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Egg-tra fun Ashley Wallace, 6, participated in the St. Jacobs Easter egg hunt on Apr. 7 with hundreds of other youngsters ranging from one to 12 years old. Inset Alia Hirsch, Brianna Welman, Tyson Hirsch, Jared Welman and Xander Hirsch pick through the plastic eggs they collected during the hunt. [colin dewar / the observer]
Neighbours wary of expansion in St. Jacobs subdivision STEVE KANNON
Plans to add another 150 homes to the Valleyview Heights subdivision in St. Jacobs has neighbours worried about traffic impacts, including safety of those
using a nearby park. Several residents were in Woolwich council chambers Apr. 10 for a public planning meeting to discuss a proposed zone change for some 40 acres of land to the east of the existing subdivision,
which got underway in 2003. The developer wants to build 88 single-detached houses, 36 semis and 20 to 30 townhouses on a 24acre portion of the land. Concerned about the increased traffic that will come with the
new development, neighbours called for traffic to be funneled onto Old Scout Place, which runs along the southern edge of the site, rather than relying on Water Street to carry most of the flow. Old Scout Place would require
upgrading to be used in that capacity. For Water Street resident John Dixon, simply extending the street to loop through the new subdivision | 4
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Citizens’ group to challenge biogas Township deems appeal process too costly, but issue still ends up before provincial tribunal STEVE KANNON The township has taken a pass on the appeal process, but a biogas plant proposed for Elmira will be debated at the province’s Environmental Review Tribunal thanks to action launched by Elmira Bio Fuel Citizens’ Committee. The Ministry of the Environment late last month approved a Bio-En Power
Inc. plan to build a energygenerating facility on Martin’s Lane in Elmira’s north end. A 15-day appeal period started Mar. 26. Opposed to the decision, the township nonetheless opted against challenging it based on legal advice. Addressing the issue at an Apr. 10 council meeting, director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley said the narrow grounds for
appeal made success unlikely. The township would have to prove the project would cause serious harm to human health and/or the environment. All of the onus to provide expert witnesses and backing evidence would fall on the municipality, an expensive undertaking not likely to pay dividends, he explained of the process. Mayor Todd Cowan,
while agreeing with the decision to avoid an appeal, said he would continue to lobby provincial officials to move the facility elsewhere. He was disappointed when apparent deals to do that were eventually ignored by the province, with last month’s approval catching him off guard. For Woolwich Bio-En president Chuck Martin, the option of moving is
still on the table, but he is not optimistic about that outcome. There are challenges to moving, he said. Having the Ontario Power Authority FIT (feed-in tariff) contract shifted is just the first, as there are land issues, grid capacity and financial details to be worked out at another location. Then there’s the timing. The plant has an in-service date
of May 2014. A move would require the environment assessment and public input phases to start all over again, so that contract date would have to be shifted. For now, he’s preparing for the appeal process before the ERT. From the appeal documents he’s seen to date, the opposition’s argument biogas | 4
Bylaw aimed at residents who park on their lawns Smaller lots, lack of on-street parking likely cause of increase in number of complaints received by township STEVE KANNON Squeezed by a small lot and poor on-street parking? Finding yourself parking on more than just your driveway? Woolwich has $75 ticket with your name on it. Facing an increase in the number of complaints about people parking on their lawns, the township has a new front-yard parking bylaw in the works. The proposal won initial approval from council Tuesday night. Clerk Christine Broughton, whose department handles bylaw enforcement, explained that newer subdivisions with higher densities are more prone to seeing residents parking on their lawns or illegally widening their driveways in order to accommodate their vehicles. The new bylaw would provide the township with a tool to deal with the situation. Under the current system, after a complaint is received a notice is sent to the offender. If the parking offence continues, a summons is issued to appear in court. The township uses rules under its prop-
erty standards and zoning bylaws, but the process is slow and costly: it can take up to six months to get the first appearance date, during which time the offence continues and neighbours continue to complain. A specific bylaw would streamline the process, which is important as the number of issues goes up, said Broughton “Enforcement staff is seeing an increasing number of complaints regarding the parking of vehicles on front yards. The problem is especially apparent in newer subdivisions where there is limited parking. In the past 30 days alone, the enforcement division has received four calls concerning the appearance of neighbouring properties due to muddy ruts and the overall appearance of the neighbourhood,” wrote bylaw enforcement officer Lorna VanderPloeg in a report submitted to council Apr. 10. Coun. Julie-Anne Herteis, however, raised concerns about the potential abuse of the bylaw as presented, noting neighPARKING | 5
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The third annual Ontario Guitar and Music Gear Show and Swap will be held at Lions Hall in Elmira on Apr. 29. Organizer John Woods is hoping the show draws a crowd much like last year's show where 400 people came out to look at the instruments for sale. [observer file photo]
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All things guitar will be on tap when Ontario Guitar and Music Gear Show and Swap takes over Lions Hall Apr. 29 for the event's third annual outing COLIN DEWAR A couple of years ago, Elmira resident John Woods noticed there were flea markets that sold household items and swap shops for toys and trading card enthusiasts, but there was no place to find affordable musical instruments. Trade shows in larger cities had become quite costly,
as patrons have to pay for both parking and entrance fees that can reach as high as $40 per person. Thus was born the Ontario Guitar and Music Gear Show and Swap. On Apr. 29 Woods is hosting his third annual music show and swap at Lions Hall in Elmira for those seasoned musicians and newcomers alike to
display their used musical instruments for sale, or for anyone just looking for a good bargain. “We keep changing the date every year as we work with different vendors and we find the change brings in a different crowd that might not have been around or known about the other shows,” said Woods. “This year we have 35 ven-
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subdivision would create a 1.5-kilometre stretch without stop signs and trafficcalming measures, a recipe for speeding. Water Street runs alongside the existing park and the proposed expansion into the new development. “We need another exit to Old Scout,” said Water Street resident Jill Jacklin, noting the plan has only one outlet, a road named Conlon Drive that would run north-south connecting Water Street to Old Scout Place. She called that plan inadequate given that the neighbourhood would essentially double in size. Along with residents’ concerns, the information presented Tuesday by director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley included concerns raised by planners with the Region of Waterloo, who said they could not approve the application as it now stands, pointing specifically to noise concerns. The site is bounded by Hwy. 85 to the east and there’s an automotive salvage yard nearby on Old Scout Place. Andrew Head of the Kitchener planning firm Dryden, Smith and Head, representing Valleyview Heights, said the issues raised by the region will be addressed by a noise consultant hired by the developer. Other concerns raised by the regional government and the Grand River Con-
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Proposed site plan for the next phase of the Valleyview Heights subdivision in St. Jacobs. servation Authority will also have to be addressed. Also discussed at this week’s public planning sessions was another St. Jacobs development, this time in the core of the village. Mercedes Corp., which in 2009 tabled a plan to build 14 townhomes at lots on 10 Front St. and 1441 King St. N., now wants to change that to a 14-unit brownstone development. That design would feature
ground-floor flats with two-storey lofts above. The changes make better use of the lot, the company’s Marcus Shantz told councillors. Both Official Plan and zoning changes are needed to accommodate the project, which would essentially convert commercial space used for bus parking into a residential area. In response to a question from Coun. Allan
Poffenroth, Shantz said the three-story building would house rental units, though it could be built as a condo, with the company retaining ownership of all 14 units. Addressing both projects, Kennaley noted that recent easing of restrictions on the capacity of the St. Jacobs sewage treatment plant leaves ample room for the necessary hook-up capacity.
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Drain project well over budget With costs 50 per cent over budget, Woolwich officials will be taking a hard look at the work done to prepare for a simple municipal drain repair and improvement project in Winterbourne. Budgeted at $44,000, the job is now expected to hit $63,600, largely due to higher-than-expected billing from the engineering firm handling the file. The $20,000 estimate for actually carrying out the work was off slightly, with the winning bid coming in at
$23,400. Councillors awarded that contract to Kurtis Smith Excavating Inc. of Brussels, which submitted the lowest of seven tenders received. Deputy clerk Val Hummel told councillors the engineering firm, Johnson Engineering Consultants, would be pressed to explain how estimated costs of $24,000 became $40,000. The final total is of great importance to property owners along that municipal drain, who will be made to pay costs based on a formula determining how much they benefit due to the work done.
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Youth charged with assault after Drayton altercation Wellington County OPP charged a 13-yearold Drayton boy with ‘assault with a weapon’ and ‘failure to comply with disposition contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada’ following a disturbance in Drayton Apr. 2 Officers responded and spoke to a 15-year-old Drayton girl who reported having a dispute with the boy. She told officers the two had an argument earlier in
the day over some friends. They decided to meet later in the day in the downtown area of Drayton. They met again and the dispute continued and the boy threatened her with a pair of scissors. A nearby adult intervened and ended the altercation. The victim did not require medical attention. The 13-year-old is scheduled to appear in Guelph youth court on May 16.
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pit near Manser Road and William Hastings Line. When police arrived they found a 20-year-old Drayton man and a 20-year-old Elmira man in the vehicle. The Elmira man had a court ordered curfew and was arrested for breaching the curfew.
11:15 PM | Police received a call about two young men, described as white between the ages of 15 and 20 years old, streaking along Arthur Street wearing masks. The two men then entered a van, which police tracked down. Police spoke to the two men about the incident. April 7
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the time but it came off when he hit the ground. An ambulance was called as the boy was unconscious. By the time the ambulance arrived the boy was awake complaining of a sore head and had a cut on his chin. He was treated in the ambulance for his injuries. The ATV was not damaged. 6:30 PM | A 59-year-old man driving a Honda motorcycle lost control of his bike when a plastic garbage bag blew into his path, causing him to slide into a ditch. The man was thrown from his bike and received a road rash and possible broken wrist. Damage to the motorcycle was significant. April 8
5:00 PM | Police received a call about a theft from a 2006 Chevy pickup in a driveway on Herrgott Road near Industrial Crescent in St. Clements. Numerous CDs and a business card holder with the letter “F” on it were taken from the unlocked vehicle. Police are continuing to investigate. 6:00 PM | A men’s black mountain bike was found on
“We’ve exceeded our expectations for the first year.” The show runs Apr. 19-21, 5:30-9:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday evening, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is $2. Coun. Julie-Anne Herteis noted that home shows elsewhere typically run Friday through Sunday, to which Horndl replied they were being sensitive to churchgoers in the community. “If there’s a call for it, we will extend it next year,” she said of a Sunday date.
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11:40 AM | A resident of Ann Street near William Street and Riverside Drive in Elmira called police when they discovered dog feces on their trampoline. The police suspect neighbourhood kids pulling a prank. April 11
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very strict,” she said of the proposed bylaw. The bylaw was ultimately approved 3-1, with Herteis holding out for a change in the wording. The issue returns to council next week, however, for formal approval. In a related matter, the township will also review its overnight parking ban during the winter months, acting on suggestion from Mayor Todd Cowan. He argued that banning parking between 2-6 a.m. has little affect on snowclearing, as road crews are typically not out until 7 a.m. anyway. While crews can be out as early as 4 a.m., noted director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley, it’s major routes that get priority over residential streets. Adding that operations staff have requested a review of the current bylaw, he said he would get in on the schedule for review prior to next year’s snow season.
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Annual Ride n’ Stride event will raise funds to fight cancer JAMES JACKSON Walkers, runners and cyclists of all skill levels are invited to the annual Ride n’ Stride event in Elmira on Apr. 29, organized by the Canadian Cancer Society. The non-competitive event encourages participants to complete a 4 km, 10 km or 20 km course with the goal of raising funds for research and support services for people in Waterloo Region that are living with the disease. “The problem is that so many of us have been
touched by cancer,� said Sarah Bradshaw, the chair of the Woolwich event and herself a survivor of breast cancer. “We always have a core of people that come back. There are some people in the community who have participated for well over 20 years, which is quite cool.� Last year some 50 to 75 participants in Elmira raised nearly $10,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society, and over 30 years in the region the Ride n’ Stride has raised more than $2 million benefiting
Organizers are hoping for a large crowd of participants in the upcoming Ride ‘n Stride event for Cancer Research at EDSS later this month, with the goal of raising upwards of $15,000 for research. [file photo]
people in Waterloo Region and beyond. Participants familiar with the event will also be familiar with the route, as it will once again start out at Elmira District Secondary School, follow Arthur Street north to the Kissing Bridge Trail, and then along the trail to either Floradale Road or Side Road 18 at Wallenstein, depending on how far you choose to go. “It’s anyone who can get themselves to the Kissing Bridge Trail and back again,� laughed Bradshaw. “Whether they’re riding or walking or running, we always have people pushing strollers and doing whatever works for you.� Every year between 75 and 100 people participate in the Elmira event, but numbers were down slightly last year due to a scheduling conflict that placed the Healthy Communities Month triathlon on the same day as the Ride n’ Stride, but with no such conflict this year Bradshaw is hoping for a strong turnout and for upwards of $15,000 for crucial cancer research. Participants can register on the day of the event,
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MCC collecting e-waste through to Earth Day
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JAMES JACKSON The Mennonite Central Committee has just the answer for the piles of electronic waste accumulating in our basements and attics. From Apr. 10 to Earth Day on Apr. 22, five MCC locations, including the thrift store in Elmira, will be collecting e-waste, and funds raised will be put towards sustainability features ranging from rainwater harvesting and solar technology, to improved energy efficiency at the organization’s new building that will be built at 50 Kent St. in Kitchener. The other four locations are the Waterloo thrift shop at 50 Bridgeport Rd. E., the MCC head office at 50 Kent St., the New Hamburg Thrift Centre at 41 Heritage Dr., and the MCC office in St. Catharines at 22-595 Carlton St. “It’s very important,” said Betty Marshall, the general manager of the Elmira thrift store located at 59 Church St. W. “The MCC envisions communities worldwide in relationships with God, one another and creation, and this will help fulfill that part of their vision statement.” Given the nature of thrift, Marshall said that the store receives a lot of e-waste, but given the uncertainty of whether or not the devices still work (or how well) the store does not re-sell those electronic devices to the public. Instead, MCC used to take the waste to the landfill for proper disposal, But about a year ago the Ontario Electronic Stewardship starting paying local electronic recycling companies to purchase ewaste, Marshall said, and now MCC receives about 11
Students from the local Syrian community and Conrad Grebel University College worked together to load a shipping container of material aid destined for Lebanon, Syria and Jordan on Apr. 5. The Mennonite Central Committee is sending the aid to prepare for growing numbers of displaced people and refugees, alongside proactive efforts to strengthen community-based peace building. The aid that was packed in the container and sent overseas included 3,200 comforters, 4,200 hygiene kits, 280 infant care kits, 560 relief kits and 3,000 school kits. [submitted] Guenther Mohr, a volunteer at the Elmira Thrift Store, holds a karaoke machine outside of the receiving doors of the shop. Between Apr. 10 and 22 MCC Ontario will be donating the funds raised through the recycling of e-waste to greening their new headquarters in Kitchener. [JAMES JACKSON / THE OBSERVER] and Credit Union (MSCU), cents per pound of waste an office of the Mennonite which translates into about World Conference, an office $500 a month for the Elof the Mennonite Foundamira shop. tion of Canada, as well as the “This is a great moneyMennonite Church of Eastmaker for thrift shops – ern Canada. that $500 is significant,” They must raise $4 milsaid Marshall. lion in capital and $12 milThe money collected belion in total to expand their tween now and Earth Day operations, with hopes of will go towards greening completion by 2013 to cotheir new provincial headincide with their 50th anquarters, which will be niversary in Ontario. located on the same site as Acceptable electronics the current headquarters. Unveiled last year, the plan for donation range from CD-ROM drives and comis to bring their current thrift puter keyboards, to radios shops located at 50 Bridgeand speakers. A complete port Rd. E. in Waterloo and list is available at the orga335 Lancaster St. W. under one roof, along with a branch nizations website, http:// mcco.ca/earth-day-2012. of the Mennonite Savings
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EDSS Euchre club sees Students take on seniors
The EDSS euchre club challenged a group of senior citizens to an impromptu euchre tournament at the senior centre in the Woolwich Memorial Centre on Wednesday. In total 24 students competed against 24 seniors. Top left, Eric Van Gerwen enjoys a laugh while playing. Right, Georgie Gagnon studies her cards. Bottom left, Corey Hinsperger tries to feed her team mate a winning card. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]
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CHESSINATORS EDSS hosts mini chess tournament in advance of finals
Alex Brubacher of the EDSS chess team makes a move against his opponent during a mini chess tournament Wednesday against Jacob Hespeler and Cameron Heights.
PHOTOS BY COLIN DEWAR
EDSS student Justin Brideau-Gough contemplates his next move against his opponent.
Sam Maier of EDSS studies the chess board before making his move against his challenger from Jacob Hespeler. The regional finals will be held today (Saturday).
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Council needs to escape from bureaucratic trap Missing in this week’s Woolwich council discussion about economic development was a willingness to question the need for the program in the first place. It’s clear from a report on the business visitation program that it has been largely ineffective: just 18 businesses have been called on by the economic development and tourism officer since 2010. The explanation for so few results is that staffer has repeatedly been co-opted into a variety of other projects that have nothing to do with economic development. Fact is, there’s precious little to show in the way of economic benefits for the work done since the position was added to the payroll in 2009. Senior staff has pointed to the EDO’s work on the Victoria Glen issue, Grand River Transit route 21 and, most recently, the community guide. Not economic development. And not projects much staff time should have been spent on. The township’s attempt to sell off parkland in Victoria Glen to help pay for a variety of new buildings was destined to go nowhere. Despite tepid support and limited ridership, the bus was a foregone conclusion: poor response was not taken into consideration. The guide appears to have eaten up a considerable amount of staff time – not to mention money – to provide a slightly expanded version of the longstanding recreation guide. Specifically on the visitation program, which aims to personalize the relationship between the township and businesses here, there’s no indication the information that’s been gathered will serve any purpose. Certainly the sample size so far is irrelevant; as Mayor Todd Cowan noted, “18 isn’t even a real straw poll.” If the township does manage to free up more of the EDO’s time, the goal is 24 visits per year. Given that there are more than a thousand businesses in the township, it would take some four or five decades to get around to all of them. By that time, the totality of information collected will be mostly outdated. And even if correlated, it would serve as little more than an interesting snapshot, not viable economic data. Questions about business confidence and growth expectations, for instance, are done on a regular basis by the likes of Statistics Canada, polling firms and large industry players; the large sample size and frequent updates help create a helpful portrait. That’s not the case in Woolwich, where neither the scope nor the timing are favourable. None of this is to lay blame. The position appears to have been set up without any real goals or benchmarks. Larger centres provide economic development services that aim to recruit businesses and employment, often through the servicing of land, incentives, streamlining of red tape and the like. None of that is in play in Woolwich, which doesn’t have the financial wherewithal to do so. Instead, there’s a lot of busywork. And much of it thus far has included jobs that don’t pertain to the economic development or tourism portfolios. The addition of an extra staff person makes it easy to spread the workload rather than becoming more efficient. The generating of reports – classic bureaucratic time-wasting – helps fill out the schedule and attempts to justify more of the same. We’ve seen this become more pervasive in the township in recent years. It all makes perfect sense inside the bureaucracy. But there’s little if any benefit to the taxpayers, who are footing the bill. It’s the job of council to curb the bloat and to ensure there’s value for money spent. That’s certainly not been the case so far, despite a so-called review of expenditures. The public deserves better.
The explanation of the economic development portfolio at this week's Woolwich council meeting did little to bolster the wish list. WORLD view / GWYNNE DYER
With Assad's apparent victory, the rest of Syria loses WORLD AFFAIRS “We, the undersigned armed terrorist groups, hereby promise to stop all violence in Syria and surrender all our weapons to the Syrian regime. We will no longer carry out the orders of Israel, the United States, Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, who have been financing our campaign of armed terrorism against the Syrian people. Love, the terrorists of the Free Syrian Army.” As soon as Bashar alAssad’s regime in Syria gets “written guarantees” from the “armed terrorist groups” to surrender, announced the Syrian foreign ministry on Apr. 8, it will comply with its promise to withdraw its tanks and artillery from rebellious Syrian cities. Sorry, no, there’s more. The regime also wants “guarantees of commitment by the governments of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to stop financing the armed terrorist groups.” The United Nations and
the Arab League thought they had a deal. The Syrian government had promised the mediator, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, that it would remove all its heavy weapons from urban areas by Apr. 10, and accept a complete ceasefire by the 12th. But then Damascus announced that the international community had been “mistaken” to think that it was really going to pull its troops out. “Kofi Annan has until now not furnished to the Syrian government written guarantees about the acceptance of the armed terrorist groups to stop violence in all its forms, and their readiness to surrender their weapons so that state authority can spread on all territory,” the statement said. In other words, as soon as the prodemocracy side surrenders unconditionally, “peace” – i.e., the tyranny of the Baath regime – will be restored. Kofi Annan, the United Nations and the Arab League were doing the best they could, but with no member country willing to use military force against Syria they had no leverage
whatever. If Bashar alAssad really pulled all his troops out of Syrian cities, they would then immediately fall into the hands of the opposition, so he wasn’t going to do that. The senior people at the UN and the Arab League who approved the deal were hoping at least to put an end to the Syrian regime’s use of massive force against civilians. Assad was obviously not going to meekly give up power, but many innocent lives would be saved if he could just be persuaded to stop using tanks and artillery against cities. He would probably continue killing his opponents on a retail basis, but the wholesale killing would stop. However, Assad only agreed to the UN proposal in the first place because Russia and China needed some diplomatic cover if they were to go on vetoing any action against Syria by the Security Council. But it turns out that no country is willing to pay the price in lives of a military intervention in Syria anyway, so it doesn’t really matter what the Security Council says – and moving to a lower-
profile strategy would have a significant cost for the regime. Suppressing the uprising one murder at a time, with the regime’s intelligence services and “special forces” operating in hostile urban areas, would cost them a lot of casualties. The regime calculated the likelihood of foreign military intervention, concluded that it was zero, and reneged on the deal. It was worth trying to de-escalate the conflict, but it isn’t going to happen. Shelling cities with tanks and artillery is a highly inefficient way of restoring government control over them, but it keeps the casualties down on the regime side. So has the Assad regime won despite the deaths of 9,000 protesters? Probably. Non-violent resistance to tyranny is a powerful tool, but no political technique works every time without fail, and Syria’s Baath Party was always a hard target. It is a single-party regime that is dominated by and mainly serves the interests of a minority, the AlawiDYER | 12
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Their view / question OF THE WEEK
Do you think the federal government intentionally misled the public on F-35's?
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»»Jonah Misener
They always do, I see that as a given, but we all have to do our own homework.
Knowing the government, it could have been Oh, probably. intentional. They can hide a lot from us and it’s easy for them to overspend.
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HIS view / STEVE KANNON
Food part of the big-picture approach to creating a healthy community EDITOR'S NOTES Healthy Communities Month in Woolwich, marked every April, moves into full swing starting with Monday’s Taste of Woolwich event in Breslau, moving on to a community cleanup day Apr. 21, a Clean Waterways Group tree-planting effort Apr. 24-25, and the Green Living and Tech Fair and sustainable living tours, both on Apr. 28, among a host of other activities. With a Taste of Woolwich, the organizers hit on a range of issues at play for a healthier and more sustainable future, as food comes with economic, health and environmental impacts. Generally, the more local the food, the better the outcomes on all fronts. The goal of the event is to showcase what’s available locally, to demonstrate how incorporating local food into our diets needn’t be a chore and to have some fun doing it.
“People will be able to get a sense of what’s available in the township and in the region,” says Anna Contini, manager of Foodlink Waterloo Region and a Taste of Woolwich planning committee member. From a marketplace through to cooking demonstrations, the emphasis will be on what local food can do for you. While it’s early yet for local produce, except for greenhouse operations such as Floralane Produce, there are meats, grains and dairy products available year-round. “It’s about getting people primed and tuned in to local foods,” she notes, adding “cooking with good local food and with whole foods doesn’t have to be time-consuming.” In that vein, and part of the fun component, chef Ryan Terry of Flow Catering in Elmira will hosting a workshop in which he’ll prepare “an eggerpotatowich” using a recipe devised by the Elmira Girl Guides. That group was the winner of Local Youth Recipe Challenge, which called on youth groups in the township to make creative
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to mention the biofuels debate and the impact on grain prices. As well, we know farmers are under incredible financial pressures, and that even as retail prices climb, that doesn’t always translate into more cash for producers. In this climate, projects such as the Buy Local! Buy Fresh! program, Local Organic Food Team Co-operative (LOFT) boxes, and community shared agriculture (CSA) programs are offering consumers food that is local, organically grown and offered up through a co-operative that sees farmers get paid directly for their goods. Public response to such campaigns has been strong. The local angle jibes with Waterloo Region’s Buy Local! Buy Fresh! campaign, Foodlink and community shared agricultural programs (in which people purchase a “share” in the crops at the beginning of the season and then receive regular deliveries of farm products). Through its Public Health department, the region has been pushing
the health, environmental and economic benefits of local food. A report compiled by the department shows much of our food travels very long distances before it reaches our tables. In fact, imports of 58 commonly eaten foods travel an average of 4,497 kilometres to Waterloo Region. These imports account for 51,709 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually, contributing to climate change and declining air quality. “Since all of the studied food items could be grown or raised in Waterloo Region, a significant opportunity exists to reduce our contribution to global climate change and air pollution by replacing imports of the studied food items with food items sourced from Waterloo Region or southwestern Ontario.
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Replacing all the studied food items with products of south-western Ontario would produce an annual reduction in GHG emissions of 49,485 tonnes, equivalent to taking 16,191 cars off our roads. Strategies to strengthen the local food system and make purchasing local food more convenient for consumers have the potential to reduce the environmental impact of food miles in Waterloo Region,” the department reports in Food Miles: Environmental Implications. Facts like that, along with a desire to know more about the food we eat, have helped drive the local-food trend. Events such as Taste of Woolwich put the issue into context: the focus is on fun, with the educational factor a nice fringe benefit, says Contini.
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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
71% of Canadians think the widening gap between rich an poor undermines Canadian Values. If left unchecked, income inequality will have a long-term, negative impact by reducing our: standard of living (79%), community safety (75%), quality of healthcare and public services (72%), employment opportunities for young people (71%) and democratic principles (67%).
This is about accountability. This is about whether departments are answerable to their ministers, and whether ministers are answerable to Parliament — or whether billions of public dollars can be appropriated without the informed consent of either Parliament or the public. And it is about whether we, as citizens, are prepared to pay attention, and hold people in power to account when they lie to us.
Gambling was the front-and-center issue as Woolwich council prepared to debate the issue of slots at what was then the Elmira Raceway. "From our perspective, we're not prepared to enter into arguments about whether (gambling) is morally or is not morally correct," the raceway's Ted Clarke was quoted as saying in April, 1999. "We see it as how things are."
»»The Broadbent Institute
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and ethnic groups has vanished. The people who tried to make that happen were astoundingly brave, and they kept their protests entirely peaceful for seven months despite extreme regime violence, but now most of them have either been killed, or they have taken up arms. The remaining options are both bad. If Assad succeeds in suppressing all resistance, Syria will be an even more oppressive and unjust place than it was before. If he only partially succeeds, it will open the way to an all-against-all civil war like the one that devastated Lebanon in 1975-1990. There is no plausible third option. Am I saying that an Assad victory is Syria’s best remaining option? No, I cannot bring myself to say that. But I think that I am writing the epitaph of Syria’s attempted non-violent revolution.
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20 -66 kg category before losing in the finals. He also entered the Senior Men’s -66 kg division and in spite of being one of the youngest competitors in the division finished with a record of 2-2. Olivia has been training and competing in judo
With the hockey season winding down and what little snow we had now a distant memory, the Elmira Minor Softball Association is looking to put baseball on the minds of Elmira’s young athletes and their parents. The group hopes to boost enrolment for its house league teams, and is searching for a few more sponsors, coaches, and a convener for the league. “After we got all the warm weather earlier this year we did start to get a lot of calls, but now since it’s gotten colder things have quieted down,” said Cathy Mendler, one of the EMSA’s organizers. House league softball is co-ed and has four separate divisions: t-ball, which is for players born in 2007 and 2008, rookie ball (2005-2006), junior ball (2002-2004), and senior ball (1999-2001). Teams play twice a week, except for t-ball, which is only on Tuesdays. The EMSA also has a boys’ travelling rep team that plays in the North Waterloo Rural Minor Softball League comprised of peewee (1998-1999) and bantam (1996-1997) aged players. The house league teams had about 85 players in
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Olivia Leeman (left) and her older brother Phil returned from the 2012 International Judo Championships in Edmonton with a silver medal, and both are now training for the upcoming Youth National Championships in Toronto in July. [JAMES JACKSON/OBSERVER]
JAMES JACKSON Olivia Leeman certainly doesn’t mind following in the footsteps of her older brother. The Elmira teen, along with her brother Phil, recently returned from the 2012 International Judo Championships held Mar.
30 to Apr. 1 in Edmonton, where both fighters earned a silver medal. The medal was the second straight silver for Olivia, 13, after a secondplace finish at last month’s Ontario Winter Games in Collingwood. In both competitions she came out strong by winning her first two matches, but un-
fortunately she lost in the gold medal match in both Collingwood and Edmonton to Natasha Badowski of Hamilton. “It was kind of frustrating,” said Olivia of the losses, considering she had beaten Badowski earlier in the year at a tournament in Cambridge. In both gold-medal fights Ol-
ivia was knocked back on her heels, which gave her opponent the opportunity to throw her to the mat and collect the win in the Youth 15 -57 kg category. Phil entered the competition in Edmonton with a nagging wrist injury, but that still didn’t slow him down as he won his first two fights in the Under
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18+ RINGETTE SQUAD TAKES GOLD IN GUELPH
WOOLIWCH U10 IS GOLDEN AT REGIONALS
The 18+ Woolwich Beez ringette team took the gold medal at the 2012 Regional Championships in Guelph last weekend by beating Waterloo 5-4, St. Mary’s 10-5, London 11-4, and St. Thomas 5-4 in the finals. Back row: Lee Brubacher, Gerbrine Walker, Amanda Poole, Emily Martin, Kristen Kent, Rebecca Walker, Christina Wilkinson, Deb Thomas. Front row: Alicia Brubacher, Jillian Pasher, Jenna Petker, Steph Thomas, Megan Lee, Michelle Lee. [SUBMITTED]
The U10 Woolwich ringette team claimed gold at the 2012 Regional Championships in Guelph last weekend by beating St. Mary’s 8-4 and Mitchell 6-2, lost 5-4 to Forest, and went on to win gold by defeating Mitchell 7-1 in the finals. Back row: Coaches Steve Jacobi, Nancy Jacobi, Tim Murr. Third row: Erica Buehler, Maddy Cruickshank, Brianna Jacobi, Abby Murr, Madelyn Camm. Second row: Lauren Schell, Alanna Bauman, Rosie Martin, Ashley Brubacher, Mackenzie Beisel. Front: Kayla McDougall. [SUBMITTED]
SILVER MEDAL FOR U9 TEAM
U12 FINDS ITSELF JUST OUT OF THE MEDALS
The U9 Woolwich ringette team brought home silver at the 2012 Regional Championships in Guelph last weekend. They lost their first game to Waterloo 9-2, beat Chatham 6-4, beat St. Thomas 8-1 but lost 6-1 to Waterloo in the finals. Back row: Coaches Douglas Burill, Rod Bauman, Peter Chang, Debbie Aitken. Third row: Lauren Burill, Kianna Martin, Brydon Dickieson, Carly Bauman, Carlee Mueller, Brianna Chang, Sarah Button, Sydney Patterson. Second row: Olivia Aitken, Holly Bromberg, Josie brown, Rachel Bettke. Front: Jordan Chang. Absent: Emma Brubacher. [SUBMITTED]
After a second-place finish in their division, the U12 Woolwich ringette team qualified for the Championship Division finals, where they finished fourth overall losing to Mitchell in the bronze medal game. Back row: Coaches Doug Bettke, Laura Schultz, Sandi Bromberg. Middle row: Alison Schultz, Maddy Waters, Alice Wang, Carola Bromberg. Front row: Hilary Bauman, Kenzie Beacom, Jocelyn Martin, Stephanie Knoerck, Megan Scheuring. Goalie: Hannah Bettke. Absent: Ava Henderson, Kate Martin and Coach Laurie Martin. [SUBMITTED]
BRONZE FOR 18+ WOOLWICH DEVILS
PEEWEES TAKE TOP PRIZE AT LINCOLN TOURNEY
The 18+ Woolwich Devils took home the bronze medal from last weekend’s 2012 Regional Championships in Guelph. They beat St. Mary’s 5-1, London 7-0, but lost 7-5 to Waterloo, knocking them into the bronze medal game, where they beat Waterloo 8-6 to bring home the bronze. Back row: Laurie Hamilton, Lisa Klemetsch, Nikki Bisbee, Amber Bauman, Kayla Kutchaw, Lara Bisbee. Front row: Jessica Conlon, Meghan O’hara, Lindsey Hellerman, Nancy Jacobi, Michelle Conlon. [SUBMITTED]
After losing their first game of the tournament, the Woolwich Peewee AE team won the Lincoln Tournament with a 3-1 win over Pelham in the finals on Apr. 1. Cade Schaus also finished first in the shootout competition. Back row: Rob Henry, Mike Weigel, Aaron Logan, Brett Henry, Don Uhrig, Garry Mayberry. Third row: Cade Schaus, Jonny Martin, Benton Weber, Alex Turchan, Tim Mayberry, Mitch Rempel. Second row: Mathew Uhrig, Nick Campagnolo, Earl Schwartz, Daniel Gallant, Bruce Martin, Riley Shantz, Matthew MacDonald. Front row: Ryan Conrad, Riley Weigel. Absent: Grant Schwartz. [SUBMITTED]
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NOT SO GREAT OUTDOORSMAN / STEVE GALEA
A hunter that finds himself the life of the hen party OPEN COUNTRY Some men attract money. Some attract women. Some attract fame. Some attract power. I happen to attract hen turkeys. Let’s call it a gift. In fact, if I could attract women of our species like I attract hen turkeys, they would have called it Ocean’s 12. If you need an example of my effect on hen turkeys, the last two days provide a great one. On the afternoon of
each of those days, a hen turkey – let’s call her Gloria – has walked out of the woods and down my driveway just like she owned the place. In fact, her demeanour was so confident that I fully expected her to hand me a rake and ask me to start piling the leaves I ignored last fall. A lot of people might get excited by all this but I’m not one of them. But that’s only because I’m used to it. You see, ever since I took up turkey hunting, hens have made it their mission in life to find me. Heck, on one hunt, I had one peck my boots.
I figure they do this for two reasons. First, they know that, so long as they don’t have a beard, the law protects them during the spring hunting season. More importantly, I believe they are just looking for someone who thinks they are beautiful. Look, between you and me, a hen turkey is definitely not the world’s most attractive creature. In fact, I figure they rank somewhere between opossums and burdock on the universal attractiveness scale. (To be fair, I rank slightly ahead of milkweed.) In any case, I think hen turkeys like me because I
understand their pain and appreciate their beauty. And I demonstrate this by going out of my way to take photos of them whenever the opportunity presents itself. I think they’re cool. For instance, the moment I saw Gloria, I reached for my camera and stepped out the door. And I ran right into her – literally. You’d think this would make a turkey hightail it. Instead, she just hopped about three feet and started to slowly walk off while I took seven photos and uttered phrases like, “Work with me baby!” and
“Oh yeah!” Whether she wants to admit it or not, I figure Gloria likes the attention and the possibility of having her image plastered all over an outdoors magazine. I almost expected her to come back to take a look at the shots. This doesn’t just happen on my driveway, by the way. During almost every turkey hunt I’ve been on in the last few years, I’ve had hens flock to me. And usually they lead the males in their lives right to my gun – I figure they do this because they know he’s playing the field. So, as a service to all
henkind, I make him pay for the heartache he’s caused. Last year, I had a pretty little hen – let’s call her Wilma – perch on a rock about 10 yards in front of me and preen for around 15 minutes. For the record, I didn’t even try to reach for my camera – I’m not that type of photographer. Still, as the sunlight illuminated that bird, it wasn’t hard to see that even hen turkeys can be beautiful with the right lighting and the proper amount of morning mist. Between you and me, even the milkweeds looked great.
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since she was five years old, and she said it was her brother’s involvement that initially drew her in. After taking the year off in 2011 to try synchronized swimming in Kitchener she returned to judo this year. “What brought me back was that I love competing and I love the sport,” she said. In an ironic twist, after never suffering a serious injury through all her years of judo, she did get a concussion while synchronized swimming. Her judo training regimen is intense, practicing five nights a week at the Kaizan judo club in Waterloo with her older brother as her coach, along with Bob Zettl. Currently a green belt, she is only three levels away from being a black belt like her brother, who earned the distinction of being the youngest black belt in the club at the age of 15 last February. Her major strength is fighting on the ground, she said, while her weakness is her balance while fighting standing upright, but Phil knows how they can remedy that problem. “Olivia fights with her
Olivia credits her brother, who is a black belt in judo, for sparking her interest in the sport, and both agree that women are more intense fighters than men, as many do not hesitate to bite or scratch during a match. [JAMES JACKSON/OBSERVER]
feet flat, while most fighters fight on the balls of their feet,” said Phil. “Once we get her moving from her flat feet more to her toes, her balance will be more forwards rather than backwards, which was
how she got thrown for a gold medal in Edmonton.” Both siblings are currently training for the upcoming Youth National Championships to be held in Toronto on July 5 and 6, where Phil is the defend-
ing silver medalist after last year’s competition in the Under-17 category. This year he will be fighting in the Under-20 category. While the competitive spirit runs high in their
household, they do agree on one thing – that women tend to fight feistier and more intensely than men do. “We pinch, pull hair, bite – well, I don’t bite – and they’ll yank your po-
nytail and dig in with their nails,” said Olivia. And should she cross paths again with Badowski at the upcoming nationals? “I’ll be ready. I’ve got her.”
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Elmira’s Garrett Rank nominated for athlete of the year award JAMES JACKSON Garrett Rank will be one of 11 athletes vying for the title of Kitchener Sports Association 2011 athlete of the year. It is the first time the Elmira resident has been nominated for the award, and it comes on the on heels of a terrific 2011 season that saw him not only climb the standings in the amateur golfing circuit and earn a promotion to OHL referee, but also overcome the hurdle of testicular cancer. He is the only athlete from Woolwich or Wellesley township to be nominated, and the first since NHL defenceman and Elmira native Dennis Wideman was nominated for the 2009 award. The 10 other Region of
Waterloo athletes nominated for the award this year are Keely Brown (ringette), Mandy Bujold (boxing), Dillon Heap (football), Jake Jagas (wrestling), Alyssa Lagonia (soccer), Ian Logan (football), Sarah Pavan (volleyball), Miranda Ranieri (squash), Leah Robinson (track and field) and Brienne Stairs (field hockey). Three awards of excellence will also be given in the categories of individual (Bob McKillop), organization (Sports for Special Athletes), and team (Twin City Spinners wheelchair basketball team) excellence. The athlete of the year award recognizes outstanding athletic performances in the communities of Kitchener, Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich. Last year the
Elmira’s Garrett Rank has been named as one of 11 athletes vying for the prize of the Kitchener Sports Association athlete of the year. [OBSERVER FILES] VanderBeek (alpine skiice dancing duo of Aning). drew Poje and Kaitlyn The winner will be unWeaver were named the veiled at a gala reception winners, and other past on May 15 in Kitchener. recipients include Scott For more information visit Stevens (hockey), Lennox www.athleteoftheyear.ca. Lewis (boxing), and Kelly
It’s all about road hockey with the Roadbreakers Registration is now open for the 27th annual Waterloo Roadbreakers road hockey tournament, which will be taking place in parking lot C at the University of Waterloo on Apr. 28. Boys and girls between the ages of eight and 15 are eligible to play in the four-on-four, one-day event that has raised more than $340,000 for charities to date. For the last 17 years the Central Ontario Development Riding Program at Pride Stables located in Kitchener has been the charity of choice for the event. The stables offer therapeutic horseback riding programs for children with disabilities. To date, 340 children have been able to take advantage of the program. Last year, more than 1,000 boys and girls played nearly 400 games of road hockey and raised $22,000 for the charity. Those interested in registering a team or for more information are asked to visit the website at www. roadbreakers.ca.
First annual Dan Snyder Day set for Sunday tickets for the upcoming NHL Alumni game on Apr. 28 will also be for sale. Having grown up in Elmira, Dan played all of his minor hockey for Woolwich at the single A level. Dan also played one year for the Sugar Kings before being drafted in the 7th round by the Owen Sound Platers. After playing Junior hockey for the Platers, Dan signed with Atlanta Thrashers as a free agent
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Winnipeg Jets defenceman Mark Stuart has been named as this year’s recipient of the Dan Snyder Memorial Award, given annually to the Jets player who embodies perseverance, dedication and hard work without reward or recognition, so that his team and teammates may succeed. The award was instituted in honour of former NHLer and Elmira resident Dan Snyder, who died in a car crash in 2003 while a member of the Atlanta Thrashers. The Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg prior to the start of the 2011-2012 NHL season, but keeping the award was an easy call for Jets General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff. “I’ve known the Snyder family for a long time,” the GM told reporters last Saturday. “They’re special people that obviously went through a real tragic time. Their son was a real special person in my world because he embodied how you should play the game. “He was a character person. He played hard each and every night. He would be a player that would make the Winnipeg Jets fans very proud if he was on the Jets’ team right now.” The Snyder family has expressed their gratitude to the Jets organization for keeping the award named after their son. Stuart was named the recipient after suiting up in 80 games this season for the Jets and collecting three goals, 11 assists, and 98 penalty minutes. Past recipients include forward Bryan Little, current Maple Leaf Colby Armstrong, and defenceman Garnet Exelby was named the inaugural winner following the 2003-2004 season.
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tition, obstacle courses, inter squad games, free public skating, a tour of the Elmira Sugar Kings dressing room, and many more activities for families and players to enjoy. There will also be a concussion information and awareness booth set up by former NHL player Keith Primeau’s organization, stopconcussions.com. There will also be a junior and senior banquet held in Lions Hall and
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all last season, but so far only about 45 have signed up for the 2012 season. The EMSA did have two signup days last month, Mar. 8 and 10, but Mendler said because the township spring information booklets didn’t hit the streets
until after their signup days had passed, that may be why enrolment is down. The league is also looking for a convener after long-time volunteer Greg Brubacher chose to step down this year because of family reasons, Mendler said.
“We want to thank Greg, who got things going again in house league three years ago, for all the hard work he’s done.” The responsibilities of the convener range from dividing players into the different teams, to arranging the diamond times with township staff.
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Mendler said that she and her husband, Brian Blaxall, would help the new convener until they learned the ropes of the position, as he is the convener for the rep league. “Some of the stuff is already basically in place it’s just a matter of making a few phone calls or emails,” Mendler said. After a decade-long hiatus in Elmira due to low registration numbers, softball returned in 2009 thanks to the efforts of
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Job seeking goes mobile With new app, recruitment firm hopes to narrow the focus for companies and perspective employees COLIN DEWAR Those looking for jobs should turn to their smart phones as a new mobile app has been launched by ACareerJob. The venture is a subsidiary of Theonera Inc., a recruitment, assessment and outplacement firm based in St. Agatha. The app is a comprehensive mobile employment program designed to ensure both the job seeker and a potential employer receive quality and qualified matches in real time. The app is the brainstorm of John Francis, president of ACareerJob, who came up with the idea while standing in line at the grocery store. “I had been on a train a few days before going to Toronto and I saw everyone with their Blackberrys and I know everyone is mobile and there has to be a way of interacting with them,” said Francis. “Then I found myself at the checkout at a grocery store and for some reason I noticed a singles wanted ad so I started thinking if I could take the idea of the singles ad, apply it to the mobile devices for jobs searchers and employers and make it so that the search is direct.” There were two main issues Francis wanted to address with the app. He knew that companies used newspapers and online job boards to post jobs but that would generate a slew of résumés more than they could handle and very few proper matches. “Companies would be
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ACareerJob has launched a career matching app for both job applicants and business owners looking to hire. The app is iPhone, Blackberry and Android friendly and gives job matches in real time. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER] getting close to 500 résumés but that is not saving time or money and can be a big issue for companies looking for the right person to employ,” he said. For the applicants who send in a résumé, they don’t know if the company received or if they are still hiring, so Francis wanted to change that as well. “What the single ads do from my understanding is someone creates a profile saying what they are looking for and the responding
person that matches all the criteria contacts them and I figured a company can do the same thing with potential hires. The problem right now with all the popular job sites is that they work off the résumé, so if an applicant was an architect 15 years ago and they put it on the résumé and an architectural company is looking to hire someone that résumé will be sent to them even though the applicant is no longer in that field.”
For employers, the app’s focused search ensures only qualified professionals whose credentials match the employer’s specified job criteria are connected. For professionals seeking new employment, the app helps them job-search while directing them to career opportunities that match their defined interests and skill sets. Applicants make a profile with general information, the job they are look-
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On Easter Sunday, my sister Wilma Caron pulled a rabbit out of her hat and turned $1,000 cash into $8,000 worth of food – by donating the proceeds of her annual community Easter egg hunt to the Ontario Association of Food Banks. Like the rest of us, Caron, who coordinates the hunt on a campground she owns with her husband Virgil Wilson on the Chippewaof-the-Thames First Nation outside London, laments (but accepts) the fact that we need food banks in seemingly prosperous Ontario. After all, we’re continually told how the province is rebounding after the financial downturn of a few years ago, and optimism is returning to the business and retail sector. In fact, a new Bank of Canada survey released Monday shows almost 60 per cent of businesses polled said they expect sales to increase. Across the country, 82,000 jobs were created in March. Not everyone is counting their money, though. The price of food and shelter is rising, and the cashstrapped provincial govROBERTS | 20
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ernment is making tough decisions about social program funding. “It’s still hard times for a lot of people,” says Debra Hubner, member and government relations coordinator for the Ontario Association of Food Banks. “They haven’t been bouncing back from the recession.” Indeed, Ontario is home to 120 food banks. The association says 400,000 people use hunger-relief programs every month. Sadly, the biggest users, numbering near-
ly 150,000, are children. Worse still, those figures are on the rise. Such statistics frustrate anyone who hears them, including Caron, a grandmother of five. But this year, after she finished shaking her head in anger and disbelief, she decided to pitch in. She normally gives the proceeds from her community-supported Easter egg hunt (now in its seventh year) to a children’s charity. And while that’s not how you’d traditionally describe the Ontario
Association of Food Banks, she thought it was a great fit, given the huge number of children the association helps. Plus, she says, by requesting that her donation be directed to rural food banks, it’s a way to help children in smaller centres, which she believes are even harder to reach. “Whenever you see an appeal for food bank support in cities, there’s often a big company or corporation that steps forward and comes to the rescue,” she
says. “But that’s not the way it is in rural Ontario, where a lot of jobs have been lost and big companies just aren’t there to help. Smaller places don’t have the same advantage as cities, and some of the rural people who were once donating to food banks are now unemployed.” So after the 100 or so children gathered their prizes from her hunt Sunday, she counted up donations, entry fees and proceeds and wound up with $1,000. The association says that
through bulk-buying programs and other efforts, it can acquire $8 worth of food for every donated dollar of cash, such as hers. The association has developed a close connection with rural Ontario. One of its most successful recent programs is what it calls Community Harvest Ontario, in which producers are encouraged to work with food banks and donate a portion of their produce. The association is particularly interested in acquiring irregular-sized produce,
the kind that is nutritionally sound but doesn’t meet corporate guidelines for uniform appearance and would otherwise be discarded as waste. Ontario farmers like this program – they’ve already contributed a whopping 1.2-million pounds of produce to it, in its brief two-year lifespan. Says Fergus native Amanda King, senior development officer for the association: “This kind of response, and support from people like Wilma, is inspiring.”
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the criteria in the profile to match jobs with people. If a match is made an employer can have access to the résumé to have further look at the candidate. “Basically a person looking for work puts up a profile and is contacted by a company that is looking for the criteria that is in that profile,” said Francis. An email is sent to all applicants when a job with their criteria is posted and vice a versa for companies, this allows companies the opportunity to view five to 10 résumés, not 500 and give applicants the chance to review the company to see if it is a right fit for them as well. “I find it frustrating that the overall system to date with online job searches is not user friendly for applicants,” said Francis. “When people post résumés to a websites that is a lot of personal information out there that should be treated with
respect but with the current system it just becomes a pile of résumés where as our app contacts people when there is a strong match for employer and applicant.” It can be very frustrating for job seekers who do not know where jobs are or if they resumes have even be read, says Francis, adding the app allows users to know that their résumé has been seen and that it is not one of 500 but one of five and which companies have looked at the résumé and how to contact them. “If I have a company and receive an email from a potential hire who is interested in the company that shows me initiative,” he said. “Companies don’t want hundreds of people contacting them, but five or 10, that is not a problem.” The app was released at the beginning of April and is iPhone, Blackberry and Android friendly. “The online sites are
primarily a web-based platform, where our vision was always to set up as an app for mobile devices and the web side is a secondary component. Our whole aim is to make it mobile.” Feedback from users of the app have been positive, said Francis, adding it is the quickness of the app to upload a profile that most people prefer. “The aim is to make it quick and easy for users to upload the information to a profile as it only takes two or three minutes to finish.” The app is free to download and does not cost applicants anything to upload a profile. For employers there is a six-month free trial where they can upload as many job opportunities with no future fees attached to those postings. After the trial period one job posting will cost $280 but can be revised or amended at anytime. For more information on the app visit www.ACareerJob.net.
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Celebrating Jazz Live From The Registry Saxophonist John Tank’s Apr. 20 performance will celebrate new live album recorded at Kitchener venue STEVE KANNON Every musician that steps out on stage is looking for that performance, the one where all the players are so in sync with the vibe that the audience feels it, turning the show into an event. Nowhere is that more the case than with jazz, where getting into the groove is what it’s all about. Having captured some of that magic during a 2010 concert at Kitchener’s Registry Theatre, saxophonist John Tank will be back at the venue Apr. 20 to celebrate the release of the album Jazz Live From The Registry. As was the case two years ago, Tank will be joined by Bernie Senensky (piano), Jim Vivian (bass) and Ted Warren (drums). But don’t look for this to be a repeat of the show from the CD – “I kinda like to break it up,” said Tank on the phone from Manhattan, the place the K-W native has called home for more than 30 years. In fact, he’s recently been incorporating parts of his entire repertoire – substantial given his decadeslong love affair with the instrument – into his live shows. And, because this is jazz, spontaneity and variety are an essential part of the mix. After some 50 years, Tank has no interest in getting into a rut. Songs long left unplayed are making an appearance. Others are constantly getting new approaches. “I do have an idea about
John Tank will be making the trek from New York back to his hometown of Kitchener to celebrate the release of his new CD, Jazz Live From The Registry. His quartet returns to that venue Apr. 20. [SUBMITTED] what we’re going to do,” he said of the Kitchener show, “I’ll be playing stuff from my first CD and through
my last CD. I like to mix things up. And I want to keep the musicians interested, too.”
We can expect this to be jazz in the old-school style, in keeping perhaps with his experience record-
ing with Charles Mingus. There’s lots of John Coltrane and Dexter Gordon to be heard in his playing. That New York sound is a long way from those made by a five-year-old taking lessons on the Hawaiian guitar. He stuck that out for about a year, but it wasn’t until his teens that he came back to music lessons. He considered the guitar but was introduced to the saxophone through a friend, what would prove to be the defining moment in his musical career. The first time he heard a saxophone played live, he was hooked. “After I heard the saxophone, it was story over. I saw the saxophone, and that was it,” he laughed. His father had taken him to see a big band perform at the Kitchener Aud – all that brass was so much to take in. Later he heard a sax solo and knew he’d found his musical calling. “I thought to myself, ‘wow, that has got to be the greatest sound.’” Starting on a $3-a-week rented saxophone, along the way he encountered local high school music teacher Michael Bergauer, the legendary mentor for many local musicians. Bergauer had an eye for real talent and knew from early on that Tank was special, having him concentrate on the tenor sax. With Bergauer’s support, he began to play in local dance bands. It did not take long for Tank to realize that he wanted to make his life in music. Beginning in 1961, he
sought out the great Canadian saxophone player and teacher Paul Brodie, himself a student of Marcel Mule, director of the Paris Conservatoire and considered the world’s greatest classical saxophonist. Following two years of intensive study with Brodie, Tank attended Boston’s prestigious Berklee School of Music. He returned to Canada and played the Toronto scene in the early ’70s before settling in the heart of the jazz world, New York City, and has lived in Manhattan ever since. While jazz’s fortunes have ebbed since he first started, New York still remains the center of the jazz world. The golden age of jazz has gone, but there’s still a determined group of musicians and devoted fanbase, despite whatever might be getting play on pap, erm, pop radio. “The worse music gets, the more people can appreciate something with substance,” said Tank of jazz’s continued influence. For him, there’s no option but to pick up the sax and make music. “If I don’t play, I feel like something is missing in my life.” He’ll certainly be playing for all to hear Apr. 20 when the John Tank Quartet takes to the stage at 8 p.m. at the Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St., Kitchener. Tickets are $25, available at the Centre in the Square box office by calling 5781570 or toll free 1-800-2658977 or online at www. centre-square.com.
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RENTALS HOUSE TO SHARE. Person looking to share clean, quiet, three bedroom house in Wellesley. $500/mth utilities included. 519-327-8530. ELMIRA 1 BEDROOM available Apr. 1. Downtown location above store, no pets. $510.00 plus utilities. For all inquiries please call 519-669-5431.
COMM/INDUSTRIAL
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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS
Visit us at our NEW LOCATION! 3 Arthur St. S., Elmira | 519-669-5426
OPEN HOUSE SUN. April 15, 2-4 P.M. | 5 Sunset Place, Elmira
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated
OPEN HOUSE SUN. April 15, 2-4 P.M. | 3 Raising Mill Gate, Elmira
NEW PRICE
NEW PRICE
$359,000
$324,900
Elmira - Outstanding value for this 1800sqft custom built 1 owner raised bungalow. Fin’d basement incl: Rec rm w/wd burning fp, 3pc bath, bdrm, den/office or 5th bdrm possibility & lr workshop. Open living rm w/hardwd flr. Convenient main flr laundry. Separate dining rm w/walk out to yard. Fabulous big backyard complete w/interlock patio, hot tub & cute shed great for your family or entertaining! MLS Call Paul direct.
Elmira - no backyard neighbours. This beautiful back split home with sunroom overlooking natural green space. Move in condition! Carpet free main floor with new hardwood and ceramic. Kitchen updates include granite countertops and new backsplash. Concrete driveway and over sized garage (1.5). Unspoiled 4th level perfect for games/playroom waiting for your finishing touches. MLS Call Paul direct.
OUTSTANDING VALUE
Paul Martin
SPACIOUS BACKSPLIT
FINISHED BASEMENT!
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT
BRAND NEW
Elmira - Don't miss this brand new, open concept semi. All the conveniences on 1 floor, main flr laundry, master w/ensuite, 2nd bedroom, eat in kit & sizeable living room w/garden dr. Fin'd basement w/3rd bedroom, 3pc bath & bright rec room. The small yard will be easy to care for! Large garage is 17.5ft x 20ft, perfect for storage & still have room for a vehicle. Located close to downtown, walking distance to library, restaurants & banks. MLS Call Paul direct.
519-503-9533 www.homeswithpaul.ca $500.00 donation will be made with every home bought or sold by Paul in Woolwich.
Elmira - Perfect for empty nesters!
$314,000
$299,900
Don’t miss out on this semi detached raised bungalow. Complete with main floor laundry, 4 piece ensuite and open concept eat-in kitchen and living room. All the conveniences on one floor. The small yard will be easy to care for! The large garage is 17.5ft x 20ft, perfect for storage and still have room for a vehicle. Located close to downtown, walking distance to library, restaurants and banks. MLS Call Paul direct.
Alli Bauman SALES REPRESENTATIVE
CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT
519-577-6248
$259,000
www.elmiraandareahomes.com
ADORABLE HOME IN MATURE AREA
A donation of $300.00 will be made with any home bought or sold through Alli or Bill.
$319,000 HOME/COTTAGE
$539,000 ONE OF A KIND!!
Elmira - Don’t miss out on this excellent opportunity! Updated Drayton - Luxurious, custom built home loc’d in quiet and renovated. Open concept living room with original area. 3100sqft + huge fin’d bsmnt. Spacious kit designed hardwood floors, built in cabinet. Main floor bath, Bright kitchen w/cooking & entertaining in mind! Unique & exceptional with new cupboards and countertop. Separate dining room home, spacious but still makes you feel right at home. with French door walk out to large concrete patio and yard Beautiful sun rm w/hot tub overlooking fabulous private overlooking park! Main floor laundry with skylight, 3 bedrooms including large master bedroom with huge walk in closet. yrd w/gazebo, pond & waterfall, beautifully gardens. Upstairs bathroom equipped with luxurious whirlpool bath. Stamped concrete drive & lg patio w/retractable awning. MLS Call Paul direct MLS Call Alli or Paul direct.
Port Elgin - is the location of this lake-view property. Relax on the front deck and enjoy the sunsets, Chantry Island and the peacefulness of Lake Huron. This year round home/cottage is situated on a 70 foot by 230.79 foot lot with plenty of potential. The location is a short distance to Port Elgin’s sand beach or Southampton and if you like to walk, run or cycle there is a paved trail across nearby. MLS Call Bill direct.
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CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT
519-588-1348
www.elmiraandareahomes.com
$675,000 $749,900
CUSTOM BUILT BUNGALOW
Elmira - 79.5ft x 274ft Lot. Call and design this home to fit your needs and wants. Spacious bungalow on large treed lot. Stairway from garage to basement. Custom designed kitchen. Huron Homes will entertain other plans for houses on this lot. Call 519-503-9533 to have a look at the blueprints. MLS Call Paul direct.
LOCATED ON 20 ACRES
Woolwich - Loc’d on 20 acres. Spacious 2400 sqft bungalow equip’d w/MF lndry, sep dr, huge fin’d bsmnt & walk up to garage. Open kit & FM w/wood fp. Master w/huge walk in closet & attractive slider to 3 tiered composite deck w/hot tub. 25x36 ft insulated, heated shop, 100amp w/bathrm & phone. 20,000 sqft 2 storey barn equipped for chickens or turkeys, currently empty. 17 acres of bush w/trail, mostly hardwood & poplar. MLS Call Paul direct.
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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS
Sunlight Homes ELMIRA REAL ESTATE SERVICES
Drayton Heights MODEL HOME OPEN EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 1-5PM
Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage 90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 1, Elmira N3B 3L4
When you buy or sell your home with us, part of our commission supports women’s shelters & violence prevention programs.
519-669-3192
BONNIE BRUBACHER Broker of Record
Elmira@royallepage.ca | www.royallepage.ca/elmira
OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY APRIL 15, 1-3 P.M. 22 KNAPP ROAD, ELMIRA
SHANNA ROZEMA Broker.
LAURIE LANGDON Sales Representative
FLORADALE – 20 ACRES
BRAND NEW on KNAPP ROAD!
The Edge Semi-detached homes from
$362,000. Paradigm (Elmira) Homes New Model now available. 1780 sq ft 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath. New design with welcoming entrance, spacious kitchen with built-in custom island and generous dinette. Additional features included plus 4 LG Appliances. Other plans with 4 lots remaining. EXCL.
$199,990
Choose from one of our plans or let us custom build your home fully detached. Homes starting
ELMIRA – 3.74 ACRES - POOL
$999,000. Private setting, minutes from Elmira. Shop 60 x 32. Lovely bungalow with triple garage and fully finished walkout basement. 12 acres mature bush and trails, plus 8 acres workable. MLS
HEIDELBERG/BAMBERG – 60 ROLLING ACRES
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Alyssa Henry Broker Re/Max Real Estate Centre Inc.
www.sunlighthomes.ca
$775,000. Ideal location on the edge of town, 4+ bedroom family home with many updates. 38 x 24 heated shop, ample parking/storage. Fantastic park-like yard for many outside activities. MLS
519.787.0203
Have a question? Email us at: info@sunlighthomes.ca
$1,900,000. Private, peaceful and perfect. Landscaped grounds including picturesque pond surround the spacious 4 Bedroom bungalow with triple garage. Additional 4000 sq ft shop with heated lower area. Agriculture land, truly a picturesque setting. MLS
Coach House Realty Inc. Brokerage
OFFICE PHONE: 519.343.2124
159 William Street, Palmertson
(Across from Home Hardware)
KATHY ROBINSON ***Broker of Record
519.292.0362
EDITH MCARTHUR
*Sales Representative
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage
519.638.2509
Independently Owned and Operated
coachhouse@wightman.ca I www.coachhouserealty.ca
3 Arthur St. S. Elmira • www.remaxsolidgold.biz
YOUR DOLLAR WILL GO FURTHER HERE!
Palmerston
Perfect Property for your home business. 24x48 heated, 552 MAINIncludes ST. PALMERSTON insulated shop w/14ft over head door & mechanic pit for lg vehicles. Home boasts 1475 sqft, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, impressive kitchen w/lots of cabinetry, breakfast bar and in floor heating, main fl laundry, separate dining rm, oversized living rm w/ wood burning stove, partially finished basement & beautiful yard. $269,000 Kathy MLS 1217799
Atwood
Solid 2 storey, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath family home in great shape on partially fenced corner lot. Home boasts freshly painted, spacious eat-in kitchen w/lots of cupboards, bright & cheery dinette, oversized living rm w/walkout to sunroom, great family rm w/new corn pellet stove, maple hardwood flooring & walk-out to new private deck, main floor laundry plus many recent updates throughout. Great value. $169,000 Kathy MLS 1218165
BROKERAGE
R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD. 45 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA
BRAD MARTIN Broker of Record,
JULIE HECKENDORN
TRACEY WILLIAMS
519.669.8629 519.505.0627 519-669-2772 519.669.1068 OPEN HOUSES SAT. 2-4 P.M. MVA Residential
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11 BROOKMEAD ST., ELMIRA
O N LY 1 N E I G H B O U R ! - Backs to greenspace & walking trail. Good condition. Gas fireplace in L.R. W/O to deck - faces south. Upper level loft/office. 3 baths (ensuite privilege). Finished rec. rm. & 2pc. 5 appl. Incl. NEW MLS $312,900.
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Broker
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7 THRUSH CRT., ELMIRA
LOCATION - quiet court. Pride of ownership is evident! Updated windows, furnace, and CAC. Remodelled bathrm. Gas stove in rec. rm. 5 bdrms. 2 baths. Lovely front entry. Hdwd. in L.R. & D.R. NEW MLS $349,900.
100% LOCAL
You’ll be impressed with the huge fam. room addition w/cathedral ceiling & lots of windows! Newer doors, windows, furnace & deck. Gas heatstove. Large rec. rm, w/high ceiling. 3 bdrms. Spacious dining area. Long driveway. NEW MLS $269,000.
OFFICE: 519-669-5426
DIRECT: 519-572-2669
BERT MARTIN, BROKER
EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz
Call Bert For Your FREE Market Evaluation OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 P.M. - 117 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA
BUNGALOW!
Great location central to schools, parks, Rec Centre and 10 minute walk to down town. Three bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, great room with addition, finished basement, triple wide paved drive, great for camper or motor home. MLS $329,900. Call Bert to View.
COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE
Two adjoining offices in Multi-Tenant Plaza. Also 920 s/f unit consisting of two offices, reception area, kitchenette and bathroom. Located in busy plaza 10 minutes from Waterloo. MLS. Call Bert to view.
Your referrals are appreciated!
FOR RENT.
LISTINGS WANTED! We have several buyers wanting to relocate. If you’re thinking of selling, why not find out how much equity you have in your existing home. Call for details. www.thurrealestate.com
WITH REAL INVESTMENT YOU WILL SEE A REAL RETURN. MAKE THIS SPACE YOUR NEW HOME. ADVERTISE WITH US TODAY.
OPEN HOUSE SUN. APR. 15 2-4 PM | 48 PINTAIL DR., ELMIRA
Rare Find. 3 bdrm executive bungalow on a protected hardwood forest. Oversized 2 car garage with walkup from finished basement. Vaulted ceiling in Great Room,bright skylit kitchen. Raised panel oak cupboards. Master with walkout to deck & gorgeous ensuite. Front office or dining room. Main Floor Laundry. Lower level has a 3 piece bath and huge games room, gas fireplace & Bar area. Fully fenced. 35 ft x 12 ft Cedar Deck.. Step into your new beginning. $625,000. http://comfree.com/home-for-sale-elmira-ontario-323562
$299,000. An awesome opportunity to live in the country! This 1,775 square foot home built on a .6 acre lot features a very large kitchen, charming open dining and eating area, walk-out basement, wrap around deck and an almost new furnace. Basement includes 2 fully finished bedrooms, a 4 piece bath and a partially finished rec room and second kitchen. MLS
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FAMILY ALBUM BIRTHDAY
BIRTHDAY
BIRTHDAY
BIRTHDAY
Happy Birthday &
Eli Martin Happy 107th Birthday
Happy Birthday
Happy 90th Birthday
Retirement
Leona (Shantz) Thomson
Please join us in celebrating
Dave Walter’s 50th Birthday!
Join us for an Open House April 14, 2 p.m. at the Elmira Legion.
Blessings to you.
Best Wishes Only Please.
Love From Your Family.
There will be an Open House on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 at the Elmira Legion from 2-5 p.m.
Love all of your family and friends. April 17, 1922.
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DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
Fleming, Keith
Rhodes, Brenda (Stuart)
Passed away in his happy place amongst family and friends, on Friday, April 6, 2012 at the age of 59 years. Keith Fleming is survived by his loving wife Jayne (Pike) Fleming, of Elmira, whom he married in August 1978. Loved father of daughter Trisha (Brian) Walter of Elmira and baby granddaughter Ava Riley Walter, who was Grandpa’s Special Girl, and son Trent Fleming (Megan Bradley) of Kitchener. Dear brother of Dora (Lyle) Tweedle of Stoney Creek, Dave (Barb) Fleming of Listowel, Diane (Marty) Hain of Atwood, Gail (Rod) Lambert of Harriston, and brother-inlaw of Mark and Val Pike of Whitehorse, Pat and Don Freiburger of Waterloo, Cheryl Shushack of St. George, and Mike Shushack of Kitchener. Also lovingly remembered by his nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents Vernon and Irene (Jacobs) Fleming, his mother and father-in-law Harry and Jean (Sharpe) Pike, and a nephew Jordan Shushack. A memorial visitation for family and friends was held at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A celebration of Keith’s life took place in the funeral home chapel on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 11 a.m. Cremation has taken place. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or the Canadian Diabetes Association.
Peacefully passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, Kitchener. Brenda at the age of 66 years, of Elmira, was the devoted wife and best friend of the late Bill Rhodes (May 26, 2011) for 44 years. Loving mother of Lea-Ann and Brian Bettridge of Elmira, and doting Nana of Brianna. Dear sister of Gloria Rudisuela of Elmira, Bill and Glen Stuart, both of Alberta. Predeceased by her parents Thomas and Pearl (Wagner) Stuart, her sisters Carol Stuart and Lois Cathrea, and brothers Keith, Bob and Gary Stuart. At Brenda’s request cremation has taken place. There will be no funeral home visitation. A celebration of Brenda’s life will be held on Sunday, April 29, 2012 from 2-4 p.m. at Bloomingdale Community Centre (1031 Snyder Flats Road). In Brenda’s memory, donations to Waterloo Wellington Hospice or Grand River Regional Cancer Centre would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy and may be obtained by calling the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira 519-669-2207. Thank you to Dr. Donna Ward and her team, and the visiting nurses from CCAC for the wonderful home care. From Freeport, we thank Dr. Duncan Schwartz and the nurses from UT3 West for all their care and support through the last part of Brenda’s journey.
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Graduated to eternity on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Leisureworld Caregiving Centre in Elmira. We are grateful for the diligent and respectful care she received while there for the past year and for the compassion and regard shown to the family. In her 98th year, Florence was the daughter of Jacob and Alberta (Schmermund) Geiger, and was predeceased by her husband Walter (2006) after 64 years together, and two sisters, Beatrice Christman (2000) and Gertie Geiger (1997). Florence is lovingly remembered by her two children, Myrna (Schott) Shantz and her husband Ken, and Ross Schneider and his wife Gail. She is also held in the hearts of her two grandsons and great-grandchildren: Trevor Schott and his wife Brenda and their children, Marlowe and Walker; and Trent Schott and his wife Kerry and their daughters, Abby and Morgan. Florence came to Elmira from the home farm west of Glen Allen as a young woman, met and married Wally and resided in Elmira on Centre Street for most of her life. She was an avid gardener, canning and preserving the bounty of her garden. Her hands were ever occupied with knitting, crocheting, quilting and sewing. She conserved, reused and recycled long before it became an emphasis. St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira was the harbor for Mom’s deeply held spiritual beliefs. She was a life-long member and was tenderly shepherded by Pastor Hans Borch in her last years. In keeping with Florence’s wishes, there will be no visitation and a private family service was held. The family expresses thanks for prayers and loving support given to them.
Passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Grand River Hospital, Kitchener. Irene Peebles, of Waterloo formerly of Elmira, at the age of 83 years, joins her husband Ross who predeceased her March 30, 1994. Loving mother of Susan Stroeder of Elmira, David and Sharen Peebles of Elmira, and Tim and Deb Peebles of Winlaw, BC. Proud grandmother of Karl, Phil (Marian), Brian (Carrie) and Brad Stroeder, Traci (Murray) Frey, Robert (Janice) Read, Shandah (Dave) Prang, Jeff (Cari), Jen and Jon Peebles. Great-grandmother of eighteen and great-great-grandmother of two. Dear sister of Bernice Roe of Schomberg, sister-in-law of Ruth (Jack) Turner of Waterloo and Alice (Arthur) Stead of Port Colborne. Predeceased by brothers Stan and Walter Marshall. The family received relatives and friends at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira on Thursday, April 12th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service was held in the funeral home chapel on Friday, April 13th at 11 a.m. followed by interment in the Elmira Union Cemetery. Irene’s family thanks the staff of Terrace on the Square in Waterloo for providing Mom with a happy and caring home for the last four years. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to The War Amps of Canada.
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MARRIAGE OFFICIANTS REQUIRED FOR EVENING ANDWEEKEND CIVIL CEREMONIES The Township of Woolwich is seeking professional, dependable individuals who are capable of fulfilling the requirements of the role of Celebrant for civil marriage ceremonies held during evening or weekend hours. Ceremonies would be held in the Council Chambers located at the Township’s Administration Office, 24 Church Street West in Elmira, or at any location selected by the bride and groom inside the boundary of the Township of Woolwich. A description and map of the Township is available at www.woolwich.ca. Interested persons must have: • A professional appearance suitable for the role of Marriage Celebrant. • A flexible schedule and an ability to accommodate evening and weekend consultations, rehearsals and ceremonies. • A clean driving record and reliable transportation to attend consultations, rehearsals and ceremonies. • Previous training, such “Civil Marriage Solemnization Training” provided by the Association of Municipal Manager, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario. • Previous experience in the role of Marriage Celebrant. • Three references. Experienced Marriage Celebrants with satisfactory references will be compensated at a rate of $30 per hour. Mileage will be reimbursed at 44 cents per kilometre. Qualified individuals or companies are encouraged to submit a cover letter outlining how they meet the requirements of the position along with a resume and references to: Christine Broughton Director, Council and Information Services Township of Woolwich P.O. Box 158, 24 Church St. W. Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 By Fax (519) 669-1820 By E-mail cbroughton@woolwich.ca
2012 DOGTAGS The Animal Control By-law of the Township of Woolwich requires that every dog must wear a dog tag when off of the property of the owner of the dog. Dog Tag Fees are: Neutered/Spayed - $25.00 Non-Neutered/Spayed - $35.00 After April 15th an additional $15.00 applies to the above rates unless where a bill of sale is provided to show the dog was obtained after April 15th. Dog Tags are available at the following locations: • The Village Pet Food Shoppe, 10 Church Street West, Elmira • Creature Comfort Pet Emporium, 1553 King Street North, St. Jacobs • The Township of Woolwich, 24 Church Street West, Elmira • Eldale Vet Clinic, 150 Church Street West, Elmira • Breslau Animal Hospital, 2057 Victoria Street North (Unit 3), Breslau Remember purchasing a dog tag can return your dog to you much easier if your dog escapes. Dogs without a dog tag are taken to the pound and the owner must pay all costs incurred by the pound for keeping your dog before it will be released to you.
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LIVING HERE CHEF’S TABLE/ KIRSTIE HERBSTREIT & JODI O’MALLEY
INTERESTING PURSUITS / PUTTING ON A SHOW
Magic’s a family affair
Once exposed to the craft, Elmira’s Kent Thuroo and Allie Stortz soon became captivated by it COLIN DEWAR In the world of magic there are a few big names: Chris Angel, David Copperfield, Penn and Teller. Elmira’s Kent Thuroo and Allie Stortz hope one day to add their names to that list. The brother-and-sister team have been performing tricks as a team under the name Kamagic for the last few months and were last seen entertaining the crowds at this year’s Elmira Maple Syrup Festival, with Kent providing sleight-of-hand tricks and Allie balloon art. “It was a nice way for us to hang out as I was away at college for a while and we drifted apart; now we are getting closer through magic,” said Allie. The siblings work well as a team interacting with each other as they perform for their audience. They find being related helps, as they can bicker with one another, which adds to the show. Allie acts as an assistant to Kent for a few of the magic feats, including the hippity-hop rabbit trick in which he uses cardboard rabbit cutouts that switch from one box to another. “In the skit, I like one rabbit and she likes the other rabbit and we joke around like that – it gets the audience really excited,” said Kent. “I bring in more the children and he brings in the adults to our shows,” said Allie. The magic started for Kent just before Christmas
A dish to help us mark the first anniversary of The Culinary Studio RECIPE NOTES
Elmira’s Kent Thuroo may have only started performing magic tricks a few months ago but he hopes to take his new found love for the craft to the next level. last year when EDSS drama teacher DJ Carroll held a magic class. “I always had an interest in magic but never really thought much of it until the class had to perform magic. At first I thought it was a bit silly, but then over Christmas break I received a magic trick and I loved it.” Kent enjoys performing street magic where he can use his prestidigitation tricks and up-close magic, but he is expanding his
skills and is in the process of learning a few new tricks involving metal rings. “It takes a lot of practice. I pretty much practice every day all the time, even when I should be paying attention in class I am usually practicing magic or trying to figure something out,” he said. “I started off doing card tricks and ventured on to children’s magic and I have plans to develop some of my own stage illusions.” During shows, Allie acts
the part of magician’s assistant and afterwards when Kent is packing up she makes balloon art for the children. “I am still a beginner and I learn more and more everyday about how to build balloon art, but it is a lot of fun. It just seems that it is something that goes along with magic and works out at birthday parties as kids like the magic but they get to keep a balloon animal or something,” said Allie. The duo has made
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an attempt to be quite professional, designing and making business cards and placing an ad on Kijiji about their talents and availability for shows. So far this year the duo has worked at the festival and four parties, with a few more planned for the spring and summer. “We have had some people respond to the ads and have begun to book a few dates,” said Allie.
This week we celebrate our first anniversary in business together at The Culinary Studio. If you haven’t had a chance to come see us at our Belmont location in Kitchener, here’s a little bit of what we’re about: we are a recreational cooking school, looking to teach people of all ages and gender how to cook from scratch using good quality and, whenever possible, local ingredients. Whether you are a seasoned cook in the kitchen, or just starting out, there is something for everyone. Over the past year we have discovered what people want to learn most to improve their everyday lives in the kitchen. Our popular Monday night cooking series teaches everything from proper knife skills to homemade stocks to finishing sauces. For those more adventurous, our international classes ranging from Indian
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APRIL 13 H.U.G.S. PROGRAM – 9:15-11:15 a.m. Meet with other parents to discuss parenting and child health issues. Topic: Children’s Allergies: Food and Environmental allergies. Asthma in children will be discussed by Chris Tofflemire, N.P. Held at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. For more information call Heidi 519-664-3794, ext. 237.
APRIL 16 A TASTE OF WOOLWICH 5-8 p.m., Breslau Mennonite Church, 226 Woolwich St. S., Breslau; $2 donation for adults, children free. Meet local farmers & restaurateurs, see cooking demonstrations by chefs & local youth, sample & buy savory foods, and learn about the benefits of buying local! A Woolwich Healthy Communities event. For more information visit www. healthywoolwich.org.
COME READ WITH ME Family Storytime in Breslau – 9:30-10:15 a.m. at Breslau Community Centre, presented by the Region of Waterloo Library. A family storytime program recommended for parents/ caregivers and children 2 years and up. Friday mornings from April 13 to May 18. Breslau Community Centre, 200 Woolwich St. in Breslau. Read, sing, play games, and have fun with literacy! It’s free. For more information contact Janelle Wenger at 519-575-4590, ext. 3222.
ELMIRA & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL Society presents “Gardening for Wildlife” with Crystal Bradford & Liam Kijewski. Trinity United Church, 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Contact 519-669-2458. SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.) at Woolwich Memorial Arena, 24 Snyder Ave. S., Elmira (community room); $6. Join us for a noon day light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-669-3023 for more information.
FUN AND BUSY DAY at the Youth Centre. Our afternoon activity will be hidden trivia about superstitions. Youth in grades 6, 7 and 8 are welcome on a field trip to a K2K Dance, leaving the YC at 6:45 p.m., make sure to bring your permission form. Join us for public swim at 7 p.m.
APRIL 17 BINGO – 7 P.M. at St. Clements Community Centre sponsored by Paradise & District Lions Club. For further information contact Joe Brick at 519-6994022.
APRIL 15 HUNGRYMANS BREAKFAST WITH WOOLWICH Lions Club. Serving from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. All you can eat. Adults $6; 6-10 yrs $3; 5 and under free. Menu: ham, sausage, fried or scrambled eggs, pancakes, home fries, beans, toast & jam, coffee, tea & juice. Proceeds go to Friends of Hockey – includes boys and girls hockey and
TUESDAY LUNCHEON - GALE Presbyterian Church, 2 Cross St., Elmira; 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Menu “Bangers and Mash” (farmers sausage & mashed potatoes), garden salad, Chocolate Oven pudding with ice cream, beverage; $9.
COME READ WITH ME Family Storytime – 6:30-7:15 p.m. at Elmira Branch Library. An evening family storytime program recommended for parents/ caregivers and children 3 to 7 years old. Ongoing from Apr. 17 – May 15. Read, play games, and learn about literacy in fun ways. It’s free. For more information call the Elmira Branch Library at 519-669-5477.
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APRIL 18 THE WATERLOO REGIONAL POLICE Male Chorus will host its annual Fish Fry at Parkminster United Church, 275 Erb St. Waterloo with continuous servings from 4:30-7 p.m. Advance tickets only – adults $15; $7.50 for children under 12. Tickets available from all Chorus members, via email at chorus@wrps.on.ca or by telephone 519-2089326 (leave message). For more information visit www. wrps.on.ca/volunteers/male-chorus.htm. SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.) at Wellesley Community Centre , 1000 Maple Leaf St., Wellesley. $6. Join us for a noon day light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-6693023 for more information. IT’S A BUSY DAY at WCS Youth Centre. We will be playing Cranium in the afternoon. Our evening activities include Junior Round Table at 7 p.m., Aquafit at 8 p.m. and an all evening beading station. For more information contact Catherine or Anna at (519) 669-3539.
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The secret of a good magician is to use their banter with the audience to misdirect them, and Kent admits that made him nervous at first but it is something he has had to overcome over the last few months. “I still get nervous when I am in front of a large crowd, but once I get going and start interacting with them it becomes quite easy to perform.” Kent just came back from a trip to Las Vegas with his dad, Bill, where he got to see performances by some of the big names like Copperfield and Angel, as well as Nathan Burton and Mac King. He was also called up on stage to help his favorite act, Penn and Teller, carry out an illusion. “It was great meeting them and being a part of the show. I just love the way Penn can hold an audience with the way he speaks,” he said adding he hoped to be able to perform at that level one day. Magic is all about figuring out the trick and that only comes with practice, said Kent. “I have had some help
from the guys at a magic store in Kitchener, but for the most part I just try to figure out everything for myself. It is all just trial and error.” The siblings say their family fully supports their new venture and it has really brought them closer as they use them to practice on. “After a few hundred tricks the family can get a bit tired of it all, but they have totally supported us through this whole thing,” said Allie. Magic has also been a diversion from Kent’s online video gaming, where he would play World of War Craft for hours on end. “It is much more fun doing magic than sitting in front of the computer playing games.” Kent and Allie are preparing to audition for Canada’s Got Talent next year with a new act, but he will not give away any of the details, saying he does not let anyone know how he performs his tricks as he doesn’t want to get in trouble from other magicians. “It’s all part of the magician’s code, you never reveal your secrets.”
Siblings Allie Stortz and Kent Thuroo have been performing magic and making balloon art as part of their act for Kamagic. The duo have begun performing at parties, and most recently appeared at the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]
CHEF’S TABLE: A philosophy based on great
food kept simple, using the best of ingredients
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cuisine to sushi night are very popular. Both of us, Jody and Kirstie, spent many years in both the restaurant industry as well as teaching the culinary arts at both the high school and college level. We wanted an inviting space for like-minded people to come together and share their passion for great cuisine. Our philosophy is simple: great food kept simple, by using the best quality local ingredients and time-honoured cooking techniques. For this weekend’s column it was really tough to narrow down a recipe to help us celebrate our anniversary. So we took a look back as to what we were cooking a year ago. Here is one of our first recipes taught at The Culinary Studio. It uses proper knife techniques, proper sauté techniques and isn’t afraid to get creative using different veggies and local cheeses. Pre-heat oven to 425°F; place baguette slices on a baking tray and toast until just golden brown;
Warm Vegetable and Herb Crostini with Sheep’s Milk Cheese Ingredients 1 baguette, sliced on the bias 1 good clove of garlic, cut in half 2 tbsp+2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 carrot, julienned 1 celery, julienned 1 onion, julienned 1 pepper, thinly sliced 1 leek, thinly sliced
remove and, while still hot, take cut side of garlic and scrape on bread; chop the rest of the garlic clove to sauté with vegetables; Heat 2 tbsp of the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add all vegetables and sauté over high heat for about 4 minutes, or until soft. Add chopped garlic and sauté for 1 more minute; season with salt and pepper and add chopped herbs and cook just to warm through; Remove from heat, stir in sherry wine vinegar; Using tongs, top bread slices with about 2 tbsp of the vegetables; top with cheese, place on a platter and drizzle with remaining extra virgin olive oil. Add some more freshly cracked black pepper here too, if you like.
Salt and pepper 2 tbsp chopped mixed fresh herbs (rosemary, thyme, parsley) 1-2 tsp sherry wine vinegar 1 cup of crumbled or shaved sheep’s milk cheese, such as Toscana
ABOUT THE AUTHORS Chefs Kirstie Herbstreit and Jody O’Malley are both Red Seal certified chefs. Together they run The Culinary Studio, which offers classes, demonstrations and private dinners. To contact the chefs, visit their website www.theculinarystudio.ca
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STRANGE BUT TRUE / BILL & RICH SONES PH.D.
Why can coffee that is hot enough to burn someone be sipped without harm? WEIRD NOTES
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Why can coffee that is hot enough to burn someone be sipped without harm? Why is eating hot pizza more likely to burn the mouth than eating hot soup?
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The danger of a burn obviously depends on the temperature and amount of food, how well the food can transfer thermal energy and how long it stays in contact with the mouth, answers Jearl Walker in “The Flying Circus of
Q. What’s the flipside of the brain mutating pain by distracting a patient from nerve damage or other problems? For example, in a 2010 Super Bowl playoff game, Vikings quarterback Brett Favre seriously injured his ankle and hamstring. He was taken out of the game briefly but came back and played through the pain, which reclaimed his attention after the game’s end. A.
The brain can also create pain, as it does in
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Fact is, you can burn the roof of your mouth within seconds, only to suffer for days.
Physics.� A sip of coffee puts only a small amount of liquid in contact for only a short time, and sipping mixes in air and breaks the liquid up into drops with little thermal energy. A coffee spill is another matter altogether: Here a fairly large amount of hot liquid will be held by clothing for long enough to burn the skin. Any food with hot cheese, especially if heated in a microwave oven, should be eaten with care: (1) The surface of the cheese may look deceptively cool. (2) Worse, the cheese can cling to the upper surface of the mouth, allowing for a large thermal transfer.
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Email from an “emale,� says Anu Garg in “The Dord, the Diglot and an Avocado or Two.� This is what a woman might term her boyfriend in an online relationship.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you “Strange But True.� Send your questions to strangetrue@compuserve.com
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surmises, the brain comes prepared to anticipate “that it will be getting information from a body that has limbs,� and acts accordingly. People with hearing loss may experience the sound of silence: phantom sounds--a ringing in the ears known as “tinnitus.� Those who lose vision due to glaucoma, cataracts, diabetes may experience phantom sights-- nonthreatening hallucinations. Some with nerve damage have had taste phantoms, such as ice water seeming sickeningly sweet, while others have had phantom smells, as of nonexistent rotten food. As Myers empha-
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people’s experience of “phantom limb sensations,� when it misinterprets the spontaneous central nervous system activity occurring in the absence of normal sensory input, explains David G. Myers in “Psychology: Tenth Edition.� Just as the dreamer may “see� with eyes closed, so some 7 in 10 amputees may feel pain or movement in nonexistent limbs. An amputee may even try to step off a bed onto a phantom limb or lift a cup with a phantom hand. Sometimes those born without a limb perceive sensations from the missing arm or leg. As psychologist R. Melzack
NEW ELECTRONICS STORE
NOW OPEN: DOWNTOWN ELMIRA! We have what you need...right here in town!
Waterloo Regional Electronics
10 Church St W (LOWER LEVEL) Elmira (519) 669-0755
ACROSS 1. Rearranging the letters 8. A stiff hat made of straw 15. To retire 16. Idaho 17. In the direction of 18. Egg cells 19. 200 milligrams 20. Estimate the quality 23. Rock concert venue 26. Cast again 27. Injustice by virtue 29. Napoleon, e.g. 32. Attempt something 35. “___ a chance� 36. Be theatrical 38. “American ___� 39. Adjust 42. Bit 43. Masefield play “The Tragedy of ___� 44. An assistant
Church & Arthur St - at the Royal Bank Corner
46. Excessively abundant 48. Philosophical movement 53. Defeat 54. Medical advice, often 55. ___ sauce 56. “... there is no ___ angel but Love�: Shakespeare 59. Washington locale, with “the� 60. Adaptable truck, for short 61. A unit of length 63. “Do ___ others as...� 65. ___ generis 66. “___ quam videri� (North Carolina’s motto) DOWN 1. Parentheses, e.g. 2. “Cool!� 3. City on the Yamuna River 4. Proceeding in small stages
5. Rank 6. Promotion of a product 7. A state in New Englan 8. A male character in French pantomime 9. A person who enjoys taking risks 10. Book of maps 11. Puddinglike dessert 12. Place with wireless internet 13. “___ Maria� 14. Bit 21. Trick taker, often 22. Expressing a rate 24. Amateur video subject, maybe 25. Informal term, mother 28. Aim 30. “Am ___ believe ...?� 31. Beauty 32. Clue 33. Jewish month
34. Lady of Lisbon 37. Rumbling earthy deposit 39. Gulf of ___, off the coast of Yemen 40. Opening time, maybe 41. New newts 44. Death on the Nile 45. “Rocks� 47. “Dig in!� 49. Nonexistent 50. The 9th letter, Roman alphabet 51. In the way indicated 52. Of me or myself 56. Australian runner 57. Big wine holder 58. Inflammation of the ileum 62. Negative 63. “It’s no ___!� 64. Fraternity letters SOLUTION on page 25
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CHECK OUT PAGES 33-36 For information on businesses that can help you have the home & garden of your dreams.
SHOW 2012
Business Directory presented by the Elmira Sugar Kings and the Township of Woolwich
SHOW THURSDAY, APRIL 19TH - SATURDAY, APRIL2012 21ST, 2012 at the Woolwich Memorial Centre THURS. & FRI. 5:30PM - 9:30PM | SAT. 10AM - 4PM
Admission $2.00 Per person
Outdoor
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY STAIN.
Services
> Commercial & Residential > Fully Insured > WSIB Clearance > Senior Discount > Lawn Maintenance Programs > Spring Clean-up > Flower Bed Maintenance Programs > Leaf Clean-up and Removal > Soil & Mulch Delivery and Installation > Snow Clearing & Removal > Ice Control 27 Brookemead, St, Elmira P: 519-669-1188 | F: 519-669-9369
kdetweiler@rogers.com KEVIN DETWEILER
OWNER-OPERATOR
THE BEST COMPOST/TOP DRESSING SOIL ADDITIVE ON THE MARKET.
PELLETIZED COMPOST TOP DRESSING.
VISIT US FOR FREE SAMPLES, COUPONS & BOOTH DRAW PRIZES.
22 Church St.W., Elmira 519-669-5537 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK: Mon.- Fri. 8-8; Sat. 8-6, Sun. 12-5
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Each Office Independently Owned and Operated
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Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage
3 Arthur St. S., Elmira, ON, N3B 2M4
OFFICE:
519-669-5426
ALLI BAUMAN
BILL NORRIS
SALES REPRESENTATIVE DIRECT:
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
allibauman@rogers.com
billnorris@rogers.com
DIRECT:
519-577-6248
519-588-1348
www.elmiraandareahomes.com
(A division of Reist Industries)
Advertising Calendars, Promotional Products, Coporate Clothing & Business Gifts Pens / Roll Labels / Sales Aids & Incentives
100 Union St. Elmira
519.669.0524 www.woolwichrentals.ca
Come into Woolwich Rentals for:
Expert Service | Superior Products | Great Advice
FIRST EVER Your total home improvement contractor!
WAREHOUSE
3585 Ament Line RR #3 Wallenstein
519-699-4236
www.waymar.on.ca | Email: admin@waymar.on.ca
4082 Waterloo St., Millbank
519-743-9800 • Toll Free: 1-866-743-9800 33 Manitou Drive Kitchener, ON N2C 1K9 www.5starwatersolutions.ca
519-595-7105
millbankfamilyfurniture.ca
High Quality Kitchen Gear for Healthy Living
Ken Kinzie
President Water Treatment Specialist
SALE
SHOW 2012
Decks, Railings, Additions, Doors Renovations, Windows, Siding
BOSCH UNIVERSAL PLUS MIXER NUTRIMILL GRAIN MILL OMEGA JUICERS | VITAMIX
We will be liquidating our inventory of locally made, solid wood Furniture. Sale will be conducted at the first Woolwich HOME & GARDEN SHOW
APRIL 19-21
at the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market 878 Weber St. N., Waterloo 1-888-784-8206
Purchase the award winning Zuum Central Vacuum system and hose.
ECV5200 550AW
ECV5400 600AW
Includes 30’ 1-1/4” 110V crush proof hose with swivel handle and two way switch (shuts off powerhead). Standard Wood Roll Electric Power Brush, extra chrome telescopic want, 10” brush, and standard tool set (includes tool caddy, crevice tool, round dusting brush & upholstery tool with slide on brush), & hose rack.
Includes 30’ 1-1/4” 110V crush proof hose with swivel handle and 3- way switch (turns power unit and power brush on & off). EZ Change chrome roll electric power brush, extra telescopic chrome wand, 10” floor brush , and standard tool set (includes tool caddy, crevice tool, round dusting brush & upholstery tool with slide on brush), & hose rack.
Eureka Zuum
Eureka Zuum
$499.00
$699.00
Reg. $640.00 | Save $141.00
Reg. $830.00 | Save $131.00
Hurry In!
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Offer Ends May 5/12
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Offer Ends May 5/12
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9 Church St.E • Elmira, On • N3B 2K7
www.elmiravacuumelectrical.ca
PARTS & R TO ALL MEPAIRS A & MODELKES S
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See you at the Home & Garden Show Visit us at Booth
ELMIRA REAL ESTATE SERVICES
Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage
90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 1, Elmira N3B 3L4
#74
519-669-3192
Come visit our booth and be inspired by our attention to detail!
BONNIE BRUBACHER Broker of Record
SHANNA ROZEMA Broker.
2239 Floradale Road Floradale, ON
LAURIE LANGDON Sales Representative
519-669-9761
Sew Special Custom Sewing for Your Home
Come see us at the Woolwich Home & Garden Show SALES- SERVICE - INSTALLATION COMMERCIAL - RESIDENTIAL 7022 Road 129, Newton, ON Tel: 519.595.2359 Emergency Service: 519.501.4002
www.harmonydoors.ca sales@harmonydoorservice.com
• Lawn Mowing Packages • Lawn Maintenance & Landscaping • Top Dressing/ Overseeding • Mulch Delivery & Installation • Full Flowerbed Maintenance • Commercial & Residential Snow Plowing & Ice Control
OFFERING A QUICK AND EASY WAY TO RECLAIM UNUSED LAND Brush Mowing/Long Grass | Capable of mowing up to 6 inch diameter brush | Tracked Skid Steer equipped with Brush Mower
- Trail Maintenance and Development - Wooded Lot Thinning - Pasture Reclaimation - Orchard Maintenance - Industrial Lots - Real Estate Lots
Call Jeff Basler, Owner/Operator, today 519.669.9081 mobile: 519.505.0985 fax: 519.669.9819 | ever-green@sympatico.ca
WE OFFER:
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• Retractable Awnings • Canopies • Drop Shades • Natural Light Patio Covers & Enclosures • Windows & Doors
Custom Drapery Custom Blinds Free Estimates In Home Consultations
RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL
Over 20 Years Experience
Check us out on the web
Lois Weber 519-669-3985
shadeplus.ca
Elmira
LET US FLOOR YOU! OUR SALES STAFF are experienced & knowledgeable
OUR INSTALLERS are specialists, professional, courteous & focused
on detail
LET US FLOOR YOU is not just a byline, it’s how we do business
2012 WOOLWICH HOME & GARDEN SHOW
FIND US IN BOOTHS 7 & 8
WE SUPPLY & INSTALL • Floor Coverings (carpet, vinyl, hardwood, cork, laminate & tile) • Blinds • Cabinets • Vanities WE also supply quality SICO Paint 1011 Industrial Cres., Unit #2 (Beside K&K Liquidators)
519.699.5411 www.letusflooryou.ca
STORE HOURS: Mon.-Fri 8:30-5:30 Saturday 9:00-3:00 Evening By Appointment
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PLUMBING, HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING
519.669.3362 | Elmira, Ont. admin@cjbrubacher.com
At home, at work or at the cottage, we’ve got you covered. Home & Auto Commercial Employee Benefits Life & Disability Financial Services RRSPs, RRIFs Mutual Funds and more ...
See you at the show!
DREAM IT. BUILD IT. LIVE IT. • Residential Interior Design • Renovation • Project Management • In-home Consultation • Home Staging
Andrea Guerriero, PROGRAMMED INSURANCE BROKERS INC.
Ask us about the all new ONE SERIES from John Deere!
49 Industrial Drive, Elmira, ON N3B3B1 tel (519) 669-1631 fax (519) 669-1923
1.800.265.6197 www.pib.com
Elmira
BA/CDECA
519.580.9691 andrea@dredesigns.ca www.dredesigns.ca www.facebook.com/dredesigns.ca
122 Church St., West (519) 669-5453 premierequipment.ca
TRAVEL IN COMFORT AND STYLE
www.stoltzsales.com
Family Owned & Operated Full Service Motorcoach Company All Group Sizes, Budgets, and Requirements for Single or Multi-Day Charters
ELMIRA: Line 86 West 519-669-1561 1-800-665-1561
Charter and Tour Service Listowel, ON 1-877-466-0069 www.cherreybuslines.com
* Ask your dealer for more details. On select models only. ** Taxes, freight, PDI extra. On approved credit. Select models only. Specifications and design subject top change without notice.