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Road apples no treat in Wellesley Complaints lead council to look at ways to deal with horse manure on roadways Katie Edmonds
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he stuff hitting the pavement was the stuff hitting the fan this week, as Wellesley council dealt with complaints about horse manure on town-
ship roads. Following up on a presentation last fall, Linwood residents Dave Bax and James Dorscht were in council chambers Tuesday night to hear the township’s reply to
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their pleas for tidier streets. The response they got wasn’t satisfactory, but officials did agree to continue to investigate options. The issue dates back to September when Bax approached
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could cause additional maintenance costs over time. He also pointed to the possibility horse droppings could spread disease or encourage flies.
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Olympia finds the going tough in Vancouver Katie Edmonds
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he gigantic spotlight on Vancouver this month turned to Elmira for a brief moment as Olympia iceresurfacers, locally made products shipped to the west coast for the Games, made two Olympic-sized errors on the world stage earlier this week. The machine struggled during a speed skating event at the Winter Games, leaving behind a pile of snow and a puddle of water in the middle of a competition after a mechanical breakdown – twice. On Sunday, the first machine regurgitated hot water and waste ice shavings onto the racing surface, briefly delaying the women’s
3,000-metre event and the following day the backup unit also acted up, scratching holes in the ice that took more than an hour to fix. The problem was reportedly traced to a lever that drops the blade that resurfaces the ice. Olympias are made by Elmira-based Resurfice Corp., founded in 1967 and owned by the Schlupp family. Its products are distributed in 12 countries. The company provided 17 Olympia machines to keep the Olympic rinks in top condition for the ice sports events, and four technicians were on site to keep the machines themselves in top shape. For the local company, insult was added to injury when organiz-
ers arranged for a Zamboni, the company’s rival, to be rushed to the Richmond Olympic oval from the Calgary Olympic oval, the site of the 1988 speed skating event. Both Andy Schlupp and Don Schlupp, the company’s technical and marketing manager, were in Vancouver in case of any problems with the batterypowered equipment there. The company has determined that the breakdown of the ice-resurfacing machines at the Richmond site earlier this week occurred because of an electrical malfunction. “This was a maintenance issue, not a design issue,” said Don Schlupp in a release. “We take personal
pride in every machine we produce. Contrary to what some reports have suggested, these machines are not prototypes. They have been in service at the oval for almost two years, and this problem has never occurred before.” The malfunction has been fixed, Schlupp
Ridership numbers have region looking to run pilot project for another year Katie Edmonds
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How long have you been participating in the sport? I have been the Draw Master for one year and have been curling for 12 years. I curl competitively on Monday nights here. Have you been watching the Olympics? I have been – and if I am not
Draw Master for women's curling
home to see them live on TV, I am taping them to watch later! Favourite event? Curling – I like to watch both the ladies and the men. Has there been a moment during this year’s games that has made you feel especially patriotic?
he bus service linking Elmira and St. Jacobs to Waterloo will be extended for another year, as ridership numbers show an upward trend. Waterloo Region is also looking ahead to potential tax increases to cover the cost if the service becomes permanent. Grand River Transit’s route 21 began operating last April, connecting Elmira with the Conestoga Mall transit terminal, with stops in the St. Jacobs core, at the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market/Outlet Mall and the new Wa l - M a r t - a n c h o r e d power centre. Overall, the route has so far demonstrated positive ridership trends, according to a report from the department of transportation planning at the Region of Waterloo, as the average weekday ridership rose to about 315 from the 158 riders in April.
“We looked at ridership from April until December and the trends were good,” explained Neil Malcolm, a transit planner for the region. “We started quite low in April with the initial service and then every month it went up and up and up. We were approaching some of our targets – it didn’t quite get there, but it is moving in the right direction enough to keep going for at least another year.” Positive feedback from high school and university students, commuters and seniors who have used the service suggests that it provides Woolwich residents a valuable transportation alternative, explained Malcolm, and is worth pursuing further. Based on previous experience with new routes in urban areas, the region has determined a one-year trial period may not be sufficient to fully evaluate a route’s ridership po-
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and we’ve got it fixed.” The Olympias were back in running order and put back into service Tuesday as the Zamboni arrived, but the problems had already received international play courtesy of the massive media contingent covering the Games.
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tential. A new route in a rural township would also require more than a year to achieve its ridership potential, the report found. The net operating costs to extend the pilot service for Route 21 for another year are estimated to be $376,000. That expense will be covered by the GRT’s capital reserve fund, the same source used for the first year of the pilot service. If the decision is made to establish this route as part of the permanent GRT service schedule, then the net costs associated with the service will be area-rated to Woolwich Township residents. Based on 2010 assessment, the net cost per household is estimated to increase by $30-$32, representing an additional 2.3 per cent on the regional portion of property tax bills. “Right now the township doesn’t pay for transit in the urban area, but if it does well and the route becomes permanent, then we will have to discuss with the township how much they will have to pay for the route,” said Malcolm. Formal regional council approval of the extension is still pending. The issue is on the agenda for the Feb. 24 meeting, and Malcolm said he sees no reason why the approval would not be granted.
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Residents tireless in support of Haitian relief efforts Katie Edmonds
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ore than a month after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the public outpouring of support shows no sign of letting up. Residents of the townships continue to hold fundraising events in support of the impoverished nation, where some 230,000 people died and another million were left homeless
following the Jan. 12 disaster.
Gale set to flip for the cause
For the past three or four years, the Gale Presbyterian Church has organized a Pancake Supper, but this year, organizer Dave Chalmers will be flipping for a cause. The event, happening Feb. 23 at 5 p.m., is being held in memory of Elmira resident and local volunteer Yvonne Martin, with proceeds going towards the Haitian Earthquake Relief Fund through the Presbyterian World Service and Development. Chalmers expects to flip between 800 and 1,000 pancakes for the traditionally popular event. “It’s a big
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community event. People have really come together for this in the past and being able to combine that success with fundraising for the people in Haiti just made sense.”
Sing a song for Haiti
The Commercial Tavern in Maryhill will be doing its part by offering a day of karaoke in exchange for a donation to help Haiti victims. On Mar. 14, aspiring stars or those who simply sing in the shower can make a donation to the Red Cross, Salvation Army, Mennonite Central Committee or World Vision and then get up on stage and sing a song. Feeling a little stage fright? Performers will be on hand to belt out one of your favourites in return for a donation. The event runs from noon to 9 p.m. For more information, call Pat at 519-743-3101.
THE FLIPSIDE Dave Chalmers gets ready to flip
On Mar.1, stylists at Guys and Dolls Hair and Spa at the Birdland Plaza in Elmira will be volunteering their time and doing haircuts for customers for only $20. Customers will also be provided with refreshments, and all the money raised will be donated to the MCC.
PIB staff jumps into action
Members of staff at Programmed Insurance Brokers in Elmira were given the opportunity to sport casual dress at work in return for a fee of two dollars destined for the Canadian Red Cross. Along with a raffle for a gift certificate and a hugely successful bake sale, the company was able to raise more than $5,000, which will be matched by the Canadian government, providing $10,000 for victims of the earthquake. Cathy Armstrong, a member of the social committee at the company, said that
> SEE HAITI ON PG. 08
more than 800 pancakes at the Gale Presbyterian Church’s Pancake Supper on February 23, a fundraiser to support Haiti.
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he sign reading “future home of the Gale Presbyterian Church” will be in place a little longer on a piece of vacant land on Barnswallow Drive in Elmira. While the church had hoped to have a new building ready for next fall, that timeline has now been pushed back. The move has been delayed
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largely because the church has run into trouble selling the old building. The idea had been to move to a new building by Oct. 10, but steering committee co-chair Kim Denstedt indicated that the spring of 2011 may be a more realistic estimate. “There is no way to know how long it will take to sell something like a church
building,” explained Denstedt. “We have got a very unique building here so we might have to alter our expectations for selling.” The church has stood on Cross Street in Elmira since 1864. It’s undergone many changes in its long life at that location, but challenges such as a lack of parking have encouraged parishioners to explore the idea of
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relocation. The fundraising from within the congregation for the new project has been going exceptionally well, said Denstedt, adding she hopes it will continue until the new building is complete. “We are a very motivated and excited congregation, and we hope to keep the mo-
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> MSCU makes Globe's top-50 list The Mennonite Savings and Credit Union has been named to the Globe and Mail’s list of the top 50 small and medium employers in Canada. MSCU was ranked 47th in the study of companies with 50 to 399 employees. This is the second year MSCU has participated in the study, which is based largely on an employee opinion survey. “I think that’s why it feels so meaningful for us; it’s our staff’s voice. It means we’ve been listening to them and making changes and they’re excited about it,” said Pam Fehr, director of marketing for MSCU. Based in Kitchener, MSCU has eight branches and six sub-locations in southwestern Ontario, including Elmira.
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Gale move on hold pending sale of old church Katie Edmonds
A request to the Township of Wellesley to officially participate in Bottled Water Free Day on Mar. 11 was turned down by council members after chief administrative officer Susan Duke expressed concern that by endorsing an event such as this one, while continuing to drink bottled water, they would come across as hypocritical. The Canadian Federation of Students invited municipalities to formally endorse the event to support campuses and communities who will be taking action to ‘ban the bottle’ and reclaim public water. “The concern that I have is that we use bottled water in the administration office for drinking purposes because we are on a private water system that doesn’t have all of the purification processes that would be in place if we were on the municipal system,” explained Duke. “It would be very difficult for us to be without bottled water.”
A potential service disruption by Waterloo Region’s outside workers was averted Wednesday when the region reached a tentative agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1656. Unionized workers were in a strike position as of Feb. 17. CUPE 1656 workers provide services such as waste management, airport operations, rural road maintenance, including snow plowing and salting, and water supply. Terms of the deal were not released pending final ratification of the contract.
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“Spin” in car leads to careless driving charge Waterloo woman driving a Chevy Cavalier in St. Jacobs rear-ended a 36-year-old St. Jacobs woman driving a Dodge Caravan. The women were driving along King Street near Hachborn Street when the collision occurred. The Waterloo woman was charged with ‘careless driving.’
FEBRUARY 10 > 7:39 PM | A 21-year-old
man driving a beige Pontiac Grand Prix on Listowel Road at Steffler Road lost control of the vehicle and skidded into the ditch, taking out several road markers. A local farmer pulled the car out with his tractor and the driver of a regional snow plough called the police to notify them of the event. Icy road conditions were deemed responsible for the accident.
FEBRUARY 11 > 10:00 AM | A 25-year-old
76-year-old Yatton man driving south on Reid Woods Drive near Line 86 on the afternoon of Feb. 10 lost control of his 1994 Buick and began to spin on the road. The car veered into the path of a 17-year-old Wallenstein man driving a 2007 Dodge van, causing moderate damage to both vehicles. There were no injuries, but the Yatton man was charged with ‘careless driving.’
21 near Line 86, just west of Elmira, and her car flipped into the ditch. The woman was uninjured but the car was severely damaged.
FEBRUARY 12 > 11:43 AM | At the roundabout at Sawmill Road and Arthur Street, the 64-year-old driver of a Ford Windstar van collided with a car-transporter, causing minor damage to his vehicle. The driver of the car transporter apparently did not notice the small collision and continued driving through the roundabout.
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after his small utility trailer jackknifed in strong winds and became disconnected from his Ford pickup truck on Arthur Street near Sandy Hills Drive, north of Elmira. Both the pickup and the trailer rolled down the hill beside the road, causing severe damage.
FEBRUARY 16 > 3:30 PM | Police responded to a call from a customer of the McDonald’s Restaurant on Industrial Drive in Elmira. The customer exited the restaurant and found the back window of their car smashed in. Police have watched the videotape of the incident, but are still investigating the circumstances.
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NOT THE BEST TIP OF THE DAY A single-vehicle collision drew police and Maryhill firefighters to Victoria Street North, near Spitzig Road, Tuesday morning. The driver of an eastbound transport truck struck the shoulder, then entered the ditch before tipping over against the embankment. No one was injured. The investigation continues.
Gale: Fundraising continues > CONTINUED FROM PG. 03 mentum going.” In 2009 alone, the church raised more than $183,000 through the sales of apple pies and the organization of several community events. Gale now has more than $750,000 in
the bank and current investments. Denstedt estimates that there is still about another $1 million to complete the project, noting that she doesn’t see the project as having ‘slowed down,’ but simply adopting a more realistic timeframe than the optimistic goals they
had previously set for themselves. “We have known all along that the goal we set for the start of construction was pretty aggressive, given what other churches have experienced when going through something like this.”
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Taking a step back
5 HISTORIC FEATURE
Where main street meets memory lane
WELLESLEY MILL Heading into Wellesley Village on Nafziger Road, the landscape is dominated by the mill built in 1856 by Christopher Doering. This photo was taken some time after the mill was enlarged to its present size in 1910. The small dark-coloured house beside the mill is gone, but the brick building north of it was John George Reiner’s general store, now the Schmittsville Restaurant. Across Maple Leaf Street, the brick building on the corner was a woolen mill where Reiner employed 50 people for weaving, carding, spinning and dyeing.
Traces of an earlier time still remain Joni Miltenburg
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here are few traces left of the first buildings in Woolwich and Wellesley townships, which were simple log homes. As the population of the townships grew, the first entrepreneurs built stores, mills and hotels. Early wooden buildings were replaced by more substantial structures of brick and stone. Old stores closed and new ones opened, and the buildings that housed them at times fell down, burned down or were torn down to make way for something new. Still, many of those early buildings are standing today. Often they are disguised by new signs and paint, but a second look reveals the familiar shapes and rooflines. These photographs offer a glimpse into the past and reveal the evolution of the main streets and prominent buildings in Woolwich and Wellesley townships.
ARTHUR STREET LOOKING SOUTH
The photo to the right was taken in Elmira sometime between 1899, when the boardwalks were paved, and 1915, when the spire of St. James Lutheran Church, visible in the distance, was taken down. Given the number of horses and wagons in the street, it was likely taken on fair day or pig fair day. The Kitchen Kuttings building on the corner has a vertical sign reading “Ruppel & Co.” George Ruppel operated White Groceries and his wife sold fine china in the back of the store. Above, the view from Church Street as it appears today.
ARTHUR STREET LOOKING NORTH
The photo to the right was taken sometime before 1918, when the wooden O’Donnell House on the far left (where the Central Tavern is now) burned to the ground. The large sign on the left, near the present Brown’s clothing store, reads “Fischer Bros Pool Room. Cigars and Tobacco.” On the right, the present day Sip ‘n Bite was Grey’s Grocery. Upstairs was the telephone exchange and the ticket agency for the Grand Trunk Railway.
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1807
Benjamin Eby and Henry Brubacher arrived from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to explore Woolwich Township with an eye to buying land for settlement.
1807
Captain Thomas Smith was the first white settler in Woolwich, squatting on the east bank of the Grand River near Winterbourne.
1812
The War of 1812 brought an influx of black settlers to Wellesley Township, seeking the relative freedom of British North America. There were between 500 and 900 black settlers in Wellesley and Peel Townships in the early 1800s.
1834
Edward Bristow became Elmira’s first settler, accepting the rights for 53 acres of land in lieu of wages.
1843
66,910 acres of land in Wellesley Township were surveyed by William Walker and placed for sale.
1844
The first flour mill in Woolwich Township was built in Conestogo by David Musselman.
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Key dates in the early history of settlement in Woolwich and Wellesley
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Memory Lane: Before-and-after shots highlight changing times WELLESLEY’S CENTRE LIGHT
Taken around the 1930s, this photo shows Queen’s Bush Road, looking west. The Royal Hotel is on the right, with gas pumps and the stage coach steps in front of it. The next building on the right was the Bank of Commerce, now the pharmacy. At Christmastime, a large tree was set up next to the light post in the centre of the intersection, and the village gathered to listen to a band. Inset, the view today.
QUEEN’S BUSH LOOKING EAST
The brick building on the left was the Royal Hotel, started by Peter Berdux in 1857. The distinctive mansard roof was added in 1880, and the livery was next to the hotel. The small fieldstone house east of the hotel was built in 1858 by John Schneider. At the end of the block is a two-storey brick building with three chimneys, which originally housed the Wellesley Hotel and General Store. It was destroyed in a fire a number of years ago.
QUEEN’S BUSH LOOKING WEST The Kelterborn store on the
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left was originally the Doering General Store, built in the 1860s. William Kelterborn worked for George Doering and bought out his stock in 1896. Across the street, the frame house was replaced by the two-storey brick Bank of Commerce. The small beige house is still there, but next two homes have been replaced by the CIBC.
1850
Breslau was established, named after the capital of Silesia, Germany. Joseph Erb built a dam, sawmill and grist mill.
1851
Jacob Snider built a threefoot high dam across the Conestoga River to provide power for a sawmill and woolen mill.
1852
Jakobstettel was renamed St. Jacobs. The village boasted four hotels, felt, glue and furniture factories, a tannery, saw mill and flour mill.
1853
The township hall in Hawkesville was sold and a new one built in Crosshill, the geographic centre of Wellesley township.
1855
Brothers Christopher and Henry Doering laid out the village of Smithville, now Wellesley, and established a sawmill.
1855
The Floradale dam and mill race were built. The village was called Musselman then Leon and Flora and was finally changed to Floradale to avoid confusion with Elora.
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ST. CLEMENTS The postcard at right, postmarked Aug. 31, 1907, shows the main street of St. Clements, with the St. Clements store (now a café) on the right. The flat-roofed building with the boomtown front three houses up was Peter Schummer's store. Schummer lived in the Edwardian home beside it, built in 1905. Above, the facade changes visible today.
HEIDELBERG HOTEL
The Olde Heidelberg Restaurant started life as Henry Miller’s Great Western Hotel. Built in the 1840s, it served as a stage coach stop between Kitchener-Waterloo and Glen Allan and is one of the oldest remaining hotels in Waterloo Region. Miller also owned the store across the road, which was connected to the hotel by a tunnel. Legend has it that during Prohibition, liquor was smuggled from the store to the hotel through the tunnel.
KING STREET, ST. JACOBS Of the towns in Woolwich and Wellesley, St. Jacobs has
undergone the most radical transformation. Looking north on King Street, the only buildings that remain from this photograph from around the turn of the century are the W. and A. Snyder commercial block at the corner of Front and King Streets and the Dominion Hotel just visible opposite them. The Snyder Flour Mill at the foot of the street was destroyed by fire in 1921.
NAUGATUCK CHEMICALS The ivy-covered building at the foot of Erb Street
started life in 1900 as the Elmira Felt Company. When Elmira Felt went out of business, it became the Fleet Foot factory, producing tennis shoes for export. The building sat empty from 1930 to 1941, when Naugatuck Chemicals was founded. The company, which has produced DDT, 2,4-D and Agent Orange among other chemicals, became Uniroyal, then Crompton and Chemtura. The CNR station is now a parking lot, and the water tower was taken down in the 1980s.
1857
The village of Linwood was laid out, with all the streets named for children of the Boomer family.
1866
John George Reiner, the “builder of Wellesley,” moved to the area. He constructed 32 new buildings in the village.
1886
Elmira received its charter and the town limits were defined. The town's population was about 760.
1891
The Waterloo Junction Railway between Waterloo and Elmira was completed.
1898
A disastrous fire destroyed two large hotels, their stables, and a house in Elmira.
1900
The Wellesley Maple Leaf started publication, with James Wheeler Green as editor and proprietor.
1907
The first rail line was laid in Wellesley Township, making stops in Linwood and Wallenstein.
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> CONTINUED FROM PG. 03 although PIB sponsors other charitable organizations throughout the year, they mobilize quickly to create emergency funding if necessary. “As soon as the earthquake happened in Haiti, people at the office started talking, ‘Are we going to do something?’ and we immediately started putting our thinking caps on and coming up with some ideas.” Additionally, the disability department of the insurance company raised more than $1,700 on their own and has chosen to donate the funds to Friends of Haiti, a charity which the late Yvonne Martin supported. “I am a registered nurse so I hope that they get all the medical equipment and the necessary antibiotics,” noted Armstrong. “We need to be doing some damage control and help those who are left to continue to survive.”
The Township of Wellesley staff had a fundraiser for the victims of Haiti, holding both a silent auction and raffle over the past few weeks and has raised more than $1,700 for the Mennonite Central Committee. The raffle and auction consisted of items donated by suppliers and township staff, including tickets to a Kitchener Rangers game, tickets to a Toronto Rock game, some power tools and jewelry, among other items. Bonnie Kroetsch, a staff member in charge of accounts receivable for the township, said that they were not sure what type of response to expect as they didn’t have much time to advertise their initiatives, but they
were pleased with the outcome. The township office is also registered as a drop off location for the Mennonite Central Committee's “Operation Cooperation” relief kits items.
MCC continues to prepare relief kits
The individual and collective efforts of members of the Woolwich and Wellesley communities have not gone unnoticed, and a representative from the Mennonite Central Committee, only one of the organizations being supported by members of our community, says the MCC is delighted at the community’s response. Hundreds of volunteers have been busy packing white plastic 20-litre pails with towels, tooth brushes, soap and other hygiene products that MCC will send to Haitian people who lost homes and livelihoods quake. “We have been overwhelmed by the number of individuals and community groups who responded to the need, both financially and materially and who then offered to give of their time as well,” says Trevor Adams, MCC Ontario’s material resources coordinator. More than 2,200 kits have already been assembled and many of them were loaded into a shipping container Tuesday. This was the first shipment from MCC Ontario destined for Haiti and it was loaded with more than 1,500 relief kits and sheets as well as handmade knotted comforters made by various Ontario church groups and other volunteers. The MCC will continue to collect relief kits at the temporary warehouse at 50 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener (corner of Ottawa and Charles) until Mar. 1.
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having buggy drivers stop to scoop up manure, providing clean-up stations with shovels and bins at various locations and the use of manure-catching attachments for the horses. All were dismissed as too costly, inconvenient or dangerous. Presented with the report this week, Bax said he is not satisfied. He has created a counter-report of his own, alongside a plea for councillors to reconsider. “I was disappointed in the report. [The planning committee] recommended that we do nothing about it, and I really hope the council can reconsider the issue.” At the meeting, Neher addressed several possible options to solve the problem, but none seemed to be beneficial to both the complainants and the owners of the buggies. Councillors agreed to consider the issue and discuss potential solutions at their Mar. 16 meeting.
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According to the World Economic Forum, South Africa’s education system ranks 119th out of 133 countries Gwynne Dyer | Column on pg. 11
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ears of tracking have shown that Canadians are happy to support unspecified spending cuts, but less sanguine when the cuts affect them directly. Moreover, deficit spending, or even tax increases, may seem more palatable if they are explicitly directed towards a shared goal, such as job creation.”
> EKOS Research president Frank Graves addresses a poll that shows 46% of Canadians prefer spending cuts to tackle the deficit
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anada’s aging population will make it even harder for the federal government to balance its budget. An annual “fiscal gap” of $20-$40 billion can be expected as the number or retirees grows, placing more demand on social services and the healthcare system. Growth alone won’t cover the divide between revenues and expenditures.
> Parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page
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Cuts are coming in battle to tame deficits
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he gravy train that delivered boxcars loaded with infrastructure money from Ottawa is about to be retired from service. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has been signaling his intent to begin tackling the massive deficit, most recently taking aim at overly generous public service pensions. Woolwich and Wellesley townships, along with most municipalities countrywide, have enjoyed the influx of stimulus money. With the recession over, the tap is being closed. Any local government that figured the good times would never end is in for a rude awakening, if not this year then next. Leaving aside the federal government’s plan to take on the entitlements of its workers – some of it warranted, some of it undoubtedly driven by ideology – there remains a $56-billion deficit to tackle.
Canada is in a much better economic position to cope with that record deficit. Some economists argue there’s no need to take drastic measures just yet, especially as the economy could sag again, requiring more stimulus spending. That said, Canadians as a whole want to see the deficit slain: we’ve bought into that particular bogeyman. A recent poll by EKOS Research shows we’re concerned with the deficit and want steps taken to deal with it. Only 10 per cent of the population wants the government to continue to run deficits, while 46 per cent are calling for cuts to services and spending. Fourteen per cent support higher taxes. A sizeable chunk, 30 per cent, didn’t have an opinion on the subject. “It is a tribute to how sternly Canadians hold to their recent govern-
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Civil war avoided, but problems still persist in South Africa “W
e astounded the world in 1990 and in 1994, and we shall do so again,” wrote former South African president F.W. de Klerk on the 20th anniversary of the day in February, 1990 when he announced the end of the apartheid system. But in 1990 and in 1994 the astonishment was about the fact that disaster had been avoided, and even now it is not astonishment at the country’s success. South Africa has the second-highest murder rate in the world (after Colombia), the education system is one of the worst in the world, and AIDS accounts for 43 per cent of all deaths. It may be true that South Africa is doing better than was expected, but that only shows how low expectations were when Nelson Mandela was freed from prison 20 years ago this month. It took four years of tough negotiations between the apartheid government and the African National Congress (ANC) before the first election in which non-whites were allowed to vote, and many people had grave doubts that a peaceful transition was even possible. Indeed, the most common question I heard at the time was: will there be a civil war? It was exactly the same question I had heard so many times when I was covering the collapse of the Soviet Union a couple of years earlier, from frightened people who hoped that a foreign journalist might know the
International Affairs GWYNNE DYER answer. I always said no, there will not be a civil war, and I turned out to be right both times, but I must admit that I was less confident in the South African case. There was certainly a lot more shooting in South Africa. In the end, South Africans’ shared interest in a peaceful and prosperous future triumphed over racism and tribalism – and a fairly peaceful and prosperous future is what they got. There have been two lawful and orderly changes of president since Mandela took office after the 1994 election – and with only six per cent of the population of sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa accounts for more than a third of its GDP. However, it is not exactly an economic miracle. As the only industrialized country in Africa it has always towered over the rest of the continent economically, but its growth rate in the past 15 years has been only a modest improvement on the nearstagnation of the later apartheid years. A new black middle class has emerged, but the gulf between the comfortable minority of all colours and the poor black majority has only
widened. South Africa does not control its borders effectively, and the result is that at least 10 per cent of its population are undocumented foreigners. Most come from nearby countries like Zimbabwe and Mozambique, but there are significant numbers from as far away as Nigeria. They are often better educated and more enterprising than the locals, and the resentment of poor South Africans exploded into vicious anti-immigrant violence in May 2008. There will almost certainly be further violence unless most of the illegal immigrants are sent home, but the ANC says that it owes the other countries of southern Africa a debt of gratitude for having given its members shelter during the years of the anti-apartheid struggle. Those countries now depend heavily on remittances from their citizens who are in South Africa illegally, and the ANC cannot bring itself to expel them. That is a high-sounding moral motive that we can all admire, but the presence of the illegal immigrants also serves to divert the anger and envy of poor, black South Africans from the homegrown middle class, black and white alike, that has been the real beneficiary of economic growth since 1990. Almost 40 per
> SEE DYER ON PG. 12
THE VOICE
What is your favourite Olympic event?
“I’d say the men’s hockey.”
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THE VIEW FROM HERE
“It would have to be ice hockey.”
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» Saturday, February 20, 2010
Real Olympic experience involves years of debt N
o, I didn’t catch the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver Olympics. But thanks for asking. In fact, other than the occasional glimpse, I haven’t been watching the Games at all. I’m just not interested. It surprises me that anybody watches. But don’t you care about how Canada does? Aren’t you patriotic? I don’t see what one has to do with the other. Yes, the Olympics are all about nationalism – don’t let the one-world-united-in-sport public relations message fool you for one moment. The Games involve national pride, measured solely in medals. This isn’t necessarily bad, though we do tend to see the worst kind of nationalism on display, even if it pales in comparison to what went on at those Games held during the Cold War. Pride is what led us to host this year’s Games. By us I mean a handful of Vancouver boosters and a bunch of companies who stand to make millions courtesy of all Canadian taxpayers. Yes, it’s nice to see Canada pop out of the crowd and into the international spotlight, but is that worth losing hundreds of millions of dollars? The math doesn’t add up for me. In Vancouver, pride’s doubleedged sword is wreaking havoc: the Games have already been labeled a fiasco in some circles, surely not the kind of international publicity boosters wanted to see.
From the Editor Steve Kannon Even before the official opening, the gruesome death of Nodar Kumaritashvili while trying out the luge run cast a pall on things. The internal squabbling about the torch ceremony and the subsequent technical misfire didn’t help the efforts to regain momentum. Transportation gaffes, the result of rushing infrastructure improvements solely for the Olympics, have abounded. The security measures, instituted at a cost of more than $1 billion, appear to have been organized by the Three Stooges. Most notably, the unseasonably mild weather – abnormal even for the west coast – has caused delays and ticket cancellations. That’s something beyond the control of Olympic organizers, but it has tarnished the city and its Games nonetheless. None of that has any bearing, however, on my decision to avoid watching coverage of the event. Over-hyped, over-commercialized and filled with dubiously judged sports, the Games just scream out to be ignored. Corporate sponsors such as McDonald’s and Coca-Cola dic-
tate much of what happens at the Olympics, which in turn become another marketing vehicle for those products. Athletes have been known to binge on junk food following major competitions, but the stuff is hardly a staple in their diets, so equating such products with sports and athleticism is hypocrisy in plain view. My biggest issue is with the inclusion of sports – or, in some cases “sports” – that require judging. Simply put, they don’t belong in the Olympics. Remember the case of skaters Jamie Salé and David Pelletier in Salt Lake City? That kind of corruption is rampant, starting with the International Olympic Committee itself – just check out the numerous tales of graft and influence peddling (the Salt Lake Games themselves were awarded more for bribery than merit). Critics are on to something when they suggest removing judged sports such as figure skating from the Olympic lineup unless the corruption is weeded out. There are those who would argue, of course, that such events should be eliminated anyway. The Olympic motto of ‘Swifter, Higher, Stronger’ does not incorporate an allowance for subjective judgment. Fastest time. First across the line. Longest jump. These are absolutes that almost always preclude the type of injustices linking to biased judging.
During the height of the Cold War, Olympic politicking was the norm as countries and blocs jockeyed for dominance. With that era gone, perhaps it’s time to review the events offered at the Olympics. Certainly purists would argue for some cutting of the fat. My route would lead to the elimination of figure skating, snowboarding and many of the skiing competitions, among others. Some of those are popular with viewers. As the Olympics are a business first and foremost, what’s popular trumps what’s right. Popularity equals more people in front of their televisions. NBC reportedly paid $820 million for the broadcast rights, so they’ll be all for more viewers. And what the corporate sponsors want, the IOC provides. In the face of intractable commercialism, expecting changes – let alone the outright cancellation of the Games – is a fool’s hope. A good start would be to find two permanent sites for the Olympics – one summer venue, one winter counterpart – to remove one of the most corrupt facets, the selection process, from the mix. The size and scope of the IOC could be curtailed drastically. Best of all, the residents of transient host countries would no longer be forced to bear the enormous cost of presenting an event that provides a financial benefit to only a few while saddling the rest with the debt.
Dyer: Poor still putting up with some appalling conditions > CONTINUED FROM PG. 11 cent of black South Africans are unemployed, and they are well on the way to becoming a permanent under-class. These are the people for whom the state boasts that it has built three million new homes since the end of the apartheid, but almost all of them are cramped two-room houses in the typical township
style. More millions of these houses now have electricity, water and sanitation services – but a huge proportion of the people in them don’t have jobs, mainly because they lack skills that are relevant to a modern, developed economy. Education for black South Africans was always poor, and during the final 15 years of constant anti-apartheid protests there was
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Small-town service is his ace in the hole Separation of electrical business, retail store leads to formation of Elmira Vacuum and Electric Joni Miltenburg
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hen it was time to rename his store, Steve Pond decided the best formula was to keep it simple: Elmira Vacuum and Electric neatly captures where the store is and what it does. As Spilek-Weiss Electric, the business has been a fixture in Elmira since it opened in 1983. After managing the retail side of the business for a decade, Pond bought it on Feb. 1. Vince Spilek and Dave Weiss have moved the electrical contracting side of the business to Howard Avenue. The name change has already brought in new
customers, Pond says; last week he had a call from a woman who had a broken vacuum stashed in the closet for three years, not realizing there was a place in town to have it repaired. Pond learned his trade while working at Canadian Tire when it was still located in Elmira. When that store closed, he moved to the Canadian Tire store on Fairway Road in Kitchener. Managing the retail side of Spilek-Weiss offered the chance to work closer to home in Elmira. Elmira Vacuum carries a full line of Eureka vacuums, from hand vacs to uprights, canisters and cen-
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Farmers just aren’t feeling the love F
armers, along with university scientists working to improve food and farming, rank a close first and second when it comes to favourable impressions of individuals in the agri-food sector. But it turns out farmers just aren’t feeling the love. They’re lacking confidence in their sector, at a time when they should be flying high. What’s that about? First, a little background. In a presentation last month to the Guelph Partnership for Innovation networking breakfast, Rob Hannam, president of Guelph-based Synthesis Agri-food Network consulting, noted half of Canadians say they have a “warm, favourable” impression of farmers. This finding, along with the one bolstering university agri-food scientists, emerged from
Food For Thought Owen Roberts a study last year by Ipsos Reid of almost 1,200 Canadian households. It’s no wonder Canadians feel upbeat about farmers. Local food is on a roll, the economy is looking to the agri-food sector to pull it through, and the food-health-environment connection becomes more a part of our psyche all the time. So you’d think farmers would be on cloud nine. But the opposite is true. Behind the scenes, farmers are deeply troubled about their very future.
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A new study, this one by the 105,000-member Canadian Federation of Independent Business, says data it’s collected from its 7,200 agribusinesses members show confidence in the farm sector is waning. In fact, confidence is much lower than the national average for other businesses, 55 per cent versus the national level of almost 64 per cent, according to the federation. The reason for the gloomy outlook is that farmers face uncertain incomes. Even though we count on them to feed us, we refuse to pay farmers what it costs to produce food. Governments know this. They also know cheap food is part of our culture. So instead of trying to change that culture and risk ridicule, they ante up millions of dollars of program money for farm support. However, it’s not enough. Support hasn’t come close to meeting their needs for ages, farmers say. And now, many of them are facing failure. Brian Gilroy, president of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association, says the local food supply is in jeopardy, along with thousands of farming and processing jobs. Bette Jean Crews, president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, says agriculture ministers “clearly do not appreciate the urgency of the situation on our farms.” She had hoped a meeting
earlier this month in Toronto of federal, provincial and territorial ministers of agriculture would address the issue, but in her mind, it didn’t. Over the past few years, farmers looked to a government program called AgriStability for assistance. However, it hasn’t done the job. The federation squarely places farmers’ dour mood on AgriStability’s shortcomings. “Government policy can either fuel or dampen optimism in the agri-food sector,” it said in a letter to all agriculture ministers, adding that current policy “is not helping those who are mired in an ongoing downturn in the marketplace.” Farm leaders are calling for something else immediately. Ironically, as this frustration simmered, Food Freedom Day in Canada was being proclaimed on Feb. 12, the day most Canadians have earned enough money to pay their individual grocery bill for the entire year. Is it right that we work just a month and a half to pay our food bill, while those who work yearround to provide food are going broke? I don’t think so. A disconnect exists between what farmers need to stay in business – in other words, profitability – and what consumers are willing to pay. Governments are right in middle, and the gap must be closed.
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When: June 17, 2008, in14:00 The MasterTuesday, Plan Update Study will followdrop Phases and 2- 8:00 of thep.m. Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process (June 2000, amended inHeadquarters 2007). Consultation with the public, stakeholders, and Place: Regional Administration (lobby) government150 review agencies isStreet, a vital component of this Master Plan Update Study. Frederick Kitchener Thispart public centre is being held for the purpose ofincludes providing informationfrom and As of theinformation master planning process, a Stakeholder Committee that representation receiving comments from theestablished. public. A copy of the draftCommittee By-law iswill available review the community-at-large will be The Stakeholder providefor advice andin feedback to the teamofatWaterloo, key milestones throughout theStreet, study. IfKitchener you are interested the Clerk’s Offiproject ce, Region 2nd flpoints oor, 150 Frederick or on the in being a website member at: of the Stakeholder Committee please complete and return an application form Region’s by March 3, 2010 (application forms are available on the Region’s website or by contacting Water www.region.waterloo.on.ca - tab Newsroom, tab Public Notices Services at 519-575-4426). If Master you Plan haveUpdate questions concerning the By-law, please contact Nancy A mailing list will be maintained. If you wish to be placed on the mailingButton, list to Manager, Transportation Engineering at 519-575-4520 or by email at receive notices and information, or if you have questions regarding the study, please contact: bnancy@region.waterloo.on.ca José Bicudo Tom Mahood, P.Eng. If youSenior require accessible services to participate in this meeting, please Project Engineer, Water Services Project Manager, CH2Mcontact HILL the above notedRegion personofby Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Waterloo 72 Victoria Street South, Suite 300 150 Frederick Street, 7threceived Floor from individuals, stakeholder Kitchener,groups ON N2G All comments and information and4Y9 agencies regarding this N2G 4J3 519-579-3500 projectKitchener, are beingON collected to assist the Region of WaterlooPhone: in making a decision. Under the Municipal Phone: 519-575-4757, 519-579-8986 Act, personal information suchX3416 as name, address, telephoneFax: number, and property location that may be Fax: 519-575-4452 E-mail: tom.mahood@ch2m.com included in a submission becomes part of the public record. Questions regarding the collection of this E-mail:should jbicudo@regionofwaterloo.ca information be referred to the person indicated above.
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I’ve been transmitting into free space for 35 years, which means that technically my voice is 35 light years from Earth as we speak. Rich Clausi
What is your theme this year? Get healthy Stay healthy Barnie Kuntze
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» JONI MILTENBURG ham radio operators are often the first people to establish emergency communication when conventional systems are destroyed or overwhelmed. In June, ham radio operators across North America hold a “field day,” where they practice emergency commu-
ere we are seven weeks into 2010. Most, if not all of us made some commitment to ourselves when the New Year rolled around. It might have taken the form of, “this year I’m going to transform my personal finances,” “I’m going to join a gym,” “start a healthy nutrition program,” “lose weight,” “run a marathon” or “I’m going to become super successful in my career.” Regardless of what it was, you probably made some kind of resolution. But have you stuck with it? I share this from the perspective that it’s easy to simply state an “I am going to” or an “I will” – most of us have the noblest of intentions in following through with them. What I’ve found in the past five years of coaching clients to better health and wellness is that it works best to have a “theme” for the year. I’ve set my personal and professional theme for 2010 as “Back to the Basics.” After spending a few hours in reflection of what didn’t work very well and what
FIRST CONTACT Elmira teacher Rich Clausi is also an amateru radio enthusiast. The plaque on the wall behind him bears his call sign, VE3DCC.
Radio enthusiasts happy to ham it up Local operators are part of a worldwide communications network that long predates the Internet, serves as backup emergency system Joni Miltenburg
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hen Rich Clausi was in university, he was in a band with a saxophone player who decided the band members needed a way to communicate with each other from their vehicles. This was in the days before cell phones and Bluetooth, so the members of the band took a course and became ham radio operators.
Clausi, head of math and computing at Elmira District Secondary School, has been a “ham” for 35 years now. Amateur radio, or ham radio, involves using radio equipment to communicate with other radio amateurs. Many hams use radio frequencies to talk to friends or strangers around the world, but there are many aspects to the hobby. Some, like Clausi, are interested in
the technical side and build their own equipment; others collect QSL cards, or postcards from hams around the world, confirming receipt of their transmission; while others communicate via amateur satellites. A more critical use of ham radio is establishing emergency communications. After disasters like the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina,
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MY SPACE WHO?
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Art Martin Retired after 30 years of farming and 10 years at Eldale Machine in Elmira
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WHERE?
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Blue Heron Ct., Elmira
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Woodworking shop located behind his house
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1) WOODEN BOWLS
> Art has recently begun making
wooden bowls. These ones just put into production will net him $15 apiece at the Elmira market. Each bowl takes about five hours, months of drying and more time to sand and finish them for sale. These bowls are made out of poplar and he’ll finish them in beeswax, oil or varnish.
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2) TABLE SAW
3) WOOD LATHE
> His most used piece of equipment these days is his MasterCraft wood lathe. It’s essential in making the bowls.
4) WOOD PILE
> It may look like scrap wood to
you, but Art sees all sorts of fine creations in this bunch. There's mostly poplar and oak in the pile lately. The wood comes from various friends and neighbours who pass along odd pieces.
5) COLLAPSIBLE TABLE
> This table was just completed
and is a prototype portable display unit. Hinges on the top and legs
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> It’s a Delta table saw that
has been modified to make fine cuts to small pieces of wood. At one point Art’s son owned the equipment ... until it broke. After a fix, it’s found a permanent home here. His other tablesaw is a MasterCraft that he uses to rip down larger boards.
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make it easy to fold down for travel.
6) BALL CAP
> His baby blue ball cap says
NRG EFX. He doesn’t exactly know where it came from but thinks he got it at the MCC Thrift Store, where he volunteers.
7) ANTIQUE TOOLS
> Art figures the turnip knife
must be his oldest tool. It could
be 100 years old or so, but he’s not sure. It came from an auction sale. The monkey wrench came from his father, who got it at an auction.
8) DRYING RACK
> His bestselling item is the
wooden drying rack. He makes them in four different sizes, including one for doll clothing. The largest one, shown here, sells for $60.
9) DRILL PRESS
> It was gift some 20 years ago
from his wife and son and still works like a charm, an indication of its quallity, he says.
10) COFFEE WARMER
11) APPLE BIRD FEEDER
> Birdhouses shaped like
apples are apparently not hot items. Art likes to come up with different designs; the ones that don't sell, like this one, aren't repeated.
> It's an OlympicTile Coffee
warmer and a must-have item when working in an outdoor shop. He scored this baby for $1 at the MCC Thrift store.
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nications. Hams set up their equipment in a field using emergency generators, and keep the station on the air for 24 hours, transmitting messages and subbing off with relief operators. In recognition of the public service they provide, hams have been given a three-year exemption from Ontario’s new cell phone driving ban, allowing them to use radios in their cars. In the 1970s, Clausi remembers that all the members of the ham radio club were issued red cards by the Region of Waterloo as part of the Region’s emergency measures preparation. The cards gave them clearance to get through roadblocks to take radiation readings in the case of a nuclear attack. People who are interested in ham radio tend to be very creative and innovative thinkers, Clausi said. He vividly remembers a ham radio meeting in May 1982 when a young man came to speak to the group. The young man had brought along a big, clunky laptop, radio and modem, and he described his vision for sending text over the airwaves. “That was the first time I met Mike Laziridis." Laziridis went on to found Research In Motion and develop the BlackBerry, allowing millions of
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PUMP UP THE VOLUME Clausi's transceiver, used to pick up international radio signals. people to check their email and browse the Internet wirelessly. To become a ham radio operator requires more than just the equipment. Hams are governed by the Radiocommunication Act and have to be licensed. In this area, the Kitchener Waterloo Amateur Radio Club offers courses for people interested in getting their ham licenses. There are also rules around what frequencies radio amateurs can use; they are not allowed to interfere with other amateurs, or with commercial radio signals. Hams are also not allowed to use the airwaves to sell things or charge for their services. One thing to keep in mind is that ham radio is a bit like a party line
– everyone can hear everyone else, simply by tuning into the right frequency. When hams are licensed, they also receive a unique call signal used to identify themselves during all radio communications. Many hams know each other only by first name and call signal; Clausi is “Rich VE3DCC” to his radio friends. On Wednesday evening, Clausi
SENT AND RECEIVED A selection of QSL cards from countries around the world where hams picked up Clausi's transmission.
switched on his transceiver and made contact with the Elmira network, asking them to describe the Elmira Radio Club. Al Macdonald introduced himself as Al VA3TET and explained that the 25-member club operates a repeater with a 100-foot antenna, allowing people as far as Woodstock, Fergus, Cambridge and Orangeville to pick up their signal. There’s another twist to ham radio that hadn’t occurred to Clausi until recently, when he and a friend were discussing the Jodie Foster movie Contact. The 1997 sci-fi film involves aliens making contact by transmitting human radio signals back to Earth. If there are alien life forms out there, Clausi pointed out, the first sign of human life they would encounter would be radio signals. “I’ve been transmitting into free space for 35 years, which means that technically my voice is 35 light years from Earth as we speak. Any ham who has been operating for any length of time has audio out there somewhere. You never know, first contact with an alien species could be a ham radio transmission.” For more information on the Elmira Radio Club, contact Al Macdonald at almac1@rogers.com. To learn more about ham radio or becoming a ham radio operator, see the KW Amateur Radio Club website www.kwarc.org.
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fter the groundhog saw his shadow earlier this month, I had only one choice: to cook and try to keep warm and cozy in this bleak winter with no end in sight. My saving grace? Braising. I recently acquired an amazing pot from Entertaining Elements in St. Jacobs: a flame-coloured Le Creuset braising pot (Dutch oven), the same kind Julia Child used extensively in her cooking in France. Its beauty calls to me from my stove: all it wants is to slowly cook food until it is meltingly tender. So on a recent trip to the new Vincenzo’s on King Street in Waterloo, I stopped at the new ‘Bauer Butcher’ counter to have a chat with one of their knowledgeable staff members, who can tell me exactly where all of the meat in the counter hails from. Their beef is from Kerr Farms (see www.kerrfarms.ca) and it is antibioticfree, hormone-free, treated humanely and is exclusively Angus, just to name a few of its attributes. And when we’re craving braising, beef short ribs fit the bill just perfectly. They are a tough cut of beef, but well marbleized and require slow, low cooking in liquid to break down the connective tissues. Braised meats are finished when a fork easily slides in and out of the meat. Finally, good braising always begins with some really good browning, or searing, to begin
From The Chef's Table Kirstie Herbstreit & Jody O'Malley the flavour-country process. Experiment with the following recipe by adding different herbs and spices, and serving with everything from creamy mashed potatoes to buttered egg noodles. The only requirement is a little love in the pot and patience for that ‘fall off the bone’ moment.
Braised Beef Short Ribs Serves 6-8 > 3 lbs thick cut beef short ribs > Kosher salt and fresh pepper > Canola oil > 2-3 cloves garlic, chopped > 1 onion, thinly sliced > 1 cup red wine > 4-5 cups homemade beef stock (or low sodium)**
canola oil; Carefully add, but don’t crowd, the beef ribs (or they will simmer rather than brown); Brown, and I mean really brown, the beef on both sides – do this in batches; reserve browned ribs on a plate; Add garlic and onion to pot; cook to scrape up any browned bits; add red wine and cook for a couple minutes; Return beef to pot, with collected juices, add stock (it should just cover the meat) and place lid on pot; Simmer (small bubbles, once in a while, no boiling) for 2-3 hours or until meat is fork tender; Remove ribs from liquid carefully and keep warm; reduce braising liquid until desired thickness and serve with ribs.* *If there is a lot of leftover liquid, cool down quickly and reserve for another use. **Your beef dish will be as good as your stock. If you use commercial stock use quite a bit less salt on your meat. Some butchers and other specialty shops make their own beef stock.
> Chefs Kirstie Herbstreit and Jody O’Malley are Season the beef well with Kosher salt and pepper on both sides; Heat Dutch oven over medium-high heat; drizzle with
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games. The evening of Feb. 16 featured some noodle hockey, a variation on 'hot potato,' leaving virtually all involved dressed in silly costumes, and the all-time classic Dr. Dodgeball. Friends were invited to participate to get a taste of the cub pack experience. Next week the pack will experience the thrill of tubing at Chicopee.
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Fitness: Make a plan, then stick with it > CONTINUED FROM PG. 16 worked really well in 2009, I came to this simple conclusion: it’s all about the basics. That is, the foundational principles or the core practices that we know are essential for us to undertake in order for our intentions to come to life. Life does get busy – and I know that no one reading this can relate to that at all. Right! Actually, it happens to us all: we get busy, we let life lead our decisions instead of us taking hold of the steering wheel and taking ownership and responsibility
for what we would like to create with our lives as we live out our days. If you’re looking to get back on track to where you were at the top of the year, I’ll leave you with this exercise: start by setting your theme, and listing all the benefits that you will receive by following through with your intentions. Some of my “Back to the Basics� are as follows: > Getting up between 5-6 a.m. to have some “Barney time;� > Remembering to “breathe deep� during the day; > Exercising as it nourishes
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my body, three to five times per week (sometimes just walking); Eating clean, healthy, nourishing home-cooked meals; Making time to write in my personal/professional journal; Re-evaluating how I’m spending the hours of my day; Bridge the gap between knowing and doing ‌ and then watch what happens!
> Barney Kuntze, a holistic lifestyle coach, is the
owner of Pinacle Health & Fitness, which operates clubs in Elmira and Milverton.
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Next season the focus for Applejacks Coach sees some positives in year that wrapped up with a pair of losses
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Joni Miltenburg
TAKING IT TO THEM
Kings rout Guelph to avenge loss
Elmira’s Brennon Pearce tries to backhand the puck past Guelph keeper Chris MacDougall. The Sugar Kings had goals from seven different players as they dominated the Hurricanes 9-3 last Sunday.
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fter losing 9-5 in their own barn, the Elmira Sugar Kings had something to prove and they did it last Sunday, routing the Guelph Hurricanes 9-3. The Kings put on a full 60-minute show for the crowd of 900, scoring their first goal 28 seconds in and their last goal with 2.4 seconds remaining. With the win, Elmira collected two points and edged up in the standings ahead of the Stratford Cullitons, who lost to Cambridge Feb. 12. The Kings got on the board before some fans even found their seats, when Riley Sonnenburg notched the first goal of the game on a feed from Tyson LeBlanc and Ryan Johnston. At 1:02, Michael Therrien (Brad Kraus) scored four seconds into the power play to put the Kings up 2-0. Josh Woolley (Jon Jutzi) made it 3-0 before the game was seven minutes old,
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and Lukas Baleshta deked Guelph keeper Drew Pegrum to add a fourth goal at 12:23. Trying to reverse the momentum, Guelph pulled Pegrum and sent in Chris MacDougall between the pipes. The Hurricanes finally made their mark on the scoreboard at 14:04 with a power play goal by Mike Iacocca. With two minutes left in the period, Jutzi scored a power play goal of his own, blasting in a slapshot from the faceoff circle. The first period ended with the Kings up 5-1. The Kings started the second period just as strong as the first, with LeBlanc notching a goal three minutes in. Three minutes later, Sonnenburg scored his second of the game to make it 7-1 for Elmira. At 13:13, Guelph’s Martin Kudla was
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he Wellesley Applejacks closed the book on another disappointing season last weekend, dropping a pair of games against Thamesford and Burford. The Jacks were playing out the remainder of the season after missing the playoffs. On Feb. 12, Wellesley built up a 3-0 lead courtesy of a shorthanded goal by Justin Roeder in the first period and a pair at even strength from Rob Hinschberger and Rob Martin in the first half of the second. Thamesford’s John Garbe scored a pair midway through the second frame to put the Trojans on the board before Pat Doyle and Matt Aspden scored a shorthanded goal each to reinforce the lead. The Trojans came back with three goals late in the second, two of them on
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> Third-place finish for blind curlers
Despite putting up a terrific fight against Cameron Heights, the EDSS senior boys’ basketball squad was eliminated in the WCSSAA playoff qualifiers Tuesday. The Lancers, 4-8 during the season, were the underdogs heading into the match against the sixth-place Gaels. Elmira almost pulled off an upset but fell just short, 5952. Eric Alderice put up 16 points for the Lancers and Matt Bauman added 11 more. In the boys’ hockey qualifier Tuesday, the Lancers lost 6-3 to Huron Heights. Jamie Holman, Tyler Hand and Alex Dunn had goals for Elmira.
The next phase of upgrades to Wellesley's rec. facilities will go ahead, as council this week awarded $643,650 to Greyhound Contracting Inc. to complete the repairs for the St. Clements and Wellesley community centres, as well as the softball diamonds in St. Clements. Two-thirds of the total cost is being covered by the federal and provincial governments. To date, work on the entire recreation infrastructure renewal project has included partially completed work on the St. Clements Arena roof, work on the Wellesley Arena parking, also partially completed; the remaining work will be done when weather permits.
The KW Blind Curlers, a team which includes St. Clements resident Norm Green, finished in third place at the Canadian White Cane Blind Curling Championships, which took place Feb. 7-12 in Ottawa. The team lost to a Hamilton squad in the quarter-final round, but managed to win six of their eight matches. Skipped by Green, who has curled for more than 15 years, the team also includes Jim Stephens as lead, Carrie Speers as second and Len Cooper, vice.
BOILING OVER Wellesley’s Jake Steenson and Justin Lehmann of Burford dropped the gloves in the third period of last Saturday’s game. The Jacks lost their final game of the 2009/10 season 4-3.
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Alternative uses fuel argument for fish finder R
been thinking all along. That’s what I call passive mode. In the third and final mode, she would have you do all the painting and repairs but would then put way too much pepper in your soup at lunch for the next decade or so. That’s what I call the passiveaggressive mode. No matter what mode she’s in, you don’t really stand a chance. I mean, really, drilling several gaping holes in the ceiling? What were you thinking? I’ll tell you what you were thinking. You were saying to yourself, I’m never going to convince her that I need an expensive piece of electronics for the small amount of ice fishing I do, but I might convince her that the purchase is worthwhile if I can sell it as a tool
Not-So-Great Outdoorsman Steve Galea would finally decrease. After all, I’ve always thought that the toughest part of any marriage was gauging your spouse’s mood and acting accordingly. Then again, perhaps we could just use the same gear. The way I see it, you’d wake up in the morning, but not let on that you were awake. Then you’d let your wife go downstairs and do whatever she does. That’s when you’d lower the transponder down one of the holes that you had drilled in the ceiling the night before. At this point, one of three things will happen. She’ll either scream because you startled her and she is now noticing an unseemly hole in the ceiling. That’s what I’d call aggressive mode. Or she might also laugh when this occurs because she’ll see it as the perfect excuse to crack the whip and get you to repaint and repair the ceiling and then the walls and trim to match it, just like she’s
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to help improve our marriage. It’s brilliant really. Well, not really brilliant either. I mean there are probably a few drawbacks to this plan – which, I should caution, I only assembled a few minutes ago. It did seem like a good idea at the time, however. Having said that, I think it would be prudent to acknowledge that the passive/aggressive and aggressive modes can last several years and ultimately cost you half of everything you own. Even in the best-case scenario, you have to ask yourself, is having a fish finder really worth all that painting and patching? That’s up to you. As for me, we’re going out this morning to decide on a paint scheme.
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ecently, I had an opportunity to use a highly advanced fish finder to catch a few lake trout through the ice. It was awesome. In fact, I believe if you set one or two in an ice hut and bring a few teenagers there, you could trick them into liking ice fishing by telling them this is the latest interactive videogame. It isn’t too far off. The blue line was my lure; the red hook was the fish. The object of the game was to get the two to meet. This is something we did several times. Electronics like this actually remove the boredom from ice fishing. You’re constantly monitoring the water column below you and changing locations until you mark fish. In fact, if you know how to use one of these, you can gauge whether the fish are in an active or passive mode and modify your techniques accordingly. In active mode, they are reacting to your baits, changing locations in the water column, and biting. In passive mode, they do much the same as the ice angler – they just sit there. Last night it occurred to me, that these things could serve double duty. I mean, if they designed one for married men, perhaps divorce and sleeping-on-the-couch rates
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inda Dickson of Elmira plays with the women’s social league at the Elmira Curling Club Wednesday evening. Dickson has been a curler for about 20 years, and the talent runs in the family. She will be representing the club at an upcoming regional competi-
tion and her husband and two sons (Andrew and Matthew) are curlers as well. They have gone to provincial championships for bantams and juniors. “What I like about curling is the sportsmanship and the camaraderie. It’s a good feeling game,” said Dickson.
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The Novice LL#3 team took on the Novice LL#4 team during the intermission of last Sunday’s Sugar Kings game. Novice LL#4 had some close chances with pucks ringing off the crossbar, but the game ended in a scoreless tie. At left, Mathew Radler and Brendan Grant chase the puck; centre, Cameron Martin hits full stride; right, Owen Harnock stickhandles down the ice.
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fter handing Guelph a convincing loss on Sunday, the Elmira Sugar Kings struggled to find the back of Kitchener’s net Tuesday night, falling 4-2 to the Dutchmen. Kitchener’s Tanner DeWitt scored the only goal of the first period on the power play at 14:16. Three minutes into the second, Shawn Bechtloff made it 2-0 for the Dutchmen. The
Kings got on the board a minute later with a power play goal from Andrew Smith. But Kitchener widened the lead with a shorthanded goal by Paul Sergi and a power play goal from Mark Schiefele, making it 4-1 at the end of the second. Elmira’s Jarred Parent scored a minute and a half into the third period, making it 4-2 and setting up hopes for a comeback. The Kings, however, were unable to
muster any more goals before the clock ran out. It was a disappointing result for the Kings after a strong game against Guelph on Sunday. Elmira outshot the Dutchmen 52 to 27 over the game, firing 30 shots to Kitchener’s nine in the first period. Kitchener has now moved out of last place in the Midwestern conference of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, sitting three points ahead of Guelph.
Kings: Busy weekend in store > CONTINUED FROM PG. 20 awarded a penalty shot and put it away, giving the Hurricanes two. The third period opened with a power play goal by Guelph two minutes in. But the Kings weren’t allowing any comeback victories; with six minutes to go, Baleshta deflected a slapshot from the blueline to put another power play goal in the back of Guelph’s net. A few fans started to file out as the clock counted down the final seconds, but the Kings weren’t quite finished yet; with 2.4 seconds left, Shane Smith notched one more power play goal, making the final score 9-3. Head coach Geoff Haddaway said the
team was confident, after a good week of practice, they could put the loss to Guelph behind them. “I really sensed the hurt was on a different level. I challenged the leadership in our room to take control, to make sure things like that didn’t happen again.” “I think it got us in the right perspective,” said captain Jeff Zippel, “that we were good enough to play the way we did [tonight].” The Kings came out fast and competed hard right from the opening faceoff, and that energy was rewarded with several quick goals. “There’s a message too – while we have some set plays, especially on the power play, getting pucks to the net is never
a bad thing,” Haddaway said. The Kings are in the home stretch now, with four more games before the end of the season. Those games will decide who they face in the first round, as Stratford, Elmira, Cambridge and Listowel are jockeying for position in the middle of the pack. Regardless of who they face, the Kings’ captain is confident the team will be able to handle the opposition. “I think if we keep playing the way we played tonight, we’ll be fine going into the playoffs,” Zippel said. The Kings travel to Listowel on Friday and Brantford on Saturday before hosting Stratford on Sunday. Game time is 7 p.m.
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the power play, to even the score at five apiece. Early in the third, Wellesley’s Geoff Parr picked up penalties for tripping and cross checking and a double minor for roughing all on one play. Thamesford capitalized with a pair of goals on the ensuing power play to take a 7-5 lead. Aspden and Hinschberger each scored a second goal to even things at seven apiece, but Thamesford’s Darryl Karpel found the mesh for the game winner. With Wellesley chasing a tying
goal, the Trojans put a pair in the empty net to make it 10-7. “We shot ourselves in the foot Friday night,” said coach Kevin Fitzpatrick. “We had a 5-2 lead and proceeded to take a number of bad penalties. … It’s disappointing, and it reflects badly on the whole team.” On Saturday, the Jacks hosted Burford for their final game of the season. Wellesley again drew first blood with a goal from Rob Martin a mere 19 seconds into the first period. Burford answered back in just as swiftly,
scoring 56 seconds in to give the teams one apiece. The Bulldogs moved in front with a goal from Dallas Boakes at 16:25 but it was another shortlived lead, as Roeder scored for the Jacks 33 seconds later. Burford reclaimed the lead in the dying seconds of the first period, capitalizing on a defensive breakdown in Wellesley’s end to move in front 3-2. The Bulldogs widened the lead six minutes into the second period, flicking the puck up and over keeper Luke Zehr. At 10:16, Mike Moggy fed the
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puck to Read Shantz, who found Eric Parr with a pass. Parr put the rubber away for a clean power play goal, bringing the Jacks within one. And that was where the score stayed for the rest of the game, as neither team was able to beat the opposing keeper. Fitzpatrick was disappointed with the way the season ended, noting it’s the first year in his time coaching the Jacks that the team hasn’t made the playoffs. The Jacks have fallen on hard times in the past few years; the team exited the playoffs in the first round the past three seasons. Last year, they were guaranteed a playoff spot in the four-team Bauer conference; with the addition of Port Stanley this year, they needed to edge out another team and couldn’t. However, Fitzpatrick contended that the team’s 7-23-6 record doesn’t fully describe a season that was plagued with freak injuries and bouts of the flu, where it seemed the team couldn’t catch a break. “Our record doesn’t indicate the way we’ve played all year,” he said. “They could have
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ONE LAST RUSH Justin Roeder wheels in the corner during the Wellesley Applejacks’ game last Saturday. Roeder had a goal and an assist in the 4-3 loss. used a lot of things as crutches and excuses and they didn’t.” There were also some positives to come out of this season, including a re-energized executive, affiliation with the Elmira Sugar Kings, and interest from prospective players. “One thing we didn’t
have last year – I’ve got kids calling, good kids that want to come here and play,” Fitzpatrick said. “We’ll just keep plugging away. Although we’re disappointed this season ended, it’s pretty exciting thinking about what we’ve got going on for next year already.”
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Drama students present a play within a play Homegrown production of The Play’s the Thing will be EDSS’ entry into Sears Drama Festival PHOTO
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A LOOK BACKSTAGE Jessica MacDonald, Becca Ellig, Matt Brodie, Nicki Brubacher, Ethan Bleskie, Jodie Gunn, Amanda Mikel, Kristen Baster, Nathan Jagger and Julie Ingriselli are some of the cast members performing The Play’s the Thing for the Sears Drama Festival. A public performance will be held Wednesday evening. The Play’s the Thing chael Caine and Carol Written by drama Steve Kannon teacher DJ Carroll and is Elmira District Sec- Burnett, among others. “There’s always a lot nybody who’s been some of his students, ondary School’s entry involved in theatri- the production tells the into the Sears Drama going on – always somecal productions is well tale of a group of ac- Festival. The district thing funny,” said Caraware that some of the tors trying to put on a competition takes place roll The goings-on behind most entertaining mo- play, with the resultant next weekend, and the ments happen behind backstage hijinks being drama students will be the scenes – the technithe scenes, in rehearsals much more captivating performing one public cal problems, the egos or backstage at the per- than the story they want show Wednesday night and the romances – are in advance of heading all something even the formance. In those cases, to stage. “It’s really a lot of to St. Benedict Catho- young actors can relate of course, the audience fun, as you get a look at lic Secondary School in to, he said, noting how is none the wiser. the script came together. But sharing in those what’s going on back- Cambridge. The script was inMoving the actors antics is just what the stage and all the things audience gets to do in a that can go wrong,” Car- spired by the play and from on stage to backmovie versions of Noises stage, all the while keepnew production by the roll explained. The plot thickens as Off. The enormously ing the pace blistering, EDSS drama department. The Play’s the two would-be thieves at- successful play was has been a challenge, alThing is a play within a tempt to infiltrate the written in 1982 by Eng- beit an enjoyable one, he play, revealing all about production in order to lish playwright Michael added. Given that the audithe process of making steal some valuable ob- Frayn, and made into a jects being used as props. 1992 movie starring Mi- ence can’t be out in the theatre.
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seats and behind the stage at the same time, the production has the additional technical challenge of a rotating set: the stage and the backstage. “Whenever we go backstage, you actually get to see backstage,” he said. Next week’s performance for the judges is the first of three levels in the Sears Drama Festival. The district competition will be followed by regional contests and then the provincial showcase to be held in Brantford in May. Now in its 64th year, the drama festival in-
volves some 10,000 students and teachers from more than 300 secondary schools. What started as a small Toronto drama presentation in 1946 has evolved into one of the largest student festivals in the world. At this point, however, it’s one hurdle at a time for the EDSS entry. In Cambridge, Elmira students will face off against 15 other entries from 14 schools – “it’s going to be really competitive.” The public performance of The Play’s the Thing will take place Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school’s main gym.
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P.O.Box 120 Alma ON N0B 1A0 SERVICE/INSTALLATION TECHNICIAN Tri-Mech Inc. is a mechanical company specializing in Gas Fitting, Hydronic Heating, Heat pumps and Boiler system installation and service, and High Pressure Cleaning Systems. We service Agricultural, light commercial and residential systems. We are currently seeking qualified tech or apprentice opportunities in the following: Gas technician Oil Burner technician
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HELP WANTED Retail Business in the Elmira Area Requires A Person in the Nutrition Field. Successful applicant must
Qualified in Plumbing, Refrigeration, Air-c0ondition, or sheet-metal would also be an asset. Applicants should be able tow work with minimal supervision, have good customer relation skills and be willing to be on-call for emergency service on a rotating schedule with other team members.
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> Administrative Office Assistant needed Part Time. If you are a well organized, self-motivated Multi tasking individual with experience in Excel and Microsoft Word. Accpac experience a plus. Please submit resume to: 519-669-4801 or elmiratruck@golden.net
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> 2003 Grand Caravan Sport - 3.3L V6, automatic trany, rear air and heat, power windows, locks, A/C, quad seating, and much more. Great shape, one owner. 96,250 km. $8,900. Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831.
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> 2 Bedroom Unit available immediately - 14 Spring Street - Drayton. 1st floor unit in good condition. Call 519-669-1544 Mildred or Len Frey. > Bachelor Suite - St. Jacobs; very large partially furnished room with a 2 piece bath, 3 closets, skylight, hardwood floor, bar fridge, microwave, shared shower and entrance. Available March 1. $485/mth includes hydro, heat, cable & high speed internet. One only parking. 10 mth lease. 519664-3364. > Moorefield - one bedroom apartment, furnished, laundry facilities, parking, deck, electric heat, cable TV, no pets, adult building. References. $695.00 inclusive. First & last. 519-638-3013. > Myrtle Beach. One bedroom, brand new condo. En suite jacuzzi, large screen TV, full kitchen, ocean front balcony. Hot tubs, restaurants on beach strip. Plenty of golfing and shopping close by. Available Feb. 27th to March 6th, 2010. We’re too busy to go away. You can have our week for only $1200. Call right away 519-669-0828 or email bandnmartin@rogers.com
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> Canada Blooms bus trip, Thurs. March 18. Pick up Elmira Pentecostal Church 7:45 a.m., return approx. 6 p.m. Cost $40 Horticultural Society members, $50 non members. Call Diane 519> Industrial Bay for 669-8217. rent. 64 Howard Ave., Elmira. 2000 sq ft., open > Elmira Community space. 14’ high bay door. Nursery School is having 16’ ceiling height, good for their annual Open House and mezzanine. separate hydro, Registration (for those born gas and water meters. in 2006, 2007, 2008). It will Inquiries please call 519- be held Mon. March 8, 2010 465-8421 or 519-669- from 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., 22 1461 ext. 22. Mockingbird Dr. in Elmira. > For
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TO ALL WOOLWICH HEALTH & WELLNESS PROMOTERS Call for Submissions for Woolwich Staff Health & Wellness Fair On May 19th, 2010, the Township of Woolwich will be conducting a Health & Wellness fair at the Woolwich Memorial Centre and will be featuring displays by local businesses and organizations to promote healthy living for our employees.
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There's physics behind all that sweeping
John Mahood students take to the ice
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WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS Karis Bowman, centre got some help from older sister Danya (right) and Abigail Burkholder during John Mahood Public School’s class skate at the Woolwich Memorial Centre Wednesday.
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In the popular new winter Olympic sport of curling -think shuffleboard on ice, with four members on a team -- a 42-pound banded stone is sent sliding over an ice rink toward a target region. The stone starts out going straight but curves gradually to one side, increasing near the end. What’s the point of this “curl,” and how is it done?
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Skilled curlers use it to finesse their stone around other stones that might shield the target, says Jearl Walker in The Flying Circus of Physics. This sideways deflection comes from the friction between the stone’s narrow circular band and a thin layer of liquid water melted from the ice. Due to the stone’s spin, the speed of the band varies from point to point, causing variable friction and deflecting the stone. This uneven friction also accounts for the stone’s behavior at the end of its glide, spinning around one side as if pinned there. Curling is often played on pebbled ice (with small upward protrusions), possibly to exaggerate the deflection. Vigorous sweeping of the ice just in front of the stone (a colorful feature for spectators) is thought by many players to add length to the path and to increase the curl. “While the sweeping is sometimes unfairly scoffed at, it certainly removes grit and loose ice that would hinder the stone, but it may also lubricate the stone’s motion by
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Bill & Rich Sones partially melting the ice.”
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That was the puzzle for cat companion and “tinkerer by temperament” Mark Spezio, who rigged up his beloved KooKoo’s collar with an inexpensive, lightweight GPS logger before setting him loose, says IEEE Spectrum magazine. When KooKoo returned from an 11-hour stretch, Spezio downloaded the GPS data to his computer to map out the cat’s wanderings: he had traveled about five miles, taking in neighborhood yards and rooftop hangouts, plus his favorite -- a stormwater basin area with plenty of trees and tall grass and birds, mice and other rodents. Little wonder this is where KooKoo had spent 80% of his time. Still concerned about these long absences, Spezio started searching out KooKoo at the basin area. Luckily, there’s a happy ending for the tale of the GPS-enabled cat, who subsequently began spending far fewer worrisome nights away from home. NURSERY PROVIDED
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$299,900
Attractive century home 3bdrms, 2baths, eat-in kit, sep DR, 4 season sun rm, bsmt workshop, sngl detached garage, lg lot, w/established trees/gardens, close to ammenities. Updates: roof ‘09, wiring, plumbing, lighting, wndws. Imm poss’n avail. MLS
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$334,500
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$439,000
Retirement at it’s best. Let Huron Homes build this beautiful bungalow for your needs. 2 bdrms on main flr, if you like 2 more in bsmt, with a lg rec. rm. lg master w/ ens. Dbl garage. Backs on to green belt. Yet to be built. MLS
$349,000
Beautiful quality built bungalow featuring 18” ceramic throughout foyer and ktchn, great rm & dining area features beech hrdwd floors, maple cabinets with no slam drawers, breakfast bar. Master bdrm leads to gorgeous 5 pc. bth, Dbl garage, extra height in basement, mn flr laundry. Yet to be built. MLS
$419,000
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BIRTH NOTICE
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> DERBECKER, Heckendorn, Stacey and Mike of Elmira are delighted to announce the safe arrival of their baby girl,
Rachel Jean born January 26, 2010, weighing 6 lbs 12 oz.
Lorne’s retirement from the Floradale Fire Department after 37 years.
Proud grandparents are Karen and Harold Taylor and Julie and Brian Heckendorn of Elmira. Many thanks to the wonderful doctors and nurses at Grand River Hospital.
with all my love, Elaine
We love you so much little Rachel xo.
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Lorraine – Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital at the age of 68. Loving Mother of Brian (Melissa de Vos) of Bloomingdale, dear sister of Verna Gerard of St. Jacobs.
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PRATT - CHARLES EDWARD FEB 21, 2008
Your memory is our keepsake, Dad, With which we’ll never part, God has you in his keeping, We have you in our hearts. Lovingly remembered by Joy, Chris, Grandchildren and Betty
Velma Frances – Passed away peacefully on Friday, February 12, 2010 at the Heritage House in St. Jacobs, age 84 years.
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> JANZEN, Johan (John) – It
is with sadness that the family of John Janzen announces his passing at the Heritage House in St. Jacobs, on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 just a few weeks short of his 91st birthday.
> SCHMIDT,
Arthur C. “Art” – Passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s Hospital in Kitchener on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 in his 92nd year. Loving father to Betty McLachlan and her husband Fred of Winterbourne, dear brother of Audrey Brown and her husband Jerry of Elmira.
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> WITZEL, Melvin John – Passed away at the Stratford General Hospital on Sunday, February 14, 2010. Melvin Witzel formerly of RR#1 Bright in his 85th year. Local relative is his sister Beatrice Shultz of Millbank.
3 bedroom country bungalow with high speed internet available open concept. Master ensuite, main floor laundry, large 2 car garage, new not built. Hobby shop allowed. $311,900 MLS
> WOOLEY,
Verna (Mrs. Merle) – Peacefully on Thursday, February 11, 2010, at Leisureworld Care Centre Elmira. Verna (Robertson) Wooley in her 85th year of Elmira.
Country at its best, trees, stream, camp area, lawns all on 4.3 acre estate lot with 18ft x 45ft outbuilding, 5 bedroom approx. 2350 sq ft with a large deck, walkout basement, tennis court with lights. $519,900 MLS
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Well maintained & spotless house with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, main floor laundry. Extra large second storey great room. Eat-in kitchen with oak cabinets, sliders to deck & fenced yard. C/air. MLS
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28 NIGHTINGALE CRESCENT, ELMIRA
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CONCESSION 8 | 48.79 acres on Con. 8 near Moorefield, 3 bedrm. bungalow, finished basement with fireplace, 12 x 16’ wood deck, 14’6” x 24’ detached workshop with hydro. 48.79 total acres, 34 tillable tile drained, 2 acres building site + 4.25 acres zoned for future residential, 7.5 acres zoned for future industrial development. Great investment property. MLS. Call Len Frey. ELMIRA | Location! Location! 3
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$330,000 ELMIRA | Tri-plex in good area in Elmira. Tenants pay own heat & hydro. How often do these become available? Act now before its too late!!. MLS
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Bedroom, 1 Bath Elmira starter located on pool-sized lot. Walking distance to all schools and new rec. centre. A good solid home for someone willing to put in some “sweat equity”. Call Wendy Taylor MLS
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$459,000 ELMIRA | Looking for a large shop? Over 7000 sq. ft. plus a nice 4 bedroom family home with main floor master and ensuite plus walk out basement on almost 2 acres; close to Elmira. MLS
UPDATED BUNGALOW - on great lot! Oak cupboards. All flring replaced. New 4pc bath. Newer windows. New oversized rec. rm. C/A New Price MLS $282,900
NEWLY BUILT BUNGALOW - 3 bdrms, 2 bths incl. ensuite. Great rm. w/ hardwood. Gas f/p. Cherry kitchen w/ lots of cupboards! Double garage. Immediate possession MLS $395,000
PRESTIGIOUS LOCATION - backing to wooded parkland! Custom built 3+ bdrm bungalow. 3 gas f/p’s. Finished rec. rm w/builtins. MLS $499,900
NEW BUNGALOW - lovely lot backing to open farmland. Ceramic foyer, kitchen & laundry. Hardwood in LR/DR. Bonus rm/3rd bdrm.
PARK-LIKE GROUNDS - 11 acres mixed bush, pond! Lovely updated bungalow & barn/shop. Min’s from Elmira/K-W & Guelph.
CENTURY HOME - in Linwood. 3 bdrms, 2 bths. Natural woodwork. Main fl. laundry. 24’x30’ heated workshop. Huge lot - 134’x113’!
YOU’LL LOVE COMING HOME!
$549,000 HAWKESVILLE | This charming 3,200 square foot home built in 1994 on a half acre lot in an ideal village setting features 4 bedrooms, 2 garages, one double on main level and one single on lower level, fully finished walk-out basement, large bright family room with a wood-burning stove, deck, main floor laundry and master bedroom, central air, water softener, sauna, whirlpool, barn/workshop, second kitchen on main floor and green space galore! MLS
42 ACRES 7 BEDROOMS
$674,900 CROSSHILL | This 2,800 sq. ft.
2-storey home surrounded by 100 ft. white pine & spruce trees located 20 minutes from Waterloo on a 42 acre mixed bush lot with riding trails, 2 springs and a pond has 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, finished basement ideal for in-law set-up, main floor laundry and master bedroom, and new windows, doors and geo-thermal heating system. MLS
MLS $399,900
Elmira@royallepage.ca | www.royallepage.ca/elmira
www.
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MLS $549,000
MLS $229,900
PARCEL 1 & 2, FRIEDMANN ST., LINWOOD - Sought after bldg lots country setting on edge of Linwood. Court location. 2 available!
IN PRINT | ONLINE | IN PICTURES | IN DEPTH
MLS $139,900 (per lot)
www.thurrealestate.com
STARTING OUT
Jordyn MacDonald makes her way around the ice with the help of mom Tracey during the Family Day skate at the Woolwich Memorial Centre.
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SERVICE PROFESSIONALS CARPET CARE
Read’s Decorating
COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL
SINCE 1961
CONSTRUCTION
Renovating? Let us do the clean up
RENOVATION CLEAN UPS! Call for Details • Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning on Location • Area Rug Cleaning Drop-off and Pick up Service • Bleached out Carpet Spot Repair • Janitorial • Grout Cleaning • Carpet Repair & Re-Installation • Pet deodorization • Floor Stripping www.completecarpetcare.ca
ROB McNALL
519-669-7607
LONG DISTANCE? CALL 1-866-669-7607
CONSTRUCTION
Wayne Martin Contracting
Renovations - Additions -Siding -Aluminum -Windows -Repairs
519-746-6485 RR1, Waterloo AUTOMOTIVE
TIRE
WHERE TIRES ARE A
SPECIALTY, NOT A SIDE LINE. Farm • Auto • Truck Industrial • On-The-Farm Service
35 Howard Ave., Elmira
519-669-3232
Residential & Commercial
• •
Additions Renovations
• •
CONSTRUCTION
Design/ Build Agricultural/ Residential 6672 Ruggles Rd. Floradale RR#2 Wallenstain, N0B 2S0
-Framing -Roofing -Renovations -Repairs
519-669-3082
accuracy and confidence.
graphfix ltd. Signs & Banners
Inspections for Real Estate Septic System Repairs & Restoration Catch Basin Cleaning
Vehicle Lettering Logos & Graphics
Waterloo Region • Woolwich Township
Decals & Safety Stickers
519-896-7700
20 years experience
• 14 ton BoomTruck
SKATE SHARPENING
free estimates interior/exterior painting wallpapering & Plaster|Drywall repairs
519-669-2251 36 Hampton St., Elmira
PAINTING Over 15 Years Experience
Mike
PLUMBING
YOUR
PLUMBING & HEATING SPECIALISTS!
C.J.
PAINTING
519.669.9160
Cell: 519.998.4094
519-648-3004
BRUBACHER LTD. 19 First St. E., Elmira
519-669-3362
Complete Collision Service
101 Bonnie Crescent, Elmira, ON N3B 3G2
519-664-1809
Large format printing
1600 King St. N., Unit #18
ST.JACOBS
AUTOMOTIVE
AUTOMOTIVE
RUDOW’S CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE
Body Maintenance
at
RUDOW’S CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE
24 Hour Accident Assistance
519.669.8330
1-800-CARSTAR 519-669-3373
519-669-3373
AFTER HOURS
33 First Street, East Elmira, ON
33 First Street, East Elmira, ON
FAX: 519.669.3210
519.669.8917 PLUMBING
Call Us At
TREE REMOVAL
Steve Co.
Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.
RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL
For all your Plumbing Needs. 24 HOUR SERVICE Steve Jacobi
ELMIRA
519-669-3652
SELF STORAGE
IRON
BILL SCHENKEL
FAST, FRIENDLY SERVICE AT COMPETITIVE PRICES!
AUTOMOTIVE
(Behind the old Trylon Building)
PAINTING
or
www.biobobs.com
519-669-7652
21 HOWARD AVE., ELMIRA
www.remingtongraphfix.com
Septic Tank Cleaning
Accredited Test & Repair Facility
519-669-4400
24 Hour Service 7 Days A Week
519-669-1131
FAX: 519 664-2759 • 24 Hour Emergency Service
SIGNAGE | VINYL & DIGITAL
21 Industrial Dr. Elmira
to repair your vehicle with
ST. JACOBS
OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE!
TEL: 519-664-1202 / 519-778-6104
27 Arthur St. S., Elmira
AUTO CLINIC
Providing the latest technology
519-664-9999
FREE ESTIMATES • Store Fronts • Thermopanes • Mirrors • Screen Repair • Replacement Windows • Shower Enclosures • Sash Repair
519-669-3658
AUTOMOTIVE
Auto Tech Inc.
• 35 ton Mobile Crane
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING • WALLPAPERING
CONSTRUCTION
THOMPSON’S
ORTLIEB CRANE & Equipment Ltd.
PAINTING & DECORATING
1600 King St. N., Bldg A17 St. Jacobs, Ontario N0B 2N0
SEPTIC
AUTOMOTIVE
CRANE
BIRMINGHAM
GLASS SYSTEMS INC.
For all your home decorating needs
Call Robert Michael For An Estimate!
GLEN
ST. JACOBS
Specializing in Paint & Wallcoverings
Decks/Fences Design/Build Projects
519-590-1762 EMAIL: rob.michael@rogers.com
PAINTING
GLASS SERVICES
DECORATING
CONSTRUCTION
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•Removal of Trees or Branches of Any Shapes or Sizes in Almost Any location •Hedge trimming •Branch Chipping •Stump Grinding
519-669-1836 Thomas Martin CONCRETE
ELMIRA’S SHARPENING
HEADQUARTERS Have your skates sharpened with us four times, and the fifth one’s FREE!
22 Church St. W., Elmira
Tel: 519-669-5537
STORE HOURS: M-F: 7-8, SAT 8-6, SUN 12-5
Indoor/outdoor railings, fences,gates, garden trellis, garden ornaments, floral display pieces, wall art, curtain rods and more... www.stjacobsiron.com
(519) 404-1502
Various sizes & rates
CLEAN • DRY • SECURE
Call
519-669-4964
100 SOUTH FIELD DRIVE, ELMIRA
RESIDENTIAL & AGRICULTURAL
Driveways • Sidewalks • Curbs • Barn Renovations Finished Floors • Retaining Walls • Short Walls Booking Summer 2010 Projects Now!
Willis Martin
DRAYTON, ON
519-638-2699
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Cardlock Fuel Management
COMMERCIAL 24 CARDLOCK FUEL DEPOT HOUR MATERIAL HANDLING & PROCESSING SYSTEMS • Design • Installation • Custom Fabrication
MILLWRIGHTS LTD.
519.669.5105
P.O. BOX 247, ROUTE 1, ELMIRA
24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE
TOTAL HOME ENERGY SYSTEMS
RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL
YOUR OIL, PROPANE, NATURAL GAS AND AIR CONDITIONING EXPERTS
11 HENRY ST. - UNIT 9, ST. JACOBS
519.664.2008
CASH PAID
519.669.5790 | 1.888.966.5942 www.woolwichobserver.com
SANYO CANADIAN
MACHINE WORKS INCORPORATED
CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS 33 Industrial Dr., Elmira 519.669.1591
WEICKERT& MEIROWSKI Concrete Foundations Limited
YES... WE DO RESIDENTIAL WORK!
6982 Millbank Main St., Millbank 519-595-2053 • 519-664-2914
9 CHURCH STREET EAST, ELMIRA
519.669.8362
Allen Morrison, Agent/Owner Allen Morrison Insurance Inc.
Life
Investments
25 Industrial Drive, Elmira, ON N3B 3K3
Group
FREE CONSULTATION
• Total Denture Care Travel
Email: allen_morrison@cooperators.ca www.cooperators.ca
www.freybc.com
• Same Day Service Disability
FEBRUARY 26
> The winter blahs got you > Liver & Onion Dinner – 6 p.m. down? Come join the St. Boniface School Council for their annual fundraising dance at the “Maryhill Place,� formerly Maryhill Knights of Columbus. Doors open at 8 p.m. Cost $15 per person, includes lunch, gives you a chance on door prizes and a spectacular silent auction. For more information call 519-6482832.
FEBRUARY 21 > Jubilation
Male Chorus representing 30 area churches and 13 denominations; 7 p.m., Waterloo North Presbyterian Church, Northfield Drive and Westmount Road. Free-will offering. For more information call 519-888-7870.
> Pancake & Sausage Supper 5-7
p.m., Gale Presbyterian Church, 2 Cross St., Elmira. Adults $8; children (under 12) $4. All proceeds to Haiti Earthquake Relief as a special memorial to Yvonne Martin. For more information call 519-669-2852.
FEBRUARY 24
Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St. E., Elmira, downstairs. First come, first served. Choice of liver & onion stir fry with salad or chicken casserole.
> Bid Euchre Card Party – 7:30
Mary Frey Martin RN: Eldercare; what you should know, Sheri Clemmer from Floral Fushion Floradale. Day hosted at Wallenstein Bible Chapel, 4522 Herrgott Rd., Wallenstein. Hot lunch, $15 per person. Call 519664-3794, ext. 237 for more information.
on Repairs and Relines • Metal Partial - Soft Relines •Since Implants 1987 - DentureTech •Since DENTURE SPECIALIST 1995 - Denturist
Denture
DENTURE Vinolea Jahandari DD
• ELMIRA Total Denture Care • Same day service on and relines 15repairs Memorial Ave., Since 1987 - DentureTech • Elmira Metal Partial - Soft Relines 1995 - Denturist BankSPECIALIST of Montreal) • (Behind DENTURE
519.669.1535 KITCHENER
FREE CONSULTATION 519.744.9770
p.m. at St. Teresa of Avila Church Hall, 19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Admission $5. Door prizes, 50/50 draw and lunch provided. Everyone welcome. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
ELMIRA • Total Denture Care KITCHENER 519-669-1535 • Same Day Service519-744-9770 15 Memorial Ave., Elmira (behind Bank of Montreal) on Repairs and Relines • Metal Partial - Soft Relines • Implants • DENTURE SPECIALIST
> H.U.G.S. Program 9:15-11:45
519.669.1535
a.m. For parents and their children (0-5 yrs). Topic: Cooking with your kids. Woolwich Community Health Centre, 519-664-3794.
FEBURARY 27
Space For Rent Vinolea Jahandari DD
ELMIRA
15 Memorial Ave., Elmira
(Behind Bank of Montreal) KITCHENER
519.744.9770
Call Donna at 519.669.5790 x104
> Fundraiser for Nutrition For
Learning, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Elmira Foodland on Arthur Street. Find out how you can get free groceries and support Nutrition For Learning by ordering prepaid grocery cards. This event is organized by Community Charity Services and funded by the government of Canada.
New to the Community? Do you have a new Baby? It’s time to call your Welcome Wagon Hostess. Elmira & Surrounding Area
FEBRUARY 28
> Annual Roast Beef Dinner > Taize Ecumenical Prayer Service with all the trimmings Feb. 27 at Trinity United Church, 21 Arthur St. N., Elmira. Continuous sittings from 5-7:30 p.m. Wheelchair accessible, take-out dinners available. Tickets $14 adults; $7 children ages 5-12 and family ticket $40. Advanced tickets available at Read’s Decorating 519-669-3658, Elwyn Bridge 519-669-5635; Frank Cooper 519-669-2115; Trinity United Church office 519-6695560.
After Hours Emergency Services: 1-800-465-2667
Farm
519-699-4641
FEBRUARY 20
Bus.:519.669.2632 Fax: 519.669.4282
Business
3435 Broadway St. Hawkesville
> Waterloo Rural Women’s Day. New Vacuums Electrical Supplies All Vacuum Repairs Parts & Accessories All makes and models Hand Vacs to Central Vacs
DENTURE
Auto
FEBRUARY 23
Call Donna at ext 104
FOR YOUR UNWANTED SCRAP VEHICLES CARS, TRUCKS OR VANS WE PAY CASH WITH FREE TOWING PLEASE CALL
519-568-8666
Cell: 519.581.7868
Since 1987 - DentureTech Since 1995 - Denturist
Home
Rugs and Upholstery
•Mattress Cleaning •Residential •Commercial •Personalized Service •Free Estimates
COLLEEN
Skilled craftsmanship. Quality materials. CONSTRUCTION STARTS HERE.
with Cross, candelight and music form the Taize Community; 7:30 p.m. at Trinity United Church, 21 Arthur St. N., Elmira. For anyone who would like to be part of the choir for this special service there will be a choir rehearsal prior to the service 6:15-7 p.m. All are welcome.
MARCH 4 > Shrinking Your Hydro Bill with the Community Renewable Energy Waterloo (CREW) Power $aving Network; 7 p.m. (doors and displays open at 6:30 p.m.) Kitchener Public Library main Branch, Queen Street North. Join CREW to learn how to use the Power $aving Network’s electricity self-audit kit, now available for borrowing free at public libraries across Waterloo Region. Free admission. For more information go to www.crewzone. ca or email info@crewzone.ca.
SHARON GINGRICH 519.291.6763
elmirawelcomewagon@sympatico.ca
Be Prepared For Winter!
519.669.2884 21 Industrial Dr., Elmira
NANCY KOEBEL
Bus: 519.895.2044 ext. 217 Home: 519.747.4388
Individual life insurance, mortgage insurance, business insurance, employee benefits programs, critical illness insurance, disability coverage,
RRSPs, RESPs, RRIFs, LIFs and Annuities. Suite 800, 101 Frederick St., Kitchener
Wise customers read the fine print: ▼, *, ♦, †, ■ Loyalty Rewards Event offers apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased between February 2nd and March 1st, 2010 from participating retailers. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Offers subject to change without notice. See participating retailer for complete details and conditions. ▲Your local retailer may charge additional fees for administration/pre-delivery that can range from $0 to $1,098 and anti-theft/safety products that can range from $0 to $1,298. Charges may vary by retailer. See local retailer for complete pricing information. ▼$27,999 Purchase Price applies to 2010 Ram 1500 Quad Cab ® SXT 4x4 (24A+AGR) only and includes $6,250 Consumer Cash Discount and $1,000 Bonus Cash Offer. See participating retailer for complete details. Price includes freight ($1,400), air tax, tire levy, OMVIC fee. Price excludes licence, insurance, registration, any retailer administration fees, other retailer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Retailers may sell for less. *Bonus Cash offer includes Loyalty Bonus Cash and Conquest Bonus Cash. Loyalty Bonus Cash is available to customers who currently own a Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Plymouth or Eagle vehicle and who purchase or lease a new 2009/2010 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge vehicle (excluding 2009/2010 Dodge Challenger and Sprinter models and 2010 Dodge Caliber SE/CVP). Some conditions apply. Loyalty Bonus Cash varies from $500-$1,000 depending on vehicle purchased/leased. Conquest Bonus Cash applies to customers who currently own a competitive minivan and who purchase/lease a new 2009/2010 Dodge Grand Caravan or Journey or Chrysler Town & Country model or customers who currently own a competitive pickup truck and who purchase/lease a new 2009/2010 Ram 1500 or Ram HD model. Some conditions apply. Conquest Bonus Cash varies from $500-$1,000 depending on vehicle purchased/ leased. Bonus Cash is a manufacturer-to-retailer incentive which will be deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. See your retailer for complete details. ♦Consumer Cash Discount is offered on most new 2010 vehicles and is deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. Amounts vary by vehicle. See your retailer for complete details. †0% purchase financing for 36 months available to qualified customers on approved credit through Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, TD Financing Services and GMAC on most 2010 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram models, except Challenger, Caliber Canada Value Package and SE Plus, Grand Caravan Canada Value Package and Cargo Van, Sprinter, and Ram Chassis Cab. Example: 2010 Ram 1500 Quad Cab ® SXT 4x4 (24A+AGR) with a Purchase Price of $27,999 financed at 0% for 36 months equals monthly payments of $777.75; cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $27,999. Price includes freight ($1,400), air tax, tire levy, OMVIC fee. Price excludes licence, insurance, registration, any retailer administration fees, other retailer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Retailers may sell for less. ■ Variable Prime Rate up to 84 months is offered on most new 2010 vehicles on approved credit to qualified retail customers through TD Financing Services. Biweekly payments shown are based on 84 month terms. Variable rate is TD Prime Rate and fluctuates accordingly. Payments and financing term may increase or decrease with rate fluctuations. Offer not valid for residents of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Nunavut and NWT. Some conditions apply. See participating retailer for complete details. •Ram 1500 offers the most powerful V8 under 6.0 litres in its class. ‡Based on U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) scoring system for 2010 model year Ram 1500. ®SIRIUS and the dog logo are registered trademarks of SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of Chrysler Group LLC
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