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| This is to express our appreciation…Kate and Bruce, Stouffville Free Press. |
| We hope you will continue to keep us informed, so that we can do our job to the best of our ability. |
This is to express our appreciation of Charlene Jones's lovely article about the Stouffville Free Press.
Our paper benefits enormously from the information and photographs supplied by members of the MLRA. As a community monthly with limited resources, we rely on residents to keep us posted about what's happening in their part of Whitchurch-Stouffville, and without that input we would not be able to cover the news, events and people that make this a wonderful place to live.
We hope you will continue to keep us informed, so that we can do our job to the best of our ability.
With many thanks,
Kate Gilderdale and Bruce Stapley
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| The Seeleys |
| “Good information!” |
Good information!
A good site!
Happy New Year
The Seeleys
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| Congratulations… Well done. |
| The MLRA volunteers have done an excellent job on keeping Musselman’s Lake healthy and beautiful. |
Dear Rick,
Please pass along my congratulations to your association for being named Water Conservation Hero by the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority.
The MLRA volunteers have done an excellent job on keeping Musselman’s Lake healthy and beautiful.
Well done,
Paul Calandra, M.P.
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| You Should Be Proud! |
| The community of Musselman’s Lake serves as an excellent example of what great achievements can be accomplished when people work together. |
Dear Mr. Wigmore,
On behalf of the Government of Ontario, I am pleased to offer my sincere congratulations to the Musselman’s Lake Residents Association for receiving the Water Conservation Award from the Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority.
This award recognizes the hard work and dedication of your community members and the Musselman’s Lake Residents Association’s commitment to the environment and to a sustainable future we can all enjoy. The community of Musselman’s Lake serves as an excellent example of what great achievements can be accomplished when people work together. You should be proud!
Your continued efforts are valued and appreciated.
Sincerely,
Dr. Helena Jaczek
Member of Provincial Parliament
Oak Ridges-Markham
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| Mike Murphy |
| “…all the residents of Musselman’s Lake that continue to contribute to make our little community a Great Place to Live and Play!” |
Well here we go again!
A small Lake Community, “WaterShed Heroes”, Environment& Safety Innovators with new LED street lighting and a dedicated close community with a resident’s association being emulated all over the World.
We don’t brag but we sure are proud!
Many thanks to our Councillor, Phil Bannon , Cedar Beach (Janet Davies and all the staff), MLRA President, Rick Wigmore and all the residents of Musselman’s Lake that continue to contribute to make our little community a Great Place to Live and Play!
Mike Murphy
Ninth Line Residence Association
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| “congratulations from us here at Maryholme...” |
Good morning,
I just wanted to say congratulations from us here at Maryholme , on receiving your award.
Jane
Loretto Maryholme
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| Pam Evans |
| “what a great party it was...” |
Just a quick note to let you know that the Hallowe'en party was (as always) brilliant and tons of fun.
We had friends drive from Streetsville for the occasion and they couldn’t believe what a great party it was.
Thanks again!
Pam Evans
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| Mike Murphy |
| “We clearly have an opportunity to make a difference!!” |
Sorry I missed the MLRA meeting. I just finished reading your report on the WEB site.....Excellent contribution to the wellbeing of our community and visitors!
Only hope that others take the time to recognize and contribute to your suggestions.
We clearly have an opportunity to make a difference!!
Sincerely,
A proud resident,
Ninth Line Residents Association
Mike Murphy
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| The Seeleys |
| “Thanks for your touching story of your visit with Nash.” |
Thanks for your touching story of your visit with Nash. Just from the story, I can say that we will miss him too and we never met him.
We have been at the cottage through most of this ordeal.
May God Bless those who mourn.
The Seeleys
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| “I just read Rick's tribute to Nash and it's so touching and beautifully expressed.” |
Hi,
I just read Rick's tribute to Nash and it's so touching and beautifully expressed. Thank you so much for sending it.
I brought my kids and a friend up to the lake on Sunday to swim and we had a wonderful afternoon. My daughter in law couldn't believe this little miracle was right on our doorstep. We've driven up before with her, but never swum there and it's been years since I took my own offspring - I think we'll all be back later this summer.
All the best,
Kate
Kate Gilderdale
Editor, Stouffville Free Press |
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| Kim A. Oxley |
| Those donations translate into helping to save up to 96 lives... what an accomplishment! |
Thank you for your great support of the January 29th blood donor clinic. We had a fantastic turnout, and were able to collect 32 units of blood, only four donations shy of 100%! Those donations translate into helping to save up to 96 lives... what an accomplishment!
Thank you again for helping us spread the word about the ongoing need for blood. I look forward to another successful Ballantrae Blood Donor Clinic on April 9th.
Keep well.
Kim
Kim A. Oxley
Community Development Coordinator
Canadian Blood Services
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| Mike Murphy |
| Bang...Wow!! Cedar Beach made it happen again! |
THANK YOU AGAIN CEDAR BEACH!!!
Weather ...(who knows ???), as much as we were looking forward to the Sat's
night extravaganza, it worked out much better !!!
The bonus was that "The Show Went On", the next day exceeding expectations,
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more neighbours were around to share the fun experience together !!!
Great contribution to the Community!!!!
A proud resident,
Mike Murphy
P.S. Hard act to follow..what next year ???
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| Christine Laing |
| Did Tribune reporter attend same park meeting as residents? |
Last Tuesday, Council’s chamber was overflowing with supporters from Mussleman’s Lake for a long awaited decision regarding acquiring park land for our Community. This is the first time in 25 years of my being actively involved in Lake Issues that I saw something almost unheard of, near unanimous community support. It’s easy to understand why. The Coultice Property’s is a win win on many levels. How often do you get given a 147 Acre parcel of land that is centrally located to ALL residents of the community for virtually free? Rather than take one portion of Doctor Laing’s statement out of context, why not report the essence of the sentence: “...not a dump...this site lies adjacent to the Lake, without being in a position to attract city dwellers to further stress our lake’s fragile ecology. It consists of acres of rolling hills giving us an area that has unlimited potential. It safeguards delicate ecosystems and provides an opportunity to further environmental education as well as serve the typical uses ascribed to a public park”. His statement accurately represents why I and the executives of the MLRA fully supports this project. While it`s democratic to listen to opponent’s comments, I question what community benefit would we have with another direct lakefront park when the existing public waterfront “Churchill Beach” park is rarely used for leisure or educational proposes? I applaud the Town for this well thought out project. We will be preserving a large parcel of land for future generations. This Park Land will not only benefit the locals, but possibly the entire residents of York Region if it’s connected to the Trail system. This would be why Council saw almost unanimous support for it. It’s a shame that your reporter focused primarily on negative comments and omitted all the articulate thought through commentaries by the other speakers.
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| Acquisition of Parkland and Open Space |
This is in response to the detailed report on the park proposal for Musselman’s Lake found here.
I regret that I was not able to attend the Council Meeting last night, June 15th. But I would still like a chance to give my feedback.
First of all, my family and I are very excited to see progress on this initiative. We think that both the park and the environmentally sensitive areas are great. I like the idea of the education component on environment and conservation and getting the LSRCA involved and linking with the Stewardship Report.
I have two areas I’d like to see further discussion on.
1) Pedestrian Access to the Park from the West and South:
I would urge all Council Staff members to take a walk from the intersection of Lakeshore and 9th line, and walk North along 9th line to where the park entrance would be (section “H” in the attachment I assume). Imaging you are pushing a stroller and have another kid or two walking or riding a bike. Just before you get to the lake you will find a very blind corner. If cars happen to be coming from both directions at the same time, they don’t see each other, let alone me, due to the hill and the curve. The lake adds another component of danger into the mix! Even if the cars are travelling slowly, I find I have to be completely off the roadway to let the cars pass safely. If I understand correctly, everyone from the West and South sides of the lake, along with everyone South of the proposed Park location would have to walk along this section of 9th line to get to the park entrance. This would mean a lot of new pedestrian traffic along an already un-safe route. Not to mention, when my kids are old enough, I’d hope they could walk to the park by themselves.
Would it be possible to put a walking/biking path entrance to the park off Mitchell Ave somehow? Then residents West of 9th line and South of the lake, could cross 9th line at Coultice Dr where there’s lots of visibility (near the variety store at the bottom of the hill) and continue on Mitchell Ave to the park.
2) Splash Pad:
Maybe it’s just me, but I was hoping for a splash pad as part of the park. My son can’t get enough of them! Currently we drive him into one of the excellent splash pads in Stouffville. We would LOVE to be able to walk to one in our own community.
I don’t know if it’s feasible, but I didn’t see any mention of one in the report. So I would at least like to see the discussion of pros and cons take place. Here’s how I see it:
PROs:
- People LOVE them, just ask my toddler!
- Good way to cool off when it’s hot.
- If you’re worried about people accessing the Lake and the associated maintenance and safety costs (as mentioned in the report), this may lessen the need for people to go for a swim in the lake.
CONs:
- It is stated in the report to not make this park a draw for non-residents. Would this do that? Stouffville already has some great splash pads (as my son and I know!) so it shouldn’t increase the draw for Stouffville residents any more than the park itself would.
- Cost? I have no idea what this would cost. I guess it’s just a question if enough people want it to warrant the cost. According to the community survey, 44% of the residents surveyed want it. Could we afford it with the current budget?
Thanks to all who have worked on this, it’s very exciting for me and my family!
Peter Rosefield.
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| MLRA |
| The clinic was great! We really did well thanks to the fantastic support and promotion of the local community! Thank you so much for spreading the word amongst your distribution list... it worked! Please share this positive response with the community, they are a great bunch of people.
Just a quick note of THANKS, to everyone, for supporting your local clinic. On Saturday, even though it was the long weekend, we collected 92% of our target! The community of Ballantrae donated 33 units of blood in just over 3 hours, that translates in to saving up to 99 lives.
Happily, we re-booked many of our donors into the next clinic on July 17th. At the next clinic hopefully we'll be able to surpass our 92% collection, and collect to our target of 47 donations. If you haven't made your appointment for the upcoming clinic, please call 1-888-236-6283 to reserve your donation time.
Thank you again for your support and encouragement.
Kind regards,
Kim
Kim A. Oxley
Community Development Coordinator
Canadian Blood Services
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| Julie Granger |
| "Tim Hortons is pleased to offer support to M.L.R.A. Earth Day..." |
The photos posted on your website look fantastic and it appears that you have a lot of community support for your efforts! Tim Hortons is pleased to offer support to MLRA Earth Day, so please keep us in mind for next year.
Take care,
Julie
Julie Granger
Regional Marketing Manager - Central East Ontario
Tim Hortons Advertising & Promotion Fund (Canada) Inc
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| "Cuppel" Congratulations and a BIG thank you!! |
| What a great feeling knowing that so many residents of Mussleman's Lake take
pride and interest in protecting the Lake.
To all those dedicated hard working people that made "Cupple" a reality, my
sincere gratitude and appreciation for a tremendous effort towards improving
our community.
Sincerely,
A proud resident, Mike Murphy
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