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EDCL requests DC deferral from council WHITNEY NEILSON ELMIRA DISTRICT COMMUNITY LIVING is hoping Woolwich council can find it in their hearts – and their budget – to defer development charges on their affordable housing project currently under construction on McGuire Lane. The building will contain six onebedroom units and one two-bedroom unit. The development charge is $21,390. Greg Bechard, executive director of Elmira District Community Living told council as they met on Monday that since 2003 they’ve built $5 million worth of affordable supportive housing in Elmira. The housing provides affordable housing and support to 27 adults and has been created through the partnership of Elmira District Community Living, the housing corporation, and the region of Waterloo. They’ve received no money from the provincial government for any of the housing they created. Of the $5 million worth of the housing they built, about $1.4 million of that was provided by the region, and the rest was fundraised. “We’re a small group, a board of five and one employee and that’s me. We’re a busy and active group and $21,000 is a lot of money for us to raise,” Bechard said. He asked for a deferral of the development fees for the building and also the remaining two buildings that are DEFERRAL | 2
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Accessing the St. Jacobs downtown is officially a mess as a two-year long re-construction on King Street started this week. Woolwich council is looking into ways to ease concerns by residents about the inevitable increased traffic on detour routes, such as adding temporary all-way stop signs and no parking in certain areas. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
WHITNEY NEILSON WOOLWICH COUNCIL IS LOOKING to ease some of St. Jacobs residents’ concerns with traffic calming measures as King Street road work got underway this week. Meeting Monday night, council discussed how best to address safety concerns on streets now being used as a detour route around the construction that’s projected to take two years to complete. Coun. Mark Bauman raised numerous issues to staff regarding the detour.
“The detour started today and also the confusion started today. The weekend is going to be an adventure with tourist traffic. There’s no way around the downtown, it’s torn up, it’s closed,” Coun. Bauman said. He argued they could justify installing a stop sign at Water Street and Abner’s Lane, because of the projected increased traffic due to the detour and the number of children crossing there to go to St. Jacobs Public School. He also requested a stop sign at Queensway Drive and Princess Street. “Queensway and Princess, this
is after the kids cross at Water, they cross at King and Highcrest with a crossing guard, but then they need to get across Queensway to get to school and Queensway is a direct route of Home Hardware traffic. And specifically the 3 o’clock shift when it gets out interchanges with the school children getting out and going across,” Bauman explained. He says by default this will become a shortcut, despite not being an official detour route. He noted that at Young Street and Hachborn Street, the traffic on the detour will have to stop and this is halfway down the hill.
He requested a temporary four way stop there just for the duration of the detour. In terms of parking, Coun. Bauman asked for on Water Street, including Printery Road, out to King Street there be no parking on the southbound lanes. Also he asked for no parking on either side of Albert Street, Hachborn Street, and Abner’s Lane when they become part of the detour. Dan Kennaley, township director of Engineering & Planning Services, advised there will be CONSTRUCTION | 5
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proposed to be developed on that site. They completed the first building of the four proposed last year and seven people live there. “With respect to development fees, the region forgives our development fees through a grant. The development fees for this building will be around $66,000, so we expect a return of that money. The development cost from the township will be about $21,500, so if you extrapolate that over the three remaining buildings that’s $64,500 that we’ll have to fundraise,” Bechard said. He noted that since the money for the housing is either money from the region derived from federal or provincial funding for housing or donated dollars, it doesn’t seem right for the township to tax this money. “Housing corporations such as ours do the work of the community and government to create this housing and council could help by deferring these charges and subsequent charges for the remaining houses,” Bechard said. They hope to take occupancy the end of October, beginning of November for the building currently under construction. The remaining two buildings will depend on fundraised dollars and money from the region. “The first building that we built that opened in November of 2015 the region gave us $760,000 of a $1.3
million cost to build and then we fundraised and found the balance of the money ourselves. On this current building the region gave us $300,000 and we’re having to raise the remaining $800,000 for this building. We won’t be progressing for any other buildings until this building is paid for and we have some money in the bank from fundraising for the balance of the project and we have a continued partnership from the region,” Bechard said. All of their buildings are debt-free. He noted they came to council with a request for exemption or a grant back of development charges on a different building in 2009, but were denied by the council at the time. Deferral wasn’t discussed as an option then. Coun. Scott Hahn asked Bechard if they were looking for an exemption or a deferral. Bechard confirmed he had discussed a deferral with staff. Bechard mentioned he also spoke with a mayor in a different municipality who traditionally deferred development charges for similar organizations, like Habitat for Humanity. Coun. Hahn asked how EDCL would pay back the development charges if council agreed to defer them for 25 years. “The corporation itself does make a profit obviously because we do pay our own way, we don’t get any support from government,
so typically those profits or revenues after cost would be put away to replace furnaces, roofs, etcetera. There is money available, but other than that it would be fundraised dollars, donated money,” Bechard replied. Coun. Mark Bauman said he wasn’t ready to make a decision based on Bechard’s presentation alone. He requested a staff report to get perspective on what other municipalities are doing. Coun. Murray Martin wasn’t ready to jump on board right away. “The delegation said it’s a lot of money for them to fundraise. Well I’ll tell you another thing, it’s a whole lot of money for us to overlook and I really wonder where it’s going to take us down the road,” Martin said, mentioning other similar affordable housing projects could come asking for the same treatment. Coun. Hahn said he’d like council to move forward with the project and help the people who are trying to improve the community. Coun. Patrick Merlihan agreed. “We look at our future assessment growth and we’re expecting unprecedented growth over the next 15 years. I think this is an opportunity for council to show that we’re willing to work with these community groups.” Council made a motion to give staff more direction and council will revisit it at their next meeting.
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Junior Gardening Club adding some new activities LIZ BEVAN SPRING HAS SPRUNG, AND the Elmira and District Horticultural Society wants kids to dig in the dirt and grow plants, and their knowledge. Irene Dickau is in charge of the Junior Gardening Club, starting up on May 11, and she invites kids age seven to 10 to get involved and sow some seeds. There are some new activities for this year’s gardening club. “Most of the kids get excited about it. Since I have had the group for four years, I have been trying to do more active gardening as opposed to sitting at a table and doing record keeping,” she said. The kids want to move. They want to get their hands dirty. We have two themes this year, which are pollinators, the bees and butterflies. We have some milkweed planted for the monarchs, and the other theme is soil nutrients, the kinds of soil. And compost. We have composters there, but we want to use them more.” The group will be growing plenty of vegetables, herbs and flowers this year, and will be enjoying the fruits of their labour when
the vegetables are ready to harvest. “We have our salad supper, where they get to eat all of their hard work,” she shared, adding that there is a large variety of plants going in the ground thanks to efforts of the junior club members. “We grow herbs. They choose that and that is more or less a teaching thing. Then they have to do a little bit of research on that. We also grow our vegetables. We have potatoes, carrots, different squash, beans, peas, and beets easy stuff.” Along with putting seeds in the ground, the members of the Junior Gardening Club will be tracking their plants’ growth and learning a few things along the way. There are a few things that gardening can teach a child, shared Dickau. “Children learn better when doing. Gardening is multi-sensory: hear, smell, taste, see and feel. They develop social skills and friendships through conversations and sharing,” she said, adding that the members will also have a new appreciation for where GARDENING | 4
From left to right, Community Care Concept’s community outreach coordinator Karla Frey, volunteers Tom Hinz, Florence Martin and Paul Good and the organization’s executive director Cathy Harrington at last Friday’s thank you luncheon for CCC volunteers. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER]
Luncheon a thanks to all of the volunteers in the community selves. Karla Frey is the community outreach coordinator at CCC and says it is not often you get all of the volunteers in one room. The organization hosted the luncheon at the Wellesley Community Centre on the afternoon of Apr. 22. “We could never pay back the volunteers for what they do. They are what I call priceless. We are a non-profit charity based organization, so we can’t go with an extravagant Rolex watches and all that, so we just want to give them a
LIZ BEVAN HONOURING THE HARD WORK and dedication from their volunteers, Community Care Concepts hosted a luncheon to show how much they appreciate the donated time. This past year, the nonprofit organization had 172 volunteers donate over 9,000 hours - the equivalent of five full time staff members. The volunteers cover jobs like driving people to medical appointments and delivering meals to those who can’t provide for them-
little treat to tell them that their work matters, and you count and we have remembered you,” she said with a smile. “They are important to us. We just wanted to treat them to lunch and some time together to meet each other and see who their fellow comrades are. It is a good time for the staff to meet the volunteers as well. It gives our staff a chance to say hello.” Cathy Harrington, executive director at CCC stressed the importance of forming relationships and getting all of the volunteers together
to celebrate a job well done. “When people are volunteering in several of our roles, they are often doing it one-on-one, whether it is delivering someone a meal, or driving them to the doctor, so coming to an event like this really helps understand the full impact and how you contribute in a much bigger way,” she said. CCC is always looking for more volunteers to lend a helping hand as they expand their programs and the need within the comVOLUNTEERS | 4
Food truck opening despite citizen objection, debate to continue at June 7 meeting LIZ BEVAN WELLESLEY COUNCIL IS TAKING a wait and see approach on the issue of food trucks and where they fall under township bylaws. Tara Schneider, a Wellesley resident, appeared before council on April 26, questioning the legality of a food truck that has been recently placed at the Wellesley Service Centre at 1220 Queen’s Bush Road. She had questions surrounding what bylaws the
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agreed with and used to back her position. “The truck does not meet existing bylaws,” she told councilors and staff. “Our bylaws state exactly how the land is to be used. What then is this trailer’s proposed use on this private property? This trailer does not meet any of our defined permitted uses in the urban commercial zone. And I cannot emphasize this enough: if the bylaws are silent, if a use is not defined, if a use is not a permitted
new business would fall under, and whether current legislation permitted the food truck to open. There is a public meeting scheduled for the June 7 council meeting to deal with the subject, however, the food truck in question plans to open before the public meeting date. Schneider hired a private consultant to look at the location, the bylaws and the food truck, and he had determined that the business was illegal – an opinion she
“My opinion, based on [hired consultant’s opinion] is that it is illegal and it shouldn’t be allowed to open for business.” Mayor Nowak informed Schneider that the food truck’s legality has been up for discussion in previous weeks, and it was determined that the business was in line with current laws. “There have been discussions with staff, and at the time, with staff opinion, that the individual complied with what we had
available at the time,” he said, mentioning that the decision could be challenged. “So, I think we have to go with what we have now, and you have every right to challenge that, and we will just have to see how it plays out.” The next council meeting is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. on May 10. The food truck debate will be back on the agenda on June 7 with the public welcome to attend and have their say.
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their food comes from, the beauty of plants, the usefulness of plants, and they develop skills that are useful later in life. A developed gardening skill can also be therapeutic in nature. Dickau also had a few tips for those who want to start their own gardens at home. Working with herbs, some are easier than others. “Dill grows easily, and parsley. Parsley can be harder to grow from seed, but if you get a starter plant, it will grow,” she said. “Chives are good too. They come up every year on their own. Sage is good too. If you get a good grow, it will come up for several years until it gets very woody and then just discard it and start another one.” The Junior Gardening Club only has room for 10 members, and Dickau says
The Elmira and District Horticultural Club is starting up their annual junior gardening club on May 11. [FILE PHOTO] evening until harvest time she already has four signed in the fall. She notes that up. The first meeting is on proper attire is required for May 11 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at the job - clothes and shoes the junior gardening plot behind the Woolwich Youth that kids and parents aren’t afraid to get dirty. Soccer Building. RegistraFor more information, tion is $15, and the group call Dickau at 519-669-3244. meets every Wednesday
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munity grows. “We need more volunteers,” said Harrington. “There are so many people in our community who have a variety of needs, but volunteering also helps individuals meet needs that are important to them. It is an opportunity to get out and get engaged in your community and it is an opportunity to give back. We are very, very fortunate across the townships that we work in, that people have a real sense of wanting to help those in need and volunteering provides that opportunity to give back. It
is as little or as much as you can give.” Tom Hinz was one of the volunteers at the luncheon. He delivers meals to people who don’t get out of their houses very often. He says there is a special kind of satisfaction that comes from donating his time. “I get very much enjoyment out of it. You walk in, and some of the people, they may not have seen anybody else all day,” he said, adding that he hopes others can start volunteering and get the same kind of personal reward. “You like to stop in and talk for a few minutes. It breaks up
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your day, especially if you have nothing else to do. Someone has probably volunteered to help you along the way.” Paul Good from New Hamburg helps out by driving all over the province, delivering people to medical offices, hospitals and specialists for their appointments when they normally wouldn’t be able to make the trip. “I have been doing it for 15 years at least. I have stopped counting. I really enjoy meeting new people and I enjoy driving,” he said. “It has been a wonderful experience. People who don’t volunteer are missing out on a lot of pleasure.” After eating their chicken and salad and cherry cheesecake lunch, the group was treated to some entertainment and a few words of thanks for their dedication. Whether you have one hour available or 20 hours available, to find out how to volunteer with Community Care Concepts, visit their website at www.communitycareconcepts.ca.
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The revenue keeps rollin’ in The Township of Centre Wellington got $521,107 richer last week thanks to fourth-quarter (January to March) non-tax gaming revenue payment from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation for hosting OLG Slots at Grand River Raceway. Centre Wellington has received more than $24.6 million to fill its coffers since the facility first opened in 2003. These payments are made under a formula in the Municipality Contribu-
tion Agreement that determines the fee municipalities receive for hosting an OLG gaming facility and are based on an escalating scale of slot machine revenue that is consistent across all sites in Ontario. Under the agreement, municipalities receive: 5.25% on the first $65 million of slot revenue; 3% on the next $135 million of slot revenue; 2.5% on the next $300 million of slot revenue; 0.5% on slot revenue above $500 million; and, the new element, 4% on table game revenue. At approximately $2 billion annually, OLG provides the Ontario
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Wellesley looking into enviro options Tova Davidson from Sustainable Waterloo Region stopped by Wellesley council chambers on Tuesday evening, prompting councilors to request township staff to look into the organization and consider membership.
Davidson’s presentation surrounded the not-for-profit environmental organization and their work with different companies and projects with the goal of significantly reducing the region’s carbon footprint and lowering emissions. Sustainable Waterloo Region already partners with many different companies and municipalities in the area, including Waterloo North Hydro, MMM Group, Conestoga Mall and more. The group asks participation from companies to pledge to lower their emissions and environmental impact over a long term, and
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parking on only one side of Water Street as Coun. Bauman was asking for. “I’d like to see some proactive things rather than waiting like we find in Breslau where people are now doing some reactive things,” Bauman said. Kennaley brought forward a traffic calming study done last December by staff on Young Street from Albert Street to Cedar Street. He says the results indicate that there is not a speeding problem on Young Street. The study was requested by Young Street resident Nicola Bywater over concerns of the number of young children in the area. “The annual average daily traffic is noted as being 537 vehicles, which is low. And the 85th percentile speed of that traffic was measured at 40 kilometres an hour in a 50-kilometre zone. In light of these results and in accordance with the township’s traffic
calming policy, Ms. Bywater was advised that no further traffic calming action would be taken as of this time,” Kennaley said. A traffic study that produced similar results was carried out on Water Street in response to concerns from a different individual. “As a result of the detour the average annual daily traffic on Water Street is expected to increase from its 474 to a worst case scenario where traffic could increase to 4,500 vehicles. It’s a nine-fold increase. This is obviously significant,” Kennaley said. He said they will monitor Water Street during the detour and then again once construction is finished. “There was a suggestion that we could install permanent speed indicator signs and both because of the relatively short duration of the construction project and in light of the information that we do have doesn’t indicate there is a speeding problem on either Young or Water, we
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Pitching in for Woolwich Healthy Communities Month More than 2000 participants take part in various activities throughout the month
This group of kids were just some of the many volunteers that made their way to West Montrose this past weekend, planting trees along the trails for Trees for Woolwich. The job was finished hours ahead of schedule because so many people showed up to help. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER]
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Pinacle Health and Fitness in Elmira launches a new virtual group exercise system on May 16 in conjunction with a promotional membership, with a portion of it going to Friends of Hockey, which Barney Kuntze and Lauren Burns hope will entice more people to get back in the gym. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
Fitness On Demand offers variety and convenience WHITNEY NEILSON IN AN EFFORT TO better serve their members and stay competitive with big fitness chains, Pinacle Health and Fitness in Elmira will launch Fitness On Demand next month, along with a 6-week promotional membership which includes a donation to a charity that hits close to home for Elmira hockey fans. Fitness On Demand is a video service that provides group fitness classes with a range of options to choose from. Members will be able to come in and choose one of the exercise videos from the menu and work out along with it as it’s projected onto the screen in the gym’s group exercise studio. They will continue to have exercise classes with live instructors, but this will allow people to come in and follow a structured class if it’s not convenient for them to come in for the already scheduled classes. “This isn’t a couple months test drive of this program, it’s a several year commitment,” said owner Barney Kuntze. As of May 16, they’re offering a six-week membership to the gym which includes 24-hour access and everything you’d get with a regular membership. They will also be donating $10 from each of those new memberships to local charity, Friends of Hockey. Friends of Hockey helps families who would otherwise be unable to pay for their children to play mi-
nor hockey. Their goal is to raise $2,000 for the charity by the end of May. This works out to 200 new memberships. Pinacle’s membership coordinator Lauren Burns notes there are more than 180 Fitness On Demand classes to choose from on the touch screen kiosk and it will be available when there aren’t scheduled classes in the group exercise studio. Members will also be able to call ahead and book it if they’re feeling keen. “If there’s an existing session happening right now and somebody’s doing something then you’d have to wait until they’re done, just like if you wanted to use the treadmill and somebody’s on there you’d have wait until they’re done,” Kuntze said. Or they can join in if they want to. Some of the exercise classes it includes are yoga, kickboxing, boot camps, Zumba, Insanity, and P90X. “The system’s available 24 hours. So somebody, if they’re on a night shift and they come in at two in the morning, they can go down and do a class, but yet they still can be scheduled, which we’re going to do. We’re going to schedule certain Fitness On Demand classes as well, and then the rest of the time will be open to whoever wants to go in and do a class,” Burns said. She notes some of their group classes have been on and off attendance-wise,
so they were looking for a way to pique interest. Most of the members seem interested in it, Kuntze says, especially because membership rates aren’t increasing – it’s just an added feature. He thinks it will make better use of the group exercise studio when instructors aren’t teaching classes. “We’re doing this to introduce and encourage engagement and activity for this Fitness On Demand system. Basically to challenge the members because some of them are like oh it’s not going to be the same without an instructor and we’re like don’t knock it until you try it. Part of it is, is by bringing them in their friends, inactive members will come back, new people will come in,” Kuntze said. In the past they’ve given to organizations like Woolwich Community Services and Kate’s Kause, but when a gym member suggested Friends of Hockey they decided to spread the wealth. Kuntze sold the Milverton Pinacle gym to one of the staff members there and he’s focusing on the Elmira location now, with hopes the combined charitable effort and Fitness On Demand classes will draw in more members. “It’ll never replace our instructors. When we announced it we had some concerned members, but the thing is people are really looking forward to having the option of coming in and changing it up,” Kuntze said.
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Playing at the margins of usurious biz ONTARIO IS SEEKING PUBLIC input on how much borrowers should pay for a payday loan in the province. The correct answer is zero, as such businesses shouldn’t be permitted to operate. They’re essentially parasitic, preying on the most vulnerable. Instead, the government is proposing three options: $15 per $100 borrowed, $17 or $19. All three are an improvement on the current cap of $21, a figure set the last time the Liberals amended the Payday Loans Act. The $21 figure is the second lowest cost of borrowing in Canada, but ranks among the highest when compared to other North American jurisdictions. The $15 target would be the country’s lowest rate. Still, it’s no bargain. Payday loans are an expensive form of credit. Before getting a payday loan, consider that almost any other way of borrowing money (e.g., from family or friends, a bank or credit union or your credit card) would be much cheaper. At the current maximum of $21 for every $100 someone borrows, if you borrow $300 for two weeks from a payday loan outfit, the advance will cost you $63 as opposed to $2.65 in the case of a credit card with a 23 per cent interest rate. The numbers get worse when you consider that many users get caught in a cycle of repeated loans, perhaps paying the fees but rolling over the principal. One loan becomes two, then three and so on. By the sixth loan of that hypothetical $300, the repayment cost has hit $378 as opposed to the credit card’s $15.88. The Payday Loans Act was introduced in 2008 to license all operators and ban some of the most controversial lending practices. Even then it was really too little, too late – the industry should have been axed right from the beginning, given the usurious interest rates and its propensity for preying on those who can least afford it. Under the legislation, lenders are required to include in the total cost of borrowing all charges the consumer is required to pay, de facto interest rates that can climb into four digits. Canadian law makes it illegal to charge more than 60 per cent a year, but the industry steps around that by assigning a variety of fees to its shortterm loans. Because of the small dollar amounts, these extra fees can quickly add up to massive annual interest rates. Attached to, say, a $10,000 loan for an entire year, the fees would be a marginal cost, but because of the small sums and short terms, the fees are disproportionately high in such cases -- amounting at times to the equivalent of more than 1,000 per cent. Since the payday loan industry deals in small sums for short periods, most of its clients pay the huge effective interest rates. Compounding the problem is the fact many of those who use these services end up rolling one loan into the next, getting further behind and struggling to pay the interest let alone tackling the principal. While the original act was an improvement, it did not go far enough to protect consumers and continues to allow sky-high interest rates.
Some outside the box thinking as Woolwich gets creative in an attempt to solve traffic-calming issues in St. Jacobs. WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER
In approach, Trump is a lot like Marx ... Groucho, that is WORLD AFFAIRS “These are my principles, and if you don’t like them ...well, I have others.” Groucho Marx IF DONALD TRUMP WINS the Republican nomination, which is still very likely, he will almost certainly face Hillary Clinton in the November election, and lose badly. Or at least that is the orthodox calculation, for Trump is far behind Clinton with key voter groups like women, Latinos, African-Americans, and young people who bother to vote. But she is an uninspiring campaigner, she is the ultimate Washington insider in a season where insiders are out, and there are a few skeletons that might come rattling out of her closet during the campaign. A big terrorist attack could also change the odds. So President Donald Trump is still a small but real possibility. You wouldn’t be a fool to put a dollar down if somebody
offered you twelve-to-one odds. That frightens a lot of people quite badly, especially when it comes to foreign policy, for he is the loosest of loose cannons – or so it seems. There he goes, starting a trade war with China, pushing Japan and South Korea to get their own nuclear weapons, trashing NATO, building a wall to keep Mexicans out, and closing the U.S. border to all Muslims. He’s even in favour of torturing suspected terrorists. But would he really be as rash and ignorant in the White House as he is while in campaign mode? All of his present positions are calculated to appeal to the group whose support he must win to get the Republican nomination: “angry white men” who feel that they have been cheated of their right to a good job and a central role in American politics by unseen economic and demographic forces and clever, wicked foreigners. The internal politics of the Republican Party is now largely dominated by their concerns. Trump is so focussed on
getting their support that he even opposes the traditional Republican policies that have contributed to their marginalization and impoverishment: free trade, low taxes for the rich, deep cuts in welfare programs. And he gets away with it, although no other Republican candidate would. Once Trump wins the nomination, however, he must appeal to a broader audience to win the election, and he is a past master at changing his tune. Five years ago his publicly declared principles would have qualified him to run for the Democratic presidential nomination – but, like Groucho Marx, he can come up with other principles in a flash when it serves his interests. Take abortion rights: five years ago he defended women’s right to choose, last week he wanted to jail women if they chose abortion – and in the face of a public outcry, he rapidly retreated and said he just wanted to punish the doctors who did the abortions. Whatever the audience wants, it gets. Once the Republican
nomination is in the bag, the audience Trump must address must be broader. To win the election he will have to shift his ground, and he will do it. (The angry white men will just have to tag along, because they have nowhere else to go.) Then, if he should win the election, he might change his policies again. Who is the real Donald Trump? The answer is that there is no real Donald Trump, in terms of policies and principles. He will do anything and say anything to get what he wants – but beyond being elected president, it isn’t clear that he wants anything in particular. If ideologues frighten you, then you needn’t worry about the Donald. What does legitimately frighten people about Donald Trump is his ignorance (which is not just a show to appeal to his current audience) and his impulsiveness. On the other hand, he is actually quite intelligent, and as president he would have to rely on military officers and civil servants who really do not want to DYER | 10
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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Have business plans changed with reconstruction of King St. in St. Jacobs?
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» Lisa Hepditch | Magnolia’s
» Jeannette Ende | A Gift to Remember “We have been doing a lot of advertising on our website. We still have lots of customers coming in.”
The result might be a presidency with a foreign policy like Richard Nixon’s: paranoid, unscrupulous, but not ideological ... Gwynne Dyer | 10 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON
The gig economy will make Mexican labourers of all of us EDITOR'S NOTES THERE ARE GOOD REASONS to oppose Uber, none of which have to do with bypassing the corrupt setup government regulation has created – bringing an end to that system is a good thing. No, the trouble with Uber is that it represents a very real downgrading of the nature of employment and, ultimately, the demise of our standard of living. Not all by itself, of course. Uber just happens to be a visible example of the much-hyped sharing economy. Fuelled by Web- and app-based technologies, the so-called gig economy promises to broaden the nature of work, provide more opportunities and give workers more flexibility. The reality, however, typically involves longer hours, lower wages and no benefits. Employment is increasingly insecure. Oh, we’re told that this is all new and exciting. New, maybe, but even with the
technology in its infancy, the bloom is coming off the rose. The changes threaten to turn us all into the equivalent of Mexican labourers standing around at the Home Depot waiting for someone to stop and offer them a day’s work. That’s a common sight in the U.S., particularly where I am as you read this, on a road trip through Nevada, Arizona and California. Here in the U.S., labour activists see the shift to Uber-style employment as dangerous, with the very real ability of turning tens of millions of workers into little more than bracero day laborers. The sharing economy’s app- and web- based technologies have made it so much easier to hire and fire what are known here as 1099 workers based on an Internal Revenue Service classification for those who are independent contractors rather than regular, permanent employees. Instead of steady work with regular hours, benefits and the usual things that come with a traditional job, increasingly people who can find work
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the working and middle classes in North America. Now the gig economy is essentially allowing corporations to outsource internally. While we ought not to hold our breath for a reversal of the corporatist onslaught -- they’ve bought control of our political systems -- we are seeing some pushback from governments worried not about citizens but about lost revenues. The result, however, is a movement to prevent companies from simply recategorizing workers as temps or contractors while essentially doing the same full-time jobs. Similar action is being taken against the likes of Uber that claim they’re technology companies, not employers of the tens and hundreds of thousands of workers who now provide the services. In parallel, there are lawsuits now emerging from increasingly disgruntled giggers. Uber is one such company, but it’s not alone in coming under scrutiny. The sharing economy itself is fragmenting into smaller and smaller slices — micro-
gigs — under the auspices of companies like TaskRabbit, Elance-Upwork, Postmates, Homejoy and others, where some of the contractors, rabbits, taskers, day laborers and freelancers have multiple employers in a single day. This is no small trend in the economy, at least not here south of our border. A 2014 study for the Freelancers Union found that more than one in three workers—53 million Americans—are now freelancing. “Freelancing is the new normal,” says Sara Horowitz, executive director of the Freelancers Union, which is organizing on behalf of the disenfranchised workers. “Other estimates predict that within 10 years nearly half of the 145 million employed Americans—65–70 million workers—will find themselves on similar grounds, turned into so-called independent workers. Sharing economy companies like Uber, Airbnb and TaskRabbit allegedly are ‘liberating workers’ to become ‘independent’ and ‘their own CEOs’ — in reality, workers are being forced to take ever-smaller
jobs and wages while the companies profit handsomely. Even many fulltime, professional jobs and occupations are experiencing this precarious shift.” As writer Chris Hedges noted in a recent piece, the Mexination of the economy has consequences. “The working poor— sacrificed on the altar of corporate profit and suffering job losses, bankruptcies, foreclosures, harassment and arrest— watch helplessly as their dreams for themselves and their children evaporate. Some are forced into an underground economy dominated by drugs, crime and human trafficking. Some turn to opiates to blunt the despair. (Heroin use in the United States has doubled since 2007.) Suicides mount. (There are more than 40,000 a year in the U.S.) Hunger spreads. (Some 48.1 million Americans, including 15.3 million children, live in foodinsecure households.) The state, to prevent unrest, militarizes the police agencies and empowers KANNON | 10
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A new study of five-year cancer survival over the 2004-to-2008 periods shows a survival advantage for women compared with men for 13 of the 18 cancers examined. For all cancers combined, women had a 13% lower relative excess risk of death. The advantage was greatest for thyroid cancer (69% lower relative excess risk), skin melanoma (48% lower) and Hodgkin’s lymphoma (35% lower). The only cancer for which women had a significant survival disadvantage was bladder cancer (23% higher relative excess risk of death).
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“When Ontarians use less energy, they should pay less. People are doing their part; it’s time for the Liberals to do their part. The Liberals are putting the interests of private power donors ahead of families and businesses. Instead of getting results for families and small businesses, the minister is signing more high-cost private power contracts that help Liberal donors.”
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uproot and overturn everything. Moreover, they can generally block or sabotage truly stupid decisions, if that becomes necessary. The result might be a presidency with a foreign policy like Richard Nixon’s: paranoid, unscrupulous, but not ideological at all and not given to needless provocations on the international scene. The trickiest bit would be Trump’s first few months in office, because he has definitely frightened the horses internationally and they are getting ready to bolt.
It is hard to overstate just how frightened other governments are about Trump in the White House. The word “fascist” gets used a lot in private even by national leaders, and of course it is used publicly every day by the mass media in most other countries. Perhaps the biggest danger is that America’s allies and enemies would react preemptively to his rhetoric without waiting to see what he actually does in office. So, on mature reflection, it really would be a very bad idea for Trump to become the president of the United States.
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Players, coaches, support staff, friends and family gather to bid 2015-16 season farewell the conference and fifth in the league in points. It was the night of the IT WAS A NIGHT to reflect starting lineup, with the on the past seven months next award, the Don Duke of hockey in Elmira. Memorial Trophy for The Elmira Sugar Kings sportsmanship handed out celebrated the end of their to not one, but two players. 2015-2016 season at the Equipment manager Waterloo Rod and Gun Lyle Binkley shared his Club on Sunday afternoon, thoughts before announcand along with the playing the two winners. ers, coaching staff, family, “This year we have two friends, volunteers and recipients of supporters, recDon Duke Sportsmanship award the award. I ognized their and Leadership: Rob Kohli have been fortop players of and Zac Coulter tunate enough the year. Regular Season MVP: to get to know Twelve Ethan Skinner these young awards were Norm Hipel Memorial Defensive men quite well. handed out to Forward trophy: Rob Kohli One much betten players and (four years in a row) ter than the one volunteer, Central Cycle and Sports Rookie other, for the marking the of the Year: Jeff Jordan wrong reasons end of a season Dave Uberig Memorial Top - injuries,” that started on Woolwich Minor Hockey Grad: he shared to the slow track, Jake Moggy laughter from but with players Coaches Cup Dedication and and coaching Perserverance: Klayton Hoelscher the audience. “I would also like staff working Playoff MVP: Rob Kohli and to add to the hard, were able Jon Reinhart sportsmanship to bring it back Leading Scorer: Ethan Skinner to what was de- James Austin Memorial Trophy to and leadership that both these scribed as a suc- best defencemen: Kalob Witzell guys presented cessful finish. and Beau Goehrum was dedication, The first Award of Excellence in Hockey determination award of the and Academics: Mac MacSorley night recogDawn Farr Memorial Volunteer of and maturity. Once a King, nized the top the Year award: Oscar Bloch always a King: scorer on the Zac Coulter and team, Ethan Rob Kohli.” Skinner. Event emcee Kohli picked up another Rich Ennis pointed out award, the Norm Hipel Methat Skinner was in good morial Trophy, recognizing company, with previous an outstanding defensive winners including Cam forward. It was his fourth Stewart, who went on to year in a row winning play for the Boston Bruins, the trophy, and assistant Jamie Wright, drafted to coach, Trent Brown, lauded the Dallas Stars and more. Skinner scored 84 points in his accomplishments on the ice. 49 games, and sat third in
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Rob Kohli and Zac Coulter posed with equipment manager Lyle Binkley for the Don Duke Sportsmanship and Leadership Award at the Sugar Kings season-end banquet on Sunday. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER] Snyder, director of hockey “This player has excelled, Hockey Association and operations, told the crowd. had his eyes on a spot on and some may even say “He had 15 goals, and 22 the Sugar Kings roster. dominated, in all aspects assists, played every playJeff Jordan was honof defensive hockey for a off game and we are really oured as the team’s Rookie couple of seasons in a row,” looking forward to seeing of the Year, earning himhe said. “Winning d-zone what he can do next year.” self the Central Cycle battles, and getting pucks Team MVP was awarded and Sports Trophy. Lorne out of our own corners, to Ethan Skinner. Snyder Martin donated the trophy anchoring our penalty kill shared tales of his dedicato the hockey club in 1977, and our team leader in fation to the team before he and it has been awarded ceoff percentages at 64 per was handed the trophy, every year since to the cent.” originally donated to the player that has shown the Jake Moggy was handed team in 1977. greatest improvement over the Dave Uberig Memorial “I thought he just did a their first season in the Trophy for top graduate of great job leading us from league. the local minor hockey asthe beginning of the year, “There were a lot of sociation. The award was to right at the end. I think great candidates this year, donated to the Kings in he has improved a lot this but this player played all 1980, in memory of Uberig, year, and he is a great 50 games and I think just who passed away on the player,” he said. “He still improved from September bench at an exhibition right on through to the game after he graduated AWARDS | 12 end of the playoffs,” Jeff from the Woolwich Minor
YESTERDAY I WAS OUT turkey hunting in a nearby expanse of forest. As opening days go, it wasn’t exactly great. Part of this had to do with our weather, which didn’t exactly put you in mind of spring. It was cold and there was still snow in the bush, but what was worse was the fact that the woods were wide open. Essentially, there was no greenery and you could see as far as the next rise. For a turkey hunter who did not bring out a ground blind, this is not a good thing. Those who don’t turkey hunt might not know that these birds are famous for two things: the first is how they jive and the second is their eyesight. The latter immediately came into play yesterday. I settled with my back to a tree and started calling when a hen cleared the rise and began scurrying down the hill towards me. As I said earlier, normally, the bush I hunt is greening up and there is tons of cover to conceal me. This time there was not. As a result, that hen had not made it 20 yards down the hillside, when she stopped cold. I had not moved, but I was an unrecognizable green lump against GALEA | 12
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a tree she presumably knew to be normally free of green lumps. As a result, she steered clear of me. Of course, you are not allowed to take unbearded hens in the season anyways but it did give me an indication as to what I would be up against. So I quickly set up on the reverse part
of a slope with the thought that my only chance of getting in range is being within range of them as they clear the rise. Nothing happened for the remainder of the morning, I presume because that hen was a gossipy type. At times like this, you start thinking about things you could do, as a turkey
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hunter to even the odds. One thing that immediately came to mind was leaving old cell phones in the bush prior to the season. The way I see it, the little screen on my cell phone is the number one reason my eyesight isn’t what it used to be. The number two reason is the fine print on all those cell phone contracts.
So I thought, why not use it in my favour? It’s a little late this year, but next year I’m going to leave my cell phone and others, along with their contracts out in the woods prior to the turkey season. Hopefully, this will get the attention of a gobbler or two and perhaps if I leave instructions on how to ac-
cess Candy Crush or Plants versus Zombies, they’ll get hooked on using those phones and ruin their excellent eyesight. The way I see it, if I see them getting into fights with shrubs, my plan will have worked. Even if it doesn’t wreck their eyes, they’d be walking into trees as they text. This might not be prac-
tical, but it is the kind of thing you dream about when you are sitting in the open woods with your back against a cold tree. I was also wondering if I might maintain a phone plan with that cell phone that I leave in the bush. That might be helpful too, since yesterday I never heard a single turkey call.
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has a lot of great things to accomplish and his desire, his work ethic, and his willingness to be the best he can be.” This year’s best defenseman award, the James Austin Memorial Trophy, was given to two players on the team. Both late additions to the lineup this year, Kalob Witzell and Beau Goehrum both held the d-line for the Kings, and came through when the team needed them. “If we were down a goal late in the game, we needed to tie things up, or if we were holding the lead late, they brought a presence and often played the majority of games against other teams’ top lines,” Brown told the crowd.
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ROAD TRIPS DON’T NECESSARILY need a destination, or even a plan. But they do need at least two basic ingredients: a road, and a vehicle. I was part of a recent road trip – a day-long craft brewery guided tour, actually – which took us in part to the Elora Brewing Company, as well as from Guelph to Waterloo via Highway 7. The latter is a transportation route marked by much hand wringing and gnashing of teeth for at least the past 20 years, as municipalities and the province tried to figure out if and how to widen it to accommodate increasing traffic…. and, of course, how to pay for it. The Highway 7 situation is finally getting sorted out now. But the financial headaches that come with improving and maintaining roads is huge for all concerned. Rural municipalities throughout Canada deal with this continually. They say the province should be more helpful with roads and bridges. After all, it’s not just rural people who
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Assessing risk not necessarily an onerous task for property owners to DIY Clean up in Woolwich continues from last month’s ice storm damage that brought down trees and hydro lines throughout the township. Local damage estimates for the municipality have yet to be determined. WHITNEY NEILSON THE INSURANCE BOARD OF Canada has pegged last month’s ice storm damage at some $25 million in insured claims, a reality that’s becoming increasingly common as we see extreme weather more frequently. That number is according to preliminary estimates provided by Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. as of last week. Woolwich Township CAO David Brenneman says cleanup continues and they don’t have any final figures yet of how much this has cost the township. Pete Karageorgos, director of Consumer & Industry Relations at the Insurance Bureau of Canada says
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It found the network is falling apart. Says the county: “The standards the network was built to in the 1960 - 1980s did not anticipate the size and volume of today’s heavy haulers.” So now, it’s approved a plan for farmers to pay a road levy of $3 per head for cattle, chickens, hogs, goats and sheep raised in the county, along with a special tax on farmland and for a levy on gravel used to maintain the roads. That’s expected to raise revenue of $3.5 million a year to maintain and improve the county’s 2,000 kilometres of roads and nearly 170 bridges. The agricultural community nationwide – already closely watching Alberta to see how it deals with mandatory farm safety legislation decreed by the provincial government last year – has a keen eye on this. Farmers in the Lethbridge area, which is dubbed “feedlot alley” because of the intensive beef cattle
finishing there, is indeed a big user of the roads. But it’s also a huge contributor to the economy, and to municipal infrastructure – not to the contribution it makes to our food supply. So does farming everywhere, in fact. But is this the shape of things to come? How much of a load are we expecting farmers to bear, as they go about their jobs of feeding us? What is the responsibility of non-farmers to bear some costs, too? It’s a delicate balance, and it’s more pertinent all the time, as we try to reach accord and harmony between rural and urban Canada, a balance some people call the social licence to farm. We can’t reach that balance if either side feels taken advantage of. And I get a feeling farmers will wonder why they need to pay extra for the roads they use to deliver us our daily bread.
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Blair Feltmate leads the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation. potentially enter into a basement to cause flooding,” Feltmate said. The inspector will produce a report and identify six to eight things on average that the homeowner can do to lower the probability of having a flooded basement. “It’s amazing how many of these things, of the six to eight things, three quarters of them can usually be done by the homeowner on a Saturday, maybe a Sunday morning for very little cost, very little physical labour,” Feltmate said. He claims that for every dollar invested in this system that the average homeowner will save about seven to eight dollars over a 10-year period relative to basement flooding that hasn’t occurred. They’re going to be launching it in a wellknown large city in Ontario on the order of thousands of homes very shortly, but he can’t say just where yet. It will cost $275 per
house and now they’re looking at what the price sensitivity is for homeowners, to determine if they’re willing to pay some of that amount, and how much. They’re also working out if the homeowner pays a portion of the price, if the municipality or provincial government would be willing to chip in. He notes the average cost of a flooded basement in Canada in 2014 was $20,500. “We have no luxury of time. Every day we don’t adapt is a day we don’t have,” Feltmate said. A simple way to help protect your home from future water damage – because more storms will happen – is by disconnecting the downspouts from the eavestrough system that go into the weeping tile, cut them off, put an elbow on them and direct the water 10 or 15 feet away from the foundation of the house. Putting plastic over window wells is another easy fix to keep water from entering the window well and flowing into the basement. “A lot of people I think underestimate just how dire or challenging climate change and extreme weather events currently are and that they will be increasingly so going forward. Climate change is here to stay. We really have to embrace adaptation of climate change in the immediate term,” Feltmate said.
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Sunny days: New tool helps greenhouses make light of winter EACH YEAR, CANADIAN GREENHOUSE growers face a challenge nearly as old as the sun itself: During the darker days of a Canadian winter, nothing grows. Greenhouse production enters a mandatory hiatus, because there is not enough sunlight to sustain plant growth. Facilities are cleaned out. Plants are replanted. And when the first harvest of the new season finally arrives, Canadian growers must battle for space on supermarket shelves, where produce from warmer climates has enjoyed its day in the sun. Now, a systems integration company with facilities in Norway, China and Canada is offering a solution to Canadian greenhouse growers: LED lighting systems that can augment the sun’s rays, even when sunshine is scarce. Per Aage Lysaa, CEO of the IntravisionGroup, says LED systems his company has developed offer up to five times the intensity of the sun, in a compact space.
Per Aage Lysaa is the CEO of the IntravisionGroup, a company working on using LED technology to boost the effectiveness of greenhouses. Since founding Intravisionin 1998, he’s been studying how narrow bandwidth light impacts living organisms. In 2001, he turned his attention to LEDs. Lysaa’s research has spanned aquaculture in Europe, turf grass in the
United States and food crops in Canada. Through it all, the Intravision team has learned that the colour and intensity of LED lights can affect living organisms in different ways. Trial and error has
taught researchers that “salad” crops like lettuces perform best under basic red and blue spectrum LED combinations, and tomatoes and strawberries are more complex – requiring ultra violet and infrared. Red light can produce
larger plants, but other colours – such as blue – can change taste and even change the colour of the end product. “LEDs have the potential to increase yield, to change taste, and to alter nutritional values, depending on the
colour combinations and intensity used,” Lysaa says. Intravision started packaging its own LEDs in 2015 which Lysaa says allows them to bring an affordable product to market. The company’s first commercial systems are now available, including standardized “Spectra Blades,” a double-sided blade-like light panel that gets positioned between every second plant. Intravision has engineered lighting systems for numerous applications, from growing food in deserts and space. The same technology has been used in several art installations around the world. Intravision is the biolight technology partner for the Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility at the University of Guelph. The company has worked closely with researchers at the facility to study how various combinations of LED colours and intensities can affect various plants. LED | 19
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them for recycling and reuse. This application is of particular relevance to the greenhouse industry, which needs very pure water to grow flowers and vegetables as well as dispose of used feedwater from its production. Noble has also developed
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lic to the plowing match.” The first of the two shows starts off with a performance from a down-home local boy, Ty Baynton. Hailing from Waterdown, Ontario, Baynton is on his way up on the Canadian country music scene, having opened for acts like Gord Bamford and Blake Shelton. He is joined by Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame guitarist Wendell Ferguson. “Ferguson has won many country music awards as Guitar Player of the Year, and he has recorded with many top stars,” said Ellis. “His humour and guitar work is unbelievable. It should be a remarkable show.” Ferguson will take the stage again later in the evening, opening for the headlining act, The Western Swing Authority. The group comes from the Kitchener area, and was named the Country Music Association of Ontario’s Group of the Year. “They are quite well-
Canadian country guitar great, Wendell Ferguson, will be taking the stage twice on April 30 at the Drayton Festival Theatre to kick off the international plowing match season. [SUBMITTED] known,” says Ellis. “Their live shows are upbeat and fun. They play music that anyone at any age can enjoy. It is a swing, bluegrass type of sound.” The evening show is
selling well, says Ellis, but Drayton Entertainment is hoping to sell more tickets to the matinee performances. “When people see the show, they will be really
impressed,” he said. “It is a show that you won’t want to miss whether you are or aren’t a country music fan. It is a good time to renew friendships too. The committee members
and people involved with the plowing match will be there as well. It is going to be a good opener for the plowing match season. The International Plowing Match is a huge event.” Over 90,000 people come through the September festival in five days, and Ellis is also in charge of providing the entertainment in September. Something he says is a big job. “We have 35 different acts for four different venues, but we are really hoping to create a bunch of excitement from this opening kickoff.” The Queen of the Furrow selection committee will also be on hand at the April 30 show with a silent auction, looking to raise money for the fall event, and Ellis says to be on the lookout for some high quality items for concert-goers to bid on. For tickets to either the matinee or evening concerts, visit draytonfestivaltheatre.com, or call 519-638-5555. Tickets are $35 each.
Sleepy Hollow the Musical hits the stage this weekend in Elmira WHITNEY NEILSON ELMIRA THEATRE COMPANY WELCOMES new and seasoned actors alike to the stage this weekend for the opening of Sleepy Hollow the Musical, which promises to entertain audiences of every age. The community theatre group produced The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree a few years ago and enjoyed it so much that director
Debbie Deckert decided it was about time they put on another show with a large cast. Large-scale musicals are too costly for the group, but this fit the bill. “Most of these people, they’re your hairdresser and they’re your bus driver. They’re not professional actors so to do something like Sweeney Todd you need people who really know their music. Most of the
folks in community theatre we’re just doing it because we like to sing. The plays that we can find like this, the music’s fairly easy, the royalty fees don’t cripple your company and we still get a lot of people on stage and they have a good time,” Deckert said. She also chose the musical because it includes nine children in the cast, and she often hears from audiences that they’d like to see more
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plays with child actors. Of the cast of 31, 10 have never been on stage before. “They’ve sung in choirs, so it’s a big leap for them and good on them. That was another consideration. I had to keep the choreography fairly simple. It’s one thing to sing, but now you’ve got to move your feet. If you’ve never done that before it’s a bit of a challenge, so we tried to keep that fairly simple
because they don’t have dance experience. But we’re having a lot of fun,” Deckert said. Some of the children in the show actually have more show experience than the adults, and they’ve even got agents. And not only do they have rookies, a lot of the cast are brand new to the Elmira Theatre Company stage. Deckert explains musicals often bring in
new blood to communtiy theatre groups, which is necessary so they can keep growing. Set in the post-Revolutionary War era, the play features traditional clothing, some of which they borrowed from the Cambridge Community Players who recently put on productions from the same time period.
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Of woodworking equipment; tools; specialty woods; collection of hand carved wood toys; lawn and garden equipment and miscellaneous items to be held at 53 Rosewood Drive (near Franklin) in Kitchener for Art Hackbart on:
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SATURDAY MAY 7 AT 10:00 AM CONSISTING OF: Craftsman 6hp 25”
The successful candidate for this new position which includes some Saturdays and holidays, will have: • demonstrated excellent customer service including telephone reception • computer proficiency • attention to details and accuracy • desire to learn and a helpful, cheerful attitude • ability to lift up to 60 pounds, and work in a variety of environments • ability to adapt to a flexible work schedule • G drivers license with good record The person who fills this position will help in our busy clinic with a wide variety of tasks, including inventory maintenance, making deliveries and pick ups, maintaining veterinary tools and products, housekeeping, record keeping, office duties. Anticipated start date is June 7th 2016. Linwood offers a competitive compensation package including benefits.
snow blower with electric start; Toro power handle with attachments including edger, lawnmower, snow blower, tiller; lawn roller; Mark 26” lawn sweeper; Walker 3ft wood lathe; Freud half inch router; King 12” planer; Craftsman 16” variable speed scroll saw; Trademaster band saw; Rexon 4”x6” belt and disc sander; Craftsman compound mitre saw; Weiler table saw; Delta 14 drill press on stand; Craftsman radial arm saw; Jobmate air compressor; router on stand; shop vac; hammer drills; electric drills; Ram sabre saw; Kodiak pressure washer; Makita palm sander; skill saw; Craftsman mitre saw; aluminum step ladders; socket sets; plumbers supplies; workbench; variety of assorted clamps; variety of blades; dado blades; chucks; etc; grinder; quantity of sand paper; Strrett hole saw set; jigs; jig saw; router bits; drill bits; drill indexes; Eaton’s jointer; rollers; cordless drills; hydraulic jack extension cords; trouble light; quantity of hardware; screws; nails; fittings; bolts; quantity of hobbyist wood including pine, poplar, oak, cherry, maple; miniature fluorescent green house; snow shovel; step stool; lawn and garden tools; approx 40 hand carved and hand made toys, bird houses, etc including: marble games; cars; trains; car haulers; backhoe; bull dozers; road graders; tractor trailer; deer planter; flatbed hauling bull dozer; bench; airplane; whirly gigs; wood rocking horse; tractor trailer with pup; martin bird house; dump trucks; pay loaders; wooden flower planters; and much more.
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FOR SALE COMPOST. GREAT FOR use as mulch and fertilizer. Available to pick up in 1.5 yd totes or bulk. Call Mapleton Compost, Eli or Marlin Brubacher. 519-669-2186. LAWN FERTILIZER AND LAWN SEED - Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-5744141 or 519-669-2045. PERFECT FOR HOME or Workshop. LENNOX oil furnace 023Q2V - 70, 54”x20”x30”, output BTU 57,400, $600. ROTH double wall oil tank 620 litres (new $1734), 29”x28”x63’, weight 120 lbs, $600. Call 519-568-8163 or email: hnpauls@golden.net SOFTNER SALT - 20kg bags, minimum 25 bags, skid lots of 56. Delivered in St. Jacobs, St. Clements, Elmira & Linwood areas. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-5744141 or 519-669-2045. WOOD BEDDING ATTENTION Dairy farmers. Kiln dry virgin wood bedding. No sticks, slivers, MDF or particle board. Your dairy cattle deserve better. Low summer prices. Year round supply. Serving the dairy industry for over 50 years. Call 416-435-8166.
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HORSES CANADIAN DUTCH HARNESS Horse Sale. Friday and Saturday, April 29 & 30th. Fri. 10 a.m. Stallion presentation followed by auction of cross bred and approximately 60 Standardbreds. Sat. 8 a.m. auction of Dutch Harness horses followed by approximately 80 Standardbreds. To consign or for more info call 519-595-3307.
HEALTH CARE BOWEN THERAPY YOUR choice for effective treatment of specific health conditions or wellness maintenance. KEVIN BARTLEY, Professional Bowenwork Practitioner, Clock Tower Wellness Centre, 69 Arthur St. S., Elmira. 519-669-0112. Every Body is Better with Bowen!
AUCTIONS FRI. APRIL 29 at 6:00 PM Auction sale of D14 tractor; riding lawmower; snow blower; hand and garden tools; household effects; miscellaneous items and collector toys to be held at 39 Zinkann Cres in Wellesley for Lloyd Hoffman. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. jantziauctions.com
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CLASSIFIED ADS CONTINUED | AUCTIONS | PUBLIC NOTICES AUCTIONS AUCTION SALE OF Dodge Ram 3500 camper van, boat, household effects, antiques, handcrafted wooden pieces, tools, and miscellaneous items, to be held at 1328 Queens Bush Rd. in Wellesley, for The Milt Erb Estate, on Saturday, April 30th @ 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451. SAT. MAY 7 at 10:00 AM Clearing auction sale of woodworking equipment; specialty wood; hand carved wood toys; lawn and garden equipment; and miscellaneous items to be held at 53 Rosewood Dr. in Kitchener for Art Hackbart. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-6563555. jantziauctions.com WED. MAY 11 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of household effects; furniture; antiques; tools; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community center in St. Jacob’s for a Kitchener estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. jantziauctions.com
AUCTIONS AUCTION SALE OF Household goods, antiques, Royal Doulton’s & miscellaneous items, to be held at the K.W. Khaki Club, 2939 Nafziger Rd. 2 miles south of Wellesley for Martha Hoffstedler, Washington, The Eleanor Saxton Estate, Wingham & additions, on Thursday, May 12th @ 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451. SAT. MAY 14 at 10:00 AM - Property auction of a commercial lot in the small hamlet of Bellmore. Property has lots of potential and is located on a busy road, to be held at 1606 Huron Bruce Rd Wroxeter. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. jantziauctions.com WED. MAY 18 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; tools; collectables; lawn and garden; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community centre in St. Jacob’s for an area estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. jantziauctions.com
AUCTIONS FRI. MAY 27 at 5:00 PM -Toy auction of approx 200 airplanes; model kits; farm toys; tractor trailers; model ships; banks and Nascar to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for area collectors with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. jantziauctions.com SAT. MAY 28 at 2:00 PM - Property auction of a 27.63 acre country lot with airplane landing strip and hanger; 12 acre pond, storage sheds and more to be held at 1606 Region Road 86 4 kms west of Elmira for Donald Hoffer. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. jantziauctions.com SAT. MAY 28 at 8:30 AM Annual charity auction sale of quilts; new furniture; and miscellaneous items to be held at the New Hamburg Fair Grounds on Jacob St. in New Hamburg for the Mennonite Relief Sale. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. jantziauctions.com
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BIG SQUARE BALING with acid and roto cut. Now also custom cultivating. Den-Dor Farms. Call Brandon 519-8972648 or Dennis 519-503-3980.
SAT JUNE 4, 2016 AT 9:00 AM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE HORSE
FERTILIZER AND SEED GRAIN - at competitive pricing. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141.
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KILN DRIED CORN & CORN SCREENING Delivered by Einwechter. Minimum 15 ton lots. Call George Haffner Trucking 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.
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FARM EQUIPMENT JOHN DEERE TRACTORS and bobcat S300 for rent. 45 - 150 hp. Rent by day, week or mos. Great rates. 519-591-1274.
FARM SERVICES BAGGED PINE SHAVINGS Agricultural Spray Lime, 22.5kg. bag; feed grade lime, 25kg. Delivered. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141 or 519-6692045.
FIREWOOD GERBER’S FIREWOOD YOUR source of quality slabwood and seasoned bodywood. All prices include delivery. No Sunday calls please. 519-656-2057.
RENTALS 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT in Elmira. Quiet building, newly renovated, close to downtown. Call 519-669-5798.
RENTALS ELMIRA - 2 Bedroom Apartment for rent, in sixplex. Clean, quiet building with balconies, on site laundry. Available June 1. Call or text 519-574-5262.
TRADES & SERVICES SPRING IS HERE - clean yards, garages, gardens, general work to be done, give me a call. David 226-868-0245.
GARAGE SALES ANNUAL LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES International Garage Sale, Bake Sale and BBQ. Friday April 29th, 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. and Saturday April 30th, 7a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Bag sale starts at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Gerald Bowman Auctions in Wallenstein. SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 7 am noon. Household goods, baby clothing, craft supplies, girls toys. 51 Poffenroth Path, Elmira. SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 8 a.m., 87 Water. St. St. Jacobs. Toys, household, a little bit of everything.
GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALES AROUND the block in Linwood on Adelaide and Isabella Streets. Saturday, April 30th at 7:30 a.m. 2 FAMILY GARAGE Sale April 30th 8am - 1pm, miscellaneous household items - toys, etc. 123 Muscovey Dr., Elmira (off First St., W.). FUNDRAISER GARAGE SALE at Breslau Mennonite Church. Saturday, May 7, 8:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. Household items, furniture, books, perennials & houseplants, cactus, baking, BBQ hotdogs and more! Proceeds go towards youth programs. 226 Woolwich St. South. (access Woolwich St. S. via Fountain Street North). GARAGE SALE - May 7th, 8 a.m. - noon. 117 Killdeer Rd., Elmira. Tools, craft supplies, puzzles, little bit of everything. MAY 7TH, 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. Household and garage sale items. Corner of Henry St. and Queensway Dr. St. Jacobs.
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Waterloo - Found on a friendly quiet Court this home was designed for the growing family, this home has 4 bedrooms upstairs, and a possible 2 in the basement. With large principle rooms, family can spread out in the separate dining room open to the family room, or go down one level to the living room with lovely gas fireplace and walkout to the huge back yard. Enjoy entertaining on the 12x23 ft deck as well as abundant room for play in the partially fenced yard. The basement features 2 rooms currently used as a music room and exercise room with new paint and carpet as well as the generous laundry room and 4 piece bath. You must see it to believe all that this home has to offer! MLS 30516889.
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Linwood - Small town living minutes from the city. You will feel right at home in this fully updated home with a family room out front as well as a sunken living room off of the eat in kitchen. The open concept allows for formal dining in the separate dining area outside of the kitchen as well. With 4 bedrooms, there is loads of room for your growing family, and the ease of a walk in closet and ensuite bathroom in the master bedroom. Enjoy entertaining in your beautiful back yard with a view of farm land behind while you take a swim in the salt water pool, or just watch the kids on the custom play centre. Could this be your next home? MLS 30515723.
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The musical is adapted from Washington Irving’s classic ghost story. Ichabod Crane, a socially awkward schoolmaster arrives in Sleepy Hollow where he’s sure his dreams will come true when he meets the pretty Katrina Van Tassel. But in an attempt to scare him away, her jealous suitor Brom Bones plays on Ichabod’s fear of ghosts with tales of phantoms and, of course, the most famous one of all, the headless horseman. Sleepy Hollow exists in New York and the legend there says there’s a headless horseman who lost his head to a cannonball during the Revolutionary War and haunts Sleepy Hollow to this day. “There’s a little bit of thrills and chills. You can bring your children to this show. I’m waiting to see what the reaction will be for four, five, six-year olds. Will our ghost be scary for them? Will the headless horseman be too scary for
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The Elmira Theatre Company presents Sleepy Hollow the Musical for two weeks starting this weekend. them? I don’t know and I won’t know until we actually have people in the audience,” Deckert said. Audiences should leave feeling like they’ve had fun and maybe with the thought of it in the back of their mind that they could do it too. “We’d love to see more people get involved. We were saying that theatre’s the only thing you can do from the time you’re a babe in arms until you drop dead. Look at Betty White,
you can still do this in your nineties,” Deckert said. And despite the spooky bits, she assures potential audience members that it’s a real family show, with colour and fun. “Elmira’s a very conservative community. When we do shows that have swearing or a little more risqué subject matter we’ve had complaints. [We were] once again looking for plays that won’t offend people. In the arts I think things should challenge you, but
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not everybody looks at it that way,” Deckert said. Sleepy Hollow the Musical hits Elmira Theatre Company’s stage at their 76 Howard Ave. location from April 29 to May 14. Showtimes are 8 p.m. from Thursday to Saturday with Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. They can be purchased at the Centre in the Square box office in Kitchener by calling 519-578-1570 or 1-800-265-8977, online at www.centre-square.com or www.elmiratheatre.com.
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Community Information Page St. Jacobs Business Improvement Area Annual General Meeting
ing operation with associated farm buildings and the manufacturing shop.
Monday May 2, 2016 at 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Quarry Office (in the Bistro) 1440 King Street North, St. Jacobs
• increasing the total floor area of all buildings related to the additional permitted use from 650 square metres to 1,205 square metres
For more information, please go to the Township of Woolwich web site at www.woolwich.ca
The applicant is proposing to amend the site specific provisions by: • removing the provisions for the sale and service of agricultural and related equipment; and
to permit the manufacture and finishing of metal products for farm machinery manufacturers, as an On-Farm Business. Please Note: APPEALS:
NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION AND PUBLIC MEETING Tuesday May 31, 2016 – 7:00 p.m. Township Council Chambers 24 Church Street West, Elmira Regarding the following applications: Zone Change Application 8/2016 – Lester and Catherine Weber Take Notice that in accordance with the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended, the Township of Woolwich has received a complete application for the following proposed Zone Change application as more specifically described below. Please be advised that Notice of a Complete Application does not indicate whether the municipality is in support of, or in opposition to the proposal. That determination will be made at a later date. The Township of Woolwich will hold a Public Meeting, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, to consider the following Zone Change application. No decisions will be made at this meeting; its purpose is to provide additional information to the public and agencies and to receive comments and information from them. UNION ST
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a) the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Township of Woolwich to the Ontario Municipal Board; and b) the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. NOTIFICATION: If you cannot attend the meeting, you can express your concerns/comments about the proposed change in writing to the Township of Woolwich. Any comments received on or before May 24, 2016 (Note that this date is before the public meeting) will be included in a report prepared by Engineering and Planning Services and presented at the Public Meeting. Any comments received after the Public Meeting, but prior to Council making a decision on the applications, will also be considered. The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Officer at 519-669-1647 or 1-877-969-0094 ext. 6005. MORE INFORMATION: The public may view planning documents and background material relating to this application at the Township of Woolwich, Engineering and Planning Services Department between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or on the Township website at www.woolwich.ca. Questions or written submissions may be directed to: Township of Woolwich Engineering and Planning Services Department Box 158 24 Church Street West Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6
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The Township has received a Zone Change application for the property located at 2407 New Jerusalem Road (see Map 1). The property is designated Rural Land Use in the Township’s Official Plan and is zoned Agricultural (A) with site-specific provisions to permit: a) manufacturing of agricultural and related equipment; b) sale of agricultural and related equipment; c) service of agricultural and related equipment; d) uses accessory to the foregoing permitted uses which shall include indoor and outdoor storage areas, parking areas, off-street loading areas, office space, lunchroom and washroom facilities; to be located within a defined area of operation and to a maximum of 650 square metres total floor area. The 24.3 ha site contains a single detached dwelling, sheep farm-
COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT NOTICE OF HEARING On May 16, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. the Committee will meet to consider the following applications. All persons interested in the applications may attend and may contact Nancy Thompson regarding meeting details or visit the Township Webpage – News and Events – Current Public Notices. The Committee will also consider submissions for or against the applications if submitted to the Township of Woolwich no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 10, 2016. Submissions can be forwarded to Jeremy Vink at the address noted at the top of this page, by email jvink@ woolwich.ca or by fax 519-669-4669. MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION A 10/2016 – Birdland Developments Ltd., Lots 48 to 51 (Timber Trail) and Lots 82 to 85 (Woodberry Crescent), Southwood 3 Draft Plan of Subdivision 30T-14701, Elmira The applicant is requesting permission to increase the maximum
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lot coverage for all buildings to 60% of the lot area whereas the maximum permitted in the Residential Mixed High Density with Design Guidelines (R-5A) zone is 50% of the lot area. The applicant is requesting an increase to the lot coverage to facilitate the development of bungalow and back-split style homes with a covered porch, covered rear deck and accessory shed. All of the lots are zoned R-5A with site specific provisions and form part of the Draft Plan of Subdivision for the Southwood 3 Residential development. MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION A 11/2016 – Ross Mohr, 35 Hawkesville Road, St. Jacobs The applicant is requesting permission to reduce the building line setback adjacent to Chris Court from 6.0 metres to approximately 3.2 metres on the flankage (side) yard to permit an addition to the front of and in line with the existing garage. The property is zoned Residential Medium Density (R-3) and contains a single detached dwelling and accessory sheds. MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION A 12/2016 – Sailesh and Sailaja Rajaram, 103 Country Club Estates Drive, Elmira The applicant is requesting permission to reduce the rear yard setback from 7.5 metres to approximately 6.0 metres to permit the addition of an unheated sunroom at the rear of the dwelling. The property is zoned Residential Mixed High Density with Design Guidelines (R-5A) with site specific provisions and contains a single detached dwelling.
Notice of Watermain Flushing / Hydrant Maintenance Operation The Township of Woolwich will be engaging in a watermain flushing/ hydrant maintenance program as follows: Thursday April 21, 2016 St. Jacobs 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday April 25, 2016 Maryhill Isley 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. St Jacobs Farmers Market Area 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 pm Tuesday April 26, 2016 West Montrose 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Wednesday April 27, 2016 Heidelberg 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday May 2 and Tuesday May 3, 2016 Elmira (South of First Street) 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Wednesday May 4 and Thursday May 5, 2016 Elmira (North of First Street Arthur Street) 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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Friday May 6, 2016 Elmira (North of First Street and East of Arthur Street) 7:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. *These dates are subject to change and will be communicated on the Township website 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.) 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 Nancy Thompson at 519-669-6040 or 1-877-969-0094 ext. 6040. The Township of Woolwich appreciates your patience as we continually work to maintain the quality of drinking water throughout the Township.
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Peacefully passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Columbia Forest LTC in Waterloo, at the age of 93 years and 2 months. Beloved husband of the late Sarah Martin (September 11, 2015). Brother of Lucinda and Lorne Bolger, Elvina Woolner, Abner and Ann Martin, and brother-in-law of Vera Martin. Also lovingly remembered by his nieces, nephews, and their families; and caregivers Wayne and Dorene Martin, Glen and Eileen Weber. Predeceased by his parents Nelson and Mary Ann (Westfall) Martin, sister Mary Ann Metzger, and brother Nelson Martin. The family will receive their relatives and friends on Friday, April 29, 2016 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-8:30 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira. A funeral service will be held at Countryside Mennonite Fellowship, Hawkesville on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 10 a.m. The casket will be open at the church from 9-9:45 a.m. Interment in Hillside Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Christian Aid Ministries would be appreciated.
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Wiens, Jacob John (Jake) Went to be with his Lord and Saviour on Friday, April 22, 2016 at Barnswallow Place, Elmira, in his 90th year. Jake was the beloved husband of Leavea (Weber) Wiens and was predeceased by his first wife Selina (Weber) Wiens (2004). Loved father of Don (Eileen) of Elmira, Fern (Brad) Lackenbauer of Fonthill, Carol (Mark) Dobosy of North Carolina, Larry (Diane) of Elmira, Jim (Sandra) of St. Thomas, Dorothy (Marc) Christiaens of Elmira, and Sharon (Barry) Bauman of Waterloo. Step-father of Dorothy (Roger) Siegrist of Calgary and Don (Julie) Schnurr of Linwood. Loving grandfather of 21 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Helen Langeman of Ste. Rose du Lac, MB, Louise Friesen of Winnipeg, MB, Justina Peters of Saskatoon, SK, Erna Bergmann of Morden, MB, and brother-in-law of Eileen Wiens of Morden, MB. Predeceased by his siblings Mary Hoeppner, John Wiens, and Henry Wiens. Jake farmed for 36 years on the 9th line of Wellesley. After retiring, he joyfully served the community of Christian Horizons in Elmira for almost 10 years. Visitation was held at Wallenstein Bible Chapel on Monday, April 25 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. as well as Tuesday, April 26 from 10-10:45 a.m. A funeral service took place on Tuesday, April 26 at 11 a.m. at Wallenstein Bible Chapel, 4522 Herrgott Rd., Wallenstein. Interment followed in Hawkesville Cemetery, 16 Geddes St., Hawkesville. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to Christian Horizons or The Gideons.
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Weber, Ronald F. Peacefully passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Hospice Wellington, Guelph, at the age of 80 years. Ron was the beloved husband of Colleen (McCarron) for 25 years. Dear uncle of Sandra (Gary) Beaulieu, Doug (Helga) Ruth, Beverly Ruth, Mike (Patsy) Ruth, Brenda (Brad) Pearce, and Rhonda (Ray) Ropp. Lovingly remembered by his great nieces and nephews, and their children. Stepfather of John (Karen) McCarron, Marie (Dale) Lafreniere, Jim (Maria) McCarron, and David McCarron. Step-grandfather of James (Erin) McCarron, Curtis (Lynn) McCarron, Jessica (Chad) Landry, and their children. Predeceased by his parents Frederick and Mary (Ward) Weber, sister Jean (Gerry) Ruth, and brother Robert in infancy. The family will receive their relatives and friends on Thursday, April 28, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira, where parish prayers will be offered at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, April 29, 2016 at 11 a.m. at St. Teresa of Avila RC Church, 19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira. Interment will be in St. Teresa’s RC Cemetery, 1412 Arthur St. N., Elmira. In Ron’s memory, donations to Hardy Hearts or Cancer Research would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
Peacefully passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Countryview Retirement Residence, at the age of 84 years. Sister of Saloma and Mahlon Kraemer of RR 2 Wallenstein, Reuben and Selina Martin of RR 3, Waterloo, and sisterin-law of Bert Brands of St. Catharines. Also remembered by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents Enoch and Lydia (Sauder) Martin, sisters Lovina and Ezra Bearinger, Susannah Martin, Maryann Brands, and brother Eli and Nancy Martin. Visitation took place at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira, on Sunday, April 24, 2016 from 2-5 p.m. Funeral service was held at Calvary Conservative Mennonite Church, 5064 Arthur St. N., Elmira on Monday, April 25, 2016 at 2 p.m. Interment followed in the adjoining cemetery.
Passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at his home, RR 1, Fergus, in his 90th year. Beloved husband of Adina (Bauman) Martin for 64 years. Father of James and Martha Martin of RR 2, Alma, Paul and Miriam Martin of RR 2, Atwood, Arlene and Lawrence Martin of RR 1, Fergus, and Carol Martin of Alma. Also survived by 13 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren. Brother of Mary and Edgar Gingrich of Elmira. Brother-in-law of Lucinda Weber of Elmira and Almeda Shantz of RR 2, Atwood. Predeceased by his parents Urias and Lydia (Martin) Martin, a great-grandson in infancy, siblings Noah (Hannah) Martin, Levi (Elizabeth) Martin, Sarah (Cleason) Brubacher, Leah Martin, Valina Martin, and brothers-in-law Aden Weber and Noah Shantz. Visitation was held on Monday, April 25, 2016 from 7-9 p.m. and Tuesday, April 26, 2016 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A family service was held in the funeral home chapel on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 9 a.m. then to Mapleview Mennonite Meeting House for burial and public service. A special thank you to all the doctors, nurses and caregivers for their kind support.
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LIVING HERE LOCAL FOOD / FARM TO TABLE
Local food retailer closing up shop after two successful years Owners of Breslau’s Gone Local hope their passion for local food continues in the community
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Queen Elizabeth Cake a royal treat
LIZ BEVAN IN WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP, ONE would be hard pressed to drive down any highway without seeing a farm sign advertising local food for sale. Cheryl Haack and Lloyd Stewart decided to take the farm to table idea, and bring it all into one place, but now, they are moving on. The couple started Gone Local Meats and More, a local food retailer in Breslau about two years ago, and after seeing plenty of success with the business, were looking to expand, but not take on the added responsibility. “We started thinking about it, realized our age and went, ‘what are we going to do about it?’” said Haack, adding that she believes someone should fill the gap they leave when they move on. “Anybody who wants to get into the local food business, I strongly encourage it. We have a lot of food in Waterloo Region and in particularly in Woolwich Township, so our idea was to bring it to Breslau so our customers didn’t have to go running around. It was a really good concept, it was successful, but we need to do something different at this point in life.” At Gone Local, Haack and her husband sold plenty of local products, including but not limited to
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that until they eat it,” she said. “People would come in, we would show them the chicken, they would decide to give it a try, and they would come back and tell us that they couldn’t believe how good it tasted. Healthy animal, healthy food. To know that we have this much available right here, you have to ask why we are shipping it in from all over the place. I am not
LAST WEEKEND THERE WAS a well written article in the Toronto Star about Queen Elizabeth ll: interesting tidbits about her life and celebrating her 90th birthday this year. So this week I made a Queen Elizabeth Cake … it seemed fitting and I had dates in the house. I was curious why this cake is named after a queen, so I googled it. Some said this was the only cake the Queen Mother made herself, that she made many cakes for the Church of England bake sales. The recipe was included with each cake sold. Another site said this cake was made for a queen’s coronation; but nobody knows which queen. It is fascinating that Queen Elizabeth Cake is more popular in Canada than in the United States or England. Some speculate that Canadian soldiers brought the recipe back with them after the second world war because they thought highly of the Queen. Enough speculation, let’s make this cake! This week when I made it I soaked the chopped dates in hot water, then stirred them vigorously with a wire whisk to give the cake a smoother texture. It worked! The
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Lloyd Stewart and Cheryl Haack are closing up shop on the local food store, Gone Local, in Breslau this week. The two are on their way to retirement, with hopes of passing along the idea in Cambridge. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER] guernsey milk, beef, pork, turkey, chicken, lamb, rabbit, duck and goat. All of the products were raised and grown in Waterloo Region and into GuelphWellington a little bit. They also sold cheeses, butter, eggs, pepperettes, maple syrup, honey, jams, pickles, relishes, specialty sauces, stone milled flour, soup mixes, ice cream, fruits and vegetables in season, breads and the list goes on. “We formed a lot of rela-
tionships with local farmers,” she said. The idea came after working at a desk job for many years. Haack has always loved eating local and wanted to bring a centralized hub for others that shared her passion, adding that plans are in the works to expand into Cambridge under a new owner. “I love local food. It has been a passion of mine for quite a few years, and the opportunity came up to do some-
thing different, and we are hopefully passing it along.” She wants people to look into buying their food local, even if they can no longer find it at the storefront on Woolwich Street in Breslau. “You know exactly where your food is coming from. You can talk to the farmers and you can see how it is grown. It is so full of nutrients, so tasty, it is superior. Until somebody really tries it, it is hard to portray
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HEALTH EDUCATION - GETTING to the Guts of it. This free educational session will be held at the Woolwich Community Health Centre from 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. Presented by Dr. Raza Shah, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, from the St. Jacobs Naturopathic Clinic. For information call 519-664-3794.
COME CELEBRATE NATIONAL YOUTH Week May 3-6th at the Woolwich Youth Centre. Free entry for all youth (grade 6 - age 19) on Tuesday for Popcorn and Movies followed by Gym Night at EDSS at 7 p.m. Other highlights of the week include Youth Award Nominations, Comedy Hour and Bears and Chopstick Challenge. Drop by from 2 - 10 p.m. For more info contact Carlina or Lori at the Youth Centre, 519-669-3539. Email: woolwichyouthcentre@ hotmail.com or Facebook “Woolwich Youth Centre.”
APRIL 30 MARYHILL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Vegas Night at the Bridgeport Rod & Gun, 1229 Beitz Rd. RR#1, Breslau. Doors open at 7 p.m., fun begins at 8 p.m. Free admission. Fast food available. Many generous prizes to be won at the “Big Wheel.” Grocery hampers, meat boxes, cash prizes and others. Enjoy your luck at the Penny Table, other games of chance as well. Light lunch will be served at the end. ALL proceeds are give to charity and will be announced that evening. For info contact: Mike Runstedler 519-648-3394; Doug Zinger 519-648-2939.
MAY 1 BIRD WATCHING HIKE, 2- 4 p.m. Join Mark Bauman for birding and hiking on the Health Valley Trail in St. Jacobs. For more information contact Mark at mbauman@woolwich.ca or 519-465-8368. THE JUNIOR GARDEN CLUB 2016, starts in May! Weekly gardening activities will run all summer for children 7 - 10 years near the Elmira Skateboard Park. Fee $15. Contact a youth leader “Irene” at 519-669-3244 for info.
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MAY 11 SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT noon (doors open at 11:30) Calvary United Church, 48 Hawkesville Rd. St. Jacobs. $11. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a hot noon day meal, fellowship and entertainment. Call 519-664-1900 for more information.
MAY 4 GALE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 10 Barnswallow Dr. Elmira is hosting a Fish Fry from 4:45 - 7 p.m. Continuous serve. Take outs available at 5:30 p.m. Advance tickets only adult $17; child (under 12) $8. For tickets call Church Office 519-669-2852 or Lee 519-669-8217.
MAY 12 WOODSIDE EVERGREEN FELLOWSHIP FOR Seniors, 10:30 a.m., 200 Barnswallow Rd, Elmira. Songs of the Faith - Jubilation Male Chorus; Devotional: Pastor Daniel Moes. Suggested donation $7/person - includes hot lunch. For more information contact Reta Malloy 519-669-8752.
MAY 6 CONSUMER PROTECTION TALK - 1:30 - 3 p.m. at the Woolwich Seniors Centre. All Welcome. For more information 519-669-5044.
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MAY 7 BOARD GAMES DAY IN Breslau. 1 - 11 p.m. Join us for our next board games day at the Breslau Community Centre ( 100 Andover Dr.). New people are always welcome. For more information, email boardgamers@rogers.com Admission $4. Children under 12 free if accompanied by an adult.
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STRANGE BUT TRUE / BILL & RICH SONES PH.D.
The U.S. population food waste per year could feed 200 million people WEIRD NOTES
Q. What’s a decidedly unique way to think about “food waste�? A. When the USDA does the math, the average daily food intake in the U.S. comes to about 2,100 kilocalories (kcal) per person, compared to a food supply of 3,600 kcal per person, says Vaclav Smil in “IEEE Spectrum� magazine. Subtracting intake from supply equals a loss of 1,500 kcal, “which means about 40% of our food goes to waste.� That’s enough to provide adequate nutrition to about 200 million people,
or the entire population of Brazil, the world’s sixth most populous country. “Yet even as they waste food, Americans are still eating far more of it than is good for them,� Smil continues. Some 36% of adults 20 years and older are identified as obese while 74% of adult males and 64% of females are overweight. The US “needs to produce considerably less food and consume it with considerably less waste,� Smil argues, perhaps by finding clever ways to halve waste to a more acceptable 20%. Of other high-income countries, only Japan keeps food waste at a moderate level, and surprisingly even many low-income
countries with a barely adequate food supply experience such waste. As he concludes, “cutting that waste in half would lead the way to a more rational use of food worldwide.� Q. Christopher Crockett is a fine name for a magazine writer. But how about Ninja, Cervantes or Rosalind? And if not those, then OGLE-2106-BLG-0563Lb or HD219134e? How do these fare in “the name game�?
A. Good enough if the game is naming some of the 1500 known exoplanets that orbit diverse locales throughout the Milky Way. “The exoplanets have one thing in common,� said Crockett in “Science News� magazine: “None of them
food-related origins of these words and what do they mean – “saccharine,� “bouillabaisse,� “farrago,� and “rechauffe�?
have names� and are often known only by serial numbers, as illustrated by the OGLE or HD names above. So the International Astronomical Union recently established an online naming contest, inviting the public to participate in naming 20 exoplanet VIPs. The proposed names take in the bizarre and the traditional. “Perhaps ‘iota Draconis b’ will be rechristened as ‘Hypatia,’ after the fourth-century mathematician. Exuberant Internet voters could stick ‘Fomalhaut b’ with the label ‘Leisurely Fish’ because it moves slowly through the constellation Pisces.� Stay tuned for the winners! Q. Here’s some food for thought: What are the
A. “Saccharine� comes from the Latin “saccharum� (sugar), the synthetic sweetening compound first produced in 1879, writes Anu Gard in his “A.Word.A.Day� web site. Metaphorically, it suggests something excessively sweet, sentimental or ingratiating. From the French comes “bouillabaisse� (boo-yuhBAYS), a rich and spicy fish stew or soup with at least two different kinds of fish, so it connotes a mixture of incongruous things. On a related note, “farrago� (mixed fodder),
means a hodgepodge, a mishmash, a disorganized mix of things that don’t fit together, as a flea market often features a farrago of antiques and old junk (Vocabulary.com). Were you flummoxed by “rechauffe� (ray-sho-FAY), from the French and meaning warmed leftover food? Metaphorically, it suggests a rehash, or old reworked material, as in the 2014 London Sunday Times: “Lines like that inspire forgiveness for what is essentially sitcom rechauffe.� Hungry for more?
ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill is a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you “Strange But True.� Send your questions to strangetrue@compuserve.com.
OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER ACROSS 1. French vineyard 4. Unified reality believer 10. Ancient Briton 14. Computer architecture acronym 16. Utter with tense vocal chords 17. Superfood 18. Romanticization 20. Debut of March 3, 1923 21. When people retire 22. Fixed, as a coat 24. Good buddies use them 25. Ghostly 28. “Well, ___-di-dah!� 30. Alternative to acrylics 31. Billiards shot 32. Naughtily 37. Unfit 38. “Soap� family name 39. Arrangement holder 43. Water level 45. Tropical shrubs 47. “Idylls of the King�
character 48. Asian nurse 50. Snooty 51. Customarily 53. Courtyards 57. Cleaning cabinet supplies 58. After-tax amount 59. Haricots verts 62. Deed 64. Bitterness 65. Break down 69. Car 70. Carousel 74. Mosque V.I.P. 75. Boise resident 76. Put one’s foot down? 77. NASCAR’s Earnhardt 78. Divert 79. Quip, part 3 DOWN 1. Baby holder 2. Carnival attraction 3. Brought into play 4. Appetizer
5. Eggs 6. “___ a chance� 7. “Rocky ___� 8. Disdain 9. Article of faith 10. Copper coating 11. Frostings 12. Llamas’ cousins 13. Hippie wear 15. Get the sniffles 16. Darkens 19. Ballot abbr. 23. Tart, perhaps 25. “Dallas Buyers Club� topic 26. “Thanks ___!� 27. Bar order, with “the� 28. Flax fabric 29. Very, in music 30. Dropsy 32. Cogitate 33. Clamor 34. Alloy of nickel and iron 35. Balance 36. Slow, musically
39. Building site 40. Bracelet site 41. ___ Ste. Marie 42. Catch sight of 44. Big dipper 46. 252 wine gallons 49. “Hey!� 51. ___ Bell 52. Big ___ Conference 53. Yellow 54. Kind of center 55. Avis offering 56. Earnings 60. Steamy 61. Godden’s “In This House of ___� 62. Any day now 63. “Wheels� 65. Biology lab supply 66. Tentlike dwelling 67. Falling flakes 68. Cocoyam 71. Backstabber 72. Frat letter 73. “That means ___!�
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CAPTION Elmira’s Kali Jessop has been involved in a life-changing student exchange trip in La Roche Sur Yon in France since February 5, 2016. She has traveled extensively with Cannelle during her time abroad, including spending a week in Paris, and will return home on Friday Apr 29, 2016. Back to EDSS on Monday!
HOW TO PLAY: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once. Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. We have got you started with a few numbers already placed in the boxes.
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CHEF’S TABLE: A cake fit for a Queen FROM | 28
dates were undetected by my taste testers but gave the cake moisture and a great flavour!
Queen Elizabeth Cake 1 cup chopped dates 1 tsp. baking soda 1 cup boiling water ¼ cup shortening or butter 1 cup white sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla ½ cup chopped pecans 1 ½ cups all purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder ¼ tsp. salt
Topping: 5 Tbsp. butter ¼ cup cream ¾ cup brown sugar ½ cup coconut
Put chopped dates and baking soda into a small bowl. Pour boiling water over dates. It will fizz. Stir well. Set aside. In mixing bowl, cream shortening, sugar and egg until light. Add slightly cooled date mixture, vanilla, pecans and dry ingredients. Mix gently until combined. Pour into 9”x 9” pan. Bake at 350º for 50-60 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
GETTING KIDS KNOWING WHAT TO DO
While cake is baking, prepare topping. Put topping ingredients in a microwaveable dish and heat only until all is melted. Set aside until cake is baked. Remove cake from oven when done. Turn oven to grill or broil. Pour topping ingredients over hot cake, using a knife to spread. Broil only until bubbly and starting to brownwatch carefully! Cool cake before cutting.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Donna is the author of A Taste of Nostalgia Cookbook, which is available by calling 519-638-5791 or email donna.atasteofnostalgia@gmail.com.
LOCAL FOOD: Gone from Breslau
Over 100 children attended the farm safety day hosted by the Wellington Farm Safety Association at Farfield Dairy Farm, Alma. James Martin, volunteer fireman with Floradale Fire Department, demonstrated how to use a fire extinguisher at Children’s Farm Safety Day. Liz Zinger prepares to follow Martin’s directions on how to use the fire extinguisher. Martin reminded students the importance of knowing their fire number and address if they have to call the fire department. [SUBMITTED / SHARON GROSE]
HEALTHY KIDS COMMUNITY CHALLENGE WATERLOO REGION
The Healthy Kids Community Challenge is a grant funded through the Ontario Ministry of Health & Long Term Care. The Township of Woolwich is currently focusing on Activating Creative Play, by providing accessible & inclusive opportunities for kids in Woolwich. Join us for fantastic new programs this Spring!
RUN, JUMP, PLAY EVERYDAY! Creative Outdoor / Indoor Play
Introducing children to new fun and creative games! (Registration required) Cost: $2.50/child/day
Elmira: Gibson Park May 7, 1 - 3 pm June 4, 1 - 3 pm Cheryl Haack and Lloyd Stewart show some of the meats they had left in their freezer at the Breslau store, Gone Local, on Woolwich St.
May 21, 1 - 3 pm June 25, 1 - 3 pm
Heidelberg Community Park
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May 7, 10 am - noon
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Conestogo Community Park
even sure that it is less expensive. We had a lot of people compliment us on the price point, asking why we weren’t more expensive. It didn’t need to be.” She is sad to be leaving the community of Breslau, and the neighbours have expressed similar sentiments. “I really hope that we have shared the value of local food with everyone and that our customers and the rest of the community will continue to source local food and support our local farmers and processors,” she said. “Well, people are ecstatic at the possibility of another location, but they are sad to see us go. This isn’t just about local food, we have developed a lot of friendships with the neighbours.” The store will be closing their doors and starting the moving process this week, and they’re sad to be leaving.
May 28, 1 - 3 pm
May 21, 10 am - noon
June 18, 1 - 3 pm
St. Jacobs: Riverside Meadows
June 11, 10 am - noon June 18, 10 am - noon
Breslau: Breslau Memorial Park May 14, 1 - 3 pm June 11, 1 - 3 pm
May 28, 1 - 3 pm June 30, 1 - 3 pm
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May 24, 6 - 8 pm
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June 11, 10 am - noon
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June 15, 5 - 7:30 pm
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Creepy Crawler Trail Walks
June 18, 10 am - noon June 25, 10 am - noon Youth and families are invited to join us for unstructured play on the McLeod arena floor – it’s a great chance to make new friends and try new games.
Tuesdays and Thursdays April 26 – June 30 3:30 - 5:30 pm $1 / person
WMC Ball hockey for kids! Friday nights
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Facilitated by rare foundation for families to explore the Township Trails! Cost: $2/person/walk Advanced registration required.
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Health Valley Trail June 4, 10:30am - 12:30 pm
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Hopewell Trail June 29, 6 - 8 pm
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