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EXTRICATION EFFORT Emergency crews worked for an hour Thursday morning to extract a man from his SuV after a two-vehicle collision on Arthur Street, near Tilman Road, north of Elmira. firefighters were required to dismantle pieces of the truck, including the door and windshield, to get the driver out. See story on page 4.
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One flight gets you hooked It all begins with that first adventure, say aficionados
WINGING IT Capt. John Picard shows a tour group at the Waterloo Wellington flight Centre different types of planes available to train in at a learn-to-fly seminar held Mar. 23 in Breslau. Inset: possible students Joel Harding and daughter Lisa get a feel for the inside of a plane. Elizabeth Bate
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hile the snow may have been discouraging planes from landing in Breslau Wednesday night, it didn’t discourage a few adventurous souls from braving the roads to learn how to fly. The Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre held a learn-to-fly open house and seminar Mar. 23 to give potential students a primer on what kind of commitment it would take to obtain a pilot’s license. Cpt. John Picard, one of the flight centre’s 23 instructors, hosted the two-hour lecture and tour of the facility. Like many at the centre, Picard’s love of flying started early and stayed with him. He began flying before he entered university and
continued his passion for the aeronautics as he taught elementary and high school for 12 years, an endeavor that helped him to finance his commercial pilot’s license and allowed him to become an instructor. Those wanting to follow in his footsteps, train to fly commercially, or just take a spin in a plane on nice weekends, all begin their training in the same place: with an introductory flight. The first flight a student takes is a demonstration flight at a reduced rental rate. “You will fly the plane on your very first lesson,” Picard told the potential students. He added that he had only once had a student who wasn’t addicted to flying after the first flight. One of those flying ad-
dicts was on hand to help answer questions. Dylan Collins, an 18-year-old student at the flight centre, is working towards his recreational pilot’s license and will be enrolling in a college program aiming him towards commercial operation in September. “It was birthday gift from my mom,” Collins said of his first flight. “I just kept coming back.” Collins works part-time at a grocery store while attending high school in order to pay for the lessons. “You have to work at least 20 hours a week to do it,” he said. Every cent he earns goes into flying. “I have no money,” he laughed. When his friends invite him out he turns them down, calculating how much time an evening out would allow him to
spend in the air. Learning to fly can be expensive, Picard admitted. For a recreational license it can take an average of six to 12 months, and a minimum of $6,000. For a private pilot’s license, the most common kind the centre licenses for, it is a minimum of $9,500. After the introduction flight, ground school is the next step. Conducted in a classroom two evenings a week, the school teaches students what they need to know before spending long hours in the cockpit. The next ground school begins Apr. 5. “Our students are expected to do a lot of flying over the summer,” said Picard, who is eagerly awaiting better flying weather. “If I go four days without flying, I get grumpy.”
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s the old saying goes, one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. That was certainly true last Sunday when two casting directors from History Television descended upon Market Road Antiques in St. Jacobs looking for interesting and rare antiques – and antique
owners – to be part of a new series that will air this summer. The show, called Pawnathon Canada, is a unique combination of Antiques Road Show and Dragons Den. Antique owners will have the opportunity to come to Toronto from Apr. 1-4 and get their items appraised by experts in the field. Any extraordinary items will be included in a “pawn-off,”
where five pawn masters will have the opportunity to bid on the item using their own money. “We like to say that it’s a fourday event because we’re letting anybody come,” said casting director Sergio Alvarado. “We’re not filming everything that is going on, we’re picking and choosing what we think is going to be the most exciting
aspects of the show.” Anyone who attends the pre-casting calls, such as the one at St. Jacobs on Sunday, could register a place in line for the show during one of the four days of production, thus reducing the amount of time they would have to wait to speak with an appraiser.
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> Small-scale developments Not all residential development is on the scale of the new Lunor Group subdivision proposed for Elmira. Elsewhere in the township, two small projects are in the planning stage, unveiled at a public meeting at Woolwich council Tuesday night. At his property at 5044 Crowsfoot Rd., near Crowsfoot corner, Ryan McCall-Stroh is looking to create two 1.5-acre residential lots, severing them from a 22-acre rural property. The lots are inside the settlement area, while the remaining 16 acres would remain zoned agricultural. The owner of one of the neighbouring farms expressed concern about the changes, including the possibility of drainage problems. In Breslau, Dragoslave Kovacevic hopes to convert a property at 46 Joseph Street into five lots: one for the existing home, and four to develop new homes in conjunction with the adjacent Empire Communities subdivision. The existing house is on private services, but all the lots would be put on municipal water and sewer if the zone change goes ahead. Council heard no objections.
> Parking prohibited near St. Jacobs PS Concerned about the safety of kids at St. Jacobs PS, Woolwich moved this week to restrict parking near the school in the hope of reducing traffic woes. Parking will be prohibited on the west side of Queensway Drive, from a point measured from the south side of Hachborn Street to a point approximately 30 metres north. The measure comes after previous “no stopping” and “no parking” measures were ignored, often in the presence of enforcement staff, township clerk Christine Broughton told councillors meeting this week. “The drivers appear to have no concern for pedestrians, and stop their vehicles over crosswalks,” she explained in a report.
> Safety-Kleen plan back on track An expansion at Safety-Kleen in Breslau can go ahead, as the Ontario Municipal Board recently dismissed an appeal by Elmira environmentalist Alan Marshall. A resolution was reached by settlement, rather than a full hearing, with the OMB dismissing the action against the proposed changes to Woolwich's Official Plan.
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person with a dark-colour station wagon was spotted at a new housing development on Proridge Drive near Andover Drive in Breslau. The suspect was reported to be seen
> 11:30 PM | A fire broke out
in a Heidelberg home. The fire started in a woodpile that was leaning up against a shed in the backyard. The fire travelled up the side of the shed and then spread to the attic of the house, causing $60,000 worth of damage. St. Jacobs firefighters have not yet made a determination on
> 11:55 PM | A 28-year-old
Wallenstein man was driving on Listowel Road near Steffler Road when he lost control of his vehicle coming off a curve in the road. The car landed in the ditch and moderate damage was reported. There were no injuries and no charges as police are blaming icy roads and windy conditions.
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GROUP EFFORT firefighters peel back the windshield of an SuV in order to extricate the driver after a two-vehicle collision Thursday. extricate the driver of the SUV from his vehicle. The driver was transported to Grand River Hospital for treatment of a possible broken leg and arm, as well as a possible shoulder injury.
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entering and exiting new, unoccupied homes and loading things into his vehicle. When the police arrived the man had left. Investigators noticed a gas leak in the development and notified union Gas. Police believe the two are not related and are continuing to investigate the possible thefts.
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35-year-old Elmira man in a pickup truck travelling on Arthur Street South around midnight on Mar. 17 was clocked at a speed of 116 km per hour in an 80 km per hour zone. The officer who stopped the man noticed signs of impairment and administered a breathalyzer exam. The driver of the vehicle blew nearly double the legal limit on both a first and second test. The driver faces three charges including ‘driving over 80 mgs,’ ‘class G1 driver driving at an unlawful hour’ and ‘class G1 driver driving without a qualified driver.’
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ike Kuntz said he just did what anyone would do. On Mar. 21, while making his regular commute to Kuntz Electroplating in Kitchener, Kuntz was one of two passing motorists who saw an overturned SUV in a water-filled field on Bloomingdale Road. The single-vehicle collision is being investigated by police. Witnesses to the crash have yet to come forward, but police believe the car left the road shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Monday morning and flipped onto its roof in the adjacent field. Police are calling Kuntz and another motorist, Patricia Cushing, Good Samaritans for their quick actions after coming across the upturned vehicle. “My immediate reaction was, ‘boy, that’s strange,’ because there was no one else around,” said Kuntz, who believed the car may have been left in the field from a previous accident. “As I got closer I noticed a wheel was still spinning and there was smoke coming out of the engine and I instinctively pulled my
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car over.” Kuntz said he noticed Cushing pulling over at the same time and both ran into the field to lend assistance to the driver, who was slumped out of the driver’s side window. The front of the vehicle was partially submerged in the mud and water that was pooling in the field. “He wasn’t really moving and we noticed there was a lot of water,” said Kuntz. Cushing immediately went to the driver to cradle his head and neck above the water so he didn’t drown, while Kuntz phoned emergency services with his cell phone. Kuntz and Cushing took turns putting their hands into the icy cold water to hold the man’s head while waiting for emergency crews to respond. “We needed to get his nose and mouth above the water line because it seemed like he was barely conscious,” Kuntz said. “We took turns talking to him and it seemed within just a few minutes he lost consciousness. “ Kuntz said emergency crews responded to the scene within 10 minutes of his call and originally determined treat-
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Good Samaritans aid motorist at Bloomingdale scene
DANGEROUS ROLL-OVER Two passing motorists are being lauded for helping a 19-year-old man trapped upside down in his collision on Bloomingdale Road. ment should be delayed until firefighters could lift the car up to remove the man. That changed in a heartbeat while Kuntz was still holding onto him. “It appeared to me that he had stopped breathing,” Kuntz said. “He had a good, strong pulse but then it stopped. I think hypothermia was starting to set in.” As the situation became dire, Kuntz helped emergency crews to extract the 19-year-old Kitchener man, who was then air-lifted by helicopter to Grand River Hospital.
vehicle in a pool of muddy water Mar. 21 following a single-vehicle “Each individual has to make a decision about how they can best help. If a person is at the scene and there’s a life-threatening situation we hope they would do everything within their abilities to try and help,” said Waterloo Regional Police spokesman Olaf Heinzel. Heinzel reminded motorists it is illegal for someone to fail to stop or leave the scene of an accident if they are the first person on scene, as they can often provide valuable information to officers. However, police cannot insist passing drivers help if they feel
they cannot. “If they aren’t sure what they are doing, they could potentially cause some additional injuries to the occupant. They did what they saw was an important first response.” If passersby are unsure what to do, Heinzel recommends staying on
the line with emergency response and asking for assistance over the phone. Kuntz reported he has up-to-date first aid training and was assisted Cushing and emergency crews the best he could. Police are considering recommending the pair for a citizen’s citation. The recommendation will be reviewed after the police report is filed. “We commend the motorists who provided assistance,” said Heinzel. Kuntz said he doesn’t think he did anything special and is a little embarrassed by all the attention his actions have received. He said he reacted the way anyone passing by would have. “When something like this happens, you just react and you go on instinct and you just know that nothing else matters but to make sure he’s okay.”
Wellesley teen killed in traffic accident before the collision. Huber lost control of the vehicle on Line 92 shortly after 6:30 p.m. The car left the road striking a pole; the young driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Two 15-yearold passengers, including Huber’s brother, were taken to hospital, but were reported to be uninjured. The Elmira District Secondary School student was also employee
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he company behind an OMB appeal of a new subdivision in Elmira wants Woolwich council’s support, arguing the township could get a much better deal from the Lunor Group. Hawk Ridge Homes launched an Ontario Municipal Board action after last fall’s decision by the previous council to approve the sprawling development in the northwest part of Elmira. At Tuesday night’s meeting, as councillors discussed additions to the subdivision, company representative Arlene MacFarlane urged them to get more from Lunor. Under discussion this week were the extension of Barnswallow Drive into the subdivision, and plans for the developer to provide a lot on Church Street suitable for a possible new fire hall. Planning staff recommended the township agree to pay 55 per cent of the cost of the road extension, estimated $775,000 price tag (making Woolwich’s share $426,000). As well, the township would receive a 1.5acre, fully serviced lot worth an estimated $456,000 to $775,000. But MacFarlane argued the developer would be saving millions of dollars under the agreement, which would provide the township with far less land than it’s entitled to. Typically, a developer provides five per cent of the property to the municipality for parkland. Sometimes
that’s taken as cash in lieu of land. In this case, the township will only get 2.8 per cent. That decision, she said, essentially hands the developer $1.25 million to $4.8 million, depending on how the extra land is valued. By driving a harder bargain, Woolwich could have the developer pay for the cost of building a new fire hall, if one is needed. There’s an opportunity to get more space for recreational services in the subdivision, or “at least take the cash,” she added. John Scarfone, the township’s senior planner, disputed the figures, however, noting the township will receive a trail system and open space far in excess of the five per cent allotment for parkland. In a later interview, Lunor’s Shawn McGuire said a sizeable chunk of the land acquired north of Church Street will be turned over to the township. “One way or another, we’ll be putting into public ownership in the vicinity of 40 per cent of the plan.” McGuire said he was at a loss to explain Hawk Ridge’s appeal to the OMB, as well as its arguments at Woolwich council this week. Lunor is pushing for a quick preliminary hearing to have the case dismissed, saying there are no grounds for appealing the decision made last November by council and subsequently upheld by Waterloo Region planners.
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SAFETY FIRST Trevor, Brian, Brent, Gerrad and Geordie Kurtz of Kurtz Trucking in Breslau
proudly display their two safety awards that were given to them last week in San Diego by the Truckload Carriers Association of America.
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fter more than 30 years in the business, Brian Kurtz Trucking has made a name for itself as one of the safest and most reliable names in the business. On Mar. 15 that reputation was further cemented when the Breslau-based company was recognized by the Truckload Carriers Association in the United States with two prestigious national safety awards. At the association’s annual awards banquet at the San Diego Convention Centre, Kurtz took home the National Safety Fleet Award in the five-to-15 million mile (eight-to-24 million km) division, and were also the overall winners in the small carrier division, a total annual mileage of less than 25 million miles (40 million km). The company was also named as one of the top 20 trucking companies to work for in North America at the gala. “Our philosophy is that safety is of the utmost importance here,” said John Lamour, the safety and compliance manager at Kurtz. “It reflects everything to do with this company, and in the industry. We’re very proud of this.” Kurtz Trucking – which started with only one truck and one broker back in 1980 – has grown to about 100 employees and 70 trucks, and they move goods ranging from paint to pharmaceuticals from as close as the GTA as far as the Carolina’s and California. In 2010, their trucks racked up approximately seven million miles (or approximately 11 million km) on the roads. “There’s no question that our employees got us here,” said general manager Trevor Kurtz, the son of company founder Brian Kurtz. “Yes, we have a strong safe-
ty advocacy here, but our employees were the ones who won us this award.” To qualify for the award, they had to submit a 15-page report which was audited by the TCA. The company also maintains a platinum rating with their insurance company with a rating of 4.8 out of 5 for safety, and perhaps what is most impressive is that the company had zero reportable accidents on the roads in 2010, according to the American Department of Transport. “A lot of people can’t get back and forth to work every week (without a traffic accident), and our guys are running millions of miles per year and doing just that,” Kurtz added. They use satellite and GPS technology to monitor the movement of their trucks, as well as a computer-based recording system to audit driver logs, and an internal reporting system to monitor driver actions such as inspections or violations over time and to determine if any corrective action is needed before an incident can occur. Kurtz said that the company prides itself on making safety their first priority, which is reflected in their outstanding safety rating. Despite the fact the company has grown immensely since his father first started it, they make the effort to know every driver by their first name and to have an open-door policy between management and employees. The company is still a family-operated affair, with brothers Geordie, Gerrad, Trevor and Brent all still heavily involved in the company, and their father Brian still in place as CEO and president. “We’re family. We treat people like people, and a lot of industry and businesses today get away from that,” Kurtz said.
housands of tests of Woolwich’s drinking water revealed only a handful of incidents last year. The minor non-compliance issues were resolved simply by flushing the affected areas with freshly chlorinated water. The numbers were reported to township council this week. Woolwich crews test eight water systems daily. Their work is backed up by regular testing by Region of Waterloo technicians. Last year, there were six occurrences in the Elmira/ St. Jacobs system, the same as in 2009. No occurrences were reported in Heidelberg (none in 2009), as was the case in Maryhill’s two systems (three in 2009). Three incidents were recorded in Breslau (none the previous year), while the two systems in Conestogo reported no issues, the same as 2009. West Montrose had three issues again in 2010. Four of the issues in the Elmira/St. Jacobs system involved elevated levels of lead. The other two involved higher levels of coliforms. 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, he explained. In such cases, the incidents don’t mean the water is unsafe, simply that there is a technical issue that was quickly remedied, Kennaley noted. 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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School board opts against spending reserves on EAs Elizabeth Bate Using reserve funds for a small, temporary boost to the number of educational assistants in schools just didn’t make sense, says the local trustee who voted against the plan this week. Harold Paisley was part of the majority, as Waterloo Region District School quashed
the motion when they met Mar. 21. The Woolwich and Wellesley representative said the townships would not be affected by the outcome. Nor would schools in the cities, in his estimation. The reserve funds for the remainder of the 2010-2011 school year total $179,000. “To spend that little
bit of piggy bank reserve money would equal maybe three fulltime equivalencies,” he said. “We have 497 full-time equivalencies for EAs and this would bring us to 500, which spread over the 116 schools in the system is symbolic.” Although the school board has about 800 EAs, because many of them work part-time,
their hours add up to the equivalent of 497 full-time employees. Instead of hiring new workers, Paisley guessed the extra money would be used to increase the hours of EAs already working. “If we increase those hours for April, May and June … in 2012 we would have to cut them. In September we’re right back to where we
were before,” he said. Paisley explained the school board, unlike other parts of the government, gets a finite amount of money each year and cannot exceed it without possible penalties from the Ontario government. The reserve fund is used to ensure the budget balances at the end of the year, by covering unexpected costs, such
as higher-than-expected sick days. “That fund is also used for one-time special needs,” he said. “Possibly a student requires some special equipment, then that money would come out of that very small reserve fund.” Principal James Bond at Park Manor Public
> SEE WRDSB ON PG. 08
Budget: Consultants report identifies potential for higher user fees > CONTINuED fROM COVER Council has still not come to terms with the shortfall. The details, including any cuts deemed necessary, have yet to be discussed. The parks and recreation user fees review presented this week shows the potential for collecting an additional $123,000 by increasing a variety of fees. The report by Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. attempted to quantify what it really costs to run programs and offer services, along with the corresponding revenues. Arenas, for instance account for $1.58 million of the department’s $2.89 million in annual service costs. Of that, $856,000, or 54 per cent, is recovered in fees. Pools and related pro-
grams cost $782,508, recovering 42 per cent in revenues, or $236,675. Those two big-ticket items take up 82 per cent of the department’s budget. Consultant Andrew Grunda said the overall cost-recovery level for rec. and facilities is 51 per cent, a figure which could be boosted to 55 per cent if certain fee increases are implemented. Most of the hikes represent tweaking on the edges, as ice time and pool rental rates are already in line or on the higher end by comparison to neighbouring municipalities. Keeping rates competitive is important, as users could opt to go elsewhere, he said. Ice rental rates are in line with other municipalities, but the township could raise more
revenue with summertime floor rentals. Where the township currently charges $833 a day for rental of the floor in the Dan Snyder Arena, and $520 for the McLeod and St. Jacobs arenas, those rates could be boosted to $1,320 across the board. There’s also room to charge more for public swim – hiking fees to $4.87 from $3.71 – and for advanced swim lessons and life-saving instruction. Other small tweaks, such increases in fees for room rentals or picnic shelters. More money could be raised by reducing subsidies to minor sport groups, which currently represent about $140,000 a year, but the report did not directly address that issue. One area where council is already looking
at changes at the fitness centre, which lost $34,000 last year (that figure is much higher using the actual costs outlined in the Watson report). Currently, Woolwich pays an outside company, Personal Best Health and Performance Inc., $11,000 a month to operate the centre, which was equipped at the township’s expense, rather than simply leasing the space to a gym operator for a guaranteed revenue stream. That loss was one of many items singled-out Tuesday night as councillors discussed the department’s operating budget, putting director Larry Devitt on the hot seat. Pointing to cost overruns with staffing, Mayor Todd Cowan noted part-time salar-
ies at the WMC were off by more than 300 per cent: budgeted at $30,000, the actual cost was $101,000. Likewise in staffing the concession stand, $38,000 became $56,000. Devitt attributed the increases to the need to add hours as demand increased, noting the first year of operation meant making adjustments on the fly as the department was just learning how to run an expansive, $23-million facility. Along with staffing issues, utilities proved much more expensive than expected, with electrical bills ringing in at $252,000 instead of the $180,000 in the budget. For heating, the numbers were $67,000 and $42,000 respectively. Equal troubling, said Cowan, were huge ex-
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penses for repairs and maintenance of a building that’s less than two years old. Budgeted at $29,000, those costs came in at more than $136,000. Equipment maintenance expected to run $16,000 topped $50,000. “How can we be spending that much for repairs on a brand new building?” he asked. Devitt explained the expenses were due, in part, to the installation of equipment and systems that are new to the township, with unknown operating costs. The litany of cost overruns prompted Coun. Allan Poffenroth to call for changes “to put a tourniquet on the bleeding.” Council is expected to go over the recreation and facilities budget in more detail Mar. 29.
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Alvarado said that the response to the show has been terrific and that they tend to find rarer items in the outlying communities around the GTA rather than in Toronto itself. “People leave Toronto to find these antiques and special items, then they keep them and they’re not seen again,” said Alvarado. “It’s the town’s around Toronto where a lot of the selling and buying happens, and that’s where the value goes up and up and up.” About 30 people showed up at Market Road Antiques before lunch, carrying anything from old family portraits and family heirlooms, to knick knacks and toys they found at garage sales or in their attic. They came from near and far, hoping to impress the casting directors. “I brought an old fan. The handle is made of tortoise shell, and the feathers are ostrich feathers,” said Anthony Miller of Waterloo, displaying the enormous dark-green fan which he believes originated in England. Miller also brought an old pocket watch that had been passed down through five generations in his family, and a World War II pin given to para-
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Bernie Whealy of Drayton displays a black-and-white sketch of the first parliament of upper Canada, which he found 40 years ago while discarding old blueprints. troopers who had survived their jump. Miller, who also collects old cars, said he had no interest in selling the items if he did make it onto the show or into a showdown with the pawn masters, he just wanted to find out if his information about the items was correct and what they might be worth. Bernie Whealy made the drive from Drayton to inquire about an old sketch
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he found forty years ago while discarding some old blueprints for the old Lincoln Board of Education in St. Catharines as part of his summer job. “It says ‘First Parliament of Upper Canada’ on it,” he said of the three-foot long sketch on crumpled white paper. “I don’t know if it’s a piece of history or not, but it would be nice to see it displayed properly.” By the end of the day, 37 people were given a time slot to appear at the building where the filming will take place, 99 Sudbury St. in downtown Toronto. Anyone interested in appearing on the show can simply show up with their items, but unless they attended a pre-casting event they will have to wait for their turn. The aim of the show isn’t to find the most expensive or the rarest item out there, Alvarado said, but to find the interesting stories and the interesting people behind those historic items. That is what makes the best television, he added. “We’re there to learn about the history of these items. It’s not just about their final value; we’re looking for interesting things, interesting stories and interesting people, and hopefully finding those hidden gems in people’s attics that are missing pieces of history.”
> CONTINuED fROM PG. 07 School in Elmira said the school is not in dire need of more assistants and can operate for the rest of the year without the additional hours the money would offer. Park Manor plays host to a congregated class of specially-abled students. “You can always use more, but we are at where we should be to meet the needs of our students,” he said. Paisley said one in five students across the region requires either full- or part-time special education and that number is the same in the townships. Special education refers to children with learning disabilities, physical challenges, those on the autism spectrum or those who are gifted. In some cases educational assistants are also called upon to help children with behavioral issues. Paisley said although the trustees refused to pass this motion, it has been referred to a committee looking at what can be done to further address the needs of these children. “The number one thing I hear from parents is, is there not a little bit more support. We have that responsibility to try to meet the needs of each student and we don’t always have the resources required.”
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Council adopts new guidelines for CPAC Steve Kannon
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oolwich is one step closer to reinstating the Chemtura Public Advisory Committee (CPAC), this week adopting new terms of reference for the offshoot of township council.
An environmental watchdog set up following the discovery of contaminants in Elmira’s groundwater two decades ago, CPAC has been on hiatus following the election of a new council last fall. Mayor Todd Cowan campaigned on a new
role and focus for the organization. The new terms of reference essentially formalize the committee structure, making for greater council involvement in the process. The next step is to appoint new members, likely in the next two
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or three weeks, said Cowan. A report presented by chief administrative officer David Brenneman set out a series of changes, including a regular reporting cycle to council, required consultation between CPAC and council on major issues, and a process for communicating to the public. In discussing the report Mar. 22, councillors agreed with Coun. Mark Bauman’s suggestion the term of CPAC committee, which typically runs concurrently with council’s four years in office, be extended to overlap by six months. That, he said, would allow for transition time – continuity
from one council to the next. Former CPAC member Alan Marshall welcomed the changes, particularly measures to make the committee more open and accountable. Instead of meeting during the weekday, all meetings will be held in the evenings. All will be open to the public and held at township facilities. “I have spent literally years begging, pleading and cajoling the old CPAC for evening meetings,” Marshall told councillors. “That is a dramatic change from what we’ve had for years. There were way too many private, closed
meetings.” While the township considered expanding CPAC’s mandate to cover environmental issues across the township, that was eventually dropped because of the scope, said Brenneman, prompting Marshall to suggest containing the area to Elmira, where Chemtura isn’t the only source of groundwater contaminants. He also proposed that CPAC should be given power to censure those who the committee feels are not being direct or honest in answering questions about environmental issues. More discussion is expected at next Tuesday’s council meeting.
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A HELPING HAND Wellesley Mayor Ross Kelterborn helped regular Meals on Wheels volunteer Irene Erb (centre) to deliver lunch to Agnes Kaufman and other seniors Mar. 21 as part of the annual Mayor for Meals day. Mayors from across the province delivered meals to boost awareness of the program.
Lunor: Looking for quick dismissal > CONTINuED fROM PG. 06 “It’s a frivolous appeal. There’s no planning merit to their arguments. We’re hoping for a hearing as soon as possible.” While the legal process ties up the project, which will see up to 1,700 residential units built out over several years, the company is continuing with its engineering work, he said. The overall design of the subdivision currently calls for the redevelopment of two existing farm properties on the north side of Church Street, adjacent to the Elmira Farm Service site. A four-acre portion at the rear of that property would in fact be included in the plan. The bulk of the 180acre development will take place on two farms purchased in 2005. The deal involves five property owners. A 93-acre farm at 90 Church St. W., known
as Riverbend, is the proposed site of 464 to 826 units of mixed housing types and a commercial block fronting on Church Street. To the west, the 82-acre site known as Northview is slated for 165 to 235 residential units (including homes near the Elmira Golf Club) and two commercial blocks. The four acres at the rear of the Elmira Farm Service, labeled Green Acres, would see 40 to 55 residential units of differing housing types. Plans also allow for a large block that could someday house a new school. A large park and a trail system connection to the Kissing Bridge Trail to the north are also in the works. Left out of the plan when it was approved in the fall were the Barnswallow extension and the fire hall land, set aside because council was in a lame-duck situation following the
election and could not vote for measures that would cost more than $50,000. The staff report tabled Mar. 22 dealt only with those two issues, but in light of the information presented by Hawk Ridge Homes, councillors opted to defer a decision until next week. Because the OMB appeal is a legal matter, a closed meeting will be held to discuss the terms of the agreement. Mayor Todd Cowan was the sole council member prepared to move ahead Tuesday night. “How long are we as a council going to keep putting this off ?” Hawk Ridge Homes also has another action before the OMB, attempting to push through a 44-unit subdivision on Union Street in Elmira, the old apple orchard adjacent to the industrial area home to Chemtura, Sulco and others.
MELiSSA CARREiRO How long have you been the fitness centre GM? Since we opened in September, 2009 What is your favourite part of the job? I guess doing the personal training. I like the group classes as well, but working one-on-one with people gives me more time to work with them and
Fitness Centre Mgr, WMC
help them achieve their goals. How do you deal with stress on the job? In the fitness industry you do it because you love it. I do classes and paper work and everything kind of evens out. How did you handle the latest dump of snow we
got this week? Oh my gosh, opening at 6:30 a.m. is always interesting. It was definitely quieter in the fitness centre, a lot of people decided to stay home. Any big plans for trips or anything in 2011? We’re doing a two-week tour of the east coast.
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OPINION
» Saturday, March 26, 2011
Great powers are effectively exempt from all the rules if they choose to be, precisely because they are so powerful. Gwynne Dyer column on page 11
VERBATIM
trust this Prime Minister with power? you trust this Prime Minister to defend DyouroDoyoueconomic interests?
> Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff frames the debate in the next federal election, pointing to a lack of ethics in the government
THE MONITOR unemployment may be closer to 9.6% Rbereal instead of the official 7.6% (as of Decem2010). In concrete job terms, it means
that an additional 370,000 Canadians are either unemployed or have given up looking for a job, even though they want to work. This would be on top of the 1.4 million Canadians included in the official unemployment rate.
> Alternative Federal Budget
EDITORIAL
Ethics or finances: Harper has no cause to boast T
he Conservative government says now is not the time for an election. Well, it says that every time an election seems imminent, but is especially adamant at this point. Their actions belie their words, however. A government really intent on avoiding an election would have offered up a proper budget, instead of the mishmash Jim Flaherty unveiled Tuesday. Of course, if Stephen Harper really wanted to stay away from the polls, he wouldn’t have allowed the corruption and dishonesty that have marked his tenure as prime minister. And his agenda would not have been harmful to the average Canadian. Clearly, there’s a lot of talk and little action, except for the campaign ads Harper's been running for months. An election seems likely for early May. The government is likely to fall because it became the first ever to be
cited for contempt of Parliament, not over the budget, as Harper tried to arrange this week. Following the budget’s release, and its subsequent panning by opposition parties, government MPs fanned out across the country to sell Harper’s version of the document. Only partisans embraced the document, however. If the Conservatives believe their budget promises will play well on the campaign trail, they’ve missed the mark. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, for instance, called it a stealth budget, attempting to hide the real intent behind election-friendly goodies. “For every dollar the Harper budget allocates to Canadians’ priorities— such as helping seniors and cleaning up the environment—it devotes 7.5 dollars for Conservative priorities such as jails and corporate tax cuts,”
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said economist David Macdonald. “The needs of most Canadians are neglected due to reckless spending on Conservative pet projects. Canadians should be warned: deep spending cuts that will affect the services they need are on the horizon. The government isn’t revealing where the pain is going to come.” Despite government platitudes, the economy continues to falter, revealing the weakness of the Conservatives’ fiscal policies – trickle-down economics, long discredited. Harper knows the economy is likely to worsen in the short term as stimulus spending is withdrawn: many of the jobs “recovered” after the recession were in the construction business and the civil service. With the tap closing, the kind of economic mismanagement that is Harper’s hallmark will take its toll again. Better to have an election sooner, rather than later. That’s the
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same rationale that was in play when Harper broke his promise in order to call an election in 2008 before the recession kicked in – a recession, you may recall, he said wouldn’t happen. When the recession hit, the Conservatives pushed the country into its biggest deficit ever. The doing of opposition parties, some claim, but the government’s previous record shows otherwise. In its first couple of years, the Harper government spent at a record pace, turning a $13-billion surplus into a deficit before the economic downturn. It’s agenda – tax cuts for corporations and spending on military and prisons – creates deficits and economic woe for the middle class, just as it has for decades under Conservative and Republican governments in Canada, the U.K. and the United States. That’s the real economic record to vote on.
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Use of force fine in Libya, but what about Syria?
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ast week we saw the first nationwide protests against the Baath regime in Syria. If these protests develop into a full-scale revolt, the regime’s response may dwarf that of Colonel Gadhafi in Libya. The last time Syrians rebelled, in the city of Hama in 1982, president Hafez al-Assad sent in the army to smash the insurrection. Hama’s centre was destroyed by artillery fire, and at least 17,000 people were killed. The current Syrian ruler, Bashar al-Assad, is allegedly a gentler person than his father Hafez, but the Baath Party still rules Syria, and it is just as ruthless as ever. So what happens if the Syrian revolution gets underway, and the Baath Party starts slaughtering people again? Do the same forces now intervening in Libya get sent to Syria as well? Syria has four times Libya’s population and very serious armed forces. The Baath Party is as centralized and intolerant of dissent as the old Communist parties of Eastern Europe. Moreover, it is controlled internally by a sectarian minority, the Alawis, who fear that they would suffer terrible vengeance if they ever lost power. The UN Security Council was absolutely right to order the use of “all necessary measures” (meaning armed force) to stop Gadhafi’s regime from attacking the Libyan people. But it does move us all into unknown territory: today Libya, tomorrow Syria? The “responsibility to protect” concept that underpins the UN decision on Libya was first proposed in 2001 by Lloyd Axworthy, then Canada’s foreign minister. He was frustrated by the UN’s inability to stop the genocides in Kosovo and Rwanda in the
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International Affairs GWYNNE DYER 1990s, and he concluded that the problem was the UN’s own rules. So he set out to change them. The original goal of the United Nations, embedded in the Charter signed in 1945, was to prevent any more big wars like the one just past, which had killed more than 50 million people and ended with the use of nuclear weapons. There was some blather about human rights in there too, but in order to get all the great powers to sign up to a treaty outlawing war, there had to be a deal that negated all that. The deal was that the great powers (and indeed, all of the UN members) would have absolute sovereignty within their own territory, including the right to kill whoever opposed their rule. It wasn’t written quite like that, but the meaning was quite clear: the UN had no right to intervene in the internal affairs of a member state no matter how badly it behaved. By the early 21st century, however, the threat of a nuclear war between the great powers had faded away, while local massacres and genocides proliferated. Yet the UN was still hamstrung by the 1945 rules and unable to intervene. So Lloyd Axworthy set up the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS) to popularize the concept of humanitarian intervention under the name of “responsibility to protect.”
It was purely a Canadian government initiative. “You can’t allow dictators to use the facade of national sovereignty to justify ethnic cleansing,” Axworthy explained, and so he launched a head-on attack on sovereignty. The commission he set up concluded, unsurprisingly that the UN should have an obligation to protect people from mass killing at the hands of their own government. Since that could only be accomplished, in practice, by military force, it was actually suggesting that the UN Security Council should have the right to order attacks on countries that indulged in such behaviour. This recommendation then languished for some years. The most determined opponents of “responsibility to protect” were the great powers – Russian and China in particular – who feared that the new doctrine might one day be used against them. But in 2005 the new African Union included the concept in its founding charter, and after that things moved quite fast. In 2006 the Security Council agreed that “we are prepared to take collective action, in a timely and decisive manner ... should peaceful means be inadequate and national authorities manifestly fail to protect their populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.” And there they are five years later, taking military action against Gadhafi. Ten out of 15 Security Council members voted in favour of the action, and the rest, including all four of the
THE VOICE
Do you think the federal government’s questionable ethics warrant an election??
“No because I think a lot of the decisions are made by the time people vote.” > Stewart Ronths
“Yes. For sure.”
> Kianna Heywood
> SEE DYER ON PG. 12 BY SCOTT ARNOLD
“I don’t pay attention to that kind of stuff, but anything with the government I don’t agree with.” > Kaigie Dobson
After going the consultancy route yet again, the township doesn't appear much closer to stopping the bleeding at the Woolwich Memorial Centre.
“No matter who they elect, in the end, they’re still going to have questionable ethics. It’s not going to change the fact that there’s questionable ethics in the government.” > Donald Smith
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» Saturday, March 26, 2011
Consultants decrease government accountability
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> CONTINUED FROM PG. 11 emerging great powers, the socalled BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) abstained. But Russia and China didn’t veto the action, because they have finally figured out that the new principle will never be used against them. Nobody will ever attack Russia to make it be nicer to the Chechens, or invade China to make it change its behaviour towards the Tibetans. Great powers are effectively exempt from all the rules if they choose to be, precisely because they are so powerful. That’s no argument for also exempting less powerful but nastier regimes from the obligation not to murder their own people. So what about the Syrian regime? The same crude calculation applies. If it’s not too tough and powerful to take on, then it will not be allowed to murder its own people. And if it is too big and dangerous, then all the UN members will express their strong disapproval, but they won’t actually do anything. Consistency is an overrated virtue.
Steve Kannon salary increases for politicians: 47 per cent for councillors, 25 per cent for the mayor. It’s the same rationale municipalities use to give managers, staff and union workers raises far above inflation. Woolwich has made those kinds of adjustments in recent years. All municipalities, however, should resist such measures on principle. Likewise, politicians and bureaucrats should be blocked from employing such processes rife with conflict. The problem is endemic, from the federal government on down. In their first two years after forming a government in 2006, the Conservatives issued $917 million in contracts to consultants, an increase of 42 per cent over the $534 million in such contracts issued by the Liberal government in the two years prior. A study by the Professional Institute of the Public Service shows the cost of outsourcing has exploded by at least 80 per cent during the past five years. The organization estimates the government is spending billions of dollars a year on professional services. Consultants were hired for varied roles, from overseeing the student loan program to promoting the strip-
Big turnout for 4-H sign-up event Elizabeth Bate
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ore than 170 kids and their parents were expected at the St. Agatha community centre Mar. 23 for the annual Waterloo 4-H sign-up night. The night featured more than 14 clubs for children ages nine and older to participate in this spring and summer, as well as a look at some of the clubs available in the fall. Returning kids and new members alike were encouraged to join as many clubs as they wanted for their annual registration fee of $60. Two
be introduced for fall. The new clubs still use the 4-H values and motto – heads, hands, heart and health – to teach kids valuable lessons. “It’s teaching them team-building skills and leadership. They’re learning life skills.” If potential club members missed registration due to the snow, Mackenzie said registration is on-going and kids can contact the club for more information about meetings.
of the most popular clubs featured this spring are the veterinary club and the paintball club. Club administrator Kim MacKenzie said 4-H is trying to combat declining registration numbers by creating clubs which meet kids where they are. “It’s evolving, we want to create clubs that are more interesting to kids,” she said. Other clubs with newer topics include a pizza making club held this past winter at the Kitchener Market and a square dancing club which will
> Collins is K-W citizen of the year
Students lauded
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Dyer: No consistency in policy
From the Editor
budget. McCarter said that billings for fees and expenses were not properly monitored and supported, giving the example of one hospital which paid a lobbyist $170,000 in expenses between 2007 and 2009. When the hospital asked for receipts to support the expenses, they were told that supplying the receipts would entail a $3,000 service charge. There is also reason to question the independence of consultants. Those hired for technical expertise can be seen as impartial, but the waters can get murky with management consultants and hires made to study strategies, program spending and other issues related to finances. As with studies for think tanks or for interest groups – think about the tobacco or gun lobbies, for instance – consultants can be selected and coaxed to say what those who pay them want to hear. As University of Ottawa Prof. David Zussman notes recently, contractors are now being tasked with policy development work, something that used to be up to the core public service. “My great fear is that the public service will get used to using consultants for a lot of work that in my estimation should be done internally. As a former public servant, I’d be very reluctant to give the core activity away to someone else.” Governments need to find a way to reduce the use of consultants … without hiring someone to show them how.
ping of public assets for private gain. In this case, critics have attached an ideological motive to go along with some of the other dubious claims for the hiring of consultants: the Conservatives are said to want to diminish the public service in favour of private profit. In such instances, the use of consultants can become a form of outsourcing, though typically causing less friction with professional staff than equivalent measures taken with unionized staff – hiring a consultant to do a study appears much less invasive than axing the cleaning staff in favour of a private firm. As with hiring additional managers and similar employees – we’ve seen staff creep across the board with local government, even here in Woolwich, though not to the extent seen at the regional level – the use of consultants can help insulate senior bureaucrats from the public and council and the accountability that comes with such scrutiny. Of course, such steps are often condoned by politicians who are unable or unwilling to make decisions themselves, essentially deferring to outside sources. At the provincial level, Ontario auditor Jim McCarter said his office found too many examples where consultants were engaged on a sole-source basis, where significant increases in the initial fee estimate and follow-up work were repeatedly awarded, and where there was inadequate oversight to ensure consultants delivered on time and on
FOR THE KIDS Conestogo Public School Grade 4 students Danny Douglas and Katie Kreutner, and
Grade 8 students Adam Jokic and Jessica Campbell this week received Youth Appreciation Awards from the Conestogo-Winterbourne Optimist Club. Along with a plaque, club president Don Blaine (right) presented the recipients with a $50 gift certificate. Winners were selected by teachers and administrators at the school.
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here was nothing particularly edifying in a report on recreation user fees tabled at Woolwich council this week. Its usefulness has yet to be determined, but it probably won’t come anywhere close to what the previous council had in mind last summer when it opted to spend up to $20,000 on the project. As these studies go, it wasn’t the largest amount Woolwich has spent on consultants. Such expenditures, cumulatively amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, have become a matter of course. In the township’s case, the rationale for such hires is that staff lacks the manpower to review and oversee every project. Sometimes staff lacks a certain expertise deemed essential to the process. Governments of all stripes, however, are more readily turning to consultants, often to the detriment of coffers and, more alarmingly, to the notion of accountability. You can see government staffs’ attraction to the idea: the work is offloaded and so too is the liability if something goes wrong, increasingly likely as the size of a particular project grows. More disturbing is the use of consultants, and sometimes special committees, to third-party decisions, particularly lucrative pay raises and job reclassifications, often involving subjective comparisons with other municipalities. Again, that was the case in Woolwich, where a consultant recommended totally unsalable
Elmira native Mike Collins is the 2010 Citizen of the Year for Kitchener-Waterloo. Hosted by the Lions Club of Kitchener, the Citizen of the Year Award recognizes a deserving resident from the Kitchener and Waterloo area. Collins, general manager of the Rogers Radio Group in Kitchener that includes CHYM FM and 570 News, will receive the award at a gala May 5. Collins has sat on numerous boards, councils, and committees of organizations including Mosaic Counselling and Family Services, KidsAbility, Conestoga College, K-W Oktoberfest, YMCA, and is an active member of St. Jerome’s Parish and the Kitchener-Westmount Rotary Club. Mike was recently awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship Award – the highest honour a Rotarian can receive.
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BUSINESS Made-to-order tutus keeping local woman on her toes Looking to keep busy while recovering from Lyme disease, Jackie Murdock found a niche to fill Elizabeth Bate
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ackie Murdock isn’t taking her Lyme disease lying down. In fact, she’s dancing with it. A personal support worker, Murdock concon tracted the disease in the summer of 2009 and has been forced to take a leave of ab-sence from her job. To make extra money while away from work, Murdock opened a homebased business in October making tutus. Originally using the free online classified site Kijiji, Murdock found she had so much interest in the products, she established her own website, My Little
Sweet Pea. In addition to making tutus, Murdock makes pacifier clips and mitten c l i p s . She will be
adding hair clips to her inventory in the near future. Needing an extra source of income, Murdock could have drawn upon any number of home-based business ideas, but chose tutus not only for the extra income, but to fill a small hole in her
life. “I’ve always wanted a girl,” she said. “I have a boy, but I thought, ‘who cares? I’m going to make girl stuff anyway.’” The mother of a two-yearold named Jackson, Murdock doesn’t love her son less because he is a boy, but can’t wait to be well enough to try for another member of the family, one that may wear the frilly skirts she makes. When asked to try on the tutus, even at two, Jackson
CREATIVE MOOD Jackie Murdock cuts pieces of pink tulle for one of her handmade creations. Her tutus and other products are available online or at the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market this summer.
> SEE TUTUS ON PG.14
Breslau/Stanley Park Pupil Accommodation Review Public Meeting #4 - Open House When: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 5:30 to 7:30 pm Where: Stanley Park Public School, Gymnasium 191 Hickson Drive, Kitchener Everyone is welcome to drop in to an Open House regarding the Draft Accommodation Report and Recommendations (Report) developed by the Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) for the Breslau/Stanley Park Elementary Schools Pupil Accommodation Review. The Breslau/Stanley Park Accommodation Review involves Breslau, Crestview, Franklin, Lackner Woods, Mackenzie King, Smithson and Stanley Park Schools. Based on public comments, the ARC has developed recommendations for the accommodation of students in the review area. These recommendations are outlined in the ARC’s Report, available on the Board’s website, or in hard copy upon request after March 29, 2011. Planning staff will be on hand at the Open House to answer any questions and to discuss the details of the ARC’s Report. The ARC may make changes to the report based on feedback received at this meeting prior to submitting it to the Board of Trustees. More information on the Accommodation Review, including agendas and minutes of the ARC meetings, as well as the recommendation, can be obtained by visiting: www.wrdsb.ca and searching for “Breslau/Stanley Park Accommodation Review” or by contacting the Board’s Planning Department at 519-570-0003 ext. 4419. Kathleen Woodcock
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Media celebrities get fired up about farming N
ot long ago, farmers considered it a waste of money to try getting celebrities interested in agriculture. Even though the famous (and the not-so-famous) should have cared about farming, for the most part they didn’t, because they really didn’t have to. Trying to convince them otherwise was futile. Some exceptions prevailed, such as Willie Nelson and the Farm Aid forces. But overall, farming was not a cause celeb. And neither was it a public passion. However, journalists kept an eye on it, knowing agriculture’s secret – that is, it’s long been the second-biggest economic driver in the province and the country, and farmers are among the most respected professionals of any sector, right up there with medical personnel and emergency workers. Their stories are a fantastic and often dramatic blend of human interest, environment, community, business and globalization. That, though, also creates problems reporting on the farm sector. It’s laden with terminology, jargon and history, so farmers and journalists can have a tough time wading through issues for readers, listeners and viewers. For their part, farmers found it discouraging when hours of explanation turned into a few sound bytes or lines of copy. Others were put off when a complicated issue was given short shrift. Conflict
Food For Thought Owen Roberts drives the news, and while that can encompass conflicting ideas rather than people, farmers didn’t like being pitted against the other side, whatever it might be. They grew suspicious of the media’s motives, and the chances for dialogue became limited. Thankfully, that’s changing. Farm groups have realized that communicating with the public is not an option – it’s compulsory, and the media is still a vital conduit for reaching Canadians. Farmers depend on public support for many matters, such as policies involving land use that help them keep farming. So, tough as it is sometimes explaining themselves, approaching media and responding to queries, they’re committed to it, and to employing professional communicators to help. The latest example of this social construction effort occurred earlier this week, when 400 or so members of the Grain Farmers of Ontario, sponsors and the media filed into the London Convention Centre to participate in what the grain farm-
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ers call their March Classic. This is a professional development meeting of sorts for producers, as well as a two-way exchange of information with the podium guests who this year included CBC mainstay Peter Mansbridge and media personality Kevin O’Leary. Agriculturally, the timing for such an initiative is and was perfect. Grain prices are up, last fall’s harvest was excellent, demand is strong and optimism is high. Consumer focus has shifted to local food, while at the same time global hunger is on everyone’s mind, as are other matters that directly involve agriculture such as health and the environment. Journalists such as Mansbridge want to know what’s on farmers’ minds, and farmers need the media to help them reach the public. Mansbridge gets it. Most people believe he’s a downtown Toronto
guy, but the truth is he drives there daily from Stratford, and takes in a lot of farm scenery along the way. He says CBC has tried to tell more farm stories over the past couple of years, and I certainly sense it on programs such as The Current, whose host Anna Maria Tremonti gets it, too. Maybe a farm story doesn’t appear every day on either her show or The National, but at least it’s on their radar screens. In London, Mansbridge told the partisan audience to keep pitching stories. Put together a case for something that needs to be explained, he said. Tell “people stories.” Given the public’s interest in and ignorance about agriculture, there’s no shortage of things that need explaining. So maybe the future of farming’s relationship with the media and its leaders is as promising as the future of farming itself.
Tutus: Side project expands > CONTINUED FROM PG. 13 flat-out refuses. “How does he know at two?” Murdock laughs. After learning to fashion the tufts of tulle into a little girl's dream, she posted an ad to sell them, just to see what would happen. The business grew quickly and now includes a Facebook page as well as the website. “We’re busy,” she said. “I just wanted to find something that would keep me busy on my good days. This is good because on the bad days I don’t have to do it.” In addition to the made-to-order costume skirts, Murdock will have a booth at the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market this spring and summer. Trying to build up her inventory for the upcoming venture, Murdock has enlisted her mother-in-law to help her with some of the crafting. “It’s hard when you have so many orders and then I have to make all the inventory for the market,” she said. It takes Murdock 40 minutes to create one custom-made small skirt and up to an hour to fashion one for larger sizes. Usually orders are made for up to 4T sizes, however Murdock will make a tutu for anyone. “The largest I’ve had is for a
12-year-old girl,” she said. Each piece of tulle is cut by hand, knotted around an elastic waistband and finished off with a bow. Originally the skirts came in pink or blue, but Murdock has expanded into custom colours. Recently, orders have focused on Easter colours like pastels. “They want them for portraits,” she said. “But most of the time they want pink or purple.” The expansion has allowed Murdock to play with different colour combinations, creating a pink and black tutu which reminds her of the punk-rock look sported by singers like Avril Lavigne. “I love that one,” she exclaimed when asked about the vibrant combination. “It’s different.” Murdock’s job as a PSW is, much to her relief, being held for her while she combats her illness. Recovering from Lyme disease can take a long time, depending on how the carrier’s body reacts to treatment. For Murdock, this July will mark two years battling the illness. “I’ve been on antibiotics this whole time,” she said. The tutus have woven themselves into Murdock’s everyday life and when she returns to work she intends to keep making the colourful garments in her spare time. “I like doing it.”
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Quake hits close to home Kenji Orita spent a few tense days trying to reach relatives following the disaster
Live Healthy, Live Happy » JAPAN EARTHQUAKE STATS:
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake – the largest in the nation’s recorded history – occurred off the east coast of Japan. The death toll now sits at more than 9,800 people, and with more than 17,000 still missing, that number is almost sure to rise. Orita, 63, moved to Elmira about seven years ago from
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9.0, the largest in Japan’s history, 400 km north-east of Tokyo
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33 foot wave that swept 10 km inland
Damage Estimate
$300 billion
Killed
9,800 (estimated)
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has two sisters, 5.57 million Houses James Jackson without power following the earthquake & tsunami a brother and a hen the devastating brother-in-law >>Stats taken from Reuters News Service quake and tsunami in Japan, and struck Japan on the afterhe said that it noon of Mar. 11, it was neartook him several days to but I didn’t know about ly 2 a.m. local time Thursday reach them after the quake. Chiba, and there was no night, and Elmira-resident “I tried to call my sisters, response,” he said of his Kenji Orita happened to but the phones didn’t work. initial attempts to contact be sitting in the basement his sister and her husA couple days I tried.” of his Aspen Street home, Eventually he did reach band. Eventually he did get watching the Japanese news his family, and was relieved through, and was relieved to via satellite. to hear that they hear they survived as well. He said the news had survived. They A total of 17 people in Chiba station reported reported it was “a lost their lives following the very early on that it huge shake,” he earthquake, he added. was a large quake, Yasuhiko, a fisherman, said, but they were and warned that a was out in his boat when he fine otherwise. tsunami was comThankfully, his heard the tsunami warning. ing. hometown of Chi- It was early enough to give “That’s what they gasaki – where his him time to reach the shore said, but they didn’t sister Etsuko and and drive to safety in his car, say how big it was,” brother Shinichi Orita said. Orita said. “Then, The biggest challenge hisstill live – was far after a while, they enough away from family faces now is a lack said that it would be the epicenter of of gasoline – most of the huge, probably 10 the quake that it stations are closed – and feet or 15 feet.” suffered very lit- there is a food shortage due Even those estitle damage. How- to some citizens stockpiling mates would prove ever, the city of supplies, Orita said. to be wrong, how“(The) food, they say, is Chiba Prefecture ever, as the wave – where his other terrible. The government is that slammed into sister Noriko and saying, ‘don’t stock up’ but I Japan is estimated brother-in-law Ya- think lots of people are anyNEWS FROM HOME Kenji Orita spends most of to have grown into suhiko live – was way.” his spare time in the basement of his Aspen Street home a 30-foot wave that The earthquake and submuch closer to the watching the Japanese news on his satellite, eager for swept nearly 10 kisequent tsunami has devasdestruction. It is updates about the situation. lometres inland. in the northern re- tated the Japanese economy, “Just like a water wall, Kitchener, and is originally gion of Tokyo, and a two- to manufacturing capabilities straight up,” Orita said, put- from Chigasaki, about 50 three-metre wave came into and power supply as milting his arms together and km west of the capital city the city as part of the larg- lions of households were moving them up towards the of Toyko and about half the er tsunami. > SEE JAPAN ON PG. 17 ceiling of his home. size of Kitchener. He still “My home town was OK,
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Japan: Sense of community will help as country starts to rebuild
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left without electricity and running water in the days following the quake, and as workers continue to try and cool down fuel rods at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to avoid a meltdown. The death toll could top 20,000 and the damage is estimated to surpass $300 billion, nearly three times the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The entire region is known as “The Pacific Ring of Fire,” which stretches all the way along the eastern coast of Siberia, across the Bering Sea to the Canadian and American west and down towards Chile. The ring has 452 volcanoes and is home to more than 75 per cent of the world’s active and dormant volcanoes. About 90 per cent of the world’s earthquakes, and 80 per cent of the largest quakes, occur along the Ring of Fire through the movement and collision of the plates that form the Earth’s crust. Because the area is subjected to so much volcanic and tectonic activity, the Japanese government takes the
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EVERYBODY’S SAFE Orita spent several tense days trying to call family in Japan to find out if they were alright following the earthquake. From left is his brother Shinichi, his brother-in-law Isamu, his sister Etsuko, and sister-in-law Reiko. threat of tsunamis very seriously and has installed thousands of seismic meters throughout the islands of Japan to provide early tsunami and earthquake warnings. Orita explained there are speakers positioned throughout the island and along the coast to warn citizens of an impending tsunami, which likely saved his brother-inlaw’s life. Just six days prior to the earthquake on Mar. 11, the region most afflicted by the destruction even had
a practice drill to prepare for such an event, he said. Orita moved to Canada about 43 years ago because he wanted to learn English, however after getting a job as a woodworker, first in Richmond Hill, then in Kitchener and now Elmira, he decided to stay. “I was going to stay here only for a couple of years, but once I started my woodworking, I wanted to learn more, and it ended up 43 years,” he laughed. Orita usually returns
to Japan once every year or two, and he had planned to return in April, but doesn’t know if that will happen because he is very busy with work. He believes that the Japanese people will be able to rebound from this disaster, as they did following the 1995 Kobe earthquake that killed 5,500 and injured 26,000 more, causing $200 billion in damage. Following that quake, Japan invested billions into upgrading infrastructure to prevent a similar disaster. Japan
The ideal cake for all kinds of functions From The Chef's Table Kirstie Herbstreit & Jody O'Malley
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hether it’s a new baby, a birthday or special occasion, or, sadly an unfortunate death in the family for someone you know, the gift of food is always appropriate. It is the generosity of our time that is so appreciated, not to mention the homemade goodness and taste that comes from cooking from scratch. We have often made this cake to bring to ‘pot luck’ functions, as it makes a good amount, is easily sliceable, and keeps moist forever. Sour cream is absolutely one of our favourite ‘condiments’, and in this
cake it gives it a bit of zip so that it is not too sweet. If you’re thinking ahead, we think this cake would also be a great addition to any Easter brunch table. This recipe was passed down from Jody’s aunt, so you know that it’s tried and true. Sift together baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour. Set aside; Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy; Add eggs one at a time, and mix well after each addition; Add 1/3 of flour mixture to butter mixture and blend. Add
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cream and then mix until just combined. Do not over-mix at this point, or your cake will be tough; Place 1/2 of the batter in loaf pan, and then sprinkle in half the brown sugar and oat mixture. Fill pan with remainder of batter and top with rest of brown sugar topping; Bake in a 350 F oven until a skewer comes out clean, approximately 50 minutes.
also built concrete seawalls in many communities, some as high as 40 feet, which amounted to its first line of defense against the water. In some communities, dozens of signs – in both Japanese and English – mark escape routes, and emergency sirens are tested daily. Despite all of this preparation, disaster can still strike, and that’s when the will and determination of the people affected allows them to overcome,
which is particularly true of Japan said Orita, and the Japanese culture’s emphasis on community is what will help the nation pull through once again. “Every town has community, and then every block has a community, so we know each other,” he said. “Here, you don’t even know who your neighbours are. I think that is the most important, the community that we have.”
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WOOLWICH HEALTHYApril COMMUNITIES Is Healthy Communities Month Come out and enjoy all of these great events! A Taste of Woolwich Mon., April 18 | 5-8pm at Calvary United Church 48 Hawkesville Rd., St. Jacobs
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HIKING & BIRD WATCHING
MOVIE NIGHT FEATURING FRESH
Saturday, April 9, 7:00 pm FREE! Trinity United Church, 21 Arthur St. N., Elmira. FRESH, a documentary that “celebrates the farmers, and businesses who are re-inventing our food system.” Join us for refreshments and a discussion after the movie.
Taking Local Food To The Next Level - Meet local farmers, restaurateurs & chefs - See cooking & preserving demonstrations - Sample savoury local foods - Enjoy fun family activities and learn what consumers can do.
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Drop in to hear our speakers and demonstrations! 5:30 p.m. Fabulous Fruit Preserves 6:00 p.m. Home-made Soup Basics 6:30 p.m. Local Home-made Bread 7:00 p.m. Local Food in the Grocery Store
BRESLAU HIKE
Sunday, April 10, 2:00–4:00 pm Join Lisa to hike the Hopewell Trail in Breslau.
BIRDING HIKE ON THE HEALTH VALLEY TRAIL
TREE PLANTING & COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP
Sunday, April 17, 2:00–4:00 pm Join Mark Bauman for birding and hiking on the HVT in St. Jacobs.
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CAPPING IT ALL OFF The Woolwich Major Novice A team won the 2011 OMHA championship. Mitchell Lee scored twice in the team’s 4-1 win over NobleKing last Sunday at the Woolwich Memorial Centre.
Other players on the team are: Ryan Martin, Trevor Ferretti, Lucas Huber, Ryan Elliott, Colin Merlihan, Connor Bradley, Brett Allen, Brady Brezynskie, Mitchell Lee, Spencer Young, Keaton McLaughlin, Blake Roemer, Isiah Katsube, Dawson Good, Kyler Austin, and Simon Huber. Coaches are Lance Brezynskie, Derek Austin, Kelly Bradley, trainers Kyle Young and Steve Lee, and managers Brett and Trisha McLaughlin.
Two Woolwich teams claim OMHA titles
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ost kids dream of scoring the winning goal in overtime of game seven of the Stanley Cup finals, but for the past two weeks four Woolwich Minor hockey teams have had the opportunity to play for something
nearly as good: an Ontario Minor Hockey Association championship. Last Sunday, the Major Novice and the Minor Atom teams did just that as they each secured the OMHA title. The Major Novice squad defeated the NobleKing
Knights in three straight games to win the series, including the clinching 4-1 win on home ice Sunday afternoon. “I don’t even know how to describe it, it’s a great feeling,” said head coach Lance
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Minor Bantam squad still in the hunt, with series on the line at home Saturday
SCORING TOUCH Harrison Clifford of the Woolwich Minor Bantam A team
shovels the puck past the Uxbridge goaltender Mar. 19 in the team’s 5-4 win. Game five of the series goes today (Saturday) at the WMC.
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arryl Sittler, Cam Stewart, Dennis Wideman, Rick and Rod Seiling – all are local boys who went on to enjoy success in the National Hockey League. Some day, you may be able to add the name Tyler Brenner to that list as the Linwood-native was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs to a two-year entry-level contract on Monday night.
For the 22-year-old and former captain of the Elmira Sugar Kings, wearing the blue and white is a dream come true. “I grew up cheering for this team my whole life, and it’s definitely exciting to put on a uniform for them,” he said on Wednesday afternoon. Brenner will suit up for the Toronto Marlies, the Leafs’ AHL affiliate, and hopes to fit in the long-term plans of
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Linwood’s Tyler Brenner scores two goals in AHL debut Wednesday night
HOT START Tyler Brenner scored twice in his debut with the Marlies on Wednesday.
Brian Burke and the rest of the Maple Leafs brass. “I talked to Brian quite a few times, they liked my size, I can skate, and I put the puck in the net and I play a physical game too,” he said. Brenner, a 6’2” 200-pound power forward and a natural right winger was a standout player at the Rochester Institute of Technology for the past three seasons. He received a full scholarship and majored in business
management, but never lost sight of his dream to make the NHL. Brenner was invited to the Bruins' training camp last year, but opted to return to RIT for another year. The move turned out to be a wise one. Brenner scored 26 goals and added 15 assists in 37 games for the Tigers this season, and led the team
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Dealing with the perils of taking up smoking T
his week, at the age of 49, I took up smoking. I know some people say it’s bad for you, though for the life of me, I can’t see why. I also know that it can be costly and maybe even habit forming, but, the truth is, I think I’m going to enjoy it. After all, what is more outdoorsy than a good smoke? Especially when it originates from a portable electric smoker filled with alder chips and panfish. Smoking, as almost every outdoorsman knows, is a way of adding flavour and preservation to meat by placing it in an improvised chimney under a smouldering pile of aromatic wood. Essentially, it’s the same thing I do unintentionally whenever I try to cook over a campfire. The difference is that the heat in an electric smoker is low and controlled – which means that your eyebrows generally remain where god put them. Most of us consider
Not-So-Great Outdoorsman Steve Galea this the main perk to the process. There are other less obvious advantages too. The taste of smoked fish and game, for instance, is excellent. And buying it at the store or local butcher shop is very pricey too. All this – and the fact that she likes my eyebrows – is the main reason why my partner bought me this gift for my birthday. You see she was raised near the shores of Lake Huron, where fish were caught by commercial fishermen and smoked in a shop not far from the wharf. So she fondly remembers the sights, smells and wonderful flavour of the smoked fish that she ate in
her youth. And, she hints that she’s hoping that perhaps this would encourage me to keep a few so that she could relive those happy memories. All that’s just fine, but the problem is that it puts the onus on me to catch and process fish, as well as to prepare the brine and smoker. It’s not horrible or anything, but it does mean that I’m actually going to have to plan the activity and make a day of it on occasion. It also means that I’m going to have to get very serious about my catches. In fact, as soon as the open water season starts, my plan is to target panfish. They’re easy to catch and plentiful enough to allow me to experiment with my brine recipe until I get it just right for trout, pike and walleye. It won’t be as easy as it sounds either. First off, I’ll have to gauge the prevailing wind so that my neighbours don’t end up breathing my
second-hand smoke. Then, I’ll have to place the unit in a spot that isn’t too attractive to the neighbourhood bears, of which there are a few. Then I’ll have to clean the unit after each round of use. Right now, this sounds like good fun, but eventually, if I get good at it, I think keeping us in smoked fish and game meat will probably become a part-time job. Just finding the right flavours of wood chips is going to be a bit of a chore round here. And, from now on, I’ll probably have to step outside of my office to take a smoke break every so often. I’ll have a monkey on my back, I tell you. Like most smokers, life would probably be easier if I had never started. Still, the gift was quite considerate and repaying her by smoking every so often is the least I could do. Between you and me, I blame it on pier pressure.
Kings take 3-2 lead in series over Brantford Team bucks the trend by winning one at home, coming back to force overtime James Jackson
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he Elmira Sugar Kings finally bucked the trend Wednesday night and became the first team in either of the Midwestern Conference semifinals to win a home game. They did so by rallying from a two-goal deficit to win game-five against Brantford 5-4 in overtime at the WMC. Through the first four games of the conference semifinals between Elmira and Brantford, and the first four games in the GuelphListowel series, the home team had not won a game. That is until Brad Kraus banged home a rebound just 57 seconds into the extra frame to secure the win for Elmira. “Yeah, that’s weird, I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it,” said Haddaway of the trend. Kraus’ goal, assisted by Josh MacDonald and Andrew Smith, gave the Kings a 3-2 series advantage heading back to Brantford tonight (Saturday). “I just had a funny feeling with MacDonald, Kraus, and Smith, they had some great chances (throughout the game), and MacDonald was riding a hot hand, so it’s a great victory at home in overtime.” Nick Horrigan won his second start in a row, making 42 saves in the victory. The series has been a rollercoaster ride for both
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WATCH OUT FOR FALLING LUMBER Brady Campbell tries to avoid a diving Brantford defenceman on his way to the goal during Sunday’s match against the Golden Eagles. Campbell went pointless in the team’s 5-3 loss. teams, as neither has been able to take control or gain any momentum, particularly at home. After dropping game-one of the series 8-5 in Elmira Mar. 16, the Kings headed into Brantford last Saturday night looking for some redemption. The team used a three-goal outburst in the first half of the first period courtesy of Lukas Baleshta at 2:40, Brad Kraus at 3:38, and Andrew Smith at 9:14 to chase Brantford goalie Stephen Heming. The team scored back-to-back shorthanded
goals in the second from Brady Campbell at 7:53 and Cass Frey at 8:35 to help seal the victory. Andrew Smith scored at 6:30 of the third to finish off the 6-4 win. The Kings looked to take control of the series back home the following night, but fell flat once again in front of the home crowd with a 5-3 loss. Elmira scored once in the first (Brennon Pearce, 3:11), once in the second (Jordan Benton, 14:00) and once in the third (Frey, 17:06) but it wasn’t enough as Matt Smith surrendered five goals in the
loss, finishing with 42 saves on the night. Back in Brantford on Tuesday night, it was almost a must-win situation for the Kings as they didn’t want to head back home down 3-1 in the series, and they responded with a solid 5-3 win to tie the series at two games apiece. Brantford opened the scoring just 1:41 into the first, but Elmira tied the game a mere five seconds later on a goal from Pearce, assisted by Jarred Parent. Brantford took the lead at 12:41, yet Andrew Smith con-
tinued his strong play in the series by tying it up at two at 16:55 from Kraus and MacDonald. The teams alternated goals in the second, with Smith scoring his second of the game on the powerplay at 18:32 from Baleshta and MacDonald. In the third the Kings took control thanks to Baleshta who scored at 11:55 assisted by Frey, and Kraus added an empty-net goal at 19:21 from Andrew Smith. Horrigan – making his
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Brenner: Former King makes comfortable jump from college to AHL
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with 11 powerplay tallies and three game-winners. His 26 goals were the seventh-most in the NCAA this year, and one shy of the single-season program record. On Mar. 12 he became just the fifth player since RIT moved to Division I play to record 100 career points in a 5-1 win over American International. Brenner’s coach at RIT, Wayne Wilson, said he believes the college route is becoming more enticing to many players, and not only because it gives them a chance to earn a degree that they can fall back on later in life. “I think we give kids that are maybe late bloomers or are not the elite 15-year-olds a second chance to move up,” Wilson said, citing players like Dave Ellett, Ken Klee and Rob Blake who all went the collegiate route before making the jump to the pros. “From a development standpoint, college is great because you can pick when you think you’re ready,” he said. “Any young man grows up a lot in college.” It’s been a whirlwind week for Brenner. After the top-
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MOVING ON UP Brenner was scouted by RIT more than three years ago due to his scoring prowess as captain of the Elmira Sugar Kings. Brenner leaves RIT with 55 career goals and 47 assists.
seeded RIT Tigers lost 1-0 in the conference championship game to Air Force on Saturday, Brenner returned home on Sunday to make his decision on where to sign. He said he contemplated offers from Anaheim and Boston as well as Toronto, but felt that the Leafs were the right fit for him. He made the trek to Toronto on Mon-
day with his family to sign the contract, was given the full tour of the Air Canada Centre and the Ricoh Coliseum where the Toronto Marlies play, and had a physical later that evening and was fitted for his new equipment. He spent Monday night in Toronto before joining his Marlies teammates – who are in the thick of the play-
off race in the crowded AHL standings – in Grand Rapids for their Tuesday practice ahead of their game Wednesday night. “It was nerve-wracking, that’s for sure,” he said of stepping on the ice for his first practice. “It’s pretty cool playing with them, and it was tough out there the first day, but I did fine and
I’m excited to play.” Brenner already has one familiar face on the team, recently-acquired center Joe Colborne was at the Bruins camp with Brenner last season, and the two played against each other while Colborne was at the University of Denver last year. On Wednesday night, Brenner made his AHL debut with the Marlies, donning the number 36 instead of his more familiar 16, on a line with Colborne and Ryan Hamilton. Brenner tallied the final two goals of the game in the Marlies' 5-1 win over the Grand Rapids Griffins in typical fashion, banging home rebounds in front of the net. He finished with three shots on the night and a +2 rating in his debut. He gets right back at it this afternoon (Saturday) in Toronto when the Marlies take on the Lake Erie Monsters at 3 p.m. For now, Brenner is just trying to soak it all in. “It’s exciting to be a part of the Toronto organization, and their position moving forward (in next few seasons) is something that’s exciting to be a part of as well.”
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outstanding for the team in the finals, and played inspired hockey throughout the championship run. The Minor Bantam squad is the fourth team still at it with the hopes of capturing the area’s third OMHA title this season. They are currently tied two games apiece with Uxbridge, losing 4-1 in Uxbridge last Sunday afternoon, but can close it out this afternoon (Saturday) at the WMC at 3 p.m.
TO THE VICTORS GO THE SPOILS Mitchell Lee (front) and
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Ryan Elliott celebrate the Major Novice A OMHA title last Sunday afternoon at the WMC.
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Brezynskie of the win. “I walked into the room before and you could just feel how pumped the kids were, and the excitement.” He said that home ice certainly worked to their advantage as well, and the crowd of nearly 500 spectators at the Woolwich Memorial Centre put an extra pop in their step – and helped to silence a small but vocal group of NobleKing supporters. “It was nice to see that many people watching a Novice minor hockey game,” Brezynskie said. For Tony Code and the Minor Atom A team, they didn’t have the benefit of the home-ice support, but prevailed with a 4-3 win over Inisfil Mar. 19 to secure their own OMHA championship. “To be quite honest, that last game I didn’t necessarily think we deserved to win,” said Code. “Our guys found a way to score to get ahead, and our goalie just played outstanding. He won the whole game for us.” Code had nothing but praise for the players for how they battled through what was probably not their best game of the series to secure the win. “I can’t say enough about how great it is to see that our nice, little community and hockey organization has such great winners,” he said. Both teams were recognized prior to the Elmira Sugar Kings game-three matchup against the Brantford Golden Eagles on Sunday night, and stood at the red line for the national anthem. Unfortunately, not all the Woolwich teams in the OMHA finals this year fared as well as the Minor Atoms and the Major Novice’s. The Major Juvenile lost in their matchup against Orono in four games, having only won game-two 3-2 on home ice two weeks ago. The team fell 5-1 in Orono last Sunday to lose the series 3-1. “It was a well-fought series, everyone gave everything they had we just came up against a better team,” said assistant coach John Siopiolosz. “Somebody has to win, and somebody has to lose. I’m sure everyone was disappointed.” Siopiolosz specifically mentioned goaltender Matt Shantz, who he said played
THE TROPHY IS OURS The Minor Atom team captured their OMHA title
Saturday afternoon with a 4-3 win over Innisfil. Back row: coaches Gerald Morrison, Rob Cousineau, Tony Code, John Robertson, Tim Rollins. Middle row: Seth Morrison, Brody Waters, Justin Taylor, Sam Davidson, Austin Cousineau, Lukas Shantz, Kurtis Hoover, McKenzie Wilms, Giffen Rollins, Josh Martin, Jacob Code, Ethan Young, Eli Baldin. Front: Riley Demers, Cyrus Martin.
GETTING IT PAST THE GOALIE Spencer Young of the Major Novice A team scores in the third period of the team’s 4-1 win Sunday.
WHOOPING IT UP Harrison
Clifford of the Woolwich Minor Bantam A team celebrates his goal against Uxbridge last Saturday afternoon, a 5-4 win.
FOLLOW THAT PUCK Jason Gamble of the Minor Bantam A team carries the puck up ice in the second period of Saturday’s game.
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Four swimmers represent EDSS at provincials James Jackson
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DSS students Meaghan Mechler, Sarah Adams, Alex Nicholson and Katharine Hoffman all participated in the 2011 OFSAA swimming championships in Etobicoke on Mar.1 and 2, with Nicholson leading the charge by winning a silver medal in the 50-metre junior butterfly category. Hoffman finished ninth in the 50-metre freestyle senior category, while the foursome combined for a fourth-place finish in the 4X50 meter freestyle senior relay event. “They performed really well,” said coach Anne Kendall. “And this was only the second time they had competed together (for the relay), and they came fourth, so they did superbly well.” Nicholson was particularly strong in her solo events. She finished first in the preliminary round of the 50-metre butterfly with a time of 32.39 seconds, and despite improving on that time in the finals with a swim of 32.06, she came second to Bridget Wang of North Toronto Collegiate, who swam a blazing 31.75. “I’m really happy with it, actually. All the times were close, and I was lucky to get second,” Nicholson said with a laugh. The 2010-2011 season was one in which Nicholson exerted her swimming domi-
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UP AGAINST SOME TOUGH COMPETITION EDSS Grade 10 student Alex Nicholson is at home in the waters of the Woolwich Memorial Centre. She recently won a silver medal at the OFSAA provincial swimming championships. nance. At WCSSAA back in November, she emerged as the winner in three different categories and earned the title of top junior swimmer at the meet. She repeated that performance at the regional CWOSSA championships in February, where she captured two first-place awards (50-metre butterfly and 100-metre freestyle) and a
second-place finish in the 50-metre freestyle, giving her the opportunity to advance to the Ontario championships. “You can only do two individual events at OFSAA, so I chose to do the two I got first in,” she explained. Nicholson has been swimming since the age of 6, and has played competitive water polo in Waterloo
for the K-W Inferno for the past three seasons – a sport which she says contributes to some of her success. She is also a swimming coach here in Elmira for the Aquaducks on Tuesdays and Thursdays, which is a swim team for kids aged 6 to 15, she said. The silver medal was a fitting way for the grade 10 student to cap off her junior
swimming career. Nicholson will advance to the senior swimming ranks next season, where the competition will inevitably be stiffer, but she knows she is up for the challenge. “In grade 9 I won a bronze (in the team relay event), and this year I won silver, so hopefully next year I will win gold,” she said with a smile.
WYS looking to boost numbers for entry-level soccer Confusion may be at the root of slow start to mini division registration numbers James Jackson
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espite winter returning with a vengeance early Wednesday morning, thoughts are soon to pass from winter sports to those played in the spring and summer, and in Woolwich that means one thing: soccer. The Woolwich Youth Soccer club’s first vice-president says that registration numbers are up in nearly every category for the 2011 season thus far, save for one: the mini division for players aged 4-6, and that has many involved concerned. “We would like to get the mini program up to the same level that it was before, because that’s our starter program,” said Steve Lillico.
Registration is down about 33 per cent compared to last year, with only about 200 of the 300 spots filled thus far. That is a stark contrast to last year when the club had to turn players away because they couldn’t accommodate them all. There could be two factors at play in the lower numbers, said Lillico. The first being a township bylaw that prevented the club from putting a sign advertising the start of the signup period as close to Arthur Street as they have in previous years, making it less visible to those passing by. The second factor could be due to the club’s expansion into Breslau last season, and that many parents seem to be confused about whether or not there was a mini soccer division in
Elmira this year as well. “(Last year) was the first year that Breslau had been involved with us, and they held a separate registration out there,” he said. “This year we had a joint registration, and so maybe people thought that the (entire) program was being run out of Breslau. If people in Elmira didn’t sign up because they thought they had to travel to Breslau for mini soccer, that isn’t the case. “When we were registering people they were asking that question, so maybe
it wasn’t made 100 per cent clear” Registration started in January for the summer soccer season, and Lillico said that the club would be accepting registration for the mini program all the way up until the season kicks off during the week of May 23, and it runs until the week of July 25. The cost is $80 and four and five year olds have the option of playing on Monday or Tuesday, while the six year olds play on Thursdays. Lillico also said that any
parents who want their kids to play in the mini division in Breslau can play there, while anyone interested in signing their kids up to play in Elmira can do so as well. Over the past few seasons the club has made a concerted effort to expand past the boundaries of Elmira to incorporate the other soccer centres in the township, including St. Jacobs and Breslau, Lillico said. “We’re working towards that, and the township is helping us with that because there have been field developments in St. Jacobs and some good facilities out at Breslau, too. Despite the fact that there is still snow on the ground, things are well under way and we’ll be getting ready to start before you know it.”
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NO GO
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Nick Horrigan makes one of his 42 saves during the first period of the Kings’ 5-4 overtime win on Wednesday night.
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GAME FACE Lukas Baleshta waits to take a shot in the third period of the Kings’ 5-3 loss on Sunday. bell with an unassisted tending when he tied shorthanded goal at the game at 12:41 on 18:51. the powerplay from In the second, how- Andrew Smith and ever, Brantford put Benton on a bad-angle that first period behind shot from near the half them and roared back boards. It was his secto tie the game – and ond goal of the night silence the stunned and eighth point of the WMC crowd – just 2:04 series thus far. into the period. “It was unbelievIn the third period able,” said Haddaway the trend continued of the crowd support as Branford took their in the third period. “It first lead of the game means so much to the just 33 seconds in, then guys. The sound remade it 4-2 at 6:27. ally carries here, so we Yet in the playoffs, could hear them, and sometimes a lucky our guys fed off the enbounce is all that is ergy.” needed to shift the enKraus nearly ended tire momentum of the the game in regulation series, and that’s pre- when a rebound went cisely what the Kings right to him in front of got. During a delayed an open net, but he was penalty against Brant- hauled down with just ford, Colton Wolfe-Sabo 16 seconds left on the carried the puck into clock, sending Elmira the Brantford corner to the powerplay. and simply threw it in Kraus got his redempfront of the Brantford tion in the overtime goal, where it deflected frame, however, ending off of MacDonald’s the game less than one shin pad and in at 7:40 minute in, jumping on of the period. a rebound right in front “It’s just a lucky of the net. bounce, but hey, he The win puts the (MacDonald) was go- Kings one win away ing to the net. We had from a berth in the a situation there where Cherrey Cup finals, we could gamble a little which they last won bit because of the de- back in 2008 when they layed penalty and we beat the Cambridge took advantage,” said Winter Hawks in six Haddaway. games. The goal cut the defiFor now, however, cit to 4-3 and the entire their focus lies on WMC erupted. game-six of this series, The team fed off which is tonight (Satthat energy for the re- urday) in Brantford at mainder of the third, 7:30 p.m. Game seven, and MacDonald con- if necessary, goes totinued his dominance morrow night (Sunday) of Brantford’s goal- at 7 p.m. at the WMC.
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SCORECARD TWIN CENTRE NOVICE LL #1 - GIRLS
MAR. 21 Waterloo 2, Twin Centre 1 Goals: Avery Bender (Marlee Fraser)
Novice LL #1 undefeated at tournament
TWIN CENTRE NOVICE LL #1 - BOYS LAMBETH TOURNAMENT
Twin Centre 7, Lambton Shores 3 Goals: Alex Kaufman x2, Zach Lipczynski, Christopher Jones, Ben Belcourt, Kodie Gerber, Michael Hayes (Sam Erb x2, Zach Lipczynski, Tyler Zyta, Ben Belcourt, Kodie Gerber, Alex Kaufman, Michael Hayes)
GAME 3
Twin Centre 2, Hagersville 1 Goals: Zach Lipczynski, Tyler Zyta (Tyler Zyta, Will Edwards)
Acton 2, Woolwich 2 Goals: Kyle Bruder, Riley Shantz (Zac Pickard, Luke Haugerud)
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» SUBMITTED
MAR. 22
STARS OF THE SHOW The Twin Centre Novice LL #1 Stars went undefeated in the Lambeth
Novice March Break Tournament and beat the host Lambeth Lancers 4-2 in the Championship Final to win their second tournament of the season. Back row: trainer Dave Zyta, Head Coach Clint Lipczynski, Asst. Coach Jeff Kaufman; absent: manager Brigitte Hayes. Third row: Tyler Zyta, Ben Belcourt, Will Edwards, Alex Erb, Devon Lee, Alex Kaufman, Josh Carere. Second row: Kodie Gerber, Michael Hayes, Zach Lipczynski, Sam Erb, Christopher Jones. Front: Aidan Lipczynski.
GAME 4
Twin Centre 4, Lambeth 2 Goals: Alex Kaufman x2, Devon Lee, Michael Hayes (Tyler Zyta, Kodie Gerber)
TC Novices win Lambeth tourney
GAME 1
Lambeth 6, Twin Centre 5 Goals: Hayden Martin x 2, Jacob Thompson, Dawson Stevenson, Dylan Hehn (Jack Wolf, Jayden Palermo x2, Jacob Thompson x 2, Dawson Stevenson, Nathan Brideau)
GAME 4
Twin Centre 8, Lambeth 2 Goals: Jacob Thompson x 6, Dylan Hehn, Dawson Stevenson (Jaden Palermo x2, Connall Gillett x 3, Evie Adam, John Buddiger, Hayden Martin, Jacob Thompson) WOOLWICH NOVICE MAJOR A - BOYS
MAR. 20
Woolwich 3, Innisfil 2 Goals: Jake Code, Austin Cousineau, Ethan Young (Josh Martin x2, Eli Baldin, Brody Waters, Sam Davidson)
» SUBMITTED PHOTO
WOOLWICH PEEWEE AE - BOYS
MAR. 20 Hespeler 3, Woolwich 0
REASON TO CELEBRATE Twin Center Novice LL #3, the B Champions at the Lambeth Lancers Novice Tournament, beat the Lambeth Lancers LL #1 team on 8-2 in the finals Mar.15. Back row: Steve Gervais (trainer), Shawn Thompson (assistant coach), Phil Palmero (coach). Middle row: Jonathan Gervais, Connall Gillett, John Buddiger, Nathan Brideau, Mikael Gascho goalie, Jayden Palmero, Jack Wolf. Front row: Evie Adam, Hayden Martin, Dylan Hehn, Dawson Stevenson, Jacob Thompson, Reider Henderson.
Atoms sweep to victory in Lucknow
WOOLWICH PEEWEE A - BOYS
MAR. 21 Hespeler 5, Woolwich 3 Goals: Sheldon Metzger x2, Daniel Gallant (Jacob Uridil x2, Cameron Rose, Owen Read) WOOLWICH BANTAM MINOR A - BOYS OMHA FINALS
MAR. 12 Uxbridge 3, Woolwich 1 Goals: Cole Conlin (Alex Uttley, Jason Gamble) MAR. 13 Woolwich 4, Uxbridge 2 Goals: Connor Peirson, Alex Uttley, Adam Jokic, Jason Gamble (Jason Gamble, Scott Martin) MAR. 19 Woolwich 5, Uxbridge 4 Goals: Harrison Cliffordx2, Matthew Legerx2 and Grant Kernick (Grant Kernickx3, Harrison Cliffordx2 and Matthew Leger)
MAR. 12 GAME 1
Woolwich 7, Kincardine 1 Goals: Travis Weber x2, Tim Mayberry x2, Kyle Deyell, Ryan Parrott, Johnny Wang (Hunter Schmitt x2, Kayden Zacharczuk, Corbin Kaufman,
MAR. 13
Plattsville 7, Woolwich 2 Goals: Dylan Smith, Joe Hanley (Zach Pogue, Connor Graham)
OMHA CHAMPIONS WOOLWICH ATOM LL #3 – BOYS LUCKNOW TOURNAMENT
GAME 2
Woolwich 3, Innisfil 2 Goals: Josh Martin, Austin Cousineau, Sam Davidson (Austin Cousineau, Justin Taylor, Mackenzie Willms)
MAR. 12
Woolwich 4, NobleKing 1 Goals: Mitchell Lee x2, Spencer Young, Blake Roemer (Connor Bradley, Brady Brezynskie, Mitchell Lee, Blake Roemer, Isiah Katsube, Dawson Good, Kyler Austin )
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MAR. 20
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Woolwich 9, Mitchell 1 Goals: Johnny Wang x3, Tim Mayberry, James Wang, Hunter Schmitt, Kayden Zacharczuk, Ryan Parrott, Travis Weber (Kayden Zacharczuk x2, Corbin Kaufman x2, Hunter Schmitt, Nathan Kocher, Ryan Parrott)
MAR. 12
OMHA CHAMPIONS WOOLWICH PEEWEE LL #2 - BOYS
GAME 2
Twin Centre 8, Strathroy 0 Goals: Jacob Thompson x4, Dylan Hehn x2, Nathan Brideau, Jack Wolf (Jacob Thompson, Nathan Brideau)
WOOLWICH MINOR ATOM A - BOYS
Woolwich 4, Innisfil 3 Goals: Ethan Young, Mackenzie Willms, Jake Code, Austin Cousineau (Justin Taylor, Griffen Rollins, Brody Waters, Lukas Shantz, Austin Cousineau )
MAR. 16
GAME 3
Kitchener 3, Woolwich 3 Goals: Kyle Bruder x3 (Nick Ravelle, Ryan Belanger, Zac Pickard)
MAR. 19
TWIN CENTRE NOVICE LL #3 – BOYS LAMBETH TOURNAMENT
Twin Centre 5, Ilderton 4 Goals: Jacob Thompson x 3, Dylan Hehn x2 (Nathan Brideau x2, Evie Adams, Jack Wolf)
Woolwich 4, Lucknow 0 Goals: Johnny Wang x2, Kayden Zacharczuk, Adam Anstett (Travis Weber, Corbin Kaufman, Kayden Zacharczuk, Ryan Parrott) Shutout: Bryce Dettweiler MAR. 9
GAME 1
Twin Centre 5, West Lorne Gold 0 Goals: Michael Hayes x2, Zach Lipczynski, Kodie Gerber, Alex Kaufman (Zach Lipczynski x2, Tyler Zyta x2, Ben Belcourt x2, Josh Carere, Alex Kaufman, Michael Hayes) Shutout: Aidan Lipczynski|
GAME 3
WOOLWICH ATOM AE – BOYS
MAR. 16
GAME 2
Ryan Parrott, Wonkyu Shin)
NOTHING BUT WINS The Woolwich Atom LL#3 Boys team went undefeated at a tournament
in Lucknow on Mar. 12, including a 4-0 win over the hometown team in the finals, to take home first-place. Back row: coaches Guy Zacharczuk, Kevin Moser, Kevin Schmitt. Middle row: James Wang, Adam Anstett, Tim Mayberry, Ryan Parrott, Travis Weber, Kyle Deyell, Alex Devore. Front row: Johnny Wang, Wonkyu Shin, Corbin Kaufman, Ryan Moser, Kayden Zacharczuk, Hunter Schmitt, Nathan Kocher. Goalie: Bryce Dettweiler.
Uxbridge 4, Woolwich 1 Goals: Jason Gamble (Harrison Clifford and Grant Kernick) TWIN CENTRE MIDGET LL #1 - GIRLS
MAR. 21 Twin Centre 2, Waterloo 0 Goals: Janessa Heywood, Shannon Lorentz (Emily Detzler, Meagan Smart) Shutout: Lindsay Dietrich
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NOTICE OF PASSING OF BY-LAW 16-2011 TO EXTEND INTERIM CONTROL BY-LAW 13-2010, AS AMENDED, CULTURAL HERITAGE LANDSCAPE STUDY IN THE VICINITY OF WEST MONTROSE TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Woolwich passed Bylaw 13-2010 on the 9th day of February, 2010 under Section 38 of the Planning Act, RSO 1990, c.P. 13. The purpose and effect of By-law 13-2010 is to prevent development as defined by the By-law in the Interim Control By-law Area to enable the municipality to prepare a planning study that will investigate and consider the potential identification and protection of a Cultural Heritage Landscape in the vicinity of West Montrose through potential amendments to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. By-law 13-2010 is applicable to those lands identified as the Interim Control By-law Area as shown on Schedule A to By-law 13-2010. The By-law showing the lands affected can be viewed in the Engineering and Planning Services Department at the Township offices. By-law 13-2010 was in effect for up to one year from the date of passing, being February 9, 2011. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Council of the Corporation of the Township of Woolwich passed By-law 7-2011 on the 7th day of February, 2011 under Section 38 of the Planning Act, RSO 1990, c.P. 13, as amended, to provide for an amendment of By-law 13-2010 to extend the period of time that such Interim Control By-law will be in effect (extended to March 29, 2011). AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Council of the Corporation of the Township of Woolwich passed By-law 16-2011 on the 8th day of March, 2011 under Section 38 of the Planning Act, RSO 1990, c.P. 13, as amended, to provide for an amendment of By-law 13-2010, as amended, to extend the period of time that such Interim Control By-law will be in effect. The Interim Control By-law will now be in effect until February 8, 2012. Section 38(2) of the Planning Act, RSO 1990, c.P. 13 provides that Council of the Municipality may pass a By-law to amend an Interim Control By-law to extend the period of time during which the By-law will be in effect to a maximum of two years from the date of passing of the original Interim Control By-law. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any person or agency may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board in respect of By-law 16-2011 by filing with the Clerk of the Corporation of the Township of Woolwich no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 an appellant form available at www.omb.gov.on.ca or from the municipality. A notice of appeal must set out the reasons for the appeal and must be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Municipal Board. Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal an Interim Control By-law to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf. Any questions concerning this By-law may be directed to: Township of Woolwich Engineering and Planning Services Department Attn: Dan Kennaley, Director 24 Church Street West, Box 158 Elmira, Ontario, N3B 2Z6 Phone: 519-669-6028 / 519-664-2613 ext. 6028 Fax: 519-669-4669 Email: dkennaley@woolwich.ca Dated at the Township of Woolwich this 26th day of March, 2011. Christine Broughton Director of Council and Information Services / Clerk Township of WoolwichFax: 519-669-4669
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1ST ANNUAL MAYOR’S MAPLE SYRUP CONTEST This year during the Mayor’s Breakfast maple syrup samples will be taste-tested by the local area Mayors and the Regional Chair. The winner of the Maple Syrup Contest will be announced at the event and will receive a trophy. In addition, syrup from the winner of the 2011 Maple Syrup Contest will be purchased for use at the Mayor’s Breakfast during the 2012 festival. Entering the Contest is easy. To participate in the Contest, contestants must: Be a maple syrup producer and part of the Waterloo-Wellington Maple Syrup Producers Association. Submit a 500 mL sample of maple syrup in a glass or plastic bottle, with no identifying labels or private markings. Submit entry tags along with the sample. Tags must include: the contestant’s name, farm name (if applicable), address, telephone number, grade of maple syrup, and how long they have been making maple syrup. All entries become the property of the Festival and no containers or dishes will be returned to the contestants. Entries can be submitted at the Township Administration Office, 1st Floor Reception, 24 Church Street West, Elmira from March 14th to March 29th between 9-5 p.m. For more information visit our website at www.woolwich.ca.
WOOLWICH MEMORIAL CENTRE SPRING ICE TIME AVAILABLE
On the Dan Snyder Pad, Now until April 17th Call 519.669.1647 ext. 7001 or 7025 to book Regular Program including Parent & Tot, Adult,& Afterschool Skates will continue until April 17, 2011.
PARKING IN ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES The fine for parking a vehicle in an accessible parking space without displaying an MTO-Issued Permit is $300! Please respect the accessible parking spaces in our community and do not use them unless you have the proper permit from the Ministry of Transportation clearly displayed in your vehicle. Unfortunately, accessible parking spaces are commonly used by persons without the proper permit and the fine for misuse of this parking is $300.00. Take note of these on-street accessible spaces in the downtown core area of Elmira and do not use them if you do not have a permit, even for short periods of time: • • • • •
Arthur Street South, east side, in front of the Elmira Library Arthur Street South, east side, in front of the Elmira Post Office Arthur Street South, east side, just north of Church Street Arthur Street South, west side, just south of the crosswalk Park Avenue West, north side, in front of the Elmira Medical Clinic
The Township of Woolwich appreciates the community’s co-operation in ensuring these and all other accessible parking spaces are available for permit holders. If you have questions about accessibility in our community, please contact the Accessibility Co-ordinator at (519) 669-6005.
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» Saturday, March 26, 2011
Magicians force the issue
ELMIRA MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL ROAD AND MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS CLOSURES The following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic on Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 from 1:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.: a) Hampton Street (South Street West to Snyder Avenue); b) Wyatt Street (Hampton Street to Memorial Avenue); c) James Street (Snyder Avenue to Hampton Street); d) Park Avenue (Snyder Avenue to Memorial Avenue); e) South Street East (Arthur Street South to Memorial Avenue); f) South Street West (West of Snyder Avenue); g) Walker Street (Church Street West to Hampton Street); h) Dunke Street (Church Street West to Hampton Street); i) Mill Street (Arthur Street South to Memorial Avenue); In addition the following parking lots will be closed • The Mill Street Municipal Parking Lot will be closed on Friday, April 1st, 2011 from 11:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 2nd, 2011; • The southwest portion of the Wyatt Street Municipal Lot will be closed and no parking will be permitted along the buggy shed from 5:00 p.m. on Thursday March 31st, 2011 until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 2nd, 2011. • The Woolwich Memorial Centre parking lot and the parking lot east of Lion’s Hall will be closed from 11:00 p.m. on Friday, April 1st, 2011 until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 2nd, 2011.
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How do magicians make you think you’ve made a free choice when in fact you’re doing their bidding?
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Called “forcing,” this allows the trickster to know in advance what card you’ll choose from a deck, which item you’ll select from an array on a table, say Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde in Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals About Our Everyday Deceptions. “The mentalist is in complete control making you think he can read your mind.” One classic method is the “magician’s choice,” where no matter what you choose, the magician calls the shots by how he verbally responds. For example, if he puts two cards face down on the table and wants you to choose the one on the right, he’ll say “choose either one.” If you then choose the one on the right, he goes on with the trick. If you choose the one on the left, he’ll say, “Good, you keep that one card and I’ll use the remaining one.” Thus he FORCES the card he wants. You can call it verbal flimflammery or a savvy sleight of mind. Either way, it works like magic.
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Try writing the numbers 0-10 using exactly four 4s for each number, together with operation signs, such as (4 x 4) - (4 x 4) = 0.
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44 - 44 = 0; 44/44 = 1; 4/4 + 4/4 = 2; (4 + 4 +4)/4 = 3; 4 + 4 x (4 - 4) = 4; (4 x 4 + 4)/4 = 5; (4 x 4)/4+ square root of 4 = 6; 4 + 4 - 4/4 = 7;
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After your bridge club switches over from manual shuffling to a computerized card-dealing machine, members begin noticing abnormal suit distributions. Suspicion immediately falls on the computer. Wouldn’t a predictable machine have trouble generating truly randomized orderings?
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That’s not likely the problem, says University of Tasmania’s Neville Holmes in Computer magazine. Although not perfectly random, computers do a much better job “shuffling” cards than the typical human dealer. As Laurie Kelso reported in the Australian Bridge Federation Newsletter, theoretically a deck of cards requires seven “riffle” shuffles to completely undo any residual effects from the previous deal. “Since most manual shuffling is at best cursory, it is really of little surprise that the results are sometimes flatter than the truly random hands produced via computer generation.” It seems the bridge club had simply gotten used to poor shuffling!
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4 + 4 + 4 - 4 = 8; 4 + 4 + 4/4 = 9; (4 x the square root of 4) + (the square root of 4) = 10 (from ScienceIllustrated.com magazine).
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On .46 acre lot just outside of Elmira. 3 bdrms, Lg LR & RR, inspiring kit complete w/pantry. Stairway to basement from single garage. 2nd kit in basement. Huge 24ft x 36ft, metal, 2 storey, drive in shed/workshop. Lg deck over looking farmland. MLS Call Paul direct.
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Spacious semi yet to be built. Close to downtown in mature area. 3 bdrms, 3 baths, lg eat-in kit equip’d w/pantry, breakfast. Lg GR. Sngle garage big enough to park in. Master w/lg walk-in closet and ens. MLS Call Paul direct.
Fabulous semi yet to be built. Close to downtown in mature area. 3 bdrms, 3 baths, lg eat-in kit equip’d w/pantry, breakfast bar. Lg GR. Single garage big enough to park in. Master w/lg walk-in closet & ens. MLS Call Paul direct.
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CUSTOM BUILT - 4 bedroom home backing onto greenspace! Great rm w/hardwood & gas f/p. Open concept to DR. Maple kitchen w/large dinette. Garden doors to cedar deck and fenced yard. Main flr. laundry. Loaded w/upgrades! MLS $489,900.
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or the second time in David Bauman’s life he has been part of a unique photo opportunity, but he doesn’t remember the first one. Home for a visit last week with the family’s newest member, son Grayson, Bauman posed for a snap shot with five generations of his family. The last time the family gathered to capture five generations in one photo, Bauman was just three months old, the same age his son Grayson is now. “It just happened to work out that way,” he said. Bauman’s mother Sharon, also featured in the picture, remembers taking the first photograph with her mother, grandmother and great-
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ALL IN THE FAMILY Baby Grayson Bauman is the first in his generation to take part in the family tradition of a legacy photo containing five generations of his family. Back row: Doreen Martin and Sharon Bauman. Front row: Minerva Martin, David Bauman and Grayson Bauman. grandmother more than “It’s so neat,” she said. 28 years ago. “What made it really
special was the timing.” This family visit was the first Grayson has had with his grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother since being born on Dec. 27. “This little guy has a lot of grandparents,” Bauman said. Bauman recognized how lucky the family was to have two opportunities to capture the family’s legacy this way. “We think it’s wonderful,” she said. “To us it seems like a real blessing.” Bauman hopes the family genes make it possible to repeat the photo again for coming generations. “We’ve got some real longevity there,” she said of the eldest member of the family who is 93 years old. “We hope we can do this again.”
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>>H.U.G.S. Program 9:15-11:15 a.m. Come meet with other parents to discuss parenting and child health issues. Topic: Little Hands Talking – Leslie Lang will explain how young children can communicate using sign language. Held at the Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Call Heidi at 519-664-3794, ext. 237 for more information. >>Woolwich Community Services has trained volunteers available to complete your income tax reurn. This service is offered for free of charge to people with limited income. T0 find out if you qualify drop by or call Woolwich Community Services at 73 Arthur St. S., Elmira 519-669-5139. >>Kids Book Club is for 10-12 year olds and will run one Friday a month from 6:45-7:30 p.m. Dates include Mar. 25, Apr. 29 and May 27. For more information, contact the Elmira Branch Library 519-669-5477. >>Baked Chicken Dinner 6 p.m. Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St. E. Elmira. $7. >>Games Night – 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Elmira Branch Library. Joins us for a fun evening of board games. Play or watch Mystery Games such as Clue, Mastermind, Password, Whodunit? And more. Just drop in, free event. For more information call the Region of Waterloo, Elmira Branch Library at 519669-5477. MARCH 26
>>Elmira Meat Canning Fundraiser Breakfast Buffet. Calvary United Church, 48 Hawkesville Rd., St. Jacobs. Proceeds towards Mennonite Central Committee Elmira Meat Canning Project. Speaker Darrin Yoder, MCC Akron. Tickets $12/adult; $5 6-12 yrs; 5 and under free. Advance tickets, MCC Ontario 519-745-8458. >>Rags to Riches is a monthly crafting drop
in. Recycle your stuff and learn new crafts without going broke; 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the meeting room at the Elmira Public Library. No admission fees, no age limit (children under 9 must be with an adult). Contact 519-669-0837 for more information. This month we will be learning basic book binding techniques.
MARCH 27
>>A Show and dinner, Trinity United Church, 21 Arthur St. Elmira. Show 3 p.m. featuring Merry Melodies Choir from Waterloo. Tickets $12; students $5, children under 5 yrs free. Dinner 5-7 p.m. Adults $12; students $6; children under 5 yrs. Free. Tickets available from choir members or call Lynne Martin 519-664-2772 or Cheryl Fisher 519-6699067. MARCH 29
>>Toddler Tales is for children 24 to 36 months old and a parent or caregiver and runs on Tuesdays 10:30-11:15 a.m. from March 29 – May 17. For more information, contact the Elmira Branch Library 519-6695477. >>CPR Training – Elmira Legion is hosting a CPR training session; $15. Mar. 29 & Apr. 19 7-9:30 p.m. For more information please call 519-669-2932.
MARCH 29
>>Chip n’ Dip Book Club is for 10-12 years old and is held on the last Tuesday of the month from 7-7:30 p.m. Meetings dates are Mar. 29, Apr. 26, May 31 and June 21. For more information call the Wellesley Branch of the Region of Waterloo Library 519-656-2001.
New to the Community? Do you have a new Baby? It’s time to call your Welcome Wagon Hostess. Elmira & Surrounding Area
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Steps To Starting A Business – Elmira Branch Library; 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thinking of starting a business? Don’t know how? Come to the Small Business Centre’s presentation at Elmira Branch Library, 65 Arthur St. S. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information call the library 519-669-5477.
SHARON GINGRICH 519.291.6763 psgingrich@hotmail.com
MARCH 30
>>Storytime is for children 3-5 years old and will run on Wednesdays 2-2:45 p.m. from Mar. 30 to May 18 and Thursdays 10:15-11 a.m. from Mar. 31 to May. 19. For more information, contact the Elmira Branch Library 519-669-5477. >>Waterloo 4-H sign-up night; 1-8:30 p.m. St. Agatha Community Centre. www. waterloo4-h.ca; 519-569-9859.
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APRIL 1
>>Woolwich Youth Centre Silent Auction – 6-9 p.m. and April 2, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Help make a difference in the community by supporting the Youth Centre’s annual Silent Auction. Auction takes place during the EMSF’s Antique and Collectibles Show a the Woolwich Memorial Centre. Admission $3. Many fantastic items including a BlackBerry Torch and Toronto Blue Jay tickets. >>Have your Antiques and Collectibles appraised – 6-9 p.m. at the Woolwich Memorial Centre; $6 per item or three for $15. Taking place during the Antique and Collectibles Show. Admission to show $3 with proceeds to support Woolwich Community Services. APRIL 5
>>Come Read With Me – 6:45-7:30 p.m.
starting Apr. 5 at Bloomingdale Branch Library. An evening family storytime program recommended for parents/ caregivers and children 3-7 years old. Read, play games, and learn about literacy in fun ways. Drop in, it’s free! For more information call the Bloomingdale Branch Library 519-745-3151.
>>Caregiver Coffee Hour – 10-11:30 a.m. at Chateau Gardens, Elmira. ‘Coping with Changes in Caregiving’. For information contact Lorraine at the Woolwich Community Health Centre at 519-6643794 or Cara at the Alzheimer Society of KW 519-742-1422. APRIL 6
>>Storytime for Children ages 3 to 5 – at Bloomingdale Branch of the Region of Waterloo Library. Join us for stories and fun activities on Wednesdays, Apr. 6 – May 25 from 1:30-2:15 p.m. or Thursdays, Apr.7 to May 26 from 1:30-2:15 p.m. Space is limited. Call or visit the library for more information. 519-745-3151.
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FAMILY ALBUM STAG & DOE
Stag & Doe
ENGAGEMENT
Shawn & Kim
IN MEMORIAM
DEATH NOTICES
>>BAUMAN, Leonard H. – June 8, 1926 – March 18, 2011 – Peacefully went home to be with the Lord at Heritage House, St. Jacobs at the age of 84.
Black (nee Turpel), Jane Ellen January 1, 1974 – March 26, 2007
Tara Freund & Ryan Buchan
>>BRADLEY, Kenneth C. – Passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2011 at his residence. Ken Bradley age 75 years, of Elmira.
>>COGHLIN, Aileen – At Listowel Memorial Hsopital on Sunday, March 20, 2011, in her 91st year. Local relatives are her brother-in-law Bruc Coghlin and his wife Beatrice of Wellesley. >>HORST, Edwin – Died peacefully on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at his home RR5 Lucknow, in his 87th year. Local relatives are his daughter Minerva Bauman and her husband Aaron of RR2 Wallenstein.
St. Jacobs Community Ctr Prizes, Lunch, Music by DJ $10/Person ANNIVERSARY
A “Stag and Doe” in their honour is being planned for Saturday June 25, 2011. It’s a family fun day at the Waterloo Rod & Gun starting at 2pm. Pig Roast and Dance to follow.
ANNIVERSARY
Happy 60th Anniversary! Ken & Lois Fisher
>>HUBER,
Lyndall Kevin – Passed away suddenly as a result of a car accident on Sunday, March 20, 2011. Lyndall resided at RR1, Wellesley. He was 17 years old.
If it only came as a sudden pain, that passes after its brief spasm of agony, it would not be so sore an affliction; but when it comes, it comes to stay. There remains a place in our hearts which is tender to every touch, and it is touched so often. We survive the shock of the moment easier than the constant reminder of our loss.
>>STROH, Mary (Dibblee)- Peacefully on Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Freeport Heatlh Centre ath the age of 87 years of St. Jacobs, formerly of Conestogo.
I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. John 11 vs 25
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>>MORRIS,
Valerie (nee Cesanek)- Passed away at Chateau Gardens, Elmira on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at the age of 85 years.
>>STROME, Stephen Wilmer – It is with great sadness Steve’s family announces his passing on Sunday, February 20, 2011, after suffering a severe stroke. Steve was 69 years old. Local relatives are his brother Kelly Strome and his wife Terry of Paradise Lake.
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