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Cameras capture kids building new playground Community is the second in Wellesley Township to be featured in popular TVOKids’ television show Giver ELENA MAYSTRUK
Linwood’s new “gnome adventures” playground was erected last weekend behind the community centre as part of the show Giver, July 25-27. Clockwise from top: Giver kids Jordan Vogt, Arriana Edralin and Kasja Bowman and Carlwyn Edralin. Volunteers Denise Charlton, Kevin Huder, Jorge Wall did some painting. Ben Bishop, Evan Stanton and Isaac Neumann helped with the new boardwalk. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]
To go along with that new playground smell, the surrounding area at the Linwood Community Centre got a full makeover last weekend thanks to a group of kids and numerous local volunteers. All the hard work was duly recorded for posterity by a television crew, who’ll share their efforts with a wider audience. “We’ve had a great turnout,” said coordinator Cathy Bowman during the build last weekend. Kyle Wilker, Kasja Bowman, Carlwyn and Arriana Edralin, Noah Charlton and Jordan Vogt rolled up their sleeves for the build and helped dozens of volunteers make the playground a reality. During the three-day build
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(July 25-27) kids learned the skills necessary to bring their designs to life. They raked woodchips, drilled and even worked with concrete. Kids as young as three were also among the volunteers that came out to help over the three days, joined by parents and local service club members. “I have no idea exactly how many, on any given day. Probably between 60 and 100 in the first two days," said Bowman. Camera crews were on scene the entire time to document the kids’ hard work as they climbed ladders, painted and even hammered in a few shingles on the playground’s roof. As part of a TVOKids television series Giver, produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment, six kids were chosen to help design and build a playground for their community. From beginning to end the group worked with designers, contractors and volunteers to complete the project. Linwood was the second Wellesley TownGIVER | 2
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Police seeking potential witness in Howlett investigation One potential witness was located this week, but found to have no connection to suspicious death of Elmira woman ELENA MAYSTRUK Looking for leads in the case of an Elmira woman’s suspicious death, police this week released photos of two potential witnesses they wished to talk to. Tracking down one of them and determining she had no connection to the case, they continue to search for an unidentified man. The body of Erin
Howlett, 28, was found in the Grand River in Kitchener a month ago. On Monday, police went public with two photos, hoping the images of a man and a woman would lead them to a pair of possible witnesses. By midweek the woman was located and interviewed by police, removing her from the list. “She was a possible lead but she was determined to have no involvement in
this case,” said Waterloo Regional Police spokesman Olaf Heinzel. Police are still looking to locate the man. Two grainy video-captured images were released to the public. He appears to have dark, short hair, a moustache and prominent eyebrows. He’s wearing a black Tshirt and cap, both with a white logo. The man is believed to be a resident of Waterloo Region.
“[The images] are taken from security footage and they were cropped from a larger frame, showing a broader perspective, in order to just show their faces. The initial footage wasn’t all that great to begin with, the quality was not as ideal as we’d like but we believe they were still recognizable to someone who might know them and certainly they would recognize themselves,” Heinzel said.
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ship community chosen as the backdrop of a new playground after Hawkesville built theirs in 2011 for the same show. Giver has been nominated for several Canadian Screen awards and won a 2013 Youth Media Alliance Award of Excellence for best television program. Linwood was picked out of about 100 submissions for this year’s second season of the show. It was Wellesley’s charm and community spirit that brought crews back for another episode, and the kids didn’t disappoint. Sinking Ship crews filmed the kids’ hard work throughout the weekend. “They’ve been working with concrete, they’ve been racking wood chips, they’ve been painting with oil-based paints as you can tell by their shirts when you get to see them…and
their hair. They’ve had a lot of fun,” said Bowman. Halfway through the build on July 26, the “gnome adventures" theme, aptly named for the twisting, electric blue slides, brightly coloured toadstools and red and white painted spots, was coming together as a centrepiece of a new play and recreation space complete with young, budding trees planted by volunteers, benches, and a fresh boardwalk built by graduates of Linwood PS. Bowman said the Grade 8 school graduates wanted to contribute their skills to the community project. The trees were also a welcome and much needed change, she added, and now contribute to the beautification of the entire area behind the community centre. “Ten years from now you’ll never know there was no shade here.”
Video stills of a man police are looking to interview in relation to Erin Howlett case.
Volunteers Sandi Albrecht and Kevin Huder painted some spots on the playground beams on July 26. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]
He added that investigators are not disclosing the location where the footage was taken. Police acquired the potential lead thanks to tips received from the public following an initial outreach to the community for any information. There is no word yet on how the man is connected, if at all, to Howlett’s suspicious death, but police say he is considered a potential witness and may have important information. Officials completed a postmortem examination and further forensic analysis following the discovery of the young woman’s body. She was found by a group of teenagers who
were swimming near the Walter Bean Trail next to Riverbend Drive in Kitchener at approximately 4 p.m. July 5. Howlett was reported missing earlier that day by her family who had not heard from her in several days. She communicated with her family for the last time before travelling to Toronto for several days to complete an exam. The circumstances surrounding the death remain under investigation and forensic results are being kept confidential due to the ongoing needs of the case. Since police indentified Howlett the week after her body was discovered, there has been an outpouring of support from the local community. Though police have seen tips come in from the public they need more information. While police have removed from circulation the photo of the woman sought as a possible witness, the man’s likeness continues to be distributed around the region. There are no immediate plans to release the image outside of the local area. Images can be viewed on the police website at www.wrps.on.ca. Detectives ask that anyone who may have any further information on the case or can identify the man in the released images contact the homicide branch at 519-650-8500, ext. 8642 or leave anonymous information with Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222 TIPS.
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A two-year marathon through Africa starts with a dash
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Pair of women are moving into fundraising mode to help cover costs of missionary work ELENA MAYSTRUK Two years in Africa may sound unfeasible to most of us who are used to keeping our feet planted firmly on Canadian soil, but it sure is an exciting prospect for two local young women set on sharing stories and making a difference. First they found each other, now they are looking for some funds as they prepare Afro-Dash, a “fun run” scheduled for the fall that will help them with travel costs and donations to the African communities they will visit. Twila Erb and Samara Seiling met just a couple of months ago, brought together by a common dream to travel Africa. Later this year the twosome will set off to traverse 11 countries on the continent as interns with Youth for Christ Canada, a non-profit that works with young people around the world, ministering in more than 100 countries. Unlike most interns who have a relative idea of what their jobs will entail, the two are going in blind – and that’s exactly how they
like it. “As far as what we are actually specifically doing, we don’t know and we actually want it that way. Most people go to Africa with an agenda of how they want to fix everything and it’s not realistic at all,” Erb said this week. She leaves for Africa in January 2014 and Seiling joins her in June. Before then they need to collect enough funds to cover some travelling expenses and as many donations as possible to leave behind in Africa (the two will be living among locals during their stay). This is a first trip for Seiling, who hopes to continue such trips and efforts for the rest of her life. “I’ve wanted to go to Africa since I was two years old. I’ve just wanted to be a missionary. Growing up, it’s all I’ve wanted to do, so here it is,” she said. If there’s one thing they do know it’s that 11 countries with diverse cultures and varying programs will present them with a multitude of tasks – on her last MISSION | 4
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Plenty of us drive by our local museums with a vague plan to visit them sooner or later. Others might not even notice them at all. Now, the Region of Waterloo and the ArtWorks Project have come up with a way to motivate you to become a tourist in your own community. Eleven Waterloo Region museums and cultural attractions have joined forces for “Passport to Play,” an initiative that encourages culture vultures to pay a visit to all the sites they might otherwise take for granted. “We all want to support each other, so this was a way to do it,” said Sean Jasmins of the Waterloo Region Museum. “We hope this will be a starting-point where we can all begin to grow and promote each other on a more regular basis. “Most of these facilities are very family-friendly, so we’re looking for kids of all ages – including you and I,” he added. At each of the eleven spots, visitors will be able to pick up a passport, which can be stamped at any participating venue. Anyone who gets four stamps from four museums will have a chance to win $500 from the ArtWorks Project, with other prizes including dinner packages, hotel accommodations, and museum products. “I would suggest any of the cultural attractions on the list,” he said. “The Butterfly Conservatory is a wonderful place to take
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Twila Erb and Samara Seiling are now fundraising for a two-year missionary trek through Africa as interns with the Youth for Christ organization. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]
Young 4-H members ready to show their stuff WILL SLOAN Smell that? Yes, it’s summer, and that means manure – but in the midst of that manure, you’ll find cattle. That means the return of the 4-H Dairy Show at the Grand River Raceway, where the 4-H Club’s young members will once again show off their skill with a cow to judges and the public. “Kids will learn something about the handling of animals, but they’re going
to have fun as well. They’re going to see a great day,” said John Drummond, volunteer with 4-H Ontario. First up at the Saturday event is the showmanship competition, in which 4-H members will bring their prized cattle to be judged on appearance, and how well they can be kept controlled. In the afternoon beginning at 12:30 p.m., the Open Show portion will allow any kid from any county to show off their calves to the general public.
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trip, Erb helped out at a daycare for AIDS orphans – with, hopefully, a common element: “We’re hoping to take out stories and hopefully inspire other people to believe that they have their own stories because I really believe that everybody has one – we’re so impacted by stories both positively and negatively,” Erb said. The girls have an impressive itinerary in Africa,
starting with Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya followed by work in Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Madagascar, Mauritius and east of that Rodrigues, a tiny autonomous region located in the Indian Ocean. The funds – Erb and Seiling hope to raise about $5,000 – will help keep the girls in Africa for the two years they will be helping out with the organization. “We do want to leave as much of a gift as possible
at the different places that we are staying at for having us and to go towards whatever is happening,” Erb said. Afro-Dash is scheduled for September 28, and registration is now open. The event will feature a 5- or 2.2-kilometre walk or run with an African theme. Participation is open to people of all ages. For registration and more information visit www.yfcprojectserve.com/afrikanran5k or call 226-791-4337.
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The Mennonite Story in St. Jacobs is one of 11 museums in the region participating in the Passport to Play program. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER] to the history and origins of the Mennonite people, particularly in this area,” she said. “It goes on to talk about Mennonites throughout the world, and gives people an opportunity to reflect on the story. It gives people an opportunity to understand
the culture without intruding on them.” More information is available at passporttoplay. ca, including a printable passport that will be accepted at any of the museums. The contest deadline is October 25, with the prize draw to be held October 27.
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Regular trash collection on Monday Monday’s a holiday, but not for those collecting our trash. While a long weekend often pushes back the day we take trash to the curb, the civic holiday will see regular green bin, blue box, garbage and yard waste collections take place on August 5. However, if you’re looking to make a trip to the dump – say, with the abundance of yard waste that’s accumulated in the last couple of
weeks – you’ll have to make other plans: The main waste management sites – Waterloo and Cambridge – as well as the transfer stations such as the one in Elmira will be closed.
Employment shifts in rural areas Rural Ontario has different employment challenges than urban areas, according to new Focus on Rural Ontario fact sheets prepared by the Guelph-based Rural Ontario Institute. Three of the fact sheets feature employment-related information,
and another looks at the Aboriginal Identity population in Ontario. Based on Statistics Canada data, the easy-toread fact sheets highlight the changing dynamics of rural Ontario’s population, communities and economies. “There are some important challenges highlighted in these Focus on Rural Ontario fact sheets, such as the new and recent trend of non-metro employment rates shrinking over the last 10 months, even while urban employment has grown, said ROI board chair Janet Horner. “Meanwhile, looking ahead 10 years, there are some non-metro areas where the number of
people leaving the workforce through retirement will be higher than the number of young people entering the workforce. If nothing else changes, labour shortages may become a limiting factor on economic success in many non-metro areas.”
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at this time of year, the Grand River watershed is experiencing high volumes due to this week’s rainfall. The Grand River Conservation Authority reminds recreational river users such as anglers, canoeists and kayakers to be aware of the higher flows, noting low-flowing tributaries could be dangerous where they meet with higher flowing streams and rivers. Levels in Lake Belwood, Conestogo Lake and Guelph Lake are seeing high inflows and subsequent discharges. Banks adjacent to rivers are slippery and when combined with fast-moving water pose a serious hazard.
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A service van rear-ended a passenger vehicle in the southbound land of Arthur Street, just outside of Elmira, on Wednesday afternoon. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]
Listowel man suffers serious injuries after crashing motorcycle A 56-year-old Listowel man was taken to Hamilton General Hospital with major injuries on July 25 after a single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle occurred at approximately 4:53 p.m. on Notre Dame Drive in Wilmot Township. At this time Waterloo Regional Police are asking for anyone who may have witnessed the collision to contact the traffic branch at 519-653-7700, ext. 8856. Alcohol was not a factor in the collision.
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WHEN TREES FOR WOOLWICH was launched in 2011 as a citizen-led initiative to broaden tree coverage in the township, its goal was to plant 23,000 new trees by 2016 – one for every person in the township. Two years into its mission, the goal remains the same, but a new obstacle threatens the group’s progress. “It’s headed this way,” says Inga Rinne, chair of Trees for Woolwich, of the emerald ash borer, an invasive green beetle that feeds on ash trees. “It may take another year or two, but they will fall like kingpins. They are going to basically decimate the ash population in the township.” In recent years, many of the trees in a new subdivision may have been ash trees – a family of 45-65 species with variations found in most parts of the world. Ash trees are not uncommon in Woolwich at the moment, but will soon grow far less common as the ash borer, a green beetle that originates in Asia, trickles in. The group is bracing for the infestation. “We were foolish enough, even six or seven years ago, to plant some ash down in the woodlots south of Elmira, and in retrospect…” Rinne laughs. “But it’s an object lesson for why we try to plant a variety of things. Traditionally, especially
if you’re planting up a large area, you just lay in 5,000 pine trees and stick ‘em in, and that works more-or-less, provided that the pine beetle doesn’t come along. That’s another issue.” While appearing sturdy, trees can be surprisingly delicate, susceptible to many harms. *** The environmental ideal for tree coverage in the Grand River watershed is 30 per cent of the land. In the early 20th century, the number had plummeted to only five per cent. During this period of farm development, urban myths began to spread about trees that made them sound like
a farmer’s worst nightmare: that they were habitats for birds that fed on farm products; that they soak up water from crops; that they blocked sunlight from reaching the fruits and vegetables; that they represented a fire hazard, and lead to soil erosion. As it turns out, most of these assumptions are untrue – indeed, a properly-planted row of trees will provide a buffer for soil erosion, leading to benefits for crop health that far outweigh whatever shade they might case over a few rows of vegetables for a few hours each day. Still, the anti-tree bias in farms existed for much of the twentieth century, and continues to prosper in some quarters. Over the years, tree coverage in the Grand River watershed has risen to 14 per cent – a considerable leap, but still far from ideal. “Beside the trees, there are usually a few rows of smaller crops because they’re shaded by the trees, and that’s why people think, Oh, it’s hurting my crops,” says forestry expert Mark Funk, who has hosted tree-planting workshops for Trees for Woolwich. “What they don’t realize is over a distance ten to twenty times the height of the trees, the percentage increase of crops more than makes up for the loss.” Launched in coordination with Woolwich Healthy Communities, Trees for Woolwich holds outreach programs to preach the benefits of tree planting to local
farmers, with help from the Lions, the Scouts, four different church groups, and whoever else chooses to become involved. This in addition to their stated mission of planting 23,000 trees by 2016 – a difficult task, given the narrow window of time for planting season in the spring. Certainly, there are advantages to greater tree cover. “Part of it is the environment’s ability to clean the air,” says Rinne. “Even something like the smog days we get periodically can be ameliorated by a decent tree cover. It’s not going to make it go away, but it’s going to make it marginally better.” She continues, “It makes a better environment for wildlife. You provide corridors so animals can move around and have a decent range. The more trees there are, the less erosion there is. Instead of having our topsoil blowing into Wellington County …” She pauses. “Well, Wellington County is in turn passing it on, but … I’m not sure we’re breaking even on this!” *** Towering trees forming a protective canopy are the ideal, providing a picturesque streetscape in older neighbourhoods, for instance. The picture is much different in any new subdivision you’d visit, where little stick-like trees line the curbs.
Apparently, we’ve got to start somewhere. Those little trees that dot the subdivisions are there because they’re required by the municipality, part of the deal with developers. The following is a rough guide to suburban tree landscaping, as described by Jeremy Vink, senior planner at the Township of Woolwich. Step 1: During the subdivision planning process, the developer submits a landscape plan along with engineering drawings. This plan will identify how many and what kind of tree species will be used, as well as their approximate places in the street. “The most common are native – we require a majority of native
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trees,” says Vink. “What you see a lot of are maples, service berries, and sometimes along the smaller streets you see the ornamental pears (pyrus) – which don’t actually have a fruit.” Step 2: Township staff will review the plan to ensure an appropriate mix of trees, preferably species native to southern Ontario, and also to ensure the landscaping design is appropriate to the
site. Staff members also look to see if the trees vary from street to street, so that in case a blight (e.g. the emerald ash borer) spreads to wipe out one particular species, the entire tree population will not have been totally destroyed. Once the plan is approved, township keeps a copy. Step 3: After the developers have more or less completed construction of the houses, they begin staking out locations of the trees based on the plan, and on what’s on the ground. Sometimes during this process, the plan will change from what was initially approved by the township – hydro transformers, poles, or fire hydrants will have been erected, and trees cannot be planted too close. Step 4: Trees are planted by the developers, and must conform to a certain standard caliper measure (thickness). Woolwich follows the same standards as Waterloo and Kitchener in terms of the standard size/thickness of trees when planted. “We usually try to get one tree per lot, as a rough, ballpark number,” says Vink. “Doesn’t always work, because we can’t have trees a certain distance from fire hydrants. If we can’t achieve one-tree-per-lot, we have to work with what we can, and sometimes we ask them to put the trees in a park, or a fringe area.” Step 5: Now that the trees have been planted, the developers hire companies to perform two years of maintenance, to make sure the trees are healthy and growing. While the trees are on township property, homeowners are generally asked to water them every few days, much in the same way they would maintain the grass in the boulevard in front of their houses. After two years, township takes ownership of the trees. Typically, if a tree has survived its first two years, it is in it for the long haul.
Addendum: Homeowners are able to plant however many trees they wish on their own property. In Woolwich, the subdivisions are usually built over farmland, where trees are scarce, so no need to worry that a forest was cleared to make way for a few rows of protruding sticks. And if the township’s tree drops leaves in your front lawn, sorry buddy, you’re on your own. *** We often plant trees for aesthetic reasons. Do we like the colour of the leaves? Do they provide enough shade? Can you hang a hammock somewhere in the general vicinity? And will it grow quick enough that you can see the fruits of your labour within your lifetime? Mark Funk says this year’s windstorms and other unsettled weather offer a reminder that we should perhaps look more carefully at what we’re planting. “Usually we pick trees that are easily maintained and have fast growth rates,” says the forestry specialist, who plants trees for farmers in association with Trees for Woolwich. “For this reason, soft maples have been planted somewhat over-zealously on yards and streets. Soft maple is an excellent tree for planting along creeks, on the farm, or on yards far away from buildings, but as we saw this spring, it can be prone to ice and wind damage.” The ash-borer infestation will take a noticeable bite out of Woolwich’s modest tree population. Drivers who saw the collapsed trunks along Arthur Street after an ice storm on April 12 know that local trees have already suffered plenty. The damage from the storm revealed some unfortunate truths about the way we plant trees. “Every tree species has its own qualities,” says Funk. “Soft maples, for example, are nicelooking shade trees that can quickly grow to a large size, and adapt easily to different soil types. However, they can also pose a threat to property because of their large size and brittle wood. Sugar maple’s qualities include strong wood, beautiful fall colour and an ability to produce maple syrup, but its downsides include a much slower growth rate and sensitiv-
ity to wet or compacted soils and road salts.” Jeremy Vink downplays the alleged need-for-speed. “We’re not really looking at the speed with which it grows,” he says. “We’re more concerned about getting a variety of trees on the streets. We’re looking also at the design. What we don’t want to see on one side of the street is a really big, round tree that grows and 15, 20 years from now is really big and round, and then on the other side of the street have a really tall, straight tree that looks unbalanced and weird.” He adds, “We don’t really look at how long a tree is going to take to grow, because trees take a while to grow. That’s a given. We’re not trying to get them to grow really fast and really quick, because you’re going to narrow down your species too quick. You won’t have anything left to plant other than the same kind of tree. “We want balanced tree species, and we want intersections to have a different variety of trees. That’s a visual trigger to drivers that something is changing. We’re looking at not only well-balanced streets, but also visual cues for people walking and driving.” Last year, the Waterloo Region’s forestry efforts took a public relations beating when the Record reported that some developers cut corners on tree-planting. Compacted soil from the construction of houses combined with poor, rocky, or non-native topsoil led to as many as 50 per cent of trees in some subdivisions dying within a few years. Alan Marshall, on his blog the Elmira Advocate, wrote of this problem affecting trees on his street in the Bristow Park subdivision, and noticing the disparity in quality of grass in his front and back yards. “Clearly prior to laying down sod, the developer or a contractor ‘stole’ topsoil for use elsewhere … I’ve got a good amount of topsoil in the backyard and essentially nothing in the front.” Vink assures that in Woolwich, developers are required to follow Ontario landscape guidelines. “The landscape architect providing us with drawings and tree plantings is supposed to verify
that the trees are able to grow in that soil condition,” he says. “Certain trees don’t like certain soil types and certain soil conditions, so a landscape architect is supposed to verify and comment to us that that tree is supposed to grow in those soil conditions. “Ultimately it ends up in the native materials, which are hopefully not overly compacted and the roots are big enough that they can start pushing through as the tree gets bigger. We do require them to put the topsoil back around it and on top.” *** A mix of species is also the strategy adopted by Trees for Woolwich. “If you’re planting a bunch of them, you plant a few of them that are fast-growing, because that’s quite gratifying, and they provide sort of a cover-crop,” says Inga Rinne. “Then you plant in between them some slower-growing, longer-living, solid trees that you know are going to come along more slowly, but will outlast the other ones.” In 2012, Kitchener’s head forester announced a ten-year, $7.5 million plan to cut down infected trees and spray remaining trees with chemical injections every other year. Meanwhile, Vink says that Woolwich is also bracing for the emerald ash borer. “We have for the last few years not allowed many ash trees at all to be planted,” he says. “If you want to plant them, you can ask us specifically and we’ll review, but we’re minimizing the amount that are planted and we’ve had very few in the last few years planted. This year we took them off the list completely for our street tree planting.” If the mix is right, those spindly little sticks that dot the subdivisions of today and tomorrow will one day provide the aesthetic appeal and other advantages we picture when those saplings are stuck in the ground. The work of groups like Trees for Woolwich falls in line with the old Greek proverb that says, “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”
Tree-planting a boon for our environment Trees help to improve air quality by mitigating air pollution and greenhouse gases: Most trees use photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into nutrients. That process helps to reduce the amount of CO2 which is a greenhouse gas and would otherwise contribute to smog and unhealthy conditions. However, the ability of trees to improve air quality significantly depends on many factors such as species, location, and the number of trees planted. While it can be difficult to quantify exactly how much air a particular tree improves, the U.S. Department of Agriculture
has found that one acre of forest absorbs six tons of carbon dioxide and puts out four tons of oxygen. This is enough to meet the annual needs of 18 people. Trees help to reduce stormwater runoff and improve water quality: Stormwater runoff can be a big problem in urban environments. Large amounts of concrete and other impervious surfaces can force excess rainwater to pool in streets and on properties faster than the sewer system can absorb it. The result can be flash floods and damage to properties. Trees can capture large amounts of rain through their root systems and canopies, which also help to filter some
of the pollutants. The net result is the redirection of rainwater into the ground water supply, and the improvement of water quality. Trees help to reduce the urban heat island effect: If you have ever walked across an unshaded parking lot during the hot summer, then you have experienced the urban heat island effect. Large areas of asphalt and concrete trap the heat of the sun and reflect it back into the environment, thereby raising the temperature in surrounding areas. The process contributes to smog, global warming and higher energy costs associated with increased air conditioning in build-
ings. The strategic placement of trees in and around parking lots and similar areas provide the shading necessary to limit this problem. Urban trees and forests help to reduce, and even eliminate, erosion: Arable soil can be lost to strong winds and stormwater runoff. The roots of trees bind to the soil and thus prevent soil loss. Trees shelter wildlife and promote biodiversity: Environmental systems are complex and require the presence of a diverse range of bioforms. Trees provide a necessary habitat for a wide variety of wildlife that might otherwise have a difficult time
living in our cities. A single oak tree can support up to 500 species of insects and invertebrate species. Healthy urban forests contribute to the stabilization of watersheds: Trees absorb large quantities of water through their root systems and thus help to mitigate flooding. Forest soil soak up and retain rainwater, which is released slowly over time. This effect occurs even during periods of low rainfall. Further, tree roots create air pockets within the soil which serve to filter contaminants which would otherwise enter groundwater sources (aquifers, streams, lakes, etc.).
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Latest shooting feeds public's distrust of police THE SHOOTING BY POLICE of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim clearly shocked the public. The negative reaction was quick and near-universal. But those who should be most appalled are fellow police officers, as the incident is but the latest in a long string that undermines the public’s trust. Toronto Police, in particular, have a troubled history when it comes to shootings, with tensions among minority groups reaching the boiling point a couple of decades ago and never really simmering down. What many outside of those communities downplayed or ignored became a widespread public relations disaster during the G20 summit fiasco in June of 2010. It was then that the general public, in Toronto and everywhere else, got a taste of what lack of accountability and police-state rules could mean for anyone and everyone, not just “those” people known to police, for instance. In the days leading up to and over the course of the G20 summit weekend, some 1,105 people were arrested – the largest mass arrest in Canadian history. From the invocation of legislation from the Second World War through to the lies told to the public and the failure to restrain police, the billion-dollar Stephen Harper boondoggle sent chills down our collective spines. Bill Blair, chief of the Toronto Police, should have been forced to resign then, but he remained belligerent and unashamed of what happened during the summit, the same attitude he, senior officers and union ranks displayed through other shooting incidents. We saw a much humbler Blair following last week’s shooting of Yatim on a TTC streetcar. The many videos that quickly circulated put the police on very shaky footing if the goal was the usual defensive posturing. Anyone who’s seen the clips knows something was amiss: nine shots and a tasering seem like overkill for a teen with a small knife alone on a streetcar. Blair was apologetic and made none of the usual excuses, appearing genuinely off balance by what had happened. Moreover, he promised to cooperate fully with the mandatory Special Investigations Unit review of the shooting. That would seem self-evident, but this is the same chief who’s received more than 80 letters from the SIU complaining of a lack of cooperation in past investigations. While the situation in Toronto is always more involved and volatile than policing in Waterloo Region, for instance, that’s not to say the concerns stop at the municipal boundary line. Stories of police misconduct, malfeasance and corruption anywhere – the RCMP, OPP or any municipal department – tars the entire system, and feeds the growing distrust. The public’s perception of police has become more negative, with the aftermath of the G20 fiasco leading a spike in a five-year decline. A poll later that year found 28 per cent of people in Toronto had less confidence in their police department. Across the country, 23 per cent of Canadians felt their confidence in police decreased from a year earlier. Only 22 per cent of Canadians strongly agreed that their local police had respect for citizens’ rights, with 42 per cent somewhat agreeing. A poll taken today, in the wake of the Yatim shooting, would undoubtedly show a drop in those numbers. While the investigation is only in the initial stages and all the facts aren’t known, the incident clearly does not pass the smell test. Much will have to change in order to reverse the longterm decline in trust.
We might not know how to classify the civic holiday, but we certainly don't have any problem with a long weekend. WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER
Murders by Egypt's army send wrong signal about democracy WORLD AFFAIRS Two massacres committed by the Egyptian army in one week. At least 130 people killed in the streets of Cairo for protesting against the military coup. It is worse than a crime (as the French diplomat Talleyrand remarked when Napoleon ordered a particularly counterproductive execution). It is a mistake. It is also a crime, of course. The killing has been deliberate and precise: only trained snipers could produce so many victims who have been shot in the head or the heart. General Abdel Fattah alSisi and Adly Mansour, the tame president he has installed, tell the kind of lies that generals and politicians always tell when this sort of thing is going on, but the reports of the journalists on the scene leave no room for doubt: this is murder. But it is, above all, a mistake. When the army fulfilled the demands of
the anti-government demonstrators in Tahrir Square on July 3 by overthrowing the elected president, Mohammed Morsi, after only a year in office, it must have known that his supporters in the Muslim Brotherhood would protest in the streets. And it must have had a plan for dealing with those protests. Soldiers always have plans. The simplest plan would be just to wait the protesters out. The Muslim Brotherhood could put large numbers of people on the streets, but at least in Cairo even larger numbers of people would go to Tahrir Square and support the coup. Use minimum force, contain the demonstrations by both sides, and wait for people to get bored and go home. In the meanwhile, push on with the process of rewriting the constitution to remove the Islamic bits inserted last year by Morsi’s party and hold a new referendum to ratify it. By the time fresh presidential and parliamentary elections are held early next year, the Muslim Brotherhood will presumably have found more modern and
moderate leaders to replace Morsi – and in any case the secular parties will win the election. Was this really General Sisi’s scenario for the future when he overthrew Morsi’s government? Perhaps: the army’s moderate behaviour in the first week after the coup could support that hypothesis. But it wouldn’t have taken long for the soldiers to understand that things were unlikely to work according to plan. The problem was not so much the imprisoned president’s refusal to legitimize his overthrow by cooperating with the military, or the tens of thousands of peaceful pro-Morsi demonstrators camped out in the streets. Morsi’s non-cooperation was predictable and so were the pro-Morsi crowds, but his supporters were patient and peaceful. Wait another month or so, and most of them would probably go home. In this scenario, the turning point would have come when Sisi or his advisers finally realized that the Muslim Brotherhood could wait it out too. Whatever the intervening process,
if the Brotherhood was really free to run again in the promised election next year, it might win again. That would be catastrophic for the army’s very privileged position in Egypt – so the Brotherhood had to be excluded from politics. That is a charitable take on the army’s motives. The likelier explanation, alas, is that Sisi planned to ban the Brotherhood from the start. Democracy be damned: the “deep state,” that permanent collusion between well-fed Egyptian soldiers and bureaucrats and the foreign military and commercial interests who feed them, is making a comeback. And the political idiots on Tahrir Square are cheering it on. Either way, the army’s political project now requires the massive use of force: the supporters of the Brotherhood must be driven from the streets, by murder if necessary, and its leaders must be criminalized and banned. And other political idiots, in Washington, London and Paris, are going along with that too. DYER | 10
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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What are your plans for the long weekend?
»»Indrani Battersby
»»Dani Kert
»»Gary and Josey McGuire
We’re scoping out the K-W area because we have a family reunion on Monday.
I’m going to play in the garden
We’re going up to her brother’s house for our We’re up here [St. Jacobs] from Ottawa. niece’s birthday. I hope we survive the weekend!
»»Layne Pretty
»»Kimberly Sorokiwsky I didn’t know it was a long weekend!
"Even worse, the Egyptian coup is stark proof that political Islam cannot succeed by taking the democratic path. " Gwynne Dyer | 8 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON
In the age of social media, we have to work even harder to protect our privacy EDITOR'S NOTES It’s a long weekend. Chances are you’ll get up to something fun. It’s also a safe bet you or somebody you know will post online photographic evidence of the weekend’s festivities. Seems harmless enough, right? Well, maybe. At a time when governments are increasingly bent on taking away our privacy and other rights, we’re often our own worst enemies when it comes to exposing ourselves to the world (literally, in many cases, as Anthony Weiner, well, illustrates). For young people in particular, the tendency to post the details of their lives on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites comes with a host of perils. A new survey carried out by the online site FindLaw. com finds that nearly one in three young people regrets posts made to social media. While social media, such as Facebook and Instagram, are popular for sharing
photos and other aspects of people’s lives, many users are worried that their postings could have an impact on their job prospects. According to the survey from FindLaw.com, a legal information website, more than a quarter of young social media users think that something they posted could come back to haunt them. The survey found that 29 per cent of users of Facebook and other social media between the ages of 18 and 34 have posted a photo, comment or other personal information that they fear could someday either cause a prospective employer to turn them down for a job, or a current employer to fire them if they were to see it. The survey covered Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr and other popular social media. A form of “day-after remorse” seems to be evident. Close to the same percentage of young social media users – 21 per cent – say that they have removed or taken down a photo or other social media posting because they feared it could lead to repercussions
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and will live on, perhaps longer than you do. Internet sites like Facebook exist to harvest information, sell it to advertisers and target you with personalized ads. Tracking is the norm, as is collecting as many details as possible of what each of us does online. There’s nothing neutral about most of it: this is not just a sociology study, though, of course, it’s that too. Leaving aside the issue of why exactly people feel compelled to post the upto-the-second minutia of their lives, there’s a danger of what you post being used against you. There’s an obvious peril to posting about illicit acts – not uncommon, if not bright – but a less obvious risk comes with not-criminalbut-damning posts sought out by prospective employers. In fact, people going in for interviews are now sometimes asked for Facebook login names and passwords right on the spot so that the interviewers can poke around their online lives. The implications have been studied by Lori Andrews, a law professor at the
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent School of Law and author most recently of I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy. “Unlike games and previous social networks, Facebook asks the user to submit his or her real name and email address. And the actions taken on Facebook and other social networks have real world consequences,” she writes. “Women have been fired because their Facebook posts showed them wearing provocative clothing. Straight-A students have been expelled from school for criticizing their teachers on Myspace. When, the day before a criminal trial, a cop posted on Myspace that his mood was 'devious,' a parolee charged with gun possession used that post to persuade a jury that the cop had planted a gun on him. “Colleges and companies routinely search Facebook and Myspace to determine whether to admit or to hire people. A backgroundchecking service called Social Intelligence Corp.
accumulates files on the Facebook photos and posts of any user with privacy settings marked 'Everyone.' The company keeps each person’s file for seven years — so even if you delete that photo of you in your 'Free Charlie Manson' shirt, you’re still going to have a hard time getting a job.” Legal experts advise that we think before we post: Always assume that your boss or a prospective employer could someday see that photo or comment. Your posting may be visible via friends’ and other acquaintances’ social media. Always err on the side of safety and good judgment. Don’t make assumptions about privacy settings. Check them. Frequently. Limit personal information: Be aware of what personal information you are entering when initially registering. Many details of personal information are not required. There are plenty of people looking to use and abuse your personal information, in both the public and private sectors. There’s no need to make it any easier for them.
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Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees increased 0.9% from the previous month to $915 in May. On a year-over-year basis, earnings rose 2.5%. Average weekly earnings in construction saw the highest increase, 6.2% to $1,201, in the 12 months to May. That was followed by administrative and support services, where average weekly earnings grew by 5.7% to $769.
“It’s not lost on Canadians that Big Telecom’s expensive PR campaign to mislead citizens and pressure our government is being paid for on backs of price-gouged cellphone customers. Canadians have been on the receiving end of systematic mistreatment from these providers and this disrespectful PR campaign shows more than ever how critical it is for the government to rein in these telecom bureaucracies.”
Production was stopped as the new owners of the Nutrite fertilizer plant in Elmira prepared to shut down the Union Street facility. The location was part of ongoing remediation efforts to remove ammonia from groundwater under the site.
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President Barack Obama is uncomfortable with what is happening, but he won’t call it a coup because then he would be obliged to cut off $1.5 billion a year in aid to the Egyptian army. Instead, he calls it a “postrevolution transition,” and promises that the United States will be a “strong partner to the Egyptian people as they shape their path to the future.” His loyal sidekick William Hague, the British Foreign Secretary (also known as “Tonto”), asks the Egyptian authorities politely to refrain from violence because “now is the time for dialogue, not confrontation.” ‘Fraid not. Now is the time for murder, and foreign
democrats are holding the murderer’s coat. Egypt is the biggest Arab country by far, and so long as the democratic revolution prospered in Egypt you could still say that the “Arab Spring” was changing things for the better, even despite the calamity in Syria. But it’s very hard to see how the Egyptians can find their way back from where they are now. Even worse, the Egyptian coup is stark proof that political Islam cannot succeed by taking the democratic path. The message it conveys to devout Islamists all over the Arab world is that Osama bin Laden was right: only by violence can their political project succeed. Thanks a bunch, General Sisi.
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Elmira golfer has a strong performance in fourth appearance at U.S. Amateur Public Link tourney WILL SLOAN He didn’t take the top prize, but Elmira golfer Garrett Rank had his best showing yet at the U.S. Amateur Public Links, winning the stroke play portion of the tournament on July 15 and 16 before losing the match play. Rank, a member of Team Canada, finished 8-under par in the first two days of the USGA tournament in Virginia (65 on Monday, 67 on Tuesday), and took home a medal for his accomplishment. This was Rank’s fourth time at the annual tournament, and the first time bringing home hardware. “I think I felt really comfortable and tried to play as best as I could.” said Rank, 25. “The first time I went, it was an eye-
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opening experience. The next year, you feel a little bit more comfortable, but still a little bit nervous. But the more tournaments you play, the more comfortable you feel.”
On July 17, Rank narrowly lost the match play portion to Joshua Stone, a 23-year-old from Stockton, California. “I played really well in the front nine, was three up, and he just got really hot on the back nine and shot 30. Shooting 30 on nine holes of golf is really good – he made five birdies. I just hit a bad stroke and lost,” said Rank. “He’s a good player and a nice guy,” Rank said of Stone. “I shot 67 through the 18th hole, but I just got beat.” GOLF | 12
Elmira golfer Garrett Rank has been competing in the U.S. Amateur Public Link tournament for four years.
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Soccer fields will still be available at Elmira school Construction of new playground and pathway at St. Teresa will bring some changes ELENA MAYSTRUK Construction work at St. Teresa Catholic school in Elmira that appears to be taking out one of the soccer fields there will bring changes, but likely provide more resources for the community. In the meantime,
the playground project has generated a fair bit of speculation. Elmira resident Michael Vale first saw the newlydug path on the school property when his kids took him across the street to the school. A winding track now connects the school and
church parking lots, cutting across the schoolyard between the main soccer field and the mini fields on the other side. “I couldn’t help but look at the trench and shake my head. There is plenty of space at the side of the field to put the path that would
save a recreation space that we have so few of in this community. I hope that this path can be moved before this community loses another soccer field,” he said in an e-mail this week. The path is part of a larger greening project embarked on by the school after deem-
ing the old playground unsafe this year. The old equipment has since been removed to make way for a new structure. Vale’s children do not attend St. Teresa but have played soccer on the field
Yesterday, four of us walked 30 minutes, past three or four perfectly good, fishable lakes, through the bush to get to a backwoods lake that held nothing but tiny fish. This is the kind of thing that happens when four anglers put their heads together. The trip was not a complete loss, however. You see I was able to further my research on the effects of bear scat in varying light conditions when deep in the woods. Here, then, are excerpts from my field notes: 5:30 p.m.: We have just started walking to the lake. It is slightly overcast, so dark should come quickly. We look forward to a leisurely walk through the woods and the chance to fish a backwoods lake. 5:35 p.m.: One of the members of our party notes a pile of bear scat on the trail. We joke that it is fresh and filled with berries. I fake a growl. Everyone laughs and jokes about not having bear spray. 5:45 p.m.: More bear scat. Interestingly, this one is even fresher. There is less laughter this time. I suspect the joke has just got old. 6 to 9 p.m.: We fish the lake and catch a few little
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ST. CLEMENTS U10 BOYS SWEEP TO VICTORY
GOLF: Noticing big improvements in his game FROM | 11
St. Clements Orange Crush went undefeated for five straight games to win the U10 boys’ soccer championship. Front row: Cory Martin. Second row: Dustyn Stecho, Garrett Lamb, Paul Boccanfuso. Third row: Blake Wolf, Easton Gowing, Eric Rothfisher, Mathias Conrad, Reider Henderson. Back row: coaches Rick Lamb and Brent Wolf. [SUBMITTED]
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perch and chub. 9:05 p.m.: We’re back on the trail, returning to the trucks. We notice another heaping pile of bear scat. Someone says, “I didn’t notice that on the way in, did you?” We giggle nervously. We seem to have got our second wind – the pace quickens. 9:10 p.m.: Light is fading fast. We walk past one
more pile of bear scat. Everyone seems to have lengthened their stride. All feet are a blur. I’m not sure but it seems we are all sizing each other up to determine who the worst sprinter is. 9:15 p.m.: A stick snaps audibly behind my colleagues, they leap three feet straight up. I can’t help but laugh. 9:16 p.m.: My colleagues
threaten to use both halves of the stick I am holding in an unhygienic manner. 9:20 p.m.: We’re into the half light, the sky is cloudy, the shadows longer. We speed by more bear scat. 9:22 p.m.: We stop to rest with backs to each other. It is fairly dark. 923 p.m.: On the move again, for just one step, however. It seems that somehow, in the dark, each
of us had our boot laces tied together. We all land within sight of yet another steaming pile of bear poop. The berries smell too fresh. 9:25 p.m.: No one can get their laces untied so we are walking briskly, but with ridiculously short steps towards the waiting vehicles. 9:26 p.m.: We pass so many piles of bear scat that I am wondering if the berries it has consumed
are a laxative. I make a note to research this, if and when we get home. The question is how to feed the other guys these berries? 9:27 p.m.: It is pitch dark. We discover more bear scat in the flashlight beam. This one is a heaping pile as if the bear stood very still on the trail and read a newspaper while waiting. Usain Bolt would have
been very proud of our start. 9:28 p.m.: We are at the vehicles again, laughing about the walk out and telling each other bears don’t bother us. 9:29 p.m.: I snap another twig. My colleagues, seemingly nervous, jump higher than ever. While they are still airborne, I get in my truck and drive off. Hygiene is important to me.
Elmira junior men’s fastball team captures provincial title in comeback After a slow start, the 37s roared back to go undefeated on the final day of play, winning it all before suffering fatal injuries in a car accident. Father Graham Snyder has helped out with the 37s, whose name comes from Snyder’s jersey number. “We bring it up how they’ve handled everything as an inspiration,” says Han-
ley. “We like that as a role model for our team name.” When asked for advice on how to win a big game, Hanley’s prescription is simple. “Just keep trying and never give up. That’s what these boys have done.”
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A nail-biting Sunday saw the Elmira boys taking home the championship in overtime play. They’ll be playing in the year-end league tournament in Mitchell this weekend. Front row: Alex Albrecht, Tim Wright, Todd Parkinson, Jake Martin, Mike Hanley (coach). Back row: Dan Marche, Andrew Salmon, Greg Livingston, Bryce Good, Alex Berry, Kyle Hanley. Absent: Matt Hanley, Dylan Cleary, Daulton Wagner, David Cleary (assistant coach). [SUBMITTED] WILL SLOAN For a while, last weekend’s provincial championships looked bleak for the Elmira 37s junior men’s fastball team. By the end of Sunday, July 28, they were the comeback kings. Coach Mike Hanley found out just what his squad was made of courtesy of the team’s unlikely but impressive victory. “I think it was just the way they didn’t give up,” said Hanley of his team of 19-21-year-old ballplayers. “They really battled through. They lost their first two previous games, and then we had a good chat and Sunday they went undefeated.” On Saturday, July 27, the boys began the weekend on a downbeat note, losing to
Caledonia 10-0. Game two was also a disappointment, with Elmira suffering a narrow 6-5 loss to Four Counties. At this point, the team took a moment to motivate themselves. “We had a little talk about winning a championship,” said Hanley. “Only three players on this team had ever won one before. This is their last year, so they put their foot to the floor and made it through.” On Sunday, the team came roaring out of the gate, crushing Alvinston 16-8 before having another go at Caledonia. The final game proved to be a nail-biter, said Hanley. “The first inning we were down 3-0. They battled back and got the lead. Then we were down a second time in the final game, and we
battled back again and won it in extra innings.” Facing the team that first beat them on day-one posed some unexpected advantages. “After they beat us once 10-0 and started the first inning scoring three, I think they kind of let up, and we pushed really hard. We ended up doing the job in the eighth inning,” said Hanley. The season isn’t over yet for the 37s: this weekend, they’ll be heading to Mitchell for the year-end league tournament, and on August 15, they’re going south of the border for the IFC World Tournament in Quad Cities, Illinois. “That’s been our goal all year, so we’ve been trying to steadily get better as the year goes on,” he explained. But once these games are
finished, it will be the end of most of the boys’ tenures as Elmira junior ball players. “We have a wide range of boys,” said Hanley. “One pitcher comes from Kenilworth, he’s a dairy farmer. We have other guys from the Rockwood area, and they’ve all really meshed together.” He added, “I have two boys, a pitcher (Dan March) and a catcher (Kyle Hanley) from Elmira, this is their 14th year together. This is the first time that they’ve won the provincial championships, in their last year. So they’re pretty happy.” Through it all, the team has found inspiration from a late local legend. The team took its name from Dan Snyder, the former Elmira Sugar King who found success with the Atlanta Thrashers
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Bret started at the University of Guelph in 2004, where he completed aBScH in Biological Science and then a MSc in Reproductive Biology. From there, Bret was accepted into the DVM program at the Ontario Veterinary College where he selected the Food Animal stream. Originally from Stratford Ontario, Bret remembers spending his summers riding around the back roads of Waterloo and Perth Counties with his father, a longtime Dairy Farmers of Ontario field services representative. When not busy at school, Bret enjoyed holding summer jobs primarily in the agriculture and construction sectors to help cover the rising costs of tuition! Recently, in July and August of 2012, he travelled to New Zealand to complete an externship that coincided with the calving season, unique to NZ’s pasture based dairy production system. Bret just returned from the Summer Dairy Institute at the University of Cornell, an advanced training program for prospective dairy veterinarians. In his spare time, Bret can be found on the ball diamond, golf course or at the rink. Bret’s affiliation with Eldale Veterinary Clinic goes back many years as a student and now he looks forward to working with the clients of Eldale and getting to know the community better.
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SOCCER: Work will mean changes, but no loss of playing fields once construction is finished FROM | 11
for many years and enjoy playing in the yard after the student traffic is gone for the day. He fears the path’s proximity to the soccer field will put an end to a frequently used community space. Those fears are largely unfounded, however, say school officials. “Planning for this has involved consultation with the student body, parent community, St. Teresa parish, the school board facilities department, minor soccer ... this project has also been generously supported by many local businesses and service clubs. Our plan does not involve the removal of any soccer fields,” said school principal Jamie Noonan in an e-mail. He added that the changes were “very well planned.” Woolwich Youth Soccer Club president Steve Chap-
man says his club uses the fields behind the St. Teresa of Avila Church parking lot as well as the mini-fields. He was not aware of the path being dug. “I was unaware of this and have no idea why a pathway would be put there,” he said this week. Vale’s concerns were also brought to Frank Johnson, Waterloo Catholic District School Board trustee for Waterloo, Wellesley and Woolwich. Vale suggested in an email that future changes to a space that is both a school greenspace and a community gathering place should be shared community-wide and with residents who live nearby, not just with the school community. Johnson said the greening project, initiated by the school’s parent council, “does not infringe upon the existing soccer fields.”
The newly-dug path between church and school parking lots, cutting between the property’s soccer fields, is part of St. Teresa of Avila’s greening project. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]
SILVER MEDAL FOR WELLESLEY U10 SQUAD
U16 GIRLS SWEEP TO TITLE IN ROCHESTER
The Wellesley U10 Red Rockets captured the silver medal at the regional year-end tournament held in St. Clements on July 20, losing 1-0 in the final game. Back row: asst. coach Steve Krulicki, head coach Rhonda Kuchma. Middle row: Lacey Lee Egli, Mackenna Bartlett, Hannah Reaume, Bella Kuchma, Reily Flynn, Emma Erb. Front row: Ava Graham, Brooklyn Reid, Hailey Futher, Mackenna Krulicki, Reese Looser, Morgan Forsythe, Jaden Gamble. [SUBMITTED]
Woolwich’s U16 girls’ soccer team went 4-0 at the Rochester Gates Tournament July 20-21, winning the event in New York State. Front row: Natalie Cavanagh, Karley Sider, Catherine Bandura, Laura Runstedler, Alyssa Cronin. Back row: Steve Sider (coach), Maddie Wang, Christina Rose, Sydney Jones, Gillian Olsthoorn, Blaire Snyder, Patricia Enrique, Stephanie Bradshaw, Erin Eveleigh, Steve Bradshaw (coach). Missing: Nicole Cressman, Leah Schlueter, Madison McMahon. [SUBMITTED]
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created the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency (aka the National Check-off Agency) to do the job. Canada Beef expects to collect $600,000 to $800,000 annually from the new levy, depending on market conditions. The organization was founded in 2002 under the Farm Products Agencies Act to take over from the Checkoff Agency, and Glaser describes it as “the voice of the beef industry.” “We are the national marketing arm for the beef industry. We market both
Saturday is Food Day Canada, an unofficial yet highly recognized day for celebrating our good food fortunes in this country. It started 10 years ago as the World’s Longest Barbeque, in response to sanctions against Canadian beef exports imposed by the US. It’s evolved into a food celebration, aimed at getting restaurateurs and backyard cooks alike to take stock of the exceptional array of food produced here by farmers, and indeed, the entire agri-food sector. It’s a good occasion, too, to take the pulse of the agriculture sector, which in a word is strong. Most farmers are getting decent prices for their crops and livestock. Exports, which are vital to the entire economy, are getting significant government support, including research commitments such as the $15 million promised to the pulse sector earlier this week. At home, some fields in the province have been hurt by incessant rain, and may not produce much of a harvest. For those farmers, it’s tough to hear that overall it’s been a good growing
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Cattle importers will now pay a $1 per head levy on all foreign beef as part of a new amendment announced Tuesday. Since 1985, Canadian exporters have paid a $1 levy to the United States for south-of-the-border sales, with no equivalent charge for imports. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]
Agreement sees beef importers subject to same levy as locals Domestic producers praise arrangement for leveling the playing field, with funds to boost industry WILL SLOAN Since 1985, Canadian beef breeders who export their cattle to other countries (particularly the United States) have been charged a levy of $1 per head. During this time, Canadian importers of foreign cattle paid no levy at all. That finally changed on Tuesday when an amendment to the Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order applied the same $1 per head levy to importers. And it only took 14 years to finalize. “This is good news for Canadian beef producers
and the cattle industry. This new levy will provide a stable funding source for research, market development and promotion activities,” said federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz in a statement. For Ron Glaser, vicepresident of corporate affairs and operations for Canada Beef, this announcement levels the playing field between those who are importing cattle, and those breeding it domestically. “For those who export to the United States, those live cattle and beef exports have been subject to a check-off levy like this for many years. This allows
those importing beef from outside the country to also pay a share of the cost the industry has for funding its research and marketing programs,” said Glaser in an interview with the Observer. “There’s been a checkoff system in place for many, many, many years in Canada, and about 10 years ago, there was a move to bring the various provincial levies into alignment, and harmonize the various collection methods and processes. We’ve finally been able to reach certain milestones, including achieving national treatment, which allows us to collect on im-
ports.” The amendment, a collaboration between the Farm Products Council of Canada and Canada Beef, has been in the works since 1999. Why did it take so long to enact? “These are complicated processes,” replied Glaser. “There are agreements you need with provincial groups, with their governments, and with their regulatory bodies to bring everything in place to allow for a national coordination.” One obstacle was figuring out how to collect the money. One of the first steps was made in 1999 by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA), which
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season. The local food movement continues to engage consumers. No question, farming has become cool. Videos glorifying farmers such as Paul Harvey’s God Created A Farmer, and in some cases parodying farmers, by farmers themselves (search online for the Peterson Farm Brothers) have gone viral. Profile-wise, local food is farmers’ biggest friend. Consumers are anxious to not only eat it, but to talk about it too, especially about the way it’s produced. That interest has opened up opportunities for the agri-food sector to explain modern, essential and commercial farming prac-
tices to consumers. Farmers are trying to exploit that opportunity, but there are only so many hours in the day. More creative ways such as Food Day Canada are needed to highlight their activities. One of those modern farming realities involves technology. On the animal welfare frontier, technology is helping farming, transportation and processing become more humane, thanks to leadership from researchers at institutions such as the University of Guelph. Big changes are coming particularly in livestock housing – Better Farming magazine, one of the province’s major farm media outlets, says a housing “transformation” is underway in Ontario’s farm
buildings. Researchers are trying to help farmers adjust to consumers’ demands, while still making farming profitable. Like it or not, farmers can’t survive if they don’t have the resources. Speaking of resources, big agricultural companies that produce hightech seed and pesticides are wisely using the current farming euphoria to explain their activities, too. They have a vital role in large-scale food production, which needs to be more widely understood, as do specifics about biotechnology and food. They’ve teamed up under the Council for Biotechnology Information to create a website, www. GMOanswers.com, fash-
ioned after McDonalds’ successful e-communications approach to opening to consumers. These kinds of initiatives are vital for helping bridge highly polarized debates. I suspect they’ll also be called on to explain what might be their part in declining bee populations. Lately, bees have become a symbol of nature versus in-
dustry, and research efforts are underway to determine if and how pesticides are killing bees. Farmers need to be able to control pests, and for most of them, pesticides are the way to go. But they also need bees to pollinate crops. Somewhere, these interests need to meet in the middle, as do those who are entrenched in
debates over bioenergy, pipeline corridors, supply management, international development and a plethora of other issues facing agriculture. Farmers supply the world with food and, to a growing extent, energy. Food Day Canada reminds us striking a camp and building a wall around it is not the way forward.
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THE ARTS ON STAGE / LIVE THEATRE
Generating plenty of laughs is what good Timing is all about The comedic wit of David Ives is highlighted in the JM Drama production of All in the Timing at the Registry Theatre WILL SLOAN JM Drama’s annual summer show is typically reserved for a musical – The Producers, Sweeney Todd, and Cabaret, among other Broadway standards. But this year, director Tim Jackson is bringing a different kind of spectacle to the Registry Theatre, as the group prepares to unleash All in the Timing, six one-act plays by David Ives. “I was the one who kinda spearheaded this one,” said Jackson of the show, which opens Thursday. “I had the opportunity of working on this show between 10 or 15 years ago as a stage manager for a production, so I got to see from the top level and everything all together. Since completing that show, this has been on my list of things that I’ve wanted to direct one day.” He added, “I like to bring more comedy into the theatre community. People want to come out, laugh, be entertained, and have a great time.” Best known for the 2011 Broadway success of Venus in Fur (soon to be a Roman Polanski movie), as well as popular adaptations of A Flea in Her Ear, South Pacific, and White Christmas, Ives first made his name in the Manhattan theatre community with a series of sharply comic one-act plays. All in the Timing, a
collection of six of his best sketches, highlights Ives’ wit, and skill with complicated verbal comedy. “It’s very well written,” said Jackson. “David Ives knows his comedy very well. There are a lot of different layers to his comedy, and it’s been great to explore those through the rehearsal process and bring them to life onstage.” He continued, “It was definitely very challenging. We’ve really had to dig into the script and find a lot of those little hidden meanings and nuances. Especially with ‘Sure Thing,’ things have to be very precise in certain areas.” Jackson is here referring to the first one-act, in which a man attempts to ask a woman out on a date over and over until he finally gets it right. “It’s very much like a large section of the movie Groundhog Day, although ‘Sure Thing’ was written before Groundhog Day,” Jackson said. Other sketches worth looking for: ‘Words, Words, Words,’ in which chimpanzees (only three, not one hundred) try and fail to write Hamlet; ‘The Philadelphia,’ in which a man finds himself in an existential dead zone similar to the rust belt state (his friend, by contrast, is in “a California”); and the selfexplanatory ‘Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread.’
Leon Trotsky (Max Woghiren) meets a series of grisly demises in All in the Timing, an evening of six one-acts plays by David Ives presented by JM Drama. [SUBMITTED] “David Ives wanted to write as much of a musical as he could in six minutes without using an orches-
tra,” said Jackson. “That one can go in so many different directions artistically, so I’ve taken it as
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[a chance to] make fun of musicals along the way.” The evening climaxes with Jackson’s personal
favourite, ‘Variations of the Death of Trotsky,’ chronicling the final hours of the revolutionary’s life. “The show opens up with Trotsky, and he has a mountain climber’s axe in his head, and he’s writing at his desk,” said Jackson. “It just gets funnier from there.” All of these disparate ideas are held together, sort of, Jackson explained. “There are two themes that seem to be running all the way through. One of them you can get from the title: time. Clocks are a running joke in there. The other one that we’ve seen as a uniting topic is bells.” This doesn’t make much sense outside of its context, of course, but Jackson has enjoyed seeing it come together. “For the rest of the cast, I’ve encouraged them, when they’re between sets, to watch the other ones. It’s great to hear people laughing when they’re supposed to laugh, and they get a better sense of the show as it gets tied together.” All in the Timing runs August 8-10 and 15-17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Registry Theatre in Kitchener (122 Frederick St.). Tickets in advance are $20 or $15 for members ($22/$18 at the door), or $5 for eyeGO participants, and can be purchased by calling 519-578-1570, or online at www.centre-square.com.
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Investment Specialist – Milverton Mennonite Savings and Credit Union (MSCU) is a Mennonite
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We provide every day banking services to 19,000 plus members with the “barn-raising” mutual aid traditions of the Waterloo County Mennonite community. From our modest beginnings in 1964, we have grown in size to nearly $900 Million in assets under administration and rank seventh among credit unions in Ontario.
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The Stone Crock Restaurant in St Jacobs is seeking an experienced line cook and general kitchen prep assistants. Applicants must be available both weekdays and weekends. Apply with resume by fax 519-664-1513 or email sshantz@stjacobs.com
We are currently seeking an Investment Specialist (CFP). This is a full-time position in our Milverton Branch with support to Mount Forest. You will forge strong relationships, develop their goals, developing responsible actions plans and regularly connecting with them to review and update their plans.
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The Meats and Cheese in St Jacobs is hiring part-time and full-time deli clerks. Applicants must be available weekdays and some Saturdays. Apply with resume by fax 519-664-1513 or email meatsandcheese@stjacobs.com
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DAIRY SALES CONSULTANT - SW ONTARIO BEEF SALES CONSULTANT - SW ONTARIO Applicants should have a background in the applying industry sector (dairy/beef), be outgoing, have a sincere desire to deliver on the needs of the Customer, be results driven and have a clean driving record. Past sales experience and/or post-secondary agricultural education is preferred. Jones Feed Mills offers competitive wages/benefits, promotes a safe and pleasant working environment and encourages personal development. All applications will be received in the strictest confidence. Please send cover letter and personal resume to: Jones Feed Mills Ltd. Attn: Peter Draper, Sales Manager 1024 Alfred St., Linwood, Ont. N0B 2A0 Email: peterdraper@jfm.ca
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WED AUG 14 at 2:00 PM - Clearing auction sale of antiques; collectables; costume jewelry; furniture; display units; and miscellaneous items to be held at 15 Dunke St. in Elmira for Dis N Dat Treasures. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com
Able to perform strenuous physical activities including: walking, standing, bending and lifting, you have good reading, writing and number skills, and pay excellent attention to detail. A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred. We offer a competitive salary and great working conditions. If you are interested in becoming part of Home Hardware, please forward your resume, quoting Material Handler, by Monday, August 12, 2013 to: Human Resources Department, Home Hardware Stores Limited, 34 Henry St. W., St. Jacobs, ON N0B 2N0 E-mail: hr@homehardware.ca Fax: 519-664-4711 (Microsoft Products Only)
HELP WANTED ELMIRA-BASED COMPANY HIRING an experienced, full time float driver/heavy equipment operator. Must hold a valid Z/A license, be a selfstarter and able to work as a team member. Job requires equipment maintenance and occasional overnight periods away from home. E-mail or fax resume and references to rick@sittlergrinding.com or fax to 1-877-773-8004.
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WED AUG 21 at 5:00 PM - Clearing auction sale of tractor; small farm machinery; antiques; collectables; tools; art work; and miscellaneous items to be held at 1425 Tye Road in Haysville (approx 2 kms south of Haysville) for Larry Anstett. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com
WED. AUG 14 at 7:00 PM - Property auction of a 4 bedroom split level house situated on a gorgeous well landscaped lot with ponds; garden; flower beds; gazebo; waterfall etc. to be held at 92 Water Street in St. Jacob’s for Steve and Shirley Gamracy. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-6563555. www.jantziauctions.com FRIDAY AUGUST 23 at 7:00 PM - Annual Charity auction of collector tractor; gift certificates; toys; quilts; tools; and miscellaneous items to be held at the Amsey Metzger Farm 7590 Highway 86 in Wallenstein for the Waterloo County Steam Thresher’s Reunion. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com
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PETS CREATURE COMFORT PET Emporium CIVIC HOLIDAY HRS: Open Mon, Aug. 5: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 1553 King St. N, St. Jacobs (corner of Sawmill Rd/King). 519-664-3366. www.creaturecomfort.ca Your Pet’s Store & So Much More!
LARGE FAMILY GARAGE/ MOVING Sale. Fri. Aug. 2 at 1 p.m. - ? and Sat. Aug. 3rd, 8 a.m. - ? 1520 Balsam Grove Rd. 5 miles east of Elmira, 1 mile North. Dishes, antiques, lawn equipment, furniture, toys, games and misc. items. TUPPERWARE INVENTORY SALE! Fri. Aug. 2, 10 - 6; Sat. Aug. 3, 8 - 2; 7252 Wellington Rd. 8, Alma. 25-50% off. Any questions call 519-638-5179.
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COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT NOTICE OF HEARING On August 19, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. the Committee will meet to consider the following applications. All persons interested in the applications may attend and may contact Nancy Thompson regarding meeting details or visit the Township Webpage – News and Events – Current Public Notices.
Open House: Sun. August 18th, 2:00 -4:00 p.m. St. Jacobs Mennonite Church (King St.) Donations to House Friendship (Kitchener) and Mennonite Central Committee gratefully accepted.
Congratulations Merlyn Martin! Love from your family on this special occasion and wishing for many more years with you. Don’t worry about getting old.” Your age is merely the number of years the world has been enjoying you!”
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Come help us celebrate Bill Green’s 65th Birthday and Retirement. At the Elmira Royal Canadian Legion, Sunday August 25th 2-4 p.m.
IN MEMORIAM
Bonnie LynnWright July 17, 1951 - August 3, 2012
We speak your name with love and pride We smile with tears we cannot hide We thank you for the years we shared The love you gave, the way you cared. Love, Steph, Marv, Tegan & Cade
CELEBRATE FAMILY WITH THE OBSERVER In loving memory of a dear wife, mother & grandmother who passed away one year ago. 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
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Sarah Hilker
Love Bill & Family
DUNN, JEAN | At Caressant Care on Monday, July 29, 2013,
Mrs. Jean (Machan) Dunn of Listowel in her 93rd year. Dear mother of Al and Pat Dunn of West Montrose, Grandmother of Rick and Therese Dunn of Conestogo. HOLST, JOHN | Passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2013 at the
KUEPFER, CHRISTIAN | At the Stratford General Hospital on
Tuesday, July 30, 2013, Christian Kuepfer of RR1 Linwood, in his 100th year.
Minor Variance Application A18/2013 – Charlie and Rachel Bauman, 13 Walker Street, Elmira The applicant is requesting permission to amend the regulations for a hairdresser establishment as follows: • to allow three employees to operate from the premises whereas the zoning provisions do not allow for employees other than the occupant of the private dwelling; and • to increase the area devoted to a hairdressing / aesthetic services business to approximately 50% of the ground floor area, (approximately 54 square metres), whereas the maximum permitted area is 25%; in order to establish a hairdressing / aesthetic service in the rear of the building. The property is zoned Residential – Mixed High Density for the portion fronting on Walker Street and Core Commercial / Flood Fringe (C-1 (FF)) at the rear of the property. The property is developed with a single family dwelling. Minor Variance Application A19/2013 – Mildred Burrows, 10 Park Avenue East, Elmira The applicant is requesting permission to recognize the existing property in order to permit a change of use from a sign manufacturing shop to indoor storage and warehousing: • reduced lot area from 690 square metres to approximately 664 square metres; and • reduced lot width from 23 metres to approximately 16 metres. The property is zoned General Industrial – Urban (M-2) and contains an industrial building. Minor Variance Application A20/2013 – Robert Miller, 6 Erb Street, Elmira The applicant is requesting permission to reduce the required width of a parking space from 2.75 metres to 2.5 metres, in order to provide the required parking for a duplex. The property is zoned Residential Mixed High Density (R-5) and contains a single family dwelling and accessory shed. Minor Variance Application A21/2013 – Jeremy Weber, Jason and Ian O’Keefe, 14 High Street, Elmira The applicant is requesting permission to recognize the following in order to permit a full second storey addition to the existing single detached dwelling: • reduced lot area from 1,390 square metres to approximately 818 square metres; • reduced lot frontage from 30 metres to approximately 20 metres; and • reduced lot width from 30 metres to approximately 20 metres. The property is zoned Settlement Residential (R-1) and contains a single detached dwelling. Consent Application B11/2013 – Robert Jamieson, 15 Hachborn Street West, St. Jacobs The applicant is requesting permission to sever a vacant residential lot measuring approximately 21 metres by 33 metres (693 square metres) from 15 Hachborn Street West. Both the proposed retained and severed lands are zoned Residential Medium Density (R3). The property is located at the corner of Hachborn Street West and Queensway Drive and contains a single detached dwelling and two accessory sheds. The applicant will be demolishing one of the accessory sheds to facilitate the severance.
DEATH NOTICES
Bonnie Brae Nursing Home, Tavistock in his 83rd year. Local relative is Wesley Sauder of St. Jacobs.
The Committee will also consider submissions for or against the applications if submitted to the Township of Woolwich no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 13, 2013. Submissions can be forwarded to John Scarfone at the address noted at the top of this page, by email jscarfone@woolwich.ca or by fax 519-669-4669.
Congratulations Sarah on becoming a Registered Practical Nurse. Sarah graduated from Conestoga College and has accepted a full-time job at Leisureworld LTCF in Elmira. We are so proud of you Sarah! Love, Doug, Becky, Emily & Sandy
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Consent Applications B12/2013 to B16/2013– 2123201 Ontario Inc., 50 Horseshoe Crescent, Breslau The applicant is requesting permission to sever the existing property to create five new residential lots on full municipal services for a total of six lots as follows: • Parcel 1 (retained lands) approximately 15 by 57 metres (855 square metres); • Parcel 2 approximately 15 by 58 metres (870 square metres); • Parcel 3 approximately 16 by 55 metres (880 square metres); • Parcel 4 approximately 18 by 29 metres (522 square metres); • Parcel 5 approximately 15 by 30 metres (450 square metres); and • Parcel 6 approximately 15 by 30 metres (450 square metres). All of the lots will have frontage on Horseshoe Crescent. The existing dwelling will be demolished to facilitate the severances. The property contains a single family dwelling. The property is zoned Residential One-Unit Medium Density with Design Guidelines (R-2A) with site specific provisions.
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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS
Make Your Next Home Your Dream Home! NEW LISTING
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$409,000 LOCATION! LOCATION!
$239,000 ALSO AVAILABLE FOR SHORT TERM RENTAL
Drayton - Room for the kids to run on lg 165ft x 66ft yrd. 4bdrms, 2baths, & main flr lndry. Spacious front foyer, lg LR w/heating stove. Side entrance to lg functional kit & huge sep DR. Plumbing/electrical updated. Lifetime roof. 200amp service. 32ftx16ft Sep workshop w/9000lb, 2 post hydraulic hoist, gas/water heated cement flr & 100amp. MLS 1324398. Call Paul or Alli direct.
Elmira - Sought after quiet Southfield subdivision located on the edge of town and backing onto park. This 4 bdrm, 2100sqft family home is complete with spacious bright kitchen, separate dining room open to living room with gas f/p, convenient main floor laundry, side and garage entrance into mudroom, and upper family room. Large foyer with ceramic tile and 12x10ft deck overlooking attractive landscaped yard. Master ensuite equipped with whirlpool bath. MLS 1334004 Call Paul or Alli direct.
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Waterloo - Crisp kitchen featuring island & breakfast bar, walk-out to relaxing deck overlooking in-ground heated kidney shaped pool w/stamped concrete patio. Vaulted ceiling in family room w/gas fireplace. Master bedroom w/double walk-in closets & sunk-in ensuite complete w/whirlpool tub and separate shower. 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms & Main floor laundry. Finished rec room w/separate entrance. Close to schools, Conestoga Mall & expressway. MLS 1325108. Call Paul or Alli direct.
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Kitchener - Featuring controlled entry in welcoming lobby. Casual Elegance in this updated 2 bdrm, 2 bath, condo complete w/sep DR & in-suite laundry. Excellent location w/easy access to 401, shopping, Conestoga College & close to trails. Well maintained building w/indoor pool, exercise rm, party rm, sauna & underground parking! Recent updates: Laminate flooring, Baths 2013, Kit cabinets 2009. All appliances incl’d. Just move in & enjoy! MLS 1324629. Call Paul or Alli Direct
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$184,500 CONDO LIVING AT ITS BEST!
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Elmira - Completely finished top to bottom 4 level back split. This spacious semi is a match for anyone with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, family room and rec room! Eat in kitchen is equipped with hardwood floors, breakfast bar, open to family room with gas fireplace and Sliders off dinette with wrap around deck to large 12 x 22 ft deck and fenced yard. MLS 1327060 Call Paul or Alli direct.
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$689,900
LOCATION!! Nestled in the trees and backing to farmland. Custom built and lots of living space. Hardwood & ceramics. Gas fireplace in LR w/16’ ceiling. Main flr. fam.rm. open to 26’ kitchen w/2 dishwashers. Large dining rm. FOUR bdrms.- master suite w/walkin closet & ensuite. Upper level media room. Fin. bsmt. w/oversized windows & separate entry. A must see!
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LOADS OF VALUE | DRAYTON $444,900. Drayton. Stunning custom bungalow with numerous features;
vaulted and boxed ceilings, 3 gas fireplaces, arches and pillars, speakers wired for most rooms, gourmet kitchen with granite countertops, hardwoods and ceramics, amazing ensuite, large fenced lot. Call Dale. MLS 1331348
RETIRING OFF THE FARM? $489,000. Drayton. Custom built all stone exterior. Extensively landscaped with walkways, deck, gazebo. patio. larger trees, and a relaxing front porch for those warm summer evenings. Hanover custom kitchen cabinets on both levels. 2 gas fireplaces. Walkdown from oversized garage. Call Dale. MLS 1327519
OWNER RETIRING | GREAT OPPORTUNITY | BRUSSELS $424,900. 19 acre parcel backing onto Maitland river with beautiful
building site, 500 apple tree orchard with 4000 sq ft store front and cold storage, cider press, implement shed, dry storage building big enough to hold up to 25 cars/vehicles for extra income. Good solid brick house. Lots of potential. 13 acres cultivated. Market gardening? Call Dale. MLS 1327067
COMPARE AT THIS PRICE $215,000. Drayton. Lots of value in this bungalow on edge of town.
Detached garage/workshop. Gas fireplace. New windows. Roof 07, new hot water heater owned, nice yard. Call Dale. MLS 1327520
QUALITY INVESTMENT | MILVERTON $525,000. This purpose built 8 plex boasts a $37,000 net profit. Do the math. Most of the baths have been redone, some kitchens and windows have been replaced. Has a good rental history. Appliances and coin laundry included. Separate hydro meters installed 6 years ago. Roof 2 yrs old. Worth a look. Call Dale. MLS 1321715
FAMILY RETREAT | BRUCE PENINSULA $1,250,000. 2000 Ft waterfront on quiet Gilles Lake about 1 hr north of
Wiarton. Set on 25 acres of bush, this property boasts 2 cottages and 2 bunkies, SAND BEACH, panoramic views out 3 sides, amazing sunsets, quality fishing, star filled night skies, campfire outings. This property has only been owned by 2 families since 1917. Make your own memories. Call Dale. MLS 1327059
Jessica Maros is one half of Nashville-based Escondido, who peformed songs from their 2013 debut album on the Lake Stage July 27 at the Hillside Festival.
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Visit our Bungalow offered at $346,000 & Backsplit offered at $374,900. Model homes now for sale! Immediate possession available. Both homes offer hardwood and ceramic flooring, gorgeous custom kitchens with ample storage, gas fireplace. FREE Central Air with a firm offer by Aug 31st!!! Come and see these beautiful homes. EXCLUSIVE
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RARE ½ ACRE PROPERTY IN ELMIRA!
$349,900. Well maintained home on a mature and
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IMPECCABLE BUNGALOW $344,900. On mature quiet street in Elmira. Lovely
main floor w/living room & dining room, updated kitchen, FINISHED rec room, office/den, laundry room. Amazing patio surrounded by hedge and trees. CALL to book your viewing today! MLS
style home on 4.47 acre property offering an in ground pool! Newly finished basement with wood stove, many updates completed,lovely country view. MLS.
SOUGHT AFTER LOCATION $437,000. ELMIRA 2-storey home offering
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Write what you know For Nancy Runstedler, that author’s credo is certainly at play in her first novel, Beautiful Goodbye
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Nancy Runstedler’s first novel is helping the budding author pay it forward with future non-fiction work. She takes inspiration from her mother Margaret Evalyn Runstedler, who during her life was a caring figure in the Wellesley community. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]
ELENA MAYSTRUK It took Nancy Runstedler seven years to turn blank pages into a store-ready novel. While it started out as a fun fantasy for teens, by the end of the long creative road it became an homage to her beloved mother, a fun peek at history, a verbal salve for the difficulties of loss and, most of all, an adventure for both the writer and her characters.
Beautiful Goodbye was meant to be short and sweet, a steady start for the budding writer and lifelong book enthusiast. It was already something much more by the time it reached the shelves. “Ironically, between the time I wrote this book and it came out in stores I lost my mom. And, I don’t know if I’m any wiser but I think I now have a better understanding of the feelings you go through. My
mom ended up being my own beautiful goodbye. The world works in very strange ways,” said the Wellesley-born author this week while working at the St. Clements library for the day. The novel is set in a modern village, not unlike many here in the townships, and features an adolescent named Maggie, who while grieving the loss of her father, is taken on an unexpected time-travelling
adventure through a magical Ouija board. Maggie, her brother and best friend are swept up in the fervour of the First World War where they must help the young Hope Evalyn Lewis through the chaos of wartime. “It started with the Ouija board aspect. When I was a teenager I had an experience with one and it’s never left me – I’ve never forgotten it … freaked me out. I thought this was a
really unique opportunity to write something different because the market is so flooded with werewolves and vampires. I thought, ‘I want to write something different and it has to mean something to me,’” Runstedler said. When her mother Margaret Evalyn Runstedler died at age 69 shortly after the book found a publisher, Runstedler renamed the
We’ve got some relief from the heat: The nights are cooler and the days more tolerable. Now we can turn the oven on. I was thinking of the cocktail party we catered at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse last week. We look forward to this event every year and were very impressed with all the renovations that have taken place. This event is a thank-you to the RWAM employees, a great afternoon of theatre and food. We served lots of food but one went quickly: the “black and blue” pizette. This can be done on the barbecue or in the oven. It works well with leftover steak or, as we used, beef tenderloin. So simple and delicious. We do other flats in our store such as caramelized onion and local smoked sausage and cherry tomato pesto and goat cheese. Just a few ingredients can make a dinner or lunch with a salad.
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ELECTRONIC BINGO UPSTAIRS AT the St. Clements Community Centre, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. For further information, contact Joe Brick 519-699-4022.
CAPTAIN CAM: SUPERHERO! AT 2:30 p.m. This event is free for children of all ages. Space is limited so pick up your complimentary ticket today! This show is sponsored by Pym’s Village Market. For more information please contact the Wellesley Branch Library at 519-656-2001 or wellslib@ regionofwaterloo.ca.
AUGUST 8 THE TRAVELLIN’ RABBIT MAGIC Show with Owen Anderson! at 2 p.m. This show is recommended for children 5 and up. Tickets are $3 per person or two for $5; everyone attending the show must have a ticket. For more information, please contact the Elmira Branch Library at 519-669-5477 or elmlib@ regionofwaterloo.ca.
ELECTRONIC BINGO UPSTAIRS AT the St. Clements Community Centre, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. For further information, contact Joe Brick 519-699-4022.
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 info. COMMUNITY CAN DINE – Hosted at Trinity United Church, 21 Arthur St. N., Elmira; 6-7:30 p.m. Menu: corn on the cob, sausages and salad. Free (donations appreciated to cover costs). This event is offered on the 2nd Friday of every month. For more info please contact Kelly at WCS or email ccd@trinityunitedelmira.ca Brought to you by Local service groups, Woolwich Community Services and Trinity United Church.
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AUGUST 20 ELECTRONIC BINGO UPSTAIRS AT the St. Clements Community Centre, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. For further information, contact Joe Brick 519-699-4022.
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MUSICIAN ERICK TRAPLIN ON Friday, August 16 at 2 p.m. as part of the TD Summer Reading Club Closing Party! Free for all children registered in the TD Summer Reading Club. Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Elmira. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the food bank. For more info, please contact the Elmira Branch Library at 519-669-5477.
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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 14, 6 p.m. Breslau August Ride - two options: 20-kilometre and 27-km. Ride starts at the Breslau Recreation Centre, 100 Andover Dr., Breslau. Free parking. This ride, at the southern part of Woolwich Township, goes through tranquil pasture land on quiet roads and is mostly flat. There will be a short (20km) and a long (27km) version. Both start and end at the Breslau Recreation Centre and are similar, with the longer ride taking an extra section. The roads are paved with the exception of two kms of gravel. Cue sheets and maps for this ride are found at: Short Route at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2301999 Long Route at http://ridewithgps.com/ routes/2302037.
MUSICIAN PAUL DROOG ON Wednesday, August 21 at 1:30 p.m. as part of the TD Summer Reading Club Closing Party! Free for all children registered in the TD Summer Reading Club! This show is sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. For more information please contact the St. Clements Branch Library at 519699-4341 or stclemlib@regionofwaterloo.ca.
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AUGUST 23 H.U.G.S. PROGRAM – 9:15-11:15 a.m. Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Discuss parenting and child health issues. Topic: Creating your own unique family traditions: How to make memories with your children. Clothing exchange. Bring gently used items No registration required. Childcare provided. Call Heidi at 519-6643794, ext. 237 for more information.
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STRANGE BUT TRUE / BILL & RICH SONES PH.D.
Playing football like a girl means it’s likely to get really rough and tumble WEIRD NOTES
Q. What was author
Mary Roach doing with her entire arm inserted through a hole in a cow’s side and into one of its stomachs?
A. This was an agricul-
tural research cow at Rutgers University, and the hole (a sort of side window for viewing the processes of digestion) was a “fistula,� or an unnatural bodily tunnel, Roach wrote in “Mental Floss� magazine. The fistulated cow was pre-
pared by cutting — under topical anesthesia — a small circle in its hide and another in the rumen (biggest of the cow’s stomachs) below it. Then these two openings were stitched together into one hole and fitted with a plastic stopper to allow researchers to insert different feeds and see how they were digested. Donning a plastic veterinarian sleeve, Roach was instructed to stand to one side of the opening, since if a fistulated cow coughs, digesta blows out of the hole (farts can also be released here). “There are photos of me up to my armpit in the
cow’s rumen. The cow appears unmoved. I look like I’ve seen God. The rumen — 20 gallons deep — pushed and squeezed so painfully that I gave thought to broken bones.� Though we think of the stomach as some floppy passive sack, Roach adds, it felt stronger, more industrial, as if with an automated mixing paddle at the bottom. “Aside from the smell, it wasn’t especially repulsive. In my experience, amazement trumps disgust. And the stomach of a cow — of anything, I’m guessing — is flat-out amazing.�
ball on up to the pros, who’s getting hit rather surprisingly hard in games these days?
A. When sociologist Jennifer Carter investigated the subject of women’s pro football, her research turned out to be so hardhitting it left her bruised and nursing a torn hamstring, says Bruce Bower in “Science News� magazine. She had suited up as a defensive back for the Cincinnati Sizzle in the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA), which has more than 50 teams and more than 1,800 players. What she found was
work to the sidelines, she vividly remembers the first hit she took in a game, getting flattened by an opponent she never saw. “Out-of-the-blue body-blasting pain like that is hard to describe.� As “Science News� writer Sarah Zielinski adds, women have been playing on the football field for almost 100 years now, with women’s pro football spreading to teams like the Palm Beach Punishers and the New York Knockout.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill is a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you “Strange But True.� Send your questions to strangetrue@compuserve.com.
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players revelling in bonejarring hits as much as any multi-million-dollar masher in the National Football League, in spite of the women earning as little as $1 per game and having to cover their own expenses for uniforms, equipment, and travel. Worse, the equipment wasn’t designed for female bodies, forcing WFA players to search for second-hand fill-in supplies. “Players I knew sometimes got concussions and expressed concerns about head injuries; but no one changed their style of play as a result,� Carter remarks. Though she has since moved her
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NOVEL: Work was heavily influenced by her mother’s example
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main character Maggie (formerly Claire). There are many other personal touches. For one, Hope’s middle name Evalyn, which is also shared by Runstedler, her mother and her daughter, and the novel’s librarian, Ms. Menkle, is modelled after a Wellesley Village librarian who fostered Runstedler’s love of books as a child. Today, Runstedler continues to see her mother as the main influence for her work. “To me growing up, authors were kind of like rock stars. It never dawned on me that it was something that I could do. But the more years I spent around books and then started working in libraries and reading thousands of books, I thought, ‘Wait a minute, I can do this!’ I still didn’t tell a lot of people, but I told my mom from the start and she was always very, very supportive. She was my biggest supporter,” she said. Runstedler’s fictional teenage characters are put aside for now, as the author focuses on her second book, a venture spurred by her mother’s example and lifework in the Wellesley
Our onion marmalade appears in many different ways depending on the time of year. It’s an excellent condiment for burgers, sausage, sandwiches and, yes, pizza. It doesn’t have a strong onion flavour, but is mild and tasty. This stores in the fridge and has a great shelf life.
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community. Inspired by Catherine Ryan Hyde’s adult novel Pay It Forward, Runstedler wants to bring the real stories of youths making a difference to kids. Runstedler is exuberant about the non-fiction book featuring real youths across North America making ex-
traordinary strides towards social change. The idea of having two books published in the same year (Pay It Forward Kids: Small Acts Big Changes comes out in October) is still fresh. The opportunity for a second published work gave Runstedler a renewed
sense of purpose, she said. “I can’t let my mom have died for nothing; I can’t let her kindness stop. I have to carry on in her name. I started living my life differently. I’ve always been a good person I think, but I wanted my life to mean more.”
Onion Marmalade 2 large red onions 1 cup vinegar 1 cup sugar 1 cinnamon stick 1 tsp pickling spice Pinch of chilies 2 black peppercorns
3/4 cup warm water 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp yeast 2 cup all purpose flour 1-1/2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp salt Pesto Sliced cooked beef Crumbled blue cheese Onion marmalade Mozzarella
Runstedler’s Beautiful Goodbye helped opened the door for a new opportunity to make a difference through writing and youth work.
out on floured surface into an oval shape; place on parchment lined pan; Spread out pesto, add sliced beef, crumbled blue cheese, onion marmalade and mozzarella; season with pepper and bake in oven at 400 F until crust is golden.
In small bowl, place warm water, honey and stir in the yeast. Allow to activate for approximately 5 minutes; Pour in mixing bowl, add flour olive oil and salt. Mix with dough hook for approximately 5 minutes; Place in oiled bowl and cover with cellophane. Allow to double in size; Divide dough in half, roll
Place sliced onions in a pot, then add other ingredients and simmer on stove top until they are tender and translucent, at least an hour; Allow to cool and use to garnish your burger, sandwiches or pizza.
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Hillside turns 30
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The rain did very little to dampen the enthusiasm for the 30th anniversary of Hilside Festival at Guelph Lake July 26-28. Hundreds of artists entertained the sold-out venue during the three days. Daniel Romano
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