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Tanner Armstrong, Blake Frede, Tucker Armstrong, and Leah Frede wheeled a wagon full of local corn to the curb to sell on Elmira’s KingFisher Drive this week. All proceeds will go to the Woolwich food bank and Sick Kids Hospital. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
Woolwich welcomes infrastructure fund pledge SCOTT BARBER Responding to longstanding calls for predictable and stable funding for municipal infrastructure projects, Premier Kathleen Wynn announced a $100 million program for small, rural and northern municipalities.
At a press conference in St. Thomas on August 18, Wynne said, “I believe the success of our small, rural and northern communities is intrinsically connected to the success of our entire province. The fund we are launching today will help build up our infrastructure, and create jobs and oppor-
tunity in every part of the province.” Promised in the Liberal’s July budget, the Ontario Community Infrastructure fund provides $50 million annually for municipalities by formula and the remaining $50 million by application for critical road, bridge or sewage projects.
Township of Woolwich chief administrative officer David Brenneman called the plan a step in the right direction. “We are very pleased by this announcement as this is something the township, along with other municipalities, have long advocated for,” he said. “It
finally confirms that all three levels of government, federal, provincial and local all agree that if we are going to deal with the infrastructure deficit issue, which is Canada wide, we are going to have to partner together.” FUNDING | 4
Concerned about the impacts of a gas bar proposed for a Heidelberg site, neighbours filed into the Crosshill council chamber August 19 to provide feedback. Ahmed Haji, owner of the Forwell Variety Store, is seeking a zone change application to permit a gas station at the location. “Your bylaw for some reason permits a motor service station or a public garage but not a gas bar. We’re asking tonight that you consider approving a gas bar on the property,” said Sam Head of Dryden, Smith & Head Planning Consultants, representing Haji. Head addressed some of the concerns raised by residents, including a decrease in property values, school bus safety, reduced parking, and an increase in traffic and noise. He said the decrease of parking from 16 spots to 12 is not an issue because the nature of the business isn’t long-term: it’s in and GAS BAR | 2
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THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2014
Wellesley skate park on hold again
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Council fails to reach agreement on location, defers a decision until study presented at a meeting next month WHITNEY NEILSON
Dave Ingraham helped build the mini-pipe in front of the Wellesley arena, site of a temporary skate park. The township is looking at options for a permanent home for the facility. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER]
GAS BAR: Planner sees no issues with location FROM | COVER
out within a few minutes. For Shell to come in and fill the gas tanks it would take about 20 minutes once a week, taking up the space of two of the pumps. He noted that past issues with the septic system are no longer a concern. “When Stemmler’s was there in the building they did a lot of meat washing and probably overused the system,” Head said. “Today we have one employee using the septic system. It gets less use than a residential house.” A noise study has already been done, indicating no issues, he noted. Head said he doesn’t
Sam Head expect increased traffic to be a real issue, as the gas bar won’t be attracting people from far away, but providing a convenience for local people to fill up on their way by. Residents complained before that they had to travel out of town if they wanted to fill
up gas for their lawnmower or snowblower. Council received two written letters of opposition from the neighbors to the west and to the north of the variety store on Lobsinger Line. “Right now I’m just a little overwhelmed by everything,” Crystal Stevenson said, who lives to the west of the store. “I’d like to voice my opinion that I’m not in favour of it.” The closest fuel station is six kilometres away and is twice the size of the proposed gas bar. Haji plans to open up a pizzeria or coffee shop at the same location in the future too, as he previously ran a pizzeria in Kitchener.
Plans for a skateboard park in Wellesley remain up in the air, as council again failed to agree on a location for the facility. After discussing finances and suitable sites Tuesday night, councillors deferred the matter. Wellesley Recreation Service Board chair Janek Jagiellowicz said he was looking for some action on the park instead of putting it off yet again. “I was hoping now that we’ve got the dollar figure and we have the funding from the groups that council would vote on it,” Jagiellowicz said. “You need to vote on it or get it started before the weather gets too cold or else we’re waiting again.” Coun. Herb Neher put forward a motion to approve the skate park in principal pending a full report from the recreation committee and staff, expected next month. That failed, however, when Mayor Ross Kelterborn and councillors Paul Hergott and Shelley Wagner voted against it. The deferral leaves in limbo a site at the Wellesley Community Centre,
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where so far $25,758 has been spent on the park. A dug-up parking lot is all there is to show for it, director of facilities Brad Voisin said. “The [Wellesley-North Easthope Fall Fair board] was upset when the area was dug up because they felt as though it wasn’t discussed with them,” Jagiellowicz said. “When we sat down in January we had an open discussion … after the fact they were saying the community needs this, the kids need this.” The preferred location at the Wellesley Community Centre beside the splash pad is what the majority of people are in favour of, and now they’re wondering why it hasn’t been built yet, he added. Neher said council has been toying with the idea of a skate park for seven years without it ever coming to fruition. “All we’re doing is kicking the can,” Neher said. “When are we going to make a decision?” The dug-up area next to the splash pad has since been filled in and a pile of gravel is sitting there now. It’s unclear if that location will be used or if the township will find another spot. “There’s obviously a de-
mand for these and we’re just kicking the can constantly down the road with this. I think we should just take the bull by the horn,” Neher said. “The committee has done a lot of work. To hold this thing up, I personally have a problem with.” Kelterborn said he wanted it to be clear he’s not opposed to the skate park, but that he wants it done right, even if it takes longer. “My thinking is the skateboard park should be put on hold until we get our study done and get some more land,” Kelterborn said. “The money that you have raised you should put aside and wait until we have a proper place.” He said they’re looking at buying parkland to put the skate park somewhere other than near the splash pad at the community centre, where it was originally slated to go. Residents raised concerns earlier this year with having teenagers using the skate park so close to small children at the splash pad. Since then, those concerns have been mostly resolved. Council will revisit the issue on September 2 when a study with budget numbers and alternate locations is ready to be presented.
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Soap box and fishing derbies mark Labour Day
Madeline and Ella Kaut were feeling a bit unsure before chopping off eight inches of hair for Locks of Love, but were all smiles after it was done. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
Wellesley groups gearing up for popular events that have come to signal the end of summer SCOTT BARBER With summer drawing to an end, the kids in Wellesley will get one last chance to celebrate the summer holidays with the annual Labour Day soap box classic and fishing derby. Each event, held in Wellesley village on September 1, brings a unique experience to kids and their families. The fishing derby, held at the Wellesley pond kicks off the festivities at 10 a.m. “We offer trophies for the biggest and the smallest fish that are caught,” organizer Peter van der Maas said. “The biggest prize is $150 which is awarded for catching a tagged fish.” How do they tag the fish, you might wonder? “The Ministry of the Environment used to do it, and they’d come here the week before the derby and grab a bunch of fish, tag them then throw them back," van der Maas explained. “They’ve stopped doing it because of cutbacks; cutbacks have cut out little programs like that. So my self and another guy are going to a local trout pond and we’re going to snag some fish and put the tags on ourselves. … We’re just going to sew it on with a needle and thread. It goes through the dorsal fin so it doesn’t hurt them at all.” Catching one of the
tagged fish is a real challenge, though. In the six years the Wellesley Lions Club has hosted the derby, only two kids have done it out of the more than 200 participants who cast lines each year. But it’s not just about the prizes. “We’ve got people whose family come every Labour Day, including their grandparents, just so they can be a part of it with the kids,” van der Maas said. “We’ve got all the bells and whistles: the local butcher gives us his scale so we can weigh the fish and we have a leader board. The kids have a great time.” It’s strictly catch and release, with most catches consisting of carp, and the occasional trout or bass. After the fishing derby, kids can head over to Soap Box Classic, which begins at 2 p.m. on Nafzinger Road in front of First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Hosted by the Wellesley and District Board of Trade, the event is entering its tenth year. “The instigator was Terry Dennerley,” organizer Wendy Sauder said. “We were on the Board of Trade together and one day, in his lovely English accent he said, “We’ve got all these hills, I think it would be a lovely setting to hold a soap box derby.’ That was basically the line that got
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First haircut a meaningful one Sister makes another contribution to Locks of Love WHITNEY NEILSON It’s not difficult to tell that Ella and Madeline Kaut are sisters. But now with their matching haircuts, the resemblance is even more pronounced. The girls each sacrificed eight inches of their blonde hair in the name of Locks of Love, a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to people under 21 years old suffering from medical hair loss. The inspiration for their charitable efforts was family members with cancer who got wigs to cover up the effects of treatment. “The first time Madeline got it cut, her grandmother was going through cancer,” said their mom, Jessica Kaut. Now their great aunt is going through cancer treatment and opted for a wig made of real hair after try-
ing a synthetic one. “She just got a wig last week; she got a synthetic one and didn’t like it,” Jessica said. The girls got their haircuts at The Edje in Waterloo by Sarah May. The hairdresser’s brother passed away from cancer and Jessica said she does a lot of cuts for charity. Madeline went first while her older sister watched. She didn’t say a word as Sarah May passed her the ponytails chopped from the back of her head. “You look so cute,” Ella said to her sister. Madeline’s response was to stare in shock at herself in the mirror. But no tears were shed, surprising for a first haircut. The entire process from hair donation to wig-making is free. The only time money is exchanged is if someone’s hair is donated
that can’t be used and it’s sold to a theatre company in Hollywood for movie wigs. The girls’ hair will be used for wigs in North America. Locks of Love was started in 1997 by Madonna Coffman who developed alopecia in her 20s and lost all her hair. Her daughter developed it too at four years old and Coffman decided to take on Locks of Love fulltime. Jessica said by Christmas they’ll have long hair again, but they were feeling a bit nervous the day of the big cut. “There’s a stuffie (stuffed animal) on the line,” Jessica said. “I’m not going to lie. There’s definitely a treat after this.” For Ella, 7, this wasn’t her first time donating her hair. For Madeline, it was her first haircut ever at the ripe age of 3.
“Now you have big-girl hair, no more baby hair,” Ella said. It takes six to 10 ponytails to make one hairpiece and the hair must be free from bleach. Colored or permed hair is accepted. The first time they cut Ella’s hair for charity she was 3 and they cut it at their house with her grandparents watching. They’ve been growing it out for awhile to get the right length and wanted to cut it in time for school. “It grows like a weed, you’ll never know,” their dad, Greg, reassured Ella while she was waiting. In the end, they were both all smiles. “Think how happy you’re going to make someone, Ella,” Jessica said. “Some little kid who can’t have any hair gets to now because of you,” Sarah May added.
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New fire training house the draw in St. Jacobs Station to host annual open house and barbecue Aug. 27 WHITNEY NEILSON
Peter van der Maas and the Wellesley Lions Club are set to host the Wellesley Fishing Derby September 1 at 10 a.m. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER]
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us going and the first year we spent our summer checking out kit cars and figuring out what kind of speed we need to get down a hill. We got together weekly to plan. But it was definitely just that one little line that got us going.” Eventually, the group of Terry and Pat Dennerley and Wendy and Brian Sauder settled on a stretch of about 240 metres of Nafzinger Road.
mitted by August 30. Registration for The Wellesley Soap Box Classic begins at 1 p.m. on September 1 in the parking lot of First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Age categories (as of Sept. 1, 2014) are 8-10, 11-13, 14-17 and 18+. Registration for the Wellesley Fishing Derby is at 9 a.m. at the Wellesley Pond with the competition starting at 10 a.m. Tickets are $7 for anglers and includes entry in the derby, a drink, and a hot dog.
“The (drivers) go down the hill and reach speeds of up to 30 kilometres an hour,” Sauder said. “In the past we had a police officer down at the bottom with a radar gun and that was quite exciting for the kids.” The soap box cars can be purchased in kits or handmade, but they must meet specific guidelines. The most important, of course, is that the car be powered by gravity alone. Waiver forms and the $12 entrance fee must be sub-
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In contrast to lump-sum support like the infrastructure stimulus funding of the past, the new system will give municipal governments the ability to do long-term planning for infrastructure projects and repairs, Brenneman said. “We’ve long said that we are willing to be a part of the solution and in fact our council a number of years ago chose to implement a special infrastructure levy
100,000 residents. In a statement, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario president Ross Powers expressed support for the new programs, while adding that, “municipalities own more infrastructure than any other order of government, and much of it needs to be repaired or replaced.” The formula that will be used to allocate money from the Ontario Community Fund is expected to be released later this fall.
because it hoped that its advocacy efforts were going to be successful so that we could leverage dollars from a fund like this with money that we’ve been putting away in a reserve fund.” The premier also outlined the details for the Small Communities fund, which will see $274 million allotted by both the provincial and federal governments for infrastructure projects in Ontario communities with less than
Curious residents will get their first look at the Woolwich fire training house at the annual St. Jacobs fire station open house on August 27. The event is a fundraiser for equipment for the training house, including ropes and harnesses. Featuring a barbecue, it runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., rain or shine. St. Jacobs chief Craig Hoffman said the training house cost about $15,000 to build and they need an additional $5,000 for the equipment. “The money part is kind of secondary,” Hoffman said. “Our goal here is to educate the public. We’ll have a fire prevention table out and we’ll be handing out literature to adults and kids.” The open house will also feature an automobile extrication demonstration, fire-related activities for the kids, and fire extinguisher training. “It’s something that most people have in their homes but very few people get a chance to operate them,” Hoffman said of the extinguisher. “It’s a very useful tool to have.” Entry to the open house and barbeque is by donation. “We’ve often had several hundred people come through,” Hoffman said. “Our goal is to educate the public and show them our equipment here and be able to meet some of the firefighters.” They’ll also be showing off their Argo, an off-road rescue vehicle important for emergencies in areas like trails where fire trucks
St. Jacobs fire chief Craig Hoffman will welcome visitors to the St. Jacobs fire station as they check out the new training house and see some fire demonstrations. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
and ambulances don’t have access. The vehicle has a stretcher on it to carry a patient to the road. It was used a couple times in the winter. Township deputy chief Dale Martin said the training house is critical for firefighters to be able to train in a controlled environment. They expect firefighters to start using the training house by October. “We can do training here regardless of weather, when it’s raining or snowing outside. We or any of the stations in the township can come here and train safely. We’re able to set up proper safety procedures for training with ladders and ropes.” The training house was built entirely by Woolwich volunteer firefighters, mostly on weekends and evenings. “The amount we raise will determine a lot of the equipment that will be
purchased. It’s an ongoing thing,” Martin said. The training house is two stories with different features like two kinds of sprinkler systems, a destructible wall, lights with dimmers, and smoke that can fill a room to make it impossible to see. “We just finished construction early in the summer and we still need to have our design officers design training plans for it and we still need to get some of the training equipment for it,” Hoffman said. “At this point we haven’t had fullfledged training yet.” Hoffman said they plan to construct different mazes within the house to make it more challenging, rather than firefighters getting used to the same floor plan. There are also crawlspaces for the firefighters to practice going through that can be made smaller to adjust to maneuvering small spaces.
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Food Basics switch in Sept. Elmira’s No Frills store is rumoured to be closing at month’s end to allow for the changeover to the Food Basics banner the following week, but the new owners would only say the new store will open in early September. The switch was made necessary by the federal Competition Bureau, which forced the store’s sale following the merger of Loblaws and Shopper’s Drug Mart earlier this year. Food Basics owner Metro Inc. would not confirm the specific dates of the
transition. “The transaction will be completed soon, and for this reason, we cannot be more specific,” said Jocelyne Martineau, manager of communications for Metro Ontario. “What we can tell you is that the store is scheduled to open sometime at the beginning of September.”
Kilimanjaro climb nets $276,000 A recent trip to scale Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania by 16 supporters of Mennonite Economic Development Associates raised more
than $276,000, surpassing the $250,000 fundraising goal. The money will help MEDA’s work in creating business solutions to poverty around the world. Each climber paid their own expenses to climb Kilimanjaro and then raised a minimum of $5,000 for MEDA projects that alleviate poverty by unleashing entrepreneurship. Many, however, set their own personal goals, reaching out to their networks and hosting events to encourage support of their challenging endeavour. The group of 11 Canadians and five Americans, ranging in age from their
20s to their 70s, was guided by expedition company Tusker Trail along the Lemosho Route. Beginning July 7, the climbers progressed through five eco-systems, giving them the feeling of hiking from the equator to the North Pole over the 10-day trek. “MEDA’s Kilimanjaro climb was a great fundraising campaign for our supporters to rally behind, sharing in our successes of the climb and the work MEDA does,” says MEDA president Allan Sauder. “All of the climbers were moved by the emotional and monetary support we received from friends and family, even people we’ve never met.”
Consult picked for CAO search Wellesley council this week voted to hire Ward & Uptigrove from Listowel as the consulting firm to find their new chief accounting officer. All councillors voted in favour of the hire, except Mayor Ross Kelterborn who insisted council could find someone in-house.
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and Government Services Diane Finley announced $2.2 million worth of funding to the Region of Waterloo to help reduce homelessness. The money, dolled out over the next five years, will support the Housing First initiative, an evidencebased strategy launched by the federal government earlier this year. Speaking at the Region of Waterloo offices on August 20, Finley said, “I am pleased, as the minister for southwest Ontario, to announce that the Harper government is investing in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo to support projects that prevent and reduce homelessness.”
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Good Samaritan finds cash in Drayton, turns it over to police A “good Samaritan” from Drayton turned in a quantity of money found on a street in the village, Wellington County OPP report. The money was turned over to police for safekeeping to be returned should the rightful owner be identified. Anyone who has lost money in Drayton is being urged to contact Welling-
ton County OPP at 519-8465930 referencing occurrence number LP1412292. The money will be returned to the rightful owner who can provide the details of the money lost. Police say if an owner is not found within 90 days the money will be donated by the OPP to a charity of choice decided by the good Samaritan who turned the money in.
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pickup truck. The driver of the pickup was charged with ‘careless driving.’
6:53AM | Police responded to a collision on Herrgott Road south of Ament Line near Hawkesville after a vehicle and buggy collided. The horse suffered a minor injury. There were no charges. AUGUST 13
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6:39 PM | Police responded to a collision at the intersection of Church Street West and Maple Street in Elmira. An Elora man was travelling westbound on Church Street in a black Chevrolet when he struck the vehicle of a Guelph woman who was making a left turn from the southbound lane of Church Street onto Maple Street.
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6:00 AM | Between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., a number of vehicles were entered in the area of St. Ann Avenue and Wilma Street in St. Agatha. The vehicles were searched through and items were taken including a GPS unit, an iPod and money. It is believed that the vehicles were left unlocked with valuables in plain view. Also during the same period two vehicles were stolen from the same area. In both cases it is believed that force was not used to gain entry to the vehicle. Police are asking for the public to be aware of any suspicious activity in their neighborhoods and also to make sure they lock and secure their vehicles and keep any valuables out of view or out of their vehicles. Police continue to investigate these incidents. Anyone with information is asked to contact South Division at 519-650-8500, ext. 2299 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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A Wingham woman was charged with ‘careless driving’ after rear-ending an SUV on Arthur Street as traffic slowed approaching the St. Jacobs roundabout at 7:36 a.m. August 19. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER]
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With little new money, cuts will have to be made EVEN AS PREMIER KATHLEEN Wynne was attempting to curry favour with municipal officials meeting this week under the auspices of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario by offering up infrastructure money, the new chairman of Large Urban Mayors’ Caucus of Ontario was painting a more accurate picture. In an opinion piece, Barrie mayor Jeff Lehman noted the infrastructure problems plaguing most municipalities isn’t being solved. While both the federal and provincial governments have been offering up funding formulas, the trend is downward given their fiscal mismanagement and resultant debt load. Despite the diminishing prospects of near-term assistance, municipalities will have to bite the bullet on upgrades to crumbling roads, bridges and sewers. Lehman cautions against pushing back capital spending on infrastructure – not uncommon around here – rather than tackling operating budgets. All too often the bureaucracy feeds itself at the expense of long-term projects that actually benefit residents, perhaps expecting the senior governments to bail them out. Municipalities should indeed expect a bigger share of the revenues collected by senior governments, especially in light of recent history. Looking to fix its fiscal situation, Ottawa downloaded costs to the provinces. In Ontario, particularly during the Harris years, the province in turn passed down the expense of many programs to the municipalities, with an inadequate share of the money to fund them. Over time, that decision put an increasing amount of strain on municipal budgets, and communities were hard-pressed to deal with immediate costs, let alone stockpile reserves for the replacement of aging infrastructure. There’s been some action on the file, with senior governments sharing gas tax dollars, for instance, but the deficit still remains and municipalities want more help. Hundreds of billions will be needed to repair and replace crumbling water systems, bridges, electrical grids and a host of other hard services we take for granted. That means more of our tax dollars will have to be directed that way at a time when an aging population will be demanding ever-more health-care and related services. Tough decisions are coming. We’re going to need more, not less money. Some programs will have to go. New spending plans may have to be scrapped. Infrastructure will have to be paid for largely within current budgets, meaning cuts on the operating side, mostly to wages and staff numbers. In the meantime, big-city mayors are leading the charge for more money. Smaller municipalities, such as Waterloo Region’s townships, feel left out of the debate, and may end up with the crumbs if the pie is divvied up for the cities. Small communities such as Woolwich and Wellesley have very little power – a small population means fewer voters, perhaps too few to warrant throwing cash our way. The small population base, however, is spread out over a comparatively large geographical area, making large demands on municipal infrastructure budgets for such things as roads and bridges. Certainly larger cities have larger problems: a bigger population demands all kinds of services, and puts increasingly larger strains on municipal infrastructure … and on city coffers. But real needs exist in rural townships.
Having spent recklessly for years, somehow the politicians and bureaucrats were the only ones caught off guard by the fact infrastructure falls apart and money needs to be set aside to renew it. WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER
Preparing for life in the United States of Tatooine WORLD AFFAIRS “Tatooine” is, you will surely agree, a pretty stupid name for a planet, but there are so many Star Wars fans that some unfortunate world is bound to end up being called exactly that. Let’s just hope that its inhabitants, if there are any, never find out. On the whole, though, giving more user-friendly names to newly found planets orbiting other stars is a good idea. There is, for example, a potentially habitable “exoplanet” only 16 light years from here that is currently known only as Gliese 832c. As any real estate agent could tell you, it would attract a lot more attention if you renamed it “Nirvana.” There are gazillions of stars, and only around 300 have proper names (Antares, Procyon, Sirius) in any language. Some of the other bright ones are named after the constellation they are in, with a Greek letter or a number to indicate which one they are (Alpha Centauri, 61 Cygni).
But most are just a number in a star catalogue. Jerome Lalande’s, published in 1801, had 47,390 stars, Henry Draper’s, published in 1918, listed 225,300. Gliese 832 was named in a list of 3,803 “nearby” stars (up to 72 light years away) first published by Wilhelm Gliese in 1957, and updated several times since. The “c” was added when Gliese 832 was discovered to have planets two months ago. All very sensible and orderly, but not very romantic. So the International Astronomical Union called in the consultants, and the result was (pause for trumpet flourish) a competition! The NameExoWorlds contest, announced last year, will give the global public an opportunity to give more exciting or at least more memorable names to about 300 planets circling other stars. Starting next month, a site will open on which astronomy clubs and other non-profit organizations can register with the IAU, and in October they will be asked to pick 25 or 30 of these planets for the first round of naming. Starting in December, these clubs and organiza-
tions can propose names for the planets and their host stars (only one planet per group), and in March the general public can rank the proposals in an online vote. They’re expecting more than a million votes. The winning names will be announced at the IAU General Assembly in Honolulu a year from now – and Tatooine will certainly be one of the winners, provided that George Lucas gives his permission. (There might be a copyright issue.) But Vulcan will not be one of the names (sorry, Trekkies) because he was a Roman god, and names of religious figures aren’t allowed. The IAU’s naming rules are the most interesting part of the exercise. Names may not be longer than sixteen characters, they should only be one word, and they must be pronounceable in some known language (though not necessarily yours). They shouldn’t be rude, they must not be of a commercial nature, and the names of pets are not acceptable. Most importantly, they cannot be the names of living individuals, nor
the names of individuals, places or events principally known for political, military or religious activities. Which would have caused a lot of problems if the rule had already been in force during the last big round of naming places. Imagine that the IAU’s rule had been in force in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, when European sailors and settlers were sprinkling names on all the “new lands” in the Americas and Australasia. No New England, no Melbourne, and certainly no El Salvador. No Sao Paulo, no Los Angeles, and no Sydney. The southernmost Australians dealt with the problem in 1856 by changing their island’s name from Van Diemen’s Land (he was a former governor of the Dutch East Indies) to Tasmania (Abel Tasman was simply an explorer, and safely dead by then). But New Zealand would not pass muster on the word count, and New South Wales is simply ridiculous. Waterloo in Canada will have to go, as will Washington (both the city DYER | 8
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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Did the poor weather affect your summer plans?
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"Things get old. We replace them with newer ones when they can no longer serve us well." Scott Sinclair | 8 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON
Sold a bill of goods: trade deals benefit a few, while most of us take the hit EDITOR'S NOTES Failing on just about every policy front, Stephen Harper is pedalling madly – peddling, too – on the trade front. He’s hitched his wagon to the signing of deals such as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the European Union. It doesn’t matter that the deal will do more harm than good, the spin will be all about how it’s a win for Canada. We know, of course, that sweeping trade agreements have largely been harmful for our economy, encouraging the kind of globalization that has gutted the manufacturing sector in Ontario, as it has even in the U.S. heartland. In keeping with the secrecy, misinformation and lack of transparency in almost everything it does, the government offers nothing to Canadians but platitudes when it comes to trade negotiations. CETA is a classic example, where even few politicians have
been privy to the terms, though there’s been plenty of corporate involvement from day-one – don’t worry, they’re looking out for you, not their own selfinterest. Just like the government is. Luckily enough, thanks to a leak by a German broadcaster, we now know the details – or some of them, given that this is still an evolving process that may take a couple of years to settle. The information counters the assurances doled out by Harper and his ilk. Surprised? Not surprising is the array of organizations lined up against the deal, which has even municipal governments worried given the prospect of opening up the tendering process to European companies, removing the right to buy-local provisions. The Centre for Civic Governance, for instance, reports CETA posts a threat to local economies. Economist Jim Stanford found that CETA would create a huge trade deficit for Canada, resulting in the loss of up to 150,000 Canadian jobs. CETA would give big European drug companies
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ning out of water. We’re not going to allow them to do that anymore.’ Suddenly [water] is a good under the agreement because you’re giving that permission and if you change the rules, then they would have a right to sue you.” This provision has been swept under the rug by the Harper government, which denied repeated attempts to shine a light on the deal. Secrecy and subterfuge are hallmarks of this and other trade deals. “Throughout the process, this agreement and its devastating impacts have been kept locked away from legislators and the public, shielded from a democratic process. Finally, it comes to light, probably because people in Germany are fed up with the secrecy and fed up with being taken hostage by companies,” says Maude Barlow, Council of Canadians national chairperson, of the recently linked information. Canada’s not alone in doing deals behind closed doors. Given that the agreements typically end up harming middle- and working-class residents, the only information governments
want to provide is spin. Trade agreements have failed Canadians time and time again, yet we’re moving into another one – quietly, as is usually the case, so as not to draw attention to the process. History has shown the free trade deal with the U.S. and later NAFTA have been hugely detrimental to the middle class in Canada and the U.S., while even further eroding Mexico’s economy in the case of the latter. Look, for example, at the original deal with the U.S. penned by Brian Mulroney and Ronald Reagan. The numbers tell the story, says Sanford. Canada’s exports to the United States accounted for 19 per cent of Canadian GDP. Twentyfive years later, they account for 19 per cent of GDP. Where Canada once accounted for 19 per cent of all U.S. imports, after gaining “unprecedented” access to the market, we account for 14 per cent of imports. “In the mid-1980s, most of Canada’s exports to the U.S. consisted of relatively sophisticated manufactured goods (including au-
tomobiles, electronics and machinery). Today, most of our southbound exports consist of unprocessed or barely processed primary and resource products.” We’ve seen no productivity gains, no job growth and no increase in our incomes, which have stagnated for decades. Calling them trade agreements is rather disingenuous. The real goal is the ability to move capital with the intent of securely offshoring jobs, intellectual property rights, extending pharmaceutical patents to raise the cost of drugs and reduce oversight. Language in existing deals such as NAFTA becomes even more pronounced in CETA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) allow for end-runs around national governments, essentially constraining their powers. In many ways, its continued deregulation by stealth, as governments would be handcuffed. As parties to the negotiations, they do so willingly, attempting to hide from the public the KANNON | 8
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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
The average annual cost of child care for a toddler in Ontario in 2012 was $11,100. Compare that to the $7,180 average cost of university tuition fees in Ontario in 2012/13.
"With the deregulation of the railway sector, Ottawa asked the companies to produce safety management systems, a form of self-regulation. This report tells us that these systems did not receive appropriate monitoring. In short, the federal authority gave the wolf the keys to the henhouse and turned its back."
A six-acre slice of the Elmira Raceway property will be home to new recreational facilities in Woolwich, as council this week agreed to a $137,500-deal with the property’s new owners. The parcel includes land immediately adjacent to the Elmira Arena and parking lot, and includes the existing grandstand building. The site became the home of the Woolwich Memorial Centre.
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about the Lac Megantic disaster shows that the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) and Transport Canada bear the brunt of the blame for the incident
DYER: Many place names
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and the state) in the United States, and they’ll have to do something about Bolivia too. But the biggest problem will be what to do about the Americas: two entire continents called after an individual who was still alive when they were named. Amerigo Vespucci, originally from Florence, moved to Spain in 1492 and subsequently became involved in organising various voyages of exploration to the “New World” for the kings of both Spain and Portugal. In 1507 he was credited by the German geographer Martin Waldseemuller with discovering that these lands were
not part of Asia, as Columbus had originally believed, but a huge separate land-mass between Europe and Asia. On his world map of that same year, therefore, Waldseemuller named that land-mass “America,” after the Latin version (Americus) of Vespucci’s first name. But Amerigo Vespucci was still alive – he didn’t die until 1512. The name caught on, as it happened, but Waldseemuller broke the IAU rules. It’s never too late to fix a mistake, but what shall we call the place instead? I know. How about the continents of North Tatooine and South Tatooine? And, of course, the United States of Tatooine.
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YOUR VIEW / LETTER
The world changes and so do churches To the Editor, Re: The hypocrisy of local church expansion (letter, the Observer, Aug. 16/14). In May I bought a new pair of shoes. The old shoes were still OK. Not great, but OK. I had them resoled a couple of years ago but after all the walking that I do the old dogs had started to look a bit shabby. I had a feeling that people were not taking me seriously. I was physically uncomfortable in the old shoes. And according to my orthotics specialist the inside cushioning was wearing thin enough to be affecting my feet placement and gait. She said this would lead to bad knees, bad spine and generally poor health. It was surprising how much a difference to my health could be made by
getting a new pair of shoes. I walk better. I feel better. I am better for the purchase of something new. Things get old, they wear out, we get new ones. Four years ago I bought a new car. Well, not “new” exactly. It was four years old when I bought it but it was new to me. The old car needed a major repair job. I suppose I could have saved money and got the repair done rather than buying a newer unit but the old car was 10 years old at the time and several moderate repairs had been done over the few years just prior to this one so we decided to get a newer car and get rid of the old one. Technological advances in the years between the manufacture of the two vehicles meant that this “new” car was much safer to drive; much more fuel-efficient; much more comfortable and spacious on the inside even though the outside was actually smaller than the
old one. Things got better in the world of cars and transportation. It was a good thing to get a newer one. We’re much better, safer and efficient in the newer car. Things get old. We replace them with newer ones when they can no longer serve us well. The world changes. The world moves forward. Thank god the church does also.
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Hypocrisy is not among our shortcomings To the Editor, In a letter in last week’s Observer, Tom Oberle expressed criticism towards some Christians in Elmira, accusing us of hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is defined by the online Cambridge dictionary as “Pretending to be what you are not, or pretending to believe some-
thing that you are not.” If Tom had accused us of being broken people, failures, sinners, etc. then all we could really respond with would be a humble acknowledgement that this is true. He has claimed to know what the bible says and what true Christianity is about and therefore he knows that Jesus told us He came not to seek and save the healthy but to seek and save those who need a physician. As broken followers of Jesus we are always open for correction and growth so that we might better reflect the one who has shown us grace. The accusation of hypocrisy though does warrant a short response. I am puzzled by some of the claims that have been made, such as, “These churches have lost sight of their purpose” or “These buildings seem to proclaim that Christians care more about having a church bigger than the one down the
desire to turn more power over to corporations. Once the agreements are in place, national governments can simply wash their hands of any issues raised by their citizens. It’s a corporate-friendly agenda, to the detriment of other priorities citizens may have, turning over the levers of control from public hands to private. road.” We, and I am sure the other churches mentioned, have pretty clear statements about why we exist and what we aspire to do with the building that is here to be used by the community. I was not aware that Tom has read our statements or been a part of our bi-annual meetings where we publically review what we say we will do in contrast to what we have actually done. We would gladly sit down with Tom or anyone and discuss what we have done and will be doing. We would also be happy to introduce you to people and groups not connected with us who have
It can be argued that liberalized monetary policies and trade deals that favour corporate interests over the well-being of citizens – policies that have eroded our standard of living for three decades – culminated in the 2008 financial meltdown. The cure, we’re told, is yet more deregulation and globalization, essentially offering a drowning man more water instead of a lifejacket. benefited from the use of our faculty when in time of deep need. Please ask them if they think this facility in its present form is a waste. Tom also made suggestions about what he believes we should be doing with the lord’s money if we really wanted to make a difference. Again, I was not aware that Tom had sat in on any of our public meetings when we review our finances and as a congregation determine where we should use the resources that the lord has given us. We would gladly sit down at any time and review the LETTER | 17
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SPORTS FASTBALL / WELLESLEY WILDCATS
NOT SO GREAT OUTDOORSMAN / STEVE GALEA
Chipmunks: if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em OPEN COUNTRY
“None of (our players) are Midget age (17-18),” Deitrich explained. “The other teams would be a year or two older and some even have over-age players, as old as 20 years of age in some cases.” Yet the Wildcats excelled,
The other day I was sitting on the back deck when a chipmunk ran up the stairs and tried to shake me down. “Look bud,” I said very coolly. “You’ve got the wrong guy. I’m not giving you any peanuts – not now, not ever.” You’d think he would have gotten the message. Instead, he stared me down with those beady little eyes and bared his teeth. “Look, I don’t want trouble,” I continued. “But, if it gets to that, so be it.” I was hoping he would have left at that point, but no. That little rodent got up on his hind legs and began flexing muscles in an attempt to look even more intimidating. But, as I said, he didn’t know who he was dealing with. You see, I’m not the type of guy who lets a chipmunk push him around. In fact, over the years, I had several altercations with squirrels and chipmunks – and though I haven’t won them all, they rarely came back for seconds. “Look pal, you don’t scare me,” I said. “I’ve dealt with your kind before.” But he just stood there.
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The Wildcats are back on home turf. Back row: Brad Dietrich, Todd Schneider, Donald Hammer, Brenden Dietrich, Dylan Lebold, Cole Zacher, Chayse Herrfot, Cole Bisch, Paul Scnarr. Front row: Patrick Glofcheskie, Braedan Becker, Kolton Schwartz, Brendan Schneider, Darren Ropp, Nathan Scnarr. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER]
Wellesley U16 squad captures fastball title in Fredericton Wildcats bounce back from slow start to win it all at tournament in New Brunswick SCOTT BARBER With dominant pitching and a deep lineup, the Wellesley Wildcats captured the first ever Under-16 Boys Canadian Fastball Championship in Fredericton, New Brunswick on August 10. A tight-knit group, the
Wildcats enjoyed a historic season on the back of a team effort, the coaches said. “You always hear that on winning teams the players all buy into the system, are dedicated and that everybody knows their role,” assistant coach Todd Schneider explained. “That
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hard. We practice more than any team around and we practice even more than we play.” That’s saying a lot, since the group played more than 50 games this summer, including the regular season where the Wildcats took top spot while competing against older players.
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WMC home to girls tuning up their skills for coming hockey season WHITNEY NEILSON Thoughts of chilly nights spent at the arena are likely far from most people’s minds, but not for the dedicated hockey addicts of the Woolwich Hockey Academy. This week hockey players of all ages came out to different camps to dust off the rust and prepare for the upcoming season. Tony Code, head instructor, was at the Woolwich Memorial Centre working with a group of Bantam/ Midget girls at a day camp and an evening camp. For the evening camp the girls were put through 80 minutes of on-ice work, followed by an hour of off-ice conditioning training. “At night we do a rotation for all the power skating skills and then we do a rotation for hockey skills, overall hockey skills with the pucks and checking and how to protect the puck and shooting,” Code said. After that they scrimmage. There are about 15 players at the camp. “It’s nice to see for me the girls that are the older ones
Hannah Weber waits for her turn to do a drill at Woolwich Hockey Academy’s evening girls’ hockey camp at the WMC in Elmira. at my day camp who have been doing it all along. And now there’s a good group of young ones.” He said one of the challenges the girls face is being too nice on the ice. Code runs the same drills with boys and they’re always looking for ways to get
ahead of their opponents, while the girls will often let it go. Despite this, Code says the girls are learning to be more aggressive. “It’s getting more similar and the younger they play they’re integrated into camps, and they’re catching on all the same,” Code
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said. “They have a great skill set.” He said some of his best players are girls from the day camp. That’s pretty impressive when compared to “high end” boys who play Triple A that Code also works with. According to Code, girls
hockey has been growing in Woolwich, at the expense of ringette. “There’s so many great elements in ringette but everyone seems to be moving to hockey because there’s more kids into it, there’s more ice time available. There’s so much more
around it.” He said there’s a good following for girls hockey around the region, but they have to chase around to find good hockey. There were also Tyke/ Novice, Atom, PeeWee, and boys Bantam/Midget camps this week run by the academy. Code has been playing and coaching the sport for 30 years, including coaching the Waterloo Wolves Major PeeWee AAA team last year, the Major Novice, Minor Atom Rep A and Major Atom Rep AA, and Minor PeeWee Rep AA in Woolwich from 2010 to 2013. He also worked as an instructor in Kalamazoo, Michigan at the KOHA Hockey School. “I got asked to do something for the girls last year and I basically said show your interest and that was on a Friday,” Code said. “By Sunday I had 12 girls by word of mouth. It’s important to make sure they have an outlet, especially when you have a facility like this. To not have something geared towards strictly girls, that’s a miss. It’s so important to have.”
Getting revved up for the truck and tractor pull in Elora WHITNEY NEILSON The Grand River Agricultural Society is all revved up for the annual truck and tractor pull at Grand River Raceway on Saturday. Event organizer Derek Bruder said the popularity of the loud and smoky competition continues to grow every year. “You’re going to see anything from farm tractors right out of the field pulling to modified tractors in
upwards of 2,000 horsepower pulling,” Bruder said. “That’s kind of our spectrum.” He said they expect between 1,800 and 2,000 people to come out between spectators and pullers. “In total we should have approximately 100 to 120 competitive vehicles.” This will be their eleventh pull in Elora and Bruder says its success is dependent on the support of the local spectators, as well as local sponsors and
Things might get loud at the Grand River Raceway this weekend. the Grand River Agricultural Society. “We’ll have a mix of modified pro stock tractors
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and modified 4x4 trucks, as well as three local farm classes at the end of the evening,” he explained.
Vehicles involved in the pull include different types of modified tractors, light pro stock tractors, 9,000 and 10,000 pound pro stock tractors, pro modified 4x4 diesel trucks, and 17,500 pound, 22,000 pound, and 32,000 pound local farm tractors for the “King of the Pull.” Winners of the different classes leave with cash in their pockets. And pullers in the circuit classes accumulate points for year-end titles. He said the event is
similar to the Fergus Truck Show and the Drayton Fall Fair, which both always see good attendance for their truck and tractor pulls. As for the most popular category, Bruder notes the pro stock tractors are a big draw. “The local crowd just seems to like them,” Bruder said. “They’re the highest end tractor class offered in Ontario in terms of competitive pulling. Their TRACTOR PULL | 15
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“I’m not intimidated,” I continued. Then, a few seconds later, “I’m not … .really.” Two chipmunks is a different matter, however. So when the second one joined him I knew trouble was brewing. This one had eyes I’ll never forget. They looked right through you. And, I’m pretty sure he was packing, too: one cheek seemed a little fuller. “Oh, so that’s how it’s go-
ing to be, huh?” I said. Though I didn’t show it, I was more than a bit worried. There was a time – before the incident, I mean – when I wouldn’t have thought twice about having it out with two chipmunks. But, as I said, that was before the incident. I won’t go into the details – suffice it to say, I still have flashbacks about being in the headlock. “Hey,” I said, “I am just
a humble writer. I can’t afford all these peanuts. In fact, I’m paid in peanuts…” That’s when the one with the crazy eyes started running around in circles, acting muy loco. At this point, I realized they had me surrounded – and pellets were about to hit the fan. “Steve,” Jenn suddenly called out from inside the house. “What are you doing?” “Nothing,” I yelped.
“Don’t come out here!” Within seconds, she slid open the screen door and said, “Are you having problems with the chipmunks again?” “No,” I lied, as I ran in the house. After dinner, she said, “You still seem a bit nervous around chipmunks.” “Nervous? Me? It’s lucky for them you walked in when you did,” I said. “Things were about to get real.”
“Real?” she said. “Have you forgotten the incident?” It’s funny how that works. A man can hunt bear, catch muskie, shoo off mean dogs, pick up snapping turtles, move snakes, stand his ground in the lineup of a Boxing Day linen sale, but get treed by a chipmunk just once, and you never hear the end of it. The next morning, I was on the deck when the two
little thugs returned. And, eventually, it occurred to me that, if you can’t beat them, join them. So I reached in my pocket and dropped them the handful of peanuts I had been carrying for just such an occasion. Just like that, I averted bloodshed and preserved my dignity. And, let me tell you, this isn’t an easy thing to do when you are 10 feet up a tree.
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Become involved with the youth in our Community as Leader Or Advisor, Or Group Committee Member. We supply the training, support and equipment.
CELEBRATING OUR 102 YEAR IN ELMIRA & AREA nd
(boys and girls combined)
• Saturdays: 9:00am to 10:30am at John Mahood Public School, Elmira
For students who desire to sample a variety of musical possibilities
surrounding Communities Welcome
Personal development thru outdoor, environmental, citizenship, spiritual and community service activities. Wednesdays 6:45pm - 8:45pm
• Ages: 6, 7, 8 years
Music and RSVP
Youth from Elmira and
SCOUTS (11 - 13 Years) Be Prepared
• Ages: 9, 10, 11 years
• 12, 13, 14, and 15 years
• Saturdays: 11:00am to 12:30pm at Park Manor Public School, Elmira
• Saturdays: 1:30pm to 3:00pm OR 3:00pm to 4:30pm
(boys and girls combined)
(boys and girls combined)
PROGRAM START DATE: Saturday, October 18, 2014 PROGRAM END DATE: Saturday, February 28, 2015 No Sessions on the following Saturdays: Dec. 20 & 27, Jan. 3, and Feb. 14
time slot can vary from week to week
at Park Manor Public School, Elmira (FULL COURT GAMES)
PROGRAM COST: $150
for all divisions ( $100 for second child, $50 for third child) — includes Cougars tee shirt and ‘size-appropriate’ basketball.
No Registration Deadline, BUT LIMITED ENROLMENT AT EACH DIVISION. Register Early to Avoid Disappointment. www.woolwichcougarsbasketball.com |
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This 28 week course will explore Recorder, Singing, Violin & Piano. Classes begin September 26th. Ages 7-10
professional instruction by qualified instructors For more information, contact the school at (519) 578-3640 www.beckettschool.ca
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LOOKING TO GET SOME AIR TIME
All About
the Kids Check out all of the activities for your kids in our community!
Celebrate Halloween Early
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Enjoy our
Fri. Aug. 29 • 7-10 p.m. Sat. Aug. 30 • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Adults, teens & children welcome
$2 per person per entry
Dave Ingraham and Colton Tucker enjoyed the mini-pipe at the Wellesley arena August 19.
6344 Line 86, West Montrose, Ontario
Golf tourney helps offset costs for Woolwich Minor Hockey
West Montrose Family Camp westmontrosecamp.com
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Elmira Karate Dojo (Est 1998)
Traditional Goju Karate taught by Renshi Mike Robertson, a 6th degree black belt with 3 decades of experience in the art of karate.
SCOTT BARBER Hockey season is fast approaching, and that means it’s time to get out your golf clubs for Woolwich Minor Hockey Association’s annual golf tournament. “It supports the WMHA to help keep the costs for players and their families down,” organizer Jasmine Roth said. “Also, it’s a great community event as it brings families together. It’s
a great day for friends to get together to golf and have a lot of fun and it’s for a great cause.” Money raised at the event goes to helping keep hockey affordable in Woolwich. “In past years funds have been raised in an effort to help with the costs of changing our team jerseys over and we will be completing the change by switching to sublimated socks this year.” The tournament kicks
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off the WMHA fundraising campaign for the upcoming season. “We run two tournaments during the year, the Woolwich Weekend, and we have also started a local league tournament called the Woolwich Cup Challenge,” Roth said. “So we are really trying to support both divisions, both the rep and the local league. We also do pepperette fundraising and we work in conjunction with the (Elmira) Sugar
Kings on the cash calendars as well.” The groups’ tournament tees off at noon on September 6 at the Conestoga Golf Club. Fees are $125 or $500 per foursome and include a steak dinner. The event features a putting contest, a longest drive competition, two hole-in-one challenges and a silent auction. For more information contact Jasmine Roth at 519-9984420 or jasmineroth@outlook.com.
ELMIRA LAWN BOWLING CLUB HOSTS LADIES TOURNAMENT
BEGINNER’S CLASSES START SEPT 17 Two Weeks FREE for New Students Register today: Elmira@CNGK.ca 519-669-3340 www.CNGK.ca
Tuesday September 2, 6:30 am In Person: On Line:
Woolwich Memorial Centre 24 Snyder Ave., Elmira, ON www.woolwich.ca/register Breslau Community Centre 4 - 9 pm daily 100 Andover Dr., Breslau, ON
For a full listing of preschool, youth, adult, fitness & aquatics programs see our website at www.woolwich.ca
Joan McWilliam, Betty Gaiters, Catherine Grominsky and Doreen Cook took part in the ladies pairs lawn bowling tournament at the Elmira Lawn Bowling club August 19. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER]
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Outfield
2014 Wellesley Wildcats Under-16 Boys Canadian Fastball Champions Catchers
#12
#11
#4
#12
#3
#18
#1
Catcher
Catcher
Left Field
Utility
Centre Field
Pitcher/Outfield
Right Field/Catcher
Brenden Dietrich
Braedan Becker
Kolton Schwartz
Brenden Dietrich
Infield
Darren Ropp
Colton Bisch
Cole Zacher
Pitchers
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#9
#21
#15
#5
#6
#18
Third Base
Second Base
First Base
Shortstop/Second Base
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher/Outfield
Brendan Schneider
Patrick Glofcheskie
Nathan Schnarr
Chayse Herrfort
Donald Hammer
Dylan Lebold
Colton Bisch
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in part, Schneider said, because much of the team has been playing together with the same coaching staff for seven years. But that doesn’t mean winning a national championship was easy. “When you go to a tournament like that you don’t know what the competition is going to be like,” Deitrich said. “But once we saw what it was like, the boys gained confidence and knew that they could play with them and the confi-
dence kept growing as we went.” The team got off to a shaky start, falling to Quebec and provincial rival Cambellford during the round robin. “Our bats just kind of went to sleep those two games,” Deitrich said. “So we ended up finishing third in our division. If you finished first or second you earned a double life, meaning you could lose twice in the playoff round, but we ended up finishing third so we needed to keep
winning because if we had of lost we would have been done.” The intensity picked up for the playoff round, and the boys responded, he noted. “The first game in the playoffs we played against British Columbia and the (team) knew that they couldn’t lose so they came out hard and we ended up mercying B.C. 11-0. Then we played Kitchener, which was a tough game. We beat them 5-2 and our pitcher threw a four-hitter
and we got some clutch hits at the right time to beat them. We had beat Kitchener all year long and they had only beat us once so the boys were sure they could win that game.” Those two clutch wins put the squad through to the final day of competition, with just four teams remaining. In the first Sunday match, starting pitcher Dylan Lemold shut out Newfoundland and the bats put eight runs on the board.
Next up was a rematch with Quebec. “After losing to them earlier in the tournament the boys wanted revenge so they came out firing,” Deitrich said. “Our leadoff batter (Brenden Schneider) hit a home run right to begin with and that just set the tone for the game and we ended up beating them 11-2. The boys were pumped.” The finals would prove much more difficult. “It was a back and forth game,” Deitrich explained.
“We went up 1-0, then they tied it. Then they went ahead 3-1 and we came back and to go ahead 4-3 when our number nine batter hit a two-run homer. The next inning we added another run in to make it 5-3. They managed to squeeze another run in so it was 5-4 in fifth inning, and then we shut them down the rest of the way,” It took a “strong lineup from one through nine,” Deitrich said, adding that pitching depth also played a big role.
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TRACTOR PULL: Day’s events
LINWOOD GIRLS WIN SOFTBALL TOURNEY IN DURHAM
at the raceway will also include activities organized by 4-H Club
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wheel speed is probably 80 miles an hour and their ground speed is approximately 30 to 40 miles an hour.” Expect to see some fancy tractors painted up to their owners’ desire with coloured lights and funky names like “unleashed” and “highly addictive.” There will also be the Floradale 4-H Achievement Day starting at 10:30 a.m. at Grand River Raceway, along with the Open 4-H Dairy Show at 12:30 p.m. Bruder first got involved with the pull while working as a volunteer for the
Elmira tractor pull 15 years ago. He said the love for the sport kept him coming back. He notes a couple local favourites and a U.S. puller to watch for on Saturday night. “Big competitors locally would be the Dirksen family pulling team or Rob Bauman,” Bruder said. “And then we do have a guest competitor out of New York State in the pickup category.” The event kicks off at 5:30 p.m. and runs until roughly 11 p.m. Bruder said the event is for all ages. Admission is $15 for adults and $5 for children.
Down 6-3 in the bottom of the final inning, the Linwood Bantam girls’ softball team rallied to take the trophy at a tournament in Durham. Front row: Lauren Quehl, Leah Sebben. Middle row: Jessica McLachlan, Cassie Mann, Ashlyn Shantz, Deana Voisin, Olivia Meyer, Riley Barnhardt, Haley Burton, Kayla Lee, Rebecca Vitello, Dan Burton (coach). Back row: Megan Chapman, Steve Chapman (coach). [SUBMITTED]
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THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2014
VENTURE FOOD FOR THOUGHT/ OWEN ROBERTS
EDUCATION / COSTS CONTINUE TO RISE
Students expect to be saddled with debt on graduation Young people facing financial stresses over post-secondary education; student representatives call for measures to boost affordability WHITNEY NEILSON As the cost of living and the cost of tuition continue to rise, so does student debt. A CIBC poll released this week shows 51 per cent of Canadian college and university students have to borrow money to pay for school. The majority of them expect to finish school with more than $10,000 in debt. Of those, 40 per cent predict they’ll owe more than $25,000. Chris Hyde, director of policy, research, and advocacy at Wilfrid Laurier University’s students’ union, says alleviating this burden requires working with government and schools to help them understand the stress their students are facing. “We lobby the government to have things like 30 per cent off tuition grants, which allows a majority of students who are in post secondary education in Ontario to have a grant for overall tuition,” Hyde said. “At the institutional level student unions can play a large role in keeping down auxiliary fees.” He said auxiliary fees are things that are introduced to help students – the likes of subsidized bus passes and health services – but they add up fast. Auxiliary fees are now probably the second highest fee students pay outside of tuition, he said. Hyde suggests students also become more aware of the grants and scholarship opportunities available to them by talking to financial officers at their school. Another key tip is to learn financial management, including avoiding credit cards if possible. “What we’ve tried to do on campus is try to teach
students about financial management, like don’t rent more house than you need,” Hyde said. “When you get your money don’t go out and buy previously used DVDs and videogames. Cook for yourself, which is usually cheaper than eating out every day.” He suggests applying for government student loans over private sector loans because the interest rates are lower and students have six months after graduating before they have to start repaying them. Another tip is to budget how much money they expect to make in the summer to save for the following school year. “Pay off your highest interest loans first. Those are the first to go because those are the ones that are going to hurt you in the long run.” He says rent is also another big factor for a student’s budget, something that’s not really reflected in the government’s calculations for monthly living allowances. But all the advice in the world is no good if they graduate and don’t have a job to help pay off the debt. “They have to be working to do this,” Hyde said. “There has to be a job market and employability where they reside after their studies.” Work-integrated learning and co-op programs help get students the opportunities to find employment after graduation. He also suggests looking into volunteering opportunities where students can learn valuable skills in a setting where they wouldn’t normally get to. He says to look early and look often. “It just shows that with the rising cost of education
Farmers’ market patrons give Ontario wine a thumbs up FIELD NOTES
Chris Hyde and Stephane Hamade aren’t surprised by a recent CIBC poll showing half of Canadian students need to borrow money to attend college or university. to pay for it,” Hamade said. regardless of when they there really does need to be He said they’d like to see finish high school. a strategy on how students “So right now it’s only for universities put more of an are going to be able to afemphasis on needs-based four years or five years if ford this.” scholarships rather than you’re in a co-op program,” Stephane Hamade, vicemerit-based scholarships Hamade said. “If they take president of education for because merit-based schola year off after high school the University of Waterloo arships are disproportionyou only get three years if Federation of Students, ately given to high-income said as a member of the On- you’re a regular student.” students. From the students tario Undergraduate StuA previous poll this polled, 66 per cent believe dent Alliance they’ve been month indicated that 73 they can pay back their lobbying the provincial per cent of students workdebt in five years or less, government to try to make ing this summer won’t while 23 per cent of them university more accessible. make enough to cover their expect it will take only two That includes calls for post-secondary costs and years or less to pay off their a more affordable tuition will have to work during student loans. Just 34 per framework, reallocating cent said they believe it will the school year. tuition and education tax “A lot of it is about the take them more than six credits into upfront grants employment outcomes years to be debt-free. or loans so students would “We hear a lot of students and making sure the be able to pay for their tueconomy is doing better who are having difficulty ition earlier and might not and students are able to be need to take out loans. That affording post secondary employed after they gradueducation and it’s not surwould allow students who ate,” Hamade said. “We prising that there’s a large don’t want to take on loans are trying to work on that number of students who to apply for grants instead. are having difficulty afford- as well to make sure that The group is also lobbying the government is helping ing their education and to increase eligibility for them out.” therefore turning to loans the Ontario tuition grant
Fans of top-quality Ontario wine – that is, the Vintner’s Quality Alliance (VQA) selections, made entirely from Ontario grapes – should be heartened by this summer’s launch of a twoyear experiment by the province to permit VQA wine sales at farmers’ markets. The experiment, referred to as a pilot project by the province, is a small but visible step towards more liberal liquor laws in Ontario, and more exposure for VQA wines. No one really knew how it would catch on, whether vendors and buyers alike would gravitate towards it, and see it as a value-added opportunity. At the onset, it certainly sounded like a winner. Picking up a bottle of Ontario VQA wine to accompany and match Ontariogrown food sold at farmers’ markets seemed to offer several advantages, including convenience and selection. Hopefully, it would boost market sales, too. But would it be too much hassle on both parties’ behalves? Too much provincial bureaucracy for vendors? Too many items for buyers to juggle? Apparently not. The province announced last week more than 100 farmers’ markets are now offering VQA wine from nearly 70 wineries. In fact, that success prompted the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to launch an app with an interactive ROBERTS | 17
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ROBERTS: Promoting Ontario wines in tandem with local food FROM | 17
map, to help shoppers find VQA wines and get directions and hours of operation for participating farmers’ markets. It’s a good sign. The province is extremely cautious about changing the current liquor laws, which are considered responsible and necessary by anti-drinking-and-driving groups, but draconian or worse by the wine sector in particular. Wineries have long blamed the province for limiting their exposure to consumers, at the LCBO and elsewhere. They want the province to take a further step and permit sales at corner stores, but right now that’s going too far for the government, which repeatedly points to the
LCBO’s policing function for sales to minors (and to the already inebriated). I don’t believe the province considers vendors at farmers’ markets to be better able than Mom and Pop to limit sales to minors. After all, corner stores regularly check identification for tobacco sales, anyway. Rather, I suspect the matter is more related to easy alcohol availability. Many more corner stores exist than farmers’ markets. The odds of alcohol falling into the wrong hands there are greater. But the pressure on the province can be expected to continue. Ontario wineries are gaining momentum, their products are part of the local food movement, and they have broader
support than ever. As well, Ontario wine has an increasingly powerful ally in craft beer. As it continues its meteoric rise in popularity, and as farmers’ abilities catch up to the largely untapped opportunities to grow beer ingredients such as hops and malting barley, they’ll no doubt add more pressure for change, and from a new grassroots level. Another point in favour of VQA wine and craft beer is its potential to help address the premier’s challenge of increasing ag-related exports and growing jobs. The farmers’ market pilot program is part of the province’s local food strategy to increase demand for Ontario farm products, more geared towards domestic sales than exports. But should Ontario
VQA wine or craft beer ignite a market beyond the provincial borders, it could help that whole other aspect of food production that is geared towards Ontario’s coffers, not Ontario’s kitchens. And why wouldn’t it? Look at from how far abroad products at the LCBO originate. We drink beer, wine and spirits from all over the world. Why not send more Ontario products into other markets, especially now that trade is supposed to be growing with the likes of the EU and Korea? That will come. Meanwhile, imaginative programs like the farmers’ markets pilot will hopefully help Ontario producers gain new ground.
LETTER: Churches are very
careful where they spend money FROM | 8
figures and discuss where ‘in the world’ literally, the money has gone. As a public charity the figures are readily available through the CRA for anyone to review. We are always very willing to go further than that, and be very specific with what is done and what we would like to do with each and every dollar. The percentage of what sacrificially comes in and goes right out seems to be much more than Tom believes. Tom, I would love to introduce you to the people
in this community and in other parts of the world that the lord has touched, comforted, and healed, through the ministry of some of the members of our congregation. Many would tell you that they had been hopeless, unloved, rejected, and abandoned by society. Let them tell you what they think about the local churches in Elmira, let them tell you whether they believe we are hypocrites or not. You might be surprised and touched by what you hear.
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THE ARTS ON STAGE / LIVE THEATRE
Jetting off in search of some laughs Farcical comedy is the destination as Drayton Entertainment’s Boeing Boeing takes flight at the Dunfield Theatre SCOTT BARBER Buckle up and be sure to remain seated because Boeing Boeing, playing now at Drayton Entertainment’s Dunfield Theatre, is sure to be a bumpy – and hilarious – ride through one of the most beloved farces ever written. Set in the “swinging ’70s,” the production tells the story of Bernard, a successful architect in Paris with a playboy streak. Our Casanova has won the affections of three beautiful flight attendants with whom he is scheduled to be wed. Despite the clear conflict of interest, everything is going swimmingly for
Keith Savage (Robert), Katie Lawson (“America”) and James Kall (Bernard) in Boeing Boeing. Bernard, with his lovely ladies, Gloria, Gabrielle and Gretchen, also known as “America,” “Italy” and “Germany” coming and going on carefully planned schedules. Turbulence is on the horizon though, when the Boeing Company introduces a faster airliner, and an old, unwitting, chum turns up at Bernard’s apartment. “It’s a very funny play
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and the premise is very simple,” director Marcia Kash explained. It’s set in its period, so you must understand that. It’s a guy who lives in Paris and he has what he considers to be the ideal life. He has three fiancées and they are all air hostesses who are on different time tables and they fly for different airlines. And so one comes and the other one leaves and they don’t know about each other and he has a maid who helps facilitate his crazy lifestyle. And then his buddy, who he hasn’t seen in many years shows up and the time tables start to go awry and all the girls start to overlap one another and the buddy
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who doesn’t really know anything about this kind of life gets embroiled into all of this and has to save the day. Craziness ensues.” The cast includes Drayton stalwarts Keith Savage as Robert (the friend), and James Kall as Bernard. “Those two are very popular at Drayton and have done many shows there and the audiences know and love them,” Kash said. “The fantastic Valerie Boyle is also well loved and a great, great performer and she plays the maid which is another wonderful role.” The three glamorous fiancées are played by Drayton newcomers Katie Lawson, as “America,” Sarah Men-
nell as “Italy,” and Jackie Mustakas as “Germany.” The group has great chemistry, Kash said, which is so important in the farce genre. “Farces are very special and technically very difficult. To make someone laugh is a very difficult thing to do. The key for me is truth. You have to believe (the story), as crazy as it gets and you’ve got to keep it honest.” While farces are tough to pull off, they’re also the most rewarding, Kash said. “I just love the challenge of creating a world that is a heightened reality, but still they are real people within a heightened situation – it’s great escapism.” And Boeing Boeing hits the mark. “The situation is very funny,” Kash said. “It has one of those crazy things that is hard to explain, but the audience is sort of ahead of it along the way. They know kind of what’s going to happen and it makes them complicit. It has a great tension to it because you can see what is going to happen and where it’s going to go and then there are also surprises along the way.” Boeing Boeing plays the Dunfield Theatre in Cambridge until August 30. Tickets are $25-$42, available online at www. dunfieldtheatrecambridge. com in person at the Dunfield Theatre Cambridge box office, or by calling (519) 621-8000 or toll free 1-855-DRAYTON (372-9866).
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MILLWRIGHTS NEEDED Listowel area Millwright Company is looking to hire experienced and detail oriented individuals to join our road and shop crews for the following positions: • Licensed Millwrights • Welder Fitter • 3rd year Millwright Apprentices Applicants must be able to work independently as well as part of a team. Previous welding experience is required. Experience interpreting blueprint, schematics and drawings is considered an asset.
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You have a friendly and helpful attitude towards customers, CSA approved safety footwear and are able to lift 50 lbs. Availability to work weekends is required. Previous sales experience and fluency in both English and French are assets.
Dynamic
5442 Perth Line 88, Gowanstown, ON N0G 1Y0
FOR SALE
SAT. SEPT 6 at 10:00 AM -Auction sale of woodworking equipment; household effects; antiques; collectables; farm miscellaneous; tools; and miscellaneous items to be held at 2144 King St. RR 1 St. Jacob’s (approx. 3 kms nw of St. Jacob’s on corner of Three Bridges Rd) for Levi and Lucinda Frey. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com
14 FT STARCRAFT, 15HP 4 stroke motor and trailer. Partially equipped. Phone 519-210-5555 after 6 p.m.
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We offer a competitive salary and great working conditions. If you are interested in becoming part of Home Hardware, please forward your resume, quoting Term Material Handler (#967), to: Stacey Heckendorn, Human Resources Department, Home Hardware Stores Limited, 34 Henry St. W., St. Jacobs, ON N0B 2N0 E-mail: hr@homehardware.ca Fax: 519-664-4711 (Microsoft Products Only)
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Able to perform strenuous physical activities including walking, standing, bending and lifting, you demonstrate high-quality accuracy and attention to detail, and have excellent reading, writing and number skills. A reliable team player with a great attitude, you are willing to be trained on powered lift equipment. Good attendance and punctuality are important. A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
hr@homehardware.ca
Responsible to the Shift Foreman for helping to maintain service levels to Home Hardware Dealers, you will contribute to the smooth flow of merchandise through the Distribution Centre by picking, packing, shipping, and receiving. You will also operate material handling equipment, comply with all health and safety regulations, and perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Our company's focus is to provide superior service in the commercial and residential maintenance of lawn and gardens. We are looking for a key individual to perform the following tasks: • Operation of hand held power tools, hydrostatic mowers. • Operate tractors for snow removal including driving on city streets. • Drive company vehicles with trailers. Experience preferred but will train appropriate candidate. Must have own transportation to shop in Breslau and a clean drivers abstract. Send resume to: beds.borders@rogers.com
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OBSERVER SERVICE DIRECTORY AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES
THOMPSON’S
TIRE
WHERE TIRES
Complete Collision Service
Auto Tech Inc.
ARE A
SPECIALTY, NOT A SIDE LINE.
Providing the latest technology to repair your vehicle with accuracy and confidence.
101 Bonnie Crescent, Elmira, ON N3B 3G2
519.669.8330
Farm • Auto • Truck Industrial On-The-Farm Service
FAX: 519.669.3210
35 Howard Ave., Elmira
AFTER HOURS
AUTO CLINIC
CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE
Accredited Test & Repair Facility
30 ORIOLE PKWY. E., ELMIRA www.thompsonsauto.ca
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21 Industrial Dr. Elmira
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33 First Street, East Elmira, ON
33 First Street, East Elmira, ON
GENERAL SERVICES “25 years in Business”
• Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning on Location
Boat Covers | Air Conditioner Covers | Small Tarps Storage Covers | BBQ Covers | Awnings & Canopies Replacement Gazebo Tops | Golf Cart Enclosures & Covers
• Janitorial
• Area Rug Cleaning Drop-off / Pick up Service • Carpet Repair & Re-Installation
•Ratches, Hooks, Straps, Webbing etc. •Canvas, Vinyl, Polyester, Acrylic Fabrics
General Repairs
• Pet deodorization • Floor Stripping
• Bleached out Carpet Spot Repair
519.595.4830
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6376 Perth Rd. 121 Poole, ON
ROB McNALL 519-669-7607 LONG DISTANCE? CALL 1-866-669-7607
CONSTRUCTION INC. (519) 569-0772 • Commercial & Industrial General Contracting • Specializing in Concrete Work & Excavation • Retaining Walls
info@trappconstruction.ca www.trappconstruction.ca
• • • •
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GENERAL SERVICES BAUMAN PIANO
SERVICES
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TUNING & REPAIRS
Various sizes & rates
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100 SOUTH FIELD DRIVE, ELMIRA
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WOOD GAS PELLET
CONESTOGO 1871 Sawmill Road
519-664-3800 877-664-3802
FERGUS
180 St. Andrew St. W.
519-843-4845 888-871-4592
www.fergusfireplace.com
HOME IMPROVEMENTS SERVICES
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Blinds by Elite or Mera
In home consultations Wide selection of styles & fabrics 1011 Industrial Crescent St. Clements | 519-699-5411 www.letusflooryou.ca
READ’S DECORATING SINCE 1961
Specializing in Paint & Wall coverings
FREE INSTALL
ATION When you buy 2 or more
Hours: M-F 8:30 - 5:30 Sat 9:00 - 3:00
FOR ALL YOUR HOME DECORATING NEEDS. Evenings By Appointment
27 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA
519.669.3658
100% SUPERIOR QUALITY CUSTOM WOODWORKING
KENJI ORITA • Custom Kitchens • Custom Furniture • Domestic & Exotic Woods
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and Insulation
• New & Existing Roofs • Roof Repairs • Cellulose Attic Insulation 519-778-7730
Toll Free: 1-800-668-4695 • Fax: 519-291-9789
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ST. JACOBS
GLASS SYSTEMS INC.
APPLIANCES – FURNACES – FIREPLACES AIR CONDITIONERS – WATER HEATERS SPRING SPECIAL ON AIR CONDITIONING TUNE UP $99, INSTALLED FROM $1999 FURNACES INSTALLED FROM $2499 FRIDGES $499, STOVES $399, WASHERS $399, DRYERS $369, FREEZERS $199 Come visit our show room FREE QUOTES
1553 King St. N., St. Jacobs, ON N0B 2N0
• Store Fronts • Thermopanes • Mirrors • Screen Repair • Replacement Windows • Shower Enclosures • Sash Repair
1 Union Street, Elmira
TEL:
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Steve Co.
Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.
RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL
For all your Plumbing Needs. 24 HOUR SERVICE Steve Jacobi
519-664-1202 / 519-778-6104
ELMIRA
519-669-3652
FAX: 519 664-2759 • 24 Hour Emergency Service
John Schaefer Painting FREE ESTIMATES Interior/exterior Painting, Wallpapering & Plaster | drywall Repairs
AMOS R O O F I N G
INC
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NOW ACCEPTING VISA OR MASTERCARD
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519-669-2251
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36 Hampton St., Elmira
In Business since 1973 • Fully Insured
WEICKERT& MEIROWSKI Concrete Foundations Limited
YES... WE DO RESIDENTIAL WORK!
• Residential • Commercial • Industrial
Ltd.
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Driveways • Sidewalks • Curbs • Barn Renovations Finished Floors • Retaining Walls • Short Walls Decorative/Stamped and coloured concrete
6982 Millbank Main St., Millbank 519-595-2053 • 519-664-2914
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Tel: Fax:
519-577-0370
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SPACE FOR RENT
HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES
18 Kingfisher Dr., Elmira
OUTDOOR SERVICES
COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
YOUR SOURCE FOR YEAR-ROUND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE • Lawn Mowing Packages • Lawn Maintenance & Landscaping • Top Dressing/Overseeding • Mulch Delivery & Installation • Commercial & Residential Full Flower Bed Maintenance • Snow Plowing & Ice Control • Tractor Snowblowing
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Since
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Murray & Daniel Shantz
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OWNER-OPERATOR
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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS
CONSIDERING A MOVE? WE CAN HELP! $349,900 MOVE IN READY!
Elmira - WOW! Don’t wait to view this move in ready warm and inviting updated bungalow on a mature lot in Birdland. It boasts the following updates Roof (2013), Furnace (7 years old), newly renovated recrm, newer water heater & softener, updated electrical panel, newer windows & doors. Featuring a driveway that parks 4 vehicles, 4 bedrms in total, 2 bathrms, Beautiful quiet yard w deck. You won't be disappointed! MLS. Please call Alli or Paul direct.
519-503-9533 www.homeswithpaul.ca
$659,000
Mapleton – Nestled in 4.5 acres this home IS country living! Town is only minutes away. Updated home with a modern flair featuring: 3 bedroom, 2 bathrooms, separate dining room and completely carpet free. Large living room with Wood stove and recroom with wood fireplace. Bright Dining room with French door walk out to deck overlooking acreage. 30ft x 40ft outbuilding with electricity and second floor. MLS 1432341. Call Alli or Paul Direct.
$399,900 WAITING FOR YOU
Elmira - This well maintained one owner home is ready for you to move in, unpack your suitcase, lay back in your recliner and enjoy. Loads of updates furnace and a/c and HRV unit in 2008, newer flooring though out, windows and doors less then 5years old. 95 percent carpet free. Spacious kitchen & eating area with French door leading to deck, large backyard is fenced & boasts 2 sheds. MLS. Please call Paul or Alli direct.
$649,000 PRIVATE HAVEN!
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. Wall paper to be removed and painted a neutral colour. MLS 1428181. Call Paul or Alli direct.
Alli Bauman SALES REPRESENTATIVE CALL DIRECT
519-577-6248
www.elmiraandareahomes.com
$379,000 SPACIOUS HOUSE
$343,900 2.62 ACRE PROPERTY!
Elmira - Fantastic Bungalow with Pool is just minutes from Elmira, St. Jacobs and Waterloo. The Large paved driveway guides you to the Double Attached garage, Single detached garage and 32ftx22ft heated workshop! This bright home has an updated Kitchen with double sided fireplace from dinette to living room, Main floor laundry, and Separate dining room. Master is equipped with ensuite and slider walk out to pool. MLS 1431647. Call Alli or Paul direct.
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage
YET TO BE BUILT! Drayton - Beautiful Mansfield III Home. Various Prices and Plans available. Model Home is at 46 Bedell Open: Mon, Tues, Wed 1-7pm and Sat, Sun 1-4:30pm. MLS 1427903. Call Paul or Alli direct.
3 Arthur St. S., Elmira 519-669-5426
Drayton - Large 2500sqft home plus finished basement! Located on large fenced corner lot with irrigation system. This open concept home is equipped with tons of living space; family room, living room, upper floor great room and rec room. Entertaining will be a breeze in this separate dining room and hot tub on the deck. Laundry made easy with main floor laundry. All appliances included. MLS1427519. Call Paul or Alli Direct.
Call today and book a
Independently Owned and Operated
$599,900 ROOM TO GROW
Drayton - Located just outside of town this Swiss style home is nestled in this huge lot. Built with family in mind complete with living room, family room, rec room and 4 bathrooms... Lots of room to grow and run you will be impressed. Many updates include; updated bathroom, roof 2013, furnace 2014, paint throughout and flooring, 32 ft. x 24 ft. workshop with hydro. MLS1427516. Call Paul or Alli Direct.
FREE
SO LD
SALES REPRESENTATIVE CALL DIRECT
$449,000 4.5 ACRES
SO LD
Paul Martin
SO LD
NEW PRICE
$329,900 LOCATION, LOCATION!
Elmira - Large home in sought after area. Fabulous property with perennial beds and mature trees. This 3+2 bedroom home is equipped with nice sized kitchen, separate dining room, living room and recroom. Updates: Roof 2008, windows, furnace, a/c. Appliances included: fridge, stove, washer, dryer. MLS 1431350. Call Alli or Paul direct.
NO-OBLIGATION HOME EVALUATION.
ELMIRA 37S POST 9-5 WIN
Tim Wright, Ryan Mann and Ted Sebben contributed to the Elmira 37s’ 9-5 victory at the Kitchener-Waterloo Classics August 18 at Budd Park. The club finished 11-7-1 in the Kitchener Fastball League, advancing to the playoffs starting next week.
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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS
100
YOUR “LOCAL” COMMUNITY CONNECTION
YEARS
SINCE 1913
Elmira Real Estate Services Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage
We support Woolwich Community Services through
90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 4, Elmira N3B 3L4
Vongdeuane Kennedy Twin City Realty Inc., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated
Sales Representative 901 Victoria St. N., Kitchener | 519.579.4110
OPEN HOUSE: Saturday, August 23rd, 2-4pm
519-669-3192
Elmira@royallepage.ca
63 Adelaide St., Linwood
2013
Bonnie Brubacher
www.elmirahomes.ca
Broker of Record
Monique Roes Sales Representative
Shanna Rozema
$479,900
Beautifully updated 3+1 bed, 2 bath home with updated kitchen (’13), furnace (’10), upstairs bath (’09), and more. Huge lot 243 ft deep.
www.YourFamilyTeam.ca
Broker
Priced from
STUNNING EXECUTIVE BUNGALOW-LOFTS TOWNHOMES
$322,900
Building in Drayton where homes are affordable 1,977sq.ft. end unit with loft
2,046 sq.ft. unit with loft
$347,900 $345,900
MODEL HOME 2,190 sq.ft. + finished basement
$355,900
Open House Saturday & Sunday 1-3pm 168 Ridgeview, Drayton (Main Street to Bedell)
RETIREMENT LUXURY TOWN HOMES Starting at $322,900. DRAYTON RIDGE - offering
2 finished models with early closing possession available. $345,900 2045 sq ft with upper loft complete with 2nd bedroom and den/office and full bath. Mainfloor soaring cathedral ceiling, maple kitchen and large working island, great room, master with ensuite, mudroom/laundry and double car garage. MLS
LARGE BACKSPLIT $429,000 HEIDELBERG Amazing 4 level backsplit on a
huge corner lot, two walkouts to the backyard, bright eat in kitchen with new counter tops/08, main floor living rm & dining room, 3 bdrms, 3 baths, spacious family room, oversized double car garage. MLS.
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL $339,900 | ELMIRA Just move in and enjoy this finished
Single Family Starting from
OPEN HOUSE | SUN AUG 24th 1-3 pm, 25 Nightingale Cres., Elmira
$343,900
Visit our Model Home at 46 Bedell Drive, Drayton
Mon & Tues. 1-7pm | Sat. & Sun. 1-4:30pm | or by appointment
Open House Saturday & Sunday 1-3pm 170 Ridgeview, Drayton (Main Street to Bedell)
226-818-5311 | verdonehomes.com
EMPTY NESTER LUXURY HOMES $355,900. MODEL HOME -
2190 sq. ft finished including basement. Stunning open concept, gorgeous kitchen with granite counters and spacious island. Luxury ensuite, walk-in closets, mudroom/laundry off the double car garage. All units are spacious and freehold. MLS
CUSTOM QUALITY
two storey, open concept main floor, nice kitchen w/breakfast bar/island, sunken liv room has gas FP & walkout to deck, 121’ deep yard, master ensuite & walk-in, recroom in basement with gas FP. MLS
GREAT FAMILY HOME $399,900 ELMIRA Sought
after tree lined street location! Lovely curb appeal with double concrete driveway, double garage & stamped concrete walkway to large covered front porch, updated bright kitchen, main floor liv rm & family rm., walkout to patio. MLS
PICTURESQUE 100 ACRES $824,900 Between Palmerston/Harriston 60 acres of mixed
bush w/maturing Maple, Ash & Cherry, 40 acres workable land, 32' x 28' heated shop, beautiful 1999 replica farmhouse, covered wrap around verandah, maple kit, 2 storey stone fireplace, loft, main floor master w/ensuite. MLS
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Bert Martin BROKER
Remax Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated
DIRECT: 519-572-2669 OFFICE: 519-669-5426
3 Arthur St. S. Elmira www.remaxsolidgold.biz
EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz
ELMIRA 6-PLEX $1,095,000 An opportunity to own this
completely rented out 6-plex! All units rented as of Sept 1st/2014. All renovated extensively, insuite laundry, separate hydro. intercom access, parking, balconies/porches, steps to downtown & bus transportation. MLS
ATTRACTIVE BUNGALOW $349,900 DRAYTON Well maintained 13
yr old bungalow on 75' wide lot, oversized double car garage with walk-up from the finished basement, bright kitchen offers island & garden door to rear yard, main floor liv rm w/hardwood flrs, master ensuite. MLS
FREE Market Evaluation
NATURE WELCOMES YOU $624,900 DRAYTON AREA This 13
acre private setting takes your breath away, relax on the covered verandah overlooking the spring fed pond & countryside. Pioneer log home, striking kitchen w/granite counter top & high end appl., main floor master w/ensuite, cathedral ceiling open to loft, walkout fin basement. MLS
COMMERCIAL BUILDING $309,000 ELMIRA downtown location with parking! Opportunity to open your business with multiple zoning uses available. Call today. MLS
Call for your FREE Market Evaluation.
FIND YOUR DREAM HOME IN THE #1 COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER IN ONTARIO
CONTINUED FROM PG. 19 RENTALS APARTMENT FOR RENT in Elmira. Modern, clean 1 bedroom perfect for single professional or retiree. No pets please. $660/mth + utilities. Call 519-669-2212. BRIGHT, SPACIOUS, 1-BEDROOM apartment in quiet, adult building. Ideal for non-smoking mature tenant. Close to downtown. Avail. September. Phone 519-669-3423. LARGE 2 BEDROOOM apartment for rent in Elmira. Close to downtown. $900/mth + utilities. No pets, no smoking. Call 519-855-1774 or 519-669-2786.
RENTALS LARGE ONE BEDROOM main floor apartment available in Elmira short walk to downtown. New flooring & paint, separate entrance, includes washer, dryer, heat & parking. Hydro extra. Absolutely No Smoking, No pets! $825.00/month. Phone 519-741-7405. NEWLY RENOVATED LARGE open concept basement level apartment in Elmira house. 1 bedroom plus office. Large yard, quiet neighbourhood, quartz countertops, AC, washer, dryer, fridge, stove, microwave and dishwasher included. Available Sept. 1. Call 519-572-9160.
RENTALS SPACIOUS ROOM FOR rent in Elmira. Shared bathroom/kitchen. Non smoker/ drinker, no pets. Christian female only. $500/mth. 519-807-1099.
GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALE - Aug. 23, 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. 34 Brookmead, Elmira. Hunting, fishing, tools etc. GARAGE SALE - Sat. Aug. 23, 7 a.m. - noon, 71 Parkview Dr. Wellesley. Office and bedroom furniture, fire pit, electronics, kitchen appliances, child’s bike, boys clothing, video games, other miscellaneous items.
GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALE - Sat. Aug. 23, 91 Bristow Creek Dr., Elmira, 8 a.m. Comic Books, household items, collectibles, and more. LARGE ESTATE GARAGE Sale. Two weekends, Aug. 23 & 24, and Aug. 29, 30, 31. 8 a.m. to ? Everything a well established home would have. Crafts, hobbies, and art supplies, collectibles of all kinds, tools and furniture. If you’re looking for it, we most likely have 2. 5 Sandpiper Cres. Elmira. ST. CLEMENTS COMMUNITY Wide Garage Sale. Saturday, September 6, 2014 8:00 a.m. For information contact Jen Connolly 519-699-9277 or Melanie Martin 519699-5116. Find us on Facebook! Search St. Clements Recreation Service Board.
OPEN HOUSE! | Saturday, August 23rd | 2-4pm | 111 Arthur St., S., Elmira ELMIRA BUNGALOW! Great starter or retirement home offers many updates including, flooring, paint, windows, roof, garage and front door, driveway and furnace. MLS. $314,900. Call Bert to view.
NEW PRICE!
Elmira freehold (no condo fees) townhouse on quiet street offers 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, eat-in kitchen, walkout to large deck, patio and fenced yard, finished rec room and single garage. MLS $245,000. Call Bert to view.
NEW PRICE!
Great starter home on quiet street offers kitchen with walkout to two tiered deck and large rear yard, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and main floor laundry. MLS $125,000. Call Bert to view.
LEASE SPACE!
ELMIRA! Space for lease, 2,400 s/f or smaller units as per requirements in busy plaza 10 minutes to Waterloo. HVAC, natural light, lots of parking, front and rear doors. Call Bert to View. MLS.
LEASE SPACE!
ELMIRA! Space for lease, 3,000 s/f or smaller units as per requirements in busy plaza 10 minutes to Waterloo. HVAC, natural light, lots of parking, front and rear doors. Call Bert to View. MLS.
Your referrals are appreciated!
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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS
R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD.
®
45 Arthur St. S., Elmira
BROKERAGE CALL FOR YOUR FREE MARKET EVALUATION
BRAD MARTIN
JULIE
TRACEY
WILLIAMS Broker of Record, HECKENDORN Broker Sales Rep. MVA Residential Res: 519.669.1068 Res: 519.669.8629 Cell: 519.505.0627
519-669-2772
REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED
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519.500.1865 (Direct)
Dale R. Keller
17 Church St. W., Elmira • 519.669.1544 (Business)
NEW LISTING
Sales Representative
www.KellerSellsRealEstate.com | dale@kellersellsrealestate.com
Palmerston | $169,000
$439,900 IMPRESSIVE, tastefully decorated home backing to greenspace. Short walk to schools & downtown. Hdwd. in liv. rm. & din. rm. Cathedral ceiling& gas fireplace.. Walkout to lge. deck and fenced yard. Spacious master w/ensuite & 2 closets. Fin. rec. room, games area, 4th bdrm. & washroom. Dble. garage. Central air. HRV … You wont be disappointed. NEW MLS.
Charming updated century home in a quiet neighbourhood, with a large fenced yard and stamped concrete patio to enjoy the outdoors. Inside is an eat in kitchen, a large open great room, office or den, gas fireplace, wood floors, and 3 bedrooms up. Loaded with character. MLS Call Dale.
$359,900
$499,900 LOADED WITH CHARACTER! Century home w/natural woodwork, hdwd. floors & 2 staircases. Cozy liv. rm. w/ gas F.P., Oak kitchen. Private master w/ensuite. Updated bathrms. Det. garage & lovely yard. MLS.
INGROUND POOL plus lots of play area for a young family! 2 tiered deck. Oak kitchen w/ceramic flr., W/O to back yard. 3 baths (whirlpool ensuite). Laminate floors on 2 levels. Large rec. room. Upper level family room. Recently painted! Dble. conr. driveway, 1.5 garage. MLS.
Drayton Ridge | $364,900 The Brighton lll model, by Verdone Homes is one of many exciting models to be built. This two storey home boasts 1730 sq ft of open concept with main floor great room and 3 generous bedrooms upstairs with custom features. Various prices and options available. MLS Call Dale, to have the best selection.
Bungalow | Milverton | $263,900 Great location for this spacious and bright bungalow with walkout on lower level, upper deck, attached garage. MLS Call Dale.
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$589,000 WEST MONTROSE – spacious bungalow on a 229’ deep lot (almost 2600 sq.ft.) Large dinette with lots of windows (faces south). 14’ D.R. Fr. Drs. To L.R. Main flr. fam. rm. (gas f.p.) 3 large bdrms. (4pc. ensuite) Good serv. Entry. Main flr. laundry. Separate entry to bsmt. Lots of driveway! MLS.
$389,000 ATTENTION INVESTORS – all brick duplex! Rare find – built as duplex. 2 x 2 bedroom units. Many updates incl. windows, kitchen, bathroom. One unit presently rented. Separately metered. Detached garage. MLS.
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QUIET COURT – Semi on pie shaped lot! Updates – roof (2005), windows/doors (2008), furnace (2009), central air (2014). Eat-in kitchen w/lots of cupboards and updated counter. Spacious LR PLUS finished rec room w/gas fireplace. 3 bedrooms – 2 baths. Garden shed, stone patio, extra-long driveway. Overlooking countryside! 5 appliances included. Close to schools and parks! MLS.
Large 4+1 bedroom, with walk-out finished basement, huge master and ensuite, separate detached insulated and wired workshop, above ground pool, large fenced yard and more. MLS Call Dale.
Drayton | $446,000 Large lot, custom bungalow with finished walk-out basement, covered deck, 6 person hot tub, 3+1 bedrooms, 3 baths, loaded with features. MLS Call Dale.
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$269,900 LOCATION! Close to walking trails and across from a park. Oak kitchen, w/o to patio. 3 bedrooms. Spacious rec. room & 2pc. Private driveway. Shed. IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. MLS.
LINWOOD – Custom built on over 1 acre, backing to greenspace. Almost 1800 sq.ft. of fin. living space. Enjoy the views of the countryside from most principal rooms. Lovely ‘Chervin’ kitchen w/huge island. Walkin pantry. Oversized garage w/ sep. entry to lower level w/lge. windows & 9’ ceilings. MLS
2885 SQ.FT. OF OFFICE SPACE including basement storage. Combination of private & semi private offices. Front & rear access. Parking for 10 vehicles. Great exposure on the main street. $2,900.00/mo. MLS
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GINGRICH, JOSEPH F. | Passed away peacefully at his residence, RR 2, Drayton on Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at the age of 94 years.
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ROPP, KEVIN DUANE | Passed away peacefully at Freeport Health Centre, Grand River Hospital surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous journey with cancer on Sunday, August 17, 2014 at the age of 55 years. Local relatives are his sister Sandra Albrecht and her husband Orie, and his brother Darrell Ropp and his wife Shirley all of Wellesley.
Peacefully passed away at Lisaard House, Cambridge, with Chris and Julie by his side on Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at the age of 77 years. Beloved husband of Chris (Wilken) Shantz of West Montrose for almost 51 years. Dear father of the late Brad Shantz (January 25, 2012) and Julie Shantz of Kitchener. Father-in-law of Wendy and her husband Brian Lair of Elmira; and loving papa of Riley, Ryan and Kayla Shantz. Brother of Mervin and Grace Shantz of St. Jacobs, Eugene and Sally Shantz of Waterloo, Muriel Hayes of St. Jacobs; and brother-in-law of Lorna Shantz of St. Jacobs. Wilf is remembered by his many nieces, nephews and by Chris’ family. Wilf was co-owner of W. Thur and Sons Ltd., Elmira, for over 30 years along with Walt Thur. Predeceased by his parents Ivan and Irene (Bauman) Shantz, his sisters Vietta Shantz and Gladys Brubacher, and his brother Floyd Shantz. The family received their relatives and friends at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, on Sunday, August 17, 2014 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service was held at St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira, on Monday, August 18, 2014 at 1 p.m. followed by interment in Elmira Union Cemetery. A special thank you to Dr. Keleher and the Red Cross Care Partners Team for their kind and compassionate care. In Wilf’s memory, donations to Lisaard House would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
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LIVING HERE COMMUNITY-MINDED / FUN AND FUNDRAISING
Seeing red from the seat of a bike A riding group for firefighters, Red Knights also make a point of raising money for good causes as part of their activities SCOTT BARBER If you happened to be out on Arthur Street in Elmira last Saturday afternoon (August 16), you probably noticed-and heard- an unusually large group of motorcyclists prowling through. No, the Hells Angels weren’t in town – although coincidentally, reports indicate that notorious organization did gather in Kitchener the very same day – it was the Red Knights International Motorcycle Club, some 60 riders strong, on a tour through the townships. “We headed out through Wellesley and Crosshill and crossed over to Linwood across Line 86, which is a challenge,” said John Scheeringa, Red Knights Chapter 18 (Kitchener-Waterloo) president. “That’s why we have the spotters – so we went through Linwood and cut back through the Elmira Rod and Gun Club and through the back way into here (the Elmira Legion).” After lunch, the group continued on through rainy weather, riding across the West Montrose covered bridge and by the Elora Gorge. “We’ve got keys for the back gate, so we’re going right through,” Scheeringa said, adding the pack would also be heading by Conestogo and down King Street in St. Jacobs. The ride was part of the Red Knights’ annual convention, hosted by one of its 20 Ontario chapters.
Some 60 Red Knights cruised down Arthur Street in Elmira August 16, during a tour of Woolwich and Wellesley Townships. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER] The Red Knights are “an organization composed exclusively of firefighters with international affiliation, dedicated to promoting motorcycle safety and fellowship among firefighters who ride motorcycles,” Scheeringa said. This year, members from across the province met at the Waterloo Inn to discuss club business and raise money for Camp Bucko, a summer camp for burn victims. “We try to kick some money together for some valuable cause (each year),” Scheeringa explained. “It could be any number of causes, but Camp Bucko is actually a group for burned kids and so that is the one
we chose to do this year. That’s a big one for fire fighters.” He continued, “The money they pay for the conference covers (meals and entertainment) and what we’ll do is some draws and some tickets and give aways and auctions and we’ll quite often put out a fireman’s boot and people will put their spare change in and so forth. It’s not huge money but Camp Bucko, they’ll take nickels.” Scheeringa, who spent 23 years with the Woolwich Fire Department, helped found the regional chapter six years ago. “A group of friends and me at the Elmira fire sta-
John Scheeringa spent nearly 23 years as a volunteer firefighter in Elmira. He now heads the Kitchener-Waterloo chapter of the Red Knights. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER] tion decided we’re going to start a club down here so we started the chapter about six years ago and somehow I was dubbed the president and I haven’t
been able to lose that title yet; I keep offering it up,” he said with a laugh. The club, easily recognizable with their red leather vests, is a good ex-
cuse to ride, he explained, and an even better way to meet other firefighters across Canada and the United States. “One of the things we do is called the grand tour,” Scheeringa explained. “What you have to do is visit a fire station with the letters that spell grand tour. So you go to “g” for Grand Valley. “R” for, I don’t know, Rockwood. “A” for Arthur, or wherever and you have to go to the fire station and you can do it in a group or singular if you want, but we often do it in a group. So we go and visit the fire station and you get your bikes parked out front and take a digital picture of you and the sign of the fire station or the fire truck, and then you collect that letter and put that in your alphabet.” You collect patches for your vest as you collect letters and words, eventually earning the title of “master tourist.” It’s no easy feat, Scheeringa said. “You think you’re going to do five stations in a day, right? But you don’t. There’s always some there saying ‘come on, you’ve got to check out the house,’ (and) they show you all the trucks, they buy you a pop or something, and by the time you get through there it’s three o clock and you’re not going to get the other three done.” But the more the Red Knights travel, the more members they add and, in turn, the better they can promote motorcycle safety.
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2014 WELLESLEY SOAP BOX Classic sponsored by the Wellesley and District Board of Trades. Race classes : 8-10 year olds, 11-13 year olds, 14-17 year olds, 18 year olds plus. For details on car specifications, race rules and entry forms go to www.wellesleyboardoftrade. com. You don’t need to own a soap box car to register! Entry deadline: Aug. 30. Come out for an afternoon of racing and fun! It’s a great family day.
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MARYHILL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS third annual golf tournament; 7:30 a.m. at Grand Valley Golf & Country Club, 1910 Roseville Rd., Cambridge. Four-person scramble, shotgun start. Single golfer, $90 - you will get 18 holes of golf and cart, 3 meat buffet and fixings, $20 tax receipt, participant prize and gift bag. Meal only: thee-meat buffet, $25. For more information contact Tery Runstedler 519-648-3394 pr teryrunstedler@gmail.com.
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VISIT THE WTHHS HISTORICAL Room at the Old School, 1137 Henry St., Wellesley between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and enjoy displays and interesting historical facts about Wellesley Township. Free admission.
THE WOOLWICH COMMUNITY LIONS Club is hosting two events in the Foodland parking lot (Arthur St. Elmira). Drive a Ford event, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Come out and take a car for a test drive (one test driver per household). Ford will donate $20 for each test drive up to a maximum of $6,000. Classic car show, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.); $5 entry fee, dashboard plaque for first 25 cars. Classic car registration call Sandy 519-638-2523, Live band (Cowboy Up), food , drinks. All proceeds to Elmira District Community Living van project (for the purchase of a Ford wheelchair van).
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THE EIGHTH ANNUAL LIONS Fishing Derby will be held at the Albert Erb Conservation Area in Wellesley. Registration is at 9 a.m. ($7 fee per angler). The Derby runs from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. A cash prize of $150 will be awarded for the first tagged fish caught. Trophies will be awarded in six categories. All anglers are eligible to select items from a prize table. Food booth on site. Anglers over 16 must have a fishing license. All proceeds go to fund community programs in the village.
JOIN US FROM 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. for our Fall Mom -toMom sale. Moms will be selling their gently used baby and kids items. Find deals on everything from gently used baby equipment, gently used kids clothing and maternity wear, toys, books and much more! Breslau Community Centre, 100 Andover Dr., Breslau. Admission $2. All proceeds from the sale go to the Breslau Recreational Association to benefit community events like Winterfest and family Fun Day!
AUGUST 26 BINGO UPSTAIRS AT ST. Clements arena, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. For more information, contact Joe Brick at 519-699-4022.
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17TH ANNUAL BUTTERFLY WALK to Remember presented by Bereaved Families of Ontario – Midwestern Region. Location: Williamsburg Cemetery, 1541 Fischer Hallman Rd. Kitchener. Registration 1 - 2 p.m., Butterfly release and Walk to Remember 2:45 - 3 p.m. For more information call 519-603-0196.
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SEPTEMBER 10 SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT noon (doors open 11:30). Calvary United Church, 48 Hawkesville Rd. St. Jacobs. Cost $11. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a hot noon day meal, fellowship and entertainment. Call 519-664-1900 for more information.
SEPTEMBER 11 SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.). Breslau Community Centre, 100 Andover Dr., Breslau. Cost $6. Join us for a noonday light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-6641900 or toll free: 1-855-664-1900 for more information. FREE COMMUNITY BBQ, HOSTED by Christ Lutheran Church at 455 Anndale Rd., Waterloo. Come & meet your neighbours and community organizations. Food, live music, and bouncy castle; 5-8:30 pm. For more details call 519-885-4050. NEW HORIZONS AT 10 a.m. Maryhill Community Centre guest speaker John Nederend, Let’s Talk Farming. New Horizons meet once a month from Sept. to May on the second Thurs. of each month. All zoomers, boomers and seniors are welcome; $2. admission fee. Refreshments are served.
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STRANGE BUT TRUE / BILL & RICH SONES PH.D.
The odds are in the house’s favour, but you can try to even things out WEIRD NOTES
Q. Can you beat the odds at the casino? Maybe, maybe not, but can you at least name ways you might try? A. 1. Exploit the laws of nature: Since roulette wheels are mechanical instruments prone to wear and tear, unbalances arise that steer the picks, says former casino floor manager Bill Zender, as reported by Jeff Wilser of “Mental Floss� magazine. “In 1873, Charles Jagger found a wonky wheel at Monte Carlo and bet on the biased numbers. He came away with $400,000 -- that’s $7.8 million in today’s
dough!� 2. Stick to the drab side of the room. To see where the odds are the worst, look for the flashing lights and bright colors used to make those games more attractive, like craps with its crazy bets of “the Field� and “Any 7.� 3. Practice makes perfect. Overall the house wins, but one exception is video poker, with its typical house advantage of only 0.46%, and even shifting in the gambler’s favour at times. The payoff is high but to cash out, you need to play at an expert level and most players simply aren’t skilled enough. So study up. 4. Know when to say when. Even with the house’s 5% edge at roulette, you have a decent chance of
winning that first spin, and the second, and the third... but if you were to play “forever,� eventually all your chips would belong to the house. Advice: If you are winning, stop. 5. Never, ever play Keno: At some casinos, the house edge is as high as 35%. “No gambler has ever matched all 20 numbers on a 20spot ticket. The odds of it ever happening are 1 in 3,535,316,142,212,174,336. (That’s 3.5 quintillion!)� Q. Is there anything you can do to improve your luck?
A. You can forget about influencing the outcomes of truly chance-based events, like coin tosses or lottery draws, says Oliver Burkeman in “Mental Floss� magazine. And as suggested
by research psychologists Gabriele Oettingen and Doris Mayer, the more people fantasize about, say, getting a great job, the less money they tend to earn. “Perhaps this is because fantasy replaces effort that could get them ahead in the real world. Similarly, people who positively fantasize more about romance are less likely to ask out potential partners on actual dates.� So rather than focusing on what you think you want, the better approach is “to cultivate a radical openness to unplanned experiences, loosen your grip on your goals and embrace uncertainty.� When psychologist Richard Wiseman recruited self-described lucky or unlucky subjects, he found that the lucky
ones exhibited similar traits that maximized their good fortune, such as exposing themselves to new people and events. Doubtless, such uncertainty feels uncomfortable, Burkeman adds, so we’re tempted to try to avoid it, “but learning to tolerate it will bring us better luck.� The true lesson here: “Almost everyone who plays the lottery loses. Spend those dollars on a cup of coffee with a stranger instead.� Q. It’s not often that Microsoft Windows finds itself in the punch line and the butt of a joke. Can you imagine a question to bring this one on?
by cause�? It then reported the count as 1.3-4.0 billion birds killed by cats; 365-988 million killed in window collisions; and 573 thousand from wind turbines. No joke so far, but here it is: The online title for the story, “Windows kill up to 988 million birds a year in the United States� prompted some readers to imagine a very different sort of threat: “I always thought that Windows was a big problem. OS X [Mac’s new operating system] is much better,� joked Casey B. “Microsoft should be ashamed.�
A. The discussion began with this query in “Science News� magazine: What’s the “estimated annual bird deaths in the United States
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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2014 DODGE JOURNEY CANADA VALUE PACKAGE CANADA’S #1-SELLING CROSSOVER^
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BI-WEEKLY FINANCING ✝✝ FINANCING ✝ FOR 36 MONTHS PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES $2,000 CONSUMER CASH,* FREIGHT, AIR TAX, TIRE LEVY AND OMVIC FEE. TAXES EXCLUDED. OTHER RETAILER CHARGES MAY APPLY.+
FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN
dodgeoffers.ca +Your local retailer may charge additional fees for administration/pre-delivery that can range from $0 to $1,098 and anti-theft/safety products that can range from $0 to $1,298. Charges may vary by retailer.
LESS FUEL. MORE POWER. GREAT VALUE. 15 VEHICLES WITH 40 MPG HWY OR BETTER.
Less Fuel. More Power. Great Value is a comparison between the 2014 and the 2013 Chrysler Canada product lineups. 40 MPG or greater claim (7.1 L/100 km) based on 2014 EnerGuide highway fuel consumption ratings. Government of Canada test methods used. Your actual fuel consumption may vary based on driving habits and other factors. Ask your retailer for the EnerGuide information. ¤2014 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.6L VVT V6 6-speed automatic – Hwy: 7.9 L/100 km (36 MPG) and City: 12.2 L/100 km (23 MPG). 2014 Dodge Dart 1.4 L I-4 16V Turbo – Hwy: 4.8 L/100 km (59 MPG) and City: 7.3 L/100 km (39 MPG). 2014 Dodge Journey 2.4 L with 4-speed automatic – Hwy: 7.7 L/ 100 km (37 MPG) and City: 11.2 L/100 km (25 MPG). Wise customers read the fine print: ◊, ††, €, ★, *, †, ➤, § The Trade In Trade Up Summer Clearance Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating retailers on or after July 11, 2014. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,695), air tax (if applicable), tire levy and OMVIC fee. Pricing excludes licence, insurance, registration, any retailer administration fees, other retailer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Financing and lease offers available to qualified customers on approved credit. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Retailer may sell for less. ◊$10,350 in Total Discounts is available on the new 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT model and consists of $7,000 Consumer Cash Discount and $3,350 in Ultimate Family Package Savings. See your retailer for complete details. ††0% purchase financing for up to 36 months available on new 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan/2014 Dodge Dart/2014 Dodge Journey models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package (29E)/2014 Dodge Dart SE (25A)/2014 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package (22F) with a Purchase Price of $19,995/$16,995/$19,995 with a $0 down payment, financed at 0% for 36 months equals 78 bi-weekly payments of $256.35/$217.88/$256.35 with a cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $19,995/$16,995/$19,995. €$5,125 in Package Value available on the new 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT Ultimate Family Package (RTKH5329G) model based on the following MSRP options: $850 Climate Group, $1,925 Single DVD Entertainment, $1,500 SXT Plus Group and $850 Uconnect Hands-Free Group. $7,140 in Package Value available on the new 2014 Dodge Journey SXT Ultimate Journey Package (JCDP4928K) model based on the following MSRP options: $1,475 Flexible Seating Group, $1,200 Rear Seat DVD, $525 Convenience Group, $2,645 Navigation & Sound Group and $1,295 Sunroof. See your retailer for complete details. ★Discounts available at participating retailers on the purchase/lease of only the following new vehicles. 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT with Ultimate Family Package (RTKH5329G). Discount consists of: $850 in no-cost options and $2,500 DVD Incentive that will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. 2014 Dodge Journey SXT with Ultimate Journey Package (JCDP4928K). Discount consists of: $2,495 in no-cost options and $2,500 DVD Incentive that will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. Some conditions apply. See your retailer for complete details. *Consumer Cash Discounts are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. †3.99% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on new select models through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package (29E)/2014 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package (22F) with a Purchase Price of $19,995/$19,995, with a $0 down payment, financed at 3.99% for 96 months equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $112/$112 with a cost of borrowing of $3,394/$3,394 and a total obligation of $23,388.63/$23,388.63. ➤2.79% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on new select models through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Example: 2014 Dodge Dart (25A) with a Purchase Price of $16,995, with a $0 down payment, financed at 2.79% for 96 months equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $91 with a cost of borrowing of $1,987 and a total obligation of $18,981.81. §Starting From Prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g., paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. The Best Buy Seal is a registered trademark of Consumers Digest Communications LLC, used under license. **Based on 2014 Ward’s upper small sedan costing under $25,000. ^Based on R. L. Polk Canada, Inc. May 2008 to September 2013 Canadian Total New Vehicle Registration data for Crossover Segments as defined by Chrysler Canada Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of Chrysler Group LLC. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc.
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