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Grace Harth, Makenna Brooks and Jadyn Brooks will be selling bracelets, rings, and bouncy balls on First Street in Elmira for the month of August. They were inspired by Austin Whittom, who passed away from leukemia in February. All proceeds will go to Sick Kids Hospital. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
There’s no end in sight for even the latest round of war and death in Gaza, part of a longstanding conflict between occupied Palestinians and Israel, but a local organization is part of the effort to ease the immediate suffering. The Mennonite Central Committee Ontario has worked toward peacebuilding in the Middle East for the past 60 years. Executive director Rick Cober Bauman saw firsthand how their organization is helping the victims of this con-
flict when he visited Israel in 2011. “We actually met with the director of a partner, the Al Najd Development Forum, she talked about how MCC had been involved in that case getting canned meat into a number of Gaza communities during the war that happened between Israel and Hamas in 2008 and 2009.” Cober Bauman said he wondered how well received the canned meat was because it very clearly says ‘in the name of Christ’ MCC | 4
It's finally official: July sucked
Cooler temperatures and wet weather were the norm, but don’t give up on summer yet, we’re advised WHITNEY NEILSON For those of us who look forward to hot, sticky summers, we’ve been sorely let down by Mother Nature. For the first time weather guru David Phillips can remember, June was warmer than July. “May was actually warmer
than normal. June was actually warmer than normal. It was certainly above normal by almost more than a degree. July has been probably about one and a half degrees colder than normal – we’ve had no days above 30 degrees,” said Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada.
The average temperature in June was 19.4 degrees Celsius, while only 19 in July. He said it hasn’t been a record low, but certainly felt more lukewarm than the Julys we’re used to. Last year we saw the thermometer hit 33 degrees in July, and nearly 35 degrees the year prior. This July, the two days
it hit 30, that was it. “It feels so much cooler,” Phillips said. “For those that love their temperatures warm, it’s been sort of disappointing. We had a long cold winter.” But it’s not time to throw in the towel just yet. Phillips says we could still see those mid-30s temperatures come
August, and maybe into September. The weather models suggest August will be warmer than normal. “My sense is it’s too early to see how the summer will pan out,” Phillips said. “July just really couldn’t get going. From a growing point of view we are probably a little bit behind. The
crops are alright but maybe it needs to be the heat to bring on the fruits and vegetables. That may come.” This week’s forecast included 20 degrees on Thursday, close to a record in terms of coolest afternoons for this date in ElWEATHER | 2
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mira. The normal would be 26 or 27 degrees. He said we typically don’t see those kinds of departures from the average in the warm season as you’d see in the cold months.
“Our models from August, September, and October, we’re showing warmer than normal,” Phillips said. “But that doesn’t mean everyday. We generally feel the last half of summer and the fall will be warmer than normal.”
They had predicted June and July would be normal temperatures. He said they got June right but not July. And while July is usually the warmest month, Phillips says not to give up on summer. He also noted many people are grateful
for the moderate temperatures, given the money they’re saving on air conditioning. “It’s been delightfully comfortable, but probably not sitting on the patio drinking beer weather,” Phillips said. “And maybe
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Wet weather hasn’t greatly impacted Grand River system WHITNEY NEILSON It goes without saying this summer has been a little more wet than we’d like. For every hot day, there seems to be two days of rain to make up for it. Water levels have been rising in local rivers and creeks, but the Grand River Conservation Authority isn’t too concerned just yet. Dave Schultz, communications manager for GRCA, said July saw about 13 per
cent more rain than usual. “Typically in a month you get 75 mm of rain,” Schultz said. “Up to Friday we had 85. It’s been a little bit wetter than average across most of the watershed for the last 12 months.” The watershed has been about 15 per cent wetter than the long term average this year, he said, adding the rainfall has been spaced out enough that water from one rainstorm
will work itself through the system before the next big drop of rain. “In terms of the flows in the rivers and streams and the way we manage our reservoirs it hasn’t been too bad because the rains have been spread out,” Schultz said. “You’ll get a burst of rain, the rivers will go up, but then it will settle down.” Compared to last year, Schultz thinks they’re doing alright. At one point last summer a lot of storms
came one after the other, making managing the reservoirs a careful process. “Last year we had cases even in midsummer where the reservoirs filled up quite high,” Schultz said. “This year we’ve just had little bumps in the reservoir levels but we haven’t had to change our operating procedures very much.” Typically, they fill the reservoirs with the spring runoff. Once they’re full, which is usually around
June 1, they’ll release that water to make sure there’s a minimum level of water in the river to maintain things like sewage treatment facilities. The GRCA has issued a few water level notices this summer, to caution those who use the river for recreational purposes. “For fly fishermen in particular, they like to get out into the river, so if the water’s high it may be too high for them to stand in
the river,” Schultz said. “It’s nice for them to know that before they make the effort.” It’s also important to warn canoeists and kayakers about higher than usual water levels. While more experienced paddlers might welcome the challenge, it could be a deterrent for new paddlers. With more rain in the forecast, Schultz said they’ll continue to watch the river and adjust accordingly.
Mission trip provides a fresh perspective on life While in Guatemala to help combat child poverty, members of the Elmira Community Church got much in return SCOTT BARBER Members of the Elmira Community Church travelled to Guatemala July 18 on a mission trip with Compassion International, a Christian charity that works with local churches in 26 countries to fight child poverty. Despite sweltering heat and the requisite cultural and linguistic challenges of volunteering abroad, the team spent a week painting classrooms, leading kids through games and songs and distributing supplies like toothpaste, brushes, pencils and crayons. Trip co-leader Eva Fehr said it was an eye opening experience. “I was struck by how full of joy the people are. They have so little, but their hospitality is so great. They are
so joyful with everything that they have, which made me think about how I am just not thankful enough for what I have over here.” On her second mission trip down to Central America, Fehr says she recognizes the impact the experience has on those who take part. “I’ve heard some of the group members say that they are going to do things differently now, definitely being more grateful for what they have and choosing to be more joyful instead of grumbling about things.” It brings perspective she said, allowing participants to, “just be joyful, because we could be in situations where it would be hard to choose joy over sadness.” Cultural differences, like the crowded capital, Guate-
David Backert, Isaac Backert, Eva Fehr, Alecia Horst and organizer Eva Fehr during the Elmira Community Church’s mission trip to Guatemala July 18-26 with Compassion International. [SUBMITTED] said. “I know my daughter mala City, with its frenzied one or talk to someone, or was saying when we were vendors and beggars and give them a wave and they coming back, ‘down there, chaotic traffic were overjust look at you kind of funif you wave at people, or whelming at first, Fehr ny.’ Over there, connecting you smile at a person, you said, but things relaxed with the people just brings just make their day. You once the group trekked them so much joy, just to could tell. They would out to smaller towns like have that attention.” be so downcast, but then Solola, Panajachel and EsAnd the feeling is muyou’d give them a wave and cuintla. tual. a smile and you could see That’s where the group “It’s great for us,” Fehr them light up, and how it is was able to really connect said. “They bring us just so different here, because with the local people. as much joy. Just wanting here you can smile at some“It’s so different,” Fehr to connect with us and ex-
pressing their gratitude for us being there. They are just so grateful for every part of it. We took some supplies down for them too, and they were reassuring us the whole time, saying ‘we will put these to good use, we won’t waste them.” The group of volunteers included a number of teenagers who, Fehr says, could certainly learn from the Guatemalan children. “They take so much for granted here. The kids over there, are just so happy, my daughter was saying, to hold her hand, playing with her, just giving hugs. They don’t need an iPad or any kinds of games. They are just so happy to play and to have that physical, face-to-face connection. Kids here aren’t active, they are in front of some kind of screen. Over there my daughter said she didn’t even really think about her phone or being in front of any games, she was just so happy to be around the kids.”
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on the side, like all of MCC relief supplies. The organization has sometimes been concerned that that’s not fair or wise for MCC to include that when a gift is going to a Muslim country. The director of the forum said that’s not the case, however. “In fact it was a very strong message to them they were not hated by but in fact were remembered by people in North America,” Cober Bauman said. “This was a very important message to them to see that the Christian community wasn’t turning its back on what was happening to the Palestinians in Gaza.” A United Nations report from July estimates that 1,370 homes in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged in the conflict, displacing some 8,200 people. MCC has been providing $25,000 worth of food every month to displaced
people in Gaza since the second week of the conflict. “While this is a relief response, MCC is committed to relief, development, and peace,” Cober Bauman said. “Alongside this work in responding to the very urgent needs during a war we have development responses, we’re involved in Gaza in some education projects through our global family work where we support community based schools.” He said they’re not focused on just a “band-aid” fix, but really working on the root causes with Palestinians and Israelis. Their food donations are highly useful in a region that’s been blockaded, causing some real nutrition issues. The people helped by their efforts have a deep appreciation for the food and the notion they haven’t been forgotten by the outside world. “We didn’t just arrive yesterday and discover
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the pain and horror of war in that region,” Cober Bauman said. “We know that we have to focus our resources, but we’ve built relationships there and so to abandon to pull away in a time of really dire need would just not respect those relationships.” He noted this is a long, drawn-out conflict in real need of closure, so that people who are third generation who know nothing but the unstable setting of conflict between Palestine and Israel can see a peaceful resolution. MCC is looking for monetary donations, along with relief and hygiene supplies to make kits. Anyone looking to donate supplies or assemble the supplies and drop them off as a kit can do so at to the MCC Thrift Shop in Elmira, for instance. The items needed for hygiene kits are adult-size toothbrushes, bar bath soap, fingernail clippers, and dark coloured hand towels. The items needed for relief kits are bar bath soap, plastic bottled shampoo, bar laundry soap, adult-size toothbrushes, dark or brightly coloured bath towels, wide-tooth combs, fingernail clippers, boxes of adhesive bandages, and packages of sanitary pads. All items must be new and in their original packaging. “Our gifts are a small encouragement to people that have enormous cleanup and rebuilding ahead of them.”
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ning at 6 p.m. This time it’s an officially sanctioned contest by the Ontario Truck and Tractor Pulling Association. One of the weekend’s most popular events, the demolition derby, will take place on Sunday at 2 p.m. “It’s a warped sense of entertainment,” Schieck said with a chuckle. “It’s a bunch of guys in a 60-by80 ring and they smash the crap out of each other, for lack of a better word, and the last one running and moving is the winner.”
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FiT contracts for solar projects Four solar projects in Wellesley Township were part of 500 renewable energy contracts set to be offered by The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) under the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) 3 Program. The projects represent 123.5 megawatts (MW) of power, enough renewable energy to power approximately 15,000 homes. The Wellesley projects involve rooftop solar on township buildings: the arenas in Wellesley and St. Cle-
ments, the Linwood Community Centre and the township office on Lobsinger Line. They have a combined capacity of 700 kilowatts. Most of the new contract offers are for similar solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. The total list includes 490 solar PV projects, eight bio-energy projects, one wind energy project and one waterpower project. More than 95 percent of the successful applications had received municipal council support resolutions.
Pests a part of campfire safety
Going camping this long weekend? Agencies such as the Grand River Conservation Authority say there’s more risk than just stray sparks when it comes to that outdoors staple, the campfire. Firewood transported from one site to another can inadvertently spread invasive pests such as the emerald ash borer, already hard at work killing millions of trees. Firewood is one of the easiest ways for this insect to travel. Dormant insects or eggs can be moved via firewood from infested trees. By bringing campfire wood that may be infested with one of these insects into this park, you could be responsible
for introducing these destructive insects into area forests, the GRCA warns. Local trees have little or no resistance to these foreign invaders and the results can be devastating. This has been the case with Dutch elm disease, beech bark disease and pine shoot beetle. All of these diseases were brought into North America from other parts of the world and then spread as wood moved from place to place. Noting that some American states have laws that prevent people from moving firewood more than 50 or 100 miles, the GRCA advises that you buy firewood local to your campsite, and
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Region to see more growth The economy in Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge and surrounding area will see stronger-than-average growth this year, in part due to tax dollars dumped into the light rail transit scheme, says the Conference Board of Canada. The local economy is one of just four small- and medium-sized metropolitan areas in Canada that will see growth above two per cent this year. The board's Metropolitan Outlook: Summer 2014 looks at 15 cities. Most
will see faster growth than in 2013, however. The census metropolitan area of Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo's real GDP will grow by 2.5 per cent this year, as construction starts on a light rail transit system and local manufacturing output bounces back from a small decline in 2013, says the report. Other areas in southwestern Ontario should see a slight rebound in the manufacturing sector, providing a bit of a boost. The other centres expected to see growth above two per cent are Abbotsford-Mission in BC, Oshawa, and Moncton, NB.
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OPP to enforce "Move Over" law during holiday weekend After ten years of education efforts, which includes more than 11,000 charges on record since the law came into effect, the Ontario Provincial Police report a slow but steady increase in the number of “Move Over” charges it has laid against drivers since 2010. The OPP will be out enforcing the Move Over law over the Civic Day Long Weekend. In Ontario, Section 159 (2) (3) of the Highway Traffic Act requires drivers to slow down and proceed with caution when passing an emergency vehicle parked on the side of the highway with its lights activated. If the highway has more than one lane, the law requires the driver to move over and leave one lane between
their vehicle and the parked emergency vehicle if it can be done safely. Failure to do so can result in a fine of $400 to $2,000, plus three demerit points. There were 1,502 Section 159 (2)(3) charges last year and the number has increased steadily since 2010 when the OPP issued 1,067 such charges against Ontario drivers. The increase suggests that many drivers may be unaware of this important law aimed at keeping police and other emergency responders safe on the roadside, say police. Since 1989, five OPP officers have been killed as a result of being struck by a motor vehicle while doing their job on the roadside and many more have been injured.
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to report an accident.’ Police found a maroon 1989 Chevrolet in a ditch on Line 86 east of Elmira. The car was demolished, having left the roadway and rolled over, but there
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was no one at the scene. Officers later ascertained that a female passenger in the vehicle had been taken by friends to a hospital in Palmerston, then later to Grand River Hospital in Kitchener due to the nature of her injuries. The male driver was subsequently located and charged. J U LY 2 4
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Vernla Livestock on Herrgott Road in Wellesley Township. A quantity of cash and items were stolen. One suspect is described as a white male, dark hair with sideburns, wearing a hat, long-sleeve shirt and dark pants. The second suspect is described as a white female with light brown or blonde hair, wearing a dark, long-sleeve shirt and dark pants. The suspects were in an older silver pickup truck that was missing the tailgate and
the gas tank access door. Police are requesting the public’s assistance for information relating to this incident or recognize either of the suspects in the images. Please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or Waterloo Regional Police detectives at 519-650-8500, ext. 4437. 11:25 AM | A collision brought emergency crews to Arthur Street south of the St. Jacobs roundabout at 11:25 Thursday morning. A 47-year-old Grimsby woman was driving a 2013 Hyundai Tuscon northbound on Arthur Street when she made a U-turn to go southbound directly in front of the path of a 78-year-old Kitchener man driving a beige 2013 Dodge Caravan. The lone driver of the Hyundai had no injuries, but her vehicle sustained major damage. All three occupants of the Dodge were transported to Grand River Hospital with minor injuries. The van also sustained considerable damage. The driver of the Hyundai was charged with ‘careless driving.’ 12:45 PM | A three-vehicle
collision occurred on King Street North, just north of Lobsinger Line near St. Jacobs. A yellow 2012 Ford Escape driven by a Guelph woman was stopped for traffic waiting to make a left turn. Behind her was a 1969 Pontiac LeMans driven by a Kitchener man. A green 2007 Dodge Caravan driven by a Kitchener man ran into the rear of the LeMans, which was pushed into the rear of the Ford Escape. There were minor injuries. The driver of the Dodge Caravan was charged with ‘careless driving.’ JULY 27
8:00 AM | Between the evening of July 24 and the morning of July 27, police took 12 reports of vehicles being entered and items stolen in Wilmot Township. The thefts occurred in the 2300 block of Snyder’s Road, Charlotta Street, Baden area as well as Webster Street, Theodore-Schuler Boulevard and Holstetler Road in New Hamburg. Items stolen range from loose change, sunglasses and GPS units to wallets and credit cards. In all cases, the vehicles were not locked.
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Wet or dry season, water rates and rules keep coming GOT A RAIN BARREL? Chances are it’s full. And chances are you’ve not had much call to draw on that water. Instead of the scorched lawns and stressed plants typical of midsummer, we’re awash in green lawns. Too bad there wasn’t a way to store it, the better to offset the ever-growing cost of municipal water and to bypass the ever-strident attempts to curb our usage. On the whole, the long winter, wet spring and notvery-seasonal summer will help to recharge surface and groundwater levels. But that won’t do you any good when the summer weather of recent years returns and you need to draw on supplies: you’ll simply pay more and face more bureaucratic red tape. Necessary or not, increases do not play well with the public, the people who have been digging deeper into their pockets to pay for water. Part of the problem, of course, stems from a public perception that takes water for granted. As well, there is a growing contingent of users who rely on bottled water, filtration systems and other alternatives given their distrust of municipal systems. For these people, the increases may seem even more galling. We’re paying more, but receiving nothing more in return – at least not much that we can see. To the contrary, the quality of the water from an aesthetic and taste perspective appears to be growing worse all the time, prompting the aforementioned use of bottled water. Uses such as lawn-watering, car-washing and sprinklerjumping have long been under attack here. Ironically, the success of conservation efforts have led to even larger hikes, as revenues decline precisely as municipalities spend more money, refusing to curb their own expenditures. To be fair, municipalities have been incurring increased costs due to provincial rules, much of it knee-jerk reaction to what happened in Walkerton. For communities with safe drinking water, the extra layer of red tape has served only to boost costs, with no effect on the product that pours out of our taps. Such mindless over-regulation is rampant in all facets of government, not just those related to water. As with electricity, getting off the grid, or at least reducing the flow, is a fine idea (see debates past over Woolwich’s attempts to move residents from private water and sewer systems to the endless cycle of municipal services). While the record amounts of rain – preceded by the huge dump of snow we got last winter – has done wonders for the Grand River system and groundwater levels, there’s no reason to slacken efforts to reduce our water consumption, officials maintain. One wet year does not a pattern make. Next summer could easily see the return to the dry spells that have been the norm in recent years. This summer’s rainfall in fact encourages additional water-conservation strategies. Beyond low-flush toilets and rain barrels, we could look at ways to make use of what falls from the sky, perhaps adding cisterns or storage tanks much larger than a barrel. Rainwater harvesting is a very good idea – you don’t need drinking water to flush toilets or water the lawn. Good for the environment. And good for your wallet, though reduced usage won’t stop municipalities from raising prices and finding ways to take more money – stormwater fees, anyone? – to suit their needs rather than the needs of residents.
Whereas midsummer usually means the yard work's on hold due to drought and burnt grass, it's a different story this year heading into the August long weekend. WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER
Middle Eastern Christians: going, going ... gone WORLD AFFAIRS Two high-profile incidents last week, at opposite ends of the Arab world. In northern Iraq, recently conquered by the zealots of the newly proclaimed “Islamic State,” the Christians in Mosul were given three choices: convert to Islam, pay a special tax (about $750, on this occasion), or be killed. They all fled, and now Mosul is Christian-free for the first time in almost two millennia. Meanwhile, in Sudan, Meriam Ibrahim finally got permission to leave her homeland after spending months chained up in a jail cell. The young woman had been condemned to hang by a Sudanese court for the crime of having “converted” to Christianity, but the government couldn’t legally kill her until after her baby was born. Now, neither of these incidents gives an accurate picture of government policy in Arab countries that have traditionally had Christian minorities (which
is to say, most of them). Indeed, big Arab countries like Syria, Iraq and Egypt have all had Christian ministers in their governments, and their laws guaranteed religious freedom. Sudan, whose legal system has been based on Islamic shariah law since a military coup 30 years ago, does not treat its citizens equally regardless of their religion. At first glance, however, the restrictions apply mostly to the Muslim majority, who, for example, are forbidden to leave their faith on pain of death. That was the law that almost killed Meriam Ibrahim. Her father had been Muslim, but he had abandoned the family when she was very young and her Christian mother had brought her up in the Catholic faith. Nevertheless, according to Sudanese law you are a Muslim if your father was, and professing any other faith makes you an apostate. She refused to abandon her Christian faith, and so she was sentenced to hang. But they do understand the concept of bad publicity even in Khartoum. The suspicion hangs heavy
that the prosecution grew out of a blackmail attempt gone wrong, for Meriam Ibrahim is a doctor and her husband, also a Christian, holds dual Sudanese and American citizenship. To your average impoverished Sudanese – like, perhaps, her absent father’s family – that would have spelled “money.” So the accusation was made that she was really a Muslim who had abandoned her faith and married a Christian (both hanging offences), but it may have been made privately at first. Then, however, the professional zealots who make a living out of “defending Islam” got in on the act, demanding the apostate be killed, and the Sudanese government had to enforce its own laws. The only saving grace was that Meriam Ibrahim was pregnant, and could not legally be killed until her child was born and had lived about two years. This gave time for the saner elements in the Sudanese government to work with her lawyers, and ultimately with U.S. and Italian government representatives, to find a way to let her go.
(Meanwhile, for all but the last month of her sixmonth ordeal, she was chained to the floor in a jail cell.) It all finally came right, and last week Meriam Ibrahim, her 20-month-old son and her newborn daughter flew out of Khartoum, landed in Rome, and was whisked off to a meeting with the Pope. “She is unhappy to leave Sudan. She loves Sudan very much. It’s the country she was born and grew up in,” her lawyer told the BBC. “Her life is in danger so she feels she has to leave. Just two days ago a group called Hamza made a statement that they would kill her and everyone who helps her.” So a happy(ish) ending to the story – but there were probably several other Sudanese Christians on the same flight who were leaving their country forever with less fanfare. It’s no longer wise for Christians to live there if they have any other options. And that is rapidly becoming the case for Iraq, too. There were still about DYER | 8
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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What are your long weekend plans?
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Heading to Montreal.
Going to the Osheaga Music Festival.
Camping at Green Acres.
Camping with friends.
Visiting the Kitchener-Waterloo area.
"This is not a new problem with the pet food plant or the MOE since the odor has wafted over us all for years."
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HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON
Getting hot over cool weather and overpriced refreshments EDITOR'S NOTES How could it be summer without taking issue with the high prices related to obtaining refreshing adult beverages? It’s not an issue if you’re spending time elsewhere in the world where they do things better ... with bonus points if that locale is also having actual summer weather. Here in Ontario, however, when we’re not carping about the rain and/or cool temperatures, we can fall back on the latest government liquor monopoly brouhaha in the form of the LCBO’s new $500,000 logo. Off the top, there’s the issue of why the LCBO has to refresh its brand in the first place. It’s a monopoly: if you want some rum for your mojitos, there’s only one place to go. There’s no competing for customers. The exercise is not rebranding per se, as the goal isn’t to make Ontarians think any differently about the operation. And the $500,000 price tag re-
ally is just a drop in the bucket, not only in terms of overall revenues but in terms of what it’s going to cost for new signage, bags, uniforms and the like. The agency says it will do the changeover gradually, inserting the new logo on stationery and bags as supplies run out. New signs will go up with new stores or during renovations. That may be the case, but there are a host of other costs – from new paint schemes to cash register receipts – that will come with the change. And it’s a safe bet the rollout will have some, well, non-conformities. Those opposed to the move, and the issue has been fodder for online feedback, see it as frivolous, a waste of taxpayers’ money. As the LCBO’s profits are returned to provincial coffers, every dollar diverted is a loss to Ontarians. Much of the ire, however, is simply a reflection of our inherent dissatisfaction with the LCBO and paternalistic liquor laws, coupled with our distrust of pretty much anything overseen by bureaucrats and politi-
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disorder. On the one hand, they’re addicted to the revenues, on the other they want to discourage consumption. The nanny state prevails, but they do love the money. The nanny state is never more apparent when it comes to booze. Ontarians apparently would become hardened alcoholics without minimum pricing and fettered access. All we have to do is look at the problems in nearby provinces and states to see that. Oh, wait, that’s not what you’ll find. And the government doesn’t want you to look elsewhere, lest you become even more upset about the poor state of things here. Disillusionment is bad for the business of re-election. With this new logo (rebranding or otherwise), the LCBO is trying to suck and blow. If the goal is about marketing to boost sales, then that runs completely contrary to a host of regulations (nanny state, remember?) to make alcohol more expensive and less convenient to obtain. Privatization is not the cure-all, however. As we’ve seen elsewhere, that can
and often does lead to higher prices, less selection and, over time, control concentrated in fewer hands. What’s really needed is a cultural shift to something more European in flavour when it comes to booze: treating adults like, well, adults. Lower prices would be a start, as would allowing some competition in the form of specialized stores that could offer up some of the huge list of products the LCBO seems disinclined to stock (see the craft beer or whisk(e) y selections of some small U.S. shops, for instance). Touching on the longstanding debate, if beer and wine were sold in grocery and convenience stores, it would benefit smaller breweries, which are now dependent on a retail channel owned and controlled by their much larger competitors. Pricing is a big issue. In parts of Europe, you can find very drinkable wines for under $3 a bottle. Imports from Australia and the U.S. that run $15 to $20 here can be had for a third of that price. That tells you it’s all about markup and taxes – as noted,
successive spendthrift governments are addicted to the LCBO profits ($1.74 billion in the latest figures released this week), not to mention the tax revenues. Where we might be inclined to drop a few bucks on a new Ontario wine or craft beer, the government’s pricing often precludes that option. Backwards policies make it even more difficult for upstarts to reach consumers. As a consequence, the industry suffers. The province has no interest in consumers or small producers. Instead, a new logo is just fine. Next time you’re in the U.S. seeing what real options are like and fuming over the one-bottle limit at the border, keep in mind that pricing in Europe, though varied, is mitigated by an EU customs agreement that allows each person to transport 110 litres of beer and 90 litres of wine and 10 litres of liquor from one member country to another on every trip. That’s a fact that’ll leave you crying in your (overpriced) beer ... or mojito, should the weather cooperate.
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cians. This issue is seen as another reason to privatize the operation, stripping government of its outdated controls of alcohol. Yes, the stores themselves have come a long way over the years. They’re much nicer places to shop, especially compared with the Beer Store, that even more antiquated governmentsanctioned cartel selling us our suds. The hours have been extended, but there’s nothing like the convenience found in other jurisdictions. Nor the selection. And, most gallingly given that the LCBO is the world’s largest buyer of spirits, nothing like the much better prices found elsewhere. If the LCBO really wants to freshen its image, forget about the logo and cheesy commercials. Instead, cut the prices significantly, offer a much better selection (something akin to a grocery store in Buffalo would be a start) and offer more convenience. The province, of course, has no interest in any of that. With alcohol, as with cigarettes, governments suffer from multiple personality
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The ranks of information services staff in the federal core public service currently stand at 3,325, with total spending on communications staff forecast at $262.7 million this year. While the headcount of communications staff is down from the peak of 3,824 reached in 2010, it’s still higher than the 3,163 such staffers who were on the payroll in 2006, when the Harper Conservatives took office, vowing to end waste and profligacy, an additional $48 million.
“It was an extremely outrageous and conservative statement. My whole timeline was full of women laughing — which was extraordinary, and kind of beautiful.”
A faulty extension cord was to blame for an Elmira blaze that forced four residents from their apartment and temporarily closed the Sip n’ Bite restaurant Aug. 3. Damage in the fire has been pegged at $25,000, with an additional $5,000 in personal property loss following the afternoon blaze.
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60,000 Christians in Mosul when the United States and its sidekicks invaded Iraq 11 years ago. By last year, it was down to 30,000. Only two months after the arrival of the ISIS extremists, there are none. Most have fled to Kurdistan with nothing more than the clothes on their backs. They are not going back, and if they can they will leave the Middle East entirely. What has changed? For many centuries, the Christian minority of Arabs lived in relative peace and prosperity under Muslim rule. In the early 20th century, they were in the forefront
YOUR VIEW / LETTER
Time to make a stink about pet food plant To the Editor, We have two ongoing problems in Elmira that are not improving. I’m sure that at one time or another, and probably more times than you would like, you and your family and neighbours have smelled the air pollution from the Elmira Pet Food plant. This is not something that is limited to those of us who live in the northern part of town. I’ve had friends tell me that their children’s EDSS teachers, who don’t live in Elmira, have actually asked students if they know what is producing that awful smell. Unfortunately, the students know all too well that it is the Elmira Pet Food plant. Elmira is growing and hopefully getting a reputation for a wonderful place
to live and raise a family, but the stench of our reputation for not smelling good can’t be left behind if we continue to pollute the air we all breathe. The second problem is that the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change does nothing about it. I have called them many times, as have others, to complain only to be told that the plant is “in compliance”…whatever that means. It still stinks. The MOE does nothing. And we, the residents, cannot enjoy the outdoors in our backyards, on our decks, or just taking a walk in downtown due to the smell. This is not a new problem with the pet food plant or the MOE since the odor has wafted over us all for years. It isn’t rocket science, but rather a commitment to spend the dollars to fix the problem and become a good neighbour. With the expansion of the pet food operation, we can only hope that fixing the
stinking problem will be part of the project. I say “hope” because it has been all about the profits so far … with the profits at the expense of Elmira residents’ quality of life. I can only hope that all those who are potentially moving in to Elmira in the Lunor subdivision will not be turned off and decide to not buy here. That will leave a lot of empty homes, costing the investors. Since we individuals don’t seem to have much clout with the MOE, maybe we can persuade the Lunor developers to put some pressure on the Elmira Pet Food plant to clean up the air for all of us current and, hopefully, future residents. The people at both the Elmira Pet Food plant and the ministry are good people and are always respectful when called, but the problem continues. So in the meantime, here is the number for the MOE to complain: Guelph office – 800-265-8658. Put it
in your cell phone so when you are out and about you can still call and report it. Put it by your landline and use it. We need to raise the level of concern at the MOE so they will actually do something and the only way to do that is to call and tell everyone you know to do the same. Together we can make a difference.
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popular PC products, there will be no PC points, there will be no price-matching, and the customers in Elmira have already stated that they want to shop at Paul and Adele's No Frills only, not at some other discount chain. As our mayor has said, there will be room for a grocery store in the new subdivision at the edge of town. When the Elmira Food Basics goes out of business, No Frills will make a comeback and will have the choice of two locations in town.
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Food Basics likely to fail in Elmira
Drainage issue still unresolved, unacknowledged
To the Editor, The recent purchase of Paul and Adele's No Frills by Quebec's Metro grocery chain will be a pyrrhic victory at best for the misnamed Competition Bureau. The battle has been lost but the war has been won. There are five reasons why Food Basics will be a complete failure in Elmira. There probably will be no Paul and Adele to manage the store, there will be no
To the Editor, It has been my observation that there have been too many improper procedures undertaken by the current government in Woolwich. Just prior to the takeover of a new council in 2010, the outgoing group approved a course of action related to a longstanding drainage issue affecting my property. It was not a resolution – this was a scam. My letter to the mayor
of the nationalist and literary renaissance in the Arab world. But in the past decade, about a quarter of the Arab world’s 12 million Christians have emigrated, and the flow is increasing every year. Most of them are not facing execution, like Meriam Ibrahim or the former residents of Mosul. They just feel excluded from an Arab discourse that is increasingly radicalised and obsessed with religious differences – both MuslimChristian ones and SunniShia ones – and they have lost hope. They are Arabs who have lost their place in the Arab world, and they have to find one elsewhere. and councillors regarding the water issue was never acknowledged until Sept. 15, 2010. The mayor acknowledged that a resolution had been passed. In January 2012, I sent a letter to the mayor and council. There was no acknowledgement of receipt. An unlawful resolution must be rescinded. The mayor must act. Justice delayed is not justice served.
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Look at temporary fix for Glasgow Sreet culvert To the Editor, In response to the article in last week’s Observer about the culvert failure that closed a portion of Glasgow Street in Conestogo, has council considered a bailey bridge – a temporary bridge put in place while other options are considered? This is a very serious situation affecting the safety of residents in this part of the village.
PETER MCCOLL | CONESTOGO
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SPORTS NOT SO GREAT OUTDOORSMAN / STEVE GALEA
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of hard work. “Basically this group has been together since U9U10,” Tsilogianis explained. “I think the years they have spent together and the great coaching they receive has allowed them to blossom into one of the best
My new fly tying vise arrived in the mail yesterday. You may have heard. It’s a beautiful rotary vise that allows me to tie flies with more precision, quality and efficiency than ever before. With that in mind, I believe, this is an appropriate time to say, “Ladies, I’m taken.” Unless, me and all the other fellows at the fly fishing club are completely mistaken, there’s nothing women find more alluring than a man who possesses the ability to tie muddler minnows, woolly buggers and an elk hair caddis or two in size 14 or smaller. And, if said man has a good fly tying vise and bobbin as well as an organized bench, well then, he’s practically irresistible. Everyone knows that. Oh, sure, there are some – OK many – women who feign immunity to this sort of thing but they’re not fooling anyone. Say all you like about George Clooney, but he doesn’t own a rotary fly tying vise. Without one, how can you ever truly call yourself a bad boy? Look, I don’t mean to make a big deal of this,
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The Woolwich Wolf Pack U15 boys beat Owen Sound United 2-0 July 28 at Lions Park in Elmira. Clockwise, Zachary Radford, Josh Pearce and Colton Bugdale in game action. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OABSERVER]
U13 girls boast a strong season heading into soccer tourney A focused team has benefited from years together, says coach; U15 boys starting to turn things around SCOTT BARBER With the Woolwich Invitational Soccer Tournament just around the corner, a couple of the Wolf Pack’s top squads are rounding into form. The under-13 (U13) girls black team in particular, has impressed this season,
posting an unbeaten record in league play. The group is strong on both sides of the pitch, featuring top scorer Alliyah Rowe who has already notched 30 goals in eight matches, and goalie Makayla Farquharson, whose four clean sheets puts her in a tie for top spot amongst league keepers.
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Play a round to boost Grand River Hospital Foundation GolfNorth earmarks one day a month to support charity with part of proceeds from its nine area courses SCOTT BARBER On four days this season, golfers in the Kitchener-Waterloo region will get the chance to support the Grand River Hospital while playing the sport they love. On July 29, GolfNorth launched Golf Fore Grand River Hospital, a fundraising campaign that will see $2 from every green fee and cart rental at each of the company’s nine golf courses go towards the GRH Foundation. The campaign takes place on August 25, September 23 and October 21 at courses across the region, including the Conestoga Country Club. “I think it’s a great opportunity for the hospital, not just for revenue generating, but also for the awareness of the Grand River Hospital,” GRH Foundation chair Ron Caudle said. “The thing that strikes me is the enormity of this partnership, with nine golf courses in
One day in each of the next three months will see GolfNorth contribute part of the greens fees to Grand River Hospital. the area. It really gives us a great cross section of our community and the opportunity to let the people know what we are doing and what equipment we are helping to buy.” The money raised will
be used to support areas of the hospital with urgent demands. “The (greatest) needs are in the cancer and the medical imaging part of the hospital,” Caudle explained. “But also we have what is
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called the Foundation’s Greatest Need Fund, and what that is is stuff that the hospital needs almost immediately to enhance patient care. Some of the things that we do with that are like they might need a
defibrillator if something breaks down, or wheelchairs, or special needs for mental health therapy.” Mike Garside, the chief operating officer of GolfNorth properties, said the program is a way for the company to maintain a relationship with GRH, since a previous campaign related to the LPGA event at the Grey Silo Golf Club in Waterloo came to an end this year. “Three years ago we got involved with the Grand River Hospital in an event that was apart of the LPGA event that we had at Grey Silo,” Garside said. “Now that the tournament is moving on this was a perfect program for us to keep moving forward with our relationship with the hospital.” He added, “We are obviously a huge part of the golf industry in the community and we felt like this was a good way to give back to the community and cre-
ate some awareness for the hospital.” Caudle agreed, noting, “It’s not just a single golf course doing a fundraiser, which are all very important, because we have a lot of people that host golf tournaments to support different areas of the hospital on an ongoing, annual basis, and I can’t tell you how important that is to have, whether it’s $100 or $10,000 that these golf tournaments raise every year on an ongoing basis to go towards a specific part of the hospital. To create a partnership with nine golf courses in the community on a day every month, it’s mind boggling how important that is to us to get awareness out there in the community and to partner with a local company like GolfNorth is unbelievable. We are so thankful at the foundation for partnerships like this with businesses in the community.”
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but ladies do us a favour and cool your jets. Yes, I’ve got a rotary fly tying vise and yes, I tied a trio of very neat, light Cahill dry flies yesterday, but there’s so much more to me than that. If you ever took the time to get past those superficialities, you’d know I tied some pretty good Thunder Creek minnows too. I’ve got to say, this is
pretty disappointing. Ever since I got my new rotary fly tying vise – an HMH Spartan – by the way, I’ve seen the way you have been looking at me. I had hardly exited the post office with the parcel when the innuendo started. Sure the woman I met on the street as I left the post office might argue she said nothing more than “Excuse me” but anybody knows her eyes were say-
ing, “How about tying me a dozen weighted Hendrickson nymphs in size 12? Oh, please ...” I wasn’t born yesterday. And the other day, the cashier at the grocery store said, “That’ll be $54.65 sir. Cash or debit?” I haven’t had a woman throw herself at me that way since I got my new sink tip line. I tell you, it was almost unprofessional. There are those among
you who are probably saying that getting that new vise and posting photos of it online is far too provocative. You probably would also say that a good rotary vise shouldn’t be displayed in public. But I think that’s blaming the victim. After all, no one is asking you to fantasize about me tying a dozen size 22 Griffith gnats. Needless to say, I’m not the only one who goes
through this. My friends at the club suffer similar fates. For instance, the other day, Rusty was saying how women look at him very differently ever since he got his Dyna-King rotary vise. And I know another guy who won’t even mention his Renzetti in mixed company for fear of being harassed. You’d think these incidents would be a thing of the past. After all, it’s
been years since A River Runs Through It reminded people how sexy fly fishing and tying is. But no, we haven’t progressed. So let me just say this. Just because I’ve got a new rotary fly tying vise, doesn’t make it OK to catcall. I’m a person. I’ve got dignity. Yes, I tie inexpensive flies sometimes too. But that’s my only vise these days.
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The Woolwich Wolf Pack U13 girls “Black” squad is unbeaten in regular season play. The team has captured six tournament titles so far this year, and progressed to the quarter finals of the Ontario Cup. Back row: Ally Rowe, Ashlyn Riehl, Madeline Cabral, Rachel Buttinger, Nicola Allain, Logan Todtz and Kayla Ambrose. Front row: Rhonda Salih, Brynn Morgan, Livia Krajcar, Rebecca Kim, Agnes Wen and Tyanna Ventura. Goalie: Makayla Farquharson. [SUBMITTED] FROM | 9
teams in Ontario.” As the season ramps up and play gets more competitive- the league recently split into two categories, with the Wolf Pack’s Black squad earning a spot in the premier division- the girls have increased their efforts. “Over the past few weeks
we have been practicing twice a day, four times a week,” Tsilogianis said. “We’ve gone above and beyond what the protocol is because they do want to get better. It is a great bunch of young ladies that strives to be the best they can be. They listen to their coaches and they do the best job
that they can to represent Woolwich well.” On the boys side, the U15 club has struggled in league play, with two wins, one tie and seven losses. However, the group has shown promise of late, capturing a tournament in St. Thomas and blanking Owen Sound 2-0 on July 28.
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THE ARTS ON STAGE / MUSICAL THEATRE
Hollywood Sings ... and sings and sings There are plenty of memorable tunes to draw on for Drayton musical showcasing hits from several eras of moviedom STEVE KANNON Drayton will be the launching point of a whirlwind tour through some of Hollywood’s most memorable musical moments – from Rick’s brooding over “As Time Goes By” to the ill-fated voyage of the Titanic – with the opening next week of Hollywood Sings. The show by David Rogers and David Hogan weaves together a tapestry of instantly recognizable music, from hit songs in their own right (from “Moon River” to “Mamma Mia”) to the scores that made us afraid to go into the water (Jaws) or accept favours from Marlon Brando (The Godfather). Hollywood Sings starts a two week run August 5 at the Drayton Festival Theatre. With so much ground to cover – some 80 songs over more than two hours – the pace is brisk, with lots of set and costume changes. That provides plenty of work for Hogan, who directs the show. “The task is daunting, but exciting,” he said of the show in an interview from Petrolia, where he and Rogers are co-artistic directors at the Victoria Playhouse. The show presented there last year, conceived by Rogers and choreographed by Hogan, sees the cast reunited for Drayton, including Brian Belleth, Mark Cassius, Diane Chase, June Crowley, Susan Gilmour,
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Christine McKeon and Michael Vanhevel. “Everybody is very happy to be back – it’s such a fun show,” said Hogan. “It’s the great songs of Hollywood. “It’s so chockfull that you feel so satisfied.” After a big Hollywood opening when we meet the cast on the red carpet – cue “Hooray for Hollywood!” – as part of a 12-minute medley, the show is presented in chapters: Academy Award winners, country, scores and the like. There’s an ode to Judy Garland. And a salute to Marni Nixon, whose voice was recognizable to millions as songstress behind many actresses, including Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, Deborah Kerr in An Affair to Remember and The King and I, for Natalie Wood in West Side Story. Here, as throughout the show, a comedic touch allows the audience to see behind the curtain to the woman singing in the movie set’s sound booth while the actress out front does some less-than-stellar
Hollywood Sings. Like linking up “Stormy Weather,” with “Singing in the Rain” and “Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head” to form a chain through several decades of movies. Or like running through the iconic theme songs that go along with Bond, James Bond. Or ending the show with a 12-minute medley of songs from Disney movies, a family friendly sequence if there ever was one – “Disney wrote some amazing music.” And the music is really what it’s all about, after all. There are visual cues in flashing up the marquees from the movies, but the songs are usually easy to recall. “It’s very accessible – nothing is obscure. We’ve just filled it with recognizable songs,” said Hogan of the show. “The interesting thing about movie music is that you can go back and share the experience – it instantly takes you back.” Packag-
Christine McKeon, Diane Chase, June Crowley and Susan Gilmour, along with Mark Cassius, are part of the cast of Hollywood Sings, opening August 5 in Drayton. the show hits all the high notes for the audience.
lip-syncing. “It’s fun to watch,” said Hogan of the sequence, noting there’s plenty of humour mixed in with the music. “It’s chockfull of laughs.” Picture, for instance, a group of adults dressed in curtains as the Von Trapp children from The Sound of Music. Themes are a key part of
ing up some of the songs into medleys helps Hollywood Sings cover a lot of ground, and there’s plenty to be covered. “David Rogers is the medley king,” Hogan noted, adding
“You’re going to spend two and half hours in total bliss with the music. We’re giving them what they want – and doing it well.” Drayton Entertainment’s presentation of Hollywood
Sings plays seven shows a week from August 5-23 at the Drayton Festival Theatre. Tickets are $42 ($25 for those under 20 years of age), available online at
www.draytonfestivaltheatre.com, in person at the theatre box office, or by calling 519-638-5555 (toll free at 1-855-DRAYTON).
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Regional economic development should move forward, say CAOs Wellesley and Woolwich CAOs among those who’ll be asking their respective councils to back the idea SCOTT BARBER In an effort to attract industry and promote business expansion and retention, local officials have joined forces to create the Waterloo Region Economic Development Strategy (WREDS). If ultimately approved, the proposal put together by the chief administrative officers of the region and seven member municipalities would see the formation of two new organizations, one directing economic development and the other overseeing the development of employment land. CAOs from the Region of Waterloo, its cities and the townships of Woolwich, Wellesley, Wilmot and North Dumfries are spearheading the initiative, using a study conducted by professional consultants, as well as input from business and community leaders to draft a set of goals for the project. At the top of the list is a plan to create a new “arm’s length” body called the Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation, ostensibly to act on behalf of local governments on economic matters. Currently, some of the individual municipalities have their own economic development departments, but there’s no coordinate effort. While Woolwich has something of an economic development effort,
Wellesley has no such office in place. The eight municipalities jointly hired a consultant to judge the state of economic affairs in Waterloo Region. The report by Malone Given Parsons Ltd. called for the creation of a central office for economic development working with existing municipal programs, the KitchenerWaterloo Chamber of Commerce and Canada’s Technology Triangle (CTT) towards common growth. Woolwich CAO David Brenneman will update council on the latest progress with WREDS at the August 26 meeting and recommend its approval in principle. “We are hopeful and optimistic for the taxpayers that we are going to be even more successful than in the past, with more opportunities for investment with respect to new industries and businesses locating here because we will have this coordinating effort,” Brenneman said. So far, Woolwich and Wellesley have spent just $5,000 and $2,500 respectively, as part of the $183,000 tab tallied in the WREDS’s preparation to date. There are no estimates for future costs yet, which would presumably jump once a regional economic development program launches, if approved, on Jan. 1, 2016. But it’ll be worth it, Brenneman maintained,
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Chief administrative officers David Brenneman of Woolwich and Willis McLaughlin of Wellesley will update councillors on the Waterloo Region Economic Development Strategy’s progress on Aug. 26 and Aug. 19 respectively. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER] noting the potential benefits from streamlining economic data collection and aligning marketing approaches. “To date, certainly there has been some success through the existing model, Canada’s Technology
Triangle, and Toyota Boshoku is the one example in Woolwich. But, we are optimistic and hopeful that through this new effort, and this different type of corporation, that we’re going to see increasingly more opportunities
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Farmers of all stripes are quick these days to note that no matter what they grow, it’s local, even though their particular commodity may not be uttered in the same breath as those which consumers often associate with Ontario farms, such as milk, meat, fruit and vegetables. For example, how about mushrooms? They’re generally regarded as one of the most popular food toppings on pizza. But who searches out local-food pizza? Few of us, I imagine. But if we did, we’d find Ontario’s $900-million mushroom sector produces 60 per cent of Canada’s fresh and processed mushrooms. That means your favourite pizzeria can use local mushrooms if it wants to. Ontario mushrooms are not elusive or available only during a growing season. Quite the opposite – they’re grown and harvested indoors, all year round. And they’re renowned for quality. A significant portion find their way out of the province and to other parts of eastern Canada, as well as the U.S. But the mushroom industry is in a tough spot – so ROBERTS | 14
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ROBERTS: Mushroom producers see looming labour shortage FROM | 13
tough, in fact, it’s predicting a crisis will beset it next year. It even knows the date: April, 2015. That unusual insight is based on a four-year-old federal law related to temporary foreign workers, who make up about 15 per cent of Ontario’s mushroom-harvesting workforce. Harvesting is labour intensive, and like many farm labour jobs, Ontarians aren’t interested in it … even though the most experienced mushroom harvesters can make up to $24 an hour. In mushroom harvesting, experiences counts. New harvesters are paid minimum wage, get six weeks of training and are up to speed in about six months. Here’s the crunch. These
workers are not seasonal workers, they’re temporary. In 2011, Ottawa arbitrarily passed legislation that says these temporary workers cannot stay in Canada more than four years. At that point, the workers must return to their home country – and they can’t come back for another four years. Anyone working in Canada before April 1, 2011 will have to go back next April. And when they do, the mushroom industry is predicting there’ll be a labour crisis if they do. Canadians just won’t take the jobs. What can be done? The industry wants Ottawa to offer an extension, reconsider the four-year period and even discuss granting the workers residency. Susan McBride
Friesen, director of human resources at Leamingtonbased Highline Mushrooms, whose company employs 180 temporary foreign workers at three locations, says these are skilled workers, vital for the industry. “Some workers want to go back to their homes,” she says, “but others who want to stay have no avenue to do so, even though we’ll give them permanent jobs.” Over the past year, mushroom growers have beat a path to everyone’s door they can think of – MPs, deputy ministers, lobbyists, you name it. But given the ugliness that’s beset the temporary foreign worker program in the fast food sector, so far they’ve found no politicians interested in taking on their cause.
And although it’s a federal matter, the growers do have the ear of provincial agriculture, food and rural affairs minister Jeff Leal. “Our government recognizes the importance of Ontario’s mushroom sector,” he says, vowing to push for dialogue with his federal counterpart. Do the rest of us get it? On the surface, this is an employment and immigration issue, but it’s also a food issue. If Ontario, home to Canada’s biggest processing sector, is to meet food export targets and grow the sector, it needs manual labourers – not just for mushrooms, but for all farm work, seasonal and temporary. That’s become a chronic headache for farmers, and unfortunately it’s only getting worse.
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are able to have a strong fiscal position that helps out the bottom line in terms of taxpayers.” Wellesley CAO Willis McLaughlin also supports the WREDS, and will bring the proposal to council on August 19. “The way I see it is a business would make some inquiries and if there is the right fit, the right spot, the right transportation and the right infrastructure to support it in Wellesley Township, then we may get chosen for that industry,” he said. “Maybe Cambridge has it, maybe Wilmot has the right fit, who knows, but at least it’s sort of a center-point for
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Some 85 street rods and other vehicles made an appearance at Schwartz Welding in Bloomingdale on July 26 as part of the Canadian Hot Rod Tour, which ran over four days. The Bloomingdale visit was the first of four stops on day two of the event, with the rodders then travelling to Waterloo, Fergus and Mt. Forest. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
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Part-time Support Workers Required immediately to support individuals in residential settings. Must be comfortable with personal care and some behaviours. Under the supervision of the of the Residential Manager, you will foster the development of each person to their fullest potentional and encourage socialization, inclusion and independence, based on the person’s ability. Majority of the shifts are on weekends with some evenings and overnights required as well. Please send resumés to: Laurie Thomson, Human Resources Manager 118 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira, ON N3B 2Y9 Fax: 519-669-3444 email: lthomson@elmiraacl.com While we thank all individuals for their interest only those granted an interview will receive a reply.
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AUCTION to be held at
Breslau Airport Road Auction Complex
5100 Fountain St., North, Breslau (Kitchener)
Sat. Aug 9th 9:30 a.m. 6 - 09/11 Crown Victoria’s 5 - 08/09 Chev IMPALA’S 2009 Chev MALIBU’S 2008 Ford FUSION SE-V6 2008 Chev MALIBU Hybrid 2-07 Dodge CHARGER’s 2008 Honda ACCORD 2008 Buick ALLURE 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan 2-05/06 Ford FOCUS’s 2005 Nissan ALTIMA 2.5 SE 2003 Ford EXPLORER 4X4
2011 Ford Edge SEL 2011 Ford Taurus SEL 2011 Ford Expediton XLT4X4 2-08/09 Dakota Quad 4X4’s 2008 GMC Acadia SLT 2007 Ford E350XLT Wagon 2007 GMC Canyon Pickup 2-2007 GMC Sierra 1500 P/U’s 2006 Dodge Ram 25000 Quad 2006 Ford E350 Diesel Amb 3-94/02 Ford/Chev’s & Plows 2005 Dodge CARAVAN C/V
JD 4410 Diesel 4wd Tractor Backhoe/Loader 87 Ford F800 Tanker (1200) Fire Trk - 026kms 84 Sunray 19’ Boat & Trailer Check Website for Daily Updates PARTIAL LIST ONLY!!! No Buyer’s Premium or Penalty!!! No Buyer’s Premium or Penalty! VIEWING: Friday Aug 8th 2014, 1 pm to 5 pm TERMS: $500.00 Deposit on Each Vehicle, or as announced.
M.R. Jutzi & Co PROFESSIONALS IN THE ORDERLY LIQUIDATION AND APPRAISALS OF COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, CONSTRUCTION, MUNICIPAL EQUIPMENT & VEHICLES 5100 FOUNTAIN ST. NORTH, BRESLAU, ONTARIO, N0B 1M0
www.mrjutzi.ca
519-648-2111
AUCTION SALE Of woodworking equipment; material; and woodworking tools; office furniture; and miscellaneous items To be held at 75 Howard Place in Bridgeport Kitchener for Wooden Stairs & Railing LTD on:
SATURDAY AUGUST 9 | 1:00 PM CONSISTING OF: General 20” thickness planer; Delta radial arm saw; Dewalt radial arm saw; disc sander and clamping table; 16” jointer; oscillating drum sander; Univer shaper and feeder with a variety of knives; Pehaka 20” high band saw; industrial KS 1400 table saw; Akhurst sander and work table; techquit horizontal air compressor; Progress edge sander; variety of routers and plunge routers; stringer trencher; Dewalt grinder; Makita, bosch and delta sanders and power planers; hand railing router; quantity of metal pickets or balusters; Sears 12” radial arm saw; 2 porter cable air compressors; upright sander; stroke sander; quantity of 4ft bar clamps; quantity of 2ft bar clamps; multiple routers and bits; nail guns; paint cabinets; 10ft step ladder; 10 sheets of ¾” plywood; veneer; variety of spindles; post columns; assortment of wood including 50 board feet of Brazilian cherry; other hobbyist wood including pine; cherry; mahogany; quantity of wood spindles; red oak and maple in the heritage and provincial styles; variety of woodworking; hand and power tools; patterns; squares; face masks; safety ware; sand paper; Sears riding lawnmower; 17ft cedar strip canoe. NOTE: PROPERTY is sold, they have been in business for a long time and is well known for their products. Few smaller items, be on time. Terms: Cash, cheque, Visa, Mastercard, debit. 10% buyers premium.
AUCTIONEER:
Jantzi Auctions Ltd. Wellesley | 519-656-3555 www.JantziAuctions.com
RENTALS 3 BDRM NEWLY renovated main level apartment in Elmira house. Large yard, quiet neighbourhood, quartz countertops, AC, washer, dryer, fridge, stove, microwave and dishwasher included. Available Sept. 1. Call 519-572-9160. 36 MEMORIAL AVE. 2 BR. August 1st. Excellent for seniors, private entrance. No pets. Non smoker. BBQ for tenants, coin laundry. Only $850 + utilities and $25 for parking. Please call 519-744-3711.
RENTALS 36 MEMORIAL AVE. sublet 2 Br bsmt apt. Aug. 1st. Non smoker. BBQ for tenants, coin laundry. $825 + utilities and $25 for parking. Please call 519-744-3711. APARTMENT FOR RENT in Elmira. Spacious 2 level apartment 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, close to downtown, schools, arena, includes fridge, stove, washer & dryer. Back deck, 2 parking spaces and some green space. $1250.00 per month plus utilities. Available now. Please call 519-504-9077.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE - Large, Open Concept, 3+ bedroom bungalow with walk out basement, in-law suite, attached 2 car garage. 1/2 acre treed lot, on quiet end of street. Many updates. $485,000. 63 Adelaide St., Linwood. Call 519-698-2806.
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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS
CONSIDERING A MOVE? WE CAN HELP! NEW LISTING
$449,000 5 ACRES
Mapleton – Nestled in 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. Call Alli or Paul Direct.
$289,900 BETTER THAN NEW!
Elmira - Attention first time buyers, just move in and enjoy! This well maintained semi detached home comes complete with deck, already fenced yard and fully finished top to bottom. Home features: large foyer with closet, sizable kitchen, dinette walkout to yard and open to living room, double doors to master bedroom with ensuite. MLS 1432136. Call Paul or Alli direct.
$659,000 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.
$379,000 2500 SQ. FT. HOME
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.
Paul Martin
Alli Bauman
519-503-9533
519-577-6248
SALES REPRESENTATIVE CALL DIRECT
www.homeswithpaul.ca
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NEW LISTING
$359,900 GREAT LOCATION!
Elmira - Overlooking farmland. Welcoming entrance in this open concept home, equip’d w/huge kit & dinette open to GR w/vaulted ceiling. Lg windows to watch sunsets while enjoying indoors or while entertaining guests on your back patio. Lg 3 bdrms & upper flr lndry. MLS 1431691. Call Paul or Alli direct.
$343,900 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.
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$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.
$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.
$194,900 FABULOUS CONDO
Kitchener - Kitchener - Forest Hill Condo at Lakeside Green. This multi level end unit is close to all amenities. Perfect for a first home, professional singles or couples. This home boasts 3 bedrms, 2 baths, LR & RR all with a modern flare & offers 2 sliders, lots of windows & garage. Updates incl; high efficiency furnace, a/c (1yr), new lighting throughout, new kit window & front dr, updated baths. Loc`d beside Lakeside Park w/paved walking trails leading to man-made lake. 1 block to St. Mary’s hospital. MLS 1431987. Call Alli or Paul Direct.
$329,000 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.
3 Arthur St. S., Elmira | 519-669-5426 Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated
FIND YOUR DREAM HOME IN CANADA’S BEST COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER $549,900
FOR LEASE
SOUTH END ELMIRA - SHOP/BAY - MULTI USE $900 per month 22’ Ceiling height with 12’ overhead door. Front office and bay area. Additional space on 2nd floor available. MLS. Call for details.
NEUMANN REAL ESTATE Brokerage
INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED
FRANK BASSO Sales Representative
519-821-3600
Bonnie Brubacher, Broker of Record, Royal LePage Elmira Real Estate Services, Independently Owned & Operated. 519-669-3192
Building in Drayton where homes are affordable
CUSTOM QUALITY Single Family Starting from
$343,900
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ALMA BUNGALOW ON 1 ACRE LOT A gorgeous 3 bedroom custom built bungalow with over 3500 Sq ft of finished living space located on a professionally landscaped 1 acre property. This house has it all, you can enjoy the morning sunrise from the covered rear porch and the sunsets from the covered front porch. The large kitchen with walk in pantry flows into the main living area with 11 ft, lighted trayed ceilings. The master bedroom features a reading nook, ensuite bath, walk in closet and access to the rear 3 level patio with custom gazebo. Downstairs you'll find as much finished living space as the upstairs complete with a 3 piece bathroom huge rec room. This house has to many options to list a few which are truss roof system ( no supporting walls) 2.5 car garage with over 1800 sq ft of newly paved driveway, solid ash trim, insulated basement floor,on demand owned water heater, over $90,000 in landscaping etc.
Visit our Model Home at 46 Bedell Drive, Drayton
Mon & Tues. 1-7pm | Sat. & Sun. 1-4:30pm | or by appointment
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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS
R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD.
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45 Arthur St. S., Elmira
REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED
519.500.1865
(Direct)
Dale R. Keller
17 Church St. W., Elmira • 519.669.1544 (Business)
BROKERAGE CALL FOR YOUR FREE MARKET EVALUATION
Sales Representative
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 www.thurrealestate.com
www.KellerSellsRealEstate.com | dale@kellersellsrealestate.com
Palmerston | $169,000 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.
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.
$309,900 MATURE TREES. Newer windows, roof, eaves. Hdwd. floors. Din. Room & eat-in kitchen. Cac. Rec. rm. 4th bdrm. & newer 3pc. bath. Walkup bsmt. Shed w/hydro. MLS.
$589,000
$354,900
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.
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. NEW MLS.
Great Family Home | Fergus | $373,900 Former model 4 bedroom with loads of upgrades. Privacy deck and partially finished basement. MLS call Dale.
Bungalow | Milverton | $263,900 Great location for this spacious and bright bungalow with walkout on lower level, upper deck, attached garage. MLS Call Dale.
New Listing | Drayton | $376,000 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.
$269,900 LOCATION! Close to walking trails and across from a park. Oak kitchen, w/o to patio. Spacious rec. room & 2pc. Private driveway. Shed. MLS.
$509,900
$354,900
TRIPLEX – Lovely, updated 3 bdrm. unit (presently owner occupied) Large front porch. Remodelled kitchen, granite countertops. Updated bathrm. (Jacuzzi). Pre-engineered flooring. Lge. att’d garage. Walkup attic, full bsmt. Two one bdrm. apartments w/separate meters. Lots of parking. MLS.
IMMACULATE concept home. Kitchen w/island, open to D.A. & spacious great room w/cathedral ceiling. Ceramic & hdwd. on main level. Powder room. Oversized master bdrm. w/lots of closet space. Large rec. room w/laminate flooring. 3pc. R.I. Great neighbourhood. MLS.
SPACE FOR LEASE
New Listing | 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.
For info on these or any other real estate enquiries, Call Dale
Lorne Adams
Sales Representative
easy Home Realty, Brokerage
519-804-1978 ext 22
$639,900
$499,900
LINWOOD - Unique, custom home on over 1 acre, backing to greenspace & overlooking the countryside. Main flr. master w/ensuite OR upper master bdrm., ensuite & hobby room. 9’ ceilings in lower level w/lge. windows. MLS.
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.
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.
Sought After Location | NEW PRICE Lovely raised bungalow in sought after area. Great family home with 4 bed. Huge lot, close to schools. Walkout to deck overlooking pool. Newer windows, updated electrical 2014, roof 2009, garage door 2012, driveway 2012. Furnace 2005, pool liner 2007. Rec room with gas fireplace. Only 10-15 minutes from KW. Home owner currently using 4th bedroom as in home business. MLS 1427376
$254,000
Updated 3 bedroom home in a quiet neighbourhood, new floors on main level, new paint throughout. Walkout from dinette to deck. Very nice back yard. Rough-in for 2 pc. bath in basement, new counter tops, roof 2010. MLS.
Open House Sunday, August 3 | 2 - 4pm | 47 Scenic Drive, Drayton rd
$345,000
This brick bungalow is loaded with potential! This home boasts two walk outs to a country sized lot. New owner will appreciate the oversize double car garage. Plus additional detached garage/workshop. Finished basement, gas fireplace, large rec room, games room. Enjoy the charm of rural Ontario. Call Drayton home. Being sold in “AS IS CONDITION�. MLS 1428372
ADDRESS: 3 Arthur
St. S., ELMIRA
DIRECT: 519-503-2753
EMAIL: leonmartin@remax.net
CONDO FOR SALE $210,000
One of only 8 units in the condo property. Tastefully decorated, 5 appliances included, electric forced air heating, eat in kitchen with dining room, living room, large foyer, 2 bedrooms with cheater en-suite bathroom off master bedroom. Detached single car garage.
Please contact Karri at 519-575-1871
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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS
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Bert Martin
HAPPY CIVIC HOLIDAY!
YEARS
SINCE 1913
Elmira Real Estate Services Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage
BROKER
Remax Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated
We support Woolwich Community Services through
90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 4, Elmira N3B 3L4
519-669-3192
DIRECT: 519-572-2669 OFFICE: 519-669-5426
Elmira@royallepage.ca
3 Arthur St. S. Elmira www.remaxsolidgold.biz
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Bonnie Brubacher Monique Roes Shanna Rozema Robin Hansford-Currie
www.elmirahomes.ca
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Sales Representative
Broker
FREE Market Evaluation
2013
Sales Representative
170 RIDGEVIEW DRIVE DRAYTON, CALL #519-669-3192 FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO VIEW
NEW LISTING!
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.
BEAUTIFUL HOME $349,000 ELMIRA Built
by Paradigm (Elmira) Homes, attractive kitchen offers island/breakfast bar/stools & appliances, dining area includes matching table set, sunken living rm w/walkout to deck & 121' yard, 3 bdrms, 3 baths incl ensuite, partially fin basement. NEW MLS
PRICED FROM $322,900 Executive bungalow townhomes. ALL include, central air, hardwood & ceramic flr., gas F/P, DOUBLE GARAGE & driveway, ensuite bath, main floor laundry, gourmet kitchen, walkout 30-60 POSSESSION. SIZES range from 1286 sq.ft - 2046 with loft! MLS
NEW LISTING!
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 $254,900. 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 $135,000. Call Bert to view.
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NEW PRICE! WONDERFUL HOME $429,000 HEIDELBERG Wow!
GREAT CURB APPEAL $384,900 ELMIRA Brand new
Amazing location on mature street mins to KW, 4 level backsplit offers plenty of space, 3 bdrms, 3 baths, walkout to large yard, double garage & driveway, updates incl gas furnace, roof, most windows. MLS
sod & landscaping completed! Spacious covered front porch, double concrete drive & double garage. Maple kitchen w/stainless steel appl.'s, hardwood & ceramic flrs, gas fireplace, two walkouts, master ensuite.
PARK LIKE SETTING $399,900 ELMIRA Impressive two storey in
superb location, private yard, inviting covered front porch, double garage & concrete driveway, bright updated kitchen w/appliances & dinette, ceramic & hardwood flrs, walkout off the family rm. MLS
INVESTMENT PROPERTY! $1,095,000 ELMIRA 6 Units Leased for Sept/Oct. Completely renovated building offering gorgeous units. 4-2 bedroom and 2 -1 Bedroom. Secured entry, separate hydro meters, All new appliances including in-suite laundry. Call for details.MLS
Your referrals are appreciated!
ALLAN POFFENROTH Broker
Coach House Realty Inc.
519.669.8074 KATHY ROBINSON
OFFICE: 519.343.2124 • 159 William St., Palmerston
519.343.2124
Broker of Record
Brokerage
ACREAGE/MINTO TOWNSHIP $824,900 A beautiful private setting with
SOLID BUNGALOW $349,900 DRAYTON Open concept with 3+
newer 1 1/2 storey home offering mainfloor master bedroom, Walkup basement. Wrap around front verandah. Detached 32 x 28 heated shop. 60 Acres mixed bush with hardwood and 40 acres workable land. MLS
bdrms, 3 baths including ensuite, hardwood, kitchen has island & pantry, garden door to rear yard, main flr laundry, finished basement w/gas F/P, oversized double car garage with walk-down to the lower level workshop. MLS
PICTURESQUE PRIVATE SETTING $624,900 Grand covered verandah overlooks
this park like 13 acre property. Spring fed pond, creek & countryside. Custom designed Pioneer Log home offers rustic elegance throughout, beautiful kitchen w/island quartz counters & striking appliances. Mainfloor Master Bedroom, upper loft, walkout basement, double car garage. MLS
Palmerston – Inexpensive Living Occupy the spacious 2
NEW LISTING!
bedroom apartment and rent out 2 commercial store fronts, plus 2 other apartments. Owner’s apartment has laundry and private yard with front & rear entrance. Handy downtown location with private parking! MLS.
PRIME COMMERCIAL Real estate in downtown Elmira. $325,000 Investment/development opportunity or run your own business. On-site parking and fenced patio. MLS 1431821
Call for your FREE Market Evaluation.
$199,500
FAMILY ALBUM ANNIVERSARY
50th Wedding Anniversary Bob & Mildred MacFarlane
IN MEMORIAM
BIRTHDAY
Bonnie Wright
70th Birthday Open House for
July 17, 1951 to August 3, 2012
Joan (Nelson) Scott Join us to celebrate on Sunday, August 10, 2014 from 1:30 - 5 p.m. at Gale Presbyterian Church, 10 Barnswallow Dr. Elmira
THANK YOU
DEATH NOTICES FOELL, DOROTHY KATHLEEN
| Passed away peacefully on Friday, July 25, 2014, at Stratford General Hospital, at the age of 83 years. Dorothy (Metzger) Foell was the beloved wife for 39 years of Stanley Foell of Elmira. IRWIN, DR. PAUL | April
In loving memory of a dear wife, mother and grandmother.
August 8, 2014
Those we love don’t go away. They walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard but always near. Still loved, still missed and very dear.
We are proud parents of Kent & Scott & their fine families
Love Bill, Steph & Family, Ryan & Family, Jamie & Family
Thank You Thank-you to everyone who came out to our 30th wedding anniversary open house. The response was overwhelming. The cards, memories shared & kind words were much appreciated. Truly friendship is a gift from God. Leon and Irene Martin
DEADLINE FOR FAMILY ALBUM IS WEDNESDAYS BY 5PM
14, 1931- July 23, 2014 Passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Leisureworld Care Centre, Elmira. MCKENNA, MARY EDNA (NEE NOLAN) | Passed
away peacefully on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Leisureworld Caregiving Centre, Elmira, at the age of 97.
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LIVING HERE CHEF’S TABLE/ DIERRE ACHESON
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Contributions long remembered Decades of work have earned Margaret Taylor recognition from the Presbyterian Church WHITNEY NEILSON Dr. Margaret Taylor’s list of accomplishments is extensive. Her reasoning behind each of them is simple: God. Raised in a family of ministers, Taylor took a special interest in the Presbyterian Church, a place dominated by male leadership until the late ‘60s. She spent the last 90 years working for the church, most notably, launching a country-wide campaign to gather money for Ewart College to build a new training school for female missionaries. She recently learned her work didn’t go unnoticed. Taylor was one of six women across Canada presented with the Presbyterian Woman of Faith Award this year. “I was surprised because I hadn’t been in the public eye for decades,” Taylor said. “I was surprised that they had remembered because the young students at Knox College, they don’t know about me. Ewart College merged with Knox Theological College in 1991 in Toronto. Taylor was the first woman to chair a Presbyterian church board in Canada, and led the Ewart College campaign, one of the most successful campaigns in the church’s history. The campaign involved Taylor travelling across Canada in 1959 to raise the $600,000 required to build and furnish the building. She spent three weeks travelling mostly by train,
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Margaret Taylor received the Woman of Faith Award for her pioneering work within the Presbyterian Church. visiting churches to speak to them about her campaign. When she returned home she kept right at it, sending hand-written letters to all the contacts she’d met along the way. It was funded debt-free within three years largely because of her efforts. “In three years that was pretty good,” Taylor said.
“In that time women were not given responsibility like that.” Her son, Ken, notes the church wasn’t very optimistic of the fundraising efforts due to her gender. “The church hierarchy had very little enthusiasm for the campaign,” Ken said. The college was a college for training women
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and that’s why perhaps it wasn’t of much interest to the church hierarchy.” Taylor admits she certainly didn’t think she had it in her to go across Canada to raise money for a building. She took comfort in her faith, as she’s done many times in her life. Taylor and her husband moved to Elmira when she
was in her 60’s, to be closer to their daughter, Marylu. Planning to stay for just 10 years, they ended up making Elmira home for 29 years of their retirement, attending Gale Presbyterian Church. “I needed to do something so I volunteered to be CONTRIBUTIONS | 27
Today I was reminded of why I enjoy Elmira so much. I had a visit from a guest who was one of the first people to order from us over 12 years ago. Through this family we have enjoyed weddings, showers and many birthday cakes. More importantly, we have enjoyed many laughs, visits and friendship. I was remembering her 50th birthday cooking class, done in our home. We had so much fun and had a blast with the many friends that attended. It’s a great feeling to have contributed to someone’s life in such a positive way, but I feel like the lucky one. There are so many people who just make my day when they come for a visit and catch up. These relationships over the years have become a joy and privilege within our family. We are truly blessed to be able to walk down a street where people still say “hi” and ask how you are. Small towns and small businesses don’t exist without the support of the community. It’s been almost 13 years since we moved to Elmira, and it CHEF’S TABLE | 26
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THIS AFTERNOON AT THE Youth Centre we will be doing a science experiment including balloons and yeast. We will also be wandering down to our garden patch to pull weeds and check out our veggies. For more information call 519-669-3539.
AUGUST 12 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.
AUGUST 5 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.
AUGUST 19 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.
AUGUST 7 WOOLWICH YOUTH CENTRE BBQ. The Woolwich Youth Centre will be hosting a BBQ fundraiser on Aug. 7 and Aug. 8 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. outside of Shoppers Drug Mart in Elmira. Come grab a hamburger, pop and chips for $4, or hot-dog, pop an d chips for $3.
AUGUST 22 H.U.G.S. PROGRAM, 9:15-11:15 AM – Meet with other parents to discuss parenting and child health issues. Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Topic: Healthy lunches and snacks for JK/SK children. No registration required. Childcare provided. For more information, call Heidi at 519664-3794 ext. 237.
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H.U.G.S. PROGRAM - MEET with other parents to discuss parenting and child health issues. Topic: Park Day in Elmira. Meet at Gibson Park in Elmira at 10 a.m. No childcare; bring your own snack. Return to Woolwich Community Health Centre in case of rain! No registration required. Call Heidi at 519-664-3794 ext. 237 for more information.
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COMMUNITY CAN DINE - 6-7:30 p.m., Trinity United Church, Elmira. Hot turkey sandwiches, pumpkin pie, pay what you can.
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SEPTEMBER 12 COMMUNITY CAN DINE - 6-7:30 p.m. Trinity United Church, Elmira. Pulled Pork, salad, dessert, pay what you can.
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STRANGE BUT TRUE / BILL & RICH SONES PH.D.
Just horsing around with the origins of some equine-related expressions WEIRD NOTES
Q. Horse lovers, can you say how far back some of today’s popular “neighsayings� go? A. “Hold your horses� may
trace to Homer’s “Iliad,� written nearly 3,000 years ago, says “Mental Floss� magazine. A line in book 23 is commonly translated as “Antilochus, you drive like a maniac! Hold your horses!� “Horse of a different colour� is an English idiom which may have evolved from Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,� where Maria says, “My purpose is indeed a horse of that colour.� The “horse� in “horse-
play� was a common 16thcentury adjective for “anything strong, big or coarse.� That’s also where “horseradish� got its name. “Eat like a horse� originated from the 18th century when a full grown gelding would eat about 20 pounds of food daily, or up to 2% of its body weight. “Get off your high horse,� dating to the 1780s, was inspired by the fact that only soldiers and royalty rode chargers and that “... as people lost respect for the high and mighty during the revolutions of the late 1700s, the high horse was seen as uppity.� “Dark horse� comes from the Victorian-era word “dark,� describing anything unknown. Thus, in racing, “dark horse� referred to an
unfamiliar trotter that won a race. Finally, “Charley horse� derives from the 19th-century practice of naming a lame racehorse “Charley.� At the time, “old horses were used to drag the infield dirt at baseball stadiums. Whenever a ballplayer cramped up, he was compared to the grounds crew of limping equines -Charley horses.� Q. Try this favourite from longtime “Scientific American� puzzler and polymath Martin Gardner: Arrange six cigarettes so that each one touches all the others.
A. The cigarettes, as you know, are circular cylinders, with a third dimension of thickness, says the magazine’s Dana Richards.
against each other.
So start by putting two of the cigarettes flat on the surface of a table in a tepee-like shape touching at the top. Then add a third cigarette “hanging down� from the top, squeezed between the first two in a way to just touch both of them. This forms a kind of A-shape with the A-bar not across but down. Next take three other cigarettes to form a second A-shape, which you then place tilted right-to-left over the original A-shape so that each of the three underneath cigarettes touches all three of those on top. Note: You can visualize this configuration by holding up three fingers with your right hand and three fingers with your left hand, and then pressing them
Q. What are scientists
suggesting when they say that “elephants know the subtleties of the human voice�?
A. According to new re-
search in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, elephants can distinguish certain human languages and can even determine human gender and relative ages, “Science� magazine reports. For example, they’ve learned to differentiate the speech of adult male Kamba farmers from those of adult male Maasai hunters, who often spear elephants in retaliation for their tusking and trampling people or cattle. When behavioral ecologist Karen McComb of the University of Sussex used
concealed loudspeakers to play the voices of the two different ethnic groups, the animals seemed to know the difference. The elephant family groups were more likely to retreat and gather together when hearing the Maasai voices than when the Kamba voices were played. The elephants were much less fearful of the voices of Maasai women or boys. “Young elephants likely learn this sensitivity by watching,� say the researchers, “in a dramatic example of a human threat changing natural behaviors.�
ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill is a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you “Strange But True.� Send your questions to strangetrue@compuserve.com.
OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER ACROSS 1. Necktie 5. Health care provider 11. “The Barber of Seville,� e.g. 16. Epic poem 17. Ethically indifferent 18. Dot on a computer screen 19. Chanoyu 21. True inner self 22. Unsigned pop group 23. Ashcroft’s predecessor 24. Feral feline 25. Corrupts 27. Retributive 29. Big time 30. Second wife of Henry VIII 33. Confronted 34. Garland 37. ___ Day 38. Married woman 40. Pool site, maybe 42. Hack 46. Structure with pillars across the front 48. Gooselike
51. Medal recipient 52. Jack-in-the-pulpit, e.g. 54. Online newsgroup system 55. Windows forerunner 56. Wined and dined 58. Chatter 62. Peanut butter choice 64. Lt.’s inferior, in the Navy 67. Flotation device 69. Sprag 72. King of Mycenae 73. Reign 76. Muse of love poetry 77. Accommodates 78. Train 80. Ceremonial staffs 81. Magnet alloy 82. “God’s Little ___� 83. Winged 84. Ease 85. Bungle, with “up� DOWN 1. Befall 2. First act 3. Lift vs. weight
4. Computer acronym 5. Fold, spindle or mutilate 6. Boston college 7. Capitol feature 8. “Pumping ___� 9. Shade provider 10. Crafty 11. Make opaque 12. Pinewoods 13. Period of exile 14. Eliminate 15. Having winglike extensions 20. Danger to divers 24. Upon 26. Diospyros ebenum 28. Deprive of courage 31. Cake part 32. “A Nightmare on ___ Street� 35. About 36. Decompose 38. Dash abbr. 39. “___ we having fun yet?� 41. Small part
42. Algonquian Indian 43. Impediment 44. “___ moment� 45. Darling 47. Catch, in a way 49. Bar offering 50. “C’___ la vie!� 53. Roswell sighting 55. French Impressionist composer 57. Calm 58. Hematologist’s study 59. Rite 60. Belgian Congo 61. Move unsteadily 63. Periwinkle 65. Observers 66. Seeds 68. 50 states 70. ___ el Amarna, Egypt 71. Father of Paris 74. Cemetery sights 75. Island rings 78. “Do the Right Thing� pizzeria owner 79. Back-to-work time: Abbr.
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Chocolate Grand Marquis 10 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped, melted and smooth 1/2 cup butter 1/4 cup butter at room temp.
1/2 cup sugar, 2 tbsp cocoa powder 4 large eggs 1/4 cup water 1 tbsp vanilla 1 cup 35% whipping cream
Line spring form pan or loaf pan with cellophane; Use mixer and beat 1/2 cup of butter until fluffy, then beat in a 1/4 cup of sugar, and cocoa powder; Whisk 4 egg yolks, 1/4 cup of water, 1/4 cup of room-temperature butter, and the other 1/4 cup of sugar in metal bowl. Set over simmering water, whisk constantly until it reaches 160 F, or about 5
minutes; Using a mixer, beat the warm yolk mixture until thick and cool about 5 minutes, then beat in cocoa mix. Fold in melted chocolate and vanilla; In another bowl, beat cream into soft peaks and fold into chocolate mix. Spread into prepared pan and freeze.
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a librarian and they didn’t have much of a library but I got one started,” Taylor said. “I used some of my books for awhile and I did that for 10 years.” She said they also chose Elmira because it’s close to their cottage in Kincardine and they enjoyed the lowkey aspect of the area. “We used to be very involved in the church in Belleville,” Taylor said. “We had been pillars in Belleville because there had been nothing when we went there and there was a church when we left, but we became buttresses in Elmira. We weren’t one of the key couples but we were very much supporting the church.” Taylor was on numer-
ous councils and boards, including chair of the college’s building campaign, taking a train to Toronto at 4 a.m. and returning home at midnight in order to finish all her meetings in a day. She got her BA from the University of Toronto in 1945 and an honorary Doctorate of Divinity in 1983 from the Presbyterian College affiliated with McGill University. “I didn’t make much money in my life because I wasn’t hired for anything and in today’s society you’re not from much if you haven’t earned some money,” Taylor said. Taylor is a mother of three, who she adds, were all high school valedictorians. She also played a vital
role in welcoming new immigrants, as their “mother.” She still keeps in contact with many of them, including a teenager she met on a train trip to Chicago to see her dying stepmother. “My children have always been a joy to me.” She also chaired the taskforce on the liberty of conscience as it pertains to the ordination of women and served for two years on the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women in Ottawa. She has often been the first woman or the only woman on boards she’s been a part of, unintentionally leading a women’s movement within the church. Her work has been recognized before, having the Knox Presbyterian Church’s
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Taylor kept a binder full of newspaper clippings documenting her journey across Canada to fundraise for Ewart College. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
women’s auxiliary group named after her, an honour usually bestowed on those who have died. Her love of writing is something she’s kept up in her retirement, keeping Canada Post busy with many letters to friends she’s made through her travels. “I’m so thankful for so many things.” Taylor has lived at the Parkwood Retirement Residence in Waterloo for the past five years. She spends her time visiting with her children and grandchildren and corresponding with friends. “My father used to say if the church asks you to do something you don’t say no, you say yes because you know God will provide you help.”
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