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New information. Same conclusion Residents continue to press council to stay the course on Hunsberger pit STEVE KANNON

Flap Jack, the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival’s new mascot, drew admirers as he made his debut at Saturday’s festival. Nine-year-old Cole Slade won the “Name the Mascot” contest when his name was drawn from the 10 students who suggested the same name. [will sloan / the observer]

75,000 turn out for maple festival will sloan The overwhelming scent of pancake batter that swept Elmira last Saturday could only mean one thing: the return of the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival for its 49th annual installment. Over the decades, the springtime celebration

of all things sweet, sticky, and sugary has come to define Elmira to the country at large, and according to festival chair Ken Jessop, this year’s gathering saw the festival reach new heights. “We’re pretty pleased as a committee,” said Jessop, who estimates 75,000 visi-

tors went through 15,000 pancakes. No official word on how much syrup was consumed at the alwayscrowded pancake tent, but it’s safe to say there was enough to fill a pool or two. As usual, the festival was about more than just syrup, with such attractions as the toy show and sale, Old

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The applicant may have submitted new information, but Conestogo residents still have no interest in a gravel pit near their community. They packed Woolwich council chambers this week for an information session, with only one member of the Conestogo-Winterbourne Residents Association (CWRA) getting up to speak. The message? The additional information provided by Hunder Developments doesn’t change a thing. Noise, visual impacts, the risk of contaminated groundwater, traffic concerns and the loss of prime agricultural land all add up to negatives that can’t be overcome by the reports submitted by the applicant, CWRA representative Doug Joy told councillors Tuesday night. He urged them to continue to oppose the gravel pit project. Council’s rejection of the Official Plan amendment requested by Hunder Developments led the company to appeal the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board. A hearing is scheduled for September. This week’s

information session was demanded by the OMB as part of the process, giving the public a chance to comment on additional reports filed by Hunder in support of its position. The new information does nothing to sway the public, however, argued Joy. In fact, with the Jigs Hollow gravel pit – itself an OMB matter than ended with a settlement against the public’s interest – to be in operation just across the river, a second pit would compound all of the negative impacts, he added. “We’d have one mega-pit ... with the residents caught in the middle.” The Hunder application would see aggregate extraction on some 150 acres of land on two farm properties located at 128 Katherine St. S. and 1081 Hunsberger Rd. Dan Kennaley, the township’s director of engineering and planning, is currently studying the new reports submitted by the applicant. He expects to bring a recommendation back to council on May 21. Input from the public received by the end of April will be taken into account when that report is drafted, he said.

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Neighbours have no interest in paying for drainage solution proposed by township STEVE KANNON Fine with having excess water from an adjacent property drained through their own lands, neighbours aren’t the least bit interested in picking up part of the tab to do so. An engineering report dealing with a longstanding problem with land at the intersection of Line 86 and Northfield Drive east of Elmira calls for a series of tiles, open ditches and catchbasins to drain water from the land on the northwest corner owned by Ken Geisel. It puts the price tag at $198,000, and suggests neighbours contribute thousands of dollars toward the project. For neighbouring landowners Robert Shuh and Don Hofer, that would add insult to the injury of having portions of their properties taken up with the proposed drainage system. “This fails the fairness test,” Shuh told councillors meeting Tuesday night to discuss the report submitted by Dietrich Engineering. The report says Shuh and other neighbours will

receive a benefit from the new system, which would take water from Geisel’s property under Line 86, across Hofer’s land, under Northfield Drive and on to Shuh’s land before continuing south onto other neighbouring properties before finding an outlet south of Hill Street. “This is no advantage to me whatsoever,” added Hofer. “It’s worthless to me.” Both said they’d already spent considerable amounts of money to deal with drainage issues in the area without demanding assistance from the township, region or other neighbours. With the proposed measures, the township would in effect be destroying what’s already been fixed on his property, Hofer argued. Originally, the work was petitioned by Geisel, but he withdrew his request when the estimated price tag was reached. At that point, the Region of Waterloo petitioned the township for the drainage works, forcing the township to continue. As the

largest beneficiary, the region would be expected to pick up most of the costs, some $107,000. The township’s share would be about $20,000. Geisel would be expected to pay about $15,000, while about a third of the costs assessed to residents would be covered by provincial grants totaling about $23,000. The remaining costs would be divvied up among the neighbours, an option that troubled Coun. Mark Bauman, who agreed with Shuh’s assertion the project should come at a net-zero cost to those who don’t benefit from it. At this week’s meeting, council approved the drainage plan submitted by the engineering firm. The vote was split, with Mayor Todd Cowan opposed given the controversy. The issue of costs was not dealt with, as councillors acting as the court of revision will meet at another time to look at assessments. Any of the decisions made in relation to the project are subject to an appeal to the Ontario Drainage Tribunal.

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Developer wants When she talks, people listen to press ahead Already an accomplished with new Breslau public speaker, Breslau girl takes message subdivision Despite ongoing legal challenges halting growth in the village, Empire Communities urges township to work with region to find solutions STEVE KANNON Its first Breslau subdivision almost built out, Empire Communities is looking for a larger development on a plot of adjacent land. The company faces a large hurdle, however, in the form of legal action that has effectively stalled growth in the village. The same challenges at the Ontario Municipal Board that have tied up the Region of Waterloo’s new overarching planning document and a similar expansion bid on the northeast side of Breslau is likely to block Empire’s latest bid, but the company wants to move ahead nonetheless. Plans unveiled at the public meeting Tuesday night show Empire hopes to build 531 units – a mix of single-detached houses and townhomes – on a 77-

acre parcel to the west of the Riverland subdivision. The development would be home to an anticipated 1,636 people, with employment land in the mix adding another 76 employees, said John Scarfone, Woolwich’s manager of planning. The plan also includes three parks and space for a new elementary school. To allow for the project to go ahead, Empire is seeking amendments to Woolwich’s Official Plan, as well as applicable zoning changes. That’s where things get complicated, said Scarfone. The region’s newlyapproved Official Plan (ROP) is the subject of an appeal at the OMB, meaning the previous Regional Official Policies Plan is still in force. That document subdivision | 4

and won first place in her schooling league. Last year, Maggie LaRonde proved her bona fides with an irreverent-butaffectionate presentation about Shakespeare, which brought her to the Canadian Legion’s provincial finals. She went home with a silver medal. “Everyone tells you, ‘You should be happy with second.’ Well, I didn’t go to win second! I want to win first!” she laughed. Well, other chances are afoot. This year, LaRonde and her competitors are presenting on the topic: “Why my voice is important.” The topic strikes a chord for the teenager, who feels it is a tonic for genera-

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Studies routinely show that the average person fears public speaking more than death. If that’s the case, then to tweak a popular cliché, Maggie LaRonde is laughing in the face of public speaking. The 16-year-old Breslau resident, already an award-winner

for her orations, has progressed to the provincial finals for public speaking in contests held by both the Optimist Club and the Lions Club. Stage fright has never been an issue. “I’ve been performing since I was a little kid – I’ve done piano and gymnastics and synchronized swimming and all that,” said LaRonde. “I’ve always loved the spot-

Maggie LaRonde will compete in both the Optimist and Lions clubs’ public speaking contests next month. [will sloan / the observer] lightning for her classlight.” mates. Accolades were not However, she added, “I forthcoming. Next year, think what I didn’t like was when she transitioned losing!” into home-schooling, and LaRonde has been preher mother made public paring public speeches speaking a central comon an annual basis since ponent of the curriculum, Grade 5 when she preshe returned to the topic sented on the science of

tional apathy. “When teens were removed from the workplace with the new laws that came into place for child labour, they were made exclusive consumers,” said LaRonde. “In a society where we’re taught that we’re only consumers, we’re taught and expected to be drinking and all that sort of stuff.” She continued, “I can speaking | 8

Review leads to changes in region’s ambulance service elena maystruk The Region of Waterloo is in the process of something of an overhaul of its Emergency Medical Services division after an EMS crew was caught responding to a serious call without the use of sirens last summer. “Back in July one of our EMS supervisors observed a crew responding to a code-four call – which is the most urgent call – without using warning systems.

That led to an investigation and within a few weeks we were able to determine that it wasn’t just one crew, that a number of staff was involved in that practice,” said medical officer of health Dr. Liana Nolan. Early March marked the end of an internal investigation that saw 26 staff members reprimanded. Regional EMS services serve all of the tri-cities area, Woolwich, Wellesley, Wilmot and North Dumfries townships, making

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this a regional effort to improve management and quality assurance services across the board. There are eight ambulance stations in the region, one each in St. Jacobs, Waterloo and Baden, two in Kitchener and three in Cambridge. After identifying the initial incident, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care was brought in to investigate and invited to expand on the findings, Nolan explained. The main ministry findings showed

an inconsistent use of emergency systems on serious calls and irregularities in the documentation of patient care. Findings concluded that EMS management was not always diligent in following up on standards of patient care carried out by staff. “We have a lot of excellent staff and this is really a matter of needing to be 100 per cent consistent. Management was not providing adequate feedback to the staff,” Nolan said.

The region’s EMS services found little comfort in consulting with outside medical services. “When we surveyed surrounding services we asked them if they monitored for that and they said no. Most of us had policies in place to ensure not overusing warning systems and to ensure the appropriate use but we had never anticipated that staff wouldn’t use warning systems on codefour calls. It’s just something we’d never thought of

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Bristow Park selected as site for skateboard/BMX area will sloan The organizers of a skateboard park in Elmira can check off “location” from the to-do list, as Woolwich this week gave the green light to Bristow Park as the home of the facility. Skate Elmira, the student-led initiative to bring a skate park to Woolwich, saw councillors back the selected spot this week. The group will be making another appearance at council Monday night to make it official. After a February 28 public meeting where the group discussed potential locations to the community, Skate Elmira settled on Bristow Park, at the corner of First Street and Industrial Drive, as the location for Elmira’s first skateboard and BMX destination. “We had nothing but positive feedback – we were a little surprised,” said Skate Elmira co-chair Dustin Martin. “In general, it seems everyone is onboard with the idea of a skatepark, or that everybody was already onboard. We didn’t have to convince anyone.” While the group considered several locations,

An artist’s rendering of Skate Elmira’s proposed skate park at Bristow Park. Township council will make its final decision on Monday. including some close to the Woolwich Memorial Centre, the Bristow Park venue proved to be an easy decision. “It’s a big space,” said Martin. “There’s lots of room to build a big park, and to build additional features. We’ve tossed around a lot of ideas about a sports pad, an outdoor stage of some kind, maybe a walking trail.” Added co-chair Zack Barriage, “Bristow Park is really exciting, because our vision from the beginning was a community park. Not just a skate park, but something the whole town can enjoy.” For Woolwich’s director of recreation and facilities, Karen Makela, the Bristow Park location had the most pluses. It’s

a central location, with good access by foot, bike and transit. There’s room to expand, which was not the case at the WMC, for instance, and expansion often comes quite quickly after a skatepark opens due to strong usage numbers. There are also easilyaccessible hookups for water, sewers and hydro at the site. Once the township’s decision is formal, organizers will step up fundraising efforts. “We haven’t approached any companies for sponsorship yet, because we wanted to make sure we were secure in the location,” said Barriage. “Having the land and knowing that we have a partnership with the township also gives us a lot of ground for grant applica-

tions.” (Among other options, Skate Elmira has its eye on applying for an Ontario Trillium Fund grant). He added, “We want to get across this wholefamily vision for the park. Parks often will just have a playground for the little ones and not-much-else for anyone else … the whole vision is to bring people together.” Both co-chairs hope supporters will come out in force to Monday’s council meeting at the township administrative office on Church Street. Next, the group plans to launch its public fundraising efforts on June 22, with the venue to be determined. Private and public funding permitting, the group hopes to begin construction in May 2014.

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expertise and a further six months will see Toronto EMS staff – including an interim director of EMS and a special advisor of quality assurance – work

on management issues with local teams. Over the next few months the region is looking to hire a new director of EMS, and will continue a consulting process and analysis of the division’s

management systems. There will also be a random third-party audit process by consultants, followed by an audit of ambulance call reports by the Ministry of Health. The Region of Waterloo

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limits growth in Breslau to 1,250 units, a number that has almost been maxed out by recent development in the village, including Empire Communities’ Riverland subdivision (495 units) and Thomasfield Homes' subdivision to the north, Hopewell Heights (493 units). Until that provision is lifted – as it is under the new, as-yet-tobe-cleared ROP – there can be no significant expansion in Breslau. Equally pressing are concerns about the ability to extend municipal services – water and sewers – to new subdivisions given limited capacity on servicing from the City of Kitchener, Scarfone noted. Further complicating Empire’s bid is the fact the township is undertaking a comprehensive planning review in the area – a study known as the Breslau sec-

ondary plan – that officials want to complete before assessing any new growth. But that, too, is dependent on the new ROP becoming official, meaning the township’s plans are also on hold, he explained. “While the township is prepared to process these applications to a degree concurrently with the Breslau secondary plan ... the applications will ultimately have to wait until the Breslau secondary plan is completed,” he said in his report to councillors. Empire Communities’ Stephen Armstrong challenged that timing, however, calling on the township to press ahead with the secondary plan while working with the region to find a way to let the development proceed despite the legal issues surrounding the ROP. He noted that any efforts are likely to draw legal challenges of their own,

just as was the case when Thomasfield Homes attempted to move forward with its Breslau lands by seeking an amendment to the older ROPP. Developer Activa Holdings, involved in two of the OMB appeals, sent a letter to the township opposing Empire’s proposal, and indicating legal action could follow. Activa seems determined to get its development projects cleared before any other companies move ahead with theirs, said Armstrong. “It seems nobody goes in the region until Activa goes – that’s not fair.” Given the demand for housing in Breslau – the Riverland subdivision proved to be Empire’s most successful – the company wants to press ahead quickly, even if that means another legal entanglement, he added. Coun. Mark Bauman

noted there’s a risk developers such as Empire could take their cases to the OMB if there are delays due to the Breslau secondary plan process, continuing the “vicious circle” of legal challenges tied to the ROP. Acknowledging that, Scarfone said it could prove to be a waste of time and money if the secondary plan was rushed through on the assumption the new Regional Official Plan will eventually come into force only to find out that changes are required to that document, undermining the secondary plan. There’s a risk either way, he said. The meeting April 9 was simply a public information session. Councillors did not weigh in on the requested changes. Instead, planning staff will accept public input and draft a recommendation report before coming back to council at a later date.

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Residential care facility converted to six apartments A former residential care home in Elmira will be converted into a six-unit apartment building, as Woolwich council this week approved the necessary zoning changes. The building, most recently home to the Pilgrim’s Provident care facility, is located at 3 Erb St., at the corner of Duke Street. The application from Debra Wetherly seeks to have the property rezoned

for residential use from its current designation as “institutional.” Along with changing the zoning to residential from institutional, the approval sees the official recognition of existing setbacks on the property, where the building and parking areas come very close to the property line.

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The owner of a one-acre site in Breslau now surrounded by homes in the Hopewell Heights subdivision wants to convert the property into six residential lots.

To that end, the necessary zone change was the subject at hand during a planning public meeting Tuesday night in Woolwich council chambers. The land at 50 Horseshoe Cr. in Breslau currently contains a single-family home on private services. If the zone change and subsequent severances are approved, the six new lots would be on full municipal services extended from the adjacent Thomasfield Homes subdivision. Other than a planning consultant for the applicant, no one spoke to the issue. The meeting was for information purposes only; staff will come back with a recommendation report for councillors at a later date.

Council appoints BIA executive, passes budget The Elmira Business Improvement Area (BIA) has a new executive, approved this week by Woolwich council. Mayor Todd Cowan will act as chair. Steve Pond is the treasurer. They’re joined by Christine Aberle, Chad Nicholls, Leigh-Anne Quinn and Freda Walker. The executive’s term runs through November 2014. For this year, they’ll oversee a budget of $41,000, also approved Tuesday night by councillors. For

this year, the largest expenditure will be $8,700 for the purchase and care of hanging flower baskets, while another $6,500 goes to a part-time staff position. Christmas wreaths and lights are expected to cost $4,000, while related beautification measures such as tree replacement and flower beds ($3,000) and tree lights and maintenance ($3,000) are also in the mix.

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International Airport won title of “Most Female Pilot Friendly Training Center Worldwide” with 517 female introductory flights during Women of Aviation Week, held March 4-10. The first runner up is Calhoun Air Center based in Victoria, Texas. Rounding out the top three was Rockcliffe Flying Club in Ottawa. The airport in Breslau was awarded Second Runner Up for the 2013 “Most Female-Pilot-Friendly Airport Worldwide” (airport with most non-pilot girls and women introduced to aviation from March 4 to March 10 2013), with 517 flights.

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Two charged after drug bust on Flamingo Dr. in Elmira Police executed a Controlled Drugs and Substance Act warrant in Elmira at noon on April 7. Officers seized $4,000 in controlled substances from a residence on Flamingo Drive. A 19-year-old woman and 20-year-old man, both

from Elmira, are charged with production of marijuana, possession for the purpose of trafficking (marijuana and hydromorphone), trafficking in controlled substances, possession of a controlled substance (psilocybin) and breach of probation.

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to icy road conditions. There were no injuries or charges involved.

1:59 AM | A vehicle was seen abandoned in a ditch at the 1500 block of Shantz Station Road in Woolwich Township. Responding police officers located the male driver who had wandered away from the car. He was taken to the hospital and the vehicle was towed. Police are investigating the incident. 9:26 AM | A brown Volkswagen Golf and a transport truck collided at the intersection of Lobsinger Line and King Street North near St. Jacobs. The transport was stopped at a red light on King Street and was struck from behind by the Volkswagen. Police say the collision was the result of ice-covered roads. There were no injuries and no charges were laid. 8:30 PM | A vehicle flipped while travelling on Northfield Drive near Country Lane in Woolwich Township. The incident occurred due

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9:16 AM | A vehicle hit a deer on Weimer Line near Maplewood Road. The deer was killed as a result of the collision and there were no injuries to the driver. No charges were laid.

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3:19 AM | A vehicle was travelling southbound on Sawmill Road just before Ebycrest Road in Breslau when the driver lost control and drove into a ditch, subsequently hitting a tree. When police responded, they found the vehicle empty: the driver had left the scene. Police are continuing their investigation to determine who was driving the vehicle at the time of the collision.

APRIL 6 A car overturned about 8:30 a.m. Thursday after making a sharp swerve on icy roads. The accident occurred on Woolwich-Peel Townline, near Sixth Line. [joe merlihan / the observer]

occurred on Scotch Line Road and Arthur Street South. A blue Toyota RAV, a white Highlander and a white Kia were involved. One vehicle was stopped at a red light and while the

second vehicle was slowing down behind it, the third vehicle was not prepared to stop and struck the second vehicle from behind. The driver of the third vehicle was charged with

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3:15 PM | Police were informed of a theft that occurred

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7:00 AM | A theft occurred at some point between March 28 at 3 p.m. and April 2 at 7 a.m. on Oriole Parkway in Elmira. A business compound was entered through a fence and a 234-foot coil of tinplated copper was stolen. Anyone with information is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers. 5: 17 PM | A three-car collision

on March 30 in which $1,300 worth of farrier tools were stolen. The office had been left open during the Saturday morning auction on Weber Street North in St. Jacobs. There are no suspects at this time. Anyone with information is asked to call the police or Crime Stoppers.

A car struck a cyclist at Arthur Street and Second Street at 8:35 a.m. on April 11. The driver will likely be charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian. [WILL SLOAN / the observer]

9:04 AM | Four vehicles collided on Arthur Street near Scotch Line Road in Elmira. All four were travelling northbound on Arthur Street and traffic was heavy due to the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival. The vehicles were slowing down when one driver failed to react in time, causing a chain reaction and a collision between the three vehicles in front. The driver of the rear vehicle was charged with careless driving. There were no injuries. 11:02 AM | A two-vehicle collision occurred on Arthur Street approximately two miles north of Sawmill Road in Woolwich Township. One vehicle failed to stop and rear-ended the second vehicle. There were no injuries. Charges are unknown at this time.

Ride ‘n’ Stride organizers looking to boost numbers elena maystruk For organizers of the Woolwich Great Ride ‘n’ Stride, the arrival of some real spring weather would be a welcome way to encourage residents to walk, run, or cycle for the Canadian Cancer Society at the end of the month. The Ride ‘n’ Stride is a pledge-based event that takes place across Ontario every year to raise money for the organization. Along with the event in Woolwich, the region is host to three other events in Waterloo, New Hamburg and

Cambridge, said Woolwich Ride ‘n’ Stride chair Sarah Bradshaw. Bradshaw, also chair of fundraising for the Waterloo Region unit of the Canadian Cancer Society, said the event has had a long history in the region. The Elmirabased event has been running for about 25 years, while the region has been involved for more than 30, organizers estimate. “It’s amazing how long it’s been running,” she said. Seeing a large variety of cancer survivors willing to share their stories with the public is an exciting pros-

pect for organizers, added Bradshaw. “Each year we try to have someone as a speaker who could talk about their fight against cancer. We’ve had really young children, we’ve had older people, and we’ve had a whole bunch of different ages. There have been people that have unfortunately lost that fight and that is really poignant and hard for us, but generally what’s great is how many people that have won the fight.” Last year the Ride ‘n’ Stride attracted some 70 children and adults, rais-

ing a total of $11,150.75 in pledges for cancer research and support of local residents living with the disease. Since 2005, records show that the Woolwich affair has raised $104,000. Organizers see a chance to improve on last year’s numbers this year despite some of the typical challenges facing such fundraising events. “There are so many events now that compete not only for people’s dollars but also their time,” Bradshaw explained. “People are busy and they want to support causes that

mean a lot to them and so sometimes it’s challenging to get the word out and the participation that we would really like. But we have some loyal people that come out every year so they are sort of like our bedrock. We’d just like to attract some newer people.” She said the goal is to attract at least 100 participants this year and encourage each to raise $200 in pledges. The Great Ride ‘n’ Stride, taking place on April 29, allows participants to choose their healthy mode of transportation: walking, cycling or running either a

5- or 10-kilometre trek that starts at Elmira District Secondary School, follows along Arthur Street north to the Kissing Bridge Trail and along the trail to either Floradale Road or Side Road 18 at Wallenstein. Opening ceremonies are at 12:45 p.m. at EDSS, with live music and refreshments at the Woolwich Memorial Centre after the treks. Participants can register and pledge at www. greatride.ca. For pledge forms and information contact Sarah Bradshaw at angusquinn@rogers.com or call 519-669-2599.

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festival recap:

Committee already at it making plans for fiftieth anniversary of celebrating the sweet stuff

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tions and a sugarbush tour, while energetic participants competed in a pancake flipping contest. With the festival’s fiftieth anniversary in sight, Jessop and the festival committee oversaw continued changes and improvements, including a more streamlined process to help manage the estimated 2,000 volunteers. “This year we had a volunteer coordinator, so she had around 400 volunteers that she scheduled,” said Jessop. In addition, the festival finally unveiled its pancake mascot, and announced the winner in the contest to determine its name: Flap Jack. Which raises a burning question: since Flap Jack, in his current form, has succulent red lips and prominent eyelashes, should he actually be Flap Jane? “Well, it’s debatable,” laughed Jessop. “It’s a pancake.” Flap Jack will take centre stage next year, when the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival will celebrate 50 years. “We’re building on some of the events you saw this year – the entertainment, the family area,” said Jessop. “We have a fiftieth sub-committee put together, and we’re throwing ideas around.” How soon do Jessop and company have to begin preparing for 2014’s outing? “We’re actually meeting tomorrow, and we’re starting just to review the festival,” he said. “We’ll likely take a bit of a break, then we’ll be at it again end of August.” No rest for the weary at the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival – but that’s OK when the results are as strong as they’ve been. “We just want to thank the community, the people who come back year after year,” said Jessop. He added, “And the entire town of Elmira, who put up with 75,000 people that came into town. It is disruptive, but we’re pretty happy that the community embraces the festival.”

Slews of visitors and volunteers were busily moving through the festival’s crowds last weekend. Either sampling the goodies, pouring on the syrup, exploring or simply putting on a silly face, there were plenty of smiles going around. Cole Oskam [elena maystruk and will sloan / the observer]

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m gives festival mascot Flap Jack a thumbs up. Waterlooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Al Madina vendors turn giant turkey legs. Anne-Marie and Kevin Colins sport snouts for the festival. Pat Goodeve lifts his grandson Myles to look in on some sap at a sugar bush during a tour outside of Elmira.

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John Mahood students hear author's stories of kids making a difference elena maystruk Kids are often thought of as synonymous with innocence and carefree attitudes on life, but that is not always so, as Canadian illustrator, author and speaker Janet Wilson found out in her work while documenting child activism and teaching kids about standing up for a cause. Groups of John Mahood students had the chance last week to hear her speak on the subjects of her work: Canadian youths and children who have made significant impacts on their communities through activism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always spoken to kids, but it was mostly about illustration and drawing and the creative process of making a picture book. When I started writing there was an immediate difference in the interest level of kids: they were very fascinated to hear these stories of what other kids were doing. In 2007 Wilson began to combine writing with her illustrations to create books on child activism in Canada. Her first book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;One Peace: True Stories of Young Activists,â&#x20AC;? was released in 2008. She also authored and illustrated the award-winning book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our Earth: How Kids are Saving the Planetâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shannen and the Dream for a School,â&#x20AC;? which she discussed with students during her presentation April 5. Shannen Koostachin was a resident of Attawapiskat in Northern Ontario and in 2008 she headed a youthand student-driven effort to build a proper school in the area. The Cree community

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Janet Wilson holds up one of her books after a presentation to John Mahood students on Apr. 5. [elena maystruk / the observer] she was part of had been fighting for a new school since 1979 when an oil spill closed the original school building, forcing the kids to use portables instead. Koostachin was part of a group of Attawapiskat Grade 8 students who launched the StudentsHelping-Students campaign against the Ministry of Indian Affairs. The ministry eventually relented, but Koostachin would not see the school built. After leaving her community to attend high school, she was killed in a car crash in 2010. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because of the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions they are getting a new school. It was the largest child-lib rights movement in Canadian history. And leaders and parents and teachers were all trying for years and years and years to get justice and it was only when the kids

stood up that they started to pay attention,â&#x20AC;? Wilson told the Elmira students. When Wilson began to speak to students about activism, she saw their interests pique, she said after the presentation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t on their radar but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when activism really started to blossom. Starting with Craig because he was one of the first child activists in Canada and he inspired a lot of other children,â&#x20AC;? she said of Craig Kielburger, who founded the international charity Free the Children in 1995 when he was 12 years old. At the end of the presentation, John Mahood students were treated to a peek at Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new book. Students were some of the first to hear a passage from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our Rights: How Kids are Changing the World,â&#x20AC;? which is set for release this year.

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think tons of times when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been places with mom and dad and people would say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re such good kids, but just wait â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;til theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re 15 or 16.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s totally ingrained in people that as soon as we hit 15, 16, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be nogoods.â&#x20AC;? LaRonde has put actions to her words: her speech will touch upon her own activism â&#x20AC;&#x201C; she has protested the use of untested and potentially dangerous chemicals in beauty products. Mother Lori LaRonde

explained, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Almost all the kids do really amazing speeches, but a lot of them are in theory. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;My voice is important to stand up for people who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t speak, or who are oppressed or persecuted,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a theme, but Maggieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has a totally different twist. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually talking about what sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually doing.â&#x20AC;? Maggie LaRonde will perform for the Lions on May 4 in St. Catharines and for the Optimists on May 25 in Alma. Top prizes are $1,000 and a The Breslau teenager won second place in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $2,500 scholarship respectively. Canadian Legion public speaking provincial finals

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Conference to tackle issues of abuse in the Mennonite culture elena maystruk Victims of abuse and violence are often reluctant to report the crimes. Fewer people still will give voice to their experiences. That’s where Elmira’s Trudy Metzger comes in. After founding a local ministry that aids the victims of sexual abuse, she and husband Tim Metzger are taking a cultural approach to the difficult topics they are committed to bringing into the light. An upcoming conference will focus on abuse and violence as it relates to the Mennonite culture. Trudy Metzger was born into a Mennonite family in Mexico and often shares the story of abuse and violence from her own childhood. “I recognize that it’s not a cultural problem alone, that it’s everywhere else too. But it has been very closed within the Mennonite cultures. We’re targeting them specifically to kind of give them a voice and hoping to partner with them to create awareness

Trudy Metzger’s event will focus on abuse and violence in Mennonite communities, a personal subject for the coach and speaker due to her own Mennonite background. The event will run April 19-20. [elena maystruk / the observer] abused women, but Faith wouldn’t speak to the Menand safety,” Metzger said. Girls Unleashed, as the ornonite culture. This time The Elmira resident is ganization was called then, I’m identifying very perused to mentioning her soon gave way to Generabackground during speech- sonally. It will be a slightly different conference in that tions Unleashed, the name es at similar events but this under which the couple I will focus more on my time will be a decidedly has operated since Janupersonal experience in the different experience. ary 2012 after realizing that Mennonite culture.” “Even though that’s my they needed to broaden Metzger and her husbackground in previous their scope. band founded the ministry conferences I would say “Very quickly [we] disin 2010 to reach out to that I’m Mennonite but I

covered that it seemed as bad with men; there’s almost as many if not more male abuse and sexual abuse victims. We broadened our horizons a little bit and in 2011 began developing Generations Unleashed to reach out to men, women and teenagers,” she said. Metzger is not a counsellor. Rather, she’s a coach and mentor for the people she tries to help. She is a certified team coach, trainer and speaker, working with victims of abuse by walking them through their experiences and offering emotional support. Her goal, she said, is to “get them healed mentally emotionally and spiritually. I want to set people free from the weight of their pain.” At the conference set for April 19 and 20 in Elmira, Metzger will share her story with the audience, taking care, she said, to be respectful of the more conservative tone of this particular event in all aspects of the material presented.

Two conservative Mennonite women will also share their experiences with abuse. Also speaking will be Pastor Dale Ingraham of Campbell, New York. “He will be acknowledging the pain of victims but his overall message, his purpose is that the walls have to come down in churches. We have to address a problem that quite frankly secular society is ahead of us on,” Metzger said. She adds, the two day event gives her an opportunity to connect with her roots and help those in the Mennonite community. “I’m actually able to develop a relationship with the Mennonite culture. … It’s not intended as an attack on the culture for sure; it’s to give them open doors.” Shattering the Silence is a two-day event at Woodside Bible Fellowship at 200 Barnswallow Dr. starting at 6 p.m. on April 19 and 9 a.m. on April 20. For more information and registration call (519) 590-4907.

Elmira's Central Tavern to rock Friday night in support of cancer research will sloan When Elmira resident Daryl Metzger passed away of cancer on March 28 at age 51, his son Scott Metzger knew what he had to do. With his Elmirabased band The Suns, he immediately launched plans to stage a benefit concert for a cancer-related charity at the Central Tav-

ern, scheduled for Friday night. “We’re going to send as much money as we can to Mount Sinai Cancer Research,” said Scott Metzger, referring to the Toronto hospital where his father spent his last days. “The day I found out he passed away, it was just something that popped into my mind, and I

some of my friends who knew my dad onstage.” A longtime Woolwich resident, Daryl Metzger grew up on a farm before moving to Elmira in his late teens. He became a woodworker at Kraemer Woodcraft Ltd. in St. Jacobs, where he specialized in cabinets for bookstores and hardware stores. Following

thought it would be a good idea.” In fact, the band had already united to give a performance at Daryl Metzger’s funeral on April 1. “We played ‘Riders on the Storm’ by the Doors,” he said with a smile. “They were all for it,” said Metzger of his bandmates. “We’re even getting

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Electricity price hikes are certain to raise public ire We can expect the provincial government’s Green Energy Act to come under another round of fire given a damning report that coincides with more well-above-inflation rate hikes. As of May 1, residential electricity rates will jump four or five per cent, depending on off-peak, mid-peak or peak billing. Hard on the heels of that announcement, the Fraser Institute issued a report that forecasts energy prices to increase 40 or 50 per cent over the next several years, pushing Ontario into becoming one of the most expensive jurisdictions in North America when it comes to electricity costs. The report pins the large increases on the use of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, stressing the province could have chosen cheaper alternatives to a clean environment as it moved away from coal-fired plants. “The Ontario government defends the GEA by referring to a confidential 2005 cost-benefit analysis on reducing air pollution from power plants. That report did not recommend pursuing wind or solar power, instead it looked at conventional pollution control methods which would have yielded the same environmental benefits as the GEA, but at a tenth of the current cost. If the province sticks to its targets for expanding renewables, the GEA will end up being 70 times costlier than the alternative, with no greater benefits,” reads the report, Environmental and Economic Consequences of Ontario's Green Energy Act. Even without the Green Energy Act, however, energy is going to cost us more. Aging infrastructure – from nuclear plants to the wires that bring power to our homes – needs to be replaced. As consumers of electricity, we’ve never paid the actual cost of bringing it to us, let alone all the things that come along with our dependence on energy, such as the environmental impacts. As with so much of our infrastructure, we’re having to renew decades-old systems while building the new ones to accommodate population growth. In short, there are plenty of valid reasons why rates will continue to rise – sharply, in many cases – over the next several years. Green energy may or may not be the only scapegoat. While the Fraser Institute study is fairly harsh, other reports have praised the province’s efforts. A study by the Pembina Institute, for instance, argues consumers would see virtually no relief from high electricity prices if the province cancelled its support for renewable energy under the Green Energy Act. The study indicates that investing in renewable energy today is likely to save Ontario ratepayers money within the next 15 years, as natural gas becomes more expensive and as the cost of renewable energy technology continues to decrease. The report finds electricity prices are set to continue rising sharply over the next decade whether or not the green initiatives are scrapped, with prices peaking around 2022, when Ontario's nuclear fleet is currently scheduled to undergo significant shutdowns. Even if future contracts for renewable energy were ended today, the organization’s modelling shows there would be very little change to projected electricity price increases –amounting to roughly a $4 difference on the average household's monthly electricity bill. One thing is certain, however: as utility bills climb, so too will the pressure on the provincial government.

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Thatcher prospered on an idea whose time has gone WORLD AFFAIRS Margaret Thatcher was the woman who began the shift to the right that has affected almost all the countries of the West in the past three decades. She died in London on Monday at the age of 87, 34 years after she became Britain’s first female prime minister and 23 years after she was driven from office. But it is an open question whether even the crash of 2008 and the ensuing prolonged recession have finally ended the long reign of her ideas in Western politics. “This woman is headstrong, obstinate and dangerously self-opinionated,” wrote some minion in the personnel department of British chemical giant ICI, rejecting young Margaret Roberts’s application for a job as research chemist in 1948. She was fresh out of Oxford University, 23 years old, brimming with self-confidence, and absolutely full of opinions. She probably frightened the job interviewer half to death.

But she landed a job with a plastics company in Colchester in 1949. She joined the Conservative Party and stood for parliament in the 1950 election (she was the youngest candidate ever), and married businessman Denis Thatcher in 1951. Margaret Thatcher, as she then became, finally made it into parliament in the 1959 election. She entered the cabinet of Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath in 1970 as the “statutory female” (as he gallantly put it). But she had the last laugh in 1975, replacing Heath as party leader after the Conservatives lost the 1974 election. She took a very hard line from the start, both in domestic and in foreign politics. Her open hostility to the Soviet Union led a Soviet newspaper in 1976 to dub her the “Iron Lady,” a title in which she revelled. Her real impact, however, was in British domestic politics, where she broke the welfare-state consensus that had dominated all the major parties for the previous 30 years. “It is our duty to look after ourselves,” she said, and the political

orthodoxy trembled before her onslaught. An American diplomat in London, in a confidential assessment of the new Conservative leader in 1975, captured the essence of Thatcher’s revolutionary politics. She was, he wrote, the “genuine voice of a beleaguered bourgeoisie, anxious about its eroding economic power and determined to arrest society’s seemingly inexorable trend towards collectivism.” That was what carried her into office in the 1979 election, and as prime minister she acted on her convictions. After she had fought and won the Falklands War against long odds in 1982 her popularity was unassailable, and she used it to break the power of the trade unions and privatize state-owned industries. More than that, she made free-market ideology for all intents and purposes the state religion. So it remained for 30 years, long after her harsh and confrontational style had lost her the support even of her own party. She was ousted as Conservative Party leader and prime minister by her own col-

leagues in 1990, but the Labour governments of 19972010 were also in thrall to her ideas. Their influence abroad, particularly in the United States, was equally great. Yet her greatest contribution to politics, and the foundation of the right’s political success over recent decades, was not ideological but tactical. She was the first politician to grasp the fact that with the decline of the old working class, it had become possible to win elections on a platform that simply ignored the wishes and needs of the poor. There weren’t as many of them as there used to be, and the poorest among them usually failed to vote at all. This insight was key to the success of president Ronald Reagan in the United States in the 1980s, and to the triumph of conservative parties in many European countries in the same period. It continues to be a major factor in the calculations of parties both on the right and on the left down to the present day: you cannot count on the poor to DYER | 12

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Their view / question OF THE WEEK

Do you think the Leafs will make the playoffs?

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"Some technology opponents claim the concept of coexistence is flawed and impossible. This is simply incorrect." Quentin Martin | page 12 HIS view / STEVE KANNON

Prospect of LCBO strike sure to raise the issue of privatization EDITOR'S NOTES The public is in no mood to put up with government sector employees’ demands. The tolerance threshold is low under the best of circumstances, but in the current economic climate it borders on zero. That’s why there’s unlikely to be a strike at the LCBO even though workers this week voted 95 per cent in favour of strike action in the event ongoing contract negotiations break down. The 7,000 employees have been without a contract since last month. The threat of a strike closing liquor stores just as we’ve seen signs of something resembling spring has been fodder for plenty of griping. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says the key issues include boosting part-time wages and upgrades to health and safety standards. It’s true the LCBO does

pay much higher wages than is typical in the retail sector – and make no mistake, the jobs are directly comparable – but there is something in the charge that the province should be setting a better standard, especially given the government’s claim to support a decent, middleclass standard of living. Critics of the union position argue LCBO employees are significantly overpaid, leading to overpriced goods on the shelves. Certainly liquor store pricing is excessive, as a quick trip to other jurisdictions, particularly the U.S., will show. That, however, is the result of indecent taxation levels. As the world’s largest buyer of alcohol, the LCBO surely pays lower prices for its products: the labour costs add to the pricing, but not in anything like the way taxes do. With talk of a strike, many people are renewing calls for the privatization of the LCBO, the crown jewel of those who would strip the public of assets to benefit a few.

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premises establishments, and the lack of off-sales and other conveniences taken for granted elsewhere, among other issues. Making beer and wine available in convenience stores and supermarkets would be a step toward a more liberalized attitude. More importantly, it would put a salve on the regular sore spot that is government control – read taxation – of alcohol in this province. Certainly there are those who would like to see power wrested from The Beer Store, which holds a virtual monopoly on the sale of beer. Proponents of corner store sales say greater convenience and lower prices would flow from competition. Currently the distribution and retail systems are owned by the three largest brewers, Labatt, Molson and Sleeman. Once Canadian companies, the three are now foreign-owned: InBevSA of Belgium, U.S.-based Molson Coors Brewing and Japan’s Sapporo respectively.

If beer was sold in grocery and convenience stores, it would benefit smaller breweries, which are now dependent on a retail channel owned and controlled by their much larger competitors. The sale of beer and wine in corner stores is a political hot potato. Under previous Conservative governments, the Liberals suggested the change, with the Tories opposed. In power, the Liberals shunned the idea. Supporters of the status quo usually point to the prospects of minors buying beer, believing it’s easier to police The Beer Store than thousands of smaller outlets. While monitoring is easier with some 450 beer stores versus an estimated 10,000 convenience stores, we don’t know that the changes would lead to rampant abuse. Critics take aim at the convenience factor, claiming it would increase the amount of drinking. Again, the numbers don’t bear out that argument. It certainly doesn’t

take much extra planning to stop by a beer or liquor store, and hours have been extended due to public demand; the convenience angle is overplayed. From an environmental standpoint, however, there is an upside to being able to walk to the corner store to pick something up rather than having to climb in your car to do so. Especially advantageous for all concerned if you’re going for a refill. The best arguments in favour of beer and wine in supermarkets and convenience stores are economic. Unlike the LCBO, which is owned by the province and looks after so-called hard liquor, The Beer Store is a near-monopoly in private hands. Such changes seem like a no-brainer. For the government, however, there is risk in change, especially when it has anything to do with something resembling moral implications – even after all these years, the ghost of prohibition still haunts us.

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Privatization, however, can and often does lead to higher prices, less selection and, over time, control concentrated in fewer hands – it’s not all about mom-and-pop operations. Then there’s the issue of the LCBO putting more than $1 billion a year into government coffers. Now might be a good time, though, for the province to move on its one-time suggestion to allow the sale of beer and wine in corner stores. That would be a hugely populist and popular idea. Such a change would bring us more in line with longstanding practices in neighbouring provinces and states. It would also lessen the charge that Ontario remains far too paternal and uptight. The province currently has a hodgepodge of antiquated liquor laws. Spirits are sold only in governmentowned stores; beer is sold through outlets owned by the breweries; and wineonly stores are operated by the wineries. Then there are the hoops set up for brew-on-

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Anti-smoking campaigns have steadily whittled the rate of smokers in Canada from half the population in 1965 to less than 20% in 2011. On the other hand, almost five million Canadians still smoke tobacco, and the rate of decline has slowed in recent years. Smoking rates are highest among lower-income Canadians. One-third of individuals making less than $20,000 smoked in 2010. In comparison, only 16% making $80,000 or more smoked.

“Most people don’t even know that when they leave a tip, the owners of some restaurants and bars take a cut. That’s a rip-off and we need to do something about it.”

Woolwich Bio-En Inc. was one of 184 suppliers offered Feed-in Tariff (FIT) constracts that week to supply alternative energy power to the province. The deal cleared the way for the biogas project to connect to the grid should it receive final clearance to begin construction at a site in the north end of Elmira.

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win an election for you. Margaret Thatcher was made a baroness after she relinquished her seat in the House of Commons in 1992, and continued to sit in the House of Lords until ill health forced her to withdraw from public life entirely in 2002. In her last years she suffered from dementia, and she finally succumbed to a stroke on Monday. Her influence lives on, at least for the moment, but it may not last much longer.

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The history on GM alfalfa in Ontario To the Editor, It is amazing how little some things change. In 1996, we grew some of the first available herbicide tolerant, or genetically modified (GM) soybeans, in Ontario. At the time opponents of the technology concocted many stories about how bad this would be for agriculture and food production. I even wrote articles at the time explaining the value of the science for our family farm operation and food production in general. It is a little surprising to feel compelled 17 years later to address the topic of herbicide tolerant alfalfa, due to recently published letters to editors and TV coverage of area protests on April 9. Some technology opponents claim the concept of coexistence is flawed and impossible. This is simply incorrect. Soybeans, both conventional and herbicide tolerant, have coexisted in this province quite well for more than a decade. Soybeans have become Ontario’s largest crop by land area and approximately two-thirds of that crop in any given year will contain a herbicide

The powerful middle class on which she founded her political strategy has been hollowed out by the very success of the free-market policies she promoted. Once you allow for the effects of inflation, average middle class income in the United States, for example, has not grown at all in the past three decades. The time may be coming when gaining the votes of the poor, including the growing numbers of the “new poor,” will once again be essential to win elections. tolerant trait that allows for effective and safe weed control. A significant portion of the area planted to conventional breed soybeans are produced under contract for a premium; conditioned, packaged and exported. The coexistence of conventional and new technology is working fine in soybeans. There were just over two million acres of hay and pasture in Ontario in 2012, according to statistics provided by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. That makes this crop slightly smaller than both soybeans and corn but about twice the size of wheat, in the average year. Almost all the acres of hay and pasture will be made up of a significant portion of the high protein-containing legume, alfalfa. Protesters at a local MP’s office on April 9 claimed that genetically modified alfalfa would ‘contaminate’ their organic farms. I offer some simple facts to illustrate that such a fear is greatly exaggerated. Only a handful of acres of alfalfa in Ontario are harvested as seed, nearly all of it is harvested as whole plant hay or haylage and fed to livestock. Even if a bee were to buzz around a genetically modified alfalfa plant, take some pollen and fly to a field of conventional or even an organic field of

alfalfa and pollinate a plant there, it does not change the genetics of that plant which is harvested for hay several times in a summer and for several years. If an alfalfa plant were left to set seed, it is most probable that it would be pollinated by the nearest plant of the same genetics. The key to coexistence is a farmer must buy the varieties of seed they desire. In Canada that is easy, we have a pedigreed seed system that has provided variety verification for more than a century. And, finally, a practical point about this specific technology. Almost all the acres planted to hay and pasture in Ontario will have other grass species deliberately included in the seed mixture to provide a more balanced feed for the livestock that eat the resulting crop. None of the grass species have the same herbicide tolerant trait. If a farmer plants a mixture of

glyphosate-tolerant GM alfalfa with non-glyphosatetolerant grasses and sprays the resulting crop with glyphosate weed control, yes ... the grasses will all perish. As a result, I predict that even if the technology is available, very little glyphosate-tolerant alfalfa will be planted in Ontario. That probably explains why no company has advanced this trait in alfalfa in the past one and a half decades.

Quentin Martin Cribit Seeds, Winterbourne

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New Elmira coach knows the challenges that come with the job Jeff Flanagan brings an extensive résumé to his new position as head coach of the Elmira Sugar Kings WILL SLOAN Fans of the Elmira Sugar Kings will recall that our local GOJHL team shares with the Listowel Cyclones a rivalry nearly as dramatic and eternal as that of Valjean and Javert. Now, bearing that in mind, a question for Jeff Flanagan, the Elmira team’s newly-minted coach: is transitioning from being coach of the Cyclones to the coach of the Kings a challenge? “It is a little bit, because with the Cyclones, we certainly built a rivalry, and the players and coaches really get onboard with it,” laughed Flanagan. “Essentially, they’ve been attacking each other for years upon years, right?” But for Flanagan – who is stepping into departing coach Dean DeSilva’s shoes for the Elmira team’s 201314 season – to focus on such saber-rattling misses the point. “Both are excellent organizations. I’ve been around, and in Canada and the U.S., they’re two of the best organizations that I’ve seen from a management standpoint and community support.” And, over the years, Flanagan has certainly accumulated enough hockey experience to make that judgment with authority. Prior to serving a year with the Cyclones, Flanagan led the Guelph Hurricanes and

the University of Guelph’s Gryphons men’s hockey team. He also led hockey clubs in Johnstown and Italy. “When you’re a player, you’re predominately focused on your own skills,” said Flanagan. “From a coaching perspective, we are responsible for 20 to 25 players at a time. “We’re dealing with skill development, but we’re also dealing with the personal lives of the players, and helping them out – issues at schools, career paths, and any issues they might have. It’s certainly a bigger job on the mental side.” All those games across from the Kings have given Flanagan opportunity to study the Elmira team. While Flanagan and his newly-selected assistant coach, Matt Desmeules, are early in the process, some goals have already been outlined. “I think we’ll have to find some more scoring to replace Brady Campbell and Jake Weidner,” said Flanagan, referring to last year’s top-scorers, both drafted by the NCAA. “I’m excited to work with some of the leaders that are coming up. … Just focusing on the team aspect, and making sure we have the right players that are all-in on being Sugar Kings, being the best that they can be.” Turning a hockey player

EDSS holds tryouts for girls’ slopitch team ELENA MAYSTRUK

Newly-minted Kings coach Jeff Flanagan previously led the Listowel Cyclones and the Guelph Hurricanes. into a Sugar King is the job of an effective coach. What are some of the other qualities that a good hockey coach needs to have? “Obviously, they need to know the game, and be able to adjust in an in-game situation,” said Flanagan. “I also think that communication is certainly one of the biggest things that a coach needs to have. “They need to be able to get to know the players

– what kind of personalities they have, what kinds of things motivate them, and how to communicate with them to achieve their goals. There are a lot of situations where players might not be playing as they should be, and a coach needs to manage those in a positive manner and help them see where they can be better. Also, when they do things well, there needs to be recogni-

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tion.” Flanagan’s first opportunity for praise and guidance will come at the team’s annual prospects camp, at which aspiring players will try to convince coaching staff they’ve got what it takes to be Sugar Kings. The application period closed April 10, and those who applied on time will hit the ice on April 20 at the Woolwich Memorial Centre.

Softball has been added to the growing list of sports to be played by EDSS students this spring, as students and coaching staff geared up for the first tryouts this week. “This is our fifth or sixth year we’ve had that team. The labour strike is finished now; we’re pretty much set to go. We’re happy to get back to coaching. Most coaches for the spring are excited to get out and coach again,” said coach Brian Carter. He and assistant coach Adam Hiller are overseeing tryouts for the short slo-pitch season, which will start in the first week of May, when an official team will be chosen. A number of girls are coming back after playing last spring and getting positive results. “I really liked it last year. It was my first year and it was a lot of fun. I’m hoping we do well,” said Taylor Holst, who is trying out for her second season of slopitch. The team has always enjoyed a measure of success both in the regular season and in playoffs, the coach said. “We’ve always had a successful year with the team. I think with the regular SLO-PITCH | 16

Optimists gearing up for annual road hockey tourney ELENA MAYSTRUK The hockey season is winding to a close and as such it’s time for young hockey lovers to switch it up and leave the ice for a rougher surface, trading in a puck for a ball. The 22nd annual road hockey tournament is on its way, set this year for April 27, and organizers from the Optimist Club of Elmira say

kids always look forward to the one-day event. “Whenever I am approached on the streets by kids, asking if we are doing it again, I think it shows that it is important to them, that they are looking forward to it,” said organizer Stephen Bisbee. Last year’s games saw about 150 local kids participate, with the same numbers anticipated this year.

Bisbee said organizers are used to running a smallscale event. “We sent applications to all the schools here in town and Floradale, and that’s kind of the general area that we are trying [to reach] with this. We’re not looking for this to be a Roadbreakers Tournament, where there’s 200 teams. This is just a one-day tournament for the kids in the area to

have a good time.” Every year kids participate in one of four divisions: division 1 for ages 7-8, division 2 for ages 9-10, division 3 for ages 11-12 and division four for ages 13-14. Each team consists of five players with no more than two Rep or AE players for each team and registration is limited to 24 teams in each division. The double-elimination

tournament allows each team to play two games. Woolwich Minor Hockey referees will be officiating the games. “Come see, come have a look, it’s pretty cool,” Bisbee said. The tournament takes place at the Park Manor Public School tennis courts and will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students can access the registration forms

through their school’s main office and forms must be dropped off at 15 Green Warbler Cr. in Elmira by April 20. Photocopies of birth certificates must accompany all registration forms. CSA-approved hockey helmet with face shield must be worn by all participants. Netminders must have full road hockey goalie equipment.

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not so great outdoorsman / STEVE GALEA

I just can’t help it that women find me interesting OPEN COUNTRY Just the other day, I was at my fly-tying bench preparing a few elk hair caddis patterns for the upcoming trout season, when I turned to my partner Jenn and asked, “Do you think I should tie these flies in a size 16 too?” She regarded me with a look that, on the surface, appeared indifferent. The one that any experienced sportsman, however, would have recognized as the look your spouse wears when she is overwhelm-

ingly awestruck by your sheer outdoorsiness. Flattered somewhat, I asked again: “Should I tie them in a size 16?” She hurriedly nodded and said, “Uh, yes, of course.” Immediately after that, perhaps knowing that I would need to utilize all my powers of concentration while tying a pattern this small, she closed her book, rose from the couch and sprinted out of the room. Later that day, I found her cleaning the crawl space. I only mention this because it is further evidence that women find me irresistibly interesting.

In fact, I believe my love of hunting and fishing is what attracts them to me. Perhaps “in droves” in too strong a phrase to use, but I’ll let you be the judge. For instance, the other day at the outdoors store, I was in the process of purchasing a few more hooks to tie streamer patterns with. Unwittingly, I exuded such a George Clooney-like charisma that the two sales women had to flip a coin several times and finally arm wrestle to determine who had the privilege of learning about the various styles of hook from me. Why the loser approached I’ll never know. In any case, 15 minutes

later, after I fully explained the difference between a sproat and Carlisle hook bend, the sales woman muttered, “I feel truly sorry for your wife.” Unless I’m completely mistaken she was alluding to the fact that women find outdoors lore like this overpowering – and that my wife would have to always guard her man from the advances of other women eager to learn things like this and where a skunk’s scent gland is located. This got me thinking, it can’t be easy for Jenn. In fact, the other day while explaining to her the nuances of patterning a turkey load, she actually

broke down and yelled, “I can’t take it anymore!” And so I turned off the charm for a second or two and left the room while she recomposed herself. “What’s wrong?” I asked on my return; needless to say I was quite concerned. “Well,” she began, “do you really want to know what is wrong?” “Of course, “ I replied as I held up the muddler minnow streamer that I had just tied, “I know something is off on the proportions but I can’t quite put my finger on it. So look at it and tell me what’s wrong?” I believe that relationship counsellors refer to this as achieving a new

level of intimacy. Jenn seemed so moved by my faith in her assessment of classic deer hair streamer patterns that she left the room once again, perhaps to gather her thoughts into concise yet constructive criticism. Interestingly, while I was looking for a wader patch kit in the crawl space, I bumped into her behind the containers of old sporting magazines. “Catching up on your outdoors reading?” I asked. “Can’t we talk about something other than fishing and hunting?” she said. That’s another thing I love about her: She’s got this crazy sense of humour.

Woolwich PeeWee AE victorious at finals

Twin Centre atoms take quigley trophy

The Woolwich PeeWee AE team finished their season by winning in the final series against New Hamburg at the Tri-County Peewee AE championships. Team: Mathew Turkalj, Noah Scurry, Riley Shantz, Bruce Martin, Ben Lenaers Cade Schaus, Devin Williams, Owen Lucier, Tim Mayberry, Kyle Bruder, Matthew MacDonald, John Wang, Austin Whittom, Justin Uhrig, Kyle Deyell, Cal Schell, Matthew Deyell. Coaches: Dave Freeman, Don Uhrig, Mike Ferrede, Garry Mayberry, Brent Freeman. [submitted]

The Twin Centre Stars Atom AE team ended their successful season by earning the Len Quigley trophy as OMHA Atom AE finalists. Back row: asst. coach Dan Koebel, trainer Darcy Erb, head coach Dave Zyta, asst. coach Sheldon Gilchrist. Third row: Sam Donsig, Ben Belcourt, Lukas Hergott, Sam Erb, Caleb Wellman, Eric Poirier. Second row: Zach Lipczynski, Jack Koebel, Kodie Gerber, Alex Erb, Linden Jantzi, Evie Adam. Front row: John Buddiger, Hayden Martin, Tyler Zyta, Noah Gilchrist, Hunter Pinnau. [submitted]

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St Teresa Curlers make it to provincial semis

The Novice Local League #2 team at the Pool B finals in Kitchener. Back row: Ken Martin (coach), Craig Martin (manager), Susan Stewart (trainer), Keith Stewart (coach), Wayne Zettel (coach). Third row: Alison Martin, Braelyn MacPherson, Jane Hinsperger, Kieran Stewart, Payton Karn, Faith Katsube, Lauren Gerth. Second row: Karli Gingrich, Makenna McLaughlin, Kaitlyn Hyatt, Tia Zettel, Eadyn Meier. Front: Gwyneth Martin. Absent: Jennifer MacPherson (trainer). [submitted]

St. Teresa of Avila school in Elmira at the 2013 Timbits Elementary School Provincial Curling championship last week in Gananoque. Sixtyfour teams from all over Ontario were in the tournament, and the St. Teresa team won their first two games to make it to the top 16 in the province before being eliminated in a division semi-final. Pictured are Thomas Kraemer, Veronica Bernard, Natalie Bean, Kyle Henry, Fiona Bernard (horizontal). [submitted]

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Snyder Fund now taking applications The Dan Snyder Memorial Scholarship Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2013 scholarships. There are three available, one each from the categories of Elmira Sugar Kings, Woolwich Minor Hockey and Woolwich community at larger. The scholarships, named in honour of the Elmira hockey player who died in 2003 following a car crash in Atlanta, are awarded to applicants who show Dan Snyder’s characteristics of determination, desire, good sportsmanship and community involvement. All successful candidates must be enrolled in a qualified accredited postsecondary institutions. Applications can be found online at www.37risingstars.com. The deadline for submission is May 27.

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season we ended up third or fourth place, which is very good. Then we made it to the semi-finals in the playoff tournament, so it was a very good year.” He added that most girls who make the team have some baseball experience outside of school and don’t require too much training. Instead, practices act as opportunities to polish their skills during what is always a short season due to time restrictions. This year the sport is enjoying good numbers with 16 teams in the girls’ league. Teams can’t get on the ball diamonds before May due to the weather, Carter said. After that, the season runs for about a month and all sports are rounded up by the first week of June to make room for exams. “Basically you have to work with what you have already. We try to improve a little bit throughout the season and we usually manage to get better from day-one to the playoff tournament, but most of the girls who end up making the team play baseball on their own, so they don’t need too much instruction. It’s just a matter of making minor adjustments. There just isn’t any time for slo-pitch but it’s better than nothing. The girls appreciate having some season,” he said.

Lindsay Bauman and Mackenzie Van Bargen attended slo-pitch tryouts in the EDSS gym April 9. [elena maystruk / the observer]

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The Woolwich Wildcats LL2 Atom team who won the Division B championship. Back row: Phares Horst (asst. coach), Rowan Spencer, Chris Williams (coach), Seth Horst, Rick Weber (asst. coach). Middle row: Ryan Williams, Dante Del Cul, Cameron MacLachlan, Simon Shantz, Patrick Perry, Cole Brubacher, Jonathan Dingelstad, Lucas Weber. Front row: Malcolm Sager, Tyson Kraemer, James Berti, Jackson Dumart, Ryerson Chamney, Matthew Yorke, Ryan Shantz. [submitted]

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Woolwich ringette looks to establish two provincial teams next season

Organization expects to benefit from higher level of competition, retain more of its players with proposed changes elena maystruk

It takes a certain amount of perseverance to play ringette and a definite passion for the sport, says Carole Schwartz, this year’s coach of the U12 Woolwich Storm team. But a new effort to create the township’s first provincial team is taking even more energy as organizers try to balance the needs and wants of team members and parents. “What we are hoping is that next year we’re going to have a provincial team in Woolwich so that girls that want that competitive level of sport don’t have to travel outside of Woolwich,” Schwartz said. This year, two girls from the U12 Storm team are participating in the provincial competition with the Kitchener U12 provincial petite team. Coaches agreed to have Rosie Martin and Maddy Camm play for both the Woolwich regional team and Kitchener’s provincial team, as Woolwich could not afford to lose two players. This made it a busy ringette season for the two girls, yet the benefits of exposing them to a higher level of competition were not lost on the coaches “The improvement was amazing. When you play at that competitive level you can only get better by playing a higher level of

ringette,” Schwartz said. Next year the Woolwich Storm, part of the Western Region Ringette Association’s western division, hopes to have two provincial teams at the U12 petite and U14 levels in order to keep players in the league and improve on their skills. Girls looking for a higher level of competition often leave the league to try out for provincials elsewhere. Last year ringette lost about five players to girls’ hockey, Schwartz said. That there are two sides to the regional ringette teams is also apparent. Some players want a higher level of competition and others are happy to stay where they are. “If we don’t have provincials we’re going to lose probably four or five girls who really want to play provincial at the U12 level. They’re going to go elsewhere and we’ll never get them back. On the other hand, you don’t want to lose those girls that are playing ringette who are playing purely for the fun and enjoyment. If we continue as we are right now we have the potential of losing both.” Schwartz said the smaller scale of Woolwich teams may hold an advantage. Ambitious ringette players often have to compete against 50 or

Woolwich Storm U12 players Maddy Camm and Rosie Martin are playing in the ringette provincial competition with a Kitchener team this year. For next season, they and their Woolwich coaches hope to have a provincial team of their own. [elena maystruk / the observer] more girls for a spot on a provincial team. A Woolwich provincial team will likely see less rivalry and give more opportunities to girls who want to improve their skills through tougher competition. This year’s regional team had great success after finishing off their season during the regional championships in Guelph March 23-24. The Woolwich U12 and U14 teams

finished at the top of their division, placing fourth in the entire region. Martin and Camm are looking forward to the provincials with Kitchener at the U12 championships in Oshawa April 1114, which will expose the players to a more sophisticated level of competition and further challenges as well. “It’s exciting and I’m kind of nervous because

there’s a whole bunch of teams, some teams that you’ve never played before,” Camm said. Getting provincial teams together will require a strong effort to raise more funds and receive more ice time for the teams, noted Schwartz. “There’s a lot of fundraising that needs to be happening. The girls only have home jerseys, we don’t have away jerseys.

We don’t have a shot clock in our association yet, at the regional level it’s not required. They’re about $1,500. There’s a lot of legwork that needs to be done. If we don’t do it we stand to lose on both ends of the scale.” Staff members have to post a tryout schedule by May 19 and have teams chosen by June 19, according to Ontario Ringette Association rules.

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They’re in the market for fall For the 100th time, Home Hardware dealers will gather in St. Jacobs to see what’s in store for them will sloan Since opening in St. Jacobs in 1964, the Home Hardware brand has expanded to encompass more than 1,000 stores across the country. But as the venerable home improvement chain prepares to launch its 100th semi-annual market this week, president and CEO Paul Straus affirms that the company’s identity remains distinctly local. “This is where it all started,” said Straus at Home Hardware’s main office on Henry Street. “This was the root, and if you look at our stores across the country, most of them are in rural communities.” Home Hardware’s brand may have expanded over the years, but the store has kept its feet planted in Woolwich. Straus said there is much here that is conducive to the company’s public image. “We’ve got a good workforce here – this area is known for its work ethic – so it makes good sense to be here.” The 100th market will gather representatives of the hundreds of independently-owned, Home Hardware-branded Canadian stores to St. Jacobs from April 14 to 16. On those days, the visitors will preview September’s vendor market, where industry professionals will offer a glimpse of the wares that will dominate the fall/winter season. “The idea was to share your products with your dealers,” said Straus. “It’s the opportunity to buy

Peaceful public debate: that’s what we want FIELD NOTES

Home Hardware president and CEO Paul Straus has been involved with the company since its inception, and will speak about the brand’s history at next week’s 100th market. your merchandise and prepare for the upcoming seasons. So every year we’ve done that twice a year.” The next day, after a tour of Home Hardware’s distribution centre, the event will conclude with a keynote speech by Stephen M.R. Covey, best known for his business book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” Anna Olson, of the Food Network, will also speak before the crowd. And, exploring Home Hardware’s institutional memory, Straus himself will deliver a speech lead-

ing storeowners on a “journey through the past,” describing the ins and outs of the brand’s 49-year history. The concept behind Home Hardware began in 1964, when a collective of 122 hardware stores in Canada formed a cooperative by buying St. Jacobs’ Hollinger Hardware Limited. This came at a time when independent hardware stores were steadily closing, facing intense competition from big box retailers. This new cooperative offered independent storeowners many collec-

tive resources (inventory, delivery, advertising, etc.). In November 1967, the “Home Hardware” name and logo were formally adopted. In 1981, a merger with Link Hardware led to the initiation of a crosscountry chain. Straus, who has worked at Home Hardware since its 1964 founding, has risen the ranks from controller to vice-president to president and CEO. Over the years, he has seen the once-modest business expand into one of Canada’s most recognizable brands. “When we first

started, the concept was such a new concept that it just grew and grew,” he said. “There were times when we were overwhelmed, and there were times when the warehouses were so cramped it was hard to move around,” he remembered. “There were times when we would invite the dealers to come in – because this was their company, they owned the company – and they helped us to sort inventory on the

When you boil down Tuesday’s day of action against genetically modified alfalfa, two big issues emerge: corporate control, and public engagement. People think they have enough control put on them by governments. But at least they get to elect governments. Unless a corporation has shareholders, and you’re one of them, you don’t have much say. And even then, it’s money that talks. People don’t want corporations controlling their food. In some cases, they don’t even want corporations making their food. But when that’s necessary, or desirable, they want industry to be responsible and put public health at least on par with profit. So how do we all live together and have people’s voices heard without taking to the streets? Well, a couple of recent examples offer clues, and hope. On two occasions in February and March, a forum called Café Scientifique took place in Guelph to exchange information between researchers and members of the public

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about food and health. With support from the federal Canadian Institutes of Health Research, organizers from the University of Guelph’s colleges of arts, social and applied human science and management and economics purposefully held forums off campus, for better engagement. “The whole idea with this approach is to run events in the community, for the community,” says College of Management and Economics acting dean Sylvain Charlebois.

He says the overwhelming mood among the 70 participants was that for the food industry to win the public’s trust, it must better police itself when it comes to nutrition. An example was salt. Maybe it’s legal for industry to pour tonnes of salt into Canadians’ prepared food, but it sure isn’t moral. Said co-organizer Diane Dobbins: “A few attendees told me immediately following the event they went home and looked at the food cupboards, examining the sodium levels in foods they thought were

healthy. What an eye opener for them when they realized that their can of chick peas was full of sodium.” And on another frontier, in agriculturally rich Waterloo Region, people have rallied to create the region’s first food charter. It was accepted by the regional council’s community services committee Monday. The charter’s sponsor, the Waterloo Region Food System Roundtable, calls the five-point document “a statement of values and principles that are mutual-

ly accepted by food system stakeholders.” Over the past several months, roundtable members have been taking the community’s pulse to see what those stakeholders want out of their regional food system. The operative words, they concluded, are healthy, just and sustainable. Roundtable co-chair Brendan Wylie-Toal said he hopes the endorsement guides the regional government’s decisions on everything from farmland preservation to waste management to economic

development. This is more than an attempt to join the local food parade. Waterloo Region’s history of food production runs deep, with some of the country’s top farmers’ markets and local and ethnic food economies. To celebrate that culture, next Monday night, for the seventh year, an event called A Taste of Woolwich will be held at the Breslau Mennonite Church. Forty farmers will come together with what is expected to be a crowd of several hundred people, for three hours of food

sampling, conversation and workshops, including one on the food charter. A Taste of Woolwich is in support of Healthy Communities Month, which traditionally hasn’t meant much to farmers. But this year, the timing’s great. Unlike the public protests earlier this week, it offers up a chance for farmers and consumers to speak in measured tones, and move to a new level of dialogue. It’s yet one more example of peaceful, meaningful public engagement. And I believe that’s what most people want.

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shelves because we were growing so quickly.” The semi-annual market has jumped around various Woolwich locations during its existence, but currently has a permanent home at Home Hardware’s large facilities on Henry Street. While the market is only open to industry professionals and not the general public, its presence is felt emphatically. Studies have shown that

visitors rent an average of 3,000 hotel rooms, and have pumped $13 million into the local economy over the past 20 years. Indeed, Home Hardware’s markets have earned it the first Corporate Tourism Ambassador Award from the Waterloo Regional Tourism Marketing Corporation. All of which, of course, is incidental to Home Hardware’s main mission statement, which Straus continues to take to heart.

A simple home. Intentional living. “We really want to honour God with our money! Our friend suggested we speak with MSCU about our mortgage.” Joshua Hall, Kitchener member

“From day-one, our mission was to help the independent dealers compete with these large discount stores that were coming to Canada. One of the things we haven’t strayed from is that mission.” And, pulling out a bright, red bowtie as if on cue, Straus added, “Walter Hachborn, the founder, was known for his bowties. And like the bowtie hasn’t gone out of style, our mission hasn’t gone out of style.

Paul Straus at Home Hardware’s St. Jacobs head office with Tonia Boerner, Cindy Battle, Barbara-Anne Seip and Stacy Seiling. [will sloan / the obgserver]

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THE ARTS On stage / pop culture meets classics

Songs in the key of Bond, James Bond Jeans ‘n Classics band will join the symphony at CITS in presenting the theme songs of the iconic spy movies Will SLoan Without the smokey melodies of a Shirley Bassey or a Paul McCartney, those silhouetted figures of attractive ladies that inevitably open a James Bond movie would certainly look a lot sillier. Yes, more so even than many of the films (Moonraker, anybody?), the James Bond theme songs potently evoke a certain mystique of intrigue, glamour, and derring-do that is distinctly Bondian. Now, Jeans ‘n Classics, a London-based musical ensemble devoted to symphonic performances of pop classics, are set to pay tribute with “Shaken Not Stirred,” a 007-themed musical medley at the Centre in the Square. “When the idea of doing this show came up, and it’s been around now for almost as long as I have, my hand shot up, ‘I’ll do it! I’ll do it! I’ll do it!’” said Rique Franks, one of Jeans ‘n Classics’ lead vocalists. “I just love the drama of it, and the way it would lend itself to the orchestra. They’re great songs.” People may disagree over their favourite 007 – you have your Connery loyalists, your Craig partisans, your Nintendo 64-reared Brosnan nostalgics, even your few, scattered Lazenby contrarians – but Bond fans always seem to be united in their favourite songs. Wherever a wax museum displays a tuxedoed secret agent, you’ll surely hear someone

Rique Franks will lead the Jeans ‘n Classics band through a symphonic take on the Bond theme songs Apr. 17 and 18 at Kitchener’s Centre in the Square. [submitted] humming about being beckoned into Goldfinger’s web of sin. (In sharp contrast, you probably haven’t heard anyone humming “The Man With the Golden Gun” in a while).

So expect to hear Franks and company sing about how nobody does it better, makes them feel sad for the rest, and perhaps how he’s a winner who takes all whenever he strikes like a

Thunderball. Interspersed between these familiar numbers will be several songs (i.e. “The Look of Love,” “Daydream Believer”) more commonly associated with a rival spy of

the more self-consciously shagadelic variety. Franks said to expect a unique perspective on the familiar songs. “There are a lot of acts out there who are specifically tribute acts, and will try to be as true as they can be to the sound of, say, ABBA or the Beatles. That is not the mandate of Jeans ‘n Classics,” she said. “In most cases, we are giving a spin on the performance of those songs.” What can we expect Franks to bring to the music? “In the case of all the female stuff, it’s all big and diva, so I can be very dramatic with the Shirley Bassey stuff,” she said. Given that James Bond once compared drinking Dom Pérignon at a temperature lower than 38 degrees to “listening to the Beatles without earmuffs,” it’s safe to say the secret agent would be comfortable with such an irreverent attitude. While Jeans ‘n Classics has been performing its James Bond tribute for close to ten years, the success of last year’s Skyfall

has led to a noticeable resurgence of interest in the venerable secret agent. “Our emcee will ask the audience, who is your favourite Bond, and various hands will shoot up for Sean Connery, or for… what’s his name, the Remington Steele guy…” Pierce Brosnan? “Yeah, Pierce Brosnan. But all the women like the new guy.” So – does Franks have a favourite Bond? “I have a soft spot for Sean Connery, but I think the new guy, the blonde guy…” Daniel Craig? “Daniel Craig is a different kind of Bond. He’s sort of taking it in a more serious, less tongue-incheek direction. It’s less of a joke.” Jeans ‘n Classics’ “Shaken Not Stirred: The Music of James Bond” will be performed at Centre in the Square in Kitchener on April 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $29.50 to $79, and can be bought in advance at www.centersquare.com.

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CLEARING AUCTION SALE Sat. April 20th at 10 A.M. CONSISTING OF : Household Items — Tools — Shop Supplies — Tractor — Truck FOR: Jeff Ariss | Ariss Tek Manufacturing LOCATION: 49 Wells St. Guelph, East of Victoria Rd. just off York Rd. HOUSEHOLD ITEMS: 3’X5’ Harvest oak kitchen c/w 4 chairs, Roxton maple buffet and hutch, Pine roll top desk (60”), Bedroom suite, TV’s, Appliances, Dishes, Sofa, Lots not mentioned

NOTICE OF PASSING OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT CHARGES BY-LAW OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Woolwich passed By-law 16-2013, an amendment to the Development Charges By-law 42-2009, on the 26th day of March, 2013, under Section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997. AND TAKE NOTICE THAT any person or organization may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board under Section 14 of the Act, in respect of the Development Charges By-law, by filing with the Clerk of the Township on or before the 6th day of May, 2013 a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons supporting the objection. An appellant form is available at www.omb.gov.on.ca or from the municipality.

SHOP SUPPLIES & TOOLS: Lots of misc fabricating steel, Wood pieces, HD 60 GAL upright air compressor 6.5 HP single stage, Air chisels, Sazall, Cordless drills, Carolina metal cutting band saw model – LDC 814 c/w feeder table, Custom made metal bender 3 phase electric hydraulic driven – handles up to 1/2” material, Delta 10” table saw, HD bench grinders, Belt sanders, 10’x 5’ metal work bench c/w metal break, Vises, Acetylene Torches with cart, Floor model HD drill press, Table saw, Chop saw combo on wheels, 16” Beaver wood band saw, 250 amp miller MIG welder, 1 ton electric hoist, Aluminum ext & step ladders, Large International tool chest on wheels will include some tools – is a mechanics grade unit, Overhead radiant gas heaters, Lots more not listed found in working shop

The amending By-law, By-law 16-2013, amends Section 3.14 (Reduction of Development Charges for Redevelopment) with the addition of a paragraph extending the development charge credit for the commercial C-1 zoned property at 19 Church Street East in Elmira, to lapse on April 30, 2016.

TRACTOR/TRUCK:16 HP YanMar diesel 4wd c/w loader, PTO. – 3 ph purchased new in 1977 totally rebuilt engine 2012 with all service records model – YM155D, This tractor always kept inside – excellent condition. 2008 Ford F450 6.4 LTR diesel 120,000 km Super crew 4X4 dually c/w aux 400 LTR fuel tank/storage box, Automatic 5th wheel fully loaded with extended warranty 21 mth remaining. This truck looks and drives like new. Selling certified and E tested, Truck subject to sale prior to auction.

Watermain flushing is performed at this time of low water usage to minimize its impact on water service. Please refrain from using excessive amounts of water during this time period (i.e. doing laundry, using the dishwasher, etc.)

A copy of the complete by-law is available for examination at the offices of The Corporation of the Township of Woolwich, Engineering and Planning Services Department, during regular business hours. Dated at the Township of Woolwich, this 13th day of April, 2013. Christine Broughton | Clerk

NOTICE OF WATERMAIN FLUSHING/ HYDRANT MAINTENANCE OPERATION The Township of Woolwich will be engaging in a watermain flushing/hydrant maintenance program from Tuesday April 15, 2013 – Wednesday April 17, 2013 in Elmira Thursday April 18, 2013 in St. Jacobs, Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. **These dates are subject to change and will be communicated on the Township website

The flushing process may cause discoloured water and a reduction in pressure. It should be noted that both of these conditions are temporary and not harmful. If discolouration occurs, open a cold, hard water tap in the basement until it runs clear before resuming regular consumption. In some situations this may take 5 to 10 minutes. If, however, either of these conditions persist, please contact Cynthia Lean at 519-669-6041 or 519664-2613 ext. 6041 The Township of Woolwich appreciates your patience as we continually work to improve the quality of drinking water throughout the Township.

NOTE: An auction not to miss as Jeff is retiring to spend more time on his boat heading south. There will be lots not mentioned.

SPRING CLEANING.

GOOD LUNCH BOOTH ON SITE Any announcements day of sale take precedence over ads. Proprietors & Auctioneer not responsible for accidents day of sale. TERMS: Cash or Cheque with Proper ID

IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, CLEAN OUT YOUR GARAGE WITH AN AD IN THE OBSERVER. $7.50 FOR 20 WORDS!

Kurtz Auctions Inc. Ariss Ontario Auctioneer: Brian S. Kurtz – 519-836-0342 Visit us on-line: www.kurtzauctionsinc.com Call us for all of your auction needs, your place or ours!

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NOVICE C GIRLS TAKE SILVER AT PROVINCIALS

For photos and full listing visit our website www.bowmanauctions.ca

Sheet Metal & HVAC Fabricating Equipment

PROPERTY SOLD – LIQUIDATION

AUCTION FOR

HUSSAIR INC to be held ONSITE at 139 Industrial Blvd, St George

Sat. April 20th 9:30am

Shopmaster 4’x8’ Shear/Notcher * 8’ Hand Brake * 36” Bar Folder 4’ Foot Shear * 4’ Finger Brake * Hanger Kings * Pin Spotter Stake Table * 3’/4’ Hand Rollers * Lockformer 20ga Pittsbugh Skyjack 4826 Scissor Lift * Raymond Fork Lift * Work Benches 36”/24” Cleat Folders * Genie Lift * Chop Saws * RediRack Core Drill * 2 – Ridgid 300 Threaders * Grinders *HD Job Box Spot Welders * Mini Mig * Torches * 3-Hand Turners DeWalt 18V Cordless Tools * Alum Ladders * Concrete Saws Makita/DeWalt/Bosch Drills/Sawzalls * Nibblers & Shears Scaffolding & Alum Scaffold Planks * Office Equipment

PARTIAL LIST ONLY!!!

www.mrjutzi.ca - Check Website for Pictures!!

No Buyer’s Premium! VIEWING: Friday April 19th, 2013, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm TERMS: $500.00 Cash Deposit on Each Major unit, balanced by noon Mon April 22nd, or as announced

M.R. Jutzi & Co

www.mrjutzi.ca

519-648-2111

The Woolwich Wild Novice C team snagged silver at the Ontario Womens’ Hockey Association provincial championships in Ottawa. Players: Maddy Savage, Kate Ratcliffe, Carly Bauman, Amy Dueck, Josie Brown, Annabel Musselman, Teesha Weber, Taylor Schmitt, Brooke Rempel, Payton Ravelle, Haylee Clemmer, Maggie Sabean. Coaching staff: Brent Ravelle, Steve Sabean, Mike Ratcliffe, Rebecca Veitch, Meg Bauman. They were taken for a ride in a fire truck to celebrate during the team banquet on April 10 by local firefighters Carson Brown and Pat Kelly. [SUBMITTED]

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OBSERVER SERVICE DIRECTORY AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

TIRE Complete Collision Service

WHERE TIRES

THOMPSON’S

Auto Tech Inc.

ARE A

SPECIALTY, NOT A SIDE LINE. 101 Bonnie Crescent, Elmira, ON N3B 3G2

519.669.8330

Farm • Auto • Truck Industrial On-The-Farm Service

FAX: 519.669.3210

35 Howard Ave., Elmira

AFTER HOURS

519.669.8917

519-669-3232

Providing the latest technology to repair your vehicle with accuracy and confidence.

RUDOW’S

AUTO CLINIC

CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE

21 Industrial Dr. Elmira

24 Hour Accident Assistance Accredited Test & Repair Facility

519-669-4400 30 ORIOLE PKWY. E., ELMIRA www.thompsonsauto.ca

1-800-CARSTAR 519-669-3373

519-669-7652

33 First Street, East Elmira, ON

AUTO SERVICES

Tc how FAS

519-836-5043 | Emergency: 519-501-1063 www.thekidsdieselshop.com 395 Michener Rd. Unit 4, Guelph ON N1K 1E4

RUDOW’S

CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE

Call Us At 519-669-3373 33 First Street, East Elmira, ON

GENERAL SERVICES

EL SrdHtoOgPo? S E I D S THE KID an you affo Specialing in general repairs, diesel preformance products and services on pickups and transports

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ROB McNALL 519-669-7607 LONG DISTANCE? CALL 1-866-669-7607

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669-3332

ORTLIEB CRANE & Equipment Ltd. • 14 ton BoomTruck • 40 ton Mobile Crane

519-664-9999 ST. JACOBS

24 Hour Service (Emergencies only) 7 Days A Week

GENERAL SERVICES PC TUNE UPS | REPAIRS : IN-HOME | ON SITE OR FREE PICK UP / DELIVERY ELMIRA AREA

MUSIC-LOVER GIFT ALERT!

COMPUTER RUNNING SLOW? From

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Speedy Service!

Call Us For Pickup / Delivery ELMIRA & AREA

Cell: (519) 574-9705 24/7 MESSAGING (519) 669-0755

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MUSIC TRANSFERS FROM LPs, 45s, 78s, CASSETTES TO CD Your favourite albums get a whole new life on CD after we clean up the clicks, pops and surface noise.

MORE INFO | 519.669.0541 EMAIL: vinylp2cd@gmail.com

Various sizes & rates

CLEAN • DRY • SECURE Call

519-669-4964

General Repairs

519.595.4830 6376 Perth Rd. 121 Poole, ON

100 SOUTH FIELD DRIVE, ELMIRA

GENERAL SERVICES

MAR-TARP CUSTOM TARPS, COVERS & REPAIRS

BAUMAN PIANO

SERVICES

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Custom Sewing for Your Home

TUNING & REPAIRS

Custom Drapery

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56 Howard Ave. Unit 2, Elmira, ON, N3B 2E1

SHELLY & SCOTT TAYLOR 28 Pintail Drive, Elmira, ON, N3B 3G9

In Home Consultations

JAMES BAUMAN

Over 20 Years Experience

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519-880-9165

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PARTS EXTRA

Lois Weber 519-669-3985

NEW PHONE NUMBER

519-669-0003

22 Church St. W., Elmira

Tel:519-669-5537

Elmira

STORE HOURS: M-W: 8-6, TH-F 8-8, SAT, 8-6, SUN 12-5

HOME IMPROVEMENTS SERVICES

GENERAL SERVICES

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Custom Blinds Free Estimates

GRAIN/ FORAGE BOX • TRUCK • TRAILER • BOAT AWNINGS • STORAGE COVERS AND MORE!

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Sew Special

MARTINS CUSTOM WOODWORK INC.

CNC ROUTER MACHINING WE CAN DO SOLID WOOD, PLYWOOD OR PLASTIC MACHINING. 4725 HERRGOTT ROAD BOX 56, WALLENSTEIN, ONT PHONE: 519 669-0111 FAX: 519 669-0087

www.martinscustomwoodwork.com martinscustomwoodwork@bellnet.ca

Steve Co.

20 years experience

100% SUPERIOR QUALITY CUSTOM WOODWORKING

KENJI ORITA

Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.

For all your Plumbing Needs.

free estimates interior/exterior painting, wallpapering & Plaster|Drywall repairs

24 HOUR SERVICE

519-669-2251

TEL: +1 (519) 574-6734 oritakenji@gmail.com

36 Hampton St., Elmira

20B ARTHUR ST. N., ELMIRA

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL

Steve Jacobi

ELMIRA

519-669-3652

• Custom Kitchens • Custom Furniture • Libraries • Exotic Woods

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RESIDENTIAL & AGRICULTURAL

Each Franchise Independently Owned and Operated

Driveways • Sidewalks • Curbs • Barn Renovations Finished Floors • Retaining Walls • Short Walls Decorative/Stamped and coloured concrete www.facebook.com/marwilconcrete

519-638-2699

25% OFF Selected Signature Series Coverings

• Residential • Commercial • Industrial

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Specializing in Paint & Wall coverings

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(519)746-3498

Ltd.

Shutters • Draperies Wood Blinds Honeycomb Shades Roller Shades Woven Wood and More!

AMOS

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Custom Window Coverings

• Specializing in residential re-roofs • Repairs • Churches

Randy Weber

A Family owned and operated business serving KW, Elmira and surrounding area for over 35 years.

ECRA/ESA Licence # 7000605

WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED

519.669.1462 Fax: 519.669.9970

FOR ALL YOUR HOME DECORATING NEEDS.

Tel:

CALL JAYME FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE.

519.501.2405 | 519.698.2114

27 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA

519.669.3658

18 Kingﬁsher Dr., Elmira

In Business since 1973 • Fully Insured

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

IRA HOME COMFORT M L E (519) 669-4600

COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL

ST. JACOBS GLASS SYSTEMS INC.

APPLIANCES – FURNACES – FIREPLACES AIR CONDITIONERS – WATER HEATERS SPRING SPECIAL ON AIR CONDITIONING TUNE UP $99, INSTALLED FROM $1999 FURNACES INSTALLED FROM $2499 FRIDGES $499, STOVES $399, WASHERS $399, DRYERS $369, FREEZERS $199 Come visit our show room FREE QUOTES

1600 King St. N., Bldg A17 St. Jacobs, Ontario N0B 2N0

Home Improvements

FREE ESTIMATES

• Store Fronts • Thermopanes • Mirrors • Screen Repair • Replacement Windows • Shower Enclosures • Sash Repair

1 Union Street, Elmira

TEL:

ehc@hotmail.ca (519)-669-4600

519-664-1202 / 519-778-6104 FAX: 519 664-2759 • 24 Hour Emergency Service

General Construction | 12 Years Experience

WINDOWS & DOORS

ROOFING | SIDING | SOFFIT & FACIA DRYWALL INSTALLATION

Residential & Agricultural • Barns / Shops • Decks & Railings • Poured Concrete • Driveways & Sidewalks • Siding, Fascials, Soffits • Interior Renovations Call Lawrence Metzger (226) 789-7301

MURRAY MARTIN | 519.638.0772

Wallenstein, ON

7302 Sideroad 19 RR#2., Alma, ON, N0B 1A0

FREE ESTIMATES

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

WEICKERT& MEIROWSKI Concrete Foundations Limited

YES... WE DO RESIDENTIAL WORK!

6982 Millbank Main St., Millbank 519-595-2053 • 519-664-2914

$275.00/OUT

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(1800 Gallon Residential)

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FERGUS

Waterloo Region • Woolwich Township

519-843-4845

CONESTOGO 1871 Sawmill Road

519-664-3800 877-664-3802

180 St. Andrew St. W.

519-896-7700

888-871-4592

519-648-3004

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OUTDOOR SERVICES

Just Gardens

No job too small.

CFB

Complete Garden and Lawn Maintenance

Anita Soehner Clean Up | Mulch

Planting | Garden Design Lawn Maintenance All Your Gardening Needs

226.476.2039

Mini Excavator Available

Outdoor

BACKHOE SERVICES • Specializing in farm drainage repair/installation • Footing / cellar / eavestrough / drains • Stump removal FOR RENT

Cell | 519.504.5934

rozell_soehner@yahoo.ca

•Tamper (Jumping Jack) •Power Drain Cleaner (Electric Snake)

6656 Sideroad 19 | RR#2 Wallenstein ON N0B 2S0

Call Clare at 519-669-1752

Services

> Commercial & Residential > Fully Insured > WSIB Clearance > Senior Discount

kdetweiler@rogers.com

KEVIN DETWEILER

OWNER-OPERATOR

WE’RE AT YOUR SERVICE. We specialize in getting the word out. Advertise your business services here. Get weekly exposure with fantastic results. Call us at 519.669.5790.

OUTDOOR SERVICES

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

YOUR SOURCE FOR YEAR-ROUND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE • Lawn Mowing Packages • Lawn Maintenance & Landscaping • Top Dressing/Overseeding • Mulch Delivery & Installation • Commercial & Residential Full Flower Bed Maintenance • Snow Plowing & Ice Control • Tractor Snowblowing

Call Jeff Basler, Owner/Operator, today 519.669.9081 mobile: 519.505.0985 fax: 519.669.9819 | ever-green@sympatico.ca

OFFERING A QUICK AND EASY WAY TO RECLAIM UNUSED LAND

Got long grass? Our tracked skid steer equipped with a forestry brush mower can handle ANY long grass!

- Trail Maintenance and Development - Wooded Lot Thinning - Pasture Reclaimation All other - Orchard Maintenance tracked skid - Industrial Lots steer services are available - Real Estate Lots

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION Maintenance Full lawn maintenance programs | Spring & fall clean up Cutting, trimming & fertilizer | Lawn rolling, aeration, dethatching | Garden creations | Seeding Weeding & Mulching

For a FREE Quote Call Trevor at

519-742-5388

Since

1998 •Final grading •Lawn repair & complete seeding •Well equipped for large stoney areas •Spike Aerator/Overseeding •Site prep for Garden sheds, sidewalks etc. •Natural & Interlocking Stone •Retaining Walls, Walks & Patios •Help for Top Water & Drainage issues •Rain Water collection systems

Murray & Daniel Shantz

ALMA, ONTARIO | PHONE: 519.846.5427

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

Our Team will meet your Needs and fulfill your Dreams NEW LISTING

$500.00 DONATION will be made with every home bought or sold by Paul, Alli or Bill in Woolwich.

$298,000 DON'T WAIT IT WON'T LAST LONG

Elmira - SENIORS DELIGHT, close to all amenities. This Bungalow has it all, tastefully decorated and finished top to bottom, complete with main flr master bdrm, laundry & 2nd bdrm/office. Enjoy your deck with privacy fence and enough backyard to get some exercise. Basement has a large recroom for entertaining & guest bdrm & bath ready for your out of town friends to visit you. For the man of the house a separate workshop to tinker in or simply another room for storage. MLS 1321463. Call Paul or Alli direct.

$469,000 EXTRAORDINARY FLOOR PLAN

Elmira - Full of natural light. 4 bdrms, 4 baths & lg fin’d basement it is move in ready! Perfect for entertaining w/open foyer & huge sep dining rm. Fantastic living room w/2 storey ceilings, lots of windows, gas fp & open to upstairs hallway. Lg master w/2 closets, ens incl whirlpool bath & shower. Convenience at it best w/MF laundry & Mud room off garage. MLS 1317575 Call Paul or Alli direct.

$464,000 EXCEPTIONAL BUNGALOW

Linwood - Located on large lot this open concept

home is equip’d w/sunken living rm, family rm & rec rm! Beautifully updated baths & most flooring. Master w/walk-in closet to cheater ens. Main flr laundry w/walkout to 40ftx11ft deck. Wood fireplace in family rm w/walkout to patio. Lg workshop w/garage dr to private back yrd. MLS 1317910 Call Paul or Alli direct.

NEW PRICE

Paul Martin

$389,000

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT

POOL AND HOT TUB!

519-503-9533 www.homeswithpaul.ca

Alli Bauman SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT

519-577-6248

www.elmiraandareahomes.com

Bill Norris

FIRST TIME BUYERS

LOCATION LOCATION!!

Elmira - Welcoming home with pool and hot tub. This

Fantastic home is complete with 3 +1 bedrooms, living room and family room there is room for your family to grow. Many updates including kitchen and Brazilian cherry hardwood on main floor. Convenient double gate access to fenced backyard with 10ftx10ft shed, and pool house with hydro. The single garage is a great Man cave! MLS 1315013 Call Paul or Alli direct.

$289,000

Elmira - Don't miss this modern home featuring warm,

Elmira - Right beside greenspace with play ground in

desirable neighbourhood. Open concept semi with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Vaulted ceiling in living room with walk out to patio overlooking landscaped, fenced yard with large shed. Appliances included. MLS 1317913 Call Paul or Alli direct.

neutral décor throughout and rich ceramic tile. Bright living room, open to dinette with slider to spacious fenced yard. Finished basement could be used for rec room or very large bedroom just off the fabulous 4 piece bathroom complete with corner tub. Appliances included. MLS 1312112 Call Paul or Alli direct

$344,950 UPDATED CENTURY HOME

Elmira - Century home boasting original woodwork and hardwood throughout, 9ft ceilings, and pocket doors. spacious main bath and bedrooms with bonus room off master. Fully finished attic with skylights and gas fireplace. Within walking distance to all amenities. Detached workshop. MLS 1241191 Call Paul or Alli direct.

OUTSTANDING AGENTS. OUTSTANDING RESULTS. Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT

519-588-1348

Independently Owned and Operated

www.elmiraandareahomes.com

3 Arthur St. S., Elmira | 519-669-5426

Bert Martin

FOR RENT.

BROKER

Remax Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated

DIRECT: 519-572-2669 OFFICE: 519-669-5426

WITH REAL INVESTMENT YOU WILL SEE A REAL RETURN. MAKE THIS SPACE YOUR NEW HOME. ADVERTISE WITH US TODAY.

3 Arthur St. S. Elmira

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Beautiful, private 15 acre property with trout pond, pitch & putt golf course, reforested area with a 3,250 s/f open concept home featuring a double floor to ceiling fieldstone fireplace, 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, walkout basement, large deck and loft overlooking the Grand River. MLS. $859,900 Call Bert to view.

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TEAM

McNeil

www.thurrealestate.com 45 Arthur St. S., Elmira

BROKERAGE

TWIN CITY REALTY INC.

R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD.

BROKERAGE

519-579-4110 OFFICE

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Warren McNeil - Sales Rep. | Melanie McNeil - Sales Rep. JUST MOVE IN! Don't miss this lovely 3 bedroom, 3 bath Elmira home backing onto greenbelt. Features include open concept layout, lots of natural light, carpet free throughout, walkouts to upper and lower decks. Inviting master bedroom with gas fireplace. Finished walk out basement with gas fireplace, 3 pc. bath and 25' x 24' deck with less than 2 year old salt water hot tub and fire pit. Other features are tile and laminate floors, oak staircase, central vac, rounded corners, c/air and cold room. A must see!

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OPEN HOUSE | Sun. 2-4pm 94 Porchlight Dr., Elmira

EXECUTIVE BUNGALOW backing onto Conestoga Golf Course. 3+2 bedrooms, 4 baths, spacious dining room, living room w/gas fireplace, eat in kitchen with walk out to large deck overlooking golf course. Large bedrooms, master suite with huge walk in closet and luxury ensuite. Finished walkout basement with 2 bedrooms, full bath, hobby room, recroom w/wood fireplace and family room w/wood pellet stove. Nicely landscaped with sprinkler system. Oversized dbl.garage & lots of parking. New front door. Shows Well!

00 4,5 6 $7

Office:

519-669-2772

Broker of Record, MVA Residential

Res:

519.669.1068

ATTENTION $500

$1000

For buyers who purchase any home listed on MLS in the month of April 2013 towards your closing costs or home inspection

For any home listed for sale with our company in the month of April, 2013 towards legal fees, home staging... whatever you choose.

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** Not intended to solicit Buyers & Sellers currently under contract

JULIE HECKENDORN Broker

Res:

519.669.8629

TRACEY WILLIAMS Sales Rep.

Cell : 519.505.0627

$384,900

INGROUND POOL (saltwater) – well maintained, open concept home with numerous updates. Great location – close to all amenities & schools. Large master bdrm. Fin. rec. room w/gas stove, office & 4 pc. bath. Covered deck. Pool house. Well landscaped. MLS

$255,900

MOVE IN CONDITION – spotless townhouse (only attached at the oversized garage). Tastefully decorated. Main floor washroom. Walkout from D.A. to deck and fenced yard with shed. Spacious master bdrm. w/dble. closet. Central air. Shows well! MLS.

BUYERS & SELLERS

HAWKESVILLE – Operate your own business & live in the attached dwelling! Presently a catering business (seats 54) but this property offers endless opportunities. 1400 sq.ft. of commercial space. Spacious 3 bdrm., self contained residence. Single garage. Lots of parking. This is a well maintained and unique property. MLS

$429,900

Team McNeil… Patrolling the real estate market.

BRAD MARTIN

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YEARS

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SINCE 1913

Elmira Real Estate Services Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage

90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 1, Elmira N3B 3L4

519-669-3192

REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE

Elmira@royallepage.ca

INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

519.500.1865 (Direct)

17 Church St. W., Elmira • 519.669.1544 (Business)

Dale R. Keller Sales Representative

www.KellerSellsRealEstate.com | dale@kellersellsrealestate.com

COUNTRY IN TOWN | DRAYTON OUTSKIRTS

Bonnie Brubacher

www.royallepage.ca/elmira

Broker of Record / Owner

Monique Roes

Sales Representative / Owner

Shanna Rozema Jason Shantz Broker / Owner

Broker

“Helping you is what we do”

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY APRIL 14TH 2:00-4:00 42 SECOND STREET, ELMIRA

$279,900. Large 0.44 acre lot for this brick bungalow with walkout to professionally finished patio. Cedar deck, shed, and 2 walkouts from the lower level. 3 + 1 bedrooms, some newer windows and flooring. 2 fireplaces. MLS Call Dale

DARE TO COMPARE $489,000. Exceptional value for this custom built full brick bungalow on a gorgeous 0.76 acre lot with a nice stand of trees and beautiful landscaping. Numerous windows endow this home with light. Upgraded features make for gracious entertaining or active family living. Dare to compare! MLS Call Dale

CUSTOM BUILT BUNGALOW LOFT! $559,000 | ELMIRA Stunning Custom built 2099

sq.ft bungalow loft backing onto green space, inviting ceramic foyer with art niche, gleaming Brazilian cherry floors, maple kitchen with stainless appliances, breakfast bar/island open to the dining area & living room with gas fireplace, garden door to tiered deck, 10x16 shed w/hydro & fenced yard, master ensuite & walkout, finished loft space allows for many uses with full bathroom, partially fin basement with walk-up to garage. MUST SEE! MLS

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Love mommy, daddy, big sister Megan & family April 14.

Please come and celebrate Grace Pautler 75th birthday with us. Sat April 27, 2013 Waterloo Rod and Gun Club RR#1 St. Jacobs Open house starting at 4 pm.

Frank Walter is Celebrating 95 years with an Open House Sunday, April 21st 2-4pm. At the Elmira Legion. Food bank

donations graciously accepted in lieu of gifts.

Saturday April 20, 8pm - 1am St. Clements Community Centre. Join us for games, prize tables, buffet, and lots of fun! Tickets at the door.

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OBITUARY

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Rev. Brian Robinson

Thank You

Sept. 16, 1948 - April 14, 2003

On behalf of the Metzger family, we would like to take the time to Thank each one of you through the passing of my husband, father and son. So many people, family, friends and neighbours showed their kindness in many ways.

We who loved you, miss you. We are living your legacy of deep faith, joy, compassion, and caring for others. Carol, Lisa, Laura, Wes, Marty, Rosanne and Curtis.

GINGERICH, MARY ALICE (BENDER) | Surrounded by the love of her family, Mary Alice (Bender) Gingerich, formerly of Zurich, passed away on April 5, 2013 at her residence Nithview Home, New Hamburg. Local relative are her son Ralph and his wife Yvonne Gingerich of Elmira.

Thank you for all the prayers, support, food and tributes you may have made through this time of grief and sadness. God Bless You Kate, Scott, Sheldon Aaron and Wilma Metzger

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SANDERS, ALICE ELIZABETH (NEE WEPPLER) | Peacefully passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013, in her 91st year.

Martin, Donald B. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;? April 15, 1933 - April 2, 2013 A Memorial Service for family and friends to celebrate Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life will be held at the Lions Hall, 40 South St. W., Elmira on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Fred Redekop officiating. Fellowship and camaraderie to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations to Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cardiac Care Centre or Hallman Chapel, Chesley Lake would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy and may be placed by calling the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira (519-669-2207).

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SPENCER, MARGARET ANNE (NEE HOHLE) | Passed away peacefully surrounded by family, on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at the Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, at the age of 78.

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Some appetizers for the spring events now in the works

Two Elmira teams among those raising money for research through the Ride to Conquer Cancer Elena Maystruk Cycling from Toronto to Niagara Falls is no easy task, as past participants of the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer well know. But both cyclists and survivors flock to train and participate in the event, and this year the list includes two teams from Elmira. “I heard about it just listening to the radio and it had been long enough since I had had cancer, in 2010. I felt like I wanted to do something to help the cause,” said participant Angie Brattan. Diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2010, Brattan had two lumpectomies and finally a mastectomy that led her through the University Health Network to Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, for which she hopes to raise the funds. After undergoing triple bypass surgery 13 years ago, Ray Halstead, another Elmira rider, began to cycle for health reasons. Last year during the ride he travelled a total of 215 kilometres with the Waterloo Catholic District School Board team. In 2012 funds from all 4,852 Ontario riders totaled $18.1 million. Of that amount, Halstead’s team brought in $52,695. This year his team consists of his two sons, Casey and Chad, and they are hoping to raise $2,500 each. So far about 7,000 riders are registered for the Ontario event, he said. Aside from the event to raise funds for the Campbell Family Institute at the

Princess Margaret Hospital –one of the top research centres in the world – rides are held in Alberta, British Columbia, and Quebec benefiting the Alberta Cancer Foundation, BC Cancer Foundation and Segal Cancer Centre at the Jewish General Hospital (Quebec). “I did it last year because two of my best friends passed away with cancer, and [this year] I talked to the boys and they said ‘you know what, we’ll do that with you,’” said Halstead. “We didn’t do the ride last year, but we went down and saw dad when he went across the finish line. The atmosphere of being down there ... we thought it was such a good cause,” said Chad Halstead. Brattan believes the professionalism and knowledge she saw during her treatment is all due to the funds raised by cyclists every year. That her son, 16-year-old Stephen McCabe, wanted to join her was a surprise. “He knew I was doing it – I really didn’t even think he was interested – and he just came home one day and he had bought a road bike and he told me he wanted to ride with me,” Brattan said. After a major surgery of his own – McCabe had a Chiari malformation on his brain – Brattan is glad to see her son well enough to ride with her in the June event. “We’ve both sort of been through a lot,” she said. cancer | 35

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Two local families are heading to The Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer in two months. Angie Brattan and her son (top) and Ray Halstead and his sons Casey and Chad form two teams that will cycle from Toronto to Niagara Falls June 18-19. [elena maystruk / the observer]

The calendar says it’s spring, as does the fact we’ve enjoyed the maple syrup festival, though the weather can’t seem to make up its mind. Still, spring is the season that brings families and friends together for celebration. Confirmations, graduations and showers are being planned, with many awaiting the big milestones. Appetizers and desserts are a simple and easy way to show your family and friends how happy you are for them. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. These are busy times and we tend to make decisions based on convenience. This is OK as long as the end result is your vision. Our shower cooking class is full of ideas for appetizers. The lovely ladies from Basics Beauty and Beyond are coming to enjoy these recipes, celebrating the upcoming marriage of one of their team. These recipes have been tested many times and I still get requests for them. Prepare for your event ahead of time. Do your shopping before the weekend, and work towards your goal throughout the week. These treats are simple to prepare and enjoy.

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APRIL 13 The Elmira Horticultural Society’s JUNIOR GARDEN CLUB is starting up in May. Interested 8-10 year olds should contact the youth leaders by May 1st. Call 519-669-8616 or 519-669-3244 for more info. Movie Night 7-8 p.m. Free. Trinity United Church, 21 Arthur St. N., Elmira. Featuring the documentary “The Man Who Planted Trees.” The story of a shepherd’s successful single-handed effort to re-forest a barren valley in the Alps. A Woolwich Healthy Communities Month event.

April 14 elmira legion Hungryman breakfast. Starts at 8:30am-1pm. All-you-can-eat. Adults $6, age 6-10 $3, age 5 and under Free.

APRIL 15 Seniors Lunch Club at noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.) Woolwich Memorial Centre, 24 Snyder Ave. S., Elmira (community room). Cost $6. Join us for a noonday light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-664-1900 for more information. Elmira & District Horticultural Society: “A Salad Garden in a Basket” with Rachel Dyck; 7:30 p.m., Trinity United Church, Elmira. Contact 519-669-2458. Everyone welcome.

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For more information contact President Joe Brick 519-699-4022. A Taste of Woolwich 5-8 p.m. at Breslau Mennonite Church, 226 Woolwich St., Breslau; $2 donation per adult or $5 per family. Buy and taste local food from Woolwich. Learn more about local food issues. Engage your kids in local food activities. A Woolwich Healthy Communities Month event.

APRIL 17 Seniors Lunch Club at noon (doors open 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 519664-1900 or toll free: 1-855-664-1900. The Waterloo Regional Male Chorus will host its annual fish fry at Parkminster United Church, 275 Erb St., Waterloo, with continuous service from 4:30-7 p.m. Advance tickets only $15 per adult, $7.50 for children under 12. Tickets available from all chorus members and via email at chorus@wrps.on.ca 19 Cholesterol Solutions – Attend this educational seminar and find easy ways to improve your cholesterol level. Led by Karen Reitzel, registered dietitian at Woolwich Community Health Centre. 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs; 10 a.m. – 12 noon. Call 519-664-3794. PD Day Movie – 2 p.m. Elmira Branch Library. Join us at 2 p.m. for a special PD Day Movie. Movie shown will be Disney’s Treasure Buddies (G). Tickets are $1 each and every person attending must have a ticket. Admission includes light refreshments,

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APRIL 20 The Elmira Horticultural Society’s JUNIOR GARDEN CLUB is starting up in May. Interested 8-10 year olds should contact the youth leaders by May 1st. Call 519-669-8616 or 519-669-3244 for more information. Yellow Fish Storm Drain Painting 9:30-11:30 a.m. by Elmira Girl Guides & Beavers. A Woolwich Healthy Communities Month event. Community Clean Up Day 8:30 a.m. – noon. Contact Ann at 519-664-2613, ext. 6027 for more information. A Woolwich Healthy Communities Month event.

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APRIL 22 Needle Sisters Quilters Guild meets at 7 p.m. on the 4th Monday of the month at Elmira Mennonite Church, 58 Church St. W., Elmira. Speaker Sandra Thomas. Guests welcome $5. For more information call 519-669-3244. Woolwich Community Services has trained volunteers available to complete your income tax return. This service is offered free of charge to people with limited income. To find out if you qualify drop by or call Woolwich Community Services at 73 Arthur St. S. Elmira. 519-669-5139.

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Concern for other kids leads St. Jacobs girl to donate hair to Locks of Love charity elena maystruk April is cancer month and while many dedicated volunteers are active fighters of the disease all year ‘round, this annual spring rite can sometimes create opportunities for the youngest in our communities to join in on the giving. While bunches of daffodils were readied to be sold and canvassers geared up to hit the streets to fundraise, nine-year-old Mackayla Werstine knew what she wanted to do with her long brown locks: donate them to someone in need. “When mom told me about Locks of Love I thought it would be a good idea to donate my hair to people who have radiation,” she said while at an Elmira salon on April 4. Werstine had just had 13 inches of hair cut off for Locks of Love, a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces for children in Canada and the U.S. suffering long-term hair loss. The decision was an emotional one but not because she wasn’t willing to part with her waist-long locks, said her mother, Angela Werstine. “A couple of days ago I was doing some research on different organizations you can donate hair to and I came across Locks of Love and as I was going through their website I found out that it was for kids 21 and under and their wigs are real hair and they don’t fall off. Mackayla has been growing her hair out for years and years and we talked about it and I showed her the website and it was a very emotional

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Mackayla Werstine gets ready to have 13 inches of her hair snipped off for a donation to Locks of Love on April 4 at Carousel Salon and Spa in Elmira. [elena maystruk / the observer] experience and she was so excited to do it.” At their St. Jacobs home Mackayla and her mother clicked through the website to look at photos of donors and the children they had helped. “When mom told me about Locks of Love, I thought it would be a really good idea to donate my hair to people who have radiation. I really wanted to donate my hair so I could help other people who had less than me,” Mackayla said. The organization has a number of criteria that must be followed by do-

nors. Donated hair cannot be bleached and must be clean and dry before being mailed. The minimum length to create a hairpiece is 10 inches of hair donated in a pony tail or braid. A rite of passage of sorts, the cut was also hopefully a way for the girl to feel a little bit older and more mature, said her mother. What better way than to give back to those in need? “It’s hair, it will grow back, and it gives someone who doesn’t have any hair the chance to have some really beautiful hair,” said Angela.

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Werstine, holding a severed braid of her hair in this photo, decided to donate her locks after seeing what the organization does for children suffering from hair loss brought on by illness.

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Einsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theory of relativity has everyday application with your GPS

Q. Think Einsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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wondered in Alex McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classes in South Ruislip, Middlesex, United Kingdom. While itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true that helium is lighter than air, a litre of it at atmospheric pressure would lift only about 1 gram, for a negligible effect on a small ball, answered McDonald in â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Scientistâ&#x20AC;? magazine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It certainly would not float.â&#x20AC;? For example, a table tennis ball has a volume of 0.03 litres, which means that filling it with helium would provide a buoyant force of only about 0.03

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A. The human longevity record is 122 years, with an estimated 4.5 billion heartbeats (calculated using average beats per minute), says Fred Guterl in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scientific Americanâ&#x20AC;? magazine. Your dog, on the other hand, can hold out hope for 26 years, your cat more like 38 years. If you happen to own an African gray parrot, it might live some 49 years. To top these, head for the local zoo, where the Asian elephant

may enjoy 65 years, the Galapagos tortoise 176 years, and the rougheye rockfish 205 years. Finally, the plant kingdom boasts the bristlecone pine, said to survive an incredible 4,713 years! Concludes Guterl: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Definitive answers in this field can be slow in coming, partly because the studies take a long time to do -- a typical Galapagos tortoise, for instance, can outlast a scientistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career. And donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hold your breath for insights into the extreme lifespan of the bristlecone pine.â&#x20AC;?

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36. European freshwater fish 37. Victorian, for one 38. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silentâ&#x20AC;? prez 39. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not on ___!â&#x20AC;? (â&#x20AC;&#x153;No way!â&#x20AC;?) 40. ___ Khan 43. Trick taker, often 45. Mollify 46. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come __â&#x20AC;? 47. Engage in 48. Higher position 49. Despite being 50. Introduces an alternative 51. Not in any degree 55. Limb removed 56. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seinfeldâ&#x20AC;? uncle 57. Saliva spilling from the mouth 62. â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ Mariaâ&#x20AC;?

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many laws of physics the series has broken,â&#x20AC;? reports â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scienceâ&#x20AC;? magazine. In fact, millions of people make practical use of relativity every day in their GPS receivers. GPS satellites orbit at 20,200 kilometres (12,600 miles), but at that altitude time moves 38 microseconds a day faster, which over the course of a month could throw off the GPS system by more than 300 kilometres (190 miles). â&#x20AC;&#x153;The solution: Slow down the satellite clocks so they tick 38 microseconds less every day. Just one more reason to thank Einstein.â&#x20AC;?

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Crostini two ways: Curried cheddar and sundried tomato 3/4 cup cheddar cheese 1/4 cup sundried tomatoes 1/4 cup green onion chopped 1/3 cup mayonnaise 1 tsp curry Focaccia bread sliced into 1/2” thick slices

Preheat oven to 400F; Combine cheese, sundried tomato, onions, mayo and curry until blended. Refrigerate until needed; Mound the topping on the baguette and bake in oven until puffed and melted, about 10 minutes. Tomato pesto and goat cheese 1 bunch of basil 1 clove garlic 1/4 cup asiago cheese 2 tbsp pine nuts 1/3 cup olive oil Floralane cherry tomato (halved) Goat cheese

In food processor combine basil, garlic, asiago, pine nuts and olive oil. Puree;

Spread pesto over the bread slices and place cherry tomato on top, crumble goat cheese over the top and place in oven until the goat cheese is soft; Plate and serve warm.

Martini Chicken Satays 5 boneless skinless chicken breasts 1/4 cup dry vermouth 1/4 cup stuffed olives 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard 2 cloves garlic 2 tbsp Italian seasoning 4 tbsp olive oil Zest of 1 lemon Stuffed green olives for garnish

Slice chicken breast into long pieces; In food processor, place all other ingredients and pulse; Marinate chicken for 15 minutes; Skewer each slice of chicken and place on parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for approximately 12 minutes; Add olive to skewer for garnish.

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1/4 cup butter 1 cup + 2 tbsp sugar 3 tbsp lemon zest 6 egg yolks 6 tbsp flour 1/2 cup lemon juice 2 cups milk 8 egg whites

Line bottom of ramekins; Cream butter, 1 cup and 1 tbsp of sugar and lemon zest; Add egg yolks, one at a time, mixing well after each egg; Add flour and mix well; Add 1/4 cup of lemon juice and milk. Mix until combined; In a separate bowl beat egg whites and remaining sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold gently into batter; Pour into paper lined ramekins. Bake in water bath @ 325F until golden brown and firm.

Ontario riders will journey more than 200 km between Toronto and Niagara Falls, choosing from five different routes. Two of the biggest challenges in preparing for the ride are fitness and fundraising, Brattan said. Warm weather has been elusive so Brattan has brought her bike inside and placed it on an indoor stationary bicycle stand. “I am nervous because I’m supposed to be biking

“It’s a ride that you’ll never forget,” he said. Those who wish to help participants raise funds can visit www.conquercancer.ca and donate by typing in the participants’ names. The Halsteads are also asking that Elmira residents wishing to aid the cause leave their empty beer and liquor containers by the front door for pick up on April 27. For bottle drive donation forms contact ray.halstead@wcdsb. ca.

three hours, three times a week right now and I’m a little behind so I have some catching up to do,” she said. So far Bratton and her son have raised about $700 each through donations from family and friends and have two months to gather the rest. Currently, Halstead’s team is planning a bottle drive, asking locals to donate their empty liquor bottles and cans for returns.

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This is Halstead’s second time participating in the event. This year he and his sons are hoping to raise some of the funds through a bottle drive on April 27. [elena maystruk / the observer]

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