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In a large coverup effort, the region has slowly been preparing the water tower on Floradale Road for repainting.

Region OKs third doses for those most at risk, sees uptick in cases Justine Fraser Observer Staff

IN THE FACE OF THE Delta variant of novel coronavirus and increasing evidence of the need for booster shots, Waterloo Region will make third doses available to anyone who might be considered high-risk individuals or

immunocompromised, the likes of those living in long-term care homes or undergoing cancer treatment.

“We all want the same thing for our community to be open and stay open.

We are all in this together, learning to manage COVID-19 in our lives as our community recovers,”

said regional Chair Karen Redman at the weekly pandemic briefing August 20, stressing the importance of getting vaccinated.

“Our community deserves a huge thank you for their part in getting vaccinated. I want to particularly acknowledge the uptake in youth –

thank you to everyone in our community for taking this seriously.”

Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, medical officer of health, stressed a number of issues during the briefing.

“First key message, case rates: hospitalizations and outbreaks in Waterloo Region continue to remain stable at this time.

Two, in our local case data we continue to see full vaccination provides a strong protection against COVID-19 and severe outcomes. Three, if you haven’t gotten your first dose, it’s not too late. Four, if you haven’t gotten your second dose, don’t delay – get your second dose as soon as you are eligible.”

Case rates in the region currently sit at approximately 22 cases per 100, 000 per week. Rates across Ontario are still rising but remain relatively low while we keep entering Step 3 of Ontario’s reopening plan.

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A group of people looking to save the old steel-truss bridge on Middlebrook Place this week brought their message to Woolwich council, calling on the township to reverse its decision to demolish the structure. They want Woolwich to handle it the same as the Peel Street bridge in Winterbourne, which will be rehabilitated for pedestrian use. In this case, the bridge is shared with Centre Wellington.

Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber’s quest for an evening of small town life in Elmira set some pre-teen hearts aflutter. Bieber visited Elmira’s Lions Park on the evening of Aug. 23 to take in the soccer match between the Woolwich U16 girl’s team and his hometown of Stratford, but when approached by fans, the teen heartthrob told fans to go away and leave him alone.

From the Aug. 28, 2010 edition of The Observer

Township puts on hold efforts to extend services in Breslau Steve Kannon Observer Staff

PRESSED TO CONSIDER MUNICIPAL WATER and sewer connections, Breslau residents in unserviced parts of the village have earned a 15-year respite, the result of a recent survey by the township.

The majority of residents in the affected area opposed the idea of extending municipal services into their neighbourhoods, with Woolwich agreeing to drop the issue.

Following township council’s approval in May of a new attempt to gauge public sentiment, staff issued surveys to

149 homes on 11 streets in Breslau without full municipal servicing. Of the 127 responses received, representing 85 per cent of the properties, 62.6 per cent were opposed (77 responses) and 37.4 were in favour (46 responses).

Surveys were collected through June and July.

As a result, the township

will drop any proposal for an extension of services until the next time major road upgrades are needed, probably at least 15 years after upcoming paving projects are carried out.

“Staff are very comfortable with the findings of the survey,” manager of infrastructure services Jared Puppe told council-

lors meeting by videoconference Tuesday night.

“We will not return to the servicing issue in Breslau until that resurfacing expenditure, that road resurfacing expenditure in Breslau, has reached the end of its usual life, that’s the intent. We’re earmarking about a 15-year term.”

Woolwich will, however,

retain sewage-treatment capacity for the eventual extension of services into currently unserved parts of the village.

“Staff appreciate that property ownership does change over time and are cognizant that these areas will receive municipal services at some point in → BRESLAU 4

WCS ramping up for return to school with backpacks Agency’s annual school-supply program is now on, with some tweaks for COVID Justine Fraser Observer Staff

WITH AUGUST WANING, WOOLWICH COMMUNITY Services has its eyes on September, when back to school might actually mean kids return to the classroom. The organization has its backpack program in full swing.

Now running for 18 years, the WCS program aids low-income families, providing backpacks, lunch bags, pencils and related school supplies.

The goal is to help children go back to school with a smile on their faces.

“We’ve started taking in donations now. What we do is we offer kids from JK to high school, and even kids that are in college – if they need some items as well, we can help them out – get backpacks and school supplies. That includes lunch bags, water bottles, scissors, calculators, if they need them, markers, pencil cases – whatever they need to start their

school year,” said Tina Reed, program support coordinator at Woolwich Community Services.

This annual fundraiser for students has been going on in the community since 2003.

“Even when the kids were doing school from home, they still needed supplies. They may not have needed a backpack, but they still needed paper and the crayons and markers and all those things to be able to work from home,” added Reed.

The program requires users to register in advance. They’ll be given a date to come into the office and pick up their supplies.

“We’re doing time slots just to be able to keep everybody distanced and safe during COVID. We don’t have a specific day anymore – it’s not a drop in anymore, we have people register now.

“It’s the second last week in August and then

Wellesley’s Andrew Rouble at the Canadian junior boys championships earlier this month in Quebec.

Wellesley golfer claims MJT title in Carlisle Steve Kannon Observer Staff

WELLESLEY’S ANDREW ROUBLE TOOK UP golf four years ago, opting a couple of years later to throw himself into the sport in earnest. Now, his hard work has paid off, as the 17-year-old won the junior boys title at the Maple Leaf Junior Golf

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He posted the low round on the tourney’s first day – a 65 – eventually claiming the title by one shot with a round of 76.

It’s Rouble’s second year on the tour, one with far more activity than last year’s pandemic-reduced schedule.

“Last year, there probably weren’t as many events and the amount of people in the events was limited.

So coming out this year was a lot different just because there was more competition, more players, better players, which made it a lot harder to win and made it a lot more fun to compete,” he said of his experience with the MJT

series.

“I first started competitive golf two years ago. I knew I enjoyed golf, so I started going to tournaments, but the competitive stuff didn’t come until last year – I really put a lot of time and effort into my summers and winters and into being good at golf, and it really paid off this → GOLF 4

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year. All the work I put in last year and this year really paid off this year because I’ve been playing pretty well.”

Where hockey was his focus in the past, golf is now his game. In that, he followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.

“My dad and my grandpa have always been golfers, so just seeing them play golf kind of inspired me to also play golf – that’s what kind of started it.”

Now, the sport is a yearround activity for Rouble, who’ll be entering Grade 12 next month at Waterloo Oxford District Secondary School.

He attends the Ontario Golf Academy at Whistle Bear Golf Club, his home course these days.

“They have a little shack that you hit balls out into the snow during the winter, so that allows all of us juniors to practice during the winter and keep our game at top notch.” Throughout the year, he practices twice a

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The goal is to keep improving his game, following where it may lead.

“I plan on playing college golf. I’m going to Grade 12 this year, and after Grade 12 I plan on going to school, playing college golf. That’s a big, big thing for me. That’s one of my biggest dreams,” said Rouble.

For now, it’s all about the summertime schedule of golf, golf and more golf.

This weekend, he’s part of the MJT competition at the Lakeridge Links Golf

Club in Brooklin. It’s a busy schedule.

“I have a couple tournaments coming up on the MJT tour, but I just got back from the Canadian Junior Championship, which was in Quebec, and I also played in the Ontario Junior Championship, which was at Whistle Bear.

So those are two kind of big accomplishments for me this year,” he said.

“This time of year...

I’m in a golf tournament almost every weekend depending on if it’s the MJT tour or some provincial or Canadian tournament.”

On the morning of August 21, police responded to a number of thefts in Drayton.

Unknown suspect(s) entered utility trailers, vehicles and garages, both secured and not, and made off with thousands of dollars in tools and construction equipment. The thefts occurred throughout the night. Police are

including a surveillance photo that has captured a person of interest.

Any person with information regarding this incident should contact the Wellington County OPP at 1-888-3101122. Should you wish

to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 (TIPS) or submit a tip on-line at www. csgw.tips. You may be eligible for a reward from Crime Stoppers of up to $2,000.

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that still gives them time to purchase any things that are class-specific. We want to make sure they also have that time before school starts, and to still make it out to the stores,” she explained.

The items most in need this year as WCS solicits donations include backpacks, lunch bags and water bottles. Reed pointed out that backpacks for older students

are usually among their most-needed items.

“We usually have over 120 kids that we supply.

We do believe in choice, so that’s one of the reasons we allow parents to bring their kids with them to come pick up because even though we’re doing the registration, we let the kids pick up their backpack, binder, pencil case, lunch pail, that type of thing, because that’s the exciting part about going

to school is kind of adding your own personality to what you pick,” noted Reed, excited to be helping kids in the community.

Despite the pandemic, WCS hasn’t seen any increased demand for school supplies, she noted.

To qualify for the backpack program, parents and children must be residents of Woolwich Township.

Parents can register at the WCS office, 5 Memorial Ave. in Elmira.

BRESLAU: Township will drop servicing bid for at least the lifespan of upcoming road work, likely about 15 years → FROM 3

the future, therefore, it is imperative that council protect sewage capacity for these unserviced properties,” Puppe said in his report.

Coun. Larry Shantz asked if plans to pave roads such as Woolwich Street – “in urgent need of repair” – would go ahead without the usual urbanization upgrades (the installation of curb/gutter

and storm sewer), with Puppe noting the idea is to go with simple repaving, and perhaps some repairs to existing sidewalks where needed.

“We would not undergo any urbanization or any major improvements, simply look at improving the roadway for rideability.”

Many residents of the older, unserviced areas of the village, including the Elroy Acres subdivision,

have previously resisted attempts to make the switch. Bigger pushes from the township in 2008 and 2010 were rejected, in large part due to the estimated costs which ranged up to $90,000 for some households.

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With the latest survey and decision to drop the servicing issue, the township has heard what residents are saying, noted Coun. Patrick Merlihan.

“This is another good example of the township asking Breslau residents what they want. They

provided us feedback, and we listened to the needs and wants of the people of Breslau.”

In another Breslau matter, council awarded a $68,000 contract to GM BluePlan Engineering to carry out the engineering work for the future reconstruction of a section of Woolwich Street North between Highway 7 and Fountain Street.

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in 2016, some 25 properties in the core of the village connected to municipal water and sewer at an initial cost of $11,200 apiece as developers completed a loop of services in conjunction with adjacent new subdivisions.

In 2010 there were 96 properties on private services in the older area of Breslau and there still

per cent of cases were not vaccinated, 24.7 per cent were partially vaccinated or not yet fully vaccinated or not yet fully protect by their vaccination; 3.3 per cent were fully vaccinated.

The majority of hospitalizations, 71.6 per cent, were in individuals who were not vaccinated, 23.9 per cent were impartially vaccinated individuals or those who are not yet protected by their vaccine. 4.6 per cent of hospitalizations were in fully vaccinated persons. Of reported deaths in our communities since May 1, 76.5 per cent were not vaccinated, or were not yet protected by their vaccination,” said Wang.

Wang also noted that most reported COVID-19 deaths in the community are mainly in relation to seniors, as they continue to be the most vulnerable to the virus.

At midweek, 85 per

cent of Waterloo Region residents over the age of 12 had received at least one dose of a vaccine, with 77.6 per cent fully immunized. Pfizer continues to be the favourite vaccine with over 509, 000 doses administered. Moderna only has around 128, 000 doses administered within the region.

The next stop for the region’s mobile vaccination bus in the area is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market.

Greg Durocher, CEO of Cambridge Chamber of Commerce spoke at the region’s update session about the businesses in our community’s reopening struggles, some of which are caused by a shortage of workers.

“Right now, the biggest problem for businesses is really finding talent. We are struggling dramatically in the business world,

trying to find people to fill certain roles and functions. In fact, were looking to immigration agencies now to try to fill some of the vital positions that are required as businesses start to open more; part of the problem with that is it’s a double-edge sword: there’s not enough opening for businesses to be really secured in their financial future but there’s not enough people for there to be further openings,” he said.

At midweek, there were 138 active cases in the region, up one from a week earlier. Officials are monitoring outbreaks in six locations, up from four at the same point last week.

One person succumbed to the disease in the past week, bringing the total to 288 since the pandemic began.

The numbers are lower in neighbouring Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, with

the midweek total at 55 active cases, up from 33 a week earlier. There have been a total of 126 fatalities since the pandemic began, unchanged over the five weeks.

The province continues to see growth in the total number of cases, and at a higher rate than in recent weeks, with the tally now at 560000, up about a 4,000 in the past week.

There have been 9,471 deaths attributed to the virus – up 43 over the week before – representing a mortality rate of 1.7 per cent. The ministry reports 546,113 cases (97.4 per cent) have been resolved.

The latest numbers from Health Canada show 24,671 active cases nationwide, up about 5,000 from a week earlier. The cumulative total of confirmed cases now stands at 1,476,149, with 26,849 related deaths, a mortality rate of 1.8 per cent.

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Man charged in April fatal collision north of Elmira Waterloo Regional Police have arrested an 18-year-old Mount Forest man in connection with the April 23 death of Orvie Bowman, who was struck by a pickup truck as he rode his bicycle along Arthur Street North and Florapine Road, north of Elmira.

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man was charged with ‘dangerous operation causing death.’ He was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court on September 24.

Bowman, 48, was pronounced dead at the scene following the collision.

The driver of a transport truck has been charged after running a stop sign and colliding with a van Tuesday morning in Wellesley TownJoe Merlihan ship.

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“The time for half-measures has passed.

Ontario families need responsible leadership and decisive action to keep them safe, and that means making vaccination mandatory in some higher risk nonessential settings.”

Some 62% of Canadian small- and medium-sized businesses are making or plan to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for their employees; 84% agree that vaccines are key to avoiding another lockdown and should be mandatory; 84% support vaccine passports to perform certain jobs or enter certain places.

Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca calls for stricter vaccination measures.

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Systemic changes likely needed for support sector

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he province this week extended the temporary wage increase that provides the likes of personal support workers with an extra $3 per hour. It’s the third time the program has been extended, this stint running until October 31.

The increase applies to 158,000 workers who deliver publicly funded personal support services or direct support services in hospitals, long-term care, home and community care and social services. The government has earmarked $169 million for the latest extension, bringing the total to more than $1 billion.

It’s a stopgap measure due to the pandemic, though many in the industry are calling for the increase to be made permanent. The current crisis has underscored numerous problems in the sector, particularly long-term care homes, but the issues long predate the pandemic.

The immediate goal of the program was to help weather the storm, as long-term care residents accounted for the majority of coranvirus-related deaths. There were and are large stresses in the industry.

The crisis has put into sharp relief the longstanding issues with the long-term care system, particularly where staffing is concerned. Long before the current pandemic, there were concerns about low staff numbers, training, turnover and the resultant risks. At the root are costs and the associated accessibility to care for the elderly among us, a growing segment of the population.

Many studies have looked into the shortages of frontline employees, particularly personal support workers (PSWs), in long-term care facilities. Such workers are the ones providing hands-on care to some 80,000 long-term care residents in Ontario. Long-term care homes reported that they are working with shortages on almost all shifts, every day. Weekends are worse. Rural areas are even harder hit. The shortages mean that there are not enough PSWs to staff existing beds let alone the 15,000 planned new beds the province announced to ease the long waiting lists.

Groups such as the Ontario Health Coalition speak regularly of what is called the PSW crisis in Ontario’s long-term care homes. Workloads were described as too heavy, with staff leaving for jobs with less workload, including taking other jobs such as housekeeping in long-term care homes. Part-time staff, a report notes, were working two jobs because they are not guaranteed hours, making scheduling more difficult.

Vacations were denied because of staffing shortages. Recruitment has been continuous and not always fruitful.

There was total consensus that PSW shortages across Ontario in long-term care are epidemic and severe. Long-term care homes are short-staffed every day; in fact virtually every shift, and in every area of Ontario. The consequences for care and safety are serious, the group reports.

Some of those same issues were addressed in the Public Inquiry into the Safety and Security of Residents in the LongTerm Care Homes System, launched in 2017 in the wake of the offences committed by Elizabeth Wettlaufer, and published in 2019.

These are only two of the most recent looks at deficiencies in the industry.

What remains to be seen is what more the upcoming commission will recommend to counter the longstanding problems. Money will be at the heart of the matter – as with all precarious work, low wages, poor benefits and insecure hours lead to vacancies, low morale and staff turnover. Reversing those conditions will be costly, ultimately leading to higher costs to residents and their families, in all likelihood ... if the industry goes down that road.

Included in the mix will be the division between for-profit and non-profit homes, with many fingers already pointing to the discrepancies in the number of cases and fatalities in for-profit facilities. In the end, the issue will be politicized.

ANALYSIS ON CURRENT WORLD EVENTS

Islamist ideology reaching a dead-end

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iolent Islamist movements, as current events in Afghanistan demonstrate, have had some success in Muslim countries that have been invaded by the United States. But they have failed everywhere else, and the whole Islamist ideology is getting long in the tooth. Revolutionary ideologies rarely prosper after they pass the age of 50.

There is much media chatter at the moment about how the Taliban’s victory will inspire like-minded groups elsewhere and lead to a steep rise in terrorist attacks. Some of this is just journalistic panic-mongering, but various military and political interest groups will also promote this notion for their own purposes.

We will therefore soon find ourselves being urged to engage in a new ‘war on terror.’ It wouldn’t be as big, long, and counter-productive as the first one, but much time and money and many lives would be wasted if it got off the ground. So think of this as an aide-memoire on why that would be a very stupid thing to do.

The Taliban are Afghans, of course, but Islamist terrorism is primarily a phenomenon of the Arab world. That is the part of the Muslim world where the rulers are most brazenly cruel and corrupt. Many Arabs have

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been attracted to Islamism as a possible way to replace those rotten regimes – and some of them have concluded that only violence can bring Islamists to power.

Nothing remarkable about this. A whole generation of anti-colonial revolutionaries in Africa and Asia reached a similar conclusion, embracing Marxist ideology as their excuse for violence and as a pseudo-religious guarantor of victory. The big difference is that they won (and then mostly dropped the Marxism) – whereas in the Arab world, corrupt tyrants are still in power almost everywhere.

The same sold-out ruling families still rule in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states, Jordan and Morocco. Military regimes like Syria, Egypt and Algeria that came out of bloody coups resolutely smother popular protest. Popular frustration and anger are intense.

A minority of Arabs therefore buys the Islamist argument that the deplorable state of the Arab world is due to the fact that Muslims are failing to live their lives as God intends – in the radical version of Islamic observance that Islamists believe is

the only correct interpretation of God’s will.

The solution to the Muslim world’s current plight, therefore, is to install revolutionary Islamist regimes that will enforce that version of God’s will on the population, whereupon with God’s help they will start to win. A united Muslim world will arise that breaks its current shackles, achieves great power and prosperity – and in some versions, converts the entire world to Islam.

An attractive vision for many Arabs who were near despair, and the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s were filled with attempted Islamist revolutions from Algeria to Saudi Arabia – all of which failed. The Islamists never managed to convince enough people that this pipe dream was worth dying for. So around 1999 an Islamist leader called Osama bin Laden came up with a new strategy.

The only way to mobilize enough Muslims behind the Islamist dream, he believed, was to provoke a direct assault on Islam by the infidels. And the only way to motivate the lazy infidels to play their allotted role in this strategy was to attack them directly – not to conquer them, which was impossible, but to trick them into invading Muslim countries. →DYER 8

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Pandemic puts basic-income programs back in the spotlight

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he pandemic, the lockdowns that followed and resultant financial support programs have brought to the fore the usefulness of a universal basic income program, something that would help with future such crises and actually do something about poverty.

The first step to a universal basic income would be to eliminate all or most social assistance programs, replacing them with a program that tops up the income of everybody living below a determined poverty line, no matter why that is. Whether someone’s income was low due to a disability, family responsibilities or host of other reasons people fall into poverty, the idea would be to provide support.

The concept is nothing new, of course. Known as a guaranteed annual income, a guaranteed minimum income, a negative income tax or simply as a basic income, the idea is to provide some level of income for every citizen. It’s been endorsed by figures as diverse as Martin Luther King and Milton Friedman.

A truly universal income scheme would see everyone receive an equal payout, regardless of need. The revenue-neutral option would see governments eliminate all existing payouts, thus reducing administrative costs and allowing yet more money to be funnelled into the program. That would be easier to sell in some cases – everybody gets something – but would make some people worse off, sending poverty rates skyward, unless spending was increased dramatically.

The compromise, then, would be to stick with

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the formula whereby recipients are those most in need – poorer citizens would see overall increases, while those on the other end would get nothing, which is often the case today.

It’s the latter option that Ontario adopted with a pilot project launched in the dying days of the former Wynne government. The Ontario program proposed to supplement the earnings only of individuals whose incomes are below a certain level, such as the poverty line. In that respect, the pilot was similar to Manitoba’s well-known “Mincome” experiment of the 1970s.

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and would include a negative income tax or refundable tax credit that tops up all recipients to 75 per cent of the province’s low-income measure (LIM), regardless of their status in the labour market. For a single individual on Ontario Works, for example, that would correspond to having income support move from roughly 45 per cent to 75 per cent of the LIM, and to receive a minimum of approximately $1,320 per month, non-taxable, with an opportunity to keep partial additional income earned from participation in the labour market.

Today, in light of the pandemic and support programs such as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Segal still sees the need for a universal basic income plan. He sees that as a much better and more

efficient replacement for many existing welfare programs, which often serve to entrench poverty than to fight it. He vigourously shoots down any suggestion a basic-income program would be a disincentive for people to work.

“For those of you who might be of the view that ‘we have welfare to do that’, let me be perfectly clear – welfare doesn’t do any of that. In every Canadian province, including Ontario where the program is called Ontario Works, the average payout to a welfare recipient is less than half of the low income cut-off, the poverty line or the market basket measure,” he said in a Kiwanis Club videoconference earlier this summer. “There is no program that discourages work more intensely than welfare, because it’s a bureaucratic, case-managed proposition with a

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were ensured a basic annual income, receiving monthly cheques with no strings attached, a departure from means-tested and targeted payouts.

The program essentially ended poverty there, with many societal benefits.

A changeover to Conservative governments, first provincially and then in Ottawa, saw the effort not only axed but buried.

One Conservative has been a long-time supporter of a basic income plan, however.

Hugh Segal was in fact tapped by Wynne for the Ontario study. A former Conservative senator and chief of staff to Ontario premier Bill Davis and later to prime minister Brian Mulroney, he’s no radical, albeit considered a red Tory.

Segal suggested a basic-income pilot project should look at replacing Ontario Works and ODSP,

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rulebook … that is about 300 pages long. And if you receive welfare and you want to earn a little more to help your family, if you earn any more than a few hundred dollars, the province will claw that back from the basic grant dollar for dollar. That is the largest disincentive to work and the highest level of earned tax paid of any category of Canadians.

That’s what welfare does right now and right across Canada.

“I run into people who are disbelievers, people who don’t think this change would work, we can’t afford it, people will never want to ever work again because as we all know everyone is lazy and no one wants to make a contribution – they all want to sit on their couches at home, eat chocolates and watch soap operas, which in my experience is not anywhere close to the truth.”

Segal notes that 70 per cent of the 3.5 million Canadians living below the poverty line have jobs, sometimes more than one.

He likens his idea for a basic income to the Guaranteed Income Supplement aimed at seniors, which is based on income – if you’re beneath a certain level, you get topped up automatically. “(Basic income) is what we do for seniors, and what we are doing in terms of the child benefit, which helps lower middle income and low income families with kids get a top-up on a tax free basis per child, which helps them fight poverty effectively,” he said. “But if you happen to be in that dash between 18 and 64, you don’t receive any support if you fall into poverty. And before we →KANNON 8

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L As part of the SARS recovery plan for the province, Ontario Tourism selects two locations to feature in St. Jacobs in province-wide promotional campaign. TV commercials and print advertising were utilized to “sell the experience.”

An Elmira man spent a week living inside his van outside a Waterloo Swiss Chalet to raise funds for cancer research. He raised $1500.

The Elmira Jaycees host a tropical Christmas themed parade that includes Santa on a surf board, Caribbean kettle drum bands and grass skirts on the reindeer. ↆ LAST WEEK: This wasn't a great week for detecting BS. Our online readers struggled identifying fact from fiction. Most survey respondents thought that the Community Care Concepts fundraiser playing donkey baseball was the lie. This was true and CCC ran the fundraiser for two years. Another large percentage of respondents selected Chris Bosch participating in a Toronto Raptor's training camp at RIM Park in Waterloo. This again was true and 15 Woolwich kids got up close to the then 19-year-old NBA player. The lie, which was identified by one respondent this week, was the Elmira Library Food for Fines campaign raising $10,000 based on overdue books from Elmira patrons. While the library generally receives a good haul of food for the local food bank, the $10,000 was way off the mark. Let's do better this week!

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get all steamy-eyed about Employment Insurance, let us be clear: it costs Canada $20 billion in a good year. And 40 per cent of people who are unemployed aren’t even eligible. It’s gotten tighter and tighter in its rules and regulations, which means that a lot of people who should apply can’t.

And then they’re left with welfare.”

Some kind of wide safety net will be even more essential as automation and globalization, already killing off jobs even as the population continues to rise, take deeper root.

Once upon a time, automation was a panacea that was to lead to a mythical leisure society – the machines would do the work, while we reaped the benefit of reclaimed time to do what we wanted rather than the drudgery

of work. As we’ve seen so far, technology has extended workweeks and displaced people from high-paying to lesser jobs.

Another question is who is going to pay the taxes when the tax liability makes it impossible to make a living wage while a person tries to string together a series of low-paying, temporary and casual opportunities to work? The fanciful gig economy leaves people impoverished and no cohesive tax system.

A guaranteed income could allow workers to regain the upper hand, enabling them to reject low paying or insecure jobs or choose to devote their time to traditionally unpaid work such as care and community support.

A basic income starting with bringing people out of poverty is back atop the agenda.

Canoeists really don’t want to make waves

ong ago, when I started canoeing on lakes, there were just a few things a paddler needed to know.

You needed to know the importance of a low centre of gravity, and how to steer, track in a straight line, load, portage, and carry a canoe. Then you needed to know a few efficient paddle strokes, as well as how to deal with high winds and waves. It was kind of easy.

These days, the most important skill a canoeist needs is how to respond appropriately to wake boats and jet skis that pass by too close.

Some new canoeists handle this uncomfortable situation by immediately turning the canoe’s bow into the tsunami-like assault of approaching waves that emanate from the wake boat or jet ski.

Then, they say a final prayer and brace themselves for the bouncy ride that is about to come – and

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try to remember how the people in the Poseidon Adventure survived.

That’s a fairly reasonable strategy.

But experienced canoeists respond more appropriately, by shaking their fists and yelling a long, string of curse words that can be heard by everyone on the lake except the people racing by.

It is not as easy as it sounds.

For instance, if you hold your hand too high while shaking a fist, it is quite possible that the operator of the watercraft passing by you too close at breakneck speed might think you are giving them a friendly wave that says, “Rock on!”

Also, if you do not annunciate well enough for them to lip read, they just

might think that you are saying, “Please, send more of your big wakes in the direction of our precarious craft so our ride is even more memorable and exciting.”

The problem is, if you time either of these things wrong, they might never see or hear you at all because you are in the deep trough of one of waves they have unleashed upon you.

Or the lake itself. So, opportunity missed.

Which brings me to my point. It all boils down to poor communication.

Even so, some experienced canoeists will tell you not to worry about this.

For, they would say, there is no better way to send a message than by throwing a paddle.

And, while this is true, I strongly advise against this. First off, not that many of us are that good at determining the proper lead to hit a speeding wake

boat or jet ski. Second, no matter what the situation, it is really hard to justify throwing a paddle just because a boat is passing too close – unless you bring an extra one.

Also, I don’t think it is fair to assign blame here.

After all, how is a jet ski or wake boat operator supposed to know that they make an annoying and dangerous wake – I mean now that the loons are no longer on the lake to tell them. Also, in their defense, it’s hard to hear the occupants of a canoe screaming in terror over all that engine noise.

Still, in this day and age where we all try to get along, it would be nice if these fast water craft gave people in kayaks and canoes more of a wide berth.

I mean we all go out there to relax and no one in a canoe ever really wants to flip out.

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Trucks pose increasing problems for residents To the Editor, Finally, someone else has spoken up about the traffic problem in Elmira. In the Aug. 5 Observer, the article “Residents concerned about Union Street detour traffic” explains the problems that I and my neighbours on Arthur Street share, as do residents of Church Street East, while our streets become one bypass after another.

When asked, downtown merchants agree that the noise, smell, and danger of transport trucks in town are not welcomed.

Watching the turns of these extremely long vehicles at the corner of Arthur and Church streets can be stressful, especially if you drive a small car. I notice that accidents involving large trucks are becoming more frequent.

To clarify what we are dealing with, I offer a list of the provocations that we endure day and night: 1) Large trucks shake the walls of our houses, causing cracks in the plaster and loud rattling of the windows. This creates a “mini-earthquake-like” action. The structural damage is worrisome.

2) Trucks make loud noises from acceleration and deceleration, as well as the banging of their loads. At the bottom of the Arthur Street hill, it sounds as if the whole big rolling brute has self-destructed: Bang! Bang! Clack! And backup-alarms that go on and on disturb our concentration.

3) Speed is frequently more than 50, probably 70-80 km/h or more, especially at night. It startles me; it sounds as if a train is coming into my bedroom.

Motorcycles scream by on the weekends.

4) Putrid odours of products that trucks convey are nauseating. It is no exagger-

ation to say that while I was outside gardening, a truck went by that smelled as if I had put my head down into an outdoor toilet.

5) Cyclists use the sidewalk to avoid the danger from trucks and cars, a solution which then is dangerous for pedestrians.

6) Sometimes there is disregard for the Mennonite horse-drawn buggies.

7) Drivers use their horns to hasten others, especially on the way home, after work.

8) Drivers show impatience with pedestrians, often families with young children going to the splash pad in the park, when they cross the road.

9) Truck size is such that as going on to the curb with the turns, they damage the curbs and road.

10) Probably the most concerning problem is the emission of exhaust fumes of these huge vehicles. The particulate is blown into our yards, and our houses, if windows and doors are not closed. This can cause

health issues, in particular, brain health issues.

I recently walked from the middle of the hill on Arthur Street North to the corner at Church Street – in that 100 seconds, I counted 13 transport trucks go by.

Detours are allocated without any apparent concern for the quality of life of the residents living on these streets.

Our quality of life is affected by noise, odour, traffic, and the health risk of being exposed to toxic substances from trucks and their cargoes. I am convinced that I am not breathing in a healthy environment. The best solution is a bypass.

I hope something will be done about this. I don’t want to live on a highway that once was a residential street. As is, Elmira is being treated like a wimpy doormat just so the pockets of the companies and drivers can fill up at our expense.

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DYER: The U.S. may have learned its lesson about being provoked by Islamists → FROM 6

That was the strategy behind the 9/11 attacks, and it succeeded even beyond bin Laden’s expectations. The outraged United States declared the ‘War on Terror’ and invaded not one but two Muslim countries, Afghanistan and Iraq. The former had little to do with 9/11 and the latter nothing at all, but the invasions had the effect that bin Laden

was seeking.

Twenty years later, however, the benefits for the Islamist cause have been quite limited. The Taliban are finally back in power in Afghanistan, and there was an interval when ‘Islamic State’ (ISIS) controlled a lot of Iraq and even expanded into Syria, but there is still not a single revolutionary Islamist regime in the Arab world.

The obvious conclusion is that this strategy has definitively failed. Even with the help of Western invasions and the ‘War on Terror,’ the Islamists have been unable to convince enough Arabs that they are the right solution to the Arab world’s problems.

There will doubtless continue to be scattered Islamist terrorist attacks both within and beyond the Arab world for many

years, although probably none as dramatic as the 9/11 events. But the notion that the Taliban take-over in Afghanistan will lead to a huge new wave of Islamist terrorism is absurd.

The Taliban’s victory was discounted in advance years ago, and the idea of provoking U.S. invasions as recruiting tools for Islamist revolutions is now very old hat. Even Washington can see through it.

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The solution could be up on the roof Enviro-Stewards proposing “blue roof” technology to reduce stormwater flows, reduce water use and provide cooling Justine Fraser Observer Staff

Enviro-Stewards president Bruce Taylor with the flourishing living wall inside their Union Street office in Elmira.

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SCIENTISTS ARE QUICK TO SEPARATE today’s weather from the issue of climate change, but weather patterns and environmental changes – from more severe thunderstorms in this area to the wildfires still burning out West – can’t be ignored.

With that in mind, an Elmira-based company is looking to help reduce the environmental impacts.

Enviro-Stewards recently finished construction of a blue roof on their Union Street building. The rain water collected on the roof is being used every day to keep their living wall nourished and flourishing. As well, the water is used for

the likes of flushing toilets.

Company president Bruce Taylor says it will cut their city water usage in half in one year’s time.

“The blue roof is an adaptation of green roofs.

Green roofs are basically plants on your roof – the challenge with that is that it’s relatively expensive and heavy. We’re trying to demonstrate an affordable, smart, blue roof so we’re using our existing roof liner to actually store the water. We have leak detectors on the liner to make sure it’s not leaking. We have a structural assessment, so the amount of water is less than the snow load, and we don’t store it (water) in the wintertime so it’s less – we’re just using the winter → GOING BLUE 10

Teaching resource helps students learn about pigs Pig Farming in Ontario, Teacher Guide for Grades 5-10.

The title isn’t flashy. But the intent should be on a marquee.

AgScape says food production in Ontario is a story worth being told in our classrooms. That’s so true. Executive director Tyler Selig says delivering resources like this to teachers is an integral step towards creating a new generation of food literate citizens.

“A key aspect of Ontario Pork and AgScape’s shared missions is to engage and inspire the next genera-

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tion about the agriculture and food industry, so that they can make informed decisions and consider the diverse career opportunities within the sector,” he says. “This resource will play an important role in bridging that gap within the classroom.”

Stacey Ash, manager of communications and consumer marketing at Ontario Pork, says the disconnect between farmers can allow misinforma-

tion to take root.

“It can cause people to question the quality and value of food businesses that they don’t fully understand,” she says.

Here’s what the new resource is all about. At 68 pages, it contains three unique lesson plans for Grades 5-6, 7-8, and 9-10.

It also has a comprehensive list of relevant and useful resources for educators, that teacher can also access through the AgScape website.

Topics covered include the history of pig farming, pig production and terminology, pig farming

and the Canadian economy, human nutrition and health, and pig farming and the environment.

I can see students – particularly those unfamiliar with farming, which are the vast majority – getting a lot out of topics like this.

Granted, the new resource is developed with input from the industry, which can always raise questions about bias.

But as an organization, Ontario Pork represents farmers. And farmers have credibility. In a culture of misinformation, where people are looking for

honesty and someone to believe in regarding farming, farmers are the ones to believe. They have more to lose by spreading misinformation than anyone.

So, for that matter, does AgScape. It can hardly afford to be mired in propaganda.

And pork production is pertinent to a lot of people. As food prices rise, consumers are on the lookout for affordable protein. In the world of meat, it’s hard to beat pork prices. Same with nutrition. Through careful breeding for leanness → ROBERTS 10

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Woolwich Township staffers were among the participants in this year's tournament.

Bruce Taylor (right) and Enviro-Stewards employee Daniel Krohn-Anthony up on the blue roof.

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GOING BLUE: Seeing roofs as a place for water retention → FROM 9

snow load in the summer,” Taylor explained of the project.

“The primary benefit is storm water, because due to climate change, we’re getting a lot of flooding, a lot of storms. The number-one insurance claim in Canada is actually flooding – all the storm drains were designed for 100-year storms at the time, which is different to the 100-year storms we get now. When a storm drain gets overloaded, it backs up, it floods and there’s crazy damage. However, if we can store the first two inches of rainfall on the roof, then it’s not going down the drain during the storm.

“Secondary benefits are cooling – we measured a neighbour and their roof was 42 Celsius; ours was, under the water, 29. So you can cut the amount of heat coming in by say half just by storing water on the roof. Third benefit is water reuse: were flushing all our toilets with it,” said Taylor With more and more companies looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint, the idea should become popular as it is sustainable long term, he added. In Waterloo Region, a blue roof could help reduce construction from new storm drain systems being installed.

“The key is to try and get it affordable, which we’ve tried to do. It’s about 10 times less than what other people are offering for a blue roof,” he said of the Enviro-Stewards option.

“Often the rainwater is better than city water – you want to find a good home for that water once you harvest it,” said Taylor. “The blue roof is literally storing the water on top of the roof as opposed to what just came in. So if we go up, there’s going to be water on the roof, which keeps the roof cooler, which reduces our air conditioning – it gives us more water storage.”

Normally Enviro-Stewards works with factories to reduce their water usage or help them reduce food waste, this new project, the Blue Roof, is part of their development work in creating sustainable solutions for companies.

When their landlord decided to redo the building’s roof, Enviro-Stewards took it upon themselves to get the blue roof installed, wanting small sensors put in so they could track the temperature and if there were any leaks. The company says it costs $1 to $2 per square foot to install blue roof functionality.

“Our main impact is at our customer’s facility – we helped Maple Leaf become the first large food

company in the world to become carbon neutral.

We did that by going to 35 factories, showing them how to reduce water, energy, product loss – that generated more than enough savings to pay for the offsets for the rest of the footprint. We need to also prove that we’re walking the walk ourselves, so in our own case we’ve cut our energy 78 per cent per employee through stuff like the living wall, the lights, the windows. This is an extension of that – it’s a way to further reduce energy use and further reduce water consumption,” said Taylor.

“If you take a look at a Google map of the Waterloo Region you’re going to see a lot of flat roofs. Every city in the region passed a commitment to reduce 50 per cent, by 2030, of their greenhouse gas emissions.

So how are they going to do that?”

Since 2014 Enviro-Stewards and their partners have been working in countries such as Sudan and Uganda to provide clean-water solutions by creating an all-natural water filter that can be setup with ease. They’ve also helped numerous companies such as Campbell’s and Tim Hortons find solutions for food waste by reducing the amount of water used.

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Scaled-back golf tournament raises $5,000 for WCS program Justine Fraser Observer Staff

SCALED BACK DUE TO THE pandemic, the 27th annual Jeanne Renault Golf Classic was an in-person event this year, rather than the more improvised offering last summer.

Some 40 participants hit the links at the Ariss Valley Golf Club August 19, raising $5,000 for the Woolwich Community Services’ family violence prevention program.

In recognition of the situation, organizers called this year’s outing the COVID Classic, said Leigh-Anne Quinn , community engagement coordinator for WCS. “All the proceeds will go towards providing education, [including] to elementary students on healthy dating relationships and also to provide support to victims of family violence. Over the past year, the needs of those that we support have intensified; staff have continued to offer support through Zoom or over the phone. Even a few women’s groups have taken place over Zoom, so while we weren’t able to always meet in person due to the COVID-19 provincial lockdowns, we were still able to offer service to those who are experiencing, are in or have been in a family

WCS’ Leigh-Anne Quinn at the organization’s Jeanne Renault Golf Classic, held Aug. 19 at the Ariss Valley Golf Club. The effort Justine Fraser raised some $5,000.

violence situation,” she said.

The day saw some 40 golfers take part.

“We were very pleased to have that many golfers though I mean we’re in uncertain times right so you don’t know how events are going to go. And I think the event, turned out wonderful and we were very appreciative of those who were able to make it and come out and golf for the family violence prevention program.

“We did see a decrease in golfers – there’s something to be said for having a banquet afterwards as a formal dinner, a big prize

table and silent auctions, and just kind of being able to get together and chat, but one thing that was still nice is everyone could still eat dinner in the same area. There was lots of great conversation happening between tables, so there still was that camaraderie,” said Quinn.

“Our goal is next year hopefully we are in the position where we can offer a tournament as we have in previous years.”

Fundraisers such as the golf tournament typically account for about 40 per cent of the family violence prevention program’s budget.

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that started decades ago, pork has become a high nutrition, low-fat choice (bacon aside, of course).

Nutritionists are big fans of pork.

But what about students? Well, they can’t be expected to know much about agriculture unless someone tells them. And although they might not be actually making purchasing decisions now,

they are certain key influencers in their parents’ food purchasing decisions.

And with the meatless meat movement continually gaining steam, any deeper conversation and understanding about livestock production is important.

Ontario’s pork industry generates $2.7 billion in economic output and 15,339 in full-time equivalent jobs. It’s tradi-

tionally been one of the most research-intensive commodities in Ontario.

And while those statistics are important, they won’t turn today’s students into tomorrow’s wise consumers. That transformation takes education and dedicated teachers with balanced information. Let’s watch for their reaction to this new resource from AgScape and Ontario Pork.

There were smiles all around as groups were finally able to get out for an in-person iteration of the Justine Fraser fundraising golf tournament.

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This year’s IMPACT 21 festival will be a combination of live-streamed events and shows, live and in-person, and outdoor venues. The organization is currently looking for volunteer ushers, COVID screeners, runners, on-call volunteers and company liaisons. Shifts are generally 2-3 hours, but vary depending on the role and task.

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We Could Be ... many things coming out of the pandemic Green Light Arts returns to the stage with six playlets commissioned from playwrights in the region Justine Fraser Observer Staff

AFTER 18 MONTHS ON HOLD, their stage dark, Green Light Arts is back to it, happy to offer up the premiere of a new live theatre production, We Could Be, to a local audience.

The free show consists of six 10-15 minute plays, all provoking the thought of what we could be after the pandemic. Who will we be?

Thus the title, ‘We Could Be.’ All plays were commissioned from Waterloo Region playwrights.

“Rather than try to find something that could fit this time, we commissioned the five playwrights to write pieces that were inspired by that notion.

And what’s great is then you have five very different, unique perspectives on this idea. Some of them are clever and kind of quirky and a little absurd, and then some are very realistic,” said Matt White, artistic director of Green Light Arts and the director of the show.

“I think one of the big things is this notion of connection and finding connection with each other. One of the pieces talks a lot about this where so much of the beauty or, dare I say magic of life can be found in these sort of seemingly be-now or small moments of connection – sitting together playing a game or just being present with another person and actually trying to hold on

to those moments. Seeing how if we can somehow weave those kinds of moments together, what kind of life we could have; in the title that notion of ‘we could be’ and what can we be? When everybody talks about like the pandemic being this opportunity of a reset, who can we be coming out of this? Will we be different?”

The first run wrapped up this week at the Kitchener Market.

“One of the first pieces, Climb, Swim, Cry, Fly, it’s kind of a fable where there’s one character who wants to flip the switch, get rid of all of the humans and basically start over, and the other character in the scene is basically trying Ahmad Meree and Elmira's Emeka Agada on stage during a We Could Be performance.

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Construction underway at Drayton Entertainment’s new youth academy Justine Fraser Observer Staff

A NEW YOUTH ACADEMY IS opening its doors next year to welcome in a new batch of up-and-coming actors and musical theatre performers.

Drayton Entertainment is currently undertaking renovations of a new facility dedicated to helping young performers reach their potential.

“We think it’s a great program because we’ve always wanted to kind of destroy the financial barriers, physical barriers, emotional barriers and geographical barriers for

youth, and we just also believe that, in these days, the best impact, the most important impact we can make is generational change. So it’s to bring youth together and in a safe environment – hopefully not only build future performers and technicians and so on for theatre, but just the next generation of great community leaders,” said Alex Mustakas, artistic director and CEO of Drayton Entertainment.

“We’re focusing on musical theatre. Through that is acting workshops and singing and some dance as it relates to musical theatre, but also on the

technical side we want to advance youth towards building sets and costume design and scenic painting, etc. Also on the stage management side of things as well,” The youth academy will be home to a wide variety of local talent, ranging from toddlers to late teens.

“We just really believe, given the times we’re living in, that the biggest impact we can make as an organization is generational change, because things will not change overnight. And we believe creating a space like this will really help the cause.”

The new space will host

multiple rehearsal halls, music rooms, workshop rooms while also being adjacent to Drayton Entertainment’s production facility. Youth will get hands-on experience with set construction and costume design. The staff consists of professional actors and technicians that will help guide youth looking to explore their artistic talents. Youth will get the chance to participate in Drayton Entertainment plays and a new high school production that Mustakas says is in the works.

“The testimonials we’ve received over the last five

years, about kids who felt safe and being amongst other kids that are creative, we also want to make sure that underprivileged and marginalized members of society also find a space that can tell their stories, as well. This is where we think generational change is the most important thing.”

Hoping to open by February next year, the youth academy will become a stepping stone for young actors in the community, giving them the space they need to develop new skills.

The new Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy facility is currently under

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It’s only a few short blocks from the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse and a short drive to other theatres where participants will be performing.

The organization is transforming the industrial warehouse into a 10,000-square-foot educational complex, the interior of which is designed for multi-use so that young performers can be engaged in a variety of artistic disciplines. It’s adjacent to Drayton Entertainment’s professional Production Centre for the Technical Arts.

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Why we shouldn’t demonize glyphosate

Some people are treating science like a buffet, carefully selecting research to accommodate a certain narrative CANADIANS HAD UNTIL JULY 20 to comment on the federal government’s proposal to increase the amount of glyphosate herbicide residue allowed on legumes. Now, due to some deserved public pressure, Health Canada extended the deadline to September 3.

The debate on glyphosate in Canada and around the world is populist, chaotic, political and simply unsettling. Many groups are regrettably weaponizing research to make a point, either to support the use of the well-known chemical, also known as Roundup, or to declare it cancer-causing and poisonous.

Some are treating science like a buffet, carefully selecting research to

accommodate a certain narrative. It’s messy and a disservice to the public.

At the core, it’s a battle between organic and modern family farming, or even rural against urban views. Consumers have every right to be concerned about the safety of the food they buy, but most of the information they’re exposed to is incredibly skewed by politics from many sides.

The inconvenient truth about glyphosate is that it’s not poison – unless used irresponsibly, of course. Most farmers adhere to responsible and sustainable practices based on precision agriculture, where overuse is both costly and wasteful.

Health Canada didn’t help the debate with its

less-than-mediocre risk communication strategy.

Knowing it was dealing with one of the most controversial issues in agriculture, it has shown some hesitancy in disclosing all the information it had, forcing media to dig deeper. The federal department should be as transparent as possible, especially when dealing with the most widely used, and important, chemical in Canadian agriculture.

Misrepresentation of glyphosate’s toxicity misleads the public, the scientific community and regulators. With glyphosate, detection doesn’t equal toxicity.

Health Canada’s intent is to harmonize standards Glyphosate is not the bogeyman some have made it out to be, say authors.

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The increased funding ensures the federal government is ready to contribute to eligible provincial AgriRecovery costs on the 60-40 cost-shared basis outlined under the Canadian Agricultural Partner-

ship.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food is working with its provincial counterparts to complete joint assessments of the disaster and launch support programs. That includes direct assistance to affected livestock and agricultural producers, and help them with added costs of obtaining livestock feed, transportation and water.

Producers can also apply for interim payments under AgriStability to help them cope with immediate financial challenges.

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It should also explain what the risks are. By known standards, a person would need to eat at least 32 bowls of Cheerios every day for more than a year to even approach the limit suggested by Health Canada. Or a person would need to eat over 600 kg of lentils over a few months.

These thresholds are at least 100 times less than levels that could impact someone’s health.

Many studies suggesting glyphosate to be harmful often set unreasonable standards based on questionable data.

Many environmentalists and organic farming groups are behind a lot of the reports condemning the use of glyphosate. For years, these groups went to war against genetically modified organisms (GMOs), only to realize most consumers weren’t buying the ‘frankenfoods’ fear campaign.

These groups are after the chemicals supporting genetic engineering in agriculture but expecting modern agriculture to be chemical-free is simply unrealistic. Over 140 chemical compounds are approved for use in the production of organic crops in Canada, and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) data reveals that chemical residues are present on nearly half of organic produce.

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Some consensus is building on the safety of glyphosate. Seventeen regulatory agencies and thousands of studies have evaluated glyphosate’s human health and

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Overlooked by most major media outlets in Canada, the European report has deemed glyphosate not cancer-causing. That’s right, not carcinogenic.

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Wellesley fair board donates $1,600 to new rec. centre project Justine Fraser Observer Staff

LONG A PART OF THE community, the Wellesley Township Fall Fair is giving a boost to what will become a new fixture in the village, last week donating $1,600 towards a new multi-use recreation facility.

The money presented July 31 came from a bottle drive, with matching funds from the fair board.

The fair board raised $1,587 through the collection of more than 8,000 cans and bottle, enough to fill a trailer and two pickup trucks. Originally, the organization had planned to split the proceeds between the new rec. centre and the fall fair, but at a board meeting July 20, members voted to round up the contribution to $800 and provide a matching amount themselves to support the arena-replacement project, slated for property at the corner of Hutchison and Queen’s Bush roads.

It was also a chance for the fair board to show its appreciation for the community’s support over the years, says board

member Wendy Richardson.

“Volunteering itself is very gratifying. It gives us a chance to grow and learn as a person. There is always the opportunity to meet some really awesome people in the community and make connections.

For me, personally, I really enjoy working with youth, getting to know these future leaders and hopefully being a stepping stone for them along the way. It’s not just about raising money, it’s about supporting the community,” said Richardson, a bottle drive volunteer as well as an organizer for their Community Unity Flower Garden Afghans project.

Joanne Stewart has been on the fair board for more than 10 years, and her family has been involved for some 75 years. With a long history, it’s no wonder she was eager to help raise funds for the community.

“We as a fair board thought as members of the community we would be utilizing the facilities in the future also. We know that we’re going to be starting to ramp up some fundraising in the fall, we

Volunteers collected more than 8,000 bottles and cans. Wellesley Fall Fair organizers have also been preparing Flower Garden Afghans Submitted for the next fundraising initiative.

just started to kick off the fundraising doing this initiative,” said Stewart, the board’s vice-president.

“We’re in the plans of doing a drive-thru dinner to celebrate what would have been the fair. We’re

doing it the Saturday before, and we’re putting together a virtual exhibits book – that’s just being finalized right now,” noted Stewart about the events they have planned for this year’s fair on Septem-

ber 14-15, which will be virtual due to the lingering pandemic.

This year’s theme is ‘Community Unity.’ Now celebrating its 168th year, the Wellesley Township Fall Fair will include activ-

ities such as a scarecrow competition, a scavenger hunt around the township, the picking of a new fall fair ambassador and a few virtual competitions where people can enter photos to win prizes.

“PROUDLY REMEMBERING OUR PAST; CONFIDENTLY EMBRACING OUR FUTURE.”

Community Information Page COVID-19 Woolwich Township Update Township Office – Open for select services The Township office is open to walk-in public traffic, with staff working a mix of in office and from home. It is recommended that you use our services offered online or phone to book an appointment before visiting the office to ensure we are available to assist you. The following services can be accessed through our website: • Tax & Water Bills can now be paid online: www.woolwich.ca/taxes • Building Permits can be applied for and paid online: www.woolwich.ca/buildingpermits • Parking Tickets can now be paid online: www.woolwich.ca/parkingtickets • Report Issues or Service Requests (By-law Enforcement, Potholes, Signs, Streetlights, Trees, Winter Maintenance, etc..) online: www.woolwich.ca/reportit For current information on facilities and services, please visit www.woolwich.ca or call 519-669-1647. For health information, call the Region of Waterloo Public Health 519-575-4400.

Council Meetings – Remote For registration, help or alternative participation options, call 519-669-6004.

Recreation Programs and Facilities Township of Woolwich facilities and programs have started to reopen to the public. Please note that park amenities are not sanitized, and users should have personal hand sanitizer on hand.

Woolwich Memorial Centre • The Fitness Centre & Walking track use will be available for drop-in use Monday – Thursday, 9 am – 8 pm and Fridays 9 am – 4 pm.

• The WMC aquatic facility is open for pre-registered programming. To view the pool schedule and aquatic leadership courses visit www.woolwich.ca/swim

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For more information on Recreation Programs and Facilities, please check the Township website or call 519-514-7000.

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FREE masks: order your free supply of masks online at: https://forms.woolwich.ca/Small-Business-PPE-Mask-Request.

FREE COVID-19 screening kits: Visit www.chambercheck.ca to learn more and to schedule your pick-up.

COVID-19 Small Business Ambassador Program: Free program for small and medium sized businesses in the Region to minimize COVID-19 risks and boost staff and customer confidence. Get a window decal to show you completed the program.

Sign up at www.regionofwaterloo.ca/ambassador Businesses grants: https://reliefwithinreach.ca/waterloo-region/ For more information about government programs and other business supports call Jenna Morris at 519-669-6020 or email: EconomicDevelopment@woolwich.ca

Public Health Information For the general population, a complete two-dose vaccine series provides strong protection against COVID-19 infection and severe outcomes.

For highest-risk, vulnerable individuals, third doses will help provide an extra layer of protection. For more information, visit regionofwaterloo.ca/ThirdDose

COVID Relief Fund The Township of Woolwich is now accepting proposal submissions for the COVID Relief Fund.

Proposals are being accepted from community support agencies, service groups, and other notfor-profit organizations to request COVID-19 Relief Funds. The proposal submission deadline is Friday September 10, 2021, at 5PM (EST). For more information and to view the criteria visit: www.woolwich.ca/grants

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“PROUDLY REMEMBERING OUR PAST; CONFIDENTLY EMBRACING OUR FUTURE.”

Community Information Page NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.

Regarding Zone Change Applications 1/2021 – Paul Weber, 1261 Delion Place; and 2/2021 – Edgar Reist, 6681 Line 86 Please note this will be a virtual meeting only and public attendance at the Township offices will not be permitted. Below is information on how you can submit comments, view or participate in the meeting. You may also contact Development Services staff by sending an email to planning@woolwich.ca or by phone at 519-669-6040 if you have any questions.

Take Notice that in accordance with the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, c.P.13, as amended, the Township of Woolwich has received complete applications for the proposed zoning amendment applications more specifically described below. This notice summarizes the details of these applications and includes location maps of the subject lands. Please be advised that Notice of a Complete Application does not indicate whether the municipality is in support of, or in opposition to the proposals. That determination will be made at a later date.

The Township of Woolwich will hold a Public Meeting, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, to consider the following Zone Change applications. No decisions will be made at this meeting; its purpose is to provide additional information to the public and agencies and to receive comments and information from them.

Zone Change 1/2021 – Paul Weber -1261 Delion Place RBA Planning Inc. on behalf of Paul Weber has submitted a site specific zoning application to amend the Agricultural (A) zoning to Agricultural (A) with site specific provisions for the 42 hectare (104 acre) property located at 1261 Delion Place (see Map 1) to alter the On Farm Diversified regulations, Section 6.22.9, to allow: • the outdoor storage area to exceed the allowable 35% of the operations 1,380 square metre ground floor area by increasing it to 109%. The applicant is requesting permission for a 483 sq m (35%) storage area behind the building and a 1,020 sq m (74%) storage area ahead of the building; and • the outdoor storage to be permitted ahead of the building in addition to only being permitted to the rear of the building.

The property is designated Rural Land Use Area in the Township’s Official Plan and is zoned Agricultural. The property contains a single detached dwelling, livestock barn, storage sheds and a metal fabricating operation consisting of two shops, outdoor storage, parking and loading areas and an exterior crane structure.

Zone Change 2/2021 – Edgar Reist – 6681 Line 86 GSP Group on behalf of Edgar Reist has submitted a site specific zoning amendment for the 14.98 hectare (37 acre) property located at 6681 Line 86 (see Map 2) to amend the Agricultural zoning with a site specific amendment to permit the existing agricultural equipment sales and service, sale of maple syrup supplies and bulk maple syrup sales as Farm Related uses on a 0.58 hectare (1.4 acre) portion of the property.

The property is designated Rural Land Use Area in the Township’s Official Plan and is zoned Agricultural. The property contains a single detached dwelling, livestock barn, storage shed and a farm related business consisting of agricultural equipment sales and service, sale of maple syrup supplies and bulk maple syrup sales.

APPEAL RIGHTS TAKE NOTICE that if a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Township of Woolwich to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal but the person or

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public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Woolwich before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

AND TAKE NOTICE that if a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Township of Woolwich before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE As in-person meetings are not an option at this time, you can view or participate in the Public Meeting as follows: VIEW the Public Meeting / Council meeting livestream on the Woolwich Township Youtube channel at the following link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOnLlF3Srk2gLEBjkq8pIMQ ; PARTICIPATE in the Public Meeting by REGISTERING with Council/Committee Facilitator on or before 4:30 pm on Thursday September 16, 2021.

To register please: • email asmyth@woolwich.ca or phone 519-669-6004; or • visit www.woolwich.ca/delegations for more information on speaking before Council and to register through the online delegation request form.

When registering you must provide your name, phone number, email and the application number you would like to comment on. Once you are registered staff will forward information on how to connect to the Zoom meeting (i.e. zoom Wi-Fi login or conference call number).

If you are concerned that you do not have access to phone or internet or are otherwise concerned about the reliability of your signal, please ensure that you submit written comments. Written comments do not negate your opportunity to also speak at the Public Meeting but do ensure your voice is heard should your electronic connection to the meeting not work.

If you are unsure whether or not you would like to speak at the meeting but want to listen and have the option to comment on a particular application, please register with the Deputy Clerk.

You will not be required to speak if you do not want to.

WHY REGISTER By registering staff can ensure that you are permitted access to the virtual meeting, we know which application you are commenting on and, can call on you at the appropriate time to comment if you wish to do so. As it is virtual, registering will provide a level of security that is necessary to prevent meeting disruptions.

SUBMITTING COMMENTS AND REQUESTING NOTIFICATION You can express your concerns/ comments about the proposed changes in writing to the Township of Woolwich. Any comments received on or before Tuesday, September 14, 2021 (Note that this date is before the public meeting) will be included in a report prepared by Development Services and presented at the Public Meeting. Any comments received after the Public Meeting, but prior to Council making a decision on the applications, will be considered.

The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. This information is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public at the Committee of the Whole and Council meetings. Please note that while the Committee of the Whole and Council may redact some personal information such as email addresses and phone numbers, your submissions will otherwise be made public in their entirety. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Officer at 519-669-1647 or 1-877-969-0094 ext. 6005.

Should you wish to be notified of future meetings and reports regarding the Zone Change application please: • submit a written request, noting that you wish to be kept informed, to the Township of Woolwich, Development Services, 24 Church Street West, Box 158, Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6, or • email your request noting that you wish to be kept informed to planning@woolwich.ca If Council approves the change, a notice will be mailed to you explaining the By-law.

MORE INFORMATION Additional information related to these applications can be viewed or obtained as follows: Schedule an appointment to view the documents at the Township Administration building located at 24 Church Street West, Elmira weekdays between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. To schedule an appointment please call 519-669-6040 or email planning@woolwich.ca Dated at the Township of Woolwich this 26th day of August 2021.

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Salinda (Sauder) Gingrich born on May 30, 1937 died peacefully at home at RR 1, Elmira on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 in her 85th year. Beloved wife of John Gingrich for almost 60 years.

Loving mother of Cleon of Fergus, Elmer and Florence of Alma, Wayne and Doreen of Arthur, Mark of Milton, Oscar and Florence of Elmira, John and Carol of Moorefield. Lovingly remembered by 23 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Sister of Melvin and Irene Sauder, Mrs. Betty Martin, Nelson and Martha Sauder, Orvie and Esther Sauder, Lydia Ann and Paul Reist. Sister-in-law of Mrs. Esther Sauder and Mrs. Elvina Sauder. Predeceased by son Edward (in infancy), grandson Darcy Gingrich, brothers Sydney Sauder, Alvin Sauder, Amsey and Hannah Sauder, George and Minerva Sauder, brother-in-law Edwin Martin, and sister-in-law Alma Sauder. Visitation will take place on Thursday, August 26, 2021 from 1-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the residence of John Gingrich, 2838 Floradale Rd., Elmira.

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Grace Marie Kunderman (née Hubbert) Grace Marie Kunderman (née Hubbert) of Elmira passed away peacefully at Grand River Hospital on Saturday, August 21, 2021 in her 82nd year. Predeceased by her husband of 61 years, Joe Kunderman (19352018) and son, Allan. Loving mother of Lance, Craig (Sheila), Cindy, and Darrell. Dear sister to John (Trina) of Niagara Falls, Ron (Karen) of Listowel, and Roberta (Lou) Vaillancourt of Abbottsford B.C. Proud grandmother of Shane (Stacey), Kevin, and Dustin (Catarina) and great- grandmother to Jack, Tess, and Emma. Grace was born in Tehkummah Township of Manitoulin Island, a place that remained near and dear to her heart her entire life. She will be fondly remembered by family and friends for her love of dancing and her ability to make friends wherever she went.

At Grace’s request, there will be no funeral or memorial service. Instead, the family asks that you enjoy a cup of coffee with friends in Grace’s memory.

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Nathan Core, a teacher and president of the Waterloo Region Occasional Teacher Local, has been re-elected as the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) representative to the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF). Core was first elected to the ETFO provincial executive in 2015.

The Region of Waterloo last December gifted MennoHomes with a surplus property at 24 Mill St. in Kitchener, and now the property is ready for occupancy to provide more affordable housing. It was the latest step towards the region’s goal of building 2,500 homes in five years.

Running for better health DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A few neighbours formed a running group to train for a marathon in 2021. I'm thinking about joining them as I know that running can be good exercise, but I've never run before.

Is running a marathon actually good for my health?

Should I do certain things to avoid injuries?

ANSWER: Being active and engaging in regular aerobic exercise is important for overall heart health and wellness. Typically, 30 minutes of moderate intensity activity five days a week is recommended for most healthy adults.

Running is a simple, low-cost exercise, and you should be commended for starting a new exercise regimen.

As a first-time runner, I'd recommend that you talk with your health care provider about any concerns, especially if you have any health conditions, such as high blood pressure, heart issues or a history of prior musculoskeletal injuries. Ask your health care provider about any symptoms that you might want to watch for when you run.

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Pete Viol prepares for his 750-km Canoe for Cardiac trip, which began from Port Severn last Sunday.

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Once again, he’s going the distance Pete Viol’s paddling to Ottawa to raise money for St. Mary’s cardiac centre Justine Fraser Observer Staff

PETE VIOL’S ADVENTURES HAVE TAKEN him far and wide – typically from the saddle of his bicycle – and often involve raising funds for various good causes. Earlier this week, it was seated in a canoe that he started his latest trip, a 750-kilometre route from Port Severn to Ottawa.

Sunday’s launch marked the fifth year in a row that the now-retired Waterloo Regional Police officer has embarked on a voyage to raise money for St. Mary’s Regional Cardiac Care Centre.

Viol’s project last year was to walk the Bruce Trail in its entirety, covering some 890 kms. Previously, he has biked from Vancou-

ver to Waterloo Region.

This year he wanted to try something a little different.

“I’ve covered everything from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the US-Mexican border to the Arctic Ocean, most of that’s by bicycle.”

In the past four years, Viol’s charity events have helped raise more than $112,000 for the local hospital’s cardiac centre.

This year he hopes to raise close to $30,000 before he comes home.

The trips hold a special meaning for Viol. In 1983 he lost his wife to complications from a heart transplant. It’s his goal to raise awareness for cardiac disease and women’s heart health.

Cardiac disease continues to be a leading cause of death for Canadian

women. A women dies of heart disease in Canada every 20 minutes. Viol also noted that in other years he fundraised for the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre after losing beloved family members to cancer.

Viol is a recently retired police sergeant who says he’s constantly striving to give back to his community.

After getting involved with a Toronto charity that raised money for childhood cancer issues by biking four-day tours of southern Ontario, he learned how to create the same idea here in Waterloo Region.

“I took the idea and said, ‘alright, here we have Kitchener-Waterloo and Ottawa’ – it was the perfect distance to have a

three- to four-day tour. So I got a bunch of guys – it was sworn officers and civilian members of the Waterloo Regional Police – I think the first year there were eight or nine of us that biked, so that’s how it all started. And I did that for five or six years, then turned it over to one of the guys who had been helping me out and started doing these solo trips,” said Viol.

Over the course of his trips, Viol notes he’s run into a few problems, some of which include bears and mountain lions, as well as unfortunate bike crashes.

“You do what you can, and you get the distance out each day – it’s not easy,” added Viol.

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slowest runners had the greatest improvements in cardiovascular health.

If running is not enjoyable or you have other issues – let's say your knees or back make it challenging to run – you can still benefit from lacing up your

a week. Walking or running with the neighbours is a great way to combine exercise and socialization. And if you're wondering about the definition of moderate intensity, you should be able to carry on a conversation, but you should not be able to carry a tune.

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Whatever activity you choose, the key is that you want to aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity activity five days

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Georgian Bay down to Trenton on Lake Ontario, and then from Trenton over to Kingston along the shore of Lake Ontario and up the Rideau Canal system in Ottawa – there’s lots of issues with this route that are going to be a challenge, but take your time – the thing you’ve got to be careful with, with this trip, is weather.

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or walk to Ottawa and get rained on, you have high winds – with this you have to be more careful. There’s some big bodies of water, too.”

Viol will enter the Rideau Canal system from Kingston, following the Rideau heritage route, passing historical sites and through small towns such as Westport, Perth, Smith Falls and Kemptville. He’ll complete his journey at the nation’s capital.

Locally, people can follow Viol’s canoe for cardiac journey through social media. On Tuesday,

Viol tweeted that he made it through Lake Couchiching, and was off the water by noon to get out of the heat and regroup. He’s expecting a challenging day ahead of him with Lake Simcoe.

Viol has seen many beautiful Canadian locations thanks to these adventures; his most memorable was in Banff, biking along the mountains and glaciers.

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