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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2012-06-14, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2012. PAGE 7. MEETING NOTICE MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY The upcoming Council meeting for the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry will be held: Tuesday June 19 at 7:30 pm Regular Council Meeting Tuesday July 10 at 7:30 pm Regular Council Meeting Tuesday July 24 at 7:30 pm Regular Council Meeting Tuesday August 14 at 7:30 pm Regular Council Meeting Continued from page 2 besides ice cream, but for a start that’s a good excuse for popping in. The treats they have in store will be more than you anticipated, so stop in and say hello. There are several smiling young men who attend F.E. Madill Secondary School and are on the rugby team. They spent part of last week on the road to have a few glorious days in Coburg. They were there for the All Ontario championship and left their mark for being a rural school that had their team work in place. Over several games they finally challenged and beat Barrie, last year’s champs. The final game was very well played and their 14 points to 19 had them smiling silver. Well done. The last days of school are coming fast and the year end fun is beginning. Jill in Listowel was wondering what she should be wearing to see the butterflies and of course we had several suggestions that were immediately rejected. Isn’t that just what we deserve for offering before we are asked. Children offer good advice, now if we’d just listen and learn. The rain of last week is showing effects now, even the trees seem to have grown and blossomed. Bye now, Betty G.W. Rugby team earns silver Area artisan’s work featured in Queen’s flotillaWhile more than 1,000 boatsfound their way down the Thames River in London, England as part of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on June 3, only one of them can be traced to the Brussels area. A North Canoe, not to be confused with a war canoe, built by Ted Cowan of the Brussels area was taken by staff from the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough to be part of the prestigious event.Cowan, who lives on CardiffRoad, was told about the canoeshortly before the flotilla and recallsthe construction of the vessel. “I built that one in the early 1980s,” he said. “It’s a North Canoe to be specific and we built them for the National Capital Commission who look after all the federally owned lands in Canada.” Cowan said that the canoe is made of fibreglass and is designed after a canoe that was used by fur trading companies like the NorthwestCompany whose agents travelledfrom Fort William west to trapbeaver then return in the spring totrade with canoes from Montreal. “The North Canoes are about 26 feet long and can hold about 4,000 pounds or two imperial tons worth of skins,” he said. “The Montreal canoes were about 40 feet long and could carry 10,000 pounds, or five imperial tonnes, so they would take the furs to be traded.” He said that the Northwest Company, who was the primary users of the North Canoe model, really only existed from 1740 to 1800 but the canoes remained. Marked by their high prows and birch bark-style markings (or actually made of birch trees originally), they excel in transporting goods and keeping them dry. Cowan said that, when that canoe was built, the industry was stronger than it is now thanks to the prevalence of canoes. “We sold them to camps, church groups, YMCAs and museums,” he said. “They were used around the great lakes mostly, but a few were purchased for museums in areas like Michigan and Minnesota to use them for reenactments.” The building of canoes was only one of Cowan’s interest as far as the watercrafts go. Originally he and his brother got in to the business of building canoes as a means of competing with them. His brother, Greg, paddled across Ontario for a competition related to Canada’s Centennial celebration in 1967 and Cowan eventually joined him in not only making canoes but in racing them professionally. “We were always up in the top numbers, but we didn’t always win,” he said. Unfortunately medical issues prevented Cowan from continuing to race and eventually forced his retirement from building canoes full-time as well. In the prime of his building career he had a business in Paisley that he sold. The business is still in operation. To keep busy now Cowan works on his Cardiff Road farm, repairs canoes and still has a few for sale. He also spends a great deal of time boating the waterways of Ontario. By Denny ScottThe Citizen International boat builder Not many people can claim that they had a hand in the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant flotilla held in London, England on June 3 but Brussels-area resident Ted Cowan, shown here, is an exception. Cowan built canoes for a living before retiring and one of his canoes that he built in the early 1980s was used by staff at the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough to take part in the international event. (Denny Scott photo) Continued from page 3 people, the animals and the map. They are working on a song that Mrs. Zembashi taught them so that they can sing it to Lion John Stewart when he comes to present the Canada Pride Program with their class. Next week they have a special job to do. They will be painting butterflies to represent Monarch butterflies which will be displayed at the Memory Garden. Ribbons were received and records were broken on Wednesday when junior, intermediate and senior students held the regional track and field in Clinton. As well as being very successful, students had a great time. The students that did not go to track and field went to the D&D Automation robot tour. They toured the offices and learned lots about the functionality of robots. One robot even played them in tic-tac-toe while another one grabbed candy. RR#1 39843 LONDESBORO RD., LONDESBOROUGH PHONE/FAX 519-523-9781 • HANGING BASKETS • ANNUALS • PERENNIALS • TREES • SHRUBS The Perfect Gift... LOADABLE GIFT CARDS Open 7 Days a Week Monday - Friday 8 am - 8 pm; Saturday 8 am - 6 pm; Sunday 9 am - 4 pm LOCATED 500 YARDS WEST OF LONDESBOROUGH ON CTY. RD. 15 Drop in and “SAVE” Buy any annual & receive second of equal or lesser value for 1/2 price Students make crafts for event Continued from page 3 celebrate on Saturday, June 30. Al former students and teachers are welcome to attend. The celebration will be at the Lions Park. Come and enjoy the afternoon of reminiscing. Remember it is Toonie Tuesday lunch on June 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Anglican Church Hall. Everyone is welcome. Community Kitchen is at the Blyth United Church on Friday, June 15 at 9:30 a.m. SS #1 reunion soon Cleaning for cash On May 26 motorists could get their cars cleaned for a good cause at the Brussels Fire Hall as the Grade 8 class from Grey Central Public School held a fundraising car wash there. Shown having fun at the event are, back row, Seth Nichol and middle row, from left: Alison Terpstra, Kiaran Jared and Emma Strome. Front row, from left, are: Michael Gulutzen, Rodney Kraemer, Austin Clarke, Johanna Blake, Tiffany Deitner, Samantha Subject and Nathan Armstrong. (Photo submitted)