VIP Notices:
- Talbert Hill Road has now been opened. It will be closed again for paving which is expected to happen during the week of October 10. Watch here for further details.
- The Town Office and Library will be closed on Monday, October 10.
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 Dan Fleetham
1912 - 2016
Celebration of Life
6 PM October 1, 2016
Canaan Hall
(at the racetrack)
Dan Fleetham, an icon of Canaan, passed away after being part of Canaan for 104 years. Dan was born in February of 1912 at a time when his family was operating the Cobb House Hotel on Canaan Street. Dan was in engaged in a wide variety of occupations during his life. One of his most well known roles was as municipal judge in Canaan. He also served on the faculty of Cardigan Mountain School for a period of time. His community participation was legendary. Some can remember his work with the Boy Scouts. In just the last decade or so he was a legionnaire at the Weld-Webster Post 55, a Curator at the Canaan Museum, a member of the Lions, a Mason, the Clock winder at the Meeting House, and perhaps the most famous service was as a meals on wheels driver up until age 102 bringing meals and friendship to many who were much younger than he was.
Join his family and the community in celebrating his life. Memorial Contributions may be made in his name to Theta Chi Fraternity, P.O. Box 503, Carmel, IN 46082; Passaconaway Lodge, OA, Boy Scouts of America 571 Holt Rd.Manchester, NH 03109 or Social-Summit Lodge #50 P.O. Box 113, Canaan, NH 03741-0113.
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The Town of Canaan is still looking for a seasonal plow truck operator to work from November 1 to April 1 with the Canaan Highway Department. 40 Hours per Week. Ability to work under adverse weather conditions and be on call 24 hours a day. Must have a minimum of 3-5 years of experience operating plow truck, sand and salt spreader, loader, and backhoe. Must have a valid NH class "B" CDL drivers license with a good driving record. Candidate must have a High School diploma or GED equivalent and be in excellent physical condition for manual labor. Background check and physical may be required before hiring. Compensation – Range $14.23-$17.29. No benefits. Applications available at town office or download one here. If you have questions, please contact Mike Samson at 603-523-4501 ext. 5.
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 HOW IT WORKS
The FarmRaiser is similar to a traditional fundraiser, except you can buy healthy, local farm products for your family while supporting our school. Order now for delivery in Oct. and November, and pick up your fresh food on the dates noted below at the CES school! Each “share” is only $36 and will have lots of locally grown, organic veggies!
DETAILS:
Come get a form at Canaan Elementary School or download the flier here.
Order & Payment Due date:
2 weeks before each pick up date
Pick up date are…
9/14/16, 10/12/16, or 11/16/16
Pick up your order at the school:
(Orders not picked up will be donated to a local food charity, CES or PTA)
We are raising money for:
PTA programming
Community members ordering:
Just cross out the "student information" and make sure to include all your important contact info.
Make the checks payable to the CES PTA. $36 for each order.
November's order makes a great Thanksgiving feast!
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 Help Someone Out - Take a Survey or Two!
From the Recreation Department:
Community Members,
We are looking for feedback on communication with our communities about recreation opportunities in the Mascoma Valley region. The survey is only eight questions, but your answers will be extremely helpful as we continue to improve our efforts.
Use this link to access our brief survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NZ55N5H
Thank you in advance for your time and support!
Katharine Lary Jopek
Regional Recreation Coordinator
Mascoma Valley Parks & Recreation
mvalleyrec@gmail.com
603-632-5026 ext. 5408
603-523-4501 ext.111
From the Economic Development Committee:
Are you interested in Thai food? In Canaan?
A potential restaurant operator has expressed interest in locating a Thai cafe in Canaan.
Please take this survey.
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 From the Police Department:
We are asking EVERYONE in our local communities to enroll in the CODE RED program.
It is absolutely FREE. CODE RED allows us to notify you in an emergency. Your home "landline" is already enrolled, but mobile devices are not. With the increased prevalence of mobile device only homes, we need to be able to let you know if there is an emergency.
Some examples of notifications are:
DANGEROUS PERSON - STAY INSIDE
DANGEROUS PERSON - EVACUATE
FIRE DANGER - EVACUATE or PREPARE
WATER QUALITY NOTIFICATION
POLICE ACTIVITY - BE AWARE
MISSING ADULTS and CHILDREN
These are just some of the messages that we need to be able to get to our citizens quickly. Please enroll your devices into the CODE RED system to receive our EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS. Please let us know if you have any questions: 603-523-7400.
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"Can you hear me now?"
We will return with more cell tower  news next week. The saga continues ...
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Sunday, 10 AM to 1 PM - Canaan Green
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iInquiring minds want to know . . .
 Three members of Twin Bridge Services, including Allen Treadwell pictured to the right, have been working for weeks at the Police Station, Town Office, Library and Fire Department.
You probably wonder why. We had a really bad electrical storm earlier in August that wiped out computers, switching gear, routers, amplifiers, telephone systems, radios and other electronic eequipment. A great deal of work, funded by insurance , has gone into replacing these systems. The balance of the work has been to install a new Emergency Operations Center in the Fire and Police Stations that relies heavily on communications and computers networked through departments and connected to the regional and state systems. This work was paid for by a Homeland Security Grant.
Do you think that you have problems with Wetland Regulations?
Well so does the Town. We have recently been given two letters of deficiency by DES Wetlands Bureau on two Town projects. One was Switch Road from 2001 and other was on the new ball field. In one case, we believe that the road went through the permitting process as part of the state's application when Route 4 "S" curves were reconstructed by the state. The Switch Road relocation was part of that project. in the other case,despite what the DES notification has stated about the ball field, neither the ball field nor the parking lot were on a mapped wetland; no ditch (originally created by the Town in the 1950's) was altered; and no wetland vegetation was present. We will be working with DES to resolve both of these issues.
Heard anything about an enforcement action on sub-division violations?
While the Town does not have zoning, it does have sub-division regulations.These regulations apply if your are selling part of your land, planning to sell part of your land, leasing part of your land, or planning to lease part of your land, either now or in the future.
Sub-division means the division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots, plats, sites, or other division of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale, rent, lease, condominium conveyance or building development. It includes re-subdivision and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the land or territory subdivided. ... Any additional dwelling placed upon a lot shall also be deemed a subdivision.
There is a current enforcement action underway against a property owner who created at least 12 residential units on a single lot; all without a permit. This action will be underway for many months. Click Here to learn more about Sub-divisions and Canaan Land Use Regulations.
Smile!
If you see a TV truck in town next week, WCVB will be taping a half hour show about Canaan for Channel 5 Chronicle in Boston. When we know the airing schedule, we will tell you.
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Meeting House Railings
Thanks to everyone who donated at the Meeting House Yard Sale last weekend, as well as the raffles and tee shirt sale that supported the new railings. They are very attractive but some have questioned the cost and use of public dollars for the railings.
These railings were hand fabricated to be historically accurate for the building. The process was complicated and very expensive. This project was not one which the Meeting House Preservation Committee was prepared to undertake. There were no Town or Preservation funds to pay for the historic railings.
The railings were championed by Trish Brown who organized all of the fundraising for the project and personally contracted with Dimitry Gerakaris to complete the work. While the project was NOT a Preservation Committee project, the donations earmarked for the railings all went through the Preservation Committee for charitable purposes. Trish had the help of friends, neighbors, Canaan Hardware and individuals on the Preservation Committee. While very expensive, it has been wonderful to watch the people who have been steadied by the railing as they enter the Meeting House.
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The exterior wall framing has started at the new health center! Substantial completion is expected by February 1, 2017 with a full opening to follow later in the Spring.
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Happening this week:
Full Details and all the upcoming Summer Events available on the Town Website.
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