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Weather dampens turnout, but not spirit of the sap fest WILL SLOAN The Elmira Maple Syrup Festival celebrated its 50th year on Saturday – an age when many people succumb to a midlife crisis. For Ken Jessop, chairperson of the festival committee, the anniversary marked the end of an era for Canada’s largest oneday syrup festival … and the beginning of a new one. “We put a business plan together two-and-a-half years ago with our vision of where we were going leading up to and past the 50th,” said Jessop on Wednesday. “Flap Jack, our mascot, was an initiative we were envisioning for the 50th. Those signs that we replaced on the north and south end of town, that was another vision.” As the committee begins preparing for 2015 and festival number 51, it will now contemplate the tricky task of evolving and expanding a time-honoured tradition. “We always want to keep the tradition alive, and EMSF 2014 | 7
An off-planet look at what it takes to succeed Astronaut Chris Hadfield offers a unique perspective to Home Hardware dealers in St. Jacobs
Canada’s most famous astronaut was the keynote speaker at Home Hardware’s annual spring market in St. Jacobs, applying his experience as captain of the International Space Station to business management on Earth. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]
WILL SLOAN When Chris Hadfield was nine years old, he watched Neil Armstrong land on the moon and, like millions of kids, decided to become an astronaut. Alas,
he faced an obstacle: Canada did not have a space program. “I was setting my sights on something that was impossible,” Hadfield said at Home Hardware’s annual spring market on Tuesday.
“But even then I realized, ‘Well, y’know, just look at what happened today on the moon – impossible things can happen. The only thing you can really control about impossibility is getting yourself ready.’”
Hadfield’s social media presence while in orbit made him the most internationally famous Canadian not named Rob or Justin. On earth, Hadfield is using his experience as captain of the interna-
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Wellesley small business earns council reprieve WILL SLOAN A small business operating in violation of Wellesley bylaws now has a two-year grace period before its fate is ultimately decided. Terry Rubach and his father Aaron Rubach have been running a woodworking shop from the son’s home at 4915 William Hast-
ings Line. The use doesn’t comply with the township’s zoning bylaw, as operating from a detached garage doesn’t qualify as a home business and the property, while zoned agricultural, is too small to meet the requirements for an on-farm business – at half an acre, it falls well short of the minimum of 20 acres, and there is no farm operation.
Still, councillors meeting Monday night agreed to let the pair see if the business is viable rather than forcing it to shut down. The Rubachs requested a two-year grace period, so that if the bylaw amendment (which typically takes six months) is rejected, they would be able to assess if the business is strong enough to support
finding a new property. “We’re simply asking to be able to continue doing the business that we have already started here,” Aaron Rubach told council April 7. “We want to do it legally; we want to be a contributor to this community; we want to do that which can make all of us proud that we are here. “We’re believers that in
small business, everyone has to start somewhere, and small business should be judged on the basis of how they contribute to the community.” The Rubachs specialize in trellises, and clients include Home Hardware in St. Jacobs. Terry Rubach’s home is an agricultural property for home-based occupation. The wood-
working shop is officially designated as a hobby, and the Rubachs hope to expand to a full-fledged business. Regarding the two-year grace period, Aaron Rubach explained, “One year isn’t sufficient to know whether a business is going to go.” WORKSHOP | 5
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Ready to make a splash (pad) in Breslau Lions Club eager to get project underway to help meet the needs of kids and families in fast-growing community ELENA MAYSTRUK Just in time for spring, fundraising plans for a Breslau splash park are beginning to bud with a new committee at the helm and some donations already rolling in. “I think people are really excited because they would like to know what’s going to be done. I think people are really looking forward to it – it’s something that is not only needed in the community but really wanted. With the great weather there are so many kids
playing outside and this would just be a great facility for them,” said JoAnna Brunnenmeir, Breslau Lions Club member and co-chair of the splash pad committee. Residents already had a chance to vote on their favourite of three designs for the pad during Breslau’s Family Fun Day last June. Based on popular demand – a new committee which formed after the main organizers moved away from Breslau last year – went with an airplane theme for the park by Open Space
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ready to start knocking on the doors of corporate donors hoping to glean most of the funds in this manner, but also looking at grants and private donations. “We have a packaged design we are ready to present to donors. Mostly we are starting with approaching corporations. We have received at least one grant already. We are just ready now to go and start talking to donors. We think we are in a really good place,” she said. “We’re really ready to go full force, buy the end
of May for sure we’ll be knocking on doors.” Ideas for the pad initially came out of an attempt to diversify one of Ontario’s fastest-growing communities, Brunnenmeir added, with an emphasis on the Lions Club’s goal of catering to families and kids. “It could be the fastest growing community in Ontario. There are still plans for thousands of new homes over the next ten years and we just don’t have any facilities like [the splash pad]. The park is older and so we just
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For instance: four-and-ahalf years of training with his crew prepared Hadfield and his international colleagues for every conceivable crisis, so that when problems did arise, they were ready. The key to success, Hadfield said, is to “visualize failure.” “People talk about visualizing success all the time – I don’t really understand it. If success happens, that’s great – visualizing it doesn’t make it happen. Things go wrong all the time. … Visualize [failure] realistically, and then practice, as realistically as you can, how you’re going to avoid failure from happening.” During their half decade of preparation, Hadfield and his crew “trained to take out each other’s appendix and reprogram the computers onboard and make an IMAX movie and do spacewalks.” He explained, “You can never be too competent, and things you were expert in a little while ago change over time. … Every skill that you can give to your team of people … improves the odds that you will survive, that you will be successful in whatever you’re trying to accomplish.” However, he added, competence extends beyond the crew and into management. “You’ve all worked for someone who is incompetent, and it is immediately apparent if they haven’t done their homework. … If you were ever going to be trusted and expect yourself to do a good job leading anybody, then you need to do the work in advance." For the astronauts, fourand-a-half years was no small commitment. What kept the crew going, Had-
field said, were the goals they united behind – much like how, 50 years ago, 122 independent hardware stores pooled their resources into a co-op that became one of Canada’s most successful corporations. “I set overall objectives, just like when I was a little kid,” said Hadfield. “Once you’ve given people the skills, they know where they’re trying to head, then you can set ‘em loose. They may not go exactly the same path you’d go, but they know which direction they’re headed, and you can trust them to make de-
cisions.” Realistically speaking, few of today’s nine-yearolds who idolize Hadfield will become astronauts. How does one sustain optimism when one has set a goal that is almost unreachable? Hadfield admitted, “Really, I decided a long time ago, ‘I’m never going to fly in space, the odds are just too terrible. I cannot make that the measure of my life. Instead, that’s just a distant draw, like a magnet pulling me that way, and I’m going to enjoy all the stuff that happens along the way.’”
Uniting behind a common goal was the theme of Hadfield’s speech, whether in outer space or at your neighbourhood Home Hardware. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]
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St. Clements intersection to be studied A delegation from St. Clements appeared at Waterloo Region council on April 1 advocating for a traffic light at Herrgott Road and Lobsinger Line. Between 2007 and 2011, the intersection experienced eight collisions – twice the expected number – but last October, regional planners declared traffic levels to be too low to justify a light or overhead flashing beacon. The St. Clements delegation, which
included Wellesley Coun. Paul Hergott, argued that the proposed adjustments (including alteration to the curb and elimination of parking spaces) are not enough. Regional council voted to send the matter to staff, who will prepare a report.
MennoHomes founder retires
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becoming wedged underneath and requiring emergency crews to extricate her from the vehicles. She was subsequently airlifted to Hamilton Health Sciences in critical but stable condition. The 49-year-old school bus driver was not injured and out of 17 school children on board three complained of minor injuries. They were assessed by paramedics and released at the scene.
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12:21 AM | A woman was charged with ‘careless driving’ after leaving the scene following a single-vehicle accident. She was northbound on Benjamin Road in a white pickup truck when she lost control, drove off the road and struck a fire hydrant. She was also charged with ‘fail to report collision.’
9:15 AM | Three vehicles were struck by what appeared to be a beige or white vehicle that fled the scene at Centre Street in Elmira. Driver-side mirrors were knocked off of all three parked vehicles and police are requesting that anyone with information call 519-5703000, referencing occurrence # WA14072928.
Gale Presbyterian Church in Elmira. The retirement celebration is open to the public beginning at 6:30 p.m. Buhr served as the executive director of the House of Friendship in Kitchener for 20 years. Following a brief retirement, he volunteered to help create and lead MennoHomes. Since its founding in 2001, MennoHomes has provided 105 affordable housing units for seniors and families. While the majority of MennoHomes’ housing is in Kitchener, MennoHomes has also provided seven units for families in Elmira since 2010. In addition, the group has partnered with Woolwich Community Services to
purchase a vacant lot at the corner of Church Street and Memorial Avenue. MennoHomes is in the early stages of developing the property that will see 24 apartments built. The retirement celebration is also a fundraiser with all donations going towards the new affordable housing project in Elmira.
SJK shines at science fair Two St. John’s-Kilmarnock students are among nine heading to the Canada-wide Science and
Engineering Fair in Windsor next month, having scored well at the Waterloo-Wellington Science and Engineering Fair. Zoë Kovacs, Grade 10, and Parker Hoyes, Grade 8 were Award of Merit winners, allowing them to move on. Some 295 Grade 7 through 12 students and their 220 projects took part in the WWSEF event April 8 at Bingemans in Kitchener. Kovacs’ project, entitled The Digestion Question, earned a Best of Division Award in Physical & Mathematical Science. She also received a Gold Medallion – Physical & Mathematical Science, Intermediate.
Region keeping track of students’ immunization shots Pupils without proper documentation risk suspension WILL SLOAN The Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) enforces vaccination for Waterloo Region students against tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, and diphtheria. But with misconceptions about vaccination running rampant, and diseases like measles flaring up for the first time in decades, Region of Waterloo Public Health needs to work extra hard to prevent disease outbreak. “We try to educate daily with all of our phone calls that we take on our info line, but we also work closely with family doctors and the school boards to get our information out,” said Linda Black, manager of vaccine preventable diseases for Public Health. “We’re reviewing how we’re communicating our
messages. This year, we’ll be doing a lot of online promotions. We’ll be doing some information on school websites, and hopefully working with the communications department in the school board to ramp up.” Last week, the department mailed immunization record requests for students without complete records, and beginning May 7 will enforce the legislation at secondary schools. Parents will need to send proof of immunization directly to the region. Without an immunization record, students may be given a 20-day suspension. However, Public Health will be allowing unvaccinated students with a legal exception. “Any student can get an exemption based on religion, philosophical, conscience,
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Hoyes won the Gold Medallion – Physical & Mathematical Science, Junior for his project titled Trendsetter. Both were recipients of a Sir Isaac Newton Award. Bronze Medallion – Engineering, Intermediate went to SJK student Mattea Powell. Other recipients included Brendan Chin-Quee (Bronze Medallion – Engineering, Junior), Jonah Landry (Bronze Medallion – Physical & Mathematical Science, Junior), Megan Berry (Pewter Medallion – Engineering, Intermediate) and Conestogo’s Cara Webber (Pewter Medallion – Life Science, Junior).
Region of Waterloo moves on eastside lands Waterloo Regional council this week approved its East side lands (stage 1) master environmental servicing plan (MESP), part of the framework for the development lands in the north part of Cambridge near the Region of Waterloo International Airport. The MESP provides recommendations related to transportation, water and wastewater infrastructure in relation to some 750 acres of land to earmarked for industrial use.
Housing sales down in March Residential property sales were down 12 per cent last month compared to March 2013, the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors reports. There were 536 residential sales reported during the month of March, 23 per cent more than in February. Looking at the first quarter of 2013, there were a total of 1,293 residential sales, a decrease of 7.3 per cent compared to last year’s 1,395 sales.
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Coun. Paul Hergott questioned if approving the request could set a precedent for other small businesses to open on residential properties. However, Mayor Ross Kelterborn noted that council has approved temporary bylaw violations when there is a plan in place to get back on
track, such as when a second house is built on a onehouse lot prior to demolition of the other structure. “That goes against our bylaws as well, but it corrects itself in time,” said Kelterborn. “We set a precedent when we did the business with the houses, as far as I’m concerned.” “Everything is not always precedent-setting,”
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said Coun. Herb Neher. “You look at each case on its own merits, and assess what the peculiarities are. Just because we allowed one case, I don’t see that as precedent-setting.” Added Coun. Jim Olender, “It’s part of our strategic plan to encourage business, not to thwart it. I know there are some technicalities here, but I still
don’t think we shoot somebody down for trying.” Council ultimately agreed to allow Rubach to operate a business contrary to the zoning bylaw for two years, subject to applying for the appropriate planning act applications.
Terry and Aaron Rubach will apply for a zoning amendment for their home-based business. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]
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EMSF 2014: Fiftieth outing of the Elmira Maple
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Ryan Frey (top) sold some syrup, while Hannah and Heidi Locking sampled pancakes, and Caleb and Faith Dalley visited the sugar bush. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]
keep the festival the way it has been for 50 years,” said Jessop. However, “part of our business plan is, we’ve got to recruit new blood. Some of our older volunteers are stepping down, we’re trying to recruit younger people so they can carry on the festival, ten or twenty years from now and beyond.” A focus of the festival’s future will be the WMC, which this year included a magic show, the Birds of Prey, the pancake-flipping contest, face painting, and other activities. In the coming years, Jessop predicts the WMC will serve as a family-friendly complement to the Arthur Street mall. “We often get emails from people saying, ‘[The festival] is nice, but do you have any events where we can spend time with the children?’” said Jessop. “We brought a couple new people in, and we’re developing the area up at the rec. centre. And we’ve already started to do that.” People who showed up
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early on April 5 probably appreciated the WMC for its warmth. The morning’s subzero temperatures and light snow attributed to attendance that was down from recent years – somewhere in the 55,000-60,000 range, compared to the approximately 70,000 who turned up in 2013. “One thing we can’t have any control over is the weather,” said Jessop. “It was disappointing the weather was a little cold in the morning, but as the day progressed we got people, and as a committee we were pretty pleased.”
Regarding the pancake tent, “We did not sell out, as we did in previous years, which would indicate too that our numbers were down.” Despite the thin initial numbers, the weather improved in the afternoon, and crowds grew big enough to make the festival a success. As for reports that syrup producers were experiences a tough year, Jessop said that didn’t affect the festival. “In normal years, the syrup had been flowing earlier because of mild weather. So when people went out on the sugar bush tours, the syrup wasn’t flowing. Well, this year it was – people who went out to those bushes would have seen the true production of maple syrup.” The Elmira Maple Syrup Festival is no small commitment, and requires advance preparations spanning much of the calendar year. But for now, the festival committee is taking a breather before looking to 2015. “I think we’re all just putting our feet up and relaxing,” said Jessop.
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How sweet it is! A sure sign of spring, the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival draws 'em in, whatever the weather
Megan Elrick and Tarryn Swanek shared a well-earned memento of the festival; while Adrian went for a ride at the WMC.
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Coun. Julie-Anne Herteis represented Woolwich at the Pancake Flipping contest; the Toronto Raptor Conservatory’s Birds of Prey took flight at the Dan Snyder Arena; Allie and Chiara Caldarelli and Wade and Erica Ogram waited to sample some taffy.
Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht had the sap on tap; J.P. Magic sent balloon animals into the wild; Doug McLean and Bruce Beirnes revved their engines at the toy show.
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Quebec election shows we all want the same thing TWO SOLITUDES, BUT PERHAPS a little bit closer this week. The result of Monday’s provincial election would indicate Quebecers are pretty much like the rest of us: they want a government that concentrates on what’s important to them, not politicians focused on pet projects and pipedreams – and certainly not at the expense of practical matters ... and their wallets. In turfing the Parti Québécois in favour of a renewed Liberal party, voters in that province sent a firm message about the decades-old separatist debate and, to a lesser extent, disavowed the PQ’s divisive charter of values. On the sovereignty issue, polls have shown Quebecers to be increasingly disinterested in the idea, which is why the PQ had been trying to downplay the issue – a familiar tactic. That went out the window with the ill-considered recruitment of media mogul Pierre Karl Péladeau, who immediately brought the prospect of a referendum back into the limelight, essentially dooming the 18-month-old minority government. Likewise, the values charter – a document trying to pass off the positive concept of secularism as cover for playing up fear of immigrants, particularly Muslims – made Quebecers uncomfortable the more desperately the péquistes tried to drive home the wedge. Nowhere is the issue of immigration and accommodation more volatile than with Muslims and Islam. It’s that group of immigrants that prompted the government to consider banning overtly religious symbols from the ranks of the public sector. Not able to simply banish burkas and niqabs, the PQ included turbans, kippas and even crosses as a way of seeming to apply the rules to everyone. The idea resonated with Francophones, but many balked at the hard-line implementation proposed as more details became available. Its two main issues withering under scrutiny and the poll numbers falling, the PQ attempted to sling the mud of corruption on the Liberals, who left under a cloud. Even that went sideways, as the worst of it literally came home to Premier Pauline Marois. Corruption is no small matter in the province, as ongoing investigations continue to reveal. Longstanding systemic corruption, particularly in the construction industry, are surely high priorities for Premier-designate Philippe Couillard. More pressing, though somewhat related, is dealing with Quebec’s economy. In that, potholes certainly trump sovereignty. The most avowed federalist leader Quebec has had at the helm in decades, Couillard will certainly bring change to the relationship with Ottawa, focusing on what can be done to deal with problem areas familiar to residents of every province: employment, health care, education and crumbling infrastructure. While some matters are strictly provincial jurisdiction, more can be done with a cooperative approach rather than the divisive policies and tactics of the PQ. Certainly linguistic issues and the desire to protect the French language will never go away in Quebec, but at the end of the day people there want good jobs, a better future for their kids, a strong health care system and bridges that don’t collapse, the very things we here want. The very things that are top of mind from coast to coast, in fact. With this week’s election, Quebecers now seem to share something else with the rest of us: they’re also tired of the Constitutional squabbles and the neverendum.
All the heaving and potholes this year have turned driving into an extreme sport, and local roadways into ideal venues for the X Games. WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER
Hapless countries see the return of the dictators WORLD AFFAIRS “I prefer death to surrender,” said Pakistan’s former military dictator, Pervez Musharraf, on April 1 to the special court that is trying him on five counts of high treason, but it’s a reasonable guess that he’d prefer exile to either of those options. The real puzzle is why he ever left his comfortable exile in England in the first place. In theory, Musharraf, who seized power in Pakistan in 1999 and finally gave it up under great pressure in 2007, could face the death penalty if he is found guilty, but in practice he is protected by the Important Persons Act, an unwritten law that operates in almost every country. High political office is a club, and the members look after one another. Nevertheless, Musharraf is being greatly inconvenienced by the trial, and last week the Taliban nearly got him with a roadside bomb near Islamabad. Doubtless he missed
Pakistan, but what bizarre calculation could have led him to go home and put himself in the hands of his many enemies? Musharraf said he was coming home to run in the 2013 election, which was delusional in the extreme. There was little reason to believe that many Pakistanis would want to vote for him after living under his arbitrary rule for eight years. There was no reason at all to think that he would not be disqualified from running in the election and put on trial for grave crimes. Yet Musharraf is not alone. Other ex-dictators, far nastier than him, have succumbed to the same delusion and gone home convinced that they would be welcomed back. Another recent case is Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, who took over as Haiti’s dictator at 19 when his father “Papa Doc” died in 1971 and ruled it until he was overthrown by a popular revolt in 1986. Haiti was the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere when he took power, and still the poorest when he lost it, but he took an alleged $120 mil-
lion with him into exile in France. His dreaded Tonton Macoute militia murdered thousands and drove hundreds of thousands into exile, and many of them were massacred in the revolution that ended his rule, but he lived on in Paris in great luxury. Eventually Duvalier’s spendthrift ways and an expensive divorce got him into financial difficulties, but just going back to Haiti was not going to fix that. Yet he went home in 2011, after a quarter-century in exile. He said he was “just coming to help,” whatever that meant, but he arrived just as the recently elected president was facing charges of election-rigging, which led some to speculate that Duvalier still had political ambitions. He was arrested and charged with embezzlement, human rights abuses, and crimes against humanity. Three years later the courts are still pursuing him on those charges, but in the meantime he is frequently seen lunching in the bistros of Petionville, and has even been welcomed at the same events as the current president,
Michel Martelly. It’s safe to say that he will not die in jail. And then there was JeanBedel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, later known as Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire. He was a brutal soldier who had served in the French colonial army, and seized power from his country’s first president (a cousin) in 1966. For the next 13 years he ruled the country with great violence and practically bankrupted it. The mass murder of schoolchildren and rumours of cannibalism finally moved the French to intervene militarily and overthrow Bokassa in 1979 while he was travelling abroad. He was sentenced to death in absentia in 1980 for the murder of many political rivals – but he returned from exile in Paris in 1986, seemingly confident that he would be welcomed with open arms. He was put on trial and sentenced to death again – in person, this time. But the following year his sentence was commuted to DYER | 10
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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK
With just one Canadian team in the playoffs, will you be cheering for anyone ?
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I don’t follow it. I’m a Montreal fan but I Probably not, I don’t watch hockey. haven’t followed hockey since our son stopped playing.
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The Detroit Red Wings.
Yes, Boston!
I cheer for Dallas but I think it’s down to them and Phoenix.
"These decisions just heighten the cynicism already rampant within the general public. " Sebastian Siebel-Achenbach | 10 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON
Myth of the skills gap gets in the way of dealing with real employment issues EDITOR'S NOTES Hot on the heels of a couple of accounts with actual facts comes this week’s assertion by retired oil executive and avid right-wing commentator Gwyn Morgan that Canada is facing a skills gap. “The skills shortage is the biggest challenge our country faces. Meeting that challenge will require the determined and united commitment of every level of government, our educational institutions and business leaders across the nation. A daunting challenge indeed,” he concludes. Stating the obvious? Everybody knows about the skills gap, right? It explains away chronically high unemployment numbers and batters the education system – degrees in basket weaving, anyone? – all in one tidy package. Problem is, it doesn’t exist, at least not in any meaningful way. “But the belief that
America suffers from a severe 'skills gap' is one of those things that everyone important knows must be true, because everyone they know says it’s true. It’s a prime example of a zombie idea – an idea that should have been killed by evidence, but refuses to die,” writes eminent economist Paul Krugman in a piece a couple of weeks ago, looking at the U.S. version of this particular undead creature. Far from being an entertaining fiction – seen in many a TV show and movie these days – this zombie has consequences in the real world. “Unfortunately, the skills myth – like the myth of a looming debt crisis – is having dire effects on realworld policy. Instead of focusing on the way disastrously wrongheaded fiscal policy and inadequate action by the Federal Reserve have crippled the economy and demanding action, important people piously wring their hands about the failings of American workers,” Krugman continues. “Moreover, by blam-
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Canada, although there appear to be regional and sectoral pockets of labour market tightness,” reads the report, entitled Labour Market Assessment 2014. The PBO’s findings were in keeping with a report prepared last fall by TD Economics. That study downplayed predictions of large and persistent job shortages in Canada, as well as views that today’s youth will be a “lost generation.” To test for labour shortages and mismatch, TD economists compiled data on unemployment rates, wage rates and vacancy rates (a measure of unmet labour demand) for around 140 occupations. Results uncovered some surprises. For instance, occupations widely thought to be in shortage – such as trades, engineers and health care workers – have recorded considerably lower unemployment rates than average, but vacancy rates that are only moderately higher. Like Krugman, the bank’s deputy chief economist, Derek Burleton, identifies the myth behind the skills gap.
“Perceptions can take on a life of their own without hard underlying facts supporting them,” says Burleton, co-author of the report. “Still there is room for improvement in Canada’s labour market, and we were pleased with the federal government’s focus on skills and training development. Our view is a more concerted effort among all levels of government as well as employers, employees and educators will be needed to provide Canada with a world-leading workforce for the 21st century.” Observers such as Krugman note governments need to do more – including encouraging corporations now hoarding piles of cash – to abandon the myth and do more to help with the real structural issues behind high unemployment despite improvements in the economy. For progressive economists here, the PBO’s report that kills Krugman’s zombie – again – is the signal that government needs to change the channel. “So what should this revelation mean for govern-
ment policy? First, government needs to recognize that in much of Canada there is a job shortage, and an employer training shortage. Programs and policies should be re-oriented around that reality,” says Canadian Labour Congress economist Angella MacEwen. The actual gap is between reality and the government/employer version thereof. “Once we’ve accepted a job shortage, it would be fantastic if we could also accept a job quality deficit, and start talking about what we can do to foster well-paid and secure jobs for workers in Canada,” she adds. Young people are particularly at risk in the economy as it stands, with a shortage of good jobs. While Statistics Canada reports an unexpectedly strong increase of 43,000 jobs in March, many of those were in the service industry, rife with low pay, no benefits and part-time/ precarious hours. As for skills, there are KANNON | 10
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ing workers for their own plight, the skills myth shifts attention away from the spectacle of soaring profits and bonuses even as employment and wages stagnate. Of course, that may be another reason corporate executives like the myth so much.” The Princeton professor points to a scientific study carried out by researchers at M.I.T. and the Boston Consulting Group that found “worries of a skills gap crisis are overblown.” “That shortage represents less than one per cent of the nation’s 11.5 million manufacturing workers and less than eight per cent of its 1.4 million highly skilled manufacturing workers. What’s more, only seven states – six of which are in the bottom quartile of U.S. state manufacturing output – show significant or severe skills gaps,” reads that 2012 study. That the shortage is a fallacy here in Canada was debunked that same week by the Parliamentary Budget Office. “There is little evidence to suggest a national labour shortage exists in
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Municipalities issued building permits worth $6.1 billion in February, down 11.6% from January. This decrease followed an 8.1% gain the previous month and was mainly driven by lower construction intentions for multi-family dwellings in all provinces. Construction intentions for residential buildings declined 21.0% to $3.6 billion, following a 26.1% increase the previous month.
"This is appalling. In a disturbing parallel to the 1972 break-in at the Watergate office complex, Harper is trying to break into our democratic system with this legislation to cover up the truth about what happened during the 2011 election from ever coming out."
Elmira saw its first homicide case in decades as the death of Valerie Ferguson, 44, on Apr. 3 became a murder with the arrest of her husband Kenneth Michael Ferguson, 41, three days later. A postmortem examination revealed the mother of two young children died as a result of strangulation. [Ken Ferguson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and in February 2010 was given an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 20 years.]
»»Statistics Canada
»»Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the Council of Canadians, sees the
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universally criticized Fair Elections Act as an attempt to hide Conservative fraud in the last federal election
KANNON: Killing the "zombie"
NATIONAL VIEW
a first step toward better policy FROM | 9
certainly mismatches between the jobs available and what’s on the résumés of those seeking work, but much of that could be dealt with if young workers in particular could find businesses willing to give them a chance to earn the experience employers are clamouring for – a classic chicken-or-egg conundrum. As with the well-documented woes of apprenticeship programs in this country, employers have shown themselves
unwilling to help workers get on a good career track (see, for instance, pretty much every critique of the Temporary Foreign Worker program and its abuses). For those young people and other at-risk workers, the key is not just jobs but better jobs. Doing away with the skills-gap myth that has muddied the waters would be a good first step. As Krugman notes, “So we need to kill this zombie, if we can, and stop making excuses for an economy that punishes workers.”
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life in prison, and in 1993 he was set free. In 2010, President François Bozizé issued a decree rehabilitating Bokassa and calling him “a son of the nation recognized by all as a great builder.” Two things are odd about this phenomenon of ex-dictators confidently returning to the scene of the crime. One, obviously, is their belief that they are still loved (as if they ever really were). But that is less strange than it seems, for during their time in power very few people dared to tell them anything else. What’s much more curious is the fact that the countries they misruled eventually find it necessary to forgive them. They do this not so much out of sympathy for the man
who committed the crimes, but rather out of a need for the nation’s history not to be merely a meaningless catalogue of blunders and misdeeds. Musharraf may have come back a bit too early to benefit from instant forgiveness, for some of the people he hurt have not yet retired. But he will not face really serious jail time or the death penalty, because Pakistan’s army would not permit it. And he will be forgiven by Pakistan’s historians and myth-makers in the end, because somehow or other the history has to make sense.
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To the Editor, The federal Competition Bureau’s decision to allow the acquisition of Shoppers’ Drug Mart by Loblaws on condition (among others) that Elmira’s No Frills grocery store be closed is just more grist to the mill about government. It is hard to know whether to laugh or cry about such an absurd decision. The whole point of the Competition Bureau is to ensure competition in the marketplace. Logically, that means that it should be supportive of retaining the two grocery stores in a town the size of Elmira. And yet, it does the very opposite in ordering one of these stores to be shut down. I have nothing against Sobey’s Foodland, but I do not believe the public interest is being served by giving them a monopoly in a town of 10,000. Sure, the closure will ostensibly be allowed once a new buyer is found. But the reality is for the grocery business to be exceedingly concentrated as is; it might be wishful thinking for a third grocery
chain to come in as a white knight. Among the ironies, the decision will complete what Sobey’s had in mind for Elmira in the first place when it moved to the south end of town. I would urge Woolwich council to issue another letter besides the one to the Competition Bureau, this time to MP Harold Albrecht to request a reversal of the decision or at least an exemption. This decision flies in the face of what the federal government professes. They should be at least predisposed to having a critical look at the decision. These decisions just heighten the cynicism already rampant within the general public. It reinforces a prevalent belief that governments of whatever level and stripe are out of touch and make decisions that are not primarily driven by the public interest. It fuels a fundamental mistrust which is corrosive in a democracy. A federal agency based in Ottawa should have done its due diligence by contacting Woolwich Township before making a decision that calls into question its competence and those of governments in general.
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Playoffs still going strong for these Woolwich players
How has the fishing been?
Trio part of Waterloo Siskins team that claimed Cherrey Cup and is now in pursuit of provincial title OPEN COUNTRY
Woolwich residents Matt Schieck, Evan Buehler and Andrew Brubacher shared in the Waterloo Siskins’ championship glory this week after earning the Cherrey Cup.
ELENA MAYSTRUK Woolwich’s team fell out of the running, but three players from the township not only kept going, they were part of the squad that last week claimed the Cherrey Cup as the top team in the Greater
Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Midwestern Conference. En route, Evan Buehler, Matt Schieck, Andrew Brubacher helped the Waterloo Siskins eliminate the Elmira Sugar Kings in the second round of the playoffs before vanquising the Strat-
ford Cullitons in the conference finals on April 5. The Siskins are now playing the Caledonia Corvairs in the hunt for the Sutherland Cup and the Junior B crown. “The win was great, it’s always fun winning, we played well,” said Schieck
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this week of the Cherrey Cup victory. The young forward was traded by the Sugar Kings last year. Brubacher, who played with the Kings two years ago before joining the Siskins, says the team had a cohesive feel during a dif-
ficult season. “I think it was pretty difficult, it was definitely the most fun year that I had. It’s more of a younger team so we were well-bonded compared to some other teams.” TRIO | 12
We live in a strange world filled with outlandish customs and have developed all sorts of odd, meaningless ways to greet each other. There are hand gestures and nods. Then, there are the weird words like “hello,” “hey” or “hi.” Add to these more formal phrases such as “good morning” or “good afternoon.” And let’s not forget the local favourite that I’m hearing more often these days, “There’s that idiot.” Every one of these greetings is unique but I think it’s fair to say that what each of them really means is, “How has the fishing been?” I was explaining this to Jenn the other day after she pointed out that I answer every one of those thinly disguised greetings with a long-winded story of my latest fishing adventure. “Glad you noticed,” I said. She then made a very astute observation. “Don’t you see there is something seriously wrong with answering a simple greeting with a condensed version of your latest fishing trip?” she asked. “Yes, I do see that,” I answered. “But people are busy these days. They don’t have time for the full, detailed version.” GALEA | 13
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After serving the Cullitons their first home-game loss on April 1 and taking a 3-1 lead, the Siskins earned the cup in a 4-2 decision during the following Saturday’s game at the Allman Arena in Stratford. And their biggest competition so far? “I’d say Elmira was the biggest competition, the best rivalry. We went to seven games and every game we played against
Evan Buehler, Matt Schieck, Andrew Brubacher with the Cherrey Cup after beating Stratford 5-4 last weekend. [SUBMITTED]
them was a fight,” said Schieck. Did coming into the Dan Snyder Arena to face jeering and booing dismay the local players? “It was a little weird at first, especially because I played there last year too, but it wasn’t too bad because we had a lot of fans and friends and family who supported us,” said Schieck. While understandably focused on the current se-
ries, the three players have some varied plans for next season. “Grandpa Brubacher over there is retiring,” joked Buehler, who has always played with the Waterloo team. Brubacher is heading to Conestoga College for marketing, while Buehler hopes to continue playing while looking for a job. Schieck is taking it one day at a time as he looks at future school opportuni-
ties. Siskins’ president Curtis Clairmont says players handled the season well. Clairmont has a soft spot for Woolwich sports after spending several years coaching locally at the minor league level. “From the standpoint of the players [the season] wasn’t difficult at all. We have a lot of good players with good character that made it maybe easier than the last one,” he said.
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Last weekend, the Twin Centre Peewee Reps won the Annual Aylmer Tournament with a record of 4-1. They lost their first game to Strathroy 4-0 and then Beat Burford 4-1, Honeywood 6-0, Minto2-1 and then beat Strathroy in the final 4-0. Front: Brett Springer and Blair Gowing. Second row: Cameron Hoy, Blair Bender, Tyler Zyta, Will Weber. Third row: Curtis Butler, Brock Krulicki, Josh Monk, Tyler Munro, Aidan Krueger, Dylan Burton. Back row: Jensen Rudy, Jeff Kaufman, Steve Krulicki, Mike Krueger. Missing: Jacob Voisin. [SUBMITTED]
Woolwich Wild Atom C team took home bronze from the LLFHL Championship. Their final game after a period of overtime was still tied 2-2. The girls ended the game on top after a seven-player shootout. Goalie: Maggie Sabean. Bottom row: Teesha Weber, Jillian McIntyre, Avery Leech, Annabel Musselman, Kate Ratcliffe. Top row: Avery Durrer, Lexi Runstedler, Payton Ravelle, Brooklyn Wideman, Braelyn MacPherson, Faith Katsube. Coaches: Sue Durrer, Brent Ravelle, Steve Sabean, Mike Ratcliffe, Meg Bauman. [SUBMITTED]
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PeeWee: REP Aylmer Tournament | April 4-6 Game 1 vs. Burford Twin Centre: 4 Burford: 1 Goals: Curtis Butler x2, Tyler Zyta, Tyler Munro Assists: Aidan Krueger x2 Game 2 vs. Honeywood Twin Centre: 6 Honeywood: 0 Goals: Curtis Butler x2, Daniel Rudy x2, Cameron Hoy, Aidan Krueger Assists: Aidan Krueger, Brock Krulicki, Cameron Hoy, William Weber Shutout: Brett Springer Game 3 vs. Minto Twin Centre: 2 Minto: 1 Goals: Aidan Krueger, Daniel Rudy Assists: William Weber, Aidan Krueger, Josh Monk Game 4 vs. Strathroy Twin Centre: 4 Strathroy: 0 Goals: Alex Kaufman, Brock Krulicki, Curtis Butler, Aidan Krueger Assists: Josh Monk x2, Brok Krulicki, Cameron Hoy
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St. Teresa curlers earn silver medals at provincial championship ELENA MAYSTRUK St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School curlers were hoping for the championship win for the first time in three years of participating in the TimBits Elementary School Provincial Championship tournament. Yet, when a team falls as close to victory as they did on April 6, the initial bitterness of loss has a silver lining, notes coach Marc Bernard. “We ended up losing in the last shot, which was a little tough to take on Sunday. We were looking back on it on Sunday and we went way farther than we thought we would, we definitely exceeded our goals for the tournament,” he said this week. The St. Teresa team began its fight to the top after winning the tiebreaker game in their pool 3-1 and heading to the playoffs April 4-6, winning a close quarterfinal game. A big victory in the semifinals
led them to face Parry Sound in the final game of the Gravenhurst-area tournament. “We managed to go 3-1 in out pool, and that was enough to be tied with another team in our pool. We took the tie-breaker spot to be the pool winners. That was what we were hoping to do: reach the playoffs by winning the pool spot. Then the team started playing even better after that,” explained Bernard. The finals had players face off with an older, more experienced team. “We had two Grade 7s, a Grade 8 and a Grade 5 on our team. The Parry Sound students, I think three of the four were in Grade 8, for sure – they were a fair bit older. We tied after the sixth end of the game and we went to an extra end, and we ended up losing in the last shot.” It was a hard loss to swallow seeing as how a victory would have immortalized the team on
Earning second place at the Tim Bits Elementary School curling championships on April 6, St. Teresa’s Veronica Bernard, Thomas Kraemer, Kyle Henry and Matthew Kraemer went farther than they had hoped this season. [SUBMITTED] the wall of the Elmira Curling Club. It would have been a third cham-
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pionship banner for the club. “Certainly it’s heart-
you are that close to being a provincial champion ... definitely there was disappointment right after the game. But looking back on it now, we realize that to make it that far was a huge achievement,” he said. To put things in perspective, this was the third year of the team’s existence, competing against 68 teams in the tournament. Last year’s team won two regular-season games and lost three, failing to qualify for playoffs. It was much the same in the first year, as well. “Having a shot to get there is one thing; looking back over the tournament, [we] realize that if we hadn’t played so well we wouldn’t have had that opportunity,” said Bernard. The team will lose its Grade 8 players to graduation next year, and coaches are hoping for new students to take their place. “The kids just love it. They have such a great time at it,” he added.
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“You realize not everyone fishes?” she asked. That, of course, is true. But it’s also precisely why those people need a good fishing story to help them get through the horrible drudgery of their dayto-day existence. Without a good fishing story, delivered mercilessly and without interruption at a grocery store lineup, by the gas station pump,
on the street or while blocking a strategic exit during a fire drill, those poor people would never actually know what the ice thickness is, what the lake trout are taking (blue and silver Williams Wablers or white and chartreuse tube jigs), water clarity, what the fish were coughing up, the best depth and structure to fish at or how skilled an angler you are. Not to overstate it, but
I think we can all agree that, without the answers to these big questions, life is essentially a sad ordeal, devoid of meaning, direction or purpose. I, for one, cannot just look on silently while this happens. That’s precisely why I take the time to return a fishing story to anyone who bothers to say hello to me, the person beside me or anyone in the general
vicinity. I’m just trying to give the masses purpose. This isn’t easy. There are times, for instance, when the fish are not cooperating – or worse still, cooperating with everyone but me, no matter how incorrectly those idiots are fishing. Luckily, during dark moments like these, an angler can revert to old fishing stories so that no one ever walks away disappointed or with 15 minutes
to spare. It helps to have a few photos on your cell phone too. Unfortunately, society seems to be getting more insular and helping people in this way is getting harder to do. For instance, ever since the ice fishing season started, no one, including the people who know me, says hello anymore. Heck, most folks I know don’t even make direct eye contact
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They really are the golden years for Conestogo man Three medals the latest accomplishment for octogenarian swimmer who’s part of WLU program ELENA MAYSTRUK “There’s actually two ways of winning, and that’s either become faster than your competition or you outlive them,” said Stuart Martin. Martin has been swimming hard for many years as part of the Wilfrid Laurier Masters Swim program. Now at age 80, it’s his first year in the 80-84 age group, and he’s coming out of last month’s Windsor-area masters swimming provincials with three medals. He’s looking forward to the nationals, then the world competition this summer in Quebec. The Conestogo resident contributed his wins to the 21 medals won by eight members of the squad March 28-30, taking gold in 100-metre freestyle and the 50-metre freestyle, and silver in the 50-metre stroke. Martin has been to the world competition seven times in his 35 years of swimming with the masters. His first world competition was also in Quebec in 1994 followed by Sweden, Germany, Italy, Brazil, New Zealand and California. This summer he hopes to come full-circle back to the 15th FINA World Masters Championships in Mon-
Conestogo’s Stuart Martin stands at the Golden Hawks swimming pool this week, after earning three medals at the Ontario Masters Provincial Championship 2014 in Windsor in March. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]
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was in 2004, Italy where Martin took silver in a team relay. His best prior to that was coming 11th in a fivekilometre swim in Munich (2000). As he enters an older age bracket, his competi-
hard and you swim hard, but that isn’t really the goal. The goal is the social aspect of it, the cardiovascular training, flexibility – swimming is just exercise as far as I’m concerned.”
The WLU program has about 40 masters swimmers, with a few competing in the masters games while many others are triathletes and compete elsewhere in other sports. Like many clubs, it all started with a touch of boredom while watching kids have all the fun, said Martin. “My son was in the Region of Waterloo Swim Club as a teen and there were several parents who were sitting around by the pool early in the morning and were saying, ‘This is kind of pointless, what are we going to do?’ So we started pestering the coaches to give us a little bit of space in the pool and they allowed this for one lane and then they saw that there possibly might be some interest in developing a masters [program].” After several years the university took on the program from ROW and the swimmers began competing under the Golden Hawks banner. Today Martin is focused on continuing with his swimming and maintaining his times. He joked: “As I move into the older age bracket there are fewer competing, but if they don’t show up, hey that’s their tough luck not mine.”
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Waterloo Region home to innovative ideas, often the result of youth looking to make their own opportunities ELENA MAYSTRUK Heading into the prime job-seeking time for young workers, there are some signs of improvement in the Canadian employment market. Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for March shows a downward trend in unemployment since the fall, with employment growing by 43,000 last month. Overall, the unemployment rate dipped slightly to 6.9 per cent from 7 in January and February of this year. Waterloo Region is something of a Petri dish when it comes to young people in the workforce, said Jennifer Kruger, youth program coordinator at the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre. She notes youth workers are showing strength in innovative business and using entrepreneurship as both a track to gain experience for the job market or start their businesses. “The creativity and in-
novation and the enthusiasm and the drive that comes with being a youth are certainly taking that movement forward – becoming actively involved in the community as well as wanting to start up on their own and seeing that passion become their life,” said Kruger. The influx of younger people into business is a sign of new ideas and innovations that youth have to offer, she added, but the opportunity to gain experience and stack a résumé is also an important factor for new entrepreneurs. “A lot of companies want [employees] to have experience. When you’re coming out of school you don’t have the experience: you’ve got the experience through your school studies but you don’t actually have the practical experience. That’s where I think students are struggling – they’ve got the skills to be hired by companies JOBS | 19
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Jennifer Kruger holds information on a youth program at the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre. Such local organizations and institutions are refocusing on youth as drivers behind Canada’s workforce, reflective of March Statistics Canada numbers. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]
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with the premier a few weeks ago, citing a broad range of 13 options for going forward. Banning neonicotinoids, the pesticides blamed by some for bee deaths, was not on the list. An outright ban was being sought by some parts of the agri-food sector, but the group said no single option would fully address the issue. It also noted that although mortality rates climbed as high as 43 per cent in 2011, they fell to 12 per cent in 2012. That’s below the normal 15 per cent average. The 13 options cover a range of actions. They include improvements
to growing practices and communications, environmental enhancements, technology advancements and training as well as regulatory approaches. Going forward, farmers don’t have to start pesticide-use programs from scratch. Pesticide use is highly regulated in Ontario. Farmers who want to buy or use commercial pesticides on their farm or woodlot, as well as those who sell pesticides, must be certified by completing a safety training course. The Ontario Pesticide Education Program at the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus co-or-
dinates the course across the province. The program offers more than 300 face-to-face courses annually; about 21,000 Ontario farmers are certified or trained in pesticide safety, as are another 1,000 who sell them. Overall, their goal is to control insects with as little impact as possible on the environment. Farmers use pesticides because insects never rest … well, except for those which hibernate for the winter. It was hoped the unusually long, harsh winter from which we’re emerging would act as its own pesticide, and take its toll on some of those hi-
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and some companies do hire, but some require them to have experience before they are brought onboard so youth are caught in a Catch-22.” Kruger says institutions are starting to recognize the up-and-coming trend in business and employment, especially for youth. “The colleges and universities are really on board with this as well. Conestoga College has a centre of entrepreneurship right now where they train and offer their students an opportunity to pursue business entrepreneurial options. Laurier’s Launch Pad is another great one. Laurier has done some great work with entrepreneurial business courses and I believe [University of] Waterloo is involved as well. “A lot of the IT industries are coming up with some brilliant ideas but we’re also seeing other industries growing for youth as well, whether it be hospitality, health and wellness is another big one as well, construction and some trades and retail; even things like import and export and marketing and online jobs,” she said. In that vein, Statistics Canada shows increases in
employment in health care and social assistance fields as an upward trend – there were 24,000 additional jobs in March. Business, building and other support services also rose by 15,000. Kruger says government programs are promoting entrepreneurship as a way of creating jobs for youths because the sector is putting innovative ideas into action. “We have certain companies that are starting to bring students on board and certainly the coop opportunities in the institutional level help to gain some experience. But other students are looking at it as, ‘Well, if I can’t gain experience then [entrepreneurship] is another opportunity that I can pursue.’” Evidence of youth becoming leaders in employment this month is seen in the numbers. Employment for youth aged 15 to 24 rose by 33,000 last month, though largely due to more youth entering the workforce (youth unemployment remained at 13.6 per cent). There was little change in employment for older age groups though unemployment also declined 0.2 percentage points to 5.7 per cent for Canadians aged 25-54. People aged 55 and
over are seeing a smaller rising trend of employment of 3.4 per cent (over 114,000) since March 2013. In context, unemployment rates are gradually dropping. The last five years saw the highest unemployment in August 2009 and 8.7 per cent (increased from 8.1 per cent in March 2009). Since then unemployment rates have dropped to 6.9 per cent three times in September and November of 2013, and then last month as well. The Small Business Centre works with people wishing to be entrepreneurs and to own or grow businesses, offering resources consultations and guidance in starting or growing a business. Kruger says Waterloo Region’s business and employment gains are a community effort. “The community is filled with opportunities,” Kruger said. “I’m looking at really creating community. There’s a few of us on board—including the YMCA, a number of post secondary institutions— that are all coming together now trying to create a united force which is helping students either gain the experience for the jobs that they want or allowing them to step out on their own.”
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other, new insects. Invasive species just keep showing up, such as stink bugs and spotted wing drosophila, to name a couple. Farmers need to keep them under control, and researchers keep looking for ways to help them do so. Some approaches involve pesticides, and some don’t. But as long as insects infest crops – which is likely to be until the end of time – crop protection will be vital. And in most cases, pesticides will be an important part of a farmer’s crop protection program.
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On the Run, just for fun Drayton Entertainment gets “patently absurd” with its production of the farcical Run For Your Wife WILL SLOAN Twenty-five years ago, Michael Lamport starred in the Toronto premiere of Run For Your Wife as John Smith, a taxi driver who secretly juggles two wives. On April 16, he’ll join the show again for Drayton Entertainment’s new production, this time taking on the role of Stanley, the peculiar neighbour. For Lamport, his experience has been like finding new rooms in an old house. “It’s a completely different role, so it’s sort of odd,” says Lamport. “When I was learning lines, the lines kind of came back … but I realized the lines that came back stronger were the lines of John Smith. So I had to switch out of that mode and concentrate on Stanley’s lines.” But when asked if the passage of time has changed his perspective on the play itself, Lamport says no. “Without giving anything away, the piece is patently absurd. The events could probably never, ever, ever happen, so
I don’t have any different perspective. The perspective I still have is that it’s very, very, very funny.” He continues, “I’ve always loved the show. When it was written in the early ‘80s, and then landed in Toronto in the late ‘80s, it was on the verge of being politically incorrect. Now, with a 2014 sensibility, some things are politically incorrect, but it’s so lighthearted that people will overlook that. “I’ve always wanted to do it again, and having this opportunity is absolutely fantastic, because it really is a show that, in my opinion, just makes people laugh.” First written in 1983, Run For Your Wife enjoyed a nine-year run in its first run in London’s West End. Like much of playwright Ray Cooney’s output, it’s a door-slamming sex comedy with all the shenanigans that entails. It has been widely noted that timing is the essence of comedy, a statement doubly true of farce – and a particular challenge with only two weeks of rehearsal.
“We all do actually have a rapport and respect each other,” says Lamport of the cast. “You’ve got to really trust your other actors more, perhaps, than in other plays, because once you get on this farce rollercoaster, you’ve got to trust that everybody is on the same train. You can’t pause to think about anything, you’ve just got to do it. “In other theatres there is a longer rehearsal period, but we have basically just over two weeks here, so it’s very intense. You can’t really explore too much – you’ve just got to do it. But with farce, it’s not like, ‘What is my motivation for getting out the door?’ The reason to get out the door is to get off the stage.” It’s also a common observation that comedy is the most difficult kind of acting. “I think there’s a big truism in that,” says Lamport. “Comedy is difficult acting, but farce is much more difficult, because farce is a heightened awareness, and in farce, timing and physicality are absolutely
The farce is strong with David Leyshon and Michael Lamport as they rehearse for Drayton Entertainment’s new production of Ray Cooney’s comedy. [SUBMITTED]
everything. Although farce gets pooh-poohed a lot by some people, it is, in my opinion, the most difficult thing to do.” One reason why farce gets pooh-poohed is because we’ve all seen it done badly. For example, an all-star 2012 film adaptation of Run For Your Wife turned the widely beloved play into “the worst British film ever” (to quote The Daily Mirror, in a typical review). I ask Lamport if there is a temptation to go too far over the top. “We don’t go over the top – sometimes we go to the edge. Going to the edge is funny, and going over the top takes it into a different realm, and it can alienate the audience. If you keep it right at the edge, people will say, ‘Oh my god, are they going to fall into the precipice?’” Run For Your Wife plays April 16-May 4 at the Dunfield Theatre Cambridge (46 Grand Ave. S.). Tickets range from $25 to $42, and can be purchased at www. draytonentertainment. com, or by calling 1-855372-9866.
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T. Weber Co. Ltd. is a family ran business for over 42 years. We pride ourselves on our high quality of work and employee expertise. This job is challenging, motivating, and involves lots of teamwork. Our areas of expertise are: Residential & Commercial Paving, asphalt repairs, crack filling, catch basin repairs & seal coating. You can see some of our projects on our website www.tweber.ca We believe in great compensation for great employees. We offer our staff: Competitive wages, Overtime, Performance Bonus, Medical and Dental Benefits, Group RRSP’s Steady Hours of work 50-60 hours per week, very few rain days. One week off during regular season. We work 2-3 weekends per month & public holidays. Please email resume and driver abstract to info@tweber.ca or FAX 519-578-8274
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INDUSTRIAL/AUTOMOTIVE PAINTER for a full-time day-shift position in a wet spray and powder coat paint department. This Job involves sanding, priming and painting using automotive type paints (base-coat, clear-coat etc.) as well as the application of powder coat paint. The successful candidate needs to be organized, possess problem-solving skills and show a keen attention to detail and quality.
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To be held at 58 Snyder Ave N Elmira on: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 | 7:00 PM CHARMING 4 LEVEL brick side split house with attached oversized single car garage. Consisting of 3 bedrooms; 2 bathrooms. Situated on a large pie shaped private fenced yard with flower beds. Double paved driveway. Open house Sat. Apr 12th 1-3 PM.
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HELP WANTED HELP NEEDED FOR four full days a week at The Corner Store in Linwood. Job includes kitchen and retail work. Call 519-698-2600.
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CHILD CARE SUMMER CHILDCARE AVAILABLE. Summer care provided by a Registered Early Childhood Educator. Located in Elmira. Call Jessie at 519588-5650.
FOR SALE 23 FIBREGLASS PANELS 24 x 96” Suntuss panels. Great for greenhouses. $20 each. Call 519-656-2715.
FOR SALE BOOK SALE - Apr. 14, 16 & 17th, 2-9 p.m. Selema Martin, 15 Snyder Ave. S. Elmira. 519669-3941.
AUCTIONS SAT. APRIL 19 at 9:30 AM \- Clearing auction sale of property with a 2 bedroom house with many updates; large shop; situated on a half acre lot. Quantity of shop equipment; tools; car parts; household effects; antiques; and miscellaneous items to be held at 68 Katherine St. north in Winterbourne for Carl and Joan Kraus. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.Jantziauctions.com SAT. APRIL 26 at 11:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of household effects; antiques; collectables; tools; lawn and garden; and miscellaneous items to be held at 57 Old Maple Lane Drive in Kitchener near Trussler Rd for C. Wilson. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-6563555. www.Jantziauctions. com
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AUCTIONS WED APRIL 30 at 7:00 PM - Property auction of a 3 bedroom brick side split house; with an oversized one car garage situated on a fenced in private lot located in a quiet residential area in town to be held at 58 Snyder Ave north in Elmira for J. Kenesky. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.Jantziauctions.com
AUCTIONS WED APRIL 23 at 3:00 PM Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; tools; collectables; lawn and garden equipment; lawn mowers; tillers; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for an area estate; and surplus inventory from an area store. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www. Jantziauctions.com SAT. MAY 3 at 2:00 PM -Unreserved Property auction of a cottage/house on Alder Lake; includes 2 bedrooms; 2 bath; entire main floor renovated; situated on a gorgeous waterfront lot to be held at 85 Alderside Drive in New Dundee. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.Jantziauctions.com WED MAY 7 at 10:00 AM -Auction sale of furniture; antiques; collectables; household effects; tools; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for Wilmer and Janet Martin of Waterloo with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-6563555. www.Jantziauctions. com
FARM EQUIPMENT MASSEY SEED DRILL 15 run No. 33 with fertilizer & grass seed & sowbeans with harrows. Phone 519-648-2693. SEED DRILL - 5100, mechanical lift, 16 run, grass & fertilizer. 50 cow stalls, good shape. 2” pipeline, surge with one touch automatic take offs. 6 plastic calf hutches. 519-595-4251.
RENTALS 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT in Elmira. $875/ month utilities included. No pets. No smoking. Call 226-220-2641 for more info. 4 BEDROOM COTTAGE for rent at Chesley Lake Camp. A great summer holiday idea! Call 519-573-6752. ELMIRA - 3 Plus bedroom home for rent. Open concept, approx. 1800 sq ft. Fenced back yard. No smoking, no pets. Available May 1. $1500 plus utilities. Phone 519-669-1731. ENJOY LAKE HURON with your family this summer at our water-view cottage on 5.5 acres. Now booking weeks at our family cottage near Red Bay, 25min north of Sauble Beach. Details at www.rentmycottage.snappages.com CALL THE OBSERVER to place your classified ad today. The absolutely best place to advertise in the market.
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MAKING IT OFFICIAL AT THE FIFTIETH ELMIRA MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL
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COMING EVENTS ARE YOU CONSIDERING preschool for your child for fall 2014? Wellesley and District Cooperative Preschool hosts annual Open House, April 22-24 from 9-10 a.m. (Bring your child and check out our program!) Registration for September: Mon. May 7 @ 6:30 p.m., Children 2 1/2 - 5 years. Classes September-June. Mon/Wed or Tues/Thurs mornings. $85/month ( Mon/Wed) $88/month (Tues/Thurs) for participating parents (non-participating options available) Basement of Wellesley Mennonite Church 157 David St., Wellesley. Info: 519-656-9932. The Elmira Maple Syrup Festival committee, including chair Ken Jessop (left), opened its 50th festival with a ceremonial first pancake in Gore Park on April 4. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]
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TREE DEBRIS CLEAN UP PROGRAM Residents of Woolwich are being encouraged to take maximum advantage of the yard waste collection program through the Region of Waterloo’s Waste Management Program. Yard waste is collected bi-weekly on residents’ regular collection day. Information on your collection day or the yard waste program can be found in the yard waste calendar or by visiting www.regionofwaterloo.ca/waste or calling 519-883-5100 Tree debris larger than 3� in diameter will be collected by Township Operations staff beginning April 22 through to Friday May 2nd. Residents are to have all tree debris stacked on their boulevards by 7 a.m. on Tuesday April 22 to participate in this clean up program.
The GiGi Sisters hit the bandstand in advance of their performance on festival day. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]
If you have any questions regarding the Township’s clean up program please call Engineering & Planning Services at 519-669-6041
COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT NOTICE OF HEARING On April 28, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. the Committee will meet to consider the following applications. All persons interested in the applications may attend and may contact Nancy Thompson regarding meeting details or visit the Township Webpage – News and Events – Current Public Notices. The Committee will also consider submissions for or against the applications if submitted to the Township of Woolwich no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2014. Submissions can be forwarded to Jeremy Vink at the address noted at the top of this page, by email jvink@woolwich.ca or by fax 519-669-4669. Minor Variance Application A 6/2014 – Colin and Opal Partridge, 37 Evening Star Lane, Conestogo The applicant is requesting permission to increase the maximum height of the garage door on the accessory building from 3.5 metres to approximately 4.0 metres to recognize the existing garage door height. The property is zoned Settlement Residential (R-1) and contains a single family dwelling and detached garage. Minor Variance Application A 7/2014 – Scott and Danielle French, 5364 Woolwich-Guelph Townline The applicant is requesting permission to: • construct an accessory building in the front yard; and • reduce the building line setback from the centre line of the road from 23 metres to approximately 19.9 metres in order to permit the construction of a 9.1 by 12.2 metre detached garage. The property is zoned Agricultural (A) and contains a single family dwelling and a storage shelter. Consent Applications B 4/2014 AND B 5/2014 – Linda Pletsch. 166 Woolwich Street South, Breslau The applicant is requesting permission to sever the rear lands of the existing property to create two new residential lots fronting onto Joseph Street on full municipal services. Each new lot is proposed to be approximately 16.2 by 61.9 metres (1,002 square metres) in size and have frontage on Joseph Street. The retained lot, located on Woolwich Street South, will measure approximately 33 by 62 metres (2,046 square metres). The property contains a single family dwelling and two accessory buildings. The proposed retained lot is zoned Settlement Residential (R-1) and the proposed severed lots are zoned Residential- Mixed Medium Density with Design Guidelines (R4A).
MPP Michael Harris and MP Harold Albrecht showed their syrup spirit, with Albrecht reading a greeting from Stephen Harper. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]
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TIRE
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• Janitorial
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Stumping and Grinding
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$424,900 LARGER THAN IT LOOKS Elmira - This home is a must see, you will be impressed! French drs guide you to bright living rm & sep dr beside lg eat in kit loaded w/cabinets. Upstairs has 3 bdrms, main bath & laundry. 4th bdrm & 2nd bath off family rm featuring cork flooring. Basement complete w/recrm & workshop. Sunroom walk out to lg deck w/covered dining area, overlooking on ground pool, hot tub & perennial gardens in lg fenced yard. 2 car garage w/walk up storage attic. MLS 1421043. Call Paul or Alli Direct.
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Drayton - Beautiful Mansfield III Home. Various Prices and Plans available. Model Home is at 46 Bedell Open: Mon, Tues, Wed 1-7pm and Sat, Sun 1-4:30pm. MLS 1418101. Call Paul or Alli direct.
$176,900 SPACIOUS!
Palmerston – Move in & enjoy the summer in your new Home. Solid 1.5 storey brick 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath home w/detached sngl car garage. Recently remodeled master & both baths. New roof 2010, orig hrdwd flrs, double French drs & spacious rms throughout. Lots of character & space for young or growing family. 3 decks, children’s playground & huge private/fenced & beautifully landscaped backyard make this property ideal for entertaining or simply enjoying some family time. MLS 1417276. Call Paul or Alli direct.
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Elora – Freehold townhouse w/double garage situated on corner lot backing onto Elora Cataract Trailway. Large eat-in kitchen w/ceramic tile & abundant w/maple cupboards. Bright Living room w/hardwood floors, corner gas fireplace, 2 storey ceiling open to stairs & 2nd floor hallway. Fantastic master bedroom complete w/ensuite & lg walk in closet. Second floor laundry. Bright Finished basement w/recroom, bedroom & bathroom. 2300sqft + finished space. A must see home. Prepare to be impressed. MLS 1414406. Call Alli or Paul direct.
$629,900 BEAUTIFUL BACKYARD
Breslau – Approx 2700sqft house located on 3.15 acres. Enjoy sunsets from your bckyrd haven. Tree lined private drive. Complete w/main flr LR, FR w/wood fp, eat in kit & sep DR. Main flr bdrm w/kitchenette & 3pc ens. Side entrance ideal for home office/business. Master bdrm w/8ftx8ft walk in closet & 3pc ens. Fin'd basement featuring lg bar & location for wood stove. Bsmnt bath incl sauna, whirlpool. 648sqft unfinished bonus room above garage. TLC Required. MLS 1414121. Call Alli or Paul direct.
$425,900 STUNNING BUNGALOW
Drayton - This Verdone Model Home has elegant and luxurious features including skylights, tray ceilings and 2 french door walkouts from master and dinette. Ceramic and hardwood throughout the main floor. Kitchen with granite countertops and glass backsplash overlooking dinette and open to great room. 2 walk in closets in the Master Suite and 4 piece ensuite. This home is complete with den, 2nd bedroom, mudroom/main floor laundry and huge finished basement with fireplace. MLS1418095. Call Paul or Alli Direct.
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STUNNING CENTURY HOME – loaded w/character! Natural woodwork & staircase. Hdwd. floors. Pocket doors. Oak kitchen, formal D.R. Cozy L.R. w/gas fireplace. Main flr. fam. rm. w/ custom built-ins. Two staircases to upper level. Private master suite w/ensuite bath & dressing area. Updated main bathrm. Floored attic. 200 amp. serv. Detached oversized garage. Private, professionally landscaped yard. Expect to be impressed! MLS $539,900.
Move-in ready! This spotless 3 bedroom semi is renovated from top to bottom! Newer windows, furnace, flooring, kitchen, bathrooms, driveway & railings. Tastefully decorated. Door from kitchen leads to deck and patio. Cozy rec. room & 3pc. bath in lower level. Shed, central air & vac. NEW MLS $242,500.
CONESTOGO – This raised bungalow is in a quiet area, close to school and downtown. Walkout from dining area to patio. Stone fireplace in the living room (w/parquet flr) and a gas fireplace in the rec. room. Newer floor in games room. 5 piece bathroom. (ensuite privilege) 1.5 garage (extra deep!). Double driveway. MLS $395,000.
LOCATION! Desireable Southwood Park. Close to walking trails and across from a park. Lovely oak kitchen w/’bump out’ dinette & walkout to concrete patio. Private asphalt driveway. Storage shed. Convenient side entry. 3 bedrooms. Spacious finished rec. room & washroom in lower level. EXCL. $284,900.
ELMIRA SOUTH END Earl Martin Drive M5 Industrial zoning, ideal for small business, 1742 + sq ft great location with quick access to Hwy 85 S Office includes 2nd floor including 1000 sq ft bay with 12 x 12 overhead door w/ 22’ ceiling height. NEW MLS
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New Listing. The Brighton lll model, by Verdone Homes is one of many exciting models to be built. This two storey home boasts 1730 sq ft of open concept with main floor great room and 3 generous bedrooms upstairs with custom features. Various prices and options available. MLS Call Dale, to have the best selection.
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DEATH NOTICES ACHESON, ISABELLE | At Caressant Care, Harriston, on Sunday, March 30, 2014, Mrs. Mary Isabelle Marie (Reist) Acheson, formerly of Listowel and Elmira, in her 87th year. MARTIN, MARTHA | Peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 7, 2014 at Conestoga Lodge, Kitchener. Martha, formerly of Wallenstein, at the age of 77 years. MCDOUGALL, COLIN | Passed away peacefully at the Grand River Hospital on Friday, April 4, 2014, at the age of 86 years.
Saturday, April 19, 2014 8:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. Lion’s Hall 40 South Street West Elmira, Ontario $10/ Ticket DJ/Games/Prizes/Lunch
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FUNDRAISING / THE TASTE OF TRADITION
Sweet treats take to the streets
Classic cookies are here as Girl Guides launch their major fundraiser, going door-to-door in St. Jacobs WILL SLOAN Let’s pretend that, in 1927, a Girl Guide leader in Regina had never baked a batch of cookies for her girls to sell, and had never used the money to pay for uniforms and camping equipment. Let’s say, for the past 87 years, there had been no such thing as Girl Guide cookies. What would the Girl Guides look like today? “We probably would not exist,” says Anna Mariani, provincial cookie advisor for Girl Guides Ontario. “If we didn’t have a major fundraiser, we would have to find someone who would be willing to give us that kind of money on a yearly basis to keep us going. And cookies seem to be working since 1927.” For many of us, cookies are the first thing we think of when we think about the Girl Guides. Indeed, it’s nearly impossible to overstate the snack’s importance to the venerable institution. With $5 boxes being sold today (Saturday) and tomorrow across the country, Mariani points out, “It’s the way we raise money for everything we do. “It is our major fundraiser. We don’t sell anything else as a Girl Guide organization to raise money. Our cookies bring in everything that will help us run all of our camps, training, and subsidies. It helps to provide all of their membership pins, their craft supplies, outings, program books, you name it.” Many of Ontario’s Girl Guide groups will be ped-
Getting up close and personal with maple syrup RECIPE NOTES
ber). They’ll be on sale for “eight months, or whenever we run out – whichever comes first,” says Mariani. “With the spring classic cookie, we’re almost out in most of the province. I believe come near mid-May, there won’t be a cookie to be found in Ontario.” Given the demand, it begs the question: If one has access to Girl Guide cookies, does this information get people excited?
Well we have another maple syrup day under our belt. It was a busy one. I have also witnessed the hard physical work of the sap run and the level of commitment it takes to get the syrup to the bottle. Our chef Scott has been working nonstop at our busy store and at the sugar bush. I enjoy hearing his stories and all the joy he gets from the process that ends with a bottle of syrup on the table. It’s something he enjoys – he only does it for family and friends. When someone asks him to buy a bottle he won’t sell it, which makes it all that more endearing. You don’t come across that kind of passion very often and when you do it is a treat. Of course, I, being the mother hen, worry about all the extra pressure and stress. But this too shall pass, and Scott will eventually take a break. Scott’s talent and passion for food is inspiring. This recipe is an easy treat for a Sunday afternoon. In our store we brew a locally roasted coffee to make this yummy beverage. Support the local syrup producers and all their hard work. Enjoy.
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Like trick-or-treaters in reverse, the Girl Guides are bringing sweets to your house. Back: Sophia Hanley, Paige Harrow, Kailee Martin. Front: Grace Knox, Mackenzie Ellis, Paige Badali. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]
dling their sugary wares at Sears locations. In St. Jacobs, however, the girls will be going door-to-door, and Guide leader Angela Knox predicts that residents will have trouble resisting the allure. “One of our Spark dads had a person ask him for cookies who said, ‘I have a twenty, but I don’t have change.’ So he said, ‘Well, you’ll have to take four boxes.’ That’s a common thing.” Adds parent Aimee Badali, “I just put a note
out at work saying, ‘I’ve got Girl Guide Cookies – who wants them?’ They were gone the next day. They’re nostalgic.” Door-to-door salesmanship is not a task for the weak-of-nerve, but the young girls say that St. Jacobs loves its sweets. “It’s a lot of fun, because we get to go up to people’s houses and ask if they want to buy them,” says Sophia Hanley. “It’s sometimes scary, but I think it’s fun.” “Last year I went to this
house and the lady inside was so nice, she just kept buying cookies,” says Kailee Martin. “I think I sold four boxes to her. I was nervous when I went up to her door because it looked like an older house. ‘Alright, is it going to be a nice person living here?’ Then I opened the door and it was this really nice lady.” Today’s chocolate and vanilla sale is one of two annual cookie fundraisers (the girls sell mintflavoured treats in Novem-
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COMMUNITY CLEAN UP DAY 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Contact Ann at 519-669-6027 or 519-664-2613, ext. 6027 or aroberts@woolwich.ca about a location near you.
THE LIONS CLUB OF Elmira Bingo – 7 p.m. at Elmira Lions Hall, 40 South St., Elmira. All proceeds go to support the many projects of the Lions Club of Elmira. For more information call 519-572-2669.
E-WASTE COLLECTION DAY 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Woolwich Memorial Centre parking lot, 24 Snyder Ave. S., Elmira. BETHEL MENNONITE YOUTH HOMECOMING, May 3 & 4. For registration information www.bethelyouthhomecomin. wix.com/bethelyouth or call 519-846-0180.
APRIL 14 ELMIRA & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL Society meeting with guest speaker Denise Huck from Colour Paradise in Mannheim - “New Plantings for the Season;” 7:30 p.m., Trinity United Church, 21 Arthur St. N., Elmira. Please bring shoes or slippers to wear.
TIPS AND TOOLS TO Control your Blood Pressure – 6-8 p.m. Join our registered dietitian and learn how salt intake, portion size and weight management impact your blood pressure. For information on this free class, call 519-664-3794.
APRIL 16 SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m). Wellesley Community Centre, 1000 Mapleleaf St., Wellesley. Cost $6. Join us for a noonday light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-664-1900 or toll free: 1-855-664-1900 for more information.
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FAMILY LEARNING FORUM: PRESENTED by the Alzheimer Society. A three-week series designed for family and friends of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. April 17, 24, and May 1. Register for all three sessions or select sessions. For more information and to register, call the dementia support counsellor at 519-742-1422. Sessions will be held at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs.
host its annual fish fry at Parkminster United Church, 275 Erb St., Waterloo with continuous service from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. Advance Tickets only - $15 per adult, $7.50 children under 12. Tickets available from all chorus members or email chorus@wrps.on.ca. For more information www.wrps.on.ca/volunteers/ male-chorus. For tickets 519-896-2142 (leave message).
MARYHILL HERITAGE PARK ASSOCIATION, along with the former Ariss Take Out Staff, welcome you to join us for Good Friday fish & chips; 58 St. Charles St. E., Maryhill. Doors open 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. for in house fining. Take out available from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. More then 5 servings, please call ahead. Meals - one piece haddock $11; two piece haddock $13 - cash only, coffee, tea & pop. All proceeds to park improvements. For info: Sandra 519-648-2939; Jean Fromm 519-648-2401. THE JUNIOR GARDEN CLUB is starting in May this spring. Interested 8-10 year olds should contact youth leaders before May 10 for more information. Fee $15. Call 519-669-3244 (Irene) or 519-669-8616 (Barb).
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THE LIONS CLUB OF Elmira Bingo – 7 p.m. at Elmira Lions Hall, 40 South St., Elmira. All proceeds go to support the many projects of the Lions Club of Elmira. For more information call 519-572-2669. HEALTH EDUCATION SESSION - Can You Hear What I Hear? Joyce Haynes, Canadian Hearing Society. 10:30-11:30 a.m., Breslau Mennonite Church, 226 Woolwich St., Breslau. Everyone welcome, no free, no registration. For more information call 519-664-3794. CAREGIVER COFFEE HOUR – meets on the 1st Tuesday of the month (Sept. to June) 10-11:30 a.m. at Chateau Gardens, 11 Hebert St., Elmira. This support group is offered in conjunction with the K-W Alzheimer Society. May 6: guest speaker, Cathy Harrington, from Community Care Concepts. For more information call Lorraine at 519-664-3794, ext. 229.
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STRANGE BUT TRUE / BILL & RICH SONES PH.D.
Genteel vocabulary often gets set aside in painful situations such as childbirth WEIRD NOTES
Q. Even if your Mom didn’t go in much for profanity, on what occasion might she have dropped her guard and let ‘er rip? A. When she was giving
birth to you, says psychologist Richard Stephens of Keele University, UK, as reported by Tiffany O’Callaghan in “New Scientist� magazine. The brain processes swear words differently from more genteel vocabulary, and when an expletive is fired at us, it can feel like a slap to the face. “It’s almost like a physical act,� adds psychologist Timothy Jay at the Massa-
chusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, and that visceral feeling might explain why we swear when we’re in pain. This insight came to Stephens in the maternity ward where his wife was giving birth to their child: “She was in agony, and she was swearing her head off.� Yet each time the contractions eased, she apologized to the doctors and nurses, Stephens recalls. But she needn’t have. “Swearing is a completely normal part of giving birth,� the hospital staff told them. Intrigued, Stephens asked some undergraduates to take part in an ice water test, where they had to hold one hand in freezing cold water while reciting either polite descriptive words
or rude obscenities. Those shouting obscenities held their hands in the icy water longer and reported experiencing less pain, suggesting that swear words trigger the body’s fight-or-flight response and its accompanying pain tolerance. Q. “Honey,� you brashly say to your girlfriend, “I love your new car but I sure hope it doesn’t have the engine knocking your old car did. Sometimes I wonder about your choice of gasoline.�
A. “Well,� she begins, “as
you know, not all fuels ignite at the same temperature, so I choose a fuel able to tolerate my car’s compression process without igniting spontaneously – in other words, knocking. That’s exactly what I’m do-
ing when I buy the proper grade of gasoline. Fuels that are more resistant to knocking are assigned higher ‘octane numbers’ – I think regular gasoline has an octane number of about 87, premium 93. So choosing the proper fuel is simply a matter of finding the lowest octane gasoline that a car can use without excessive knocking. “A little knocking in the most demanding circumstances is, I feel, quite acceptable. Most modern well-tuned cars like mine work beautifully on regular gasoline. Since only highperformance cars with high-compression engines need premium gasoline, putting anything other than regular gasoline in a normal car is usually a waste
of money. Any questions, sweetie?� (Adapted from Louis Bloomfield’s “How Everything Works: Making Physics Out of the Ordinary�) Q. What’s the “doublemuffle� phenomenon behind the workings of a gun silencer?
A. A gun uses hot high-
pressure gas to propel its bullet through the barrel, as energetic powder inside the cartridge undergoes a sudden thermal reaction, says Louis Bloomfield in “How Everything Works.� With the trapped gas pushing behind it, the bullet experiences an enormous acceleration, and by the time it leaves the barrel, much of the gas’s thermal energy has been converted into kinetic energy in the
bullet. This is more complete for a long-barreled rifle than for a short-barreled handgun. As the bullet emerges, the sudden release of pressurized gas creates a shock wave producing most of the gun’s bang. However, if the bullet is supersonic, it will also produce a sonic boom as its own shock wave passes your ears. “A silenced gun uses baffles to prolong the release of gas from the barrel and thereby suppress the barrel’s shock wave� (Muffle #1). “It also uses subsonic bullets to avoid sonic booms� (Muffle #2).
ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill is a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you “Strange But True.� Send your questions to strangetrue@compuserve.com.
OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER ACROSS 1. Fold of loose skin 7. Holdings 13. Nobelist Hammarskjold 16. “Seinfeld� gal 17. Various rich cakes 18. Balloon filler 19. The senior petty officer 21. Colourful ornamental carp 22. Additional 23. Husk 24. Church song 26. Drone, e.g. 27. Pan, e.g. 29. Barely get, with “out� 31. Like “The X-Files� 32. Mideast capital 35. Javelin, e.g. 37. “No ifs, ___ ...� 39. Storm from strong air currents 44. Mountainous republic 46. ___ Today 47. Mr., abroad 48. ___ Appia 49. Deep cavity 50. Human immunodeficiency virus
52. Some tournaments 54. “A pox on you!� 55. Chest protector 58. Backboard attachment 60. Jocks’ antitheses 61. Acid found in many fruits 65. “... or ___!� 66. 1970 World’s Fair site 67. Like some mushrooms 69. Formal ball 72. Armageddon 74. “___ calls?� 75. Trick taker, often 78. Cuban dance 79. Not yet final, at law 81. A-frame, photography 83. “___ we having fun yet?� 84. Remove controls of 88. Bother 89. California county 90. Grosse ___, Mich. 91. ___ grecque (cooked in olive oil, lemon juice, wine, and herbs, and served cold) 92. Money demanded 93. A tool used to thicken metal
DOWN 1. Retire from military service 2. Carry away, in a way 3. Used to clean, combo 4. Dietary, in ads 5. Lack of energy 6. The “p� in m.p.g. 7. Biology lab supply 8. “Socrate� composer 9. Follow stealthily 10. Always, in verse 11. Cap 12. Temporary cessation 13. Senegal’s capital 14. Garlicky mayonnaise 15. Dirt 20. (Hinduism) an ascetic holy man 25. A badger’s burrow 28. ___ grass 30. Times to call, in classifieds 33. Doctrines 34. “Pipe down!� 36. “To ___ is human ...� 37. To the rear 38. Ancient region of northeastern Africa 40. Unit of money in Nigeria
41. Leave undone 42. Natural covering of food 43. A shot in billiards 45. Informal representative 51. Bad habit, so to speak 53. Leave in a hurry, with “out� 56. Bank offering, for short 57. Mountain ___ 59. Above ground level 62. ___ of the Unknowns 63. Large artillery gun 64. Kipling’s “Gunga ___� 68. Illegitimate offspring 69. Life force in Hindu teachings 70. Bucolic 71. Alpha’s opposite 73. Wild dog of Australia 76. Hort narrative or tale 77. Barely beats 80. Check 82. Hip bones 85. Victorian, for one 86. Jail, slangily 87. Harvest goddess
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GUIDES: Cookies are an inseparable part of group’s image
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Maple Cheddar Snack
1/4 cup butter, softened 3 tbsp maple syrup 8 slices of multigrain bread Old cheddar cheese, sliced 1 royal gala apple
Maple Coffee 8 cups freshly brewed coffee 1 cup 10% cream 1/3 cup maple syrup 2 cinnamon sticks 3 star anise 3 cloves
Combine all ingredients in a thermos and let stand for 10 minutes. Enjoy with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
Heat cast iron pan on low; Cream butter and maple syrup together in an electric mixer; Generously butter the bread on both sides, add sliced apple and cheddar in layers, top with another slice of bread; Place in a preheated cast iron pan and keep on low so you don’t burn the maple butter. Once golden brown, cut into quarters and serve.
“They sit there and go, ‘Do you have cookies on you?’” laughs Mariani. “I’ve now learned not to go anywhere without carrying a few boxes of cookies in my purse, because people are forever asking me. I can give them their local number and say, ‘Call here if you want cookies,’ if they want more than I can give them.”
Kailey Martin adds, “Sometimes I’ll bring some for my teacher and the whole class will ask me, ‘Can I have some?’ And then I’ll say, ‘I wish you could, if you had five dollars …’” If the St. Jacobs girls don’t knock on your door, you can where cookies are being sold near you at www.girlguides.ca and @ girlguidecookie.
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Mac Benham promoted his foodie blog during Monday’s Taste of Woolwich event at St. Teresa of Avila Church in Elmira. Meanwhile Kelly and Miriam promoted Organic Loft Boxes with hearty vegetables, and Parker Malloy enjoyed a treat. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]
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