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Region’s economic storm cloud likely to pass BMO deputy chief economist bullish on local prospects in report by Canada’s Technology Triangle VANESSA MOSS Waterloo Region’s economic forecast may look bleak now, but the future is brighter here than in many other parts of Canada, according to a new report by BMO and Canada’s Technology Triangle Inc. “Over the course of 2008, the region probably has as big challenges as most of the rest of the province, but looking beyond just that short-term cyclical issue, I think the re-

gion is very well positioned to outperform the rest of the province and indeed the rest of the country over the medium-term,” said Doug Porter, deputy chief economist for BMO Capital Markets. Porter was in Kitchener Tuesday to outline details of the report, entitled “Waterloo Region and Guelph: Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gains.” He said that although the local area is suffering from Canada’s weak export growth and high dollar, its various eco-

nomic strengths should come to the forefront once the U.S. market gradually recovers and the Canadian dollar falls – a turnaround Porter predicts will be underway by 2009. Some of these regional strengths include a good industrial mix, a skilled, highlyeducated labour force, strong financial and educational sectors, and of course, the presence of notable high-tech companies, which Porter suggested will continue to grow by leaps and bounds.

Another positive is the region’s relatively affordable housing market that could attract people from other areas of the country, especially Toronto, where costs are much higher. Also indirectly affecting the region is the build-up of the new Toyota plant in Woodstock, just a short drive west. “It can still help support employment growth in the region and consumer confidence and spending as well,” Porter said.

While this list of strengths seems promising, Porter cautioned that there is still a dark cloud looming over the country that could limit Waterloo Region’s economic recovery. Even as he spoke in Kitchener Tuesday, yet another autoparts maker, Kitchener Frame Ltd., was reeling from the announcement of a possible closure that would affect 1,200 workers. “Because of Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph’s heavy See ECONOMICS page »04

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DECORATIVE DINING Wilma Myers (left), Mary McCormick and Rose Hergott enjoy their new placemats, donated by the Elmira Needle Sisters, at the Assisted Living Centre in Elmira Wednesday.

project to complete each year that will benefit their community. This time around they made 48 placemats in one “bee day” Jan. 26. “We sewed all day. We had a great time [and] we want to do more of this,” Beirnes said. She then delivered the colourful creations to various Elmira group homes in early February and was thrilled with the reaction. “They were so excited when they got them,” she said. “It was just the elation on their faces – it

was so receptive. It just makes me carry on.” “They love when somebody different – that’s not a regular staff person or family member – would come in and visit them and bring a gift for them like that,” Thomson said. “[It was] absolutely thrilling. It made their day.” Some of the residents have even claimed certain designs as their own to use at each meal, Thomson said. Inspired by the positive outcome of the placemat donation, the Sisters are now busy making quilts

for both the relief sale and their own show May 26-29 at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church. Meeting every fourth Monday of the month, the ladies welcome guests and provide various presenters to educate and entertain the group. Beirnes said the Sisters enjoy their time together and giving back to groups in Elmira is just a bonus. “It’s quietly we do this. We don’t do it for recognition; we do it because we like to sew and we like to give an interest to other people’s lives too.”

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“I want students to be very comfortable in coming to see me and bringing forward issues or concerns.”

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LEADING THE WAY Elmira District Secondary School’s new principal, Peter Rubenschuh, spent his first week walking the halls, talking to students and meeting his new staff members. He plans to use his 20 years experience with PHOTO | VANESSA MOSS the board to help all students meet their full potential.

Reaching out to his new charges Peter Rubenschuh brings experience from a range of schools to his tenure as principal at EDSS grew up in Waterloo, EDSS’ new principal is familiar with the community. His daughter Tash – now in her third year at Brock University studying concurrent education – acted as student co-president during her time at EDSS and his son Josh is still at the school for a final semester. Rubenschuh’s wife, Roxanne, is also connected to the school system; she works as a child and youth worker at Eastwood Collegiate Institute in Kitchener. Described by former colleague Lila Read as a “great father, great husband andSERVING great guy,”THE Rubenschuh said that TOWNSHIP throughout his busy career, he FOR OVER 15 YEARS has always been very committed to his family. “I’m very much ‘dad’ within our family and very supportive of our kids. We’re very involved in our kids’ lives as well in terms of their interests.” Currently, those pastimes include

VANESSA MOSS Stepping into his office for the first time last week, Elmira District Secondary School’s new principal was surprised to see his picture already up on the walls – especially since it was a blown-up version from his Grade 9 yearbook. “Everybody has had a great sense of humour,” Peter Rubenschuh said of his new staff. By taking this unique welcome in stride, Rubenschuh set the tone for his tenure at the school, which he hopes will include collaboration with those around him. “I operate with very much an opendoor policy with staff and the students. I want students to be very comfortable in coming to see me and bringing forward issues or concerns.” A 15-year resident of Linwood who

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hockey – Josh plays for the Jr. B Kitchener Dutchmen – and spending time at the family cottage on the Severn River. “It’s one of those areas where it grounds you,” Rubenschuh said. “It’s a really nice opportunity for our family to reconnect.” Having time to spend with his family hasn’t always been easy for Rubenschuh because his daily commute has fluctuated greatly. After graduating from the University of Waterloo with an honors bachelor of science, he started with the board in 1983 at Kitchener’s Forest Heights Collegiate Institute and then became head of physical education and health at Jacob Hespeler Secondary School in Cambridge. Over the years he moved around quite a bit, taking on various leadership roles at Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School, Kitchener-Water-

loo Collegiate and Vocational School (KCI), Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute, Eastwood Collegiate Institute and most recently, Forest Heights, where he acted as principal for four and a half years. “I’ve learned a lot along the way,” Rubenschuh said of his career. The veteran educator plans to use this varied experience to better a school that already has a good sense of community. “As you go through the school, kids have a smile on their face and everyone’s familiar to them.” Although he has yet to complete a thorough assessment of the school’s needs, Rubenschuh already has two main goals: to make sure graduates are adequately prepared for a competitive job market and to help atrisk students who have never enjoyed school. See PRINCIPAL »06

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Many potholes on the road to fairer gas taxes Give me lower gas taxes or give me fewer potholes doesn’t have the same ring to it as that liberty or death line, but the idea does resonate with drivers. Of course, every time we stop for gas these days – or drive over the numerous potholes this winter has produced – it’s not liberty we have in mind when we think of oil company executives. I have yet to meet anyone who’s happy about the price of gas, nor about the state of the roads (that we complain about construction delays while the roads are being repaired is another matter). For Kevin Gaudet, Ontario director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the split between what Ontario takes in through gas taxes and what it spends on roads is more than just a passing annoyance. In a recent report, he calls for the province to put in place policies to guarantee 100 per cent of money raised through gas taxes and licensing fees goes back into roads. “Many Ontario motorists feel they are being soaked at the pumps as gasoline prices hover around the $1.10 a litre mark. Not only do many feel that

big oil is generating huge profits at their expense, they also resent driving on roads and over bridges that are poorly maintained by their provincial and municipal governments,” he says. The solution? Have Ontario adopt a Gas Tax Accountability Act, as have the NDP governments in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. In Manitoba, over every four-year period 100 per cent of gas tax revenue must be reinvested into roads, bridges, highways and transportation. A similar law in Ontario, says Gaudet, would provide an additional $2.2 billion a year for infrastructure projects. Currently, the government takes in about $4.2 billion in fuel taxes and licence revenues; only 47 per cent of the money goes back into road works. That would certainly be welcome news for Woolwich and Wellesley townships, where repairs to long stretches of road have to be paid for from coffers that don’t run particularly deep (in fact, just the other day I drove through a pothole that qualifies as much deeper). “The idea is that if you’re putting gas into your vehicle, then that tax money should go back into things vehicles are using. “The province generates over $4 billion in revenues from gas taxes and

fees. They will only invest 47 per cent of it back into roads, highways and bridges. The rest goes into general revenue. Instead, the province should reinvest 100 per cent of the taxes and fees into roads, highways and bridges.” In the absence of a reduction in the 14.7-cents-per-litre provincial gas tax, the money should go to fixing our roads, he argues. In fact, he would prefer to see the redistribution of the revenues rather than a tax cut, noting the federal government has much more flexibility to reduce gas taxes. Given that some 80 per cent of the roads belong to municipalities, a Gas Tax Accountability Act would benefit local governments to the tune of $1.8 billion – much needed infrastructure money at the local level. Removing gas taxes from general coffers would require the government to make an adjustment in its spending habits. The CTF, of course, argues we’re dramatically overtaxed: there are plenty of places to cut back in or-

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der to put the $4.2 billion where it belongs. “I’m not convinced that that government, if it chose to make this a priority, couldn’t find the money to make it happen.” Politicians, however, have paid little attention to long-term infrastructure needs, preferring program spending to make a re-election splash. Failing roads and bridges – along with sewers and a host of other infrastructure issues – are left for a future administration to tackle. Chronically overtaxed, we’re getting less and less for our money. That the public is starting to perceive that issue perhaps bodes well for some pressure on our politicians obsessed with shortterm thinking. As I’m driving around on the region’s battered roads, makings stops to refuel and getting an up-close view of the dodgy conditions, I’ll certainly need no reminding of where the money’s not going.

Pilgrim’s Provident passes fire inspection An Elmira retirement home that recently lost regional funding due to violations of health and safety standards has now passed its annual fire inspection. Elmira district fire chief Kieran Kelly performed an inspection of the Pilgrim’s Provident Retirement Home Feb. 11 and found that all previously-noted fire code issues had been resolved. It got a “clear bill of health,” said Woolwich Township fire chief Rick Pedersen. “He [owner Marcel Roy] has done all the requirements, so we’ll look at another annual inspection for him.” Roy had been operating the Erb Street facility as a domiciliary hostel funded by the province and Region of Waterloo until numerous warnings about

failing to comply with health and safety regulations got no response, and the region stepped in to revoke subsidization Feb. 11. The violations forced the social services department to cut off the $45.90 daily tenant subsidy to 11 of the residents staying at Pilgrim’s. Those tenants, who suffer from physical, emotional and/or developmental disabilities, had to find new homes; many chose other government-subsidized facilities in Cambridge and Kitchener. The fire code violations were just some of the noncompliance issues discovered by the region in December and included doors not closing properly, burnt-out exit lights, inadequate corridor lighting, no recent chimney inspections, and insufficient firesafety documentation.

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emphasis on manufacturing, that softness in manufacturing acts as a real dampener on the region. “I think [Kitchener Frame] really illustrates very well the kind of pressures that are coming to bear on the manufacturing sector in the region and indeed across most of the country.” The bottom line for the region is that

the outlook is upbeat, but there is still a long road ahead. “If anything, the forecast we’ve made for the region and even for Ontario might prove a bit optimistic given the double challenges of even slower U.S. growth and an even stronger currency than the average of last year: those are two quite formidable challenges for the manufacturing sector.”

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How long have you been open? One year. How are you enjoying it? “It’s going great. It’s the benefits of owning your own business, picking my own hours and stuff … and working with my husband [co-owner Johnno] - we’re enjoying our career together.” Where did you two meet? The second week in Thailand backpacking. “It was all pretty romantic.” Where are you from? Wellesley. “I loved growing up here.” My husband is from England.

Hobbies? Yoga, shopping, hanging out with friends, going for walks around town, rollerblading. Hidden talents? Cooking. Best dish? Stir frys. Favourite food? Thai food. Drink? Spicy caesars. If you could go anywhere today, where would you go? “Somewhere hot: to a beach near the ocean in a gorgeous little hut with palm trees.”

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strong reading skills developed in elementary school give students a better chance of future success, the ontario government announced thursday. as a result, the province will provide school boards with $40 million over four years to hire 160 new library staff. the Waterloo Region District school Board will receive $214,835, and its Catholic counterpart $128,255. education minister Kathleen Wynne said the government is committed to creating the best possible learning environment and investing in staff, books and computers is an important step in that process. more than a million textbooks have been added to ontario schools since 2004.

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Transit strike averted

While a regional transit strike would have little impact in the townships – there’s no regular bus service – disruption to the full Grand River transit/mobilitypLUs service appears to have been averted. at press time, Waterloo Region had reached a tentative agreement with the Canadian auto Workers (CaW) Union Local 4304, representing operators, dispatchers, fleet mechanics and service attendants. Ratification dates have yet to be set.

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the combination of frozen ground and a significant snowpack means there is a high risk of flooding in the Grand River watershed this spring, says a report released this week by the Grand River Conservation authority. Whether flooding actually occurs will depend on what happens during the spring melt. Water stored in the snowpack has a potential to contribute to spring floods, even though much of the water was lost in the snow melt and subsequent minor flooding seen in January. however, this left the ground frozen and saturated with water, and snow recently received has returned the snowpack amount to near normal levels. the report also notes rivers are starting to re-freeze with the recent low temperatures, and a rapid snow melt could combine with river ice to cause localized ice jam flooding. these conditions are being monitored at known ice jam locations throughout the watershed such as West montrose, Cayuga and below Brantford.

GOOD TIMEs AHEAD alicia Lorenz, Kaitlin norris, Brittany straus, and Brianne Bearinger are planning a party for teenagers and seniors at the eDss gym and cafeteria Feb. 22.

MARC MIQUEL HELSEN With a little help from local seniors, students at Elmira District Secondary School will be taking a trip back in time on Feb. 22, as they host the first-ever Seniors’ Prom. As organizers Brianne Bearinger and Kaitlin Norris planned for the event this week, they talked about how a lighthearted joke about seniors and teenagers raising the roof actually got the ball rolling. Soon, however, the yarn turned into an idea and, as more people in the school’s leadership class became aware of it, it took off. Behind the jovial tone lay more profound objec-

tives of engaging local youth and stimulating a sense of community in people, both young and old. “They (seniors) see sometimes the bad things that happen in the news. They see the bad, but they don’t necessarily see the good things that students are doing, so we wanted to bridge the gap between the age groups, to show them that we’re not closed up teenagers. We really do want to get to know them,” said Norris, who planned the event along with Bearinger and fellow schoolmates Alicia Lorenz and Brittany Straus. “The community sometimes has a lot of misconceptions about teenagers

and what goes on within the school because a lot of them are so far away from it. They don’t know what’s going on within the school and the good things that we do do, like the volunteer clubs and stuff like that,” added Bearinger. The event will allow seniors to socialize, meet old friends and make new ones. On tap for the event are games, talent shows, music and a dance. “The dance is mainly for them, just a fun thing, but it’s probably going to be one of the hardest things for us because we don’t know what type of music they listen to or what to play for them, so, we’re going to see how that goes,” said Bearing-

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er with a chuckle. While the teenagers see the event as an opportunity to give back to their elders, they’re conscious that they won’t be missing out on the bargain. “We understand they do have wisdom to share with us and we can bring joy into their lives too,” said Norris, noting everyone stands to win. Although, with their favourite oldies on the sound system, the seniors in the crowd – especially the eligible bachelors and ladies – might have the edge. “Who wouldn’t want to dance with a cute young guy?” Norris quipped. To order tickets (pay at the door) call, 519-6994749.

Volunteers prepare for mission Calvary United plans two fundraisers to help with house-building VANESSA MOSS For 18 local high school students, this year’s March break will be a learning experience away from school. The Calvary United

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but ended with more than double, $2,200; in her second she racked up $3,600; this time around the Heidelberg resident accounted for $4,100 of the local chapter’s total of some $24,000. “We actually call her our Legend of the Walk,” said Laura McBride, events and donor relations coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Society. “She’s always great. Not only does she bring the whole town of Heidelberg on a piece of paper but she also brings her friends with her to the walk day. She’s very positive and energetic, and she brings a good feeling.” Coinciding with Alzheimer’s Awareness month, the annual walk raises money to cover the costs of running the organization. With 80 per cent of its funding coming from the community, the non-government agency depends vastly on the generosity of donors, said McBride.

Although none of Neal’s family members suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, she noted she knows all about the debilitating disease through a friend and her clients at Home Instead. “It’s one thing to know about Alzheimer’s; it’s another thing totally to watch it. To watch the regression -- to me, it’s such a sad disease to see someone who’s totally competent go downhill to nothing.” That said, Neal noted she is hopeful and encouraged by recent developments in the field of Alzheimer’s research and feels she can do her part by raising money. While the Walk for Memories event is about raising awareness and generating funds for the organization, it is also about informing the greater public about the services the organization offers. “People in the outer part of the region don’t

know that the KW chapter, because of the name, actually supports them. When they have a family member who is struck by the disease, they don’t know where to turn – it is important for us to involve the communities outside of Kitchener-Waterloo,” said McBride, noting that the townships fall under the society’s area of coverage. Neal said she’ll likely hit the streets of Heidelberg again next year. But that doesn’t mean she’ll be taking a break from the pavement. Chances are if you take a trip through town, you will see her zipping across the country on her skis or on foot, in the middle of one of her daily four-mile (6.5kilometre) treks. “I figure [walking] is one of the nicest things you can do for yourself and it’s still free … [though] they may start charging me for wearing off the pavement,” she quipped.

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“We want to make sure that we position our students for success in the future.” As he strives to accomplish these objectives, Rubenschuh will work hard, keep staff informed and make the process enjoyable at the same time, said former colleague Agnes Dufournaud, principal of Grand River Collegiate Institute. “He will do whatever it takes to make people

laugh,” she said, adding that he has his finger on the pulse what’s important in today’s education system. “I think he’s very visionary. He has a solid vision of where he wants to take a school and then he sets up the programs and puts them in place to realize that vision. “His focus would be on ensuring that the maximum number of students are as successful as possible.”

Read, a principal at KCI, used many of the same words to describe Rubenschuh’s style. She said that he is so dedicated to the students, especially those who are marginalized, that he borders on being a workaholic. “He is a get-thingsdone kind of guy. He definitely has a ‘farmermentality’ – he knows about planting the seeds and nurturing things and letting them grow and he doesn’t mind dig-

ging in and working really, really hard.” For Rubenschuh, that commitment is necessary to properly lead students and staff, while also serving the community. “At the end of the day, my focus is very much, students. Looking at making sure that when students move on from their secondary school experience that they look back at those years with some fond memories.”

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Mission: Destination Mexico » From page 05

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as we give to them.” To raise funds for this trip, the high school students are holding two events at the church in St. Jacobs: a goods and services silent auction Feb. 24 and a mystery dinner theatre Mar. 1. Altogether, they hope to raise $10,000 – not an easy feat, but a worthwhile one, Siebert said. “I thought this would be a really great experience for our team … a cultural and social experience … to build a house and to do a bunch of fundraising beforehand [and] to be able to see the fruits of hard work.” The silent auction will feature autographed hockey memorabilia, gym memberships and homemade goods, along with helpful services like babysitting, dog walking and other labour provided by the students. “We have some great goods and we have some really fun services that the youth are offering. It should be a really fun time.” The dinner theatre night is also courtesy of the 18-member group that will entertain guests with a murdermystery as they feast on

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four-course meals. “The drama happens around them,” Siebert explained, adding that both events are open to anyone. “It will just be a really great way to support a family in need and to also support local youth and their

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February 6

100:11 AM | A resident of a Riverside Drive, Elmira home reported the loss of a license plate bearing the marker 1915 HH. It appears to have been lost somewhere in Woolwich Township. 2:58 PM | Precise Casting Incorporated, a business on Bonnie Court in Elmira, reported the theft of scrap metal with a resale value of approximately $2,000. The theft occurred between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. that morning.

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February 7

8:15 AM | An Elmira driver was southbound on Killdeer Road when he was forced to stop for a stop sign at Brook-

mead Street. After stopping, the man’s car was struck by another vehicle, eastbound on Brookmead. There were no injuries and damage to both vehicles was moderate. The first driver was charged with ‘fail to yield to traffic on thru highway’ and ‘no clear view front and side’ because of frosted side windows. 9:00 AM | A St. Jacobs man reported that his vehicle was struck by another vehicle at some point in the day; it had been parked at several locations in Waterloo, including Conestoga Mall. The estimated value of the damage is several thousand dollars. There are no suspects 9:01 AM | Four vehicles were

Arthur Street in Elmira. Police did not charge the individual but were concerned for his safety, so had him taken to Grand River Hospital. 4:40 PM | A collision involving two vehicles brought police to Arthur Street South, close to Sawmill Road. An emergency vehicle attempting a U-turn engaged its emergency lights and pulled to the side of the road. A collision with another vehicle ensued as the ambulance pulled onto the road. There were no injuries, no charges and just minor damage to both vehicles.

involved in a chain-reaction collision on Arthur Street South, near Elmira. The four vehicles were all northbound on Arthur when the lead vehicle slowed to make a left turn. While the second and third vehicles were able to stop in time, the fourth skidded over an icy portion of roadway and crashed into the last of the three, causing a chain reaction right up to the lead vehicle. There were no injuries and no charges. Damage to all vehicles was moderate. 6:28 PM | Police received a report that a vehicle was struck at a Flamingo Drive parking lot in Elmira. A plate was obtained and when officers caught up with the alleged suspect – the registered owner of the vehicle – at 9:10 p.m., they charged him with one count of failing to remain at the scene of the collision and for breach of probation.

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Jackknifed truck closes highway

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OBSTACLE TO PROGRESS The main link between Elmira and Waterloo was closed for more than an hour early Sunday morning (Feb. 10) when a tractor-trailer jackknifed on an icy portion of Arthur Street South.

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6:15 AM | A tractor-trailer jackknifed on Arthur Street South, south of Sawmill Road. The road was closed for more than an hour as the rig was removed from the road. There were no injuries, no charges and no damage. Icy road conditions

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On the evening of Feb. 7, a contract sales person working for a utilities company was canvassing the Elmira area when she was invited into the home of an Arthur Street South resident. For some reason the resident then allegedly became upset with her and pushed her out the door as he demanded that she leave. She was not injured, although when she contacted police she asked that they simply warn the resident about his behaviour; police obliged and there were no charges.

IN THE AFTERMATH Two vehicles collided near Arthur Street and Oriole Parkway in Elmira Feb. 12. One driver was charged with making an unsafe turn after turning into the path of an oncoming car. and high winds appear to have been contributing factors. 8:41 PM | Police were summoned to a Poffenroth Path, Elmira home under construction when a neighbour observed something smoldering at the front of the house. Police and firefighters arrived on the scene and extinguished the remainder of the fire. It was determined that some scrap lumber had been used to start a small fire, the embers of which were then used to keep sand, piled on top, from freezing overnight. There was no damage.

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February 11

9:30 AM | Security cameras at the Home Hardware on Church Street West in Elmira appear to have caught an alleged shoplifter pilfering items from the store a number of times since the beginning of the year. The suspect is described as a white male, early 20s, wearing a grey and black coat and a hat. Police continue

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February 12

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Energy costs fuelling inflation Higher gasoline and natural gas prices continue to lead inflation-rate increases – no real surprise to those of us fuelling our cars and heating our homes. Gasoline prices rose by 14.9 per cent to close out 2007, according to a Statistics Canada report. Consumers also paid 27.1 per cent more for heating oil in December 2007 than in December 2006, the biggest increase since October 2005. While energy companies maintain higher prices are simply the result of higher costs, not gouging, profits continue to rise. Also telling was another report showing that public and private investment in plants and equipment will grow at a healthy pace, led by the oil and gas industry. Profits – the result of $100-a-barrel oil – continue to reach new heights. Strong oil and gas revenues are filling Alberta coffers, and prompting debates about what should be done with all that money as the province prepares for an election next month. (Don’t expect to see any changes, as the Conservatives have ruled for decades.) To make matters worse, the inflationary pressures have played havoc with Bank

of Canada interest-rate policies. Even as the economy slows down in central Canada, particularly in the manufacturing heartland of Ontario, Alberta continues to overheat. Changes in the rate could have a significant financial impact on the monthly outlay of expenditures such as mortgage and credit card payments. Canadians shell-shocked from gas prices that have passed $1.30 a litre may be seeing lower prices at the pump at the moment, but the StatsCan report shows the upward trend is more than just that spike. The grief extends beyond those of us with cars – those heating their homes with oil have been experiencing price shocks in the vein of those suffered by electricity customers during the ill-fated open market experiment. But more than that, we all suffer when the price of gasoline skyrockets: virtually all of the goods we purchase rely on fuel-powered transportation, at the very least, to get them to the stores. Ultimately, the cost of gas has everything to do with the price of bread when you go shopping.

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And that is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Increased fuel costs have a ripple effect through the economy, touching us in a variety of ways. Why, then, have governments become so cavalier about prices? Previous Liberal governments, which made noises about price-fixing and collusion, did nothing of substance in their tenure. Now, with an Alberta-based Conservative government at the helm, we’ve not even heard such rumblings, let alone any action. That extends to investment into the research and development of alternative fuels, a necessary move to counter the dwindling supply of oil and the increasingly obvious impacts of burning fossil fuels. Don’t look for Tory leadership on that front, either. In fact, as Alberta discusses its energybased surpluses, the province is looking to expanded tar sands exploration and for ways to tap into a huge reserve of coal, another energy source tied to greenhouse gas emissions and global warning. Environmentalists and consumers alike will have much to complain about for the foreseeable future.

» THE MONITOR

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» HARD TALK | RAFE MAIR

Alberta preparing to thumb its nose at the rest of Canada Quebec is the destabilizing factor in Canada – paradoxically, it is the stabilizing factor as well. The separatist poison ivy that goes away and comes back regularly makes Quebec into a special place not so much because of its language and culture but because it must constantly be wooed, cosseted and bribed. On the other hand, without Quebec there is no Canada – in her absence Ontario and a couple of Atlantic client provinces would run the whole show. We have another destabilizing province, Alberta, which hitherto we haven’t taken too seriously. In order to assess its seriousness we must lay an historical base. In 1878, after paying his political forfeit over the Pacific Scandal, Sir John A. Macdonald returned to power on the theme of a national policy. The idea was that a transcontinental railway would encourage settlement in Western Canada, thus providing a ready market for Ontario (largely) manufactured goods that would be protected by high tariffs.

The Canadian Pacific Railway was completed in 1885. The tariff policy was very unpopular in the western provinces, as they saw the same goods they paid for dearly sold at much reduced prices below the U.S. border. The white hot anger at the CPR, the visible cause of prairie misery, gave rise to the story about the farmer, whose crops had been ruined by locusts, shaking his fist at the sky calling out “God damn you CPR.” Fast forward to 1905 when the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were fashioned out of the Northwest Territories, owned by the federal Crown. The new provinces weren’t given power over “natural resources,” a power all other provinces had. This was keenly resented and a bitter struggle ensued. Finally, in December 1929, Ottawa granted the prairie provinces the same rights other provinces had. Then came natural gas in Turner Valley, followed by what seems like a never-ending discovery of oil. The 1929 deal had come just in the nick of time for Albertans. Now to 1980. As with other countries in the “West,” we suffered from the shenanigans of OPEC, which hit the manufacturing regions hard, as it did all Canadians outside Alberta and B.C.

– which had huge natural gas resources – when it came to heating homes in winter. Pierre Trudeau, who wasn’t big on provincial rights in the first place, brought in the national Energy Program (NEP), which, by keeping domestic oil prices below world market prices, forced Alberta, and to a lesser degree B.C., to be generous by subsidizing industry and homeowners alike. Alberta reacted by cutting back on production and using bumper stickers saying “Let the eastern bastards freeze in the dark.” Brian Mulroney came to power in 1984 promising to get rid of the National Energy Plan, which was pretty easy because the NEP contained a threshold price of oil before it kicked in and oil prices had fallen well below that mark. Before going on it must be stated that in B.C. and Alberta, the latter especially, the right to natural resources is an “or fight” issue. Alberta will, on Mar. 3, elect another Conservative government even though the Tories are stale with a colourless leader and have been in power since man’s mind runneth not to the contrary. The result will mean that Premier Ed Stelmach will say “the rest of Canada can get stuffed on climate control and keep your grubby hands off

our oil resources.” Now that the price of oil is pressing on the $100 per barrel mark, the tar sands, hitherto uneconomical to mine (for that’s how it’s done) are in production. Thus has Alberta flung down the gauntlet and dared the federal government to pick it up and fight. This puts that part-time Albertan Prime Minister Stephen Harper in a hell of a box and, in my view, explains why he’s egging on the opposition to force an election. The last thing he needs is a federal election where the votes of Albertans are crucial to his success. In other words, for Mr. Harper, it’s gird up our loins with a majority government then step into the ring with Alberta. In the result, the 1980 policy of Pierre Trudeau must be examined by the feds. The NEP was never tested in the courts as to its constitutionality and my guess is that if it is, Ottawa will win and they’ll be able to do through the back door (taxes) what they can’t do through the front door: expropriate provincial resources. If that happens, all hell will break loose with Alberta and B.C. – and maybe Saskatchewan as well, making the same noises as Quebec does when the poison ivy reoccurs.

» INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | GWYNNE DYER

Pakistan vote a challenge to U.S. efforts to foment terrorism The opinion polls could be wrong by as much as 10 or 15 per cent, and they’d still tell you a lot about the state of Pakistani public opinion. As the country heads into the election that was postponed for six weeks after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in December, what the polls are saying, basically, is that the president, Pervez Musharraf, is about as popular as piles. The elections on Feb. 18 are for the National Assembly (parliament), so they do not directly threaten the former general’s grasp on power. Musharraf had himself re-elected to the presidency last October (after attempting to dismiss the chief justice of the supreme court, whom he suspected of planning to challenge the validity of the process). But the real game is about whether he stays in power or not, and that is very much

in doubt. The depth of his unpopularity is truly impressive. A poll conducted recently by the International Republican Institute, a right-wing American organization for the promotion of democracy abroad, gave Musharraf ’s approval rating as a scant 15 per cent. That is a 50-percentagepoint drop since November. Seventy-five per cent of respondents said that Musharraf should resign – and 62 per cent believed that his government had some role in Benazir Bhutto’s assassination. This popular conviction that Musharraf had Bhutto killed is very useful to the party she led, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), as it guarantees a large sympathy vote. It also explains the PPP’s stubborn insistence, in the face of much evidence to the contrary, that Benazir Bhutto was shot and not killed by the subsequent explosion. It seems a niggling detail to outsiders, but it matters electorally since the Pakistani public tends to believe that it is extreme Islamists who blow people up, whereas the

government would employ snipers or other shooters. A rival poll conducted at the same time by another U.S.-based organization, Terror-Free Tomorrow, produced almost identical results. These are not numbers that the Bush administration would be eager to hear, since Musharraf is its protégé. He has been Washington’s loyal ally in the “war on terror” since September 2001, and his government has been rewarded with about $10 billion in American aid. Given all this, the IRI’s report that 89 per cent of Pakistanis oppose any cooperation with America’s “war on terror” would be especially unwelcome to Washington. Whatever their flaws, the figures have not been manipulated to serve the purposes of the U.S. government. So what do these polls tell us about the outcome of the election? They say that Musharraf ’s tame party in the parliament, the Pakistan Muslim League – Qaid-e-azam (PML-Q), will be thoroughly humbled in the election.,

winning as little as 14 per cent of the popular vote. Bhutto’s PPP, now led by her husband Asif Ali Zardari, will benefit greatly from her death, winning half the votes cast and emerging as the biggest party in the new parliament. The party of Nawaz Sharif, the man whom Musharraf ousted as prime minister when he carried out his military coup in 1999, is predicted to get 22 per cent of the vote. So between them the PPP and the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) are likely to get almost three-quarters of the votes. That is probably enough to drive Musharraf from the presidency if the leaders of the two opposition parties can stick together. This is not at all what Washington intended when it put its money on Benazir Bhutto. Her return from exile began as part of a U.S. scheme to shore up Musharraf ’s tottering rule by engineering an alliance between the two. The idea was that Bhutto, in return for an amnesty on the various corrup-

Mart in Jonquiere, Quebec convened to form a union, the company shut down the location. Eight months later, the Quebec Labour Board, ruled in favor of the employees, accusing WalMart of closing the store in retaliation against the unionized workers. Wal-Mart’s capacity for destruction, however, does not end at its pitiable treatment of its employees. Kenneth Stone, a professor of economics at Iowa State University, depicts the dire effect of Wal-Mart on surrounding economies. Studies conducted by Stone have demonstrated that small towns neighbouring Wal-Mart locations “lose up to 47 per cent of their retail trade after 10 years.”

While WalMart offers “top quality merchandise and services” (insert satirical laugh here), Woolwich Township appears to have dismissed or opted to ignore Wal-Mart’s disparaging effects, and has given the “go-ahead” for the construction of yet another Wal-Mart. According to the director of land development for Vaughn-based SmartCentres, Prakash David, obtaining approval from the township has been a long journey. I would like to suggest that the journey has just begun. Businesses in Waterloo and surrounding towns (i.e. St. Jacobs and Elmira) will undoubtedly feel the same repercussions that have marked

the end for numerous grassroots companies across Canada and the United States. And so it appears that “the rich (corporate America) will get richer and the poor (middle- and lower-class inhabitants of towns adjacent to WalMart locations) will get poorer.” Thus, having lost the battle to keep Wal-Mart at bay, I leave you, the reader, with another challenge: stymie the temptations of Wal-Mart; buy Canadian-produced goods, support local services, and help maintain local businesses’ viability.

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» LETTER TO THE EDITOR Give Wal-Mart the welcome it warrants To the Editor, I think it is interesting that the city voted Most Intelligent Community of the Year for 2007 has suddenly digressed in 2008 by giving America’s corporate giant, Wal-Mart, the okay to build in what will soon become Canada’s 279th ‘Wal-Town.’ Through a lack of workers’ unions, low wages, and poor benefit packages for workers, Wal-Mart systematically demonstrates its lack of concern for the communities in which it builds. In 2005, after employees at the Wal-

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tion charges facing her, would come home, win the parliamentary election, and become prime minister. In return, Washington’s favourite Pakistani general would finally take off his uniform (three years after mandatory retirement age) and emerge as a civilian president enjoying Bhutto’s support. No detail was overlooked. Even the date of the amnesty was chosen so that Bhutto would benefit from it while her main civilian rival, Nawaz Sharif, would not. But Benazir Bhutto’s assassination changed all that. Whatever the Pakistani public chooses to believe, it is most unlikely that Musharraf organized Bhutto’s assassination. The political compact between the two was far from settled, but it was still Musharraf ’s best hope of clinging to power. That hope is now fading fast. On Tuesday, Sharif and

Zardari met in Lahore and pledged to form a coalition government after the election. It is an unlikely coalition, for the two parties have traditionally loathed each other, but if it lasts long enough it would have the political strength to impeach Musharraf, whose “re-election” last year was deeply suspect from a legal point of view. That would be deeply distressing for the Bush administration, which would lose its most important and obedient ally in the “war on terror.” But it would be a very good thing for Pakistan, whose 165 million people deserve something better than an unending parade of generals ruling over them. And it would probably also be a good thing for the real struggle against terrorism in the long run, since the “war on terror” has been the main recruiting agent for Islamist extremism ever since 2001.

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Couple aims for all the comforts of home in newly launched B and B Chose Wellesley as a quiet retreat from city life that offers country charm and plenty of sightseeing VANESSA MOSS

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Modern comfort meets historic charm in Carol ann’s Bed and Breakfast, a new business in the Village of Wellesley. The recently-built, open-concept home at 30 Ferris Dr. has a stone fireplace, sitting and dining rooms, bright kitchen and hot tub to accommodate its guests, along with an added bonus: the hosts themselves. “We enjoy people [and] we enjoy listening to travel stories,” said Carol ann Miller, co-owner with her husband Philip Jefkins. After years of appreciating bed and breakfast stays themselves, Miller and Jefkins decided to give it a try, part-time for now – Miller works for Sun Life Financial and Jefkins with Waterloo Fire Rescue – and full-time during their retirement. They chose Wellesley after passing through on their motorcycles one day and “falling in love” with the village. OPEN HOUSE Carol ann Miller and her husband Philip Jefkins want guests to feel at home when they stay at their new bed and breakfast operaLast May, they chose a tion in the Village of Wellesley. house design, watched it remind its owner of the often miss in older bed we like,” she said. take form and decorated room that’s cold.” B and B guests have a past, like a colourful and breakfast homes, So far, the couple is it to reflect their tastes. happy with the response Miller describes the choice of two rooms at quilt that hangs on the Miller said. In the morning, Miller to this new venture, finished product as Carol ann’s: “Clarice” wall. The slightly small“homey, warm, relaxed and “Vivie” in honour er “Vivie” room features normally serves up ap- most of which came and bright” – a setting of Miller’s maternal warm colours and plush ple pancakes, fresh fruit from their website at and “fire hall omelets,” BBCanada. bed and breakfast visi- grandmother and moth- bedding for $75 a night. er. Both spaces have tele- but she’s also willing to They have entertained tors look for, she said. The former is larger, visions, DVD players, take special orders since guests from the Neth“They just feel more 875146_moh_07_011 8/15/07 3:51 PM Page 1 erlands, bikers passlike they’re comfy and costs $85 a night and is fridge-access and en- her goal is to please. “Personalized is what ing through – who are at home, versus a hotel filled with items that suites – luxuries visitors

allowed to park their machines in the garage – and a man visiting Kitchener on a conference, who chose Wellesley over Waterloo. “He said, ‘I’m from Toronto. I just didn’t want to stay in the city.’” Miller explained. “People want a change,” Jefkins added. “They want to check something different out.” A change of scenery and a chance to learn about different communities is what attracted Miller and Jefkins to B and Bs and they hope to provide that positive experience for others. Miller has an array of literature on hand highlighting the local markets, the Stratford Festival and other area attractions, and the couple has started volunteering in the village so that they can learn more about the local culture and events. “For us, we want to be involved in the community.” Having lived in the K-W area their whole lives, Miller and Jefkins are excited to introduce visitors to a new place. “We have lots of inquiries about the Mennonites and lots about the markets,” Miller said. “That’s why they (guests) don’t go to a hotel: they like to chat with someone local.” For more information, visit www.bbcanada. com/carolanns.

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Greenbelt forum gets city, country kids talking Ontario’s Greenbelt has been met with mixed blessings. It was designed to preserve farmland, so you’d think the agricultural sector would love it. But in certain circles, it’s despised. Its critics’ main argument is that farmers’ land use inside the Greenbelt is restricted, particularly when it comes to selling their farm. However, it’s time to accept the Greenbelt is here to stay. It may be grudging acceptance, but whatever resistance to it will likely be futile. The provincial government is committed to it. Environmental groups are rallying around it. City people love having the country nearby (as long as it doesn’t smell). And it’s hard to argue with the basic

premise of farmland preservation. So, if the Greenbelt is a lock, the farm community needs to think differently about it. Can it actually do some good for agriculture? Absolutely. To me, its real value is ruralurban education. The Greenbelt, in principle and practice, could be a place where the next generation of rural and urban Ontarians learns to appreciate, accept and tolerate each other. It’s a place for old stereotypes and fears to die, for farmers to reach out to new and young Ontarians, and for the farm community to promote an appreciation of agriculture. A perfect example of using the Greenbelt in the right way is illustrated by a new program called the Greenbelt Youth Forum. It’s led by 4-H Ontario, through an imaginative partnership with a group called Leaders Today, founded by renowned youth ambassadors and activists Craig and Marc Kielburger.

It pushes all the right buttons for promoting rural-urban understanding and dialogue. Scheduled for early April in Bolton, the event will unite rural and urban students from the 53 high schools within the Greenbelt. Lyndon Stewart, executive director of Guelph-based 4-H Ontario, says the forum participants will benefit greatly from the event. They’ll develop a broader understanding and appreciation of agricultural and environmental stewardship initiatives. They’ll become engaged in local issues, and they’ll develop a greater sense of civic responsibility. They’ll do so by tackling some tough and important issues, including water preservation, land use planning, environmental stewardship and local food. Then, after the forum, delegates will undertake an initiative within their community or school, called the Bushel Basket of Change Proj-

Chamber seeks stimulus package in 2008 provincial budget The province’s declining economic outlook means the government should emphasize a stimulus package in its upcoming budget, says the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. In a survey of its members representing a crosssection of the province’s business community, the chamber found just 16 per cent of respondents anticipate the economy to perform stronger in 2008 while 47 per cent expect it will be weaker. In a meeting with Finance Minister Dwight Duncan, the OCC asked the province to enact a number of key recommendations, including:

• Revamping the tax structure in order to reduce the marginal effective tax burden of capital and labour – currently almost double the average of five of Ontario’s peer jurisdictions – by eliminating the small business surtax and reducing corporate tax rates; • Determining the feasibility of a “made-in-Ontario” harmonized sales tax; • Strengthening Ontario communities by uploading social services; • Establishing Canadian content levels for publicly tendered transportation infrastructure projects

to support domestic industry and the communities in which they operate. “Businesses throughout Ontario, are feeling weathered and beaten by the economic storm that has been buffeting Ontario,” said Len Crispino, president & CEO of the OCC. “They’re in urgent need of short-term relief, particularly in the manufacturing sector, while the long-term health of our economy is dependent upon decisive action taken today to spur economic growth, strengthen our communities and build a ‘next generation’ workforce.”

ect. The topics are flexible, as long as they’re something that hasn’t been done before and contributes to ruralurban understanding, and promotes the virtues of the Greenbelt. The projects will be featured at the 2008 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. This is textbook synergy between all the groups, and shows how 4-H Ontario is changing. For example, Leaders Today is the top youth leadership training organization in the world, delivering innovative local and international training experiences to more than 350,000 youth every year. Its focus is empowerment, working primarily at the high school level to help students acquire knowledge and research skills to address community social issues, and assist local charity and non-profit organizations in their community support work. The group has certainly had a rural youth empowerment mandate, and at one time dabbled in social action. However, I’m not sure that’s exactly what 4-H Ontario’s leaders envisioned when the organization began shifting its focus toward rural-urban relations and development a year or so ago. But there’s no question there’s exciting times ahead for its 1,500 volunteer leaders and 7,000 members. While 4-H Ontario maintains the tradition that’s made it a rural institution, it’s reaching a whole new audience in a highly pertinent way. Plus, it’s actually involving the Greenbelt. Very clever, strategic and interesting to watch evolve.

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Team Ontario falls just short at national tournemant St. Clements’ Norm Green may have come home empty-handed from the Canadian White Cane Blind Curling Championships Feb. 9, but he still managed to make an impression. The blind curler and his Team Ontario came in fourth overall, defeated British Columbia’s Team Canada in the round-robin, won the “shot to the button” competition and watched their second, Kitchener’s Carrie Speers, make the all-star team. “With the competition, I think we did really well,” Green said. Since losing all sight in his left eye and all but four per cent in his right after a work accident in 1992, Green has been competing successfully in both blind and sighted sports. This recent trip to the nationals in Ottawa was a first for Green, whose team won the right to represent Ontario in the provincials last April. Going into the weeklong event Feb. 2, Green was confident, but also a little unsure how playing without a sighted coach nearby would turn out – a new rule in blind curling. “I found that a little tough,” Green said of the outcome. “There were a couple of shots that we should have swept more and we never did and there were a couple shots where we should have not swept and we did. “I still like to hear someone yell, ‘sweep,’ or ‘no, no, no.’” Green’s team came out of the event with five wins and two See CURLING »17

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GOT IT Netminder Dan Morrison sprawls to make the save as Mackenzie Bauman holds the line in action at the Elmira Arena Feb. 10. The Kings went on to defeat the Brantford Golden Eagles 5-3.

Kings prepare for last push as season draws to a close Win over Brantford sets the stage for this weekend’s busy schedule MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Nearing the end of the regular season, the Elmira Sugar Kings made their lone game count last weekend, defeating the Brantford Golden Eagles 5-3 Feb. 10. The Kings added another two points to the win column and gained an eight-point cushion on the secondplace Listowel Cyclones (26-6-8-3, 63). Although the triumph gave them a comfortable lead, the Kings are about

to enter the toughest phase of the regular season as teams on all sides scramble to earn valuable home-ice advantage. The Kings have five games remaining on the calendar, two of which will be against the second- and third-place teams, Listowel and Cambridge. Last weekend’s match-up at home in Elmira saw both teams with early chances, but it was ultimately the Kings who made theirs count. “I thought we, for the most part, played a pretty good game,” said coach Geoff

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his 19th goal of the season (19-27, 46) moved to 12th place in the league scoring leaders’ race. “I blocked a shot in our own end … John picked it up and we went down two-on-one, he fed it over and I put [it in],” said Hilliard, describing his goal. The Kings’ Michael Therrien, a pesky presence who gave the Brantford defence grief all night, made it 2-1 before the first period buzzer; Dan Rhame picked up the assist. A tightly contested show-

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» THE NOT-SO-GREAT OUTDOORSMAN | STEVE GALEA

True Canadians head out to enjoy eight hours of winter Last Sunday, we had a major blizzard here. I’m talking about winds that would pick you up off your feet and whiteouts that made urinating in a snow bank a very risky proposition. Naturally, we chose this time to go ice fishing. I didn’t do this of my own free will. No, I went because a good friend of mine showed up and asked if we could go ice fishing. After his three-hour drive from the city, I could hardly say no. The headlock he had me in made this difficult. So, we had a quick coffee, and drove out to a small lake in search of lake trout. Eight hours later, we caught one. It doesn’t matter who caught it. What matters is that both of us, fairly intelligent individuals, stood on

said, “What could he possibly do?” It was then that the dog raised his leg and pretended that Bryn’s new daypack was a fire hydrant. “That’s what,” I added. Bryn quickly formed a snowball, but I still think he should have thrown it at the dog. It was all downhill from there. Several times during the ordeal, we could not see shore, even though it was a very small lake. And every five minutes we had to clear the ice out of our holes. And then we tended line. As enjoyable experiences go, it ranked right up there with root canal or a Celine Dion concert. Okay, it wasn’t as bad as a Celine Dion concert, but you get the idea. In any other country in this world, a team of psychiatrists would have been immediately dispatched to the site. But, as we all know, this is part of what it is to be Canadian. It’s what sets us apart; it’s why the Americans

the open ice in the middle of a lake without shelter for eight hours. In this time, we conducted an intellectual study of chattering teeth and bouncing willow gads. The conversation was scintillating, too. It went something like this. “This is crazy.” “Yes, I agree, this is crazy.” “A few more hours?” “Sure.” In many ways the whole situation reminded me of an Ingmar Bergmann movie – two confused people alone in a bleak and barren landscape, both contemplating the meaningless of life. As if this wasn’t good enough, at one point a stray Labrador retriever crossed the lake to visit us. I’ve already met this particular dog before and don’t like him much. He tries to steal fish, gloves, and whatever else is handy. So I warned Bryn not to trust the mutt. In response, he

don’t invade. Whether it is ice fishing, snowmobiling, skating on an open pond, skiing, snowshoeing, curling, or any of the countless other frigid things we do, it seems to me that, for Canucks, this sort of winter activity is a rite of passage. It is in our national character to embrace winter at least once a year. I figure that just one day of this provides us with a better outlook for the rest of the year. This also explains that crazy fellow you always see who is smiling and whistling a happy tune while digging a meaningless hole in the garden for his wife during the height of black fly season. You know the man. He’s sweating rivulets, being eaten alive, and just joyful to be there. He’s not nuts. He’s just thinking that it could be a whole lot worse. That’s right, he could be at a Celine Dion concert.

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Curling: Close call » From page 15

SETTING UP Applejack Scott Hanley hits the brakes during a game against the Port Dover Sailors Feb. 9 at the Wellesley arena. The Jacks ended up on the losing end of a 5-3 final.

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losses, the most disappointing of which was to Ottawa, which meant the difference between first and fourth place. Since Team Ontario won the “shot to the button,” which breaks ties, it would have taken the top spot with a win against Ottawa. But, the ever-positive Green was just glad for the experience, especially his game against B.C. “They are good [and] the skip of B.C. told me after that we out-curled them. “Everything came up ‘A’ for us.” He was also very happy 2/13/08 11:54 AM Page 1 for Speers, who didn’t realize the significance

of her all-star status at first. “I had to explain to her that being an allstar and being picked in a bonspiel like this is an achievement because they look at you and say how good you were.” Overall, the week was fantastic, Green said, as he prepares for the blind curling provincials on Mar. 29. At 65, he said is grateful for blind sports because they keep his spirits up; he encourages others like him to try them out. “It gives the people out there, the visually impaired, a hope that there is something for them to do.”

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Regular season done, Wellesley now prepares for first-round matchup against Burford Bulldogs MARC MIQUEL HELSEN After a formidable month of January that saw the Jacks (23-15-4, 50 PTS) post six wins and three losses, last weekend’s three-loss run came as something of a surprise. Certainly it was a bitter conclusion to a decent year. Worse than that, the single point obtained in weekend action saw the Jacks relegated to third place in the Bauer Division, fifth overall in the McConnell Conference, meaning that they won’t get home-ice advantage in the series against Burford – a predicament coach Kevin Lobsinger had hoped to avert. After losing to Burford in Wellesley 7-4 on Feb. 8, the Jacks were felled by the Port Dover Sailors (5-3) and the St. George Dukes (3-2 SO) in successive home games. Unfortunately for the Jacks, the cancellation of their midweek practice due to wintry weather conditions got the team off to a bad start, and the weekend snowballed downhill from there. “Losing that one game pretty much relegated

us down to fifth spot … and, I think, that’s what happened for the rest of the week. That loss set the tone for the weekend,” Lobsinger said. “That was a kick to the stomach. That took a lot of wind out of everybody’s sails going into Saturday and Sunday.” Wellesley’s opponents, by comparison, got an early start. “Burford played a game that week plus a practice, so, they came in firing on all cylinders; we came out flat missing that practice. After we lost that game, we knew Tavistock had won against Hagersville, and that kind of set the tone for the weekend.” It wasn’t long before the Jacks discovered the Friday night loss would have a significant ripple effect on the weekend and that second place was virtually out of sight. That said, the Wellesley coach also underscored his opponents’ resolve to get “out of the basement” and that translated into two consecutive Port Dover wins: one in Wellesley Feb. 9 and another in Burford the following afternoon.

On Sunday, it was the St. George Dukes who drew first blood at the Wellesley arena. Adam Wood from Lee Davey made it 1-0 just 4:19 into the first period. The Jacks would have to wait until the second period to get on the scoreboard. At 6:01, Will Metske, from Scott Hanley and Owen Engel, tied the game. The Dukes’ Terry Fader scored on the power play at 8:57 to restore his side’s edge. The Dukes’ lead, however, was short-lived: at 10:15, Pat Doyle, from Wes Hauck and Brock Gerber, stormed in to tie it up. Both teams battled hard to create an advantage, but saw all doors shut. Eventually, the game was forced into an extended frame. The added period resolved nothing, however, and the game headed into a shootout. St. George’s single goal, courtesy of Wood, sealed the deal. Despite an anticlimactic end to the season, Lobsinger downplayed its significance: as far as he’s concerned, the pending playoffs wiped the slate clean. “After the game I asked the guys what St. See JACKS »19

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Kings: Firm grasp on league’s top spot  From page 15

down, the second period was marked by a flurry of activity as each team notched 21 shots; both goalies were kept busy between the pipes. But whereas the Kings might have dominated the first frame, the Golden Eagles put their stamp on the second: Jack Mullan, unassisted, threaded the needle seconds before the intermission to tie things up at 19:45. “In the second period I thought we got away from our game a little bit and then we took some penalties,� said Haddaway. Looking to make up for the lethargic second period, the Kings came out hard in the third. Therrien, from Brent Freeman and Rhame, gave the home side the lead at 4:14. Zinken, who was recently voted the Mid-Western Junior Hockey League player of the month, converted on a Patrick ShantzTrent Brown setup at 5:35 to make it 4-2. The Kings then turned a negative into a positive when Sugar King Chad Hepburn took a trip to the penalty box for cross checking at 8:20. Seeing an opportunity to boost their offense, the Golden Eagles pulled their goalie to add the extra attacker. The two-man advantage backfired, however, when the Kings’ Garrett Rank pounced on a cough-up behind the centre line and sent the puck up the ice for an easy empty-netter at 9:08, making it a 5-2 game for the home side. Feeling the noose tighten, the Golden Eagles battled to get back into the game, but Jesse Gionette’s (Sam Milligan, Matt Garbowski) marker at 10:09 of the third was too little, too late.

After the game, Haddaway praised his team’s defensive performance in the third as it effectively quashed all of Brantford’s power-play attempts. Netminder Dan Morrison, who stopped 34 of 37 shots, was instrumental in maintaining his team’s lead. “Just a typical performance from Dan,� said Haddaway. Solid all night, Elmira’s backstop wowed the crowd when, late in the third, he raced several meters out of his net to challenge a Golden Eagle breakaway with an acrobatic save more akin to a soccer slide tackle. “It is a gamble, but you hope your players take calculated risks; we have a lot of confidence in Dan when he does those things, he sees the game so well.� The Kings have a busy schedule this weekend taking on Listowel, Cambridge and Guelph in three back-to-back games. But after a relatively inactive weekend, the team wouldn’t have it any other way. “It boils down to the kids love to play hockey, so they’re going to get a ton of it next weekend. We’ll have a lot of fun with that,� said Haddaway. For his part, Hilliard is pumped. “We’re going to look to set a tone in those two games because more than likely one of those two teams we’ll come up against in the playoffs,� he said, noting he’s especially looking forward to the matchup with the Cambridge Winter Hawks today (Saturday). The match is set for 7 p.m. Tomorrow, (Sunday), they’re home to take on the Guelph Dominators. The puck drops at 7 p.m.

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Woolwich Girls Peewee B

Feb. 6

Feb. 9

Woolwich 4 St. Clements 1 Goals: Jessica Townsend (Emily Willms, Michelle Bauman), Taylor Rempel x2 (Cora Kieswetter), Claire Hanley (Meghan Martin, Erika Morrison)

Woolwich 2 North Halton 1 Goals: Leanne Martin (Lindsey Bauman), Meghan Hovey (Melanie Schwartzentruber, Jennifer Norris)

Feb. 7

Woolwich Peewee LL#1

Twin Centre 0 Stoney Creek 0

Woolwich 4 Brantford 1 Goals: Gillian Olsthoorn x3 (Claire Hanley x2, Erika Morrison x2, Landis Saunders), Emily Willms (Amber MacPherson)

Feb. 9

Feb. 9

Feb. 9

Woolwich 7 Milvertson 0 Goals: Gillian Olsthoorn x2 (Erika Morrison), Taylor Rempel (Marlee Kernick), Cassandra Tuffnail x2 (Taylor Rempel x2, Cora Kieswetter, Meghan Martin), Emily Willms (Michelle Bauman), Marlee Kernick (Cassandra Tuffnail) Shutout: Dana Columbo

Woolwich Major Midget A Feb. 8 – OMHA 2 out of 3 playoff, Game #1

Woolwich 4 Owen Sound 2 Goals: Ben Ahier x2 (Mike Moggy, Kevin Howarth), Damien Parent, Luke Shantz (Rob Hinschberger) Feb. 9 – Game #2

Woolwich 5 Owen Sound 1 Goals: Luke Shantz x2 (Jarred Parent, Damien Parent, Nathan VanGerwen, Nick Roth), Nick Roth x2 (Jarred Parent, Damien Parent, Luke Shantz x2), Ben Ahier

Feb. 10 - Championship Game

Feb. 9

Paris 3 Woolwich II 2 Goals: Conor Jansen (Owen Griffith), Owen Griffith (Sean Wilton)

Woolwich Boys Novice LL Red Wings Feb. 9

St. George 4 Woolwich Red Wings 2 Goals: Matthew MacDonald, Mitch Rempel (Nolan McLaughlin, Dylan Smith, Austin Whittom)

Feb. 9

Rangers 4 St. George 2 Goals: Benton Weber, Keanan Stewart x3 (Walker Schott, Conner Graham)

Feb. 9 - Playoffs

Brampton 6 Woolwich 1 Goal: Jaeden Shoemaker (Jeff Weber) Feb. 9

Woolwich Rangers 8 Woolwich Penguins 3 Goals: Jordan Gamble, Jacob Davis (Michael Devries, Nathan Horst), Austin Cousineau (Bruce Martin, Riley Shantz)

Twin Centre Stars Feb. 9

Paris 4 Twin Centre 3 Goals: Ethan Collyer (Jade Lipczynski), Nolan Hislop x2

Woolwich Boys Minor Atom A - OMHA Playdowns, Game #5 Feb. 9

Woolwich 5 Guelph 2 Goals: Mason Buehler (Connor Goss), Connor Runstedler (Buehler, Goss), Tyler Moser (Kelby Martin, Garrett Schultz), Liam Dickson (Goss), Jayden Hipel (Connor Bauman)

Team Pittsburg 4 Twin Centre 2 Goals: Laura Weber x2 (Sophie Jantzi) Feb. 11

Twin Centre 6 Waterloo 1 Goals: Sophie Jantzi, Deanna Mainland x2, Lauren Quehl x2, Delanie Kidnie (Sophie Jantzi, Deanna Mainland, MeghanSchnarr, Marrisa Lebold, Delanie Kidnie x3)

Atom LL Feb. 8

Lakeshore 4 Twin Centre 0 Feb. 9

Woolwich LL#1

Woolwich Minor Bantam A

Feb. 10

Feb. 8

Woolwich Wildcats Boys Local League Peewee Team 2

Woolwich 7 Kingston Blue Goals: Lauren Wilford, Tabatha Horst x2, Gillian Primeau, Megan Lee x2, Christine Ellis (Jenna Petker x2, Christine Ellis x2, Tabatha Horst, Lauren Wilford, Gillian Primeau, Megan Lee, Steph Thomas) Game #2 Woolwich 5 Pickering 1 Goals: Christine Ellis x2, Megan Lee, Gillian Primeau, Jenna Petker (Primeau, Petker) Game #3 Woolwich Red 4 Woolwich White 3 Red goals: Megan Lee, Lauren Wilford, Christine Ellis x2 (Primeau x2, Petker, Lee) White goals: Kaila Kutchaw, Sloane Spruyt, Andrea Marshall (Marshall, Michelle Conlon, Vicki Wannamaker, Caroline Stenzke) Game #4 – Semi-final Woolwich 6 Kingston White 4 Goals: Megan Lee x2, Christine Ellis, Steph Thomas, Gillian Primeau, Lauren Wilford (Lee, Thomas x2, Primeau x3, Rachelle Ament) Game #5 – Final Kingston Blue 4 Woolwich 2 Goals: Steph Thomas, Gillian Primeau (Primeau)

Brampton 12 Woolwich 1 Goal: Jordan Moore

Feb. 8-10 - Stoney Creek Sweetheart Tournament

Twin Centre 3 Ancaster 1 Goals: Deanna Mainland, Jocelyn Oja,Laura Weber (Sophie Jantzi, Julia Dakin) Twin Centre 2 Stoney Creek 1 Goals: Lauren Quehl, Laura Weber

Kingston Tournament – Game #1

Feb. 9

Novice

Woolwich 3 Twin Centre 1 Goals: Nathan Dowdall, Adam Brown, Joseph Dubue (Adam Brown) Goals for Twin Centre: Kurt Linder (Dominic Schwietzer, Isaac MacDonald)

Woolwich Belle Red

Woolwich Boys Bantam AE

Twin Centre Hericanes

Brampton 7 Woolwich 2 Goals: Steven Kardasz (Logan White), Dalton Taylor Feb. 10

Woolwich 5 Burlington 3 Goals: Steven Kardasz (Shane Young, Dalton Taylor), Alex David (Justin Neeb, Brayden Stevens), Logan White (Clinton Dechert, Ryan Ament), Ryan Ament (Logan White, Clinton Dechert), Justin Schlupp

Woolwich Novice LL#3, P.I.B. Panthers Feb. 9

Panthers 8 Woolwich #2 3 Goals: Sam Davidson x2 (Devin Williams, Justin Taylor), Mattie Uhrig x2 (Ethan Young), Cameron Brown x2, Liam Hartman x2 (Mattie Uhrig)

Woolwich Novice A #5 Feb. 9 - Round Robin Play Downs

Woolwich #5 5 St. George #2 1 Goals: Sheldon Metzger x3, Chase Mooder (Sheldon Metzger), Daniel Gallant (Sheldon Metzger)

Woolwich Major Novice A Feb. 9

Oakville 2 Woolwich 1 Goal: Ryan Kieswetter Feb. 11

Woolwich 4 Owen Sound 3 Goals: Issac Frey x2, Conner Martin, Jack DeBoer (Jack DeBoer, Tyson Bender x2, Ryan Kieswetter)

Woolwich Minor Peewee A Feb. 11

Woolwich 2 Oakville 1 Goals: Alex MacLean, Matt Lair (Ryan Shinker, Tristen White, Alex MacLean, Bo Uridil)

Woolwich Ringette Kitchener Golden Ring Tournament Game #1 Mitchell Black 10 Woolwich 2 Goals: Hannah Bettke, Kian Klemetsch Game #2 Woolwich 3 Kitchener 2 Goals: Ava Henderson, Kian Klemetsch x2 Game #3 Ayr 7 Woolwich 2 Goals: Ava Henderson, Kian Klemetsch

Twin Centre 3 Stoney Creek 3 Goals: Meagan Esbaugh, Kassidy Tucker x2 (Kayla Lee, Shaylyn Jones, Carli Jones,Natessa Shantz x2, Rebecca Giovaniello) Twin Centre 4 Stoney Creek 0 Goals: Meagan Esbaugh, Carli Jones, Kassidy Tucker, Natessa Shantz (Jessica Harnack, Kayla Lee x2, Shaylyn Jones, Carli Jones, Kassidy Tucker, Natessa Shantz, Rebecca Giovanniello)

Bantam B Feb. 10

Twin Centre 2 North Halton 2 Goals: Stephanie Straus (Megan Bott, Jenna Bott), Ainsley Smith Feb. 11

Twin Centre 2 Woolwich 0 Goals: Ainsley Smith (Stephanie Straus, Jenna Bott), Carly Labord (Leanne Howorth, Ainsley Smith)

Midget 1 Feb. 6

Twin Centre 5 Waterloo 0 Goals: Sharlyn Denstedt, Kim Finn, Meggy McTavish, Kaytlin Uberig, BrynnaWasylycia (Kim Finn, Stacey Frey, Meggy McTavish x2, Kaytlin Uberig, JennaVoisin, Brynna Wasylycia, Emily Detzler) Feb. 8

Twin Centre 2 Stoney Creek 2 Goals: Kaytlin Uberig, Brynna Wasylycia (Meggy McTavish) Twin Centre 4 Stoney Creek 4 Goals: Meggy McTavish, Jenna Voisin x2, Jenna Dietrich (Kim Finn, Stacey Frey, Kaytlin Uberig, Sharlyn Denstedt x2, Kourney Riley x2) Feb. 9

Twin Centre 3 Lakeshore 2 Goals: Stacey Frey, Kay tlin Uberig, Jenna Voisin

Midget 2 Feb. 8

Lakeshore 2 Twin Centre 0 Twin Centre 2 Stoney Creek 0 Goals: Sarah Jantzi, Carling Cisecki (Janessa Heywood, Sarah Miltenburg x2) Feb. 9

Twin Centre 1 Lakeshore 1 Goal: Emily Erb (Janessa Heywood, Tori Koller) Feb. 11

Twin Centre 5 Waterloo 1 Goals: Emily Erb, Janessa Heywood, Sarah Jantzi, Sarah Miltenburg, Sarah Van Allen (Cassie Hergott, Janessa Heywood, Andrea Norris x2, Melanie Horst, Hannah Boehm, Carling Cisecki, Tori Koller x2)

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Woolwich gymnasts open season in Niagara Falls MARC MIQUEL HELSEN The Woolwich Gymnastics team kicked off the competitive season in style last week with a solid performance in Niagara Falls. Appearing at the Americana 15th annual invitational tournament for

the first time, the contingent from Woolwich, featuring gymnasts aged eight to 18, posted strong results, said competitive coach Sarah Schmidt. “We did very well. They’ve been working really hard,”’ she said of her charges, noting the gymnasts have been

practicing their floor routines since October and right through the Christmas break. “(They) were really prepared for this competition.” Among the squad’s accomplishments was ending up with an overall third-place finish. Woolwich finishes:

Jacks: It’s a whole new season » From page 17

George’s record was. I asked them what our record was; I asked them what Tavi’s record was; I asked them what Buford’s record was, and everybody was coming up with different answers,” Lobsinger explained. “I said ‘sorry, guys to tell you but you’re all wrong because as of right now this very moment at 10 o’clock Sunday night everybody is 0 and 0: nobody has any wins, nobody has any losses. We just played 42 exhibition games to get ready now for the playoffs, and here’s what everything means right now.’” Lobsinger’s philosophy of starting from zero is reinforced by statistics: in their

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regular season record against the Burford Bulldogs (the Jacks’ opponents in round one of the playoffs) the Wellesley Applejacks were 3-3: two of those games went to shootouts. And in the playoffs, as in the regular season, Lobsinger expects that the Jacks will face a tough challenge slipping the puck into the Burford net. “Burford’s got a good goalie; he’s got a Sutherland Cup ring on his finger ... a ring that can choke a grown man if they swallow it, so you know they’ve got a great goalie in their net.” In addition to facing a solid netminder, the Jacks, who Lobsinger described as a more defensive-minded and per-

haps physically bigger team than the Bulldogs, will face a squad that is quick, offensive-minded, and armed with a potent power play: discipline will be an indispensible asset. Any way he looks at it Lobsinger sees a tight contest. And anything is possible. “I think we can beat any team in our league if we put our minds to it and we bring the work ethic that we’ve had all year. “If we play our game we’ll have success. If we try to match them with their game, they’re going to beat us. I don’t think Burford can play our game, and we can’t play their game.” The series opens tonight (Saturday) at 7:30 p.m.

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What the cat told us about love Next Level Theatre’s Indoor/Outdoor gives us a feline’s view of human relationships Anyone who’s ever looked at a pet staring up at them has probably wondered at some point, ‘what are they thinking?’ To answer that question – or at least to speculate on what’s going on – we have Kenny Finkle’s Indoor/ Outdoor, to be staged next week at the Church Theatre in St. Jacobs by the newly relaunched Next Level Theatre. Indoor/Outdoor is a quirky romantic comedy that looks at love and relationships through the eyes of a frisky house cat named Samantha (played by Christine Girardi). Her owner, Shuman (Will Kernohan), doesn’t always understand her, but he knows he wants her to stay at home. Things get complicated when a wild alley cat named Oscar (John Cormier) shows up at the sliding glass door telling Samantha that the grass is greener in the outside world. Dreams of adventure fill her heart, until she’s willing to risk everything for love – only to discover that what she longs for might be in the last place she thinks to look. Throw in a cat therapist

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Dryer - Heavy Duty - Super Capacity. Approximately 10 years old, very good working condition. Asking $275.00 for the pair. Phone 519-669-4360. » Moving Sale - Double bedroom set $100/b.o.; rails for waterbed (queen), dusty rose $75/b.o. matFor a detailed description of this position, and to apply online, please visit our tress $50/b.o. Sewing maWeb site at www.region.waterloo.on.ca by February 25, 2008, quoting chine with table $50/b.o. competition number 2008-1102. Call 519-669-4174. » Rotating Dual Seal Or, send your résumé to: Beam. Comes with blue The Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and amber lens. ExcelStaffing Coordinator, lent condition. $135. Call 150 Frederick Street, 3rd Floor, 519-669-3510 after 6 Kitchener, ON N2G 4J3. p.m. » Snow Plow Headlamps We are committed to employment equity and thank all applicants in advance; however, we will be - High & Low Seal Beam corresponding only with those selected for an interview. Headlamps with built in park & signal lamps. Excellent condition. $85. Call www.region.waterloo.on.ca 519-669-3510. » Waxing Table - white viHELP WANTED nyl padded top, measures HELP WANTED FOR SALE2/12/2008 9:47:26 AM 104321wat_adreach7.indd 1 approx. 70”X24”W X30”H. » A r e Y o u R e t i r e d ? » Help Needed for 2 full ANTIQUES Manicure Table and Chair Looking for part time days a week call Don at Records, 45’s, 78’s, and - white table has padded hours? Farmer shop The Corner Store in Lin- albums from 50’s and armrest and 2 storage handyman, variety of wood for appointment, 60’s, Rock and Roll and drawers, measures apmaintenance tasks, in- 519-698-2600. western; 2 antique library prox. 32”LX16”W, blue door, outdoor duties. chairs. China cup and chair with rolling casters. Must have valid drivers » Part time retail posi- saucers, 519-669-5279. Pedicure Foot Stool - padtion available. Must be licence. Smoke free ended foot support adjust to 3 » Burton Blunt Snowable to work Saturdays. vironment. Apply: 430 heights. Asking $300.00. Apply to: Elmira Gift Outboard, Burton custom Albert St., Waterloo or Phone 519-669-4360. let, 1 Union street Elmira, bindings, brand new, used fax 519-747-1736. 519-669-3072. once, $450; Dog cage like WANTED » Earn up $700.00 or new, suitable for small more weekly assembling WORK WANTED dog, $50 519-669-7667. » B u y i n g C e n t u r y our different product at » Computer Monitor - Old Brick farmhouses, » S e e k i n g p o s i t i o n home, full time or part schools, churches, etc. time. For info: S.A.S.E. to as grooming or stable 15” Flat Screen, Opfor wrecking and brick tiquest Q7 brand, aphand. 8 years experiDreamnight prod. 8-400 salvage. Ross Lumley Steeles Ave., East, Suite ence, mucking, grooming, prox. 2 years old, perfect (519)383-2024; wrecking working condition, asking exercising. Ask for Erin at 339 ext:203, Brampton, people’s homes (38 last $100.00. 519-699-9266. Ontario, L6W 4T4. all over Southwest» Microsoft Keyboard and year) » Established Framing cHILD cARE ern Ontario since 1969. Mouse Approx. 5 yrs. Company in KW area REQUIRED old, asking $20.00. Com- AUTOMOTIVE requires framers with a minimum of 1 year expe- » A live-out nanny is puter hard drive - approx. rience. Must have own required to care for two 6 years old, needs to be » 1996 Astro Passenger transportation. Top wag- girls (ages 1 and 3) in our updated, Asking $25.00, van. 0 kms on new engine. es and bonus incentives Linwood home, beginning or take all 3 for $175.00. $4800. 519-210-0107. offered to energetic and September 2008. Full-time Phone 519-669-4360. » 1997 Pontiac Sunfire, responsible applicants, days, Monday-Friday. Call » Frocks N’ Fabrics - black, lady driven, manuChristine 519-698-0182. 519-575-3807. Spring Fabric Sale Feb. al, 2 door, CD, car start19 - 29. Store hours for er, tinted, winter tires, all » Full-time Customer cHILD cARE the sale are Mon. - Sat. season never used. New Service. 3 to 5 days/ week including one eve- » Elmira Mom has Child 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. A large 2008 alternator/belt, spark ning. Apply in person care openings available selection of polyesters plugs, 2007 brakes, batwith resume to: Stem- immediately. Quality care and tropical breeze sell- tery, heater coil, 2006 mufmler Meats & Cheese, in a fun, educational envi- ing at reduced prices. fler, 171,000kms, $2500 o.b.o. 519-669-4757. 519-846-9250. Heidelberg. ronment, 519-669-0142.

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Community Information Page THE TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH "Proudly remembering our past; confidently embracing our future."

P.O. BOX 158, 69 ARTHUR ST. S. ELMIRA, ONTARIO N3B 2Z6 WEBSITE: www.woolwich.ca

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Tuesday March 11, 2008 7:00 p.m. Township Council Chambers 69 Arthur Street South, Elmira Regarding 16524870 Ontario Inc. and Jacqueline Good and Zone Change Application 4/2008 Martin’s Family Fruit Farm Ltd. and Official Plan Amendment Application 3/2008 and Zone Change Application 5/2008 2096297 Ontario Inc. and Southfield Market Inc. The Township of Woolwich will hold a Public Meeting, under Sections 17 and 34 of the Planning Act, to consider the following Official Plan Amendment and Zone Change applications. No decisions will be made at this meeting; its purpose is to provide additional information to the public and agencies and to receive comments and information from them. Official Plan Amendment Application 2/2008 and Zone Change Application 3/2008 524870 Ontario Inc. and Jacqueline Good The Township has received Official Plan Amendment and Zone Change applications from 524870 Ontario Inc. and Jacqueline Good for the properties located at 3 and 7 Wyatt Street East and 30 Memorial Avenue, Elmira (see Map 1). The properties are designated Core Area, are within the Memorial Avenue Special Policy Area in the Township’s Official Plan and are subject to new policies to be established for the Elmira Two Zone/Weigel Drainage Area. The properties are zoned Core Commercial – Urban (C-1(f)), Buffer Commercial – Urban (C-2A(f)) and Residential Mixed High Density (R-5) with site-specific regulations. The properties currently contain a commercial operation and two single family dwellings. The Official Plan Amendment application proposes to amend the Memorial Avenue Policies to permit commercial uses on the subject properties and remove the provision for an antique shop at 30 Memorial Avenue. The Zone Change application proposes to rezone the properties from R-5, C-1(f) and C-2A(f) with site specific provisions to C-1 with site specific provisions. The site specific provisions will permit the new building with a reduced rear yard setback of 1.2 metres. The effect of the applications is to facilitate the merging of the properties to permit the redevelopment of the site for commercial purposes. The applicant proposes to demolish the existing buildings and redevelop the site with a new commercial building which will be located to the rear of the site (from Wyatt Street), limit vehicle access to Wyatt Street, and provide a landscape strip along Memorial Avenue. Zone Change Application 4/2008 Martin’s Family Fruit Farm Ltd. The Township has received a Zone Change application from Martin’s Family Fruit Farm Ltd. to extend a Temporary Use By-law concerning their property located at 1420 Lobsinger Line (see Map 2). The property is designated Rural Land Use Area and is zoned Agricultural with a site-specific provision permitting a mobile home as a Temporary Use. The purpose of the application is to extend the Temporary Use By-law for an additional three-year period to allow the mobile home to remain on the property and be used for farm help. The property also has approval for two permanent dwellings. Official Plan Amendment Application 3/2008 and Zone Change Application 5/2008 2096297 Ontario Inc. And Southfield Market Inc. The Township has received Official Plan Amendment and Zone Change applications from 2096297 Ontario Inc. and Southfield Market Inc. concerning four properties located at the

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north east corner of Arthur Street South and Earl Martin Drive, south of the Price Chopper food store, in Elmira (see Map 3) Three of the parcels (adjacent to Arthur Street South) which comprise of 1.5 ha, are designated Service Commercial Area and Arthur Street/Southfield Drive Service Commercial Policy Area in the Township’s Official Plan and are zoned Service Commercial (C-7) with site-specific provisions. The fourth parcel (located to the rear and fronting on Earl Martin Drive) which comprises 2.0 ha is designated Industrial Area and is zoned Industrial Business Park (M-6) with site-specific provisions. All of the lands are currently vacant. The purpose of the Official Plan amendment and Zone Change is to re-configure the designation and zoning for the industrial and service commercial areas. Upon completion of the applications approximately 1.9 ha of land, located immediately south of the Price Chopper food store and fronting on Arthur Street South, will be zoned and designated service commercial while approximately 1.6 ha of land, located at the corner of Arthur Street South and Earl Martin Drive, will be zoned Service Industrial and designated Industrial. In addition the Official Plan amendment is also proposing an increase in the maximum area of service commercial lands in the Arthur Street/Southfield Drive area from 4.73 ha to approximately 5.2 ha. The effect of these applications will permit the development of a Canadian Tire store in the re-designated/rezoned service commercial lands, which is a site-specific permitted use for the Arthur Street/Southfield Service Commercial area. The amendments do not propose to add any additional permitted uses or increase the maximum service commercial gross floor area regulated for this area. No decisions will be made at the Public Meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to present the applications in more detail and to solicit comments from the public. Please Note: Official Plan Amendment If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Official Plan Amendments, you must make a written request to John Scarfone, Manager of Planning, Township of Woolwich, Engineering and Planning Services, Box 158, 69 Arthur Street South, Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6. If a person or public body that files a notice of appeal of a decision of the Council of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in respect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment, does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Council of the Township of Woolwich before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal. Zoning Amendment If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the Council of the Township of Woolwich in respect of the proposed zoning by-law does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Council of the Township of Woolwich before the proposed zoning by-law amendments are adopted, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal. Additional information pertaining to these planning applications is available for review at the Township of Woolwich Municipal Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, or by contacting Engineering and Planning staff at 519-669-8706. If you cannot attend the meeting, you can express your concerns/comments about the proposed change in writing to the Township of Woolwich. Any comments received on or before March 4, 2008 (Note that this date is before the public meeting) will be included in a report prepared by Engineering and Planning Services and presented at the Public Meeting. Any comments received after the Public Meeting, but prior to Council making a decision on the applications, will also be considered. If you wish to be notified of additional Township public meetings or Township staff reports regarding these applications you must make a written request to Engineering and Planning Services at the Township of Woolwich at the address shown at the top of this advertisement.

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Community Information Page THE TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH "Proudly remembering our past; confidently embracing our future."

P.O. BOX 158, 69 ARTHUR ST. S. ELMIRA, ONTARIO N3B 2Z6 WEBSITE: www.woolwich.ca

SEASONAL ATTENDANT Required by the Township of Woolwich Recreation & Facilities Services. s

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Apply in writing to the undersigned no later than Wednesday February 27, 2008. Alexandra Cumming, Human Resources The Corporation of the Township of Woolwich Box 158, 69 Arthur St. S. Elmira ON N3B 2Z6 We thank all applicants for applying for this position. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

SUMMER PLAYGROUND POSITIONS Summer Playground Supervisor Employment Period May 12 to August 29 Assistant Playground Supervisor Employment Period June 25 to August 26 Summer Playground Leaders Employment Period June 30 to August 22 Apply with Resume and Cover Letter By Friday March 7, 4:00 pm to: Dave Ruetz Aquatic Supervisor Township of Woolwich 69 Arthur St. S Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6

VOLUNTEER ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Township of Woolwich is looking for members of the community to become part of an Advisory Committee to develop a volunteer policy for the municipality. The policy would support the importance and impact of volunteers on municipal services. The committee will meet several times between March and August to complete this project. If you are interested in becoming a member of this committee, please submit a resume with pertinent information about yourself to David Ruetz before 4:00 pm Friday February 29, 2008. Dave Ruetz Aquatic Supervisor Township of Woolwich 69 Arthur St. S. Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 Email - druetz@woolwich.ca Phone – (519) 669-5757

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR 2008 INTERIM TAX NOTICE Property tax bills were mailed February 12, 2008. DUE DATES: Friday, March 7, 2008 (first Installment) Friday, May 9, 2008 (second installment) PAYMENTS: Payments may be made by pre-authorized payment, post dated cheques, through financial institutions, computer or telephone banking, interact payments, mail, and at the Municipal Office. A drop box is available for payments made after normal business hours. MONTHLY PRE-AUTHORIZED PLAN: If you have made application for the monthly preauthorized plan that commenced on January 1st, 2008 you will not be receiving an interim tax bill. Check your bank statement to verify your application is on file. If your property is being sold, please notify the Township office immediately to ensure that no further payments will be taken from your account. If you require a tax bill for any legal matters contact the Township and a bill will be provided. QUARTERLY PRE-AUTHORIZED PLAN: The installments to be deducted on the due date will be shown under messages and explanations. Each installment represents 25% of total taxes for 2007. The amount to be withdrawn from your account on May 9th is the same as what is shown on your tax bill for March 7th. MORTGAGE COMPANY PAYMENT PLAN: If your mortgage company is responsible for payment of your property tax and has given the township notice, we will forward your bill directly to the mortgage company for payment. You will not receive an interim tax bill. If you have cancelled or changed mortgage companies, notify the Township office immediately. We will amend our records accordingly. If you received an interim tax bill and you think the mortgage company should be making payments on your behalf, remit your bill directly to the mortgage company for payment. If you require an interim tax bill for any legal matters contact the Township and a bill will be provided. ARREARS: Penalty and interest on arrears shown on your tax bill is calculated to February month end only. If you are paying a bill that includes arrears after March 1st, 2007 additional penalty and interest will apply. Please check when making payment for total due to ensure that further charges will not apply on your account. DIDN’T RECEIVE A BILL? Non-receipt of a tax bill does not waive your obligation to pay and you may incur a penalty. If you did not receive a bill, contact the Tax Collector as soon as possible at (519) 669-1647 x 232. NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDING ALERT: If you have been paying taxes on land only, you may be subject to a Supplementary Tax Bill later this year. ASSESSMENT INFORMATION: If you have any questions related to the assessment value placed on your property, call the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation at 1-866-296-6722. Marion Pollard, CMTC (A) Manager of Revenue/Tax Collector

LIVESTOCK VALUER(S) REQUIRED The Township of Woolwich is seeking up to two people with the required skills and knowledge to act as valuers of damage to livestock and poultry as specified in the Livestock, Poultry and Honey Bee Protection Act. Familiarity with the Act, farming, livestock production and wildlife management issues relating to coyotes and dogs would be an asset. Experience with claim management and program administration is beneficial. You must be able to adhere to strict deadlines, have good organizational and accurate reporting skills. You must have received the required training from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food OR be willing to attend a 3-hour training session during the afternoon of March 26th. Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the position to the attention of Alexandra Cumming, Township of Woolwich, P.O. Box 158, 69 Arthur Street South, Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6. You may submit your information by mail or by e-mail to acumming@woolwich.ca

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»» Q. Why are there so many different toothpastes on the market? A. Because toothpaste as advertised has a lot of work to do, such as preventing cavities, whitening teeth, freshening breath, cleaning sensitive teeth, and there’s even a liver-flavored variety for dogs, says Simon Quellen Field in Why There’s Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste. Toothpastes need to have abrasives to scour off bacterial film, fluoride to harden the teeth against decay, thickeners to help squeeze the stuff out of the tube and stay on the brush, strong and pleasant flavors to mask the bad taste of decaying bits of food as well as the awful taste of other ingredients like detergents and phosphates. Detergents are used to remove any fatty films, plus water softeners make the detergent work better. This also helps clean the teeth and provides a foam to carry away debris. The list goes on, such as sequestering agents, sulfates for dissolving plaque, baking soda for “mouth feel.” The aforementioned “antifreeze” is typically glycerin or propylene glycol, safe and edible in small doses, with a moisturizing effect to keep the toothpaste from drying out when the cap is left off. “However, if it’s diethylene glycol, the toxic ingredient found in a car’s radiator, you do have a problem.”

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16 DUKE STREET, ELMIRA $214,900 - Victorian Character w/the amenities of today. 4 bdrm., 2 bth semi is located on a mature tree-lined street. Updated electrical and plumbing, newer gas furnace and tastefully decorated. Walkout from kit., to porch and deck. Walk to downtown. Shows “AAA” MLS. CALL WENDY TAYLOR** TO VIEW. 25 TALLWOOD DRIVE, WEST MONTROSE $632,000 - Gorgeous custom built home (1.59 acres) backing onto the Grand River. 3+ bdrms, 4 baths, great room with cathedral celing, & 2 gas fireplaces. Country eat-in kit. w/ oak cupboards & island. Main flr. laundry, upper level den/office. This home has it all. MLS. CALL WENDY*** TO VIEW. 7448 WELLINGTON ROAD 11, MAPLETON $349,000 - Country living at it’s best in this 3+1 bdrm, 2 bath bungalow all on 5.7 acres. Large open concept eat-in kit. and famrm. Finished basement and exceptionally large 2 car garage for all your toys. Presently set up as small hobby farm with fenced paddock. Shows “AAA”. MLS. CALL LISA* TO VIEW.

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OPEN HOUSE - Sat & Sun. Feb. 16-17 2-6 pm 55 Mockingbird Dr., Elmira

HARRISTON This property has a large family room with 10ft ceiling and the rest of the main floor has 9ft ceilings. Four bedrooms on the second floor the master has a balcony and wide baseboard. This house has a lot of character that can be used to bring the potential of it to its maximum. $126,500.00 MLS Please call Leon for more info.

FOUR LEVEL - backsplit semi on a 157' deep lot, overlooking farmland. Cozy rec.room w/lge. windows, bar & fireplace. W/O from kitchen to deck. Long driveway, Central air. Shed NEW MLS $217,900.

FIRST TIME BUYERS! - Cozy starter home, quiet street. Mature yard. New shingles (07), bathroom (07), CAC (2003). Hardwood floors. Finished rec. room. Storage shed. Shows AA. NEW MLS $203,900.

TIMELESS BOARD & BATTEN HOME on a sizeable lot in the delightful village of Kurtzville. The back yard enfolds you with its enchanting trees. 7 new double hung windows, new well in 07,deck, detached workshop with hydro. Only 10 minutes from Listowel. MLS $89,000. Please call Leon for more information.

CUSTOM BUILT HOME - loaded with extras! Oak kitch. w/island & w/o to deck. Hardwood in D.R. 3+bdrms., 4 baths. Oak trim & doors. Prof. fin. rec. room w/fireplace, games rm. 3pc. bath in lower level. Concr. drive & walkways. Call for details NEW MLS $529,900

LOCATION! - Close to all schools. Great for entertaining - HUGE rec.rm w/ fireplace, games rm w/wet bar & 3pc. Large kitch. w/o to deck w/hot tub & heated above-ground pool & change house. Updated windows. 160' deep lot. Main flr. laundry. NEW MLS $299,900.

BUNGALOW SEMI - almost new! Perfect for the empty nester! Quiet area. Open Concept main kitch/great rm & dining area. Finished bsmt w/3rd bdrm, rec rm and 3 pc. All Brick! C/air. Dble driveway. 1.5 car garage. NEW MLS $244,900.

LOTS OF HOUSE! - Main flr. fam. room w/fireplace. Large rec. room w/gas fireplace. 3 baths. Spacious eat-in kit. & D.R. 3 season sunroom. Well maintained & decorated. Nice lot. NEW MLS $299,900.

LOCATION! - Large lot w/mature trees Carpet-free main floor. Spacious L.R/D.R. rec. room w/fireplace, den, 2 bedrooms & 3 pc. bath in bsmt. Double garage.Central air.MLS $319,900.

BUNGALOW - Lovely maple kitchen with ceramic floor. Laminate flrs. Main flr laundry. Rec room, 3 pc. bath, games rm. bdrm & office in lower level. MLS $302,500.

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Noble, Helen

– Peacefully, on Monday, February 11, 2008 at Grand River Hospital, Kitchener. Ervin resided in New Hamburg and formerly lived in Guelph. He was born in Wellesley Township 84 years ago, a son of the late Noah S. and Lena (Ruby) Bender.

– Peacefully on Monday, February 11, 2008 at Leisureworld Care Centre, Elmira. Walter J. Kieffer in his 86th year of Elmira. Loving father of Sharon and Peter Both of Elmira.

– At North Wellington Health Care, Palmerston on Saturday, February 9, 2008. Helen Isabel (Kerr) Noble of Harriston in her 73rd year. Dear mother of Doug Noble and his wife Heather of Drayton, Ronnie Noble and his wife Linda of Harriston, Murray Noble of Harriston and Sharon Hardie and her husband Steve of Palmerston.

Haug, Dale

– At the Palmerston District Hospital on Tuesday, February 12, 2008. Dale Louis Haug of Hanover, formerly of Mount Forest, in his 54th year. Local relatives are Diana Hawkins and husband Garett of Drayton.

McMillan, Paul David

– It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our much loved husband, father and grandfather on Friday, February 8, 2008, in his 61st year. He was involved with Kiwanis Transit in Elmira as well as the Big Brothers Association, namely Camp McGovern.

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Winfield , Mary Kathleen (Kathy) nee Tasker – 1954 – 2008.

- Passed away peacefully at home, New Hamburg, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Kathy was born 53 years ago in Toronto. Local relatives: Sister Bonnie Simpson of Breslau, Jack and wife Corina Tasker of Waterloo; mother-in-law Vera Winfield of Elmira, Bruce and wife Sandy Winfield, Bryon and wife Joanne Winfield, all of Waterloo.

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Prompted by one student’s own experience, school collects stuffed animals for those who would go without MARC MIQUEL HELSEN One of the most vivid memories EDSS student Katie Jamieson has of spending a month in the hospital is of receiving a teddy bear from someone she didn’t know. Two years later, with the gesture etched in her mind, Jamieson is looking to return the favour by doing the same for other bedridden youngsters. “I was in the hospital in Grade 9 and I got a stuffed animal bear – I thought that I would want to do the same thing just to give back,” she explained. “I was in

there for about a month, so, it was great to know that other people, besides my family and people who are close to me, cared about how I was feeling.” As she and her classmates sorted scores of teddy bears for children at Grand River Hospital, the Grade 11 student related the story of an anonymous girl who, for her own birthday, asked that her friends give her teddy bears so that she may, in turn, give them to children in the hospital: Jamieson was one of those recipients. “She couldn’t get over how many children

did not have a stuffed animal with them in bed. She saw others that did have them, and her heart went out to those that didn’t,” said Rhonda Snyder of CanaBears, a Canadian distributor of plush and stuffed animals in Kitchener. Moved by the tale, Jamieson sought to do the same, enlisting the help of her peers. Subsequently, students and teachers at the Elmira high school came together during the month of December and in their home rooms raised money to purchase 269 bears at See EDSS »29

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»» The Johnson Quartet – Waterloo North Presbyterian Church. The quartet is from Ohsweken, Ontario and travels throughout Canada and the U.S., sharing their faith through music; 3p.m. to 7 p.m., 685 Highpoint Ave., Waterloo. Free-will offering, wheelchair accessible. Nancy 519-884-7058. »» Chili Supper – Waterloo North Presbyterian Church, 685 Highpoint Ave., Waterloo at 5 p.m. Adults $10. For tickets, phone Nancy at 519-884-7058. FEBRUARY 18

»» Rangers Autograph Session – Anglican churches in Waterloo Region. Support the Anglican house build with Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region by purchasing an autograph from one or more of your favourite Kitchener Rangers hockey players, 5 to 7 p.m. at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. All proceeds from this event support the cost of building a home for a Habitat partner family. Ann Gibbons, 519-575-4404, ext. 3128 or email: spallgibbons@rogers.com. »» Guest speaker Reiner Jakubowski – Elmira and District Horticultural Society. Topic: peonies. Trinity United Church at 7:30 p.m. FEBRUARY 19

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»» H.U.G.S. Program – Woolwich Community Health Centre. Topic: “Brainiacs in the Hood,” early brain development in infants and critical periods for language. For parents and their children (zero to five years), 9:15-11:15 a.m.; 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs, 519-664-3794. »» Seniors Prom – Elmira District Secondary School. All seniors aged 65+ are welcome to come to a fun student run event from 7-10 p.m. with a talent show, games, dancing, and food. Tickets are $5, please book before Feb. 20 by emailing elmiraseniorsprom@hotmail.com or call Brianne at 519-699-4749.

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»» Roast beef dinner – Trinity United Church. Family (2 adults & children under 16 years) $35; adults (16 years and over) $12; children (five to 15 years) $6; children under five years, free. Continuous seating from 5 to 7 p.m.; 27 Arthur St., Elmira. For more information and where to get advanced tickets, call 519-6695560. Elevator is available to those requiring assistance. Takeouts are available on advance notice. FEBRUARY 24

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