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SCOTT BARBER It took 35 temporary workers and three supervisors some three weeks and $200,000, but Waterloo Region District School Board’s 42,000 elementary students will finally receive their grades by July 31, a WRDSB spokesperson said this week. “We had a leadership team that was able to bring in approximately 35-40 folks who are not WRDSB employees,” Marty Deacon explained. “We worked through an agency (to get workers) to come in, in a very focused session to learn about report card entry, to take the information that was recorded in a variety of ways and input the report card data for all of our students, so that we could provide the mark summaries.” The issue arose at the end of the school year in June after the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario instructed its members not to input their student’s grades. The tactic was part of ongoing labour strife, which has seen the union go without a contract since last August. At first, the WRDSB said it would be too difficult to provide report cards, since grades were
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As temperatures soared Monday afternoon, youngsters cooled down at the Wellesley splash pad. Top left, Daniel McClements, Reyna Willierd, Chloe McClements, Camryn Willierd and Liam Willierd. Top right, Sharmayne Johnson and bottom Angus Burlingham. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER]
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High levels of contaminants, particularly DDT, found downstream of the Chemtura chemical plant in Elmira warrant quick action, says an environmental watchdog group. The Chemtura Public Advisory Committee wants to see more testing and immediate action to stop contaminants leaking offsite along the plant’s eastern and southern boundaries. Meeting for the last time July 23, the group called on Woolwich to endorse a resolution to be sent to the Ministry of the Environment when council reconvenes on August 11. While the township has opted to replace CPAC with a new structure, the group wants to see tackling problems at the site remain a priority.
CPAC’s final report on offsite contaminants finds “alarming” levels of DDT in sediments along the Canagagigue Creek. “Alarmingly, DDT levels were found to range from 20 to 2,900 times higher than the applicable Ontario Maximum Allowable Concentration standards in Canagagigue Creek sediment 40-50 metres south of the site, whereas no detectable levels of DDT, and similar contaminants, were found upstream of the Chemtura site,” says the report drafted by CPAC member Graham Chevreau. The latest information comes from sampling done along the creek in June by MBN Environmental Engineering, contracted by CPAC. The findings warrant action from the ministry, Chevreau said in an interview. “As far as we’re concerned, it’s pretty obvious there’s a CPAC | 2
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problem there.” To date, neither the MoE nor Chemtura has been eager to take note of the growing evidence contaminants are migrating off the site, the group charges. While council has backed CPAC in its calls for action, the township, too, has largely been ignored by the MoE. It’s recent decision to disband CPAC in favour of two new bodies – the Remediation Advisory Committee (RAC) and a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) – is seen as a move to get the ministry and Chemtura back in the
process, as both groups have been boycotting meetings. Current CPAC members, whose term expires at the end of August, see a risk of much less public oversight in the new format. The group is calling for the reinstatement of testing around the southern boundary and two former gravel pits on the site, known as GP1 and GP2. The locations identified by CPAC are likely to reveal problems, he said, noting the company and ministry’s reluctance to admit to offsite contaminants. “It’s beyond curious why no one would look there,” he
said of the gravel pits. “And it’s extremely strange why no one wants to look offsite.” In his report, Chevreau draws parallels to a similarly contaminated site at Pine River in St. Louis, Michigan, home to a 52-acre parcel once occupied by the Michigan Chemical Corporation, and later Velsicol Chemical Company which were in operation from 1935 to 1978. “The chemical contamination of the Pine River Superfund site and the Chemtura site are eerily similar. Both are large sites located on formerly pristine rivers that flow to a Great Lake. Both chemical companies
were chemical producers of war materiel, and both produced the notorious pesticide DDT. Both sites feature multiple aquifers in glacial tills, contaminated among other things with DDT, chlorobenzene and other halogenated toxins,” he wrote. Chevreau notes that both Velsicol Chemical and Chemtura claimed that their sites were adequately contained using pump-andtreat technologies. A subsequent investigation in Pine River by the Environmental Protection Agency found, however, that large amounts of pollutants had drifted off the site, despite assurances
to the contrary. “There are so many comparisons ... between the sites,” said Chevreau, noting the same kind of focus is needed here. For its part, Chemtura says it will continue with its work plan at the site. “Chemtura is keenly aware of the presence of contaminants in the Canagagigue Creek to the south of our property, which the MOE established many years ago through sediment sampling,” said Jeff Merriman, environmental remediation engineer, in an email. “Regarding the known,
existing contamination in the creek discussed in the CPAC study, no scientific evidence has been produced to indicate if this is old or new contamination, and if new, what its source might be. “We do not believe, however, that the lack of evidence so far means that we shouldn’t investigate further. Members of the CPAC are expected out at the August 11 meeting of Woolwich council to push for support of their resolution. “We want to make sure it doesn’t get buried,” said Chevreau.
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Now, families will be receiving a “summary of marks” by mail, which will not include comments nor will they be filed in official student records. “We are really just glad that we able to do this and we are glad that the trustees were able to support this sort of change in our thinking and to ultimately get the information to our families so they can have
that as they head into the next school year.” In a legal strike position since May 10, the ETFO began work-to-rule tactics May 18 in an effort to get negotiations with the province moving in their directions. For months, union representatives insisted teachers are looking to maintain prep time and class size limits along with other student learning-centered
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All five Liberal Party candidates in the region have been selected. Top: (KitchenerConestoga) Tim Louis, (Kitchener Centre) Raj Saini and (Cambridge) Bryan May. Bottom: ( Kitchener South-Hespeler) Marwan Tabbari and (Waterloo) Bardish Chagger. [SUBMITTED]
Local candidates gearing up for the federal election SCOTT BARBER With the federal election expected to be October 19, local riding associations are getting into gear nominating candidates and beginning the campaign process. This time around, the riding boundaries have been re-jigged to add another seat in the House of Commons for Waterloo Region. In the newly created Kitchener South-Hespeler riding, the Liberals have nominated Marwan Tabbara, the Conservatives Marian Gagne, the New Democrats Diane Freeman and the Greens David Weber. Here in Kitchener-Conestoga, incumbent Conservative Harold Albrecht will be challenged by Liberal Tim Louis, New Democrat James Villeneuve and Bob Jonkman of the Green Party. Federal election campaigns on average, have historically begun in earnest 37 days out from voting day. But there’s plenty for
candidates, their staff and volunteers to do to get ready. Tim Louis, for example, was nominated back in February, and has been working with campaign volunteers nearly every day since to prepare for the fall. “I’ve been out encouraging people to get out and vote, not just to make a point, but to actually make a difference,” Louis said. He’s taken part in numerous events, including a surprise visit by Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau on Canada Day at the University of Waterloo. NDP nominee Villeneuve ran for the party in last year’s provincial election, finishing third behind Progressive Conservative Michael Harris and Liberal Wayne Wright. He’ll be hosting a “day of action” rally at the Wellesley Community Centre August 8 alongside party leader Thomas Mulcair. Meanwhile, Albrecht was in Breslau this week to announce federal government funding for accessibility improvements at the Breslau Community Centre.
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Rita Weber had a funny feeling. The Elmira resident was eating breakfast on her back deck Tuesday morning when a call came in from a man claiming to work for Visa. “It was a gentleman with a heavy foreign accent,” she said. “He said his name was Brian, and he said that he was with the security branch with Visa and that he wanted to inform me that there had been a $700 purchase put on my Visa card.” Understanding that phone scams are commonplace, Weber had her guard up, and politely asked for the caller’s telephone number so that she could call him back after verifying the information. She already had his number – it had come up on her television screen’s caller identification application – but she wanted to see how he would react. Sure enough, the man hung up on her. “So I called back to the number,” she said. “It was an Eastern Ontario num-
Elmira resident Rita Weber notified Waterloo Regional Police after receiving a suspicious phone call July 28 from a man claiming to work for Visa. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER] ber, 613-841-9286, and it lice Service’s anti-fraud dibut there might be some said that the number was vision and Visa to let them individuals out there who no longer in service.” know about the call. would give them their Visa Next, Weber contacted “I’m pretty savvy and the Waterloo Regional Poaware of what’s going on, SCAM | 4
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Traffic enforcement to be stepped up for civic holiday weekend Over the Civic holiday long weekend, the local OPP detachments will be actively participating in the provincial OPP traffic initiative, which involves an education and enforcement campaign focusing on Ontario’s Move Over law that came into effect in 2003. The law requires drivers to slow down and proceed with caution when approaching an emergency vehicle parked on the side of the highway with its lights activated. If the
highway has more than one lane, the law requires the driver to move over and leave one lane between their vehicle and the parked emergency vehicle when it can be done safely. Failure to do so can result in fines of $400 to $2,000 plus three demerit points. In addition, OPP officers will also be concentrating on motorists who display aggressive driving habits, those who drive while impaired or distracted and those who are not wearing seat belts.
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tor was working on the Roger’s cable line along Sawmill Road east of Arthur Street in Woolwich. The worker was injured when his right leg was caught between a hydraulic bucket and his work van. The man was transported to Grand River Hospital with a non-lifethreatening injury. The scene was held for the Ministry of Labour, who investigated the incident.
8:45 PM | A motorcycle being operated in St. Jacobs refused to stop for police and sped away from the officer at a high rate of speed. The officer did not pursue that motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle was not familiar with the area, was travelling at a high rate of speed, and lost control of his motorcycle striking a curb causing the motorcycle to drag along the ground on Northside Drive. The driver was arrested and charged with several criminal and Highway Traffic Act offences, including ‘over 80,’ ‘dangerous operation of a motor vehicle,’ ‘flight from police,’ ‘owner operate no insurance,’ ‘fail to produce permit,’ ‘M2 licence with BAC over 0%,’ ‘improper muffler.’ Speed and alcohol are factors in the incident. No one was injured. JULY 24
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10:50 PM | Members of the Wellington County OPP were working event security at the Fergus Truck Show in Centre Wellington Township, where officers spoke to an intoxicated male several times about his conduct and eventually arrested him due to his level of intoxication and safety concerns. The man was searched following his arrest, at which time police located a white powdery substance believed cocaine in his possession. As a result, a 25-year-old Woolwich man was charged with ‘possession of
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12:46 AM | Emergency services responded to Chemtura Canada located at 25 Erb St. in Elmira for a report of a fire. The fire began in a carbon filtration system located in one of the buildings, perhaps sparked by static electricity. The fire was contained to the ventilation system and was extinguished by Elmira, Floradale and Chemtura firefighters. There was no structural damage nor any injuries, nor was there a release of any toxins as a result. 9:08 PM | Members of the Wellington County OPP investigated the driver of a 2007 Chevrolet that was travelling on Wellington Road 21 near Wellington Road 7 in Centre Wellington Township. While speaking with the driver, police immediately detected the strong odour of fresh marijuana. The driver surrendered two marijuana cigarettes to the officer and he was placed under arrest. A baggie of suspected marihuana was located on the driver while being searched. A 43-year-old Lakeshore man was charged with ‘possession of a marijuana under 30 grams contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.’ He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Criminal court on August 28. JULY 28
6:30 AM | Police received a report about a theft of tools from an unlocked garage on King Street North in Alma. The theft
A man was taken to hospital with minor injuries after rolling his vehicle into the ditch on Floradale Road just north of Listowel Road Wednesday morning. No other vehicles were involved and no charges have been laid, police said. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER]
occurred between 10: 15 p.m. on July 27 and July 28 at 6:30 a.m. The stolen items include: Mastercraft socket set; Mastercraft impact socket set; Dewalt flashlight; Dewalt drill; Dewalt impact driver; Dewalt reciprocating saw; Dewalt battery-black and yellow with the name “Dave;’ garage remote control. Any person with information regarding this incident should contact the Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a tip online at www.csgw.tips. You may be eligible for a reward from Crime Stoppers of up to $2,000.
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Uber doesn’t have to work hard to top taxi services THERE’S MUCH TO DISLIKE about Uber – its business model that in essence treats its drivers as permanent temp contract workers not least of all – but the service that moved into the region last week will find favour with many. The reason is simple: price and convenience. Uber has caused consternation just about everywhere it sets up shop. Those in the taxi monopoly decry the competition. Government bureaucrats who like to think they’re the ones in charge do everything in their power to prevent residents from saving money and making a choice that better suits their lives. Cab owners and drivers, who’ve done little to court consumers or earn the public’s support, will be watching closely to see what happens with a class-action lawsuit filed on their behalf. The plaintiff, Dominik Konjevic, is seeking $400 million in compensatory damages, $10 million in punitive damages and an injunction prohibiting UberX from continuing to operate in the province. Uber is no stranger to legal action. Nor is it unfamiliar with overzealous bureaucrats and wishy-washy politicians. “This protectionist suit is without merit,” the company said in a statement, responding to the lawsuit. “As we saw from a recent court ruling in Ontario, Uber is operating legally and is a business model distinct from traditional taxi services.” The courts have been favourable to Uber, having rebuffed Toronto’s attempts to shut down the service, for instance. Tech savvy – the company insists it’s a software company, not a taxi service – Uber and its smartphone app connects passengers and drivers who use their own vehicles to provide rides, typically at prices up to 25 per cent cheaper than taxis. Cost is one big advantage, especially in this region where fees are among the highest in Ontario cities. Add in the convenience of calling for a ride and paying for it through the app, and the advantages are clear. That Uber is a threat to conventional taxi services is clear, but the issues are compounded by the exorbitant cost of taxi licenses in many locales. Typically rationed out and sold for hundreds of dollars by municipalities, the taxi plates have become commodities, often being sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars. The bureaucratic boondoggle has created a system whereby absentee owner lease their plates, and the barriers to entry both boost costs to riders and make it more difficult for drivers to earn a living. Uber’s arrival has driven down the cost of licenses. In Toronto, for instance, a Global News report found the price plunged from a high of $360,000 in mid-2012 to below $100,000 in mid-2014. Left to promulgate, the service will essentially reduce the licences to zero, likely a boon for the masses, though a few will lose out on their speculative ventures. Nobody should lose any sleep over that, least of all the municipal taxi autocrats. The technology popularized by Uber and its competitors has already changed the landscape. There is no going back. In fact, technology could very well eliminate the concerns about official and unofficial drivers: autonomous cars could very well do away with any kind of cabbie. Such vehicles could also render redundant some public transit, while eliminating the major cost of operating public transportation systems thanks to self-driving buses and trains. Now that’s a technology with nothing but upside that every municipality should be rooting for instead of putting up roadblocks.
Despite shuffling some chairs, Woolwich is no closer to a solution for ongoing issues identified at the Chemtura site. WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER
Turkey joins the war in disingenuous, self-serving way WORLD AFFAIRS Last week, Turkey joined the war against Islamic State (IS), the terroristrun entity that now controls eastern Syria and western Iraq. After four years of leaving the border open for supplies and recruits to reach IS, the Turkish government sent planes to bomb three IS targets in Syria. At the same time, Ankara ended a four-year ban on its anti-IS “coalition” allies using the huge Incirlik airbase near the Syrian border. There was rejoicing in Washington, since coalition aircraft (mostly American) will now be much closer to IS targets in Syria, and Turkey will also presumably close its border with Syria at last. But there may be less to this change than meets the eye. Last Saturday, Turkey broke a two-year ceasefire with the PKK, a Kurdish revolutionary group that fought a 30-year war to establish a separate state in the Kurdish-majority southeast of Turkey. In
fact, since then Turkey has carried out considerably more air strikes against the PKK than it has against IS. The Turkish army has even shelled territory controlled by the PYD, the Syrian branch of the PKK, although the PYD has managed to drive IS troops out of most of the Kurdish areas of northern Syria. So which war is President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan really planning to fight, the one against Islamic State or his own private war with the Kurds? And why now? The only person who knows the answers is Erdoğan, and he’s not saying. But you can work it out if you try. Erdoğan has spent more than a decade subverting a secular and democratic system and establishing his own unchallengeable power. At first he was responding to real popular demands for equal civil rights for religious people and for an improvement in living standards. He delivered on his promises, and won three successive elections by increasing majorities. But he reduced the once-free mass media to subservience, undermined
the independence of the judiciary, and staged show trials of his opponents. He also allowed his own political associates to engage in massive corruption. As his power grew, moreover, he began to indulge his obsessions. He is a deeply conservative Sunni Muslim who shares the widespread Sunni belief that Shia Muslims are not just heretics, but heretics whose power is a growing threat. From the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, therefore, Erdoğan supported the Sunni rebels against the regime of Bashar al Assad, which is dominated by the country’s Alawite (Shia) minority – and he didn’t much mind if the Sunni rebels were headcutting extremists like Islamic State or not. That’s why the Turkish-Syrian border stayed open, and the coalition didn’t get access to Turkish airbases. At the same time, Erdoğan opened peace negotiations with the PKK, because conservative Kurds who voted for his party on religious grounds were an important part of his electoral base. But then his party lost its majority in parlia-
ment in June’s election. What cost him his majority was the new People’s Democratic Party (HDP), which seduced most of his Kurdish voters away. It’s liberal, pluralistic, all the things that Erdoğan isn’t. But conservative Kurds had already got the religious freedoms they wanted, and the HDP was also advocating equal political rights for the Kurdish minority. Of course they switched their votes. So now, if Erdogan wants to form a coalition government (or even win a new election), he needs the support of the hard right – but they are ultra-nationalists who loathe his willingness to make deals with the Kurds. To win them over, therefore, he has started bombing the PKK. He might be re-starting a Turkish-Kurdish civil war (the last one killed 40,000 people), but that’s a risk he’s willing to take. And on the side he has dropped a few bombs on Islamic State to make the Americans happy. Erdoğan’s problem with Washington was that it DYER | 10
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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK
How do you plan to spend the long weekend?
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“Going to my cottage in Havelock.”
“Just moved into a new home, so I’ll be doing “Nothing too exciting because I have to work.” housework and gardening.”
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It seems it’s up to the public to prosecute Harper’s electoral frauds EDITOR'S NOTES Authorities having failed to prosecute the Harper government for its electoral frauds, a nonprofit group is stepping up to do just that. Democracy Watch last week announced that, given the Commissioner of Canada Elections and the Director of Public Prosecutions have made it clear that they are going to ignore clear evidence, it will launch a private prosecution of the Conservative Party officials who arranged the robocalls to voters in many ridings across Canada that misled them concerning the location of their polling station. The Commissioner of Canada Elections concluded in April 2014 after investigating that officials in the Conservative Party, after being warned not to do so by Elections Canada, booked robocalls to voters in many ridings across Canada that misled them about the location of their
polling station, which is a clear violation of federal elections law, says the group. The commissioner, however, did not refer his findings to the Director of Public Prosecutions for review and possible prosecution. Since then, Democracy Watch and others have appealed to the commissioner and director to prosecute the officials who booked the fraud robocalls. They have refused, even though former Conservative staffer Michael Sona has been charged, prosecuted and sentenced to jail for misleading voters during the 2011 election with fraud robocalls in a Guelph riding – even though the evidence that he was involved was much less clear than the evidence that the Conservative Party booked robocalls that misled voters in many ridings across Canada, maintains Democracy Watch co-founder. “The Commissioner of Canada Elections and Director of Public Prosecutions have clear evidence that the Conservatives made election robocalls that misled voters, which
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illegal activity. The Conservatives have proven repeatedly to have no interest in following the law, House ethics or their own pledge of accountability. They haven’t even halted the use of robocalls, which emerged as an even stronger threat to democracy as the Tories dug into the Karl Rove school of unethical political practices. Since the practice gained attention in the 2008 election, led by Conservative malfeasance in the B.C. riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands, the government has refused to disavow it. Nor have other parties been immune from its lure. Moreover, there have been plenty of irregularities where polling and voting are concerned, with Elections Canada having received more than 2,300 complaints in the last decade. Elections Canada and related authorities have failed to keep the government in check. In fact, they’ve made little attempt to do so, Democracy Watch charges. “If someone is not sent to jail as a result of the ro-
bocall scandal, the system will have failed. And if Elections Canada does not disclose its rulings on past complaints, and all future complaints, Canadians will not be able to tell whether the system works fairly and properly in all cases.” Compelling Elections Canada to be more transparent and, more broadly, making changes to some very undemocratic facets of our electoral process will require action from our politicians, not just all the talk, talk, talk coming out of Ottawa. Opposition parties in particular are fond of making small issues – procedural matters, for instance, and turning them into big deals – playing politics. That’s not the case here. Action is needed, says Conacher, as the government won’t repent of its own accord. The group has clearly run out of patience with Commissioner of Canada Elections, among others. Earlier in the process, Democracy Watch filed a complaint with the federal Information Commissioner about the refusal of the commissioner to disclose
his rulings on past election complaints (he refused because some of the rulings might make him look bad, they point out). The Commissioner of Canada Elections finally ruled on the fraud robocalls scandal in April 2014, letting the Conservative Party off the hook. Democracy Watch criticized the Commissioner’s ruling, announcing that it would launch a private prosecution of the Conservatives if government lawyers didn’t overturn the ruling and launch a prosecution. Since then, former Conservative staffer Michael Sona has been prosecuted and found guilty and sentenced to 9 months in jail for misleading voters during the 2011 election with fraud robocalls in a Guelph riding – even though the evidence that he was involved was much less clear than the evidence that the Conservative Party booked robocalls that misled voters in many ridings across Canada, says Conacher. The Criminal Code allows anyone to launch a KANNON | 10
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is a clear violation of the federal elections law, but they won’t prosecute so Democracy Watch will to ensure the violators are held accountable for their wrongdoing,” says Conacher, a visiting professor at the University of Ottawa. “There is no way the commissioner or director can justify refusing to prosecute the Conservatives given that the only case on record for misleading voters with fraud robocalls, Michael Sona’s case, resulted in a conviction based on relatively weak evidence. In such a situation, and given the clear evidence the Conservatives intentionally made misleading robocalls to many voters, neither the commissioner nor the director can claim they know for sure that prosecuting the Conservatives will not be successful, and so they should be prosecuting and letting the courts decide if the Conservatives crossed the line and should be convicted.” It’s not really surprising that there have been no charges or repercussions stemming from this form of
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The contraction of the Canadian economy in the first quarter of the year, lower oil prices, a near-record trade deficit and uncertainty in global markets have dimmed the growth outlook for Canada. The Canadian economy is expected to grow by just 1.6% in 2015, its worst showing since 2009.
“Canada’s economy has never performed worse, since the end of World War II, than under the present Conservative government. The Harper government ranks last among the nine post-ward governments, and by a wide margin – falling well behind the second worst government, which was the Mulroney government of 1984-93.”
Production stopped at a long-time fertilizer manufacturer in Elmira as the new owners prepared to shut down the Union Street plant. The move ended some 60 years of manufacturing in the community. The site had seen a flurry of activity in recent years due to a series of ownership changes. On July 17, owners Fertichem Inc. sold the rights to Nutrite fertilizer products to Growmark Inc., the co-operative group known for its FS brand of farm supplies.
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finally had the goods on him. A U.S. Special Forces raid in Syria last May killed Abu Sayyaf, the IS official in charge of selling blackmarket oil from IS-controlled wells into Turkey. The American troops came away with hundreds of flash drives and documents that proved that Turkish officials were deeply involved in the trade, which has been IS’s main source of revenue. Turkey has now bombed a few IS targets to show willing – but if you look at the videos, the Turkish planes are launching missiles at single buildings out in open fields, not exactly where you’d expect IS to
have weapons stores and command centres. It’s as if the Turkish forces were ordered to hit targets that wouldn’t do any real damage. But least the coalition gets to use Incirlik. Is Erdoğan still in cahoots with IS? Maybe. Is he actively supporting the other big Islamist group, the Nusra Front, which dominates the battle in western Syria? Yes he is, quite openly, and the difference between these two terrorist groups is only skin-deep. So if you’re expecting a radical change in the military situation in Syria – don’t. Assad is still losing slowly, the Islamist extremists are still winning, and Turkey is still playing a double game.
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ing trouble in the marathon. So what we’re trying to determine is how can we create an event to figure out who is the best allaround runner, and with the ENDURrun, we think
With summer temperatures soaring higher than Donald Trump’s ego in a presidential race, anglers need to be aware of how searing heat can affect them. I mean aside from the health and safety issues. Look, we all know that you can get sunburn and sunstroke and heat exhaustion if you are not careful, fail to hydrate or overextend yourself. What fewer of us know is that this very same heat provides good opportunities to call it a day should you catch the fish that is going to win whatever bet you have on. For instance, say you’ve got the standard first and biggest fish buys dinner bets in place. On a hot day, should you catch the first fish, even if it is a puny minnow, all you need to do is immediately fake signs of heat exhaustion – headaches, dizziness, nausea and the like – so much so that your worried buddy ends the trip. And, voila, you’ve won both bets handily. Sure, this seems a bit unfair, but you’ll feel better about it as you are eating a fine meal paid for by your fishing buddy.
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Golfer finds plenty of lessons on the big stage Elmira’s Garrett Rank got to take in the PGA experience playing in the Canadian Open last week at the Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville.
SCOTT BARBER Standing on the tee in his PGA Tour debut, Garrett Rank felt a little nervous, and maybe even a bit claustrophobic looking out at the scores of fans lining the holes at Oakville’s Glen Abbey Golf Club. He’s been in the spotlight before, as a professional hockey referee working in the AHL and NHL, and a veteran of numerous high profile amateur golf
events including the U.S Amateur. But this, the Canadian Open, a tournament won by legends like Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Greg Norman, on a course designed by Jack Nicklaus, was different. “Anytime you’re playing with professionals and you’re playing on essentially the biggest stage you can play on in the golf world, I was nervous, but I felt pretty good as the day
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went on,” Rank said. The Elmira native qualified for the tournament by winning the Canadian Mid-Amateur Championship last September at the Barrie Country Club. The opportunity to compete against some of the world’s best golfers was a tremendous honour, Rank said. “It was a fun week and something that I will remember for the rest of my life and it gives me the motivation to try to make it
back there.” The first round, on July 23, saw Rank struggle to a nine-over-par 81. But the 27-year-old bounced back the next day, carding a oneunder 71. The cut – top 71 players not including amateurs through two rounds – was set at two under par, so Rank didn’t get a chance to play through the final two rounds. But he was still fairly pleased with how he played, despite the rough
opening round score. “I felt like I didn’t actually play that bad, just a couple feet here or there took me from the fairway to the rough or from the green to missing the green and it was just tough to be able to control the ball from the long grass,” he said. “I played better the second day, but I didn’t even feel like I played that much differently. So it was a good RANK | 12
Making a run for it in Conestogo ... and beyond SCOTT BARBER The “Tour de France of running” returns to the streets and trails of Woolwich this month, with the 13th annual installment of the Waterloo Running Series’ ENDURrun race.
Some 67 competitors have already signed up for the event, which spans eight days with seven stages for a total of 160-kilometres August 9-16. “The intention was to have an event that would determine who was the
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Of course it can be very unfair. This mostly happens when your fishing buddy catches that puny fish first and pulls this stunt on you. Luckily, if you are forewarned, there are things you can do. My first suggestion when your fishing buddy is playing the fake heat exhaustion card is to “accidentally” push him or her
overboard. The water generally provides a cooling effect that mitigates fake heat exhaustion. Sometimes, however, if your fishing pal is a really good actor this might not be enough. He might actually bob helplessly in the water until you haul him out and then suggest he needs to get to shore immediately. Some guys will do anything to win a fish-
ing bet. In that case, you’ve got to counter by also faking a symptom of heat exhaustion, which is disorientation. The way I do this is as follows. First, I agree to get him back to shore, while quietly letting out line and trolling along the way. Then, because of my “disorientation” brought about by the heat, I take the long way
home, trolling over all my favourite fishing spots. Also, and this is key, you need to make sure your buddy doesn’t have a line in the water. Lord knows, once he sees this countermove, he or she will try. I actually forbid it, telling him or her that they need to relax and not exert themselves. This is key since you need to win the big fish portion of the bet or you are
buying dessert too. From this point on, you merely troll until you catch that bigger fish. Having done that, after the photos, you race your boat to shore, so your angling partner doesn’t have any opportunity to catch a larger, bet-winning fish. That way, you both buy your own dinner, plus you have bragging rights on the big fish.
Hopefully, however, you’ll catch the first and only fish and your buddy will take you immediately to shore. Then, at least one of you will really enjoy dinner. One last word of caution; don’t eat dinner on the outside patio of the restaurant. You don’t want to give him or her any chance to claim disorientation just as the cheque comes.
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Open, Rank took part in another high profile golf tournament, as a member of the Canadian Pan American Games golf squad. In the individual event, Rank finished 15th overall after posting scores of 79-72-72-70 for a total of five strokes over par at Markham’s Angus Glen Golf Club. In the mixed team category, Rank played alongside Austin Connelly and former LPGA Tour standout Lorie Kane. The trio placed eighth overall with a total score of 14 strokes over par. “That was so cool,” he said. “It will probably be the first and last time I get to participate in a multisport games like that, but it was something that I will remember for the rest of my life. Just really neat being a part of the Team Canada community and you know, living and training with the different athletes all day, every day, and just experiencing the whole
Garrett Rank takes stock at Glen Abbey. athlete’s village.” Coming up this month, Rank will compete at the Canadian Amateur Golf Championship at the Weston Golf and Country Club and the Lambton Golf and Country Club in Toronto, August 10-13. Then August 17-23 he’ll
take part in the world’s most prestigious amateur tournament, the United States Amateur at Olympia Fields Country Club near Chicago, an event that has been won by greats like Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Bobby Jones and Phil Mickelson.
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we’ve found what that event is.” Day one begins with a half marathon, with the start and finish line at the community park in Conestogo. “It runs through RIM Park, along the golf course so it is very beautiful,” Schmidt said. Day two is a time trial, starting at Schmidt’s Conestogo home. “It’s very, very flat, and that’s what a time trial should be,” he said. “We send the runners off a minute at a time, with the gold jersey starting last (the winner of the first stage). So the gold jersey has an advantage of seeing the runners ahead of them, so if that gold jersey catches the person ahead of them, they’ve already gained a minute on them. And that is why the first stage is so
important because it determines the order for the second stage.” The time trial route goes north along Sawmill Road with runners taking a right onto New Jerusalem Road, followed by another right onto Scotch Line Road for a total of 15-kilometres. Day three sees competitors head to Bechtel Park in Waterloo for a 30-kilometre trail run. “That is very, very difficult,” Schmidt said. “And we have a number of different competitions within the ENDURrun, for example, we have two time trails, a 10-km and a 15-km and the winner of those two combined times, we award them the “sprint king.” We also have two very, very hilly courses, one at Camp Heidelberg which runs along Wilmot Line, and one at Chicopee, and so the winner of those two stages combined we call the
“mountain king.” And we also have two trail courses, Bechtel Park and another at Chicopee and the winner of those two combined times will be the “trail king,” and they are awarded different jerseys at the end of the competition.” Day four is the 10-km hill run near Heidelberg, while day five sees runners traverse a 26.5-km course at Chicopee Ski Club in Kitchener. Day six is a 10-km time trial on the paved streets of Woolwich Township and finally on the last leg, competitors grind it out in a full marathon, once again starting and finishing in Conestogo. Runners are free to sign up for the whole event, or just one of two as their schedule allows, and participants can also get involved as part of a relay team. For more information, visit www.endurrun.com.
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VENTURE FOOD FOR THOUGHT/ OWEN ROBERTS
AGRICULTURE / FOOD PRODUCTION
Research yields faster, cheaper plant propogation, ups yields Work at University of Guelph institute also has potential to help with the preservation of plant species SCOTT BARBER Researchers at the University of Guelph are making plant reproduction faster and cheaper, and the results could lead to major advancements in both commercial farming and the field of plant preservation. Using innovative micropropagation techniques, Dr. Praveen Saxena and Dr. Max Jones of the Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation (GRIPP), are essentially cloning plant material for crops like apples and hazelnuts. “Plants are very unique in that they have this amazing power of vegetative reproduction,” Saxena, director of GRIPP, explained. “You can make cuttings and if you root them, there’s the plant. That basic property is within the plant. And to specialize it further, think about it this way, we can take a small bud from a tree. And this bud is brought into culture and what culture means is, that it’s a Petri dish that contains all of the components that are required for a plant to grow. So it would have sugar, hormones and vitamins, and that’s where the research goes, (determining) what this bud needs. So from one bud there could be two,
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Take a good look around the agricultural landscape this weekend, and celebrate Food Day Canada as we’ve known it over the past decade or so. Because in another 12 months, our nation’s agrifood culture could feel a lot different than ever. Food Day Canada takes place Saturday, August 1. It’s described by its founder, Elora’s Anita Stewart, as “a chance for all Canadians to join hands in one massive celebration in praise of our farmers and fishers, our chefs and researchers … and, above all, our home cooks.” You may recall it began in 2003 as The World’s Longest Barbeque, in which Canadians were urged to support our beleaguered beef sector. A single case of BSE had been discovered in Alberta, and the U.S. took it as an opportunity to hammer Canada with sanctions against the industry. As the years went on, Food Day Canada’s roots grew at the University of Guelph, Canada’s food university. Stewart worked hard to show how crops and livestock developed by Guelph researchers contributed so significantly to our nation’s food supply. These were products such
grows. So in laymans terms, the bud is being grown in an artificial environment to multiply and it can continue (for decades).” In fact, there are many plants in the GRIPP lab that were initiated some 20 years ago, Saxena said, and they continue to be propagated until they are needed in the field. And that’s where the preservationist mandate comes in. “It’s very important that we can look at extremely vulnerable populations of plant species,” Saxena said. “We don’t even know what is being lost. Everyday plant species are being lost as a result of agriculture, land reduction and environmental changes and what not, and most of the time we are not even aware if the plant was medicinal PLANTS | 14
Change is in the air this Food Day
Research at the University of Guelph’s GRIPP Lab is making it easier to grow apple trees, like this one on an orchard in Newcastle, Ontario. [SUBMITTED]
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as Yukon Gold potatoes and many varieties of field crops and orchard crops that were uniquely Canadian. A collection of them are listed on the fooddaycanada.ca website; more opportunities exist to describe research advances in livestock that have led to better and healthier animals, too. Food Day Canada is not political. It respects regional cuisine and doesn’t draw lines between provinces. It isn’t bound by
ridiculous and outdated laws like the one being challenged right now by a New Brunswicker who has been charged for illegally transporting a few cases of beer from Quebec to his home province. It’s led to a campaign called Free Beer, as in it’s time to free beer from bureaucratic wrangling so it’s not a crime to take it between provinces, fuelled by a grassroots organization called the Canadian Constitution Foundation. Canada’s agri-food sec-
tor is fraught with the kind of politics Food Day Canada has managed to avoid. And the way the sector looks in the future will have a lot to do with the way we participate, or don’t, in the much ballyhooed Trans Pacific Partnership. This pending initiative is supposed to give Canadian farmers new trade options with Pacific Rim countries. And it might give consumers here even more food choices than they have now. But the risk is huge if
Canada has to give up its supply management system to do it. The U.S. has taken a lead calling the shots on the partnership, and it hates Canadian supply management. It says the system is protectionist, and throws up unfair trade barriers to protect Canadian poultry and dairy farmers. Some people, like me, think a reasonable level of protection for Canadian farmers in need isn’t so bad. But some level of compromise is needed if we’re
going to send commodities and finished foods into the U.S. and abroad, and expect our trading partners to accept them with open arms Within the last couple of weeks, both sides on this issue have issued reports and retorts. The one that’s stuck with me arrived in my inbox Wednesday from a powerful coalition of supply managed commodities, kicking back at free traders. “Farmers are growing increasingly concerned about
having their industries misrepresented in certain media,” it said, from its perspective. “It’s time that people had the facts – or at the very least, the other side of the story.” The whole matter is reaching a crescendo now that the gamesmanship has started with the federal election. Between now and next year’s Food Day Canada, supply management will either be figured out by us, or for us. I hope it’s the former, not the latter.
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or not, or it has some properties that could have provided new food and all of that. So for us, it is of great significance.” And there are commercial applications as well, Saxena said. “The technology that we developed for propagation and conservation is often very useful for commercial crops. Especially the crops that are difficult to propagate, and there is need to multiply plants faster. So we are working on apples for example, apple root
stocks at this point, and the idea is that we could provide apple root stocks to growers in Ontario and in the long run we will be working with many different food crops.” The project recently received funding from the University of Guelph’s 2015 Gryphon’s LAAIR (Leading to Accelerated Adoption of Innovative Research) program. Now, they are looking at switching from gel-based tissue cultures to a waterbased solution, which could increase the scale of the reproduction process.
Micro-propagation techniques developed at the University of Guelph see apple root stocks developed artificially. The lab is also partnering with Harster Greenhouses in Dundas, Ontario to produce specialized container and shelving systems -the tissue cultures need to be
rocked periodically- and are creating prototypes using 3-D printing technology. “The partnership with industry is important because we want to make sure what we’re developing will meet their needs,” Jones told Aginnovation Ontario last month. “The long term goal is for this technology to meet our Canadian propagation needs and to give Canadian growers an advantage by producing disease-free plant stock more quickly and efficiently.” For more information, visit www.gripp.ca.
Dr. Max Jones is part of a team of researchers working on the project. [SUBMITTED]
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The Corporation of the Township of Wellesley
FAMILY ALBUM ANNIVERSARY
BIRTHDAY
Bob and Judie Witney
OH NO! BRAD’S THE BIG 5-0!
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TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Wellesley will hold a Public Meeting on the 25th day of August, 2015 at 6:45 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 4805 William Hastings Line, Crosshill, Ontario, for the purpose of receiving comments with respect to various housekeeping amendments to Zoning By-law 28/2006. THE PROPOSAL: The Township of Wellesley is proposing a number of general amendments to the existing Zoning By-law to correct certain errors, provide additional definitions, clean up unclear wording and make other general changes to the by-law. The proposed amendments affect all lands in the Township. A full copy of the proposed amendments and other background documentation is available from the Township website at www.wellesley.ca. The following items identify some of the more substantive proposed changes to the Zoning By-law. 1. A number of new definitions are added to the Zoning By-law and other definitions will be revised. 2. Section 2.71, farm definition is revised by deleting the 4.0 hectare minimum farm parcel size. 3. Section 2.74, farm related occupation definition is proposed to be revised by removing the 8.0 hectare minimum lot area restriction. 4. That Section 4.2 accessory uses be amended to restrict the accessory building size to being no larger than the primary use on the lands. The maximum building height for accessory buildings is proposed to be increased from 4.88 metres to 6.0 metres. 5. Section 4.22 farm related occupations be amended to increase the number of off farm employees from two (2) to five (5). 6. Section 4.22 Minimum Distance Separation (MDS) setback from existing livestock facilities be amended to specify that MDS I does not apply for additions to existing dwellings. 7. Section 4.28, Non-complying uses is proposed to be changed to recognize that non-complying lots that are changed in size as a result of a severance application are considered to comply with the zoning by-law regulations. 8. Section 19 regulations regarding wind turbines be deleted in their entirety. 9. New regulations are proposed in the Urban Residential, Settlement Residential and Settlement Commercial zones to add in a maximum building coverage restriction. 10. That two new residential zones be added to the by-law to permit medium and higher density residential dwellings.
Family and friends are invited to an Open House on Sat Aug 8th at the Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St E, Elmira, between 2 and 4pm. No gifts please but donations to the Woolwich food bank would be gratefully accepted if you choose.
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Donald Foerster
Brox, Donald E.
In loving memory of our dear Father, who left us five years ago July 30, 2010. His nature was loving and giving, His heart was made of pure gold. And to us who truly loved him, His memory will never grow old. Love Darlene, Jen, Joan and Lisa Foerster
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Any persons may attend the public meeting and make written and/ or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed amendment and plan of subdivision. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Wellesley before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Township of Wellesley to the Ontario Municipal Board. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Township of Wellesley before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
Dated at the Township of Wellesley this 17th day of July, 2015
Was called home to be with his Lord on Saturday, July 25, 2015, at the age of 86 years. Don Brox, of Elmira, was the beloved husband of Dorie (Dieke) Brox. Dear father of Debbie (John) Ferguson of Kingsville, Bill (Kathy) of Floradale, and Karen (Darrell) Martin of Elmira. Loved grandfather of Julie (Matt), Becky; Jeremy (Nathalie), Katie; Meghan (Ryan), Brandon (Emily), Dustin; and eight great-grandchildren. Predeceased by his parents William and Edith (Mackie) Brox, and his brother Howard (Kaye Bolender). Don was a longtime Elmira businessman. He operated Brox’s Florist and Gift Shop, created Brox’s Olde Town Village, and developed At the Crossroads Family Restaurant. He was also active in municipal politics as a Town Councillor and as a Regional Councillor. Don was a man of deep faith and had a passion for flowers, good food and travel. The family received relatives and friends on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Woodside Bible Fellowship, 200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira. A private family interment was held at Elmira Union Cemetery on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 followed by public visitation at Woodside Bible Fellowship from 10 a.m. until the memorial service time of 11 a.m. A reception followed in the church hall. A special thanks to the staff at Barnswallow Place for their compassionate care and support. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or Woodside Bible Fellowship Benevolence Fund. Arrangements entrusted to the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.
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Additional information relating to the proposed application is available for inspection during regular business hours at the Municipal Offices of the Township of Wellesley and on our website. Information requests may also be submitted to: Geoff VanderBaaren, Planner, gvanderbaaren@wellesley.ca 4639 Lobsinger Line, St. Clements, ON N0B 2M0 PH: 519.699.3952 FX: 519.699.4540,
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The skate park in Elmira was awash in boarders doing their thing last Saturday during the Skate for Heart fundraiser for Sick Kids Hospital. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
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Drayton - Eat in kitchen, spacious living room, walk out from the master bedroom to the large back deck, great starter home, or retirement spot. The finished basement includes 2 extra bedrooms and a 3 piece bathroom. Lots of room in the oversized shed at the back of the property. MLS 1521798.
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Heidelberg - Exceptional Custom Built 5 bedroom home boasts a 1500 square foot triple car garage with a drive through to the back yard. Situated on a 133 x 165 foot lot with a beautiful country view, enjoy relaxing on your back deck around the pool. MLS 1517249.
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Drayton - Located on 6 acres this extraordinary home is nestled in picturesque scenery. Featuring: Private lane, 1500 sqft, (30ft x 50ft) workshop with 60amp service, and 1600sqft home. Finished top to bottom with an open layout this rare find is extremely well kept. MLS 1527262.
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Elmira - Located just outside of town, this bungalow has been redone inside and out! Enjoy the convenience of the back entrance into the mud room and main floor laundry. This home also boasts a separate garage on the 200 ft deep lot, with decking straight through from the side to the back yard. This is the perfect spot for entertaining on these warm summer evenings. MLS 1532036
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The Family will be hosting an OPEN HOUSE on the home farm in Wallenstein (7231 Line 86) on Sunday August 9 from 1:00-4:00pm.
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UNIQUE PROPERTY ON 1.8 ACRES, siding to water and overlooking the countryside! Updated windows. Hdwd. flrs. In LR, DR & 2 bdrms. Ensuite bath. Gas fireplace in L.R. & wood F.P. in fin. rec. room. Updated kitchen.. W/O to deck & hot tub. MLS
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$559,900
LOTS OF PARKING! Large great room w/cathedral ceiling. 3+ bdrms. Granite countertop, appl. Incl. Updated furnace, bathrms. shingles, cupboards. 2 tiered deck & private back yd. Rec.rm. & 4th bdrm. MLS
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VERY SPACIOUS BRICK BUNGALOW on a large lot. Lots of windows facing south. Main flr. fam. rm. w/fireplace. Large master bdrm./ensuite. Main flr. laundry. Walkup to garage. Lots of parking! MLS PRICE REDUCED
CRESCENT LOCATION! Large fenced lot. Long driveway. 3 bdrm. semi with laminate on the main level. Refinished cupboards. W/O to deck. 3 bdrms. Fin. rec. room. Newer shed. NEW MLS
UPDATED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM! A great home to retire in - everything on one level! Quiet street. Lovely finished bsmt. with rec. rm. & office 2 baths. Walkup basement. A must see! MLS
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48 Acre Farm for Sale with Large Bungalow Near Arthur Call Lynn Smillie for details 519-827-5108
30 acres workable, 12 acres bush, suitable for livestock. Currently planted in hay. Beautiful 3 bed/3bath bungalow. Lots of room for a large family. Close to HWY 9. $574,900 MLS 153633
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LIVING HERE CHEF’S TABLE/ DIERRE ACHESON
VOLUNTEERISM / A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE
On having their hearts captured Missionary workers in Rwanda will be enthralled by the place, says Elmira veteran of work there SCOTT BARBER Preparing the latest group of missionaries for to Rwanda this week, Elmira’s Paul Atkinson imparts a simple message, learned firsthand. “You will leave part of your heart in Rwanda and you will want to go back.” A former teacher and administrator with the Waterloo Region District School Board, including a stint at Elmira District Secondary School, Atkinson and his wife Marlene have become leaders with their church, Waterloo Mennonite Brethren and its partner organization, International Team’s Impact Rwanda Program. The program, Atkinson explained, is focused on helping orphans and youth living on the streets and in poverty by offering food, shelter and educational opportunities. “We strongly believe that education is a key that empowers young people and not-so-young people to change the circumstances of their lives,” he said. “To build the self confidence to say, I can do something different than living on the street, or in very poor conditions. I can learn, I can work hard, I can do these things.” On July 22, six women – Anne Liesemer of Maryhill, Alison Feuerwerker, Michelle Burkholder, Shelly Donald, Laura Velilla and Betty Neufeld of Waterloo – travelled to Rwanda for a two-and-a-half-week trip. There, the group is taking part in the missionary
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Paul and Marlene Atkinson of Elmira help organize teams of volunteers through International Teams and the Waterloo Mennonite Brethren Church, which helped build a library in a Rwandan refugee camp last year. [SUBMITTED] work headed up by Elmira native Jennifer Kamari and her husband Serge Kamari. “The team will be working with the young people in the church that Jen and Serge were apart of starting,” Atkinson said. “They will be doing a vacation bible school for those children, and we estimate that there will be about 50. In the second week, they will be going to the Kaziba refugee camp, which is about a three and a half, to four hour drive from Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. And
they will be working in the refugee camp with a youth ministry group and they will be involved in helping children in the library that was recently built by International Teams.” The Atkinson’s passion for Rwanda began with a mission trip in 2005, encouraged by Jennifer Kamari. They quickly fell in love with the people, and have made regular trips back each year since. “There is something that happens when you go and you work along-
side the people that Jen and Serge work with and you go with willingness to do whatever it is they ask you to do,” Atkinson said. “We never send a team with the attitude that, ‘now we’ve got the idea for you, and if you do this, you’ll just live happily ever after.’ We don’t know enough about their life circumstances, their culture, or the reality of their government. We go to walk alongside with them, to hear their stories and to ask questions like,
‘what are you wanting to achieve?’ and ‘what can people like us, who come once every year, or every two years, how can we support you in what you want to do?’” To support the cause, the Atkinsons and members of the WMB participate each year in the Ride for Refuge, often raising enough money to rank among the region’s top 10 groups. For more information, visit International Team’s Canadian website at iteams.ca.
Wow, it is hot! I’m not one to complain but it seems there is a lot in overdrive this week. Our lazy summer isn’t so lazy, but that’s OK – livin’ the dream, as they say. When it’s this hot, this barbeque pizza is a great entree or appetizer. The sweetness of the peach, the salt of the prosciutto and the zing of goat cheese bring us to the physiology of taste. When I think of dishes to put together, fruit and greens are by far my favourite. I know for some it isn’t the go-to option, but for me it’s part of putting a plate or dish together. Think of creating a dish like planning a party – you have many different kinds of friends: the outgoing, the conversationalist, a good listener and, of course, a host. The right mix of people helps make a great party. In this dish the dough is the host, the zing of the peach is outgoing, the arugula starts the conversation, and the goat cheese is ready to listen. All CHEF’S TABLE |23
Are you heading on a road trip for the long weekend? You may need to get your next oil change done sooner then you think! If you are used to getting your oil changed every 3 or 4 months, you may hit the kilometers earlier if you are going on a lot of road trips. It is especially important to get it changed sooner then later if you were driving on a lot of gravel roads or towing a trailer. Call us at 519-669-1082 to book your maintenance service today! - Merlin
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AUGUST 1 SENSATIONAL ELORA PRESENTS “FILM on a Plate,” an outdoor food and film event in support of the Centre Wellington Food Bank. There will be local food vendors, a live band and more starting at 6 p.m. along with an outdoor showing of “Kinky Boots.” Tickets are $15/pp which includes a complimentary drink. Tickets can be bought online at www. senseationalelora.com.
AUGUST 2 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT 7-9 p.m., Gore Park, Elmira. Featuring: Peace River Band. Bring your own lawn chairs. Free.
AUGUST 4 BINGO UPSTAIRS AT THE St. Clements Community Centre, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. Wheelchair accessible. For more information contact Joe Brick at 519-699-4022.
AUGUST 6 SUMMER CONCERT AT CASTLE Kilbride, 60 Snyder’s Road, Baden; 7-8 p.m. Lady D and the Barrelhouse Gents. Admission by donation. THE WORLD AS IT was millions of years ago: exhibit reveals the interdependence between the species, their environment and the forces that shaped both their life and extinction; through new, technologybased interactive stations see the world through the eyes of different dinosaurs, learn how a Pterosaur flies, and walk among these giants; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Lions Club. Wheelchair accessible. For more information contact Joe Brick at 519-699-4022.
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AUGUST 20
HOT HAMBURGER SANDWICHES, MASHED potatoes, vegetables and gravy. Elmira Legion, serving at 6 p.m.; $8/person.
SUMMER CONCERT AT CASTLE Kilbride, 60 Snyder’s Road, Baden; 7-8 p.m. 300 Degrees. Admission by donation.
AUGUST 9
AUGUST 23
SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT 7-9 p.m., Gore Park, Elmira. Featuring: Burie Family. Bring your own lawn chairs. Free.
SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT 7-9 p.m., Gore Park, Elmira. Featuring: Doug Dietrich & Sunrise. Bring your own lawn chairs. Free.
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AUGUST 25
BINGO UPSTAIRS AT THE St. Clements Community Centre, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. Wheelchair accessible. For more information contact Joe Brick at 519-699-4022.
BINGO UPSTAIRS AT THE St. Clements Community Centre, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. Wheelchair accessible. For more information contact Joe Brick at 519-699-4022.
AUGUST 13
AUGUST 30
SUMMER CONCERT AT CASTLE Kilbride, 60 Snyder’s Road, Baden; 7-8 p.m. Trent Severn. Admission by donation.
SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT 7-9 p.m., Gore Park, Elmira. Featuring: Dickie Dugal & U-Turn. Bring your own lawn chairs. Free.
AUGUST 16
OCTOBER 17
SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT 7-9 p.m., Gore Park, Elmira. Featuring: Gerald Davidson & the Country Versatiles. Bring your own lawn chairs. Free.
26TH ANNUAL BRESLAU CRAFT Show, Breslau Public School - 58 Joseph St., Breslau; 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Handmade crafts, jewelry, food, homemade decor, clothing, raffles, candles, gifts and much more! Vendor opportunities: please email bpcraftshow@ gmail.com.
AUGUST 18 BINGO UPSTAIRS AT THE St. Clements Community Centre, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Paradise & District
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PLACES OF FAITH | A DIRECTORY OF LOCAL HOUSES OF WORSHIP 9:30 am: Worship
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SUNDAYS - 9:00 & 11:00AM WEDNESDAYS - 7:00PM
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STRANGE BUT TRUE / BILL & RICH SONES PH.D.
Shaken, not stirred? James Bond’s martini’s should have left him shaken WEIRD NOTES
Q. Here’s one for you
drinkers and nondrinkers alike: What was James Bond getting at with his famous vodka martini preference: “shaken, not stirred�? Is there really a taste difference between the two?
A. Responding to this
reader curiosity, the editors of “New Scientist� magazine reported: Shaken vodka martinis have less of an oily taste, “and because many vodkas made after the Second World War were from potatoes rather than grain (today’s preference) and
because potatoes produce a distinctly oily vodka, James Bond liked his shaken rather than today’s more acceptable stirred method.� And as Alan Hamley of the U.K. adds: Vegetables of many kinds – parsnips, carrots, beetroot – create quite oily vodkas which benefit from a shaking when in a martini. Yet for the U.K.’s Charles Black, the bigger issue is Bond’s alcohol intake. Research recently published in the British Medical Journal calculated that 007 consumes “on average five vodka martinis a day, or 92 units of alcohol a week, making him a ‘problem drinker’ – one more likely to die from liver failure than lead a
glamorous lifestyle... The researchers suggested he only preferred shaken martinis because he was already shaking as a result of his excessive boozing. They concluded that Bond should be ‘referred for further assessment of his alcohol intake.’�
Q. Introduced 50 years ago, measles vaccines were followed by striking reductions in child mortality, so dramatic that they could not be accounted for by the prevention of measles alone. A recent study has proposed a simple and elegant explanation. Can you say what it is?
A. The key concept can be summarized as “immune amnesia,� suggests
the huge impact that the measles vaccine has. “Measles vaccination is one of the most cost effective interventions for global health,� the authors conclude. “Our results imply... that mortality (and probably morbidity) reductions linked to measles vaccination might be much greater than previously considered.�
Princeton University biologist Michael Mina, et al., as reported in “Science� magazine. Without being vaccinated, if children get measles their immune system’s memory of previous infectious exposures– or vaccinations–is erased. After recovery, they are immune to measles but lose their immunity to other diseases, and it takes several years for their immune system to recover. So during these years, they are vulnerable to a wide range of opportunistic infections for which they used to have immunity. Measles is unique in this regard: other infections do not typically generate immune amnesia, so other vaccinations do not have
Q. Why have anti-graffiti efforts in Sydney, Australia led one journalist to speak of the “long nose of the law�?
A. In an effort to reduce the prevalence and remediation costs of graffiti, Sydney’s rail authority is trialing a system called Mousetrap, which uses electronic “noses� (chemi-
cal sensors) to detect the vapors of spray paint and permanent markers, reports Vicky Gan on the CityLab website. When Mousetrap sniffs out an act of vandalism in progress, it alerts the authorities; so far, the system has nabbed more than 30 offenders. “Those who [create] graffiti across the network can now be sprung immediately,� said Sydney transport minister Andrew Constance. “With can in hand, marker in hand, doing the damage, you will get caught.�
ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill is a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you “Strange But True.� Send your questions to strangetrue@compuserve.com.
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2. Lacking vigor 3. Acceptances 4. Make new 5. Carbonium, e.g. 6. Glitter 7. Bean 8. “Gladiator� setting 9. Alfred Newman 10. Cease to consider 11. Dialects 12. Freetown currency unit 13. Fancy marbles 14. Eye 15. 1987 Costner role 20. Black cuckoo 26. Undercover drug cop (sl) 27. Muslim head covering 28. Raise 32. Airy 33. Electric unit 34. Appropriate 36. Spherical 37. Disguise 38. Arabic for “commander� 39. Modified organic chemistry
40. Cut from a larger piece 42. Measure unit for fresh herring 43. During 44. Water nymph 45. Christmas wish 46. 2004 nominee 47. “The ___ Daba Honeymoon� 51. Basque, e.g. 52. Windpipe 53. Oil-rich land 54. Obstacle 55. Forget 56. Intrudes 59. Attitude 60. Large particles 61. Gentle music 62. Corpulent 63. Court 64. Hard, dark red wood 65. Adjoin 66. Energy 70. Chucklehead 71. “___ the season ...�
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elements well thought out make a great dish or fun party to enjoy. Start with something like a beauty peach and build from there. Happy grilling!
Peach and Arugula Pizza with Goat Cheese 3/4 cup warm water 1 Tbsp. honey 1 Tbsp. yeast 2 cups all purpose flour 1 1/2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. salt Handful of arugula 2 freestone peaches, sliced 4 oz goat cheese 2 Tbsp. white balsamic vinegar 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper to taste
In small bowl place warm water, honey and stir in the yeast. Allow to activate for approximately 5 minutes. Pour in mixing bowl, add flour, olive oil and salt. Mix with dough hook for approximately 5 minutes. Place in oiled bowl and cover with cellophane. Allow to double in size. Divide dough in 4, roll out on floured surface into
oval shape. Drizzle olive oil on pizza dough and rub oil around. Place on grill (medium heat) and allow to bake through, about 4 minutes. Don’t walk away. Then flip over the dough and cook through. Remove from grill. In a stainless steel bowl, place arugula, peach, balsamic vinegar and olive oil, then toss with salt and pepper. Place on top of grilled pizza dough, add crumbled goat cheese on top. Serve with slices of prosciutto or chicken if desired.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Never Enough Thyme Catering Inc. 83A Arthur St. S., Elmira.
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