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TAKiNG THEir SEATS the 1953/54 championship Juvenile b team toured the Woolwich memorial Centre thursday morning, stopping to admire the seats they purchased in the Dan Snyder arena. back row: Jim Wilken, gerald Aberle, gus gilles, Wil lichty, and bob Duench. Front row: Ab martin, bill hahn, bill otto, Jim totzke, bob gibbons, bob hewat and elmer good.
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1954 Juvenile champs tour Elmira’s new arena JONI MILTENBURG While workers cleaned up the rubble from the arena that held so many memories for them, the 1953-54 juvenile team was touring the rinks in the new Woolwich Memorial Centre where they’re helping another generation of hockey players hit the ice. The team, which claimed the Juvenile B championship back in 1954, reunited last year to buy eight seats in the new arena. On Thursday morning, they got a chance to
tour the new facility and sit in the seats bearing their names. “Bob Gibbons should be in the penalty box; he was there half the time anyway,” joked Ab Martin. The idea for the reunion was born last year when Jim Wilken heard Peter deBoer, then coach of the Kitchener Rangers, promoting the new arena and seat program on the radio. He called up Martin and suggested they get together one of their old teams to support the venture by buying seats. They had a few teams to
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choose from; a group of boys from Elmira had played on five championship-winning teams over the years. They settled on the Juvenile team because that victory was the most exciting one and the one they remembered most clearly. The Juveniles defeated Parry Sound to claim the championship, handing the squad its first two losses all season: 6-5 and 10-4. Before the final game, the team got a morale boost from manager Bill Otto, who had a clothing store in town; he bought all the players powderblue Stetsons and the coaches
paraded the team around Parry Sound wearing the hats. “The Juvenile team was probably the closest team I ever played on,” Wilken commented. “We won lots of games we probably shouldn’t have won,” through grit and refusal to give up. They can remember playing in the old arena when it was still new in the 1950s, and before that playing in an arena located where the Beer Store is now on Wyatt Street. When the roof of that building collapsed one Friday night – no one was in the building at the
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add-ons and add-ons, and I have the same concerns [as Kelterborn],” he said. When it came to a vote, councillors Shelley Wagner and Paul Hergott were in favour; Coun. Jim Olender sided with Neher and Kelterborn, defeating the motion. After some discussion, council decided to rescind the motion and opt for a less extreme makeover, addressing the floor, chairs, and painting the paneling. There will be at least one more segment to the show before any paint goes on the walls, as the new motion is slated to be brought before council at the next meeting Aug. 25. The entrance of the building will be upgraded in August to meet accessibility standards, and Olender said he would like to see the work done as soon as possible after that. “The staff time we’ve spent on this is enough to do [the work],” Kelterborn noted wryly.
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HOPEFUL CONTESTANTS A drawing of Justin Bieber has joined the Jonas Brother posters on the wall of Amara Pope’s room. Pope and her friend Brenda Coroy spent last week filming a video entry for a contest to meet photo | Joni miltenburg their teen idol in person.
Plenty to do for idol hands Pair of teenage Jason Bieber fans creates Youtube video in hopes of winning contest JONI MILTENBURG Forty years ago, throngs of screaming girls waved signs and mobbed their musical idols in a frenzy that was dubbed Beatlemania. These days, you might call it Bieber-mania. Justin Bieber is a 15-yearold from Stratford who is being hailed as the newest pop sensation. Bieber is the protégé of R&B artist Usher and the latest obsession for teens such as Elmira’s Amara Pope and her friend Brenda Coroy. The girls became fans after seeing the music video for his single “One Time” and watching clips of Bieber singing on Youtube. When Bieber challenged fans to
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create their own videos promoting his single, with the opportunity to meet him as the prize, Pope and Coroy decided to enter. Pope, 15, and Coroy, 16, have been friends since their first day of class in Grade 9 at Cameron Heights. The two girls are among Bieber’s 218,000 friends on Facebook, and they caught a glimpse of him in person earlier this month. Bieber made an appearance at Kitchener radio station 91.5 The Beat, and Pope and Coroy waited three hours outside the station to see him. Pope brought along a picture she drew of Bieber, attached to a flower. Bieber jumped in his car before they could get an autograph, but Pope shoved her way
through the crowd of girls, jumped up on the flowerbed next to his car, and hurled the flower at him. To her great delight, he caught it. After that brief brush with their crush, the girls decided to enter the contest. “We didn’t know if we could win, we just did it for fun,” Pope said. Coroy’s mom suggested shooting part of the video in Stratford, so Pope and Coroy recruited a couple of helpers and headed for Bieber’s hometown. Their friend Meera Sivakumar operated the camera while the girls waved posters and handed out cookies to passersby, encouraging them to download Bieber’s song from iTunes. “We tried to do something different because people
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mostly did the same thing, just putting posters all over,” Pope said. They also tried to put something of their personalities into the video: Pope drew another picture of Bieber, and Coroy filmed a scene in her field hockey gear. Their favourite part of the film wasn’t planned; it started raining while they were filming some scenes inside, so on impulse they ran out and danced in the rain. It took them three days to film the video and another two to figure out how to upload it to Youtube, where it has already garnered more than 700 views. To view their entry, search “amarapope” on Youtube. The winning video will be picked based on humour,
creativity and view count. There are already more than 600 entries, but so far, the girls have the only video that was filmed in Stratford. The winner of the contest won’t be announced until Sept. 1. Pope and Coroy have something else to look forward to in the meantime; at the end of August, they’re going to see the Jonas Brothers in concert in Toronto. The girls are big fans of the Jonas Brothers; Pope’s bedroom is plastered with posters of the trio, and they’ve been counting down to the concert for months. So who’s cuter? “I like Justin Bieber a bit more now,” Pope confessed. “I’m kind of Jonas Brother obsessed, but there’s only one of Justin Bieber.”
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Nortel the latest in long line of foreign takeovers
The saga over the fate of Canada’s onetime telecom giant Nortel has taken on a nationalistic bent as the federal government is under pressure to keep the company’s technology in Canadian hands. Foreign firms were leading bidders in a court-supervised auction of Nortel’s assets, with Sweden’s Telefon AB LM Ericsson emerging as the winner. Critics of that arrangement, including the Ontario government, want Ottawa to block the sale because it strips the country of intellectual property. Waterloo-based Research in Motion claims it was kept from the bidding process, joining the call for Nortel’s patents and technologies to remain under Canadian control. The outcry puts the Conservative government in a conflict position between its free market orthodoxy and the public perception that it’s doing nothing to protect Canadian assets, especially at a time when governments are spending billion of dollars to promote knowledge-based businesses and jobs. Normally, Stephen Harper would be expected to side with the likes of the Fraser Institute and the C.D. Howe Institute, which call for Canada to welcome even more foreign investment, free trade and economic integration. Prof. James Laxer, a political scientist at York University, is no fan of such ideas, saying Canada should be watching out for its economic future. A founder in 1969 of the Waffle Group,
Canada’s largest New Left political movement, Laxer has written extensively about globalization and CanadaU.S. relations in the years since. In the time, he’s seen the impact of foreign investment on Canada’s economy – some good, much of it bad. Where in the 1970s and early-’80s, the government made some attempt to protect Canadian interests, those measures were thrown out the window by the Mulroney government, which eventually signed the Free Trade Agreement with the U.S., paving the way for NAFTA. The Harper government, reacting to public discomfort over the sale of high-profile Canadian companies to foreign interests, appointed a panel a couple of years ago to review Canadian policy on foreign takeovers. The country had just lost Alcan, one of the largest aluminum producers in the world. It joined a long list of resourcebased companies – including Inco and Falconbridge – that now have foreign head offices. Other iconic companies such as Molson, Labatt and Hudson’s Bay Co. are no longer Canadian. Hundreds more have gone the same way. Canadians are finally starting to take note, though the public outcry is muted. Still, we are aware these companies are changing hands, and the concern goes beyond pride of place – with the sales, profits head off to foreign offices, research and other high-paying administrative jobs go elsewhere, and decisions are made outside of the Canadian context. “We have to watch foreign takeovers of major Canadian companies. It
tends to reduce the ability of Canadians to manage their own economy,” says Laxer. Typically, the foreign ownership has been American. Now, China and Russia are flush with cash, and companies there – in some cases state-owned – are eager to snap up the resources of other countries. Canada is a prime target: we have a laissez faire policy that encourages foreign investment beyond what other countries would consider acceptable. Even while American companies snap up Canadian targets, the U.S. has many rules in place to prevent foreign takeovers of its companies, especially those in sensitive and strategic industries. And, when it comes to dealing with outsiders buying up Canadian companies, we rarely seem to get the better of the deal, he says. “We have always driven a pretty poor bargain when it comes to dealing with foreign takeovers.” Laxer notes that Canadian companies have, in turn, sought out ventures in other countries. Canadian investors, including pension and mutual fund managers, have put money into foreign companies. But we certainly haven’t been buying up companies in
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Centre Wellington Township this week got its hands on a cheque for $558,243, the latest installment of its share of revenues from slot machines at the Grand River Raceway. The payment represents five per cent of the revenues generated in the first quarter (April to June). To date, the township has received more than $10.1 million in non-tax gaming revenue since the operation was forced to move from Woolwich Township. Slots at Grand River Raceway opened on Dec. 4, 2003. Since that time, it has attracted more than 3.4 million visitors. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation issued more than $18.7 million in revenue last quarter to 23 host communities of slots at racetracks and charity casinos. To date, those communities have collected $634.1 million. The tracks themselves receive 10 per cent of the gross slots revenue, with another 10 per cent going to the horse-racing industry.
New handrails for bridge
The Seigner Bridge will be getting new galvanized handrails, after “heritage look” handrails were found not to meet safety standards. The bridge, on Deborah Glaister line in Wellesley Township, was assessed as being deficient in the township’s semi-annual bridge inspections. Some $300,000 was budgeted for the work, with the cost to be shared evenly among the federal, provincial and municipal governments through the Building Canada fund. The low bid came in from Engineered Concrete Ltd. at $198,806. The township’s share will be $66,269, to come from the 2009 roads capital reserve fund.
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The deadline for public comment on a report on aggregate extraction in the Grand River watershed has been extended to Sept. 4. The original deadline was July 31. The report provides guidelines for the assessment of the impacts of gravel extraction below the water table. In a pit operating below the water table, water will usually seep into the pit, creating a pit pond. Below-water pits usually use large excavators or draglines to dredge sand and gravel from the pit ponds that form below the water table level. A copy of the report is available on the GRCA website at www. grandriver.ca.
Friends ride in memory of Elmira man Motorcycle event also served as fundraiser to help with cost of minor hockey MARC MIQUEL HELSEN The loud thunder that was heard at 376 Arthur St. last Saturday morning didn’t come from the dark clouds looming overhead. It came from the convoy of motorcycles gathered at the Elmira home in honour of the late Randy Wilkin. Some 40 riders and their passengers departed from the Arthur Street location July 25 on a 220- kilometre ride to honour Wilkin. They were also raising money to support access to minor hockey for children in the Elmira area through a memorial fund set up in his name. Wilkin, a driver with Cherrey Bus Lines of Drayton, was killed near Fort McMurray, Alberta last July when the bus he was in collided with a truck. He had been in the province to transport workers between their camps and their job site in the oil sands. Described by many as “a big teddy bear” who was always up for a laugh, Wilkin was also active in the community. Through his work with the Elmira Sugar Kings, Wilkin served as a team director, treasurer, and helped out with equipment, drove the team bus on occasion, and assisted at fundraisers. He was also involved with organizing the Ride with
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FOR THE CAUSE Carolyn and Doug Weber get ready to roll at the Randy Wilkin Memorial Ride in Elmira July 25. Some 40 riders took part, raising about $1,700 to help families in need meet the costs of participating in minor hockey. the Kings fundraising event. “He’d do anything for anybody. That’s just the kind of guy he was – anybody was in trouble or needed something or whatever, he was always there to help,” said Ron Arndt, a long time friend of Wilkin who, along with friend Neil Freeman, organized the Randy Wilkin Memorial Ride. “It didn’t matter where you were,” he said, recalling a bike trip with
Wilkin in which the two men encountered a young man who was injured while riding a four-wheeler. Wilkin, who was trained in firstaid, was quick to help out. “He’d seen this happen and, bang, he was over there. He didn’t know the guy from anybody – that’s the kind of guy he was.” To honour Wilkin, a hockey fan and community-minded person, it was important for those
organizing the ride to include his passions in last weekend’s fundraising event. “What we’re raising now is going to people who can’t afford to put their kids in [hockey] and the kid wants to play. That’s what it’s going to go for. And it’s staying in the community. That was one of the main things,” said Arndt. “It’s not to be shipped out somewhere, it’s staying right here.” The cost of entering
the ride, which was attended both by family and friends, was $10 per rider and $5 per passenger. More than $1,700 was collected through registration fees, T-shirt sales and donations. “Everything that we had for food, it was all donated – everybody donated,” said Arndt. The 220-km trek took the cyclists from Elmira to Heidelberg, Millbank, Drayton, near Minto, Grand Valley, Fergus, and back to Elmira.
Wellesley historical society seeks funding for study JONI MILTENBURG The Wellesley Township Heritage and Historical Society is putting money towards a study of heritage sites in Wellesley, with an eye to future historical designations. “We have been losing historical buildings in the township quite frequently since our last
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done by university students as part of their coursework. The funding breaks down to $11,200 for a fulltime project coordinator; $1,680 for benefits; $500 for office supplies, including photocopying; $1,280 for travel expenses; $375 for meals; and the university’s overhead of $4,510.50, for a total of $19,545.50.
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The car show will go on. Despite learning the proceeds of their Aug. 8 car show can’t go toward their annual Mexico mission, organizers at Calvary United Church are preparing for a big day. Coordinator Barb King got an unpleasant surprise when she went to the Woolwich Township office last week to pick up the raffle licence. She was told the event couldn’t have a raffle licence unless the proceeds went to a mission in Ontario. “I was quite taken by surprise,” she said. This is the third year for the car show, which
was intended to raise funds for the church’s mission to build homes in Mexico. The church is treating the raffle licence as a snag, rather than a roadblock. Funds from the car show will go toward the local missions the church supports, including the KW Pregnancy Centre, Out of the Cold program, and Milton Centre for the Deaf. The proceeds from fundraisers for those charities will be redirected to the Mexico mission. Calvary United has sent teams to Mexico to build homes three times in the past. This year they’re sending a team of 13 that will head out Nov. 14.
Team members pay their own travel and accommodation costs, and the funds raised by the church go toward materials. It costs about CDN$8,000 to build a house, and takes four days to put it up. The lucky families that will live in the house are selected by local churches, and they work alongside the Canadian volunteers to build their homes. “You can’t speak the same language but you still are able to communicate in other ways,” said Brenda Tithecott, chair of this year’s team. “They’re just so excited to be getting a home.” King came up with
the idea of holding a car show at Home Hardware in St. Jacobs, where she works. The company has held a car show for the past five or six years, and King thought it would be a fun way to raise money. The first year they had close to 50 cars; last year a torrential downpour brought the number closer to eight. So King is praying for good weather for this year’s event. The car show is scheduled for Aug. 8 from 3 to 7 p.m., in the church parking lot. The event includes raffles, a 50-50 draw and a barbecue. Admission is free, and the first 25 cars to register will get a prize.
Revamped format offered for Family Camping Weekend JONI MILTENBURG If you and your family like to get away to the campground, why not pitch your tent for a great cause? Family Camping Weekend is an annual event that is set to raise funds for the Women’s Crisis
Services of Waterloo Region to rebuild Anselma House. The organizing committee has pledged to raise $125,000 over four years toward furnishing the shelter. The event has been moved to Aug. 21-23 this year, to avoid conflict with Moparfest. Organizers are hoping
for well over 200 cars and motorcycles at this year’s Show and Shine on Saturday night. The event kicks off Friday with a movie night under the stars. The canoe trip that was part of previous events has been replaced by a carnival on Saturday. Saturday night, you
can try your hand in the Monte Carlo casino. A $20 donation gets you $200 in Monte Carlo chips to use on blackjack, roulette, crown and anchor or the poker tournament. To sign up for the event, call the West Montrose Family Campground to book your site at 519-6692129.
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Wellesley to continue to charge for accident response JONI MILTENBURG The Township of Wellesley has opted to stick with the status quo on its policy of charging non-residents for motor vehicle collisions that require a response from the fire department. Staff was asked to review the policy in March, after the township received a letter from Manning Chiang, a dentist who practices in Wellesley. Chiang was involved in an accident last December and received a bill for $1,400 for the fire department’s response. Under township policy, residents of the township are not charged for the fire department’s services at accidents. Non-residents passing through the township are charged $350 per hour per emergency vehicle responding to the scene. Chiang questioned whether the number of vehicles and the time they spent on the scene was necessary, and argued because he owns a business in the township,
he should be exempt from the policy. In rural areas, firefighters are often the first to respond to a collision. The township’s standard response is to send three vehicles: a pumper, a rescue truck and a tanker. If a tiered response is issued by the dispatch centre in Kitchener, all three agencies – police, fire and ambulance – show up. Fire chief Andrew Lillico said the fire department can’t dictate what services they’ll be providing before they get to the scene. “It could be medical aid, it could be assisting traffic control to make the scene safe, it could be vehicle extrication, controlling spills of fluids or making the vehicle safe. … Sometimes people don’t look at those services, they just say ‘we didn’t have a fire, so why’s the fire department here?’” Township reviewed the response policy and decided it was appropriate. The policy was amended to reflect a minimum one-hour charge for each responding vehicle, re-
gardless of how long they spend on the scene. Lillico said the township charges the Ministry of Transportation rate of $350 per hour per vehicle, which is in line with other municipalities. “It’s not uncommon,” he said. “In fact, most municipalities that have king’s highways charge the MTO rate. They submit to the Ministry of Transportation for vehicle accidents and then the Ministry of Transportation passes that bill onto insurance companies.” Lillico said business owners who pay taxes directly to the township will be exempt from the policy, but non-resident business owners who do not pay township taxes (ie lease their business space) will continue to be charged. The fire department does not charge for response to fire calls. Lillico said the fire department doesn’t want the charge to deter people from calling in an emergency. “You don’t want to institute a fee that’s going to delay a call or not have somebody call.”
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Air show to return to Breslau after long hiatus
Waterloo-Wellington Flight Centre revives both its industry exposition and aviation show Aug. 29-30 MARC MIQUEL HELSEN After a long hiatus, the skies above the Region of Waterloo International Airport once again will be coloured with all kinds of high flying and aerobatic planes Aug. 2930. Three years after the Wat e rl o o - We l l i n g t o n Flight Centre (WWFC) held its last industry expo and some 23 years since it last held an aviation show, the area flight centre will host the Waterloo Aviation Expo and Airshow.
“This is going to be a marvelous event; we’ve got a dynamic team on board and for our reintroductory year we’re very excited for what we have to offer,” said Diana Brownlee, special events coordinator for the event. Because of building projects and internal growth, the WWFC put a hold on its expo in 2007. Owing to high insurance rates in the 1980s, the WWFC shelved its air show in 1986. Consequently, this year’s event, which will also celebrate 100 years
of powered flight in Canada, is set to be extra special, said Brownlee. “Having the expo here, having the aviation air show component once again, is a wonderful thing. The entire event is going to be a wonderful event and that it spans two days is a good thing too, so that everybody will have an opportunity to come and see it.” Visitors to the centre will have an opportunity to see an “amazing” air show, replete with aerobatics and fast and high-
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of Guelph showing off their restored treasures; and Gerry Younger in an “energetic sky dance” in his Pitts S1T. The event should draw in a significant number of visitors, said Brownlee, noting that “conservative” estimates place some 15,000 to 20,000 visitors at the event over two days. “The aviation community is a rather small industry, but it’s full of aficionados and they love to come and see their planes. This is great exposure to the general community but it’s also
a thank you to all of those in the aviation industry that work closely with us,” she said. The Waterloo-Wellington Flight Centre trains pilots for a future in the aviation industry and also operates a Fun Flying Club that started about 75 years ago. Over time, the WWFC has developed partnerships with post-secondary institutions such as Conestoga College and the University of Waterloo. For more information, visit www.waterlooairshow.ca.
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the other $13,000 would come out of the principle. Hackett is hoping the study will get underway soon. The funding covers 16 weeks of work, and the plan is for it to wrap up sometime in December. The students will be looking into heritage sites in four settlement areas: Wellesley, St. Clements, Hawkesville and Linwood. Mayor Ross Kelterborn questioned whether heritage sites would be designated through the study process. Hackett explained that they are separate processes; the study will simply furnish enough information on heritage sites that the township could go ahead with a historical designation, if the
property owners were amenable to the idea. “It’s basically a factfinding mission,” Hackett said. “We’re not going to make any decision as to what we’re going to do with the information until there’s been ample input by the public, by council and by the Heritage Resources Centre.” There are currently nine designated historic sites in the township, including the council chambers in Crosshill and the old school in Wellesley. The Village of Wellesley lost one of its historic homes last December, when fire destroyed a house that had belonged to Christian Burgher, one of the original settlers who came to Wellesley before the township was surveyed.
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July 23
8:00 AM | Two of three vehicles parked in a driveway at a Golf Course Road, Conestogo address had their tires deflated. There are no suspects.
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July 26
5:30 AM | Police found a blue Ford pickup truck on Lundy Road in Winterbourne. The truck had backed into a guy wire, snapping it in two. The police investigation continues. 10:20 AM | Police received a report of a theft from a ve-
hicle on King Street North near Hachborn Street West in St. Jacobs. A NAVA GPS unit and some chequebooks were taken from the vehicle. 3:00 PM | Police received a report that a bike had been left at a Poffenroth Path, Elmira home. The bike is a youth’s blue 18-speed Canyon Runner mountain bike.
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11:39 PM | Two 18-year-old men were found at Mill Run Lane in Winterbourne in possession of some five grams of marijuana and related paraphernalia. The drugs were seized.
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made from a public phone at a gas bar on King Street in St. Jacobs. Dispatch heard a female on the line screaming that she had been raped. It sounded like there had been a struggle. Police answered the call and scoured the area but found no one.
OVER IT GOES Unknown persons vandalized the memorial forest along the Kissing Bridge Trailway in Elmira this week, tipping over the arbour. »»
Vandalism in the park
July 24
8:30 AM | A bike was found on Centre Street in Elmira. The bike, a black 12-speed Super Cycle with white handlebars, may be claimed by its rightful owner at division 3A. 3:00 PM | A propane tank was reported stolen from the backyard of a Memorial Avenue home in Elmira. The tank appears to have been taken some time between July 18 and the time of the report.
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A Dunke Street, Elmira woman moving to Hamilton enlisted the help of some family friends to help her move her things July 25. It appears that the helpers, who were accused of being rowdy and loud, got into some arguments with the neighbours. At one point the movers took off in their vehicle. Police located the individuals and issued the driver a three-day driving suspension for registering a blood alcohol concentration level of over .50.
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6:30 PM | A Weberlyn Crescent, Conestogo resident was out in front of his home when an unknown female approached him. The senior man, hard of hearing, had a conversation with the woman but did not understand the entire conversation. A while later he saw the woman with a three-year-old child playing on the man’s back yard swings. Thinking the scenario was strange the man asked the woman where she was from and she offered up a vague reply. The woman was later confronted and she subsequently left with the child in an older, white minivan. She was described as having olive skin and possibly being of European descent. She was wearing camouflaged pants at the time and had an overbite. The child appeared to be from two to three years old and had a light complexion. The child was not in distress.
FUN ON HOLD A slide in the playground at Water Street in St. Jacobs was set on fire July 28 by unknown suspects. By the time firefighters arrived on scene, the fire had been extinguished.
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1:15 AM | Equipped with a radar-detector detector, police seized two such instruments at 8:15 a.m. and at 1:15 p.m. The detectors were seized on First Street in Elmira and at Arthur Street and Sawmill Road. 9:00 AM | A man fell off a building roof in Elmira, suffering soft-tissue injuries. The man appears to have fallen onto the concrete from a height of 12 feet when the ladder he was on slipped from beneath him. The Ministry of Labour was notified. 5:10 PM | Two drivers were northbound on Arthur Street approaching the roundabout when one vehicle was rearended by the other. The driver who caused the collision took
off and was followed by the other driver, but eventually got away. Witnesses obtained a plate number for the fugitive, and a description of the driver. The investigation continues. 8:00 PM | An expletive was scratched on the side of a vehicle on Water Street in St. Jacobs. The incident appears to have taken place some time between 6 and 6:30 p.m. Some four youths, two males and two females, were seen in the area around that time and might be suspects. One male was described as having shaggy hair, wearing a green and blue shirt, which he took off at times, and jeans. He appears to have had a scratch on his back which may have
been incurred while the youths were play fighting. The second male was described as having short brown hair and measuring 5’2” in height. They may have been about 14 years old. 9:00 PM | Police received a call from a cell phone regarding a fire in the park at Water Street in St. Jacobs. When police asked for further information, the caller hung up. Some playground equipment at the park was set on fire. When firefighters from St. Jacobs and police showed up on scene, the fire had already been extinguished. A blue can of gasoline was left at the scene. Some $300 worth of damage had been caused to the slide. The investigation continues.
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Comparisons part of health battle To no one’s surprise, the debate over U.S. President Barack Obama’s health-care plan has Canada as a central player, as opponents warn of the evils of socialized medicine. Critics are on the offensive, hitting the circuit and airing attack ads, including one that features a Waterdown, Ont. woman, Shona Holmes, talking about how wait times caused her to travel to the U.S. to undergo surgery for a benign tumor, paying $97,000 for the treatment. Supporters of the status quo are happy to point out any and all flaws in the Canadian system. They’re not doing this, of course, to make the U.S. system better, but to hold onto their massive profits. Study after study has shown that the country’s convoluted system of private insurers, HMOs and forprofit hospitals provide costly care while working to limit who receives that care. Even under that stilted system, 45 million Americans are without health insurance. As Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has noted, U.S. insurance companies spend a significant amount of money finding ways to deny coverage to people, and to deny the claims of those they do insure. In a system such as Canada’s and France’s, for instance, everybody is cov-
ered, so there is no need to spend millions on evasive tactics, he argues. His assessment of the situation runs contrary to what supporters of private medicine, both here and in the U.S., tell us. Americans, we’re told, have quick and easy access to medical tests and treatments. Canadians, on the other hand, have long waiting times for even basic services. A study released by Statistics Canada and the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, Joint Canada/United States Survey of Health, paints a different picture. “Overall, more Americans reported that they had experienced an unmet health care need … compared with Canadians (13% versus 11%). There was no difference in the proportion who reported unmet health care needs between Canadians and insured Americans. The top reasons for unmet health care needs differed between the two countries: waiting time was most often reported in Canada and cost was most often reported in the United States.” Cost is indeed a big issue. Certainly Canadians pay an indirect price for health care: the system consumes more than one tax dollar in five, and spending is rising exponentially. Such increases are not sustain-
» VERBATIM “As far as I’m concerned, tanning beds are like cigarettes and the claims by the tanning industry that they are healthy echo claims by the cigarette industry a generation ago and, in my mind, have just as much validity.” Dr. David Hogg, a Toronto cancer physician, takes aim at tanning beds
able. Still, Americans spend more on health care. The service is better … for those who can afford it. One of the largest arguments in favour of our universal system is reduced administrative costs associated with a host of profit-driven private insurers. Harvard researchers attempted to quantify the financial differences. “The estimated per capita cost of health care administration was US$1,059 in the U.S. and US$307 in Canada. These costs accounted for 31% and 17% of health care spending in the U.S. and Canada, respectively. The average overhead cost for U.S. private insurers was 11.7%; in contrast, this figure was 3.6% for U.S. Medicare and 1.3% for provincial insurance plans.” Yes, we have longer wait times, but access is universal. The U.S. has an overcapacity of health-care facilities and services, making for ease of access for those who can afford it. Advocates of the current U.S. health care system – and there are some on this side of the border – revel in every delay in our system: every additional day that somebody’s mother has to wait for a knee or hip replacement, the case for a speedier alternative grows stronger, as do the U.S. attack ads.
» THE MONITOR Prime working age men are bearing the brunt of Canada’s recession, says a new report. According to the report, 71% of those who have lost their jobs in the recession so far are men. Canada’s unemployment gender gap is wider now than at any time since Statistics Canada began collecting monthly gender unemployment statistics in 1976. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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Governments don’t download out of generosity The tensions between levels of government are always acute. Back in 1978, when I was the B.C. provincial minister responsible for booze, and more particularly liquor outlets, I refused several pub applications because they called for too much parking. My reason was that these were supposed to be pubs for the neighbourhood, not watering holes for the city. I was excoriated for using my muscle to thwart the wishes of the local municipal council which demanded that I give them the authority because they were much closer to the situation or, put another way, were closer to happy photo-ops for the mayor and council when the pub had its gala opening. Maybe I should have let each mu-
nicipality have its own way. But as general manager of the Liquor Licensing Authority, Vic Woodland, used to say: we’re not dealing with soda pop here, minister!” I held my ground, meaning that New Westminster went for some years before there was a neighbourhood pub. Around the same time, one or two municipalities permitted all stores to open on Sunday. Mayors and councilors in neighbouring communities began screaming like stuck pigs as their merchants’ customers lost business to those open on Sundays. They demanded that the province take responsibility and make a decision. My colleague, the attorney general, finding it difficult to suppress a smile after what I’d been through, said, in effect, “look, you guys are always complaining that big brother in Victoria is doing what you can do better – this is a classic
local matter, so you deal with it!” So, Rafe, what are you driving at? Simple. We’re going to get lots of fuddle duddle screams from city hall to Victoria and back if the stories of Premier Gordon Campbell’s dedication to what’s called “subsidiarity” come to fruition. The Oxford English Dictionary defines subsidiarity as “the idea that a central authority should have a subsidiary function, performing only those tasks which cannot be performed effectively at a more immediate or local level.” A noble approach, I’m sure. I confess to being a skeptic who moves quickly to cynicism when governments claim to be just nice guys with only what’s best for the people on their minds. It’s an old trick where senior governments pass off the responsibility, and the controversy it generates, to a lower order of government and then nei-
ther gives them the money to pay for the policy nor the tax room to raise the money themselves. A good example, of course, was what occurred when Paul Martin was finance minister in Ottawa. In order to balance the federal budget, he dramatically cut social services funding transfers to provinces so the budget was balanced on the backs of the disadvantaged, who naturally blamed the provinces who were on the front lines. (What is especially galling is that Martin thereafter became the self-proclaimed saviour of medicare which went into the dumper for want of cash. When the carnage was complete, the same Martin gave them some money.) This isn’t only a federal habit. The NDP, when in power here, cut back funding to municipalities that wouldn’t permit gambling. In short, they financed the municipalities by See MAIR »12
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Passing of WWI veterans reminds us it’s time to turn the page Two years ago this month, there were 24 left. Now they are all gone, and there is nobody alive who fought in the First World War. Well, there is still Jack Babcock, who joined the Royal Canadian Regiment in 1917 but got no closer to the fighting than England, and American veteran Frank Buckles, who drove an ambulance in France as a 17-year-old in 1918. But the last real combatant, Harry Patch, who was wounded at the Battle of Passchensdaele in 1917, died July 25. They’ve been going fast. Erich Kaestner, the last German veteran, died in January 2008. Tony Pierro, who fought with the American Expeditionary Force in France in 1918, died in February. Lazare Ponticelli, the last of the generation of French men who fought in the trenches, died a month later. (One-third of French males who were between 13 and 30 in 1914 did not survive the war.) Yakup Satar, who joined the Turkish army in 1915 and fought in Iraq, died in April 2008. Delfino Borroni, the last Italian veteran, died in October. Australia’s last veteran, Jack Ross, died last month, and Henry Allingham, the grandest old man of all, died a week ago. Henry Allingham was almost 20 in 1916 when he took part in the Battle of Jutland, the last and greatest clash
of armoured steel battleships. (He saw the giant shells “skipping off the water.”) As a mechanic in the Royal Naval Air Service, he flew missions over the freezing North Sea in 1917 in seaplanes that he described as “motorized kites.” And he spent 1918 in France trying to recover British planes that came down in No Man’s Land. “We were moving forward at night,” he recalled about the Western Front. “It was dark ... I fell into a shell hole. It was full of arms, legs, ears, dead rats – a lot of dead, rotten flesh. I lay there in the dark, not daring to move, cold and with my uniform stinking. I was frightened.” Sixty million men had the same memories, but they are no longer with us. Harry Patch was an apprentice plumber when he was conscripted in 1916, and 19 years old when he arrived at the Western Front in 1917. He lasted four months before a German shell burst overhead, killing three close friends and wounding him in the groin. He was evacuated to England, and never saw the war again. He married in 1918, had children, followed his trade of plumbing, and served as a volunteer fireman during the bombing raids on Bristol during the Second World War. He died last weekend, at the age of 111. So what have Harry Patch of Somerset and his 60 million comrades (for it no longer matters which side they were on) left behind for us? One thing they would have been quite
clear about: we can’t do this anymore. In the First World War we crossed a threshold. All the advances in science and technology came together and created a kind of industrialized warfare that is simply unsustainable in human terms. It consumes soldiers, civilians, whole cities at a rate that endangers civilization itself. All the technological innovations that have been added since the First World War – armoured divisions, bomber fleets, nuclear weapons – only deepen the lesson, they don’t change it. Human beings have fought wars since we were all hunter-gatherers, and those who were good at it tended to prosper. Now, if you are really good at war, you will be destroyed. Europe is just where industrialized total war first appeared. You can send expeditionary forces into the weaker parts of what we used to call the Third World and bash them to your heart’s content, but if you get into a serious fight with another fully industrialized country, you will both be destroyed. (This is a lesson that emerging industrial countries like India, China and Brazil can learn cheaply from history, or very expensively from experience.) What else did the 60 million leave us? Inscribed on the wall of the chapel at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where I taught “war studies” as a much younger man, is the first line of Horace’s poem, “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori:” How sweet and fitting it is to die for one’s country. But we don’t believe that lie any
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more. Wilfred Owen was killed crossing the Sambre canal a week before the war ended. He never got any older than 25, but he put the wisdom that the millions bought with their lives into his poem “Dulce et decorum est.” It’s about a poison gas attack, and the last lines run: If you could hear ... the blood come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs ... My friend, you would not tell with such high zest to children ardent for some desperate glory, the old Lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. It’s almost a century now since anybody but fascists and fools saw war as glorious. The government may tell us that our “glorious dead” have “fallen,” but we know that they were only teenagers, and that they died in agony and lost all the rest of their lives. Sometimes we even worry about the fact that we have sent them to kill people for us. In 1917, during the Third Battle of Ypres, Harry Patch was manning his machine-gun when a German got close enough that he looked like a real person – and suddenly Harry realized that he didn’t want to kill him. Shouldn’t kill him, in fact. He shot the German in the shoulder, which made him drop his rifle, but he kept coming. So Harry shot him again, first above the knee and then in the ankle. God knows if the German survived all this, but at least Harry was trying. So are the rest of us. Most of the time.
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insisting they import society ills whether they wanted to or not. The idea behind subsidiarity is a good one. Why wouldn’t we applaud the notion that government services are best delivered by the authority closest to home? Well, a couple of reasons. Who pays the bureaucrats and if the bureaucrats are to be recruited locally, who trains them? Who pays for the increased size of local government facilities? What happens if the local government overspends, whether by reason of unforeseen happenings or, as happened in Britain, deliberately, for political reasons? As always, the devil is in the details. And those details included the above and much more. But there is, for want of a better word, a spiritual aspect to this. Does the government really mean to do good, or is it simply transferring the functions that are always replete with bad news to local politicians who then will take the rap for everything that goes wrong? Among the suggested areas for transfer are
school administration, child welfare, family care and aboriginal communities. Here we have some of the hot button issues that never get much public approval moved from provincial ministers to mayors and councils. To summarize, will the transfer of responsibility bring better results than having the functions at the provincial government level? Will the responsibilities be accompanied by enough money? And who will and how will that be determined? Or will municipalities be expected to collect their own tax bucks? If experience tells us anything, it’s that the government won’t propose subsidiarty because it will service communities better. Far more likely, it will be because the shift removes the political horror stories, bound to happen, away from the provincial government and inflicts them on mayors and councillors around the province. Mair’s Axiom, perfectly tailored for this situation, is this: lesser politicians should always, without fail, beware of gifts coming from higher levels of governments.
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“Yeah, I think things are picking up again. Houses are starting to move and people are starting to buy cars again, so I think we’re on the upswing.”
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“Coming from a farm perspective, no. But we’re hearing a lot more positives, so, that’s a good thing.”
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Farmers ready, weather or not Rain and cool temperatures have an upside, but like most of us, food producers want summer heat MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Cottagers, outdoor enthusiasts and, perhaps most of all farmers, will all have their fingers crossed as August gets underway today, hoping that sunny days and warm temperatures – the hallmarks of a true summer – will finally arrive in Waterloo Region. After a long and harsh winter, the dog days of summer have been but a fantasy. And if the weather prognosticators have it right, they might have to wait longer than this weekend. “It’s not looking good. Our current model, the one operating now from mid-July to mid August was showing in southern Ontario that it was going to be normal, even warmer than normal to normal and wetter than normal, and it certainly has been wet recently,” said Dave Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada, adding that the government agency will issue a new statement today (Saturday). “The problem is that when I look at the preliminary stuff, it’s showing colder than normal and colder and wetter than normal, so this misery continues. “It’s almost as if we can certainly write off July – there’s nothing left. I take a look at the Waterloo Region area … Saturday looks great but then
MIXED BLESSING Keith Marcy, a Valens-area farmer selling at the Elmira Produce Auction, says the wet weather hasn’t worked wonders for his strawberry and raspberry crops. While the quality of his crops has been good, the cool weather has delayed their harvest, and the frequent rain has made it difficult to harvest raspberries.
it looks like more and more rain and cool weather, so this system, which is just hovering over us is just spoiling our summer. Normally, it hangs around for two weeks and then it goes away for six weeks. It’s a feature of our climate, but not like this. Not just day-in and day-out, week after week, month after month – this cold low is just spinning around and giving us nothing but Canadian air,” said Phillips, noting that precipitation values are “all over the place.”
Already, Toronto and the Waterloo Region have been wetter than usual. Although this summer’s rainfall hasn’t set any actual records, cooler and wetter weather than is typical of July has prevailed. For the month of July, afternoon temperatures have been significantly cooler than normal: about three degrees colder than the average. “(It’s) colder this year and wetter … 1992 is always considered the year we cancelled summer, well, boy, it’s going
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to come a close second to this one,” said Phillips. All the cool and wet weather, of course, is having a significant effect on local agriculture – but it’s not all bad. Yet. “At this particular point in time there are very few crops that have been negatively impacted yet, so it’s all kind of conjecture,” explained Peter Johnson, a soil and crop specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).
Different plants deal differently under specific types of weather, so while some are thriving, others are struggling under the wet and cold temperatures. Still others are experiencing mixed results. “The winter wheat crop was initially negatively impacted over the winter and the early spring with very tough conditions, but these cool conditions of late have actually had both a positive and a negative implication,” said Johnson. On the positive side, wheat crops prefer cooler temperatures, which extend the grain fill period and consequently help boost the yield. That said, wheat doesn’t like the frequent rains showers that are resulting in higher levels of a disease called fusarium, which causes toxins in the grain, making it unfit for human consumption. “We don’t know for sure whether it will be at high enough levels to cause a problem, but certainly it is something we are paying attention to,” said Johnson. Hay crops are also reacting with mixed results to recent conditions. The cool, damp weather has meant that yields of second cut hay and even later first cut hay have been “very, very good.” But because of the frequent rains, it’s been virtually impossible to harvest that hay in good shape. Farmers are also having
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Fed up with federal foot-dragging in the midst of the worst economic crisis ever in the pork sector, farmers – and those who support farmers – are sending out their own pleas for help. Stewart Skinner, a sixth generation farmer from Listowel and a University of Guelph graduate student, has taken it upon himself to issue a news release asking that taxpayers bail out his industry – but not with hand-outs. Instead, Skinner wants you to put your mouth where your money is, and eat local pork. In his news release, Skinner says purchasing food grown in Ontario is an excellent way for consumers to make a difference for their rural neighbours and the environment. “Buying locally grown products is by far the best way to help your local farmers,” says Skinner. “When you eat something that is grown in Ontario, you not only help farmers, you help support Ontario’s agricultural industry and 700,000 Ontario jobs.” Southeast of the Skinner farm, veterinarian Dr. Martin Misener of Linwood Veterinary Services has a similar message: put some pork on your fork and help out farmers. With his own cash, he secured Dog & Pony Productions of St. Thomas to help put together a 30-second video he’s hoping commercial television sta-
tions will pick up and use as a service announcement. In the well-paced video, Misener talks about how the Canadian pork industry is in peril this summer, with families in jeopardy of losing their farms. The sector works hard to provide a safe, wholesome and economical product, he says, and you can help by buying Ontario pork. In an announcement to promote the video’s release, Misener recalls the pork industry was just starting to recover from a tough couple of years when along came H1N1. The swine flu naming controversy sent the industry reeling further. It’s a particularly poignant situation for Misener – he says he lived through his own family’s farm bankruptcy in the 1970s. And, he says, the current industry crisis is worse than that. Misener and Skinner join thousands of other Ontario and Canadian farmers – and their counterparts in the U.S. – who hope buy-local messages are sinking in with consumers. Certainly the Ontario government has done its share to support buy local campaigns, and “Taste Of…” campaigns seem to be visible and successful. But as a movement, the local food initiative is still in its infancy. It’s gaining momentum with special events such as the superb packed-to the-rafters 100-kilometre dinner earlier this week at the Borealis restaurant in Guelph. However, there’s still a lot of room to grow, and Misener and Skinner hope their efforts move it along. For his
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trouble harvesting spring cereals. “These frequent showers are really causing some havoc and all the crops are late. For the spring cereal crop, even though it looks excellent because of the cool temperatures, harvest is probably delayed by two weeks.” Soybean crops are also late, and have suffered badly as a result of the cool temperatures and lack of normal root development. The cold temperatures, wet weather, and cold nights in particular, are resulting in yellow beans and plants that are flowering later than expected. The late flowering translates into some lost yield potential but soybean growers could still have “a very good crop if we have a good August and early September,” he noted. “We’re not out of the game yet, but every day that goes by where we continue with these conditions we get more and more under the gun for things to catch up, and that’s particularly true with regards to the corn crop.” Fruits such as melons and cantaloupes, and even tomatoes, which need ample sun, are sitting on the plants, not maturing. Leafy crops such as lettuce and spinach, however, are doing well with the cool temperatures. Strawberries came some two weeks late, and though the quality was good, some growers, including Valens’ Keith Marcy, saw their strawberry yield down 20 per cent from previous years because of a late May frost.
The cool weather has been good for his raspberry crops, but the frequent rains have made it difficult to harvest the berries. “We also have a pick-your-own business and when it is raining or looking like it’s going to rain, people don’t come,” said Marcy. Conceding the obvious point that farmers cannot choose their own weather, Johnson noted that ideal weather for the months of August and September would include: temperatures of 30 degrees during the day, and 22 degrees at night; and roughly one inch of rain a week in a single rainfall (i.e. an overnight rain that delivers one inch of total precipitation). That said, all farmers can do is hope for good weather and deal with what comes. “What happens will be what happens. That’s what we want, that’s what we need if we’re really going to come out of this crop year where we’d like to. [Plus] no frost before, at the very earliest, the 10th of October,” said Johnson. Nelson Wideman, general manager of the Elmira Produce Auction agrees. “I think it’s good that we can’t control the weather. We just take it as it comes, and normally we’ve been blessed with enough to eat, so, we might as well grin and carry on. We need sunshine and we need rain,” he said. “We’re so prone to complain about the weather but really we should be thankful that we do have enough to eat.”
part, Skinner’s hoping to see Ontario products more clearly identified in the grocery store so consumers aren’t left guessing about a food’s origin. In some cases now, you have to squint hard at the label to find where your dinner originated. And finally, says Skinner, don’t forget about the true cost of importing food and the impact that it can have on the environment. “People don’t realize that when they buy imported pork, countless litres of diesel fuel have been burned as it travelled more than 1,000 kilometres from the United States,” he says, whereas the Ontario industry is dominated by small family farms such as his. “Buying local,” he says, “can really help the sector in these tough times.” Ottawa has said it’s “talking” with the Canadian Pork Council about a way out of the crisis. I don’t know what the delay’s about; this situation didn’t sneak up on the government and there’ve been numerous pleas for help. Hopefully a local food push will help farmers hang on a bit longer and even start turning things around.
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ONE LAST CUT KJ Ferguson takes a swing at the ball during Elmira rookie ball’s final tournament of the season July 25 at Lions Park in Elmira. The league managed to squeeze two games before the rain came. A year-end banquet followed at the Elmira Legion.
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With 15 players committed to returning from last year, the Wellesley Applejacks have the core of next season’s roster. Now the coaching staff is looking ahead to fleshing out the team with an open training camp at the end of August. The Jacks’ training camp is usually held after Labour Day but it’s been moved up to Aug. 29 this year because the season gets off to an early start Sept. 18. Head coach and general manager Kevin Fitzpatrick said he’s looking to add five to seven players at this year’s training camp. The camp, which starts at 7 p.m. in St. Clements Aug. 29, is open to players aged 17 to 20. The only other requirement is that would-be recruits have an OHA-approved, signed permission-to-skate form to be allowed on the ice. The Jacks will be putting their lines to the test soon after the roster is finalized. They’ll be playing in a tournament hosted by the Wingham Ironmen Sept. 10 and 11
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Deer flies bound to put you off your game In my experience, few things in the outdoors cause people as much consternation or mental anguish as the lowly deer fly. A single one, it seems, can drive a person crazy, make them drop important things into the lake, or drive them inside for an entire weekend. I’ve seen it happen and, no doubt, so have you. The best example of this happened last week when I took this man out on a short fishing trip. Make no mistake; he was a sophisticated urbanite who was highly educated and a very successful professional through and through. If you met him at a cocktail party, you would have been charmed by his elegance and quickly convinced that he was a highly reason-
able, elegant and logical man. Unfortunately, I met him just as the deer flies were starting to feed. As a result, our introduction went something like this. “Hello Steve. What a wonderful day. I’m looking forward to learning how to fly fish. It looks so relaxing and artistic.” “Great!” I say. “Let’s begin then.” “Okay. OUCH! Oh my bleep! A bleeping deer fly bit me! I hate you! I hate you, I hate you, you bleeping deer fly! Bleep! I just hate these bleeping things! I’ll kill you, you little son of a bleep. The bleeping thing bit me! Did you see that? I can’t believe the bleep and bleep bit me again! Oh bleep! I’ll BLEEPING kill you!” By this point the red-faced man was midway through a furious hop, flailing arms and hat at the unseen deer fly, desperately scratching his foot, and professing at the top of his lungs
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his undying hatred for the lowly deer fly and all of its ancestors. He’d hurl insults at it – creative insults too – as if he expected to hurt its feelings. “Might I recommend you wear a life jacket during your time aboard my boat?” I suggested calmly, after seeing this. Somewhere in the following 30 seconds, he’d collect himself and all would, once again, be quiet and normal at the boat launch. Which is when he would get bit again. Throughout the outing, he’d have brief and very pleasant deer fly-free periods and we would begin to discuss how beautiful the lake was, how fine the day, and wax eloquently of the fish we caught. And then another deer fly would bite him. My favourite part when after a particularly venomous round of deer fly hatred, he told me that he goes fishing to relax. Of course, that’s when another deer fly
bit him. What was more interesting to me was when he got bit during mid-cast. Suddenly, all pretenses of form and concentration would go out the window and he’d actually use the rod like a rapier trying to skewer an unseen opponent. By the time he was done he’d not only be bit by a deer fly but also hopelessly wrapped in 30 feet of fly line. And then he would get bit while untangling. At one point, he remembered the bug spray he packed and slathered himself with enough to defoliate a fair chunk of rainforest. Then a deer fly bit him while he was putting the bottle away. The good news is that somewhere between the deer flies, he actually had a bit of fun and caught a few fish. We would have caught more if I thought it was prudent to take him closer to shore.
Elmira hosts equestrian show
The Elmira Aquaducks will be sending 15 swimmers to the finals in Guelph August 8 after all swimmers qualified at the semi-finals in Kincardine July 25. Leslie Quinn placed first in three of her four events, setting a new SWORSA record of 1:22.27 in the girls 12 and under 100-metre freestyle.
UP AND OVER Jess Wong and Embellished Eminence get some great air time at the Sanmar Equicup equestrian hunter/jumper show July 26. The event took place at the Sanmar Friesians and Boarding Stables in Elmira.
Full results are as follows: Girls 8 and under
Carmen Read: 3rd, 25m freestyle; 4th, 25m breaststroke; 2nd, 25m butterfly; 3rd, 200m free relay Boys 11 and 12
Alex Carbone: 8th, 50m freestyle; 6th, 50m backstroke; 3rd, 50m breaststroke; 3rd, 200m free relay Isaac Hogan: 7th, 50m freestyle; 2nd, 50m breaststroke; 1st, 25m butterfly; 2nd, 200m free relay Girls 11 and 12
Lindsay Glofcheskie: 6th, 50m backstroke; 8th, 50m breaststroke; 8th, 25m butterfly; 3rd, 200m free relay Madeleine Nelson: 4th, 50m freestyle; 4th, 25m butterfly; 2nd, 200m free relay Sarah Norcott: 14th, 50m freestyle; 9th, 50m backstroke; 7th, 50m breaststroke; 3rd, 200m free relay
Kirsty Uhlig: 5th, 50m backstroke; 9th, 50m breaststroke; 7th, 25m butterfly; 2nd, 200m free relay Boys 13 and 14
Jordan Lemp: 1st, 100m IM; 2nd, 50m breaststroke; 3rd, 50m butterfly; 3rd, 200m free relay
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Leslie Quinn: 1st, 50m freestyle; 1st, 100m freestyle; 1st, 50m breaststroke; 2nd, 200m free relay
Girls 13 and 14
Serena Cressman: 6th, 50m freestyle; 3rd, 100m breaststroke; 4th, 50m butterfly; 1st, 200m free relay Katie Glofcheskie: 7th, 50m backstroke; 13th, 50m breaststroke; 5th, 50m butterfly; 3rd, 200m free relay Jamie MacDougall: 4th, 100m IM; 8th, 50m freestyle; 5th, 50m breaststroke; 1st, 200m free relay
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Two Woolwich soccer teams strong in tournament play Wolfpack U-17 squad advances to semis of Ontario Cup; U-14 boys amass near-perfect record MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic might be making the headlines in European soccer these days, but on this side of the pond it’s the Woolwich Wolfpack: two teams from the local soccer club, the U-14 and U-17 squads, are giving local fans lots to talk about as they amass some near-perfect records in tournament and regular season play. For the U-17 squad, the formidable season translates into a first place position in the L5 division of the London and District Youth Soccer League (LDYSL) on the strength of 10 wins, two losses and two draws. “We have a good group; we have a lot of skill, a lot of pace, and we’re just lucky that we have a group of guys that get along really well,” said head coach Tyler Wilson, noting that the team has an Aug. 30 semifinal match at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga against Simcoe in the Ontario Cup. The Woolwich squad was ranked 39th of 63 teams going into the provincial tourney. They managed to make it all the way into the
semifinals, beating Erin Mills B, the secondranked team in Ontario at the L5/L4 level. The success in the provincial competition is a meaningful feat not only for the team but for the entire Woolwich organization: it’s the first time a local club has advanced beyond the first round of the Ontario Cup, said manager Steve Lillico. “It’s a well-balanced team with strong players in every position and the players are very versatile,” he explained, adding that the team has lost just three games in the last two years. The team’s skillful players, versatile and able passers, are the key to the team’s successful campaign. “You can mix and match positions. It doesn’t matter where you play the players. There’s probably about 10 players on that team that could play in any position so, you’re able to move the players around without it affecting the strength of your team,” said Lillico, noting that some of the players have been picked up from the outlying areas of Woolwich. “When you’ve got players missing, you’ve got
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what will be the whole hockey team, not segments of the hockey team.” A fundraiser to get the team’s finances in better shape is also well underway. The team is raffling off tickets to Toronto Maple Leaf and Raptor games, hoping to sell 300 tickets at $10 each. Fitzpatrick said they’re offering five different entertainment packages, with the winner taking their pick. “If you hate hockey and basketball, you can go to the Drayton Theatre.” All the recent changes to the coaching staff, executive and fundraising have been made with the
goal of improving the on-ice performance. The Jacks have struggled through the past few seasons, exiting the playoffs in the first round the last three years in a row. The Jacks aren’t guaranteed a spot in the playoffs this year; with the addition of Port Stanley to the Bauer Division, only the top four teams will make the playoffs. The Junior D league had considered rearranging the divisions so teams would play more games against neighbouring opponents, but ultimately stuck with the status quo. The only change will be the addition of Port Stanley, joining Wellesley, Thamesford, Ayr and Tavistock.
people that can just fill the spot without a decline in play.” The U-17 team isn’t the only Woolwich squad faring well these days: the U-14 unit is posting some solid results in tournament action, winning two out of three contests (Woolwich and Woodstock ) and making it to the final in the third (Owen
Sound). The Wolfpack have won 14 games and lost just one in tournament action. “We’ve had an awesome year,” said Lillico, who coaches the U-14 squad. The local squad isn’t posting such rosy results in its regular season play, currently sitting in sixth place with a record of 4-5-1, but is
looking to climb up in the standings with its eight remaining games. “It’s a pretty high-calibre competition for our local kids – we haven’t had kids playing in that league before. We come up against strong teams every game, pretty much; we hope to finish higher than sixth. We’ve got some games in hand on teams that
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This musical’s got a (razor’s) edge The Demon Barber of Fleet Street takes more than a little off the top in JM Drama presentation of Sweeney Todd
There’s no truth to the rumour ponchos will be necessary for audience members in the first three rows taking in the JM Drama production of Sweeney Todd, says the director. Nor, for that matter, is anyone likely to be asked to volunteer his neck to The Demon Barber: there’ll be enough blood already. In the intimate confines of Kitchener’s Registry Theatre, however, there will be no escaping the musical’s gloomy environment, said Allan Hoch, who’ll direct this adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s macabre, Tony Award-winning musical thriller, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The musical, which begins a five-show run Aug. 13, tells the suspenseful, razor-sharp story of barber Benjamin Barker (aka Sweeney Todd), who returns to grimy 19th-century London vowing to extract revenge for his false imprisonment with the help of immoral baker Mrs. Lovett. Their twisted strategy arranges it so that Sweeney will murder his victims in his barber chair and Mrs. Lovett will turn them into the tastiest meat pies in London. “Lovers of musical theatre put this down as one of their favourites for a variety of reasons,” said Hoch of the story. “For one, it turned the musical form into an operetta – the music is very challenging and captivating.” With its bloody subject matter, Dickensian setting and the music to match, this is definitely not Annie. “This production reflects a musical that has its roots in the macabre.” The story introduces us to Barker, a middle-class barber who has his life, his beautiful wife Lucy, and his young daughter taken away by the villainous Judge Turpin who wants Lucy for himself. Barker is arrested and exiled for a crime he did not commit.
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A PINT AND A SHAVE Anne-Marie Massicotte is Mrs. Lovett and Steve Robinson is the titular barber in the JM Drama production of Sweeney Todd, now in rehearsals. IGNORANCE IS BLISS The musical’s chorus members rehearse a scene in Mrs. Lovett’s shop, where customers are unaware of the reason behind the improvement in the quality of her meat pies.
The play begins 15 years later when the barber who now calls himself Sweeney Todd (Steve Robinson) returns to London. Moving into his old apartment over a bakery operated by Mrs. Lovett (Anne-Marie Massicotte), Sweeney Todd is consumed with thoughts of revenge. Mrs. Lovett, a baker of poor tasting pies, tells him that his wife killed herself rather than remaining with Judge Turpin and that his precious daughter is now a ward of the judge. This news further fuels Sweeney Todd’s lust for revenge; together, they hatch their plot. Because of the complicated score that demands much of musicians and singers, Sweeney Todd is an ambitious undertaking for JM Drama, a community theatre group founded in 1983. Celebrating its 25th year, however, the organization wanted to do something extra this time around, said Hoch. “It’s something I’ve wanted to do since seeing in the late 1980s,” he said of Sweeney Todd. “It’s a tough show, but I tell the [actors] that if you’ve got Sweeney Todd on your résumé, it shows you’ve got your musical chops.” Along with the music, there are certainly more than a few comedic moments in the story. The humour, of course, is black – and Hoch is intent on “squeezing out every drop of it.” Sweeney Todd opened on Broadway in 1979 and went on to win eight Tony Awards including Best Musical. In 2007, the story was turned into a major motion picture starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. The JM Drama production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street runs Aug. 13-15 and Aug. 21-22 at the Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St., Kitchener. Tickets are $18-$22, available at the Centre in the Square box office by calling 578-1570 or toll free 1-800-265-8977 or online at www.centre-square.com.
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COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT NOTICE OF HEARING August 17, 2009
On Monday, August 17, 2009, at 5:30 p.m. the Committee will meet in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Offices, 24 Church Street West, Elmira to consider the following applications. All persons interested in the applications may attend and may contact Nancy Thompson at 519-669-6040 or 519-6642613 (ext. 6040) regarding meeting details. Email: nthompson@woolwich.ca. The Committee will also consider signed, written submissions for or against the applications if submitted to the Township of Woolwich no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2009. Submissions can be forwarded by mail or hand delivery to: Township of Woolwich, Attn: John Scarfone, P.O. Box 158, 24 Church Street West, Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 or Fax 519-669-4669 or Email jscarfone@woolwich.ca. MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION A9/09 (Derbeckers Heritage House) PROPERTY: 54 Eby Street, St. Jacobs Plan 1548 Part Lot 13 PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting permission to reduce the building line setback from 6 metres to approximately 1.5 metres to permit the construction of two pergolas (each approximately 11 square metres in area) to be located at the front of the building. The property is zoned Residential Medium Density (R-3) and contains a long-term care facility. MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION A10/09 (Clare Mann) PROPERTY: 75 Isley Drive, Maryhill Plan 1256 Lot 23 PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting permission to reduce the building line setback from 6 metres to approximately 4 metres to permit the construction of a 68 square metre accessory building. The property is zoned Settlement Residential (R-1) and contains a single family dwelling and a 9.3 square metre shed. CONSENT APPLICATION B9/09 (William Lackner) PROPERTY: 62 Church Street East, Elmira Plan 1301 Lot 31 PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting permission to convey an irregular shaped parcel of land having an area of approximately 0.01 hectares with approximately 3.6 metres frontage from 62 Church Street East as a lot addition to the adjacent property at 64 Church Street East. Both properties are zoned Settlement Residential (R-1) and each contains a single family dwelling. Further information about the applications may be obtained from Engineering and Planning Services at 519-669-6037 or 519-664-2613 (Ext. 6037). Count Me In! Community Challenge Day is an initiative of
In collaboration with these leading Ontario Organizations
TOWNSHIP OFFICE CLOSURE The Township Office will be closed on Monday August 3rd, 2009 for the Civic Holiday. The office will re-open on Tuesday August 4th, 2009.
DATED this 24th day of July, 2009 John Scarfone, RPP, MCIP Manager of Planning Engineering & Planning Services
WOOLWICH MEMORIAL CENTRE PRE-SEASON ICE TIME Call Recreation Services at 519-669-6025 to request pre-season ice from August 24 to September 8/09
CROSSING GUARDS NEEDED The Township of Woolwich is now accepting resumes for Crossing Guard positions in Elmira. Spare Crossing Guards are urgently required for Breslau, St. Jacobs, Maryhill and Elmira. Full details about the positions are available at www.woolwich.ca or call 519-669-6005 or 519-669-6015 for details.
DRAINAGE SUPERINTENDENT
SERVICES REQUIRED
The Township of Woolwich is seeking a proactive individual or company to provide general administration and supervision for the construction and maintenance of municipal drains. The Drainage Superintendent will liaise with Township staff to ensure legislative compliance and to provide co-ordination between agencies, engineers, contractors and ratepayers during the operation, maintenance and improvement of these assets. Qualified candidates should have certification or be eligible for certification as a Drainage Superintendent by OMAFRA, have a minimum of 3 years related experience, and have a thorough knowledge of the Drainage Act and other relevant legislative requirements. Interested persons are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter, along with anticipated rate of pay, by August 14th to: Human Resources Township of Woolwich P.O. Box 158, 24 Church Street West Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 Fax: (519) 669-9348 Inquiries: (519) 669-6005
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FAMILY ALBUM MARRIAGE
BIRTHDAY
The families of Rebecca Calma and Allan Steinwall are happy to announce their marriage on Saturday June 27, 2009. They and their guests and families enjoyed a beautiful, sun-blessed day at the Optimist’s Club Park (Heidelberg). The setting for the ceremony was in a natural meadow, surrounded by forest, wild flowers and a small lake. Later, a tent reception, dinner and dance completed a perfect day. A post wedding brunch was held for out of town guests and family on Sunday, at the home of the bride’s mother and step-father - Cathy and Hans Ochs of Heidelberg.
Love Mom, Dad, Nicole and Cassandra
First Time Buyer? Buy with Paul and receive a Complete buyers package
Support your local schools. Buy or list your home with Paul. OPEN HOUSE 216 PARK AV. ELMIRA | SAT AUG 1, 2-4PM
$369,900 DON’T MISS THIS HOME. Finished top to bottom. Basement consists of large finished recrm. (roughin for bar) 2pc. bath & storage room. Main flr. offers hardwd. throughout (ceramic in foyer) open concept, 2nd flr. family rm, ensuite. Fenced backyard w/ recently built pergola and stone patio
NEW LISTING | $249,900
$209,000
Paul Martin SALES REPRESENTATIVE
EMAIL: paul@remaxsolidgold.biz
$489,000
OFFICE ...519-888-7110
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ELMIRA Are you retired or a first time buyer then this immaculate bungalow is for you. Upgrades include, ‘09 laminate floor throughout main flr. new counter top, sink, backsplash, ‘08 replacement windows, ‘06 new A/C, ‘01 ashphalt roof. WELLESLEY Lovely century home in the quaint villiage of Wellesley. Completely renovated, gas fireplace, old pine floors. Cathedral ceiling in Master Bedroom. Patio/deck, Main floor laundry .
ST. CLEMENTS Prime location, 4 bedroom bungalow, oak kitchen cabinets, cedar lined cath ceiling family room, mainfloor laundry & master bedroom, Patio, deck, 616 sq. ft. heated workshop w/ extra circuts. MLS.
$189,000
Introducing... HURON HOMES INC. 45’ and 50’ lots available in Elmira. Several plans available in bungalow or 2 storey models, or will build to suit.
Dr. Bryan Lawrence, Marcy-Lemon Lawrence and sister Lindsay of Waterloo are extremely proud to announce the graduation of their son/brother Ryan Robert Elias Lawrence from Wilfred Laurier University on June 4th, 2009. Ryan has earned an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology (Dean’s Honour Roll) and will be attending the Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario for the Junior/ Intermediate Health and Physical Education program. Ryan is an Ontario Scholar graduate of St. John’s Kilmarnock school were he was presented with the Todd Shannon Memorial Scholarship for athletics and academics. Ryan would like to sincerely thank all of his inspirational teachers and coaches that he has had throughout his educational and sports journey. Congratulations Ryan!
NEW PRICE
$639,000
$374,000
$359,000
BRESLAU 2100 sq. ft. almost brand new beauty! Open concept mnflr, large kitch. (upgraded cabinets), extra large patio dr, 3 large bdrms, loft area on second flr, master ensuite boasts large windows, whirlpool tub and walkin closet.
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WOW! 12.9 ACRES. 2800 sq. ft. bungalow, 4 bedrooms, main floor master bdrm, main floor laundry, patio/deck, hot tub, walkout basement, detached workshop, backs on to greenbelt, waterfront property. MLS. ELMIRA Why buy a Resale Home when you can build your dream home on this 50’ lot. Hardwood & ceramic throughout main floor, maple kitchen cabinets, 4 bedrooms, master has walkin closet and ensuite.
$489,900
MODEL HOME BY VERDONE. Custom built bungalow w/ ‘loft’, mn flr master, luxury ensuite, hardwd flrs., 10’ ceilings, great rm w/ 4 walkouts backing onto greenspace, open kitchen with pantry and breakfast bar. $30,000 in upgrades.
$439,000
ELMIRA Quality at every corner throughout this beautiful home, 4 bedrm, 3 bathrm. Maple kitchen, extra height ceilings, cozy family rm with gas fireplace, mstr bdrm w/ deluxe ensuite, double garage. MLS.
$349,000
ELMIRA Retirement at its best, Let Huron Homes build this beautiful bungalow for you. It features 2 bedrooms on main floor and if you like 2 more in the basement, along with a large recroom. Double garage. backs on to green belt.
RECREATIONAL LOT! 6.5 acres on the Conestogo River. Excellent camping and/or seasonal property ideal. Services (gas, telephone, hydro) available at road side Line 86. MLS.
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated ADDRESS: 180 Weber St. S., Waterloo
What’s your Home worth? Call Paul for your Free Market Evaluation
GRADUATION
BIRTHDAY COLIN
Love Mom, Dad, Colin & Cassandra
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BIRTHDAY
HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY NICOLE!
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R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD. 45 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA
519-669-3192
90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 1, Elmira N3B 3L4
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BROKERAGE
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated
4B Arthur St. S. Elmira • www.remaxsolidgold.biz OFFICE: 519-669-5426
DIRECT: 519-572-2669 EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz BONNIE BRUBACHER Broker of Record
SHANNA ROZEMA Broker.
DARREN ROMKEY Sales Rep.
LAURIE LANGDON Sales Rep.
DALE KELLER Sales Rep.
BERT MARTIN, BROKER
MONIQUE BRUBACHER Sales Rep.
GREAT STARTER! This home located on a quiet crescent offers an eat-in kitchen w/walk-out to patio and fenced yard, three bedrooms & rec room. Updates include most windows, furnace, central air, some flooring and a storage shed. MLS. Call Bert to view.
THIS WEEK'S FEATURE PROPERTIES $19
8,5
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LEASE SPACE! Approximately 2,000 s/f of commercial space in busy plaza only 10 minutes to Waterloo. Currently setup as offices and warehouse. Zoning allows numerous businesses. MLS. Call Bert for information.
42 ROBERTA STREET & 38 ROBERTA STREET
PARADIGM (ELMIRA) HOMES
appliances and upgrades. All mainfloor conveniences, great location - walking distance to amendities. Also, 4 Bedroom 2 storey to show for future building, call for details or appointment to view. MLS.
5 bEDROOMS
tastefully decorated home features hardwood flooring throughout main level, maple and oak cupboards, stainless steel fridge and stove, main floor laundry, shaded deck and covered front porch, wood stove and tons of country charm! MLS.
JULIE HECKENDORN Broker Res: 519-669-1068 Res: 519-669-8629 MVA Residential
ALLI NORRIS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-577-6248
BILL NORRIS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-588-1348
TRACEY WILLIAMS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-505-0627
B A c k i n g t o fA r m L A n D custom built bungalow, better than new! Hardwood/ceramics in open concept kitchen, dining rm, great rm. W/o to partially covered patio. 3rd bdrm & bthrm finished in basement. mLs $389,000.
Your referrals are appreciated!
$332,250 ELMIRA |1360 sq ft Model Bungalow, open concept plan,
$203,900 DRAYTON | This quaint,
BRAD MARTIN Broker of Record
PRIVATE SALE
DrAyton 2-storey - backing to parkland! Eat-in kitchen w/ island & w/o. Finished bsmt w/gas fireplace. C/A and vac. Shows well! mLs. $284,900.
cHArming older home. Maple kitchen. Hdwd. floors. Fin. attic. 2 tiered deck. 2 bathrms. Main floor laundry. Walk to downtown. mLs $249,900.
investment property 5 plex, always fully occupied! Lots of parking. Shows a good return on your investment! mLs $479,000.
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GREAT FAMILY HOME
$257,000 MOOREFIELD | The house
is on a large lot and features a double attached heated garage; extra outbuildings; hardwood and ceramic floors. NEW MLS.
COUNTRY LIVING
$389,000 DRAYTON | Beautiful custom home with all the extras; great view; custom kitchen with island; 30 minutes to K-W. MLS.
$324,900 | 21 MOCKINGBIRD DRIVE, ELMIRA This well maintained brick bungalow offers 2,400 sq.ft. of updated finished living space. Featuring 3+1 bedroom, 2 baths, 2 fireplaces, a/c, c/vac, high efficient furnace, generator panel, attached garage, triple concrete driveway, huge deck, 15x30 heated pool, hot tub, pool house and shed. For appointment please call Dennis 519-669-8776 or mobile 519-502-8364.
Elmira@royallepage.ca | www.royallepage.ca/elmira
www.thurrealestate.com
You’ve come to the right place to find a home!
GORGEOUS RIVERFRONT
$449,000 DRAYTON | This grandly
designed 6 bedroom home features a stunning view of the Conestoga River, about 4,000 sq. ft. of finished living space, an oversized double garage, 3 fireplaces and a whole lot of WOW! MLS.
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McNeil
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Warren McNeil - Sales Representative LEON MARTIN
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage | Independently Owned and Operated
LOTS FOR SALE Country Lots with high speed internet access, 40 to 45 minutes from K/W or Guelph. They are located in the small hamlet of Carthage. Individual well and septic. Great opportunity to build your own house or get us to customize a home for you. For more information please call Leon MLS.
New three bedroom bungalow on half acre lot with highspeed internet access. Don’t miss this opportunity to own a little piece of country. $311,900. MLS. ADDRESS: 4-B
Arthur St. S., ELMIRA • EMAIL: leonmartin@remax.net • OFFICE: 519-669-5426
DIRECT: 519-503-2753
acres, mixed bush, pond! Lovely updated bungalow w/ great room. Min’s from Elmira/K-W & Guelph. mLs $595,000.
00 9 , 19 $4
OPEN HOUSE | Sat & Sun 1-4PM MODEL HOME - 51 Ridgeview Dr.
Call to view by Appointment MODEL HOME for sale! Priced well below replacement! Gorgeous 3 bedroom, 2 bath bungalow featuring c/air, c vac, gas fireplace, luxury ensuite, m/f laundry, sep. dining room, stunning kitchen w/pantry, hardwood & tile floors, Partly finished basement. Unbelievable value 30 mins to K-W. A must see. MLS.
THE REAL DEAL
Melanie McNeil - Sales Representative
Build Your Dream from $299,900
OPEN HOUSE | SAT & SUN 1-4PM MODEL HOUSE VIEW BY APPOINTMENT
51 RIDGEVIEW DR. DRAYTON Large Lots only 30 minutes from Waterloo, Only 4 lots left! Model Home available for sale, 10 plans to choose from, Quality standard features include: 9’ ceilings on main floor, 200 amp service, Fruit Cellar, Ceramics, Ensuite & Main or Upper Laundry
Peri Moyer - Client Care Manager
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NEED LOTS OF SPACE? Rarely found oversized
backsplit with double garage & big backyard. Features 3+1 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, super spacious kitchen with island open to huge family room. Lower level finished with recroom, bedroom & bath. Lots of space for a growing family. Much bigger inside than it appears. A must see!
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SERVICE PROS AUTOMOTIVE
AUTOMOTIVE
THOMPSON’S
Auto Tech Inc. Providing the latest technology to repair your vehicle with accuracy and confidence.
21 HOWARD AVE., ELMIRA (Behind the old Trylon Building)
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AUTO CLINIC 21 Industrial Dr. Elmira
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THE REAL DEAL P L A C E S O F FA I T H
LOCAL CHURCH
building relationships with God, one another and the world
Sunday, August 2, 2009 10:00 am “Do we need to explain our life?”
Speaker: Darcy Dueck
200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira • 519-669-1296 Check out our website www.woodsidechurch.ca
Trinity United Church ELMIRA
Minister: Summer Worship Rev. Dave Jagger June 28 - Sept. 6 10 a.m. at Trinity Sunday School During Worship
Visit our website at: www.wondercafe.ca 21 Arthur St., North • Church Office 519-669-5560 “Our mission is to love, learn and live by Christ’s teachings”
AUTOMOTIVE
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101 Bonnie Crescent, Elmira, ON N3B 3G2
automotive
AUTOMOTIVE
SUNDAYS, 8:30 & 11:00AM WEDNESDAYS, 7:00PM (with Childrens’ Programs) IMPACT YOUTH (GR 7-12): Fridays, 7:30pm TWENTY20 (GRADS & TWENTIES): Visit www.kcf.org/twenty20 for details
Pastors Steve & Beth Fleming
850 Sawmill Rd, Bloomingdale 744-7447 www.kcf.org
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SERVICES DIRECTORY
WORSHIP FROM A TO Z SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2009
Worship is a Way To Be Sundays @ 10:30am John Mahood PS
5 First St., Elmira • 519-669-1459 www.elmiracommunity.org
Bloomingdale Mennonite Church Sundays - 9:45 am Family Worship Service 11:00 am Sunday School for all ages
1151 Snyder’s Flat Rd., Bloomingdale • 519-745-2411 www.bloomingdalemennonite.com
HEARING ASSISTED
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
NURSERY PROVIDED
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Welcome to
Calvary United St. Jacobs
Upbeat Family Worship & Sunday School 10:00 am
Wheelchair accessible • Nursery Care provided • Hearing Assisted
48 Hawkesville Rd. • 519-664-2311
“Making Faith Live” Sunday Worship 9:30 am - 10:30am
2 First St., Elmira • 519-669-5030
St. Teresa Catholic Church
No God, No Hope; Know God, Know Hope! Celebrate Eucharist with us Mass times are:
Sat. 5pm, Sun. 9am and 11:15am
19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira • 519-669-3387
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What it sounds like determines how you feel spilling over the edge. Not only is a good head with uniform, small bubbles visually appealing with a creamier look, but it also “presents the beerophile with his favorite tipple in two forms: foam and liquid. He will knowingly sip the foam and then the beer, sensing the different hoppiness of the two.” Next up: NASA pours beer in outer space, from a pressurized can into a glass at zero gravity? Q. It’s surprisingly easy for your body to fool your brain, generating illusions aplenty. What’s one you can pull on yourself using only a bag of potato chips and a pair of earplugs? A. Charles Spence of Oxford found that the perceived crispness of chips depends on how they sound when you bite them, says Graham Lawton in New Scientist magazine. Damp down the sound of the crunching (or muffle the higher frequencies) and people report “the chips feel stale.” So put on some earplugs as you munch and experience this for yourself.
Another example of “cross-modal interaction” -- where what you feel is affected by what you hear -- is to wear the earplugs while writing on a blackboard with squeaky chalk. The board will feel smoother when you can’t hear the chalk. The same rule applies to sparkling water and electric toothbrushes: Place a microphone in front of a glass of the water, pump up the volume and the water will feel fizzier to your tongue. Similarly, electric toothbrushes can be made to feel smoother by damping down their high-frequency sounds (Journal of Dental Research). Q. What’s a dramatic airlines tale illustrating the cautionary generality, “Quantities without proper units are meaningless numbers”? A. Air Canada Flight 143 was bound for Montreal and Edmonton on July 23, 1983, just after Canada had switched to the metric system, says Jearl Walker in The Flying Circus of Physics. The flight crew knew they needed to begin the trip with 11,300 kilograms of fuel, but when they asked the ground crew for the amount al-
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Q. Beer drinkers of the world, are you guilty of “fobbing” your brew? A. You may already know better than to “create excessive foam when pouring,” says Mark Denny in Froth! The Science of Beer. Because surface scratches can act as bubble nucleation sites when the pressure is released, one strategy for reducing the amount of fobbing is to fill the container with water, then pour it out and pour in the beer. The water closes up some of the sites. A considerable lore has arisen on the correct pour: Tip a clean, air-dried glass (few nucleation sites) to an angle of 45 degrees and pour the beer slowly (to avoid mechanical agitation and allow time for the head to form). Gradually raise the glass upright as it fills, then finish with a flourish by increasing the distance from bottle to glass to generate more froth, so that it projects above the glass, with a little
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 Community Care Concepts – Dementia Day Program. Monday and Friday 9:30 a.m. – 3: p.m. Call for more details, 519-669-1223. AUGUST 4
 Caregiver Coffee Hour Group – from 10-11:30 a.m. in the activity room at Chateau Gardens, Elmira. We will discuss stress as pertaining to caring for someone with Alzheimer disease or related dementia. What is our power to change? How can we cope? For more information, contact Lorraine at WCHC, 519-664-3794 or Cara at the Alzheimer Society of KW, 519-742-1422.  Community Care Concepts – Adult Day Program. Tues., Wed., Thurs. 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Call for more details, 519-669-1223. AUGUST 5
 Code Cracking and Mystery Solving – Join us with the Region of Waterloo Library Agent 009 TD Summer Reading Club. This free program includes stories, crafts and activities for children ages six to 12. Find out how to make invisible messages and how to write in Braille. St. Clements Branch Library, 1:45-2:30 p.m., call 519-699-4341; Linwood Branch Library, 3:30-4:15 p.m., call 519-698-2700 for more information. AUGUST 6
 Owen Anderson, Magician – at Elmira Branch Library; 1-2 p.m. Come watch Owen perform amazing tricks with his assistant, Ruby the bunny. Show location is at St. James Lutheran Church, 60 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Tickets $3 or two for $5. Everyone must have a ticket to attend the show. For more information, call the Elmira Branch Library at 519-669-5477.  Owen Anderson, Magician – at Wellesley Branch Library; 3:30-4:30 p.m. Come watch Owen perform amazing tricks at the Wellesley Branch Library with his assistant, Ruby the bunny. Tickets $3 or two for $5. Everyone must have a ticket to attend the show. For more information, call the Wellesley Branch Library at 519-656-2001.  Code Cracking and Mystery Solving – Join us with the Region of Waterloo Library Agent 009 TD Summer Reading Club. This free program includes stories, crafts and activities for children ages six to 12. Find out how to make invisible messages and how to write in Braille. St. Jacobs Branch Library, 3:30-4:15 p.m., call 519-664-3443; Bloomingdale Branch Library, 1:45-2:30 p.m., call 519-743-3151 for more information.
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 Official Agent 009 Graduation Party – Join us for the Official Graduation Party with the Region of Waterloo Library Agent 009 TD Summer Reading Club. It’s party time! Make your official Agent 009 ID badge and maybe win a prize. St. Clements Branch Library, 1:45-2:30 p.m., call 519-699-4341; Linwood Branch Library, 3:304:15 p.m., call 519-689-2700 for more information. AUGUST 13
 Official Agent 009 Graduation Party – Join us for the Official Graduation Party with the Region of Waterloo Library Agent 009 TD Summer Reading Club. It’s party time! Make your official Agent 009 ID badge and maybe win a prize. St. Jacobs Branch Library, 3:30-4:15 p.m., call 519-664-3443; Elmira Branch Library 10:3011:30 a.m., call 519-669-5477; Bloomingdale Branch Library, 1:45-2:30 p.m., call 519-743-3151, for more information.
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