a reading ofCharles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” with asing-along with Jane Loewen.

Council & Committee MeetingsMeeting Schedule for the Month of Nov., 2019

Wednesday, November 20, 7:00 p.m.COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING

Monday, November 25, 7:00 p.m. COUNCIL MEETING

Meeting Schedule for the Month of Dec., 2019

Monday, December 2, 10:00 a.m. COMMITTEE MEETING

Monday, December 9, 10:00 a.m.COUNCIL MEETING

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Employment OpportunitiesComplete details and quali.cations required for

these positions are available at uxbridge.ca/employment_opportunities

Spare Crossing GuardsEe Township of Uxbridge is currently seekingSpare Crossing Guards to cover various locationsin the Town of Uxbridge. If you are interested ina position, please contact Jo Ann Merrick at 905-852-9181 ext 202 or email:jmerrick@uxbridge.ca

Recreation Coordinator - Full time positionReporting to the Director of Community Services,this position is responsible for overseeing allrecreation, camp programs and Age Friendlyinitiatives. Eis includes but is not limited totraining, hiring, programming, promotion, riskmanagement and grant reporting. Ee successfulcandidate must have strong administrative skillsand promote healthy lifestyle opportunitiesthrough inclusive recreational experiences for ourcommunity.Providing leadership to a team of recreational staC,you will develop and manage a diverse range ofprograms, services, facilities, events, partnershipsand volunteer development opportunities thatpromote a healthy, active and balanced lifestyle forall age groups and social and cultural segmentsacross the Township. Eis position is full time, 35 hours per week,which may include evenings and weekend shifts. Interested and qualiDed candidates are encouragedto submit a detailed resumé and cover letter toAmanda Ferraro; Director of Community Services,Township of Uxbridge via email ataferraro@uxbridge.ca or mail or drop oC to 51Toronto Street South, P.O. Box 190, UxbridgeON, L9P 1T1.All resumes and covering letters must be receivedby 4:30 p.m. on November 25, 2019.If needed and upon request, this document can bemade available in an alternative format.

We thank all those who apply, however, only thosecandidates selected for an interview will be contacted. /e Township of Uxbridge is an equal opportunityemployer in accordance with the Accessibility forOntarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and theOntario Human Rights Code (OHRC). /eTownship of Uxbridge will provide accommodationsthroughout the recruitment and selection and/orassessment process to applicants with disabilitiesand/or needs related to the OHRC. Personalinformation provided is collected under the authorityof /e Municipal Freedom of Information andProtection of Privacy Act.

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Quilts Wanted!Next spring, the Uxbridge Historical Centre will host“Pieced Together: Quilts on Quaker Hill,” anexhibition featuring quilts from the museum’scollection, contemporary art quilts and traditionalquilt designs. We are looking for quilts from the Uxbridgecommunity to include in this special exhibition.If you have a quilt that you would be willing to loanto the museum during May 2020, we promise to giveit the white glove treatment while on loan to us. Weare also looking for donations of quilts for our silentauction, and used books on quilting or supplies tosell in our marketplace during the exhibition. For more information, or to send photos of yourquilt for consideration, please emailmuseum@uxbridge.ca. (No phone calls, please. Eemuseum is closed during the winter months.)

museum@uxbridge.cawww.uxbridgehistoricalcentre.com

Ted Barris-Readings from

“Rush toDanger”

December 5th at 7:00 pm at UxbridgeSecondary School Library Ted Barris will tellstories from his latest book " Rush to Danger ;Medics in the Line of Fire " . Sponsored byUxbridge Secondary School and the Uxbridge -Scott Historical Society. Contact Bob Kirvan forinformation 905 852 9176.

by Lisha Van Nieuwenhove

Uxbridge residents are very familiarwith Lt. Col. Samuel Sharpe. Veryfew likely know that his widow,Mabel, was the one who, as part ofan early IODE chapter in Uxbridge,spearheaded the campaign to raisemoney to build the Cenotaph thatnow stands beside the public library.Her chapter of the Imperial OrderDaughters of the Empire was re-placed in 1934 by the Susie SorabjiChapter, which is still very active inUxbridge today, making it the oldestservice club in the town.

Current members recently met tocelebrate this 85th anniversary, por-ing over scrapbooks filled withnewsclippings and photos of all theevents the chapter has taken part inover the years. Glancing through thepages, it’s plain to see that this chap-ter of an internationally known or-ganization has been very busy.“e work we do is important,” says

member Shirley Vance. “Peoplecount on us.”

And the work they do is plentiful.eir mission has always been thesame - “to help improve conditionsfor individuals in our communitythrough educational, social serviceand citizenship programs.” e chap-

ter gives four scholarships annually tograduates from Uxbridge SecondarySchool, they make donations to eachof the six elementary school libraries,and they donate to the public libraryas well. eir social service includes(but is not limited to) creating back-packs for children in shelters juststarting school, and taking their turnin the St. Andrew’s-ChalmersChurch Soup Lunch. And for citi-zenship, they support the Uxbridge

Fall Fair, they have sponsored a vet-eran’s banner, and they, in conjunc-tion with the Uxbridge Times-Journal,select the Uxbridge Citizen of theYear.

e newest member of the chapterjoined in 2009, and the group is hop-ing that more women who might be“looking for something to do” willconsider joining them as they dogreat things for Uxbridge.

by Lisha Van Nieuwenhove

Canada Post is having no troublegetting letters to Santa Claus, butthe national mail carrier is havingtrouble delivering letters from him.

Executives at the North Pole re-cently reached out to representa-tives from the Uxbridge main postoffice and informed them thatthey are receiving letters for SantaClaus that do not have return ad-dresses on them.“Canada Post is happy to deliver

the letters to Santa,” said one rep-resentative, “but he can’t writeback to children who haven’t puttheir return address on the eitherthe envelope or the letter.”Every year, all across the country,

Canada Post delivers letters toSanta at his home at the NorthPole, at no charge. To write to Santa, simply address

to: Santa ClausNorth PoleH0H 0H0And be sure to include your re-

turn address on either the enve-lope or your letter - or both!

Thursday, November 21, 20193The Uxbridge Cosmos

905-487-8363Toll-free

888-982-8343

budgetblinds.com

With colder mornings and the firstsnowfall arriving, it’s clear: winteris coming.

e start of November saw ourgovernment announce the re-moval of unnecessary and burden-some red tape to allow businessesthe choice to allow dogs on theirpatios.is issue was first brought to my

attention by e Second WedgeBrewing Company, a fantasticbusiness located right here inUxbridge. As e Second Wedgetold me, after receiving a com-plaint about their dog-friendly en-vironment, the rules weren’t clearabout whether or not pets couldbe allowed in restaurants andbreweries where food was notbeing prepared. After that meeting, I reached out

to my colleagues, Minister of RedTape Reduction Prabmeet Sarkariaand Minister of Health ChristineElliott, to see what we could do. Iam pleased to say that, if passed,businesses will be free to choose toallow pets on their patios and in-side where food is not being pre-pared come January 1, 2020. is is a great decision.

e provincial governmentshould be responsible for ensuringbusinesses provide safe and healthyenvironments for their customers.

But when businesses are runningsafely and responsibly – and whentheir customers want to enjoy thatspace with their canine compan-ion – they should be free to do so.

I want to thank MinisterSarkaria, Minister Elliott, theirteams and mine for the hard workthey put in to see this change real-ized.

Like many of you, I’m lookingforward to taking my dog Tokyoout to a patio to celebrate!

Supporting small business is inour nature here in Pickering-Uxbridge. October 26 was SmallBusiness Saturday – a chance forour community to come togetherand support our local businessesacross Pickering-Uxbridge. I hadthe pleasure of meeting our localentrepreneurs and job creators, in-cluding at the Wizards Festival onthe Hallows Express at the York-Durham Heritage Railway, to eSecond Wedge Brewing Company,Take Root Creative, Tin MillRestaurant, e Bridge Social,Blue Heron Books, Kathryn’s Barand Grill, and e Curl Ambassa-dors. It was great to see the wealthof talent and entrepreneurial spiritour community shares on display.It’s because of businesses like this

that I can say, with confidence,that it’s Durham’s time.

Provincial updatescolumn by Peter Bethlenfalvy, MPP

Dog gone red tape

North Pole getting letters thatmay go unanswered

Uxbridge’s oldest service club keeps giving to community

Members of the IODE Susan Sorabji Chapter, Uxbridge’s oldest service club, stand with the original copiesof their charter, along with a photo of the Cenotaph, which was built with money the IODE raised.

Photo by Lisha Van Nieuwenhove

Thursday, November 21, 20194The Uxbridge Cosmos

Re: “Am I Wrong?” Nov. 14 edition

It is truly saddening to see that beingreligious is now being equated tobeing racist and anti-immigrant.After all, freedom of religion is oneof the many freedoms that our braveveterans fought so hard to protect.

Pam DamianopoulosUxbridge

Yes, Roger, you are wrong. The Le-gion does not sell poppies. You didnot buy a poppy.

When someone makes a "dona-tion" to the Legion Poppy Fund,they receive a poppy to show the Le-gion's gratitude for the donation.

J. MacQuarrieGoodwood

It's not about poppies, this wholediscussion about what Don Cherrysaid. It's about freedom of speech,the reason why I am writing this.

I heard what he said, and was notat all offended. I always get a kickout of what he wears. I don't neces-sarily like how he speaks, but I neverhad a problem seeing that he is aman with a big heart for people. Ifyou missed that, Mr Varley, you arenot connecting with people or whatmany of us Canadians stand for, in-cluding my friends, relatives and im-migrants who are all close friends. Ioften forget that they are differentfrom me, and so do they when weare together, as they "slip into"speaking in their language, and welaugh about it.So, what's my point? We all have an

opinion. You may have noticed thatI have not called you any names, theway you called Don Cherry and peo-ple who think differently than you,or maybe you haven't, as it doesn'tseem like you know how to connect.

E. SmithUxbridge

Thank you, Uxbridge. To the businesses that allowed us to

place a Poppy box on your counter;the store owners who allowed ourPoppy canvassers to be at your loca-tion for the last three weekends; thehockey teams that wore Poppy stick-ers on their helmets; the schools thatheld their own ceremonies of Re-membrance; the business ownerswho offered free services or meals toour veterans; to everyone who worea Poppy, thank you.

To those who joined us at theCenotaph on a snowy, blusteryMonday morning to thank our vet-erans for their service, and to re-member the brave young men andwomen who left Uxbridge never toreturn; our veterans thank you.

At 11th hour, on the 11th day ofthe 11th month, Uxbridge stood asone in a moment of silence to reflect,remember and give thanks to ourVeterans for our freedom. Lest weforget.

For those who were unable to joinus, there were many, many talentedphotographers who captured somepoignant moments of the day andposted to social media sites.

Be proud, Uxbridge. We truly ho-nour all of our veterans. We will re-member them.

Gloria Eng Poppy Chair

R.C.L. Br. 170

An open letter to the Ladies ofUxbridge:

You are cordially invited to the at-tend the 12th Annual “Movies, Mar-tinis and Manicures” Ladies Night atthe Roxy.is year’s theme features that clas-

sic “Pride and Prejudice” film, star-ring Keira Knightley and MatthewMacFayden. Two dates are being offered for your

consideration: ursday, January 23,

and ursday, January 30, 2020. To prepare for the evening and to

most effectively display your hand-someness, please dress in elegant at-tire befitting the style of ourRegency.Included in your ticket “gift box” is

your very own copy of Jane Austen’sPride and Prejudice, a hair ribbon forthe night, designed to set off yourfine eyes, and a love letter to warmyour heart and feed your soul, alongwith a cup of English breakfast tea toaccompany your literary pursuits.

Your carriages may arrive at halfpast seven o’clock in the evening,when you will be greeted with acocktail most particularly formu-lated in honor of the occasion, and avariety of specialty food and spiritswill be presented.

Amusements on offer shall includetreatments for the daintiest of hands,massages to soothe, and retail tradein the form of both silent and liveauctions. Additional entertainmentwill astound and delight!

Of course, that most capable ofhosts, Lady Cathy Christoff, will beheading the festivities.

To date, this event has raised over$125,000 for the Uxbridge commu-nity due to the fine ladies of thishamlet. e price remains the sameas previous years - $85 per ticket,which includes all the festivities anddelicacies noted above. Tickets arenow on sale at e Roxy Box Officeand Presents, Presents, Presents.Please note…there are a limitednumber of tickets available so don’tdelay, make haste, avoid disappoint-ment, and get your tickets today!Just in time for Christmas gift-giv-ing!

For more information, call thehostess at 416-989-6963 or emailcathy.christoff@roxytheatres.com

Letters to the Editor

There’s snow on the ground (as of this writing), Christmas songs (and com-mercials) are rife on the radio and Santa has officially announced that he iscoming to town. This past weekend, both Uxbridge and Toronto held their Santa Claus pa-

rades, and although we didn’t get to witness the Toronto one (still trying torecover from last year’s disappointment), we did watch the Uxbridge one infull, and quite unintentionally. We’d stopped by Trinity United Church tocatch its Craft & Home Show, and were walking back to the Cosmos officewith our treasures just as the parade was making its way to the “east end” oftown. We couldn’t help ourselves, and set our wares down and out of the way,and settled in to watch. We weren’t disappointed, but we weren’t blown away,either. The floats were nice. There seemed to be lots and lots of ad-plasteredcars. Aside from the Legion Pipes and Drums Band, and the North DurhamConcert Band, there wasn’t a single marching band. There was only one pub-lic school taking part. Very few parade participants really seemed to be en-joying themselves. And, considering the size of the township, very few peopleseemed to be enjoying the parade. Where was everyone?

Before we ponder the answers to those questions, know that we are not inany way disparaging those who volunteered to put the parade together, northose who participated. We’re sure it’s not an easy task, and don’t envy thosewho coordinated everything. To all of them - an honest thank you for all youdid.As the local newspaper that usually has a pretty good handle on what’s hap-

pening in town, however, we do have a bit of a grumble. There appeared tobe very little outreach to the township this year. We didn’t receive an invita-tion to participate, we didn’t get an email saying “sign up today.” We didn’thear a thing, and had to assume that everything was like it always was. We took a peek at the parade’s Facebook page, and discovered that, on Oct.

9, posts started appearing with information but - the page has a whopping71 followers. That isn’t really enough to drum up either participants or spec-tators.This proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that relying solely on social media

to promote involvement in an event is, when it comes to something as im-portant as Santa Claus coming to town, almost irresponsible. Aside from social outreach being lacking, was poor attendance and perform-

ance also due to the fact that police had us change our parade date? We don’tusually have the parade until later in November, but auxiliary police coveragedemanded that we move the date to accommodate them.Another point to consider - is the parade going the way of all things volun-

teer-led? Is it dwindling down to a bare-bones operation that is just too for-midable to be properly managed? This is a very scary, sad thought. Paradesare an opportunity to celebrate, and if we start chalking up being in the pa-rade as just another pain-in-the-@#$ commitment, we’re really losing sightof what it all means.

To the parade organizers - please allow the Cosmos to help next year. Sendus notices to put in the paper. Let us help create some hype around the pa-rade, and make it one of the events of the season. Next year will be the 60thanniversary of our parade. Let’s do it for Santa!

Our two centsIs our parade marching into history?

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Thursday, November 21, 20195The Uxbridge Cosmos

It has been a few years now since the old firehall on Bascom Street was rendered redun-dant with the opening of a brand new firestation at the west end of town.

Since that time, the old building has satvirtually empty as the township attempts tofind a buyer for the property. If there havebeen any nibbles, the public has not beenmade aware of it, but I have been told thatpotential buyers might just be waiting forthe culvert reconstruction to be completed,because that would remove the old fire hallfrom the flood plain. That remains to beseen. I have also been told that any moneyrealized from the sale of the building will gotowards the cost of the culvert. I'd have todo some digging, but it is my understand-ing that, way back, we were told moneyfrom the sale would go toward the cost ofbuilding the new fire station.

But that is beside the point. We have alarge building in the heart of the down-town, sitting doing nothing while variousgroups have been clamouring to make useof it. The latest of these groups is the Loavesand Fishes Food Bank. In a report to coun-cil Monday, clerk Debbie Leroux said thefood bank approached council a couple ofmonths ago saying it needed to relocate toanother space and asking for help. A littlelater, the food bank came back and saidthey would like to use the fire hall to storesome of their food because they are runningout of space at their current location in St.Andrew’s-Chalmers’ basement.The report noted that Brennan Contract-

ing is leasing part of the upper floor fortemporary office space while the culvertconstruction proceeds. I also noted that theCanadian Tire toy drive will be using a por-tion of the old fire truck bays for the storageand sorting of toys in December. They willbe joined by Chances Are, which will alsobe using part of the truck bays for storageuntil the end of January.

In the past year there have been severalother pleas to council to use the old fire hallfor this purpose or that purpose, includinga suggestion of a working arts centre and apassionate appeal by June Davies to turnthe building into a community hub, pro-viding all kinds of services to the public. All

such pleas have fallen on deaf ears. The rea-sons given are usually the same. The town-ship has not been doing any maintenanceon the building since it was vacated by thefire department, nor have there been anyhealth and safety checks.

"As a result," Leroux's report said, "thebuilding would not be suitable for the stor-age of food as rodent control has not beentaking place and the building has beenempty for a few years."

The report's final sentence was, perhaps,the most telling.

"There are no suitable locations that staffcan recommend for either relocation orfood storage."

Make that read no suitable locations foranything that has been suggested.Given the fact that the Brock Street culvert

is running millions of dollars over the orig-inal estimates, if the fire hall eventually soldfor $1 million or $2 million, would thatamount really make a serious dent in theculvert costs? Given that it would cost mil-lions to build some kind of communitycentre in the heart of the downtown,wouldn't it make more sense and cost a lotless to keep what we already have, do thenecessary renovations and provide a facilitywhich has the potential to draw people intothe downtown retail area?

I know our councillors are always pro-claiming fiscal responsibility, but for allthat, our property taxes have increased everyyear for the past few years. And yet, is thereanything we can point to and say, proudly,that our tax dollars paid for that? The skatepark and pump park don't count, in myopinion, because the majority of the moneyfor those installations was raised by the pri-vate sector.

It seems to me that council now has twogolden opportunities - the Circle K prop-erty and municipal parking lot being theother - to make a statement and do some-thing that's good for the township's soul,rather than plodding along making thesame tired, old, boring safe decisions thatwe've come to expect whenever someonesuggest something new and different.Tell me, am I wrong?

A friend and I got talking about our grandchil-dren the other day. Writer Peter Jennings and Iwere kind of comparing notes about our grand-daughters. It turned out both granddaughterscelebrate birthdays this fall, and Peter shared amagical discovery.

“You know what I got her for her birthday?”he said. “An Instax Mini 9 camera.”

I admitted to PJ that I had no idea what hewas talking about.

“It’s an instant print camera,” he explained.“It takes a picture and spits it out – developed– within a minute.”“You mean like those old Polaroid Land cam-

eras.”“Yup! And she loves it.”PJ directed me to the “authorslife.blog” on his

website where he wrote about the rationale forInstax’s sudden popularity. PJ discovered, notsurprisingly, that despite the universal practiceof shooting thousands (if not millions) of dig-ital images on our cell phones, these days, mostof those photos remain in the memories of ourphones, never to be remembered, called up orviewed again. Our digital photo collectionshave become massive electronic dustbins ofselfies, quick videos and dashed-off stills werarely view again. “With (this camera that spitsout a physical photo) everyone will get to seemy granddaughter’s handiwork right away,” PJsaid proudly.

By coincidence, my friend’s discovery aboutthe newfound human attraction to tangible im-ages, came to me another time this week. LastWednesday evening, I had travelled to a booktalk in Haliburton, Ont. And, as he has on sev-eral other occasions when I came to Halibur-ton, my friend Fred Phipps, formerly a staffphotographer with CBC, handed me a brownenvelope with a collection of eight-by-tens(that’s an old-fashioned way of referring to por-trait pictures on photographic paper). Inside Ifound photos Fred had taken for the UxbridgeTribune, a newspaper to which we both hadcontributed back in the early 1990s. Fred’sphotos depicted then resident and local dentist,Dr. Carl Puterbough, smiling and holding anAir Force officer’s cap while seated in front of asecond projected image of Puterbough as ayoung pilot trainee during the Second WorldWar. “Then and now,” the photo caption read. And

the story, written by reporter Mike Ruta, re-flected on the wartime experience of veteranPuterbough having flown 36 combat opera-tions, enough to earn him a Distinguished Fly-

ing Cross for his service. Reporter Ruta wenton to recount that Puterbough had come toUxbridge in 1950, fresh out of dentistry schoolat the U of T.

“I almost turned around and left,” he toldRuta. “The snow piles were 10-feet high.” Butsomething tugged at Puterbough to come backa short time later, when he did establish a prac-tice and settled into full-time residency here intown.

Fred Phipps had given me not one, but ahandful of shots he’d taken of the former dec-orated wartime veteran and peacetime residentin town. And every one of those eight-by-tensseemed to capture Puterbough’s character – hisdashing smile, his strong physical stature (evenin his mid-70s), as well as his sense of the pleas-ure of the moment when Fred had clicked theshutter of his camera. And sifting throughFred’s paper photos, I recalled when he’d takensimilar photos of my father Alex and me, whenwe were to be featured co-hosting a CBC Radioprogram back in the 1980s. Fred had asked usto bring a variety of hats and coats and plunkedus on stools in a photo studio. As Dad and Ikibitzed with the hats, Fred snapped away. Oneof the resulting photos I had framed and ithangs on my office wall to this very day. It’s funny, but these revelations seem to come

in threes. After my encounter with formerCBC photographer Fred Phipps, and my con-versation with friend Peter Jennings, I had onemore chance rendezvous with an actual photo-graph.

This week, while book-touring inSaskatchewan, I spent a few days with my wife’ssister in Saskatoon. It turned out Pat MacAulayDoig had been perusing some family photosand found a special one to show me.

“Remember this?” she asked handing me aphoto of her sister Jayne doing some knittingwhile seated in a large armchair.

“That goes back,” I said. And I turned thephoto over to see if it said anything on theback. It read, “Jayne April 1972.” And I realizedthat was the very month and year that my wifeJayne began dating me. Memories of our firstmeeting 47 years ago came flooding back. Inthat moment, I realized that no digital picture– buried in a computer file or cell phone col-lection – could ever transport me back the waythat paper photo had.

A photo in-hand really is worth two on myphone.

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e first of several local Christmasmusic offerings takes place this Sun-day at St. Paul’s Anglican Church.Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Christmas

Oratorio” (Weihnachts-Oratorium,BWV 248) will open the festive sea-son at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24.Organizers would like to note thatthe performance will be in English,and not Bach’s original German. e Cantorei sine Nomine choir and

Orpheus Symphonietta orchestra,under the direction of Stuart Beau-doin, along with soloists SashaLiebich-Tait, Shannon Coates,Colin Ainsworth and JonathanLiebich, will combine talents to pres-ent this musical rendering of theChristmas story.

Beaudoin offers some insight intothis particular oratorio: “In Chris-tendom, Handel’s Messiah (1741)and Bach’s Weihnachts-Oratorium(1734) stand as the musical pillars ofthe Christmas season. Messiah, ofcourse, is actually Easter music. eChristmas Oratorio is a series of sixcantatas telling the story of the com-ing of Jesus, the shepherds, the Magiand their significance to us. is isall in the tradition of many musicalworks written both before 1734 andinto the present day, like the localchurch musical presentations you ex-perience each year.”

Beaudoin also points out that thisoratorio is not often performed inthe English-speaking world, as it isalmost always performed in Ger-man.

“is performance is using a fineEnglish translation to make themusic and story accessible to the lis-tener. Although Bach’s setting is notwell known to Uxbridge audiences,it would be the music of choice inEurope during the Christmas season.e new English translation allowsus to bring this fabulous music intoour Christmas.”Beaudoin does admit that, to many,

Bach is often thought of as heavy,detailed and difficult to listen to,“but in this music he seems to bedancing for the whole program.Choruses are always upbeat and ex-citing; orchestra colors tell the storyin sound; the soloists give us thescripture in the recitatives and com-mentary in the fabulous solos. It is aChristmas musical experience not tobe missed. Your ears will be full ofearworms.”Tickets are $25 and are available at

the door or by email fromstuart.beaudoin@sympatico.ca or byphone to the church 905-852-7016.

St. Paul’s Anglican Church pro-motes events which seek to combineand explore spirituality and music.Canon Mark Kinghan says he is ex-cited to bring alternate ways of en-gaging the divine through the artsinto the Uxbridge community.

Uxbridge to feature rareEnglish performance of J.S.Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

Thursday, November 21, 20197The Uxbridge Cosmos

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Led by Joshua Cammalleri's twogoal-one assist performance, theUxbridge Bruins skated to a rela-tively easy 6-2 win over theGeorgina Ice at the arena on Fri-day.

Cammalleri, quickly becoming aleader of the Bruins squad, openedthe scoring midway through thefirst period and then closed outUxbridge's scoring in the third.

His first goal, assisted by DaltonStrongman, was answered threeminutes later when Georgina'sTrent Quinn beat goalie CamSmith after the Bruins missed sev-eral opportunities to clear the puckout of their own end. Nevertheless,for the rest of the period, the locallads quickly repelled any Georginaattacks. Adam Bilyea put the Bru-ins ahead late in the period, assistedby Cameron Moffitt and JustinBennett.

With just over a minute elapsedin the second, Brendan Reid scoredwhat proved to be the winninggoal, assisted by Moffitt. en Ben-nett quickly increased the lead,with Strongman and Andrew Swanpicking up the assists. With the cel-lar-dwelling Ice completely domi-nated, Daniel Giorgio, assisted byCammalleri and Toby Cooper,made it 5-1 as the period dwindleddown.

In the zero-penalty third period,Cammalleri scored his second ofthe night, with Giorgio andMatthew Hunter credited with as-sists. e Ice finally managed a sec-ond goal near the midway mark.

e Cosmos players of the gamewere Cammalleri for the Bruinsand Benji Orgil for the Ice.

e Bruins will be back in actiontomorrow night at 7:45 p.m. whenthey host the North KawarthaKnights, who lead the PJHL's OrrDivision with 31 points. e winover Georgina moved the Bruinsup one notch to fifth place in theseven-team league with 13 points.Following tomorrow's game, theBruins head down the 401 to meetthe Picton Pirates on Saturday.Bear pause: In a pre-game cere-mony, both the Bruins and the Icepaid tribute to Dylan Ross, whowas killed in a single-car accidentin May of this year. Ross, 24, hadplayed for both the Bruins and theIce. After Georgina's assistantcoach Scott Sandercook spokeabout Ross's death, he presented abouquet of flowers to Ross'smother. en the Bruins officiallyretired the team's No. 22, the num-ber Ross wore when he played withthe team. His mother wore hissweater as she dropped the puck forthe ceremonial face-off.

Bruins coast to easywin over Georgina Ice by Lisha Van Nieuwenhove

e Cosmos is no stranger to gettingemails from “Barris Beat” columnistTed Barris from all over the place.

“It's almost 11:30 p.m. here [inFrance], here's my column on theroad.” Or “I'm on the run again -heading out to Oakville for tonight.en tomorrow off to Winnipeg fora few days...”On ursday, Dec. 5, however, Ted

Barris is staying home. Or at least inUxbridge. e Uxbridge-Scott His-torical Society has managed to findan opening in Barris’ busy schedule,and he will be at the Uxbridge Sec-ondary School library at 7 pm.,telling stories from his latest book,Rush to Danger: Medics in the Line ofFire.

As Barris will share during theevening, he once asked his father,Alex, “What did you do in the war?”What the former US Army medicthen told his son forms the thrust of

Barris’s latest historic journey - an ex-ploration of his father’s wartime ex-periences as a medic leading up tothe Battle of the Bulge in 1944–45,along with stories of other medics incombat throughout history.As the book jacket explains, “In this

unique front-line recounting of theexperiences of stretcher bearers, med-ical corpsmen, nurses, surgeons, or-derlies, dentists and ambulancedrivers, Barris explores the evolutionof battlefield medicine at such his-toric engagements as Fredericksburg,Batoche, the Ypres Salient, theSomme, Vimy, Singapore, Dieppe,Normandy, Falaise, Bastogne, Korea,Iraq and Afghanistan. Barris revealswhy men and women sporting thered cross on their helmets or sleevesdidn’t flee to safety but chose insteadto rush to assist.”

Barris is a lively and engaging sto-ryteller, and seats may be difficult toobtain for this rare opportunity. Formore information, visit www.ushs.ca

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Monday Morning Singers, awomen's choir directed by AnneMizen and accompanied by DorothyRice, is presenting “Snow Angel,” aChristmas concert featuring themajor work of the same name byCanadian composer, Sarah Quartel.“Snow Angel,” written for women'svoices, narrators, piano, cello anddjembe, is “an evocative work whichdepicts the world through the eyes ofchildren and the angels who want toprotect them.”

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No matter how it is celebrated, theanticipation of Christmas is one ofits most compelling and endearingfeatures. “Christmas is Coming”means children can start to get ex-cited, and planning begins for familygatherings, decorating activities, tonsof baking gets done, and it’s time forthe One Voice Singers’ Christmasconcert!

One Voice has chosen “Christmasis Coming” as its theme this year, itsays, “at least partly because of theeclectic nature of our repertoire.”

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One Voice Singers is featuring aspecial guest artist this year.

“We are also very excited to haveJulien Kelland as our guest artist thisyear. Julien is from Uxbridge, and atonly 21, has already achieved majorstar status, with huge exposure onYouTube and Spotify, as well as sig-nificant television and concert suc-cess. ough her main passion liveswithin writing and recording morecontemporary styles, she also teaches

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CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR THIS WEEK’S SPECIALS!

www.themeatmerchant.ca

Care & Share is Hiring!We are currently seeking to fill a full time

Production Manager position at theCare & Share Thrift Shop in Stouffville.

The successful candidate would directly supervise 3 staff and alongwith the General Manager, form the Management team.

This salaried position is responsible for overseeing all merchandisecoming into the shop and being sold. This includes receiving,sorting, pricing, merchandising and sales and is accomplished

through teamwork with the staff.

For more information and to apply, please follow the link:mcccanada.ca/get-involved/serve/openings/production-manager-0

MCC

4 Banff Road(905) 852-8889

UxbridgeLocation

SPECIALSSunday & MondayHaddock and Chips

Saturday & Sunday Family Feast

Savings of $40!Meal value $119.99 if purchased seperately!

Includes: 4 x Halibut, 4 x Scallops, 4 x Shrimps, Chips (fries), Onion Rings & 4 x Drinks

$800Only

TuesdayFish Tacos and Chips(Offer valid for limited time)

$800Only

WednesdayCod and Chips

$900Only $800Only

$7999Only

ThursdayChicken or fish fingerswith Chips

(Offer valid for Limited time)

(Offer valid for monthof December, 2019)

Free!Bring this cupon in to get our famous

Cheesecake Factory Cheesecakes for four, FREE!(with the purchase of Family Feast)

*Value $27.96*Halibut Dinner size can be replaced with Burgers,Chicken Soulvaki, Fish Tacos, Gyros, Haddock,

Cod or any item from children's menu Not exactly as illustrated

(Offer valid formonth of

December,2019)

Monday Morning Singers making a Snow Angel

12The Uxbridge Cosmos Thursday, November 21, 2019

Gerald LawrenceSales Representative

Shane CoxworthSales Representative

Gwen LaytonSales Representative

Judy EsmondeBroker

Dale O’NeillSales Representative

Marie PersaudSales Representative

Chris LarmerSales Representative

Judy Esmonde, Brokerwww.JudyEsmonde.com

Cell: 416-677-8709

LOOKING FOR A RENTAL PROPERTY?• boutique condo bldg downton Toronto

• view of the lake• 1 + 1 bdrm, 1 bath, locker, parking

Marie Persaud, Sales Representativewww.MariePersaud.caCell: 416-970-8979

Dale O’Neill, Sales Representativewww.DaleOneill.comCell: 647-924-0975

Gerald Lawrence, Sales Representativewww.MultipleListings.ca

Cell: 416-556-0238

Chris Larmer, Sales Representativewww.powerofbluex2.ca

Cell: 416-500-6377

Shane Coxworth, Sales Representativewww.powerofbluex2.ca

Cell: 905-903-7965

Gwen Layton, Sales Representativewww.GwenLayton.caCell: 647-991-3276

R.M.R. Real Estate, BrokerageEach Office Independently Owned and Operated

www.ColdwellBankerUxbridge.ca75 Brock St. W., Uxbridge

905-852-4338Toll Free 1-866-666-2696

www.ColdwellBanker.ca

www.ColdwellBankerLuxury.comThe Global Luxury Difference

NEW PRICE$409,900

Totally Renovated2 bedroom, 2

bathroom homeAwesome kitchen

Great forentertaining!!Barn/shed withhydro in back

yardOffered for saleat $409,900.

691 White Birch Road, MillbrookThis Stunning Luxury Property is Minutes to the 115 and407 Expansion, Boasting 6 Bedrooms with Private Balconyfrom the Master, 5 Baths, Custom Chef’s Kitchen, Large

Deck for Entertaining and Walkout from the Lower Level tothe Rear Yard and In-ground Pool. Offered for Sale at $1,169,998

Interested In Knowing The Value Of Your Home?

Call Dale today for your complimentaryand confidential property market

evaluation.

CUSTOM BUILT HOME IN FOXFIRE ESTATES Private 2.66 Acres at the end of a cul-de-sac 4+1

bedrooms featuring a main floor master and a 6 PieceEnsuite. 7 walkouts to the secluded backyard and in-ground pool. Full kitchen/bar on the fully finished lower

level. 3 car heated garage with loft. $2,274,888

Do you have a commercial space you’replanning to offer for lease or sell?

Please give me a call at your earliestconvenience.

YOU COULD BE COMING HOME TO THIS!Craftsman’s Bungalow with Two Walkouts. ExecutiveIn-law Suite Potential. Custom Woodwork Galoreincl. Cherrywood Kitchen Cabinets. FIVE Acres/2.5Acre Paddock/Homestead Barn with Hydro & Water

Offered for Sale at $1,025,000

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