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Grand River Transit plans to review future of route 21; fare hike expected by summer
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he area saw record lows early in the week with temperatures dropping as a low as minus-27 on Jan. 24. Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips notes four days this season have been lower than the coldest temperature recorded last year. “The coldest all last year was minus-19.6 degrees,” he said. “These are brutally cold temperatures. These are some of the coldest temperatures we’ve seen in years.’ An arctic wind from the north caused the thermostat to dip lower than it has since 2006. “What we had is an Alberta clipper, and it tends to bring us
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Students, teachers and parents from grades 2 and 3 at John Mahood Public School spent the afternoon racing around the ice at the Woolwich Memorial Centre on Jan. 26. Above, Ali Martin, Zach Cressman, Taylor Rees and Sabrina Mcguire. Right, Logan Frey was not the least bit blue to score some extra ice time.
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> St. Clements rec. board on Facebook
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READY TO ROLL grade 11 student Brett Schinkman displays the script for his summer project. He hopes to have his short film ready for festivals in 2012.
The St. Clements recreation service board now has a Facebook fan page. The page is being used as a way to get information out to residents, as well as reaching younger members of the community. Jen Connolly, the recreation board member in charge of maintaining the page, hopes to be updating it monthly with events and activities and will be including an incentive for people to put up photos taken at board sponsored activities. “It would be wonderful to get community discussions going on and lots of pictures up,” she said. Although there are no plans for a Twitter feed, Connolly hopes it is in the cards for the future. The page can be found on Facebook by searching recreation service board.
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here may be snow on the ground, but Brett Schinkman already knows what he’s doing with his summer. The Grade 11 student at Elmira District Secondary School dreams of becoming the next Kevin Smith or Ben Affleck, a film director who started with nothing but talent. Schinkman has completed a script for a short film entitled River Running. With the support of his youth pastor at Emmanuel Evangelical Missionary Church in Elmira he may have found a director for the project, which will begin filming this summer. He hopes the
film will be ready to enter Canadian film festivals beginning in 2012. The idea to make the film began last summer while Schinkman and friends were trying to make another film. “It didn’t go so well,” laughed Schinkman. They thought about making a movie next summer so they, “could put a lot of work into it and try to actually do something with it,” he said. “We wanted sort of a forest setting, so I kind of played around with that.” The result became River Running, a 20-minute film about a troubled young man, Craig, who finds solace in a friend, River.
“River is the epitome of cool. He really has it altogether,” said Schinkman. “Craig kind of has to face the fact that his relationship with River may be damaging his relationship with others.” Emmanuel youth director Matthew Brnjas read the script in late December and wanted to help Schinkman put the film together. “I think it portrays the negative side of being pulled away from family and pulled away from your support network and into darkness in a way. It’s a bit more of a heavier film, but well written,” Brnjas said. “I can’t wait to see it put into production.” When the movie is com-
pleted the premier will be held at the church. There is no budget for the film and Schinkman is relying on a volunteer cast and crew to complete the project. Currently the band Gwen’s Mascara, also made up of EDSS students, is writing the soundtrack. Schinkman is hoping to turn the experience from this project into a lifelong career in film. “He really loves film and that’s really his passion: acting, film and drama,” said Brnjas of his friend. “I want to see where he can take this gift of script writing and film making. He’s got a real talent for it.”
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he Grand River Conservation Authority is inviting residents of the region to learn more about the heritage of Wellesley, Woolwich and Wilmot townships at its annual Heritage Day Workshop Feb. 11. “It's meant to showcase
what’s going on in our local communities and what we’re doing on the heritage front,” said Jeremy Vink, the senior planner for Woolwich Township. This is the second time Woolwich will be holding the event, which will take place at the Breslau Community Centre from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. Attendees can participate in the day for free, but must register in advance. Activities will include speakers on local history, a DVD presentation, lunch, skits and a mayors’ trivia challenge hosted by Ken Seiling. “The regional chair will be asking the questions and
each of the municipalities will get a chance to answer so people coming can learn a bit more about our individual townships,” said Vink. As well, a talk entitled ‘Focus on Festivals’ will be given, highlighting some of
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> Grants available for water protection More than $800,000 will be available to help landowners protect municipal drinking water sources in four watersheds, including the Grand River, under the Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program, the Grand River Conservation Authority said this week. The Stewardship Program is a fouryear commitment from the Ontario government to assist landowners, businesses and municipalities to protect municipal drinking water sources. The 2011 phase of the Stewardship Program is called Early Response and will be in place in the spring. Early Response will provide money to targeted properties near municipal wells and surface water intakes. It will provide money to help landowners: reduce or manage road salt application; upgrade or repair septic systems and cap unused private wells or upgrade active wells that can provide a pathway for contaminants to travel from the surface to the aquifer, among other benefits. About 100 projects could be covered. More information is available at www.sourcewater.ca.
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Police pursue leads in Wellesley break-in of Three Bridges Public School was broken into. Would-be thieves pried open the roll-up door. Nothing was taken from the shed as there was nothing of value being stored there. This was the second attempt to break into the shed in as many nights. Police continue to investigate.
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pending in an earlier reported collision between a green Jaguar and a silver SUV on Highway 7 near Spitzig Road in Woolwich Township. The Jaguar was approaching the end of the merge lane when it collided with the silver SUV, causing both cars to spin across the highway and land in Hopewell Creek. One of the vehicles took out a wooden telephone pole. Both cars were destroyed. No injuries were sustained by either driver.
enter was reported on Nafziger Road in Wellesley. The house was entered while the victims were away at a party. Thieves obtained entry through an unlocked kitchen window. Two cameras and an iPhone were stolen. Police say significant evidence was left behind and they are expecting to make an arrest.
>>9:20 PM | A 24-year-old
>>6:45 AM | a 24-year-old
Elmira woman lost control of her vehicle when traffic ahead of her stopped suddenly on Arthur Street at Scotch Line. She was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital with minor injuries from the deployment of her airbag. She suffered a bleeding lip and neck pain. No charges were laid.
>>9:44 PM | A break-and-
there was moderate damage to each vehicle.
>>9:27 AM | A 39-year-old
Haweksville man was struck making a left-hand turn from Arthur Street to Park Avenue in Elmira. The man did not have
enough traction to complete his turn on icy roads and was hit by a vehicle driven by a 29-year-old Elmira woman who could not stop because of the weather conditions. There was minor damage to the man’s car and no injuries were reported. No charges were laid due to poor road conditions.
>>2:03 PM | Icy road conditions
caused a 17-year-old Heidelberg man to lose control of his Nissan pickup truck and slide into a ditch, colliding with a pole on Eldale Road in Elmira. Minor damage was reported to both the truck and the pole. No charges were laid.
>> 3:50 PM | A work-related
accident was reported at EFS Plastics on Union Street in Elmira. A truck driver received
a broken jaw while uncoupling a trailer. He was turning the handle and it slipped, hitting him on the chin. The driver was not an employee of EFS.
January 24 >>7:39 AM | A 29-year-old
Kitchener man lost control of his van and crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic on Arthur St. near South St. in Elmira. The man stuck a 55-year-old St. Petersburg woman driving a Toyota. Both vehicles were destroyed and both drivers received minor injuries. The woman was taken to hospital by ambulance as a precautionary measure. No charges have been laid as the collision was determined to be weather- related.
>>9:00 AM | A school bus
driven by a 56-year-old St. Jacobs woman stopped suddenly on Weber Street North near Farmer’s Market Road and was rear-ended by a 60-year-old Kitchener man who was unable to stop in time. Moderate damage to both vehicles was reported. There were no injuries and no charges will be laid.
January 25 >>8:45 AM | A single vehicle
crash occurred on Line 86 when the vehicle being driven by a 61-year-old Beeton man skidded off the road, spun around once, and rolled over in the ditch, shearing off a post. The man was charged with ‘driving while suspended.’
Collision blocks off part of Arthur Street Monday
January 21 Drumbo man was charged with ‘disobey a red light’ after a collision with a vehicle driven by a St. Jacobs man. The man from Drumbo stopped at first, but then proceeded through the red light, following the car in front of him who made a right-hand turn. His vehicle was subsequently struck by the vehicle with the right of way. No injuries were reported, but
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>>10 AM | A shed at the rear
len. In what police are calling a related incident, about one hour earlier the same vehicle was spotted at an address on Molesworth Road in the village. Two young men approached a house where they asked for Jackie. Police said this was a fictitious name. They are following up on some solid leads.
break-in was reported at a Henry Street residence in Wellesley about 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 24. The thieves entered through an unlocked window. A dark-coloured Ford F150 was spotted in the area, along with two males in their twenties. A Seiko watch, a necklace and money were sto-
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CLEANING UP Emergency crews survey the damage from a collision that occurred after a Kitchener man lost control of his vehicle on Arthur Street near South Street in Elmira Monday morning. Only minor injuries were reported .
Winter: Weather guru predicts we'll see much more of the white stuff yet > CONTINUED FROM COVER this up and down kind of yo-yo weather. When it came through last week it brought a bit of a snow and when it left it allowed the cold air to rush down.” Phillips calls 'scary' temperatures that felt like minus-35 degrees with the windchill, saying exposed skin would freeze in less than 10 minutes. The weather bounced back at the end of
the week, with balmy highs of minus-three, but Phillips said the warmer temperatures may not stay and colder days should be expected again before winter ends. Winter is close to half over according to the calendar, with Groundhog Day next week on Feb. 2 to mark the occasion. Phillips said Wiarton Willie may not see his shadow due to cloud cover, but unfortunately for the critter,
he should, sending him scurrying back into his hole because there is a lot of winter yet to come. “Because there is so much cloud and lake effects snow, there is an 80 per cent chance that he won’t see his shadow, so the dice are loaded for him to say winter is over and spring is just around the corner,” Phillips joked, noting the groundhog has received death threats over the years when his
predictions have fallen short of reality. Phillips predicts winter weather will continue past the end of March. “We’ve seen our shadow and it says February and March are going to be colder than normal,” he said. “Spring is not going to arrive as early as last year. The winter is going to feel a little longer.” Phillips remains optimistic, however, with a reminder that statis-
tically each day from now until April will be warmer than the last, excepting a few bouts of cold temperatures. Despite constant flurries, he reminds residents Waterloo Region has not seen large snowstorms brought by American systems this year. Areas like London and Sarnia have not been as lucky. Phillips said temperatures in one season are not necessarily indicative of tempera-
tures in the next, so a colder-than-normal winter will not mean a cold spring and summer. “You can’t speculate from what a winter gives. Nature doesn’t balance things along, it just does what it wants to do and we try to figure it out.” Phillips said it is too early for climatologists to predict the summer weather, but he knows it will be a while yet in coming.
Heritage: Historical skit will portray the lives of five important women > CONTINUED FROM Pg. 03 the townships’ most treasured days. “Each of the communities is highlighting a festival within the community and kind of explaining the history of their festival, the
challenges and some of the opportunities and exciting things that have come out of the festivals,” Vink said. As part of the morning program the Elmira Theatre Company will be performing five skits about five
women who have been historically important to the area. Longtime ETC member Debbie Deckert is looking forward to performing at the workshop. “We have people who have done phenomenal
things (in this area). It’s like bringing history alive,” she said. “They speak with passion and it just makes it so much more real.” Each of the five actors will play an important woman from one of the town-
ships and dramatize her accomplishments in a five-minute performance. Vink said he is looking forward to hearing the presentations and learning more about the community he already loves.
“I’m quite excited to hear about the history,” he said. “There will be a lot of things going on to give some variety and something entertaining throughout the day. Every body can find something to enjoy.”
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Regional change makes daycare more accessible Elizabeth Bate
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amilies in Waterloo Region, including Woolwich and Wellesley townships, may have an easier time getting off the waiting list for daycare subsidy under new rules taking effect Feb. 1. University of Waterloo graduate students Shannon Freeman and Quinn Powell were forced to choose between their education and their childcare under the old procedures because they didn’t fit the criteria of priority cases to be pulled off the list in a timely fashion. “We didn’t feel that it was fair that they discriminated based on family composition and level of education,” said Freeman. The new system will pull applicants off the waitlist in five priority groups based on income. The first priority group will be children with special needs and the second will be those whose household incomes are $20,000 per year or less. The next three groups are cho-
sen by income bracket, each increasing by $20,000 per year. Under the old system priority was given not only to special needs children, but singleparent families and those completing a lower-level of education, such as first undergraduate degree. In a presentation to regional council, the students informed councillors this type of selection process discriminated against families and other types of students. “Graduate students don’t have a greater capacity to pay,” said Freeman. Under current postsecondary funding regulations, graduate students are only allowed to work up to 10 hours per week and only receive up to $19,900 per year in grants and loans. With education costs reaching more than $7,000 per year, this leaves little money, even in a two-income family, for daycare costs. “Where’s the money to eat? Where’s the money to live?” said
Freeman. Freeman and Powell found supporters of their cause in regional councillors Sean Strickland and Jane Mitchell, who helped them navigate the process in becoming a delegation to recommend changes to the system. “This is the first time I have ever had to be involved in something like this,” Freeman said. Regional director of children’s services Nancy Dickieson said the presentation was not taken lightly and following the meeting they investigated what other municipalities with similar situations do and returned to council with three recommendations from which the students helped select the best option. In order to make sure current waitlisted children are not penalized by the changes, the region made sure it had found places for them as of this week. The waitlist is now clear in preparation for the Feb. 1 change.
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Dickieson said the region has enough funding to place about 2,700 children per month, however that funding isn’t enough to meet needs. “We certainly identify that we need some increased funding with the province and we’re optimistic that perhaps that will happen this year,” she said. Although the waitlist selection process has changed, the application process has remained the same. It too is based on household income. Once applicants have qualified for subsidy they are notified they will be placed on the waitlist until space becomes available. Freeman feels very lucky to have found daycare and received funding, but hopes this victory leads to a larger discussion on daycare funding and spaces available. “I think the change that’s happening is just the beginning. I think the region and the province need to take a serious look at the system we have.”
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ummer seems a long way off, and the snow and cold discourage many of us from even thinking about hiking, but the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) of Waterloo Region is already preparing for the 2011 Relay for Life. The charity held a registration kick-off for its Cambridge event Jan. 23. Michelle Proctor, fundraising coordinator for Waterloo Region, said the 12-hour walk, held the second and third weekends in June in Waterloo and Cambridge, are the biggest fundraisers for CCS. Last year Cambridge raised more than $198,000 and Waterloo raised $163,000. Both areas are hoping to increase donations by about 13 per cent this year. All the money
raised goes to support the CCS, providing funds for research as well as support services for those living with cancer. “It’s a really emotional experience,” Proctor said of the relay. “I think pulling that amount of people together for that amount of time is a really significant event for people and it’s so different from what everyone else is doing.” For cancer survivor Judy Ethridge this will be her third Relay for Life. Ethridge was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer on Jan. 19, 2009 and although she is not yet classed as ‘cancer free’ she is doing well. “The cancer society does such great work in their research. If it hadn’t been for all the research they’ve done
I probably wouldn’t be here,” she said. Ethridge will be speaking about her experiences and participating in the survivor lap at the Cambridge walk. The first lap of the relay, called the victory lap, is done by survivors and their care givers, Ethridge said she cried the entire lap the first year she participated. “The biggest part for me is the luminaries, bags that have candles in them in memory of someone who has passed from cancer or in honour of some body who is fighting cancer or is in remission,” she said. “It’s incredible how many people have been touched by cancer. I never realized how enormous it is.” Proctor said many teams return to the overnight event every year,
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Police education sessions aimed at retail merchants
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Rash of robberies prompts WRPS to prep businesses on what to do in an emergency James Jackson
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The Oscar nominations were announced this week; what was your favourite film of 2010? I haven’t seen a lot of the
more recent movies, but we hope to see Black Swan this weekend. What is your favourite movie of all time? I read more books than I do watch movies, but I like action/ adventure movies. I really enjoyed the Bourne trilogy.
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cuss what information they will require when someone dials 911 in an emergency. “They’re going to ask where the incident is happening, when it happened, what is happening now, who is involved, describe any ... it is timely in that weapons or people, describe directions the attention level of travel, license by the business plates, vehicle decommunity is scriptions, that type of thing,” explained higher. We saw this Sgt. Sloden Lackovic as an opportunity of the community to use thatat resources branch of higher level of the WRPS, the detachment organizing awareness to run the event. this program. “But the most important thing we stress is Olaf Heinzel to stay on the line with the operator, because tive. “It’s an informa- often they hang up far tion session that busi- too quickly and we still nesses can attend need additional detail just to help them re- because that operaview their security tor is directing the remeasures or their sponding officers to the security and safety scene.” Lackovic explained plan for their employees,” explained Olaf that part of the demandate Heinzel, public affairs partment’s coordinator at WRPS. is to increase public “Recently we’ve had awareness and educaa number of jewelry tion, and information store robberies that sessions like this are are still under inves- merely one way of tigation, so it was achieving that. “I’m brand new to timely in that the attention level by the the unit – I came from a business community criminal investigation is higher. We saw this background – and I was as an opportunity to looking for ways to imuse that higher level prove the community of awareness to run and help lead to crime prevention.” this program.” The sergeant also Even Elmira has fallen victim to crimi- said that anyone who nal activity of late works for a business or when a quantity of company that could poOxycontin was stolen tentially be the target from the Shoppers of a robbery – such as Drug Mart back on pharmacies, jewelers and convenience stores Dec. 27. The session will be – need to know what to tomorrow (Sunday) do in the event of an from 10 to 11:30 a.m. emergency, and urges in Marshall Hall at them to attend this free Bingemans. Detec- session. “Hopefully we get a tives and operators from the communica- good response, and even tions centre will be if we don’t we’ll do it at the meeting to dis- again,” Lackovic said. Mall, Fairview Park and Cambridge Centre, which drew nearly 200 people. Local BIAs, the chambers of commerce, and the Insurance Bureau of Canada have thrown their support behind the initia-
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Cubs to the races
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Cubs to camp
HOT WHEELS First Elmira Cubs competed in the North Waterloo Kub Kar Races at Conestoga Mall Jan. 25. Of the 26 competitors from Elmira, 17 will return Jan. 29 to compete for top prizes.
WINTER CAMPERS The 1st Elmira Cubs took in the great outdoors at Camp Impeesa near London Jan. 21-23. Cubs earned their winter camping badge participating in a number of activities throughout the weekend. Leader Monika Abbott (bottom right photo) helps greg Kochut and Kenny Mehlenbacher fit on snowshoes for going on a hike. Cubs learned how to build different kinds of shelters, starting a fire and basic survial skills as well as having a ton of fun.
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Erik Spencer got creative with a hamster-inspired car. Spencer's car will compete in the comic category this Saturday at Conestoga Mall.
SPEED DEMONS Elmira cubs burned up the local track Jan. 18 leaving Lucas Verge (centre) holding the top car. Connor Maxwell and Braydon Boehner finished 2nd & 3rd among the 30 competitors.
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sees about 10,000 riders in the same period. Cicuttin said fares do not ever cover the cost of operating any of the GRT’s routes, but fares from the route 21 only cover 25 per cent of costs, lower than the region’s average of 37 per cent. “Ultimately it’s the committee’s decision,” Cicuttin said. “The encouraging thing is ridership is growing, and that’s the more positive sign.” The route was expanded after it saw success running only in the summer to the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market and downtown St. Jacobs from Conestoga Mall. An initial oneyear trial period was extended for a second year while the GRT evaluates ridership. GRT also announced a five per cent fare rate increase for this year, which will be approved in the 2011 budget in March and will take effect in July. The rate increase will most likely be spread across tickets and monthly passes, although GRT is not ruling out the option of a cash fare increase as well. The current cash fare is $2.50, while adult fares are $9 for five tickets and $60 for a monthly pass. The last time the cash fare was increased was 2007, while the cost for passes and tickets went up again in 2009. “In the past many riders are accepting of the fare increase as long as we continue to improve service,” Cicuttin said. The region plans to expand its busiest lines to help alleviate over crowding and wait times as part of an overall initiative to improve transit services. Main routes included in the plan, like the Ixpress, are located in Kitchener and Waterloo. Currently, only route 21 operates locally.
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9 NEWS
Group seeks grant to spread Random Acts of Kindness Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation looking for online votes as it vies for prize Elizabeth Bate
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nspired by a single act of kindness, Random Acts of Kindness Day, celebrated its third anniversary in 2010 with the participation of more than 150,000 people in 10 communities. Now, the annual day presented by the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation (KWCF) hopes to expand to more than 25 communities across the country with the help of the Pepsi Refresh Grant. With an application for $25,000, the idea is currently sitting at the 29th spot in its category. It needs to finish as one of the top two ideas, as
voted on by the public, in order to receive the funding. Votes for this cycle of the grant can be cast online by anyone at a rate of one vote per day from now until Feb. 28. Tracy Van Kalsbeek, coordinator of the Random Acts of Kindness program, said the day, held annually in November, is about the celebration of kindness in the community. Small cards, carrying a ‘pay it forward’ type message are distributed to schools, businesses, community groups and individuals before the event and then passed out as random acts of kindness happen. In addition, in
Wellesley backs Kings' Support Our Troops event Elizabeth Bate
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he Wellesley Township recreation committee will be donating to the London Military Family Resource Centre via the Elmira Sugar Kings at Sunday’s game. Meeting Tuesday night, committee members voted to donate $200 to the Support Our Troops game set for Jan. 30 at the Woolwich Memorial Centre. All gate sales will be going to the centre which helps support the families of those serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. As well, the Kings will be wearing camouflage jerseys that will be auctioned off during the game. “As a community based team we wanted to do something for
our community,” said Kings’ vice-president Steve Webb. “Those that are interested in supporting the troops can do it by just coming to watch hockey.” Prior to the game against the Cambridge Winter Hawks, a special presentation will be held. The Royal Canadian Legion colour guard will take part in the opening ceremonies, with Cpl. Scott Hahn of Elmira, who served in Afghanistan, dropping the puck. Local politicians are also expected to take part. Red shirts as well as other support the troops paraphernalia will be on sale at the game through the Cambridge outreach office of the resource centre. For more information, visit www. familyforce.ca.
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"... I believe that the vast majority of scientists are not in a conspiracy to deceive. Sebastian Siebel-Achenbach Letter on page 12
VERBATIM he financial crisis of 2008 was a teachable moment, an object lesson in what can go Twrong if you trust a market economy to regulate itself. Nor should we forget that highly regulated economies, like Germany, did a much better job than we did at sustaining employment after the crisis hit. For whatever reason, however, the teachable moment came and went with nothing learned.
> Nobel laureate Paul Krugman sees little evidence much has been learned from the avoidable financial meltdown of 2008
THE MONITOR 19 million Canadians who O6.2%fhadtheora 1.2nearly current or former spouse in 2009, million reported they had been
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> Statistics Canada
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The reality behind the corporate tax cut rhetoric
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t’s no coincidence a University of Calgary study supporting corporate tax cuts appeared this week as the Liberals made rolling back proposed cuts part of the party’s policy leading into an election that could come as early as the spring. In damage-control mode, the Conservatives dispatched cabinet ministers far and wide raising the alarm about the dire consequences if corporations aren’t allowed to reduce their already-low rates even further. The government plans to cut federal corporate income taxes to 15 per cent next year, from 16.5 per cent this year. The Liberals call for rates to return to 18 per cent, the same as in 2010. In support of the cuts, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has recently been making a causal link between lower rates and increased revenue
from corporate taxes, despite a decided lack of evidence. The Conservative argument was bolstered by the report from Jack Mintz, head of the public policy school at the University of Calgary, which claims the planned reduction in tax rates would result in $30 billion in new business investment and 102,500 new jobs over a seven-year period. Leaving aside the partisan nature of the report and its author, the assertion is not universally supported, neither among economists or the broader policy community. Instead, the cuts are based on the same ideology that promotes deregulation, privatization and sales taxes such as the HST that shift the burden to consumers. Without lower corporate taxes, we’re told, financial ruin will follow. History does not bear that out, as the
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rate of 29.2%. By comparison, the U.K. ranked 76th (37.3%), the U.S. is 124th (46.8%) and Germany is 128th (48.2%). Of the G8 list, Italy was at the bottom, 167th, with a rate of 68.6%. As economist Paul Krugman pointed out this week in relation to U.S. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, “talking about ‘competitiveness’ as a goal is fundamentally misleading. At best, it’s a misdiagnosis of our problems. At worst, it could lead to policies based on the false idea that what’s good for corporations is good for America.” Recent events have shown us that laissez-faire policies of the past three decades have done the majority of us harm, benefitting only a few. The same few making noises now about reducing corporate taxes. The same few Stephen Harper and company are out campaigning for now.
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Another Arab-Israeli war seems inevitable
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t’s time to think about the nature of the next Arab-Israeli war. The release by the Arab satellite network al-Jazeera of 16,000 leaked Palestinian documents covering the past ten years of peace negotiations has driven a stake through the heart of the already moribund “peace process,” and we hear constant warnings that when the hope of a peace settlement is finally extinguished, the next step is a return to war. So what would that war be like? Okay, back up a bit. What the leaked documents show is that the Palestinian negotiators were willing to make huge concessions on territory and other issues in return for Israeli recognition of an independent Palestinian state. They were well-meaning people playing a very bad hand as best they could, but the publication of these documents will destroy them politically. The spirit in which they approached the talks is exemplified in the first document in the trove, a memo on Palestinian negotiating strategy dated September 1999. It urges the negotiators to heed the advice of the Rolling Stones: “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you might find that you get what you need.” According to the documents, in the past three years the Palestinians have offered to accept all of Israel’s illegal settlements around Jerusalem except one (Har Homa) as permanent parts of the Jewish state. Israel annexed all of East Jerusalem after it conquered it in the 1967 war, but international law forbids that and no other country sees the annexation as legal. The negotiators also offered to re-
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International Affairs GWYNNE DYER strict the “right of return” of the millions of Palestinians descended from those who were driven from their homes in what is now Israel in 1948 to a mere 100,000 returnees over 10 years. They even offered to put the most sacred site in Jerusalem, the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, under the control of a joint committee. (It is currently administered by an Islamic foundation.) Even these concessions were not enough to persuade the Israelis to accept a Palestinian state within the pre-1967 borders of the West Bank (including those parts of East Jerusalem still inhabited by Palestinians) and the Gaza Strip. They were enough, however, to make the negotiators reviled in almost every Palestinian home if they were ever revealed – and now they have been. Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, chief negotiator Saeb Erekat and his predecessor Ahmed Qureia were just pragmatic men trying to cut the best deal possible in very difficult circumstances. They might even have been able to sell these concessions to the Palestinian people, if they had come as part of a comprehensive settlement leading to the end of the Israeli occupation and an independent Palestinian state. But in fact they got nothing for their concessions. The Israelis sim-
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ply pocketed them and demanded more. Now that the details are known – leaked, almost certainly, by frustrated members of the Negotiation Support Unit that provided technical and legal backup for the Palestinian negotiators – Mahmoud Abbas and his colleagues are finished. Even the Palestinian Authority itself, and the whole concept of an independent state for Palestinians in a fraction of pre-partition Palestine, may not survive this blow. Fatah, the faction that effectively rules the parts of the West Bank not yet taken for Israeli settlements, is well past its sellby date as a national liberation movement, and may lose control of the area to the Islamist Hamas movement before we are very much older. Hamas, which already controls the Gaza Strip, rejects negotiations with Israel and the whole notion of a Palestinian state alongside Israel as part of a two-state future. We are continually told by various pundits that these developments can only lead to war, and they are probably right – but what kind of war? It would certainly not be like the Arab-Israeli wars of 1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973, in which regular armies fought stand-up battles with lots of heavy weapons. Egypt, Syria and Jordan, the countries that fought those wars on behalf of the Arabs, have long since abandoned the goal of matching Israeli military power. They don’t even buy the right kind of weapons, in the right amounts, to stand a chance against Israel on the battlefield. We will doubtless see more Israeli punishment attacks in which a hun-
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Water is no longer something we can take for granted O
n the heels of last week’s musing about the inevitable demise of our species, I’ll shorten the timeline on a growing crisis that does not bode well for humanity. Unlike the astronomically large time period, the looming global water shortages are playing out right now. As columnist Gwynne Dyer has pointed out in recent columns – and in his book Climate Wars, drawing on a variety of experts – we could be in for a grim future precipitated by water shortages, leading to the collapse of the food system, mass migration of refugees and, eventually, territorial wars. Chances are few of us thought of that today as we took showers, flushed toilets and run washing machines. Water is plentiful: we just turn on the taps, and out it comes. Of course, given the ever-escalating cost of that water, we are more mindful of it. The higher cost is supposed to encourage us to conserve, the best way to make the most of our dwindling water supply. I say dwindling, but that’s not really the case. The planet is home to plenty of water, we’re just using it far more quickly than nature can replenish it in the quantities and locations we need. A glance at photos of the Earth taken from space makes the idea of a water shortage seem absurd. The globe is mostly water. However,
From the Editor Steve Kannon 97 per cent of that is salt water. Of the remaining three per cent that is fresh water – the kind we need to drink and to grow food – more than two-thirds is contained in glaciers and icecaps. About 30 per cent is groundwater – the kind we depend on here in Waterloo Region – and only 0.3 per cent in available as surface water (lakes and rivers, for instance). In many of the areas currently experiencing water shortages – northern Africa comes to mind – the problem is access to freshwater supplies, which at times has more to do with politics and/or economics than it does Mother Nature. Still, with a growing number of people drawing on freshwater supplies, it’s no surprise we’re running into trouble. That goes double when, as is the case in much of the developing world, the bulk of the growth comes in regions already experiencing shortages. Population shifts on this continent – growth in water-starved California and the U.S. southwest – also contribute to the problem.
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Climate change deniers should dig deeper To the Editor, Mr. Alan Findlay’s criticism of Woolwich Observer editorials in his letter “No Basis for climate change claims” (Observer, Jan. 22/11) itself deserves a dose of scrutiny. He claims that there is no empirical correlation between human generated carbon emissions and global warming and cites a single scholarly study in a peer-reviewed journal in support. Hundreds of articles in other esteemed journals covering decades of research which have made the case for just such a causality are implicitly dismissed. Worse, some of the main proponents are impugned for being preachers of an inviolable “gospel” or condescendingly praised for daring to admit to uncertainty. One could only wish for Mr. Findlay to exhibit a similar sense of doubt about his own creed. That there should be cause comes from none other than Dr. Bjørn Lomborg, who for years appeared to be the sole scientific authority openly critical of anthropogenic global warming (AGW). The Economist relied almost exclusively on his writings to downplay the theories of humaninduced climate change. In the last two years, Dr. Lomborg has changed his tune. Evidently, the
Donald Burn, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Waterloo, sees changes to the planet’s climate as likely to exacerbate the current divide between the way we choose to live and what the planet can provide. “It’s fundamentally important to our society that we have the water we need where we want it,” he says, noting places such as Waterloo Region face shortages as population outstrips the ability of the local environment to recharge supplies. He sees the need for a Great Lakes pipeline in the not-too-distant future, as our groundwater supplies are almost maxed out. “We think of it as always being there, but that’s not the case,” says Burn of the groundwater that provides us with most of our drinking water, some 180 million litres of which is processed by the region each day. Fact is, we do take drinking water for granted. We are lucky in this area, as we have options for mitigating some of the negative impacts of growth. And we’re also less prone to the extremes in weather – floods, droughts, unusual snowfalls – currently on display around the globe. Such extremes are consistent with climate-change modelling, says Burn. “There is always variability in
local weather, but this is something beyond the normal variability.” As noted in this week’s edition, we’re experiencing some wintry weather this season, with more to come. The snow, in fact, should be helpful … though not particularly welcomed if, like me, you’re not a fan of winter. While colder and snowier than the norm, the weather has been nothing like the extremes elsewhere. The climate-induced changes aren’t likely to have the same catastrophic consequences here. “Every region is vulnerable to the extremes. The more vulnerable you are currently, the more vulnerable you will be in the future,” he says, whose own research notes Canada could see more floods and droughts, with impacts that extend into this region. “We’ll have to be prepared for these sorts of disasters.” While we’re still a long way from the worst-case scenarios, we’ll have to move now to mitigate the impacts, or bear the full and much larger costs later when we’re in an emergency situation, he suggests. That means taking steps to combat climate change, and precautions in those places likely to be hardest hit – rising water levels, droughts and floods will wreak havoc where they occur, no matter what that nation’s government does or does not believe about climate change.
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data compelled even this sceptic of, not whether but to what degree, the world’s climate was being changed by human activity. Even the probusiness Economist has recently been forced to recognize that AGW is real. It would be honourable of The Economist if it exhibited some humility in the face of this retreat. Ditto for Mr. Findlay and likeminded proponents, who seem to hold that spewing billions of tonnes of emissions annually has no effect on the environment. I do not know the exact relationship of human carbon emissions and the rise in temperatures, but I believe that the vast majority of scientists are not in a conspiracy to deceive; I broadly respect their expertise and appeals for emission reductions. What I do sense, however, is Mr. Findlay’s ‘pot’ has little cause to declare the ‘kettles’ of his opponents black.
> Sebastian Siebel-Achenbach, Elmira
Slots issue is as dead as the Observer is to this letter writer To the Editor, Has it been three months already. Boy, time sure does fly. It seems just like last week I had to read,
yet again, about how much money Centre Wellington received for their slot machines. This has been a dead issue for nearly a decade and yet the editor of this newspaper seems to have some kind of axe to grind and just won't let this go. Newspapers should stick to reporting news. I hate to be the one to tell you, but this is not news. A hundred years from now, are we still going to be hearing about the gazillion dollars Centre Wellington has received to date? No one
will even know what you're talking about. I know I'm not the only one who’s sick of reading this every three months. A few years back during the Uncle Bob fiasco, I was of the opinion that if you didn't like it, don't read it. I am now going to take my own advice and will no longer read this newsp ... I mean paper.
> Kevin Hymers, Elmira
Dyer: Despair certain to continue > CONTINUED FROM PG. 11 dred Palestinians or Lebanese die for every Israeli, like the “wars” against Lebanon in 2006 and in the Gaza Strip in 2008-09. We may well see a “third intifada,” another popular uprising against the Israeli occupation in the West Bank, probably accompanied by terrorist attacks in Israel itself. But we have seen all this before. It’s nothing to
get excited about. In the long run, we may see some Arab states start working on nuclear weapons, to create some balance of forces between the two sides, but probably not for a while yet. In the meantime, the future for the Middle East is not mass destruction, but an unending series of Israeli military strikes that kill in the hundreds or thousands, not in the millions. Plus despair, of course.
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13 BUSINESS
BUSINESS WELL-GROOMED
An animal lover at heart, Lyric Pauley – along with her Golden Retriever Bentley – has opened up the newest dog grooming shop in town, ShamPoochies. Below, Bentley reluctantly endures the process of being washed, dried, and having his nails trimmed.
The dog days of winter Seeing an opportunity in downsizing, Elmira woman heads out on her own with new dog-grooming business, ShamPoochies hen many of us hear the word “downsizing” at work, it can lead to nervous tension and a sense of uncertainty. For Lyric Pauley, however, that word has led to the opportunity of a lifetime. The 24-year-old has opened the doors to her very own dog grooming business in Elmira called ShamPoochies, a prospect that arose when her old boss uttered those fateful words. “I always wanted to start my own business, ever since I got into dog grooming,” said Pauley. “When my boss told us she was planning on downsizing, we all said ‘Oh, well we better figure out what we want to do.’” Pauley worked for five years at Pet-I-Care in Waterloo along
opened on Jan. 3. It’s taken a while.” Pauley also said that she wanted to open her business in Elmira because she saw a need for her services in the community. “Elmira is growing all the time, and I would definitely say there are a lot of dogs in Elmira. Every time I walk down the street I see a new dog.” Pauley grew up in a home where there were never fewer than two dogs, so animals have always been a part of her life. Her mother also bred Wheaten terriers, so inevitably Pauley grew up wanting to be a veterinarian. Once she was in high school, however, Pauley had a change of heart. “I did a co-op here in Elmira, and it just wasn’t what I thought it would be,” she explained. Luckily, a teacher at
EDSS knew of Pet-ICare in Waterloo and that they happened to be looking for a co-op student. It was the perfect fit. “I never, ever thought I would be a dog groomer, and I was surprised that it was so much different than I thought it would be, and I don’t know why. It was fun to go into work every single day.” Pauley said that a combination of the friendly staff, her love of animals, and the fact that her job gives her a certain degree of creative freedom really attracted her to becoming a fulltime dog groomer. Once Pauley finished high
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with eight other employees prior to making the move back to Elmira, and she graduated from the Bryson Academy of dog grooming in 2005. After looking at real estate in Waterloo, Pauley said she decided to return to her Elmira roots, where she spent most of her life growing up. She bought a house on William Street at the end of August, and set up shop in the basement that has been completely renovated. But the move hasn’t been without its trouble. She had originally hoped to be up and running by the end of the fall, but delays forced her to hold off opening until the New Year. “It’s taken us a lot longer than we expected,” she said. “I was hoping to be working out of here by the end of October or early November, but I just
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Culture and technology change at much different speeds
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ountries abroad are taking note of Canada’s ability to balance biodiversity and biotechnology. We’ve always had a reputation for being diverse and green. We meld agriculture and forestry, crops and livestock, prairies and greenhouses and rural and urban, while maintaining a global image that is generally pristine, oilsands development aside. And we’ve found ways to successfully introduce biotechnology into this mix. Canadian farmers have long embraced technology. They saw the benefits of biotechnology-based approaches to production – crops that could tolerate weed-controlling herbicides, and others that made their own insecticides, for example. Consumers keep asking for cheap food, and biotechnology is one of the agri-food sector’s responses. Canada’s balance between biodiversity and biotechnology was raised at a news conference of international agriculture ministers I attended last week in Berlin, Germany. The ministerial gathering had been convened by Germany’s Ilse Aigner, and among the participants was Canada’s representative Gerry Ritz. He had earlier discussed Canada’s biodiverse agri-food sector, and his remarks gave the German media cause to ask the European Union agriculture commissioner when Europe would be warming up to new technologies. It was a timely question. The Euro-
Food For Thought Owen Roberts pean Union is rewriting its overarching Common Agricultural Policy. It’s considering easing import restrictions on genetically modified crops from Canada and elsewhere, which have been mostly banned there. The official word lately has been that the EU is going to let member states make their own decisions about GMOs. But I’m not so sure Europe is that far along. Listening to agricultural and political leaders speak at news conferences and information sessions underlined a significant point to me – that is, the same wonderfully diverse culture that makes the EU so unique is also a stumbling block for consensus on thorny issues such as technology, especially genetically modified products. Technology moves ahead at a breakneck speed. But culture doesn’t. Genetic manipulation is on the B-list with many Europeans who either remember or were told about genetic experiments and atrocities of World War II. Cultural reservations abound with some when it comes to genetic-related technologies (especially about using them there, not
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But even small farms need access to technology and innovation to be productive. These farms are finding a new niche as the local food movement continues to take hold. They can be competitive growing specialized crops such as fruit and vegetables, if we’re willing to pay for them and if they get consideration from governments for certain costs they incur, particularly labour. If the EU really wants to help its farmers be modern and efficient, it needs to stop considering technology the boogeyman, and stop penalizing countries such as ours that have figured it out. Only when EU farmers have access to the same technology as others and consumers see its advantages – which, despite all the hoopla around biotechnology, are still not well-known – will Europe truly start opening up.
ShamPoochies: Focus on customers > CONTINUED FROM PG.13 school she attended the Bryson Academy with the promise of being hired upon completion of the program. Five years later, she says she’s learned a lot despite only being 24 years old. “Some people think I might be too young to be able to do this job well,” she said, “but I’ve got a lot of experience.” She says that her services are really geared to each individual dog, and she can handle dogs of nearly any breed and size. Every dog gets a bath and their nails trimmed, and the owner decides what type of haircut they want. She says that many opt for a simple short cut to get them from that visit to the next, and so they will look tidy and not have to be brushed every day. An important aspect of her job that many people might not consider is customer service. After all, for many people their pets are like their children. “They trust you with little members of the family, so they have to like you or they’re not going to bring their dog to you,” she laughed. And while business has been slow to start, things have been picking up in the past few weeks now that peo-
ple are more aware of her new location. Many of her Waterloo clients followed her to Elmira, and she has begun to make a name for herself among local dog owners as well. One of the biggest perks of owning her own business, however, is setting her own hours. “Right now I’m very flexible, but typically I’m in the shop and available to be grooming around 8-8:30 a.m. and I like to have everyone picked up by 6 p.m. at the latest. It’s great because I don’t have to drive into work if the weather is bad.” Pauley can groom about seven small dogs per day, and slightly fewer large dogs, depending on the cuts. For now, it’s just a one-woman show at ShamPoochies, but she said if there was enough demand for her services, she may open another location and hire more employees. After five years of sharing a work space with eight other groomers and countless dogs, she is enjoying the relative calm of working only for herself. “There’s only so much I can do, but I like working for myself. It’s less busy, less stressful, and less noisy,” she said with a smile. For more information, visit her website at www.shampoochies.ca.
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Exercises for a world in a rush Get healthy Stay healthy A CUT ABOVE
Lillian Dowling (centre) is all smiles after her first hair cut during her 10th birthday party on Saturday. Her parents, Barbara and Tony Dowling, are proud of her decision to donate the hair to charity.
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any of us can probably vaguely remember our first haircut. It may have even included a few tears as a complete stranger handled sharp scissors and buzzing clippers so dangerously close to our heads. For Lillian Dowling, however, her first encounter with the scissors was one to remember for a completely
different reason. The West Montrose girl had her tenth birthday party last Saturday afternoon at the Guys & Dolls Salon and Spa in Elmira, where, surrounded by a dozen or so of her closest friends and family, she had her first haircut. Lillian’s 61-cm (24-inch) long ponytail didn’t end up on the floor or in the trash bin, either: it went straight into an envelope and is now
different styles she has even developed aspirations of becoming a hairstylist. Sitting in her living room on Monday evening, and given the time to reflect on her new hairstyle – a shoulder-length bob – Lillian says she likes her new haircut as much as her old one, and that it was certainly much easier to handle.
headed to Mississauga to help make wigs for other children who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment or other medical causes. “I was getting tired of my long hair and I wanted to see how it would be with shorter hair,” explained Lillian as to why she thought it was a good time to get her hair cut for the first time. She had grown so attached to her hair and putting it in
> SEE HAIRCUT ON PG. 18 A CHANGE IN PROGRESS
Lillian shows just how long her hair is before cutting it off. Stylist Natalie Berdan holds up the ponytail for Lillian to see. Burden works to create Lillian’s new haircut. Lillian loves her new do.
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> SEE FITNESS ON PG. 19
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THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR FANS AND
AT THE DROP OF A PUCK Kings alumni Kyle Grundy (left) and Darren Fischer took the draw for the ceremonial opening faceoff on Saturday. Graham Snyder, Ken Seiling, GM Keith Stewart, the Kings’ first coach Jerry Forler and his brother Claude look on.
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THE WAY WE WERE Ann Broughton (left) and Anne Hanley proudly wore their original 1971 Elmira Sugar King jerseys throughout the day Saturday.
CHEERING 'EM ON Clair Baleshta greets the players as they make their way onto the ice for the second period of their Sunday afternoon game against Brantford.
BREAKFAST OF KINGS Maryellen Genereux
served hundreds of hungry Kings’ fans a pancake breakfast on Sunday at the Elmira Legion.
orty years ago, Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry burst onto movie screens, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Chicago Black Hawks four games to three to win the Stanley Cup, and John Lennon recorded his hit single, “Imagine.” That year, 1971, also saw the Elmira Sugar Kings drop the puck on their first season. Based on the response from their 40th anniversary last weekend, the town’s passion for its Junior B hockey club has never waned in the four decades since. Nearly 70 Kings alumni players returned to their hockey roots last Saturday and Sunday to celebrate their time as members of the Elmira squad. Over the course of the weekend, they were joined by hundreds of fans. Saturday featured an alumni tournament which gave former teammates the opportunity to lace them up together for another chance at hockey glory, in the form of a memorial plaque named in honour of long-time Kings director Bob Waters. Sunday included an all-you-caneat breakfast at the Legion and a 2 p.m. regular season match between the Sugar Kings and the Brantford Golden Eagles. The Kings boast seven NHL players to their credit – four of which returned for the 40th last weekend
– and scores of oth on to other nationa al successes. The list of player alumni tournamen the more recent alu of the original mem team – Graham Sny and Chuck Hunter Kings jersey once a “I think I was the there yesterday,” la during breakfast on brought me over fr originally to help k add some toughnes “I’ve had a great end.” The opening cere also included Bill C Claude Forler, the t members of the eig directors from the Forler, the team’s fi eral manager, and K first assistant coach ed in the ceremoni “The number of back really spoke v they thought about the Sugar Kings. So success,” said Seili Forler, decades re direct involvement was also quite plea in the celebration a “I enjoyed it. It do ery day, does it? For pretty fast,” he smi
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D SUPPORTERS FOR 40 GREAT YEARS! THEN AND NOW The Elmira Sugar Kings’ first coach, Jerry Forler (right), and current Kings coach Geoff Haddaway behind the bench in the Woolwich Memorial Centre.
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Forler doesn’t get to many Kings games these days – after 35 years of coaching nonstop, he tries to watch his grandchildren play hockey whenever he can, instead – but he still follows the team closely and is happy with the management decisions being made around the team, including the hiring of the current coach, Geoff Haddaway. “I’ve been really impressed with him as a coach and as a person,” Forler noted. Haddaway was humbled to be included in the anniversary. He has spent four years in Elmira as the team’s head coach, enjoying his fair share of success, including a league championship in 2007-08, but this weekend really served as a reminder of what the Kings mean to the people of Elmira. “It was done by a bunch of volunteers who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty and seek nothing more than the smiles and enjoyment of the people who are involved, and that’s what is so terrific about the Elmira Sugar Kings, and I don’t know where else you can find that.” And while the weekend may have ended on a sour note – the current crop of Kings lost their Sunday afternoon matchup to Brantford 5-1 – it was just one loss compared to the 40 years of memories, championships, and the friendships that have been forged in those familiar green and gold Elmira Sugar Kings jerseys.
HOME OF THE KINGS The dressing room was open to the public on Saturday afternoon to give fans a little glimpse
behind the scenes.
HELPING HANDS Kings forward Spencer MacCormack serves up some tea at the pancake breakfast on Saturday.
ICE TIME Captain Josh Woolley helps Claude Forler onto the ice during the opening ceremonies Saturday.
WINNING WAYS Lulu Waters (left) and Cynthia Hastings presented Dave Weiss with the Bob Waters memorial plaque for leading his team (below) to a 3-2 victory in the alumni tournament finals. The tournament included six alumni teams with 12 players each.
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Cookies a great way to warm up the kitchen … and your tummy T
he fierce cold at this time of the year tends to keep us indoors most of the day, and this is just a great excuse to fire up the oven and get baking. With so many recipes on the Internet, it’s difficult to decipher good, tried and true recipes, and for us that leads to the perfect cookie. As the new owners of The Culinary Studio, our focus is on teaching and so we are going to take this opportunity to analyze the simple cookie. The technique used here in this basic of cookie recipes: creaming. The first step in the creaming method is to incorporate air into the butter and sugar mixture. This provides some leavening to the overall cookie, making it lighter in texture. The second step is adding liquid ingredients, usually in the form of eggs and vanilla. The eggs provide browning to the cookie and the binding of all of the ingredients, while the vanilla extract provides flavour and balance.
From The Chef's Table Kirstie Herbstreit & Jody O'Malley The third step in the creaming method is to add the dry ingredients, which include flour, leavening agent (sodas or baking powder) and salt. Flour provides structure while salt, of course, brings out the flavour of all of the ingredients and assists in overall browning. For chewier cookies, recipes will tend to call for sugars such as molasses or honey, which are hydroscopic (keeps baked goods moist). Also, for a softer cookie, under-bake them slightly, when the outside just begins to brown, and allow to cool on the baking tray for a few minutes before removing to a rack. For crispier cookies recipes will
Toblerone Cookies Makes two dozen cookies
>>110g butter, softened >>240g light soft brown sugar >>2 eggs, lightly beaten >>3 tsp vanilla extract >>280g plain flour >>1 tsp baking soda >>1 tsp salt >>200g dark or milk Toblerone, roughly chopped
tend to call for stiffer dough, which would have more flour, and be baked longer in the oven. These cookies are made with
Toblerone chocolate bar, but you can use your favourite chocolate bar or very best chocolate. Preheat oven to 350; Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper; Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla until smooth; Stir in flour, soda, salt; Drop on large baking sheet, about 1 tbsp of dough each; scatter Toblerone on top of cookies; Bake 11 minutes, or until dry looking and covered with even cracks; Leave to cool and firm up on tray, then transfer to baking rack; Store in airtight container and they will remain super moist and amazing!
>>Chefs Kirstie Herbstreit and Jody O’Malley are both Red Seal certified chefs. Together they run the company YouCanCook2 and The Culinary Studio. You can also find them cooking at Entertaining Elements in St. Jacobs,where they hold private dinners for eight people. To contact the chefs, visit their website www.theculinarystudio.ca.
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PROPOSED WATERLOO Public meetings are scheduled to gather REGION public input OF on the Year 2011 Regional Budget. Several SIGN BY-LAW critical public policy issues are being addressed during this budget process. The meetings will be held on: The Region of Waterloo will be holding a public information centre to introduce a draft Regional By-law respectingWEDNESDAY, signs on Regional roads. The proposed Sign By-law addresses FEBRUARY 2, 2011 all types of unofficial signs on Regional 6:00 roadsp.m. including election signs, business accessory signs, farm accessory signs, REGIONAL mailbox accessory signs, open house signs and poster signs. COUNCIL CHAMBER The proposed Sign150 By-law establishes requirements for unoffi cial signs including: FREDERICK STREET, 2ND FLOOR, KITCHENER • Location and placement; and • Size, shape, construction and content; • Impacts to the function of the road; WEDNESDAY, 23,and 2011 • Number of signs and timing of FEBRUARY placement; 6:00 p.m. • Sign removal. REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAMBER Staff are also proposing an amendment to 2ND the Region’s Tourism and Essential Services 150 FREDERICK STREET, FLOOR, KITCHENER Signing Policy to allow tourism signage on Regional roads for agri-toursim activities. IfWhen: you are interested in June Regional may Tuesday, 17,services 2008, you drop inwish 4:00to-attend. 8:00 p.m.
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Despite the brave face she wore during Saturday’s haircut, Lillian admits that she was a little nervous. “It was taking so long because it was so thick, and I wasn’t sure how my hair was going to look after it got cut,” she said. And after her first day back in her Grade 4 class at Conestoga Public School, she says that all the boys were really shocked by her new hairstyle, and that her best friend didn’t even recognize her when she came out of the bathroom. Lillian’s mother, Barbara, said that she was supportive of Lillian’s decision to have her locks shorn for the first time, but said that she wanted to make it a little more meaningful than just a simple haircut. That was why she sought out a charity to donate the hair to so that it could be made into a wig. “It is a sort of a sad thing to grow your hair for nine years and to make that transition to shorter hair,” Barbara said. “So we thought it would make for a neater transition, and make us happy, to donate it to a worthwhile cause.” They decided on the Canadian charity A Child’s Voice Foundation. Formed in 1995, the organization has two main mandates. One is to collect donated hair and money to create wigs for children who have lost their hair free of charge, called the Angel Hair for Kids program. The second is called Kids Life-Line, aimed at providing sick children and their families with support such as medical supplies, specialized furniture, or nursing care. Each ponytail must be a minimum of 25 cm (10 inches) long to be accepted, and it takes anywhere from 10 and 15 ponytails to make one wig, costing in the range of $800 to $1,000. Last year alone, the foundation donated 30 wigs – also referred to as
hair prosthesis – to children for free. “A lot of people like the Angel Hair Program. They can see where their donation is going and it doesn’t necessarily have to be a monetary donation,” explained executive director Rosyln Yearwood. “I get a lot of calls from parents who are so proud of their children and so surprised that they come up with the idea to have the hair donated.” For Lillian, that charitable instinct has been a strong part of her upbringing. She was adopted from China at the age of one, and her parents Tony and Barbara have kept Lillian involved with everything from Jump Rope for Heart to raising money for the West Montrose BridgeKeepers, of which Tony is a member. “I hope this gives more visibility to the foundation,” noted Tony. “Not just to give money, but to say ‘Hey, this is a good idea, why don’t I cut my hair and donate the ponytail to wigs for kids.’” Barbara also said that they would be trying to raise funds to donate along with the hair. So far they managed to raise $180 at the birthday party by asking for donations in lieu of gifts, as well as $100 at Tony and Barbara’s workplaces. For Yearwood, the hard work and sacrifice that goes towards helping those in need is incredible. She says that a child’s outlook on life or their medical condition can change enormously once they receive their wig. “You wouldn’t think it is that important, but it truly, truly, truly is. They know it’s a wig but that doesn’t matter because they look like themselves again.” Anyone interested in donating their hair to A Child’s Voice Foundation can simply mail their ponytail to their Mississauga office, or make a cash donation as. Any donation over $20 will be eligible for a tax receipt. For more information visit their website, www.acvf.ca.
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Fitness: Compounding to make the most of time > CONTINUED FROM PG. 15 move or climbing the stairs at work suddenly become much easier to do. There are hundreds of different variations to make these exercises less or more challenging. Below is a sample routine to build from. Complete 12-15 reps for each exercise. Squats: Look straight ahead, and slowly lower by bending your knees and lowering your buttocks. Keep the weight on your heels, as if you are sitting on an
imaginary chair. Lower only to the point where your thighs are parallel to the floor. Do not let your knees go past the toes. Briefly hold the position and slowly return to starting position, while pushing through the heels. Lunges: Stand with your feet together then take a long step forward with one foot, bending the rear leg, lowering the front thigh parallel to the floor. Do not let your knee move past the toe line. Push back with the forward heel to the starting position. Repeat with the other leg. Pushups: Position your body
with your hands on the floor and under chest, shoulders width apart. Knees should be approximately hipwidth apart, and the body aligned strait from the head, to neck, to spine, to toes. Slowly lower your chest to the floor, slowly raise back to starting position. Tricep dips: Sit on the edge of a strong chair or bench. Place your hands next to you on the edge of the chair with your fingers pointed forward. Lift your behind off the chair and lower the buttocks down toward the floor. Slowly raise back up to starting position.
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» Saturday, January 29, 2011
Kings extend losing streak to four
Weekend’s celebration of team’s 40th anniversary ends with 5-1 loss to Brantford
MOVE THAT PUCK
Kings captain Josh Woolley makes a saucer pass over a diving Brantford defender to a teammate in the second period of Sunday afternoon’s 5-1 loss.
Smith tipped Woolley’s shot past the screened Brantford goaltender for his 22nd goal of the season. The goal energized the nearly 1,000 fans in attendance, but the celebration would be shortlived as Brantford responded fewer than three minutes later. Defenceman Sam Milligan pulled his best Bobby Orr impression by skating the length of the rink through three Elmi-
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were excited about it.” Brantford had won four of their last five games coming into Sunday’s game, including a 13-0 drubbing of the Owen Sound Greys the night before. The Kings, however, took a quick lead just 7:12 into the first period on their first powerplay of the afternoon. Ryan Clarkson won the faceoff back the Josh Woolley who was playing the point, and Andrew
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aped to the wall of the dressing room, right next to the door, is a piece of paper that describes the traits of a Sugar King. About halfway down that list it reads, “Never get too high. Never get too low.” Those are words of wisdom the Kings should heed as they have watched a seven-game winning streak transform into a four-game losing streak in a matter of weeks. The latest setback came last Sunday afternoon at the end of the Kings 40th anniversary celebration weekend, a 5-1 loss to the suddenly-hot Brantford Golden Eagles. “I think that this game is very much mental, and it’s a confidence thing,” said head coach Geoff Haddaway following the loss, adding that he didn’t feel the weekend’s festivities played any role in the team’s loss. “I’ve always believed that confidence comes from preparation, and I didn’t feel like we were any less or more prepared for that game. I felt we were ready to go and the guys
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ra players and shooting a wrist shot short side past the blocking arm of Matthew Smith. Brantford would nearly score another before the end of the period when a shot hit the post then rolled along the top of the Elmira net. The period would end tied at one, with Elmira holding the edge in shots 15-11. “I thought we started well, I thought we had a very strong first period and scored a really good powerplay goal,” said Haddaway. “We couldn’t get that second goal, and in the end that is something you have to do when you’re against Brantford. They know how to stick
James Jackson
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After five-game winning streak, Wellesley has now dropped five in a row RACE YOU FOR IT Jacks forward Eric
with three minutes left in the first tying the game 1-1. The game would be tied four more times before finishing in overtime, starting with the top of the second period. The Travellers led off by scoring just 30 seconds into the frame, leaving the Jacks’ Tim Stern to quickly counter at 1:09, assisted by Way. Wellesley’s Parr, assisted by Aspden, would pull the team ahead at 2:23, making the score 3-2, where it would stay until
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Parr out-hustles the Travellers’ Josh Bradshaw at Wellesley arena Jan. 23. The home team lost 6-5 in overtime.
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he Wellesley Applejacks suffered two more disappointing losses last weekend, extending their losing streak to five games. “We had every opportunity to win the game on Saturday and on Sunday,” said coach Kevin Fitzpatrick. “We’ve got to fight back. We’ve got to play better and more consistent with more energy.” On Jan. 22, the Jacks visited the St. George Dukes for what started out as a promising game. Wellesley owned the first period giving themselves a substantial lead over the Dukes, but failed to follow through. Michael Forster took it to the net at just nine minutes into the first, assisted by Corey Way and Tim Stern, while the Dukes were shorthanded. The second goal was scored by Ben Ahier, with Kevin Howorth assisting at 12:13. The two would swap roles for a repeat performance at 15:29, with Howorth
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finishing the play. “It’s probably the strongest period we’ve had in two months,” said Fitzpatrick. “And then we just sagged a little.” With just 2:22 left in the first, the Dukes got on the scoreboard with a goal by Ron Dark (Shawn Little). The period ended with the score 3-1 for the visitors. The Duke’s Dark would be the only player to score in the second, finding the back of the Jacks’ net at 14:36, assisted by Jamie Snow and Bruce Moffat. The Jacks wouldn’t score again on Saturday, but the Dukes rebounded scoring two in a row at 14:09 and 14:27 into the third, bringing the final tally to 4-3. At home to take on the Delhi Travellers the following day, the Jacks played a better game but still came out on the short end of the score. Wellesley’s Eric Parr got things going with a goal just 5:57 into the game, assisted by Matt Aspden. Delhi returned
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Goaltender Matthew Smith dives on a loose puck in the first period.
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around and have a couple guys who have been there through a few championship runs.” Brantford did more than stick around, however, and just 19 seconds into the second they scored to take the lead for good just as an Elmira penalty that had carried over from the first period had ended. The goal stunned the crowd and seemed to suck all the air out of the building. Brantford would score again before the end of the period, taking a 3-1 lead into the third. On most nights, fans and players alike could be confident
8:33 when Delhi took advantage of a powerplay. Howorth returned the favour nine seconds later, putting Wellesley up 4-3 as the period ended. The final 20 minutes saw Delhi score twice, at 3:24 and 8:31, broken up only by a powerplay goal by Stern (Way and Michael Forster). Regulation ended with the teams tied at five apiece. The five-minute overtime pe> SEE JACKS ON PG. 22
he Kitchener and Waterloo minor hockey associations have announced some big changes coming to the 2011-2012 Triple-A hockey program. The changes would create a joint venture between the two associations, replacing separate programs operated by each city. The Minor Bantam and Minor Midget teams will now move to the Kitchener Minor Hockey Associate (KMHA) and will play under the Rangers logo. The Bantam and Midget teams will move to Waterloo to play under the Wolves banner. These four teams are replacing the eight currently in existence, causing the elimination of about 68 roster spots. Although, these new teams will not compete against Woolwich and Wellesley teams, Woolwich Minor Hockey coach Tony Code sees the reduction of roster spots as a loss of op> SEE MINOR HOCKEY ON PG. 22
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» Saturday, January 29, 2011
A bad time to be coming under fire A
s a hunter, I’m generally the last person in the world who speaks up for gun control. But even I will concede that there are some instances where a little bit of common sense regarding firearms would probably go a very long way. Such was the case, not that long ago, when firefighters in Tennessee arrived at the scene of a blaze only to find the owner trying to put out a house fire with his semi-automatic handgun. This is something frowned upon in the hunting and firearms safety courses we must take. All that aside, this is just about the most idiotic thing I have ever heard. I don’t care how good a shot you are, you don’t use a handgun to put out a fire. That’s completely crazy. For something like that, you need high explosive rounds. I know there are those who would debate this.
Not-So-Great Outdoorsman Steve Galea Heck, we all know a few people who have probably had a modicum of success using 12-gauge shotguns to extinguish small campfires or mid-sized torches. Be that as it may, I think every gun owner ought to question how responsible that line of thinking really is. Let’s get real people. If the fire in question were of any size at all, nothing short of a direct hit from an 81 mm mortar round would do the trick. Maybe I’m wrong, but I happen to think that the sooner we
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in the firearms community agree upon this much, the sooner we’ll gain the trust and respect of the general public. Again, I could be a little off base on this. No matter. I’m relatively certain that using smallcalibre firearms for anything but shooting straight up in the air during celebrations is completely irresponsible. Otherwise, our firefighters would be carrying Glocks. Sure, in Tennessee, I would probably be considered a bit of a bleeding heart for standing by that controversial statement, but no matter. I happen to believe that this man would have been taken much more seriously had he called in an accurate artillery strike from a 105 mm howitzer – or perhaps a less accurate tactical nuclear strike. After all, when you’re fighting a fire, it’s the results that count. The upside of this lies in the opportunities that this incident has provided for right thinking people. This is, after all, a fine reason to reopen the debate on gun control in Tennessee, as I hope we are doing here. Now, both sides – those who feel they have the Second Amendment right to use pistols to put out fires and those who believe heavy artillery is what the Founding Fathers actually meant – can sit down and have a healthy, spirited debate on the issue. And maybe we can ultimately find middle ground, say in the generous use of plastic explosives. No matter what your take on this issue, in the end you have to feel for the firefighters. They had to walk into that situation and wait until a crazy and misguided man ran out of ammunition. Then the police had to come in and take the man away before they could even get close to putting out the blaze. And that’s just wrong. Our firefighters are always under the gun, but this time it was quite literal. Which is a shame because in that job, fire suppression should have an entirely different meaning.
Kings: Struggle to score > CONTINUED FROM PG. 20 that they would come back from a two-goal deficit, but in scoring only five times over their previous three games, goals have been hard to come by lately. “We’ve struggled over the past couple weeks, and that’s what you have to fight through. We haven’t had a lot of luck scoring, and then we were down a couple of goals and we got away from what we are supposed to do and we got in trouble.” Throughout part of the second and most of the third the Kings stopped forechecking and started doing too much individually, which isn’t how the team has found success earlier in the season. Making low-percentage passes and not providing support along the boards was also a problem throughout the game. “Everybody on the bench wants to be the guy to get the Elmira Sugar Kings back into the game, and that isn’t
the right approach. You become inefficient and waste a lot of energy that way, trying to do too much individually instead of saying ‘Lets stick with it.’” Brantford would go on to score twice more in the third, which saw the Kings frustrations boil over in the form of untimely penalties in the offensive zone, and a bench minor to Haddaway. In the end, Smith made 30 saves in a losing cause and was very good at times, but was outdueled by the Brantford goalie Kari Rikkonen at the other end of the ice, who finished with 42 saves on the night. The loss dropped the Kings to fourth in the Midwestern Conference standings. They are now eight points behind division-leading Stratford. The Kings have had all week to prepare for their “Support our Troops” game tomorrow (Sunday) at home against the Cambridge Winter Hawks. The ceremonies get underway at 2 p.m. at the WMC.
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SCORECARD TWIN CENTRE HERICANES ATOM C - GIRLS
JAN. 22 Hericanes 1, Brantford 0 Goals: Jade Lipczynski (Madelynn Jantzi) Shutout: Janessa Pretorius JAN. 23 Hericanes 2, Stratford 1 Goals: Sadie Diebold x2 (Marissa Lebold)
WOOLWICH ATOM LL - GIRLS
JAN. 17 Waterloo #1 2, Woolwich 1 Goals: Paighton Uridil (Holly Faries, Maggie Sargent) JAN. 22 Waterloo #3 5, Woolwich 0
WOOLWICH ATOM C – GIRLS
JAN. 16 Woolwich 2, Markham 0 Goals: Delaney Douglas, Alyssa Pogson (Nicole Snyder, Melyssa MacDonald, Mya Brubacher, Zoe Peev) JAN. 21 Milverton 4, Woolwich 1 Goals: Alenna Martin (Zoe Peev, Ali Harnock)
WOOLWICH BANTAM LL - GIRLS
JAN. 22 Woolwich 2, Twin Centre 0 Goals: Alise Fife, Megan Thoman (Jenessa Babcock, Jenna Weber, Emily Schuurmans, Erin Graham) Shutout: Cassidy Bauman JAN. 23 Woolwich 2, Waterloo 0 Goals: Emily Schuurmans x2 (Jessica Townsend, Lize Schuurmans) Shutout: Cassidy Bauman
TWIN CENTRE MIDGET LL #1 – GIRLS KYLA KOWALIK MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT, WILMOT
JAN. 22 Hericanes 3, Wilmot 0 Goals: Brittany Wagner, Sarah Van Allen, Shannon Novak (Shannon Novak, Janessa Heywood, Callie Churchill) Shutout: Lindsay Dietrich JAN. 22 Hericanes 0, Etobicoke 0 Shutout: Lindsay Dietrich JAN. 23 Etobicoke 2, Hericanes 1 (overtime) Goals: Becky Cornwall (Shannon Lorentz, Brittany Wagner) REGULAR SEASON
JAN. 24 Hericanes 5, Waterloo Ravens#2 1 Goals: Lisa Guenther x2, Sarah Van Allen x2, Shannon Lorentz (Holly Lorentz x2, Sarah Miltenburg, Callie Churchill, Shannon Lorentz) TWIN CENTRE NOVICE LL #1 - BOYS
JAN. 23 Twin Centre LL #1 3, Twin Centre LL #3 2 Goals: Zach Lipczynski, Tyler Zyta, Christopher Jones (Zach Lipczynski, Kodie Gerber, Michael Hayes) TWIN CENTRE NOVICE LL #2 - BOYS
JAN. 22 Twin Centre #2 6, Woolwhich #2 0 Goals: Brock Krulicki x4, Curtis Butler x2 (Will Weber x2, Eric Poirier, Caleb Wellman, Linden Jantzi, Jack Koebel) JAN. 20 Twin Centre #2 12, Beverly 8 Goals: Curtis Butler x4, Brock Krulicki x3, Will Weber x2, Noah Gilchrist, Linden Janzti, Caleb Wellman (Curtis Butler x4, Brock Krulicki x3, Will Weber x2, Caleb Wellman x2, Eric Poirier, Colby Van Bargen)
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WOOLWICH NOVICE LL #2 - BOYS
JAN. 23 Woolwich 12, Embro 0 Goals: Nathan Taylor x5, Andrew Weber x2, Matthew Thaler x2, Andrew Kieswetter, Ben Fretz, Simon Shantz (Simon Shantz x3, Cody Kretsch x3, Andrew Weber x3, Matthew Thaler x2, Nathan Taylor x2, Gavin Wright x2, Connor Kretsch, Ben Fretz, Cameron Leonard, Jacob Grant) Shutout: James Ormson HESPELER NOVICE MAJOR A - BOYS
JAN. 22 Woolwich 4, Hespeler 0 Goals: Mitchell Lee x2, Dawson Good, Brady Brezynskie (Trevor Ferretti, Brady Brezynskie, Mitchell Lee, Spencer Young, Keaton McLaughlin, Kyler Austin) Shutout: Simon Huber WOOLWICH NOVICE MAJOR A - BOYS
JAN. 23 Woolwich 7, Guelph 2 Goals: Blake Roemer x2, Connor Bradley, Brett Allen, Brady Brezynskie, Mitchell Lee, Isiah Katsube (Isiah Katsube x3, Brett Allen x2, Brady Brezynskie x2, Blake Roemer, Kyler Austin) WOOLWICH ATOM LL #1 - BOYS
JAN. 22 Woolwich #1 3, Twin Centre 0 Goals: Joseph Boehm, Matthew G MacDonald, Matthew MacDonald (Matthew G MacDonald, Matthew MacDonald) Shutout: Liam O'Brien, Cal Schell WOOLWICH MINOR ATOM A - BOYS
JAN. 17 Woolwich 4, Hespeler 0 Goals: Jake Code, Josh Martin, Austin Cousineau, Sam Davidson (Eli Baldin x2, Lukas Shantz, Austin Cousineau, Kurtis Hoover) Shutout: Riley Demers JAN. 20 Woolwich 2, Burlington 1 Goals: Jake Code, Lukas Shantz (Lukas Shantz, Griffen Rollins, Sam Davidson, Austin Cousineau) JAN. 23 Woolwich 6, Guelph 0 Goals: Austin Cousineau x2, Justin Taylor x2, Ethan Young, Griffen Rolllins (Mackenzie Willms x2, Griffen Rollins, Josh Martin, Seth Morrison, Kurtis Hoover) Shutout: Riley Demers JAN. 24 Woolwich 6, Orangeville 0 Goals: Brody Waters x2, Griffen Rollins, Josh Martin, Austin Cousineau, Eli Baldin (Griffen Rollins, Austin Cousineau, Lukas Shantz, Sam Davidson, Ethan Young, Mackenzie Willms, Seth Morrison) Shutout: Cyrus Martin WOOLWICH ATOM AE - BOYS
JAN. 12 Woolwich 6, Ancaster 3 Goals: Kieffer Beard x3, Cameron Maillette, Zac Picard, Ryan Belanger, Riely Shantz (Justin Uhrig, Kyle Bruder, Nick Ravelle, Jackson Hale) JAN. 16 Woolwich 2, Dundas 2 Goals: Luke Haugerud, Jackson Hale (Riley Shantz, Luke Haugerud) JAN. 21 Woolwich 3, St. Thomas 1 Goals: Riley Shantz, Justin Uhrig, Luke Haugerud (Luke Haugerud, Jackson Hales, Cameron Maillette, Kieffer Beard, Kyle Bruder) JAN. 22 Woolwich 1, St. Thomas 0 Goals: Luke Haugerud (Kyle Bruder) WOOLWICH PEEWEE LL #1 - BOYS
JAN. 23 Woolwich 10, Ayr 3 Goals: Arron Logan x3, Will Mewhiney x3, Ryan Diemert, Matt
Greene, Nick Campagnolo, Luke Charter. (Nick Campagnolo x3, Noah Rawlinson x2, Luke Charter x2, Max Bender x2, Nathan Horst, Terry Chau, Adam Elliott, Arron Logan) WOOLWICH PEEWEE LL #2 - BOYS
JAN. 22 Woolwich 3, Seaforth 2 Goals: Joe Hanley x3 (Matthew Uhrig, Connor Graham, Alex Berry) JAN. 22 Zurich 6, Woolwich 2 Goals: Joe Hanley, Walker Schott (Matthew Uhrig, Quinn Young, Liam Catton) WOOLWICH PEEWEE AE – BOYS OMHA PLAYOFFS ROUND 1
JAN. 15 Woolwich 3, St. Thomas 0 Goals: Alex Taylor, James Cooper, Alex Turchan (Aaron Weigel x2, Mitchel Rempel x3) Shutout: Chace McCallum JAN. 22 Woolwich 10, St. Thomas 0 Goals: Nathan Schwarz x3, Aaron Weigel x2, James Cooper, Gareth Rowland, Alex Taylor, Benton Weber, Mitch Rempel (Alex Taylor x4, Aaron Weigel x2, Nick Kieswetter x2, Alex Turchan x2, Jake Lewis, Cameron Brown, Nathan Schwarz, Tyler Martin) Shutout: Ryan Conrad JAN. 23 Woolwich 6, St. Thomas 0 Goals: Nathan Schwarz x2, Jake Lewis x2, Benton Weber, Aaron Weigel (Gareth Rowland x2, Benton Weber x2, James Cooper, Nick Kieswetter, Cameron Brown, Alex Taylor, Alex Turchan, Tyler Martin) Shutout: Chace McCallum WOOLWICH MINOR PEEWEE A - BOYS
JAN. 21 Brampton 5, Woolwich 1 Goals: Jacob Uridil (Sheldon Metzger) JAN. 22 Woolwich 5, Brampton 2 Goals: Jacob Uridil x3, Cameron Rose, Johan Boehm (Connor Martin, Keegan Saunders, Liam Hartman, Owen Read)
WOOLWICH MAJOR PEEWEE – BOYS
JAN. 19 Oakville 3, Woolwich 2 Goals: Garrett Schultz, Tyler Moser (Tyler Moser, Garrett Schultz, Connor Goss) JAN. 21 Woolwich 2, Brampton 2 Goals: Tyler Moser, Garrett Schultz (Connor Goss x2, Garrett Schultz, Tyler Moser) JAN. 22 Guelph 5, Woolwich 2 Goals: Garrett Schultz, Tyler Moser (Greg Huber) JAN. 24 Oakville 3, Woolwich 1 Goals: Garrett Schultz (Connor Goss) WOOLWICH BANTAM LL #1 - BOYS
JAN. 9 Woolwich LL #1 4, Twin Centre 0 Goals: Zach Goetz x2, Bradley Mathieson, Isaac Fishbein (Isaac Fishbein x2, Jacob Bruder, Dillan Arndt, Troy Brunkard) Shutout: Noah Taylor JAN. 15 Woolwich LL #1 6, Beverly 1 Goals: Jacob Bruder x3, Dillan Arndt x2, Isaac Fishbein (Isaac Fishbein x2, Nathan Dowdall x2, Dillan Arndt, Brodie Keen, Bradley Mathieson, Duncan MacDonald) JAN. 16 Woolwich LL #1 3, Embro 2 Goals: Nathan Dowdall, Zach Goetz, Dillan Arndt (Isaac Fishbein, Ryan Devries, Nathan Dowdall, Duncan MacDonald) WOOLWICH BANTAM LL #2 - BOYS CLIFFORD BANTAM LOCAL LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
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JAN. 22 Woolwich 2, Shelburne 0 Goals: Calvin Cressman, Mike Sokolowski (Matt Lalonde x2, Chris Wilson, Matt Jessop) Shutout: Jared Wilson JAN. 22 Woolwich #2 7, Ayr #2 3 Goals: Calvin Cressman x3, Marty Metzger x2, Nick Berlet, Trevor Bowman (Calvin Cressman x2, Nick Berlet, Marty Metzger x2, Chris Wilson, Andrew Stoltz x2, Jacob Cornwall, Austin Horst, Matt Lalonde ) JAN. 22 Woolwich #2 7, Midland 0 Goals: Nick Berlet x2, Mike Sokolowski x2, Brendan Taylor x2, Matt Lalonde (Matt Lalonde x2, Austin Horst, Nick Berlet, Trevor Bowman, Marty Metzger) Shutout: Kyle Ropp REGULAR SEASON
JAN.23 Woolwich 3, Plattsville 3 Goals: Nick Berlet, Matt Lalonde, Calvin Cressman (Brendan Taylor, Marty Metzger, Jacob Cornwall, Nick Berlet) WOOLWICH BANTAM LL #3 - BOYS
JAN. 22 Woolwich #3 3, Woolwich #1 1 Goals: Austin Mole x2, Taylor Kuchma (Josh Totzke, Jacob Dubue, Jordan Shantz) WOOLWICH BANTAM AE - BOYS
JAN. 22 Woolwich 3, St. Thomas 1 Goals: Owen Griffiths x2, Tanner Horst (Owen Griffiths, Tanner Horst, Eddie Huber, Cameron Ferrante) JAN. 23 Woolwich 6, St. Thomas 1 Goals: Colin Hartwick x3, Owen Griffiths, Tanner Horst, Nigel Baldin (Owen Griffiths x3, Evan Martin, Colin Hartwick, Tanner Horst, Colton Williams, Connor Peirson) WOOLWICH BANTAM MINOR A - BOYS
JAN. 19 Woolwich 5, Guelph 3 Goals: Connor Peirson x2, Nicholas Pavanel, Harrison Clifford, Jason Gamble (Cole Lenaers x2, Nathan Schlupp, Alex Uttley, Harrison Clifford, Grant Kernick) JAN. 22 Woolwich 3, Centre Wellington 1 Goals: Jason Gamble x3 (Alex Uttley x3, Adam Jokic, Nathan Schlupp, Harrison Clifford) JAN. 23 Woolwich 2, Burlington 1 Goals: Luke Brown, Alex Uttley (Jason Gamble, Luke Brown) WOOLWICH BANTAM MAJOR A - BOYS
JAN. 20 Flamborough 2, Woolwich 1 Goals: Johnny Clifford (Alex MacLean, Alex White) JAN. 22 Woolwich 2, Brampton 1 Goals: Ryan Schinker, Johnny Clifford (Sebastian Lane, Adrian Gilles, Alex White, Timmy Shuh) WOOLWICH MAJOR ATOM A – BOYS
JAN. 20 Burlington 4, Woolwich 3 Goals: Nolan McLaughlin, Riley Runstedler, Daniel Carr (Riley Runstedler, Garrett Reitzel) JAN. 23 Oakville 7, Woolwich 3 Goals: Nolan McLaughlin, Garrett Reitzel, Cade Schaus (Riley Runstedler, Cole Altman, Liam Hartman, Brad Hale) WOOLWICH MAJOR MIDGET A – BOYS
JAN. 22 Woolwich 4, Wellington 0 Goals: Alex David, Ryan Ament, Alex Albrecht, Ryan Bauman (Ted Sebben, Alex Albrecht, Adam Brubacher, Logan White)
Jacks: Gearing up for the playoffs
Minor hockey: Changes coming
riod went scoreless until Delhi potted the winning goal with just 12 seconds left to play. “They’re working. They play hard. They just have to play that much harder,” Fitzpatrick said of his charges, who aren’t capitalizing on their chances. “We played well in both those games, we just didn’t win.” Going into the end of the season the Jacks are healthier then they have been and dressed 20 players for both games. Fitzpatrick believes they are no longer being hampered by their injury
portunity for some local players. “When the kids get to a certain age there is an opportunity for the best players to potentially go over and try out for teams in Waterloo and Guelph,” Code said. “If kids do want to leave Woolwich Minor Hockey, they will have to compete against more kids to land a spot on one of those teams.” Code said the change reinforces a need for good coaching in the area. “We need to make sure that we’re putting a very good product on the ice every day for the kids to hone their skills, but also give them no reason to leave,” he said.
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list. The coach would like to see more practice time for the team before the playoffs, but said ice time was not in the cards at the crowded Wellesley arena. The mood in the dressing room continues to be solemn, as the team prepares for the playoff season. “They’re frustrated: we should be winning these games. We won five in a row and we’ve lost five now. This time of the year, people turn it up for the playoffs; we’re starting, but we’re not their yet.” The team plays again at home Sunday, hosting the Tavistock Braves. Game time is 3 p.m.
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“You hope they don’t leave and then don’t see the need to go on.” Traditionally, two or three kids off each 18-member team develop the skills to move up, he said. Although the changes may increase competition, Code isn’t worried about kids not excelling in minor hockey. “If you’re a special enough kid, you’re going to make it whether you’re coming from Woolwich or whether you’re already in KitchenerWaterloo.” The changes to the Triple-A program have been reported to be financially based, although KMHA and WMHA could not confirm this.
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Staging of Norm Foster classic sees Black Forest Inn add to its mix of music and comedy acts Steve Kannon
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n making its first foray into dinner theatre, Conestogo’s Black Forest Inn is going with a heavyweight: Norm Foster. The Long Weekend is one of the prolific Canadian playwright’s funniest. The comedy has just started a four-week run at the Showplace Dinner Theatre. It’s a departure from the musical and comedy acts that are the mainstay, said Keith Burton, Showplace’s artistic director. “We will always be known for our tribute and comedy acts, but felt it was time for a change – to bring some new entertainment options to the area, and give more reason for our most loyal guests to return again and again.” The Long Weekend drops the audience into the lives of Wynn (Michelle Kreitzer), a psychologist who’s married to Max (Dan Pitman), a law-
yer. Wynn’s longtime friend is Abby (Sandra Stewart), who runs a successful clothing store. Her husband Roger (Randolph J. Johnston) is a former math teacher who quit that job to write a screenplay. The Long Weekend’s comic friction sparks from the fact Max and Roger heartily dislike one another. But they pretend otherwise – at least to each other – because their wives are close friends. Even that relationship, however, isn’t as ideal as it seems at first. Roger and Abby have gone to visit Max and Wynn for what purports to be a pleasurable weekend at their new house in the country. During the course of the visit, we find out that Max and Abby are having an affair. The couples’ 15-year friendship is about to be put to the test when the sparks fly, the result of truths and decep-
DINNER COMES WITH LAUGHS Randolph J. Johnston, familiar to listeners of CKWR 98.5, is Roger in the Showplace Dinner Theatre production of Norm Foster's The Long Weekend, now playing at Conestogo's Black Forest Inn. tions being revealed. Because this is a Foster play, the revelations offer a chance for laughs, sometimes bitingly so, and a comedy of manners ensues. It makes for plenty of laughs in the audience, said producer Buddy Brennan, who continues to enjoy the play through several productions and all the rehearsals that come with them. Foster creates situations that are compelling looks into human nature. “He creates real and believable characters that are fun,” said Brennan. “He’s the most-produced playwright in the country for a reason.” The characters – foibles, warts and all – are what drive
a Norm Foster play. A Newmarket, Ont. native, Foster is one of Canada’s most prolific and celebrated playwrights. He’s written more than 40 plays, all of which have been produced. His body of work includes The Melville Boys, The Affections of May and Maggie’s Getting Married. Foster himself has said he prefers to write about real people with real issues. The well fleshed-out characters in The Long Weekend bring the awkward scenario to life – “The situation is so ridiculous, but it’s also so plausible.” In his cast of four, Brennan said the fact the actors enjoy working together translates into what audiences will
see on the newly-revamped stage. “The actors surprise me every night – they find little nuances to add to the characters. They really are having fun. They spend a lot of time together offstage, and that show in the chemistry onstage.” The Showplace Dinner Theatre production of The Long Weekend runs Thursday-Saturday (dinner at 6:30, show to follow) until Feb. 25. Tickets for the dinner and show are $53.95 (except for a matinee Feb. 16, $42.95). The Black Forest Inn is located at 1872 Sawmill Rd., Conestogo. Call 519-664-2223 or visit www.blackforestrestaurant. ca.
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>>Floor Model and Discontinued Clearance Sale. Frigidaire dishwasher, reg. $379; SALE $279; Frigidaire Gallery Series electric range reg. $1099 SALE $899; Frigidaire Allfridge reg. $849 SALE $649; Broil King Sovereign NG barbecue reg. $849 SALE $549; Electric fireplace insert with Mantels reg. $599.99 SALE $299.99; Adult and kids bicycles are 40% off; small item clearance table 50 75% off. Elmira Home Hardware 519-669-5537 Elmira. Visit us at www. elmirahomehardware.ca >>Passport Photos, Gun licences etc. $10. Brian’s Photo, 57 Arthur St. S., Elmira. 519-210-0608.
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The Woolwich Storm U9 ringette team went undefeated in their Jan. 23 and 24 Tillsonburg tournament. Coaches: Barry Bauman, Debbie Aitken, Ryan Beisel, Peter Chang, Tim Murr. Back row: Abby Murr, Rosie Martin, Lauren Schell, Kat Gramlow, Madeline Criuckshank, Charlise Roth, Mackenzie Beisel. Front row: Brianna Chang, Olivia Aitken, Alana Bauman, Josie Brown, Jordan Chang, Michael Wang. Absent: Simon Bauman.
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Is that sound of running water? Off you go ... Q.
In what sense was the game of checkers “solved” in 2007, and how might someone have died as a result?
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That was when computer scientist Jonathan Schaeffer and colleagues used computers to prove that checkers, when played perfectly, is a no-win game, says Clifford Pickover in The Math Book. This means that checkers, like Tic Tac Toe, will always end in a draw if the players make no wrong moves. Schaeffer’s proof required hundreds of computers and over 18 years of work -- the most complex game ever solved -- and given that there are roughly 500 billion billion (500,000,000,000,000,000,000) possible checkers positions on the 8 x 8 board, this proof was far harder than the one for Tic Tac Toe. The research team considered 39 trillion arrangements with 10 or fewer pieces on the board to determine if red or black would win, achieving a “major benchmark in the field of artificial intelligence.” In 1994, Schaeffer’s “Chinook” program played world champion Marion Tinsley to a series of draws.
Strange But True Bill & Rich Sones
When Tinsley died of cancer eight months later, “some chided Schaeffer for accelerating the death due to the stress Chinook placed on Tinsley.”
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Can you say the word “zoology” without falling into one of those “beastly mispronunciations”?
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The beastly phrase is from language commentator Charles Harrington Elster’s book There Is No Zoo in Zoology, who points out that “zoology” -- like “biology,” “sociology,” “psychology” and others -- refers to branches of knowledge ending in “-ology,” says Mark Davidson in Right, Wrong, and Risky. Thus the word must begin with the sound “zoh,” not “zoo”, with the second “o” belonging to the second syllable.
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From a Cleveland Heights, Ohio reader: “Why does hearing the sound of running water make me feel like I need to urinate?”
“blue hour”?
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Any time the human bladder senses a buildup, it sends a signal to the lower spinal cord, which reflexively returns an order back to the bladder, says University of Minnesota urologic surgeon Sean Elliott. This basic reflex loop explains why babies urinate every 20 minutes or so, in small amounts each time. With toilet training, we teach our brains to inhibit the bladder reflex, forestalling urination until a “socially appropriate” time. For many of us, when we hear the sound of water running, it stimulates the urination coordination center in a portion of the brain called the pons, that then stops sending inhibitory signals to the bladder and triggers the reflex to take over. Now excuse us, folks, we hear water running. Where do you need to travel to be able to observe Earth’s
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“This is the time of day of the heavens’ most spectacular bluing, after the sky has lost the sun but not yet gained the stars,” remarked perfume maker Jacques Guerlain. In Why the Sky Is Blue,” Gotz Hoeppe recalls gazing at the twilight sky from Capilla Peak in New Mexico: “The blue reminded me of stained-glass windows in a medieval cathedral. We seemed to be standing inside a huge sapphire. Slowly the stars began to appear one by one.” But you don’t need to go to a mountaintop to enjoy the blue hour -- it’s an everyday phenomenon, visible to anyone paying attention. Poets and novelists have associated this deep, brilliant blue with emotions of unfulfilled desire, melancholy, wanderlust. To the scientists, we owe it all to the atmospheric ozone layer about 25-35 kilometres up (15-20 miles) that acts like a huge color filter even as it helps protect life. Fascinatingly, if life didn’t exist on Earth, our sky wouldn’t be blue at all but more likely tinged yellow or green.
>>Send STRANGE questions to brothers Bill and Rich at strangetrue@cs.com
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COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT - NOTICE OF HEARING February 14,2011
On Monday, February 14, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. the Committee will meet in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Offices, 24 Church Street West, Elmira to consider the following applications. All persons interested in the applications may attend and may contact Nancy Thompson at 519-6696040 or 519-664-2613 (ext. 6040) regarding meeting details. Email: nthompson@woolwich.ca. The Committee will also consider signed, written submissions for or against the applications if submitted to the Township of Woolwich no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 8, 2011. Submissions can be forwarded by mail or hand delivery to: Township of Woolwich, Attn: Jeremy Vink, P.O. Box 158, 24 Church Street West, Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 or Fax 519-669-4669 or Email jvink@woolwich.ca. MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION A1/2011 – Brunor Enterprises PROPERTY: 51 to 57 and 61 to 67 Snow Goose Crescent, Elmira Plan 58M-333 Blocks 23 and 24, Condominium Plan 501 PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting permission to reduce the building line setback from 9.0 metres to approximately 8.8 metres measured between the front wall of the garage and property line adjacent to Snow Goose Crescent for both of the existing residential condominium buildings located on the property. The property is zoned Residential – Multiple (R-7) with site-specific provisions and contains two, four-unit residential condominiums. CONSENT APPLICATION B1/2011 – Bernadette Woods PROPERTY: 388 Country Squire Road, GCT Part Lot 3, Plan 58R-3700 Part 3 PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting permission to create a 3 metre wide servicing easement along the east property line in favour of the abutting property to the rear at 531 Northfield Drive East. The purpose of the easement is to allow 531 Northfield Drive East to connect to a municipal water line from the City of Waterloo. The property at 388 Country Squire Road is zoned Settlement Residential and contains a single family dwelling. The property at 531 Northfield Drive East is zoned Settlement Residential and Open Space and contains a single family dwelling. CONSENT APPLICATIONS B2/2011 and B 3/2011 – Estate of Douglas Merkel PROPERTY: 1095 King Street North, St. Jacobs, Plan 1544 Lot 5 PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting permission to create two new residential lots from the 7,900 square metre parcel. The proposed severed parcels will each be approximately 2,700 square metres in area. The retained lands contain an existing single family dwelling. The severed and retained lands are designated Rural Land Use Area and are zoned Agricultural (A) with site-specific provisions. The site specific provisions note the lands may have reduced lot areas and frontages, provides for the existing shed to remain on the lands and establishes a minimum building line setback. These applications received consent approval in 2005 (B08/05 and B09/05) and in 2007 (B5/07 and B6/07), all of which subsequently lapsed. Further information about the applications may be obtained from Engineering and Planning Services at 519-669-6038 or 519-664-2613 (Ext. 6038). DATED this 29th day of January, 2011 Jeremy Vink, RPP, MCIP Senior Planner Engineering & Planning Services
OVERNIGHT PARKING BAN Effective December 1st to April 1st, parking is prohibited on all Township roads and streets from 2:30 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. Vehicles found parked overnight on Township roads during the parking ban or on Regional roads at any time will be ticketed. For further information, please call 519-669-1647 extension 6005.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS Under By-law #70-2006, vehicles may not be parked on or over a sidewalk. Offending vehicles may be ticketed due to impairment of snow clearing efforts.
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Recruitment of New CPAC Members The Township of Woolwich is seeking new members for the Chemtura Public Advisory Committee. The Township is seeking members from a variety of professional backgrounds. The duties of the committee are as follows: • Make recommendations and lobby the Ministry of the Environment and Chemtura Canada Co./Cie on behalf of the community. • Monitor the issues and activities related to environmental matters at Chemtura Canada Co./Cie. • Provide information to the public on a regular basis. • Provide a forum for concerned groups and community representatives to share their concerns with the Chemtura Public Advisory Committee. • Attendance at meetings – second or last Monday morning - subcommittee meetings ( 5-6 per year) - voting membership only (6-8 per year) • Term of Membership - concurrent with Woolwich Council term December 1, 2010 – November 30, 2014 To apply for the membership selection process: Please submit an application by February 28, 2011, stating any applicable experience or education as well as your personal information. An application can be found on the Township website at www.woolwich.ca or at the Township Administration Office located at 24 Church Street West. Christine Broughton, Clerk Council & Information Services Township of Woolwich P.O. Box 158 24 Church Street West Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6
REMOVAL OF SNOW & ICE FROM SIDEWALKS Failure to remove snow & ice from the sidewalk within 24 hours after a snowfall ends is a fine of $100 (excluding Elmira). The cost of having the snow removed on your behalf will be billed to you or added onto the taxes. Your cooperation in keeping the sidewalks clear of snow and ice is greatly appreciated and makes winter travel safer for pedestrians. If you have any questions regarding the requirements of the By-law please call Lorna VanderPloeg at (519) 669-6007 or at lvanderploeg@woolwich.ca
COME & PLAY! P.D. DAY Woolwich Memorial Centre Wednesday February 2nd! 9 am - 4 pm* $35 SWIMMING | SKATING GAMES | CRAFTS & MORE! FOR CHILDREN 5 - 12
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No God, No Hope; Know God, Know Hope! Celebrate Eucharist with us
Love from Eileen, Judy, John & Lois, Verton & Anne, Gerald & Verna, John & Ladina, Andy & Colleen, Cam & Lisa
Open House Celebrating Wesley Sauder’s 90th Birthday.
Mass times are:
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Trinity United Church, Elmira “Our mission is to love, learn & live by Christ’s teachings”
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Sunday, January 30, 2011 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Bloomingdale Mennonite Church Sundays - 9:45 am Family Worship Service 11:00 am Sunday School for all ages
1151 Snyder’s Flat Rd., Bloomingdale • 519-745-2411 www.bloomingdalemennonite.com
Sun Jan 30th
Discovering God Together
4522 Herrgott Road, Wallenstein
10:30am Worship Service 9:15am Sunday School Pastor: Richard A. Frey
SUNDAYS AYS @ 10:30AM Services at John Mahood Public School A
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St. Jacobs Mennonite Church 1310 King St. N., St. Jacobs Best Wishes only please.
Due to Wesley’s visual impairment, the family asks that in lieu of cards, please extend congratulations in person, call with your greetings or consider making a donation to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (donation cards available at the celebration).
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The family of the late Melinda Eby wishes to thank everyone for their monetary donations, food, cards, flowers and your prayers during the time of saying good-bye to our mother, grandma, great-grandma and great-greatgrandma. Thank you to Pastors Steven Janzen, Fred Lichti and Ray Erb for your encouragement and support. A special thank you to Joan Norris and her staff at Chateau Gardens Assisted Living, for your compassionate care of Mom for the past nine years. To the nurses, who assisted Mom with many things and Dr. Norris for your excellent care of our Mom – we thank you! Thank you to the Woolwich Community Lions Club for the delicious lunch on the viewing day and to the ladies at Bethel Mennonite Church for the lunch at the funeral. To Monty, Grace and the staff at Dreisinger Funeral Home, we thank you for taking care of the many details! From the bottom of our hearts, the Eby family says THANK YOU!
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>>BEAN, Gordon Warren – Passed away on Monday, January 25, 2011 at his residence, Nithview Community, New Hamburg at the age of 98 year. Local relatives are his son Ralph Bean and his wife Sandra of Wellesley and his duaghter Marjorie Roth and her husband Wayne of Elmira.
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Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Sunday School during Worship Minister: Rev. Dave Jagger
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“How Big Is Your God” Speaker: Gord Ahier 200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira • 519-669-1296 Check out our website www.woodsidechurch.ca
>>HAGGARTY, Rev. Frank - Passed away at KW Health Centre on Monday, January 24, 2011 at the age of 60 years. >>HERTEIS,
Sheila Mary – Peacefully passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at KW Health Centre. Sheila was born December 11, 1971 and was the beloved daughter of of Arlene (Ditner) and Gerry Herteis of St. Clements.
>>KUHN, Grace May – Peacefully on Saturday, Janaury 22, 2011 at Pinehaven Nursing Home in her 106th year. Born October 11, 1905 in Bridgeport.
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>>RIEFLING,
August “Gus”- Peacefully passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at Freeport Health Centre. Gus was 81 years old of Elmira.
>>RUDISUELA, Ron – Peacefully passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at his residence in Elmira. Ron was 76 years old, of Elmira. >>WEILER, Wilfred H. – Wilf passed away at A.R. Goudie Eventide Home on Friday, January 21, 20112 at 91 years of age. He was born May 2, 1919 in Shantz Station. >>WIDEMAN,
Susannah – Passed away peacefully on Friday, January 21, 2011 at Countryview Retirement Residence, in her 97th year.
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$295,000
FIRST TIME BUYERS!!
1718 SQ. FT. SEMI
1681 SQ. FT. SEMI $293,000
Spacious semi, yet to be built. This 1718sqft. home is close to downtown in mature area. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, large eat in kitchen equipped with pantry, breakfast bar and slider off dinette. Large great room open to kitchen and dinette. Single garage big enough to park in. Master bedroom with large walk in closet and ensuite. MLS Call Paul direct.
Fabulous semi, yet to be built. This 1681sqft. home is close to downtown in mature area. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, large eat in kitchen equipped with pantry, breakfast bar and slider off dinette. Large great room open to kitchen and dinette. Single garage big enough to park in. Master bedroom with large walk in closet and ensuite. MLS Call Paul direct.
You’ve come to the right place to find a home. 17 Church St. W., Elmira
wendy.taylor1@rogers.blackberry.net marylou@mmrealestate.ca
Wendy Taylor BROKER MANAGER
24hrs 519-669-1544 24hrs
Mary Lou Murray
www.peakrealestate.com
OPEN HOUSE -Saturday, January 29th, 2-4PM 1818 Sawmill Rd., Conestogo $309,900. Renovated older home in desired town of Conestogo. Large lot with shed. Mature trees. Just updated electrical & upstairs bathroom and Master Bedroom. Finishing touches have just been completed. Must be seen! MLS $394,900 View of Conestogo Lake from this 10 acre wooded property to build your dream home on. Fixer upper presently on site with 30x90 garage/shop. 2 kilometers from main entrance to campground, public swimming and boat launch. Near snowmobile trails. Great property for the active outdoorsy family. 15 minutes North-West of Elmira MLS
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated
4B Arthur St. S. Elmira • www.remaxsolidgold.biz OFFICE: 519-669-5426
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Thinking of Buying or Selling call or email today!
Fantastic Buy! 3brdm, 2bath home loc'd on quiet cres in Kit. Sep DR & fin'd RR w/wood fp. New basement bath, windows ’07, roof ’10, newer facia, soffits, eves. Fenced yd w/play centre, patio. Ready to move in. MLS Call Paul direct.
$279,900
BUYING OR SELLING? Independently Owned and Operated
Family friendly Cres. in Waterloo. Lg kit w/island, walk in pantry. Upper flr lndry. Carpet, ceramic & hrdwd. Lg new deck, fenced yrd. Spacious bdrms, master w/5pc ens. MLS Call Paul direct.
Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage
519-669-3192
ELMIRA REAL ESTATE SERVICES
90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 1, Elmira N3B 3L4
DIRECT: 519-572-2669 EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz
BERT MARTIN, BROKER
OPEN HOUSE - Sunday, 2-4PM - 55 Poffenroth Path, Elmira GOOD FAMILY HOME!
Backing to green space this property offers a beautiful kitchen w/centre island, dining area w/walkout, 2 bedrooms plus master w/ensuite, loft or bedroom on upper level, 3 bathrooms, walkout basement and double garage. MLS. $389,900.
GREAT STARTER! BONNIE BRUBACHER Broker of Record
SHANNA ROZEMA Broker.
DARREN ROMKEY Sales Representative
LAURIE LANGDON Sales Representative
MONIQUE BRUBACHER Sales Representative
WANTED LISTINGS! January 2011 has been favourable in the selling of real estate properties. If you are thinking of Selling please contact us for a professional market analysis and step by step process in marketing your home. Let our experience and knowledge help you today.
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Reduced to $132,000 this home offers eat-in kitchen with walkout to new deck and rear yard, living room, dining room, 3 bedrooms, sunroom, new roof 2006. Located central to schools. Parking for 4 vehicles. MLS.
OFFICE SPACE
For lease in busy plaza. Large reception area, 3/4 offices, board room, kitchenette and bathroom. Lots of parking. MLS.
Your referrals are appreciated!
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REAL ESTATE
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BROKERAGE
R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD.
REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED
519.500.1865
LEON MARTIN
(Direct)
17 Church St. W., Elmira • 519.669.1544 (Business) www.KellerSellsRealEstate.com dale@kellersellsrealestate.com
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage | Independently Owned and Operated
Dale R. Keller Sales Representative
COUNTRY LOTS .5 acre don’t miss this chance to enjoy sunrises and sunsets. Within 40 minutes KW, or Guelph. High speed internet is available with fibre optic. Starting at $66,000 MLS
$354,900 Drayton - Picture yourself on the large deck in the backyard of this fully finished family home. Loads of custom features. Incredible value! Compare. You won't be disappointed. MLS.
3 bedroom country bungalow with high speed internet available open concept. Master ensuite, main floor laundry, large 2 car garage, new ready to move in. Hobby shop allowed. $319,900 MLS. Financing Available O.A.C.
$169,000 Drayton - Great opportunity to start your own business. Retail/ commercial main floor. Apartment upstairs for owner or rent out for extra income. Excellent downtown exposure! MLS.
Two storey 3 bed and 3 bath room home on a half acre lot, open concept, high speed fibre optic internet available. $317, 900 MLS. Financing Available O.A.C.
$210,000
519-669-2772
BRAD MARTIN Broker of Record MVA Residential
Res: 519-669-1068
JULIE HECKENDORN Broker Res: 519-669-8629
TRACEY WILLIAMS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-505-0627
OPEN HOUSE - SAT. JAN. 29, 2-4pm 33 Grandbridge Dr., West Montrose Huge lot backing to greenspace. Open concept. Impressive great rm. w/cathedral ceiling. Main flr. master bdrm. w/ensuite. Main flr. office. Fin. lower level with a full walkout. All the extras you’d expect! MLS $629,900.
YATTON - country living! Lots of house! - nearly 2400 sq. ft. Large updated kitchen. Newer windows, doors and shingles. Upper level family room. Main flr. laundry. MLS $399,900.
COUNTRY LIVING - outside Alma. .72 of an acre. Immaculate 3 bdrm. bungalow. Huge kitchen w/ walkout. Walkup from garage. Partly fin. bsmt. Insulated workshop. MLS $429,900.
GREAT STORAGE - or business opportunity in FLORADALE. 2 bldgs w/approx. 4680 sq. ft. Lovely property backing onto GRCA. MLS $214,900
GALE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH seating capacity 175+. This bldg. is ideal for offices, day care - lots of possibilites. C-1 zoning. Close to downtown. MLS $479,000
3 Bedroom back split. 1 1/2 bath, open concept with eat in kitchen & dining room with fireplace, semi finished basement, private lot, scenic view of Conestoga River Valley, in the friendly village of Glen Allan. $289,000 MLS
Drayton - Perfect starter or retirement home. All brick, 2 bedroom bungalow with detached garage/workshop. Note the exceptional lot size of 100 x 150. Edge of town. MLS.
$269,000
Great all brick bungalow in Fergus. Hardwood floors, finished recroom with gas fireplace, on a large lot. $219,900 MLS
Glen Allan - Quiet village living. 20x30 shop with 12 foot ceilings and 10 foot roll-up door. This is a great family home with up dates and on a large lot! MLS
ADDRESS: 4-B Arthur St. S., ELMIRA • EMAIL: leonmartin@remax.net DIRECT: 519-503-2753 • OFFICE: 519-669-5426
$158,000 Drayton - Want something affordable but nice? Just listed, 3 bedroom home with new windows, roof, furnace, and water softener. The bright and open main floor is inviting and functional. New siding and a fenced in yard let you relax on the private deck out back. MLS.
45 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA
Each Office Independently Owned and Operated
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage
ALLI BAUMAN
BILL NORRIS
OFFICE:
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OPEN HOUSE EVERY SAT & SUN 1-4pm - Homes from $179,990
$379,000 OPEN HOUSE • 172 CHURCH ST., W., ELMIRA SATURDAY JANUARY 29TH • 2-4PM
TWIN CITY REALTY INC. BROKERAGE
519.885.0200
Wendy Hirschmann
Sales Rep.
OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, JAN 30. 2:00-4:00. 5087 Ament Line, Linwood
Lovely family 2 storey home with 3 bedrms, 3 baths & lg main floor laundry room. Hardwood in livrm & seperate dinrm. Kitchen has island & all appl incl. Updates: roof, windows, furnace, bathroom, interlocking driveway & more. Finshd w/o basement. Deck & huge lot w/ country view!
IMPRESSIVE COUNTRY PROPERTY
Well maintained home at the edge of Elmira. Features include detached insulated workshop as well as a detached two car garage both with hydro and situated on a nicely landscaped lot. A wonderful home and close to all amenities. MLS.
$294,900. Nova Model Ready for quick possession. With $55,000.00 of upgrades! What a deal!! Large bungalow features 9ft ceilings, ceramics, hdwd, upgraded cabinets and windows, master bedroom has his and hers closets and a large ensuite with corner tub. Many other models available build.
HOUSE • 34 PORCHLIGHT DR., ELMIRA $279,900 OPEN SAT. JAN 29TH • 2-4PM / SUN. JAN 30TH • 2-4PM
Coach House Realty Inc. Brokerage
OFFICE PHONE: 519.343.2124 KATHY ROBINSON EDITH MCARTHUR DEBBIE ROY *Sales Representative *Sales Representative
159 William St., Palmerston **Broker (Across from Home Hardware) 519.292.0362
519.638.2509
519.343.4817
$208,970. Move in now! Fabulous 1500 sq ft Semi features beautiful stone
Near Palmerston $395,000. Incredible 3.75 acres with geothermal heating/ cooling system, 4bdrm, 3.5 bath, fin/basement, backs onto green space, boasts mature trees. Kathy MLS 1041817. ICE
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Palmerston $246,900. Newer raised bungalow on large treed lot backing onto greenspace. Central air, fin/basement. Exceptional property boasts 2+2 bedrm, 2 baths. Edith MLS 1041852.
fireplace, open concept, 3 bdrms, huge master walk in closet and unspoiled an basement awaiting your creativity. Many other models available to build.
Lisa Hansen Tribble Sales Representative
JUST MOVE RIGHT IN
to this gorgeous and spotless townhome. Features a double car garage and a large master bedroom with ensuite privileges. Newly built deck and patio overlooks a fabulous backyard backing onto a greenbelt and walking trail.
www.elmiraandareahomes.com
REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC
519.787.0203
Alyssa Henry
Sales Representative
Learn More About Sunlight Heritage Homes and Our fine communities by Visiting us Today! www.sunlighthomes.ca
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Complete Collision Service
ARE A
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SPECIALTY, NOT A SIDE LINE.
RUDOW’S CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE Call Us At
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Farm • Auto • Truck Industrial • On-The-Farm Service
35 Howard Ave., Elmira
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519-669-3232
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FAX: 519.669.3210 AFTER HOURS
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-Framing -Roofing -Renovations -Repairs
519-669-3082
HOME RENOVATIONS
ORTLIEB Read’s Decorating Specializing in Paint & Wallcoverings
27 Arthur St. S., Elmira
GLEN
BIRMINGHAM
Mike Heeley 519.835.0622
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING • WALLPAPERING
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Various sizes & rates
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669-3332
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ST. JACOBS
GLASS SYSTEMS INC. 1600 King St. N., Bldg A17 St. Jacobs, Ontario N0B 2N0
FREE ESTIMATES • Store Fronts • Thermopanes • Mirrors • Screen Repair • Replacement Windows • Shower Enclosures • Sash Repair
226.749.3584
20 years experience
TEL: 519-664-1202 / 519-778-6104 FAX: 519 664-2759 • 24 Hour Emergency Service
PLUMBING
PLUMBING
Steve Co.
Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.
free estimates interior/exterior painting wallpapering & Plaster|Drywall repairs
519-669-2251 36 Hampton St., Elmira
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CRANE & Equipment Ltd.
Tel:
18 Kingfisher Dr., Elmira
519-669-7652
SINCE 1961
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519.669.1462 Fax: 519.669.9970
Accredited Test & Repair Facility
CARPET CARE
CRANE
Randy Weber
PAINTING
Because Your Home Is Our Business.
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519-669-4400
33 First Street, East Elmira, ON
MATTRESSES CONSTRUCTION
AUTO CLINIC
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Auto Tech Inc.
ST. JACOBS
Call for estimate DRAYTON, ON
THOMPSON’S Providing the latest technology
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For all your home decorating needs
RESIDENTIAL & AGRICULTURAL
Willis Martin
RUDOW’S CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE
DECORATING
BUNK BEDS
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RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL
For all your Plumbing Needs. 24 HOUR SERVICE Steve Jacobi
ELMIRA
519-669-3652
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Renovating? Let us do the clean up
RENOVATION CLEAN UPS! Call for Details • Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning on Location • Area Rug Cleaning Drop-off and Pick up Service • Bleached out Carpet Spot Repair • Janitorial • Grout Cleaning • Carpet Repair & Re-Installation • Pet deodorization • Floor Stripping www.completecarpetcare.ca
ROB McNALL
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PROPERTY MAINTENANCE COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL SERVICES Your Source for year round property maintenance
PLUMBING & HEATING SPECIALISTS!
• Commercial & Residential Snow Plowing • Top Dressing/Overseeding • Lawn Maintenance/ Landscaping • Mowing Packages Available • Mulch Delivery & Installation
C.J.
BRUBACHER LTD. 19 First St. E., Elmira
519-669-3362
519-669-7607
Telephone
Jeff Basler Owner|Operator
519-669-9081 Mobile
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We call Elmira home but we service the surrounding area.
TREE SERVICE •Tree Trimming & Removal • Aerial Bucket Trucks • Stump Grinding • Arborist Evaluations • Fully Insured & Certified • Certified to Work Near Power Lines
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COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR “A GOOD JOB DONE EVERY TIME”
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STORE HOURS: M-F: 7-8, SAT 8-6, SUN 12-5
MEDICAL TREATMENT
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JANUARY 28
>>Kids Book Club is for 10-12 year olds and will run one Friday a month from 6:45 – 7:30 p.m. Elmira Branch of Region of Waterloo Library, 65 Arthur St. S., Elmira. For more information call 519-669-5477. >>H.U.G.S
Program 9:15-11:15 a.m. Come meet with other parents to discuss parenting and child heatlh issues. Topic: Programs offered a the local libraries; Betty Cummings from the Elmira library will inform parents about children’s activities available at he library. No registration required. Held at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs.
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Drug Problem? We’ve been there, we can help! More information at www. na.org Meeting information call 1-888-8113887. Local information at www.gtascna. on.ca.
JANUARY 29
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Spaghetti Dinner and Salad Bar – Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St. E., Elmira. Two sittings 5 and 7 p.m. Tickets – adults $10; children 5-10 yrs $4; under 5 $2. For tickets call 519-669-2932.
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Recycle your stuff and learn new crafts without going broke! Rags to Riches is a monthly crafting drop-in starting Jan. 29, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the meeting room at the Elmira Public Library. No pre- registration, no admission fees, no age limit although children under 9 must be with an adult. Contact 519-669-0837 for more information. January’s project is baskets made from old newspapers.
>>Haiti Fundraiser “Strength For The Community”. Floradale Mennonite Church, 6:30-7:30 p.m. pizza being sold; 7:30-10:30 p.m. concert – Kevin Coates and Friends, piano, guitar, sax, drums and bass. Music of the Beatles, U2, Bruce Cockburn, Cat Stevens and Elton John. Fundraiser to raise money for small business in Haiti through Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). For more information contact Steve 519-669-8630. >>Meet the Curator in the Historical Room of the Wellesley Township Heritage & Historical Society at the Old School, 1137 Henry St. Wellesley on Saturday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Discover interesting facts about the Township and see some of the artifacts and archives stored in the Historical Room. Free admission.
p.m. Come to a great evening of music. Freewill offering, wheelchair accessible. Waterloo North Presbyterian Church, 400 Northfield Dr. W. For more information 519-888-7870.
JANUARY 31
>>Building Bridges of Respect. Interfaith Grand River, representing various faith groups in our community invites everyone to a Bus: 519.895.2044 ext. 217 Building Bridges event at Church of the Good Home: 519.747.4388 Shepherd (Swendenborgian) at 10:30 a.m. Queen & Margaret Streets across from Centre Individual life insurance, mortgage insurance, business insurance, employee benefits programs, in the Square. Following the service there will be refreshments and time for dialogue. critical illness insurance, disability coverage, RRSPs, RESPs, RRIFs, LIFs and Annuities.
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>>Waterloo Regional Police Male Chorus, 7
33 Industrial Dr., Elmira 519.669.1591
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T. 519.669.2033
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Since 1987 - DentureTech Since 1995 - Denturist
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•Hedge trimming
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>>Prenatal Nutrition Matters – Join Robin Hicken, Registered Dietitian to learn about prenatal nutrition in the two-part seminar. Jan. 31 and Feb. 28. 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Topics will include foods to be careful of during pregnancy, what “eating for two” really means, how to make enough milk for breastfeeding, and how to find the support you need. Held at the Woolwich Community Health Centre 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. FREE seminar. For more information call 519-664-3794. >>Men’s Health Matters! 7:00-9:00 p.m. Join Dr. Tom Simpson, Tiffany Krahn, Registered Dietitian, and Bernadette Vanspall, Registered Physiotherapist and learn how to lead a healthy lifestyle after 40. Topics will include prostate health, hypertension, physical fitness as well as general nutrition and food samples. Held at the Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Call 519-6643794 for more information on this FREE event.
• Total Denture Care “The RightDay Coverage • Same Service For You” on Repairs and Relines • Metal Partial - Soft Relines •Since Implants 1987 - DentureTech •Since DENTURE SPECIALIST 1995 - Denturist
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FREE CONSULTATION 519.744.9770 ELMIRA • Total Denture Care KITCHENER 519-669-1535 • Same Day Service519-744-9770 15 Memorial Ave., Elmira (behind Bank of Montreal) on Repairs and Relines • Metal Partial - Soft Relines • Implants • DENTURE SPECIALIST Vinolea Jahandari DD ELMIRA
New to the Community? 519.669.1535 Do you have a new Baby? 15 Memorial Ave., Elmira
time (Behind Bank of It’s Montreal)
FEBRUARY 1
>>Caregiver Coffee Hour at Chateau Gardens LTC., Elmira; 10-11:30. Topic is ‘Dealing with Depression.’ This group is comprised of those caring for family members who have Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia. For more information call Lorraine at Woolwich Community Health Centre 519-664-3794 or Cara at the Alzheimer’s Society 519-742-1422.
KITCHENER
to call your Welcome Wagon Hostess.
Elmira & Surrounding Area 519.744.9770
SHARON GINGRICH 519.291.6763 psgingrich@hotmail.com
FEBRUARY 3
>>Colon Health. 10:15-11:15 a.m. What you can do to prevent colorectal cancer. Presented by Jelena Damjanovic, IMG, Family Physician. Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr. St. Jacobs. For more information call 519-664-3794. Everyone welcome. FEBRUARY 2
>>Stitch and Read is for 9-12 year olds held Wednesday afternoons from 4-5 p.m. for stitching and reading fun! Elmira Branch of Region of Waterloo Library, 65 Arthur St. S., Elmira. For more information call 519-669-5477. FEBRUARY 4
>>Foundation Christian School presents Kevin Pauls and his band with special guests the Foundation Christian School Children’s Choir; 7 p.m. at Waterloo Christian Reformed Church, 209 Bearinger Rd. Waterloo. Tickets $15 each. Tickets can be purchased online at www.kevinpauls. com/foundation or call the school at 519664-0110. Seating is limited. >>Elegance Evening Ecuador Mission 7 p.m, Waterloo Mennonite Brethern Church. An evening of elegant desserts and wonderful piano music featuring Renee Kruisselbrink. Donations will be accepted for a mission trip to Ecuador (March 2011). >>Youth Dance, Grades 5 to 8 held at the St. Jacob’s Community Hall; 7-10 p.m. Valentine’s Day theme. Parents must accompany their youth to the door.
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519-669-2884
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245 Labrador Drive | Waterloo
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Wise customers read the fine print: •, *, **, ††, § The Breakthrough Year Event offers apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating retailers on or after January 6, 2011. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. See participating retailer for complete details and conditions. •$18,995 Purchase Price applies to 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package (24F) only and includes $8,250 Consumer Cash Discount. See participating retailer for complete details. Pricing includes freight ($1,400), air tax, tire levy and OMVIC fee. Pricing excludes licence, insurance, registration, any retailer administration fees, other retailer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Retailers may sell for less. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on most new 2010 and select 2011 vehicles and are manufacturer-to-retailer incentives, which are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. Amounts vary by vehicle. See your retailer for complete details. **2010 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package (24F) at $18,995 remaining on January 4, 2011. ††Customer Choice Financing for 36-, 48- and 60-month terms on approved credit through TD Financing Services and Ally Credit Canada is available at participating dealerships to qualified retail customers on most new 2010 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram models (except Grand Caravan Cargo Van and Ram Chassis Cab) and select 2011 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram models. The following terms apply to TD Financing Services contracts. (Different contract terms apply to Ally Credit Canada offers. See your retailer for complete details.) Vehicles are financed over a 36-, 48- or 60-month term with payments amortized over a term of up to 96 months and the pre-determined residual balance payable at the end of the contract. At contract’s end, customers have the choice of returning their vehicle through a Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram dealership with no further obligations (except payment of a $199 return fee and excess wear and tear, mileage and similar charges), financing the remaining balance for the rest of the amortization period at then-current standard rates or paying the residual balance in full. Some conditions apply. Customer Choice Financing offered by TD in Quebec is subject to different terms and conditions. All advertised Customer Choice Financing offers are TD offers. Example: 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package (24F) with a Purchase Price of $18,995 financed at 5.99% APR over 60 months with payment amortized over 76 months equals 130 bi-weekly payments of $139 and one final payment of $4,560 for a cost of borrowing of $3,671 and a total obligation of $22,665.83. Taxes, licence, insurance, registration, excess mileage and wear and tear charges, any retailer administration fees and other applicable fees and charges not included. Retailers may sell for less. See participating retailers for complete details. §2010 Dodg Dodge Grand Caravan SXT shown has a higher price than the 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package advertised. See your retailer or go to www.dodge.ca for complete details. ®SIRIUS and the dog logo are registered trademarks of SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of Chrysler Group LLC. Customer Choice Financing is a trademark of Chrysler Group LLC.
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PURCHASE FOR
$
2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CANADA VALUE PACKAGE
CANADA’S BEST SELLING MINIVAN FOR MORE THAN 26 YEARS
2010 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT shown.§
$
17 STEP UP FOR ONLY
MORE BI-WEEKLY
with Customer Choice Financing INCLUDES $8,250 CONSUMER CASH*, FREIGHT, AIR TAX, TIRE LEVY AND OMVIC FEE. TAXES EXCLUDED. OTHER RETAILER CHARGES MAY APPLY.+ OR CHOOSE
BI-WEEKLY
» Saturday, January 29, 2011
18,995 •
AT THIS PRICE, WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO SAY?
LAST CHANCE TO GET A 2010! LESS THAN 550 REMAINING IN ONTARIO **
CUSTOMER CHOICE FINANCING %†† $ @
139 5.99
FOR 60 MONTHS AND $ 0 DOWN
WITH THE OPTION TO RETURN AFTER 60 MONTHS
2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE STOW ’N GO®
• Second Row fold-in-floor captain’s seats • Third Row Stow ’n Go with tailgate seats
+Your local retailer may charge additional fees for administration/pre-delivery that can range from $0 to $1,098 and anti-theft/safety products that can range from $0 to $1,298. Charges may vary by retailer.
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