Students welcome Spartacat

 Spring is just around the corner, and so is the new South Dundas Recreation Guide.

Ben MacPherson, recreation programming coordinator for South Dundas is planning to finalize the spring/summer guide by the end of February.

Already some new offerings will be part of the guide including a gluten-free cooking class and a Qigong movement and meditation class.

New offerings like these are made possible by new instructors coming forward to share their talents. 

Samantha Gove will be leading the gluten-free cooking class and Kim Hutt the Qiqong class.

“What I am looking for right now is for any other instructors interested in sharing their skills by teaching a new class to contact me,” said MacPherson. 

Anyone with a program or a program idea is welcome to contact MacPherson to discuss the details. 

Most importantly, contact him before February 15 so that the new program can be included in the next edition of the Recreation Guide. 

MacPherson can be reached by telephone at 613-543-2937 or via email at bmacpherson@southdundas.com

The Rec. Guide is scheduled to be distributed before the March break, to let the community know about the March break programming that is available within South Dundas.

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Past technical glitches and promises made during the last municipal election prompted South Dundas council to put off making a decision about the voting method for the 2014 municipal election.

South Dundas clerk Brenda Brunt brought a report to South Dundas council at the May 21 meeting recommending that council approve an alternate voting method of internet/telephone voting for the 2014 municipal election.

The telephone/internet voting method has been used in the last three municipal elections with much success when measured by voter turnout which has been outstanding at over 50 percent.

This alternate method has been used without offering a paper ballot option, one that council perceives is wanted by some South Dundas voters.

Referring to the technical glitches that meant voting hours were extended in South Dundas, South Dundas councillor Jim Graham said, “The last election left a bad taste.” He explained that during the last election, he was asked to support paper ballots in the next election, so he said he would not support this staff recommendation, as presented.

He asked that staff gather some information and costs regarding an option that would include the opportunity for a paper ballot.

“During the debate nights I said I would support paper ballots, and I’m sticking with that,” said South Dundas councillor Evonne Delegarde.

Although the voter turnout numbers and convenience of telephone/internet voting are appealing to South Dundas councillor Archie Mellan, he too agreed that the inclusion of a paper ballot opportunity does need to be examined. Council unanimously agreed to defer their decision on the matter while staff explores the option of including a paper ballot.

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On April 19th, the South Dundas Shuffleboard Club called a time out from playing to present a generous donation of $500 to the Dundas County Food Bank. Club president Cecil McDermott and club treasurer Frank McKenney presented the donation to food bank treasurer Dave King and food bank vice-chair Terry Triskle. The South Dundas Shuffleboard Club meets every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. at Matilda Hall in Dixon’s Corners.

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