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Marion Ferris

Posted by mmockler on April 9, 2007 - 5:12pm

Just to let everyone know that Marion "Ma" Ferris passed away today. As you will recall, Mrs. Ferris was the wife of the former reeve of Amabel, Bill Ferris. She also contributed to the book "Green Meadows and Golden Sands: The History of Amabel Township."

Mark tells me that "Ma" made the best cheeseburgers at Sauble Beach served at Ferris' Shell station on the main street.

I know your thoughts will be with her family today.

She is resting at the Ferris Funeral Home in Simcoe.

a few facts

Posted by mmockler on February 28, 2007 - 10:36pm
I guess all of you have heard what transpired at last Monday’s council meeting. Here are a few facts that you may not know. Our esteemed Mayor ditched a meeting on Monday afternoon with a member of the Cabinet of the Province of Ontario to make her mad dash back to Wiarton with her little cohort. This is a meeting that our esteemed Mayor requested with the Minister. This is a meeting that could potentially bring much-needed funding to our Town. This is a meeting that was being attended by not only Town staffers, but members of an engineering firm (who are being paid by the Town) and also by our MPP, Bill Murdoch. How embarrassing for our Town to request this meeting and then our esteemed Mayor not even have the courtesy to show up.

interesting POV from The Sun Times

Posted by mmockler on October 25, 2006 - 1:09pm

Dick Waugh Editorial
Sun-Times: Wed, October 25, 2006

If the proverbial ostrich sticks his head into the sand at Sauble Beach he is one dead bird.

That's because a number of septic systems at Sauble are leaching toward the lake, as predicted when a study of water at the beach was conducted in the late 90's.

Then we have from a health standpoint, buildings that draw water only a few feet from unacceptable septic systems ...

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