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Reaching out for more Painstaking work pays off for pair of EDSS students who built robotic arm COLIN DEWAR As EDSS student Isaac Frank types in a few commands into the school’s laptop a large orange arm with a mechanical pincher begins to move. Below the arm a conveyor belt turns on as three square objects – one made of wood, one small and metal and one large and metal – head towards a group of sensors. Those sensors indicate what type of object is in front of the arm as it picks each one up and individually sorts them into the proper bins. This pick-and-place robot has been Frank’s and classmates Lewis Hahn’s project for the last seven months, part of their Grade 12 automation electrical class in which they’ve built the robotic arm from the ground up. “Over the years we have had students build mechanical pop machines, bowling alley sorting machines, and this year the guys built a robotic arm,” said teacher Ron Fletcher. “It was an old robot we had and the guys basically ripped the brains out of it and started from scratch.” The two students designed and completed the frame and inner workings of the robot while they programmed the arm with hundreds of calculations, allowing it to sense what it was picking up and where it should deposit it. “They had to design, build and decipher all the motors, inputs and outputs for this robot to work,” said Fletcher. “(Frank) has been here more than anyone else working on this project coming in on snow days, during exams and staying late after school to complete the project.” EDSS | 3
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20-year-old agreement causes a stir But Uniroyal-MOE document not the “smoking gun” environmental critic says boosts theory of inaction at chemical site STEVE KANNON
EDSS student Isaac Frank operates a robotic arm he built with classmate Lewis Hahn for their Grade 12 automation electrical class. The students hope to take the robot to the Skills Canada competition in May. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]
An Elmira environmentalist’s “smoking gun” appears to be shooting blanks. Al Marshall, a long-time critic of cleanup efforts at the Uniroyal (now Chemtura) chemical plant, says he recently became aware of a 1991 document he claims lets the company off the hook for contaminating the town’s drinking water. But both the company and the Ministry of the Environment say Chemtura is responsible for remediating the soil and groundwater. As evidence, they point to the millions of dollars spent doing just that over the past two decades – that would not be the case if the company had been given a get-out-of-jailfree card. On Tuesday night, however, Marshall called on Woolwich council to take action against Chemtura and the MOE. “You (council) at the moment have the moral high ground, as I believe that you do not share blame for this betrayal of the public. Some appropriate and significant action, including expressing your condemnation of the reprehensible behaviour of CHEMTURA | 7
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Woolwich firefighters have spent the past few weeks training on how to deal with the unique dangers associated with a structure fire that also involves solar panels and other renewable energy sources.
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the grid is tied back to the batteries and the potential for electrocution or the roofs collapsing on them.” Not only do solar panel systems change the dynamics of firefighting because of added weight to roofs, there is also the presence of toxic gases like cyanide as the panels smolder and burn, not to mention the ever-present danger of electrical shock. Despite there being a main disconnect switch on all residential solar systems, the panels themselves remain a source of danger – even at night. “We can’t just disconnect them,” said Pedersen. “At one of our sessions we talked about them being shut down at night, but the lights from our truck could
activate the solar panels, they’re that sensitive.” There is also the danger of backup storage batteries and generators posing an extra element of risk for systems that are not a part of the main grid, such as on Mennonite farms. The number of renewable energy projects in the region grows by about 30 per cent each year, added Pedersen. The training sessions started on Feb. 13 and are being conducted by a pair of volunteer firefighters from the Conestogo station. Jason Martin is a farmer who has a solar array on his farm, and earlier this year he travelled to the Emergency Services Training Centre in Blyth to receive more training. Jason Grieb, the other
Electrical shock, poisonous gases, and the increased potential for a roof collapse are just some of the dangers emergency workers face. [JAMES JACKSON / THE OBSERVER] member involved, is a business partner at Earth FX Energy in Maryhill that specializes in geothermal energy and solar panel in-
stallations. “We were fortunate to have a couple guys who have a background in this. They’ve done an excellent
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Frank said the programming of the robot was harder to complete than the construction. “There are a lot of little things that take a lot of time to figure out when you are programming,” said Frank. “It is pretty complicated work, but it is just the beginning.” After each task the robotic arm returns to a home position waiting for the sensors to relay more information.
The robot was built with a safety system including an emergency stop and a light fence. The students also built a manual control for the arm and plan to take the robot to the Skills Canada contest in May. “We like to display these things so that other schools can see what our students are capable of doing,” said Fletcher. “We still have some work to do on the project and some of the bells and whistles still have to go on."
All the material used to build the robot was donated by Rockwell Automation based in Cambridge. “We are very pleased that Rockwell has helped out our students for the last few years and they have really helped keep this program running at the level it is at,” said Fletcher. Frank, who is a fifth year student at EDSS, hopes to attend the University of Waterloo in the fall to study electrical engineering.
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Wellesley split on hiring full-time tax collector Councillors defer a decision, calling for outside consultant to review staff’s workload COLIN DEWAR Wellesley residents aren’t likely to be heartbroken the township has put off hiring a new tax collector, but the finance department vacancy will continue while councillors evaluate the job description. The position has been unfilled since the end of December, with other staff members picking up the slack in the meantime. But the workload is so high that the position should be filled quickly and made full-time, director of finance Diane Lorbetski told
councillors meeting Mar. 5. A full-time tax collector would deal with the the numerous requests for assistance from taxpayers, as well as the day-to-day maintenance of the assessment roll and collecting functions. But Coun. Herb Neher said council needs more information before going down that road. “I want someone to come into the office and look at policies and various things like how we are filing things and using computers,” he said. “We need someone to look at the gen-
eral workloads of everyone in the office and see how they are coping and what they doing and are not doing before we make a decision on this.” Lorbestski, however, said time is of the essence, pointing to her overworked staff. “We can’t possibly wait to hire (an outside consultant) and wait as they go through everything – it can’t be done,” she argued. “Currently Theresa Bisch is the deputy treasurer, the tax collector and payroll officer. It is too much, she can’t continue to do all that. We are short a body,
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sultant to take a look at the inner workings of the office to make sure each job was being done correctly and that any policies that needed to be made were made before they decided to hire for the position of tax collector. “I would like to have someone come in and look at some of the things we can improve in and some of the things that we can tighten up on,” said Neher. “Perhaps we should be looking at other municipalities that have a similar population base and look at how they deal with these issues.”
Council took a recorded vote on the issue with a 3-2 outcome in favour of deferring the request and hiring a consultant. “Someone from the outside may have a different look at the situation and be able to change things,” said Olender. “We may not need another person.” It was recommended that the position of tax collector would start at an hourly rate of $25.75 or $46,865.00 annually. Council decided to allow three weeks to hire a consultant before returning to the topic.
Floradale Road bridge slated for replacement STEVE KANNON Add the Floradale Road bridge just north of the village as a potential site of traffic disruption this year, as Woolwich plans to replace it at a cost of $662,000. Deteriorating, the structure’s load limit has been reduced to 10 tonnes. A study carried out by engineering consultants deemed replacing it more cost effective than rehabilitating it. Doing nothing would eventually force the closure of the narrow bridge, which crosses a stream about 550 metres north of Florapine Road. Weighing the options Mar. 6, Woolwich councillors decided a new bridge,
which could be expected to last 75 or more years, made more sense than spending $346,000 repairing the bridge, which would postpone replacement for another 20 years. A new bridge would have no load limits, removing concerns expressed by transportation companies, farm operations, township works crews and emergency services. The $662,000 price tag, however, is $70,000 more than the $593,000 budgeted by the township, noted director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley, adding final costing has yet to be worked out as the design remains in the early stages.
In fact, the township may not get to the project this year, depending on how long the engineering phase takes to complete. Given that the structure is a bridge crossing a coldwater stream, provincial regulations demand the work be done by Oct. 1. If that deadline can’t be met, the work will be bumped to 2013, he said. The next step in the process is a 30-day public review period of the class environmental assessment involved in building a new bridge. The information is to be posted for that period beginning Mar. 12. For Coun. Julie-Anne Herteis, the replacement option was the easy choice: “We can spend the money now, or spend it later.”
Clean bill of health for Woolwich’s water STEVE KANNON The thousands of tests of Woolwich’s drinking water done each year typically turn up only a handful of minor incidents. For 2011, that number was only half of the mere dozen found the year before. Most of the minor noncompliance issues were resolved simply by flushing the affected areas with freshly chlorinated water. The numbers for 2011 were reported to township council Tuesday night. Woolwich crews test eight water systems daily. Their work is backed up by regular testing by Region of Waterloo technicians. Last year, there were four occurrences in the Elmira/
St. Jacobs system, down from six in 2009. There was one occurrence reported in Heidelberg (none in 2010), as was the case in Maryhill’s two systems (none in 2010). No incidents were recorded in Breslau (three the previous year), while the two systems in Conestogo reported no issues, as was the case in 2010. West Montrose also had a clean record, down from three the year prior. The issues in the Elmira/ St. Jacobs system involved elevated levels of lead. In each instance, the problem was resolved by flushing of the system, reported director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley. Where lead was found in samples, it may be traced back to the pipes or repairs
with lead soldering found in an individual home: among the township’s tests are samples taken from customers’ faucets. As with lowered chlorine levels, issues were more likely to develop in parts of the systems with dead-end pipes, where water doesn’t move around as often as in the typical looped areas. In such cases, the incidents don’t mean the water is unsafe, simply that there is a technical issue that was quickly remedied, Kennaley explained. Improved testing routines and work on the distribution systems themselves – such as eliminating dead-ends where water might stand – are ongoing to address compliance issues.
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Victoria Glen land acquired From development potential to renewed commitment to parkland, Woolwich council made it official this week by formally approving the purchase of some little parcels of region-owned land in Elmira’s Victoria Glen Park. In 2009, the township planned to sell portions of the park for residential development, part of a scheme to finance an major capital spending binge. Faced with massive opposition,
Woolwich backed away, eventually pledging to consolidate properties and rezone the area as parkland. The agreement approved Tuesday night sees the Region of Waterloo turn over the land for the price of $1.
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Suspicious activity at Wellesley parochial school has police looking for information from the public Police received a call on the morning of Mar. 2 about a suspicious grey or tan-coloured pickup truck driving near a parochial school on Chalmers-Forrest Road in Wellesley Township. The driver was described as white, 30 years of age, with black hair and wearing a red jacket with squares on it. The passenger was described as white, 20-23 years old with a brown hat with earflaps. The men were seen numerous times driving by the school waving at children. No children were approached. Police continue to investigate, and have a partial plate staring with 193. Anyone with information regarding this occurrence is urged to contact Waterloo Regional Police at 519-650-8500, ext. 3320 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477).
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12:30 AM | A stag-and-doe party at the St. Jacobs Community Centre got out of hand and when police arrived they found a 21-yearold Kitchener man with a cut on his hand. The man was taken to Grand River Hospital. Minor damages to the facilities were also reported. Police are investigating.
3:00 AM | A 52-year-old Kitchener woman driving a 2000 GMC Jimmy lost control of the vehicle on Church Street in Elmira due to the icy road and hit a hydro pole. The vehicle sustained severe damage. Waterloo Hydro North was called to deal with the pole. No charges were laid. 4:00 AM | Police were
arrangement with Region of Waterloo EMS, setting out tiered response protocols that will see the dispatch of the closest appropriate emergency response group, based on time. The change modifies Woolwich’s 2006 move to the tiered response “B” category, which reduced the number of emergency calls – mostly medical – handled by township fire stations following 9-1-1 calls, where police, ambulance and fire are all rolled out. The new systems is not expected to introduce such duplications, and to have no impact on the township’s firefighting budget.
contacted about a hydro pole on Shantz Station Road near Kramp Road that had been hit by an unknown vehicle and was being supported by the overhead wires. When police arrived there was no sign of the vehicle. The investigation continues. MARCH 5
2:00 AM | A 21-year-old Waterloo woman lost control of her 2003 Jeep while driving on Shantz Station Road near Menno Street in Breslau and hit a post. No injuries were reported. The vehicle sustained moderate damage. No charges were laid. 9:30 AM | A 30-year-old Linwood man operating a Mazda pickup truck slid into a ditch after losing control of his vehicle on an icy patch of road on Hessen Strasse in Wellesley Township. No charges were laid. Damage to the vehicle was minimal. MARCH 6
12:15 AM | A 21-year-old Woolwich woman lost control of the 2004 Chevy she was operating when she swerved to avoid an
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animal and crossed the median, stopping in a ditch. The woman suffered minor injuries and was charged with ‘drive suspended.’ 8:00 AM | A suspicious vehicle was reported driving along Chalmers-Forrest Road in Wellesley as it slowed down to pass children walking to school. Only one occupant in the vehicle was seen and was described as white, 30 years old, and wearing a red jacket. 11:20 AM | A 39-year-old Waterloo woman was charged with ‘careless driving’ after she lost control of her 2003 Nissan on Northfield Drive near Jigs Hollow Road and slid into a ditch. The car sustained moderate damages and no injuries were reported. MARCH 7
6:40 AM | A laptop computer and purse were reported stolen from a residence on Woolwich Street in Breslau after an unknown suspect entered the house through an unlocked back door. Police are still investigating.
Mild temperatures and minor amounts of rainfall mean river and stream flows have been increasing due to runoff and melt of the snowpack. Temperatures are forecast to return to below freezing to end the week, however warm conditions will return over the weekend and into March Break. Banks adjacent to rivers and creeks are very slippery at this time and when combined with cold, fast-moving water and freezing conditions, pose a serious hazard. Parents are encouraged to keep their children and pets away from watercourses and off frozen water bodies at this time.
EMSF looking for volunteers All roads may lead to Rome, but on Mar. 31 they’ll instead lead into the heart of Elmira for the 48th annual Elmira Maple Syrup Festival. Yet the day cannot succeed without the help of thousands of volunteers. From flipping the flapjacks to pouring the syrup, it’s all accomplished through countless volunteer hours – and the festival committee needs your help. To offer your volunteer services for the day, visit www.elmiramaplesyrup.com.
EDCL workers in strike position Employees not happy with what management has put on the table JAMES JACKSON Employees at Elmira District Community Living could be off the job as early as midnight Sunday after they voted this week in favour of strike action. More than 70 per cent of the unionized employees, members of OPSEU Local 253, supported the strike option if it proves necessary. Local union president Trudy Allen said offers presented thus far by the EDCL bargaining team, including executive director Greg Bechard, have been inadequate, noting that 22 other community living organizations across the province have ratified deals that include pay increases in the range of two
to three per cent. “This offer on the table is certainly worse than any other offer that has been accepted,” she said. Bechard agreed that his employees deserved a wage increase, but said there was simply no more money available. The union is pushing for a lump-sum payment of $850 for years one and two of the agreement per full time equivalency, as well as a 2.5 per cent wage increase in years three and four. EDCL countered with an offer of $1,132 over the first two years, a one per cent increase in year three, and a zero per cent increase in year four. EDCL | 7
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Bamberg residents feel cheated by Union Gas Some were forced to pay, while others tapped in for free; Wellesley council declines to get involved COLIN DEWAR Some Bamberg residents say they feel duped by Union Gas after learning the gas line they paid for would be reinforced, allowing other residents to tap into it at no extra cost. Residents were initially told there was a limit of up to 30 households, but then the system was reinforced to provide capacity for new customers. Feeling misled, a delegation from Bamberg aired their frustrations at a Wellesley council meeting Monday night. There are two reasons why pipes are expanded into a system. One comes from customers directly asking for a gas line to come into the area, and the second is to reinforce systems that already exist to make sure the customers
get the gas they need and don’t have a system failure. The latter was the case for Bamberg. The area south of St. Clements was connected to the natural gas grid in the mid-90s, and has undergone five expansions since then over the past 17 years. In each case, the expansion was related to new construction, and paid for by individuals. “It feels as if we were misled under false pretenses right from the beginning,� said Melanie Martin, a resident of Bamberg “We were told if we didn’t connect we weren’t going to get it, so we had to join or do without because there were no plans to reinforce it or add new lines. Now our neighbours who were given the same opportunity as we had to join the gas line are given the opportu-
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nity months later without the fees we paid.� The Bamberg installation was completed in 2010 and those who signed on at the time split the cost of construction. They were told this was a very sensitive system with limited capacity. “We cautioned that the capacity constraining system would eventually require reinforcement, which at that time would provide additional gas supply and anyone along the route without gas would have access,� said Peter Brazolot, a representative for Union Gas. “All areas have internal growth which occurs at different rates. Gas availability in any area is affected by growth within the area: growth upstream of that area and downstream of the area looking for expansion.�
After the completion of the initial project, Union Gas was advised last fall by their engineering group that the pressure in the pipeline had fallen below design requirements and that the company would need to reinforce the system to ensure reliability of service. New customers were unable to connect until the spring when Union Gas had the line completely energized. “The problem is I was told several times that is was our chance: if we don’t sign up now we are not going to get a chance to do that,� said Terry Janzen. “Within a few months of this we were told there was gas coming down from Wellesley and anyone can now sign up – that has been very frustrating and doesn’t seem fair to those
that signed up.� “The system was out of gas by the time the expansion had gone through and conversations occurred over years not just a couple of months. We started this back in 2009, and we knew that at some time we would be reinforcing this system and that people have paid for the line and others will join for free potentially. We did have discussions that reinforcement will come, we just didn’t know when – it all depends on how quickly a community grows,� said Brazolot. “We spent $180,000 connecting both ends up and it was money that we did not receive anything for: hopefully we were going to have some customers join on. It was an expense to secure the system to make sure everyone had gas.�
The residents feel there is a timing issue here: the short timeframe between being told there was a limit to the number of customers that could sign up and the reinforcement that gave others the opportunity to tap in for free. Brazolot admitted this has never happened before, saying anyone looking at the situation may see it as unfair but Union Gas “had a reinforcement that was required to make sure that the customers they had on the system were going to get their gas and there were five expansions to get to this point and each of those groups paid a considerable amount of money.� Mayor Ross Kelterborn told the delegation that the township was not getting involved, saying it was a dispute between Union Gas and its customers.
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Taylor Kelly of St. Clements is selling candy kabobs for the month of March to raise money and awareness for juvenile arthritis. Her friend, Derek Beam, suffers from the painful joint disorder. [JAMES JACKSON / THE OBSERVER]
Candy kabobs join fight against juvenile arthritis St. Clements’ girl launches flavourful fundraiser in support of classmate battling the disease JAMES JACKSON Arthritis is a painful joint disorder that is typically associated with adulthood, yet in Canada as many as one in 1,000 children and teenagers are afflicted by juvenile idiopathic arthritis. One of those children is St. Clements’ Derek Beam, and the 10-year-old can sometimes spend days at a time at Sick Kids hospital in Toronto receiving joint injections to ease his pain. For the past three years, one of Derek’s classmates at St. Clement Catholic School, Taylor Kelly, has been working to raise money for juvenile arthritis research, and for the month of March, juvenile arthritis awareness month, she is selling candy kabobs
to friends, family and schoolmates as part of a group called “Derek’s Destroyers.” “We’re not going to destroy Derek; we’re going to destroy his arthritis,” laughed the 9-year-old as she sat in her family’s living room earlier this week, surrounded by boxes and bags of candy ranging
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from sour worms to gummy lips. She’s already sold more than 100 of her candy creations, and hopes to sell about 200 before the end of the month. She has created a candy kabob workstation in her home, which includes pieces of wood with small holes drilled in them to hold the kabob skewers upright while she assembles them. Taylor has been getting some help from her eightyear-old brother, Cooper, and together they make a pretty good team, creating one kabob every two minutes. In the past “Derek’s Destroyers” have held garage sales, benefit dances, a day called a Funtastathon CANDY | 8
these other two parties, is required,” he said in his address. Mayor Todd Cowan, who heads the Chemtura Public Advisory Committee, acknowledged that the document was new to the CPAC members, who would need time to figure out how it fit into the thousands of documents that have accumulated since Elmira’s drinking water crisis emerged more than two decades ago. Cowan said Marshall’s comments would be discussed at the next CPAC meeting later this month, calling it a more appropriate venue. "There’s a time and a place, and this is not the time or the place,” he told Marshall, assuring him the matter will be addressed. “We’re looking at it quite seriously.” At issue is a document dated Oct. 7, 1991, part of the settlement agreement between what was then Uniroyal Chemical Ltd. and the provincial government over contaminants found in the aquifers under Elmira. Portions of the document, identified as “schedule H to the settlement agreement” contain language that appears to release the company from liability, particularly section 16 (releases) that begins with “Subject to paragraphs 15.1 and 16.3, the province does hereby remise, release and forever discharge Uniroyal, its officers, directors, shareholders and associated companies ... from all actions, causes of action, damages, claims, and demands whatsoever of which both Uniroyal and the province are presently aware ...” But the MOE, pointing to similar agreements in cases like the one involving Chemtura, says the document follows a common procedure when cleanup control orders are issued. In essence, it sets a legal framework under which
thing the company got a free pass on, noted Dwight Este, the plant’s environment, health safety and security manager. “This is a standard agreement outlining how things are going to be played out or addressed,” he said, noting the company has been following that plan. The company continues to pump and treat groundwater, as well as tackling soil remediation work. Next up in that vein is work along the banks of the Canagagigue Creek, which the company hopes to complete this year. Both Martindale and Este noted that the document has been public since it was drafted. In fact, the MOE issued a press release that same day – Oct. 7, 1991 – about the cleanup agreement. “The ministry thought it was a very positive thing,” said Martindale.
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“Unless we are provided with more funding there is no way we can absorb this increase,” Bechard said. The increases demanded by the union would amount to about $500,000 for all union members, management and staff, he said. Add that to the $50,000 Bechard must find for pay equity legislation each year, and the numbers fail to add up. “I feel it’s a reasonable request from our employees,” he said, “the only way for us to give this muchdeserved salary increase would be to issue layoffs or make cuts to meet demands.” EDCL employees have been without a contract since March 2010. With talks stalled for long periods, both sides have been back at the bargaining table for the past few
months trying to reach a new agreement. EDCL supports those living with a developmental disability in Elmira and surrounding areas. The agency receives funding from the Ministry of Community and Social Services as well as through charitable events such as an annual quilt auction. It is also the major recipient of proceeds from the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival, though Bechard said none of the funds collected through charitable donations are used towards salaries or benefits. The operating budget for EDCL is $6 million and employs about 180 full and part-time workers, and the non-profit agency serves about 150 families. “People are worried. They’re scared about a strike, however they feel the deal that has been placed on the table isn’t sufficient,” said Allen.
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modeled after the television show The Amazing Race, and they have also collected pledges to participate in the annual walk to fight arthritis at Bingemans in Kitchener for the past two years. They’ve collected a little more than $1,000 for arthritis research thus far, but this year they wanted to try something a little bit different. “We wanted it to be fun, but we still wanted there to be enough money to help support Derek, so candy kabobs can be a little more expensive and they’re fun,” said Taylor.
The kabobs sell for $4 apiece, or $10 for three. Derek isn’t the only experience she has had with people suffering from arthritis, though. Her mother, Laura, has it as well as her grandfather, and fundraising has been a part of Taylor’s life for years, according to her mother. “She’s been raising money since she was in Junior Kindergarten for various causes, but over the past three years it’s mostly been for arthritis,” said Laura. “We’re really proud of her.” Word is spreading about Taylor and her candy kabobs as well; she was featured on a local news
channel as one of their local heroes, and orders for kabobs have been pouring in. Nearly everyone at school has put in an order, as well as one boy in Waterloo whose parents ordered 45 for his birthday party instead of loot bags. If business keeps up, Taylor jokes she could go into business for herself. “I should start my own business, because then it would be even more money for Derek,” she said with a laugh. For more information on juvenile arthritis visit www.arthritis.ca or to order some candy kabobs email spiceytay@gmail. com.
Leah Lichti (top left), Noah Steinmann, Matthew Bauman, Jason Haut, Tiffany Bauman, (bottom left) Sonya Martin, Haley Bauman, Sara Wyngaarden, and Rebecca Bauman are members of the Elmira Youth Fellowship and are planning a trip to participate in a bible camp program in the Ukraine this summer. [SUBMITTED]
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MCC appeals for help in Syrian conflict JAMES JACKSON As the levels of violence continue to rise throughout Syria and the rest of the Middle East, the Mennonite Central Committee is launching an appeal for donations. MCC wants to collect $500,000 in cash donations, as well as relief kits to assist its partner organizations in the region as they provide humanitarian aid to those that have been displaced by the escalating violence in Syria. This is the first crisis response in the region by MCC since the Syrian uprising began last January, and the organization has had workers in the region for the past 60 years working with local groups in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine and Israel.
Suleiman Saikali (left), Omar Abawi and George Akel check the content of food boxes that will be distributed to Syrian refugees in Jordan. [SUBMITTED] “Our partners have recognized that the tension is only going to grow, and they believe that some of that can be averted if we respond now,” said Darren Kropf, community engagement associate at MCC Ontario. “We can reduce violence
in the community if we have a strong response, and we can help out those who have been displaced by the violence.” Some 20,000 Syrians have already fled into Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, and the flow of people is increasing. The violence is connected with the widespread wave of upheaval referred to as the “Arab Spring” which began in Tunisia in December of 2010, and spread to Syria a month later. The Syrian government has deployed its army in response to the uprisings, and several cities have been besieged, with the estimated death toll surpassing 10,000. Protesters are seeking democratic reform and the end of oppression. While the flow of people fleeing the country is increasing, Kropf said that
the organizations role in the region for six decades uniquely positions them to help. “This is something we need to do now rather than wait for a full-scale crisis or civil war.” A significant portion of MCC’s response will be to help partners in Lebanon expand efforts that strengthen conflict prevention and disaster prepared-
ness, including media training, trauma training, and more. In Syria, the organization is providing more than $100,000 to help local organizations provide food baskets to 500 families for six months, as well as daily cash allotments for bread, medicine, and to cover other costs. This month MCC is also sending two shipping con-
tainers with 5,830 school kits, 6,900 hygiene kits, 7,350 blankets, and 1,229 relief kits to Jordan. Anyone interested in making a cash donation can contact MCC Ontario head office at 50 Kent Ave. in Kitchener, 519-745-8458. They will also accept relief kit donations, and you can visit their website to learn how to assemble one, http://ontario.mcc.org.
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Politics is the biggest hurdle to energy plans THE ROBO-CALLING SCANDAL HAS brought calls for greater transparency in political operations. The power of suggestion alone may not be enough for Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to open the books on the cost of energy generating projects in the province – particularly the cost of two high-profile cancellations, the first in Oakville, the second in Mississauga – but perhaps he could take advantage of the focus on Ottawa to let slip some of that information. The opposition is pressing for details on what it will cost taxpayers to compensate the developers of the two projects, both of which were halted well into the process. They claim the decisions were politically motivated, designed to help Liberal incumbents keep their seats in the face of heavy public resistance to the gas-fired generating plants. While the $1 billion cost bandied about for the Oakville plant alone is an unlikely figure – the company behind the project, TransCanada, is a major player in the province and it may not want to alienate the government and taxpayers – there will be a cost associated with the cancellations. The arguments offered to date for scrapping them – lack of demand, for instance – reek of political expediency. The system for encouraging development of new electrical capacity, especially green-energy projects, was supposed to be arm’s-length to avoid political interference. Ensuring Ontario’s energy future in the face of pledges to phase out the use of coal and aging nuclear plants was supposed to be a technical issue removed from politicking – or at least mostly removed, as it’s difficult to keep anything from government interference at all levels. The two plants closed midstream appear to be victims of NIMBYism, concerted efforts by residents to avoid having the facilities nearby. Such opposition is valid, but makes construction of new generating stations all the more difficult. We’ve seen that here with the pushback against a biogas plant proposed for Elmira. It’s a problem when trying to situate generators (supply) as close to customers (demand) as possible, which makes the whole system more efficient. Even green projects are not exempt, as can be seen in the fight over wind turbines. Green energy is, of course, also blamed for rising hydro rates, though the impact is overstated by opponents. Whatever method we opt for, prices will go up. As consumers of electricity, we’ve never paid the actual cost of bringing it to us, let alone all the things that come along with our dependence of energy, such as the environmental impacts. As with so much of our infrastructure, we’re having to renew decades-old systems while building new ones to accommodate population growth. Often scapegoated, the Ontario government’s Green Energy Act has done little to raise rates, but helps put the province in a better position for the long-term changes coming to the electricity industry. Consumers would see virtually no relief from high electricity prices if the province scrapped its alternative energy plans. In fact, studies indicate that investing in renewable energy today is likely to save ratepayers money within the next 15 years, as natural gas becomes more expensive and as the cost of renewable energy technology continues to decrease. Political interference, however, is likely to cost much more than going green.
Given the rapid fluctuations in weather conditions we've seen so far, we might as well just make a game out of the forecast. WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER
There are plenty of stupid reasons to attack Iran WORLD AFFAIRS The last time U.S. President Barack Obama met Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, it was obvious that the two men distrusted and despised each other. This time (Mar. 5), their mutual dislike was better hidden, but the gulf between them was still as big, especially on the issue of Iran’s alleged desire for nuclear weapons. There is something comic about two nucleararmed countries (5,000plus nuclear weapons for the U.S., around 200 for Israel) declaring that it is vital to prevent a third country from getting a few of the things too. Particularly when that third country, Iran, has signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and still abides by it, while Israel has always refused to sign it. But never mind that. What divides Obama and Netanyahu is a question of timing. Obama’s “red line” is the point at which Iran “possesses” a nuclear
weapon, which would not arrive for a couple of years even if Iran actually intends to make one. (American and Israeli intelligence services concur that it is not working on one now.) Netanyahu’s “red line” comes much sooner: whenever Iran has enough enriched uranium to build a bomb, whether it does so or not. It is, of course, quite legal for Iran to enrich uranium (which it says is solely for use in civilian nuclear reactors), while an unprovoked attack on Iran would be a criminal act under international law. But that didn’t stop former president George W Bush from invading Iraq, and it wouldn’t stop Obama now. What worries Obama are three other things. First, the American public simply isn’t up for a third “war of choice” in 10 years in the Middle East. As retired general Anthony Zinni, former commander of U.S. military forces in the Middle East, warned three years ago: “If you liked Iraq and Afghanistan, you’ll love Iran.” Secondly, this is presidential election year in the United States. If Israel at-
tacks Iran, the oil price will soar and kill the economic recovery Obama is depending on for re-election. However, if the U.S. fails to back Israel, American Jews will turn against him and kill his re-election chances anyway. Thirdly, the attack would not destroy Iran’s uranium enrichment plants. Israel has been threatening to attack them for years, so the Iranians have buried them deep underground. Israeli and American hawks claim that an attack could delay Iran’s capability to enrich large quantities of uranium for three years, but Meir Dagan, former head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, thinks three months is optimistic. Even if it were three years, Iran would be back to where it is now by 2015 – and an Iran that had been attacked by Israel and the United States would be determined to get nuclear weapons as fast as possible. As Gen Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said recently, Israeli attacks on Iran “would be destabilizing and would not achieve their long-term objectives.”
If Prime Minister Netanyahu and his fellow hawks truly believed that Iranian nuclear weapons would mean the extinction of the Jewish state, then their wish to attack Iran would be defensible, but they don’t. That’s just for public consumption. What’s actually at stake here is not the survival of Israel, just the preservation of the huge strategic advantage Israel enjoys as the sole nuclear weapons state in the Middle East. Ehud Barak, Israel’s defence minister, let the cat out of the bag in a recent interview with Israeli journalist Ronen Bergman for the New York Times Magazine. “From our point of view, a nuclear state offers an entirely different kind of protection to its proxies. Imagine if we enter another military confrontation with Hezbollah, (and a) nuclear Iran announces that an attack on Hezbollah is tantamount to an attack on Iran. We would not necessarily give up on it, but it would definitely restrict our range of operations.” Big deal. Israel lost its DYER | 12
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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What are your plans for March Break?
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I’m going to Quebec to go snowboarding.
I’m going to London, Ontario to go shopping with my friend.
I’m hanging out with friends.
Celebrating my birthday, I’ll be 15.
I’m going to be sleeping and taking care of my friend’s dog.
"Anytime John Mahood school is ready to talk solution, we will be ready to listen and work with you." Nikki Martin | Page 12 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON
Robo-call scandal yet another reason for reforming election laws EDITOR'S NOTES The current robo-call scandal isn’t a new threat to democracy. In fact, it could have been nipped in the bud if politicians had opted for changes when problems surfaced in the 2008 election, led by Conservative malfeasance in the B.C. riding of SaanichGulf Islands. While there’s no going back to allow MPs to complete a re-do, Democracy Watch is calling on Elections Canada to reopen its investigation into the 2008 robo-call incidents. Moreover, the agency should be making public the details of all its investigations into irregularities, amounting to 2,284 complaints received by Elections Canada since 2004, says the Ottawa-based watchdog group. “Elections are the cornerstone of our democracy, and it is likely the robo-call scandal is the tip of the iceberg and that there are many situations which
raise serious questions about whether the federal election law has been properly enforced since 2004,” says Tyler Sommers, coordinator of Democracy Watch. “Elections Canada must disclose the details of its rulings on 2,284 past complaints to assure Canadians that it enforces the law properly and effectively.” Elections Canada is currently investigating the robo-call scandal in which voters in several dozen ridings received misleading phone calls, in some cases messages purporting to be from Elections Canada directing them to alternative polling stations in an apparent attempt to suppress voter turnout. There were annoying and ill-timed calls, also aimed at Liberal and NDP supporters, identified as coming from the party, but said to be harassing tactics to create ill will amongst supporters. While Democracy Watch has faith in Elections Canada’s investigation – saying it’s too early to demand a full-blown public inquiry – it does want to see greater transparency to restore
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public disclosure of rulings on past complaints – more than 800 of the 2,284 complaints were made between 2004 and 2006 when he was in charge – but has called for full disclosure of exactly what happened and who did what in the robocall scandal. “If someone is not sent to jail as a result of the robo-call scandal, the system will have failed,” said Sommers. “And if Elections Canada does not disclose its rulings on past complaints, and all future complaints, Canadians will not be able to tell whether the system works fairly and properly in all cases.” Compelling Elections Canada to be more transparent and, more broadly, making changes to some very undemocratic facets of our electoral process will require action from our politicians, not just all the talk, talk, talk coming out of Ottawa. Opposition parties in particular are fond of making small issues – procedural matters, for instance, and turning them into big deals – playing politics. That’s not the case here.
“The system is broken right now, and it needs to be fixed,” says Sommers, who maintains it’s not an overstatement to call this a fundamental threat to democracy. Robo-calls themselves are not the issue – they serve a legitimate purpose in some cases – rather it’s the lack of transparency and accountability, he says. If they’re going to be used, there should be full disclosure as to who’s calling, on whose behalf and for what purpose. Compelling the parties to keep open
records on all the calls would avoid a repeat of the situation now under investigation. Ideally, such rules would have been in place prior to last year’s election, following the irregularities in 2008. “It seems clear from the 2008 robo-call scandal in a B.C. riding that Elections Canada has not been taking complaints as seriously as needed to properly enforce the law,” says Sommers. “If they’d changed the laws in 2008, there would be no Pierre Poutine.”
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ing and raised an interesting question. When dealing with our basic right to privacy, the fact that you’ve done nothing wrong is not a reason for you to give any authority access. In fact it’s the exact reason why you shouldn’t. Why should anyone look into your private affairs without good reason? And if they have good reason, a warrant is a reasonable expectation. Think about how easy it would be for that very
Stand up for our rights, or risk losing them To the Editor, I was reading The Voice comments in the paper (Observer, Feb. 25/12), where the question was “Should the police or government be allowed access to our online activity?” The answers were provided by people who appeared to be teens. Most of the answers I found to be a bit disturb-
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last military confrontation with Hezbollah in 2006 even with a monopoly of nuclear weapons, but it suffered no lasting harm as a result. If Israel is not facing an existential threat, but just the potential loss of some strategic leverage, then launching an illegal war of aggression against Iran makes no sense at all. But there is also a deeper motive. Netanyahu and his allies really think that an attack on Iran would bring the Islamic regime down. As Barak told Bergman: “An Iranian bomb would ensure the survival of the current regime, which otherwise would not make it to its 40th anniversary
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access to be used against you. Police and government already have great powers. Powers do get abused. There’s a reason why, when you get arrested and charged, they are required to read you your rights. That’s because the assumption is that you are innocent until proven guilty. In recent years there has been a concerted effort to manipulate us using fear. The so-called war on terror was used to make you feel like any of us could be attacked by terrorists at any time. Could it happen? Sure, but how likely is it? That is how efforts like accessing your online activity get sold to you. If you have done nothing wrong what do you have to hide? That is backwards thinking. I’m innocent until you can prove me guilty. Not by constantly checking if I’m doing anything wrong but actually having reason to believe I have. This raises for me questions about the education of Canadians, particularly young Canadians on what rights we have and what they mean. Are parents discussing this with their kids? Is the full extent of rights education being given at all? Do they understand that people have died in world wars defending those rights? We live in a democracy and this is at the very centre of what that means. We all need to understand what our rights are
in light of the admiration that the young generation in Iran has displayed for the West. With a bomb, it would be very hard to budge the administration.” So what Barak and his fellow hawk Netanyahu are actually demanding is American support for an attack whose real aim is to bring down the Iranian regime. The thinking is delusional: the notion that the Iranian regime will collapse unless it gets the bomb is held by both Israeli and American hawks, but there is no concrete reason to believe it. As Meir Dagan said in a lecture at Tel Aviv University recently, “The fact that someone has been elected doesn’t mean that he is smart.” and why we have them. If we don’t, we are sure to lose them.
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A call to John Mahood parents to take a stand with their children To the Editor, “Value what is truly important to you,” reads the sign at John Mahood Public School. Do I really feel the school values all their students? Not really. Some of the Grade 4 and 5 students have been asking for some basic stuff in their school but some individuals do not want to give these children what they are asking for. Some children are asking for hooks or storage bins or the use of the gym change rooms to hang their outerwear in, instead of putting it all onto the floor in the hallway outside of the gym. Makes sense! I would think it has got to be a fire hazard or just a hazard in general to have this stuff just lying on the floor in the hallway. We pay a lot of money for our children’s outerwear, just to be thrown on the dirty wet floor? Simple solution: get our kids hooks, or bins, or let them use the gym change rooms. Easy enough. Not for this school, however. This person passes the buck to that person, then that person passes the buck to someone else, and so on and so on. Get it together: these are children who want some basic rights. Another thing some Grade 4 and 5 students are asking for is tables and chairs to use in the gym on their lunch breaks. Makes
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The Toronto riding of Eglinton-Lawrence, where long-time Liberal MP Joe Volpe lost his seat to Conservative Joe Oliver, saw a late surge of at least 2,700 unregistered voters. Many provided no addresses or bogus ones, in violation of Elections Canada rules.
»»CBC News unearths another twist to add to the robo-call scandal and other voting irregularities coming to light.
sense again. Employees have a staff room with tables and chairs. Primary kids get to sit at their desks to eat. Lunch room helpers get to sit at tables and chairs. Why do about 100 grade 4 and 5 students have to sit on the gym floor? Not fair. Wouldn’t happen at your workplace, would it? They are only kids, so it doesn’t matter, right? Again you talk to the school and this person says, “ I don’t deal with menial things like this” or “Not my responsibility,” or “Who will put up tables?” or “Who will take tables down?” or “If we put up tables we will have to take away one period of gym from each grade a week.” Good show! Teach these kids that your time is more important than they are. Some of the Grade 4s and 5s are responsible enough to watch over 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds while they eat, but they can’t help someone get out tables or wipe tables or sweep the floor
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“They don’t do benchmarks. They don’t do evidence. They don’t even listen to Statistics Canada. They don’t even know what this is going to cost and they certainly don’t know the consequences because they didn’t listen to the experts at all.”
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after the children are done eating? Parents have also offered their time and help. Children have tried using the red gym mats to sit on instead of the floor. That was not acceptable, so they packed the mats away in a storeroom so the children couldn’t use them anymore. They are gym mats – what could they have done to them that was any worse then what they would do in gym class? They say there are benches around the gym for the kids to sit on, but the funny thing is, there is not enough room for all the kids to sit on them. You might think this is some mom that has nothing better to do, but to try to cause trouble. Not really. My husband and I as well as many people in this community pay taxes to this school, but we don’t see where the money’s going. We pay for all of our children’s supplies, all the field trips, to build a new playground, etc. ... all on top of our taxes, but our
taxes don’t pay for our kids’ basic needs in school like a hook or a place off the floor to eat? Shame on those who won’t work with the students and parents. You know who you are – no one has to say it out loud, especially to these kids. They know which individuals care and don’t. Each child at John Mahood deserves at least the right to have a place to hang their coat and a proper place to eat. The way to get respect from children is to show it to them first. Lead by example. John Mahood staff may not like us very much after this, but just remember this isn’t about you: this is about giving children a voice when they feel they do not have one. We do believe that there are some wonderful people at this school that want what is best for these kids, but you know what they say it only takes one to ruin it for everyone. We encourage other parents to speak to their
children about these and other issues they may have and give your child a voice. Sometimes it is hard to stand up to another person, even as an adult. It must be harder when you’re just a kid standing up to group of adults! So, the challenge is out there for you, John Mahood school: do you truly value all these kids? Or just most of them? John Mahood school knows who is writing this letter. This all started awhile ago, but it seems it has been swept under the rug. This is not going away. As long as our children ask for change, we will do what we can to get it for them. Children are our future and if we don’t teach them to stand up for what is right, then what is our future going to look like? Anytime John Mahood school is ready to talk solution, we will be ready to listen and work with you. We hope you take this seriously, because we do.
NIKKI MARTIN | ELMIRA
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EDSS runner on track in NYC Overcoming injuries, Emeka Agada has his sights set on some lofty goals JAMES JACKSON Emeka Agada walks down the hallways of Elmira District Secondary School with an air of self-assurance. The fifthyear student says hello to almost everyone he passes, and all of his peers seem to know him by name as well. His electric smile, highenergy personality and athletic build all convey confidence, and it’s a confidence that is well-earned. In 2008 he burst onto the high school athletic scene by taking the gold medal in the 100-metre event at the 2008 Ontario Federation of Secondary School Athletics provincial finals, and he finished third in the 200 metres. In the years that have followed he has claimed several more CWOSSA titles and has represented EDSS at more than one OFSAA competition, yet for Agada, that burning desire to achieve success on the field hasn’t always existed. It was a conversation with his former gym teacher, Ken Lubert from Park Manor school, that truly sparked the fire. “I always got by with my natural talent and it wasn’t until Grade 8 when Mr.Lubert pulled me aside and said to me, ‘Emeka, you have talent that most people would die for and it makes me sad to see you wasting it.’”
It was that discussion that convinced the now 18-year-old to turn his athletic career around. He starred on the junior track circuit, but knee injuries in Grade 10 and Grade 12 while playing running back for the EDSS football team, have slowed him since. A year away from the football field though, and a renewed devotion to his craft, has paid off. Last month the 5’11”, 193-pound track star qualified for the 60-metre competition at the New Balance Indoor Nationals in New York City, held Mar. 9-11, with a personal best time of 7.03 seconds. With approximately 3,000 of the best high school athletes from around the world expected to attend, it is one of the biggest indoor track events in the United States, and has been a breeding ground for future Olympians and world champions for the past 20 years. This will mark Agada’s first time at the indoor nationals, and he will be travelling with some of his teammates from the Waterloo Region track and field club Supreme Athletics. He admits he didn’t know if he could ever get back to running track following his knee injuries. “I had knee surgery twice. I tore my ACL in Grade 10 and I stretched my other ACL last season. TRACK | 15
Jacks fall in round one, look to next season Ayr Centennials prove Wellesley’s undoing yet again as they fall in five games JAMES JACKSON For the second year in a row, the Wellesley Applejacks have been ousted from the first round of the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoffs by the Ayr Centennials. Wellesley fell 5-4 in overtime on Mar. 1 to wrap up the series in five games, the same number it took Ayr to dispatch the Jacks last season as well. “They’re a very disciplined and very wellcoached hockey team,” said Jacks head coach Kevin Fitzpatrick of Ayr’s series win. “We played well, but so did they.” Trailing 3-1 in the series and playing on the road in Ayr meant the odds were not in Wellesley’s favour, as Ayr sported a 12-4-1 home record during the regular season and had strung together a pair of lopsided wins earlier in the series; a 5-1 win in Game 1 and a 5-0 win in Game 3. Cody Tapsell of the Centennials opened the scoring at 8:05 of the first when he beat Josh Heer with a shot on the powerplay, but Josh Herd of the Jacks tied
Fifth-year EDSS student Emeka Agada will be participating in the New Balance Indoor Nationals track and field competition in New York City from Mar. 9-11, one of the largest indoor track meets in the country. [JAMES JACKSON / THE OBSERVER]
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Kings advance to the second round of playoffs JAMES JACKSON The Elmira Sugar Kings punched their ticket to the second round of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League playoffs by sweeping the Listowel Cyclones 4-0 in their bestof-seven series. Following their 5-2 win in Game 1 on Feb.29 at home, the Kings won 5-3 in Listowel on Mar. 2, 2-0
on home ice on Mar. 4, and finished the Cyclones off with a 3-1 win in Listowel Tuesday night. The team’s head coach said the key was for his team to wrap up the series once they were up 3-0 in order to prevent any shift in momentum. “It was very important, because it required us to stay focused. It’s easy for a team once they go up 3-0
to lose focus because they don’t think they’ll lose four games in a row,” said Dean DeSilva. “The playoffs are all about momentum, and we didn’t want to give them any.” In the opening round of last year’s playoffs Listowel rode a wave of momentum to erase a 3-1 series deficit to Stratford to win it in seven games.
This series was a rematch of last year’s Cherrey Cup finals, which Elmira won in six games, and the Kings managed to accomplish the sweep despite missing Lukas Baleshta and Clayton Greer for the entire series with injuries, as well as Riley Sonnenburg and leading scorer Andrew Smith for the final three games. “You take four or five guys out of any team’s
lineup and what are they left with? Our depth certainly helps and it’s been a Godsend for us this series,” said DeSilva. The coach said those injuries provided an opportunity for other players to step up their play, and that was clearly the case. Eleven different Kings scored at least one goal in the series, and Nick Horrigan was outstanding in net, compiling
a 1.50 goals against average and a .957 save percentage. Last Sunday night he recorded his first shutout of the playoffs in front of a home crowd at the Dan Snyder Arena to put the Kings up 3-0 in the series. Michael Hasson and Wade Pfeffer scored a pair of powerplay goals at 1:01 and 5:59 of the second peKINGS | 16
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THE SCORE WOOLWICH WILDCATS
Minor Novice: TYKE SELECT Mar 2 vs Brampton Woolwich: 4 Brampton: 0 Goals: Sebastian Garrett, Zack Bender, Ian Speiran, Carter Rollins Assists: Jocelyn Pickard, Tyler Brezynskie, Shelby Rempel, Sam Goebel, Sebastian Garrett, Mitchell Hartman, Ian Speiran, Adam Pauls Mar 3 vs Guelph Guelph: 2 Woolwich: 1 Goals: Tyler Brezynskie Mar 4 vs St Catharines St Catharines: 2 Woolwich: 1 Goals: Tyler Brezynskie
Novice: LL #1 Mar 3 vs Woolwich LL #3 Woolwich #1: 1 Woolwich #3: 0 Goals: Mac Benham Assists: Corbin Schmidt Shutout: Connor Dingelstad
Novice: LL #2 Mar 3 vs Twin Centre Woolwich: 2 Twin Centre: 0 Goals: Carter Cousineau, Liam Eveleigh Assists: Ryan Williams, Patrick Perry, Carter Cousineau Shutout: John Kilgour Mar 4 vs Woolwich LL #3 Woolwich #2: 3 Woolwich #3: 1 Goals: Liam Eveleigh x2, Lucas Carson Assists: Lucas Carson x2, Liam Eveleigh, Coleson Sellars
Novice: LL #4 Mar 3 vs Ayr Woolwich: 5 Ayr: 4 Goals: Simon Shantz x4, Dustin Good Assists: Jackson Dumart, Nolan Karger, James Berti, Oscar Fitch, Thomas Hill-Ring, Daniel Kelly) Mar 4 vs Ayr Ayr: 10 Woolwich: 2 Goals: Simon Shantz x2 Assists: Lucas Radler, Jordan Wang, Owen Hackert, Tanis Uhrig
Novice: AE Mar 4 vs Burlington Burlington: 4 Woolwich: 3 Goals: Kolin Weigel x2, Braxten Breen Assists: Cameron Leonard x2,
Nathan Snyder, Gavin Wilson Mar 5 vs Centre Wellington Centre Wellington: 4 Woolwich: 3 (OT) Goals: Tyler Brubacher, Ethan Birmingham, Danny Soehner Assists: Andrew Weber
Novice: MAJOR A Mar 2 vs Centre Wellington Centre Wellington: 10 Woolwich: 5 Goals: Kyler Austin x3, Spencer Young, Nolan Steringa Assists: Cole Slade Mar 3 vs Centre Wellington Centre Wellington: 9 Woolwich: 4 Goals: Spencer Young x2, Jake McDonald, Cole Slade Assists: Tyler Martin x2, Colton Schmitt, AJ Mitchell, Cole Slade, Kyler Austin
Bantam: MINOR A
Midget: LL #1 Mar 5 vs Twin Centre Twin Centre: 4 Woolwich: 2 Goals: Tanner Horst, Lucas Bauman Assists: Joel Cairney x2, Alex David, Andrew Stoltz
Atom: LL #1 Mar 3 vs New Hamburg New Hamburg: 3 Woolwich: 1 Goals: Ryan Parrott Assists: Kyle Deyell
Atom: LL #2 Mar 4 vs Woolwich Atom #4 Woolwich #2: 2 Woolwich #4: 0 Goals: Jon Dinglstad, CJ Sider Assists: Owen Hill-Ring, Brendan Grant Shutout: James Ormson
Atom: LL #4 Mar 5 vs Twin Centre Twin Centre: 6 Woolwich: 4 Goals: Tyler Horst x2, Benjamin Witmer, Cameron Martin Assists: Jesse Martin, Benjamin Witmer, Caden Sellars
Midget: LL #2 Feb 19 vs St. George Woolwich: 3 St. George: 2 Goals: William Frank, Blake Cabeldu, Lucas Nosal Assists: Lucas Nosal, William Frank, Cole Burkhart Mar 2 vs Ayr Woolwich: 6 Ayr: 1 Goals: Blake Cabeldu x2, Kadison Hipel, Aaron Burkhart, Spencer Inglis, Cole Burkhart Assists: Blake Cabeldu x3, Lucas Nosal x2, Brendon Taylor, Spencer Inglis, Cole Burkhart, Simon Baleshta, Shane Young Mar 4 vs Ayr Woolwich: 7 Ayr: 3 Goals: Blake Cabeldu x2, William Frank x2, Shane Young, Kadison Hipel, Lucas Nosal Assists: Spencer Inglis x2, Blake Cabeldu x2, Cameron Feronte, Aaron Burkhart, Lucas Nosal
Atom: MINOR AA
Midget: MAJOR A
Mar 3 vs Oakville Oakville: 2 Woolwich: 1 Goals: Isiah Katsube Assists: Blake Roemer, Connor Bradley Mar 4 vs Oakville Oakville: 4 Woolwich: 1 Goals: Mitch Lee Assists: Keaton McLaughlin, Dawson Good Mar 6 vs Oakville Oakville: 3 Woolwich: 0
Feb 27 vs Caledon Woolwich: 4 Caledon: 2 Goals: Tyler Seguin x2, Matthew Townsend, Jordon Moore Assists: Mckinley Ceaser x2, Weston Morlock, Matthew Schieck, Jordon Moore, Wes Martin, Matthew Townsend Mar 3 vs Caledon Caledon: 4 Woolwich: 2 Goals: Brayden Stevens, Wes Martin Assists: Dalton Taylor, Tyler Seguin, Matthew Schieck, Ryan Ament Mar 5 vs Caledon Woolwich: 4 Caledon: 3
Bantam: LL #1 Mar 3 vs New Hamburg Woolwich: 2 New Hamburg: 2 Goals: Nick Berlet, Liam Dickson
Mar 4 vs Twin Centre Midget LL #1 Twin Centre #2: 1 Twin Centre #1: 1 Goals: Kaitlyn Jantzi Assists: Contessa Brenner Mar 5 vs Waterloo Twin Centre: 5 Waterloo: 1 Goals: Megan Kroetsch x2, Jayme Marshall x2, Contessa Brenner Assists: Contessa Brenner x2, Jayme Marshall, Megan Kroetsch
Assists: Brad Mathieson, Connor Bauman, Jacob Cornwall
Mar 4 vs Caledon Caledon: 2 Woolwich: 0 Mar 5 vs Brampton Woolwich: 5 Brampton: 1 Goals: Danyal Rennie x2, Mathieu Fife, Garrett Schultz, Jayden Hipel Assists: Ryley Cribbin x2, Tyler Moser, Connor Runstedler, Mathieu Fife
Midget: LL #2
Woolwich Storm U10 Ringette Tournament Niagara Falls Game 1 Mar 2 vs Cambridge Woolwich: 8 Cambridge: 5 Goals: Brianna Jacobi x4, Alana Bauman x3, Madelyn Camm Assists: Lauren Schell x2, Erika Buehler, McKenzie Beisel, Abbey Murr Game 2 Mar 3 vs Oshawa The Woolwich Minor ringette U10 team fell just short in the championship game against Guelph last weekend in Niagara Falls, falling 8-3 Woolwich: 4 Oshawa: 0 in the finals to take home the silver medal. Back row: Ashley Brubacher, Madelyn Camm, Rosie Martin, Erica Buehler. Middle row: Brianna Goals: Madelyn Camm x2, Alana Bauman, Brianna Jacobi Jacobi, Abby Murr, Lauren Schell. Front row: Alana Bauman, Kayla McDougall, Maddy Cruickshank, Mackenzie Beisel. [PHOTO/SUBMITTED] Assists: Erika Buehler, Lauren Schell, Mackenzie Beisel Goals: Ryan Ament, Sebastein Assists: Nathan Brideau x2, Waterloo: 3 Twin City: 1 Shutout: Kayla McDougal Huber, Jordan Moore, McKinley Eric Poirier, Sam Donsig, John Bantam: C Goals: Emma Banbury Game 3 Mar 3 vs Guelph Ceaser Buddiger Mar 3 vs Waterloo Assists: Elana McKee, Hailey Mar 3 vs Tavistock Woolwich: 4 Guelph: 4 Assists: Brayden Stevens x3, Woolwich: 4 Waterloo: 1 Burton Jordon Moore x2, Ryan Ament, Twin Centre: 1 Goals: Madelyn Camm x3, Alana Goals: Brooke Mulder x2, Emily Matthew Schieck, Matthew Tavistock: 1 Bauman Schuurmans,Taylor Duench Peewee: B Townsend Goals: Nathan Brideau Assists: Laruen Schell, Erika Assists: Emily Schuurmans x2, Feb 13 vs New Hamburg Buehler, Alana Bauman Hannah Weber, Michelle Wang, Assists: Conall Gillett, Lukas Twin Centre: 1 Game 4 Mar 4 vs Guelph Hergott Blaire Snyder, Erika Morrison New Hamburg: 0 WOOLWICH Guelph: 8 Woolwich: 3 Goals: Laura Weber WILD Goals: Brianna Jacobi, Alana TWIN CENTRE Midget: B Shutout: Tiffany Towns HERICANES Bauman, Madelyn Camm Mar 3 vs Norfolk Atom: LL Feb 18 vs Ayr Assists: Lauren Schell, Erika Norfolk: 3 Woolwich: 1 Feb 25 vs Cambridge Novice: LL #1 Ayr: 2 Twin Centre: 1 Buehler, Mackenzie Beisel Goals: Cory Hinsperger Woolwich: 3 Cambridge: 3 Mar 3 vs Twin Centre LL #2 Goals: Deanna Mainland Assists: Amy Calenda Goals: Liette Fife, Holly Faries, Twin Centre #1: 3 Feb 26 vs Woolwich Woolwich Carrie Martin Twin Centre #2: 3 Twin Centre: 2 Ladies Open B+ Tournament Assists: Olivia Martin Goals: Marlee Fraser x2, Avery Woolwich: 2 TWIN CENTRE Game 1 Mar 2 vs Mitchell Bender Mar 3 vs Wilmot STARS Goals: Laura Weber, Sophie Woolwich: 5 Mitchell: 2 Assists: Brooklyn Reid, Chloe Woolwich: 2 Wilmot: 2 Jantzi Goals: Becky Brubacher x2, Peewee: REP Hislop, Macoda Pitsch, Marlee Goals: Melyssa MacDonald x2 Assists: Sophie Jantzi, Delanie Brenda Poole, Jennifer John, Fraser Mar 1 vs St. George Assists: Brigitte Dyksterhuis Kidnie, Jocelyn Oja Tammy Mayer Twin Centre: 4 St. George: 0 Novice: LL #2 Mar 4 vs Kitchener Feb 29 vs Ayr Assists: Niki Goebel x2, Jen John Goals: Will Martin x2, Troy Mar 3 vs Twin Centre LL #1 Kitchener: 5 Woolwich: 1 Twin Centre: 1 Ayr: 1 Game 2 Mar 3 vs Markham Hemmerich, Adam Runstedler Twin Centre #1: 3 Goals: Brooke Richardson Goals: Lauren Quehl Markham: 4 Woolwich: 0 Assists: Will Martin x2, Joel Twin Centre #2: 3 Assists: Abby Leibold, Holly Assists: Leah Sebben, Delanie Game 3 Mar 3 vs Toronto Heise Goals: Mia Thompson, Emily Faries Kidnie Woolwich: 7 Toronto: 3 Shutout: Nathan Belcourt Krueger, Lauren Skanes Mar 2 vs Ayr Goals: Niki Goebel x2, Jennifer Mar 4 vs St. George Assists: Emily Krueger, Claire Twin Centre: 1 Ayr: 0 John x2, Lisa Lorentz, Becky Twin Centre: 5 St. George: 2 Atom: B Higgins, Nicole Hehn, Makenna Brubacher, Debbie Aitken Goals: Laura Weber Krulicki Feb 26 vs Wilmot Goals: Troy Hemmerich x2, Assists: Lisa Lorentz x2, Debbie Assists: Sophie Jantzi, Laura Jessica McLachlan, Evan Wilmot: 4 Woolwich: 1 Atom: LL 7547 Aitken, Melissa Fisher, Jennifer Ridge Gowing, Adam Runstedler Goals: Cassidy Moser Mar 4 vs Waterloo John, Niki Goebel, Becky Shutout: Tiffany Towns Assists: Joel Heise x2, Erik Assists: Hannah Carr Brubacher Twin Centre: 2 Holmes x2, Evan Gowing, Troy Mar 3 vs Kitchener Game 4 Mar 4 vs Markham Waterloo: 1 Midget: LL #1 Hemmerich, Brett Hartin Woolwich: 1 Kitchener: 0 Markham: 4 Woolwich: 3 Goals: Tyana Bruns, Olivia Mar 4 vs Twin Centre Midget (OT) Bolender Goals: Sydney Dettweiler LL #2 Atom: LL #2 Goals: Lisa Lorentz, Melissa Assists: Blythe Bender x2, Assists: Hannah Petrosino, Abi Twin Centre #2: 1 Mar 2 vs Ayr Fisher, Carole Schwartz Caitlin Livingston x2 Burkholder Twin Centre #1: 1 Twin Centre: 5 Ayr: 2 Assists: Tammy Mayer Shutout: Cailyn Wilkie Goals: Dominique Bruns Goals: Nathan Brideau, Dawson Peewee: LL Assists: Callie Churchill, Sarah Stevenson, Hayden Martin, Feb 29 vs Waterloo Miltenburg Conall Gillett, Hayden Martin
No more hockey, but Jacks look forward to rib-and-pigtail dinner JAMES JACKSON The Wellesley Applejacks may have made an earlier-than-planned exit from the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoff race, but team organizers are inviting fans and friends to help celebrate the season at their second annual rolled rib and pigtail fundraiser dinner on Mar. 23. All money raised will
go towards the operating costs of the Jacks for the upcoming season. Last year’s event saw about 185 people come out for the dinner, which will be held at the Wellesley Community Centre from 5:30-7:30 p.m. “We would have liked to see more, but we were just starting out,” said Verna Metcalfe, one of the organizers and a long-time volunteer for the Jacks. “The people who were
there really enjoyed it so we’re hoping to increase it this year. We’re hoping to build it up into something bigger.” The dinner will be catered by Kennedy’s of St. Agatha, and will also include scalloped potatoes, coleslaw and a dessert. Tickets are $25 for adults, $12.50 for children, and Metcalfe said they could work out a different price for very small children. There will also be a silent
auction table with a number of prizes up for bid. Tickets must be ordered before Mar. 18 to allow time for the team to order enough food, and no tickets will be sold at the door. There is also a take-out option, but those orders must also be made by the Mar. 18 deadline. The Jacks started this dinner as a replacement for the team’s annual dinner theatre that ran for many years and invited
comedians from Toronto to perform a show. The first rib and pig tail dinner was held on May 6 last year, but the team decided to move it up a few weeks this year to try and coincide better with the Jacks’ season. “I felt it was better this time of year, seeing how hockey is on now, and our players will be heading off into different directions for work,” said Metcalfe. “We’re done now, and we
were hoping we’d still be playing.” Players from the team will be in attendance to help hand out food and to clean up afterwards, and they are still looking for anyone interested in volunteering or donating to the silent auction table. For more information on the dinner or to order tickets, contact Verna at (519) 656-2372, Rick at (519) 656-3111, or Kevin at (519) 505-4821.
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NOT SO GREAT OUTDOORSMAN / STEVE GALEA
Winter camping not for the faint of heart, or those with a clue OPEN COUNTRY You can always tell the new outdoors enthusiasts by their sloppy use of jargon. Having a little less experience, they commonly use outdoors words and phrases incorrectly. For instance, yesterday, my daughter uttered the words winter camping and fun in the same sentence. In the old days, she would have had her mouth washed out with soap. I guess I can’t blame her for the mistake, though:
she had just returned from a weekend of it and I suspect her cognitive functions were still partially frozen. It happens more than you know. In fact, it occurs so much that some people actually go back and do it twice or, God forbid, regularly. Some even join subversive groups like the Polar Bear Club. By then, however, they are too far gone. As for winter camping, I have nothing against it, so long as you are doing it in a place like Guatemala. And my daughter, who is now a proud member of our local cadet group, actually thinks it’s fantastic.
And so she went, but only after sitting through several lessons on winter camping and survival. Personally, I think that they should forget all that and simply teach prevention. Otherwise, we’re just putting out the wrong message to our impressionable kids. It has been a while since I have done an intentional overnighter in the winter woods, but I recall it being about as much fun as a prostate exam – which, despite what you might have heard, is not fun at all. No, winter camping is in fact like a prostate exam, in that, when it’s done cor-
rectly, you simply grit your teeth and wait patiently until those fingers of cold finish probing you – and then, if you are smart, you never speak of it again. Having said that, I truly believe every outdoors enthusiast ought to do this at one time or another. Winter camping, on the other hand, should be avoided at all costs. Maybe I’m still suffering from the post traumatic stress of my own experience, but if I never see frost forming on the inside of another tent, sleeping bag or pair of underwear, I will have considered my life a success.
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Of course, back then thing were different. My daughter slept in a tent rated for four seasons. Our tents, on the other hand, were hardly rated for single-season use. I guess the bug mesh should have been my first clue. You know something is wrong with your winter camping shelter when you step outside to get warm. The winds were horrible too – but again, not so bad when you got outside of the tent. In any case, we endured this when we were younger – but only because we thought that this is what outdoors enthusiasts ought
to do. I mean every survival book written has a chapter on winter camping. The problem is that it is only written about as something a person does if forced to in a survival situation. That should have been our second clue. But, of course, if you willingly go out and camp in winter, you are probably clueless. Then again, I suppose there are situations where winter camping could be fun – say, for instance, if you had a shelter that was actually designed for it – like a log cabin with a Jacuzzi and woodstove. Then, at least, maybe the cold wouldn’t be in tents.
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“Last year I wanted to get back into track but I gained weight and I was really out of shape, and I wasn’t too sure if I could do it again.” The veteran sprinter said he still gets nervous when he gets into the starting blocks before a race, but uses a mixture of blues, hip-hop and jazz music to calm down beforehand. “I breathe in and I breathe out,” he said. “I love B.B. King.” He also said the 60m competition is a lot dif-
ferent than 100m: “It’s all about the start, and if you don’t have a good start you’re going to lose.” Agada is using the indoor season to train and prepare for the upcoming outdoor track season, and ultimately his goal is to qualify to compete in the IAAF World Junior Championships in Spain July 10-15, and he would like to qualify for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. He also has the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janiero in his sights. “It would be really great to represent Canada.”
Agada put in hours of training each week as he has fought to come back from two separate knee injuries suffered playing high school football. [JAMES JACKSON / THE OBSERVER]
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KINGS: Team awaits outcome of other series to determine who they’ll face in second round FROM | 13
riod, and that was all the offence the team would need. Brad Kraus and Brett Priestap picked up the assists on Hasson’s goal, while Scott Nagy and Cass Frey had the helpers on Pfeffer’s tally. The turning point of the game came at 9:31 of the second when Kraus was handed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for boarding. The Kings managed to limit most of the Cyclone shots to the outside, and Horrigan only faced a couple of dangerous situations. “Nick played very well and the defense did a good job of letting him see the puck. Your goalie has to be the best penalty killer, and he was. Nick elevated his play for this series, and he is a leader on and off the ice.” DeSilva praised the job the Listowel coaches did of switching their tactics up all series against the Kings, and he believes his team will benefit from seeing those varying strategies as the playoffs progress. “Our players had to counter what they threw at us, and it has made them a better team.” The Kings still do not know who they will play in the second round of the playoffs. Waterloo leads its series against Stratford 2-1 and they played Thursday night with results unavailable before press. Meanwhile, Kitchener and Brantford are tied 2-2, and they also played Thursday night.
Elmira goalie Nick Horrigan gets some help from Colton Wolfe-Sabo Mar. 4 in Game 3 against Listowel when the defender pulled the puck off the line to save a sure goal. Horrigan finished with 31 saves in the 2-0 shutout. [JAMES JACKSON / THE OBSERVER] DeSilva said the Kings needed to tighten up in the defensive zone, and execute their system more effectively, adding that he fully expects to open the next round on the road against Stratford some time next week. “We took too many penalties in the first two games, and the hockey Gods were smiling on us because there were a few bounces that could have gone the other way,” said DeSilva. “We’ll take some time to heal up now, and we’re excited and anxious to get going in the next round.”
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Two EDSS swimmers competing in provincials COLIN DEWAR When it comes to any goal, it’s all about how badly you want it. For EDSS students Katharine Hoffman from Maryhill and Adam Brown, setting new goals for themselves during this week’s provincial competition held at the Milton Sports Centre is what the two students plan to do. “(We) have both had a great season so far and we are hoping to continue with that success,” said Hoffman. “We are both looking to place high at the event.” Having dominated the swimming season, Hoffman confirmed that she will swim the butterfly over 50 metres as well as the 50m freestyle, whereas Brown will be competing in the 50m backstroke. Being in the pool has been a big part of Hoffman’s life. She began swimming at age 5, first as a synchronized swimmer and eventually found her passion for competitive racing when she attended high school. OFSAA has been one tough nut to crack for Hoffman, who has attended the competition numerous times over the years but has always been eliminated. “Getting to OFSAA is always a really big accomplishment,” said the Grade 12 student “I just want to keep going and do really well.” Brown, a Grade 10 student, has only had one season in the pool and has impressed not only himself but his coaches as well. “I just started swimming
EDSS students Katharine Hoffman and Adam Brown are competing at the OFSAA swimming competition this week in Milton. Hoffman will be competing in the 50m butterfly and 50 m freestyle at OFSAA. Brown, seen here competing during a swim meet at the WMC pool, will be competing in the 50m backstroke at OFSAA. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]
this year and I really didn’t know what to expect,” said Brown. “I really worked on building my shoulder strength and that is where I get most of my speed from.” The swim team has been training at the Woolwich Memorial Centre pool for
an hour every Monday and Wednesday since November, with mini meets held on Thursdays. Coaches Anne Kendall, Tory Dettwiler and Angela Zorzitto see a lot of potential from their two star athletes. “It is no surprise that
(Hoffman) has once again reached OFSAA – she has been consistent through out the years,” said Kendall. “We were really blown away by (Brown) at first he was on par with everyone but then all of a sudden he just blew everyone out of the water and was clocking
times that were a full six seconds faster than anyone else.” Both students are very committed to the sport, said Kendall, attending all the practices and going above and beyond taking practices into their own hands and swimming on their own time. “Over the Christmas break I would see them practicing in the pool; they are both determined stu-
dents and know what they want to accomplish,” said Dettwiler. The coaches feel both students have a good chance this year as Brown is still racing one or two seconds ahead of qualifying times and Hoffman placed second overall in her two events. “They both stand a great chance of placing very high in the standings this year,” said Dettwiler.
JACKS: “For as disappointed as we are, we’re that much more optimistic for next year:” coach FROM | 13
the match up just over two minutes later while the Jacks were on their own man advantage when he put the puck past Ayr keeper Lee Doherty at 10:18 from Tyler Eckert. Tyler Gauthier gave Ayr the lead shortly after, restoring the home team’s one-goal cushion at 12:39, which was where the score would stay at the end of 20 minutes. The Jacks were outshot 15-6 in the frame. The second period was more in Wellesley’s favour and Eckert tallied a powerplay goal at 7:05 from Rob Hinschberger to knot the game 2-2, and the Jacks outshot the home squad 11-7 in the period before heading into the third.
The final period was a back-and-forth struggle as the teams traded goals early and often. Wellesley’s Connor McLeod scored the Jacks third powerplay goal of the night at 3:26 from Geoff Parr and Matt Sovereign to put the Jacks up 3-2, but Ayr scored a powerplay goal of their own at 5:30 to tie it up once again. McLeod scored his second of the period late in the game, this one 5-on-5, when he beat Doherty with a shot at 16:28 from Corey Way and James Mildon, but the lead was brief, as Wellesley allowed the tying goal on the very next shift courtesy of Philip Durnford at 17:04. “We had the lead with a few minutes to go and had a defensive zone breakdown and they tied it up,” said
Fitzpatrick. Wellesley was soundly outplayed in the third, getting outshot 20-6 in the period and 42-23 overall heading into overtime. The teams played a fairly even overtime period, but the Jacks couldn’t muster enough for the deciding goal and Andrew Richard ended the game at 18:01 with his second goal of the series to send the Jacks packing. “These guys worked so hard but they didn’t get the reward from the work that they put in,” said the coach of the team’s early exit from the playoffs. Despite the lopsided result in the series, it was actually much closer than it appeared. Three of the five games were decided in
overtime, and even in the two blowout losses in Ayr the Jacks were within striking distance heading into the third, trailing 3-1 and 3-0 in both games. Josh Heer was one of the team’s best players in all five games, and only once did he finish with fewer than 40 saves (23 in Game 3). Every team deals with injuries throughout the regular season and the playoffs, but the injury bug seemed to have bitten the Jacks particularly hard this year. Only ten players on the Jacks suited up for all five playoff games, compared to 16 for Ayr, and captain Rob Hinschberger was hampered by an injured left thumb that he suffered in Game 1.
The Jacks also suffered through a tough regular season, with only three players suiting up for all 35 games, yet still finished with a 19-14-2 record, two more wins than last season and their best finish since the 2007/2008 season when they finished 23-15-4. They started the season well, winning their first five games, but lost five of their final six matches to slide to fifth in the McConnell Conference standings, in large part due to injuries and inconsistent play. “That was the most frustrating thing of the year, we had a good group of guys and a good hockey team, but we really never got a chance to play for two months with a decent lineup,” said Fitzpatrick.
“They were resilient but we were frustrated with knowing what could have been. If there is anything to take from it it’s that these guys never quit.” The coach said that in preparation for next year the team needs to get a little younger and management needs to spread their ages out a little better; 19 players from the current lineup are 20 or older, and the youngest player (Mark Detzler) will be 19 in August. Fitzpatrick said that they have already begun planning for next season and they’ve been scouting players heavily. “For as disappointed as we are, we’re that much more optimistic for next year.”
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Much more convenient now After nine months of construction, new Mac’s store, Subway and gas bar open for business on Thursday COLIN DEWAR Anyone travelling through Elmira will have noticed the construction of a new Mac’s Convenience Store in the downtown core. Now, that work is coming to an end, as the store has reopened. Since August 2011 the store and gas bar have been closed as the old building and pumps were torn down to make way for a new larger facility. The store was temporarily relocated to a trailer located in the back-end of the existing parking lot near Walker Street, where customers have been shopping for the last nine months. With this winter being so mild construction crews have been able to keep on track and the store re-opened for business on Mar. 8. “This is our store of the
future concept and after all these months we are happy to be opening this to the public,” said Ryan Bedford, director of operations for the northern district of Mac’s Convenience Store. The original store and gas bar were located on the south end of the property; that space is now designated for the new gas station as the building has been moved to the north side. “The opportunity to do business here is good for us and the asset that we had here, that brutal little box that used to sit out where the gas station is now located was too small and too old,” said Bedford. “We needed to update it so we could provide our customers with the best.” The store’s new retail space is 3,500 square feet and holds typical convenience store items, but it
has a few unique features that will make it easier for customers on the go. “We are offering a few new programs in terms of what we did not have before, including new merchandise offerings, new programs in terms of coffee and food service,” said Bedford. “Subway is back as well, and will be offering their same quality service and product.” The store will also offer a roller grill for hot dogs and a wide range of new products including milkshakes. There will be a patio built in the spring for Subway customers outside the front entrance. Residents of Elmira will notice a change at the gas station as well, as the Petro Canada pumps are gone, replaced by Shell. “What we had before were two small pumps MACS | 19
In the final stages of construction this week, the new facility was the scene of a considerable amount of work as crews hurried to get things done in time for Mar. 8. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]
The original building on the site came down in stages last summer, clearing the way for a larger facility to be built to the north on land that was once home to the Steddick Hotel. An expanded gas bar now sits in the space formerly occupied by the old structure. The site was reorganized to provide better traffic flows. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]
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that only worked about 50 per cent of the time. The new station is state of the art in comparison, offering six pumps with an all new underground tank and new canopy,” said Bedford. “This is not only an investment in terms of the building, pumps and underground but we are investing in the community and are offering a quality store with quality items.” The addition of the new pumps will be welcomed to many in Elmira as the town has had only two fully operational gas stations for the last nine months. The lack of a proper storefront has hurt the convenience store over the last nine months as management has seen a 50 per cent drop in sales. “We were definitely down for our regular business operating out of the trailer for the last nine months. It was a significant drop,” said Bedford. “We are hoping that our past customers come back and enjoy the hard work that was done to put this store together. That is the ultimate goal.” Response from the com-
munity has been positive, said George Buttigieg, market manager at Mac’s Convenience stores. “We have had a ton of people just waiting and waiting and waiting. Every day, people walk by and are looking into the windows to see how we are progressing,” said Buttigieg. “All our customers were asking, when they came to the temporary trailer setup, when would we be opening the new store? In general, the feedback of what they have seen has been great; they really like what they see.” Landscaping around
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Where jazz meets the vibrancy of the Caribbean Jane Bunnett’s vacation in paradise turns into a 30-year love affair with Cuban music, celebrated next weekend at the Registry Theatre STEVE KANNON It might be St. Patrick’s Day, but the vibe will be decidedly Cuban when Jane Bunnett & Spirits of Havana take to the stage at the Registry Theatre. The show will feature a rare performance with the area’s own Penderecki String Quartet, with whom the Toronto-based soprano saxophonist, flutist, composer and bandleader recorded 2004’s Red Dragonfly. In fact, they’ve not been on stage together since a few promotional appearances for that CD. Bunnett expects next weekend’s concert to draw heavily on the album, a mix of “folk-type songs” from around the world, with an emphasis on Cuba. Also featured will be tracks from her recent Cuban Rhapsody, recorded with Cuban piano master Hilario Durán, who’ll also be on stage next Saturday. That’s particularly fitting given that Bunnett is currently celebrating 30 years of making Cuban-influenced jazz. Bunnett, in fact, just returned this week from her latest trip to the Caribbean island, having stayed in the same hotel she and her husband occupied on their first visit there in 1982. It was a vacation that changed her musical destiny. Upon arriving in Santiago, she discovered that music was everywhere in Cuba. The hotel she stayed at – then a new enterprise in a still-developing part of the country – had an 18-piece band playing in the lounge, with the musi-
Soprano saxophonist, flutist, composer and bandleader Jane Bunnette, above with Cuban piano master Hilario Durán and below left looking over the Toronto skyline, will be performing at the Registry Theatre on Mar. 17. The concert marks 30 years since she first travelled to Cuba and became enthralled with its music and culture. She’ll be joined by the acclaimed Penderecki String Quartet (below, right), who were featured on her 2004 recording Red Dragonfly. [SUBMITTED] cians three times more numerous than the number of guests – six or seven – staying there. “It was like being hit by a lightning bolt – the music was so overwhelming,” she said of the experience. “Musicians are such an im-
portant part of the culture that it was a hugely welcoming place to be.” Having fallen in love with the music, she set about incorporating it into the jazz that she’d already started playing. Her love of jazz dated back to the mid-
1970s when, on a trip to San Francisco, she saw Charles Mingus’s band. Returning home, she was determined to play jazz. A decade later, Bunnett was making inroads with the Toronto jazz scene. Today, the accomplished
reed player is a multiple Juno Award winner and Grammy Award nominee, holder of an honourary doctorate from Queen’s University, and recipient of the Order of Canada. Bunnett has combined elements of Cuban roots mu-
sic with traditional contemporary jazz in recordings such as Radio Guantanamo, Cuban Odyssey, Alma de Santiago, Ritmo + Soul, Chamalongo, Havana Flute Summit, Jane Bunnett and The Cuban Piano Masters. Her first recording in Cuba was the Juno Award-winning Spirits of Havana. Since that first fateful visit to Cuba, she’s returned many times, both to make music and to support young musicians through the Spirit of Music Foundation, which provides instruments for kids studying in the country’s 25 music conservatories. “Music is so important to the people, but you should see some of the instruments these kids are using – it’s a miracle they get the sounds out of them that they do,” she said, noting that the young musicians are so well versed and spend so much time practicing that they’re practically professionals by the time they reach the age of 15. That, in turn, leads to the musical vibrancy that continues to draw her back to the country two or three times a year. The influence Cuba has had on her acclaimed music will be on full display next Saturday night. Jane Bunnett & the Spirits of Havana with The Penderecki String Quartet take to the stage Mar. 17 at 8 p.m. at the Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St., Kitchener. Tickets are $35, available at the Centre in the Square box office by calling 578-1570 or toll free 1-800-265-8977 or online at www.centre-square.com.
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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS
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GREEN SPACE Elmira - no backyard neighbours. This beautiful back split home with sunroom overlooking natural green space. Move in condition! Carpet free main floor with new hardwood and ceramic. Kitchen updates include granite countertops and new backsplash. Concrete driveway and over sized garage (1.5). Unspoiled 4th level perfect for games/playroom waiting for your finishing touches. MLS Call Paul direct.
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Elmira - Looking to downsize? Then don’t miss this brand new, open concept semi. All the conveniences on one floor, main floor laundry, master bedroom with ensuite, second bedroom, eat in kitchen and sizeable living room with garden door. The small yard will be easy to care for! The large garage is 17.5ft x 20ft, perfect for storage and still have room for a vehicle. Located close to downtown, walking distance to library, restaurants and banks. MLS Call Paul direct.
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Elmira - Perfect for empty nesters! Don’t miss out on this semi detached raised bungalow. Complete with main floor laundry, 4 piece ensuite and open concept eat-in kitchen and living room. All the conveniences on one floor. The small yard will be easy to care for! The large garage is 17.5ft x 20ft, perfect for storage and still have room for a vehicle. Located close to downtown, walking distance to library, restaurants and banks. MLS Call Paul direct.
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4 SPACIOUS LEVELS Elmira - Roomy 4 level Back split semi. Equipped with 3+1 spacious bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, family room, rec room/games room and workshop! Featuring: spacious living room, completely carpet free home, attractive french doors and whirlpool bath. Located on 149 ft deep lot with shed, mature trees, Double interlock driveway and no backyard neighbors. Call Paul direct.
A donation of $300.00 with any home bought or sold through Alli or Bill.
$235,000
West Montrose - Why own a cottage when you can buy a fabulous house with a pool backing onto green space. This home has all the conveniences! Sep dining room, main floor laundry, living room, family room & huge finished basement with built in bar and fireplace. Romantic master suite featuring wood fireplace, walk in closet & captivating spa like ensuite complete with stand up shower & corner whirlpool bath. MLS Call Paul direct.
WHAT A DEAL!
Elmira - Don’t miss this convenient home full of personality. Close to downtown and bus route. Many updates including: mudroom at side entrance, kitchen updates, unique ceramic tile throughout and finished basement. Single garage equipped with separate workshop room. Back slider to fenced yard with large deck and shed. MLS Call Paul direct
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Woolwich - Loc’d on 20 acres. Spacious 2400 sqft bungalow equip’d w/MF lndry, sep dr, huge fin’d bsmnt & walk up to garage. Open kit & FM w/wood fp. Master w/huge walk in closet & attractive slider to 3 tiered composite deck w/hot tub. 25x36 ft insulated, heated shop, 100amp w/bathrm & phone. 20,000 sqft 2 storey barn equipped for chickens or turkeys, currently empty. 17 acres of bush w/trail, mostly hardwood & poplar. MLS Call Paul direct.
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OPEN HOUSE SUN., MAR. 11 1-3 | 58552Ridgeview Dr., Drayton MAIN ST. PALMERSTON
NEW Impressive all brick bungalow w/walkout bsmt. 3 bdrms, 2 baths, great rm w/vaulted ceilings, gas fp & mantel, rich oak kitchen w/ island, main floor laundry, central air & carpet free floors. Double garage w/ basement entrance. House is maintenance free on an oversized lot with deck, paved driveway and Tarion Warranty. $349,900. Call: Edith 519.638.2509(h) 519.741.679(c). MLS 1211587.
Spacious & tastefully decorated 3bdrm, 2 bath, 1.5 storey home w/many upgrades. Includes eat-in kitchen w/loads of cupboards, built in dishwasher, oversized living rm, nice master bdrm w/3pc ensuite, great back hall/entrance leading to deck, fenced yard & shed. Must be seen to be appreciated. $189,900. Call Kathy 519.292.0362. MLS 1215047.
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Elmira - 79.5ft x 274ft Lot. Call and design this home to fit your needs and wants. Spacious bungalow on large treed lot. Stairway from garage to basement. Custom designed kitchen. Huron Homes will entertain other plans for houses on this lot. Call 519-503-9533 to have a look at the blueprints. MLS
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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS
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The Edge Semi-detached homes from $299,900. Wonderful 2 storey home with brand new carpet, ceramic floors in upper baths including ensuite, open concept main floor with large kitchen/dinette, sunken living room with corner gas fireplace, walkout to deck & fenced yard backing onto greenspace/trail, finished basement/2011 with 4th bathroom, double driveway, 1.5 car garage! NEW MLS
$319,000. An awesome opportunity to live in the country! This 1,775 square foot home built on a .6 acre lot features a very large kitchen, charming open dining and eating area, walk-out basement, wrap around deck and an almost new furnace. Basement includes 2 fully finished bedrooms, a 4 piece bath and a partially finished rec room and second kitchen. New MLS
ELMIRA, $379,900 NEW PRICE. Tastefully decorated home, neutral colors, living room, oak kitchen w/island, pantry, & valance lighting, walkout from dinette to interlock patio w/built-in Pergola, fenced yard, shed w/hydro, 2nd floor family room w/gas fireplace & California shutters, 2nd floor laundry room w/built-in cabinets, master bdrm w/walk-in closet, 5 piece ensuite bathroom w/whirpool tub, heater & California shutters. C/V, C/A, water softener, stainless steel dishwasher & microwave included! You'll be impressed! Call to view. MLS
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$775,000 NEW PRICE. 4000 sq. ft. 4+ bedroom home with basement in-law suite. Updates include new kitchen with granite counters and built-in appliances, new flooring. Great for indoor or outdoor entertaining. Detached shop for the handyman. MLS
$1,100,000. Welcoming private drive to this beautiful red brick 2538 sq. ft. custom built bungalow. Grand front wraparound porch graced with gingerbread overlooks the south of open farm land. Spacious storage shed 60 x 32”. MLS
$229,900 ELMIRA. Location Location!! Many possibilities, main floor for your own business or investment, upper level offers a lovely apartment ready to rent out! Separate entrances & hydro, onsite parking, great exposure to downtown. A must see property to realize the ample opportunities! MLS
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LET OUR 50+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORK FOR YOU! OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE - Approx. 3000 sq. ft. Large open room. Private offices, board room and washrooms. Lots of parking. Great exposure between Elmira & St. Jacobs. MLS $2,500/ MONTH.
V I C TO R I A G L E N - spotless raised bungalow across from protected parkland. 3 bdrms, 2 bath. Roof, furnace & air cond. (‘11). Reno’d main bth w/ maple vanity & granite. Rec. rm. & office. Dble. concrete driveway. Quiet street. MLS $297,900.
AFFORDABLE CONDO - Why rent? 2 bdrm (extra-large master). 4 appl. Incl. Fin. rec. room & 2 pc. washroom. Private patio backs to courtyard. Well maintained bldg. Private parking spot. MLS $143,500.
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Gorgeous home, 3 bedroom back split, on a large landscaped lot, with an awesome family room, eat in kitchen, 2 bath, central air, gas fireplace. $229,900.00 MLS Hobby Farm with 7 stalls and 7 individual pastures, brick bungalow with country kitchen, oversized recroom. $510,000. MLS ADDRESS: 3 Arthur St. S., ELMIRA • DIRECT: 519-503-2753 EMAIL: leonmartin@remax.net
Open House • Sunday March 11th • 2-4pm 16 High St. Drayton - $189,900 $189,900 Great starter on quiet street, with short walk to downtown. 3 good sized bedrooms, eat-in kitchen, separate dining room, steel roof, large fenced yard, neutral decor, newer laminate flooring on main, walk out from kitchen to party deck, newer vinyl windows. Please call Wendy Taylor to view. MLS 1215038
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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 $68,000 MLS
$334,900 This unique country property with a log cabin feel, is located on a private, treed 1.33 acre lot. This home features a cozy, open concept mainfloor, 3 spacious bedrooms, wide wood plank floors, custom spiral staircase, 2 full baths and is located on a paved road 10 minutes N/W of Drayton. Please call Wendy Taylor to view. MLS 1214802
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DEATH NOTICEs
FAMILY ALBUM
BRUBACHER, Clayton M. | Peacefully at his home, on Thursday, March 1, 2012, age 85 years, of RR 2, Wallenstein.
obituary
in MEMORIAM
MARTIN, Oscar B. | Peacefully on Monday, March 5, 2012
Irvine, Patricia Lee (Bowyer) (Nee: Neeb)
Deckert, Stan
at KW Health Centre. Oscar, was in his 91st year, of St. Jacobs.
METZGER, Florence | Passed away peacefully at the KW Health Centre on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at the age of 69 years. Dear wife of John W. Metzger of Wellesley. THORPE, Robert L. | Peacefully passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Kitchener, in his 93rd year.
WE’RE AT YOUR SERVICE. WE SPECIALIZE IN GETTING THE WORD OUT.
On Saturday, February 25, 2012, we lost our wonderful mom, sister, grandma and wife, but heaven gained a very special angle. Patricia Lee is the loving mom to Jane (Harry), Paul (Chris), Dean (Jen), and Trieva (Shawn). Beloved wife of Glen and his daughters Brenda (Reg) and Julie (Jamie). Adored by grandchildren, Robbie, Jacob, Noah, Zachary, Dylan, Kathryn, Logan, Ethan, Samantha, Kyle and Amanda. Loving sister to Connie and Terry (Gayle). Will be dearly missed by her mother- in- law Marion Irvine. Waiting for Patricia in heaven is her father Alvin, mother Lenora and brothers Carl and Roger. Patricia’s family received relatives and friends 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 and 11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. on Thursday , March 1, 2012 at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519749-8467. Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. on Thursday in the funeral home chapel, immediately followed by a reception at the funeral home. Cremation to follow. Expressions of sympathy, donations to the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre would be appreciated (cards available at the funeral home). Visit www.henrywalser.com for Patricia’s memorial.
How can it be ten years since we saw your face? When we just close our eyes and you are with us… How can it be ten years since we heard your laugh? When we hear it every day in your children and grandchildren… How can it be ten years since we sat and talked to you? When we know exactly the advice you would offer us... How can it be ten years since you held us? When we feel your support in everything we do... How can it be ten years since we told you we love you? When we feel your love in our hearts constantly... But it is ten years since you left our world. And we’ve missed you every day of each year.
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MUNICIPAL | REGIONAL PUBLIC NOTICES
Notice of Study Commencement BRESLAU SECONDARY PLAN & ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
THE TOWNSHIP OF
WOOLWICH
The Township of Woolwich has initiated the preparation of a Secondary Plan and Environmental Assessment for the community of Breslau. The Township has retained the services of The Planning Partnership and a team of consultants to prepare the Secondary Plan.
The Township and The Planning Partnership are very enthusiastic about the opportunity of working with the entire community on this important project and invite you to participate and provide your input to help shape the long-term vision for Breslau.
The purpose of the Secondary Planning process is to develop a land use strategy that builds a greater sense of community in Breslau and that manages Breslau’s future growth in a way that respects upper-tier policy requirements, recognizes the regional planning context and is sensitive to existing development in Breslau. The upper tier policy requirements include recent Regional and Provincial policy directives, including a shift in the Region’s recognition of the Breslau Settlement Area from a rural settlement to an urban settlement.
Comments and information regarding this project are being collected to assist the Secondary Plan Team in meeting the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act and determining the overall scope of this project. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the Public Record and may be used in the Environmental Study Report.
The work program for the Secondary Plan process is organized into three phases and is anticipated to take about one (1) year to complete.
John Scarfone, Manager of Planning or Township of Woolwich Tel: 519 669-6037 or From 648 exchange call: 519-664-2613 ext. 6037 Email: jscarfone@woolwich.ca
Project details and information regarding planned public workshops and open houses will be available on the Township’s website (www.woolwich.ca). It is anticipated that the first public event will be held in early Spring 2012. The Secondary Plan is being undertaken in accordance with the requirements of a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, as amended in 2007, Section A.2.9, Integration With the Planning Act). The Class EA process includes public and review agency consultation, an evaluation of alternatives, an assessment of the anticipated effects on the environment, and identification of reasonable measures to mitigate any adverse effects.
For more information, please contact:
Ron Palmer, Partner The Planning Partnership Tel: 416-975-1556 ext. 227 Email: rpalmer@planpart.ca
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WOOLWICH MEMORIAL CENTRE
TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
24 Snyder Ave. S. Elmira, ON 519.669.1647 ext. 7001
March Break Swimming and Skating Sat Mar 10
Sun Mar 11
Mon Mar 12 Tues Mar 13 Wed Mar 14 Thurs Mar15 Fri Mar 16
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Family / Sr. Swim
12 – 1 pm
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COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT NOTICE OF HEARING March 26, 2012 On Monday, March 26, 2012 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 519-669-6040 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, March 20, 2012. 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. CONSENT APPLICATION B6/2012 – Garry Fromm, Charles Fromm, Joanne Jacobs PROPERTY: 17 St. Charles Street West, Maryhill, Plan 596 Part Lot C PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting permission to sever a vacant parcel of land measuring approximately 84 by 46 metres (0.3 ha) and convey it as a lot addition to the property at 25 St. Charles Street West, Maryhill. The proposed severed lands are zoned Settlement Residential (R-1) and Agricultural (A). The proposed retained vacant lands are approximately 1.7 ha in area and zoned Agricultural. CONSENT APPLICATION B7/2012 – Donald and Karen Reist and Victoria Murray PROPERTY: 1110 Sawmill Road, GCT Part Lot 68 PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting permission to sever an irregular shaped parcel of land containing approximately 0.4 ha and convey it as a lot addition to the adjacent lands at 1501 Maple Bend Road, also owned by the Reist family. The proposed severed lands are zoned Agricultural (A) and contain a shed historically used as part of 1501 Maple Bend Road. The proposed retained lands being approximately 41 ha in area are zoned Agricultural and contain a single detached dwelling and maple syrup shed. 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 10th day of March, 2012 Jeremy Vink, RPP, MCIP Senior Planner Engineering & Planning Services
Floradale Road Structure #050106 NOTICE OF STUDY COMPLETION THE STUDY The Township of Woolwich, through their consultant AECOM, has undertaken an Environmental Assessment for the Floradale Road structure #050106, to assess potential rehabilitation or replacement options for the bridge. The project was carried out under Schedule “B” in accordance with the requirements of the Class Environmental Assessment for Municipal Projects. The map below shows the location of the structure. The study report is available for viewing at the following location: Township of Woolwich 24 Church Street West Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 Interested persons should provide written comment on the report within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice. Comments should be directed to: Mr. Richard Sigurdson, C.E.T. Manager of Engineering Township of Woolwich 24 Church Street West PO Box 158 Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 Tel: 519-669-6033 Fax: 519-669-4669 rsigurdson@woolwich.ca
Mr. Scott Davis, P. Eng. Senior Structural Engineer, Bridge Design AECOM Canada Ltd. 50 Sportsworld Crossing Road, Suite 290 Kitchener Ontario Tel: 519-650-8705 Fax: 519-650-3425 Scott.Davis@aecom.com
If concerns arise regarding this project which cannot be resolved in discussion with the Township of Woolwich, a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order), which addresses individual environment assessments. Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below within thirty (30) calendar days of the issue of this Notice. A copy of the request must also be sent to Mr. Richard Sigurdson at the Township of Woolwich, using the above listed contact information. If there is no request received on or before thirty (30) days after the notice has been given, the bridge works will proceed to design and construction as presented in the report. Minister of the Environment 12th Floor, 135 St. Clair Avenue West Toronto ON M4V 1P5
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LIVING HERE ST. CLEMENTS / INSPIRATION
Very much determined to get where he wants to go St. Clements teen hasn’t let cerebral palsy interfere with his love of hockey, plans for the future
CHEF’S TABLE/ KIRSTIE HERBSTREIT & JODI O’MALLEY
Guinness adds a St. Patrick’s Day flourish to onion soup
COLIN DEWAR Justin Reitzel is full of determination. You can see it in his eyes. It drives him and pushes him and it gets him to do things he never thought he would be able to do, including getting out on the ice to play hockey. Reitzel always dreamed of playing hockey, but he was never able to stand and stay balanced on skates. Hockey was always in Reitzel: it just took a while to come out. Reitzel was born with cerebral palsy, a disorder that can impede brain and nervous system functions such as movement, learning, hearing, seeing, and thinking. That has not slowed him down, however, as the 18-year-old has been playing sledge hockey for the last five years. Sledge hockey is a variation on the sport that’s a perfect fit for him, allowing participants who have physical disabilities the chance to play the game of ice hockey. It is currently one of the most popular sports in the Paralympic Games. The rules are essentially the same to regular ice hockey, with one exception: sledge hockey has a teeing-charging rule that does not allow any opponent to use any part of the front radius of the sled to hit other players. “It can be a bit rough out there sometimes, but that is all a part of the sport and
RECIPE NOTES To get into the spirit of things here at The Culinary Studio, we’ve got a week of fun and food revolving around good ol’ St. Patrick. First, here’s a little nonfood related history: St. Patrick, although not born Irish, spent more than 20 years as a missionary in Ireland converting many Irish to Catholicism. The day’s spirit is to celebrate the universal baptism of Ireland, but now is rather thought of as an Irish Day and to celebrate all things Irish. St. Patrick died on Mar. 17, which is also a great time to celebrate as it marks the return of spring. Today’s recipe is a sampling of what we’re making this week: a classic soup with an Irish twist in the form of none other than the world-famous Guinness stout. Always a classic, this soup is based on both the sauté method and the simmering. Don’t underestimate the importance of caramelizing the onions. That, and a good stock, is what this soup is all about. Dubliner cheese is a sharp, cheddar-like cheese from Ireland.
Presented with the chance to play sledge hockey, Justin Reitzel has taken to the sport with gusto. He’s looking forward to getting even more involved. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER] why I like it,” said Reitzel. Fitted in a sled, each player is given two sticks. Those sticks have a blade curved at one end in a manner similar to regular ice hockey, and are generally half the regular length. There are six to eight metal teeth at the opposite end of the blade for maneuvering and propulsion. Movement is achieved by using the metal teeth as a means to grip the ice and push oneself forward. Living in St. Clements,
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the KW Sidewinders sledge hockey team, which has gone undefeated this season and will be starting their playoff run next week. “I work to do the best I can and give the sport everything I’ve got,” said Reitzel. “It is a lot of fun being able to play hockey and it has helped me with my condition.” Reitzel’s turn on the ice has been a family event in every sense. Along with the support of his parents, Reitzel’s brother Bradley skates with the team, helping to push older players in their sleds that need the extra support. Reitzel’s progress has got to the point where it has even begun to surprise his family. “We were quite im-
pressed with his ability and he has come along so well over the last few years and it is great to see him so happy playing hockey. He is excited anytime he goes on the ice,” said Reitzel’s mother, Catherine. “He does such an awesome job every time he plays.” Last month Reitzel was selected to play centre forward on the Region 3 West Sledge hockey team for the 2012 Ontario ParaSport Winter Games in Huntsville. The team would go on to finish with the bronze medal. “It was such a treat to see him play in the Games,” said Catherine. “They were treated like royalty and spent the whole weekend as a team – it was a real growing experience for him.” Three other KW Sidewinders were also part
of the team, and Reitzel admitted it helped having familiar faces on the ice to calm the nerves before game time. “It’s because of his work and his determination that he is where he is,” said Catherine. “Whatever strength he needs, he works at it and works at it. I’m very proud of everything that he has accomplished on the ice.” Reitzel has some big plans for the future, including continuing on with his sledge hockey and perhaps joining the national team and participating in the Paralympics, but he also hopes to become a professional wrestler as he is a big fan of the WWE. “I know if you work hard enough you can achieve anything,” he said. “You just have to have goals.”
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Guinness Onion Soup Makes 6 servings Ingredients 6 cooking onions, thinly sliced 2 tbsp unsalted butter 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 sprigs thyme 1 bay leaf 1 can Guinness stout 6 cups beef or dark chicken stock Salt and pepper to taste
6 slices toasted or stale bread, preferably rubbed with garlic 1 cup grated Dubliner cheese
In a soup pot, melt butter; Add onions and stir to coat with butter; Let cook slowly, stirring occasionally until very well caramelized (about 1 hour); You may cover with a lid occasionally to create steam to ensure that onions do not get too dry; Add garlic; stir and cook 2 minutes; Add herbs, beer and stock; simmer 30-45 minutes;
Remove herbs and season to taste with salt and pepper; Ladle into 6 bowls; top each bowl with bread and cheese; Broil for 3-5 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and browned; serve immediately.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS Chefs Kirstie Herbstreit and Jody O’Malley are both Red Seal certified chefs. Together they run The Culinary Studio, which offers classes, demonstrations and private dinners. To contact the chefs, visit their website www.theculinarystudio.ca
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STUDENTS AT CONESTOGO PUBLIC SCHOOL PUT ON ALL THE RIGHT MOVES
Students at Conestogo Public School held their second-annual dance-a-thon Thursday to raise funds for an outdoor play pad, which was built last fall. The school hoped to collect $5,000. Top left, Grade 2 students Natasha, Mackenzie and Grace are all smiles. Right middle, Adam Pauls is enjoying his time away from class. Bottom left, Hailey Hartung and Alana Murray show their best dance moves. Bottom right, the students could buy glow sticks and other glow-in-the-dark toys to raise money. [JAMES JACKSON/OBSERVER
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