Uxbridge Information & Events

School Bus Rules, Regulations and Safety Tips

The Labour Day Weekend traditionally heralds the end of summer and a return to school.

END OF SUMMER

Uxbridge has a large rural population and busing to school on a daily basis is a way of life for many of our children. There are over 800,000 children throughout Ontario that will be riding a school bus to school.

Here are a few points to remember regarding school bus safety and the highway traffic act regarding school buses.

IT IS THE LAW

• All vehicles traveling in both directions must stop when approaching a school bus with its upper red lights flashing. (the only exception is on a divided highway separated by a median if you are approaching the school bus from the opposite direction)
• Penalties For Not Stopping First offence $400 to $2,000 and six demerit points
• Each subsequent Offence $1,000 to $4,000, six demerit points and possible jail time up to six months.

Safety Tips

Parents and educators are urged to review school bus safety with their children and charges that can be found on the MTO site at School Bus Safety Smarts.

Another source is Transport Canada's web site

Remember to watch out for the little ones who in their excitement of the first few days back to school may forget some of the safety rules.

Back in 2006 a pilot project was pitched to Via Rail which was implemented in 2007 between Toronto and Niagara Falls. The addition of a baggage car outfitted with bike racks allows you to simply ride to the station, load up your bike, take your sea,t and enjoy the ride. When you arrive at your destination at the other end you roll out your bike and down the road you go.

Knowledgeable Bike Train staff on board are available to provide cycling maps and other useful information.

Bike Train Routes

The Pilot run toGravenhurst and Bracebridgethis weekend was sold out so don't wait to check it out, if you are a bike enthusiast and are looking to beat the traffic on the 400 arriving relaxed and ready to enjoy Muskokas multi coloured fall coat.

The Huntsville pilot project will see the bike train stopping at Huntsville the weekend of September 17 and and on the 24th South River is the jumping off stop for a mountain biking weekend.

Other existing runs include Ontario southwest - Windsor/Essex and Point Pelee, Toronto Niagara - Green Belt Express, Ontario East - Montreal,Toronto, Ontario North - North Bay

for more information visit http://www.biketrain.ca

What a great way to put the crowning touch on a great summer

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 "Sunday is the slowest day of the month for home sales
and
Open Houses are one of the least effective methods."

Says Rebecca Diamond in her post Open Houses: Stop Lying to Your Client! based on information from the National Association of Realtor (NAR)

If You Check out the comments in response to her post there are some who use an open house to get buyers or listings (comment #6). There are Stats (comment #20) and many arguments for or against open houses ..... they work for some and not for others.

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Udora, Ontario - International Jazz & Art Festival - JK JAZZ

Udora's Camp Jõekääru is the place to be on August 28/29th if you are a Jazz fan.

Headlining the first days entertainment on Saturday is Peter Appleyard's Quartet according to the local paper

Udora

A community where there are more private roads than public roads. A Place where neighbours help neighbours. A place that few know exists even though it appears on the Ontario Road Maps.

Originally known as Snoddon Corners it was renamed in the early 1860s when it came time to select a name for the post office. 

Sitting in the outer reaches of Georgina (York Region) and Uxbridge (Durham Region) Udora is a small community that straddles the boundary between the south east corner of Georgina and the north east corner of Uxbridge. It is a community, divided by the 905 and 705 area codes, by local Municipal and Regional boundaries, and by Provincial and Federal electoral boundaries.

Camp Jõekääru

In the early 1950's the Independent Toronto Estonian Woman's Association purchased land and divided it into 150 lots for summer cottages for Estonians living in Toronto. The grounds, named Jõekääru which means river bend in English, straddle the Pefferlaw river as it winds its way through the community. With the cottages also came the Estonian Children's Camp, Which is still active today as an Estonian language immersion camp for part of the summer.

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Uxbridge, Ontario - Ramping up for the Celebration Of The Arts 25th Anniversary

25 Hours In The Life Of Uxbridge Township

As part of this years Celebration Of The Arts organizers are having a 25 hour photo shoot. Uxbridge residents who are Amateur photographers are encouraged to participate by submitting pictures taken in a 25 hour period from noon on Friday August 27th to 1pm on August 28th. 

Photos must be taken in Uxbridge (any where in the Township) or show a connection to Uxbridge between the specified times and may consist of any subject you choose.

Register for special assignments: Additionally the event is open to all photographers of Durham Region who would like to participate, by investigating special projects or taking "permission arranged" assignments designed to cover Uxbridge geographically as well as chronologically.

contact Stewart Blower @ 905.852.2729 or visit  to register or for more information

Eaglewood Folk Festival - Pefferlaw Onatrio - A Stay-cation Destination

August 27th, 28th, and 29th Georgina (Pefferlaw) Ontario

Now in it's 21st year, the Eaglewood Folk Festival continues to celebrate outstanding Canadian folk music performers in the beautiful and intimate pine tree acreage located in Pefferlaw, ON. 

IN 1989 Cheryl Gaudet stood on the deck of Eaglewood Resort and imagined the grounds filled with hundreds of people gathering from all walks of life to hear wonderful music enjoying delicious foods and artisans selling their wares.

Fast forword to today and we see what started as the "Eaglewood Earth Festival" as it is today The Eaglewood Folk Festival, A celebration featuring workshops and concerts, promoting of folk/roots music, endorsing crativity and diversityof Native culture, health and wellness and environmental concerns.

The 2010 Lineup includes 

• Arthur Renwick 
• Banaconda Kennedy-Kish Bell
• Bell
• Brent Titcomb
• Chris MacLean
• Crabtree & Mills
• David Hein
• David Newland
• David Woodhead's Confabulation
• Geoff Berner
• Katherine Wheatley
• Kim Barlow
• Lily Frost
• Namgar
• Red Pepper Spectacle Arts
• Shaman Ayerhart
• Sourpuss
• The Georgina Community Drum Circle 
• The Marigolds
• The Saturday Saints 
• The Stagger Lees
• Trevor Mills

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Canadian Design Guru Debbie Travis is unveiling a whole new look for one lucky Huntsville resident at any moment now.

When we drove by earlier today there was a hustle and bustle going on as the finishing touches were put to the home of Hather Berg a local unsung hero at 36 Lorne St in Huntsville.

Earlier Today

The street was filled with the various trucks and vans of all the workers on the project
while they were putting the finishing touches on Travis's new project

Berg's home was selected for Travis's new TV Series "All For One with Debbie Travis"

The new reality show will follow Travis as she goes coast to coast doing whole home makeovers for Canada's unsung heroes who go above and beyond in service to their community.

Here is some of the last minute work being done

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Uxbridge, Ontario - Fridays At The Foster  7:30 P.M  August 20th - "Jane Loewen"

If Your headed up to cottage country and are going through Uxbridge you may want to stop off for some musical entertainment.

For More Local Uxbridge Information and Local Web Directories For The Communities of Uxbridge, Port Perry / Scugog Whitchurch / Stouffville and Georgina  visit My Uxbridge Information.  

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 Barton Farms - Uxbridge, Ontario

Uxbridge, Ontario

Open Concept

Presented
by
Kathy Clulow

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Uxbridge, Ontario -  August 19th, 2010

Upcomming Summer Time Activities

As the end of summer approaches and mothers look forward to the kids heading back to school the opportunities to take in the local outdoor events help pass the remaining days of the summer vacation. Some of the upcoming local events include Art in The Park - Elgin Park August, 21^st & 22^nd, 2010, the Endless Summer - August 21^st all over Town, Heritage Days - August 28^th and 29^th  at the Museum , JK  JAZZ, August 28^th and 29^thin Udora and The Uxbridge Fall Fair - September 10^th, 11^th and 12^th. Elgin Park

Heritage Days 

Tonight Enjoy the Thursday Night Cruise

At Living Water on Reach St here in Uxbridge Ontario with entertainment this week provided by EST Band. Come out and enjoy an evening reminiscing, wander amongst the classics and the rods. 

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Random Thoughts ... Canadian Mortgages and Rates... The Trickle Down Effect on The Economy

It is estimated that each MLS home Sale generates slightly over $46,000.00 in ancillary spending. That's over 22 billion dollars a year.

It's a Fact - Rising Interest rates are reflected in the overall Canadian economy.

Rising rates may slow the real estate market slightly but there should be a greater concern for the effect on the overall Canadian economy than the effect on the real estate market. People will still need to move and have a place to call home but they may not spend as much on new furniture, appliances or renovations for that new home.

With the potential to affect over 200 thousand home sale related jobs across Canada rising interest rates could eventually affect the overall Canadian economy if they go to high.

Clients constantly ask me how the rising interest rates will effect the sale of their home

They read the headlines and fear that buyers will not pay the new 'higher' rates, 

My answer has been the same for the last number of years, compared to the 18 to almost 22% of the 80's what it costs to borrow now is nothing, it is almost like 'free money'. Buyers will still buy, a rate increase may slow the market down for a short time, but people still need to move for many different reasons.

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Random Thoughts ... Canadian Mortgages and  Rates... Fact or Fiction

Fact or Fiction ... Mortgages rates have exceeded 20% in the past

Fact or Fiction ... Mortgages rates today are at or near the lowest they have been in over 40 years.

Fact or Fiction ... Variable Rate Mortgages are the most popular.

With all you hear in the press about mortgage rates combined with the fact that 60% of Homeowners have or require a mortgage I felt a little historical perspective was appropriate.

Sometimes

Clients constantly ask me how the rising interest rates will effect the sale of their home

They read the headlines and fear that buyers will not pay the new 'higher' rates, 

My answer has been the same for the last number of years, compared to the 18 to almost 22% of the 80's what it costs to borrow now is nothing, it is almost like 'free money'. Buyers will still buy, a rate increase may slow the market down for a short time, but people still need to move for many different reasons.

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Mortgages Rates And Their Impact On Real Estate

Realtors^® are constantly receiving information from their circle of contacts on topics related to real estate. Just the other day I received an article from one of my mortgage agent contacts, Paul Meridith, that I thought might interest my readers.

Art In The Park returns to Elgin Park August, 21^st & 22^nd, 2010 

If you are looking for a pleasant way to spend an idyllic summer afternoon, a trip to Elgin Park in Uxbridge just might fit the bill. Wander about under the canopy of trees as you enjoy the shaded display of a wide range of professional and non professional artists who live and create their works in Uxbridge. In addition many Artist from across Ontario will also be present at Art In The Park.

As a Juried Show the artists and artisans must submit photos or slides of each media they intend to exhibit and sell in order to qualify as an exhibitor. The selection committee or judges will then determine who will be able to present their works in the park based on these submissions.

As you stroll through the park, take time to watch some of the artist at work, talk to the artists or sit and watch the children in the play/art area as you partake of the scrumptious food from the various food vendors.

Art In The Park has been an annual event here in Uxbridge since 1995

Elgin Park - Uxbridge - A Stay-cation Destination

Uxbridge is blessed with many natural areas that have been preserved and enhanced for public use with trails and facilities. One such area is the 140 acre Countryside Preserve that sits on the Oak Ridges Moraine, another is Elgin Park.

Elgin Park is home to Numerous events starting early in the season with The Huck Finn Fishing Day for kids at Elgin Pond. Elgin park is also home to the Highlands Of Durham Games, RibFest, The Uxbridge Fair, and numerous other events including the upcoming ART in The Park. Hardly a weekend goes by that Elgin park is not home for one event or another throughout the Summer months.  

Elgin Park is located in the south central part of Uxbridge in Durham Region which is about 45 min. north and east of Toronto and can be reached easily from the 401 or 404.

There is plenty of free parking and admission is free but donations are welcome. For additional information contact Bob Armitage (905) 852-4648 E-Mail: lions@uxbridge.com

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Road Trips -Gravenhurst, Ontario - The Good Brothers - On The Barge

If you are wanting something special to do this weekend a trip up to Muskoka just might be the answer. Head out early so you can take in the The Baysville Riverfront Classic and Antique Boat Show in Baysville. Its a relatively small show so you will only require an hour to an hour and a half to see it all. If you like the sound of a steel pan drum orchestra Northern Lights will be there so you may need a little more time to take in their show.

After some great BBQ food and wandering around the town a little head on over to Gravenhurst (it's on the way back home anyway) and take in a a concert by the Good Brothers at Gull Lake Park 7:30 pm

They come by water,
They come by land,
They sit on the beach,
They sit on the sand.

This week The Good Brothers  will entertain you as your children frolic in the water beside the stage.

Picture is from an earlier concert by the Carverners (Canada's Beatles tribute show)

Other  concerts this year included

The Lincolnaires, Freddy Vette and the Flames and Shania Twin just to mention a few

Directions to the Barge From Uxbridge take hwy 12 north to 169 north to hyw 11 north to interchange 169 Bethune Drive, Gravenhurst. Follow Bethune Drve to the Park Admission is Free with a collection being taken up during the performance. Rain Venue is the Gravenhurst Opera House at 295 Muskoka Rd. South in Gravenhurst.

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For Local Uxbridge Information and Local Web Directories For The Communities of Uxbridge, Port Perry / Scugog Whitchurch / Stouffville and Georgina  visit My Uxbridge Information.  

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Road Trips - Muskoka, Ontario - The Baysville Riverfront Classic and Antique Boat Show. 

This is a great opportunity to visit this picturesque little town at the foot of the Lake of Bays and enjoy some classic and anique boats and cars. If that is not enough to get you out perhaps the sound of the most amazing steel drum orchestra I've ever heard "Northern Lights" will be their playing for your enjoyment. There will be barbecued food, wildlife displays, also this year a women's car club "Pink Slips" are expected to be in attendance

Admission is by donation

You will have to visit Saturday Aug 15th, 2010 - 12:00 to 4:00 pm  to see the boats and cars or hear the band but just to wet your whistle ..... 

 For you car buffs this 1930 L29 Cord Phaeton was there last year 

All in all it sound like a great way to spend an afternoon.

Uxbridge, Ontario - Farmers Market 

One of the best things about farmers markets is you get the harvest of the season, corn, summer squash, strawberries, tomatoes and melons are great right now,

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For More Local Uxbridge Information and Local Web Directories For The Communities of Uxbridge, Port Perry / Scugog Whitchurch / Stouffville and Georgina  visit My Uxbridge Information.  

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Uxbridge, Ontario - Fridays At The Foster  7:30 P.M  August 13th - "Two Guitars and a Flute"

If Your headed up to cottage country and are going through Uxbridge you may want to stop off for some musical entertainment.

For More Local Uxbridge Information and Local Web Directories For The Communities of Uxbridge, Port Perry / Scugog Whitchurch / Stouffville and Georgina  visit My Uxbridge Information.  

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Uxbridge, Ontario -  August 12th, 2010

Upcomming Summer Time Activities

Take heart although Summer has passed the half way mark and the opportunities to take in the local outdoor events are dwindling there are still many to go. Some of the upcoming local events include Art in The Park, The Uxbridge Fall Fair, Heritage Days, JK JAZZ, and the Endless Summer celebration. 

Tonight Enjoy the Thursday Night Cruise

At Living Water on Reach St here in Uxbridge Ontario with entertainment this week provided by Dual Exhaust Band. Come out and enjoy an evening reminiscing, wander amongst the classics and the rods.

 For More Local Uxbridge Information and Local Web Directories For The Communities of Uxbridge, Port Perry / Scugog Whitchurch / Stouffville and Georgina  visit My Uxbridge Information.  

To learn more about what housing options Uxbridge
and the surrounding area has to offer;
be it condominium or detached homes, in town or rural communities,
country homes, estates or farms just give me a call or Text Me from my web site 

Assessed Value vs Market Value

Is the Assessed Value of Your home an accurate means of determining the "Real World" market value of your home? Read On ..... to see 

Can you rely on these valuations in determining at what price you should list your property on the open market? Is this valuation of any use in determining the price you should offer on a home you are thinking of buying?

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